Chapter 649 - 642: Suppressing Again
Right now, within the Kunlun Immortal Palace’s Sealing Realm Image.
The many powerful Martial Artists and Spirit Guardians were enduring immense pressure. With almost every strike from the terrifying Feathered Serpent Shadow, someone would be overwhelmed by the backlash of force and magnetic fields, collapsing from exhaustion.
As for those who remained, even as they persisted, blood had begun to trickle from their orifices.
Because Ancestor Yu’s power was considerably weaker than the Master of Desolation’s, Donghua had stationed significantly fewer forces at Kunlun Immortal Palace than in the east. There were fewer than a hundred people in total, including Tu Junshan, but among them were many familiar faces.
Yu Yajie, the Saintess of the Moon Race, had relied on her potent Bloodline Power to successfully reach the peak of the Celestial Level. After the three Great Clan Elders of the Moon Race sacrificed their lives to forge the Holy Artifact, she had become the strongest of her people.
After three years of battle and hardship, her appearance remained as holy and graceful as ever, like a fairy from the moon. But the resolve in her eyes was now no less than that of a top-tier Martial Artist.
At this moment, she was using her own potent Bloodline Power as a conduit, helping Tu Junshan to further control the Holy Artifact and the Sealing Realm Image.
Behind her, the Moon Race’s leader, Yu Guanhai, and the others were doing the same. They were even prepared to sacrifice their lives at the critical moment, unleashing the full power of their Bloodlines to fend off the enemy.
On the other side, among the powerful figures of the Donghua Martial Dao, there were also many faces familiar to Zhou Yuanjue.
Jiang Jiushan, the talented heir of the Dizang Sect who had once fought alongside him and broken through to a new realm at his side, had also reached the King Realm. He activated his Ksitigarbha Dharma Form, tapping into the ley lines of the earth to release a powerful defensive field.
In addition, there were He Runlin of the Hunyuan Sect, Yan Hao of the Dragon Elephant Unmoving Style, Yang Guhong of the Nine Dragons Sect, and others.
Right now, they were all desperately holding on under the attacks of a fully-formed Primordial Ancestor.
"Everyone, we can’t go on like this. I believe the time has come. The members of the Moon Race will follow my lead and sacrifice our Bloodline Power to fully activate the Sealing Realm Image!"
Blood trickled from the corner of Yu Yajie’s mouth, running down her pale cheek. Her gaze was resolute.
Just then, Tu Junshan—left hand holding the Misty Moon Treasure Mirror, right hand wielding the Blood Bone Sword to suppress Ji’s Body, his own spirit and power linked to the ley lines—suddenly shuddered. He snapped open his eyes, his face a mask of disbelief and ecstatic joy.
"Elder Tu, what happened?"
Jiang Jiushan asked, taking a deep breath.
"Members of the Moon Race! Do not sacrifice your Bloodlines! Just hold on a little longer, and we will be victorious!"
Tu Junshan declared with a booming laugh.
"Victory?!"
"What on earth happened? We’ll be lucky if the Sealing Realm Image isn’t shattered. How can you speak of victory?"
"Could reinforcements from the east have arrived? That’s impossible. The enemy they’re facing is stronger than ours, and they don’t have a Sealing Realm Image to rely on. Their situation should be even more dire!"
"..."
Hearing Tu Junshan’s words, everyone was stunned.
"Just now, I received intelligence from the Chief Commissioner, transmitted through the magnetic field of the ley lines! The eastern front has achieved a complete victory! The Master of Desolation and Tyrant Hong have both been Sealed, and the Celestial Demon Alliance Army has been utterly routed! Reinforcements will be here soon to support us. As long as we can hold out for just a little longer, victory will be ours!"
Tu Junshan said with a smile.
"The eastern front won?! They even Sealed a fully-formed Primordial Ancestor?! Are you sure this intelligence is accurate?"
"That’s impossible! We’d be incredibly lucky just to repel a Primordial Ancestor. How could they possibly Seal one?"
"..."
Tu Junshan’s news left everyone dumbfounded and stirred a commotion. Their first reaction was disbelief.
According to their plan, the greatest victory they could hope for was repelling the Primordial Ancestor’s assault to buy more time. Sealing a fully-formed Primordial Ancestor was never part of the plan, because no one thought it was even possible.
"The intelligence is absolutely accurate. I swear it. It was only possible because a powerful ally suddenly appeared."
Tu Junshan said.
"A powerful ally?"
Everyone still looked baffled. What kind of powerful ally could possess such strength?
"Zhou Yuanjue! It’s Zhou Yuanjue!!"
"That kid was missing for three years. I knew it! I knew he couldn’t be dead! There’s nothing on this planet, in this entire world, that can kill him!"
"Now, he’s finally back!"
"This time, even the Primordial Ancestors will have to kneel before the power of humanity!"
Tu Junshan roared with laughter.
Zhou Yuanjue?!!
A jolt went through everyone’s mind at the sound of that name.
That name alone seemed to say it all.
’Zhou Yuanjue isn’t dead?’
’He reappeared at this critical moment?’
’Because he helped, the Master of Desolation and Tyrant Hong were Sealed, and the Celestial Demon Alliance Army was routed?’
’To be able to do all that, just what realm has he reached now?’
The faces of Zhou Yuanjue’s old acquaintances, such as Yu Yajie, Jiang Jiushan, and He Runlin, lit up with ecstatic joy, tinged with a hint of disbelief.
BOOM!!!
Just as this ecstatic news began to spread, a terrifying attack from Ancestor Yu snapped everyone back to reality. A massive shockwave rocked them all, and cracks began to appear in the Sealing Realm Image’s defensive field under the immense force.
The color drained from everyone’s faces.
"Elder Tu, even with Teacher Zhou’s appearance, it will still take him a significant amount of time to get here from the east. We must hold out until then, no matter the cost!"
"Please, prepare to receive the Bloodline Power of the Moon Race!"
Yu Yajie’s expression shifted from elation to gravity, and she spoke with utmost determination.
But just then, Tu Junshan faintly felt the Blood Bone Sword in his hand give a slight tremor.
"That won’t be necessary. He’s already here."
A faint smile touched Tu Junshan’s lips as he suddenly looked toward a point outside the Sealing Realm Image.
Everyone followed Tu Junshan’s gaze. They saw a figure appear silently, moving at an incredible speed, near the massive Feathered Serpent Shadow.
At that same moment, Ancestor Yu also seemed to finally sense some unknown threat.
However, by the time it realized, it was already too late.
Everyone within the Sealing Realm Image clearly saw Zhou Yuanjue’s gnarled hands come together, forming the shape of a lotus flower.
VMMM!!
The immense power compressed within his body erupted in an instant.
To ensure nothing was left to chance, to prevent any of Ancestor Yu’s avatars from escaping, Zhou Yuanjue unleashed nearly fifty percent of his power in a single burst.
Sacred Lotus·Growth!!
A breathtaking scene unfolded before their eyes.
With Zhou Yuanjue’s body at its core, a gigantic, translucent lotus flower bloomed, spanning dozens of kilometers and enveloping everything in the vicinity.
The Feathered Serpent Shadow, which stretched for several kilometers like an ancient Fierce Beast, seemed no larger than a tiny snake within this colossal lotus.