Divine Tang Era

Chapter 134 Pleiades Star Lord

Outside Jingning City, the king, leaning on his sword, saw the battle drag on and could not break through. His eyes flashed with cold light, and he suddenly stood up from his throne, turned around and let out a deafening roar into the depths of the dark mist.

A moment later, eight powerful figures, their faces shrouded in a thick fog, emerged from the mist.

Their realm was unfathomable, like messengers of the underworld or capricious spirits, each step they took carrying a suffocating pressure, as if even the heavens and earth trembled beneath their feet. Their figures appeared and disappeared in the mist, exuding endless chill and an aura of destruction, seemingly not belonging to this world, but rather death gods emerging from the depths of the netherworld.

Eight powerful figures, each wielding a knife, sword, banner, mirror, and other magical artifacts, attacked the center of Jingning City from four directions—the location of the seal symbolizing the authority of the Jingning County government.

Upon arriving at their destination, the eight men gave a low shout, and simultaneously unleashed eight magical artifacts.

"Void and Boundless"

"Yan Yu Blood River"

"Taiwanese school displacement"

"Eight Extremes of the Yellow Springs"

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In an instant, magical artifacts and secret techniques rained down on the city's protective array.

From all directions, the true energy unleashed by magical artifacts and secret techniques intertwined to form a giant net, descending upon the seal. Wherever it passed, space rippled and shrieked. The protective array of Jingning City appeared so fragile before this immense power, twisted and deformed by the attack, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

The people on the city wall were heartbroken, but they couldn't attack those people.

After all, they are outside. If they attack, it would be the same as attacking the city's protective formation, which would not be acceptable.

"A Song of Eternal Night!"

"Waterfall Needle Spray!"

Outside the protective barrier, two powerful figures shouted in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

One of them began to sing loudly, his voice sounding like a wail from the depths of hell, or like celestial music from the highest heavens, transforming into invisible sound waves that impacted the city's protective array.

The air shield twisted violently under the impact of the sound waves and gradually became thinner.

Those on the city wall felt a buzzing in their ears and a dazed state of mind, as if they were being dragged into an endless dark abyss from which they could not extricate themselves.

With a casual wave of his hand, the other person unleashed a torrent of chilling ice needles.

"Hiss hiss hiss"

The ice needles collided with the air shield, producing an eerie sound. The already shaky and twisted air shield was pierced with several small holes by the attack of the ice needles. Cold air seeped in through the holes, and the spiritual energy inside the air shield was lost at an accelerated rate, but it was quickly blocked by the spiritual energy surging in from the surrounding area.

Upon seeing this, the king, who was leaning on his sword with both hands, let out a long roar, grabbed his sword, jumped off his throne, and rushed towards Jingning City.

Upon seeing the king's arrival, the ghost soldiers attacked the city even more frantically.

The several ghost generals, taller than the city walls, let out a roar that shook mountains and shattered rivers, raising their enormous double hammers and smashing them onto the city's protective formation.

"Bang!"

The double hammers slammed down, further damaging the already distorted and deformed air shield, which was now covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

Behind them, in the damp, misty fog, countless ghostly creatures floated and churned. Suddenly, one after another, ferocious-looking ghosts flew out of the fog, pounced on the protective aura shield, opened their blood-red maws, and frantically devoured the spiritual energy. The shield's light dimmed at a visible speed.

At the same time, several more figures exuding a chilling aura flew out from the mist.

As soon as these unparalleled experts appeared, they joined the attack on the city's protective array without hesitation. They seemed eager to break through the protective barrier, enter the city, and enjoy a feast of flesh and blood.

"Mysterious Heavenly Thunder Strike"

"Ambush Elephant Soldier Arrow"

The two unparalleled experts unleashed a deadly move that could topple seas and mountains, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

In the overcast sky, countless bolts of purple lightning danced down like dragons, striking the city's protective array fiercely. The array's protective shield, already weakened and distorted by the repeated attacks, dimmed further under the bombardment of lightning.

Immediately following, hundreds more giant arrows, each over ten feet long, with runes engraved on their shafts and gleaming with dazzling golden light, shot out of the sky.

These giant arrows struck the weak points of the formation with precision, finally tearing a gap several meters wide in the air shield.

The seal representing the authority of Jingning County government sensed the crisis and quickly repaired the great formation. However, this brief breach gave hope to the powerful figures eyeing the city from outside.

"Quick! Now!"

A sharp shout came from the dark mist, and several powerful figures flew out from it, joining the others in attacking the great formation.

A hundred-foot-long sword beam tore through the void and struck the city's protective formation heavily—the king who was rushing towards Jingning had finally arrived.

"boom!"

The protective barrier shattered instantly, leaving a gaping hole. Although it quickly healed, the sword's edge still left a deep, dark mark on the light screen. Several ghostly creatures took advantage of the breach in the barrier to enter the city, only to be swiftly shot down by archers.

"Bang!"

The ghost general's massive twin hammers slammed down again, causing the cracks in the protective barrier to widen further, as if it would shatter at any moment. Meanwhile, the ghosts and powerful beings intensified their attacks, causing the spiritual energy in the barrier to drain away at an accelerated rate, and its light to dim even further.

The people inside Jingning City, seeing the precarious defensive formation, were filled with extreme worry and began to frantically search for places to hide.

But there's no escaping it. Once the great formation is broken, no one can escape. Don't underestimate the sense of smell that ghosts and spirits have for the living.

Xu Dan looked at Master Xue and felt that he was a bit unreliable. In this situation, how could he say that the city protection formation would not be broken? Noticing his disciple's questioning gaze, Xue An did not say anything, but just stared at the powerful people attacking the city protection formation, as if he wanted to remember them.

"Haa"

The powerful attackers unleashed their strongest strikes simultaneously, causing the already cracked protective barrier to twist violently, as if it were about to shatter.

Suddenly, a dragon's roar emanated from the county government seal. The seal burst forth with dazzling light, and the previously precarious protective barrier began to repair itself rapidly under the light. The cracks healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the spiritual energy was replenished.

Upon seeing this, the powerful figures attacking the city's protective formation paled in shock.

They hadn't anticipated that Jingning City had such a powerful backup plan. But now that things had come to this, how could they possibly back down? So they all used all their strength to attack desperately.

Under their attack, the newly repaired formation shattered like a bubble with a "pop," and the seal representing the majesty of Jingning County fell helplessly to the ground.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Seeing the great formation break, the group of powerful figures laughed arrogantly.

The king raised his sword and roared to the sky, and countless ghosts laughed along with him, sending chills down one's spine.

Just then, from the Yinlong Pavilion and Mingfeng Tower flanking the county government office in the center of Jingning City, two beams of energy suddenly shot out, like two giant dragons breaking through the sky and piercing the clouds. The beams of energy slowly dispersed in the air, transforming into brilliant starlight that showered down on the city. But in mid-air, the starlight spread out, intertwining to form a magnificent celestial canopy that enveloped the entire city of Jingning.

Amidst the radiant light, a deafening dragon's roar and a clear, melodious phoenix's cry resounded.

A golden five-clawed dragon and a colorful phoenix with magnificent wings flew out from the light screen.

The golden dragon's body was strong and agile, its scales shimmering with dazzling golden light, and its whiskers seemed to carry the power of heaven and earth as they fluttered; the colorful phoenix spread its wings, its seven-colored feathers shining brightly in the sunlight, as if auspiciousness had descended from the heavens. The two circled above the city, dragon and phoenix dancing, their momentum magnificent, as if they were the masters of heaven and earth.

The five-clawed golden dragon and the seven-colored phoenix circled above the city for a while before flying into the radiant light, transforming into a giant array that silently guarded Jingning City.

The people in the city rushed out to see what was happening, and gasps of amazement rose and fell. Some even knelt down and kowtowed, praying for protection.

"The Nine Heavens Dragon and Phoenix Mystic Sky Creation Array! The Divine Tang royal family has actually brought out such a powerful treasure."

Some knowledgeable and powerful individuals couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

This legendary formation is one of the most precious treasures of the Divine Tang royal family for suppressing the nation's destiny. It is never used lightly unless absolutely necessary, yet it has unexpectedly appeared in Jingning City.

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!" Someone realized, their face changed drastically, and they turned and ran away.

Suddenly, a ball of blazing light shot into the sky from a three-courtyard house in the city, instantly breaking through the array barrier and hovering high in the air.

"Ooh ooh ooh..."

A cry emanated from the ball of light, as loud as thunder, sweeping across the heavens and earth.

After the cry, the blazing ball of light burst forth with incredibly powerful yang energy, sweeping across all directions, like the arrival of a bright sun, illuminating the world and dispelling all gloom.

In the densely packed army of ghosts, those with weaker cultivation didn't even have time to scream before being melted by the extreme yang energy, turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating into the world. Even those ghosts with slightly stronger power were burned and suffered terribly, barely able to hold on, their ferocity completely gone.

Xu Dan observed that inside the ball of light appeared to be a gigantic rooster with golden wings, a fiery crown, and an imposing presence.

But upon closer inspection, it seemed as if a human figure was fused with the rooster, appearing and disappearing within the ball of light.

"Pleiades Star Lord! It's Pleiades Star Lord from Fengzhen Temple! Run!" The powerful figures who attacked the city's protective formation were terrified when they saw the ball of light and heard the deafening roar.

"Can you escape?"

A chilling voice echoed from the third courtyard, followed by a figure wielding a long spear, exuding murderous intent, who flew out and charged towards the attacking warriors. From behind the army of ghostly creatures, another figure silently advanced, ready to strike.

The two attacked from both sides, completely surrounding the enemy.

The situation reversed instantly. The once aggressive attackers were now trapped like turtles in a jar, with nowhere to escape and nowhere to retreat.

"boom"

Suddenly, a loud bang came from the east.

Xu Dan stared intently as a massive warship, like an ancient behemoth, brutally tore through the night and appeared outside Jingning City.

The colossal ship was entirely black, its hull covered in mysterious runes. Its prow soared high, like a sharp sword pointing straight to the sky, exuding an imposing and awe-inspiring presence.

On the colossal ship, rows of blood-bronze cannons fired at the boundless, eerie mist below, spitting out intense flames as cannonballs crashed into the mist like meteors. Explosions rang out incessantly, flames shot skyward, hordes of ghosts were slaughtered, and swathes of the eerie mist were torn apart.

One after another, figures dressed in dark, narrow-sleeved robes and draped in black cloaks jumped down from the deck.

These people were agile and had a sharp aura; they were clearly powerful experts with profound cultivation.

One group followed the man who had fought his way out of the third courtyard and charged towards the siege warriors who were trying to escape; the other group, together with the man who was covering them from behind, flanked the army of ghostly creatures from behind and joined the group in encircling the ghosts.

These people acted swiftly and coordinated perfectly, clearly elites who had undergone rigorous training.

Their arrival instantly shifted the tide of the battle.