The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 434: Chapter 434: The Fortress is Destroyed_1

In the blink of an eye, the scene seemingly stretched out indefinitely in Shen Mo’s gaze!

After this Class IV Big Heavenly Demon strung its bow, Shen Mo’s five senses became distorted, as if he ”saw” the arrow aimed directly at him, his spirit blaring frantic warnings.

Not only him, but every cultivator on the scene, regardless of their Cultivation Realm, felt that this arrow was targeting them!

The previously rampaging Prince Yongzuo, though hidden within his Underground Palace magic treasure, was still greatly frightened. His Underground Palace broke free from the surrounding Heavenly Demons, erupted with a large amount of spirit light, and crazily dashed toward the Red Flame Country.

Many cultivators present, just like him, either deployed their strongest defenses or simply fled the scene using their magic treasures or flight!

However, Shen Mo noticed something was amiss. His intuition sensed a great danger, yet his Danger Perception trinket remained silent.

Nonetheless, faced with a threat to his life, he could not afford to be careless. Not only did he unveil the Green Cloud Umbrella, but he also rapidly emitted defensive Palm seals; even the Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand Energy and Auspicious Snow Inner Armor were infused with a large amount of Mana and True Yuan.

In the next moment, he saw the Big Heavenly Demon releasing its finger!

WHOOSH! The arrow was shot with a whistling sound.

In that instant, Shen Mo finally broke free from the distortion of his five senses, discovering the actual target of the arrow was, surprisingly, the three fortresses!

Yet, with his current abilities, he was unable to intercept this arrow shot by the Big Heavenly Demon.

If he were the target of the arrow, he could potentially try to use the Green Cloud Umbrella, counting on this valuable magic artifact to reduce some of its power; then destroy the arrow using successive layers of Wall Palms and Universe Sword Qi.

But now, even locking onto the arrow with his sense seemed to be a challenge. The arrow seemed unhurried, yet its movements were unpredictable; one moment it appeared thousands of miles away, the next, mere feet in front of him. Intercepting it was simply out of the question!

Cultivators stationed in the fortresses reacted swiftly, activating the Prohibition Array’s power to its fullest extent. Layers of spirit light filled the fortresses inside and out in an attempt to resist this death-haunting arrow.

But based on Shen Mo’s understanding, defenses like these fortresses were not as robust as the City Protection Arrays found in large Sea State cities like Dingbo City.

Successfully defending against this attack seemed almost impossible!

Just as the arrow was about to hit the three fortresses, a white moonlight shone from the sky, enveloping all three.

The Profound Moon School’s patriarch in the Golden Core Realm has made his move! This thought flashed across Shen Mo’s mind.

CRACK!

CRACK! CRACK!

In the eerie silence, the sound of what seemed to be an eggshell breaking could be heard.

The shiny white moonlight shattered into fragments of irregular light, like a giant, magnificent mirror being smashed.

Thanks to the intervention of the Profound Moon School’s Golden Core Realm patriarch, the arrow shot by the Class IV Big Heavenly Demon didn’t wipe out the three fortresses altogether.

Nevertheless, the fortresses’ Prohibition Arrays disintegrated under the arrow’s residual impact, like withered leaves swept away by a broom!

Many cultivators’ Dao Bodies shattered, their souls were obliterated, and they died tragically on the spot.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The eerie silence suddenly vanished!

With the Prohibition Arrays gone, the tide rolled into the fortresses. Countless Native Heavenly Demons and mutated Heavenly Demons of various realms flooded the three fortresses.

However, there were strong fighters within the fortresses, and they quickly clashed with the demon heads that poured in!

The Teleportation Altar in the center began to flicker with spirit light, preparing to teleport the stationed cultivators to another fortress or to Dingbo City in the rear.

But the Teleportation Array could only transport a limited number at a time, meaning the majority of the cultivators were bound to fall here.

The Big Heavenly Demon that had caused all this nodded in satisfaction.

It had risked heavy injuries to smash its opponent’s skull. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would have one less formidable enemy in the future.

Even more satisfying to it was the destruction of the fortress barrier between the demonic cave and Sea State, allowing its Class I Native Heavenly Demons to march forward and infiltrate Red Flame Country directly!

SPLASH!

CLANG!

A thick chain and a dazzling Sword Light then emerged from the cloud layer one after another, aiming for this Class IV Big Heavenly Demon.

The demon seemed to have no intention of further combat. It loosed an arrow, deflecting the chain, but the Sword Light struck its body directly. Another wound appeared on its already battered demonic form. Yet, it didn’t perish. Instead, it ignited a blaze of light and fled straight towards the demonic cave!

When the chain and Sword Light fell, a small gap opened up in the dense clouds.

At a quick glance, Shen Mo saw roughly twenty figures fiercely fighting in the Nine Heavens. There were Elders of the Golden Core Realm from the Five Great Sects, Demon Kings from the Immortal Burial Sea, and Class IV Big Heavenly Demons with sky-high Demonic Qi.

The Supreme Elders of the Riverside Sect stationed at Dingbo City, and Ming Yu’s mother, Demon Lord Ming Cang, were among them!

It was clear that their side’s Golden Core Realm powerhouses were also having a tough fight.

Shen Mo even saw several holes appearing on the crystalline shell of Demon Lord Ming Cang.

He couldn’t interfere in the battlefield above the Ninth Heaven. With a thought, he transformed into a pale golden rainbow of light and rushed toward the fortress stronghold, now swallowed by the Demon Tide!

”The Big Dipper Array, Conversion!”

”Universal Starfall!”

”The Seven Constellations of the Northern Black Tortoise, Wall Palm!”

Shen Mo unleashed a series of powerful skills one by one.

The advantages of his Three-headed Six-armed form were evident. Each head and each pair of arms could independently perform magic and martial arts without interference.

Although he was only one person, he was equivalent to three powerful combatants fighting simultaneously!

The large number of Heavenly Demons flooding into the fortress were slain by him, buying precious time for the stationed cultivators to escape.

At the same time, Prince Yongzuo, who had previously made a hasty retreat, drove his Underground Palace back into the Demon Tide, barging left and right like a stone mill crushing grain, causing unbearable pain to the mutated Heavenly Demons!

During this killing spree, Shen Mo also saw many familiar figures in the fortress.

Some were inner disciples of the Riverside Sect, others he had encountered elsewhere, or had met during his travels.

He even saw Jiang Yingying and Geng Zheng from the Heaven Sword Sect. They apparently noticed Shen Mo too, and gestured their thanks from a distance before stepping into the Teleportation Altar!

”Young man, I remember you!”

”Some time ago, you trespassed into my tomb with others and took many of my magic artifacts.”

”I never expected that in the time it took me to nap, you would have matured to this extent. The young are truly formidable!”

A clear voice, transmitted via spiritual sense, reached Shen Mo’s ears.

Hearing this, Shen Mo knew it was Prince Yongzuo from the Underground Palace speaking to him.

His offensive moves never ceasing, he sent back a voice transmission, ”Senior, weren’t you supposed to be sleeping underground in Zhong State? Did the Five Great Sects come to some sort of agreement with you, helping you break free from your shackles?”