Chapter 534

Chapter 534: The Calamity Approaches

“Lightning come!”

A thunder pillar as thick as a tree trunk descended from the sky once more, its deadly aim fixed squarely on the stargazing platform of Wei Hall.

Yet, before this bolt of destruction could fully strike, it exploded mid-air, scattering into hundreds of lightning snakes that instantly wove a vast lightning web.

Dozens of black eagles, caught off guard, were ensnared in the web, their bodies crackling and emitting wisps of gray smoke.

They plummeted to the ground one after another!

Following this, over a hundred bolts of lightning rained down, causing the remaining black eagles to shriek and explode in mid-air.

The pressure on Wei Hall’s defensive formations was significantly reduced.

However, Wang Chen felt no relief.

His gaze shifted to the distant, undulating mountain range, where columns of negative energy condensed into towering mists, forming massive dark clouds high in the sky.

They were rapidly advancing toward Wei Hall.

This storm of sinister energy was far more ferocious than the previous wave of dark energy, filling Wang Chen with a profound sense of dread.

His instincts screamed that defending Wei Hall would be an immense challenge.

And just as Wang Chen had feared, a greater calamity suddenly descended!

The Malevolent Energy Clouds churned violently in the sky, quickly coalescing into a humanoid figure of calamity, complete with a head, torso, and limbs. Its features were grotesquely abstract, with only faint outlines of eyes and a mouth.

It hovered in the air, shrouded in a thick aura of sinister energy, as if clad in impenetrable armor.

In the next instant, the towering calamity raised its arm, its massive palm opening wide as it slammed down toward Wei Hall!

The palm was nearly as large as Wei Hall itself.

Realizing the imminent danger, Wang Chen swiftly formed a spell with his hands and unleashed the Fire Crow Technique.

A Fire Crow materialized atop the tower, its blazing wings spreading wide as it soared into the sky, letting out a piercing cry as it charged toward the descending hand.

The two collided almost instantly, and the Fire Crow erupted into a burst of flames, eroding part of the calamity’s palm before being utterly obliterated.

The calamity’s hand paused only briefly before continuing its descent.

Boom!

Wei Hall, perched atop Rocky Hill, trembled violently; the outer magical barrier rippled intensely, riddled with countless cracks.

Not only that, but fissures began to spread across the outer walls of Wei Hall.

Inside the control room, Li Mengyan and the other two women spat out blood, their Qi and blood churning violently within their bodies.

They had poured all their strength into reinforcing the defensive formations, but the calamity’s strike was overwhelmingly powerful, far beyond what they could endure.

Wang Chen, stationed in the tower, let out a muffled groan as blood trickled from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.

After his Fire Crow failed to halt the attack, he immediately channeled his own magical energy into the defensive formations, joining Li Mengyan and the others in defending Wei Hall, only to suffer the consequences himself.

The calamity in the sky, enraged by its failed strike, let out a low growl. It withdrew its hand, clenched its fist, and raised both arms toward the beleaguered Wei Hall.

The surrounding negative energy surged into the calamity’s body at a frenzied pace, its clenched fists glowing with a dark, ominous light as its arms began to solidify into tangible forms.

The power of this strike was destined to surpass all previous ones!

At this very moment, Wang Chen had already made his way from the tower to the control room.

Confronted by the three female cultivators from the Purple Palace, he commanded in a deep voice, “Retreat!”

The calamity’s displayed power had already neared, if not reached, the Golden Core level. The four of them, even with the defensive formations, stood no chance; to continue resisting would only lead to certain death.

No sooner had Wang Chen spoken than a large section of the floor heaved upward, unveiling a dark, gaping tunnel entrance.

Li Mengyan and the other two women, acutely aware of the dire situation, wasted no time and swiftly slipped into the tunnel.

The moment they were inside, Wang Chen deployed the mechanical puppet soldiers to take control of the defensive formations.

Wang Chen himself then followed, diving into the tunnel.

At that precise moment, the calamity in the sky completed its charge, its massive fists raised high before crashing down with devastating force.

Boom!

The impact was cataclysmic, shattering Wei Hall’s magical barrier instantly. The sturdy outer walls crumbled, sending a storm of debris flying in all directions.

But then, a violent surge of energy erupted.

Wei Hall, a spirit tool issued to the pioneering disciples by the sect, was of considerable value and possessed self-destruct capabilities.

As Wang Chen evacuated, his final command to the mechanical puppet soldiers managing the formations was to initiate self-destruction.

The spirit tool’s self-destruction, along with the high-grade spirit stones embedded in the formations, unleashed a force so terrifying it instantly tore apart the calamity’s fists.

This ferocious energy surged upward, shattering the calamity’s arms piece by piece, even reaching its core.

“Roar—”

Struck unexpectedly and suffering greatly, the calamity let out a deafening roar. It shook its head violently, its massive maw inhaling the surrounding negative energy, its damaged arms and hands visibly regenerating.

After a brief pause, it swung its fist toward Wei Hall for the third time.

By now, Wei Hall lay in ruins, utterly defenseless against the calamity’s wrath.

With a thunderous crash, the remnants of walls and broken structures, along with the Rocky Hill beneath, were obliterated by the calamity’s strike!

Wu Jiu Wu was no more.

Yet, the calamity was far from satisfied; it continued to roar in fury and agitation.

It sensed that its true adversary had escaped.

Indeed, as Wei Hall self-destructed, Wang Chen had led Li Mengyan and the other two women deep underground.

They then slipped into the escape tunnel.

Wang Chen had spent five days and nights excavating this tunnel, stretching from underground to a hidden location twenty miles away.

Now, it proved its worth.

Li Mengyan, Yun Feifei, and Sun Yulian were in awe.

They admired not only Wang Chen’s cultivation level but also his foresight in preparing for such eventualities.

Once out of the tunnel, Wang Chen immediately activated the Supreme Mysterious Spirit Dragon True Form Image, which he had just retrieved from the Xumi Ring.

“Senior Sister Li, Junior Sisters, forgive me!”

Wang Chen unleashed the destructive power of the True Form image, enveloping the three women in its radiant glow.

He aimed to break through, but taking Li Mengyan and the others with him would be cumbersome; thus, he intended to use the treasure image to store them.

This, however, required their trust.

Yun Feifei and Sun Yulian offered no resistance, allowing the brilliant light from the True Form image to envelop them.

Their figures vanished instantly, and the image simultaneously revealed two graceful female cultivators.

Li Mengyan, however, remained.

Though the True Form image was extraordinary, given Wang Chen’s current cultivation level, he could not compel a cultivator of equal standing into the image if they resisted.

Li Mengyan clearly had no desire to enter the image. She produced a gleaming silver lightning flying shuttle and said, “Wang Junior Brother, this silver lightning flying shuttle is incredibly fast. We can share it.”

A faint blush colored her lovely face beneath the veil as she added, “Please hold me tightly.”