Chapter 881

Chapter 881: The Power of Transforming into a Spirit

At the guarding tower, True Master Jingyun’s expression suddenly changed.

As dozens of Evil Bugs crashed into the city wall, she sensed a powerful aura rising simultaneously from the four cardinal directions of Ling You City, violently striking against the protective formation.

In the next moment, the Golden Core Kun Cultivator felt as if struck by lightning, spitting out bright red blood!

Her true essence was connected to the protective formation, and part of her soul awareness was integrated with it, meaning they shared the same fate.

As a result, with the protective formation facing an unprecedented assault, True Master Jingyun was caught off guard and suffered a severe internal backlash, almost losing control!

In this critical moment, the Golden Core Kun Cultivator regained her composure. She quickly swallowed a spirit pill, forcibly suppressing the turbulent Qi and blood within her body and the chaotic true essence.

After recovering somewhat, True Master Jingyun immediately engaged in counterattacking the army of Evil Beasts.

However, the situation was grim.

Although the protective formation had strong defensive capabilities, it had its limits, and with thousands of Evil Beasts attacking simultaneously, the city’s defenses were under huge strain.

In the sky, Third-Grade Golden Feather Thunder Rocs continuously crashed against the formation barrier, while thousands of pale golden feathers capable of piercing heavy armor rained down.

One feather had little effect on the protective formation, but when their numbers swelled to hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands, the situation changed dramatically.

The magical barrier enveloping the entire city suddenly shimmered with countless small rippling waves.

But the real threat came from the four third-grade Evil Beasts at the four compass points!

Some were like elephants, some had lion bodies, and others had tiger forms. Their attack methods were brutal—they charged wildly, determined to break through this invisible barrier.

In just moments, the attacks Ling You City faced surpassed the total from the previous three days!

Within the heart of the formations, bright flashes of light appeared one after another, sending chills through the cultivators stationed there.

This indicated instability in the formations!

Many Evil Beasts had already begun to climb up the city walls, using their sharp claws to grip the rocky crevices and pull themselves upward.

The defensive formations were helpless against this!

Meanwhile, fifty miles away, Wang Chen was using the "wooden bird drone" to scout the situation.

He witnessed the spectacular sight of the Evil Beasts attacking the city!

Did Ling You City hide some treasure that the Evil Beasts were desperate to obtain?

Wang Chen was puzzled as to why they were exerting themselves so fiercely, as if they had an unbreakable grudge against Ling You City.

He realized that if Ling You City lacked a powerful ace in the hole, or could not summon higher-level battle cultivators for assistance, this immortal city might fall into ruin!

But no matter what Wang Chen thought, he could only watch for now, unable to do anything.

Attempting to provide aid was utterly absurd!

Caw~

At that moment, a larger Thunder Roc swooped down from the sky, its dark claws leaving two deep wounds on the formation barrier.

Though the wounds healed instantly, the protective formation was clearly at its breaking point.

On the towering city walls, large groups of battle cultivators desperately intercepted the swarm of Evil Beasts below with arrows and magical tools, while the latter surged forth like a relentless tide, pressing on one after another.

The protective formation could withstand spells and magical attacks, but it could not stop the Evil Beasts, which were determined to climb, even if it meant piling up bodies like a mountain!

The battle between both sides erupted into a fierce confrontation from the very beginning!

Immediately, four Giant Beasts revealed their true forms around Ling You City.

They emanated a terrifying fourth-level aura, collectively exerting an oppressive force on Ling You City to weaken and suppress the fighting spirit of the defenders!

Wang Chen witnessed this scene through the wooden bird and felt that Ling You City was doomed!

The army of Evil Beasts unleashed all their strength, including four "Dread" level Evil Beasts supporting the front lines, while countless third-grade monsters joined the fight from the sky and the ground, making the situation extremely grim for Ling You City.

The development of the battle confirmed this point.

After suffering heavy casualties, the army of Evil Beasts finally pushed the front line back to above the city walls, causing the protective formation’s power to become insufficient and giving them a chance to unleash their might.

Casualties among the battle cultivators began to mount, and the situation only worsened!

It was over!

Wang Chen’s heart grew heavier.

He had no deep ties to Ling You City, knowing only True Master Jingyun, so he had no real emotional connection.

Yet, as a human cultivator, watching the evil creatures about to swallow a city left him feeling troubled!

He could only imagine how many lives would be lost, and he believed that the resentment within Ling You City would reach the heavens.

“Hah!”

At that critical moment, a voice filled with authority suddenly echoed across the heavens, reaching everyone’s ears.

Everyone instantly felt invigorated!

Such divine powers and might surely came from an extraordinary practitioner of True Lord level!

Before Wang Chen could catch sight of the True Lord, he noticed the evil clouds in the sky rapidly dissipating, disappearing in an instant.

Not only that, blazing flames appeared out of nowhere, avoiding the main areas of the city and engulfing the countless Evil Beasts outside.

Each flame was only the size of a baby’s fist and was a brilliant crimson color, precisely locking onto each Evil Beast as if they had coordinated their attack, landing squarely on their heads.

As a result, the heads of these Evil Beasts exploded like stars in the sky!

This scene left the cultivators present stunned, and they collectively let out gasps of amazement.

Reinforcements had arrived, and it was a deeply powerful practitioner at that.

On the hillside several dozen miles away, Wang Chen turned and ran.

The newly appeared practitioner was very likely a True Lord, capable of moving mountains and filling seas with a mere gesture, and Wang Chen would be foolish to stick around and spy with the wooden bird!

He hadn’t gone far when he saw a sunset rainbow appear in the west.

Then, torrential flames swept over the sky of Lingxi City, plunging into the army of Evil Beasts in a tit-for-tat response.

The profound aura swirled back and forth.

Wang Chen understood that the battle’s outcome was determined.

Ling You City had been quite fortunate, managing to hold out for several days before receiving the rescue from a True Lord.

After suppressing the four high-level Evil Beasts, the True Lord handed over the remaining tasks to the cultivators below, allowing them to act freely.

Once the crisis was averted, the True Lord vanished, leaving no trace, making it impossible for anyone to curry favor with him!

This sudden calamity of evil arose incredibly quickly and ended even faster, with the army of Evil Beasts retreating, leaving behind a field of corpses.

The cleanup would take several days.

Although Wang Chen did not participate directly, he still gained a lot.

The greatest reward was likely feeling the power of a True Lord up close!

This further solidified Wang Chen’s resolve to pursue the path.