Chapter 1022: The True Strength of a Domain Saint (First Update!)
The Five Great Domain Saint Elders of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team continued to launch attacks on the barrier of the Demon Court's mountain gate. The fierce strikes kept crashing against the barrier, causing the entire Tianlan Mountain Range to tremble, but they were still unable to break it open.
The strength within a Domain Saint Realm cultivator is indeed formidable, but it's not inexhaustible. Especially since the Five Great Elders of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team don't belong to this era and are not acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao, they can't replenish their strength from the surrounding environment and have to rely on Spirit Pills refined in the Undying Demon Domain to recover.
The effects of these Spirit Pills and Spiritual Medicine don't activate immediately upon consumption; they need time to take effect, a process that naturally consumes time. Every time the Five Great Domain Saints of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team paused to take their medicine for recovery, Six-Eared Macaque and others would similarly stop to consume the Combat Victory Wine.
Thus, both sides would fight for a while and then rest, continuously consuming their resources. Time passed amidst this tug-of-war, and more than two months had gone by in the blink of an eye.
"Everyone, hold on! In just ten more days, the passage between the Two Realms will be stabilized!"
Sun Wukong's voice transmission brought good news, boosting the spirits of Six-Eared Macaque and the others. They only needed ten more days for the passage between the Two Realms to be fully constructed and stable, which was a full month ahead of schedule!
The attacks by the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team had become increasingly fierce over these days, and the tremors of the Sect Protection Array's barrier were becoming more intense. There was a time when cracks nearly covered the barrier, and it almost collapsed. It was only thanks to Yuan Bing's use of the Nine Revolutions Glazed Pagoda's power amplification that they managed to hold on.
The stock of Combat Victory Wine was limited and was completely exhausted three days ago. Now, Six-Eared Macaque and the others were using Spiritual Medicines they acquired during their journey in the Heavenly Que Realm, with everyone taking out their personal reserves without holding back. But even so, it was only a matter of days before everything was depleted.
Once all the Spiritual Medicines for replenishing consumption run out, they would have to consume their own Life Essence!
"We must endure the next ten days! For the Boss, for the Demon Court!"
"For the Boss, for the Demon Court!"
Their impassioned shouts echoed inside the mountain gate, but not a trace was transmitted outside, all blocked by the barrier.
Outside the barrier, on the other side of the mountain gate, Heavenly Prince and his men were also close to losing their patience. It's been over two months of attacks, yet they still hadn't breached the Demon Court's Sect Protection Array barrier. To the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team, this was an unprecedented humiliation!
The combined strength of the Five Great Domain Saint experts had always been invincible, without ever meeting an adversary. Now, being stymied by the small Demon Court for over two months, unable to breach even the mountain gate, was an utter disgrace!
Especially for the Heavenly Prince, whose patience had reached its limit!
Originally, he thought the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team's intervention would be undefeatable, yet after more than two months, they hadn't broken through the Demon Court's Sect Protection Array. The veins on the Heavenly Prince's forehead throbbed constantly. If it weren't for his fear of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team's power, he would have scolded them already.
Though there remained over two months before the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team's deadline in the Yuan Realm, breaching the mountain gate was only the beginning. They still needed to storm the Demon Court and annihilate Sun Wukong and the others, which also required time. Who knew how many other formations lay behind the Sect Protection Array and how much more time would be needed?
"Five Elders, dragging it out like this is no solution. If we continue to delay, we might not be able to destroy the Demon Court by the deadline, and the doomsday of our Undying Heavenly Demon Clan will really be near!"
The Heavenly Prince spoke sinisterly, his tone not strong, but his words made the Five Great Elders of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team shudder internally.
The Heavenly Prince was right. If they failed to destroy the Demon Court this time, the Demon Court would surely retaliate against the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan in the future. Judging by the current strength the Demon Court displayed, their future power would be terrifying. The Undying Heavenly Demon Clan could indeed face annihilation!
If even the Undying Heavenly Demon Clan couldn't be preserved, why would the Undying Heavenly Demon Emperor care for the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team? Just by destroying the Undying Demon Order, the Undying Demon Domain would no longer shelter them, and they would be exposed to the Heavenly Dao, reduced to nothing!
Thinking of this, the Five Great Elders of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team suddenly became fearful. They couldn't let this happen!
"Show your true abilities now. We can't hold back anymore, or else we won't be able to bear the consequences!"
The Great Elder glanced at the other four, speaking in a deep voice. As he finished, an astonishing aura erupted from him, releasing all his hidden power.
"Great Elder, this will significantly shorten our time in the Yuan Realm..."
The Third Elder exclaimed.
"It shortens, so it shortens! Didn't you understand the Great Elder's words? Attacking like before won't break the Demon Court's Sect Protection Array at all. Rather than this, we should release all our power. Though our time will be drastically shortened, once we break the Array and invade the Demon Court, that amount of time is more than enough to obliterate the Demon Court dozens of times over!"
The Second Elder interrupted the Third Elder's words with a cold snort. The Third Elder gritted his teeth but had no rebuttal, for the Second Elder was precisely correct; it was indeed their best option now.
Immediately, the other four elders followed the Great Elder, releasing all their auras, causing the entire Tianlan Mountain Range to tremble. Dust and sand floated up from the ground, and Heavenly Prince, Left Envoy Qian Tian, and Right Envoy Kun Du were pushed back by the powerful Qi force.
"So this is the true power of a peak Domain Saint expert? It's terrifying!"
Left Envoy Qian Tian and Right Envoy Kun Du stared wide-eyed. Although they are at the Domain Emperor Realm cultivation level, they had never seen the Undying Heavenly Demon Emperor unleash his full strength, nor had they imagined that a Domain Saint Realm expert could be this powerful. Compared to the Five Great Elders of the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team, their power was akin to fireflies compared to the bright moon, not even in the same league!
"This is bad; they're going all out now!"
Within the Demon Court's mountain gate barrier, Leader of Tongtian's face abruptly darkened. Among them, he had the highest cultivation strength, and from the Heavenly Demon Judgment Team's movements, he could tell they were about to unleash all their power to assault the barrier!
"Hold the line! Use all the magical treasures and spirit pills you have to enhance your strength; we cannot let the barrier be breached!"
As Leader of Tongtian spoke, he had already led by example, summoning the Canglan Sword Armor, an immortal-grade magical treasure he obtained in the Heavenly Que Realm, instantly increasing his Sword Primordial Force exponentially.