Supreme Emptiness

The edge of the west.

A flash of lightning immediately appeared.

The boundary between the dark heavens and earth flickered unpredictably.

Immediately.

It seemed as though the extreme east sensed it as well, and there revealed a flash of lightning.

Soon after.

Lightning appeared in all four directions of the world.

There was no thunderous roar.

Indicating they were extremely far apart.

But, the lightning flashed continuously and kept approaching.

This undoubtedly proved that the Iron Hammer had succeeded in attracting the Tribulation Thunder.

Demon Moon's face changed yet again.

Her Dead Corpse Army feared Heavenly Thunder the most.

In a thunderstorm, deathly energy was the easiest target for Heavenly Thunder.

If combined with the True Thunder Sect's disciples using Thunder Path Techniques to direct it, it would strike wherever they pointed.

Not to mention the Dead Corpse Army.

Even she herself would be in grave danger.

"Heaven does not help me!" Demon Moon glared at the sky.

It was so difficult to see hope for victory.

Yet a storm of Heavenly Thunder posed a huge threat.

But to retreat?

She glanced at the Boundary Mountain Peak, almost within reach.

Then took another look at Jiang Fan's detested figure.

She punched her mount and shouted, "Army, heed my command."

"Attack all the True Thunder Sect disciples!"

"The rest, ignore them!"

Although Heavenly Thunder was fierce.

If there were no True Thunder Sect disciples using Thunder Path Techniques to guide it, it would pose little threat.

In other words.

Eliminate the True Thunder Sect disciples.

She would still have an overwhelming chance of winning!

As soon as the command was issued.

The battlefield changed rapidly!

The Beast Tides attacking the Four Great Sects suddenly abandoned the Supreme Sect, Myriad Swords Sect, and Giant Sect.

Swarming towards the True Thunder Sect in unison!

In an instant.

The pressure on the True Thunder Sect surged.

An elder, caught off guard while slaughtering the Dead Corpse Puppet before him, was decapitated by a swipe from a Dead Corpse Puppet attacking from the side.

Several disciples were also killed by the crazed onslaught of Dead Corpse Puppets.

Lei Zhenhai's eyes almost popped out, and he roared, "Protect the True Thunder Sect disciples!"

"Once the Heavenly Thunder gathers, it will spell doom for the Dead Corpse Puppets!"

The Iron Hammer had indeed attracted the Heavenly Thunder.

But since the Heavenly Thunder was coming from such a distant place, it needed time to arrive.

Demon Moon was playing for time.

If she could wipe out the True Thunder Sect disciples during this period, the threat would greatly diminish.

If not, even she would face danger!

The other three sects immediately reacted and rushed to the side of the True Thunder Sect disciples.

Killing the swarming Beast Tides while letting them retreat to the rear.

Buying precious time for the True Thunder Sect disciples.

Seeing this situation.

Demon Moon frowned deeply.

She could not afford to waste any more time!

She glanced at the Great Wall flanking Boundary Mountain.

The Heavenly Sound Sect, Thousand Refinement Sect, Desires Sect, and Spirit Beast Sect.

Each sect held their respective sides.

Their strength was not as formidable as the four sects on Boundary Mountain.

Her eyes glinted.

She issued another command.

"The troops at the rear, attack from both flanks."

"Break through their defenses, then surround the rear of Boundary Mountain!"

By that time, with an attack from both front and rear.

The True Thunder Sect disciples would be doomed.

The defenses on Boundary Mountain would also completely collapse.

The Human Clan and the Dead Corpse Puppets would clash in chaos, undoubtedly leading to the Dead Corpse Army securing a crushing victory by force of numbers!

The command was issued.

The Beast Tide at the front continued their frenzied assault on the True Thunder Sect disciples.

The Beast Tide from the rear split into four groups, attacking the four sects.

The disciples of the four sects faced this as though they were encountering a great enemy.

Yet they remained relatively calm.

Firstly, the number of Demon Beasts was far less terrifying than those at Boundary Mountain.

Secondly, they relied on the smooth, vertical hundred-foot walls from which they could fend off their enemies by throwing burning timbers.

However.

Since Demon Moon dared to attack the walls, she was naturally well-prepared.

Leading the charge were huge Dead Corpse Puppets, thirty feet tall.

They crashed into the walls fiercely, attempting to shatter the ice blocks on top.

Even if they were burned to death beneath the walls, it did not matter.

Their massive bodies would become stepping stones for the Dead Corpse Puppets behind them.

After barely the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Dead Corpse Puppet bodies piled up beneath the walls, almost towering over the walls themselves.

The inevitable frontal assault still came.

Lei Zhenhai, who had been watching intently, felt a heavy heart.

Compared to the Upper Three Sects and the True Thunder Sect.

The strength of these four sects was clearly lacking.

Their defenses had already started to show signs of giving way.

The most serious was the Desires Sect.

Their disciples cultivated charming skills, with few offensive techniques.

Against the Human Clan, charming skills might be useful.

But against Demon Beasts, especially dead ones, they were useless.

The Dead Corpse Puppets felt no affection.

They swiped their claws, bit with their jaws.

A female elder soon perished miserably.

Several disciples were also wounded.

Demon Moon noticed this as well.

She smiled slyly and said, "The strength of a wall always depends on its weakest point."

"Each of the other three teams, draw five hundred to attack the Desires Sect!"

The pressure on the other three sects reduced significantly.

Instead.

The pressure on the Desires Sect multiplied.

With another elder falling.

The defense lines completely lost control.

A dozen Dead Corpse Puppets leaped onto the walls, commencing a massacre.

Only one elder and a dozen disciples were left. How could they possibly hold?

It was a one-sided slaughter.

In the blink of an eye.

Only three disciples remained!

The surviving elder struggled to protect them.

Unable to hold on for more than a few breaths!

Lei Zhenhai's heart skipped a beat, and he yelled, "Green Cloud Sect! Hold the line!"

The last reserve force.

Had to be deployed.

What worried Lei Zhenhai was, the strength of the Green Cloud Sect's elders and disciples was not much greater than that of the Desires Sect.

Could they withstand the Beast Tide?

The other three sects on Boundary Mountain, the three sects below.

All cast anxious looks toward the Green Cloud Sect.

If the Green Cloud Sect also failed.

The endless Dead Corpse Army would storm along the Great Wall, straight through.

By then.

All hope would truly be lost.

Li Qingfeng bit his lip and said heavily, "Remember what I said before the battle?"

"No one is allowed to retreat!"

"Do not disgrace the Green Cloud Sect!"

The disciples' faces were solemn.

When Green Cloud Sect disciples were sent in, it meant the battle was nearing collapse.

Not fighting meant death.

Fighting also likely meant death!

Life and death were no longer in their control!

"Charge!" Li Qingfeng shouted, drawing his magic artifact first and rushing toward the Desires Sect's defense.

Just as they arrived.

Another massive Dead Corpse climbed over the wall.

Li Qingfeng reacted quickly, shattering its abdomen with a single sword strike.

But in that moment of delay.

The Desires Sect elder surrounded by Dead Corpse Puppets could not hold on.

Her heart was pierced by a tail.

She died a tragic death on the spot!

Li Qingfeng's face turned icy, and he slashed the Dead Corpse Puppets apart, revealing the remaining three disciples.

Wen Hongyao and Zhao Wuji, filled with grief and anger, also rushed in, slaying Dead Corpse Puppets.

Jiang Fan's eyes glowed coldly.

The Desires Sect's whole team of over twenty was reduced to just three disciples!

Two of them were seriously injured.

Only Ji Ruyue remained unhurt, trying to protect them against two Dead Corpses.

But alone, exhausted, she could barely manage to shield her comrades.

How could she handle two Dead Corpses?

Squelch—

A Dead Corpse Puppet sprang at her, its giant mouth filled with sharp teeth.

It bit down on her.

Ji Ruyue felt the sharp, icy pain of teeth sinking in, spreading through her body like an electric shock.

Then, her strength seemed to drain away.

She couldn't move.

The Green Peak in her palm silently fell.

The cold sword body reflected her fading figure as the beast carried her away.

Ji Ruyue's mind went blank.

Was this the end?

Boom—

Just then.

A deafening shockwave ruffled her hair, making her ears ring.

Her body spun violently in mid-air.

Then she crashed onto the icy ground.

She was dazed, unsure of what had happened.

Crash—

The white-bone giant beast that had carried her collapsed.

On its grotesque head stood a young figure, left hand holding a colorful small mountain.

Right hand wielding an icy long sword.

The white-bone giant beast's chest was visibly pierced through.

The lingering deathly energy dispersed with the wind.

"Jiang... Junior Brother Jiang?"