Chapter 1582: World-Shaking Assault

In Zhongzhou, war drums thundered. The Yao Zu and Mo Zu armies, like two colossal dragons, charged straight toward the Tian Ting.

In Xuan Huang Bei Yue, the ancient Shen Zu dispatched their forces, marching southward.

On the Dong Huang lands, the Feng Huang Zu army also surged forward in attack.

The four major clans converged in Zhongzhou. Some rode war chariots, others soared on clouds or were mounted on spirit beasts, forming a vast, pitch-black ocean that blanketed the sky and earth.

Four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons hovered in the air, with Emperor Dao laws swirling around them.

The Emperor's might spread across the four seas and eight wastelands, causing Zhongzhou to tremble violently, shrouded in darkness as if on the verge of collapse.

"It's over. The Tian Ting is truly finished this time."

"One Ji Dao Emperor Weapon couldn't break through before, but now with four, even the strongest protective barrier will struggle against this onslaught."

"Even if it's destroyed, the Da Chu Tian Ting will become a legend."

"What an irony." Gazing from afar, Chi Yang Zi couldn't help but sneer. "Da Chu built a bloody great wall for the myriad domains, yet now it's under siege."

"Not everyone knows what Da Chu has done for the myriad domains." Wu Ji Zi shook his head and sighed quietly.

In the Da Chu Tian Ting, Ye Chen stood on immortal flames, poised in the void sky.

Behind him, the Tian Ting cultivators stood firm, with the Da Chu war banners fluttering fiercely.

"Old Seven, what are you doing?" A roar thundered from deeper within.

Looking closer, it was Kui Niu, Xiao Yuan Huang, and the others—Nan Di, Bei Sheng, Long Jie, and Qing Long.

Just moments ago, they had been forcibly pushed toward the teleportation portal, which led to the outside world.

Clearly, the Da Chu Tian Ting intended to send them away. Once the four clans arrived, no one else would escape.

Sending them now was an act of rescue, as the Tian Ting might truly fall, leaving no survivors.

"This is the grudge between the Da Chu Tian Ting and the four major clans."

"I don't give a damn about that." Kui Niu erupted in fury. "The Kui Niu clan has never backed down from a fight."

Ye Chen offered no response and did not turn around, simply standing in silence.

Kui Niu and Xiao Yuan Huang tried to rush forward, but Ru Tian Zhu Que swept them into the teleportation portal with a single palm.

The portal activated and sealed shut, vanishing them within. They were all sealed by Yan Fei, unable even to blast open the passage, and could only be teleported away helplessly.

The four clans' armies arrived, forming orderly ranks of cultivators that covered the ground and filled the void sky.

Terrifying killing formations blocked the entrance to the Tian Ting, lined up in a row, all at the Xu Tian absolute kill level.

The four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons soared high, suspended in the four directions of the sky.

The Mo Zu's Emperor Weapon, Mo Tian Zhu, sealed the heavens and earth; the Shen Zu's Emperor Weapon, Tian Shen Jian, forbade yin and yang; the Yao Zu's Emperor Weapon, Zhen Tian Hu, obscured reality and illusion; and the Feng Huang Zu's Emperor Weapon, Feng Huang Jing, veiled cause and effect. They hung like four blazing suns in the firmament.

The space of heaven and earth became chaotic, severing all teleportation portals.

Tian Zhu Di Mie shook his head in resignation. With four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons, even if they coughed up blood, they couldn't deter them.

"Ye Chen, come out!" The Mo Zu Mo Huang roared in anger, his demonic eyes encompassing the heavens and earth, manifesting utter destruction.

"Return my child's life!" The Shen Zu Shen Huang's killing intent was bone-chillingly cold, ruling over the nine heavens as he overlooked the Da Chu Tian Ting.

"Provoking the Feng Huang Zu demands a bloody price." The Feng Huang Sheng Zhu snorted coldly, his words echoing through the nine firmaments.

"Come out on your own, and we'll grant you a swift death." The Yao Zu Yao Huang thundered furiously, his eyes filled with bloodlust.

"The Da Chu Tian Ting fears no battle." Ye Chen's words were calm and emotionless.

"Good, very good. Attack for me." The Shen Zu Shen Huang bellowed, suddenly swinging his sword and pointing it at the Da Chu Tian Ting.

At once, the four clans' Xu Tian absolute kill formations activated simultaneously, their numbers enough to make one's scalp tingle.

The four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons were also activated, unleashing world-destroying power that awakened together, causing the heavens and earth to collapse in an instant.

In that frozen moment, the Ji Dao Emperor Weapons and the Xu Tian absolute kill formations unleashed their barrage. Streams of annihilating immortal light, like dazzling rain, poured down from the sky, intent on submerging the Tian Ting.

What a formidable assault it was—reversing the cosmos, extinguishing stars, a true act of world-ending destruction.

Cultivators from all sides held their breath, watching intently. Even a Jian Shen would meet their end under such an attack.

Amid the universal gaze, rumbling echoed as the heavens shook.

A dark halo spread outward from the Tian Ting as its center, toppling mountains and overturning waters in its path.

Rows of cultivators were flung back, their blood and bones scattering, their bodies obliterated, and the weaker ones' primordial spirits dissipating.

Once everyone halted, they hurriedly looked over.

Under the watchful eyes of all, the Da Chu Tian Ting's barrier, though riddled with scars, still stood firm, withstanding the devastating strike.

"I've never seen such a dominant barrier." Sounds of astonishment fused together, all awestruck by the Tian Ting's defense.

"Four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons, and yet the Tian Ting held firm."

"It'll only be a matter of time before it's breached. Without an endless supply of yuan shi, the Tian Ting is fighting like a cornered beast."

"You've impressed me." Amid the discussions, the Mo Zu Mo Huang sneered coldly and waved his demonic sword. "Keep attacking for me."

"I want to see how long you can hold out." The Feng Huang Zu Sheng Zhu and Yao Zu Yao Huang shouted, their voices shaking the heavens.

At the command, the Emperor Weapons hummed, the killing formations trembled, and the second wave of attacks descended, bombarding the Tian Ting barrier.

This was followed by the third wave, the fourth, and the fifth.

That stretch of heaven and earth turned to chaos, with space collapsing and the void perishing—even a Zhun Di entering would meet doom.

The barrier was blasted full of holes, yet it healed instantly each time.

For this, the Tian Ting consumed mountains of yuan shi.

"At this rate, the Tian Ting's barrier might not last three days."

"The power of four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons is world-destroying."

"Pack up and prepare to retreat into the Tian Xu Forbidden Zone." Ye Chen coughed, his breath weak and faded.

Xi Yan stepped forward, gently patting his back with her small hand.

"You should have left."

"I'm starting to believe I've lost something." For the first time, the usually cold her revealed a warm smile.

Ye Chen smiled, forcing himself to stand straight, sensing his end drawing near, with his remaining lifespan counted in days.

Outside the mountains, the four clans continued their assault, summoning powerful cultivators to aid them and transporting mountains of yuan shi, determined not to stop until the Tian Ting barrier was broken.

The rumbling became the only sound in that world.

Each strike caused the vast heavens to collapse once, and the expansive earth to shudder once.

It was a dim world, with only the four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons shining brightly, like four scorching suns illuminating the realm.

"Old Ancestor, when will our clan return?" On one side of the crowd, those in black robes—like Xiao Yuan Huang and the others—had arrived.

Only Emperor Weapons could counter Emperor Weapons. To save the Da Chu Tian Ting, they needed weapons of the same level, at least four.

"We don't want to get involved." Xiao Jiu Xian puffed her cheeks. "Actually, the Tian Ting people aren't that bad."

"Hope they can hold out until Da Chu returns." Bei Sheng lightly bit her lip, holding back the feelings hidden in her heart.

Amid the discussions, the Tian Ting barrier was nearly breached.

The Yu Tian Array of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon clan truly lived up to its imperial defense reputation. With just one Da Sheng, it withstood four Ji Dao Emperor Weapons for a full day and night, shocking all of Xuan Huang.

After a day and night, the Tian Ting still awaited no allied forces.

The barrier teetered on the edge of collapse, yuan shi exhausted, no longer able to protect them.

"Retreat." Ye Chen gave the order and turned first.

The Da Chu cultivators followed, piling all the remaining yuan shi at the array's base to support the barrier, then rushed straight toward Tian Xu.

Tian Zhu Di Mie opened the restrictions, and five million cultivators surged in like a tide, coming to a stop in a vast open area.

Tian Xu rumbled and trembled violently, with rocks tumbling down.

"You underestimated their karma." Tian Zhu Di Mie pressed his palms together, unleashing a great divine ability to stabilize Tian Xu.

Karma and its effects were profound and mysterious forces.

The moment the five million entered, they disrupted Tian Xu's balance. So many people strained even Tian Xu's restrictions.

"How long can we hide in Tian Xu?"

"At most, nine days." Ye Chen's mouth overflowed with blood.

Hearing this, the Tian Ting fell silent. If Da Chu hadn't returned in nine days, there would be no retreat left—only battle.

The Da Chu Tian Ting feared no fight, but regrets would linger. After three hundred years, they still couldn't return home.