An Unbreakable Barrier
Spirit Immortal Island!
Upon receiving news of the defeat on the Central Plains Battlefield, Yang Xuanye immediately made a decision to lead his Lineage to retreat to the Martial Alliance headquarters— Mountain-Splitting Martial Academy —which was closest to Spirit Immortal Lake.
Having made prior preparations for the evacuation, the Yang Household moved quickly, completing the entire relocation in just one hour. One after another, Fifth-Tier War Flying Vessels took to the skies and sped towards the Mountain-Splitting Martial Academy.
Shenyang Divine Sun Martial Academy Rising Sun Plain.
Yang Xuanwu sat in the main seat, with high-ranking members of the Martial Alliance below him.
"We've just received news of a major defeat on the Central Plains Battlefield. The Jinghong Martial Academy is surrounded by the Nine Phoenix Realm's army and is under fierce attack!"
"What? The Central Plains Battlefield has fallen? How could it have happened so quickly?"
"It's all because the Tianwu Sect betrayed us and opened the Realm Gate directly. Otherwise, with the well-established Defense System, we could have held out for a much longer time!"
"How's the serpent? Didn't it possess the power to Void Refinement Realm? Did it escape?"
"The serpent was besieged by the four Void Refinement Legions and has already perished. However, before its demise, it caused enormous losses to the Nine Phoenix Realm."
"Three of the four Void Refinement Legions were directly crippled, leaving only the Fire Plume Army Corps of the Nine-Phoenix Clan. With its strong survival ability, it withstood the attack and still retains relatively intact combat power!" Yang Xuanwu said.
"Alliance Leader, how is Jinghong Martial Academy? Has it been breached?" A high-ranking member of the Martial Alliance asked the question that everyone most wanted to know.
If the Jinghong Martial Academy is breached, it means that the defensive barrier of the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele cannot stop the Nine Phoenix Realm, and then they will have to consider their retreat.
We've all just joined the Martial Alliance, so talking about a sense of belonging is a bit far-fetched. If there's a real danger to our lives, we either have to escape to the Lu Wu Realm or surrender to the Nine Phoenix Realm. There are only these two options.
Conversely, they have the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele as a support, and pre-established Teleportation Formation to provide mutual assistance.
The Seven Great Fortresses stand in seven directions on the Central Continent, like seven nails driven into place to prevent the situation from completely collapsing.
In this way, not only will many Martial Cultivators have the confidence to resist the Nine Phoenix Realm, but other forces in the Qiongqi Realm can also unite around these Seven Great Fortresses and escape their Destiny of destruction.
Then slowly resist, delaying until the Three Great Realms break away on their own and the war ends.
"This is the communication screen from the Jinghong Martial Academy. Let's all take a look!" Yang Xuanwu smiled calmly and waved his right hand. A hundred-foot scroll shimmering with colorful light appeared in the hall.
Jinghong Martial Academy!
The Martial Dao Heavenly Stele stands majestically, its Earth Veins spreading like a spider web across the eight directions, with the Heavenly Stele itself located at its Core Area.
Having been rooted in the world for 60,000 years, the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele has merged with the world of the Qiongqi Realm, and can mobilize almost inexhaustible power of heaven and earth to enhance it.
Under such circumstances, breaking through the Heavenly Stele barrier is not impossible.
The prerequisite is possessing combat power far exceeding the Void Refinement level.
However, this requirement is almost impossible in the Mortal Realm.
While reaching the Void Refinement Returning Realm is achievable, anything higher is simply too difficult.
Unless Immortals and Gods descend to the mortal realm.
However, unless absolutely necessary, the Eastern King Sect and the Nine-Phoenix Clan will not summon their Immortals and Gods Old Ancestors to descend to the mortal realm; this is their deepest foundation.
Once used, it's uncertain how long it will take to recover. If an enemy takes advantage of this downtime to attack, such a large force could face annihilation.
Even if it's to be used, it should be at the most critical moment of the war, not as soon as difficulties arise, when the strongest trump card is revealed.
If they had really done that, the Nine-Phoenix Clan and the Eastern King Sect wouldn't have survived for so long. Ancient powers are always able to remain calm and patient.
Above the light screen, a semi-transparent barrier, like an inverted bowl, descended, enveloping an area of tens of thousands of miles.
Outside the barrier, led by the Fire Plume Army Corps, numerous Sacred Land-Level Army Corps, Sage Manifestation powerhouse, and countless armies from the Nine Phoenix Realm gathered together and launched a simultaneous attack.
"Cracking!!"
The Phoenix Cry shook the heavens, Nine-Phoenix spread their wings, covering the sky and the sun. Boundless Phoenix True Fire condensed and transformed into a Fengchi Liujin Tang as large as a mountain, which was then swung directly down at the Heavenly Stele Barrier.
It's not just the powerful members of the Martial Alliance.
The Lu Wu Realm Alliance, the various forces of the Qiongqi Realm, and the Nine Phoenix Realm Command are all paying close attention to the attack on the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele through various means.
Thump!!
The Fengchi Liujin Tang, which was powerful enough to easily kill Sage Manifestation Great Perfection, landed on the Heavenly Stele Barrier and did nothing except create a tiny ripple.
The combined attack of the Nine Phoenix Realm army formed a Destructive Torrent that swept across the heavens and earth. Even Void Refinement Realm expert would be severely injured or even perish if they took the hit head-on.
However, to the astonishment of Nine Phoenix Crown Prince and the others, such a terrifying attack still failed to break through the Heavenly Stele barrier, and not even a large ripple was created.
"Impossible! How could this Martial Dao Heavenly Stele possess such formidable defensive power?" Marquis Linfeng said in disbelief.
The other six commanders also wore similar expressions, their faces grim.
Before this, they would never have imagined that the invincible army of the Nine Phoenix Realm would be blocked by this small stone tablet.
"Even if it was left by the Martial Ancestor, 60,000 years ago, he was at most at the Void Refinement Realm level. How could he have left behind such a powerful treasure?" the Fire-Bathing Tribe's Grand Elder asked, puzzled.
"Look, this Martial Dao Heavenly Stele is connected to the Earth Vein, and is blessed by the almost inexhaustible power of the Qiongqi Realm. To strike the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele is equivalent to fighting against an entire Middle Thousand Worlds. No wonder it is so difficult to break..."
Nine Phoenix Crown Prince used a Secret Method, with the help of the Fire Plume Army Corps, to observe the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele and project everything he saw onto the light screen.
"Why is this happening? How could the Will of Heaven and Earth in the Qiongqi Realm tolerate the appearance of such a supreme treasure and seize its power? This is illogical!" exclaimed Marquis Linfeng.
"Who knows? Perhaps the Martial Ancestor has some special methods. Such a brilliant and Immortals and Gods being is beyond the comprehension of ordinary mortals like us!" the Giant Spirit Tribe leader exclaimed. Even as an enemy, he held the Martial Ancestor in high esteem.
"Hmph, I refuse to believe that this Martial Dao Heavenly Stele has no weaknesses."
Since this Heavenly Stele is connected to the Earth Vein, let's set up a grand formation to seal off the heavens and earth, trapping the area within a radius of ten thousand miles and severing all connections between the Heavenly Stele and heaven and earth.
"Then we'll see if we can break this iron turtle!" The Sky Fox Saintess was not one to give up easily, and immediately offered a seemingly reasonable suggestion.
The other six commanders' Shen Yi lit up, and they all agreed.
Half a month later, an incomparably magnificent sealing Formation was set up. Its level was astonishingly Seventh Tier, named the Absolute Spirit Heavenly Ruins Formation. It was a treasure of the Eastern King Sect and could sever the connection between heaven and earth for a short period of time, cutting off a certain area from the world.
However, the cost of setting up the Absolute Spirit Heavenly Ruins Formation is too high, especially since it covers an area of tens of thousands of miles.
Setting up one is fine, but if there are multiple, it's impossible to maintain them all.
"What should we do, Alliance Leader? This formation seals the heavens and the earth. Without the support of the power of heaven and earth, can the Sky-Surging Stele withstand it?" In the council hall of the Divine Sun Martial Academy, a Yang God martial artist asked worriedly again.
Other high-ranking members of the Martial Alliance also looked over. Yang Xuanwu remained expressionless, but the Stele Guardian behind him raised his hand and pointed.
Suddenly, the Divine Sun Heavenly Stele trembled violently, and a beam of divine light shot into the sky.
At the same time, the other six Heavenly Steles also emitted a burst of divine light that soared into the sky.
These divine lights moved at incredible speed, arriving above the Jinghong Heavenly Stele in the blink of an eye.
"What's this?"
Many Nine-Phoenix Realm Experts were filled with surprise and doubt. They hurriedly made their moves, only to find that the divine light seemed to be hidden deep within space and could not be touched at all.
Laugh!!
The six divine lights ignored the sealing effect of the Absolute Spirit Heavenly Ruins Formation and entered the Jinghong Heavenly Stele.
The barrier, which had dimmed due to the severing of the connection between heaven and earth, regained its brightness with the support of divine light.
Upon seeing this, the expressions of the seven commanders, including the Sky Fox Saintess, darkened once again.