Thunder roared, lightning flashed, and wind and rain surged; from the Blood Sea, a demon dragon rose amid raging waves.
Layer upon layer of dense demon clouds blotted out sun and sky, shrouding the heavens. Even the thinnest stretch of demon cloud was nearly a million li thick, let alone the heavy clouds covering the heart of Qi Kingdom, so dense that not even heavenly light or spiritual energy could penetrate them.
As the frigid, sinister demon wind danced wildly, foul-smelling rain poured endlessly upon the world. Every drop that fell stirred a thread of demon qi and spread a layer of baleful light.
Amid the demon wind and bloody rain, disciples of the Eastern Heaven Daoist Sect could occasionally be seen pierced through their protective spiritual light by a single raindrop, then infected by demon qi. Within just a few breaths, their faces twisted savagely and their flesh contorted as they turned into half-demons. Even those who did not become half-demons had their flesh swell without cease before finally exploding into blood mist and demon qi that contaminated the surroundings.
Under the erosion of this demon wind and bloody rain, the Daoist Soldiers corroded even faster. Ten-thousand-man formations turned into demon soldiers or exploded into blood mist almost formation by formation.
As the foul wind and bloody rain wreaked havoc, even the defensive barriers of the war Dharma Boats gradually became mottled and dim, no longer possessing their former pure spiritual radiance.
For a time, urgent messages rang out without pause. True Lords of the Upper Three Realms circulated their divine abilities to shield intact Daoist Soldier formations and provide cover for the Dharma Boats adrift amid wind and rain.
Streams of mysterious light and spiritual power shot into the heavens, transforming into layer upon layer of barriers that