Defending the City Gate, a Sneak Attack

By a fortunate coincidence today, under the combined effects of the Phoenix Bone, Ice Phoenix Essence Blood, and Lin Qi activating the Phoenix Bone's third layer, a sword soul had actually been infused into the Emperor Phoenix Sword.

From this day onward, the Emperor Phoenix Sword was a true Divine Artifact!

When Lin Qi had finished all her breakthroughs, an ear-splitting shriek suddenly rang out from the sky.

Countless fireballs exploded overhead, like a surging sea of flames setting the heavens ablaze.

Lin Qi looked up and saw a black shadow plummeting from the horizon.

Her expression tightened, and she leaped into the air, vanishing from where she stood.

The next instant, Lin Qi appeared a hundred meters overhead and caught the saber-bearing cultivator who had fallen.

He was the Mahayana Venerable who had been the first to rush forward and battle the Ghost-faced Fire Sparrow.

At this moment, he was drenched in blood, his wounds deep enough to expose bone, his aura exceedingly weak.

"Cloud Saber Venerable, are you all right?"

"I'm fine!"

Cloud Saber Venerable forced out the words, his complexion dreadful. "Send a plea for aid, quickly. Ice City... may not be able to hold."

Lin Qi's expression darkened.

The next second, a thunderous boom sounded as the protective barrier over Ice City shattered completely.

The entire population of Ice City trembled.

"The demon beasts have broken in?!"

"Run! Everyone, run!"

As the city-protecting barrier shattered, the four Spirit Transformation cultivators stationed in Ice City attacked at once, assisting another Venerable in resisting the Ghost-faced Fire Sparrow.

Seeing Ice City descend steadily into chaos, Lin Qi immediately set down Cloud Saber Venerable and prepared to restore order.

But after only two steps, she saw that Ice City's gates had been breached. Snow beasts were charging inside recklessly.