In an instant, several Ninth-tier Immortal Talismans erupted with blinding violet light, like dormant thunder dragons suddenly awakening.
Amid a series of explosions that shattered the clouds, the defensive barrier surrounding Tianxing City split apart like glass cleaved by a sharp sword, bursting into thousands upon thousands of fragments.
A terrifying shockwave capable of destroying heaven and earth, carrying the remnants of the array patterns, surged into the sky and ground the Celestial Race's painstakingly constructed defenses into dust. The mountains and forests within a hundred-mile radius crumbled inch by inch in the aftershock, turning into gravel suspended in the air.
The demonic aura around Su Fan suddenly receded. The instant he returned to his human form, a sharp chill flashed through his deep-set eyes.
He slammed his right foot into the ground with a boom, instantly stamping out a footprint more than ten feet deep. Spiderweb-like cracks spread outward at astonishing speed, kicking up clouds of dust wherever they passed.
The next second, Su Fan's figure carried a majestic force that could topple mountains and overturn seas. Like a cannonball shot from its barrel, he streaked across dozens of miles like thunder and lightning, arriving directly beneath Tianxing City's gates.
Almost at the same moment, the Defensive Array within the city let out an overwhelmed hum. The dim array patterns cracked inch by inch amid violent trembling.
Blood light surged around Su Fan. His figure vanished like a ghost and, when he reappeared, he was already standing in the city's central plaza.
"Senior... begin..."
The moment Su Fan's intent was transmitted, a Blood-red Light Pillar came crashing down from the sky like the fangs of an ancient Fierce Beast, completely enveloping him.
Densely packed blood talismans from the Witch Gate emerged across his skin. The dazzling blood light they