Above the nine heavens, within Divine Lord Jiu Ying's divine domain, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had likewise been greatly depleted. When the Heavenly Gate had unfolded in the past, spiritual radiance had filled the skies, but now all unnecessary spiritual glow had been swept away.
Several Space Cracks had even appeared, glaringly exposed in the void.
They testified to the intensity of the battle just fought.
Around him, within the Heavenly Gate Divine Domain, a total of nine blood demons had taken form, each stationed atop one of the nine demonic pillars in the divine domain.
The spiritual phantoms of those pillars had already become corporeal, one end thrust into the void while the other rose to prop up the heavens.
Clearly, although Divine Lord Jiu Ying's cultivation had not reached Mid Spirit Transformation, his divine domain and Heavenly Gate had already pulled far ahead of Ye Jingcheng and the others.
Divine Lord Jiu Ying's true body stood at the very rear, holding a pearl as he absorbed spiritual energy and cast one technique after another.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth nearby naturally could not withstand a Spirit Transformation Cultivator casting spells so extravagantly.
Like Ye Jingcheng, Divine Lord Jiu Ying had clearly used a cave-heaven to store a vast quantity of Spirit Stones.
Then, using formations to stimulate them and create a surging tide of spiritual energy, he could continuously unleash powerful secret arts.
This consumed Spirit Stones at an astonishing rate, but an old immortal sect like Penglai naturally did not lack such things. Just as Divine Lord Tiande had possessed quite a few fine treasures in his storage bag and cave-heaven.
Otherwise, he could never have held out for so long within Ye Jingcheng's Heaven Reaching Spirit Treasure and Heavenly Gate.
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