Below Jialing Pass, the winds over Limali Plain suddenly turned violent. Bibi Dong stood atop the fortress wall, her Rakshasa God Robe snapping in the wind as sinister divine radiance swept in every direction. She raised the Rakshasa Demon Scythe high, her voice carrying a bewitching power that pierced through the battlefield's clamor. "People of the Spirit Hall Empire! Under my protection, your honor shall become blades, and your faith shall become armor! Souls shall endure without end, and fighting spirit shall never fade—charge! Charge at the evil enemy and defend our beautiful homeland!"
"Kill!" The Spirit Empire Army roared as it surged out of the pass, blades and swords aimed directly at the Heaven Dou ranks, their momentum unstoppable.
Emperor Xue Beng stood before the Heaven Dou forces, his silver armor frosted over, his voice booming like a great bell. "Soldiers! Defend every inch of the Heaven Dou Empire's land! Protect our nation and its people! Fight at my side, and do not yield a single step!"
"Defend our land!" The Heaven Dou soldiers answered in unison, crashing into the Spirit Hall Empire's army. The clang of weapons and thunderous roars instantly echoed across Limali Plain as war erupted in full.
A vicious gleam flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes as her fingers formed a seal, pouring Rakshasa Divine Power into the earth. The ground shook violently, and black lines spread from Jialing Pass, weaving together into an enormous spiral array—the Death Spiral Array! Black-red sinister energy rose into the air, filling it with the mingled stench of rot and blood.
"It's this array!" Yu Xiaogang's face went pale as he pointed at the ever-expanding formation. "The corpses of soldiers from both sides didn't vanish overnight—they weren't missing. They were devoured by this array and turned into nourishment for the