The battle between Buddha and demon shook heaven and earth. The Blood Essence Forbidden Array sealed the demons' path, and the demon-slaying war grew ever more fevered.
The Pure World Three Lights of the Buddhist sect descended. Bai Wangran, his cultivation restrained, was wounded for the first time, his white robes stained red.
On a distant peak, the Moonlit Tower Master, who had been watching the battle all along, smiled. He glanced at the woman before him and said, "Miss Yue, it is time for this Tower Master to make an appearance. Excuse me for a moment."
"Please do as you wish, Tower Master," Yue Zhinv said with a nod.
The Moonlit Tower Master smiled again, stepped forward, and soared into the sky, streaking toward the distant battlefield.
A breath later, high above the nine heavens, the Moonlit Tower Master waved a hand and Yellow Springs appeared. The world-shaking divine weapon shone over the Nine Provinces.
"What is that?"
In an instant, the gazes of the great sects' experts within the Blood Essence Forbidden Array turned skyward, their faces filled with shock.
"This is bad."
Within the battle, the Earth Buddha Lord sensed it. His expression shifted slightly as he raised a hand to gather essence. Buddha light surged ten thousand zhang into the sky, and a vast palm rose up to hold the heavens aloft.
"Within this forbidden array, not only is this Protector's strength restrained—even the Buddha Lord is no exception. That palm carries no strength at all!"
Ahead, Bai Wangran smiled indifferently. Standing quietly in the void, he paid no heed to the Buddha palm charging toward the nine heavens.
In the sky, the Moonlit Tower Master gathered his power and drew in breath. On the Yellow Springs Divine Spear, brilliant light curled and coiled as boundless