Rumble!
Ink-black clouds churned, black lightning hanging from them like serpentine dragons, bringing the sounds of battle. A chilling murderous menace filled heaven and earth.
Amid the thunder of war drums, the earth shook violently, as though heaven and earth were about to overturn. Savage baleful intent surged outward in tides that blotted out the sky.
Wherever those tides spread, everything was swept away like rotten wood and withered grass.
Whoosh!
A streak of light cut across the sky. It was a boat-shaped magic artifact, and amid its surrounding spiritual radiance stood over a hundred Immortal Officials from the Demon Suppression Bureau.
As these Immortal Officials looked down at the earth-shaking spectacle, horror appeared on every face. At their head, a Gold Seal Immortal Official radiating Foundation Establishment Late Stage magical fluctuations could not help sighing. "Only now do I understand that mortal strength can also shake heaven and earth, making ghosts weep and gods mourn."
Another Gold Seal Immortal Official nodded, equally unable to conceal his shock. "To cultivators like us, mortals should be as feeble as ants. Even thousands of troops and horses should be powerless against a minor Qi Refining cultivator. Only His Majesty could possess such inconceivable ability, turning mortal soldiers into heavenly troops. Were we not all wearing Immortal Official Seals, our fortune bound to Great Zhao, a single surge of this army's baleful intent would dissolve our magical power, sending us straight down to smash into pulp!"
Hong Yuan stood among the Immortal Officials as well. Displaying only eighth-level Qi Refining cultivation, he ranked somewhat above average among them, neither particularly conspicuous nor easily overlooked. From the flying boat, he looked down upon the scene below.
Banners blotted out the sun, blades and spears stood like a forest, and boundless military formations rolled forward