Above Heaven, Below Earth: Heavenly Demon Hall Assault and Defense (III)

"The wind was rising."

Bai Lian stood atop the ruins of the half-collapsed Heaven-Stealing Tower. She remembered that this had once been one of Wu Tuo City's most conspicuous buildings, the symbol of the Heaven Seizing Sect. But after today, whether the Heaven Seizing Sect would even remain was another matter.

She thought of the Heart-Snatching Daoist she had just encountered, then closed her eyes and carefully felt the biting chill wind rushing toward her.

A defensive formation stood around the outskirts of Wu Tuo Branch City, blocking the impact of the northern wilderness's black storms. Within the formation, winds like this—so clear in sensation and carrying such pure natural breath—were rarely felt. Yet in truth, a vast gale was blowing down from the Nine Heavens, effortlessly crossing the city's defensive formation and pouring its unique power into the shadowy demon domain.

Beside her, Miaoxiang raised her head, though she reined in her aura with extreme caution.

The wind was not strong, yet when it reached the vicinity of the Square Inch Demon Kingdom overhead, a powerful and piercing mental shockwave spread in all directions. It was the pained howl of an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon.

Outer Realm Heavenly Demons came in two kinds: incorporeal and corporeal. The corporeal kind possessed fleshly bodies, or at least existed in fleshly form for a time. But overall, incorporeal demons were far more numerous. Like wandering souls, they differed fundamentally in nature and rank; harming souls and seizing bodies were what they did best.

Of the four Outer Realm Calamity Demons that had forced their way into this world, the proportions happened to match: one corporeal and three incorporeal. One of them had already rushed into the Square Inch Demon Kingdom. Apart from that one, which had seized the initiative, the other three