"Hold the line! Everyone, hold the line! You must defend the mountain gate position to the death!"
On the battlefield, An Dongcheng roared himself hoarse, his voice transmitted through the terminals into the ears of every Heyang City cultivator on the field.
At the front of the mountain gate, countless spiders could clearly be seen surging endlessly from within the Three Realms Sect.
They varied in size and shape. The smaller ones were roughly half a meter long, supported by eight pairs of legs. Strange golden light glimmered over their outer armor, and their shells were so tough that ordinary bullets could leave only faint white marks upon them.
Their overall coloring leaned toward dark purple, threaded through with dazzling streaks of golden light. Whenever that light flashed, the defensive strength across their bodies increased dramatically.
The larger individuals, meanwhile, stood nearly twenty meters tall, their entire bodies covered in shells. Eleven pairs of spider legs steadily propped up their enormous frames, while their thick bodies carried terrifying weight. With every movement, the ground around them trembled and shook.
Their crimson compound eyes stared fixedly at everything before them. Their gaping maws bit down without restraint, utterly unconcerned that, aside from resisting cultivators, more than half of what they swallowed were their own kind.
"These creatures are the insect swarm the Three Realms Sect spent twenty years breeding and stockpiling. Just as we suspected, ever since the formation suppressing the beast god souls below failed, the Three Realms Sect has inevitably descended into corruption."
Ji Ye pushed up the glasses resting on his nose. The light screen was filled with densely packed characters flashing without end.
With spiritual power reinforcing their powerful physiques, cultivators naturally did not suffer from nearsightedness. Unless their souls had been damaged, most injuries could be