Chapter 1021
At the rear of Rainbow Hall, Solitary Yangzi and the other two were still seated within the hall, holding their positions. Yet at this moment, they sensed rumbling thunder from outside, accompanied by endless light illuminating the vault of heaven, lingering without fading.
They slightly opened their eyes as well. The impact from outside had actually reached them here—an exceedingly rare occurrence, enough to show how fierce the battle had become.
Daoist Lingdu looked outside for a moment and said, "Ying Chong's situation is quite urgent. He has already asked his fellow cultivators to come forth and assist."
Daoist Tian Hong watched for a moment, then said coldly, "Only some disciples and Dao soldiers have been lost. With the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch supporting them from behind, can't they at least keep retreating? There are still numerous formations we laid out ahead. Celestial Xia is still far from breaking through. Why should we trouble ourselves over this?"
Those maintaining the forbidden formations now were not merely Upper Firmament Heaven disciples, but also the Dao soldiers accumulated by Upper Firmament Heaven over the past three hundred years. Most disciples sentenced to forbidden punishments had been turned into Dao soldiers, and their numbers were immense. These Dao soldiers were clearly incapable of facing an enemy head-on, but presiding over forbidden formations was naturally no difficulty for them.
Upper Firmament Heaven's forbidden formations were divided into three layers: inner, middle, and outer. Although the outermost layer was gradually breaking apart, the enemy had only reached the front of the middle layer. They remained far from breaking into the main trunk, much less reaching this place.
Solitary Yangzi sensed the situation and slowly said, "Ying Chong should still be able to hold out for now. Even if the outer perimeter is breached,