Fang Yun said, "Since I only need to get within thirty li of the Mechanism Fortress to control the World Mechanism, it won't be difficult. Great Demon Kings excel at close combat. They generally attack within a few li of the Mechanism Fortress and won't stray far."
Zhao Qianzhang said, "If you don't go out, they naturally won't stray far from the Mechanism Fortress. But if you go to the rescue, they will certainly send Great Demon Kings to intercept you and keep you from approaching. So we should create an opening for you by tying down those sent to intercept you."
Fang Yun shook his head. "I don't want to say anything hurtful, but all of you would be burdens to me."
The Great Scholars had no answer, and the Grand Academicians could not even muster the slightest resentment.
The earth-shaking sword strike Fang Yun had unleashed just now was enough to put him beyond anyone's reach.
Seeing that over a hundred Great Demon Kings were about to meet the human reinforcements, Fang Yun said, "There's no time to lose. I'll take the Power Literary Platform with me. The battle ahead will be especially difficult, so be careful! Today, I alone shall wield the world!"
With that, Fang Yun withdrew the Power Literary Platform, stepped onto Walking the Blue Clouds, and charged out of the city alone.
Everyone watched Fang Yun, respect shining in their eyes that they could not conceal.
The long wind whipped and roared; the blue clouds soared straight upward.
Fang Yun was like a lone wild goose high in the sky, flying headlong into the bitter winter.
Ahead, all the human reinforcements were inside the Mechanism Fortress.
From several dozen li away, one hundred and three Great Demon Kings jointly unleashed Sage Aspect Strike. Countless