Desperate Straits? A Turning Point!

The brief silence brought by Li Yunming's words, "Will we continue?" was mercilessly torn apart by a sudden whistling sound, like the beating wings of countless swarms of bees.

In the distant sky, a vast mass of dark figures was flying toward them at astonishing speed! Their undisguised, majestic auras gathered together like tangible mountains. Before they even drew near, they had already made everyone who had just endured a bloody battle feel as though they could barely breathe.

The excitement and joy of surviving disaster on the Li Family members' faces instantly froze, replaced by incredulous horror and even deeper despair.

"Th-there are more?!" A Li Family Soul Sage spoke with a trembling voice, nearly unable to keep hold of his weapon.

"They're dressed like people from Five Poisons Valley! And there are Qiu Family members too!" Someone sharp-eyed had already recognized the attackers' attire.

Even Li Yunming, who had remained calm all this time, furrowed his brows tightly, his expression changing again and again. He could clearly sense the terrifying power contained within that incoming force. The power within him was still suppressing She Duyun's poison and Xie Qiyan's soul attack. Faced with this sudden, overwhelming pressure, even his aura faltered slightly.

Li Yuanhui's face went deathly pale. He clenched his fists so hard that his nails nearly dug into his flesh. Looking at Li Yunming, his eyes were filled with worry and resolve. "First Elder..."

The ugly expressions on Qiu Miehun's and She Duyun's faces were replaced by savage delight.

"Hahaha! Heaven is helping me!" Qiu Miehun looked at the weakly breathing Qiu Qiansha in his arms, then at the reinforcements flying toward them, and burst into triumphant laughter. "Li Yunming! Do you see it now? Today is the day your Li Family falls!"

A cruel smile also appeared on She Duyun's face, twisted by the loss of his arm. He called loudly toward the distance, "Patriarchs, you have arrived at just the right time!"

The dark mass of people arrived in an instant, stopping steadily above the Five Poisons Valley and Qiu Family allied forces, facing Li Yunming and the others from afar.

At the forefront stood four figures dressed differently, each radiating chilling gloom and poisonous energy that made hearts tremble. They varied greatly in appearance: one was fat as a ball, cunning green light flickering through the slits of his eyes—the Chan Family patriarch, whose martial soul was the Poison Toad; another was gaunt as a skeleton, his ten fingers black as ink, as though a casual swipe could tear open space itself—the She Family patriarch, whose martial soul was the Poison Snake; another had an ugly face, with the faint phantom of a spider flickering behind him—the Zhu Family patriarch, whose martial soul was the Poison Spider; the last had a comparatively restrained aura, but eyes like the calmest hunter—the Xie Family patriarch, whose martial soul was the Poison Scorpion. These were the remaining four great patriarchs of Five Poisons Valley! Every one of them was a Super Douluo!

Behind them followed more than fifteen Titled Douluo of varying appearances. Together with She Duyun, Xie Qiyan, Wu Xintong, and several Titled Douluo who had already been here, Five Poisons Valley had gathered more than thirty Titled Douluo in this place! That did not even include the core forces at the Soul Douluo and Soul Sage levels.

Beyond that, five Titled Douluo from the Qiu Family followed close behind. Clearly, the Qiu Family's remaining strength had also been mobilized.

Nearly thirty-five Titled Douluo-level auras erupted without restraint, like thirty-five erupting volcanoes. Violent energy churned the winds and clouds, and the dark clouds in the sky gathered once more, heavier and lower than before, as though the entire heavens were about to collapse. That combined, terrifying pressure was like an invisible tsunami, crashing fiercely against Heavenly Phoenix City's defensive barrier and against the hearts of every Li Family disciple.

Despair!

Despair that seeped into their bones!

The flame of hope that had only just been lit was completely extinguished by this bucket of icy water. Facing an allied force of more than thirty Titled Douluo, including multiple Super Douluo and two Limit Douluo who remained terrifying despite their injuries, the mere dozen or so Titled Douluo from the Li Family and Dongyue Clan seemed so small, so utterly helpless.

Many Li Family disciples looked ashen-faced. Some even had their legs go weak and collapsed onto the ground. The absolute gap in strength was like an impassable chasm, making it difficult for them to even entertain the thought of resistance.

Li Xuansheng and Li Xuanbei stood beneath the city walls, their faces white as paper as they felt that suffocating pressure. Li Xuansheng gritted his teeth tightly, frantically calling out to the system in his heart. But distant water could not put out a nearby fire; the crisis before them seemed to have become a dead end.

"Five Poisons Valley... they actually mobilized their entire force..." Dongyue Qing's expression had turned grave to the extreme as well. He muttered, "Is a single Heavenly Phoenix City worth this? Aren't they afraid their lair will be raided?"

Li Yunming drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging blood in his chest and the turmoil in his heart. He said in a deep voice, "Their target was never just Heavenly Phoenix City. It seems they intend to settle everything in one battle—first concentrate their absolute strength to crush us, then charge straight toward Heavenly Heart City!"

At those words, everyone's hearts sank even lower. If that was truly the case, then today would be the end of the Li Family and the Dongyue Clan reinforcements!

Qiu Miehun was brimming with confidence as he stepped forward and pointed at Li Yunming. "Li Yunming! Surrender now, and you can still keep your corpse intact! Otherwise, I'll make sure not a chicken or dog remains in your Li Family, and that your souls are scattered to the winds!"

The newly arrived Chan Family patriarch, that fat old man, narrowed his tiny green-bean eyes and chimed in with a shrill voice. "That's right! A wise man submits to circumstance. Li Yuanhui, open the city gates and offer up your family's accumulated wealth. Perhaps your clansmen can be spared and made into slaves!"

Facing these escalating threats of death, Li Yunming tightened his grip on the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear. Even severely wounded, even hopelessly outnumbered, his back remained straight. He was about to speak. Even knowing they were no match, he was determined to fight to the death.

Just then, an almost imperceptible glint flashed through Dongyue Qing's eyes. He tilted his head slightly and spoke hurriedly, with a trace of relief, in a voice only Li Yunming and Li Yuanhui could hear:

"Elder Yunming, Yuan Hui, hold steady. They... have arrived too!"

"They have arrived too?" Li Yuanhui froze, then seemed to realize something. An incredulous light suddenly burst from his eyes.

A ripple also passed through Li Yunming's deep eyes. He slowly raised his head, his gaze seeming to pierce through layers of dark clouds as he looked toward another direction entirely opposite from the Five Poisons Valley reinforcements.

Just as the Five Poisons Valley and Qiu Family allied forces reached the peak of their momentum and prepared to launch their final assault—

"Buzz!"

An utterly different aura, gentle yet boundless and vast, silently appeared at the other end of the horizon like the rising morning sun. It was not overbearing, yet it carried a subtle power that nourished all things, quietly soothing part of the terrifying pressure brought by the allied forces.

Immediately afterward, streaks of light appeared in everyone's vision like stars cutting through the night sky.

The leading auras were like pillars that steadied the sea, firmly holding back the allied forces' towering ferocity!

Qiu Miehun and the Five Poisons Valley patriarchs, who had been about to order the attack, abruptly changed expression and sharply turned toward the source of that aura.

She Duyun's pupils suddenly contracted. "Has the Dongyue Clan finally arrived?"

A genuine smile finally appeared on Dongyue Qing's face. He called out loudly toward the distance, "Big Brother, Xiao Lan, you've finally arrived!"

His voice rang clearly across the battlefield.

Reinforcements! The Dongyue Family's reinforcements!

In the midst of utter despair, a turning point had appeared!