Good News: Sea God's Light Was Activated; Bad News: They Sent Xiong Jun!

Heaven Dou Empire capital. Noon.

The sunlight vanished in an instant.

Shadows blanketed the entire city. The sky was filled with black giant wings. Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast fliers circled above the city, their enormous wingspans linking together. Feathers and scales scraped against one another, producing piercing screeches.

Beyond the city walls, the horizon was swallowed by black.

An army of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts advanced across the land. Shadow Demon Wolves, Ironclad Earth Dragons, Bloodthirsty Berserk Apes. Their numbers exceeded ten thousand. The earth shook violently, rattling fine dust from the seams between the bluestone bricks of the walls.

The defending soldiers sounded their horns. The notes were shrill and mournful.

The gates of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace flew open. Several figures raced up to the city walls.

Tang San came to a halt. The Shrek Seven Monsters formed their formation, while the masters of the Tang Sect's four halls took their positions at the four corners.

The muscles in Tai Tan's arms bulged as the phantom of a Power Gorilla appeared behind him. Niu Gao planted his feet firmly, channeling the Soul Power of a Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros into the city wall. Bai He spread his wings, sending a Sharp-Tailed Swift into the sky to scout. Yang Wudi held the Soul-Shattering Spear in one hand, its tip aimed directly at the beast tide.

Dugu Bo stood at Tang San's side. He pressed both hands against the battlements as emerald poison mist gathered in his palms.

The poison mist surged over the battlements and drifted toward the beast tide outside the city. The moment the emerald fog touched the leading pack of Shadow Demon Wolves, it was shattered by the scorching vitality gathered from those ten thousand Soul Beasts. Like thin ice tossed into a furnace, the mist evaporated in