Throughout this time, Shi Feiyang had been forcibly drawing in the Thirty-Six Black Tides from the sky, while supporting the fighting on all three fronts.
The western front was led by Xing Tianxiang and Xing Tianhe, with Jiang Xuejun as its most formidable fighter. Shi Feiyang had stationed the Ling Hun couple and the Snow Mountain Sect disciples there, then brought in the Yixiu couple and the Wutai immortals as reinforcements.
The central front was led by Chiyou himself and was the strongest. Shi Zhu led the Yellow Mountain Sect as the main defensive force, and Shi Feiyang devoted most of his attention to this front as well.
The eastern front was led by Mahasattva Sikong Zhan.
During the Third Sword Duel, Xu Feiniang had died a horrific death, and Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan had been attacked by a crowd and fed his own body to a demon. Sikong Zhan had been scared out of his wits and fled at once.
Ever since, the immortals of both the righteous and evil factions had held him in contempt. With Shi Feiyang's support, Wutai had also revised its sect rules and appointed Situ Ping as sect leader.
Had it been only Situ Ping, a mere junior, Sikong Zhan could have killed him easily, even with Jiang Sangu and Situ Xingming at his side. In terms of seniority, Situ Ping had to address Sikong Zhan as his grandmaster.
But Situ Ping had a powerful backer: his old teacher, Divine Camel Yixiu. This hunchback acted entirely as he pleased. Once he struck, he was vicious and ruthless, and he loved to stake his life on a fight. With his immortal body, most people could not outlast him in such a contest. Even against someone who could, he would not hesitate to unleash a Calamity of