Deng Yin split into countless incarnations, which lunged and darted like lightning within the Taiyi Prison-Breaking Grand Formation.
With his current strength, those Heavenly Soldiers could not possibly withstand a head-on lunge from his incarnations. But the formation had already taken shape, immortal light wreathed its interior, and every immortal soldier was protected by the seven-colored divine light emitted by the lotus below. Whenever Deng Yin's incarnations lunged at them, the colored light blocked them.
Yet those Blood Shadows clung to the outside of the seven-colored divine light and sucked toward the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals within. The celestial gods' divine qi was drawn out across the intervening space, strand after strand sucked into the Blood Shadows' mouths!
The Nine-Phoenix Spirit Officer used the Golden Dipper to collect the hundreds upon thousands of rays of Blood Shadow Divine Light shooting toward him, then turned it upon the three blood flames above Deng Yin's head. This forced the Deng Yin incarnations surrounding him to employ transformations of divine power and evade his onslaught for the moment. Sweeping his iron spear, he unleashed rolling thunder that instantly scattered hundreds of Blood Shadows into clouds of blood qi, all of which were drawn into the Golden Dipper. At the same time, his nine heads spewed Impurity-Purging Divine Fire, which burned away all filth and impurities, forming nine torrents of flame that surged through the gaps between the celestial gods.
The other God Kings, Heavenly Generals, and Heavenly Soldiers also cast spells to counterattack, destroying the Blood Shadows attacking them.
Deng Yin gave a savage laugh, followed by an enraged roar. All the remaining Blood Shadows swiftly transformed, revealing blood-drenched golden bodies and becoming fifty thousand Blood Buddhas.
The Blood Buddhas thundered in unison, their tongues unleashing spring thunder as each struck out