In fact, even before Old Daoist Huang spoke, Great Elder Lou had already raised the Bodhi Mirror Lamp high.
However, activating this Buddhist treasure required an enormous amount of divine soul power.
Even someone with a divine soul as powerful as Great Elder Lou's still needed considerable time.
Thus, as Great Elder Lou held up the lamp, he told the others:
"It will take at least the time needed to drink a cup of tea to light this Bodhi Mirror Lamp. Everyone, find some way to hold them off for now!"
Hearing this, Cloud Crane True Lord and the others finally understood why Xu Taiping had asked Great Elder Lou to prepare the lamp in advance.
But clearly, this was no time to blame themselves or anyone else.
After only a brief panic, Azure-Eyed Evil Lord was the first to unleash his sword, streaking through the air.
"Shing!"
Amid the sword cry, he directly transformed his sword qi into a vast city, forcibly blocking those military formations outside its walls.
But immediately afterward, a brilliant streak of sword light shot out from the demonic beasts' military formation.
In the blink of an eye, with a thunderous bang, that brilliant sword light struck Azure-Eyed Evil Lord's sword-qi city head-on.
The next moment, everyone saw the sword cultivator, his figure as thin as a bamboo pole, hovering on a flying sword before Azure-Eyed Evil Lord's Sword City.
Then, standing with his hands behind his back, the gaunt sword cultivator looked arrogantly at Azure-Eyed Evil Lord atop the walls and declared:
"I am the sword cultivator Ziluo. Today, I have come expressly to challenge your sword!"
As he spoke, Purple Luo Sword Immortal abruptly flicked his sword finger forward.
Instantly, amid a piercing chorus of sword cries, countless gleaming sword shadows flew out