Toot-toot-toot!
The Flower Sprites fluttered their wings, drew deep breaths, puffed out their little bellies, and pulled the horns off Ox Spirits, Rhinoceros Spirits, and Goat Spirit Monsters.
They blew the bloody horns.
The lilting calls of the horns echoed between heaven and earth.
Creak!
Stone City's thirty-six gates opened.
Countless martial artists riding Spirit Monsters, Spirit Monsters riding Spirit Monsters, New-Method Cultivators riding Spirit Monsters, and Orthodox Cultivators riding Spirit Monsters poured out in a dark, seething mass.
Under the Dao Seal Cultivators' direction, they cast spells to level and reinforce the ground.
The Stone Mill Spirit, who had originally built structures corresponding to the Underworld's landmarks, charged at the forefront with a crowd of Stone Spirits, Ant Spirits, Beetle Spirits, and others.
The Stone Mill Spirit rolled wildly across the ground, vibrating with all its strength and compressing the earth.
Ant Spirits, Beetle Spirits, and other Spirit Monsters grabbed square Stone Spirits and hurled them upward.
Boom!
The Stone Spirits soared into the air, constantly adjusting their positions so they could land squarely on the ground.
Tweet! Tweet!
Some Spirit Monsters whistled.
The next instant, the Tree Spirits entwined their lower limbs while their upper bodies spread apart to either side; Giant Serpent Spirits coiled around them.
Then elephant, rhinoceros, wild ox, and other Spirit Monsters charged onto the Giant Serpents, howling strangely.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Giant Serpents stretched and contracted, catapulting these Spirit Monsters away.
The Spirit Monsters somersaulted through the air, spinning to adjust their positions before landing heavily on the Stone Spirits.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Stone Spirits, already falling rapidly, plummeted several times faster, even more than ten times faster.
They hurtled downward with a roar, sonic-boom barriers forming around them.
Lantern, oil lamp, candle, and other Spirit Monsters even spat flames around