Then, dozens more disciples unleashed their respective natal divine weapons: ancient swords, spears, halberds, Dao seals, ancient mirrors, and the Xuanqing Dharma Wheel, all hovering in mid-air. A vast expanse of divine weapon radiance rapidly illuminated the ten thousand disciples.
The team, which had been somewhat scattered by the Xuanhuang Ancient Resonance, gradually regrouped. Hundreds of defensive light screens slowly unfolded along the perimeter of the team, forming a continuous, undulating sea of dark blue light.
Chi Ninghua stood on the left side of the group, her beautiful face full of solemnity. She slowly raised her palms, and an ancient jade seal with a bluish-white hue emerged from her palms. The surface of the jade seal was engraved with layers of intertwined Fate Soul patterns. As she activated the Eternal Silence Origin, a large area of bluish-white radiance spread outwards along the jade seal, firmly protecting the hundreds of disciples nearby.
On the other side, several elders of the Chi Lineage also unleashed their natal divine weapons. The Xuanqing Ancient Mirror, the Dark Gold Dao Wheel, and the heavy ancient stele appeared one after another, and the originally silent Chi Lineage team gradually gathered an extremely vast primordial aura.
Chi Tianhong slowly raised his dark blue ancient staff. Nine fine dark blue patterns appeared on the surface of the staff. A dark gold crystal core at the top of the staff slowly lit up. A large area of ancient Daoist charm spread rapidly along his feet, forming a dark blue defensive array pattern that spanned tens of thousands of feet. His old eyes were fixed on Vajra Radiance, and there was no relaxation in his expression.
However, the enormous Primordial Beast Luminary in the distance simply watched them silently.
Vajra Radiance slowly lowered its head, its dark yellow fur gently swaying along its broad forehead. The two "Beginning" characters between its horns slowly rotated, and the End Earth beneath its four hooves emitted no light, nor did the originally heavy aura of heaven and earth continue to surge.
But just as the enormous hoof in front of it slowly lifted, the entire Xuanhuang Ancient Plain beneath the feet of the Chi Lineage suddenly experienced an extremely subtle sinking.
Thump! The first hoof lands.
The once intact Xuanhuang land suddenly sank, and tens of thousands of ancient mountains slowly trembled along the earth's veins. Large patches of Xuanhuang patterns rapidly emerged from the depths of the mountains and spread wildly along the rock layers beneath the feet of the Chi Lineage members.
The already deployed Xuanqing defensive array patterns began to crack under the heavy force, and hundreds of Chi Lineage disciples trembled violently. Their natal divine weapons, which had been floating above their heads, simultaneously sank downwards. Fine Xuanhuang patterns appeared on the sword blades, spear tips, and ancient seals, as if all the divine weapons had been forcibly pressed into the earth by some immeasurable ancient force.
"Hold on!" Chi Tongyue shouted sharply, spreading her palms outwards. The Xuanqing Eternal Silence Origin surged wildly around her body, forming an enormous azure Dao Wheel. Tens of thousands of intricate Fate Soul patterns appeared inside the Dao Wheel.
As she slowly brought her palms together, the azure Dao Wheel suddenly sank downwards, forcibly stabilizing the constantly crumbling defensive array. At the same moment, Chi Tianhong also swung his dark azure ancient staff, and nine dark azure patterns quickly lit up along the staff, forming nine intersecting ancient light curtains that temporarily blocked the continuously sinking Xuanhuang Dao Resonance outside the array.
A deafening roar erupted! The entire Chi Lineage stronghold shook violently.
Thousands of disciples simultaneously activated their natal divine weapons, and vast swaths of dark azure light rapidly converged above the ranks, forming a massive defensive light barrier spanning tens of thousands of feet. However, the force exerted by Vajra Radiance's hooves continued to press downwards.
Fine cracks began to appear on the originally intact cyan Dao Wheel. Chi Tongyue's arms trembled violently, and the Fate Soul deep within her chest shook violently. Her already pale face became even more solemn.
In the distance, Vajra Radiance slowly raised its second giant hoof.
Thump! The second hoof landed.
The entire Xuanhuang Ancient Plain sank once again. This time, tens of thousands of ancient landmasses that were originally suspended in the sky fell down at the same time. A vast sea of Xuanhuang clouds surged rapidly along the sky, the spatial paths between the ancient mountains bent one after another, and crisscrossing cracks began to appear on the huge rock ridge under the feet of the Chi Lineage.
Tens of thousands of Xuanhuang patterns surged wildly along the crack, directly invading the depths of the Chi Lineage's defensive array. The Xuanqing light curtain, which was originally maintained by many disciples, suddenly contracted inward. Dozens of disciples with slightly weaker cultivation simultaneously spat out blood, and their natal divine weapons trembled one after another. Some ancient swords even developed fine cracks under that heavy bearing force.
Chi Tianhong's expression suddenly changed. He abruptly raised his dark blue ancient staff, and nine layers of dark blue light curtains unfolded outwards at the same time. The wrinkles on his aged face tightened, and the veins on his forehead bulged slightly, clearly indicating that he had begun to bear extremely heavy pressure.
Just then, he slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on Chi Tongyue. His lips did not move, but an extremely solemn Fate Soul transmission quietly entered her sea of consciousness.
"Elder Tongyue, the fundamental logic of the Vajra Radiance is 'Illusory Generation,' and we must launch a targeted attack. If we only focus on resisting this Xuanhuang Ancient Resonance, we will eventually be crushed by it!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Tongyue's cold eyes suddenly narrowed. She looked up at the enormous, dark yellow figure in the distance, then looked down at the dark yellow patterns that were constantly appearing beneath her feet, her brows furrowing tightly. After a moment, she finally nodded firmly.
"Yes, Elder, you're right!" She responded Fate Soul, her voice resolute. "This force, though powerful, always manifests along the lines of heaven and earth. We must find a way to connect the Illusory Generation Ancient Resonance with the true foundation of the Dao; we cannot allow it to continue pressing everyone's origins into the earth!"
Chi Tianhong nodded slowly, a resolute look appearing in his aged eyes. Then, he suddenly swung his dark blue ancient staff, and the nine layers of dark blue light screen suddenly expanded outward, forcibly creating a gap in the originally shrinking defensive array.
At this moment, Chi Tongyue also raised her palms, and the huge cyan Dao Wheel behind her spun rapidly. Tens of thousands of Fate Soul patterns gathered along the edge of the Dao Wheel, forming an extremely condensed dark cyan sharp light.
"Elders!" Chi Tongyue suddenly shouted, "Follow me and attack!"
Several elders of the Chi Lineage immediately accepted the order, activating their own Innate Martial Souls. The Xuanqing Ancient Mirror, the Dark Gold Dao Wheel, the Qingbai Jade Seal, and the heavy ancient stele simultaneously emitted dazzling light.
At this moment, all ten thousand disciples of the Chi Lineage raised their natal divine weapons. A large amount of Xuanqing Origin rapidly gathered above the formation, forming a massive river of light that stretched for tens of thousands of feet. Countless Dao patterns intertwined within the river of light, eventually condensing into an extremely large Xuanqing Ancient Blade.
Boom!! The Xuanqing Ancient Blade suddenly slashed towards the distant Vajra Radiance.
Where the blade passed, the originally heavy Xuanhuang Ancient Resonance was forcibly torn open with a huge crack, and a large area of spatial laws collapsed rapidly along the edge. Tens of thousands of feet of Xuanqing light river, carrying the origin jointly activated by ten thousand Chi Lineage cultivators, crashed down on the huge Xuanhuang figure lying at the end of the world.
However, the Vajra Radiance did not dodge. It simply raised its head slowly, its half-closed eyes quietly watching the ancient azure blade slashing towards it. There was no emotional fluctuation on its broad forehead, and the two "Shi" characters between its horns gently rotated. The Xuanhuang Ancient Resonance that had been flowing slowly suddenly fell silent at this moment.
The ancient azure blade continued forward, its tens of thousands of feet of sharpness already approaching the forehead of Vajra Radiance. But just as that sharpness was about to touch it, Vajra Radiance slowly closed its eyes. Its two curved, dark yellow horns gently pushed forward...
There was no sound, no light, no primal fluctuations that could be detected by the Fate Soul, and even the space in front of the twin horns of the Vajra Radiance did not tremble in the slightest.
However, at the very moment its two horns gently thrust out, the ancient azure blade that Chi Tongyue had already unleashed suddenly lost its original support. The ancient blade still stretched across the heavens and earth, its sharpness still condensed, and tens of thousands of Dao patterns still flowed slowly along the blade, but Chi Tongyue suddenly realized that she could no longer clearly sense when the ancient blade had begun to condense.
The original power, originally activated by ten thousand Chi Lineage disciples, suddenly revealed an extremely subtle gap in her Fate Soul's perception. She clearly remembered giving the order to attack, remembered Chi Tianhong wielding the dark cyan ancient staff, and remembered several elders simultaneously activating their Innate Martial Souls. But when she tried to trace the origin of the initial formation of that dark cyan ancient blade, a very blurry ancient character suddenly emerged from the depths of her Fate Soul: "Illusion." The character was extremely small, only the size of a fingernail, and quietly floated in the deepest part of her Fate Soul's perception. Chi Tongyue's eyes widened suddenly. "It's here!!?!"