Chapter 425 - 178: "Eternal Night Hall, Tian Yi!

Chapter 425: Chapter 178: "Eternal Night Hall, Tian Yi!

A gag order was issued from above.

To this day, no one has revealed it to the outside world.

Betrayal is driven by personal gain. Currently, Jiangbei offers nothing that could tempt them to betray the Mortal Realm.

Just then—

"There!"

The disciple from the Slaughter Immortal Holy Land beside him suddenly paled. He pointed at the sky, where dozens of bat-like Ghost Objects had abruptly flown out of the sea. They carved an arc through the air, heading toward a position above their heads while trying their best to remain unseen.

Their position was at the far end of the Jiangbei Defense Line.

Only the few of them were stationed here.

Rare flying Ghost Objects.

"Why are there bats in the sea!?"

"Don’t panic."

The Mortal Realm Member clicked his tongue and remarked with a sigh.

The next moment.

At extreme speed, the dozens of bats weaved through the air, obviously evading the lock-on of the Anti-Aircraft Cannons. They surged forward, trying to race over the Jiangbei Defense Line.

It looked like they were about to succeed.

The nearby Anti-Aircraft Cannon remained completely inactive from start to finish.

But...

Just as the dozens of bats entered the airspace above the Jiangbei Defense Line, they suddenly froze in mid-air. No matter how hard they struggled and beat their wings, they couldn’t advance another inch, as if they had suddenly fallen into a thick swamp.

And only then,

did the Anti-Aircraft Cannon stationed on the Jiangbei Defense Line begin to slowly activate.

The Anti-Aircraft Cannon was composed of twelve Jade petals, all of which lit up in unison.

A continuous beam of jade light erupted from its pistil.

In the blink of an eye,

the dozens of bats were instantly melted, vanishing without a trace.

"This..."

The disciple from the Slaughter Immortal Holy Land stood frozen, a flicker of bewilderment in his eyes.

"The Jiangbei Defense Line: Total Anti-Air. No entry for gods or ghosts."

The Mortal Realm Member patted the Slaughter Immortal Holy Land disciple’s shoulder, remarking emotionally, "See? I told you it was perfectly safe, didn’t I?"

"It just stinks a bit. I probably won’t want to eat fish for the rest of my life."

He finally understood why people in Jiangbei had no habit of eating fish, while those in Jiangnan did.

Logically speaking, how could people in the Jiangbei Coastal Area not have a tradition of eating fish?

It seemed now that anyone who had experienced the battle on the Ancient Battlefield of Jiangbei would never want to eat fish again in their lifetime. Although that generation was long dead, the custom had remained.

And so, even though Jiangbei was a coastal area, no one there ate fish.

...

The battle gradually grew white-hot.

Driven by the waves, more and more Ghost Tides sent scattered, lucky Ghost Objects flying directly toward the top of the City Wall.

There were also some flying Ghost Objects with ranged attacks, hovering several hundred meters away from the Jiangbei Defense Line.

They beat their wings continuously.

Each flap condensed a pale green orb of light that they blasted toward the Jiangbei Defense Line.

In response, the Jiangbei Defense Line activated all 1,700 of its Anti-Aircraft Cannons in unison. A sky full of Jade light beams blanketed the heavens, slicing the entire firmament into pieces like countless laser beams cutting a cake.

Most of the Ghost Objects flying toward the City Wall, propelled by the waves, were blasted to smithereens. Even the flying Ghost Objects hovering hundreds of meters away were being picked off one by one.

But—

some still slipped through the net, riding the spray of the waves up onto the wall!

"Heh!"

A member of the Mortal Battle Pavilion was diligently guarding his section of the defense line. A wave crashed, and an octopus-like Ghost Object was slapped onto the top of the wall by the spray. Its pupils flashing with vicious malice, it leaped into the air and charged at him!

"Perfect timing!"

The shirtless man roared, his Martial King cultivation flaring out without reservation. Wielding a Big Saber, he also leaped into the air. In a 316-degree spin, he brought the saber in his hands crashing down on the Ghost Object that had made it onto the wall!

The saber struck home.

The impact felt soft, like punching cotton, but it still split the creature’s flesh as dark green liquid oozed out.

At the same time,

the octopus-like Ghost Object spread all its tentacles and wrapped them around him. In an instant, the man’s agonizing scream echoed through the heavens!

Countless holes appeared on his body in a flash.

He could feel the blood being rapidly sucked from his body.

But soon,

he felt a warm liquid pour over him. He could feel his wounds and strength recovering rapidly. Roaring, he broke free and slashed with his saber once more.

The warm liquid washed over him again.

One slash.

Two slashes.

After dozens of slashes, he had chopped the octopus-like Ghost Object into minced meat, perfect for a batch of dumplings.

*PANT, PANT...*

The man panted heavily, glancing back with lingering fear at the Copper Pipe behind him that was constantly spraying Holy Water. Thank goodness for that; otherwise, he might have died right there.

"Hey."

The Mortal Realm Member in charge of the next section looked over at him, annoyed, and yelled, "I was about to call for backup for you! Can you stop showing off and put on your Armor?!"

"Alright, alright..."

Having survived the close call, the man didn’t dare to act cocky anymore. He hurriedly put on the suit of Armor made from Earth Gold that he had taken off earlier, completely encasing his body. If he had been wearing it, the fight wouldn’t have been so difficult.

The main thing was...

it was his first time experiencing such a massive battle, and he had been overly excited. A moment ago, he had even wanted to jump off the defense line and fight to his heart’s content.

The boiling blood in his veins made him feel incredibly hot.

But he had calmed down a lot now. 𝙛𝓇ⅇ

’A single Martial King can do very little in a Ghost Tide of this scale. Our only purpose is to clean up the Ghost Objects lucky enough to make it onto the wall.’