1064 Compromise (1/2)
Barbarian Ancestral Court, Holy Mountain.
”Die!” Mo He bellowed as his saber flashed.
A waterfall made entirely of Saber Qi appeared in midair.
”Ahh!” A Nascent Soul cultivator could not flee in time and split into two. Even the Nascent Soul did not escape.
”Ha…” Mo He gasped as he looked around.
Even this mighty blow could not stop the wolf-like gazes from the surrounding cultivators.
”I can't… believe this…” He smiled bitterly. Even if he had expected that the Holy Mountain would suffer defeat, he could not have imagined that they would lose so quickly and so badly!
”At first, I thought that the defensive arrays, five Immortals, and tens of thousands of soldiers would be able to hold on for several months and even inflict substantial damage on the cultivator forces. But the cultivators unexpectedly set up the 'Ten Deadly Heavenly Gates Array' around the Holy Mountain!”
The array had two characteristics. First, it covered a large area, including the Holy Mountain and the Barbarian Palace! Second, it isolated heaven and earth!
Within the array, the Qi of Heaven and Earth could no longer obtain replenishment from the outside.
Regarding viciousness to soldiers, nothing could surpass running out of food!
For cultivators, the Qi of Heaven and Earth was food! Their lifeline!
Without this supplement, even with the spirit stones, pills, and so on in the Holy Mountain, their defeat was set in stone!
The barbarian patriarchs led elite soldiers to break the array, but with ten Immortals keeping watch, they returned without success. Instead, the enemy took advantage of the situation and conquered the foot of the Holy Mountain!
”He's almost out of energy!”
Nearby, several Golden Core cultivators exchanged glances and activated their spirit artifacts to prepare a long-range attack.
Poof!
Mo He was staggering, nearly falling to the ground.
Seeing this, the Golden Core cultivators revealed a hint of joy and approached him slowly.
Zap!
Several streaks of saber light emerged. With one sweep, they all lost their heads under the formidable power.
”I'm afraid… I really will die here today!”
Mo He had countless wounds all over. Even though he knew he was about to die, he remained calm.
”There are endless heads to cut and endless blood to drink. I have no regrets in this life, but it's a pity that my race…” Mo He murmured with a hint of disappointment.
He used to be the brightest star on the Holy Mountain. Immortals respected him, looking forward to the development of his Great Dao. However, one misstep and then nothing…
…
”Five barbarian patriarchs, victory and defeat have been decided. Why are you still pointlessly struggling and wasting lives?”
Kun Lunzi appeared above the Ten Deadly Heavenly Gates Array in the air, and his sonorous voice resounded throughout the Holy Mountain. ”As long as you issue life oaths to join the Combat Heavenly Palace, we will give the barbarians a place in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.”
”Bullsh*t!” On the peak of the Holy Mountain, Brutal Child's group of five patriarchs appeared. ”Every single barbarian is an indomitable warrior. We will only live as humans, not dogs!”
”Haha… I said it before!” Another black-robed Immortal laughed aloud. ”These barbarians are even more stubborn than the people from my Holy Dao. We should directly exterminate them! Tsk tsk… These barbarian cultivators have powerful souls, and their Blood Qi is outstanding. They're all top-grade resources!”
”In that case…” Kun Lunzi looked around. ”Let's do it together!”
”Kun Lunzi! Immortal Myriad Soul!” Patriarch Brutal Child's disheveled hair made him look frenzied. ”You really want to wipe out us barbarians? Fine! Then we'll all die together!”
He took out a simple bronze ring, bit the tip of his tongue, and spat out a mouthful of blood essence.
The other barbarian patriarchs' expressions hardened as they did the same.
After gathering the blood essence of five great barbarian Immortals, the bronze ring changed mystically. Over a million densely-packed battle patterns appeared above it.
”Immortal artifact? No, it looks like an array key?” Kun Lunzi's pupil shrank.
Kaboom!
The entire Holy Mountain began trembling violently.
The ground split open as sand and rock flew all around.
”What's happening?”
”It's the Holy Mountain! The Holy Mountain is about to collapse!”
…
Many astonished voices came. Not only from the barbarians but also from the attacking cultivators!
Roar!
Suddenly, a horrifying roar came from the bottom of the Holy Mountain.
It seemed like the angry roar of an ancient fierce beast that had awakened.
With this roar, the barbarians' and cultivators' expressions turned to shock as they fell to the ground.
Poof!
A black pillar of light soared into the sky, overwhelming everything in its path and carrying a thick air of pure destruction.