"Could it be that our World Spirit Alliance, with tens of thousands of years of heritage, will truly be destroyed today?"
Facing such devastation, tears of unwillingness streamed from the eyes of every elder, their bodies trembling with rage.
To them, the World Spirit Alliance was their home — and who would wish for their own home to be shattered and its people slaughtered?
"World Spirit Immortal, I'll give you one more chance. All you have to do is agree to pledge allegiance to our Dark Hall and reveal Chu Feng's whereabouts. Not only will your World Spirit Alliance be left unharmed, but our Dark Hall will even strengthen it, making it the foremost among the Nine Powers." A second-rank Martial Emperor of the Dark Hall shouted loudly while clashing with the World Spirit Immortal in battle.
"Listen well — setting aside the fact that we don't know where Chu Feng is, even if we did, we would never tell you. A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. You have already slaughtered so many innocent members of our World Spirit Alliance, and now you want reconciliation? What a delusional dream." The World Spirit Immortal's killing intent had already ignited. The moment these words left his lips, his attacks grew even more ferocious.
"You're refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit. Since you're so blind to mercy, don't blame me for showing none."
"All Dark Hall forces, heed my command — hold back no longer! Today, I will make this World Spirit Alliance vanish from the Martial Sacred Continent!" he bellowed.
"Kill!!!" The moment those words fell, every member of the Dark Hall roared the word "kill." A vast, overwhelming killing intent swept forth, and the sky instantly turned dark as rolling black clouds surged across the heavens.
The killing intent alone blanketed the entire region, causing many elders and disciples to go weak in the knees, collapsing to the ground, stripped of all ability to move.
At the same time, the combat strength of the Dark Hall forces surged dramatically. The World Spirit Alliance, which had barely been able to hold its own moments ago, was plunged into an absolute disadvantage in the blink of an eye. Even the World Spirit Immortal was beginning to buckle under the relentless, rotating attacks of the three second-rank Martial Emperors.
Under these conditions, wailing and cries of despair, emotions of complete breakdown, filled every corner of the World Spirit Alliance. Not just the disciples — even the elders could no longer hold on.
This was an extinction-level catastrophe, absolutely an extinction-level catastrophe. That killing intent was no empty threat. They knew that not only were they doomed, but the entire World Spirit Alliance would be obliterated today.
"If you think you can destroy the World Spirit Alliance, you're not qualified — not by a long shot."
Yet just as so many within the World Spirit Alliance were on the verge of complete despair, a voice suddenly rang out from the Alliance's entrance.
"What?" Hearing this voice, everyone present was stunned, momentarily unable to make sense of what was happening.
Roar —— At that very moment, a massive fire dragon and a surging water dragon simultaneously shot out from the entrance, hurtling toward the two Martial Emperors who were locked in battle with the Right Heavenly Lord.
"Ahhh ——"
Everything happened far too quickly. The two first-rank Martial Emperors of the Dark Hall hadn't even reacted before the water dragon and fire dragon engulfed them. Screams of agony erupted one after another, and even their physical bodies were being refined by the onslaught.
"What the hell are those things?" Seeing this, the Dark Hall forces were utterly horrified. Setting aside the ferocity of the water and fire dragons, their very aura alone was enough to fill them with terror — for it was the aura of second-rank Martial Emperors.
"How can this be? Where did two second-rank Martial Emperors come from?"
Seeing this, many within the Dark Hall panicked. The reason they held such an overwhelming advantage was entirely because three of the Dark Hall's second-rank Martial Emperors had joined forces to suppress the World Spirit Immortal.
And likewise, the World Spirit Immortal had effectively been holding down those three Dark Hall powerhouses single-handedly. Overall, their advantage lay in having more elite fighters than the World Spirit Alliance.
But now, two second-rank Martial Emperors had suddenly appeared on the battlefield. This was extremely unfavorable for them — it could very well flip the entire situation on its head.
"Wh-what… what's going on?"
At that moment, many members of the World Spirit Alliance, who had been on the verge of breaking down, felt a spark of light in their eyes. Though they couldn't quite make sense of the situation, they all seemed to glimpse a sliver of hope in the water dragon and the fire dragon.
Wooo-aah —