The current state of Void Land was a mess. Many Spirit Peaks had been flattened outright, and the seven fruit orchards had also suffered devastating losses.
Yang Kai's teeth ached, his heart ached, his liver ached...
Void Land was his foothold in this Three Thousand World, and he had spent a fortune setting up the Nine Heavens Grand Formation here. If it were truly destroyed by this single battle, the loss would be catastrophic.
However, from the looks of the current situation, although the battle between Zhu Jiuyin and those two High-grade Open Heaven cultivators was ferocious beyond compare, actually bringing down Void Land seemed somewhat difficult.
What put Yang Kai slightly at ease was that Zhu Jiuyin also knew many Disciples lived in Void Land, so the battlefield hadn't spread to where people were gathered.
What Yang Kai couldn't quite figure out was why this woman had chosen to make her stand inside Void Land. He had previously asked her to lure the enemies beyond the sky to fight, but Zhu Jiuyin had turned a deaf ear, and he had no idea what she was thinking.
Yang Kai's eyes weren't sharp enough. Although he could see three figures constantly shifting and intertwining, exchanging blow after blow, with the might of their Worlds crashing and heaven and earth trembling, he simply couldn't tell who had the upper hand. He could only humbly ask Yue He: "Who's stronger right now?"
Yue He replied, "Zhu Jiuyin is struggling alone against two..."
Yang Kai raised an eyebrow, gaining a rough estimate of Zhu Jiuyin's strength. The two High-grade Open Heaven cultivators who had arrived were both Seventh Order. Zhu Jiuyin fighting one against two—even though she was struggling to hold her own—being able to last this long was already remarkable. In other words, Zhu Jiuyin now possessed strength equivalent to a Seventh Order Open Heaven cultivator, otherwise she couldn't have held out this long...
Was this Zhu Jiuyin's full power? Yang Kai couldn't be sure. After all, although Zhu Jiuyin had left the Great Ruins Boundary with him some time ago, whether she had fully adapted to the laws of this Three Thousand World and recovered to her peak strength, no one truly knew.
If this was Zhu Jiuyin's full power, then that meant she was a Sacred Spirit equivalent to a Seventh Order Open Heaven cultivator. If not, then she was a true Eighth Order!
A thought flashed through his mind, and Yang Kai said, "Help!"
Yue He and Mo Mei received the order and moved to rush toward Zhu Jiuyin. In a battle between High-grade Open Heaven cultivators, only the two of them with their Sixth Order cultivation could barely intervene. Pang Duo and the others had Fifth Order Open Heaven cultivation, but at this level of combat, they simply weren't worth a damn. If they went over there, they'd just be delivering themselves on a platter—better not to add to the chaos.
So Pang Duo and the others didn't move at all, instead staying close to guard Yang Kai, lest the enemy seize the opportunity.
But whether Yue He and Mo Mei, who had only recently advanced, could help in any meaningful way was really hard to say.
"Don't come over!" Zhu Jiuyin suddenly barked in a low voice, having obviously noticed their movements.
Yue He and Mo Mei immediately halted. Since Zhu Jiuyin told them not to come, it meant their going would be useless and would only make things worse. For a moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
Although Void Land had four battlefields, and three of them had ended in resounding victory—the Hundred Clans Alliance had been almost entirely wiped out, and even Kong Feng, the main culprit, had been captured alive—the battle between Zhu Jiuyin and the two High-grade Open Heaven cultivators was the one that truly determined the outcome of this whole conflict.
If Zhu Jiuyin won, Void Land would be safe. But if she lost, all the previous victories would be rendered meaningless. The power of two High-grade Open Heaven cultivators was simply something Void Land currently had no way to resist.
The survival of Void Land now rested entirely on Zhu Jiuyin alone!
Yang Kai clenched his fists, pressed his lips tight, and watched the distant battlefield without blinking. As time passed, even he could tell that Zhu Jiuyin's situation was turning grim.
Those two High-grade Open Heaven cultivators possessed extraordinary strength and coordinated seamlessly. For a time, Zhu Jiuyin was hard-pressed on all sides, barely managing to block a few moves before the Myriad Demon Heaven expert seized the opening—a long spear thrust straight at her chest.
Zhu Jiuyin's face drained of color as she desperately retreated, but that spear clung to her like a parasite burrowing into bone, impossible to shake.
Just as Zhu Jiuyin was about to be pierced, a thunderous explosion rang out and a massive creature suddenly appeared.
It was an enormous eight-legged spider, its entire body a silvery-white color, with the imprint of a crescent moon on its back. The might of a Sacred Spirit suffused the void.
The Celestial Moon Demon Spider!
Zhu Jiuyin had been forced to reveal her true form.
Yang Kai's heart tightened. Unless absolutely necessary, Zhu Jiuyin would never have revealed her true form. Now that she had, it clearly meant she had reached the juncture between life and death.
The Celestial Moon Demon Spider had a human head atop a beast's body—bizarre to the extreme—yet exuding an intoxicating, otherworldly allure. Its eight legs moved in concert as it wove spirit webs throughout Void Land, attempting to trap the two High-grade Open Heaven cultivators within.
The sword-wielding cultivator spoke between attacks: "So the madam is of the Celestial Moon Demon Spider lineage. It has been many years since I've seen one. Since the madam is a Sacred Spirit, why imprison yourself in your own cocoon? Better to withdraw quickly, lest you bring disaster upon yourself!" A sword slash came down, severing strand after strand of spider silk.
Zhu Jiuyin gritted her teeth without answering. She continued weaving spirit webs to seal heaven and earth while simultaneously stamping the ground with tremendous force. With each stomp, the earth trembled and shuddered.
The sword-wielding cultivator frowned, unable to figure out what Zhu Jiuyin was plotting.
The High-grade Open Heaven cultivator from Myriad Demon Heaven said in a low voice, "The longer this drags on, the more things could go wrong. Let's finish this quickly!"