Chapter 678 — The Wounded Divine General
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
" Shen Mu said gravely, "True or not, there is no longer any point in defending Taihuang Heaven! Go at once and mobilize the garrisons of Li City, Mingyi, and the other cities. Have them come here immediately and migrate into Jingping!
" True God Pang Yu hesitated.
"What if Qi Jiuyi's news is false? Would we not be handing Taihuang Heaven over to them? " Shen Mu said coldly, "If it is true, then unless we withdraw, countless soldiers of Taihuang Heaven will die with no place to be buried!
" True God Pang Yu gritted his teeth and flew off.
Shen Mu's heart was still somewhat disordered. He looked up at the sky, then at the divine cities of Li and Mingyi, then at the Chiming alien star still moving slowly, and suddenly called out loudly, "Keep reinforcing the Transfer Bridge!
Do not stand there gaping—reinforce it, quickly!
" Dao Lord Lin Xuan and the others came to their senses and hurried to work harder.
Shen Mu paced back and forth.
He stopped, took out the Book of Life and Death, and said through gritted teeth, "How is this thing used? Lou Yunqu of Mingdu can unleash the power of the Book of Life and Death—can I not unleash its power as well? " He tried again and again, but in his hands the Book of Life and Death could only reflect names; it could not revive the dead. Just then the sky suddenly grew much brighter.
Shen Mu looked up, and his heart sank. Flowing fire filled the heavens—a vast continent, blazing furiously, hung inverted above Taihuang Heaven. Luofu Heaven.
All of Luofu Heaven was in the throes of burning and destruction: the earth shook, mountains swayed, volcanoes erupted, magma had spread across the entire continent, the seas had evaporated and become thunderclouds riven with countless storms! Around the altar, everyone stared blankly at the sky. The sight was so magnificent, so awe-inspiring, that they could not help but watch, forgetting all else.
"Reinforce the altar!
" Shen Mu shouted sternly, rousing them.
The people came to their senses and hurriedly resumed reinforcing the altar.
Meanwhile the alien star in the sky was entering Jingping faster, bringing greater pressure to bear on the altar. Clearly the gods and demons of the Suspended Void Realm had noticed the phenomenon beyond the heavens and were trying to leave this place before Luofu Heaven fell.
Li City was nearest to this place, so True God Pang Yu directly used his great magic power to transport its army. Other gods and demons of Taihuang Heaven set out as well, hurrying to the other divine cities to carry troops to the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge. Shen Mu then had the ability users of Taihuang Heaven enter the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge.
The pressure on the bridge surged; the ground all around cracked without cease, opening chasms of unfathomable depth, until only the Transfer Bridge still stood. At this rate, the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge would not hold much longer. "Let the ability users go first!
The gods and demons stay! " Venerable God Sang Ye shouted loudly, "Senior brothers, to the other divine cities! " Many deities departed one after another, hastening to bring more armies of ability users from the other cities.
The area around the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge was already a sea of people, all waiting to enter.
The spirit energy spewing from the Transfer Bridge grew fiercer still, its radiance soaring to the heavens, brighter even than Luofu Heaven in its blood sacrifice. The bridge's tremors grew more violent, and the earth around it rumbled again and again! Ma Rulai, the Village Head, and others arrived in succession, using their own magic power to suppress the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge, greatly easing the pressure on Xu Shenghua, Lin Xuan, and the rest.