Black Heaven Sect.

Inside the Astonis.h.i.+ng Cloud of Seas Formation.

Graylord Sage, Solar and Lunar Sages, and more dealt with the incoming flaming meteors by activating the defensive barrier on each of their Fairy boats.

However, that flaming meteors was incredibly powerful, and it possessed a strength equivalent to an Honorable cultivator. As hundreds and thousands of those meteors rained down upon them, its sheer power severely damaged many of the Fairy boats.

Even their defensive barrier could only block some of the incoming meteor attacks.

“Cras.h.i.+ng Sun!”

“Sinking Moon!”

Solar and Lunar Sages, who were from the Outer Seas, roared as surges of Daoist Rhyme surrounded them. It intertwined in the air to form a surge of incredibly devastating energy that erupted instantly, shooting a combination of solar and lunar rays towards the skies.

With a bang, the colorful light rays enveloped more than half of the sky.

Countless flaming meteors were destroyed by the might of their power.

“Keep moving forwards!”

Solar and Lunar Sages yelled.

One by one, the Fairy boats continued to head towards the Black Heaven Sect.

However, during their journey, violent winds and lightning started to appear. Multiple streaks of blue lightning lit up wildly in the sky.

“Hmph. Messing with lightning before my Thunder Falcon Tribe? What a joke!”

Members of the Thunder Falcon Tribe stepped out from the great cultivator-army and reverted to their true forms. Lightning shot out from their wide-spanning wings.

Their strong Lightning-based Daoist Rhyme erupted in the void as they fought against lightning with lightning!

Boom, boom, boom…

Multiple explosions erupted in the void, and a great amount of lightning struck out in all directions.

Thousands of formidable cultivators from the Thunder Falcon Tribe held back the lightning strikes and cleared a path forward for the great cultivator-army, allowing everyone to pa.s.s through the lightning-based formation technique.

Despite that, they were still met with various attacks.

Hurricanes, sword qi, sandstorms…

The various changes inside the formation inevitably led to the casualties of the great cultivator-army.

Even the Sages were not able to protect themselves before the ever-changing attacks within that formation, let alone the remaining cultivators.

In less than two hours, the great cultivator-army had lost more than half its troops.

However, they were still hundreds of kilometers away from the Black Heaven Sect.

They were not even one-third of the way there yet.

“D*mn it. If this goes on, most of our men will be dead before we get to the Black Heaven Sect's front gate.”

“This formation can change at random!”

“This means the Purplevoid Sage's death was meaningless.”

All the Sage looked incredibly frustrated.

At that moment, multiple figures suddenly swooped in, and all of them looked the same as Chu Kuangren.

Thousands of sword qi surged crazily in the void and covered the whole sky.

Its power emanated was as terrifying as an army of thousand soldiers.

“This is Chu Kuangren's clone technique.”

“D*mn, this guy knows so many techniques.”

Everyone was armed with weapons in hand, ready to fight.

At this moment, a snort could be heard from one of the larger Fairy boats.

“Chu Kuangren, your lunacy ends now!”

A golden ray of light shot out from that Fairy boat and formed into a huge picture scroll in the air.

That picture scroll was a kilometer long and contained all types of scenery like mountains, rivers, and oceans. Within the mountains, there were various dangerous and tame animals, as well as beasts.

There was an incredibly mysterious surge of Daoist Rhyme emanating from it that shook their surroundings.

Following that, the many strange beasts within that picture scroll roared wildly before they leaped out from it and attacked the sword qi clones.

These beasts did not possess physical bodies. In fact, they looked somewhat ethereal.

However, the strength they possessed was the real deal.

The h.o.a.rds of animals and strange beasts clashed with the sword qi clones. In an instant, an incredibly intense fight broke out as the power of the sword qi and the strange beasts collided violently against one another.

The surrounding mountains, rivers, and clouds rumbled.

The cultivators could not help but gasp upon witnessing the brutal battle between the sword qi clones and the army of wild beasts. When they looked at the mysterious picture scroll that was levitating in the air again and saw the countless strange beasts leaping out from it, they were more convinced of how powerful the unknown lands were.

“What kind of item is this? How is it so powerful?”

“How can something like this contain so many animals and wild beasts?”

“This is truly extraordinary.”

Inside the Fairy boat.

A few of the Sage Rulers looked at the Craggy Ocean Tower Lord with marvel.

“Is this the Craggy Ocean Tower's treasured Mountain River Scroll? Legend has it that this item contains the b.e.s.t.i.a.l soul of various strange beasts. It is truly remarkable.”

“Rumor has it that the Mountain River Scroll contains the b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls of the Four Great Wild Beasts, which are the Sabertooth, Avarice, Manticore, and Beastfiend. Is that true?”

Sage Ruler Zhang Guang chuckled.

“These wild b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls are only imitations made by fusing strange b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls, so there's quite some difference compared to the true wild b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls.”

The Craggy Ocean Tower Lord explained.

The Four Great Wild Beasts were renowned beings that existed during the past and archaic ancient times, but they had long been extinct ever since.

Even Craggy Ocean Tower could not find any traces about the Four Great Wild Beasts despite their long heritage. Hence, they could only refer to the inscriptions from the ancient archives, then combine and modify the b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls of other strange beasts. This was how the name wild beasts came about.

Despite possessing incredible power, they still paled in comparison to the true wild beasts.

Even so, the Mountain River Scroll should not be underestimated.

In the air.

A boundless and majestic light radiated from the Mountain River Scroll.

The strange b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls rushed out from it one by one and fought with the sword qi clones.

Although Chu Kuangren's sword qi clones had the combat strength of an Honorable, they could not withstand the constant barrage of attacks from the thousands of b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls. Under the power of the Mountain River Scroll, the sword qi clones were all wiped out in a short while.

“Hmph. Today, I shall use this Mountain River Scroll to break your formation's defenses.”

The Craggy Ocean Tower Lord walked out of his Fairy boat and announced proudly.

The Daoist Rhyme swirling around his body resonated with the thousands of b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls, and they roared wildly. Their strength and power caused the whole area to tremble!

At this moment.

A burst of flame soared into the skies from the direction of the Black Heaven Sect!

Within the fire was a pair of wings opened wide and radiating with auspicious light.

An incredibly clear cry of the phoenix resounded through the realm!

From that burst of flame, a surge of divine beast aura emanated. All of the strange b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls instantly trembled uncontrollably, while some of the weaker ones knelt to the ground, submitting themselves to it!

As the hordes of strange beasts knelt, the remaining strange beasts could not help but be suppressed by a higher-level being. No matter how strong the strange beasts were, they all knelt to the ground and let out a whimper.

This was the divine beast at its full power!!

The Craggy Ocean Tower Lord stood on the Fairy boat, his expression no longer proud and confident like earlier. Instead, it was grim and worried.

Just when he was done showing off, he was immediately handed a slap on his face.

'This is all happening too fast!'

He could sense that besides the strange b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls, even the four strongest wild b.e.s.t.i.a.l souls inside his Mountain River Scroll were trembling as well.

Although the wild beasts had a higher cultivation level than the G.o.dly Phoenix, they were still on a lower level of existence. It was akin to an elite race suppressing a lower race!

“So this is the power of the divine beast? It's truly phenomenal!” The Craggy Ocean Tower Lord looked toward the direction of the Black Heaven Sect with a grim yet excited look on his face.

If he could separate the divine beast's b.e.s.t.i.a.l soul from its body and refine it into a b.e.s.t.i.a.l soul essence or keep it inside the Mountain River Scroll, it would be a great addition to his Craggy Ocean Tower.

Once the G.o.dly Phoenix's divine b.e.s.t.i.a.l soul had fully developed in the future, the Craggy Ocean Tower would undoubtedly be given a chance to be promoted to an emperor orthodoxy!

At that thought, the Craggy Ocean Tower Lord's pa.s.sion was set aflame. He looked towards the Black Heaven Sect with desire burning in his eyes.

He had made up his mind to obtain that G.o.dly Phoenix's soul no matter what!

At that moment, the ball of flame dashed towards them. The majestic and graceful poise of the G.o.dly Phoenix soon appeared before everyone's eyes.

With its blood-colored feathers that emanated bursts of auspicious aura, the countless strange beasts knelt and bowed their heads lower.

Nonne of the strange beasts dared to look directly at the perfect divine beast before them.