CHAPTER 553: CHAPTER 537: CRAZY_1

"What else can we do? Of course, we must fight to the death!"

"Disciples of Tianji Mountain, deploy the star formation and repel the foreign invaders!" Tianji Xingzun bellowed without hesitation. Radiating an endless, captivating starlight, he charged towards the Qin army, unleashing a boundless, murderous power that filled the night sky and spread throughout the heavens.

Astral battle swords filled the air, radiating unparalleled sharpness.

He can only fight; he must fight!

The city defense formation was shattered, and the Qin army was almost upon them. If he ordered a retreat now, the elite disciples stationed in Starlight City would suffer catastrophic losses.

Going all out might just bring a miracle!

"Disciples of Tianshu Mountain, deploy the formation!"

"Disciples of Tian Ji Peak, deploy the formation!"

"Disciples of Kaiyang Mountain..."

Immediately, five authoritative voices, like rolling thunder, echoed above the city, lingering for a long time.

Tianshu Xingzun, Tian Ji Xingzun, Tian Quan Star Lord, Jade Balance Star Lord, and Kaiyang Star Lord held their star swords, treading upon the Void, their faces etched with frigid killing intent.

Due to the assassination of Yao Guang Xingzun, they couldn’t deploy the ’Beidou Seven Star Sword Array’ and could only set up ordinary star formations.

Countless dazzling streams of starlight surged into the sky from within the city, empowering the six Star Lords.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The starlight was piercing, annihilating everything in its path.

Feeling the vast power surging within them, the six Star Lords felt a sliver of confidence. Even if we can’t defeat the Qin army, surely a draw isn’t out of the question! they thought.

But soon, their confidence turned into terror!

The Qin army’s attack was too swift!

Before their techniques could even fully materialize, four terrifying attacks had already descended.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...

The entire Starlight City trembled violently. Countless buildings collapsed, and disciple after disciple of the Beidou Palace exploded into mists of blood, obliterated by the terrifying backlash and shockwaves.

The disciples of Yao Guang Peak, in particular, lacking the protection of a star formation, were like ants—crushed instantly upon contact!

In an instant, blood dyed the dark night crimson!

"Stop this at once!"

"Slay!"

Hearing the anguished cries of their disciples, the six Star Lords were consumed by fury.

Above each of their heads, a ten-thousand-zhang-long astral Sword Qi materialized, seemingly forged from stars themselves, emitting an overwhelming pressure as it slashed towards the four Qin army divisions.

High above the nine heavens, countless stars dimmed, leaving only the incomplete Big Dipper, flickering with a dazzling, desperate brilliance.

"Slay! Slay! Slay!"

Within the ruined city, millions of Beidou Palace disciples roared, channeling all their might into the star formations, continuously pouring their Spiritual Energy into the star swords to annihilate everything.

At this moment, heaven and earth trembled, and myriad laws shattered!

"Quite the display of power!" Ma Chao remarked, hovering tens of thousands of feet in the air, his expression serene, without a hint of alarm. It was as if those six sword energies, capable of sundering all creation, were but a gentle breeze, posing no threat whatsoever.

Beside him, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Guan Yu stood ready with their weapons, their expressions equally calm and unperturbed.

"Five Tiger Battle Array!"

Just as the six streams of Sword Qi closed in, Ma Chao’s eyes narrowed. He raised his Tiger-Head Gold-Plated Spear and roared.

Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Guan Yu raised their weapons in unison!

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The soldiers of the Blood Fight Army, Long Plank Army, Ding Yang Army, and Fan Qiu Army followed suit, raising their weapons with perfect synchronicity. Their weapon points gleamed, and a torrential blood-red light surged, imbued with a formidable will that swept across myriad realms.

ROAR!

Four tiger roars thundered through the nine heavens!

The Five Tiger Generals Battle Formation!

This was a destiny formation, one that could only be deployed by the Five Tiger Generals.

The terrifying aspect of this formation was that, with the commander-in-chief amplifying the army’s soul power, it could simultaneously establish a new formation, effectively granting the power of two formations at once.

Furthermore, the ’Five Tiger Generals Battle Formation’ lacked the stringent restrictions of the ’Beidou Seven Star Sword Array’.

Even if one general was missing, the formation could still be deployed, albeit with somewhat diminished power!

"Annihilate!" Ma Chao bellowed, taking a step forward. A phantom of a blood-red tiger materialized behind him, its world-piercing killing intent palpable. Empowered by the ’Blood Fight Army Spirit’ and the ’Five Tiger Generals Battle Formation’, the aura he exuded awed the vast sky and shook the heavens and earth.

CLANG!

His spear thrust out!

An overwhelming, sharp power erupted!

For a fleeting moment, it was as if a mighty War God himself had struck, unleashing this terrifying spear.

The six terrifying Astral Sword Qi were instantly pierced by the spear’s energy. The dreadful might caused the very fabric of heaven and earth to collapse; everything was utterly obliterated.

SPURT!

The terrifying backlash sent the six Star Lords staggering. Their faces turned deathly pale, and they coughed up mouthfuls of blood, their auras thrown into disarray, the light of their Laws dimming.

They stared at Ma Chao, their pupils constricting violently.

He’s so powerful!

A single strike had injured them all!

This realization filled them with an uncontrollable sense of insignificance. Without the Beidou Seven Star Sword Array, they were no match for the Qin Army!

"Kill!"

After that single strike, Ma Chao didn’t hesitate. He unleashed a torrent of spear thrusts at the nearest Tian Quan Star Lord.

The Laws of the Spear dominated the sky!

It was as if a river of blood had appeared in the world—a river formed entirely of spear qi. Countless sharp streams of spear qi flowed through heaven and earth, vast and mighty, drowning everything in their path.

"No..." Watching the engulfing river of spear qi approach, Tian Quan Star Lord was horrified, shouting in despair, but his voice was drowned out by the torrent before he could finish.

The spear light blazed!

All creation was extinguished!

When the river of spear qi dissipated, heaven and earth were a void.

As for Tian Quan Star Lord’s imperial body, it had been directly pulverized into dust, leaving no trace behind.

No!

Even his soul’s power had been shattered by the spear qi.

This renowned prodigy of the Fifth Era, whose fame once shook the continent, thus met his end, his body obliterated, not even bones remaining.

At this moment, Ma Chao stood poised in the air, clad in blood-red battle armor, his black hair flying wildly. His deathly still and profound gaze swept over the remaining five Star Lords, as if looking at men already dead.

His figure was tall and straight, his aura as imposing as the heavens, like a majestic mountain standing steadfast between heaven and earth.

"Ma Chao, I’ll fight you to the death!"

The fall of Tian Quan Star Lord caused Tianji Xingzun to utterly break down. His eyes blazed with a furious grief that pushed him to his limits, and he howled, gritting his teeth.

For several eras, the seven of them had lived day and night together, forging a profound bond. Though not blood brothers, their bond was thousands, even tens of thousands of times deeper than that of actual brothers.

But now!

Two of his dearest brothers had been successively murdered by the Great Qin Saint’s Court!

One, beheaded!

The other, obliterated without a trace!

Revenge!

I must have revenge!

Fortune of Beidou Palace, empower me!

At this moment, this was the sole thought occupying Tianji Xingzun’s mind.

Gazing at Ma Chao, who seemed as imposing as a god, his eyes filled with a desperate madness. He actually began to devour all the Fortune of the Beidou Palace.

Fortune is the very foundation of a faction!

Without the power of Fortune, disciples of the Beidou Palace would no longer enjoy its amplification during cultivation; Spirit Mountains would degrade, grotto-heavens and blessed lands would vanish, and Spiritual Energy would become thin...

Moreover, various natural and man-made disasters would follow one after another!

Unless forced into a truly desperate situation, few would ever resort to devouring Fortune. And to devour the entire Fortune of a faction—this was the first time such a thing had happened in nine eras.

A MOURNFUL ROAR!

In the sky of the Beidou Dao Domain, the Fortune Golden Dragon, which had coiled in the Sea of Fortune for eight eras, let out a tragic wail. Its draconic body disintegrated, transforming into countless strands of Fortune that surged into Tianji Xingzun’s body.

BOOM!

Heaven and Earth shuddered!

Having absorbed this immense power of Fortune, Tianji Xingzun’s strength surged dramatically. He successfully shattered his shackles, breaking through from the peak of the Great Emperor Realm to the initial stage of the Supreme Emperor Realm.

The unparalleled power of the Supreme Law engulfed the sky and blotted out the sun!