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Hundreds of feet away from the heart of the battlefield, Chen Xu, enduring excruciating pain, struggled to his feet, supporting himself against a broken wall with one hand.

He was severely injured by the Blood Lord's attack, and most of his meridians were shattered.

If it weren't for the "Qingyuan Technique" protecting his heart meridian, this clone would already be dead.

"We have to get out of here..."

Chen Xu gritted his teeth, every movement aggravating his injuries, cold sweat mixed with blood soaking through his tattered clothes.

His gaze swept across the battlefield, where Ling Yu and Blood Lord were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

Ling Yu's swordsmanship is expansive and powerful, with each strike imbued with the immense power of water.

Combined with the sharpness of the metal element, it subtly suppressed the Blood Lord's Blood Fiend True Body.

However, Blood Lord was no easy opponent. In his Blood Fiend True Form state, he combined offense and defense, with a sea of ​​blood churning around him, constantly eroding Ling Yu's sword light.

The two sides were evenly matched in a short period of time.

Chen Xu looked at his silver-white spear, which was stuck diagonally in the rubble. Its spiritual light had dimmed, but it was still barely usable.

He took a deep breath, forcibly activated the remaining spiritual power in his body, and staggered toward the spear.

But at that very moment...

"boom!!!"

In another fierce clash, Ling Yu slashed at Blood Lord's crossed claws with her blade, and the two of them were forced back violently at the same time.

Ling Yu retreated more than thirty feet, stood with his sword in hand, his breathing slightly rapid, and the golden and blue light around him still shone brightly.

Blood Lord retreated more than fifty feet, and several deep, bone-revealing knife wounds appeared on Blood Fiend's body, from which dark red blood continuously seeped out.

"Old man Ling Yu, it's been a hundred years, and you've improved quite a bit." Blood Lord's voice was hoarse, filled with intense killing intent.

"However, do you think I'm the only one who came today?"

Before he could finish speaking, Blood Lord suddenly roared to the sky. The roar was sharp and piercing, piercing through the noise of the battlefield and soaring straight into the sky.

Almost simultaneously, echoing howls came from two other directions in Meteor City.

"Not good!" Ling Yu's expression changed slightly. "An ambush?!"

Chen Xu felt a chill run down his spine. Despite his injuries, he finally managed to touch the spear.

Just then, two streaks of blood-red light pierced through the sky on the east and west sides of Meteor City.

The crimson light on the east side was particularly intense, its power no less than that of the Blood Lord.

The one on the west side was slightly weaker, but it still reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Two streaks of crimson light arrived in an instant, landing on either side of Blood Lord and revealing their forms.

The person coming from the east was a middle-aged man with disheveled red hair and an eerie appearance.

He was dressed in a scarlet robe embroidered with twisted and sinister runes, and his body was filled with surging bloodlust, with faint sounds of ghostly wails emanating from him.

His eyes were long and narrow, with pupils like snakes. He was another elder of the Blood Sea Sect, Xue Fen, who was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage and whose fearsome reputation was even greater than that of Xue Zun.

On the west side was an old woman with a pale face and a emaciated figure.

Holding a blood-red skull staff, with sunken eyes, his aura was as sinister as the cold ice of the deepest hell.

She is the fourth elder of the Blood Sea Sect, known as "Grandma Blood Dove," a peak early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, famous for refining blood puppets and commanding vengeful spirits.

"Blood Burning, Blood Dove!" Ling Yu's gaze swept over the two, and her heart sank.

One is in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and two are in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm; all of them are core elders of the Blood Sea Cult.

Such a lineup is enough to annihilate an ordinary large sect.

The Blood Sea Sect's all-out attack this time is definitely not simple.

"Fellow Daoist Ling Yu, it's been a long time." Xue Fen's voice was hoarse, with a hint of amusement.

"A hundred years ago, during the battle in the East China Sea, you relied on the advantage of the Xuan Shui Palace's formation to injure three of my sect's elders."

"Today, this Meteor City will be your burial ground."

Blood Dove Granny cackled eerily:

"My Ten Thousand Souls Blood Puppet is in need of a Nascent Soul main soul. Fellow Daoist Ling's Nascent Soul with dual attributes of metal and water is an excellent material."

Seeing that reinforcements had arrived, Blood Lord felt much more at ease and sneered, "Old man Ling Yu, your Xuan Shui Palace Master has been in seclusion for hundreds of years and his fate is unknown."

"How can you alone stop the Three Venerables of the Blood Sea? Today, Meteor City will surely fall, and the Xuan Shui Palace's lineage should be replaced!"

Ling Yu stood holding the knife, his expression extremely solemn.

He quickly scanned the entire city with his divine sense. The city's protective array had dimmed by nearly half due to the damage to many of its key points.

The outer city area has almost completely fallen, and the remaining Xuan Shui Palace disciples and cultivators are retreating to the inner city, desperately holding on with the help of the inner city's formation.

Sea beasts and Blood Sea Cult cultivators surged towards the inner city walls like a tidal wave, and the battle situation became critical.

"You demons, who wreak havoc on the world, even if you die in battle today, you will never set foot in the inner city!"

Ling Yu's voice was like a booming bell, and his body was filled with a burst of golden and blue light. His black broadsword hummed and trembled, and his sword intent soared to the sky.

He single-handedly withstood the overwhelming demonic power of three Nascent Soul demonic cultivators.

Before he finished speaking, he had already made his move!

Ling Yu's figure flickered, transforming into three figures that were difficult to distinguish from reality, attacking Blood Venerable, Blood Burning, and Blood Dove respectively.

Each figure wielded a different sword technique, some as heavy as a mountain, some as sharp as lightning, and some as long and flowing as water.

It is a combination of the Xuan Shui Palace's secret movement technique "Three Elements Illusionary Water Body" and the sword technique "Canglang Triple Strike".

"A mere trick!" Xue Fen sneered, flicking his sleeve, and a sea of ​​blood-red flames appeared out of thin air.

Countless vengeful spirits struggled and roared in the sea of ​​fire, the intense heat mixed with filthy blood and evil spirits, heading towards one of Ling Yu's clones.

Granny Blood Dove slammed her skull staff down, causing several cracks to appear in the ground. More than ten blood puppets, covered in blood, crawled out and pounced on another clone.

Blood Lord's claws shone brightly with blood-red light, condensing into two enormous blood-red ghost claws, which he then grabbed at the third clone.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three loud explosions erupted almost simultaneously as Ling Yu's clones clashed violently with the attacks of the three demons.

An energy storm swept across the area, flattening the already ravaged streets once again.

Ling Yu's true form quietly appeared beside Granny Xuejiu at the moment of the collision.

It turns out that these three clones were all feints. His real target was Blood Dove, who was the weakest in cultivation but skilled at controlling blood puppets to harass the enemy!

"Die!!"

The black broadsword transformed into a sharp golden-blue beam that pierced through the heavens and earth, cleaving straight at the head of the blood-red dove.

This strike had been brewing for a long time, and it was so fast that it could not be detected by divine sense. Before the blade even arrived, the incomparably sharp blade intent had already caused Blood Dove's soul to ache.

"Not good!" Granny Blood Dove's expression changed drastically. She hadn't expected Ling Yu to dare to launch a surprise attack even when surrounded by three people, and that her target was none other than herself.

In the critical moment, she let out a sharp cry, and the skull staff in her hand exploded, transforming into a blood-red shield made of countless skulls in front of her, while she retreated rapidly.

Click!

The blade struck the skull shield, which shattered after only half a breath, but its momentum remained, slamming into Granny Blood Dove's left shoulder.

"Ah!!" Blood Dove screamed in agony as his left shoulder and half of his arm were severed at the root, and dark red blood gushed out like a fountain.

She was forced back a hundred feet, her face contorted with pain and resentment, and her breath instantly weakened.

A single blow severely wounded Blood Dove!

However, Ling Yu also paid a price. The moment he drew his sword, Xue Fen and Xue Zun's attacks were already behind him.

Although the Blood Burning Sea of ​​Fire was mostly blocked by the clone, a wisp of poisonous fire still grazed Ling Yu's back.

It instantly burned through the protective aura, leaving charred wounds, and the blood-fiend poison eroded it wildly.

Blood Lord's ghostly claws left three deep, bone-revealing blood grooves on his right arm, and the bloodthirsty energy seeped into his meridians through the wounds.

Ling Yu groaned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and staggered forward several dozen feet before regaining her balance.

He traded his injuries for the enemy's, severely injuring Xuejiu and temporarily crippling most of his combat power, but he himself was also seriously injured.

Despite the combined attacks of Blood Burn and Blood Lord, the situation remains perilous.

"Well done, Ling Yu! I really underestimated you!" A hint of fear flashed in Xue Fen's eyes, followed by an even stronger killing intent.

"However, you are already injured, and you will surely die today!"

Blood Lord was furious. He was already at a disadvantage in his fight with Ling Yu, and now that the other party had seriously injured his fellow disciple in front of him, he felt utterly humiliated.

"Go all out! We can't let that old bastard get away!"

The two held nothing back, their hands forming a blood-burning seal, their bodies engulfed in raging blood flames that coalesced into a hundred-foot-long blood-fire dragon shadow, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at Ling Yu.

Blood Lord then fully activated his Blood Fiend True Body, his size increased again, and his claws transformed into the size of a door panel, each strike carrying the power to tear mountains and split seas.

Ling Yu gritted her teeth, swallowed a life-saving elixir, and forcibly suppressed her injuries.

The black broadsword danced like a wheel, its golden and blue blade energy transforming into towering waves, meeting the blood-fire dragon shadow and the crimson giant claw.

Boom boom boom!!!

With each clash, Ling Yu's face paled a little more; although her swordplay remained fierce, it was already showing signs of weakness.

From a distance, Chen Xu took in all of this.

He took a deep breath, used the long spear to support his body, and slowly stood up straight.

The "Qingyuan Technique" within his body was operating spontaneously, barely dispelling the blood evil energy that had invaded his meridians, but his injuries were too severe, and his spiritual power was on the verge of exhaustion.

"Elder Lingyu is fighting three against one, but he won't last long... Once the inner city's defenses are breached, hundreds of thousands of cultivators and mortals in Meteor City will be unable to escape the Blood Sea Sect's clutches."

Chen Xu's mind raced, and his gaze swept across the chaotic battlefield.

The Blood Sea Sect disciples and sea beasts surged towards the inner city wall like a tidal wave. The defensive array on the wall flickered with light, and the defending cultivators fought desperately, with people falling one after another.

Further away, the Blood Sea Cult's bone ships were gathering, clearly preparing for the next all-out attack.

We must do something to relieve Elder Lingyu's burden and buy time for the defense of the city.

After all, without Meteor City, it would be difficult for him to find another place for quiet cultivation in this Meteor Sea.

Chen Xu took a deep breath, suppressing the churning taste of blood in his throat, and glanced at the three menacing bone ships that were slowly approaching in the distance.

On the deck of each bone ship, several Core Formation stage demon cultivators could be seen manipulating crimson array flags, clearly preparing some kind of large-scale combined attack formation.

If they are allowed to complete their assembly and launch a general offensive, the already crumbling inner city defenses will inevitably collapse.

"We must disrupt their rhythm..." Chen Xu's mind raced, his gaze falling on the dim, silver-white spear in his hand.

He forcefully circulated his almost dried-up meridians, injecting the last bit of spiritual power from the Qingyuan Technique into the gun. At the same time, his divine sense sank into the storage bag, quickly scanning for any usable items inside.

Just then, Chen Xu's divine sense stirred slightly, and he caught a faint but unusually clear special rhythm.

That wasn't the chaotic energy fluctuations or roars of a battlefield, but rather a... clear and melodious zither tune?

At first, it was ethereal, as if it came from the depths of the distant sea fog, as fine as a wisp of silk.

But this melody seemed to possess a strange penetrating power.

But this melody seemed to possess a strange penetrating power.

Ignoring the deafening shouts of battle, the roars of sea beasts, and the booming sounds of clashing spiritual energies, it went straight into Chen Xu's ears.

hum...

The sound of the zither instantly changed from soft to loud, transforming into a continuous wave of sound.

It was not the sound of swords and spears clashing, but rather clear and melodious, like a mountain stream washing over jade, or like the sound of pine trees under the moon caressing the heart.

Wherever the sound wave passed, the thick, bloodthirsty aura in the air was momentarily suspended, as if it had been washed away by invisible cleansing water, becoming somewhat diluted.

Chen Xu's spirits lifted, and he suddenly looked up, following the direction from which the sound of the zither was coming.

The sky, once stained crimson by the flames of war and shrouded in bloodlust, was now enveloped in a misty, ethereal fog.

The faint outlines of pavilions and towers and the graceful silhouettes of birds flying by in the mist are visible.

Furthermore, melodious music washed away the filth of the battlefield.

"That's..." A sharp-eyed cultivator on the city wall exclaimed in surprise.

"Spiritual mist? Celestial music? This is... the Celestial Music Guidance of the Illusionary Sound Sect!?"

"Look! There's a ship in the fog! It's the White Jade Flying Boat of the Illusionary Sound Merchant Guild!"

Amidst cries of alarm, the spiritual mist had already approached the edge of the battlefield.

The mist slowly dispersed to both sides, like the curtain of a stage being drawn back by an invisible hand.

The leader stood in mid-air, his moon-white flowing robes spotless, holding an ancient-looking jade zither with a distinctive scorched tail.

Her face was exceptionally beautiful, and her expression was solemn, completely out of place with the rampant bloodthirsty demonic energy on the battlefield. She was none other than Su Qingxian, the sect leader of the Illusionary Sound Sect.

Slightly behind her, Lin Miaoyin held a jade flute, her expression focused.

Further behind were several Core Formation Elders of the Illusionary Sound Sect, each holding a different musical instrument and exuding a deep and focused aura.

The sounds and rhythms around each person flowed and resonated with one another, subtly forming an invisible sonic array of extraordinary power.

Su Qingxian's gaze swept over the devastated Meteor City.

They paused briefly, especially on the fierce battlefield where Elder Ling Yu fought alone against three Nascent Soul demonic cultivators, and on the three Blood Sea Bone Ships that were gathering for a general offensive.

A flicker of regret and determination flashed in her eyes, and her clear, authoritative voice, transmitted through a sonic technique, resonated clearly throughout every corner of the battlefield:

"The Blood Sea Demons, how dare you rampage like this, slaughtering our fellow humans from the Meteorite Sea!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried a strange penetrating power and a calming effect, clearing the minds of many city-guarding cultivators who were on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, Su Qingxian's jade-like fingers had already touched the strings of the zither.

"Zheng..."

A clear and melodious zither sound resonated throughout the heavens and earth, unlike the gentle melodies that had previously cleansed the mind and spirit.

This melody, like the clash of gold and jade, carried a chilling, murderous aura.

The music transformed into visible blue ripples, spreading outwards from her center.

Wherever the ripples passed, the bloodthirsty aura permeating the air hissed and quickly dissolved.

"The Illusionary Sound Sect... Su Qingxian!" A hint of fear flashed in Xue Fen's eyes, followed by a sinister grin.

"Perfect timing! Today, I will annihilate your Xuan Shui Palace and Huan Yin Sect together!"

Blood Lord and the heavily injured Blood Dove Granny also looked in Su Qingxian's direction at the same time. The three of them faintly merged into one, and their demonic power increased again.

Ling Yu felt a sudden relief from the pressure and took the opportunity to regulate her breathing. She swallowed the second pill and looked at Su Qingxian with gratitude and solemnity in her eyes.

"Sect Leader Su, be careful! The Three Demons of the Blood Sea have gathered; do not underestimate them!"

Su Qingxian nodded slightly but did not answer, her ten fingers dancing swiftly on the strings.

The music rose continuously, sometimes like a torrential downpour, sometimes like a babbling brook.

Each sound wave precisely avoided the cultivators on their side, transforming into invisible blades that slashed at the Blood Sea Sect disciples and sea beasts.

"Disciples of the Illusionary Sound Sect, heed my command!" Lin Miaoyin raised her jade flute high and shouted, "Set up the Heavenly Sound Purification Demon Formation to aid our comrades defending the city!"