Chapter 439: Battle at Holy City

Thinking this way, when they reached the two of them, they thought of Tushan Qing behind them and immediately put on sincere smiles. They bowed to the two and said earnestly, "Thank you both for your assistance. Without you, breaking through their teleportation array this time would not have been nearly so easy. We managed to complete it without a single casualty."

"Gate Master, you flatter me. There is no need to thank us for lending a hand. After all, this battle concerns the entire Heaven Origin Realm. Every cultivator of the Heaven Origin Realm has a responsibility to do their part."

After Xiao Shou finished speaking, he looked worriedly at the black red mass that had condensed and refused to disperse in the sky.

"What’s more important is the thing in the sky. We still don’t know what this thing means."

Hearing Xiao Shou say this, Gou Guangming’s eyes lit up. He was just about to say that he knew what it was, that this was a signal used by the Demon Abyss Clan’s demon soldiers to indicate that they had discovered an enemy with True Bloodline and were summoning equally powerful experts to eliminate them, when Fu Young’s voice suddenly sounded in his mind, telling him to stay quiet and not say too much.

Gou Guangming could only helplessly swallow his words.

Hearing Xiao Shou’s words, the Sect Master of the Grand Array Sect nodded and said, "It is nothing more than a signal indicating that a powerful enemy has been discovered, requesting reinforcements, encountering difficulties with a mission, or something similar. Sect Master Xiao need not worry. However, what exactly was that giant tree domain just now that could disperse the Demon Abyss Clan’s demonic aura? That secret technique was truly formidable. It helped us tremendously."

"Hehe..."

Huh? Young’er never used it in front of everyone, yet he still knew that this technique was related to the two of us. Impressive.

Hearing this, Xiao Shou could only let out an awkward laugh, not knowing what to say.

By nature, if someone asked him about his secret techniques, spells, or divine abilities, he felt that, aside from his ability to synthesize things, there was nothing he could not tell others about.

But when the question concerned his beloved disciple, he thought of how this technique, under his disciple’s control, could not only suppress the demonic aura of demon soldiers, but also have the same effect on other types of cultivators, whether human cultivators, demonic cultivators, demon cultivators, or ghost cultivators.

He instinctively felt that this matter could not be publicized. If everyone became afraid of his beloved disciple, they might even join forces to do something excessive to him.

With this concern in mind, Xiao Shou merely smiled without answering.

Seeing Xiao Shou’s reaction, Fu Young gently squeezed his Master’s hand in return. Then, facing the other cultivators, he calmly said, "Sect Master Yan, you flatter me. This secret technique is nothing special. It can only restrict demonic aura for a certain period of time. Once the time is up, the restriction will automatically disappear."

As if to prove Fu Young’s words, the moment his voice fell, the enormous tree that towered into the heavens behind everyone, its crown continuously radiating moonlight, began to disintegrate. It transformed into countless specks of moonlit fluorescence that scattered with the wind, disappearing in the blink of an eye. The scene was so dreamlike and unreal that, for a moment, everyone wondered whether the giant tree that had just appeared had truly existed or had merely been an illusion.

Xiao Shou had already heard Fu Young mention that this technique had a time limit, so he was not surprised by what he saw. Instead, he thought to himself: My beloved disciple did not reveal the true name of this technique, All Laws Forbidden, nor did he mention that it could temporarily nullify all types of techniques. Whether offensive or defensive techniques, or even restrictions, all of them could be rendered ineffective...

It seems my beloved disciple does not want this technique to become widely known. Fortunately, I did not let anything slip and cause trouble for him. That’s great!

Xiao Shou was delighted inwardly, but immediately cooperated by shifting everyone’s attention. His small face turned serious as he glanced around Holy City and solemnly asked, "The problem on our side can be considered resolved. What about the battles in the other directions?"

"That’s right! Winning this battle doesn’t mean it’s over. The battles in the other seven directions are still continuing!"

"I wonder how the battles are going in the other directions."

"My divine sense is quite strong. I’ll take a look."

"No need. I’ve never relaxed my perception of those areas. In short, the situation isn’t looking very good. Several places have already been pushed right up against the defensive barrier."

"Ah!"

The relaxed atmosphere that had appeared after their victory immediately became heavy again.

Hearing this, Xiao Shou extended his divine sense toward the other directions to sense the progress of the battles. At the same time, he used a powerful water element technique to disperse the black red cloud above them.

Once he finished, he also obtained a clear picture of the situation in those areas. He immediately frowned and said, "My Terrestrial Fox Black Flame has completely burned away the area from the South Gate to the West Gate that was shrouded in demonic aura."

"This has revealed the battles at the South Gate, southwest, and West Gate. The situation is not good. Each of those three areas has a teleportation array like the one here, and the city defense forces are being beaten back step by step, suffering heavy casualties."

"The demonic aura at the northwest, North Gate, northeast, and East Gate has not yet been completely burned away. Those areas are still completely shrouded in demonic aura, so it is difficult to determine the exact situation. However, judging from the expressions of the defending cultivators, the situation there probably isn’t good either."