Capítulo 745: Chapter 745: The Crystal Clan
The eleven sacred mountains each had outer peaks surrounding a central main peak. Zhong Shan and Nian Youyou made their way toward the central main peak.
Zhong Shan's speed was incredible, and it didn't take long for them to reach the perimeter of the main peak. The main sacred mountain was the largest, at least three times the size of the outer peaks. It was enveloped in a roiling sea of merit, with a colossal tower below, radiating billions of rays of white light.
Zhong Shan had seen this tower before, shown to him over a year ago in a dream by the Ancestral Divine Beast. It was the Wanxiang Mirror Tower.
The Mirror Demon Master had once lent this glass-like tower to Ye Qingcheng to capture the Ancestral Divine Beast. The entire surface of the tower reflected human figures like a mirror.
The Wanxiang Mirror Tower was currently reflecting countless beams of white light, indicating that someone was activating it. The reason for this activation was the sudden appearance of countless stars in the high sky.
Nangong Sheng was activating the Great Luo Heavenly Star Array. Despite the array's limited effectiveness within the Ageless Realm, Nangong Sheng, a true master of formations, was still formidable.
In the Small Thousand World, celestial beings did not have the greatest advantage. Instead, formation masters had the upper hand. Celestial beings were suppressed by the Small Thousand World, whereas formation masters could leverage the world's power through their formations.
This was why someone as arrogant as Ye Qingcheng took Nangong Sheng seriously and had even been forced to retreat by him before.
Nangong Sheng used a formation in conjunction with the Great Luo Heavenly Star Array to encompass and seal off the vast area around the main peak, preventing the powerful beings within from escaping.
Around this formation, there were the phantom images of nine other giant towers, not the Wanxiang Mirror Tower, but Zhong Tian's Spiritual Abode Towers.
The nine phantom towers were positioned around the formation, stabilizing the ground and seemingly drawing immense golden light from the earth into the towers.
Golden light? Zhong Shan looked up at the sea of merit clouds in the sky. As the Spiritual Abode Towers absorbed more golden light, the amount of merit above gradually decreased.
The merit was being forcibly extracted by the Spiritual Abode Towers from the Ageless Realm.
In the sky, Nangong Sheng, dressed in blue robes, calmly manipulated the formation. At the peak of a nearby mountain, Zhong Tian sat cross-legged, with a treasure tower, the Spiritual Abode Tower, suspended above his head.
Zhong Shan and Nian Youyou landed in front of Zhong Tian. In the sky, Nangong Sheng, noticing Zhong Shan's arrival, continued his hand movements while descending.
Zhong Shan looked into the formation. Was that the Mirror Demon Master inside?
Zhong Shan frowned in astonishment at the figure. Was it even human?
The figure was entirely transparent, like glass. No, it was as if the entire body was made of crystal. This crystal statue-like being was alive and humanoid.
A crystal person? Was this the Mirror Demon Master?
The Mirror Demon Master stared at the sky, seemingly unconcerned with the loss of merit, as if the roiling sea of merit had nothing to do with him. His gaze was fixed on the countless stars of the Great Luo Heavenly Star Array above, particularly the brightest 361 stars.
Suddenly, the Mirror Demon Master vanished, reappearing high in the sky.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
In the sky, the Mirror Demon Master punched one of the brightest stars. With a thunderous explosion, the star shattered into countless fragments, scattering brilliant starlight everywhere.
Zhong Shan and the others watched as the star's destruction sent waves of energy rippling through the array, temporarily disrupting its formation.
"This is...?" Zhong Shan exclaimed in astonishment.
Stars? Shattering? The Small Thousand World wasn't supposed to have stars, especially not here!
"Whoosh!"
Even more bizarre was the Mirror Demon Master reappearing beneath the Wanxiang Mirror Tower in a flash, moving so fast that Zhong Shan realized with shock that his speed matched his own. How could this be?
In the sky, where the star had just shattered, countless star forces gathered, forming a new star in an instant.
Zhong Shan frowned. "What's this?"
"Your Majesty, this is a pseudo-star formed purely of energy, inspired by the Great Luo Heavenly Star Array. It can function here because it's a pure energy body. As long as the array remains intact and the star force isn't exhausted, even if it's shattered, it can reassemble due to the array," Nangong Sheng explained seriously.
"And that?" Zhong Shan looked at the transparent form of the Mirror Demon Master.
A crystalline body—it was too strange.
Inside the array, the crystalline Mirror Demon Master fixed his gaze on Zhong Shan, looking at him with absolute disdain before turning his attention back to the sky.
"Can your array keep him trapped?" Zhong Shan asked.
"The 361 main stars—so long as one remains, the array holds. Before Your Majesty arrived, he had shattered over ten stars. Though they reform after being struck, I sense he has discovered the array's weakness," Nangong Sheng said with a frown.
"Oh? The 361 stars are spread in different directions in the sky. No matter how fast he is, he can't shatter them all simultaneously, right?" Zhong Shan pondered.
"Indeed," Nangong Sheng nodded, but his eyes still showed concern.
At that moment, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The Mirror Demon Master approached the Wanxiang Mirror Tower. With a reflection from the tower, another Mirror Demon Master suddenly appeared.
Two Mirror Demon Masters?
Zhong Shan's eyebrows shot up. Two? Two became four, and four became eight. In the blink of an eye, 362 Mirror Demon Masters filled the array.
"This...?" Nangong Sheng was astonished.
362? Suddenly, all 362 Mirror Demon Masters turned their gaze toward Zhong Shan.
The collective gaze of the Mirror Demon Masters was indeed terrifying. Nangong Sheng's eyes tightened in response.
Nian Youyou, feeling the intensity of their gaze, involuntarily stepped back.
"Buzz!"
Zhong Tian also seemed to be affected, as the Spiritual Abode Tower above his head trembled.
Zhong Tian quickly opened his eyes, a look of shock flashing across them. The massive Spiritual Abode Tower was instantly absorbed into his body, and the nine phantom towers around the perimeter vanished.
"Father!" Zhong Tian greeted respectfully.
Zhong Shan nodded.
Suddenly, all 362 Mirror Demon Masters raised their heads, staring at the massive stars above.
"No way, these three hundred—could they all be real?" Nangong Sheng's eyes showed a flash of worry.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, all the Mirror Demon Masters on the ground vanished, leaving only one behind, while in the sky, at each of the 361 star positions, a Mirror Demon Master appeared.
Zhong Shan and Nangong Sheng watched in shock as the Mirror Demon Masters appeared at each star position, preparing to strike.
The Mirror Demon Master struck down with his bare hands.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
Another star exploded. All 361 primary stars burst apart simultaneously, creating powerful spatial distortions that formed a black hole, causing space around it to crack.
The array was broken. The explosion of the 361 stars sent countless beams of star light shooting across the Ageless Realm, and the star energy leaked, breaking the array.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
With a tremendous crash, something shot towards Zhong Shan.
Everyone looked closely and saw one of the Mirror Demon Masters charging through the shattered array at an insane speed, heading straight for Zhong Shan. He was moving so fast that he was almost upon Zhong Shan in an instant.
The Mirror Demon Master targeted Zhong Shan, aiming to kill him, having identified him as the leader. He believed that if Zhong Shan fell, the siege of the Ageless Realm would be broken.
Nangong Sheng was about to intervene.
Zhong Shan's pupils constricted, turning green as he activated his Reincarnation Eyes, just about to take action.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
"Crash~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
A massive collision sound was followed by the noise of shattering.
A huge bronze throne suddenly appeared in front of Zhong Shan. The Mirror Demon Master crashed into the throne, shattering his crystalline body into countless fragments that then dissolved into the air.
The 360 other Mirror Demon Masters who had broken through the array stood by the Wanxiang Mirror Tower, frowning in Zhong Shan's direction.
The bronze throne shrank and landed in the hand of a black-robed figure next to Zhong Shan.
Wang Kuu! At the critical moment, Wang Kuu had appeared and blocked one of the Mirror Demon Masters.
The remaining Mirror Demon Masters stared intently at Wang Kuu.
"The 'Crystal Clan' from the Great Thousand World?" Wang Kuu said in his raspy voice.
In the distance, the 360 Mirror Demon Masters merged back into one.
"Who are you? I can sense your aura. You are not a skeleton from the Small Thousand World. Is this attack on the Ageless Realm part of a plan by some force in the Great Thousand World?" the Mirror Demon Master asked in a deep voice.
Wang Kuu did not respond.
"Three hundred and sixty-two 'crystal bodies'? Advancing to 'iron crystal body' requires only 256 bodies, yet you chose to remain in this world, forsaking advancement?" Wang Kuu rasped.
"Wang Kuu, how strong are these avatars?" Zhong Shan asked via transmission.
"Your Majesty, this could be troublesome. The Crystal Clan is a bizarre race in the Great Thousand World. He has 361 avatars; I destroyed one just now due to his carelessness, but he still has 360 left, plus his main body, making 361 bodies total, each at the Sky Extreme Realm. Over 300 Sky Extreme Realms—it's best we retreat," Wang Kuu said with a hint of concern.
"Are all avatars equally powerful?" Zhong Shan continued.
"Yes, but they can only maintain their form for half an hour each day. However, the Wanxiang Mirror Tower can extend their duration. We can't destroy the Wanxiang Mirror Tower; in the presence of over 300 Sky Extreme Realm experts, we can't get close. Your Majesty, we should withdraw," Wang Kuu insisted.
"Retreat!" Zhong Shan nodded.
"Retreat? After wreaking havoc on the Ageless Realm, you think you can just leave?" the Mirror Demon Master sneered.
With a flick of his finger, the sacred mountain behind him suddenly radiated golden light. Simultaneously, the ten sacred mountains around the perimeter responded, all emitting golden light.
In an instant, each sacred mountain projected a tangible light screen that connected to form a massive dome, encapsulating the area. Within this dome, golden mist spread, obstructing divine senses and limiting visibility to less than a hundred meters.
Zhong Shan and his group were surrounded. The Mirror Demon Master's trap was closing in, and the environment grew more hostile with each passing second.
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