399(bad(2) - Senior Sister Is on Top

The spirit marrow was clearly no larger than a fist, yet it contained unparalleled power. The towering, hard rock, which remained resilient even against sharp blades, was as fragile as fine silk before the Yin Extremity, easily pierced through. Not only that, it seemed to have accidentally triggered hidden trap spells within, causing sparks to explode with a loud bang. Jiang Yin recognized the unusual power of the flames, which clearly originated from the searing magma deep within the earth. However, it seemed that she had missed the target; the sparks, though bright, quickly dissipated. “I see now. No wonder they went to such lengths to lure us here. They’ve even resorted to using the Earth Vein Divine Fire, intending to burn everyone here to death!” Jiang Yin quickly realized. Who didn’t know that the last Divine Emperor’s true form was a world-saving Ice Lotus, which, despite commanding the five elements, had a particular weakness to fire. The Earth Vein Divine Fire was a force nurtured by all things at the beginning of the world, its power overwhelming and impossible to resist. Even if her junior sister had not yet recovered her strength, even if that arrogant Divine Emperor herself were to come, without any defenses, she’d struggle to survive the burning of the Earth Vein Divine Fire! What use would two divine artifacts be when the lava corroded them? The artifacts would still fall into their hands! As soon as Jiang Yin spoke, almost everyone present changed their expressions. The Divine Lord’s true form was a sacred tree, and the Divine Emperor was an extremely cold Ice Lotus. If they truly stepped into this place, even if they were prepared, it would be hard to escape unscathed. “Vicious and despicable!” Feng Kai said angrily, “Watch me destroy this mountain!” He was about to take action, but Jiang Yin stopped him. “Destroy this mountain? What good would that do? Do you think it would harm the commander of the imperial guards?” Feng Kai couldn’t argue and reluctantly held back, realizing the underlying meaning of her words. He couldn’t help but ask, “Your Highness means...?” Tang Muxi was the Divine Emperor, and Jiang Yin, as her companion, held the title of Empress, so it wasn’t out of place to address her as “Your Highness.” Not to mention, Jiang Yin was immensely powerful and was the master of the Demon Prison Blade, wielding a divine artifact. Jiang Yin smirked, “If they like to use the Earth Vein, then let them fully experience the passion of divine fire.” With that, she suddenly summoned the Demon Prison Blade, gathered all her strength, and recalled the Yin Extremity, combining the power of the divine artifact and the spirit marrow, and fiercely stabbed towards the mountain rock. A thunderous boom echoed as a massive portion of the towering mountain, thousands of feet high, was abruptly sliced off! Rocks tumbled and rolled, trees withered and broke, and the lava array collapsed almost instantly under the fierce attack, erupting in countless torrents of blazing lava, shining with the immense brilliance of divine fire. The temperature soared so high that even the clouds in the sky evaporated, revealing the hidden clear blue sky and blazing sun. Tang Muxi had feared fire all her life. Now, with the Earth Vein Divine Fire exploding right before her, even though it didn’t touch her, she felt as though her body would melt. In fear, she quickly activated the Water Spirit Orb and summoned the Illusion God and World-Saving Lamp, relying on the combined power of these three divine forces to finally block out the intense heat. Knowing that the soldiers were of lower cultivation and couldn’t withstand the earth fire, she split half of her power to protect them as well. “Senior Sister, don’t harm your foundation!” Since the enemy had used such a ruthless strategy, she wouldn’t show mercy either. But thinking of the long-term harm if the Earth Vein was damaged, she couldn’t help but warn. Jiang Yin nodded, “Rest assured, Junior Sister. I’m just borrowing the divine fire today, I won’t further taint the Earth Vein.” After speaking, she spread the dark currents of the Yin Extremity, using its immense impact to force the erupting lava to crash towards Baixuan City. Guang Liangji had lied about many things, but on one point he hadn’t deceived them: this mountain was closely connected to Baixuan City. Once the mountain was damaged, Baixuan City would be the first to suffer. Attacking from the front would have required a lot of manpower, but now the enemy had delivered the Earth Vein to them. They could not blame her for being ruthless! * In the General’s Mansion of Baixuan City. “Reporting to the Commander, the spies have sent word that Feng Kai, the Divine Lord, and the Demon King, the Divine Emperor, have been successfully deceived and are now in the mountain. In about half an hour, they will be led into the trap!” Faced with his subordinate’s good news, the man known as the Commander did not feel the joy of a plan about to succeed. Instead, there was an unshakeable shadow of worry. Even though the plan had been verified countless times, confirming there were no flaws, it was still going too smoothly. His opponents were two in the Great Transcendence stage and two in the Tribulation stage protecting the Divine Emperor, wielding the World-Saving Lamp, Eight Trigrams of Heaven and Earth, and the Demon Prison Blade, three divine artifacts. Such a massive force, gathering the top power of the entire Western Region, could they really be so foolish as to step into the trap without any precautions? He found it hard to believe. But now that the spies were already in the mountain, regardless of whether the Divine Emperor and the others would fall into the trap, as the commander of the imperial guards, he couldn’t remain silent. Even if it meant destroying the mountain and the Earth Vein, they had to die here! “Pass down the order. All soldiers are to enter combat readiness. Once the array activates, immediately launch magical attacks and destroy the entire mountain!” After giving the order, the commander still wasn’t reassured. He personally entered the army, summoning all generals above the Nascent Soul stage to follow him out of the city, planning to circle around to the back of the mountain. If the plan went awry and the Earth Vein Divine Fire couldn’t erupt, he would detonate it himself! He had already branded his aura on Guang Liangji. If the other party forcibly searched his soul, Guang Liangji would definitely perish. At that point, he would know the plan had been exposed and could switch to the second plan. The commander’s strategy was sound, considering almost every possible scenario. Yet despite all his calculations, he didn’t account for the fact that the enemy could see through their entire plan without using the soul-searching technique. He had just assembled his troops and quietly left the city, but before he could circle around to the back of the mountain, a sudden and intense collapse sounded, followed by a flare of fire erupting from within the mountain. The disturbance wasn’t large, but it happened to come from near the array trap. “The array has been activated?!” Some soldiers, unaware of the situation, thought the plan had succeeded and shouted in excitement. But before they could celebrate, they suddenly saw a sharp blade of sword energy slashing down from the sky, slicing off half of the mountain. The sudden attack completely destroyed the array, and searing magma erupted from deep within, instantly turning half the mountain into a deadly, scorching fire zone.