Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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"Thunder Come!"

The thick column of lightning descended from the sky once again, its sharp edge aiming straight for the Star Observation Platform of the Defense Area.

Yet before this destructive thunderbolt could truly strike, it exploded mid-air into thousands of serpentine bolts, instantaneously weaving together into an enormous net of lightning.

Dozens of black eagles, unable to dodge in time, were caught squarely by the net, crackling all over and emitting wisps of grey smoke.

They plummeted one after another!

Followed by over a hundred more lightning strikes, the remaining black eagles all screamed in agony as they burst into pieces.

The pressure on the Defensive Array of the Defense Area was significantly reduced in an instant.

But Wang Chen had not a trace of joy in his eyes.

His gaze turned toward the distant mountains, where columns of fog made of condensed Yin Sha Energy surged straight into the skies, forming large patches of dark clouds up high.

They were rolling toward the direction of the Defense Area.
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This Evil Qi Storm was far more fierce than the preceding Yin Qi Tide, and it gave Wang Chen a profound sense of threat.

His intuition told him that the Defense Area would likely have a hard time holding up.

And reality played out exactly as Wang Chen had anticipated, a greater catastrophe suddenly descended!

Evil Qi clouds in the heavens churned nonstop, and in an instant, a humanoid evil spirit took shape: it had a head, torso, and limbs, though its facial features were extremely abstract, barely allowing the differentiation of eyes and mouth.

It hovered in the air, enshrouded in Evil Qi, as if wearing a thick armor.

The next moment, this tens of yards tall evil spirit raised its arms and opened its massive palm, slamming down heavily toward the Defense Area!

Its palm was almost the same size as the Defense Area.

Seeing the ominous situation, Wang Chen immediately formed a spell with his hands, executing the Mysterious Flame Sparrow Skill.

A Fire Crow suddenly manifested atop the Defense Tower, spreading its fiery wings to soar into the sky, screeching as it met the descending giant palm.

The two forces collided almost in an instant, and the Mysterious Fire Flying Crow exploded into a burst of flames, eroding part of the evil spirit's palm before being forcefully scattered and extinguished.

The giant palm paused only for a moment before crashing down once more.

Boom!

The Defense Area, standing tall on the rocky hill, shook violently, the outer Mana Barrier fluctuated intensely, sprouting countless cracks.

Not only that, but the Defense Area's outer walls also began to crack.

Inside the Array chamber, Li Mengyan and the two other women all spat out mouthfuls of fresh blood, their Qi-Blood churning within them.

They had given their utmost to reinforce the Defensive Array, but the evil spirit's blow was excessively powerful, completely exceeding the limits of what they could withstand.

Wang Chen, who shared duty at the Defense Tower, grunted, his eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth all oozing bright red blood.

The Mysterious Fire Flying Crow had failed to block the strike, and acting decisively, he had channeled his own mana into the Defensive Array, joining Li Mengyan and the others in the defense, only to end up also suffering the consequences.

Having failed to destroy its target with one blow, the evil spirit in the sky seemed somewhat irritated.

It let out a low growl, withdrew its palm into a tight fist, and began swinging its arms toward the Defense Area below.

The surrounding Yin Sha Energy poured into the evil spirit's body at an almost frenzied pace, its clenched fists shining with a dark light, along with its arms, which seemed to be solidifying.

This strike was bound to be even more powerful than the previous!

At this very moment, Wang Chen had already moved from the Defense Tower to the Array chamber.

Facing the three Purple Mansion female cultivators, he said urgently, "Withdraw!"

The power displayed by this evil spirit had neared or even reached the Golden Core tier, and the four of them, together with the Defensive Array, could not match it—continued resistance meant only a dead end.

No sooner had Wang Chen finished speaking than a large section of the floor above heaved upward, revealing a dark tunnel entrance.

Li Mengyan and the other women were well aware of the dire situation, so without wasting half a word, they immediately dashed into the tunnel.

As soon as they had gone in, Wang Chen released the puppet Taoist Soldiers to take over the Defensive Array.

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Wang Chen himself followed into the underground tunnel.

Just at that moment, the sky-bound fiend completed its build-up and smashed down its fists with colossal force.

Boom!

The power of this strike was truly earth-shattering; the mana barrier of the Defense Area broke instantaneously, and the sturdy outer walls collapsed in an instant, sending countless pieces of rubble flying in all directions.

But just then, an extremely fierce energy burst forth.

The Defense Area, issued by the Sect to the Pioneering Disciples, was a Spiritual Artifact in itself and quite expensive at that, with an ability to self-destruct.

The last order Wang Chen had given to the puppet Taoist Soldiers managing the Array as he evacuated was to detonate.

The self-destruction of a Spiritual Artifact, along with the high-quality Spirit Stones embedded in the Array, could only be described as terrifying. It instantly shredded the fiend's fists.

This violent force even burst upwards, tearing through the fiend's arms segment by segment.

It even reached the entity's main body.

"Roar~"

Taken by surprise and having suffered a heavy blow, the fiend let out a thunderous roar. It shook its head and opened its mouth wide, inhaling the surrounding Yin Sha Energy, as its arms and hands regenerated at a visibly rapid pace.

After a short while, it swung its fists for the third time, smashing them down onto the Defense Area.

By now, the Defense Area had been reduced to ruins, with nothing left to withstand the fiend's vengeance.

Accompanied by a resounding boom, the remnants of the walls and the rocky hillock below were shattered by the fiend's blows!

Wujiuwu no longer existed.

But the fiend was far from satisfied; instead, it continued to emit angry and impatient roars.

Because it sensed that its real enemies had escaped.

In fact, as the Defense Area exploded, Wang Chen, along with Li Mengyan and two other women, had already sneaked a hundred zhang underground.

Then, they entered the escape tunnel.

To dig this tunnel, Wang Chen had spent five days and four nights, extending it from beneath the ground to a hidden location twenty li away.

Now, it had really come in handy.

Li Mengyan, Yun Feifei, and Sun Yulian were all amazed.

Not only did they admire Wang Chen's cultivation strength, but also his preparedness.

After leading them out of the tunnel, Wang Chen immediately unfurled the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon that he had just taken out from the Sumeru Ring.

"Senior Sister Li, Junior Sisters, please forgive me!"

Wang Chen activated the power of the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon, enveloping the three women within its scope.

He intended to break out and it was inconvenient to take Li Mengyan and the others with him, so he was planning to use this treasure chart to encapsulate them.

But this required the trust of the three women.

Yun Feifei and Sun Yulian did not resist, allowing the treasure light released from the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon to envelop them.

Their figures vanished in an instant, and the true forms of two graceful female cultivators appeared within the chart.

However, Li Mengyan remained in place.

As mystical as the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon was, with Wang Chen's current Cultivation Realm, if he wanted to bring a cultivator of the same tier into the chart, it was impossible to succeed if the other party resisted.

Li Mengyan obviously did not wish to enter the chart; she brought out a shimmering silver Flying Shuttle and said, "Junior Brother Wang, this Silver Lightning Shuttle is extremely fast. We can use it together."

Beneath her veil, the charming face of the female cultivator flushed slightly: "Please hold on tight to me."

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