Chapter 557 5-Rank Divine Thunder Bead

"1 more strike, and you might just die."

Chen Seraphina (Person Name) turned pale and grabbed him firmly.

The battle in the skies had escalated to a fever pitch in a single strike. The old clan leader, facing a False Infant Demonic King alone, had already sustained grave injuries.

Sect Leader Qian desperately held back another False Infant Demonic King, 1 of his arms already severed at the shoulder.

Kael single-handedly held off the horde of demons, his oppressive aura suffocating even the gathered Demon Kings. As Sect Leader Qian faltered against the False Infant Demon King, Kael—merely at the Golden Core, Mid Stage—met the creature’s advance with unyielding resolve.

Although there were over a 100 Golden Core cultivators in the Chu Kingdom (Location), each found themselves locked in an unprecedented and bitter struggle.

"Alas—"

Chen Ethan gazed at the battlefield in the sky and remarked with a touch of recklessness, "In this mortal life, 1 must have a purpose. If I can lend Eldrin a helping hand, what does it matter even if I die?"

With those words, he stepped forward once more. His spiritual power had dwindled to nearly nothing—should he strike again, it would truly be a final, desperate blow.

But in that very instant, the distant teleportation array lit up as 7 figures emerged, stepping forth from its shimmering light.

The 7 individuals were none other than Mo the Ancient 1 (Person Name), the Patriarch of the Lin Clan from Qi Kingdom (Location), Yun Mohe, and 6 other top-tier Golden Core cultivators.

The Ancient 1 Mo's cultivation had now reached the 9th-layer Golden Core realm. No sooner had he landed than his gaze fell upon the battlefield, and with a resonant shing, his immortal sword swept forth.

The 7 cultivators who had arrived together all made their moves. With their cultivation bases having reached at least the late Golden Core stage, they swiftly stabilized the battlefront upon joining the fray.

"Perfect timing."

Seeing reinforcements arrive, the Ancient Elder finally breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that Mo the Ancient 1 and others could spare hands to assist signaled that the beast tide ravaging Qi Kingdom had finally been quelled.

The hearts of all the demon tribes present sank slightly, while the gazes of the 2 Demon Emperors grew faintly colder.

"We can't keep dragging on like this."

The burly demon emperor pondered inwardly. No sooner had his words faded than he channeled all his cultivation power, single-handedly suppressing both Eldrin and Lyra through sheer force.

The Demon Empress seized the moment, simultaneously summoning her immortal sword and innate divine abilities to counter the Solar and Lunar Wheels along with the Mirror of the Vast Heaven (Magic Treasure). With a casual gesture, she unleashed a cascade of 10 1000 radiant glows descending upon the battlefield.

Thousandfold Calamity Radiance.

As the myriad rays of radiant light came crashing down, the old clan leader’s heart sank. This ‘Thousandfold Calamity Radiance’ was 1 of the innate divine abilities of the Golden Rhino bloodline. Unleashed with the cultivation of a Nascent Soul demon emperor, it was likely that none present would be able to withstand it.

The strike was far too sudden; in the blink of an eye, countless individuals suffered grievous wounds.

After the single strike, Eldrin surveyed the scene and saw half of Xavier's physical form had been shattered to pieces. A Golden Core cultivator from the Sky Sword Sect was reduced to tribulation ashes, while the Mingwu True Master of the Cyan Azure Immortal Sect perished on the spot.

"We can't fight like this."

Seeing that everyone had suffered heavy losses in their efforts to hold back the Golden Core demon king, Eldrin could no longer afford to engage in hit-and-run tactics.

He ordered Lyra to intercept the burly Demon Emperor while unfurling the Mirror of Yin, Yang, and Void. In an instant, countless streams of Yin-Yang energy erupted, transforming into annihilating primordial magnetic radiance that slashed toward the female Demon Emperor.

"Been waiting for you."

The Demon Empress sneered coldly. At this moment, she was in the midst of her Nascent Soul Qi (Spiritual Root) eruption, her magical power already comparable to the Nascent Soul, 3rd Tier (Cultivation Realm). She was practically itching for Eldrin (Person Name) to confront her directly.

In that very instant, she raised her hand and unleashed her Divine Sword Art, relentlessly striking at Eldrin (Person Name).

Fortunately, the Mirror of Yin, Yang, and Void (Magic Treasure) possessed extraordinary power, greatly suppressing the Demon Empress's divine abilities and immortal swords. Otherwise, Eldrin (Person Name) would certainly have been no match for her.

As the 2 sides remained locked in stalemate, amidst the chaotic battlefield, a demon king at the False Infant realm suddenly opened his eyes and instantly summoned a golden thunder pearl.

The lightning orb crackled with arcs of electricity, resembling a golden sun of thunder, as he raised his hand and hurled it toward Eldrin (Person Name).

"Not good, it's a Fifth-Level Divine Thunder Pearl."

Everyone’s pupils instantly contracted. The False Infant Demonic King had launched a surprise attack without warning, unleashing the power of a Grade-5 Divine Thunder Pearl—a force potent enough to severely injure even a Nascent Soul cultivator.

If it succeeded, even Eldrin would likely face grave danger, risking severe injury or even a fall.

In their haste, the group could only desperately block, but the False Infant Demon King had long been prepared. With sheer force, he held them off and still managed to unleash that Fifth-Level Divine Thunder.

At this moment, Eldrin found himself completely restrained by the Demon Empress, unable to free his hands even for a moment.

In that very instant, Lior (Person Name) soared into the air. Though merely a cultivator at the Golden Core, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm), he charged forward with the conviction of 1 marching to certain death, determined to forcibly intercept that fifth-grade divine thunder.

"Hmph—"

The pseudo-infant demon king's gaze shifted slightly. If the divine thunder were to detonate prematurely, Lior (Person Name) would undoubtedly be torn to pieces, yet the fifth-stage divine thunder would struggle to harm Eldrin (Person Name) across such a vast distance.

With that thought, it deliberately took a blow from Kael's sword, forcibly reversed its own immortal blade, and with a sharp clang, cleaved Lior in 2.

However, this momentary obstruction managed to delay the fifth-grade divine thunder pearl for the briefest instant.

"Uncle Lior."

Eldrin's face abruptly shifted in color. Finally catching his breath, he summoned the Yin-Yang Void Escape and vanished into thin air, miraculously phasing through space to evade the 5 Elements Divine Thunder strike. In a flash, he materialized directly before the False Infant Demon King.

First, he swept his sleeve to envelop Lior’s Golden Core. Then, with a resonant clang, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss in his hand descended, cleanly cleaving the False Infant Demon King in 2.

Meanwhile, the distant void erupted as the fifth-grade Divine Thunder Pearl, which should have struck Eldrin, was seized and controlled by Lyra the moment it lost its target.

As her Yin-Yang Divine Light swept down, it astonishingly carried this fifth-grade Divine Thunder Pearl to strike the Demon Empress head-on.

"Ah—"

The Demon Empress was struck by her own hidden scheme once more, suffering grievous wounds as her flesh was torn open with gaping lacerations.

Already maimed by Eldrin's single strike, she now suffered another devastating blow. Her injuries had reached a critical state, to the extent that even her Nascent Soul Qi was completely depleted at this moment.

Now, after suffering successive heavy blows, her strength had diminished by nearly half. Faced with the combined assault of Eldrin and several Demon-Subduing Treasures, she was completely overwhelmed.

Madam!

The Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor (Demon Beast)'s face abruptly changed dramatically as he summoned his spiritual treasures and divine abilities, desperately suppressing the 2 individuals and several demon-refining supreme treasures.

Yet at this moment, even he found it impossible to single-handedly subdue 2 opponents completely.

This was an extremely precarious situation, for if he failed to suppress the 2 of them before his Nascent Soul Qi (Spiritual Root) was depleted, he would inevitably be forced into a complete disadvantage.

"Damn these humans, how do they possess so many Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasures?"

Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor (Demon Beast)'s expression shifted repeatedly before he finally gazed into the distant void and declared, "If the esteemed members of Emerald Mist Lake still refuse to intervene, this old man shall have no choice but to withdraw."

"Reinforcements?"

Eldrin (Person Name) looked up, his heart sinking faintly.

In the distant void, 1 colossal figure after another, large enough to blot out the heavens, descended in spirals from the 9 Heavens Above.

Directly ahead, a crimson flood dragon a 1000 zhang in size soared through the skies. To the left, a snow-white frost flood dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, while to the right, an earthen-yellow flood dragon circled menacingly toward them.

Then, a purple thunder dragon wreathed in lightning spiraled through the mist, revealing a pair of draconic eyes that blazed like twin violet suns.