Chapter 668 Quasi-Pure Yang Supernatural Power, The Calamity Arrives

"2 million?"

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly. By that calculation, a single fourth-grade spirit island would have 3 Golden Cores and 20,000 cultivators—its defensive capabilities could indeed be considered formidable.

However, this would disperse their forces, potentially putting them at risk of being defeated 1 by 1.

At this thought, Eldrin shook his head and spoke bluntly, "A prolonged defense will inevitably fail. This arrangement may make it seem like every spirit island has sufficient troops."

"However, if the demonic tribes concentrate their superior forces to attack the spirit islands, each island would risk being defeated 1 by 1. By then, with our forces scattered, assembling them to mount a unified defense would become a formidable challenge."

"That is a fair point." The Lord of Sky Abode nodded in agreement, then after a moment of contemplation, added, "How do you plan to arrange things?"

Eldrin pondered for a moment before speaking. "Why not station 5,000 cultivators and 1 Golden Core expert on each spirit island to maintain defense? We could then deploy troops via treasure ships to provide immediate support to any island. This would allow us to concentrate superior forces to annihilate the demon clans."

Lyra also nodded and spoke, "These spirit islands are densely clustered. The farthest is merely 1 million li away, a distance our treasure ship can traverse in a single day."

"Then it is settled."

After finalizing their plan, Eldrin immediately deployed forces to garrison the various spirit islands. By the time he had completely settled all arrangements, 3 months had already passed.

That day, Eldrin finally found a moment of leisure. He sought out the Heavenly Abode Sect Master and said, "Brother Dao, as the crucial anchor of the grand formation, I fear the defensive arrays on Starfire Isle alone may prove insufficient to withstand the assaults of the extraterrestrial demons."

"What do you mean?"

The sect master of Heavenly Abode had a fleeting thought, and in the blink of an eye, he roughly discerned Eldrin's intention.

Sure enough, Eldrin nodded and said, "I wish to borrow your Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss to set up an additional formation as a precaution."

"This..."

The Sect Master of Tianlu hesitated. The Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss was a quasi-Supreme Treasure of Pure Yang (Magic Treasure), something that would stir desire even in a Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) cultivator.

With this artifact in hand, the strength of the Heavenly Abode Sect Master would rival that of a Great Perfection Golden Core cultivator. Yet should this treasure be lost, the sect master would at most remain an ordinary Late Golden Core cultivator.

Seeing the Heavenly Abode Sect Leader hesitate, Eldrin simply produced a resplendent Treasure Lotus.

“Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure (Magic Treasure)？”

The sect master of Heavenly Abode was inwardly shaken, unable to suppress his exclamation.

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a nod before speaking. "With the formidable power of your Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) and the complementary strength of my 2 Polarities Treasure Lotus (Magic Treasure), we shall undoubtedly be able to set up an extraordinarily astonishing formation."

"By then, even a Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) Heavenly Demon wouldn't be able to breach our defended Starfire Island."

Seeing Eldrin take out the 2 Forms Treasure Lotus, the master of the Heavenly Abode Sect couldn't help but take a deep breath.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he nodded and said, "Since Brother Guixu has offered such a priceless treasure, this old man would be ungrateful not to reciprocate. The Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) shall remain with you for the array formation."

"Many thanks."

Eldrin (Person Name) smiled faintly, finally allowing himself to exhale in profound relief.

After several months of arduous work, the crowd finally succeeded in setting up an array formation.

This formation was known as the 2 Forms Earthfire Sword Array. Empowered by a top-grade, rank-5 spirit vein, both the Profound Earthfire Crystals Sword and the 2 Forms Treasure Lotus could unleash their full might.

With the cultivation base of a Nascent Soul True Lord driving this formation, it nearly equated to a Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) with immeasurably profound magic power. It could continuously summon 2 Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasures (Magic Treasure) to confront powerful foes—truly an overwhelmingly formidable force.

Recalling the might of this formation, Eldrin felt a sliver of reassurance settle in his heart.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he spoke, "With the Cataclysm of the Demonic Abyss merely 3 years away and the formation arrays already laid out, I should seize this opportunity to cultivate. Perhaps I can master an arcane art."

"Very well."

The Sect Master of Heavenly Abode nodded, then smiled. "I shall go cultivate as well. Even a slight increase in combat power could mean a sliver more hope for survival."

The eruption of the Abyssal Cataclysm followed a predetermined cycle. Though the Outer Realm Demons were formidable, it was pure delusion to believe they could single-handedly oppose a glorious world.

The Violet Realm was by no means a minor world; among the myriad spirit realms, it stood as a formidable existence, 1 whose power could not be directly challenged by the extraterrestrial demon gods.

Only once every millennium or so, when flaws appear in the grand cycle of the Violet Realm's laws, can the Outer Realm Demons seize the opportunity to tear open a celestial rift, project their power into this realm, and corrupt the world's will with tainted abominations.

Even if only a small piece of territory is corrupted, it will form the legendary forbidden land for demonic cultivators, becoming a malignant tumor upon the world.

Moreover, once vast territories were seized by the Outer Fiends, those demonic clans would continuously perform blood sacrifices on humans, using the resulting baleful aura to corrupt the very essence of the Violet World.

As the corrupted territories continued to expand, the will of the Violet Realm grew increasingly feeble. When it weakened to its absolute limit, it would no longer be able to resist the incursion of the Outer Realm Demonic Gods, ultimately allowing them to reap the harvest of this world.

Thousands of years ago, the Violet Realm was actually extremely fragile, nearly failing to withstand the invasion of the Outer Realm Demonic Gods into this world.

It was only after Emperor Jiang’s campaign to eradicate demonic cultivators, during which he destroyed 90-5 percent of the demonic cultivation strongholds across the land and purified the boundless killing intent and foul energy tainting the world, that the will of the Violet Realm managed to recover for the most part.

Now, to return to our story. Since the cataclysm of the Abyss of Demons could not erupt for the time being, Eldrin naturally intended to seize this opportunity to cultivate a great supernatural power.

Since his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul, Mid Stage, Eldrin's comprehension of divine abilities had grown increasingly profound.

Not long ago, he had fully comprehended the mysteries of the 3 Talents Divine Thunder. Amplified by the 5 Elements Grand Cycle, this divine ability had now reached the tier of a Quasi-Pure Yang Divine Ability.

Once he cultivated it to the Great Perfection Realm, Eldrin would possess another trump card, its power likely no less than that of the Heavenly Union's combined force.

Now that he finally had a few moments to spare, Eldrin began absorbing the essence of the 5 Elements, determined to master this trump card before the calamity of the Demonic Abyss descended.

Time flew by in the blink of an eye, and 3 years had passed. On this day, Eldrin (Person Name) emerged from secluded cultivation, a faint smile gracing his features.

"My lord, it seems you have succeeded?"

Lyra stood guard before the seclusion chamber, her expression brightening with delight as she observed Eldrin's countenance.

"Mm." Eldrin nodded, then said with a smile, "With your Great Perfection Realm's Tri-Source Divine Light combined with my Tri-Source Divine Thunder, I'm afraid even a Great Perfection Golden Core demonic cultivator would suffer greatly if caught off guard."

These years, Eldrin busied himself with constant affairs, while Lyra devoted herself entirely to secluded cultivation. Her Trinity Divine Light had, in fact, reached the Great Perfection Realm even faster than Eldrin's own progress.

At this thought, Eldrin smiled faintly. "This seclusion has increased my combat prowess by another 30 percent. Our chances of surviving the Demonic Tribulation have grown slightly greater."

"Boom—"

Just as they were conversing, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the distant horizon.

Everyone’s expressions shifted dramatically. They soared high into the sky, only to witness the distant horizon—tens of millions of miles away—where that ferocious scar in the heavens was slowly tearing open.

Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name) ascended skyward and drew a deep breath upon witnessing this scene.

"The Cataclysm has arrived!"