I Can Extract Divine Power

In that instant, a battle erupted.

Although no one knew why Nan Huang’s Eight Trigrams hadn’t worked, the battle had already begun, so they didn’t dwell on it.

The ones at the greatest disadvantage in this battle were the celestial prides of Great Zhou Country.

Their power level was the lowest, so they could only stick together to minimize the chances of injury.

But these Mechanical Puppets seemed to possess Spirituality, and they even knew to attack in waves.

Under these circumstances, the situation for Zhou Qing and the others grew increasingly dire.

For instance, Zhou Qing had already sustained numerous injuries, and the hand gripping his blade had grown numb.

Beside him, Qin Shuang’s veil was stained red with blood.

As for Ouyang Sword, a gash on his arm was so deep that the bone was visible.

Some of the other celestial prides from Great Zhou Country had even lost the strength to fight and were meditating on the sidelines to recover from their injuries.

The others protected them.

Normally, within the Celestial Pride Hall, it was every man for himself. But now, with the other countries involved, the Great Zhou group had banded together, helping one another.

"This isn’t looking good. I don’t know how long we can last," Ouyang Sword said, cleaving a puppet in two before him.

They were Void Realm puppets, but they ultimately lacked human agility. That was why, by working together, the group had managed to hold out for so long.

Qin Shuang added from the side, "All we can do now is hold on with everything we have. It doesn’t matter for how long. At least for the moment, we’re safe, not dead."

Her gaze shifted to the celestial prides from the other countries.

The puppets seemed to adjust their numbers according to their opponents’ strength. As a result, the celestial prides from the other nations were also locked in a bitter struggle.

Of course, those celestial prides were in the Void Realm themselves. They weren’t injured, but only because they were being overly cautious, unwilling to risk any harm to themselves in a place like this.

Compared to them, the group from Great Zhou Country was in a much more desperate state.

"I don’t know where Brother Shen went, but I’m sure he’s okay."

Ouyang Sword said, working with a few other young cultivators from Great Zhou to beat back another puppet.

After a brief rest, Zhou Qing slowly got to his feet. "If we want to last, we should try the Battlefield Array Skill. I learned this technique from Marshal Yang; it might help us hold out longer."

Zhou Qing came from the battlefield and was Marshal Yang’s direct disciple, so he had received a great deal of his master’s True Inheritance.

In addition to his exceptional Sword Skill, he also knew the Battle Array Technique.

A Battle Array was different from an ordinary Array, having long since surpassed it. It utilized an army’s special Cultivation Techniques to achieve a much stronger effect.

This was precisely why even weaker soldiers, by relying on their numbers and the Battle Array Technique, could kill far more powerful individuals.

Everyone nodded.

They all knew that their unfamiliarity with the Battle Array Technique would diminish the Battle Array’s effectiveness.

But now, they had no other choice. Any advantage they could gain was better than none.

Not far away, after shattering a Void Realm puppet, Zhu Qingyao shot a look at Li Ruofeng beside her.

Li Ruofeng frowned. "What was that for?"

Of course, he didn’t understand. It was their first time working together; they could hardly read each other’s minds.

Hearing Li Ruofeng’s hushed words, Nan Huang shifted his attention toward him and Zhu Qingyao. He then took two steps back, positioning himself between them and Zhou Qing’s group.

When Zhu Qingyao saw this, she gritted her teeth.

’I was trying to signal him to find a chance to wipe out the celestial prides from Great Zhou Country, but now it seems that chance is gone.’

Seeing Nan Huang’s positioning, Li Ruofeng finally understood Zhu Qingyao’s intention and was left speechless.

’For something like this, she should have just acted. What was the point of all the signaling?’

’It’s not like we’ve worked together for long. How could I possibly have understood that?’

Just as he was thinking this, Zhu Qingyao suddenly made her move.

A ruthless glint flashed in Zhu Qingyao’s eyes as she leaped into the middle of a group of puppets.

It was an action that undoubtedly put her in grave danger.

Several puppets immediately swarmed to attack her. Even Li Ruofeng, who was nearby, was stunned.

He had no idea what she was trying to do.

But then, Zhu Qingyao waved her long sleeves.

Two silk ribbons shot out from within them.

She took the blows from more than ten puppets, coughing up blood, but she used the ribbons to forcefully fling all of them toward the celestial prides of Great Zhou Country.

The whole sequence made it look as though it was an act of desperation.

A flicker of surprise crossed Nan Huang’s eyes. ’Even I didn’t expect Zhu Qingyao would be willing to pay such a heavy price just to eliminate the celestial prides from Great Zhou Country.’

Besides, with the way she had done it, if she later claimed to have flung the puppets by accident during a life-or-death struggle, no one could refute her.

Not far off, Zhou Qing and the others watched the puppets flying toward them, their faces twisting with anger.

Many of the other celestial prides from Great Zhou wore looks of despair.

They had thought they could barely hang on with the Battle Array Technique, but after what Zhu Qingyao had done, they had no hope of survival.

Nan Huang, who was positioned between the groups, thought for a moment and sighed.

’I wanted to save you, but now there’s nothing I can do.’

The puppets had been flung with such incredible speed that not even he could stop them.

As they watched the puppets land with a series of mechanical clicks and charge toward Zhou Qing’s group, everyone thought that the celestial prides of Great Zhou Country were about to be annihilated.

Wang Jiu’s injuries had already started to heal. He looked at Ouyang Sword’s deathly pale face and sneered, "Brat, you’re going to be torn to pieces. When Shen Bai gets back and finds you dead, he’ll be devastated. That will be my revenge."

Saying these words, Wang Jiu felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

But at that very moment, a hand came to rest on his shoulder.

A voice spoke from behind him.

"It seems you really are looking to die."

As the voice faded, Wang Jiu found himself being hurled by an immense force toward the puppets in front of him.

And everyone now saw clearly who was standing behind Wang Jiu.