Yan Chaoyue was elated to see that despite her significantly weakened state, she had managed to injure the Destroyer successfully. She immediately recognized that under the continued harassment from Er and Amu Zinen, the Destroyer was showing signs of exhaustion. As long as these two kept disrupting him and causing further fluctuations in his strength, combined with her relentless attacks on the Destroyer, it was only a matter of time before he revealed a significant vulnerability, allowing Haoyun and the others a chance to deliver a fatal blow.
What Yan Chaoyue could conceive of, the Destroyer naturally could as well. At this moment, he could clearly sense the three priests below eyeing him vigilantly, ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment. This realization sparked a serious sense of crisis within the Destroyer. He knew full well that if he allowed Yan Chaoyue to continue her assault under the influence of Er and Amu Zinen, he might very well end up in a dire situation during the subsequent battle.
With these thoughts in mind, the Destroyer glanced at the wound on his chest and roared angrily, "Hmph! You despicable lot! With your meager skills, you cannot defeat me!"
Then, with all his strength, the Destroyer dodged Yan Chaoyue's renewed onslaught of sword rain, leaping high into the sky. As he ascended, he aggressively scratched Er's head with his left hand while swinging his massive sword to strike at Amu Zinen's head perched on his right shoulder. He cursed furiously, "You two beasts! Very well, since you want to ally with the enemy against me, let's see who breaks first! Hmph! After I destroy this world, I'll see how you two can still trouble me!"
Before anyone could fully grasp the meaning behind the Destroyer's words, he swiftly darted into a teleportation channel that was currently transporting Mastanians into the celestial shield. Immediately, the channel exploded, leaving a chaotic rift crackling with powerful currents on the celestial shield. The Destroyer burst out of the shield amid the explosion, returning to the sky covered by crimson poisonous mists.
It was evident that the Destroyer didn't flee because he couldn't withstand Yan Chaoyue's attacks. Therefore, upon seeing the Destroyer suddenly return outside the celestial shield, everyone furrowed their brows in confusion at his unusual behavior. The Destroyer allowed the crimson clouds to rage around his purplish-black protective membrane, standing silently atop the celestial shield, looking down disdainfully and coldly at the soldiers still fiercely battling below.
Though Er and Amu Zinen didn't understand why the Destroyer had suddenly flown out of the celestial shield, they could sense that his action must have been intentional. Therefore, the two asked anxiously, "Black Gate, what are you doing? Do you know you can't defeat them and plan to escape?"
The Destroyer slowly raised his massive sword, sneering contemptuously, "What am I doing? Originally, I planned to savor all the energies from destroying the Mu Star after. But now, for the greater good, I must eliminate them first and deal with you later! Hmph! What a pity! I really hoped the array wouldn't crush everything about them and leave some leftovers for me! Oh well! Since I've gained the ability to devour the energies of Melling, there are plenty of prey waiting for me outside after I leave here!"
With that, a roar erupted from the Destroyer's mouth. Simultaneously, the tentacles still obedient to his command wriggled excitedly, echoing his roar with howls towards the sky. After this piercing roar, the crimson lightning frequenting the crimson clouds and assaulting the celestial shield all seemed summoned, turning sharply to strike the massive sword in the Destroyer's hand.
In addition, all the teleportation channels formed by lightning rods inserted into the celestial shield shattered, disintegrating into countless bolts of lightning that followed others to strike at the massive sword. Consequently, the Mastanians passing through these channels were incinerated into fragments before they could grasp the situation, burning and dropping from the sky.
As more lightning converged on the massive sword, it erupted into a blinding and suffocating glare. The powerful vortex formed by the gathering lightning churned the crimson poisonous substances more turbulently. The entire world outside the celestial shield became extremely restless, with an air of anxiety and anticipation, as if peering curiously at the land of the Mu Star.
"Black Gate, what are you doing?! Stop!" Seeing the Destroyer's actions, Er and Amu Zinen clearly sensed a looming crisis. Consequently, these two immediately began fighting frantically against the Destroyer once again.
Haoyun and the others quickly understood the situation unfolding before them: the Destroyer was reclaiming the energies he had unleashed within the three-layer uncontrollable array. Once the Destroyer absorbed all these energies back into himself, his body would undoubtedly become more stable due to their return. This was precisely why Er and Amu Zinen reacted so strongly; they knew full well that if the Destroyer's body became further stabilized, they might lose their current ability to suppress him. Furthermore, he could even turn the tables on them and completely destroy the remnants of Er and Amu Zinen's consciousness, along with the portion of power they controlled.
Under the summons of the Destroyer, the crimson poison mist in the sky grew denser, even seeping through the cracks left by the lightning pillars on the surface of the dome shield. Despite the formidable suppression of the dome shield, the crimson mist couldn't spread smoothly towards the surface of Mu Star after infiltrating the shield. However, the small fraction that managed to bypass the shield soon mixed with the upper atmosphere of Mu Star, carrying a nauseating and dizzying stench that quickly wafted down to the planet's surface.
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Fortunately, the amount of toxic gas that successfully infiltrated past the dome shield was limited. Combined with the residual divine shields on the Eternal Mu Star people, this prevented widespread poisoning after they smelled the noxious fumes. Nevertheless, due to disruptions from the chaotic energies of the black hole, the efficacy of the Eternal Mu Star people's divine shields was greatly reduced, unable to withstand the gas for long.
Thus, with the crimson mist infiltrating extensively past the dome shield, it was only a matter of time before the Eternal Mu Star people would succumb once their divine shields were depleted, leading to their demise. Already, many Eternal Mu Star warriors who had depleted their shields through prolonged aerial combat quickly fell victim to poisoning and lost their combat effectiveness, ruthlessly killed by Mastanian soldiers.
The Eternal Mu Star people were familiar with the crimson poison mist to an intimate degree, but the fact remained that the mist had never actively descended upon the planet's surface before. Therefore, upon seeing the mist breach the dome shield and initiate an assault on Mu Star's surface, it inevitably threw the Eternal Mu Star army into disarray due to panic.
"It's the Crimson Poison Mist Formation! Tie Dao, immediately order everyone to retreat to the ground for cover!" Judge Yan Chaoyue, seeing the situation, quickly instructed General Tie Dao to lead the airborne troops still in combat to withdraw, and notified the ground forces to reorganize their defenses.
Although the damaged dome shield could still use its powerful force to hold the Crimson Poison Mist Formation, keeping the mist only concentrated in the air, it was difficult to prevent it from spreading massively to the ground. However, this immersion of the dome shield in the crimson mist formation significantly accelerated its consumption rate.
Therefore, the enemy the Eternal Mu Star people now faced was not just the Mastanians who could freely navigate the Crimson Poison Mist Formation. They also had to confront the more destructive havoc caused by the mist while defending against Mastanian attacks.
What's more dire is what would happen once the dome shield failed? Faced with this clearly overwhelming problem, the Eternal Mu Star people dared not imagine how they would continue to protect their homeland under such circumstances. Looking at the crimson mist churning in the sky, despair etched across the faces of many Eternal Mu Star people.
"Hmph! Don't you understand yet? If it weren't for the delicious energy within you, I would have destroyed Mu Star long ago! If you voluntarily submit to me, perhaps I will let you live miserably for a while, as I do with the commoners on Eternal Star. Then, based on your performance, I will decide whether to exterminate you completely. How about it? The conditions I offer aren't bad, right?" The Destroyer spoke with a voice that promised annihilation to the Eternal Mu Star people below, while gesturing towards the Crimson Poison Mist Formation, indicating he would cease the assault if they surrendered.
In response, Judge Yan Chaoyue sneered and retorted, "Hah, dream on! You're the one who scurries around day after day, doing shameful things like a rat pursued by everyone, just to survive! How could our noble Eternal Mu Star people stoop to associate with the likes of you? Furthermore, even your own kind shuns you now. You've become a pariah, so what audacity do you have to provoke us on our land?! What a joke!"
Yan Chaoyue's public humiliation struck a nerve, eliciting merciless laughter from the Eternal Mu Star people at his expense. Enraged, the Destroyer pounded angrily on the heads that dared mock him, those heads that thought too highly of themselves, and through gritted teeth he declared, "Shut up! Fine! Since you refuse to repent, I will grant your wish!"
Yan Chaoyue's public rebuke infuriated the Destroyer to the point that, with a furious shout, he immediately absorbed all the lightning gathered on the giant sword into himself. He then turned around and thrust the sword back into the dome shield, cruelly declaring, "Hmph! Since I can neutralize the threat posed by the other two out-of-control arrays, I have the capability to restore them to normal as well! So, since you refuse to submit to me, then all of you shall perish!"
As the Destroyer focused his energy, the restless sky once again underwent a dramatic change. Waves of inexplicably powerful aura continuously pressed against the dome shield. Under this immense pressure, the dome shield began visibly trembling, accompanied by occasional cracking sounds, causing the entire ground to shake violently.
"Not good, the dome shield can't hold on much longer!" Yan Chaoyue said solemnly as he felt the unprecedented pressure.
"Damn! What's going on with this Destroyer? How did his power suddenly increase again?" Hao Yun, struggling to maintain his balance, asked in confusion.
"It's the formation! Even if your strength is average, as long as you master a powerful formation—even at a beginner's level—you can enhance your destructive power with its support. The Destroyer must have infused his power into the Crimson Poison Mist Formation, thus activating its full potential, which greatly amplified its destructive force against the dome shield. It seems the Destroyer has always possessed the ability to activate the Crimson Poison Mist Formation, but he refrained from using this move initially because he wanted to extract energy from us," Dao Lao analyzed, watching the crimson poison mist billow in the sky like a raging wave.
"Is there any way for us to break his formation?! If we continue like this, it's going to be a big problem," Hao Yun said, steadying himself in a horse stance to prevent being knocked down by the intense shaking caused by the celestial upheaval, while continuing his inquiry.
"I'm afraid not. If even the dome shield can't resist the Crimson Poison Mist Formation, then we have no way to unravel the formation where the Destroyer integrates with it!" Yan Chaoyue replied with a grave expression.
Then, after a heavy sigh, Yan Chaoyue continued, "Hoo! I can feel it. The fully activated Crimson Poison Mist Formation has reached the maximum limit the dome shield can bear. In this situation, if the Destroyer uses his aura to draw in the Immortal Star Formation, the resulting rain of destruction formed by the Crimson Poison Mist Formation and the Immortal Star Formation will inevitably shatter the dome shield completely! What's more dangerous is that the earth and sky are shaking so violently right now—there's an eighty percent chance that the Immortal Star Formation is heading here, and there are signs of it reacting chemically with the Crimson Poison Mist Formation!"