Chapter 479 - If Humanity is to Fall, We Shall Perish First!

Yun Xiao suddenly turned, locking eyes with the 200 human cultivators, his voice deep, "The alliance with the Dreamsea Abalones was mine to make, and mine to answer for should misfortune arise!"

"And?" Dean Yu asked, her eyes quivering slightly as she gazed at him.

"Stick together, survive together. I'll seek out the opportunity," Yun Xiao stated, his voice not loud, but his determination unmistakable.

"Agreed!"

Almost in unison, they responded, their eyes alight with resolve. For reasons unknown, at this desperate juncture, their trust in Yun Xiao deepened immeasurably.

It was laughable, when one thought about it. Against an opponent nine times their strength, what chance of survival was there?

It was Yun Xiao's cold, fearless gaze that made them forget the reality of their predicament!

"If we all perish here, the myriad worlds and their common folk are doomed!"

"Thankfully, we still have Lian Xi..."

It was this thought that drove them into a frenzy, accepting their fates with a wild resolve.

"Guard your minds! Resist the illusions! Stand together, fight your way out!" With eyes blazing, standing firm, Yun Xiao's voice boomed, echoing with a force that shook the very core of their beings.

A collective tremor ran through them!

Looking out, the illusory ocean brought forth by 2,000 Dreamsea Abalones was already crashing towards them from all sides.

Taking a deep breath, the 200 human cultivators shouted out in unison, the orders given by Yun Xiao helped them withstand the assault of the illusory ocean.

"Fall back, form up!" Dean Yu's icy command swept over them.

They were the true elite of the myriad worlds, and in this crucial moment, they cast aside all else, facing this peril with nothing but their sense of duty.

BUZZ!

No sooner had they retreated to the corner than the white illusory ocean engulfed them.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The illusory ocean struck with relentless force.

These phantom tides dragged each individual into a separate world, making them forget the battle and forget the will to live, showing them objects of their affection and immersing them in past joys and sorrows.

"My dear daughter..." The Jade Immortal Tower Lord tore through the phantom tides, only to see a young woman before him, crying, blood pouring from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth in despair as she looked at him, wailing, "Father! Yun Xiao has cruelly killed me. Why do you fight for him, why!"

"Ah!" The Jade Immortal Tower Lord stood frozen, as if struck by lightning, eyes wide in disbelief, his heart torn asunder.

"What are you doing!"

As his daughter embraced him, out of nowhere, a bald figure crashed into them, slapping the Jade Immortal Tower Lord squarely on the forehead.

BOOM!

The girl transformed into a spinning shell demon, massive as a mountain, hurtling towards them.

The bald man sent Jade Immortal Tower Lord flying, narrowly avoiding the Dreamsea Abalone's crushing blow. Had he not been saved, unguarded, arms open for an embrace, his very innards might have been shattered!

"Keep your mind steadfast! What are you dazing for?" the bald man scolded angrily.

"Yun Dahe..." The Jade Immortal Tower Lord, shaken from the illusion, asked in disbelief, "What... what did you see?"

Scratching his head, Yun Dahe chuckled. "Countless, ethereally unclothed beauties."

"And you didn't reach out to embrace?" the Jade Immortal Tower Lord asked, stunned.

"If one were to indulge in the wisdom of sages more often, they'd not fall for such base temptations!" Yun Dahe scoffed, standing up to draw a massive Sword Soul, cleaving down a Dreamsea Abalone that charged at them!

BOOM!

The demon's shell was tough, yet it shattered under his strike, its soft insides exploding out, blood spraying everywhere.

"Maintain your focus, clear as a polished mirror, stand up, fight!" Yun Dahe roared.

He was valiant, but the numbers of the Dreamsea Abalones were overwhelming. No sooner had he slain one than dozens more, their shells like blades, charged at him, the phantom sea enveloping him once again!

PUFF!

Yun Dahe, facing off against dozens alone, was repeatedly struck, spitting blood, a crimson gash torn across his chest!

Even a powerful Yang Immortal like him struggled to endure, let alone the others.

Had they not retreated to the corner in time, they would've been scattered and slaughtered in waves!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The white illusory ocean was relentless, incessantly battering them!

Within the illusion, loved ones, friends, beauties, and children could at any moment turn into deadly blades, their hardness enough to crush any ordinary being to dust!

"Hold on!"

Their only option was to shout, reminding each other of the opponent, stripping away the illusions. In small groups, huddled together, they could withstand the death storm brought by foes many times their number.

Dean Yu and Shen Cang stood at the forefront, one to the left, the other behind, using their blazing martial spirits in their hearts to block the illusionary storm. They faced hundreds of charging Dreamsea Abalones alone, fighting bloodily.

"Follow the Emperor, follow the Dean!"

With these two standing, the human stalwarts still had faith and hope.

To fall was to die. And with it, the extinction of their race. Who didn't wish to live?

"Do any of you have the Myriad Poison Pill? Taking this pill can stimulate the brain, resisting the illusion!" Dean Yu shouted back at them amidst the fight.

"Myriad Poison Pill? It's poison, it'll damage the brain..." Feng Qingcong said, trembling.

"If we die, it's all over. Afraid of becoming fools? Take the pill, kill the demons!" Yun Dahe roared, grabbing a handful of Myriad Poison Pills and swallowing them, his head immediately emitting black smoke.

"Eating so much? Seems you too can't resist the lower temptations," the Jade Immortal Tower Lord remarked, also hastily asking others for some Myriad Poison Pills. Gritting his teeth, he consumed a fair amount.

The pain of losing his daughter, the root cause was the Three Immortals!

He would miss her but didn't want to see her now, for she could be his death!

"Kill!!"

Risking becoming fools, one after another, the human cultivators swallowed the Myriad Poison Pills, their foreheads emitting black smoke, their killing intent surging, trying their best to break free from the illusionary sea, engaging the Dreamsea Abalones in close combat.

Truth be told, without the support of the illusionary sea, even if the enemies outnumbered them threefold, they were unafraid!

The act of consuming the poison pills indeed stunned both the Sky Source Immortal and the Dreamsea Abalones.

"A bunch of stubborn fools." The Sky Source Immortal sneered, then turned to the Mirage Immortal. "Aren't you going to join in?"

"As you command!" The Mirage Immortal mobilized 3,000 of his kind, not expecting to have to enter the fray himself.

He transformed suddenly into a golden, colossal shell demon, shining with a dazzling golden light, like a mountain of gold, charging towards Dean Yu.

BOOM!

Dean Yu's lotus platform collided with the demon, and already injured, the impact shattered the platform. She herself was sent flying, blood spraying from her mouth as she crashed against the walls of the Immortal Asylum, her white hair stained with blood.

"Insignificant." The Mirage Immortal sneered. His attack spurred the other Dreamsea Abalones into a frenzied, more ferocious assault.

What the Mirage Immortal hadn't anticipated was Dean Yu shaking off the blow, swallowing another handful of Myriad Poison Pills. With eyes red, she glared at him and transformed into a lotus storm, hurling herself at him again.

"Just the 200 of you, attempting to stand against the Primordial Ruins and the Oblivion Demon Sea, is like trying to stop a chariot with your arms, utterly overestimating yourselves." The Mirage Immortal laughed coldly, leading the charge of Dreamsea Abalones once more!

The illusionary storm behind them intensified, to the point where even the Myriad Poison Pills were ineffective. Illusions were the most potent magic of the Dreamsea Abalones!

Yet, these 200 human cultivators still held on without complaint, continuing their bloodied, desperate fight! In their eyes, there was no fear of death. Only one concept—duty!

"If humanity is to fall, we shall perish first!"

It was Dean Yu's words that kept them united, fighting to the death against the demons!

The battle was just beginning, but blood already stained the floors of the Immortal Asylum red.

"These fools are indeed brave, but their blood is doomed to run dry."

Elsewhere, the Sky Source Immortal blocked Yun Xiao's path, his jaundiced eyes fixed on the young man in white.

"What have you done in these three days, appearing so weak?" Yun Xiao, as if he hadn't heard him, asked instead.

He didn't even glance towards Dean Yu, seemingly indifferent to their life or death.

"Are you seeking death?" The Sky Source Immortal furrowed his brow.

"Couldn't be that you've overindulged with the Dreamsea Abalones, only to realize too late that you're too old to withstand it?" Yun Xiao asked, a cold smirk on his face.

"Got a lot to say, have you?" The Sky Source Immortal frowned.

Yun Xiao snorted with laughter, shaking his head. "This is too funny. You're pleasuring yourself with shellfish. Your ancestors would be ashamed."

"Silence!" Fury ignited in the Sky Source Immortal, his eyes wild as he roared, his presence terrifying.

BOOM!

A vast illusionary sea gathered around Yun Xiao.

In reality, to curry favor with the Sky Source Immortal, the Mirage Immortal had ordered over 500 Dreamsea Abalones to specifically target Yun Xiao.

Yet, it seemed to have no effect.

The Soulfire Eye on Yun Xiao's forehead glowed violet, making the storm of illusions before him seem non-existent.

"Second Brother, just how did you ever lose to this punk?" The Sky Source Immortal sneered, stepping towards Yun Xiao with each step causing the ground to shatter, the Immortal Asylum itself trembling.

"Sky Source Golden Fortress!" The Sky Source Immortal uttered this mantra, his body emanating dazzling golden light. In an instant, his flesh transformed into diamond-hard metal, his previously frail body now towering, twice its original height, imposing as a titan made of gold, his arms as thick as Yun Xiao's waist.

He became a gleaming golden giant, his body fully armored.

An emaciated old man transformed into a tempestuous golden armored god of war in just a blink!

At this moment, the Sky Source Immortal truly displayed the divine might of one of the top Immortals in the myriad worlds, an absolute shock to all who beheld.

"Fearless before the might of heaven, little punk?" The Sky Source Immortal smirked, spreading his hands as two beams of golden light converged in his palms, ultimately forming two massive golden maces!

Each mace, six feet in length and thicker than Yun Xiao's thigh, resembled the spine of a dragon. Heavy, rigid, and bristling with edges like a mace, covered in dense symbols, their lethality was beyond comprehension.

"The only Immortal weapons in the myriad worlds, the Gilded Dragon Maces?" Yun Xiao raised an eyebrow. He had long heard of these golden maces!

This was the true hallmark of the Sky Source Immortal, a cornerstone of his strength, even surpassing the Martial Emperor's Armor in rank.

In the past, such Immortal weapons did not exist!

These Immortal weapons were personally brought by the Sky Source Immortal!

And Immortal weapons, said to be divine treasures of the celestial court, should not exist in the mortal realm!

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

At this moment, with the Sky Source Golden Fortress and the Gilded Dragon Maces, the Sky Source Immortal's divine might was unparalleled.

In his presence, Yun Xiao indeed seemed insignificant.

Such divine power also plunged the struggling human cultivators into despair!

The Mystic Earth Immortal had been crushed without having the chance to use his Life Sigil.

Without the Great Decay, the terror of the Sky Source Immortal had already been deeply etched into their memories!

Yet, under such divine illumination, Yun Xiao calmly laughed. "Changing your form, wielding a couple of sticks, does that cover up the fact that a group of shellfish drained you?"

BOOM!

As his words fell, one of the Sky Source Immortal's Gilded Dragon Maces smashed down towards him, transforming into a golden dragon in an instant, like a massive whip!

This strike was powerful enough to shatter mountain ranges!

Such terrifying and brute force made even those human cultivators and Dreamsea Abalones, who were not the target, tremble in their hearts, despair spontaneously arising.

BOOM!

The Gilded Dragon Mace, looming overhead, shattered the ground under Yun Xiao before it even reached him.

In many people's hearts, he was already a dead man! But then, he suddenly reached out his hand, seemingly slowly, yet in an instant, he grasped the massive mace!

BOOM!

The impact of the blow shook the entire Immortal Asylum!

"A human catching an Immortal weapon with his hands? Even a Martial Cultivator would be blown to dust..!" Shen Cang cried out hoarsely, observing from afar.

"No...!" Those human cultivators still holding hope for Yun Xiao felt as if struck by lightning, despair blooming in their hearts.

"Hahaha!" The Mirage Immortal couldn't help but laugh delicately.

At that moment, the Sky Source Immortal let out an incredulous scream, "WHAT!? Y-YOU!?!"

The dust settled. There stood the young man in white amidst the ruins, like a monstrous beast, catching the Gilded Dragon Mace with one hand. The ground beneath him turned to dust, yet not a tear marred his robe.

This scene struck all present with a heart-shaking blow, rendering them speechless as if a rock was lodged in their throats.

"Impossible! Not even the Nian could withstand..." the Mirage Immortal shrieked, breaking the silence.

And he guessed right. But that was the weakened Nian! Now, the Nian had been freed and allowed to feast! On top of that, it'd been combined with the Divine Desolation Physique that had reached the level of a Yang Immortal!

"Sky Source Immortal..." Amidst swirling dust, the young man in white lifted his head, a cold smile on his lips. "Didn't I tell you? You've grown old and weak. Your little stick is feeble and frail!"

"Little bastard!" The Sky Source Immortal's face twisted in anger, spitting out a mouthful of golden blood.

"Yun Xiao!"

Dean Yu, Shen Cang, and the others watched this scene, eyes suddenly brimming with tears. Were it not for the crisis of life and death before them, many would've started actually sobbing.

They had hoped Yun Xiao could withstand the blow. Yet, they never imagined he could instill such deep fear and despair in the Sky Source Immortal and the Dreamsea Abalones.

"With Yun Xiao leading us to battle, we can win!" Dean Yu wiped away the blood and tears on her face, her voice ringing with determination.

The human cultivators stood tall. The flames of renewed conviction ignited in their eyes as they looked towards Yun Xiao, then at the terrified Dreamsea Abalones.

"KILL!!"