Sharp as a needle, the peak pressed down toward It.
"Mountain!"
"Mountain!"
"Mountain!"
A young man's voice called out repeatedly.
Inverted mountains materialized simultaneously above, below, left, right, front, and behind Crimson Flame, trapping It within. Behind each peak, the faint shadows of several more mountains could be glimpsed.
The inverted peaks pressed down upon Crimson Flame as immense pressure distorted the space around It.
Yet every mountain vanished into nothingness the moment it drew near It, scorched by Its flames.
Now, Crimson Flame faced simultaneous assaults from Tian Yang's chains, falling starlight, the river water, and the inverted mountains.
The roiling flames around It showed It was no longer as untroubled as before. And so, It prepared to move.
At that moment, a thunderous roar echoed through the world. "Strike!"
A silver light abruptly appeared, piercing through Its chest.
Crimson Flame's body faltered for a moment. Then, flames surged, and the silver radiance vanished in an instant.
"Strike!"
Another silver streak shot through Its body.
Yet Crimson Flame ignored it completely and began Its counterattack.
It raised a hand and lightly flicked a finger. A terrifying crimson light erupted, its brightness instantly surpassing the brilliance of the sun in the sky.
Amid the roaring explosion of fire, the inverted mountains surrounding It were instantly blasted apart and thrown into disarray, their formation shattered.
Crimson Flame fought bare-handed, dragging Tian Yang's chains with each move as It seized the white water dragon formed from the Lan Cang River.
White mist churned, and the heavenly waterfall showed signs of drying up in an instant.
Crimson light shot from Crimson Flame's eyes, colliding with the violet light descending from the river of stars.
It shot upward against the tide, like a meteor flying in reverse, smashing into the brilliant river of stars.
The starlight dimmed, having suffered a heavy blow.
In that single moment, under Crimson Flame's seemingly effortless counterattack, the previously awe-inspiring combined assault of the five Spirit Transformation Immortal Eminences began to crumble.
Within the Congyun Sea, on the Myriad Immortals Island, every cultivator who witnessed this scene was struck dumb.
Not long ago, they had been astounded by the earth-shattering divine abilities and arcane arts of the Spirit Transformation Immortal Eminences.
But now, as Crimson Flame of the Dao Unity realm made Its move, they finally understood the insurmountable chasm between Dao Unity and Spirit Transformation.
For a moment, the minds of some cultivators nearly broke.
"Even the combined force of five Immortal Eminences is so utterly useless?"
"Sacrifice the soul of heaven and earth, sacrifice the soul of heaven and earth. A Dao Unity entity is this terrifying. How can we ever hope to sacrifice the soul of heaven and earth?"
"Ants... we are all just ants..."
Yet there were others who still held confidence in the Spirit Transformation Immortal Eminences of Myriad Immortals Island.
"Get a grip! Do you really think Immortal Eminence Hongxi and the others would be defeated so easily? They must have other strategies!"
"Correct! The Soul Arbiter of heaven and earth was besieged the moment it appeared; the Immortal Eminences are clearly prepared. Just rest assured!"
As if to validate these words, silvery-white cubes silently appeared around the periphery of the battlefield under the shimmering starlight.
That is... Li Fan was momentarily stunned.
He recognized these objects. They were the very same Array Crowns that Array Master Zhang Zhiliang had given him for protection during his previous journey.
A single Array Crown contained hundreds of overlapping arrays.
But now, around the battlefield where Crimson Flame and the five Immortal Eminences clashed, tens of thousands of these white cubes appeared simultaneously, densely packing the space!
"I am, Zhang Zhiliang, the number one array master of the Congyun Sea! Though my cultivation is at the Nascent Soul realm, today, I shall use my Unlimited Art to aid the Immortal Eminences in advancing their Dao!" Zhang Zhiliang's proud voice thundered like a booming echo.
"Spirit Gathering!"
With a low shout, tens of thousands of white Array Crowns instantly emitted a soft, white glow simultaneously.
The world fell silent.
Then, a terrifying suction force erupted from these white Array Crowns, and the spiritual qi of the entire Congyun Sea was abruptly pulled toward the battlefield.
A violent storm of spiritual qi took shape. Countless streams of spiritual qi converged, nearly condensing into liquid.
The damaged Tian Yang chains grew solid once more.
The dimmed river of stars regained its dazzling brilliance.
The waters of the Lan Cang River surged with towering waves again.
The inverted mountains stood with renewed majesty.
And these tens of thousands of Array Crowns, forged by harnessing the power of the entire Congyun Sea, had more than just one function.
"Impedance!"
Silvery-white threads shot out from the Array Crowns, wrapping around Crimson Flame's body like spider silk.
The threads seemed intangible; no matter how violently Its flames raged, they could only twist the fine filaments but not destroy them.
With tens of thousands of threads tethered to Crimson Flame, Its movements gained a hint of sluggishness.
"Life and Death!"
Beams of white light shone upon the five Immortal Eminences.
Their offensive suddenly grew even more ferocious. Moreover, their coordination subtly improved, creating an effect where one plus one was greater than two.
In contrast, Crimson Flame's power was weakened with each strike by the combined powers of the five Immortal Eminences.