Legend of the Great Sage

Kings stood ready for battle.
Death qi surged into the air, standing in opposition.

It was like a siege.
There were no so-called sneak attacks in consideration.
Between the living and the dead, there was no such thing as deception or schemes.

Instead, the undead were much better assembled.
The Corpse Kings roared away furiously, possessing greater morale than their enemies.
It was not just because they had a commander of absolute power behind them—sovereign Li, but also because they had no path of retreat.
They either died here or they would be devoured.

The Daemon Kings and cultivators were divided into several dozen groups of different sizes.
Even if they failed to take down the tower, they could retreat from this land of death.
The Great Banyan Tree King had only recruited them.
Not a lot of powerful cultivators that had undergone the third heavenly tribulation were accustomed to following the orders of others, as they already stood at the apex of the nine provinces.

However, battles on such a scale occurred very frequently in the Hungry Ghost realm.
Even Corpse Kings and Ghost Kings knew to follow the orders from those above them.

The Great Banyan Tree King furrowed his brows even more.
This battle would definitely be filled with danger, but why hadn’t the Dragon province made a single response at all yet?

According to his original plan, the Great Xia empire would serve as the mainstay of this battle.
This had nothing to do with personal debts and grievances.
According to his calculations, this world would be anchored to the Hungry Ghost realm once the ghost tower was completed, unable to break free again.
That would be countless times more terrifying than invasions from the Demon domain.

When the Demon domain wanted to invade, they completely relied on demonfolk to fight.
At most, they had the convenience of demon caverns, but those were only equivalent to secret paths for sneaking in.

However, behind these undead was the Hungry Ghost realm.
The six realms of saṃsāra had always been closely connected to all the worlds.
Once they opened a path, it would be a highway.
Countless undead would be able to surge in.
That was why the Umbral Yin sect had treated it as their trump card to ensure mutual destruction with the world.

The Hungry Ghost realm also happened to be extraordinarily aggressive.
It was basically the natural predator of worlds.
Several decades ago in the Green province, a mere Corpse King had almost ripped away a chunk of the nine provinces.

The reason why the Hungry Ghost realm had not launched a large-scale invasion immediately, instead spending the effort to build the tower here, was exactly because of Xiao An’s existence.
She was far too effective against them.

Once the ghost tower was completed, they could probably borrow the power of the Hungry Ghost realm and break free from the restraints of the laws of the world, allowing existences that surpassed the third heavenly layer to pass through or maybe even that sovereign Li.
By then, even the Great Xia empire would be absolutely useless.

However, under such a precarious situation, the Dragon province actually made no response at all, basically completely ignoring the world as it descended into chaos.
They allowed the ghost tower to rise higher as they blindly held their ground in the Dragon province, which greatly subverted his expectations.
His messages for assistance a while ago were met with absolutely no reply either.
Now that the ghost tower was about to be completed, he finally ran out of patience and had to take action.

That was because if he still did not take action, she would be taking action.

Cling!

The hollow sound of a bell rang out, so clear that everyone felt it was right by their ears.
Their seas of consciousness rippled, basically unable to stay calm.

The White Camel Sand King’s blank face changed slightly.
Right before she had incinerated Pearl city, this was the exact bell she had rung.

Out of everyone present, even if they had not personally heard the bell before, they had heard of its rumours and legends.

“She’s here!”

Clang!

There was a commotion in the ghost tower.
The impact they had received was far greater than what the cultivators and Daemon Kings experienced.
The supervisors all swung their whips to maintain order, but fear flashed through their eyes as well.
Clearly, they knew what they would be facing.
This morale immediately plummeted.

When the white holy flames descended, the Hungry Ghost realm would be destroyed.

They had come here just so they could end this legend or perhaps witness a legend!