At the same time, the Golden Boat City Lord and others also looked up to the sky, wanting to see what these purple dots actually were.

"Bad news, they're stars! They are thousands and thousands of huge stars!"

Suddenly, the face of the Golden Boat City Lord changed dramatically, and he shouted loudly, "Strengthen the Arrays, quick! The trajectories of these stars are formless, each one immensely huge! If we let them crash onto the protective array, it's not just the array that would be completely destroyed, but even the ordinary citizens inside Scorpion City would all die under these stars!"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked, not expecting the owner of the long knife to be so ruthless, to have even calculated their involvement.

Here, everyone was frantically busy, while on the other side, Li Qingming watched the purple dots continue to grow larger, and it was clear in his mind that he also thought about the defense of Scorpion City:

"Scorpion City's defense magic array was destroyed earlier, and although the current protective array has greatly improved in attack, defense, and endurance, it ultimately cannot withstand the bombardment of a force comparable to a half-step Heavenly Dao power! If... huh?"

Suddenly, as if Li Qingming thought of something, his mind moved, and his Primordial Spirit instantly dived into the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, transmitting his voice towards a green turtle shell huddled in the corner, saying: "Da Yan!"

The green turtle shell wobbled, and then a small old turtle, as large as a finger, emerged from within, its dark green body bouncing out. The little head looked around and said, "Who, who's calling me?"

"Da Yan!" Li Qingming sketched out his own form in the Primordial Spirit Sea and called out again.

"Da Yan pays respects to the master!" Seeing Li Qingming, the old turtle's eyes sparkled, and it stood up like a human, bowing to Li Qingming in a formal manner.

Li Qingming slightly nodded and asked, "How is the healing of your injury?"

A humanized smile appeared on Da Yan's face, saying, "Thank you for your concern, master. My recovery ability is very strong! Not only has the injury on my body been completely healed, but even my Spiritual Body has improved!"

"Oh!" Li Qingming, hearing this, was overjoyed and asked, "If I ask you to maintain a city spanning hundreds of millions of miles, to resist the full-force attack of a Half-step Heavenly Dao Power, can you hold it?"

Da Yan immediately raised its claw and waved without hesitation, "No problem, master! My Da Yan's purpose is defense, absolute defense! Not to mention a half-step Heavenly Dao, even a Heavenly Dao Realm Great Power, I can withstand for a while!"

"Good, come with me!" Li Qingming smiled, his projection instantly vanished, and his Primordial Spirit returned to his body.

Although all of this appeared to take a long time, it actually occurred in an instant.

Li Qingming opened his eyes, his hands forming a Seal Formation, and he softly shouted, "Da Yan Cycle, absolute defense! Go!"

"Whoosh!"

The surging Yuqing True Essence burst forth from Li Qingming's body, followed by a massive, indistinct boundary of a dark green turtle shell emerging from the boiling Yuqing True Essence, speeding towards the direction of Scorpion City.

"Boss, look quick, what's that thing flying over?" Mang Niu, who was always vigilant about the situation on the battlefield, pointed at the sky, which was gradually being covered by the turtle shell turning black, and yelled.

Jin Jie, the City Lord of Mojie City, touched his white chin beard and said, "Dammit, if the tiger doesn't show his power, they really take us for sick cats! I'll go shoot it down!"

"Wait, big brother!" The Golden Sun City Lord hurriedly grabbed him and said, "I see, this thing seems to be flying out from Qingmingzi's body!"

"What?" Everyone was stunned, somewhat unclear about the situation.

Just then, a dark green turtle about five feet around appeared in front of everyone. It cracked a seemingly benevolent smile and said:

"Hello, my name is Da Yan. This is my true body, Da Yan Turtle Shell, a Top-grade Innate Treasure, primarily used for defense. My master has ordered me to protect Scorpion City, so I hope you're not frightened!"

The Golden Boat City Lord and all the other City Lords curiously looked at Da Yan Turtle Shell, and after a long moment, they recovered and said, "If that's the case, we thank you!"

"No trouble at all!" Da Yan waved its claw nonchalantly, its figure flashing as it merged with the vast expanse of turtle shell.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Dayan Turtle Shell had already deployed with all its might, its brilliance dazzling to behold, as endless Divine Radiance pierced through the clouds, burning fiercely like the Great Sun.

On the vast turtle shell, intricate patterns interwove and densely packed, and the resplendent Tao Runes, like tadpoles, covered the entire shell, fortifying its defenses to be as solid as a metal soup.

Golden Divine Light submerged the entire colossal Scorpion City, turning it into a fortress of strength.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Just as everything was put in place, those purple spots of light that had turned into stars were already plummeting downwards.

Their number was immense, countless, with each star-spanning dozens of miles in radius, utterly terrifying—so oppressive that the vast land seemed on the brink of destruction.

Scores of stars fell amidst the resonating "clang clang clang" of bell sounds.

Indeed, just as Li Qingming and the Golden Boat City Lord had anticipated, these stars were launching indiscriminate attacks, descending chaotically, bombarding relentlessly.

Li Qingming squinted his eyes, controlling the Mount Buzhou above him, frantically sweeping through the stars. Furthermore, he noticed that on these stars, one could faintly see a small purple bell, "clang clang" ringing, shimmering and glistening, almost like an avatar of the Heavenly Bell.

And every time the bell on the great star chimed, the star would bulge a bit, as if the visual perception was skewed.

In fact, this was not an illusion, but the special effect of the Heavenly Bell.

The Heavenly Bell differed from other bell-type Magic Treasures—it could not soothe or break souls; it could not attack or defend with sound waves; nor could it aid in cultivation.

Its sole function was to draw in extraterrestrial stars into the Universe Chaos Cosmos and then, by leveraging the minute hand, accelerate the power of stars to enhance their ability to inflict damage upon enemies.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Stars continued to crash down to the ground en masse, celestial radiance engulfing an area of billions of miles completely. They plunged deep into the earth's core, setting off scorching geysers of magma, turning the land into a horrifying wasteland.

The stars that struck towards Scorpion City, however, were all deflected by the Dayan Turtle Shell, not a single one slipped through.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The stars continued to plummet, and Li Qingming finally erupted with fury.

"Break!"

He let out a thunderous roar. The Mount Buzhou floating above his head shook violently, terrifying Heavenly Dao Pressure surged tumultuously as golden ripples brimming with an unparalleled killing intent swept across in all directions.

"Puff!"

Golden light waves swept across the heavens, and all the stars that touched those golden ripples silently disintegrated, leaving not a single trace behind.

"Ah!"

Li Qingming roared again, Mount Buzhou completely turned into ripples, mingling within the Space Rules, turbulently sweeping across the ten directions of Heaven and Earth.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, the entire space came to a standstill!

After a moment, endless fine dust fell, hundreds of thousands, millions of gigantic stars, all turned into dust, scattered by the wind into the void.

Then, before Li Qingming had a chance to catch his breath, a relentless voice once again emanated from the long knife:

"Good, I must say you are a very promising young man! Now, face my final strike, Heavenly Blade Across the Sky!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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