Chapter 29: Blockade

The man-headed giant tree seemed maddened, branches snatching heads below indiscriminately—wandering corpses or source users alike. Even the mountain-like Corpse King was seized, forcibly fused.

But to Xi En, it looked like desperate struggle against terror.

Grand profound qi enveloped; man-headed tree wailed shrilly. Thousand blood-flesh branches lashed toward the deep figure.

Instant—earth roots surged, land collapsed, countless boulders tumbled.

Xi En saw—mind move, shadowy hands appeared, caught unsteady teammates.

Nearby, Mo Qing turned, cupped hands thanks; Xi En nodded.

“Strong like you—care for these lives?”

Female Corpse King curious gaze.

In cognition, source users weak as wandering corpses—mere consumables.

Xi En glanced—words stirred bad memories.

Days ago, he thought same—but reality taught harsh lesson.

When you see not human—some see you not human.

Xi En shook head, looked Wei Qing City, calm:

“Worry less them—look avatar. It… seems unwell.”

Female stunned, turned.

Countless branches slowed nearing city, finally halted—struggle futile.

Breaths—sky profound qi expanded limit, thousand zhang, blotting sun.

Meanwhile, black tower figure moved.

Light step, void walk—blink outside Wei Qing, atop profound qi.

All who saw held breath.

Then, figure glanced man-headed tree.

Instant—world silent, only profound qi clash thunder roll.

Good glance casual—withdrawn.

Crowd exhaled—as if hell round trip.

Seem respond mood, thick profound qi abrupt giant hand—slapped mountain tree.

Boom!!!

One strike surpassed prior noise—rocks collapse endless.

Hand dispersed—crowd saw Hengduan central severed, countless dark streams gushed new rivers; innumerable wandering corpses powdered.

Man-headed tree—trace gone.

Xi En shocked—this scene.

Realized last face—perhaps iceberg tip her power.

Female Corpse King dumbstruck, to Xi En—as if say: knew you hid card, but overkill?

Then Mo Qing hurried—shocked but prepared, quick calm, solemn to Xi En:

“Su Qi says Zhang Shangzhen orders quick return city, next time nowhere go.”

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Holy Temple main ship.

Andis eyes closed rest—no disturb.

Strange—palpitation?

Suddenly brow twitch—heart jolt.

Holy Knight full body control—such reaction only subconscious instinct.

“How?”

“Lord, arrived. But sky ring… still operating?”

Guard knight enlarged front projection—target sky ring, but odd: normal, not distressed as judged.

Andis eased—no anomaly seen. Best outcome.

“Send contact cipher—see response.”

“Yes.”

Guard left.

Soon back, face ugly: “Lord, wrong. Any message—no reply. Tried known contacts—no answer.”

“How?”

Andis frowned—first time.

Vision: sky ring real, life signs sensed.

Thought, order: “Approach!”

Main ship neared.

Closer—scene clearer, no cognition error, but Andis felt off.

Till near contact, sudden:

“No stop—ram!”

“Lord?!” Guard shocked turn.

“Ram!” Andis repeat.

Guard gritted, main ship ram sky ring—instant pass through.

Bright lights, floors reflected inside ship; nearby talk voices.

“Lord?!” Guard scalp numb, panic.

Andis eyes deep, to blue planet, indifferent:

“Prepare land. We descend see.”

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Meanwhile, Zhang Yujun integrated array qi.

Tide avatar easy for her.

Lunar mana palm reshaped mountains—no array harm, cleared last stagnation Duan Yue Tian Gang array.

Planned with Chen Zhao—deliberate flaw, fix in use, fit “broken mountain,” array power 30%+ boost.

Now array core hold, earth sha add—profound qi tide stopped resumed astonishing speed, to three thousand zhang limit—Foundation mana max.

“Holy Knight Andis?”

Zhang Yujun head slight up, sky star outer nearing huge main ship, sensed blazing aura—no fear, only anticipation.

“Let me see—you vs true Golden Core?”

Finger point—instant countless profound qi earth sha vortex spin, center dim light soul-seize.

She flung dim light out—huge beam pierced clouds, shot forth.