Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1517 - 821: Heavenly Rift Valley Changes Hands, Immortal Bone

Howls of 'wow, wow' that were sharp and grating reverberated from the shadows.

In the depths of the Heavenly Rift Valley, the glowing light from the barrier drove away the gloom across a ten-mile radius, though farther beyond, the blackness intensified into something far more malevolent. From time to time, Two-winged Giant Lizards ventured over the divide between illumination and obscurity, eager to reveal their horrifying presence, their aim to terrify unmistakable.

Still, the pack of Two-winged Giant Lizards lingered in the encircling shadows, too wary to rush straight at the Bright Barrier a full ten miles distant.

Within the barrier right then, Zhao Yongxian jabbed a finger toward the hidden Demon Lizards and burst into laughter: "Haha, this bunch of beasts finally knows fear!"

Zhao Sheng lingered nearby, offering a nod and a grin.

Close by the pair, several Foundation Establishment juniors, ignoring their wounds, gleefully sliced open the fallen Giant Lizard bodies. They harvested Demon Cores, meat, Scale Armor, and more, stowing them into Storage Bags, while hauling the for-now worthless guts and bones back inside the barrier, dumping them in a haphazard heap to create a mound of skeletons for later handling.

It wasn't long before a grave and majestic voice boomed across the entire stronghold: "Quickly return to inside the barrier, the Giant Lizard group is about to launch an attack!"

The alert hit, and Zhao Sheng, Zhao Yongxian, plus the squad of Foundation Establishment juniors all abandoned their tasks in a flash, hurrying back into the safety of the barrier.

The instant they cleared out, seven or eight Two-winged Giant Lizards burst from the gloom, bellowing as they barreled toward the Bright Barrier.

Boom, boom!

Enormous rocks, each tipping the scales at tens of thousands of pounds, plummeted from above without warning, slamming hard against the barrier and sending ripples across its surface, causing it to shimmer wildly as its glow faded fast.

Wow wow!

Two-winged Giant Lizards surged to within a hundred feet of the barrier, then snapped their wings shut and gaped their jaws to unleash broad clouds of dull gray poisonous fog.

As the poisonous fog settled onto the barrier's shield, corrosion kicked in right away, with sizzling sounds rising as it visibly ate away at the structure, highlighting the venom's fierce potency.

The expressions of the three Foundation Establishment juniors manning the array's heart twisted in alarm, and they hastily yanked out the exhausted Top-grade Spirit Stone from the Magic Platform, swapping it for a fresh one.

At the same moment, the Flame Pearls crowning various towers lit up in unison, firing off beams of fire as wide as thighs that lanced into the overhead darkness.

Crackle!

A handful of Giant Lizard carcasses tumbled suddenly from the heights, thudding against the barrier before slithering off it.

Meanwhile, Zhao Sheng, Zhao Yongxian, He Chong, and Wei Shu—the four Golden Core Masters—held positions in the southeast, northwest sectors, each spot backed by a dozen Foundation Establishment juniors poised for action.

As the Giant Lizard horde laid siege, the cultivators of the three clans struck back while holding firm, gradually whittling down the attackers' ranks via a web of restrictions and the array's protective field.

As military doctrine declares, surround with ten times the force, assault with fivefold, and split evenly with double.

From antiquity onward, defense has ever outmatched invasion!

Thus, the three clans had plotted ahead to first waylay the Giant Lizard pack, goading these regional tyrants into action, then seal off the Yin Sha Mysterious Array to draw the beasts into an assault.

Events confirmed that these Two-winged Giant Lizards, lording over the Heavenly Rift Valley for ages, had let their cunning atrophy long ago, left with raw power but no real smarts.

Even a basic ploy to draw foes out was enough to make this herd of creatures throw all caution to the wind in their charge.

At the barrier's southern flank, Zhao Sheng floated in the air, eyeing the nonstop plunging Two-winged Giant Lizards, his Divine Sense splintering into hundreds of threads that slipped past the barrier to quietly set off the pre-placed hidden snares.

Crackle!

In a heartbeat, endless bolts of electricity erupted from the earth, tearing through the air and weaving into a thick Thunder Net that trapped three or four Giant Lizards inside a hundred-foot span.

Bolts of lightning hammered the Giant Lizards relentlessly, stunning them senseless in moments, sending them crashing earthward like dead weights, their end uncertain.

With a mere flicker of intent, the soil spewed forth a torrent of electric flashes once more, blanketing the nearby area in a hundred-foot circle instantly.

Whether Third-tier, Fourth-tier... or even the Sixth Rank Demon Lizard boasting battle prowess akin to a flawless Golden Core, any snared in the Thunder Net's grip got zapped into oblivion, ripe for the killing.

The Northeast and West fronts, though not as effortless as the South, saw three Golden Core Masters directing Golden Armored Corpses to rise from below, boldly meeting the onrushing Giant Lizards without fear.

Even with the ongoing drain on Golden Armored Corpses, the Giant Lizards failed to breach the Bright Barrier.

While the Giant Lizards rampaged against the stronghold in a fury, Zhao Zhuanggong and the He Family Ancestors teamed up to face the mightiest Two-winged Giant Lizard.

This Giant Lizard Commander stretched beyond a hundred feet, its frame towering like a peak, its gaze shifted to Dragon Eyes, and a twisting horn longer than eight feet sprouted from its forehead's midst, marking it in a partial dragon shift.

Should it complete the dragon change, the creature would surely rise to Great Demon King status, wielding might equal to a Divinity Transformation True Monarch.

As it stood, this semi-dragonized Two-winged Giant Lizard brimmed with awesome power, edging close to Half-step Divinity Transformation Realm.

The pair of Nascent Soul Ancestors poured out their utmost might, wielding their Clan's Spiritual Treasures, and together just managed to stand their ground.

The Two-winged Giant Lizards' ways of striking were brutally straightforward—mere chomping, wing sweeps, venom blasts, and hurling skyward debris.

Paired with their innate tough hides, this led to the Two-winged Giant Lizard troupe enjoying almost no foes in the Heavenly Rift Valley.

That is, until this day, when they clashed with the shrewd Human Clan Cultivators.

As time dragged on, the count of Two-winged Giant Lizards dwindled sharply.

In the later phases, the Giant Lizards' assaults grew feebler, scarcely endangering the stronghold anymore.

After two months, the Zhao and He Nascent Souls maneuvered the Giant Lizard Commander close to the stronghold, then abruptly triggered the Yin Sha Mist Array, caging the half-dragonized Demon Lizard inside it.

Seeing this unfold, Zhao Sheng realized the moment was ripe, and he set off the Positive and Negative Five Elements Thunder Array.