On the Golden Cloud Continent.

The Martyrs' Legion, at the cost of hundreds of millions of fallen soldiers, finally crossed the sea and prepared to land.

At this moment, the commander of the Shang Clan army had a calm expression, but his eyes were as dark as water and as cold as frost.

The Tianyuan Dynasty paid such a heavy price simply by traversing its mainland and seas.

Before even engaging the main force of the Jin Yun army, the commander suddenly felt uncertain about whether he could win if the two armies met.

He then asked the deputy general standing beside him.

"Has the assault team successfully penetrated behind enemy lines?"

The lieutenant said in a deep voice:

"Reporting to the commander, we...we have temporarily lost contact with the assault corps; they may have been ambushed!"

The commander's pupils contracted, but his expression remained unchanged, though his unease grew stronger.

He looked at the location of the main force of the Golden Cloud Continent and found that, as the intelligence indicated, no main force had disappeared. The three most powerful legions, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Crane, were all in the formation.

"Hmm? That's not right!"

The commander took out a magical artifact resembling double pupils and looked at the military formation of the Golden Cloud Continent.

The next moment!

His face grew even more somber:

"The White Tiger and Crane legions are fake; they're just a smokescreen!"

The assault team has been ambushed; their chances of survival are slim!

After speaking, the commander looked directly at the central command tent.

As if sensing something, Xiao Yanran stepped out of the central command tent and looked at the commander of the Shang Clan Legion.

The two were separated by billions of miles, yet their eyes met.

At this moment, Xiao Yanran exuded an aura of unparalleled elegance and aloofness, despite being clad in armor.

The commander of the Grief Clan Legion said in a deep voice:

"To catch the thief, you must first catch the king; we must get rid of that woman first!"

The next moment!

Behind the army of the Shang Clan, a million enormous crossbow-shaped magical artifacts appeared, each arrow possessing a locking ability.

All the arrows were aimed at Xiao Yanran.

boom!

The dense swarm of arrows, like locusts, swept across the land, blotting out the sky, all heading towards the central command tent.

Faced with the powerful rain of arrows, Xiao Yanran's lips curled into a sneer. She gave the commander of the Shang Clan army the middle finger before calmly returning to the central command tent.

The next moment!

boom!

A terrifying array of light illuminated the front lines of the Jin Yun Continent army.

The light screen enveloped the entire army formation, and countless arrows struck the screen, creating ripples.

The rain of swords lasted for ten days, but the light curtain remained completely still.

Seeing this, the commander of the Shang clan was immediately enraged and shouted:

"attack!"

"kill!"

The entire army of the Shang tribe launched an attack, and the decisive battle on the ground began.

Starry sky~

Ling Yun used the technique of Annihilation of All Things, and the undead army vanished without a trace.

Upon witnessing this scene, the patriarch of the Shang clan instantly showed a look of horror and said in a trembling voice:

"The Annihilation Technique—isn't that one of the Black Dragon Clan's strongest divine abilities? How could he know it! How could he know it!"

The next moment!

Ling Yun gently pointed towards the position of the Shang Clan Chief.

The bodies of the clan leader and the powerful members of the Shang clan began to disintegrate and eventually disappeared.

In an instant, only Ling Yun remained in the starry sky, standing proudly alone, surrounded by nothingness. He seemed to be the only light in this world.

However, Ling Yun did not show any joy of victory on his face; his brows were slightly furrowed.

"wrong!"

The next moment!

The previously desolate spacetime and living beings were quickly restored, as if time had reversed, returning to their previous state.

"You actually possess the power of time!"

Ling Yun spoke in a deep voice, his sharp gaze fixed on the Shang Clan Chief.

"Haha..." the patriarch of the Shang clan laughed loudly.

"We certainly don't have the power of time, but our allies do!"

The words had barely left his mouth!

A gray-robed Taoist priest appeared in the distant starry sky.

This person held a whisk and looked like a hermit, but his eyes were dark and sinister.

"Zhao Hongchang!"

Ling Yun spoke in a cold voice.

This person is a powerful immortal king of the Time Dao, and has a certain reputation in all the heavens and myriad realms.

Ling Yun never expected that the Shang Clan would invite him.

The chieftain of the Shang clan laughed loudly:

"Ling Yun, I have to say you're too strong. You've forced us to use our trump cards."

Fellow Daoist Zhao is our secret weapon; even the Peacock King and the Golden-Winged Roc King are unaware of his existence.

"Hmph! Before the power of time, even you, Ling Yun, will die!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun coldly looked at Zhao Hongchang:

"I'll give you a chance to live, but get out of here and don't get involved!"

However, Zhao Hongchang smiled slightly at Ling Yun's warning, flicked his whisk, and chuckled:

"I have never participated in the conflicts of the world, but I have no choice, the Shang Clan has given me too much!"

As he spoke, he took out a foot-long furnace-shaped object and started it.

The ritual implement has four ears: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, each with the power of time flowing through it.

This magical artifact is the Time Furnace.

"The Shang Clan offered the Time Furnace as a condition, which I find hard to refuse."

"Fellow Daoist Lingyun, please don't hold a grudge against me. Anyway, even if I kill you, I still have my original body. You won't die, right?"

Zhao Hongchang spoke with a smile, as if killing Ling Yun was an easy task.

The patriarch of the Shang clan, standing to the side, laughed:

"Ling Yun, this matter ends here. You and your people leave, and my Shang Clan can pretend nothing happened."

Ling Yun's response was simple: he drew his sword and struck.

The next moment!

Zhao Hongchang summoned the Time Furnace to block the sword.

Immediately afterwards, he formed a hand seal, and the Time Furnace emitted a dazzling array of colorful light.

The furnace body expanded rapidly, and the furnace mouth pressed down on Ling Yun, trying to take him into the furnace and refine him into a great medicine using the power of time.

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