Terror.
Pure, unrelenting terror!
The meteor transformed from a falling star wielded an awe-inspiring force akin to world-ending destruction. If fireballs could fatally wound a Life Diagram realm cultivator and even severely injure a Dharma Aspect expert, then these meteors possessed tenfold, a hundredfold that devastating power. This was a true killing weapon—a cataclysmic force of obliteration.
The Heavenly Fire Meteors' most terrifying ultimate technique—a blow that could plunge anyone into the depths of despair.
These meteors were dragged directly from the endless void, the boundless cosmos.
Though not as dense as the fiery rain that came before, the area these meteors covered was just as vast, enough to blanket the entire Thorny Plains.
One strike from these falling stars, and the entire Thorny Plains would collapse into chaos—heaven and earth shattered, all life extinguished.
Even Guan Yu and the others, who had easily destroyed the previous fireballs, had their expressions change drastically when they saw these meteors. They could clearly feel the overwhelming pressure radiating from the falling stars—a crushing force that could pulverize them on the spot, possibly even take their lives.
These meteors carried power far beyond what they could bear.
"Destruction—this is outright destruction! These foreign tribes are clearly prepared to annihilate everything, just to kill us Great Yi soldiers. They're really planning to go down with us!"Wu Yong's face turned pale as he gasped in disbelief.
This was the true meaning of perishing together. When the alien races went mad, they truly threw all caution to the wind. For them, so long as their objective was achieved, no price was too high, no sacrifice too great. It was sheer madness.
"No! I don't want to die! I'm still valuable—I can still be saved! Why is this happening? Wasn't this supposed to be a war against humans? Why are we throwing our own lives away too?"Countless alien warriors cried out in despair.
No one wants to die. So long as there's the faintest hope of survival, no one would willingly abandon it.
"What do we do now? These meteors... General Yang and the others might not be able to stop them!"Emperor Tong's face turned grim.
"Don't panic. Let's wait and see first."Yi Tianxing took a deep breath and spoke calmly, making no move to intervene immediately.
The meteors were indeed terrifying, containing immense destructive power. But he wanted to see just how strong the military corps truly were, and what the Heavenly General Formation was capable of. Of course, if it came down to it and they truly couldn't hold out, he would act.
After all, every elite soldier and hardened warrior was forged through trials of life and death. Experiencing the might of these meteors firsthand—and surviving it—would be a tremendous tempering for their mind and spirit. The benefits for their future growth would be immeasurable.
As they spoke, the meteors had already descended, appearing in the skies above.
"Kill! Break it!!"Zhang Fei let out a thunderous roar as his Eight-Trigram Serpent Spear slashed through the void like a spirit serpent, thrusting at one of the meteors. It was a strike so powerful it seemed capable of piercing the heavens themselves.
Boom!!!
The spear collided with the meteor, unleashing a deafening blast that echoed through the skies. Flames erupted from the meteor, transforming into countless fireballs that rained down across the land. Wherever they struck, massive craters formed, and the surrounding area became a blazing inferno.
The serpent spear could be seen bending under the immense pressure of the impact. It was being crushed by unimaginable force, nearly to the point of shattering. Only its extraordinary quality kept it intact. But even so, Zhang Fei's massive body shuddered violently, as though struck by lightning, and he was sent flying backward, blood spraying from his mouth.
Pfft!!
And it wasn't just Zhang Fei—every single soldier of the Demonbreaker Corps, five hundred thousand strong, simultaneously vomited blood. Though the formation channeled all power into the general, any injury the general suffered was distributed across all soldiers, diluting the fatal blow into survivable wounds.
But still—if not for that, this one strike could have crippled them all.
The same happened across the battlefield.
The meteors' power was simply too overwhelming. Not even the Heavenly General Formation could fully withstand them. One by one, the legions suffered serious injuries—blood spraying from mouths, faces pale.
And then, one meteor hurtled directly toward the aliens' own position.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Even as they unleashed all their divine powers and spells at it, the meteor still crashed down unimpeded, crushing their defenses with ease. Before its raw, absolute force, no mystical arts could block it.
With a world-shaking roar, the meteor slammed into the earth, reducing entire swathes of alien warriors into nothing but bloody mist and vapor, disintegrated on impact.
Many didn't even have time to scream before they were annihilated.
The resulting shockwaves flung other warriors away like ragdolls, tearing through the battlefield. The scene was utterly horrifying.
"Your Majesty, we must act now! If these meteors fall unchecked, our entire army may be wiped out!"Jia Xu took a deep breath, voice urgent.
"Yes. Time to act."Yi Tianxing nodded calmly.
The truth was clear—the current strength of their military legions could not withstand such terrifying meteor strikes.
"Break!!"With a thought, Yi Tianxing summoned his Primordial Heaven-Emperor Tower, and from within it, unleashed a dazzling array of Heaven-Splitting Divine Artifacts.
War spears, battle swords, Mountain God Seal…
Each artifact shot forward like shooting stars, hurling themselves at the falling meteors. Every one of them shone with divine radiance as they slashed through the air.
A bronze war spear, emanating a piercing spear-intent, struck a meteor. The result? A stark contrast to Zhang Fei's effort.
Upon impact, an unfathomable force erupted from the spear, halting the meteor in mid-fall—then, with a thunderous crack, the meteor shattered into pieces. It was as if the meteor was made of glass, utterly inferior before the divine artifact.
Each artifact wielded the power of a minor world, an entire Small Thousand World's essence, and against such power, even a meteor from the stars was nothing.
"These meteors may be powerful, but compared to the world-force sealed within the Heaven-Splitting Artifacts... they are like ants facing a dragon."Yi Tianxing showed no surprise.
Whether spear or sword, every artifact contained the might of an entire world. Crushing mere meteors? It was only natural.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, the meteors were crushed by the divine artifacts. Yi Tianxing only targeted those threatening the Great Yi legions. As for the ones falling on the alien tribes—he left them alone.
As a result, alien warriors were slaughtered en masse. Corpses piled across the Thorny Plains—millions, perhaps tens of millions dead.
"How... how is this possible!? Those were one-time-use celestial treasures! Their power could even cripple a Dharma Aspect cultivator—how could anyone destroy them!?"Huo Rong's eyes widened in disbelief, his voice trembling.
He had expected to witness the destruction of the human army, reduced to ash beneath the meteors. Instead, he saw the meteors shattered, as if they were made of brittle stone.
Just imagining it made his heart go cold.
Bang!
But he had no time to think further. One last meteor crashed down directly on top of him—shattering his body, his flesh, his soul. He was incinerated on the spot, reduced to molten slag.
"Such excellent material. These meteors truly are fragments of stars. Though they lack true star cores, they still contain potent energy—the very essence of a star. A fine supplement for my tower."Yi Tianxing would not let them go to waste.
These stellar fragments, filled with rich elemental matter, were the perfect nourishment for the inner space of his tower. Once refined, they could vastly expand the tower's internal world—enhancing its fundamental source.
Unnoticed, the fire clouds in the sky began to fade rapidly.
And with their dissipation, the meteors and fireballs vanished too.
But the Thorny Plains had already become a sea of flames. Fire raged everywhere. The ground was charred and cracked. All that remained were mangled corpses—countless dead scattered across the plains.
Devastation. Absolute devastation.
Millions—possibly tens of millions—had died.
Many bodies had burned to ash.
This was hell incarnate.
The destruction was unimaginable.
Even the luminous night-thorn brambles of the plains had all been burned away—completely erased.
Few alien warriors remained alive.
The Heavenly Fire Meteor technique had delivered true annihilation. There had been no hesitation—this had been mutual destruction from the start.
Shua!
And just then, at the heart of the plains, the ancient altar still standing upright suddenly flared with light—reacting to the overwhelming blood essence saturating the battlefield.