The Unstoppable Siege

Before the single-horned humanoid creature lay a colossal alien beast, vast as an island—an insectoid creature with a carapace. It had a triangular head, gleaming with a bronze luster as if forged from metal. Its savage maw revealed rows of razor-sharp teeth, and its most prominent feature were sixteen blade-like legs.

The insectoid beast exuded an immense aura. Streams of gray energy were constantly flying into its body. It was enormous; its body alone was tens of thousands of zhang long.

"Little monster," the single-horned humanoid creature said, opening its mouth.

Whoosh!

The terrifying insect, tens of thousands of zhang in length, rapidly shrank until it was tiny, then flew directly into the single-horned creature's mouth.

"Ancestor."

"Master."

Two figures flew over instantly. One was a bald, black-robed man; the other was a woman with dazzling golden hair. Both were Celestial Immortals, and their attitudes were extremely reverent. They both understood very well how powerful and terrifying this single-horned creature was. He was the true Ancestor of the entire Shaoyin clan. Even though the Zhuanshui clan possessed Empyrean Gods, the Shaoyin clan still refused to bow their heads, having fought against them for endless ages. The reason was that the Shaoyin clan had this Ancestor backing them.

"Let's go. Accompany me to the Chenyu Mountains," the single-horned creature said, his expression ugly. "I want to see who dares to touch my things."

"Yes." The two Celestial Immortals respectfully acknowledged.

…

As Ji Ning was pulling on the fiery red copper pillar, within a distant tower, Ancestor Xuanji, who had been silently watching all along, was sitting cross-legged. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, his eyes wide with terror. "The Endless Cupping Furnace. Who is moving the Endless Cupping Furnace? Could it be Ji Ning? This, this…"

…

Within the Chenyu Mountains, inside the ten-thousand-kilometer grand formation set up by the Whitewater Hound.

The five Celestial Immortals had been patiently waiting within the formation, but the moment Ji Ning began to pull on the fiery red copper pillar—

"Not good."

"It's the Endless Cupping Furnace."

"It must be Ji Ning."

Celestial Immortals Chixin, Jinzhong, Jingyu, Kumu, and Huoba all changed expression dramatically.

The Endless Cupping Furnace was far too important. If the Celestial Immortals were the pillars of the Shaoyin clan, then the Endless Cupping Furnace could be considered another pillar! The secrets of the Endless Cupping Furnace… even Loose Immortals and Earth Immortals did not know them. However, every Celestial Immortal within the clan knew of it, and each had left their mark upon it.

As soon as someone tried to open the furnace, they would immediately know!

"No wonder Ji Ning didn't attack us. He discovered the Endless Cupping Furnace. He must have found it while destroying that area earlier."

"Hurry. We have to stop him."

"We cannot allow him to open the Endless Cupping Furnace."

The five Celestial Immortals no longer hesitated. With a wave of his hand, Celestial Immortal Chixin collected the other four Celestial Immortals, then vanished into thin air. All that was left in midair was a personal Immortal estate.

Although the Whitewater Hound's attacks through the formation and Mu Northson's Seven Wheels of Wind and Thunder were formidable, they had been unable to break the personal Immortal estate.

"Boom~~"

After a series of attacks.

The five Celestial Immortals had long since departed, leaving only the personal Immortal estate lying on the ground.

"Hmph." Little Qing appeared in a flash beside the personal Immortal estate, reaching out to grab it as she began to forcibly refine it. At the same time, she shouted, "Those five Celestial Immortals slipped away. What do we do?"

"They slipped away, so what? We're in the Shaoyin clan's lair. There's no way they'll just watch us run rampant here. They'll definitely strike again." The Whitewater Hound was very composed.

Both Little Qing and the Whitewater Hound immediately sent mental messages to Ji Ning, informing him of this.

…

Deep underground.

Ji Ning, now transformed into a three-hundred-zhang giant, stood on the fiery red rock wall, rapidly pulling on the enormous copper pillar. Rumble~~ Every time he strained to pull it upward, the pillar would be yanked out nearly two hundred zhang! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Ji Ning pulled rapidly, and the copper pillar kept rising. "Let's see just how long this copper pillar is and what's inside this fiery red rock wall."

In Ji Ning's mind, as long as he pulled out the pillar and exposed the massive hole, he could use his divine sense to probe inside.

"Oh?" Ji Ning suddenly frowned.

He sensed spatial fluctuations—very powerful spatial fluctuations.

"It's a Greater Teleportation." Ji Ning immediately identified it.

Tens of kilometers away, within the earth and rock, the five Celestial Immortals—Chixin, Kumu, Huoba, and the others—appeared simultaneously. They were all furious, surrounded by a massive five-colored mountain peak. Rumbling, they charged towards Ji Ning, the five-colored mountain peak crushing all obstacles. As they drew near—

"Attack."

Celestial Immortal Chixin gave the order.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Instantly, five massive chains, like flood dragons, tore through all obstacles and struck at Ji Ning, who was still pulling on the fiery red copper pillar.

"Hmph." Ji Ning sneered coldly. "Three Heads, Six Arms! Qianniu Sword, Suhe, come forth!"

Instantly, besides the two arms that were pulling on the copper pillar, Ji Ning grew another four arms. At the same time, a Qianniu Sword hovered above his head, and the vast Suhe River appeared. The Suhe River directly wrapped around and bound the surrounding area, causing the five dragon-like chains to sink as if into a swamp. Ji Ning's four arms, brimming with immense power, completely suppressed the chains.

"Kill."

"Stop him."

Seeing that the Shaoyin Subduing Demon Formation was insufficient, the five Celestial Immortals temporarily abandoned it. After all, their current objective was not to capture Ji Ning, but to stop him from pulling out the copper pillar! And so, they each unleashed a multitude of spells, treasures, formation techniques, and other methods.

Vines, like great serpents, appeared, slithering towards Ji Ning.

A massive flame phoenix formed, charging at Ji Ning.

A high-hovering golden bell rang, sending waves of ripples cascading towards Ji Ning.

"Just this?" Ji Ning completely ignored them, becoming even more excited instead. "The moment I pulled on this copper pillar, those five Celestial Immortals used a Greater Teleportation to get here. They were clearly trapped in the formation, so how did they know I was pulling it? There must be some sort of prohibition mark on the pillar that allows them to know instantly."

"Their frantic attempts to stop me show they don't want this pillar to be pulled out." Ji Ning made his conjecture.

Whatever his enemies feared, he was determined to do!

The numerous spells and treasures struck.

"Boom! Boom! Boom~~~"

The surrounding earth and rock exploded with a thunderous roar. The power swept in all directions, instantly reducing a thousand kilometers to ash, splitting the ground for ten thousand kilometers, and creating a massive canyon nearly ten thousand kilometers deep that stretched from underground all the way to the surface! After all, the soil and rock here were just ordinary matter, unable to withstand the aftermath of a battle between five Celestial Immortals and Ji Ning.

This was the might of Celestial Immortals!

The mere aftermath of the battle between five Celestial Immortals and Ji Ning had created a ten-thousand-kilometer-deep canyon!

Ji Ning, however, let the attacks land on him. He even ignored the vines that coiled around his body.

With his strength at the fifth cycle of the Arcane Art, these attacks were nothing more than an itch to him! If he weren't holding onto the copper pillar, he would have taken a moment to tear those binding vines apart. Even before his breakthrough, he had the strength to sever these vines, let alone now that his power had greatly increased.

Moreover, he was now embracing the copper pillar! For the vines to bind him and pull him away, they would have to pull the copper pillar out as well!

"Absorb!" Celestial Immortal Jinzhong let out a furious roar.

The golden bell generated an immense suction force, trying to draw Ji Ning into its interior.

Ji Ning continued to hug the copper pillar, pulling upward without pause!

Want to suck me in? You'd have to pull the copper pillar out first! The bell's suction force was actually making him pull the pillar up even faster.

"We can't stop him."

"Our attacks mean nothing to him. He doesn't even care about the vine bindings. He's completely focused on pulling out that pillar." Celestial Immortal Jinzhong sent a frantic mental message. "What do we do?"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh~~~

The copper pillar continued to be pulled upward, each time rising by nearly two hundred zhang. Ji Ning was extremely fast, and in the short time they had been fighting, he had already pulled out over ten thousand zhang. But the pillar was far too long.

"Stop attacking him," Celestial Immortal Chixin quickly sent a mental command. "Restrain the pillar. Attack the pillar. Do everything you can to stop it from rising."

"Right."

"Yes, stopping the pillar is enough."

The Celestial Immortals had been too panicked before. Seeing Ji Ning frantically pulling on the pillar, they had panicked as well, focusing all their efforts on attacking him and forgetting that stopping the pillar would achieve the same result.

The five Celestial Immortals stopped paying attention to Ji Ning and flew towards the top of the copper pillar. They wanted to tear through space to get there quickly, but Ji Ning's divine sense had already completely sealed the surrounding space. They could only fly there, and flying took about as much time as using a Greater Teleportation.

In that brief moment, Ji Ning pulled out another ten thousand zhang. However, the copper pillar was far too long; just the part Ji Ning had discovered earlier was three thousand kilometers long.

"Stop!" Celestial Immortal Kumu manipulated a vast number of vines, which frantically wrapped around the copper pillar in layer after layer, generating tremendous resistance.

"Stop!" Celestial Immortal Jinzhong manipulated his divine bell, sending waves of power directly slamming into the pillar's top.

"Stop!"

Celestial Immortals Huoba, Chixin, and Jingyu all attacked the top of the pillar, trying to push it back down.

"Hahaha…" Although Ji Ning felt a wave of pressure from above, he laughed heartily instead. Since the five Celestial Immortals were no longer attacking him, all six of his arms were now free to pull on the pillar.

Ji Ning's strength was simply too great.

Even with all five Celestial Immortals working together, they could not suppress the force of his six arms simultaneously pulling.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Ning had pulled out another ten thousand zhang.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" The fiery red rock wall beneath Ji Ning's feet suddenly emitted a thunderous roar, as if something was hammering against it. At the same time, countless runic patterns appeared on the vast rock wall, their light constantly flickering.

"Not good. Ji Ning has pulled out too much of the pillar. The suppression runes are starting to destabilize," the five Celestial Immortals, including Chixin, said in great alarm.

"Ji Ning's strength is too great. The five of us can't suppress him."

In terms of raw power, with the fourth-cycle Starseizing Hand unleashed, Ji Ning's strength was overwhelmingly superior to the five Celestial Immortals.

In terms of treasures, all six of his hands wielded Pure Yang ultimate treasures.

How could the five of them possibly suppress him?

"What do we do now? If this continues, there will be major trouble." Celestial Immortal Jinzhong was panicking.

"Hahaha, I knew something was off here. The more afraid you are, the more determined I am to pull it out." Seeing the countless runes emerge on the endless fiery red rock wall, their light surging, and hearing the incessant clanging roar, Ji Ning grew even more eager.

"Oh?" Suddenly, the five Celestial Immortals, including Ji Ning who was still pulling the pillar, sensed a spatial fluctuation above them.

It was a Greater Teleportation.

"The Ancestor is here." All five Celestial Immortals revealed looks of joy.