“Chi!”
A beam of light shot skyward, then exploded in all directions, its brilliance illuminating a thousand li. A giant “幽” (You) character glowed in the sky.
“Summoning signal—you’ve issued the decisive battle call!”
Seeing this, Bai Moxuan’s expression grew grave. He was familiar with this signal, as he held one himself.
The summoning signal represented the entire faction. Once activated, it called all members to gather, launching a decisive battle to eliminate enemies and seize resources.
Only Shengyuan Academy and Youtian Demon Palace possessed such signals, given their deep enmity. In the ultimate battlefield, a major clash could erupt at any moment.
When one side amassed many fighters, they could systematically eliminate the other’s disciples, putting the opposing side at a severe disadvantage. Thus, both factions prepared summoning signals.
These were used when the enemy gathered significant forces, when major changes threatened many members, or when great treasures appeared.
Clearly, Youtian Demon Palace was in crisis, their top fighters outnumbered and threatened.
By summoning their forces, the numerical disadvantage in top fighters could be mitigated.
Once the signal was sent, unless at a critical moment, all disciples would come.
If the enemy consolidated power and picked them off one by one, every disciple would eventually be at risk.
Each faction had only one such signal, entrusted to the disciple closest to the peak with the greatest potential. Gu Shiyou and Bai Moxuan were clearly chosen by their leaders for this role.
Since Gu Shiyou had activated his signal, Bai Moxuan didn’t hesitate, taking out and crushing his own summoning signal from his storage ring.
“Chi!”
Another radiant beam shot skyward, illuminating a thousand li, with a giant “圣” (Sheng) character glowing in the heavens.
“The summoning signals are out—both factions are launching a decisive battle!”
Seeing the two beams, everyone was shocked, especially those near the massive thunderstorm, who retreated rapidly.
The consequences of a clash between the two factions were unthinkable, and they feared being caught in the crossfire.
“That’s Youtian Demon Palace’s signal—something’s up, let’s go!”
Hundreds of li away, a Heavenly Demon List disciple fighting a Shengyuan Academy disciple saw the signal, shouted to his allies, and rushed towards the light’s source.
Shengyuan Academy disciples, seeing their own signal, also sped towards it.
Others from various locations flew towards the glowing signals.
“What’s happening with such a commotion?” On a formation platform, Ma Bi, having just obtained a killing formation inheritance, saw the brilliant light and flew from the platform towards it.
In another direction, Niu Bi, Gu Juejin, and others also mobilized.
Not only the two factions but others, seeing the radiant signals, rushed towards the source, knowing something major—likely a great treasure—had emerged.
“Rumble!”
At the signal’s location, the thunderstorm, which had absorbed the death abyss for a while, fully consumed it. Its diameter doubled to three or four hundred zhang, its terrifying thunderous power threatening to shatter the surrounding space.
At that moment, as if the thunderstorm’s size triggered something, ten deadly zones sped towards it: three Heaven-Extinguishing Rays, three flame storms, two thunderstorms, and two dark vortexes.
Lin Xiao, about to ambush Youtian Demon Palace disciples, saw this and shouted to the group, “Retreat!”
He, Hu Yue, Ziling, and others quickly retreated.
Not just them—seeing the scene, even those fighting stopped, everyone fleeing outward.
With ten deadly zones converging on the thunderstorm, staying in range was extremely dangerous.
It seemed the ten zones were either drawn to merge with the thunderstorm or, feeling threatened, aimed to consume it.
This was mere speculation, as deadly zones lacked consciousness. The phenomenon was bizarre, hard to comprehend or explain.
The Mysterious Domain battlefield itself was an enigma.
Lin Xiao, Hu Yue, Muyao, and others retreated to the side, over ten li from the thunderstorm, watching from the void.
The ten approaching zones swept past, stopping a thousand zhang from the thunderstorm, surrounding it from ten directions, as if in a standoff.
By now, Youtian Demon Palace and Shengyuan Academy forces were converging, seeing the ten zones encircling the thunderstorm and assuming this caused the summons.
In truth, they didn’t realize the real reason was Youtian Demon Palace’s threatened disciples, prompting both sides to crush their signals.
No one had anticipated the ten zones’ convergence.
The eleven zones faced off for half a quarter-hour, then the ten zones simultaneously surged towards the massive thunderstorm.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” …
As the ten zones touched the three-to-four-hundred-zhang thunderstorm, the heavens trembled. Void turbulence erupted at the contact points, as if annihilating space, with relentless booming sounds. The collision was terrifying, as if the area would explode.
The onlookers retreated further.
The massive commotion lasted a while, with thousands of people from Shengyuan Academy and Youtian Demon Palace gathering within dozens to hundreds of li, nearly all present.
Ma Bi, Gu Juejin, Niu Bi, and the Shura Butcher arrived at Lin Xiao’s side, each having gained significant opportunities.
Besides them, Xiahou Wanyu and the Shengyuan Academy disciples who once ambushed Hu Yue and Lin Xiao with Mo Jiutian also arrived.