# 1447
Chapter 1448: Descending Sun Thunder
"Twice." Lin Qiye paused for a moment. "Each forbidden spell is different, but the destructive power is similar."
【Eye of Solomon】 was a forbidden spell with a relatively wide destructive range that Lin Qiye had found in Merlin's forbidden spell grimoire, and its activation ritual was relatively quick. Although there were forbidden spells with even larger and more devastating ranges in the grimoire, those required extremely long periods of incantation—some even needing a full three days of chanting before they could be released.
The only flaw was that the area damage was somewhat insufficient. It couldn't deal fatal damage to Divine Beasts, mainly targeting creatures below the god realm.
"Good, control the timing and location of the releases yourself. While ensuring your own safety, extend the duration of each release as long as possible." Zuo Qing instructed solemnly.
Lin Qiye could certainly unleash all three forbidden spells at once, directly reducing the beast tide facing Chennan Pass by half, but the duration would be short. With the current reproduction speed of the mother beast, it might only create a minute or two of a vacuum, after which Chennan Pass would face even more intense attacks.
Before the mother beast was killed, using each forbidden spell release wisely to relieve pressure on Chennan Pass at critical moments was the most effective approach.
Lin Qiye naturally understood this principle. He glanced at his surroundings and nodded. "I'll try my best."
The first forbidden spell's destructive power had created a large vacuum zone beneath the floating mountain. However, after this, the beast tide would realize the terror of this peak and would inevitably divert part of the beast horde to destroy this mountain. At that point, Lin Qiye's situation would become extremely dangerous.
But this was precisely what Lin Qiye wanted. Diverting the beast horde to destroy the mountain meant the pressure on Chennan Pass would be reduced. This was the attack-as-defense tactics proposed by An Qingyu based on the characteristics of the floating mountain.
Staring at the roaring torrent of giant beasts surging toward him in the distance, Lin Qiye's expression remained unchanged. He stood alone atop the mountain in the night, his sword blade reflecting the ferocity of the approaching beasts.
……
Front line of the battlefield.
An Qingyu and three others watched the distant peak, their four Crimson Cloaks fluttering in the wind.
"Do we really not need to help him?" Jiang Er floated in the air, her voice emerging from the speaker.
"No need. Seven Nights knows what to do. Even if he gets cornered, he can teleport back directly through reverse summoning." An Qingyu pointed to a Straight Blade strapped to the coffin lid. "Seven Nights is scattered and delaying the beast tide deep in enemy territory. We guard the front line and share the pressure for Chennan Pass."
"Should we split up or go together?" Cao Yuan asked, cradling the Straight Blade.
"Let's split up." Baili Pangpang nodded slightly. The small golden dragon on his wrist flowed, and a Taiji Eight Trigrams diagram bloomed beneath his feet, extending infinitely outward and covering a large portion of the battlefield. He spoke calmly,
"With national fortune on my side, I can expand this domain infinitely. If any of you encounter enemies you can't handle, just signal through Sister Jiang Er, and we can teleport the others over immediately."
"That works best." An Qingyu nodded.
An Qingyu carried the black coffin on his back and split apart from Cao Yuan, leaving Baili Pangpang standing alone. He formed seals with both hands, the Eight Trigrams marks around him lighting up one by one as he continuously struck down nearby giant beasts.
At the same time, in the middle of the battlefield.
"Has Seven Nights become this powerful already…"
Wen Qimo recalled the world-destroying blow from before and couldn't help but say, "Indeed, prodigies are prodigies no matter where they are."
Hongying watched that distant figure, worry flickering in her eyes:
"Seven Nights is alone behind the beast tide. Will he be okay?"
"Don't worry. Since he dared to go, he definitely made preparations." Wen Qimo scanned their surroundings. "Instead of worrying about that kid, let's worry about the giant beasts around us first…"
Hongying turned to look—another wave of massive beast shadows was charging toward them from the distance. Among them, one was rushing straight toward their position on the outer wall, releasing a chilling aura.
Hongying took a deep breath. Crimson flames once again enveloped her entire body. She gripped her spear tightly, her gaze heavy with gravity.
"My weapon is best suited for frontal combat. I'll stand at the very front and hold it off. Hongying, Wen Qimo, circle around from the sides." Molly shouldered her broadsword, her heavy footsteps causing the ground beneath to tremble slightly.
Hongying hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Alright."
As the Klein-level beast rapidly approached, Molly let out a roar. Her foot instantly shattered the ground beneath her, her high-frequency vibrating broadsword slicing through the air as she hacked directly at the giant beast's claws!
CLANG—!!
With the amplification of 【万象频动】, Molly's destructive power and strength were both immense. However, when facing the frontal strike of a Klein-level giant beast, she still spewed a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward.
She staggered back several steps. The crimson-flamed spear shot out urgently to block a claw strike for her. Just as Molly forcibly steadied herself and prepared to strike again, a bolt of Yang Thunder instantly tore through the clouds and precisely struck the top of the giant beast's head!
The terrifying power within this Yang Thunder directly blasted a blood hole on the giant beast's head. Its body stiffened and fell flat forward, where it was bisected by the arriving broadsword.
Scalding blood splashed onto Molly's arm. She stared at the soft corpse of the giant beast before her, at the charred lightning mark on it. She froze in place.
"There's another one!" Hongying caught the creature behind Molly in her peripheral vision and shouted.
However, before that giant beast could approach Molly, another Yang Thunder descended from the sky, directly shattering its skull.
With a dull thud, that giant beast collapsed to the ground, completely lifeless.
Two consecutive Yang Thunder strikes falling made Hongying and Wen Qimo, who had been prepared for a desperate fight, both look at each other in confusion. They lowered their gazes to find that, somehow, a corner of the Taiji Eight Trigrams diagram had already extended beneath their feet, with a "Zhen" hexagram mark glowing slowly.
"If I remember correctly, this thunder should be Seven Nights' teammate's doing, right?" Wen Qimo recalled the chubby figure amidst the dust earlier and said thoughtfully. "It can actually cover such a vast distance…"
"Molly? Molly?"
Hongying called out to the dazed Molly twice before the latter finally snapped back to reality.
"What's wrong with you? You've been distracted since just now."
"…Nothing."
Molly shook her head, withdrawing her gaze from the distant end of the Eight Trigrams diagram. She took a deep breath. The hand gripping the broadsword tightened forcefully……