Techniques and Dao

Chapter 78 Universal War Song
Once the blazing sun and golden flames come into contact with the Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy will be instantly engulfed in flames. The three major magic arrays established for the academy—the Heaven-Covering Earth-Bearing Combination Array, the Six Ding Six Jia Array, and the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Array—will all be utterly destroyed!
For Dao Ling Xingjun, who was currently at the center of the Heaven-Covering Earth-Supporting Array, the only option was to abandon the array and cast a spell to protect the Xiyuan Academy. If he did not actively withdraw the array, it would be shattered by the meteorite burning with solar flames. Just as he was about to stand up, he heard a piercing scream coming from below the mountain.

"You roasted loach, go to hell! Everyone, hold on! Even if it means disfigurement, don't let go!"

Sun Xiaoming, who was below the serpent, had already reacted and let out a desperate scream, leading the other members to raise their hands towards the raging fire.

Even if the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation could withstand it, how could Sun Xiaoming, with his flesh and blood, possibly withstand the blazing sun and golden flames? As soon as the outer defenses of the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation came into contact with the spirit serpent burning with the blazing sun and golden flames, the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation instantly burst into flames, and the girls' screams of agony from being burned tore through the air of the entire Magic Dao Academy!

The horrific screams were like sharp knives piercing everyone's hearts!
A roar erupted! It came from the youths within the Six Ding Six Jia Formation—

"Boss! Let's fight this snake to the death!"

"At this rate, they'll all be burned to death!"

The "BRAVE" members in the Six Ding Six Jia formation shouted at Jin Fanyin in the center.

"We must not let them continue to be harmed! We must not do nothing!" Jin Fanyin, who was playing the guqin, could no longer hold back. To him, it was better to use the only Six Ding Six Jia Formation he had to fight with all his might than to stand by and watch Sun Xiaoming burn to death.

Amidst the shouts of the members, the entire "BRAVE" team suddenly flew away from the Taoist Academy with the Six Ding Six Jia Formation, instantly merging with the giant sword in mid-air and stabbing towards the Xuanwu Spirit Serpent!

At that moment, Jin Fan felt that he and his teammates were heroes.

Perhaps it was a bit too impulsive.

Or perhaps, they simply didn't have time to choose.

A blinding white light erupted in the stratosphere, and countless figures vanished within the light.

The blast wave swept through the area, uprooting the large trees of the Art of Dao Academy. The Si Xian Pavilion, Hui Xian Pavilion, Qi Xian Pavilion, and Yu Xian Pavilion, located within the Six Ding Six Jia Formation, were all severed and destroyed by the aftershocks of the explosion. Countless buildings within the Art of Dao Academy were damaged, leaving the place in ruins. The academy was filled with the cries of disciples in agony.

Following the stratospheric nuclear explosion, the Academy of Arts and Sciences was engulfed in smoke and dust. Tianjizi hurriedly led the Xuanxiang Wind Howling Formation to the rescue.

In this stratospheric battle, the Cone-Shaped Golden Light Array, the Arrowhead Fire Array, the Fish Scale Ice Array, and the Crane Wing Heavenly Annihilation Array were all severely damaged. The Xuanxiang Wind Howling Array, originally guarding the troposphere under the command of Tianjizi, was the only array whose combat effectiveness remained relatively intact.

At this moment, the Xuanxiang Wind Howling Formation had no choice but to leave the troposphere and rise to the stratosphere to rescue the wounded.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Tianjizi, who had just stepped into the Daoist Academy, was surprised to find that the Heaven-Covering Earth-Supporting Combination Array located on the Divine Mountain had survived the explosion. It turned out that Sun Xiaoming's Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Array had concentrated all its defensive power on the outside of this combination array, which was why the rest of the academy had suffered devastating damage.

The disciples of the Xuanxiang Wind Howling Formation flew to the sky above Zuixin Lake and looked down. Not a single patch of intact land remained. Of the three formations originally located within the Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Six Ding Six Jia Formation and the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation were completely destroyed. The formation diagrams on the water were in ruins, and the members of the "HOPE" girl group lay fallen on the blood-stained fragments of the formation diagrams, making it impossible for them to maintain the operation of the magic array barrier.

Thousands of meters above the ground, the Netherworld could be faintly seen from the Academy of Arts and Sciences. How long could they hold out against the Netherworld and countless strange beasts?

"If we don't act soon, all the disciples of the Xi Academy will be bled dry!"

Dao Ling Xingjun, in the center of Xuanwu Divine Mountain, slowly lowered his hands, which were forming a magic seal.

"Perhaps this is the inevitable calamity of the world."

Through the bloodstains in his pupils, the whole world seemed to be filtered, turning a deep red.

Sun Xiaoming struggled to open his eyes and found that his eyelids were stuck together with blood.

"It hurts so much! I'll probably have to yell at the fan for half an hour when I get back to recover from this terrible ordeal!"

Sun Xiaoming looked at the orange, semi-transparent magical barrier. Below it was the surface of the Drunken Heart Lake, where koi carp were swimming back and forth.

"Luckily it didn't break. If everyone had sunk to the bottom of the lake, my dream of holding a concert at the Bird's Nest would probably be impossible. How annoying, how terrible!"

She endured the pain, feeling as if her body was falling apart. When she tried to support herself, it felt as heavy as if she were filled with lead. Her temples felt like they were about to explode.

At this point, I couldn't even be bothered to think about where I was injured.

However, I still seem to have feeling in my limbs. To survive such a violent explosion so close by, I've really created a miracle.

Sun Xiaoming scanned her surroundings with blurry eyes. Her teammates lay dead on the broken magic array, bloodstains everywhere. Blood from different teammates had even pooled together, forming small puddles. She recalled the scene from earlier and tried to find Jin Fanyin and the others, but the place was desolate, and there was no trace of the Six Ding Six Jia Array.

"Jin Fanyin! Who asked you to meddle in our business! It's the worst thing you don't protect yourselves and only care about saving us! I don't want to owe you any favors!"

Sun Xiaoming's voice was hoarse and weak, and tears fell onto the magic circle. She suddenly recalled how, during countless performances, Jin Fanyin would always come to the audience to cheer her on. His unrestrained shouts made it seem as if he were truly a fan. Whenever she felt a little tired from training, Jin Fanyin would often appear in their dance studio with a case of bottled water, take out a bottle, and say to her:

Don't be discouraged. Every drop of sweat you shed is watering the seeds of success.

He even managed to fix an old electric fan once when it broke down.

That's how people are; they unknowingly accumulate many favors, and then they don't know how to repay them.

Her body was covered in wounds of all sizes, and Sun Xiaoming's clothes and skirt were stained red with her own blood. If it had been a few years ago, she would have lay there screaming for her life. If she had been a child, she would have been nestled in her grandmother's arms, acting like a spoiled child.

"Is this all I can do? No regrets?" Sun Xiaoming struggled to his feet. "Too much pain would just numb you!"

She covered the deep scars on her arm with her hand, looked up at the starry sky and the countless prayer lanterns flying in the air.

She saw the disciples of the Academy fighting desperately against the alien beasts. She also saw the Heaven-Covering Earth-Supporting Formation flickering like a candle in the wind, unable to withstand any further impact.

The shouts of disciples and the howls of wild beasts echoed through the night sky, and the Xi Academy's battle flag was stained red with blood. The situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for them.

What can I do?
still.

Let's just leave it at that.

Sun Xiaoming gazed at the orange prayer lanterns dancing in the dark night sky.

Orange, what color is that? A glint flashed in Sun Xiaoming's eyes. Sun Xiaoming bit her lip tightly, her lips turning white from the force of her teeth.

That's our support color.

Sun Xiaoming lowered his hand from the wound, letting the blood flow freely.

Why are there 64 people in our group, not 46, not 48, not 101?

This is no coincidence; it is the reason why we are standing on this stratospheric battlefield now!

It's fate!
If I can no longer fight, what else can I do for this world?
What else can we do to support this world?

War Song!

Only a battle song that ignites passion!
Let's cheer for the world we love!

She never tells others about her weakness and pain; whenever she faces others, she only shows her most beautiful and proud side.

So what if we bleed? So what if we get hurt! Now, bravely become the person you once wanted to be, and use all your strength to fill the sky and the Milky Way with our support!

"Everyone, open your eyes and take a good look! The sky in the second half of this war—"

Sun Xiaoming wiped away the still-warm tears and blood from his face with the back of his hand. With his scarred face, he flashed his long-lost, signature idol smile, raised his right fist to the air, and said:
"This is the stage that truly belongs to us!"

This is our light, this is our battle song—to accompany the world in its fight to the very last moment!

The vast sky supported a frail, solitary figure. Her blood-stained plaid skirt seemed especially heavy, but Sun Xiaoming didn't care. Facing the ferocious beasts rushing towards her from all sides, she began to sing a battle song—

That song, "The Battle Song of the Universe," which they have performed countless times!
Using the last remaining magic power within the magic array, Sun Xiaoming carried the inspiring battle song from Zuixin Lake to distant places.

"The blood boiling in my heart, the blood that is burning."

My gaze is fixed on this dazzling galaxy.

I held back my tears, determined to seize the highest glory!

Gazing at the magnificent battle flags, they guide our direction.

Unfold the canvas of the future and leave your mark.

By burning their own light, they bring dawn to the world.

This is everything that belongs to me, a moment that history will surely remember.

Soaring through the sky, shaking the earth.

Wielding a cold sword, I traverse mountains and seas.

Even if you lose everything,
We will hold nothing back and will never back down.

If it weren't for the fact that there are dreams...

How could my arrogance be so stubborn!

Love, the most brilliant gem in the vast universe.

Love, the warmest poem on this lonely planet.

That's the reason, the whole meaning of my fight!

Universal War Song

A song of praise sung to the world.

This is our final act of support for you!

For you, I will shed my last drop of blood!

In the vast, empty night sky, the girl's song echoed across the celestial battlefield. When faced with a dead end and losing courage, it was still hope that sustained people to fight to the very end.

Despite the growing number of strange beasts gathering around Xiyuan, Sun Xiaoming showed no fear.

At that moment, the deafening roar of airplane engines swept in!

What was that sound of airplanes? Sun Xiaoming thought she was hallucinating from blood loss. She looked up and rubbed her eyes frantically, only to see hundreds of fighter jets flying overhead! The sound of their engines was like a battle cry signaling an attack!
In an instant, the area around the Academy of Arts and Sciences was filled with fighter jets from the Air Force and Navy! The fighter jet group included J-10 fighters, J-20 fighters, and J-31 stealth fighters codenamed Falcon Eagle, totaling six or seven hundred aircraft!

In an instant, fighter jets trailing bright red bullets and fire missiles flew together above the Academy of Arts and Sciences. The sounds of explosions, roars, and missiles slicing through the air drowned out the howls of the alien beast army!
The girl waved her hands at the starry sky.

The addition of the air force effectively resisted and dealt with the successive attacks of the alien beasts. The disciples of the Art of Magic Academy had never expected the air force to appear on the battlefield of the Qiankun Defense War, which greatly encouraged them!
Because the Academy of Arts and Sciences was besieged by the horde of strange beasts for an extended period, most of the nearby prayer lanterns were damaged and fell to the ground. The presence of fighter jets surrounding the Academy provided its disciples with a temporary foothold, and some disciples even stood on the wings of the planes to cooperate with the pilots in combat, once again completely withstanding the onslaught.

Amidst the cacophony of battle songs, Sun Xiaoming spotted a golden light hurtling towards him from afar. The exhausted soldiers also saw this golden meteor.

The golden meteor flew faster and faster, getting closer and closer. It turned out to be the figure of a young man, wearing a Taoist academy robe that had been burned by flames, the patterns on the robe now turned into bright red flames.

Just when we were at our wits' end, it was in this song of hope that we cheered on.

The young man finally arrived at the core of the battlefield of the Qiankun Defense War!
What he held in his hand was that golden light! That ancient divine weapon, described and praised millions of times in countless legends—

The Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel)!!!
(End of this chapter)