Xiguang Gaowei’s guess was correct; at this juncture, their Xin Huo organization had indeed found it difficult to spare resources.
This was not only because two oases were undergoing their ninth-level promotion tribulations, but also because…
The moment the oasis city walls were established and connected, they would inevitably face fierce waves of impact.
It was just like when he lit the Dawn Lighthouse on Blue Star and built the lighthouse defense perimeter.
He had foreseen that all the oases under Xin Huo’s jurisdiction would face a violent surge. Therefore, strong figures from organizations like An Jianyou, Hei Dao, Chi Yan, and Liu Feng were already on high alert at the city walls of oases in various regions.
Fang You also remained at the Blue Star base camp, observing in all directions.
When the last two ninth-level oases completed their promotions and the power of the oasis dominion was restored, the ninth-level oases, linked by the Xin Huo Secret Realm, were no longer individual entities but a unified whole!
With the Xin Huo Secret Realm as the core and the ten ninth-level oases as the foundation, this unified entity resonated with countless oases, both large and small, within its range.
Oases such as Crescent Moon City received this resonance.
The vitality of Crescent Moon Oasis became even more abundant. During the period of disaster, instead of shrinking, the oasis expanded, its lands spreading outwards, transforming dead land into vibrant earth.
In the face of the gray fog’s erosion, oases had previously fought alone. Now, oases from all regions could collectively resist the gray fog, and the life force of the oases was stronger by more than a little!
The ten Xin Huo oases, serving as the foundation, benefited even more. Their lands extended inch by inch, and new greenery emerged.
The dominion of the oases surged in an instant.
And this was merely some of the benefits brought about by the establishment of the oasis city walls. The true change lay within the city walls themselves.
The oasis city walls could block foreign enemies from invading, and the power of evil god servants and high-level anomalies that stepped within the city wall’s range would be suppressed.
It was as if a top-tier world was suppressing outsiders who entered it.
To achieve this, the ten Xin Huo oases alone were far from sufficient. The ten oases resonated with countless small and large oases in the region, gaining their support, thus being able to create such great power.
Boom—
As the oasis city walls were built, the abundant life force surged towards the heavens. Countless reflections of oases formed a celestial canopy, unfurling across the skies of various regions, like a curtain of heaven, like walls of a god.
This was a miracle!
This was a miracle of humanity!
…
Oasis Number Nine, after its promotion tribulation had just subsided, was met with another extremely fierce wave of impact in the blink of an eye.
But standing outside the city walls, with his divine body enlarged to ten thousand meters tall, Xing Jing Lei was completely unfazed. He didn't even glance at the anomalies, letting them cling to his divine body and gnaw at him, indifferent. He merely tilted his head slightly, gazing at the mirage in the distant sky, and feeling the changes behind him in the oasis.
"The oasis city walls have truly been established!"
As a high-ranking member of the organization, Xing Jing Lei was naturally aware of this plan, and he had spent considerable effort on it.
The conception of the oasis city wall plan was extremely ambitious, beyond his imagination. He instinctively felt it was impossible, but since the plan was formulated by the mentor, it seemed not entirely impossible.
However, the mentor had also stated frankly that the oasis city walls were only theoretically feasible, and whether they could actually be created would only be known after attempting it.
Today, at this moment, whether the oasis city walls could stand, whether an anomaly-free zone could be established, no one was certain.
Xing Jing Lei was self-aware; he was a rough and simple man. Regarding the oasis city wall plan, he only knew the general outline and was ignorant of the specific principles and details.
He couldn't learn these things, nor did he need to. He simply did whatever task the organization assigned him.
He had started as an anomaly hunter, and besides pursuing power, he had always strictly followed orders. He did as instructed and never asked too many questions.
But seeing the magnificent celestial light of the oasis city walls being erected, Xing Jing Lei couldn't help but become excited, punching the air heavily.
Boom—
A high-level anomaly was smashed into the ground by his excited punch.
He still didn't spare it a glance, continuing to gaze at the distant sky. The fatigue from days of battle seemed to have vanished.
A few seconds later, Xing Jing Lei retracted his gaze and grinned.
"You little anomalous brats, your Grandpa Xing is here!"
He stomped his foot and charged forward, splitting the endless black tide into a great chasm.
Countless streams of anomalous blood fell like rain.
In the distance, the warriors on the city walls of Oasis Number Nine also erupted in cheers, charging towards the anomalies.
…
At the same time, in another location.
An Jianyou also gazed at the distant sky and punched down heavily.
"Wonderful, it's done!"
She had traveled far and wide during this period, witnessing too many tragic scenes. She understood the predicament of human oases all too well, and she knew how important the establishment of the oasis city walls was.
She knew that the plan set by the mentor must have had a high probability of success!
An Jianyou showed a radiant smile.
She then turned her gaze back to the surging black tide, and a faint blue glow gradually appeared in her eyes.
She stared at the overwhelming anomalies, and an invisible power erupted from the depths of her eyes.
In an instant, the anomalies fell like wheat being cut.
An Jianyou spoke, her clear voice echoing through heaven and earth, "The battle is not over yet. Clean up the remaining anomalies as quickly as possible. We must then go to support our allies."
…
City of Burning Flames.
A deafening hum sounded in the sky, and a monstrous wave of anomalies surged from afar.
"What happened?"
"Are the gray fog waves attacking the oasis again?"
"No, look at the sky, an oasis is flying!"
"Huh? What did you say?"
People looked up one after another, gazing into the distance.
The brilliant and colorful mirage of the oasis imprinted itself on their hearts, and something seemed to dawn on them.
Celestial phenomena were not uncommon for those in the anomaly realm.
To be precise, they were very common; people could witness special sights every few days.
However, in the past, these phenomena were always signs of evil god calamities.
They represented great misfortune and great terror.
If they were not within an oasis, protected by rituals, simply looking at those evil god calamity scenes would cause many mortals and low-level awakened individuals to fall or be corrupted.
What they saw today, however, was not a calamity, but a grand spectacle!
The scene in the sky was like a mirage, speaking of all that was beautiful.
In this oppressive season, it brought a sliver of dawn to the people.
"But a mirage is, after all, an illusion."
"No, not entirely. Look, the oasis is expanding!"
A high-level awakened individual outside the city, with sharp eyes, noticed the change. "Not only that, but the gray fog outside the oasis is… is… is fading!"
Their surprise and disbelief caused their voices to sharpen slightly.
They were not sure if this was their own illusion.
However, the Mythical Realm experts and even stronger individuals within the city were certain that these sudden changes were not hallucinations.
The candied hawthorn that Lady Wan She held in her mouth dropped to the ground.
Lord Yue, awakened from his secluded cultivation.
"What happened again?"
"It hasn't been long, and something has happened in the City of Burning Flames that could awaken me?"
Before entering seclusion, Lord Yue had set up a system to awaken him only in case of major events like the destruction of an oasis or a fatal crisis for Yin Yuelu Xi.
However, after witnessing the true power of the Xin Huo organization, he had considerable confidence in the City of Burning Flames. At least, there shouldn't be any problems in the short term.
What was the problem now?
Had the main force of the evil god faction arrived here?
His thoughts raced, and before he even opened his eyes, he had conjured up three million words of various plotlines.
When he looked outside, his jaw almost dropped.
"This, this is…"
"The life force of the anomaly realm is actually restraining a portion of the evil god’s corrosive power! This is impossible!"
The higher the realm and the broader the knowledge, the more one understood how incredible the scene before them was.
Lord Yue couldn't help but fly outside the city, gazing into the distance.
"Is this the vitality the anomaly realm has gained under desperate circumstances?"
"No, it doesn't seem like it…"
He wielded the power of moonlight and, in an instant, cast his gaze across the four corners of the anomaly realm.
He traced back to the source of the change.
It was here, the City of Burning Flames. To be precise, the City of Burning Flames was one of the sources of the change.
And the other sources…
"Those oases seem to belong to the Xin Huo organization?"
"The Xin Huo organization has managed to establish ten ninth-level oases without anyone knowing?"
Ten ninth-level oases, for beings like Lord Yue, were not particularly astonishing.
However, the feat accomplished with these ninth-level oases baffled him; he was greatly shocked.
This was no longer just a feat.
He gazed silently, his thoughts complex, and murmured to himself:
"This is… a miracle!"
…
And at this moment,
The battle in the Shattered Sea continued.
Due to the Xin Huo powerhouses being dispersed across various oases, and also dealing with the backlash from the gray fog during the establishment of the oasis city walls.
An Jianyou and the others were unable to disengage for the time being.
Some Xin Huo reinforcements were en route, but it would take some time.
The reinforcements had not yet arrived.
However, the crisis of the Ancient Moon Dynasty had been alleviated.
In the distance, across several great domains, servants riding black rivers slammed into the city wall barrier, as if crashing into a high-level world barrier. In their haste, the servants tumbled from the sky.
The evil god servants and high-level anomalies besieging the New Moon City defense line were suddenly subjected to invisible suppression.
They fought with great frustration.
The power of the dominion of the ninth-level oases in the Shattered Sea, however, had increased considerably.
One increased, one decreased.
After a long while, the evil god servants were unable to break through the New Moon City defense line.
Xiguang Gaowei gradually recovered. He took a Life Crystal and swallowed it, and the law-inflicted wounds on his body began to recede.
After a moment,
The several servants who had failed to break through retreated into the vast gray fog and disappeared.
"This tribulation has passed."
Xiguang Gaowei fell into the city, coughing up golden divine blood.
He looked at the sparse gray fog and the continuous reflections of oases in the sky, filled with surprise, joy, and confusion.
"What exactly is this?"
Recalling Xin Huo organization's hasty initiation of their promotion tribulation, a bold guess appeared in his mind.
He immediately shook his head.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible."
"Such a miracle, how can it be achieved by humans? Even ancient gods could not do it."
But,
If ancient gods couldn't do it, could humans?
Precisely because it was impossible, it was called a miracle.
Xin Huo was an organization that excelled at creating miracles.
Could it be related to them?
Xiguang Gaowei gazed towards the direction of the Falling Star Great Domain, murmuring in his heart.
…
Within Blue Star, Fang You was also somewhat excited.
As he had told everyone, before the oasis city walls were truly established, he himself was unsure if this plan was feasible.
And now he was certain: it was feasible!
Xiao Huan, excited, her twin ponytails swaying continuously, conjured a computer. Her slender fingers danced across the keyboard with a rapid clatter.
This was an external manifestation, but Xiao Huan’s computational power was running at its absolute maximum.
"Through detection equipment in various regions, it can be observed that in most areas within the oasis city wall, the concentration of gray fog has decreased by 13%, while near the ten great oases, the gray fog concentration has dropped by 25%!"
"Furthermore, tests have shown that the oasis city walls have a significant suppressive effect on anomalies, especially high-star anomalies, reaching up to 50% suppression. In comparison, the suppression on evil god subordinates and servants is weaker, but still noticeable."
"More detailed information will require further meticulous examination to be obtained."
"Master, our plan has been very successful!"
"Mm!"
Fang You gazed into the distance.
He could not obtain overly specific details, but he controlled the ten great oases from top to bottom, thus surveying the entire picture. He had already clearly seen the full scope of the oasis city walls.
The walls had closed.
Deeper into dozens of great domains from the Shattered Sea, that was the frontline of the city walls.
This wall was not semicircular; it existed in a form that even Mythical or high-level beings could not fully comprehend.
It enclosed hundreds of great domains within it.
Within the city walls, gray fog and anomalies still existed. This wall was not insurmountable, but it could greatly restrict the actions of evil god subordinates and servants.
This was a safe zone for humanity, and a forbidden zone for evil god subordinates.
"The suppression is strong, and once evil god servants cross the city walls and enter the area, their movements can no longer be concealed."
"However, these are secondary."
"The most important aspect of the oasis city walls lies in their sturdiness. The walls must be sufficiently indestructible to withstand the attacks of the evil god faction."
In this regard, the construction of the oasis city walls was not yet complete.
The walls had not yet reached his envisioned perfect state.
This was normal.
After all, the foundation of the oasis city walls was only the ten great oases. Ten ninth-level oases, though powerful, were still too insignificant compared to the hundreds of great domains.
Moreover, when he had chosen the oases, he hadn't yet conceived of the idea of oasis city walls. The initial location selection of the oases prioritized convenience.
This choice was correct; because their oases were spread across the four corners of the anomaly realm, travel was infinitely more convenient.
But now, as he was constructing the oasis city walls, the locations of these oases, as they appeared before his eyes, were not so perfect.
"The Xin Huo Secret Realm will soon be upgraded, and we will have a few more oasis slots, which can fill some gaps in the city walls, but it's still not enough…"
"What then?" Xiao Huan asked.
"The key problem lies in the imperfect location of the oases; they were not placed at the most critical nodes…"
Meeting Xiao Huan's inquisitive gaze, he picked up a chess piece representing an oasis from the sandbox and gently placed it in another position.
"Since the location is not right, then all we need to do is move the oasis."