Not only Iron North Mountain, but the other sect leaders and Immortal Emperors were also moving toward Joe Di. Everyone heard Iron North Mountain's inquiry to Joe Di.
Joe Di was able to sweep through the Huanghu Palace and defeat the Thunder Emperor, proving his formidable abilities. If even Joe Di could do nothing about this beast tide, their only option would be to abandon hope and try to escape Thundercrest Continent.
Without hesitation, Joe Di clasped his fists and said, "Everyone, I can indeed break through these beast tides..."
"Emperor Joe, I ask you, for the sake of the Dao and righteousness, to act for Thundercrest Continent and drive away these beast tides..." Felix Snowling, the sect master of the Righteous Sword Sect, did not wait for Joe Di to finish before bowing deeply to him, his tone sincere and earnest.
For an Immortal Emperor and a sect master to offer such a grand salute to Joe Di was the utmost form of respect.
Joe Di waved his hand and said, "I don't think that's possible. Even if I drive away these beast tides, what happens after I leave? There are enough beast tides here to destroy Thundercrest Continent several times over, and there are even top-tier demon beasts leading them. I'm certain that once I leave, these demon beasts will unite again."
Upon hearing Joe Di's words, everyone felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, and even their techniques against the surging beast tide weakened. It wasn't that Joe Di refused to help, but that it was simply impossible to eliminate such a scattered beast tide all at once.
Joe Di continued, "I do have another way—one that can resolve all the demon beasts here at once..."
"Brother Joe, please tell us..." Almost as soon as Joe Di finished speaking, several sect masters looked at him eagerly.
Watching more and more cultivators being overwhelmed by the beast tide, if not for the continued resistance of the sect masters and Immortal Emperors, the defenders' morale would have already collapsed.
"I'm going to set up a large Deathtrap Immortal Array and capture all these demon beasts in one sweep. While I am constructing the array, I hope you can hold back the beast tide and prevent it from breaking through," Joe Di said solemnly.
He truly could deploy a law-based array, and now, by constructing Law Array Banners, he could extend his divine sense to the maximum. This would save him a tremendous amount of time.
"Brother Joe, just tell us how much time you need. I guarantee we'll hold off the beast tide," Iron North Mountain called out eagerly. His address for Joe Di had changed from 'Emperor Joe' to 'Brother Joe.'
"Most of a day," Joe Di said, his divine sense sweeping over the endless beast tide as he sighed. With so many void demon beasts, setting up a Deathtrap Array to capture them all would require frantically constructing Law Array Banners. If not for his Spiritweave Pill, his spiritual sea would have collapsed from exhaustion, and he would never be able to finish.
"Brother Joe, I promise to help everyone hold out for most of a day. You start setting up the array now. I also have some materials here..." Iron North Mountain said hurriedly, without a trace of hesitation.
Wasting time now would only harm Thundercrest Continent. In the face of such a crisis, no one hesitated.
"I have materials as well," several Immortal Emperors called out simultaneously.
"I have materials," Joe Di said, his figure flashing as he darted to the side. The Primordial Thunderstone beneath his feet emitted scattered arcs of lightning, while one Law Array Banner after another was constructed by him.
If he had to use materials to refine banners and set up this Deathtrap Immortal Array, Joe Di estimated it would take at least ten days or half a month to complete. Fortunately, his banners were constructed using laws. Even if part of a Law Array Banner was torn apart by a technique, he could repair it immediately.
The lightning arcs produced by the Primordial Thunderstone beneath Joe Di's feet were weak and thin, so none of the great demon beasts bothered with him. The demon beasts knew of Joe Di's previous strength. Now, seeing him no longer as powerful as before, none of the great demon beasts came to challenge him.
The intelligence of ninth-tier immortal demon beasts was no less than that of cultivators. As long as they crushed the cultivators of Thundercrest Continent, what could Joe Di accomplish alone?
Led by hundreds of great demon beasts, the void demon horde charged the cultivator army's defensive line. If that line was broken, Thundercrest Continent would be doomed.
Seeing Joe Di rush into the beast tide, Iron North Mountain immediately began organizing the cultivator army to resist.
With renewed hope, the previously chaotic cultivator army gradually formed a cohesive force under Iron North Mountain's direction. Although countless cultivators were still slain every moment, it was far better than the previous disorganized state.
Everyone harbored doubts about Joe Di's words. Facing such an overwhelming number of demon beasts, it seemed nearly impossible to set up a Deathtrap Immortal Array to contain them all. Even a ninth-tier immortal array master couldn't complete such an array in ten days or half a month.
Yet, despite their doubts, they had no choice but to believe in Joe Di. Without any other effective solution, what else could they do but trust him?
Joe Di was not a ninth-tier immortal array master—he was an array expert who had surpassed that rank. With his mastery of expanding the range of Law Array Banners using divine sense, his array deployment speed grew ever faster.
Joe Di had originally thought he would need at least half a day. The reason he said most of a day was to encourage Iron North Mountain to try harder—so even if they couldn't hold out for most of a day, half a day would be enough.
But when Joe Di truly began inscribing Law Array Banners, he realized he had underestimated himself. In just one hour, he used the Spirit Shift technique to circle the endless beast tide and set up a complete Deathtrap Grand Array.
"Brother Joe, we can't hold on any longer..." When Joe Di returned, Iron North Mountain, covered in blood and missing an arm, cried out in misery.
He truly couldn't hold on any longer, and it wasn't just him—all the cultivators of Thundercrest Continent were at their limit. Joe Di saw that the number of fighting cultivators had dropped by nearly half compared to an hour ago, while the demon beasts showed no sign of decreasing.
It wasn't that the cultivators of Thundercrest Continent hadn't killed demon beasts, but rather that there were simply too many of them.
It wasn't just Iron North Mountain; the other Immortal Emperors and sect leaders were just as battered. There were too many ninth-tier great demon beasts, wave after wave, giving them no time to rest.
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The cultivators of Thundercrest Continent could no longer hold out, while the demon beasts grew ever stronger, even showing signs of overwhelming them.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the cultivators of Thundercrest Continent blocked the beast tide for an hour at the cost of half their lives—the survivors would never withstand another hour, not even half a stick of incense's time.
Joe Di saw that with this terrifying beast tide surging, even a dozen breaths would be hard to endure. Even though none of the sect leaders or Immortal Emperors had retreated—some had even fallen—the weaker cultivators' morale was fading. If even one person fled, the defensive line would collapse completely.
Once the defensive line collapsed, even Joe Di would be powerless to surround and slaughter the demon beasts.
Joe Di had no time to think. Driven by his spiritual sense, all the Law Array Banners instantly linked together, and a massive Deathtrap Immortal Array was established.
The pressure around the many cultivators suddenly lightened, and under Joe Di's Grand Slaughter Array, the endless demon beasts were slaughtered in great swathes.
"Brother Joe..." Iron North Mountain looked at Joe Di in delight. He hadn't expected Joe Di to actually deliver—he had even been ready to lead the retreat.
It wasn't just Iron North Mountain; all the cultivators of Thundercrest Continent felt a moment of relief. They quickly swallowed healing pills, took a brief rest, and prepared for their next move.
Joe Di raised his hand and produced over a dozen top-grade immortal spirit veins, calling out loudly, "Everyone, enter the Grand Slaughter Array and focus on killing demon beasts. Leave the great demon beasts to the Immortal Emperors. I'll coordinate from within the array—let's end this quickly!"
Controlling such a top-tier array, even with Joe Di's spiritual sense surpassing ninth-tier divine sense, he wouldn't last long if the battle dragged on.
"Cultivators of Thundercrest Continent, the Immortal Pill Emperor Joe Di from Great Cauldron Immortal City and Peace Restaurant is personally assisting us. Now, we must follow Emperor Joe's orders and eliminate these demon beasts trapped in the immortal array as quickly as possible, or the consequences will be dire!" Iron North Mountain roared, then charged into Joe Di's Grand Slaughter Array first.
At any other time, no matter how much he wanted to show faith in Joe Di, he wouldn't have dared enter Joe Di's Grand Slaughter Array. But now he knew he had to kill as many void demon beasts as possible, as quickly as possible. The ninth-tier Deathtrap Immortal Array Joe Di set up in haste couldn't last long. If it failed, Thundercrest Continent would still be doomed.
Only by killing more void demon beasts quickly could they ease Joe Di's burden.
It wasn't just Iron North Mountain—every Immortal Emperor here understood the critical point and rushed into the Deathtrap Immortal Array. No one held back; all unleashed their greatest powers to slaughter the demon beasts.
Soon, the cultivators who charged into Joe Di's Deathtrap Immortal Array felt the thrill of battle. With the help of this grand array, even the strongest demon beasts couldn't kill them in a single move—they could rely on the Grand Slaughter Array to take down powerful foes.
At this moment, with the array newly established, the demon beasts rampaged, and Joe Di's pressure was unimaginable. Even as cultivators rushed in and slaughtered demon beasts in large numbers, Joe Di could only keep constructing Law Array Banners to patch the torn gaps in the array.
If not for the fact that he still had Recognition Pills, Joe Di was certain he couldn't hold out. Even with the pills, he feared he wouldn't last much longer.