Chapter 1505: Desperate Measures

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's proposal, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Using clones to break through and seek help, that's a brilliant plan!"

"Indeed! Since it's the clones breaking through the encirclement, we don't need to worry about casualties. Even if only one clone manages to break through, it might be able to bring back powerful reinforcements!"

However, the excitement lasted only a few moments before Wu Yonghong voiced his concerns.

"This plan is indeed feasible..."

"But those shadowy figures are incredibly powerful, and their numbers are terrifying. Even our Shadow Island is struggling to hold them off..."

"Not to mention whether anyone would be willing to come to our aid, are there even any cultivators out there who can match them?"

His somber words brought the atmosphere to a freezing point.

From what everyone knew, Shadow Island's foundation was unparalleled. Even with the absence of the master and the other leaders, it was still far superior to the outside world. The current enemies, both in terms of cultivation and numbers, far surpassed anything they had faced before. Even Shadow Island was finding it difficult to resist.

Facing such enemies, Shadow Island was barely holding on. Now, seeking help from the outside world seemed like putting the cart before the horse, and the hope felt slim...

Moreover, Shadow Island was their home. It was only natural for everyone to fight to the death to defend it. But to impose this spirit of sacrifice on outsiders seemed unrealistic.

Before the call for help had even begun, everyone had already lost much of their hope.

Master Lu could only sigh softly.

"Alas..."

"At this point, we have no other choice. Whether anyone will come to our aid or not, we must try our best. It's like trying to cure a dead horse as if it were still alive."

"Regardless of whether anyone from the outside world will come to help, we must hold our ground here. Even if the cost of repairing the rift is great, we must grit our teeth and endure!"

"Even if we fight to the last person, we must defend Shadow Island!"

"While we live, the island stands!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded solemnly in agreement.

"While we live, the island stands!"

Not long after the meeting dispersed.

Lu Qingshan led a group to the eastern outskirts of the city. In a place where the shadowy figures were sparse, they opened a small breach in the barrier, about a foot wide, and quickly released over a thousand secret technique clones before immediately sealing the breach!

Even so, hundreds of alien creatures managed to pour in, plunging everyone into a brief but fierce battle!

As soon as the battle ended, Lu Qingshan began to meditate on the spot. The second team, tasked with helping to repair the rift, was already waiting on the distant battlefield, each member's eyes filled with the determination to fight to the death!

Shadow Island was in an unprecedented crisis!

Ten days later.

The western cross street of Shadow Island was in complete ruins!

Both sides were filled with broken walls and rubble, a far cry from the prosperity of the past. The ground was scarred and bloodstained, with people constantly searching through the piles of corpses for severed limbs, carrying their fallen comrades away from the battlefield.

In the sky.

Lu Qingshan gritted his teeth as he worked to repair the rift, his face drenched in sweat, clearly exhausted. Beside him, Wu Yonghong was maintaining a protective barrier, his energy also visibly waning.

The rest of the guards were desperately holding the line at the rift, engaging in close combat with the endless stream of shadowy figures!

This was already the sixth attempt to repair the rift...

After five brutal close-quarters battles, almost half of Shadow Island's forces had been lost!

Not only did everyone have to take turns guarding against the enemies pouring through the rift, but they also had to endure several intense battles to block the rift. The difficulty of their situation was unimaginable.

At this moment.

Almost all the remaining forces were gathered at the rift, locked in a desperate struggle with the shadowy figures. After several days of fierce fighting, each unit was severely depleted, with less than forty percent of their strength remaining. Even with everyone working together to hold the rift, they were barely managing!

Even though many were still alive, they were too severely injured to help!

As the line at the rift began to falter, gaps started to appear in the sky, and shadowy figures began to break through!

Master Lu quickly turned around, using his "Dung Cart" technique to eliminate several shadowy figures!

Then, with urgency in his voice, he asked Wu Yonghong:

"How's the repair going?!"

"Our remaining forces are less than twenty percent. These shadowy figures have become even more ferocious today, and we're struggling to hold them off!"

Wu Yonghong's eyes showed his anxiety!

But as he maintained the protective barrier around Lu Qingshan and glanced back, he noticed that Lu Qingshan's face was pale, his energy long past its limit!

Although his hands were still channeling ancient power to mend the barrier's cracks!

The ancient power in Lu Qingshan's hands was now extremely weak, far from the speed of repair he had managed a few days ago!

Seeing this, Wu Yonghong's heart burned with anxiety.

He turned back and sent a mental message, his tone grave:

"The repair isn't going well!"

"Today's enemies seem even more frenzied, relentlessly attacking the barrier's cracks. Lu Qingshan... I'm afraid he won't last much longer!"

As soon as the message ended.

A sharp crack echoed across the sky!

"CRACK!"

Even amidst the chaos of the battlefield, the sound seemed to reverberate in everyone's ears, sending a shiver through their hearts!

Qing Huanxiang's massive demon form swung its horns, quickly dispatching several shadowy figures.

Looking up at the sky, he gasped in shock:

"Not good!"

"A crack has appeared at the edge of the barrier!"

The massive figure's shout shook the heavens, and everyone on Shadow Island looked up!

Seeing the anomaly in the sky's dim barrier, thousands of eyes began to tremble!

In their sight...

A clear crack had indeed appeared in the sky's barrier, stretching hundreds of feet from east to west!

The source of the crack was precisely the rift they had been trying to repair for days. Now, countless shadowy figures were frantically attacking it from the outside. The barrier's outer layer was already tinged with blue, but the shadowy figures showed no hesitation, continuing to self-destruct in their mad assault!

"BOOM! BOOM!"

The increasingly clear sounds began to echo across Shadow Island!

With each sound, everyone's hearts clenched tightly!

At this moment.

An indescribable despair began to grow and spread in everyone's hearts!

Seeing the dire situation.

Lu Qingshan still refused to give up, roaring as he unleashed the last of his ancient power!

"AHHH!!!"

Wu Yonghong also gritted his teeth, maintaining the protective barrier around them while channeling some of his own ancient power to Lu Qingshan!

The two old comrades were practically burning their souls, their white hair flying like demons!

Seeing this, the others desperately tried to plug the gaps, willing to do anything to turn the tide and protect their home!

But no matter how hard they tried, it seemed they were powerless to change the outcome.

The attacks from outside the barrier grew even more ferocious, and the cracks continued to multiply!

As the dense sounds of explosions filled the air, sharp cracks began to spread across the sky!

"CRACK!"

"CRACK..."

Around the newly formed hundred-foot crack, smaller cracks began to appear, turning the once pristine barrier into something resembling a spider's web!

Seeing this, most people's eyes began to tremble.

Even those desperately holding the line at the rift, never ceasing their fight, found their movements and fighting spirit slowing down!

The cracks seemed not only to be appearing in the barrier but also in everyone's hearts!

Everyone knew.

If this continued, the barrier would soon shatter.

And when it did, the endless shadowy figures would pour in like a tidal wave!

Shadow Island was truly on the brink of falling!