Chapter 1111: Attack and Conquer, Fight and Win (First Update!)
Six months later, the Four Imperial Artifacts were escorted to the Great Void and entered the Collapsed Void.
The most terrifying part of the Great Void was the star path from the entrance to the Land of the Great Void. The gods and demons of the Heavenly Court had given this star path a name, calling it the Collapsed Void.
Here, whatever one thought became reality; whatever the mind conceived manifested as truth.
However, this manifestation was aimed at inner demons. As long as there was fear in the heart, it would become reality—the inner demon would materialize and attack from the void.
The void here was filled with masterless spiritual consciousness, chaotic and complex, all caused by the Great Emperor’s invasion of the Great Void. The Great Void was a world created by the subjective imagination of the ancient Creators. When this world collapsed, countless Creators died, and the heavens, earth, stars, and realms they had imagined were also destroyed, causing the void to collapse.
When outsiders entered here, their inner demons would be captured by the masterless spiritual consciousness and turned into reality.
This was the reason the Heavenly Court had repeatedly suffered losses of troops and generals.
The Four Imperial Artifacts, having no thoughts or inner demons, could be used to suppress the strangeness of the Land of the Great Void.
The armies of the four great sects of the Heavenly Court escorted the Four Imperial Artifacts into the Collapsed Void. At first, the journey was smooth. The powerful artifacts stabilized the chaotic spiritual consciousness around them, each of the four artifacts guarding a section of the void, ensuring that the Heavenly Court’s army could advance straight through, from the entrance of the Great Void all the way to the Land of the Great Void.
However, after the Four Imperial Artifacts were properly arranged, an unexpected mutation erupted. The Western Emperor Artifact suddenly went out of control, slaughtering the army of the Western Falling Sect, causing immense chaos!
White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk stood on the shoulder of the Western Emperor Artifact. Their primordial spirits jointly controlled this deity, wreaking havoc.
The Western Emperor Artifact was a weapon crafted in imitation of the Western Emperor’s physical body. Though inferior to the Imperial Heavenly Lord Artifact, it was still formidable. The two of them used their respective divine powers to drive this artifact, as if commanding an ancient god of war!
The Western Emperor Artifact executed their divine abilities. Countless sword lights crisscrossed the vast Collapsed Void, and innumerable golden dragons, thousands of miles long, soared and darted up and down, smashing war chariots and slaughtering the gods and demons aboard them until rivers of blood flowed and corpses filled the void.
This section of the Collapsed Void was completely out of control. The Western Falling Sect was routed, and the inner demons of the divine generals and soldiers multiplied, countless demons surging forth from the void.
“First break the Western Falling Sect, then the Southern Falling Sect and the Eastern Falling Sect, and seize the Southern Emperor Artifact and the Eastern Emperor Artifact.”
White Feather Daoist said calmly, “Finally, break the Northern Falling Sect, seize the Northern Emperor Artifact, and then we can enter the Land of the Great Void and join forces with the experts of Carefree Village.”
Lingyue Monk frowned and said, “The two of us, even with heaven-defying abilities, cannot withstand the armies of the sects. Any one sect’s army can contend with three to five Emperor Seat powerhouses. Moreover, they are under the command of the four great Heavenly Masters of the Heavenly Court. The disciples of the Heavenly Masters include many strategists; it will be difficult for us to gain an advantage.”
“Your Majesty, speed is paramount in war. Strike with a prepared mind against the unprepared. Attack and conquer, fight and win—hit them when they least expect it!”
White Feather Daoist said decisively, “Furthermore, we are not fighting alone. We have an endless army.”
Lingyue Monk’s heart stirred. He turned to look and saw countless terrifying inner demons swarming in, chasing after them.
White Feather Daoist said, “These inner demons are our army! They can help us crush the Southern Falling Sect, and then we can drive the remnants of the Southern Falling Sect to charge into the Eastern Falling Sect. Once we seize the other two artifacts, defeating the Northern Falling Sect will be as easy as turning over our hand!”
The two of them drove the Western Emperor Artifact, leading countless inner demons, charging toward the Southern Falling Sect. The Southern Falling Sect had not yet received the news. By the time they saw the endless tide of inner demons rushing toward them, it was already too late.
The soldiers guarding the artifact were battle-hardened. They immediately had their primordial spirits enter the Southern Emperor Artifact, transforming into a Vermilion Bird to prepare for battle. However, the next moment, the Southern Falling Sect’s army was scattered by the Western Emperor Artifact. The two artifacts clashed, like the ancient Southern Emperor and Western Emperor going to war, causing heavy casualties to the Southern Falling Sect!
The inner demon army surged in, and the Southern Falling Sect’s forces retreated in defeat. The Collapsed Void became a slaughterhouse, filled with inner demons massacring the Heavenly Court’s sect armies.
In the chaos of battle, White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk joined forces to kill the soldiers controlling the Southern Emperor Artifact. One of them took control of the Southern Emperor Artifact, the other the Western Emperor Artifact, and led an even larger horde of inner demons charging toward the Eastern Falling Sect!
They waged war by sustaining themselves through battle. When they led the dense swarm of inner demons to assault the Eastern Falling Sect, that sect’s forces collapsed even faster, abandoning countless corpses as they fled toward the entrance of the Great Void.
White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk seized the Eastern Emperor Artifact. White Feather Daoist immediately used the Southern Emperor Artifact to grab the Eastern Emperor Artifact, spread its wings, and take flight, avoiding the inner demon army. Together with Lingyue Monk controlling the Western Emperor Artifact, they drove straight in, flying toward the Northern Falling Sect near the Land of the Great Void.
The soldiers of the Northern Falling Sect had already received word. Tens of thousands of divine generals and soldiers had their primordial spirits enter the Northern Emperor Artifact’s body, standing ready. But when they saw the overwhelming tide of inner demons surging toward them, despair filled every heart!
By the time the Heavenly Court received the news and Fire Heavenly Lord and Hong Heavenly Lord arrived here, the armies of the four great sects had already suffered over half their casualties!
The Heavenly Court’s million-strong army was nearly completely annihilated. Only the Eastern Falling Sect managed to escape the Great Void, preserving half its strength. Tens of thousands of soldiers remained trapped in the Collapsed Void, besieged by inner demons and facing death at any moment.
The two Heavenly Lords searched around but found that the Four Imperial Artifacts had vanished without a trace.
This incident shook the Heavenly Court. It could be said to be the greatest defeat the Heavenly Court had suffered since the era of the Sovereign Lords!
The Heavenly Court was enraged. It ordered the Zaofu Heavenly Palace to forge new artifacts. The four great Heavenly Masters reorganized the forces of the four sects, while also mobilizing the armies of the Four Color Emperors—Azure Emperor, Red Emperor, White Emperor, and Black Emperor—and deploying the Heavenly River Navy. Fire Heavenly Lord and Hong Heavenly Lord personally took command, leading the charge toward the Great Void.
Meanwhile, White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk, travel-worn and weary, descended upon the Land of the Great Void with the Four Imperial Artifacts. The two exchanged a smile and walked toward the Creator Divine City.
Inside the Creator Divine City, many Creators were on high alert. The two arrived beneath the city walls, and White Feather Daoist said in a deep voice, “Jiang Baigui, former National Teacher of the Yan’kang Dynasty, and Yanfeng Emperor, the Retired Emperor of Yan’kang, have come to lend our aid.”
The Creators had never heard of their names. They exchanged glances, hesitant to open the city gates.
Just then, Yan Yunxi arrived, having deployed the armies of the Creators and Carefree Village. Hearing this, she was overjoyed. She climbed the city wall to look, and her joy only deepened. She said to the clan leaders of the various Creator races, laughing, “The first Heavenly Master of Yan’kang and their Heavenly Emperor have arrived! Everyone, come with me to welcome them!”
The city gates swung open. Towering Creators stood on either side. Yan Yunxi, accompanied by the clan leaders of the Creator races, personally greeted them, saying, “Zixi, Heavenly Master of the Kaihuang Era, leads the leaders of the Creator races in welcoming the first Heavenly Master of Yan’kang and His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor of Yan’kang!”
Lingyue Monk was surprised. Standing on the palm of the Western Emperor Artifact, he laughed and said, “How did I become the Heavenly Emperor of Yan’kang? Please don’t say that. I’m merely the Retired Emperor of Yan’kang.”
White Feather Daoist walked over and said, “Heavenly Master Zixi, I am a former National Teacher, not a Heavenly Master.”
“Every era in history has produced a group of individuals with extraordinary wisdom and heaven-defying abilities. They are skilled warriors who achieve no great fame and remain unknown.”
Yan Yunxi invited them into the city, laughing, “I have thoroughly studied ancient histories and read countless old texts. I once came across a record saying that during the Longhan Era, there was a Mountain Dragon Hermit who was the first Heavenly Master of that era, overcoming the Heavenly Master Shang Pingyin. Yet, no records of his military exploits have been passed down. Jiang Baigui, Daoist friend Jiang, your defeat of the Heavenly Court’s four great Heavenly Masters and their million-strong army will likewise leave no record of your achievements. But your results are brilliant—does that not make you the first Heavenly Master of Yan’kang?”
“The first Heavenly Master of the Longhan Era, the Mountain Dragon Hermit?”
White Feather Daoist’s mind wandered with admiration. He smiled and said, “This senior sought neither fame nor profit. Truly admirable.”
Yan Yunxi laughed and said, “The feat you two have accomplished today can stand alongside that of the Mountain Dragon Hermit!”