Chapter 1671: A Victory
"The Primordial Realm needs a victory!"
The Woodcutter Sage looked down. Grand Heavenly Heaven was in imminent danger. The Heavenly River swirled, forming two great circles before Grand Heavenly Heaven. The river's flow propelled the ships on its surface, and the ships' cannons poured down like rain.
If Grand Heavenly Heaven collapsed, it would inevitably crash down upon Eternal Peace!
Although Eternal Peace's territory now occupied half of the Primordial Realm, the fall of Grand Heavenly Heaven would surely destroy countless living beings in Eternal Peace, burying them beneath its weight!
This would be a devastating blow to the morale of both the Haven of No Worries and Eternal Peace!
"The Primordial Realm needs a victory..."
The Woodcutter Sage clenched his fists, his gaze shifting away from Grand Heavenly Heaven. He murmured to himself, "A great victory that can lift people's spirits and boost the army's morale!"
War Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha and Zi Xi Heavenly Master Yan Yun Xi were both waiting for his order to attack. The Emperor Shakti Heavenly King's Ark of the Other Shore was trapped in the Heavenly River, while the other Heavenly Kings were in the Haven of No Worries. The divine demon army of the Thirty-Three Heavens of the Haven of No Worries was also awaiting his command!
Yet the Woodcutter still did not give the order. His gaze fell upon the rear of the Heavenly River, where the main force of the Heavenly River Navy had yet to deploy.
Heavenly Master Zhu Shaoping remained firmly seated in his central command. Before and behind him were one hundred and twenty thousand colossal tower ships—this was the main force of the Heavenly River Navy!
By his side were Upper Assistant Ge Yuntian, Liujia, Shangshu, Zuoshu, Youshu, and other beings at the Throne Seat realm!
The forces that had trapped Emperor Shakti Heavenly King and the Ark of the Other Shore, and attacked Grand Heavenly Heaven, were merely the million ships released from the holds of those one hundred and twenty thousand colossal tower ships!
If the Haven of No Worries deployed its main force now, it would give Zhu Shaoping an opportunity.
"Wen Tian Ge!"
War Heavenly Master's voice was hoarse. "Grand Heavenly Heaven cannot hold out much longer, and Han Tang cannot hold out much longer either! Let me go!"
The Woodcutter Sage did not reply. Instead, he raised his right hand.
Zhuo Cha stared at his hand, only to see him raise his little finger. He could not hide his disappointment and let out a furious snort, muttering, "If there were a sewer, you'd be lying in it right now!"
The Woodcutter Sage's little finger was raised. Suddenly, between the two diverging streams of the Heavenly River, a massive landmass cut across from the Netherworld of the Primordial Realm. Boundless mist stretched endlessly, mountains of white bones piled high, and among the mountains stood a stone tablet inscribed with a few words in blood.
"The Realm of the Dead!"
The sudden appearance of Fengdu interfered with the real world. On the countless ships attacking Grand Heavenly Heaven, the flesh of the Heavenly Court's divine demons instantly sloughed away, leaving only bleached bones.
Every tower ship and great vessel was filled with nothing but skeletons. The divine demons fell into chaos.
The King of Hell immediately led the divine demons of Fengdu, charging toward the ships. As the Heavenly Court's divine demons turned to bones, the dead of Fengdu grew flesh. With this shift in balance, the Heavenly Court's divine demons suffered heavy casualties!
Many ships lost control, crashing into each other. Not a few were damaged, with ships destroyed and their crews perishing.
Zhu Shaoping raised an eyebrow. His gaze had been fixed on the Woodcutter the entire time, watching his little finger.
"Zuoshu, deploy troops!" he ordered decisively.
Zuoshu Ye Shuhuai immediately led a force, driving straight into Fengdu.
On the other side, the Woodcutter Sage withdrew his right hand and raised his left, curling his little finger. Within the Haven of No Worries, Heavenly King Tian Shu took a deep swig of wine, hefted his Emperor Que Divine Blade, and laughed heartily. "My lads, follow me to kill the enemy!"
He ran barefoot, and behind him, tens of thousands of Haven of No Worries soldiers followed suit, charging barefoot from above to strike at Zuoshu Ye Shuhuai's army!
Zhu Shaoping acted without hesitation, shouting, "Youshu, deploy troops to intercept the Nether Capital Heavenly King!"
Youshu Yue Wangyuan led a fleet, setting sail. On the tower ships, the sun's radiance blazed brightly, shining far and wide. Nether Capital Heavenly King Tian Shu cultivated the Netherworld demonic path, and under the sunlight, his demonic energy sizzled and crackled!
The Woodcutter Sage's brow twitched. He clenched his hand into a fist and raised his index finger.
As his index finger rose, Qing Huang led the Dragon Clan of the Haven of No Worries to charge at Youshu's army.
Zhu Shaoping sneered. "Before the Heavenly River Navy, any divine dragon is but a bug! Liujia, deploy and eliminate the Qing Huang old ghost!"
As Liujia deployed, the Woodcutter Sage breathed a sigh of relief. "Zi Xi, you go!"
Yan Yun Xi chuckled softly, mounted her donkey Lu Zheng, and led a force charging toward Liujia's Heavenly River Navy. She shouted, "Form ranks!"
"Zi Xi Heavenly Master seems like a woman."
War Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha praised sincerely. "But her combat power is indeed overwhelmingly strong! Woodcutter, is it my turn now?"
By Zhu Shaoping's side, one army after another was dispatched. The Woodcutter Sage ordered the various armies of the Thirty-Three Heavens of the Haven of No Worries to engage, even sending out the Qin clan of Qin Hanzhen's lineage. Only Zhuo Cha was not sent.
Zhuo Cha clenched his fists, staring at the back of the Woodcutter's head.
Finally, the Woodcutter Sage raised his thumb. Lang Huan Divine King immediately led the Creators, charging straight at the central camp of the Heavenly River Navy!
Only Zhu Shaoping's personal guards remained by his side. Although they were numerous, they could hardly withstand a Heavenly Lord like Lang Huan!
Zhu Shaoping laughed heartily, allowing Lang Huan's Creator army to approach. When the distance between them was only a hundred li, suddenly, the curtains on the ships beside him were pulled back, revealing a massive divine weapon—the Tai Chi Mineral Vein of the Ancestral Court!
Zhu Shaoping bowed deeply, smiling. "I invite the Grand Yin Lady!"
The Grand Yin Lady rose from within the Tai Chi Mineral Vein, reached out, grabbed it, and met Lang Huan.
Zhu Shaoping laughed from afar. "Wen Tian Ge, you still have Di Yi Yue hidden in the Haven of No Worries. Why not let her appear and see if this generation's Kai Huang can break my army!"
The Woodcutter Sage smiled faintly and bowed. "I invite Your Majesty!"
From within the Ark of the Other Shore, where Emperor Shakti Heavenly King was trapped, a woman suddenly flew out. She sliced through the Heavenly Court fleet surrounding the ark like lightning, heading straight for Zhu Shaoping!
Zhu Shaoping laughed. "So Kai Huang is here! Unfortunately, you are no match for the rebel Qin Ye."
Behind him, the curtains on another tower ship were pulled back, revealing over a dozen volcanoes from the Ancestral Court, refined into weapons. Zhu Shaoping's personal guards formed a formation, activating the divine weapons to trap Di Yi Yue.
Zhu Shaoping leisurely adjusted his sleeves, smiling. "Wen Tian Ge, do you know what is on these dozen ships behind me? You probably don't. These ships carry the Heavenly River Vajra, the elite of the elite! Besides the Heavenly River Vajra, there are also the Twelve Heavy Artifacts of the Heavenly Court! Yet, do you have any troops left?"
With a command, the curtains on those tower ships were pulled back one after another. Divine beings stood on those ships, all at the Jade Pool and Jade Capital realms!
The strongest force of the Heavenly River Navy was the Heavenly River Vajra army. Now, all the armies of the Haven of No Worries had been deployed, yet the Heavenly River Vajra remained still!
Moreover, each tower ship carried a heavy artifact—mountains, rivers, seas, clouds—all refined from the sacred lands of the Ancestral Court!
The most striking among them was the Nine Prisons Platform!
Suddenly, two streams of turbid tears flowed down the Woodcutter Sage's cheeks. He murmured, "We need a victory, a great victory..."
He seemed relieved, then suddenly shouted, "All soldiers, hear my command! Raise the heavy artifacts of Eternal Peace!"
Fisherman Han Tang was covered in wounds, fighting alongside the two great Red Kun against Left Junior Minister Yan Sheng. Yan Sheng was a Throne Seat powerhouse, far stronger than him. Han Tang was skilled in the art of beast taming, constantly controlling different giant beasts to fight Yan Sheng, but he could only take hits, with no chance to counterattack.
His soldiers were also wounded and dead. If this continued, they would surely be annihilated.
Just then, the Woodcutter's voice came. Han Tang's spirits soared, and he roared, "Raise the Myriad Heavens Mountain and River Paintings!"
One scroll after another unfurled across the sky. Majestic mountains and rivers rushed forth, quickly turning from paintings into reality!
The Five Chariots army charged into this landscape, only to find the mountains vast and the waters boundless, stretching endlessly. When they looked back, they could no longer find their way.
Left Junior Minister looked up and saw countless small Heavenly Realm worlds floating in the sky, with many Five Chariots soldiers inside, running around like headless flies.
The Myriad Heavens Mountain and River Paintings of Eternal Peace's Painting Sage—one scroll, one Heavenly Realm, all connected to each other. Han Tang led his remaining forces, concentrating their superior strength to encircle and destroy the scattered Five Chariots units, wiping them out one by one.
Left Junior Minister Yan Sheng watched, his eyes blazing with fury. He immediately led his remaining troops toward the Heavenly Realm where Han Tang was.
Suddenly, he stopped, his expression grave as he looked ahead. There, on a mountain peak, sat a man leaning on the Carefree Sword.
Left Junior Minister Yan Sheng's eyelids twitched. "Kai Huang Qin Ye! Aren't you dead?"
He suddenly heard the sound of a zither. He looked toward another mountain peak, where Moon Heavenly Lord sat, playing.
His mind was in turmoil. Then, he saw another mountain peak, where purple light soared ten thousand zhang. Cloud Heavenly Lord stood beneath the Dao Tree, his robes fluttering.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. He laughed loudly. "All fakes! Just paintings!"
Then, he saw in the painting Qin Mu, Lang Huan, Netherworld Heavenly Lord, Earth Lord, and Heaven Lord.
Eternal Peace's Painting Sage, also known as the Deaf One or Crown Prince Tian Tu, had reached the Twenty-Eight Heavenly Realms realm in his painting Dao!
On the Heavenly River, the Ark of the Other Shore was besieged and in danger. Emperor Shakti Heavenly King also heard the Woodcutter Sage's shout. His spirits lifted, and he roared. From the ark's holds, one ship after another flew out!
Those ships were like modules, constantly connecting and combining, quickly forming a behemoth on the Heavenly River no less than the Ark of the Other Shore!
This ship was designed by Wei Suifeng specifically to break the Heavenly River Vajra!
Emperor Shakti Heavenly King's body swelled, and he leaped onto that ship, shouting, "Poison your weapons! Follow me to break the Heavenly River Vajra!"
His soldiers immediately applied the deadly poison sent by Eternal Peace to their divine weapons, broke through the Heavenly Court's ship defenses, and the unparalleled great ship charged straight for the Heavenly River Vajra!
The various armies of the Haven of No Worries raised the divine weapons sent by Eternal Peace. In an instant, the tide turned, and the Heavenly River Navy fell into a disadvantage!
Zhu Shaoping's mind was in chaos. Suddenly, he saw a formation diagram spread out, forming countless heavenly palaces in the air. The palaces were staggered, with countless Haven of No Worries divine demons sitting within them, becoming part of the heavenly palace Heavenly Court!
"The Grand Heavenly Court Formation!"
Zhu Shaoping was dizzy. Wherever the formation passed, ships of the Heavenly River Navy shattered, its power like that of a Heavenly Lord!
The formation diagram headed straight for Lang Huan Divine King, settling behind her head.
Lang Huan had nearly been killed by the Grand Yin Lady. With the formation diagram behind her head, the aura of the thirty-six heavenly palaces merged with her. She said calmly, "Grand Yin Dao Friend, do you know how much power one possesses after achieving the Dao?"
The Grand Yin Lady's pupils contracted. She activated the Tai Chi Mineral Vein to protect herself.
"I didn't know before."
Lang Huan raised her hand. "But now, I do. You will soon know how terrifying this power you yearn for truly is."
The Woodcutter Sage wiped the tears from his temples. Behind him, War Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha, seeing the current situation, felt his blood boil and was eager to act.
But the Woodcutter never ordered him to attack. Zhuo Cha endured at first, but eventually could not hold back. He shouted, "Woodcutter, is it my turn now?"
The Woodcutter shook his head.
Zhuo Cha waited a moment longer, then roared, "Let me fight now!"
The Woodcutter shook his head again. "You cannot fight. If you fight, Zhu Shaoping will come to kill me. If I die, the Haven of No Worries loses. I cannot die. With you here, Zhu Shaoping dares not come to kill me. Your role is to protect me."
War Heavenly Master flew into a rage and raised his fist. Niu Sanduo quickly turned into human form and hugged him, shouting, "Master, don't hit him! If you kill him, the Haven of No Worries will truly lose!"
The Woodcutter Sage said seriously, "You should listen to Sanduo. Protecting me well is your greatest contribution."
War Heavenly Master let out a furious roar, shook off Niu Sanduo, sat cross-legged, and crushed a handful of stones into dust.
Black Tiger God sat beside the Woodcutter, head down, not daring to make a sound.