Chapter 1723: Seizing Momentum, Second Battle!
At the same time, within the Netherworld, countless paper boats also arrived beneath the Heavenly Court’s encampment. The Netherworld Sovereign activated the Book of Life and Death, and countless Heavenly Court soldiers instantly felt dazed and confused. Their vision went black, and they found themselves appearing within the Netherworld.
They had not truly fallen into the Netherworld; rather, the Netherworld Sovereign had used the Book of Life and Death to strip away their lifespan, pulling their primordial spirits into the Netherworld.
The lifespan of deities was built upon the Life and Death Divine Treasury. The Netherworld Sovereign was the founder of the Life and Death Divine Treasury. However, the cultivation levels of the gods and demons were too high. Stripping away their lifespan was not enough to take their lives. As long as their primordial spirits returned to their physical bodies, they could be revived.
What the Netherworld Sovereign needed to do was to rely on his hundreds of millions of clones to slay the primordial spirits of these Heavenly Court gods and demons!
He alone was an army of hundreds of millions of gods and demons!
Just as he pulled the Heavenly Court’s million gods and demons into the Netherworld, two more armies suddenly charged into the Netherworld. They were none other than the Left and Right Dragon Might Guards of the Heavenly Court’s Ten Guards!
These two armies entered the Netherworld with their powerful physical bodies, specifically to hunt down the Netherworld Sovereign. The Dragon Might Guards were extremely powerful, and the formations they set up were two Netherworld Demon Summoning Arrays.
The Netherworld Demon Summoning Array was also designed by Celestial Master Meng Yungui. However, it did not imitate the Void Celestial Sovereign; instead, it imitated Earth Count!
As the formations were activated, the primordial spirits of the hundred thousand gods and demons of the Dragon Might Guards gathered together, transforming into two primordial spirits in the form of Earth Count. They directly swept through and shattered countless clones of the Netherworld Sovereign!
The Netherworld Sovereign had too many clones, and each clone’s strength was not high. Caught off guard, a million of his clones were destroyed.
The Dragon Might Guards were rampant. They activated the formation again. Suddenly, a colossal object descended from the sky, landing in the center of the two guards. It was the Six Paths Heavenly Wheel, forged by Yankang at immense cost using countless treasures.
The Six Paths Heavenly Wheel separated the Dragon Might Guards from the Netherworld Sovereign. Qin Fengqing stood before the Heavenly Wheel. As the Wheel’s power was activated, the gods and demons of the Dragon Might Guards, at the Jade Capital and Soaring Heaven realms, involuntarily had their physical bodies and primordial spirits transformed.
Originally, the Dragon Might Guards were mostly composed of the dragon and tiger clans among the half-gods, hence the name Dragon Might. But as the Six Paths Heavenly Wheel spun, it even changed their race!
Not only were their physical races changed, but even their primordial spirits underwent a mutation, transforming into the primordial spirits of other races.
The Dragon Might Guards fell into chaos, their formations scattered. However, there were existences at the Imperial Throne realm within the two guards who were not affected. They immediately raised the formation diagrams. Even if the formations were scattered, as long as the Dragon Might Guards remained within the formation diagrams, they could maintain the formations intact.
As long as the formations remained, they could still contend with Qin Fengqing!
The moment they activated the formation diagrams, Qin Fengqing’s three faces suddenly turned extremely gloomy. “You are not worthy of becoming the big guy!”
Chi—
His vertical eye on his forehead opened—it was the Netherworld Eye. Wherever its gaze passed, the primordial spirits of the gods and demons forming the Earth Count form within the two formations instantly turned to ash!
Three heads, three vertical eyes. Wherever they passed, the two great formations were forcibly cut apart!
Qin Fengqing activated the Six Paths Heavenly Wheel. The Wheel spun with a roar, sweeping up the scattered primordial spirits of the Dragon Might Guards’ soldiers and pulling them into the Wheel.
His six arms spread out, reaching for the two massive formation diagrams.
At that moment, the Netherworld suddenly shook violently. A Heavenly River crashed through, turning into the Styx River as it fell into the Netherworld. On the Styx River, fleets of ships as vast as landmasses appeared. Countless divine abilities flew up, densely packed, attacking both the Netherworld Sovereign and Qin Fengqing simultaneously!
Those were the tower ships of the Heavenly River Navy!
The Heavenly River Navy was one of the Three Armies. Although it had once been defeated by Woodcutter Wen Tiange leading the army of the Carefree Realm, its main force still remained.
Now, the Heavenly River entering the Netherworld was a response to the crisis of the Dragon Might Guards, coming to their aid.
The battlefield was within the Netherworld space overlapping with the Heavenly Court’s encampment, so the Heavenly River Navy did not need to travel; they could descend directly here.
The Netherworld was extraordinary. After entering the Netherworld, the flesh and blood of the Heavenly River Navy soldiers immediately shed, turning them into bare bones.
Their cultivation levels were not as high as those of the Dragon Might Guards, but they had the advantage of numbers. The Navy’s participation added many variables to this battle.
Just as the part of the Heavenly River flowing into the Netherworld grew longer and longer, and the tower ships of the Heavenly River Navy on the river became more and more numerous, the river’s flow suddenly stopped. Then, it rapidly retracted back into the Yang Realm, as if a giant was pulling the great river, dragging it back!
The crisis for the Netherworld Sovereign and Qin Fengqing was immediately resolved, and they each struck with lethal force.
Outside the Heavenly Court’s encampment, another Heavenly River suddenly appeared, connecting with the original one. This was the missing part of the Heavenly River, once sealed by Ling Celestial Sovereign into indestructible matter within the ruins of the Upper Emperor Heavenly Court.
Now, that section of the Heavenly River reappeared, linking with the main river. The Black Tortoise and the Flying Serpent, incarnations of the two Black Tortoise Emperors, strained to drag it, forcibly pulling the Heavenly River Navy out of the Netherworld!
The cultivation of these two ancient god emperors was astonishing; they were at the Celestial Sovereign level. And now, being in their sacred grounds, the power of the ancient gods was pushed to the extreme!
They not only dragged the Heavenly River and the Heavenly River Navy out of the Netherworld but also pulled them out of the Heavenly Court’s encampment!
The Heavenly River crushed large sections of the city walls, creating gaps. The Navy fleet was also dragged out of the camp. The Black Tortoise Emperor laughed heartily, “Warriors of the North Pole Heaven, prepare for battle! Fallen Emperor, are you ready?”
Wei Suifeng snorted coldly, leading the Imperial Guard soldiers forward to meet them.
At the same time, Grandmother Si, leading the ground forces, arrived outside the Heavenly Court’s encampment. Ahead of them were waves of Heavenly Court armies surging towards the Carefree Realm and the World Tree.
“Four Extremes Division! Activate!”
At Grandmother Si’s command, Jiang Yunjian immediately led his subordinates charging out first. They each activated the divine weapons of the Four Ancient God Emperors. The Five Thunder Pot was opened, and instantly, five types of cloud thunder filled the sky, blocking it completely. Countless thunderbolts struck down from the sky, causing the Heavenly Court gods and demons below to be thrown into chaos!
The White Tiger Divine Weapon, the Vermilion Bird War Chariot, and the Azure Dragon Saber were also activated by Jiang Yunjian and the others, each unleashing the divine abilities of the Four Emperors, surging towards the various armies!
Meanwhile, in the flying chariot formation above, Village Chief’s expression was solemn as he offered his sword. Behind him, on the flying chariots, sword towers were pushed out, and countless sword pellets flew out, continuously disintegrating during their descent.
As the sword pellets disintegrated, they fell into the layers of the Five Cloud Thunders laid down by Jiang Yunjian’s army. Thunderbolts crackled and struck, illuminating the countless divine swords within the clouds.
Village Chief formed a sword seal with his fingers and said in a deep voice, “Stabbing Sword Style!”
Behind him, on the flying chariots, the gods and demons of Yankang who had meticulously cultivated swordsmanship and the sword path all formed sword seals, activating the Stabbing Sword Style. Within the clouds, countless flying swords rained down like a storm, stabbing towards the ground below!
Yankang had many sword path experts. Moreover, Village Chief taught swordsmanship, emphasizing basic sword forms and how to unleash the power and might of the most fundamental sword techniques.
Therefore, whether or not the sword cultivators of Yankang had reached the pinnacle of the sword path, they all had exceptional skill in basic sword techniques!
As this wave of sword rain fell, countless Heavenly Court gods and demons were pierced through by the swords raining down from the sky, the swords bursting out from their bodies!
“Cloud Sword Style!”
Village Chief’s sword seal changed, and the sword path experts of Yankang behind him followed suit, changing to the Cloud Sword Style. The countless divine swords falling from the sky then, centered on their landing points, rotated in a cloud-like circle for one revolution!
These flying swords were often stuck in the ground. When the Cloud Sword Style was executed, in an instant, countless feet appeared on the ground!
These sword lights specialized in cutting off the feet of gods and demons!
“Lifting Sword Style!”
Village Chief’s sword seal lifted upwards, and the Yankang experts behind him also lifted upwards. After the flying swords severed the feet of the gods and demons, the sword tips pointed upwards, the sword hilts pointed downwards, and the sword tips lifted upwards!
This sword strike was either aimed at the groin or to disembowel them!
“Circling Sword Style!”
“Drilling Sword Style!”
“Sword Eighteen Style!”
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One basic sword style after another was unleashed. Below, the battlefield was filled with wails of agony. The Heavenly Court gods and demons who hadn’t died were howling in misery amidst the thunder and sword rain, a truly gruesome sight!
“Withdraw swords!”
Village Chief withdrew his sword seal, clasping his hands behind his back. The Yankang experts behind him also withdrew their sword seals, clasping their hands behind their backs. Countless sword lights rose from the ground, colliding in mid-air, transforming back into sword pellets, and returning to the sword towers on the flying chariots.
Seeing the sword lights rise, Grandmother Si shouted a command. The ground forces immediately urged the ancient giant beasts forward, roaring and galloping ahead.
“Activate the Dao Wheels!”
Grandmother Si shouted loudly. Her Myriad Methods Dao Wheel flew out. Behind her, the gods and demons of the Yankang ground forces all activated their own Dao Wheels, flying forward following Grandmother Si’s divine weapon.
Boom!
Grandmother Si’s Myriad Methods Dao Wheel flew into the enemy formation and crashed to the ground with a thunderous impact. The power of primordial magnetic force suddenly erupted. The earth shook violently, as if countless planets were pressing down, causing the Heavenly Court gods and demons below to spit blood from their mouths.
Then, more Myriad Methods Dao Wheels flew in, continuously landing. In front of the Heavenly Court’s encampment, the ground sank heavily, quickly forming a deep ravine!
At that moment, the Jade Lake and the Jade Terrace appeared, blocking the way ahead. The Jade Terrace was filled with Heavenly Court soldiers, waiting silently.
Grandmother Si gritted her teeth and led the Yankang army, riding the giant beasts, charging forward. At the same time, Butcher and the others suddenly accelerated, riding the phoenixes of the Phoenix Clan, swooping down from the sky!
“We must break through them to rescue the Carefree Realm!” Butcher shouted.
Within the Heavenly Court’s encampment, various army lords moved out. Empress Dowager frowned slightly, raised her hand, and a series of Return to Ruin Great Abysses flew out of the Heavenly Court’s encampment, hurtling towards the various Yankang armies!
Empress Dowager’s figure vanished, and the next moment, she appeared above one of the Return to Ruin Great Abysses, striking with lethal force!
Just as one of her divine abilities swallowed a Yankang tower ship, familiar figures appeared before her. Xu Huasheng and Lan Yutian walked side by side.
Empress Dowager’s eyelids twitched.
Suddenly, commotion arose from the rear of the Heavenly Court’s encampment. War horns sounded. Countless ancient giant beasts thundered, charging straight towards the very back of the Heavenly Court’s encampment.
Dragon Qilin and the Western Emperor White Tiger had finally arrived!
The two Taiji ancient gods exchanged a glance and immediately rushed to the rear to confront the Western Emperor and Dragon Qilin, blocking the beast army.
Just as the two of them rushed out of the camp, they suddenly saw the chubby Taishi sitting on a stone, propping his cheek on his hand. In his other hand, he held the Azure Void Mirror, looking at his own reflection, his brow furrowed in worry.
“Two fellow Daoists, it’s better if you surrender.” Taishi sighed.
“Different paths, no common goal!” the Lunar Celestial Sovereign and the Solar Celestial Sovereign attacked together!
“Rebels and traitors must all die.”
Heavenly Emperor Hao’s gaze flickered. He raised his hand, moving his index and middle fingers. Taichu understood and walked towards the World Tree. Heavenly Emperor Hao also took a step, following behind Taichu.
Taichu was extremely cautious, his gaze sweeping over the shadows of the fighting gods and demons, trying to find the abnormal shadow. At that moment, he suddenly saw a young man bend down amidst the chaotic crowd, picking up an arm from the ground. The arm was holding a broken divine saber.
The young man took the saber, gently shook the blade’s light, and flesh and blood flew everywhere around him.
He walked through the flying flesh and blood, stepping in the blood, and walked towards Taichu.
“Lord Shang, not hiding in the shadows anymore?” Taichu sneered.
“No need.”
Lord Shang advanced, saber in hand, and said indifferently, “The killing intent of countless gods and demons in this great calamity is enough for me to unleash my strongest killing move!”
Taichu’s figure soared into the air, landing on his own Grand Celestial Heaven, and shouted, “Come! Let’s settle this once and for all!”
Lord Shang leaped up, appearing on his One Qi Grand Celestial Heaven.
Heavenly Emperor Hao stepped forward, walking towards the World Tree. The Taiji Path transformed, turning into the Taiji Divine Axe.
Heavenly Emperor Hao flexed his muscles, his gaze locked firmly onto the World Tree.
At that moment, the Burial Path Divine Coffin suddenly emitted a sound of unbearable strain, splitting into four pieces, revealing Qin Mu sitting inside the coffin!
The muscles on Qin Mu’s body twitched. The Burial Path Divine Nails inserted all over his body vibrated incessantly. “Teacher, I can’t lend you my divine treasury domain anymore. Survive.”
Wen Tiange and the others were still fighting on the World Tree, facing enemies from all sides, and said in a hoarse voice, “Go ahead!”
Qin Mu stood up. The muscles of his physical body twitched more violently. Suddenly, whooshing sounds of breaking air came, and one by one, the Burial Path Divine Nails flew out from his body!
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