Chapter 11: Fierce Battle

The fierce beast White-Faced Dragon raised one hand to block above, its hand covered in scales and long claws.

Xingtian Shen Tonghe's descending right hand, like a great axe, struck directly onto the left claw of the beast White-Faced Dragon. The immense force pressed the left claw down onto the beast's own shoulder, causing it to stumble involuntarily. But the beast White-Faced Dragon suddenly twisted its waist, sending its tail, over thirty thousand zhang long, lashing like lightning toward Xingtian Shen Tonghe.

Xingtian Shen Tonghe raised a single hand to block.

Boom!

He was sent flying backward, tumbling across the vast lake, stirring up thousand-zhang waves, shaking the earth and mountains. Yet just as ordinary people might roll a few times in a muddy puddle on a rainy day, the lake's turmoil had no effect on Xingtian Shen Tonghe. He immediately pushed off with his arms and kicked his feet, causing the lakebed to tremble again as he charged back at the beast White-Faced Dragon.

Thus Xingtian Shen and the beast White-Faced Dragon exchanged blows, their battle exceptionally brutal.

…

Within Eight Dragons Cloud City.

The Xia Emperor and Ji Ning and the others all watched the battle between Xingtian Shen and the White-Faced Dragon on the void screen over the vast lake.

"The side of the Void Gate used the ancient beast White-Faced Dragon as its foundation to create this great formation. The profundities of this formation grant combat power no less than our Xingtian Formation," the Xia Emperor said with a frown. "Look, the beast White-Faced Dragon is slightly inferior to us in physical strength, but its tail is extremely powerful, even stronger than Xingtian Shen's."

Ji Ning and the others nodded.

"You see, they are both leaving wounds on each other," the Xia Emperor said. "But as soon as the celestial energy flows, they heal quickly, neither truly harming the other. Clearly, both have extremely powerful bodies, and it's hard for a single blow to break through their flesh."

"In a one-on-one fight, it will be hard to decide victory quickly. We need to outnumber them to kill the opponent in a short time," the Xia Emperor said. "If we kill one, and I guess correctly, that ancient beast White-Faced Dragon is likely composed of at least a thousand Celestial Immortals and a sea of Loose Immortals. Killing one would be a great victory."

The female Celestial Immortal in armor beside the Xia Emperor also spoke: "In war, we increase our chances of victory and weaken the enemy's strength. We weaken them a little each time. Our advantage can grow larger and larger until we finally annihilate the opponent. The enemy probably doesn't have many of these ancient beasts White-Faced Dragon."

As they conversed in the main hall,

suddenly—

The battle scene in the void screen changed. The sky over the thousand-li lake, previously hazy, suddenly stirred with wind and clouds, forming a massive whirlpool.

"The celestial energy is surging?" The Xia Emperor's expression changed.

"Eight generals, quickly form the Xingtian Formation," the Xia Emperor suddenly commanded.

“Yes.”

Ji Ning and the other seven tightened their hearts. They were also startled by the enormous whirlpool, and they could tell that the other side was likely setting up another formation of the ancient beast White-Faced Jiao, which was why the commotion was so great. The reason the Void Sect had sent only one White-Faced Jiao initially was to lull the Xia Emperor into complacency, and the amount of world-force they stirred up was just that much.

But this time, they were dispatching all of their White-Faced Jiao!

“Hmph, ruthless indeed. Trying to give me a heavy blow on the first contact?” The Xia Emperor sneered. From the position of the massive whirlpool above the thousand-li lake, he could tell that the other White-Faced Jiao being formed were in the thousand-li lake region. But why hadn’t they appeared in the void images? There was only one reason—they were all hidden inside a portable minor world.

Ji Ning and the other seven flew out of the central main hall at lightning speed, transmitting mental messages to their subordinates. Ji Ning also shouted via transmission: “Northriver Army, form the formation!”

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

From the eight camps, countless immortals flew out in dense swarms. The immortals moved with incredible speed; in the blink of an eye, they had fully gathered in the sky. Ji Ning also flew directly into the Northriver Army under his command, and they all began to execute the Xingtian Formation. Instantly, blood-colored runes appeared, and the soaring battle-qi stirred.

Soon, eight mountain-like divine demons, wearing only beast-skin skirts and barefoot, stood in midair. Eight Xingtian Gods, their aura soaring to the heavens.

“Go support them quickly,” the Xia Emperor transmitted. “Protect yourselves, eliminate the enemies, and kill as many as you can.”

“Yes.”

Ji Ning and the others acknowledged, and then the eight Xingtian Gods vanished into thin air.

…

The vast lake marsh.

The Xingtian God Tonghe was locked in battle with the ancient beast White-Faced Jiao when suddenly a violent whirlpool of world-force appeared above. No sooner had the whirlpool formed than another devouring force arose, making the whirlpool even more狂暴 and larger.

“Not good.” Tonghe sensed something was wrong. At that moment, the Xia Emperor’s voice rang in his ears: “Be careful. The Void Sect should have more ancient beasts White-Faced Jiao, and they will appear soon.” The Xia Emperor’s transmission confirmed Tonghe’s suspicions.

With all his might, he delivered a furious cleave, sending the White-Faced Jiao flying backward, creating distance between them.

Sure enough!

Three more mountain-like figures appeared out of thin air. Each was hunched, with a white human face, black scaled body, sharp claws and teeth, and a dragon-tail over thirty thousand zhang long.

“Kill.”

“Tonghe the Celestial Immortal?”

“Tonghe, prepare to die.”

The ferocious beast White-Faced Jiaolong that had been knocked flying, along with the three newly appeared White-Faced Jiaolongs, all charged simultaneously at the Xingtian Divine Unity. Even as he sent his opponent flying, the Xingtian Divine Unity had already been desperately fleeing. In the blink of an eye, he dashed out of the lake's bounds and raced across the vast wilderness, struggling to buy time. He was even forced to confront one of the White-Faced Jiaolongs, for in terms of escape speed, the Xingtian God was slightly inferior.

Bang!

With a heavy, powerful clash, the Xingtian Divine Unity drove the opponent back.

At that moment!

Suddenly, beside the Xingtian Divine Unity, eight towering, mountain-like figures appeared. Each was a ten-thousand-zhang tall divine demon, clad in beast-skin skirts and barefoot, all of them Xingtian Gods, though the faces on their chests differed.

……

"Just as I thought. This Xiamang is truly cautious."

On the distant city wall of Wujian City, the White Pole True Immortal and the others, watching the battle scene ten thousand li away, saw another eight towering Xingtian Gods appear and couldn't help but feel frustrated.

The White-Faced Jiaolongs they had sent indeed carried a small world treasure, within which a large number of experts were hidden, ready to erupt at any moment.

But when they deployed the 'White-Faced Jiaolong Formation,' causing a surge of heavenly and earthly energy, the opponent's heavenly and earthly energy surged in the same place. They realized that the Xia Emperor had likely done the same thing. The Xingtian Divine Unity probably carried a small world treasure on him.

In truth, their guess was somewhat off.

Because...

What the Xingtian Divine Unity carried was the Eight Dragon Cloud City!

……

With four ferocious White-Faced Jiaolongs and nine Xingtian Gods, the morale of the Great Xia side's nine Xingtian Gods naturally soared, each brimming with confidence, as they held an absolute advantage.

"But I must not be careless in the slightest. Every move I make affects the lives of thousands of Celestial Immortals and hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Immortals, and it will also impact the overall situation." Though holding an absolute advantage, Ji Ning, whose heart force had reached the 'Dominator' level of perfection, maintained absolute calm.

"Tonghe, Xishui, Fuchen, you three each engage the White-Faced Jiaolong nearest to you! As for the last White-Faced Jiaolong, Beiming, the six of you join forces and make sure to kill it immediately." The Xia Emperor directly transmitted his orders via heart-consciousness.

"Yes."

The Xingtian Divine Unity, Xingtian God Xishui, and Xingtian God Fuchen each charged toward the White-Faced Jiaolong closest to them.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

Ji Ning and the other five simultaneously besieged the last White-Faced Jiaolong.

The four White-Faced Jiaolongs of the Wujian Sect side, especially the one under siege, were thrown into panic.

"Rally quickly, support each other!"

"Join forces and hold them off."

The White-Faced Jiaolongs transmitted to each other and immediately moved to converge. If all four could fully unite, they might be at a disadvantage against the nine Xingtian Gods, but they could hold out for a while. With the Wujian Sect's methods, they naturally had other ways to rescue them.

Ji Ning and the others also knew that the enemy was not foolish and would not recklessly fight.

"Regardless, they are now in the wilderness, far from Wujian City. We must intercept and kill them in the wild. Kill as many as we can!" the Xia Emperor transmitted.

"Kill."

"Kill them."

Xingtian God Ji Ning, Xingtian God Wanshou, Xingtian God Qianzhen... all of them charged forward with a thunderous roar.

Just as the four White-Faced Jiaolongs were converging, the nearest and fastest Xingtian God Xishui caught up with one of them. The mouth on Xishui's chest grinned wide, his expression ferocious. Clearly, if he could tie down one, the combined strength of the other three would be much weaker.

"Come on!" Xingtian God Xishui immediately pounced forward. As he leaped, one hand was already raised high, as if wielding the might of Pangu splitting heaven and earth.

He immediately delivered a furious chop!

But the fleeing White-Faced Jiaolong suddenly turned around. It swung a claw directly, meeting Xishui's furious chop head-on. Boom~~~ With a deafening crash, contrary to everyone on the Great Xia side's expectations, this head-on clash sent Xingtian God Xishui flying backward, tumbling in the air, unable to even stabilize himself.

The moment Xishui was sent flying, the White-Faced Jiaolong pounced forward again, delivering two lightning-fast claws.

Pfft! Pfft!

The first claw was barely blocked by Xishui's left hand, but his stance became even more unstable, leaving his chest wide open.

The second claw directly tore into Xishui's chest!

Earlier, when watching the battle between the Xingtian Divine Unity and the White-Faced Jiaolong, though they had inflicted wounds on each other, they healed instantly, and the wounds were minor. But this time, the White-Faced Jiaolong's claw carried an irresistible force. Riiip! Xishui's chest was ripped open, revealing the countless flying Sanxian and Celestial Immortals inside, all of whom were terrified.

"Swish." The White-Faced Jiaolong's sharp claw pierced straight through the Xingtian God's chest and churned violently within. Instantly, countless Heavenly Immortals and Sanxian perished!

Xingtian God Xishui could no longer maintain his form and collapsed, revealing the vast number of weak Heavenly Immortals and Sanxian within.

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