Chapter 19: Falling One After Another

Although the demon-god legion formed the 'Pangu Battle Formation' and emerged quickly, there was still that brief moment, and in that brief moment... the White Pole True Immortal, Green Fox Sect Leader, and other Celestial Immortals and True Immortals of the Espionage Sect, along with the sixteen Blood Cloud Puppets and six black Celestial Puppets they led, had already acted.

"Roar~~"

"Kill!"

The six black Celestial Puppets immediately charged toward their own camp, joining the other eight black Celestial Puppets and three White-Faced Flood Dragons.

"Boundless Blood Sea." The gaunt Blood Cloud Sect Leader immediately cast a spell, and faint bloody waves began to ripple around them. Where the endless bloody waves spread, the White-Faced Flood Dragons and Celestial Puppets of the Espionage Sect felt exhilarated, even sensing some assistance. But the Punishing Celestials and five Celestial Puppets of the Xia Clan found themselves heavily obstructed within the endless waves.

"Little child..." The Green Fox Sect Leader stood in midair, her robes fluttering. Pointing from afar, a huge, furry green tail appeared behind her, and countless green threads radiated from her tail, covering the sky and earth, entangling the Xia Clan's side.

...

"One withering, one flourishing." Tiannong True Immortal still wore a smile even in the midst of battle.

On the endless wilderness, green grass began to sprout wildly. These were all weeds, but they were tenaciously vital. Despite the bloody waves and green threads around them, the countless weeds forced their way up, even dancing wildly in the air. Tiannong True Immortal alone held off the spells of both the Blood Cloud Sect Leader and the Green Fox Sect Leader.

But the wild grass soon began to wither, withering quickly.

Then it grew again.

The weeds were rampant, withering and flourishing endlessly.

"Ding dong." Dongyan True Immortal chuckled softly, and raindrops began to fall from the sky. They landed on the wilderness with a tinkling sound. For those on the Xia Clan's side, the raindrops seemed harmless. But for the Espionage Sect, anyone struck by them visibly faltered.

...

For a time, the Pure Yang True Immortals on both sides cast spells, striving to bind the enemy while freeing their own side.

War required cooperation.

If they foolishly fought one-on-one, neither the Xia Clan nor the Espionage Sect could unleash their full strength. But with the Pure Yang True Immortals fully focused on casting various spells, they were far more beneficial to their entire camp.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Silently.

Only the spatial fluctuations from their movements gave them away. The sixteen lean, blood-colored Celestial Puppets all turned into streaks of blood light.

"So fast."

"They're too fast."

"Not good."

"They're at least twice as fast as us. How is that possible?" The six Punishing Celestials and five Celestial Puppets, who had been calmly fighting, panicked.

Twice as fast—what did that mean?

In a life-or-death battle, if one side was even slightly faster, the other would find it hard to escape. Twice as fast? The enemy could toy with them at will.

"Don't panic. Although these Blood Cloud Puppets are extremely fast, they are very fragile! If two of you join forces and strike together, you can completely shatter a Blood Cloud Puppet. Even a single Punishing Celestial's attack can injure them and make things difficult for them." The Xia Emperor sent a telepathic message.

The Celestial Immortals and True Immortals of the Xia Clan also exerted themselves, casting spells to slow down the Blood Cloud Puppets. But even with the spells' restraint, the slowed Blood Cloud Puppets were still at least fifty percent faster than Ji Ning's Punishing Celestials.

Just then—

A dense mass of figures appeared in the sky. Countless gods and demons gathered, like three enormous dark clouds, naturally formed from countless gods and demons. Above each of the three dark clouds stood a giant with disheveled hair, barefoot, holding a giant axe. The aura of dominating the world instantly silenced the entire battlefield.

"Pangu?"

Everyone, including the never-before-seen Tonghe Celestial Immortal and Ji Ning, inexplicably felt that this giant with disheveled hair, barefoot, and holding a giant axe must be Pangu.

That natural aura of making heaven and earth bow before him—perhaps only the legendary Pangu and Nuwa possessed it.

Although this was a Pangu formed by the 'Pangu Battle Formation' and its aura was weak, even so, this absolute superiority... even Ji Ning's master, Patriarch Subhuti, did not possess it.

"Hahaha..." Hanzheng Celestial, leading one of the 'dark clouds,' laughed heartily. He looked down at the towering figures below, his powerful aura filling him with battle lust. "My children, we have endured endless years, waited far too long. Let the Espionage Sect taste the power of us gods and demons."

"Let them taste our power."

"Fuck them up."

"Kill them all, eat them all."

"Hahaha."

Countless gods and demons roared.

Suppressed for endless ages, they were about to go berserk at this moment. The voice of the Cold-Fanged Heavenly God echoed in the ears of every god and demon through his transmission. Although the countless gods and demons were now divided into three parts, the influence of the Cold-Fanged Heavenly God was unquestionable; he was the sole leader of the indigenous gods and demons of this Great Xia world.

"Advance."

"Kill."

"Charge."

Three dark clouds immediately charged downward, crashing and killing.

"So formidable?" Below, White Extreme True Immortal, Azure Fox Sect Leader, and the others all changed expression greatly.

The intelligence of their Unbound Gate was formidable.

Intelligence had been passed down: "The indigenous gods and demons of Great Xia have been subdued by the Xia Emperor." With this simple piece of intelligence, White Extreme True Immortal and the others could only guess as best they could... They didn't know exactly how powerful the indigenous gods and demons of Great Xia were, but they certainly wouldn't be weak. As for asking those above? They dared not. The existence that passed down this intelligence was too high in status; even their Divine King, among the great powers of the Unbound Gate camp, was a rank lower than that existence.

Countless tribulation locations.

Numerous pieces of intelligence.

That mysterious existence... transmitted countless pieces of intelligence like a machine. In terms of intelligence capability, the Unbound Gate was number one in the Three Realms, all stemming from that mysterious great power! This mysterious existence simply couldn't explain every piece of intelligence in detail. How to grasp it, how to use it, how to make decisions—all were left to Azure Fox Sect Leader and the others to decide on their own.

"It seems this battle will be hard," Ten Thousand Demons Cave Master transmitted. "Three heavenly god commanders, their might is no less than Du Que's White-Faced Flood Dragon."

"Hard or not, we have to fight," White Extreme True Immortal said, his eyes flashing coldly. "We must occupy Great Xia. All those who block us must be eliminated."

"Right," Azure Fox Sect Leader also transmitted. "We must occupy Great Xia. This Xia Emperor is indeed remarkable, one of the three leaders in the Crimson Bright Realm. Attacking his Great Xia world, I long realized it would be very difficult, but the Xia Emperor's status makes it even more worth attacking Great Xia."

The Crimson Bright Realm referred to the dozens of great worlds and billions of small worlds under the command of Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor.

The highest status in the Crimson Bright Realm was naturally Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor.

Next were the three leaders.

After that came the other heavenly gods and true immortals.

What is a leader?

Those who could be called leaders in a realm all had about ten heavenly gods and true immortals following them! Having nearly ten heavenly gods and true immortals as followers naturally made them incomparable to ordinary heavenly gods and true immortals. If Ji Ning later became a heavenly god with seven heavenly gods under his command, he too could be called a leader.

Of course, if one was alone, merely a single heavenly god or true immortal, their status would be a grade lower.

Note that even at Lü Dongbin's level, if he encountered the seven heavenly gods like Red Snow Heavenly God forming the 'Seven Luminaries Heavenly God', he would have to flee. That was the power of a leader! They could almost be called absolute overlords below the level of true gods and dao ancestors. If they ruled a great world, they were absolute rulers, and no heavenly god or true immortal dared to interfere.

Of course, Lü Dongbin was even stronger than the Xia Emperor; he had the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave and other followers.

...

Attacking the Great Xia world ruled by the Xia Emperor, one of the three leaders of the Crimson Bright Realm, was naturally difficult, but it had to be taken!

Swish! Swish! Swish!!!!

The sixteen Blood Cloud Puppets were too fast. Neither the three Pangu Battle Formations, nor the Executioner Heavenly Gods, nor the Heavenly God Puppets could match them. They flickered madly, charging at the six Executioner Heavenly Gods. As for Ji Ning? He was still trapped by Crimson Ice True Immortal, who had locked onto him, consuming pure yang magic power to maintain the spell.

Note that this spell was formed by consuming the origin of a golden core; he wouldn't easily dispel it. He kept maintaining it. At least it tied down the strongest Executioner Heavenly God, Ji Ning, which was enough.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft." The Blood Cloud Puppets madly attacked the six Executioner Heavenly Gods.

"Kill."

"Kill."

The vast army of gods and demons charged again and again.

"Boom~~~" Above the cloud-like army of gods and demons, the towering Pangu waved his hand, his palm hundreds of thousands of feet wide. One Blood Cloud Puppet tried desperately to dodge but was still touched.

Boom!

That Blood Cloud Puppet directly disintegrated, exploding in midair, and the celestials inside were all shaken to death.

But the Unbound Gate camp remained calm. This was the fatal weakness of the Blood Cloud Puppets—too fragile! While possessing terrifying speed, they became fragile. Any of the three god-demon armies was no less than Du Que's White-Faced Flood Dragon; the force of a single blow was enough to shatter them. Once shattered, all one hundred celestials inside were shaken to death.

"Watch out, Zhang Hong!" The Xia Emperor and the others all changed expression greatly.

As the Executioner Heavenly God Zhang Hong was sent flying backward by Du Que's White-Faced Flood Dragon, four Blood Cloud Puppets suddenly pounced on him.

The Blood Cloud Puppets were too fast.

Although the Xia Emperor and the others were all present, the moment they sensed the danger, with a series of tearing sounds and an explosion, the Executioner Heavenly God's ten-thousand-zhang divine body was already torn apart, revealing the many celestials and loose immortals inside.