Chapter 36: The Turn of the Battle

Eternal Green Sword Immortal did not care at all about the Xia Emperor's furious roar. His eyes glowed red, burning with fervor and madness: "I, Eternal Green, have waited endless ages. This moment is my most glorious, my most dazzling." The power he had hidden erupted fully. The immortal sword he wielded transformed into three streaks of green-black sword light that pierced through the void.

"No."

"Eternal Green Sword Immortal..."

"Spy."

"Traitor."

The five Divine Punishment Gods were utterly despairing.

They had already been besieged by the Wujian Gate and were in dire straits, which was why the Xia Emperor had arranged for Eternal Green Sword Immortal and Snow Dance Fairy to reinforce them. Without support, the five Divine Punishment Gods could not hold out much longer. Now Eternal Green Sword Immortal had killed Snow Dance Fairy and erupted with power no less than that of White Extreme True Immortal or the Xia Emperor. With such terrifying strength, instead of aiding them, he attacked them.

How could the five Divine Punishment Gods withstand that?

"Pfft." "Splash." "Boom."

Under the combined assault of Eternal Green Sword Immortal and the Wujian Gate's Zhu Yan, White-Faced Jiao, and Celestial Puppets, the five Divine Punishment Gods collapsed instantly and were torn to pieces.

On this battlefield, where a third of both sides' forces were concentrated, the turn of events had arrived!

...

On the city wall of Wujian City.

Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor had been watching the entire battle from afar. The God King had secretly told him that among the forces of the Crimson Bright Realm, there was an important sleeper agent planted by the Wujian Gate, one who could cause a 'turn' on the battlefield at a critical moment. As for who this agent was, even Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor did not know—only the God King knew, indicating the utmost secrecy.

"Hm?" Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor's eyes lit up. He saw Eternal Green Sword Immortal suddenly kill Snow Dance Fairy and then attack the five Divine Punishment Gods below. He was overjoyed.

In the blink of an eye.

The five Divine Punishment Gods were slain!

The turn appeared in an instant.

The Crimson Bright Realm side had lost the combat power of two Pure Yang True Immortals and five Divine Punishment Gods.

Meanwhile, the Wujian Gate gained a powerful Eternal Green Sword Immortal, and the group of Wujian Gate forces that had been besieging the five Divine Punishment Gods were also freed from their constraints.

"General assault!" Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor naturally understood the rarity of this opportunity and immediately issued the order.

"General assault!"

The Dao Ancestor's voice resounded in the minds of all the Celestial Lords, True Immortals, and commanders on the Wujian Gate side.

"Attack!" The Nine Cloud Cave Fairies, who had been deadlocked, suddenly erupted.

"Attack!" The three great demon gods of Devouring Dragon Mountain, who had been fighting as usual, revealed joyful expressions. Devouring Mountain Demon God shouted, "Form the formation!" Instantly, the three demon gods rushed together, divine power surged, light spread, and soon they transformed into a majestic three-eyed demon god with a bald head and nearly naked body.

The three-eyed demon god's aura was overwhelming.

"Attack."

One by one, the White-Faced Jiao, Zhu Yan, and Bi Fang began to collapse.

As they collapsed, they started turning into Celestial Puppets. What was originally a single White-Faced Jiao... instantly became ten Celestial Puppets!

...

The entire battlefield underwent a dramatic change almost in an instant.

"Eternal Green!" As the Xia Emperor roared, Ji Ning also saw it. He had been observing the battlefield constantly and found it hard to believe. Although he had no good feelings toward Eternal Green Sword Immortal, he never expected him to be a spy for the Wujian Gate. Especially since Snow Dance Fairy had followed Eternal Green Sword Immortal for endless ages—how could Eternal Green Sword Immortal bring himself to do it?

"Beast!" Ji Ning gritted his teeth, his heart blazing with fury.

"General assault!" Just a moment after Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor issued the order, Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor's command also rang in the minds of everyone on his side: "General assault!"

"The general assault has begun!"

The Great Xia Realm and the Wujian Gate almost simultaneously began to deploy their means.

...

In a certain minor world of the Three Realms.

A dirty middle-aged man was swaggering around, leading a group of beggars. Soon they arrived before a large restaurant.

"Lads, block the entrance." The dirty middle-aged beggar shouted.

"Yes."

The beggars completely blocked the door, causing some diners inside to panic, and those outside dared not enter.

"Sir, please, let's talk this over. Why bring so many people to block my restaurant's door?" The restaurant manager hurried out to apologize.

"My Beggar Gang wants to block your door, so we block it. I've found you unpleasant for a while, so today I've come specially to eat here," the middle-aged beggar said. "Do you accept it?"

"I accept, I accept." The manager's heart was bitter. He knew well the Beggar Gang's reputation in the city. Fortunately, they only wanted a meal. "Whatever you want to eat, just say it."

"Simple, give us..." The middle-aged beggar had just started when his expression suddenly changed.

A voice directly sounded in his mind: "Dongzhe, go quickly to the battlefield of the Great Xia World."

At the start of the realm war, he had been instructed that he was the trump card for the Crimson Bright Realm side in this 'realm war,' to prevent the Wujian Gate from knowing. Only two Dao Ancestors and the beggar himself knew about this matter, and even the method of conveying the message was extremely covert. They had been cautious enough, and indeed the Wujian Gate had not detected it.

The middle-aged beggar looked up.

A flash of black light.

Boom~~~

A large crack suddenly split the sky above. The middle-aged beggar took a step and flew straight out through the great rift in the sky. Then the huge crack in the sky disappeared.

The onlookers on the street, the restaurant manager, and the other beggars all stared blankly at this scene.

"G-gang leader?" The beggars were dumbfounded.

"The one who extorted me was actually..." The restaurant manager was even more stunned.

"A god, a god."

"It's a god."

Soon, countless mortals knelt down and kowtowed. They had witnessed an immortal with their own eyes. The sight of the great rift in the sky and the overwhelming power had naturally instilled in their hearts endless fear and submission, leaving no room for resistance.

...

On the battlefield of White Extreme Commandery, Great Xia World.

Boom~~~

A rift appeared, and the disheveled middle-aged beggar materialized. He had been amusing himself in a minor world adjacent to the Great Xia World. Because it was close, once the order came, he could directly tear through the void and arrive here.

"Dongzhe."

"The divine archer Dongzhe."

Those on the Wujian Gate side who observed this middle-aged beggar were all startled.

Dongzhe...

Since the disappearance of the great archer Houyi, the strongest divine archers in the Three Realms were Dongzhe and a few others. Celestial Lord Dongzhe possessed extraordinary strength, and his heart power had reached the fourth level, perfection. His arrows... were enough to fill every Celestial Lord and True Immortal with fear and dread.

"So what if it's Dongzhe? We're on the battlefield now, with many companions. Two or three Celestial Lords and True Immortals working together can block his arrows."

"One Dongzhe can hardly shake our army."

As they comforted themselves in their hearts.

The divine archer 'Dongzhe' flipped his hand and produced a gray fruit, then swallowed it directly. Next, a silver-white great bow and a black arrow appeared in his hands. He drew the bow and shot, and a gray mist coalesced around the arrow.

"Chaos Dao Fruit?"

"Chaos power?"

"Not good."

A flash of arrow light!

It streaked across the sky!

"Ah." "No." Three White-Faced Jiao were pierced through by a streak of black light, and then the three White-Faced Jiao collapsed, revealing the Celestial Immortals and Loose Immortals inside.

One arrow killed three White-Faced Jiao.

"Whoosh." Dongzhe drew his bow and shot again.

"He's mad! Using chaos power to drive it, infusing heart power, with his terrifying archery... it's almost comparable to the might of a Dao Ancestor. It even suppresses the void, making it impossible for us to hide in our immortal mansions. And instead of killing us, he goes after the White-Faced Jiao and Bi Fang?" The Celestial Lords and True Immortals on the Wujian Gate side were both anxious and angry.

They also understood that Celestial Lord Dongzhe's choice was correct.

Because, relying on the 'Chaos Dao Fruit,' Celestial Lord Dongzhe, whose full-powered strike was already close to the might of a Dao Ancestor, now had arrow power that truly reached the threshold of a 'Dao Ancestor.' Of course, the cost was high—one Chaos Dao Fruit was probably enough for only two arrows, and this consumed the True God Dao Ancestor's insights into the 'Chaos Heavenly Dao.'

If he attacked Celestial Lords and True Immortals, it must be noted that at this moment, whether on the Crimson Bright Realm side or the Wujian Gate side, Celestial Lords and True Immortals were moving in groups of two or three, or even seven or eight.

Celestial Lords and True Immortals working together might still have a chance to survive. Even if he killed one Celestial Lord or True Immortal, it would have little impact on the overall situation.

But killing White-Faced Jiao, Bi Fang, Zhu Yan, and the like could take out two or three with a single arrow.

...

Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor, on Wujian City, watched coldly and sneered: "The Nuwa camp is really willing to spend, using a Chaos Dao Fruit to give a top divine archer the power to influence the battle. But even so, it's only about equal to the combined might of the three demon gods of Devouring Dragon Mountain. After the three demon gods of Devouring Dragon Mountain join forces, their strength might be slightly less than Dongzhe's current state, but they can fight for a long time, while Dongzhe needs one Chaos Dao Fruit for two arrows. Let's see how many arrows he can shoot!"

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On the battlefield.

When the general assault began, some of the Wujian Gate's White-Faced Jiao, Bi Fang, and Zhu Yan disintegrated and transformed into Celestial Puppets. After all, a thousand Celestial Immortals could form ten Celestial Puppets, and three Celestial Puppets were equivalent to one White-Faced Jiao... With the same number of Celestial Immortals, 'Celestial Puppets' could obviously exert greater combat power.

However, refining puppets was difficult. Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor could only turn two-tenths of the Celestial Immortals into 'Celestial Puppets,' but even so, it greatly increased the strength of the Wujian Gate side.

It could be said.

Celestial Lord Dongzhe was very fierce—one arrow wiped out two to three thousand Celestial Immortals—but his effect was roughly equivalent to the sudden emergence of a large number of Celestial Puppets.

And on the most turbulent battlefield, where a third of both sides' forces were concentrated, the situation was greatly unfavorable for the 'Crimson Bright Realm.'

"Careful."

"Hold on."

"Damn Eternal Green."

The Crimson Bright Realm side was gnashing their teeth in fury.

The eruption of the three demon gods of Devouring Dragon Mountain was within their expectations and preparations. But Eternal Green Sword Immortal's betrayal made their situation even worse. In the mortal world, a soldier stumbles, the commander's banner falls, a war is lost, a country is destroyed.

Eternal Green Sword Immortal killed Snow Dance Fairy and the five Divine Punishment Gods... Then he led the Wujian Gate to continue besieging the Crimson Bright Realm side. Caught off guard and unable to rescue in time, the Crimson Bright Realm side lost another Yinglong, two Pangu Battle Formations, and six Divine Punishment Gods. Only then was Eternal Green Sword Immortal, driven back by the enraged Crimson Bright Realm side, forced to flee to the three demon gods of Devouring Dragon Mountain.

However, on Ji Ning's battlefield, the situation had deteriorated to the extreme.

The disparity in strength between the two sides was too great.