Chapter 15: Going to Battle

"Excellent. With Dao Ancestor's divine power commanding the Luohou Formation, it's indeed much easier. The power of heaven and earth drawn by ninety thousand Celestial Immortals and eight million loose immortals—I can control it all." Ji Ning felt the strength of the Luohou divine body. The difference between Dao Ancestor's divine power and the True Immortal's divine power from back then was immense. Commanding the great formation with True Immortal's divine power was like a child lifting a stone.

With Dao Ancestor's divine power, it was like a strong adult lifting a stone. The foundation had changed, so naturally the difficulty changed.

Moreover, his soul was far stronger than before... He effortlessly controlled the entire Luohou Formation!

"The Undying Sect." A trace of killing intent flashed in the demonic god Ji Ning's eyes.

...

Within the floating city.

In Ji Ning's residence, a black-robed Ji Ning appeared out of thin air. The black-robed Ji Ning looked up at the sky, where snowflakes as large as goose feathers were falling.

"It's snowing," Ji Ning murmured to himself.

When he had seen the God King in the Grand Xia world, though it was deep winter, his heart had been burning hot.

But now, it had long become a mountain of ice.

"Time to see Senior轩辕." The black-robed Ji Ning walked out of his dwelling and headed toward the palace of the Yellow Emperor. The atmosphere on the road was oppressive, because the Undying Sect had challenged them several times recently, but the Nuwa camp had not left the city to fight. This made their own immortals and demons feel... perhaps they had no way to deal with the Myriad Things Emissary? Ji Ning met some Heavenly Gods and True Immortals on the road, and though they exchanged a few words, Ji Ning could feel the immense pressure on these friends.

After all, in war, Heavenly Gods and True Immortals risked their lives.

A moment later.

The black-robed Ji Ning arrived before the Yellow Emperor's hall.

"Northmont Heavenly God." The golden-armored guard at the hall entrance stopped him.

"Please report to His Majesty the Yellow Emperor that Ji Ning is ready," said the black-robed Ji Ning.

"Alright." The golden-armored guard nodded.

Ji Ning then turned and left.

...

Inside the hall.

Seated there were the avatars of the Three Sovereigns, the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist sects, as well as the true bodies of Xuanyuan and Bodhi.

"Ji Ning is ready." Xuanyuan smiled and looked at Bodhi. "And his killing intent is incredibly strong."

"Yes, very strong killing intent." Bodhi said softly, "Though suppressed deep in his heart, this killing intent is all the more startling. That's why I said... prepare for failure. Although I've always been at ease with this disciple Ji Ning, and he has never let personal feelings affect the big picture, this time we cannot afford to fail."

"Indeed, we cannot afford to fail." Shennong sighed. "To deal with the Myriad Things Emissary, there's no other way. If strength is insufficient, we can only make up for it with numbers."

"It has to be this way." Suirenshi, Buddha Tathagata, and the others all nodded.

"If Ji Ning fails, we'll follow our original plan." Xuanyuan said softly. That plan would be very tragic. Xuanyuan then composed himself and said, "Then I'll begin assembling the army."

"Good." Everyone present nodded.

Xuanyuan immediately transmitted his orders to his two disciples: "Pass the order: assemble, prepare for battle."

Once the order was given,

the entire city instantly erupted into activity. Countless Heavenly Gods, True Immortals, Celestial Immortals, and loose immortals rapidly assembled and began forming formations, creating great arrays.

"Now the Undying Sect hasn't even challenged us, and we're taking the initiative to attack. Could it be that the mighty ones have found a way to deal with that ape monster?"

"If we're taking the initiative, the mighty ones probably really have a plan."

"Yes."

"Without dealing with that ape monster, winning is hard. That monster is impervious to blades and spears; even the Pangu Heaven-Opening Formation led by Fellow Daoist Jimin couldn't harm it in the slightest. That ape monster kills wildly... our side will suffer terribly."

"They must have a plan."

The Heavenly Gods and True Immortals commanding the various formations talked among themselves.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Seven figures—the Three Sovereigns, the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist sects, Bodhi, and Xuanyuan—all broke through the air and flew over. Xuanyuan shouted loudly, "Leave the city!"

Rumble~~~

The vast army also flew up, flying out of the floating city toward the distant wilderness.

The seven mighty ones stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. Their disciples, including Ji Ning, quickly followed and arrived at the city wall.

"My disciples didn't know you were going to participate in the battle, so they didn't inform you during the assembly." Xuanyuan turned to look at the black-robed Ji Ning. "Go now."

"Yes." Ji Ning nodded.

Boom.

In the sky, a ten-thousand-zhang Luohou demon god appeared, with Ji Ning's face, holding a Northmont sword in each hand. One of them had already reached the level of 'Chaos Treasure.'

The demon god Ji Ning immediately broke through the air and flew toward the distant army.

"The Rahu Formation?"

"Is Ji Ning's move really just the Rahu Formation?" Xuan Yuan, Bodhi, the Three Sovereigns, and the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist sects all changed expression.

They knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Rahu Formation well, which made them all the more worried.

"Ji Ning, is he truly so reckless as to ignore the greater picture?" Although Bodhi had earlier prepared the other major powers for possible failure, it was because this war was too important to lose. Yet seeing that Ji Ning's final tactic was merely the Rahu Formation still chilled Bodhi's heart.

"The Rahu Formation..." Fuxi spoke, "was created by me. This formation is extremely difficult. Even a Dao Ancestor leading it would be hard-pressed to fully unleash its power. Only a Dao Ancestor with an extremely high level of heartforce and knowledge of heartforce soul techniques could manage it. Ji Ning has not become a Dao Ancestor; if he comprehended the Dao, it would trigger a response from the Heavenly Dao, and we would have known long ago."

"Mm." Everyone present nodded.

Comprehending the Heavenly Dao would cause a response from the Heavenly Dao, making it very hard to conceal.

"Ji Ning is not a Dao Ancestor, so he can only unleash a tiny fraction of the Rahu Formation's power. Even if his sword arts are formidable, matching an ordinary Dao Ancestor would be impressive." Fuxi shook his head. "The enemy can easily suppress Ji Ning by sending a single Endless Infinity Formation. As for the Myriad Creatures Emissary... that is a top-tier Dao Ancestor in strength."

"Could it be that Ji Ning has other tricks?" Xuan Yuan couldn't help asking. A month ago, when Ji Ning had spoken those words, Xuan Yuan still held hope.

"Let's wait and see." Suiren frowned.

"Prepare the other Pangu Genesis Formation." The Three Pure Ones said.

"Mm." Xuan Yuan nodded slightly.

Bodhi said nothing more, but gazed into the distance at the demonic god Ji Ning flying toward the distant army, his eyes full of worry.

...

On the walls of the Endless City, Demonhand Dao Ancestor and the Blackclothed Godking appeared.

"That Nuwa camp dares to challenge us?" The Blackclothed Godking laughed.

"We've challenged them many times, and they didn't respond. Coming out now is just to boost morale." Demonhand Dao Ancestor said calmly.

The Blackclothed Godking nodded: "My master and I have thoroughly investigated their situation. They've transferred over five hundred more Celestial Immortals this time, likely setting up another Pangu Genesis Formation. Since one-on-one can't match the Myriad Creatures Emissary, they'll go two-on-one. Probably two Pangu Gods against our Myriad Creatures Emissary."

"I guessed they would respond like this." Demonhand Dao Ancestor nodded. "Just like when we used two Endless Demon Gods against Pangu Jimin. But this approach has a fatal flaw: it can't sustain a prolonged battle. No matter how well two cooperate, over time, mistakes will eventually occur."

"Right." The Blackclothed Godking nodded.

Two Pangu Gods joining forces against the Myriad Creatures Emissary, if they cooperated well, could hold out. But if they didn't... it would be dangerous! That Myriad Creatures Emissary was a terrifying puppet, impervious to weapons and spells, and even the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist sects couldn't damage it.

"Look..." Demonhand Dao Ancestor suddenly pointed to a corner in the distance.

Among the mass of Seven Luminaries Celestial Immortals, there was an extra six-armed demonic god.

"That is?" The Blackclothed Godking was momentarily startled, then laughed. "The demonic god Ji Ning? Haha, Ji Ning is using his Rahu Formation. Haha, back then he used this Rahu Formation to force me to bow to his demands. During the past six hundred years of war, he never participated, hoping to save his senior apprentice-sister from me. Now he's given up, so he's come to fight. By the way, the Grandmaster instructed that if the opportunity arises, it's best to eliminate Ji Ning."

"Mm." Demonhand Dao Ancestor nodded. "The overall situation is paramount. If the chance comes, we'll have the army pay a little extra 'attention' to this Ji Ning."

"Rumble~~~"

The army of the Outlander Gate also flew through the air toward the distant wilderness.

...

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

One formation after another descended, one puppet after another landed, the earth trembled. The Outlander Gate army's momentum was like a rainbow. At the very front was a monkey-like 'Myriad Creatures Emissary' surrounded by dark red flames; behind it stood two white-haired, red-eyed Endless Demon Gods.

The Outlander Gate army and the Nuwa camp army faced each other from a distance.

The major powers on both sides watched nervously.

This was the first time the Nuwa camp had left the city to fight after many days of staying behind closed gates. For both sides, this war was one they could not afford to lose.

"Beiming, be careful later."

"Beiming, don't clash head-on with those formations."

"Beiming, those two white-haired, red-eyed demon gods are both close to top-tier Dao Ancestor in strength, and the Myriad Creatures Emissary is even more terrifying. Don't get close." The Seven Luminaries Celestial Immortals beside Ji Ning all sent mental messages. Because Ji Ning had rescued over two hundred Celestial Immortals, his popularity had greatly increased; many Celestial Immortals and True Immortals were grateful to him for saving their fellow disciples and close friends.

Ji Ning just nodded: "I won't act rashly."

Dealing with the Myriad Creatures Emissary?

If he spoke of it, it would probably cause an uproar. At this critical moment in the war, it was better to let his Celestial Immortal and True Immortal friends keep their hearts calm.

"Boom~~~"

Suddenly, the entire Nuwa camp army began to charge.

Under the command of the Yellow Emperor Xuan Yuan, each had their own target.

"Ji Ning, you are free to act." The Yellow Emperor Xuan Yuan's order came down.

Boom.

On the vast wilderness, the demonic god Ji Ning suddenly moved. His speed was exceptionally fast, surpassing all the surrounding Seven Luminaries Celestial Immortals. The divine body with top-tier Dao Ancestor strength gave this demonic body terrifying power and speed. As he sprinted, Ji Ning actually took the lead, becoming the foremost figure of the entire Nuwa camp, far ahead of the rest.

"So fast?" The seven major powers on the city wall were startled.

"Hm?" The Blackclothed Godking watched in surprise as the demonic god Ji Ning charged at the front.