A String of Crushing Defeats
Among those requesting to fight were ancient Great Luo recently recruited by the Heavenly Court, Primordial Star Gods of the Demon Race under Bai Ze, and Taibai Jinxing, a general under Haotian.
Shen Gongbao glanced at the group of people and finally, following Fuxi's earlier instructions, chose the Demon Race star god Jiu Feng.
"In this battle, the Heavenly Court will send out the Star Goddess Jiu Feng."
Shen Gongbao's choice did not raise any objections, after all, Jiu Feng was Great Luo who had a considerable reputation during the Witch-Demon era.
Upon hearing this, Jiu Feng gladly stepped forward to join the battle.
Suiren Shi glanced at Jiu Feng, then turned to look at Xuanyuan.
"Xuanyuan, you will be the one to fight this battle."
Xuanyuan and Jiu Feng were old rivals, but as Xuanyuan fulfilled his Heavenly Mandate as the Human Emperor among the Three Sovereigns, he achieved his goal.
Following Fuxi's advice, he incorporated all the Merits he had received into Xuanyuan Sword, elevating it to Merit Supreme Treasure Acquired merit.
Jiu Feng was no match for Xuanyuan.
With a wave of his hand, Xuanyuan drew his Xuanyuan Sword, and the dazzling golden light of Merit, as bright as the sun, instantly shattered Jiu Feng's innate divine Divine Ability. Then, with a flash of sword light, Jiu Feng was directly blasted out of the small world, declaring victory in the battle.
Jiu Feng fled back to the Heavenly Court in a disheveled state, only to be met with the mocking gazes of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect.
"They're nothing but infancy, where do they get the courage to volunteer for battle? They're just tarnishing the reputation of the Heavenly Court for no reason."
Yu Ding Zhenren deliberately complained to Taiyi Zhenren beside him, in order to retaliate against the mockery he had received from the Demon Race when he failed his mission some time ago.
The many Demon Race Demon Gods in the distance were furious upon seeing this and wanted to retort to Yu Ding Zhenren, but Bai Ze stopped them.
"Now that Jiu Feng is back, she should focus on recovering from her injuries. Fei, you're next."
Fei is an ancient calamity beast, with the head of an ox and the body of a snake, and is Innate associated with the Great Dao Calamity.
Seeing this, the Human Race also dispatched a Daluo Golden Immortal.
This Daluo Golden Immortal was a rogue cultivator. Although he belonged to no sect or school, he possessed two Acquired Merit Spiritual Treasures: the first acquired halberd and the first umbrella in the Acquired Primordial World.
In fact, it's not just this Daluo Golden Immortal; on the Human Race, apart from those like Huang Feihu who were elevated to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm through special methods, there are other Daluo Golden Immortal Realm as well.
Almost all of them are the most outstanding chosen ones of Fortune accumulated by the Human Race and even the Human Path over the years, and almost all of them have made significant contributions to the development of the Human Race and the Human Path.
Their status and position can be compared to the Innate Demon Gods born from the primordial Heavenly Dao by the Primordial World. Almost everyone possesses one or more Acquired Merit Spiritual Treasures.
Whether developed for themselves or inherited from others, they now belong exclusively to them and can be used in this great war.
Within the Primordial World, there are only a few Innate Spiritual Treasures, which have long been divided up by many powerful beings. Moreover, unlike the Human Race, the Demon Race has not received the combined favor of the Heavenly Dao, the Earthly Dao, and the Human Path Dao, and can obtain Merit as easily as drinking water, thus Acquired merit Merit Spiritual Treasures in an instant.
Therefore, the outcome of these battles was predetermined from the moment they stepped onto the stage.
Starting with Fei, the Demon Gods of the Demon Race suffered seven consecutive defeats at the hands of Acquired Merit Spiritual Treasures, causing the morale of the Heavenly Court to plummet. The Four Saints were furious in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and forcibly stopped Bai Ze from sending people to fight again.
If it weren't for the fact that these Demon Gods fought with all their might and returned covered in wounds, Laozi and the others would have almost thought that the Demon Race had sided with the Human Race again and was deliberately trying to demoralize the Heavenly Court.
While Laozi angrily rebuked Bai Ze, he also reminded Shen Gongbao that the Heavenly Court must achieve a victory as soon as possible to boost morale.
Shen Gongbao knew that the series of defeats had enraged the Four Saints, so he immediately contacted Fuxi for instructions.
On the Human Race, Suiren Shi also realized that things might have gone a bit too far. If the Human Race continued to win, the Heavenly Court probably wouldn't waste time with them like this.
Just then, Fuxi gave the order, "Stop fighting at the Great Luo realm. Send Nezha, Yang Jian, and Lei Zhenzi out to fight a battle, attract the wrath of the Chan Sect, and buy some time."
"The Grand Formation is almost complete; we just need to delay it for another hour."
Suiren Shi understood immediately and turned to Shen Gongbao, saying, "Great Luo realm cultivators should not be moved lightly on the battlefield. Sending only Great Luo experts to fight in this battle is not very meaningful."
"This duel will be led by three generals from our Human Race: Nezha, Yang Jian, and Lei Zhenzi."
Like Nezha and Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi was also one of the chosen ones of Human Race Fortune plotted by the Heavenly Court. However, as soon as the plan was implemented, Lei Zhenzi was recognized and then driven out of Human Race territory by Human Race powerhouses.
However, it is undeniable that these three people have a deep grudge against the Chan Sect, and immediately some of the Twelve Golden Immortals wanted to volunteer to fight.
However, Shen Gongbao did not agree. Having received a message from Fuxi, he naturally knew which person should be sent into battle at this moment.
Shen Gongbao looked again at the Demon Race's deployment where Bai Ze was, and said bluntly, "The Star Officials of the Dipper Department have suffered repeated defeats before, but now they absolutely must win this one."
"Where are the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Demon Race? Why haven't you left the formation yet?"
The Twenty-Eight Mansions immediately set out.
Shen Gongbao looked at the Twenty-Eight Mansions, but instead of immediately sending them all up, he asked, "The Human Race has sent three inexperienced children this time. I wonder if any of you are willing to go into battle?"
The seven Demon Gods of the Azure Dragon constellation quickly left the battlefield and entered the small world of the battlefield.
Shen Gongbao watched the seven men enter the formation, he deliberately muttered to himself, "With seven against three, victory should be assured, right?"
Upon hearing this, many immortals in the Heavenly Court nodded in agreement. If they were to lose this match again, it would be somewhat unreasonable.
However, within the small world of the battlefield, Nezha, Yang Jian, and the other two suddenly joined forces to use the Great Divine Ability of Cosmic Shift, nearly killing the seven Demon Gods on the spot.
Fortunately, the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations reacted quickly and set up the Azure Dragon Star Lodge Formation, which stabilized the situation.
However, this star formation would only suffer a slow demise under the powerful Divine Ability of "Cosmic Shift Stars," which is specifically designed to counter the Dao of Stars.
The outcome of this battle was already decided.
Outside the small world, the Heavenly Court remained silent. They had outnumbered the enemy and still failed. Moreover, the defeated were the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations, renowned even within the Heavenly Court. This was truly unacceptable to the many star gods of the Heavenly Court.
Thus far, the Heavenly Court has fought nearly ten battles without winning a single one.
At this moment, the morale of the Heavenly Court had plummeted to rock bottom, a stark contrast to the deafening battle cries they had displayed when they landed at Chentang Pass.
Inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Four Saints gradually sensed that something was amiss.
"Strange, how come the Human Race always manages to use methods that are just right to counter it?" Zhunti couldn't help but mutter to himself.
From Xuandu's battle against Huang Feihu, to Ling Lun's battle against Guangchengzi, Xuanyuan's battle against Jiu Feng, and now the three of them, including Nezha, against the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations using the Cosmic Shift.
Each time, the Human Race had methods to deal with the Heavenly Court's warriors, leaving their own forces helpless and with no choice but to admit defeat.