Chapter 24

Kunpeng was sent flying like a kite with its string cut, half his wings mangled into a bloody mess. He had been defeated cleanly and decisively. Qiong Qi, Bai Ze, Ji Meng, and the other demon saints watching all had their pupils contract sharply.

Who would have thought that aside from his unfathomable divine abilities, this brat's physical body was also this formidable?

Arrogant brat!

Take your life!

A mantis trying to stop a chariot!

The demon saints roared in unison. Bai Ze and the others simultaneously unleashed their innate divine abilities. The Xuan Yuan Water Control Banner fluttered fiercely in Lin Fan's palm, its five-colored divine radiance protecting his entire body. The Kongtong Seal transformed into a colossal brick that held up the heavens, its surface displaying the sun, moon, stars, and vast rivers and mountains as boundless sacred light surged forth.

He strode through the void like a killing god descending into the world. Every blow of the brick was accompanied by heart-rending screams. Bai Ze and the other demon saints were beaten until their dharma bodies cracked and their primordial spirits nearly collapsed. The pressure leaking from the battle caused nearby great demons to have their souls scattered on the spot.

The six great demon saints joining forces were actually being suppressed?

He was clearly only a Great Luo Golden Immortal...

The watching demons snapped out of their stupor and discovered in horror that this young man, who was beating the demon saints into continuous retreat, was clearly an entire major realm below them. These ancient titans who had dominated for ages were now ** without the slightest ability to fight back.

Miserable screams rose one after another, making the scene chilling beyond measure.

This sight was truly world-shaking.

If they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, no one would have dared believe it.

This brat's talent was simply extraordinary!

Your Majesty Eastern Emperor, save me!

Under the crushing force of the Kongtong Seal, Bai Ze's physical body continued to collapse. He barely held on by regenerating from drops of blood, but his source had been severely damaged and he could no longer endure. He cried out desperately for help.

Donghuang Taiyi immediately moved to assist.

A massive golden bell appeared in the sky, its might shaking the universe.

In an instant, heaven and earth trembled, and the sun and moon lost their light.

Boom!

The Kongtong Seal and the Chaos Bell collided violently.

Immortal radiance flashed wildly as the void shattered.

The violent shockwave swept outward, turning countless demons who failed to evade it into ashes.

Donghuang Taiyi descended onto the battlefield in person and unleashed a heaven-shaking killing move. As the supreme war god of the demon race and a Quasi-Saint Peak expert, his power far surpassed that of ordinary demon saints.

Merit divine light covered Lin Fan's body as the Sacred Emperor Golden Body Technique operated at full force. His fist force tore through the air, yet Donghuang Taiyi received it head-on with his physical body and remained unharmed.

You think such paltry physical strength can injure me?

Frost covered Donghuang Taiyi's face as he waved his hand, sending True Sun Fire sweeping across heaven and earth.

Lin Fan formed a hand seal in response.

A sea of flames poured from his palm, spreading recklessly like molten lava.

Shock was impossible to suppress in Donghuang Taiyi's eyes.

Such a mere fire-controlling technique is nothing worth mentioning.

Lin Fan's tone was full of disdain.

Arrogant brat!

Donghuang Taiyi's expression shifted unpredictably.

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The surging True Sun Fire contained Source Power. Ordinary demons would perish at a touch, but Lin Fan and Donghuang Taiyi both comprehended the Solar Law and were completely unaffected.

Donghuang Taiyi activated an Originating Divine Ability and struck directly at Lin Fan, who likewise manifested a divine ability to meet it. His previous overwhelming advantage was gone, and the two sides fell into a stalemate. Divine abilities collided throughout heaven and earth, their power shaking all directions.

The spectators were utterly stunned. Was Lin Fan truly only a Great Luo Golden Immortal? He could actually match His Majesty Eastern Emperor blow for blow! Everyone secretly guessed that perhaps he possessed some exotic treasure capable of concealing his cultivation.

Old Ancestor Hongyun was battling the demon race. Seeing this, he laughed loudly. "Little Friend Lin Fan truly possesses peerless divine might!"

Inside Wa Huang Palace, Nuwa, who had been in seclusion, suddenly sensed unrest in heaven and earth. She perceived the demon race ravaging the Human Tribe, with trillions of heavenly soldiers acting without restraint while no one had warned her. A cold light suddenly rose in her eyes. "What an arrogant demon race!"

She instantly saw through the suspicious circumstances. Who was secretly indulging the demon race? Her gaze swept toward Zixiao Palace, and her heart turned cold as ice. Just as she was about to leave to provide aid, Jieyin and Zhunti blocked her path.

Zhunti asked with a smile, "Where does Senior Sister intend to go?" Nuwa remained silent, the chill in her eyes growing ever stronger.

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"Jieyin, Zhunti, withdraw at once, or do not blame This Palace for showing no mercy."

Jieyin remained calm and fearless. "Senior Sister Nuwa, the teacher once said that Saints must not interfere in the conflict between the witches and demons. Regarding the demon race's actions this time, I hope Senior Sister will not act willfully."

Anger flashed in Nuwa's eyes. "Human Teachings was founded by This Palace. The demon race is cruel and bloodthirsty, and they dare slaughter humans? They seek **!"

Zhunti asked coldly, "Senior Sister insists on defying the teacher's decree?"

Nuwa swept her sleeve and shouted, "Those who block me will die!"

At this moment, Lin Fan was surrounded by demons and in grave danger. Nuwa said no more. Yin Yang Dao intent circulated in her palm as a sacred seal tore through the void and shot directly toward the two sages.

Jieyin and Zhunti had long been prepared. They simultaneously revealed their true forms—the Bodhi Treasure Tree and the sixteen-foot golden body radiated against each other, while the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and the Nirvana Divine Wheel bloomed with myriad rays of light. Heavenly Dao laws interwove into a net, barely blocking this heaven-destroying strike.

Nuwa lightly tapped with her slender finger, and hundreds of millions of stars transformed into brilliant swords of light in her palm. Wherever the sword edges passed, the net of laws shattered at once. The divine radiance of the two sacred artifacts vanished, and Jieyin and Zhunti were blasted back tens of thousands of feet by the aftermath.

Suddenly, the Taiji Diagram tore through the air, yin and yang energies surging like tides. Nuwa had long been prepared. The River and Mountain Spell Painting unfolded into a thousand-mile tapestry. The two Dharma treasures crashed together, making the void tremble without end.

In the end, the Taiji Diagram was sent flying back—it was no match for the River and Mountain Spell Painting. Though Laozi wielded an Innate Supreme Treasure, his cultivation was still inferior by three parts.

Yuanshi and Laozi appeared together. Laozi said coldly, "Junior Sister, you dare defy Heaven's Will?"

Nuwa retorted in a frosty voice, "Indulging demons in slaughtering humans is Heaven's Will? How laughable!"

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"If this is Heaven's Will, then it need not be respected."

Venerable Yuanshi spoke slowly, his expression indifferent.

"Junior Sister Nuwa, the fate of the human race has its own destined course. It cannot be forced."

"You have already reached the Hunyuan Daluo Dao Realm, so you may act as you please. But what about Lin Fan?"

"If you insist on defying Heaven's Will and involve yourself in the calamity, you will only doom him beyond eternal redemption."

At the mention of Lin Fan, the coldness in Nuwa's eyes suddenly intensified.

"What do you mean by that?"

"If Lin Fan is willing to join the Chan Sect as my disciple, I can ensure his safety."

Venerable Yuanshi spoke calmly, though a trace of expectation flickered in his eyes.

"Absurd!"

Nuwa's response was decisive, leaving no room for compromise. She suddenly turned to glare at Laozi and shouted sharply.

"Laozi! You were the one who plotted against my younger brother in the past? As one of the exalted Sanqing, you committed such despicable acts and coveted a junior's Dharma treasure. You truly have no shame!"

During her earlier deductions, she had already seen the clues—the demon race's refining of the Witch-Slaying Sword must have been secretly orchestrated by Laozi.

Worse still, this man had disregarded a Saint's dignity and forcibly tried to seize the Kongtong Seal held by Lin Fan.

Such conduct was despicable beyond compare.

Hearing this, Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged astonished looks. Their gazes toward Laozi were filled with disbelief.

Although the Two Sages of the West had always been unscrupulous and often resorted to trickery and plunder, they had never coveted the Dharma treasures of juniors.

Yuanshi was hypocritical, and Laozi was even more sanctimonious.

One truly could not judge people by appearances.

Laozi's expression suddenly darkened as he rebuked, "Nuwa! Without evidence, how dare you slander me?"

"The karmic cycle turns. Today, we settle the score!"

Nuwa's fury soared to the heavens. With a turn of her jade hand, Hunyuan power surged forth and directly crushed toward Laozi.

When Hunyuan was enraged, the universe lost its color.

In an instant, the sun and moon within the Wa Huang Realm lost their light, and all rivers and mountains trembled.

Wind and clouds shattered, while heaven and earth mourned together.

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The surging, terrifying pressure of a Great Luo Golden Immortal swept across the universe, bearing down on Laozi from all directions.

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Nuwa had now reached the peak of the third level of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm and controlled the Great Dao of Creation.

The strength of her combat power was simply shocking beyond measure.

Even if Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti joined forces and borrowed the power of numerous Innate Supreme Treasures, they might only barely be able to contend with her.

Yet Nuwa's fierce attacks were all locked onto Laozi, leaving him unable to withstand them.

In the blink of an eye, Laozi's physical body was blasted to pieces. Though he regenerated from drops of blood, Nuwa attacked again before he could even catch his breath.

Nuwa, do not go too far!

After being destroyed several times in succession, Laozi's face was as heavy as water. In anger, he summoned the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda and hid inside it for defense.

The dignified Saint Taiqing actually hid inside a tower. What a laughingstock!

Seeing that she could not break through its defenses for the moment, Nuwa mocked him.

Laozi was humiliated and furious, yet he did not dare show himself.

Though a Heavenly Dao Saint could rebuild his physical body by borrowing the Heavenly Dao's source, repeated regeneration would damage his foundation.

Moreover, borrowing Heavenly Dao Power incurred karmic consequences. He simply could not afford such losses.

Jieyin, Zhunti, and Yuanshi seized the opportunity, each wielding a Dharma treasure as they besieged Nuwa.

Nuwa turned to face the three saints. In an instant, the Wa Huang Divine Realm crumbled as heaven and earth overturned.

Meanwhile, an army of trillions upon trillions of demons suddenly appeared within human territory.

The demon army blotted out the sky and covered the earth as it poured forth in full force, displaying the Heavenly Court's powerful foundation of rule over the heavens.

The human race was too weak to resist. In moments, blood dyed the rivers and mountains red.

Lin Fan battled Donghuang Taiyi with all his strength. Three thousand laws resounded in unison as he grew fiercer with every battle.

His divine abilities instantly destroyed millions of demon soldiers at a time, but the demon race charged forward one after another. Such losses were nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

Amid the crimson clouds filling the sky, daoist Hongyun was surrounded by Kunpeng and several demon saints.

With the battle deadlocked, his figure was already swaying precariously.

No matter how powerful a cultivator was, he could not withstand so many enemies watching like tigers, especially when they were all elites of the demon race.

Hongyun was like a lone boat upon the crest of a wave, struggling desperately through the raging storm.

The human race was isolated and weak, unable to withstand the surging demon tide.

Just as all living beings neared despair, the clear sound of the Dao suddenly rang out from the heavens.

"Hongyun, I've arrived!"

Zhenyuanzi rode an Auspicious Cloud into view.

The Book of Earth unfolded, drawing upon spiritual veins stretching for thousands of miles and transforming them into a painting of rivers and mountains spread across the sky.

In an instant, the demon formation collapsed, and Ji Meng and the other great demons were sent flying backward.

Hongyun broke free and beamed with delight. "Brother, you came at just the right time!"

Seeing the human race's low morale, Lin Fan activated the Sea Calming Divine Pearl.

Thirty-six rays of divine light transformed into heavenly worlds, carrying the power of the four seas as they struck directly at the Eastern Emperor.

Heaven and earth trembled.

Lunar and solar energies converged in his palm.

They condensed into a Yin Yang Sacred Seal that stretched across the heavens.

Yin and yang revolved like a millstone, annihilating demon soldiers wherever it passed.

A rain of blood poured down, staining thousands of miles of rivers and mountains red.

The demon race's offensive came to an abrupt halt.

Countless demon soldiers trembled in fear.

Zhenyuanzi's pupils shook violently as turbulent waves rose in his heart.

The use of the Yin Yang Law had actually reached such a level!

He possessed such power while only in the Great Luo realm.

If he attained the Hunyuan Dao Fruit...

He suddenly felt fortunate that he had chosen the right side.

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Blood Battle in the Heavens

The shock in Hongyun's eyes faded, and the knot in his chest suddenly dissolved. His bold laughter resounded through the clouds.

"Little Friend Lin Fan's divine power reaches the heavens. What a satisfying slaughter!"

The human camp cast off its gloom, cheering jubilantly.

The Holy Venerable has revealed his might!

The Holy Venerable is unrivaled!

How can mere demon ants dare contend with the Holy Venerable?

Di Jun looked at the demon corpses strewn everywhere, rage burning in his heart.

This brat was actually so troublesome?

Even the bloody battles against the Witch Race had never been this brutal.

Zhenyuanzi's appearance made Di Jun's brow twitch even more violently.

It was still understandable for Hongyun to protect the human race.

But what did this Forefather of Earth Immortals have to do with the human race?

"Zhenyuanzi, could it be that you also intend to make an enemy of the Heavenly Court?" Di Jun demanded coldly.

"Hongyun and I are sworn friends. How could I stand by and watch?" Zhenyuanzi said, lightly sweeping his horsetail whisk.

His intervention was for the sake of his old friend, as well as to repay Nuwa's protection.

It also concealed his deliberate attempt to befriend Lin Fan.

Demon Saint Ji Meng had been frightened out of his wits by Lin Fan's slaughter and spoke in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, should we withdraw for the time being?"

"That Lin Fan is practically a monster."

"His divine abilities and magical treasures were endless; he alone held off hundreds of millions of demon soldiers."

"Now he even has two Quasi-Saints aiding him. Victory will be exceedingly difficult."

Di Jun's knuckles turned white.

"This battle was earth-shattering. It may already have alerted Wa Huang Palace."

But thinking of the Dao Ancestor's decree, he finally said harshly:

"Fight! Life and death will be decided in this battle!"

"Once the arrow has left the bow, how can there be any turning back?"

He gambled that Nuwa would not dare defy the Dao Ancestor's command.

He feared even more that the Witch Race would move at the news, causing the Demon Race's ten-thousand-year scheming to come to nothing.

At this moment, the Demon Race still knew nothing of the Witch-Slaying Sword.

This was truly an opportunity unseen in ages.

Once Di Jun gave the order, hundreds of millions of demons moved in response, their overwhelming killing intent sweeping across the heavens.

Kunpeng and Hongyun were mortal enemies.

When enemies met on a narrow road, their eyes burned with hatred.

Now that Zhenyuanzi was aiding him, Hongyun no longer feared being surrounded by the many Demon Saints.

He immediately unleashed his trump-card divine ability, striking straight for Kunpeng's vital point.