Just as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation fell into a stalemate, Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and First Qilin exchanged a glance on Cangwu Plain, resolve flashing in their eyes.
They understood clearly—if Hongjun and the other four couldn't hold out against the sword formation, then the next to fall would be themselves and the remnants of the three clans. Helping Hongjun meant helping themselves.
"Clansmen, follow this Ancestor and kill!" Ancestral Dragon forced himself upright despite his injuries, his golden dragon body soaring into the sky. As his draconic might rippled, the waters of the Four Seas coalesced into countless water arrows, shooting toward the Demon Race Army.
Primordial Phoenix spread her fiery red wings, Southern Bright Leaving Fire cascading like a waterfall, scorching the demonic qi in the air.
First Qilin stamped the ground, Mysterious Yellow Earth Qi surging upward, forming earthen spikes in an attempt to block the demon charge.
The Demon Race Army showed no fear. The leading demon, a Golden Immortal of the Origin named Demon Lord Wuxin, sneered, "A bunch of broken troops and defeated generals, daring to come and die!" Demonic flames blazed around him as the Devouring Law activated, turning the incoming water arrows and earthen spikes entirely into demonic qi.
With his move, the other three Demon Venerables—Formless and Lawless and Wutian—joined in, unleashing the boundless Law of Death under their control.
The Law of Death spread outward, and the front ranks of the three clans collapsed on contact, their flesh instantly dissolving into pus.
Seeing this, dozens of demon Golden Immortals of the Origin simultaneously activated their laws. The Demonic Flame Law scorched half the sky red.
The Darkness Law blotted out the sunlight, while the Devouring Law continuously drained the surrounding spiritual energy.
Thousands of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals followed close behind, dark Sword Light and demonic thunder interweaving as they slashed toward the remnants of the three clans.
Two million Primordial Unity Golden Immortals and hundreds of millions of Golden Immortals formed a neat formation, their demonic light condensing into a massive Demonic Blade that cleaved down upon the three-clan camp.
The remnants of the three clans instantly fell into disadvantage. The Dragon Clan's golden water arrows evaporated under the demonic flames.
The Phoenix Clan's Southern Bright Leaving Fire was suppressed by the Darkness Law, and the Qilin Clan's earthen spikes were severed by the Demonic Blade.
Demon Golden Immortals fought one against a hundred; Mystic Immortals were slaughtered before them like ants, corpses piling into mountains.
Demon Primordial Unity Golden Immortals suppressed those of the three clans, even giving their Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals trouble.
A Dragon Clan Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal tried to gather the Water Law to counterattack, but was struck by Demon Lord Formless's Law of Death, his Primordial Spirit withering instantly.
The remnants of the three clans retreated step by step. Golden dragon blood, fiery red phoenix blood, and ochre qilin blood mingled together, staining even the ground a dark red.
"We can't wait any longer!" In the distant chaotic currents, several figures sped toward them.
They were none other than the veteran Golden Immortals of the Origin of the Primordial Wilderness, Daoist Cangxuan and others.
Behind them followed quite a few cultivators at the Zenith Heaven, Primordial Unity, and Golden Immortal levels.
With these reinforcements, the allied forces finally stabilized the situation.
Ancestor Cangxuan's Gold Law clashed with Demon Lord Wuxin's Devouring Law.
Golden swords shattered demonic flames, but were themselves dulled somewhat by the Devouring Law.
Daoist Chiming and the others also engaged in fierce combat with Formless, Lawless, and Wutian.
For a time, all kinds of Law Power clashed, and stars collapsed in an endless stream.
The injured Ancestral Dragon gathered the power of the Four Seas, forming a golden water dragon that rammed into several Golden Immortals of the Origin.
Primordial Phoenix burned her wings, spitting out a wisp of Southern Bright Leaving Fire Origin to sear the Darkness Law.
First Qilin stirred the Earth Veins of Cangwu Plain, earth qi surging as he buried dozens of demon Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals underground.
"Senior brothers and sisters, let us act as well!" In the chaotic space, Haotian gazed at the brutal battlefield before him, his tone solemn.
Laozi, Venerable Yuanshi, Sect Master Tongtian, and Nuwa exchanged glances and nodded.
They couldn't help with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation on the main battlefield, but they could still tie down the demon Zenith Heaven and Primordial Unity cultivators on the periphery.
The group stepped out of chaotic space and joined the fray. Haotian took the lead, handing the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Flag to Jade Pool.
"Junior sister, this flag can protect you. Stay behind me."
With that, the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud appeared above his head, cascading ten thousand strands of gentle golden light to shield him, while the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler rested in his hand.
The ruler had now shrunk to three feet in length, its body golden all over, the Great Dao Merit runes carved on its surface flowing with a warm luster.
His eyes sharpened as he activated the Space Law, his form flickering like a ghost to appear instantly behind a demon Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.
That demon cultivator was just swinging his blade to kill two Dragon Clan Primordial Unity cultivators, completely unaware of the killing intent behind him.
Haotian's wrist twitched slightly, and a strike of Primordial Ruler Light suddenly erupted! Golden ruler light, carrying Merit Power and the sharp edge of Space Law, stabbed straight into the opponent's back.
By the time the demon strongman sensed it, it was already too late.
He tried to activate the Darkness Law to form a shield, but the Space Law firmly locked his body in place.
The ruler light pierced his flesh without resistance, and Merit Golden Light surged into his body through the wound, instantly purifying his twisted Primordial Spirit, leaving only a wisp of black smoke dissipating into the air.
This clean, decisive strike shocked and enraged several Golden Immortals of the Origin among the demon ranks.
But they were all tightly tied down by Daoist Cangxuan and the others, unable even to spare a glance, forced to watch Haotian dart across the battlefield.
At this moment, Haotian was like a walking demon-killing machine. As the Space Law cycled, his form flickered in and out of sight, now appearing at the left of the demon formation, now flashing to the right.
Every time the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler seized an opportunity and swung with Law Power, it slew many demons. Any demon Zenith Heaven cultivator it touched was either killed or wounded.
Some had their bodies torn apart by Space Law, scattering into a mist of blood; others had their Primordial Spirits infiltrated by Merit Power, turning to ash amid screams.
A Devil Race Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal powerhouse, enraged by this, channeled his entire Darkness Law into a massive black net that lunged at Haotian with an aura of corrosion.
Haotian, however, let out a cold laugh. Fingertips forming a seal, he invoked the Space Law to fold the void, his form instantly appearing behind the black net.
The empty black net, unable to halt its momentum, ensnared several nearby Devil Race Taiyi on the spot.
As they struggled, the net's corrosive force melted away half their bodies.
Seizing the opportunity, Haotian swung out a ruler's light. Golden radiance streaked across like a meteor, cleaving that Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Devil cultivator's body in two at the waist.
His Primordial Spirit had just begun to flee when it was utterly purified by the Merit Golden Light that followed.
Jade Pool was not to be outdone. She unfurled the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Flag, and a pale green lotus barrier bloomed like a lotus bud, shielding her completely.
The clear radiance flowing over the barrier kept even the surrounding killing intent at bay.
In her right hand, she held the Jade Pool White Light Sword; with her left, she formed a seal to activate the Four Seas Bottle.
The Sword Light unleashed by the White Light Sword carried the power of ice. As it swept through the air, even the atmosphere crystallized into frost, slaying dozens of Devil Race Golden Immortals with a single strike.
Any Devil cultivator touched by the Sword Light had their flesh instantly frozen into an ice sculpture, which then shattered into fragments.
The Four Seas Bottle spewed forth surging seawater, the currents imbued with pure Ren Water Law. When it fell upon several Devil Race Taiyi, it froze their cultivation on the spot.
They stiffened in place, unable to move, reduced to mere targets for the allied army's cultivators.
A Devil Race Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, seeing her petite figure like a little girl, assumed she was an easy target.
He tried to sneak around behind her, condensing the Darkness Law into a needle-thin dagger, stabbing straight at her with a sharp, armor-piercing gleam.
But Jade Pool had already sensed him. Unhurriedly, she activated the Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Flag, and the barrier instantly blazed with dazzling green light.
The dark dagger, the moment it touched the barrier, was purified into a wisp of black smoke.
Jade Pool seized the moment to turn and swing the White Light Sword. The silver-white Sword Light pierced precisely through his shoulder.
The ice power flowed in along the wound, freezing the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal until he screamed in agony. Terrified, he hurriedly channeled demonic flames to drive off the chill, retreating in disgrace, daring not to strike again.
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