This sight made Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Nuwa all cast sidelong glances, leaving them with mixed feelings.
Jade Pool was one thing, but Junior Brother Haotian's Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler were both top-tier treasures, far superior to the artifacts in their hands.
They quietly wondered whether Junior Brother Haotian had found such fortuitous opportunities himself, or whether their master Hongjun had specifically bestowed them upon him.
As direct disciples under the same master, surely their master would not favor one over the others? After consoling themselves for a while, they stopped dwelling on it and each unleashed their divine abilities and treasures to join the battle.
Laozi held the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda above his head. Dense Profound Yellow radiance flowed across its body, while waves of Merit Golden Light fell like a fine rain.
Wherever it swept, the Demon Race's demonic flames instantly dispersed. The physical bodies of low-ranking demon cultivators melted away within the golden light, leaving not even their primordial spirits behind.
Venerable Yuanshi gripped the Wind Thunder Shears, and every opening and closing of its blades was accompanied by the explosive roar of wind and thunder.
Blinding lightning wrapped around the shears as he aimed them at a Demon Race Great Luo attempting a sneak attack.
The Wind Thunder Shears suddenly shot forth, cutting the enemy's body in two like twin bolts of lightning. Before its primordial spirit could react, it was reduced to ash by the thunder.
Sect Master Tongtian held the Purple Lightning Hammer, and with every swing, he summoned the Nine Heavens Violet Firmament Divine Thunder.
Purple thunder dragons roared as they crashed into the Demon Race formation, instantly blasting dozens of Demon Race Taiyi flying.
The lightning force spread further, paralyzing the surrounding demon cultivators and robbing them of their ability to move.
Nuwa brought forth the Heaven Earth Man Three Brilliant Rings. The three rings flowed respectively with azure of heaven, yellow of earth, and white of man, spinning rapidly in midair.
In one stroke, they trapped three Demon Race Great Luo who were attempting to break through the encirclement.
The three Great Luo activated their laws and struggled, but the radiance released by the three rings suppressed them so thoroughly that they could not move even an inch.
Seeing this, the Three Pure Ones immediately coordinated their divine abilities. Laozi drew upon the golden light of the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, pinning the three Great Luo in place.
Immediately afterward, Yuanshi's Wind Thunder Shears and Tongtian's Zi Lightning Hammer unleashed the power of wind and thunder and Purple Heaven Divine Thunder in succession, killing the three Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
As they struck one after another, the surrounding Demon Race was beaten back step by step. Gaps soon appeared in their once densely packed demonic formation.
The situation here quickly affected the other battlefields.
The balance of the battle, which had initially favored the Demon Race, gradually began to tilt toward the allied army.
However, the Demon Race Army possessed deep reserves, and the number of Primordial Origin Golden Immortals still favored them.
Their total number of Great Luo and Taiyi also greatly surpassed that of the allied army, so they did not immediately show signs of defeat.
Instead, amid the furious roars of the Demon Venerables, the Demon Race experts steadied themselves and once more clashed with the allied army.
The battlefield became even more brutal than before.
Black demonic blood mixed with golden dragon blood, fiery phoenix blood, and Profound Yellow qilin blood, staining not only the ground of Cangwu Plain red.
Even the clouds overhead were dyed an eerie blackish red.
The aftershocks of colliding laws continually destroyed the surrounding mountains, continents, and starry sky.
One star after another was struck by the aftershocks, shattering into meteorites that crashed toward the continent and smashed out bottomless craters.
Where Spirit Veins ruptured, dense spiritual energy erupted outward like waterfalls.
Yet it was tainted by the killing aura above the battlefield, swiftly turning into black poisonous mist.
Cultivators and demon cultivators who inhaled the poisonous mist would perish in a short time.
This incomparably tragic scene did not end quickly. Instead, it continued for several thousand more years before the allied army gradually gained a slight advantage.
But that was merely on the surface. Everyone understood in their hearts?
What would truly determine the outcome of this great war of the Primordial Wilderness was the battle between Hongjun's group of four and Demon Ancestor Luohu within the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation!
When some Primordial Origin Golden Immortals found a moment to turn their gazes toward the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, a trace of dread flashed through their eyes.
The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation hung in the void like a giant black cocoon.
The killing aura swirling outside the formation had condensed into substance, transforming into countless black sword qi.
Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would have their physical body torn apart by the sword qi if they approached even slightly.
Such was the might of the Primordial Wilderness's foremost killing formation. Even Chaos Airflow would be ground to pieces upon approaching it.
The observing allied cultivators and the remnants of the Demon Race dared not draw near, and could only continue fighting from afar.
Within the formation, Hongjun, Yang Mei, Old Ancestor Qiankun, and Old Ancestor Yin Yang had already battled Luohu for thousands of years, and all four now had somewhat disordered auras.
Their Daoist robes bore marks from sword qi cuts, and even their primordial spirits emitted waves of exhaustion.
Yet they had no intention of retreating. If they gave up, not only would they perish, but the entire Primordial Wilderness would become nourishment for the Demon Race.
"Burn the Dao Foundation and unleash the laws!" Hongjun shouted softly. With a wave of the Pangu Banner in his hand, its surface rapidly unfurled.
Countless Chaos Qi blades surged forth, shattering the incoming killing sword qi.
The Dao Foundation around him burned, radiating dazzling Dao Rhythm and brilliance. The Origin he had depleted while deducing the Formation was rapidly recovering.
Though this was a desperate measure, burning the Dao Foundation would damage his foundations, yet allow him to unleash his peak combat power for a short time.
Yang Mei followed immediately. The Space Rune between his brows suddenly lit up, and his willow-like eyebrows transformed into two spatial blades that stabbed directly at the Eastern Array Gate of the grand formation.
"Space Law: Severance!"
With his low shout, a crack appeared in the space at the formation gate. But the instant it emerged, it was filled by demonic flames driven by Luohu.
Gravely, Yang Mei's eyes flashed. The formation's recovery ability was even stronger than he had anticipated.
Old Ancestor Qiankun and Old Ancestor Yin Yang were in even worse condition. They had always been slightly inferior to Hongjun and Yang Mei, relying on Innate Supreme Treasures for defense throughout these thousands of years.
The Qiankun Cauldron hung above Old Ancestor Qiankun's head, its Profound Yellow body releasing ten thousand rays of rosy light that barely blocked the killing sword qi.
Old Ancestor Yin Yang unfurled the Taiji Diagram. Black and White Qi intertwined into a shield, yet it too was covered in cracks from the sword qi.
"This cannot go on. Our Origin will not hold much longer!" Old Ancestor Qiankun said through gritted teeth, his voice carrying a hint of weariness.
Old Ancestor Yin Yang nodded. The Yin Yang Two Qi on his black-and-white Daoist robe had grown increasingly dim. "Luohu controls the Formation Eye. We cannot find a weakness and can only endure his attacks passively."
As soon as Old Ancestor Yin Yang spoke, Luohu's laughter came from deep within the Formation Eye, filled with mockery and cruelty.
"Hongjun, Yang Mei, you will not last much longer!"
"Once I have drained your Origin, I will use your primordial spirits to nourish the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Then the entire Primordial Wilderness will become mine!"
As his words fell, the grand formation suddenly changed, and all four Immortal Slaying Swords lit up at once.
Hundreds of millions of killing sword qi poured down like a torrential storm, several times more powerful than before!
Hongjun's group of four had no choice but to shift from offense to defense. Hongjun held the Pangu Banner across his body as Chaos Qi blades formed a barrier.
Yang Mei used the Space Law to fold space, guiding most of the sword qi into spatial rifts.
The lights of the Qiankun Cauldron and Taiji Diagram intertwined, barely blocking the remaining attacks.
But such defense consumed enormous amounts of energy. In merely a few years, the four had expended twenty percent of their Origin.
After taking all this in, Luohu snorted coldly and began changing his target.
He controlled the grand formation and directed most of the killing sword qi toward Hongjun and Yang Mei.
As long as he eliminated these two strongest opponents, the remaining Qiankun and Yin Yang would be nothing to fear.
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