Tianpeng takes the stage

"This..." Not to mention the Water Soldiers leaders brought by General Jin, even the Shadow High Immortal behind Zhuge Xiang stared wide-eyed in shock, unable to believe it.

General Jin, a celestial being, was a prominent figure in the Immortal Realm. How could he Knockback with such a casual blow? Although he knew Zhuge Xiang was strong, he never expected him to be this terrifyingly powerful.

At this point, Shadow High Immortal even suspected that Zhuge Xiang might be an Immortal Realm Emperor Lord was concealing his cultivation level; otherwise, how could he possess such terrifying strength? How could General Jin like General Jin be swatted away as easily as Knockback?

Although Zhuge Xiang confident he could defeat the Immortal-Demon level General Jin, the critical hit that sent him Knockback was completely unexpected. The critical hit, with three times the attack power, caused General Jin 'Zhuge Xiang HP to drop by almost a third in the blink of an eye. While General Jin still had the strength to Knockback, he lacked the courage and fled in panic.

General Jin had fled, and naturally, the Water Soldiers he brought with him also fled one by one. Shaking his head, Zhuge Xiang continued forward. "It seems that even if he were to face Marshal Tianpeng, this guy might still have a chance of winning..." Following behind Zhuge Xiang, Shadow High Immortal was secretly delighted to have witnessed Zhuge Xiang's formidable strength.

One hundred thousand naval troops, in the Heavenly River. Marshal Tianpeng's strength is at the peak of the Immortal-Demon level, with one foot already in the realm of Emperor Lord.

However, among the 100,000 naval troops, the strongest were not just Marshal Tianpeng. Under Marshal Tianpeng, there were actually five generals of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth), all of whom possessed Immortal-Demon level. Therefore, with Zhuge Xiang joining forces, even if the five generals joined forces with Marshal Tianpeng, there was no need to be afraid.

Regardless of Zhuge Xiang's continued journey after defeating General Jin in one move, at this moment, in the Heavenly River Military Headquarters, Marshal Tianpeng sat imposingly on his command seat.

Unlike other powerful figures, Marshal Tianpeng's weapon was a Nine-Toothed Rake. Four Generals stood beneath him, their heads bowed and eyes lowered, in complete silence.

"Incompetent! What are you all good for?!" Marshal Tianpeng slammed his fist on the table before him, roaring, "Chang'e, the Chang'e Goddess, has gathered several immortals to invade my Heavenly River! My Heavenly River has 100,000 Water Soldiers, and you can't even find the enemy's location? Tell me, if you can't even find a few people, what will you do if the Dragon Clan counterattacks? Do you think you can hold them off?" Why would Chang'e invade the Heavenly River? Isn't it because of you, lusting after her beauty and attempting to sneak into the Chang'e Moon Palace? You were discovered, and that's why we're in this situation today?

"Marshal, I'm so sorry, I've disgraced you..." Just as Marshal Tianpeng was angrily rebuking these incompetent generals, a head rushed in from outside the tent, pale-faced, with blood at the corner of his mouth. He staggered and knelt down at Marshal Tianpeng's feet. Who else could this person be but General Jin?

"Old Jin, what happened to you? Who hurt you?" The five generals were clearly on good terms with each other, and everyone present was well aware of General Jin's strength. However, seeing him suddenly return injured, the other Four Generals' expressions changed drastically, and they exclaimed in surprise.

"General Jin, what happened? Who injured you?" Seeing General Jin's injured appearance, Marshal Tianpeng frowned slightly, then asked in a deep voice, his eyes filled with anger. How dare they injure someone in the Heavenly River, especially his own capable subordinate? Wasn't this a slap in the face to Marshal Tianpeng?

"Reporting to the Marshal, I just received a report from the patrolling Water Soldiers that someone had forcibly crossed the Heavenly River. In order to uphold the Marshal's orders, I went to intercept them myself, but I did not expect that I was outmatched and had to retreat," General Jin replied with a look of shame upon hearing Marshal Tianpeng's question.

"There are only a hundred or so immortals in the Immortal Realm, each of whom is quite famous. Who injured you?" Marshal Tianpeng asked after hearing General Jin's answer. Although the person who could injure General Jin must be extraordinary, as Marshal Tianpeng, who commanded 100,000 Water Soldiers in the Heavenly River, Marshal Tianpeng was full of confidence in himself.

"I don't know who he is either, I've never seen him before..." Upon hearing this, General Jin lowered his head in even more Guilt.

There are only so many people in the Immortal Realm who can harm them, yet they don't even recognize the other party's identity. Hearing General Jin's words, the other Four Generals also looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Then how did the other party injure you?" Marshal Tianpeng frowned and continued to ask, trying to deduce the other party's identity from the moves they used.

Faced with the questioning gazes of Marshal Tianpeng and the other Four Generals, General Jin was filled with shame and indignation. He lowered his head and mumbled, "The opponent defeated me in one move. He used a golden staff that could freely change size."

"One move!?" Upon hearing General Jin's words, the Four Generals exclaimed in surprise, and even Marshal Tianpeng's expression changed drastically.

To defeat General Jin in a single move? Just how strong is that opponent? Especially upon hearing that the opponent wields a golden staff that can freely change shape, Marshal Tianpeng seemed to realize something and exclaimed in a low voice, "The Ruyi Jingu Bang!?"

The Ruyi Jingu Bang!?

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other Four Generals also changed.

Before the Three Realms were separated, there were four chaotic monkeys. The first was the Intelligent Stone Monkey, who could transform, understand the seasons, know the terrain, and move stars and change constellations. The second was the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey, who understood yin and yang, knew human affairs, was good at entering and leaving, and could avoid death and prolong life. The third was the Long-Armed Ape Monkey, who could grasp the sun and moon, shrink mountains, discern good and bad fortune, and manipulate the universe. The fourth was the Six-Eared Macaque, who was good at listening, could discern reason, knew the past and the future, and understood all things.

Back then, the Intelligent Stone Monkey was proficient in transformation and knew the Heavenly Timing and Favorable Terrain. He could move stars and change constellations, forcibly entered the East Sea Dragon Palace, seized the Sea Calming Divine Needle, and swept through the powerful beings of the Three Realms. At that time, he was so powerful that even Great Sage level experts had a headache.

Marshal Tianpeng and the other generals all came from that era. Upon hearing the words of the Ruyi Jingu Bang, their minds reflexively recalled the once fierce and arrogant Intelligent Stone Monkey. No wonder they looked horrified.

"No, that's not the Ruyi Jingu Bang. Legend Ruyi Jingu Bang is a golden staff, but the staff that person used had a precious jade inlaid at the top," General Jin said, clarifying the matter.

Relieved, Marshal Tianpeng said, "Even if it's the Ruyi Jingu Bang, it's nothing. It's only Half-Immortal Artifact. Besides, the Intelligent Stone Monkey was enlightened by Buddhism, but then his demonic nature erupted, and he perished in the Immortal-Demon War. No one else, even if they obtained the Ruyi Jingu Bang, could possibly have the power of the Intelligent Stone Monkey."

"Yes, that Intelligent Stone Monkey is dead. Its strength lies in the monkey itself, not in the staff. Even if it were, so what?" Hearing Marshal Tianpeng's words, the other Four Generals calmed down and nodded in agreement.

"Alright, in any case, since the other party dares to be so arrogant and was able to defeat General Jin in one move, he is no ordinary person. As the Lord of the Heavenly River, I naturally have to go and see for myself," Marshal Tianpeng said, rising from his throne and holding his Nine-Toothed Rake.

As they were talking, Marshal Tianpeng left the camp, and the other generals followed, wanting to go with Marshal Tianpeng.

They also wanted to see who this person was who could defeat General Jin in one move, and whether the staff in his hand was really the Ruyi Jingu Bang magic staff).

"Very well, you can all come with me to take a look, but this military headquarters needs someone to guard it. General Jin, you stay here." Hearing that several generals wanted to go with him, and considering that the other party had defeated General Jin in one move, Marshal Tianpeng himself didn't have much confidence. He nodded and said, taking the Four Generals of wood, water, fire, and earth with him, and flew away.

"Can the Marshal defeat him even if he personally takes action?" General Jin murmured to himself, watching the Four Generals and Marshal Tianpeng disappear into the sky. Thinking of the power of that blow, which was hard to withstand and could severely injure him in one move, General Jin shuddered inwardly and lacked confidence.

General Jin agreed to stay and guard the area for two reasons. Firstly, the military headquarters did need someone to take charge. Secondly, General Jin himself might not have realized that he had developed some psychological trauma regarding Zhuge Xiang. After all, since becoming a powerful Immortal-Demon level and becoming famous throughout the Immortal Realm, this was the first time he had been severely injured in a single move. However, the opponent was not a cultivator at the Emperor Lord level.

Zhuge Xiang and Mo Lingna continued flying deeper into the Heavenly River without slowing down, temporarily putting aside the matter of Marshal Tianpeng. Shadow High Immortal followed Zhuge Xiang from a distance, neither getting close nor far away. Whether Zhuge Xiang noticed her or not was not important; what mattered was that Zhuge Xiang did not mind her following him, and that was enough.

Soon, five figures broke through the air and arrived first, blocking Zhuge Xiang's path. It was Marshal Tianpeng and Four Generals. Although the Heavenly River is vast, it has been stationed Heavenly River for thousands of years. It is naturally very easy for Marshal Tianpeng to find someone.

"Marshal Tianpeng, Immortal-level, Golden Boss," Zhuge Xiang nodded to himself as he looked at Marshal Tianpeng's information. Golden Boss level, it seems that Marshal Tianpeng's strength is no weaker than the Purple Emperor in the Asura Path, and may even be stronger than him.

Because the unassuming Nine-Toothed Rake in Marshal Tianpeng's hand gave Zhuge Xiang a very dangerous feeling, and even made the Blood Transformation Divine Saber tremble and almost fly out of its Bag Space on its own. Clearly, the unassuming Nine-Toothed Rake in his hand was an Immortal Artifact.