The armies of the immortal domains and the Snake Demon Army fleet, freshly returned from the Gods and Demons Battlefield—two forces capable of throwing the Immortal Realm into turmoil—arrayed themselves outside the South Heavenly Gate. The Immortal Bridge Teleportation Array was still operating, steadily bringing back immortal generals stationed across the lands.
The Snake Demon Army had changed greatly from several thousand years ago, its ranks growing ever larger. Mu Duo led Jiuli experts out of the Teleportation Array and onto the Immortal Bridge, followed by numerous immortals from the Daoist sects. The most conspicuous were the Four Seas Dragon Kings. As true dragons bearing fortune upon them, they drew countless gazes the moment they appeared. Only a handful of informed people were surprised that the Four Seas Dragon Kings had escaped their undersea prison, guessing that they had indeed pledged themselves to the imperial bloodline of the former Dragon Court.
At the Ascension Platform, an expert from a certain Small World successfully transcended his tribulation and ascended with an air of arrogance. His smile was neither quite a smile nor not one, carrying a sinister edge. Before the lofty ambitions and thousand unspoken words in his heart could unfold, he was struck by the dense Killing Intent of the battle formations and nearly fainted.
His narrow eyes widened as he opened them and examined his surroundings carefully, and his face immediately turned deathly pale.
Those few traces of lofty ambition vanished like smoke. The Mahayana cultivation that had allowed him to dominate the mortal world was merely that of an ordinary soldier here. A million-strong army filled the skies with warships, while hundreds of thousands of immortals and great demons stood in solemn ranks. Many figures could not even be looked at directly. At this moment, he was like