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However, most of these Yaos were conscripted from the Primordial Continent, and their strength was generally quite low.

In contrast, on the Human Race's side, the weakest had at least Golden Body Realm (Grand Unity Golden Immortal) cultivation, while the strongest eight individuals had reached the late Martial Intent Realm (late Grand Unity Golden Immortal).

With such a vast disparity in strength, the outcome of the battle was self-evident.

In just a moment, millions of Yaos were annihilated by the Human Race elites.

Di Jun, who was locked in a fierce battle with Li Wu, saw this and his expression changed drastically. He never expected the Human Race to be able to cultivate so many experts in such a short period.

"I'll handle Di Jun. You all continue to sweep the surroundings. Kill any Yao you see without mercy!" Li Wu commanded.

"Yes, sir!" The Human Race elites responded in unison.

Immediately, the group split into eight teams and advanced in eight directions.

Each team was led by a late Martial Intent Realm (late Grand Unity Golden Immortal) expert to ensure the mission's safety.

Although Di Jun's face was grim, he did not appear flustered.

After all, the Demon Clan still had Eastern Emperor Tai Yi and the Four Quasi-Saints holding the fort. The strength currently displayed by the Human Race was not enough to threaten him.

"Hmph! With such meager strength, you dare try to shake my Demon Clan? The day of the Human Race's demise is not far off!" Di Jun said coldly.

"Is that so? I hope you can still say that in the future," Li Wu responded with a chilling tone.

With that, the two once again clashed.

Meanwhile, at the Bucephalus Volcano, Daoist Black Lotus received a telepathic message from White Lotus Daoist and Daoist Jinlian.

He immediately used an Innate Spiritual Treasure to collect a large portion of the Phoenix Clan's fighting strength and flew at full speed towards the battlefield between the Human Race and the Demon Clan.

Not only that, but Sanxiao, Zhao Gongming, and the Yin Yang Panda, who were cultivating near the Human Race's ancestral land, also received a message from Daoist Jinlian. Without hesitation, they immediately set off for the battlefield.

Currently, Sanxiao and Zhao Gongming had both reached the mid-Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, while the Yin Yang Panda had reached the peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. If they unleashed the Innate Yin Yang Destruction Divine Light, even early Quasi-Saints would find it difficult to win easily.

Once these forces joined the battle, the pressure on the Human Race would be greatly reduced.

As the battle between humans and Yaos intensified, many Primordial Great Powers were shocked by the astonishing strength displayed by the Human Race.

Experts emerged endlessly from the Human Race, leaving the observing Saints speechless with admiration.

In an instant, the Human Race's status in the eyes of the Great Powers was infinitely elevated, almost to the point of being considered the third-largest clan in the Primordial Era.

Inside the Pangu Hall of the Witch Clan, Ju Mang exclaimed in disbelief, "Is this really the weak Human Race we knew? How can there be so many powerful individuals among them?"

Ru Shou sighed, "Alas, it seems we all underestimated the Human Race before."

Zhu Rong scoffed, "Hmph, if not for Li Peng's three corpses assisting them, how could the Human Race fight the Demon Clan to a standstill? The Human Race only has one Quasi-Saint, Li Wu, and their strength is far inferior to the Demon Clan. Moreover, the Demon Clan has not yet used the Zhou Tian Star Formation, otherwise, the Human Race would have already been routed."

Gonggong agreed, "Exactly."

Xuan Ming said calmly, "You can't say that. Li Peng is the Saint Father of the Human Race, so it's only natural for him to assist the Human Race with his three corpses."

Zhu Jiuyin's expression was solemn, "Indeed, the strength currently displayed by the Human Race is enough to qualify them to fight our Witch Clan. It seems the future I foresaw might truly come to pass."

Upon hearing this, the other Ancestor Witches fell silent. They seemed to begin to believe in the future where the Witch Clan would eventually decline.

On the battlefield between humans and Yaos, the conflict had escalated from a small-scale skirmish to a large-scale army engagement. Hundreds of billions of Yaos were facing tens of billions of humans and tens of thousands of elite Phoenix Clan warriors, and the fighting was brutal.

Although the Human Race was at a numerical disadvantage, Elder Feng Yun, Kong Xuan, and the Yin Yang Panda all possessed combat power comparable to early Quasi-Saints. Meanwhile, the Demon Clan's Eastern Emperor Tai Yi, Di Jun, and the four Quasi-Saint elders were all being held back by Daoist Black Lotus, Daoist Jinlian, White Lotus Daoist, and Li Wu.

This left the Demon Clan with no one capable of resisting the onslaught of Elder Feng Yun, Kong Xuan, and the Yin Yang Panda. Despite their numerical advantage, the Demon Clan, lacking top-tier combat power, was instead suppressed by the Human Race. The three of them continuously eliminated the Demon Clan's high-ranking officers, disrupting the command system and causing numerous demon soldiers to fall into chaotic disarray without leadership.

Di Jun, who was entangled with Li Wu, saw the Demon Clan retreating steadily and demon generals falling one after another, his heart filled with anxiety. These demon generals were the backbone of the Demon Clan, and if their casualties were too heavy, they would be difficult to replenish in the short term. He suddenly forced Li Wu back and sped towards the Demon Clan army.

Li Wu, seeing this, could not let Di Jun escape and immediately pursued him.

However, he had not pursued far when he heard Di Jun's loud shout.

As soon as the sound fell, Li Wu saw the River Diagram and Luo Book above Di Jun's head flash brilliantly, and countless star flags flew out from Di Jun's sleeve.

In the blink of an eye, the outline of the Zhou Tian Star Formation had taken shape.

It only needed the demon soldiers and generals holding the star flags to enter the formation for it to unleash its true power.

At Di Jun's command, many demon soldiers and generals broke free from their opponents and flew towards the Zhou Tian Star Formation.

The Human Race warriors, taking advantage of the Demon Clan's withdrawal, attacked frantically.

In an instant, the Demon Clan suffered heavy losses.

However, although the Human Race had the upper hand for the moment, the consequences would be unimaginable once the Zhou Tian Star Formation was completed.

Li Wu hurriedly shouted, "All Human Race, retreat and form battle formations!"

Everyone quickly retreated and formed a battle formation behind Li Wu.

Li Wu knew he had to go all out, so he shouted, "Pour all your magical power and blood essence into me!"

As the command was given, countless magical powers and blood essence rapidly converged towards Li Wu.

In a short period, Li Wu's aura rose from late Martial God to peak Martial God.

But this was still not enough to contend with the Zhou Tian Star Formation. Li Wu shouted again, "Speed up the output!"

All the Human Race's blood essence surged, and their magical power flowed like a tide towards Li Wu.

As the power continued to gather, Li Wu felt his body was on the verge of exploding, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Only by breaking through to the Martial Saint realm can the Human Race have a chance at survival.

Just as he was struggling to hold on, Li Wu's aura slowly began to climb.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt a certain shackle within his body suddenly shatter.

BOOM—

An aura that could destroy the world and dominate the heavens erupted from Li Wu.

Feeling this aura, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi roared in disbelief, "This is the aura of a Saint! How can Li Wu possibly break through to the Saint realm? How can Li Wu possibly break through to the Saint realm!"

Seeing Eastern Emperor Tai Yi on the verge of madness, Di Jun shouted, "Second brother, calm down! Li Wu is merely borrowing the power of the battle formation to temporarily enhance himself!"

His entry into the Saint realm is but a fleeting moment; he cannot sustain it for long."

The voice, like a great bell, jolted Eastern Emperor Tai Yi awake, and he immediately regained his composure.

"Apologies, elder brother, I lost my composure," Eastern Emperor Tai Yi said to Di Jun.

"It's nothing. In the face of such a sudden change, losing one's composure is understandable," Di Jun replied calmly.

As the two conversed, the demons within the Zhou Tian Star Formation had all taken their positions.

In an instant, a majestic aura surged forth from the formation.

Li Wu, enduring the tearing pain within his body, shouted loudly, "All humans, retreat quickly and stay away from the battlefield. This battle is no longer something you can interfere with."

Before his words had even finished, the humans began to retreat rapidly.

Within chaos...

Li Peng watched as the Three Pure Ones, though retreating under the onslaught, held their ground, his heart filled with anxiety.

Every moment, he could sense the rapid loss of the Human Race's destiny, a sign that they were suffering immense casualties.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in Li Peng's eyes, and he tightly gripped the Yin Yang Twin Swords.

"Yin and Yang arise together, combine!" he uttered in a low voice.

As he spoke, the Yin Yang Twin Swords miraculously merged into a single colossal sword.

As soon as the giant sword was formed, it radiated precious light, Yin-Yang Qi flowing ceaselessly, and immense power surged from its body.

Judging solely by its power, this sword had already reached the ranks of Innate Supreme Treasures.

This was not a true fusion, but a technique Li Peng had created based on his fifty percent comprehension of the laws of the Yin-Yang Great Dao.

He used his magical power to form a sword-shaped shell, embedding the Yin Yang Twin Swords within it, and guided their power through the principle of Yin-Yang mutual generation.

It was akin to connecting the positive and negative terminals of a battery to conduct electricity.

If the combined attack of the Yin Yang Twin Swords could already unleash the might of an Innate Supreme Treasure, why go through this extra step?

It was because after Li Peng comprehended the second form of the Heaven-Opening technique, "Yin Yang Slash," he found he possessed no weapon capable of fully unleashing its power.

Thus, he specially created this technique to complement the Yin Yang Slash.

Furthermore, his own cultivation of the Yin-Yang Great Dao complemented the offensive power of the Heaven-Opening second form, Yin Yang Slash.

In this way, the matter was no longer a simple 1+1+1=3, but its power could even reach over six times.

Li Peng used the sword as an axe, beginning to charge his attack.

A moment later, his charge was complete, and he roared, "Heaven-Opening Second Form, Heaven and Earth Open, Yin and Yang Separate—Yin Yang Slash!"

Before his voice faded, Li Peng had already cleaved down towards the Three Pure Ones with his sword.

Instantly, a terrifying sword energy, entwined with the endless laws of the Yin-Yang Great Dao, slashed towards the Three Pure Ones.

Where the sword energy passed, Chaos Qi transformed into earth, water, fire, and wind. The chaotic space continuously collapsed and shattered, and countless black holes emerged, devouring the surrounding Chaos Qi.

In the blink of an eye, this region of chaos presented a scene of world-ending destruction.

Seeing such a terrifying sword energy approaching, the faces of the Three Pure Ones changed drastically. They never imagined that Li Peng would master such a dreadful technique as the Heaven-Opening second form.

What shocked them even more was that the power of this move was more than double that unleashed by Pangu's true form.

The Three Pure Ones exchanged glances and unleashed their strongest means.

Laozi summoned the Innate Supreme Treasure Taiji Diagram from within him, which transformed into a massive Yin-Yang grinding disc, meeting the terrifying sword energy.

Primordial Lord of Heaven wielded the Pangu Banner, unleashing countless chaotic sword energies that rushed towards Li Peng's sword energy.

Tongtian unfurled the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram, setting up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. In an instant, sword energy surged out from the formation like a tide.

Although Li Peng had not entered the formation, thus weakening the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation's power, it was still over fifty percent stronger than simply using the Immortal Slaying Four Swords.

"Boom! Boom boom—!"

Li Peng's magnificent sword energy first collided with Laozi's Yin-Yang grinding disc, erupting in continuous, deafening roars.

The surrounding chaotic void shattered in response, and countless black holes appeared and disappeared alternately.

The shockwave spread outwards, pushing away all the Chaos Qi within tens of millions of miles.

The center of the collision instantly turned into a vacuum.

Blinding light erupted from the point of impact, and even the Chaos Qi couldn't fill it in time before being pushed further away by the residual waves.

The countless sword energies surging from the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation also struck the colossal sword energy.

Instantly, the point of impact erupted in blinding light, making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.

In the distance, Zhunti was being beaten badly by Nuwa. He looked at the numerous Supreme Treasures in the hands of the Three Pure Ones, his eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and a strong desire to possess them.

However, thinking of the Three Pure Ones' strength, Zhunti could only abandon those unrealistic thoughts.

Just as he was distracted, Nuwa seized the opportunity. She swung the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Merit Ruler and smashed it down fiercely at Zhunti.

"Boom! Crack!"

One ruler strike landed squarely on Zhunti's Golden Body. First came a loud bang, followed by the sound of the Golden Body shattering.

Nuwa did not stop. She moved like a shadow, catching up to Zhunti and smashing down with another ruler.

"Crack—Boom!"

The sound of shattering rang out again as Zhunti's Golden Body's right arm was directly smashed off by this strike.

Nuwa did not hesitate, collecting the severed arm into the Rivers and Mountains Painting.

Zhunti's face turned ashen. Repairing a Golden Body was already difficult, and if a part was missing, it was unknown how many years it would take to recover.

"Nuwa, you've gone too far!" Zhunti roared.

"So what if I'm bullying you? If you're not happy, come and fight!" Nuwa raised the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Merit Ruler and replied coldly.

Before her words even fell, she had already pursued Zhunti.

Zhunti was about to retort, but seeing Nuwa chasing him again, he immediately became timid. He swallowed the harsh words he was about to utter and turned to flee.

Seeing Zhunti in such a sorry state, Jieyin wanted to break free from Fuxi and go to his aid, but Fuxi gave him no opportunity. He could only watch helplessly as his brother was brutally beaten by Nuwa.

Li Peng saw that the attacks from both sides were still at a stalemate, and he couldn't help but frown.

Although his cultivation was one small realm higher than the Three Pure Ones, they possessed too many Supreme Treasures—the Heaven and Earth Golden Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Immortal Slaying Four Swords.

With so many Supreme Treasures combined, even if Li Peng's cultivation was stronger, it would be difficult for him to win easily.

With no other choice, he had to use his ultimate trump card—infusing his Spiritual Power, "Innate Yin Yang Destruction Divine Light," into the second form of the Heaven-Opening technique, "Yin Yang Slash."

This move was still just a concept and had never been tested before. Even Li Peng himself was unsure of its actual power.