War Begins, Each Displaying Their Divine Powers

The next moment, three Saint Kings of the Zhou Clan arrived. They were all Saint Kings who cultivated the Water Dao. As the three Saint Kings unleashed their divine abilities, a towering wave surged forth and crashed toward the sea of flames.

The instant the giant wave met the sea of fire, a sharp "sizzle, sizzle, sizzle" rang out. Superheated steam spread through the entire area, making it impossible to see what lay ahead.

Yet within the steam, the Zhou Clan disciples could vaguely make out a colossal creature appearing before them.

The three Saint Kings were instantly shocked when they saw the enormous creature, crying out, "This is the Great Sun Divine Sect's guardian divine beast—the Crimson Flame Divine Lion!"

The Crimson Flame Divine Lion exhaled a gust of air that blew away the steam, revealing its true form. It was an enormous lion dozens of zhang tall, covered in crimson-gold fur. Scarlet flames swayed across its body in the wind like a blazing red cloak.

The next moment, the Crimson Flame Divine Lion let out a roar and charged at the Zhou Clan's three Saint Kings. The three Saint Kings' expressions changed at once, their faces turning grave as they continuously retreated.

The Crimson Flame Divine Lion was the Great Sun Divine Sect's guardian divine beast, its cultivation as high as Saint King Great Perfection. The three of them would find it difficult to deal with it.

Moreover, the attacking enemies were certainly not limited to one Crimson Flame Divine Lion. Sweeping out with their divine senses, they found that, sure enough, behind the Crimson Flame Divine Lion, the teleportation array continued to light up. Cultivators clad in crimson robes embroidered with a great sun appeared one after another. They were precisely disciples of the Great Sun Divine Sect.

After appearing, the Great Sun Divine Sect disciples swiftly charged at the Zhou Clan members. Most of them cultivated the Flame Dao, and countless flames instantly took all manner of forms, launching attacks that made this entire space seem to burn.

"Damn it, why are people from the Great Sun Divine Sect appearing from here? Could there be a traitor within our Zhou Clan?!"

"Damn it! These Great Sun Divine Sect disciples definitely came prepared. They counter us too perfectly!"

The Zhou Clan members immediately clashed with the Great Sun Divine Sect disciples. Blood splattered everywhere, and within only a few breaths, dozens of corpses had fallen.

"Stop them! They want to destroy the array from within!" Several Saint Kings from the Great Sun Divine Sect rushed toward the Zhou Clan's Family Protection Array, and the Zhou Clan disciples hurriedly moved to block them. Fifth Grand Elder had already been burning with rage. He had never imagined that the Zhou Clan would actually produce a traitor!

Just as Fifth Grand Elder was about to stop those Great Sun Divine Sect Saint Kings, an old man in crimson-gold robes blocked his path. He was the Old Ancestor of the Great Sun Divine Sect.

"Old Ghost Chi, get the hell out of my way!" Fifth Grand Elder roared. Cold light gleamed from the great saber in his hand. He was a Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster of the Blade Dao, his saber arts having reached the pinnacle of perfection. Though only at the early stage of the Supreme Realm, he possessed combat power comparable to the middle stage of the Supreme Realm.

"Hehe, I can't let you pass." The Great Sun Divine Sect's Old Ancestor chuckled, and a ball of crimson-gold flame appeared in his hand. The flames took the shape of a dragon and actually let out a dragon's cry.

The two Supremes immediately began fighting. The aftershocks they produced were terrifyingly powerful, enough to kill Saint Realm cultivators. When the aftershocks from their battle struck the Zhou Clan's Family Protection Array, the great array was instantly left in peril.

Most sect-protecting arrays were like this—hard on the outside like a turtle shell, fragile on the inside like an eggshell, shattering after only a couple of knocks.

Sure enough, in only a few breaths, the Zhou Clan's Family Protection Array shattered. However, the Zhou Clan had long anticipated this outcome.

It was only that the Great Sun Divine Sect's sudden assault had thrown the Zhou Clan members into momentary confusion, and some of their preparations had not yet been completed.

"Charge! The Sect Master said that whatever we can seize is ours!"

"High risk, high reward! Our chance to soar into the sky and get rich overnight has arrived! Brothers, follow me and kill!"

Countless cultivators from the Anti-Zhou Alliance charged into the Zhou Clan. The Zhou Clan disciples rose in resistance, and slaughter continued without pause as blood sprayed endlessly and corpses kept falling.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Those who offend the Zhou Clan shall be executed, no matter how far away they are!"

"Kill these bastards! Let them see how formidable our Zhou Clan is!"

At this moment, the might of the Immortal Zhou Family was also revealed. The War Hall disciples, who had been ready at all times, rushed out in an instant amid thunderous roars.

The War Hall disciples were perfectly organized, instantly forming battle formations.

Every War Hall disciple was a cultivator above the Spirit Channeling Realm.

Every centurion was at least a Cycle Realm expert.

Every commander of a thousand was at least a Feather Ascension Realm expert.

Every commander of ten thousand was at least a Saint Realm expert.

A battle formation formed by a Cycle Realm centurion leading one hundred Spirit Channeling Realm War Hall disciples was enough to kill enemies above their level.

Tens of thousands of War Hall disciples rushed out in an instant and directly engaged the Anti-Zhou Alliance cultivators in battle.

The Law Enforcement Hall, Assassination Hall, Formation Hall, and others all made their moves. The strength of just a few halls surpassed that of most top-tier factions.

Every hall master of the Immortal Zhou Family was a Saint King Great Perfection expert.

Ordinary elders were all Saint Realm experts, while elite elders were all Saint King Realm experts.

If they did not act, then so be it. Once they acted, they would shake the world with a single cry!

At this moment, the Immortal Zhou Family displayed its terrifying strength.

Even without the Savage Great Emperor, Zhou Kuang, the Immortal Zhou Family was still the undisputed number one force in the Azure World!

The Immortal Zhou Family's prodigies were also constantly fighting on the battlefield.

Zhou Xingchen was a prodigy among the Zhou Clan's younger generation. Though not yet a hundred years old, he was already a Saint Great Perfection expert!

Not only that, he cultivated the Sword Dao and was a Quasi-Grandmaster of the Sword Dao, his swordsmanship exquisitely unparalleled.

Zhou Xingchen gripped a divine sword, his sword intent soaring into the heavens. As a Sword Dao prodigy of the Zhou Clan's younger generation, many people had set their sights on him.

If they could kill Zhou Xingchen, they would surely make a name for themselves!

At this moment, seven Saint Realm experts surrounded Zhou Xingchen. The weakest among them was at the late Saint Realm, and there were no fewer than four Saint Great Perfection experts.

"Zhou Xingchen, die!" The seven Saints charged at Zhou Xingchen together.

A cold smile curved Zhou Xingchen's lips, his face filled with contempt. "You seven pieces of trash think you're worthy of taking my, Zhou Xingchen's, life? The ones seeking death are you!"

"Hehe, you're at death's door and still spouting such arrogant nonsense. Zhou Xingchen, you may be a prodigy, but are we not as well?"

"Before you die, we'll let you know who is killing you."

One Saint Great Perfection expert opened his mouth to continue, only to be directly cut off by Zhou Xingchen. "No need!"

"This sword is called Kai Que. Remember it!"

Before Zhou Xingchen's words had faded, his sword was already out of its sheath. Sword light illuminated thirty thousand li, while Sword Qi coiled around the nine heavens.

With one slash, fierce Sword Qi transformed into a long dragon of Sword Qi and swallowed the strongest of the seven. That man fought desperately to block it, yet he could not hold on for even a second before being devoured by the Sword Qi dragon, his body and Dao both extinguished.

Seeing the strongest among them slain by Zhou Xingchen's single sword strike, the remaining six Saint Realm experts' expressions changed drastically.

They knew Zhou Xingchen was strong, but they had never expected him to be this strong. A Saint Great Perfection expert had actually been killed in an instant.

Only a moment ago, they had been brimming with confidence, imagining how they would make a name for themselves after killing Zhou Xingchen.

But the next moment, their fantasy shattered, dragging them back to reality.

The Zhou Clan's prodigy was terrifying to such a degree!