In the vast Starry Sky battlefield, outside the Southern Heavenly Gate, the invisible space was torn apart by two Destruction forces, with Chaos Qi surging and Stars fragments flying everywhere.
The aftershocks of the three earth-shattering clashes that had just ended had not yet dissipated. Amidst the billowing smoke, the enormous Pangu Phantom, though dim and illusory, still exuded the majestic power of World Creation, standing firmly atop the Twelve Capital Gods and Fiends Great Array.
Inside the formation, the Ancestor Witch Dijiang was enveloped in a dense power of Space Law. He looked up at the already unstable Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation opposite him, which seemed on the verge of collapsing at any moment, and burst into wild laughter.
"How is Di Jun, that brat?"
After the three blows, will your Starry Shell, which you've been hiding in, still hold firm?
Hahaha, look at your crumbling state now, I don't believe it can withstand another blow!
The next strike will reduce your Demon Court to dust! All Demon Clan members, just stretch out your necks and await your death!
This wild and unrestrained mockery was like a sharp arrow, piercing through the barriers of the Star Dou Great Formation and exploding in the ears of every Demon Clan.
In fact, the Witch Clan's Great Formation could no longer withstand the strain. The phantom of Pangu Axe had dissipated, and the Witch Clan could no longer unleash a fourth axe strike. Their next attack would have to be their fists.
Hearing Dijiang's mocking words, Di Jun, the main figure in the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation, slowly straightened up.
After forcibly activating the Blood Sacrifice technique, his life essence had been greatly depleted. At this moment, his face was ashen, his Emperor's Robe were torn in many places, and stained with some of his own Essence Blood.
Behind him, the more than three hundred main star lords in the formation were also in bad condition, each with weak aura and some with cracks all over their bodies, clearly caused by the excessive backlash from the formation. However, this was still considered good, as many auxiliary star gods had already turned to ashes in the backlash caused by the previous formation clash, leaving only a trace of their true spirit to enter the Netherworld.
Just as Dijiang had said, the entire Demon Clan camp was truly at its last gasp, on the verge of exhaustion.
The anger in Di Jun's eyes was almost bursting out; it was indignation at Dijiang's arrogant attitude, and even more so, heartache over the tragic casualties of the Demon Clan before him.
His gaze swept over every weary, blood-stained, yet resilient face within the Formations behind him.
Fuxi, heavily wounded yet clenching his teeth; the Demon Saint, their faces as calm as water but their eyes resolute; the hundreds of Great Luo Demon God Star Lord, their bodies broken yet still gripping the Stars Banners tightly, striving to maintain their formation; and the millions of the Demon Clan soldiers at the grassroots level, united in hatred against the common enemy and bound by life and death.
A sense of tragic grandeur and resolute determination spread within the Demon Clan race.
Di Jun's gaze finally fell on the brightest Central Star at the core of the formation, the Sun, which represented the collective will of the Demon Clan race, and the Moon Star, which shone brightly alongside the Sun Star and carried the future of the Demon Clan.
The next moment, the anger on his face slowly subsided, replaced by a sense of relief. Then, a smile appeared on his face, a smile of fearlessness and a heroic acceptance of death.
He turned his gaze to Dijiang opposite him and loudly replied:
"Dijiang, you should not underestimate the sons of my Demon Clan!"
Do you think you have victory in your grasp? In my opinion, it's too early to say!
Our race was born in the Primordial World, roaming freely across the heavens and earth. We have never feared any enemy, and even if we are shattered to pieces, we will tear off a piece of the enemy's flesh!
Today, I will show you, you barbaric scoundrels, the true spirit and integrity of my Demon Clan race!
As soon as Di Jun finished speaking, he looked at Fuxi standing to the side.
Fuxi immediately caught the decisiveness in the Demon Emperor's eyes, knowing that he had made up his mind.
The Xi Huang, renowned for his divination and wisdom, showed a look of grief and reluctance on his face. Even though he knew the situation was critical and this action was unavoidable, he still found it hard to accept.
He understood what Di Jun was going to do; this was the ultimate trump card, a sacrifice of everything the demon Demon Clan possessed, completely eliminating the core members of the Demon Clan.
"Your Majesty..." Fuxi's voice was slightly hoarse, "This move, if unleashed, may damage the very foundation of our clan, causing our lineage to be severed..."
"Fuxi!" Di Jun interrupted Fuxi directly. He understood Fuxi's thoughts at this moment, but as the Demon Emperor, he needed to make a choice.
The overall situation is unfavorable to our people; we have no choice but to resort to this extraordinary measure!
Using it offers a glimmer of hope; if we don't, once the Witch Clan wins, our Demon Clan will truly have nowhere to go and will be completely Blood Food by the Witch Clan.
In order for the remaining members of our ethnic group to have a chance to breathe, in order for the Fire Seed of our people to Immortality extinguished, and in order for the life's work of us not to be completely forgotten, someone must stand up and make a sacrifice!
Only in this way can we fight for a future for the demons behind us, even at the most tragic cost!
He then comforted Fuxi, saying, "Besides, I have already made arrangements; the lineage of the Demon Clan will never be severed in our hands."
Seeing this, Fuxi could only bow his head and say, "Your subject understands."
Then, with their combined efforts, Di Jun Divine Sense, like an invisible wave, covered every Star Lord in the main formation, and his voice resounded directly in the minds of each Star Lord:
"All Stars lords and Demon God! As you all know, our clan is in decline. If we do not change this situation, we will no longer be able to compete with the Witch Clan."
Everyone knows that our Demon Clan never fears battle, nor does it fear death!
For the sake of future generations, for the future of the Demon Clan, and for the sake of the present, the only way to have a chance of victory is to use the 'Star Sacrifice Method'!
These words greatly alarmed all the Star Lord.
The method of Star Sacrifice is not a simple Secret Art to enhance the power of Formations, but a means of cooperating with the enemy to perish!
This method requires the body, soul, and origin of the Star Lord holds the Star Authority as a sacrifice, to communicate with the core of the Primordial World Stars Origin, forcibly extract it, and exchange it for a momentary burst of Star Power!
"If one enters this method, one's spirit and soul will be consumed, and the Star Position will be forever silenced." Di Jun's voice was extremely clear, announcing the cruel outcome after the Star Sacrifice Method was performed. "The positions of the three hundred and sixty-five Central Star, which maintain the foundation of the formation, must not be moved lightly."
Therefore, the Star Sacrifice should begin with the Auxiliary Stars, Auxiliary Stars, and Miscellaneous Luminaries, proceeding from the outside in, layer by layer!
The Star Lord remained silent. The war had progressed to this point, and they felt no fear, but were instead moved by the tragic atmosphere of this ultimate choice.
In this atmosphere, Di Jun set aside his concerns about life and death and addressed the crowd:
The 'Monster Summoning Gourd' I once crafted has wondrous uses far beyond what you all know!
The Monster Summoning Gourd not only commands Myriad Demons, but during its creation, I secretly inscribed a wisp of each demon's True Spirit within its core essence!
"Therefore!" Di Jun's voice suddenly rose in pitch.
Today, even if our Star Position Nirvana and our bodies turn to ashes, as long as the Monster Summoning Gourd remains intact, the origin of the Primordial Desolation Starry Sky Immortality!
When the time is right, True Spirit's imprint still exists in the world, with the help of the Primordial World Stars Origin, there will surely be a day of return!
Gentlemen, at this point, I think there's no need for further words. I will fight alongside you all to the death. If we are defeated today, death is the only outcome. We will meet again in the Monster Summoning Gourd one day!
Di Jun's words completely shattered any lingering hesitation or resentment in the hearts of all the Star Lord!
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty, offering the stars as a sacrifice, burning myself to defeat the enemy, and opening a path to survival for the demon race!" The Great Luo Star Lord, who holds the position of the Horn Constellation, the head of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon in the East, roared with divine thought, his eyes burning with flames.
"For the sake of our Demon Clan, Your Majesty, please act swiftly!" The demon generals of the Miscellaneous Luminaries on the outer edge of Northern Heaven, though inferior in cultivation, roared just as frantically.
Immediately following, countless Divine Sense echoed, filled with a tragic and heroic fighting spirit of self-sacrifice. "Burn my remains, sacrifice my Stars, protect my people! Kill—"
"Good!" Di Jun's eyes flashed with an incomparably sharp Golden Light. "Dijiang, and you barbarians of the Witch Clan, prepare to receive the final wrath of my Demon Clan's billions of Stars!"
He suddenly raised his hands, and the Golden Crow patterns on his Emperor's Robe emitted a dazzling light. He channeled all his demonic power into the River Diagram and Luo Shu.
This Innate Spiritual Treasure trembled violently, projecting an incomparably profound Star Chart light and shadow, connecting the entire Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation!
"Star Sacrifice —begin!" Di Jun's decree echoed like a death knell across the Starry Sky.
Boom!
The first to respond to Di Jun's command were the most numerous, relatively dim, and lowest-energy-level Miscellaneous Luminaries on the outer edge of the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation!
Like reeds set ablaze in late autumn, or countless tiny Stars thrown into a furnace.
A series of dense, silent explosions erupted within his Divine Sense!
On the outer edge of the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation Stars, countless Demon Clan soldiers or minor leaders, whose strength was generally at the level of Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, simultaneously emitted the last and most brilliant radiance of their lives!
Countless points of light suddenly lit up, and then... transformed into fireflies and merged into the natal Stars!
The Stars representing them quickly turned into ashes-like bright spots within the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation Diagram's light, vanishing without a trace.
The annihilation of each point of light meant that a group of low-ranking Demon Clan soldiers or underlings had been sacrificed into the Stars!
Without even uttering a sound, they used their humblest lives and the Star Authority they carried as a catalyst to ignite the will hidden within the core essence of the Stars!
The collective sacrifice of billions of Miscellaneous Luminaries stars, their combined Spiritual Power, created a spectacle that shook the heavens and the universe!
An immeasurable torrent of starlight burst forth from those points of annihilation, like a dazzling torrent formed by billions of Stardust, flowing inward along the star chains of the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation, and finally flowing into the Three Hundred Sixty-Five Main Stars, forming a complete chain!
The entire Sea of Stars domain formed by the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation suddenly expanded outwards by a circle, and its light became several times more intense!
The previously crumbling base of the formation was instantly stabilized, as if injected with a powerful stimulant!
The Stars network within the formation, composed of countless interwoven Miscellaneous Luminaries used to fill gaps and amplify effects, now burned itself, transforming into a torrent of pure energy that flowed into the Central Star domain like rivers flowing into the sea!
"What!" Dijiang's maniacal laughter froze instantly, replaced by extreme shock.
The re-emergence of the magnificent and stable Great Formation filled him with intense unease.
Xuanming's usually cold and aloof expression suddenly narrowed as she could clearly sense an extremely violent storm of Spiritual Power surging from the enemy's Great Formation.
"Not enough! This power is insufficient to shatter the Gods and Fiends Great Formation in one strike!"
The fierce look in Di Jun's eyes intensified.
"The Star Sacrifice ceremony continues!"
His response was a silent vow and action!
Suddenly, from the outer ring of the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation, amidst the Star Formation whose brilliance was second only to the Central Star Auxiliary Stars, thick pillars of natal stars, each with a different color but equally dazzling, rose up!
A huge and clear phantom appeared on each of the towering star pillars.
Some are divine birds with outstretched wings and cries, some are Mutated Beasts roaring through the Star River, and some are Daoist priests sitting cross-legged with their robes fluttering in the wind... These are the projections of the true forms of the Golden Immortal and Taiyi Demon God who are responsible for controlling important Auxiliary Stars!
"Eastern Heavenly Wind Eagle Star Lord, sacrifice yourself to illuminate the Wind Eagle Auxiliary Star!"
My descendants, the future of the Demon Clan, depend on you!
Your Majesty take care!
A clear, melodious cry of a divine eagle echoed through the Starry Sky, and a beam of azure light shattered with a deafening roar!
The position representing the Wind Eagle Auxiliary Star instantly shone tenfold, transforming into a small cyan Sun!
"Northern Wasteland Mysterious Turtle, I wish to follow in the footsteps of my ancestors, to forever suppress Demon Souls, farewell!" A colossal phantom of Black Tortoise roared to the sky, then exploded into a thick, earthen-yellow pillar of light...
"The Western Prefecture Heavenly Poison Demon Saint..." A filthy yet immensely powerful purple nebula exploded...
With one awe-inspiring announcement after another, clusters of Stars, hundreds of times brighter than the Miscellaneous Luminaries Stars, were awakened amidst the roar. Then, the Stars Origin was forcibly extracted and integrated into the Great Formation!
The entire Stars realm seemed to have been thrown into a boiling oil pot, and all the Stars began to Earth Veins!
The intensity of the Spiritual Power within the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation instantly surged to a terrifying level!
A tear flashed briefly in Di Jun's eyes, but his expression immediately became even more solemn.
He endured immense grief, activated his magic, and guided the energy of the hundreds of burning auxiliary star cores, along with the energy of the billions of miscellaneous stars, through the Hetu Luoshu, to circulate and condense within the formation, finally pouring it into the three hundred and sixty-five main star positions!
The entire Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation expanded and contracted once again, and the power in its core area became Chaos and violent. The aura of Destruction made many of the Saint watching the battle turn their heads.
The River Diagram and Luo Shu hung above Di Jun's head, radiating brilliant light and resonating with the Central Star, emitting a series of deep humming sounds.
At this moment, Di Jun's demonic power was almost completely drained, and his crown had long since disappeared. Only his Emperor's Robe, bathed in the tragic light of the sacrifice of billions of Stars, appeared exceptionally desolate yet incomparably majestic.
He slowly raised his right arm, as if dragging the weight of the entire Primordial World Sea of Stars, his five fingers together, pointing at the enormous phantom that had once again gripped the Pangu Giant Axe, radiating a chilling killing intent!
All the surviving Demon God's eyes were focused on the Demon Emperor.
Di Jun took a deep breath, not to replenish his strength, but to accumulate power for his final declaration.
His voice, amplified by the River Diagram and Luo Shu, resounded throughout the battlefield like an ancient celestial decree:
"In the name of the billions of Stars in the Primordial World..."
"With the immortal souls of my Demon Clan as a sacrifice..."
"Inheriting the spirit of the vast Starry Sky..."
"Condensing the Circulating Stars Dharma Form"
Boom!!!!
The light of the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation was dazzling to the extreme!