One Axe, One Heavenly Soldier

He did not raise his head to look at the swaggering divine general, merely lowered his gaze to the massive axe of the Shield-Axe in his hand.

Along the axe blade, the dark crimson blood groove glimmered faintly with a vicious light.

"Just you lot?"

Yang Jian's voice was soft, yet it rang clearly in the ears of every heavenly soldier.

The golden-armored divine general's expression darkened. In his fury, he laughed instead.

"You insolent bastard!"

"On the brink of death, and you still dare spout such arrogant nonsense!"

"All troops, heed my command! Form the Heavenly Net Slaughter Array and seize him!"

At the divine general's command, tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers roared in unison, their spears pointing at Yang Jian.

Golden formation patterns intertwined through the void, transforming into countless sharp Geng Metal Sword Qi that poured down upon Yang Jian like a torrential rain.

Fire Spirit stood at Yang Jian's side, a trace of mockery surfacing in her eyes.

"Just a pack of Heavenly Court lapdogs, and you dare come intercept us?"

"You truly don't know whether you live or die."

Fire Spirit swiftly formed seals with both hands, unleashing her Mid Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal cultivation without holding anything back.

"Come forth, Fire Dragon Soldiers!"

Boom!

Amid an earth-shaking dragon's roar, three thousand Fire Dragon Soldiers, their bodies engulfed in golden-red divine flames, stepped forth from the void.

These Fire Dragon Soldiers were Dao soldiers Fire Spirit had refined using her own origin essence combined with formations.

Now that her cultivation had greatly advanced, the power of these three thousand Fire Dragon Soldiers had undergone a qualitative leap.

A sea of flames instantly spread across the sky, incinerating all the incoming Geng Metal Sword Qi into nothingness.

The golden-armored divine general's expression shifted slightly. He