You were asked to assist Di Xin, but you made him the Human Emperor?

At this moment, the four disciples of Lu Yue looked at Deng Jiugong with different eyes.

Originally, as disciples of the Sect of Interception, their cultivation was higher than Deng Jiugong's, and they were full of confidence. When they first joined Deng Jiugong's camp, they were even more arrogant.

Now, in front of Deng Jiugong, they felt a head shorter.

Especially since Deng Jiugong possessed a natural commanding presence and his killing intent was incredibly potent.

Even though Li Jin Zha had already fled, Deng Jiugong had pursued and killed him. And in doing so, he killed two, leaving Xiqi severely weakened.

"Immortal, you are a cultivator of the Dao. How could my meager cultivation hide from you!"

Deng Jiugong said with a smile.

"I dare not, I dare not. This humble Daoist has merely been cultivating for a bit longer than Marshal Deng!"

Lu Yue replied.

Clearly, in front of Deng Jiugong, his previous sense of superiority was gone.

In reality, it wasn't just that he had been cultivating for a bit longer than Deng Jiugong; he had actually been cultivating for an entire Great Tribulation longer.

One had to know that although Lu Yue was an outer disciple of the Sect of Interception, his seniority among the outer disciples was very high. He had joined the Sect of Interception during the Witch-Demon Calamity when countless Immortals flocked to it.

Originally, with his Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, Lu Yue was very proud.

He never expected that Deng Jiugong's boldness today would shake his heart.

Moreover, Deng Jiugong's strength was not weak. In just a few decades, he had achieved such cultivation, and it was all through his own hard work. He was also different from those third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

This filled Lu Yue with respect!

After Deng Jiugong killed Li Jin Zha and Li Mutha, Manjushri Guangfa Heavenly Venerate and Samantabhadra sensed it, their expressions turning grim.

"Our disciples are dead?"

"Who killed them?"

"Could it be disciples of the Sect of Interception?"

"This is bad. Xiqi is in trouble. We must rush to support them quickly!"

Manjushri Guangfa Heavenly Venerate and Samantabhadra both headed towards Xiqi.

This time, their journey was twofold: to help Jiang Ziya relieve the siege, and to avenge their disciples.

Although their original intention in taking disciples was to have them undergo tribulations for them and ascend the Investiture of the Gods Scroll.

However, they had still meticulously taught them for quite some time. If they could survive and serve by their side.

After death, their True Spirits would ascend the Investiture of the Gods Scroll and be at the beck and call of the Jade Emperor, becoming members of the Heavenly Court.

Especially now, knowing that Xiqi was in trouble, if they didn't go to support them, Xiqi might be breached by the Shang army.

In Xiqi City, the King of Wu's residence!

Upon learning that Li Jin Zha and Li Mutha had been killed by Deng Jiugong, Ji Fa felt immense grief.

What a heavy loss!

"Prime Minister Jiang, Deng Jiugong's army is pressing hard, their momentum is fierce, and they have the assistance of Immortals from the Sect of Interception. Two of our great generals have already been lost. How can we possibly resist them!"

Ji Fa's face was full of worry.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. My senior brothers from the Chan Sect will arrive shortly to assist!"

Jiang Ziya said.

"Report! Another Daoist outside the city requests a challenge!"

Just then, a soldier from Xiqi came to report.

Hearing this, Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya's expressions changed slightly.

"Prime Minister Jiang, Huang Tianhua requests a challenge!"

Huang Tianhua spoke.

Among the generals remaining in Xiqi, his strength was the highest.

"No!"

"That Deng Jiugong fights dirty. If you go, you'll just lose your life in vain!"

Jiang Ziya said directly.

Previously, Jin Zha and Mu Zha had suffered this very loss.

Jin Zha had clearly been defeated, yet Deng Jiugong had pursued and killed him.

Huang Tianhua's strength was similar to Jin Zha and Mu Zha's, so the outcome would be the same if he went.

Although Xiqi had lost two great generals, Jiang Ziya was not blinded by hatred. Instead, he calmly analyzed the pros and cons.

Huang Tianhua was a disciple of his senior brother Qingxu Daode Zhenjun. How could Jiang Ziya let Huang Tianhua go to his death like this?

"The enemy is challenging us, and if we delay our response, it will dampen our army's morale!"

Huang Feihu said at this moment.

Huang Feihu was originally the King of Martial Valor who defended the Great Shang. For various reasons, he defected to Xiqi and became the King of Martial Valor of the Western Zhou dynasty.

"Let me go out and fight!"

After a moment of thought, Huang Feihu said.

To not respond to the enemy's challenge was like being a turtle hiding in its shell.

Huang Feihu, with his fiery temper, could not tolerate such an insult.

"King of Martial Valor, please remain calm!"

"The enemy consists of unorthodox individuals. Rushing out to fight would play right into their hands!"

Jiang Ziya spoke.

Although Huang Feihu was fierce, he was ultimately a mortal general without any mana.

If the enemy only had mana, Huang Feihu could naturally fight them. Even if he couldn't win, he could retreat safely.

He feared that the enemy might possess strange sorcery, and a moment's carelessness could lead to his demise.

It was better for an Immortal to fight against them.

Even Huang Tianhua's participation made Jiang Ziya uneasy, let alone Huang Feihu.

Furthermore, Jiang Ziya was wary of Deng Jiugong, fearing that Deng Jiugong would seize an opportunity to take a life.

"We can't keep avoiding battle forever!"

Huang Feihu's expression was grim, his anger already difficult to suppress.

"Otherwise, we'll hang up a 'no-challenge' banner!"

Jiang Ziya pondered for a moment and said.

Xiqi had no generals to send, so they could only hang a 'no-challenge' banner at the city gate!

Both sides rested, preparing for the next engagement!

In the Tang Camp.

At this time, Deng Jiugong was cultivating alone in his tent.

Deng Jiugong knew that Jiang Ziya was waiting for reinforcements, but he didn't know their strength.

However, the stronger Deng Jiugong's cultivation, the greater his role in this great battle would be; that was certain.

During the period of truce between the two sides, others' strength might not improve much.

But Deng Jiugong was different.

He held the Time Dao Disk in his hand!

He also had a Creation Jade Disk Fragment.

Hum!

Activating the Time Dao Disk, Deng Jiugong's body was instantly subjected to a hundredfold acceleration of time flow.

He then brought out the Creation Jade Disk Fragment to boost his enlightenment speed.

With a thought, he consumed a Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit.

He circulated his cultivation technique and began to refine it rapidly!

He first improved his physical body cultivation. Upon reaching the early stage of the Mystic Immortal Realm for his physical body, Deng Jiugong found that more than half of the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit's energy had been consumed.

Without further impacting his physical body cultivation, he used the remaining energy to advance his Nascent Soul cultivation.

Deng Jiugong tried his best to keep his physical body cultivation and Nascent Soul cultivation at a similar level.