Besieging the World with the Five Directional Banners

Heavenly Fire Mountain is located next to Hengshan Mountain in the south. It is filled with celestial fire and is the site of the Zhu Rong Tribe. However, today, there is an added sense of solemnity and death here.

Beneath the Heavenly Fire Mountain, the Purple Mansion Heavenly Army and the Zhu Rong Tribe of the Witch Clan stood in opposition. The armies of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Three Clans surrounded the Zhu Rong Tribe, leaving only the southern entrance leading to the central Buzhou Mountain.

"Ancestral Witch Zhurong, it's been a long time. How have you been?" As the representative of the Purple Mansion this time, Yuan Jin stepped forward and spoke with Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong laughed heartily, leaning on the Heavenly Fire Banner, his red spirit armor gleaming brightly.

"Yuan Jin, you old hag, I, Zhu Rong, have been fighting with your Phoenix Clan for tens of thousands of years, and you have always avoided battle and dared not fight me. Yet today you are barking and howling here."

"Did the Dragon Clan and the Kirin Clan give you the audacity to come here? When did the Phoenix Clan ever need the Dragon Clan and the Kirin Clan to embolden them? It's utterly ridiculous!"

Yuan Jin wasn't angry at these words. He calmly replied, "Who said that the Ancestral Witch Zhurong only had brute strength and no brains? Seeing you today, I can see that you're quite adept at using provocation and sowing discord, haha!"

"Now, the dragon Qilin, and qilin all serve under the Donghua God. The Purple Mansion Palace came first, then the Three Clans. So why should we distinguish one from the other?"

"Ancestral Witch Zhurong, has no use against us. Let's not make a fool of ourselves with that, haha!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Rong was furious and tightened his grip on the Heavenly Fire Banner.

Zhu Rong has never liked to use his brain, and today he finally did, only to be ridiculed like this. It's really infuriating.

In an instant, he waved the Heavenly Fire Banner, and the Ancestor Witch True Body traversed the mountain range. The pressure of Mid Quasi-Saint descended from above, directly approaching the Purple Mansion Heavenly Army.

"Hmph, I, Zhu Rong, disdain such tricks. If you want war, then let's fight! No need for words! Today, let's settle this once and for all!"

"Men, form ranks!"

As Zhu Rong finished speaking, the Witch Clan, covering the entire mountainside, quickly gathered and unleashed their True Body Power, constructing numerous large formations.

Upon seeing this, Yamashita Yuan Jin and the others immediately realized that this formation was extraordinary. The formation was actually connected to the Heavenly Fire Mountain, and with the help of the Earth Vein's Turbid Qi, a continuous stream of fiery energy was being channeled into the formation.

At this moment, the heavenly fire mixed with the earthly fire, churning and surging within the great formation, its powerful aura soaring into the sky, seemingly attempting to Brahma the sea.

Zhu Rong stood at the center of the great formation, which was also the very center of the Heavenly Fire Mountain, absorbing the power from the earth and the power of many Witch Clan.

This is a simple formation utilizing the terrain, yet it incorporates the principles of the Dutian Great Formation, using the terrain and the magical power of numerous members of the Witch Clan as its foundation, concentrating power on Zhu Rong's body.

This formation looks simple, but often the simplest formations are the hardest to break.

The two observers Candle Dragon Di Lin, were greatly surprised and immediately realized that today's events were not simple.

The Witch Clan are the darlings of the earth. Standing on the earth, they receive a constant flow of power. Now, with the help of the great formation and the combined power of the Heavenly Fire Mountain, they are simply terrifying.

They had no doubt that Zhu Rong possessed the strength of Late Stage Quasi-Saint, or even greater. The two observed the formation and pondered for a long time, but still could not devise a plan to break it.

"Are we going to break the formation by brute force?"

Breaking the formation by force is not impossible; it is the simplest and most effective method, but it also results in the greatest casualties, and there is no guarantee that the formation will be broken!

"Elder Yuan Jin, do you have a way to break the formation?"

Yuan Jin thought for a moment and said, "I have never heard of this formation before, nor have I seen them use it in previous battles. If it is merely earth fire and heaven fire, then it is not something to fear. My Phoenix Clan has its own ways to deal with it."

"But now the Witch Clan communicates with the earth using their magical power, drawing upon the strength of the terrain. Their power is immeasurable, and I have no good strategy to break their formation."

Unable to devise a strategy to break the enemy's formation, the three could only halt their final assault and slowly consider how to defeat them.

"Haha, you bunch of mudskippers and nobodies, why don't you hurry up and join the fray and fight me to the death!"

Seeing that the Three Clans were too frightened to enter the formation, Zhu Rong became arrogant again, after all, he had been under a lot of pressure before.

"To be old and not die is to be a thief." The Three Clans have a long history, and who knows what powerful methods they might have. But today, upon seeing them, it seems they are nothing special. They were so frightened by his grand formation that they dared not enter.

Candle Dragon snorted coldly and prepared to charge into the formation to test its effectiveness. After all, he was also Mid Quasi-Saint, so why should he be afraid of Zhu Rong?

Could Zhu Rong possibly kill him instantly?

Candle Dragon wielded the Purple Lightning Divine Spear, with boundless divine power of thunder gathering on its shaft. With a single swing, he cleaved through the Sky Vault and plunged into the formation.

Seeing this, Zhu Rong in the formation sneered, "Overestimating yourself!"

His true form trembled, and with the help of the great formation, the power of heavenly fire burst forth. With a single punch, heaven and earth were overturned, and boundless power pressed down.

A punch slammed straight into the Candle Dragon Purple Lightning Divine Spear, bending the spear and sending the Candle Dragon flying.

Mid Quasi-Saint the outcome with a single punch!

The Candle Dragon was taken by Di Lin, who then coughed up a mouthful of dragon blood before calming down.

"That old redhead's punch was really powerful."

"Everyone be careful. This old thing is using the power of the great formation, and his strength is between the Late Stage Quasi-Saint. We must not be reckless."

Their hearts sank. Could it be that even with the combined strength of their Three Clans, they couldn't defeat Zhu Rong, and would have to seek help from the Purple Mansion and His Majesty?

If word gets out, where will their Three Clans put their faces?

Yuan Jin stomped his golden staff hard and said, "If it doesn't work, we'll force our way through! Our Phoenix Clan can set up the Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Formation, gathering the five kinds of Phoenix Flames to compete with Zhu Rong's Heavenly Fire. I refuse to believe that after we slaughter this group of the Witch Clan, what will Zhu Rong use to set up his formation!"

"My Kirin Clan can also set up the Qilin Sky-Treading Formation. This formation is not strong in attack, but its defense is unparalleled!"

"Our Dragon Clan can deploy the Myriad Dragons Formation, gathering the power of the Four Seas to launch an unparalleled attack!"

Yuan Jin said in a deep voice, "In that case, we shall face each other with our formations. We can no longer worry about casualties at this point. The reputation of our Three Clans and our future standing in the Purple Mansion will depend on this battle!"

Candle Dragon Di Lin nodded slowly. If the Three Clans joined forces and still failed to defeat the Zhu Rong Tribe in the south, then when Purple Mansion conquered the world, the fortune and merit they could share would be very little.

How can they possibly resolve the immense karmic burden they bear?

The three quickly assembled their army, formed a large battle formation, and prepared to fight to the death.

Just as Candle Dragon and the others were preparing to fight the formation regardless of casualties, a voice echoed in their minds, "The key to this formation lies in Heavenly Fire Mountain and Zhu Rong. Breaking this formation is also simple: sever the earth's energy in this area, and then lure out Zhu Rong!"

"Yuanfeng?" Candle Dragon Di Lin exclaimed in surprise.

Yuan Jin, standing to the side, asked, "Clan leader, how do we sever the power of the Earth Vein? The Heavenly Fire Mountain stretches for hundreds of millions of miles and is connected to the Hengshan Mountain range. How easy is it to sever the mountain range?"

The one who transmitted the message was none other than Phoenix Ancestor Yuan Feng!

"Only the Five Directions Innate Banners Chaos can isolate this mountain range, and the Five Directional Banners are in Donghua's hands. You can contact him!"

After saying this, Yuanfeng disappeared.

"What should we do? Should we ask His Majesty for help?" Di Lin asked first, because his relationship with Donghua was not very close, and they had only met a few times. He was not familiar with the other's temperament and found it difficult to make a decision.

Candle Dragon pondered for a moment and said, "Since there is a more efficient and simpler method, I still think it's worth using. Let me explain the situation to Your Majesty."

Yuan Jin nodded in agreement, but said, "I will handle the matter of seeking His Majesty's help. After all, I am in charge of this operation, not you. I will take responsibility for any consequences that may arise."

"You don't need to say anything more, it's settled then."

Seeing that the two were about to say something, Yuan Jin interrupted them directly and firmly stated her answer.

Just as Yuan Jin was about to send a message to Donghua, the River of Time suddenly opened, and five flags emerged from it— the Five Directions Innate Banners.

With the arrival of the Five Directional Banners, another saying was spread:

"Quickly conquer the south and hunt down the Witch Court at Mount Buzhou!"

The men received the Five Directional Banners, bowed respectfully, and said, "Your subjects obey the decree!"

The River of Time then closed, and Donghua's presence was nowhere to be seen.

Candle Dragon sighed and said, "Your Majesty's strength is truly extraordinary, beyond our comprehension. Time flows as it pleases, and with a single thought, the world knows!"

"To think that I, Candle Dragon, was once of the same generation as Your Majesty, and even led the Dragon Clan to attack Your Majesty, it truly makes one sigh with regret!"

Yuan Jin rolled her eyes at Candle Dragon and said directly, "Alright, stop lamenting. I'm the oldest and least powerful here, and I'm only a Quasi-Saint in terms of magical power. What's there to say?"

Candle Dragon chuckled lightly, then said apologetically, "Yuan Jin is a man of high moral character and prestige. Even Dragon-Han Period, his reputation resounded throughout the Three Clans. How could we possibly compare? Please don't say such things. I am ashamed, truly ashamed!"

Di Lin laughed and said, "Alright, let's save the compliments for after the battle. The first thing we need to do now is break the great formation and reclaim the south."

The group nodded and quickly formed a battle formation. Yuan Jin held the Blazing Light Banner of Earth Separation, Candle Dragon held the Xuan Yuan Water Control Banner, Di Lin held the Apricot Yellow Banner, Tianlong held the Green Lotus Treasure Banner, Qingluan Clan Leader held the Plain Cloud World Banner.

The five people exerted their strength at the same time, Five Directional Banners were unfurled, Covering the Heavens the sun. The Five Elements Great Dao sealed off the heavens and the earth.

As the five people channeled their magical power, the Five Directional Banners vanished into the five directions of heaven and earth, quickly isolating the aura of this area. The speed was so fast that Zhu Rong had no time to react.

By the time Zhu Rong realized what was happening, the earthly evil energy of the Heavenly Fire Mountain had already stopped flowing, leaving only the power gathered by the Witch Clan.

His grand formation has been basically broken!

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The combined Five Directional Banners are comparable to Innate Supreme Treasure, capable of sealing even the Chaos Bell, let alone a mountain range!

Candle Dragon laughed loudly, "Zhu Rong, you brat, come and meet your death!"

After speaking, he charged into the formation with his gun. At the same time, the Dragon Clan set up the Myriad Dragons Formation, mobilizing the power of the Four Seas, and began to attack the formation.

Not to be outdone, the Phoenix Clan's five clan leaders, including Qingluan, quickly formed a battle array. As soon as the Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Array was activated, Phoenix True Fire swept across the sky. The raging True Fire collided with the Heavenly Fire, creating a world of fire.

Three thousand Qilin ascended to the sky, revealing their true forms. They ran along the trajectory of the great formation in the Sky Vault, quickly summoning a Qilin phantom.

"The First Qilin?"

Hidden in the space, Donghua Good Corpse Yuanyang exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected the Kirin Clan to have this trick up their sleeve, because he could sense that the Qilin phantom had the strength of Late Stage Quasi-Saint.

"As expected, these Three Clans all possess some clan-protecting abilities; otherwise, after the Three Clans War ended, they would have been divided up by the myriad races long ago, and wouldn't have survived until now."

As the three formations clashed with Zhu Rong's formation, Zhu Rong's formation was completely broken in just a few rounds.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Rong was enraged. With a roar, he charged forward wielding the Heavenly Fire Banner. Endless earthly evil Turbid Qi transformed into the power of heavenly fire, and the power of the fire law entangled the Ancestor Witch True Body. He then punched the phantom of the Qilin in the Sky Vault.

That punch was truly unparalleled!

The Qilin soared into the sky, its four legs stomping down as if a world were being suppressed, giving people the feeling that the sky had collapsed, as if this was the ultimate force.

"Amazing, amazing! No wonder it's the First Qilin, capable of creating the Great God of Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming! Truly amazing!"

Donghua was full of admiration when he saw the attack from the phantom of the Qilin.

"Boom!"

The punch that shot into the sky clashed with the phantom of the Qilin, and the two were evenly matched.

Zhu Rong roared, "Break!"

Then the Great Dao of Fire was activated, and the ultimate power of the rules transformed into a fist, which was thrown out once again.

This time, the Qilin was overwhelmed and scattered!

But before Zhu Rong could rejoice, Candle Dragon, Di Lin, Yuan Jin, Qing Luan, and Hong Hu had already arrived, each wielding a magical treasure and possessing various supernatural abilities.

Candle Dragon transformed into its true form, and with the opening and closing of its vertical pupils, the Law of Time rippled outwards, constantly interfering with Zhu Rong, preventing him from unleashing only half of his full power.

Sometimes, without careful attention, one can have tens of thousands of years of cultivation eroded by the power of time, which is truly disgusting.

At this moment, Zhu Rong realized just how disgusting his second brother Zhu Jiuyin, truly was.

Led by other Great Witch, the Witch Clan charged into the battle and clashed with the Three Clans.

However, the moment the Witch Clan's great formation broke, it became an unequal battle, a one-sided massacre.

Because the Three Clans, aided by the power of the great formation, are far stronger than the Witch Clan, who have lost the formation.

Zhu Rong saw this and was anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He was fighting five people by himself, and that was the most he could muster.

Keep in mind that the opposing team consists of a Mid Quasi-Saint is proficient in the Time Great Dao, and an early-stage Quasi-Saint Qilin with unparalleled defense.

Although the three Phoenix Clan were Quasi-Saint terms of magical power, their true fires were interconnected and could be superimposed, making their strength no weaker than that of a true Quasi-Saint, and perhaps even stronger. This was because each of the three Phoenix Clan wielded a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, making them extremely powerful.

What could he do? He was desperate too!

At this moment, a duel on the battlefield caught Donghua's attention: the battle between Changqin and the Dragon Clan's Heavenly Dragon Ancestor.

Donghua could see that Changqin was still at the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm and had not yet broken into the ranks of Quasi-Saint, yet she was still able to fight against the Heavenly Dragon Ancestor possessed the power of Quasi-Saint.

Although it was all done on the defensive, it was still quite remarkable. Grand Unity is Grand Unity, Quasi-Saint is Quasi-Saint. Not everyone is like Nuwa, capable of fighting beyond their level.

The fierce fighting continued!