The Cleverest Plans Can Backfire

"So this is Shen Sheng's lair, the place Ji Ye has managed for a hundred thousand years?" Looking at the spaces hidden beneath the stars, the Gods and Demons of the Xuan Sect couldn't help but marvel.

Ji Ye was an exceedingly troublesome organization. The Xuan Sect had fought them for a hundred thousand years, yet never managed to wipe them out completely. Now, at last, they had found their lair.

"After today, this place will be history!" one Xuan Sect powerhouse said coolly, striking out with his palm. A torrent of Gods and Demons Power swept across the Nine Heavens Ten Lands, erasing dozens of stars in an instant. The people of Ji Ye and Shen Sheng's subordinates on them were all reduced to dust.

The attack shook all of Shen Sheng's forces. Twenty-eight powerhouses, each with a distinct aura and the strength of Pure Yang True Immortals, appeared. They were the Twenty-Eight Mansions Army, the strongest force under Shen Sheng's command.

Even facing Gods and Demons, they didn't retreat. Instead, they formed a massive array, drawing on the power of the stars to create a surging torrent that rushed toward the Xuan Sect God and Demon who had attacked.

"Our Lord hasn't emerged from seclusion yet. We must not retreat—not even a step. Kill!"

"Your courage is admirable, but it won't change your fate!" the powerhouse declared coldly. He struck with his palm, and the formidable formation of twenty-eight Pure Yang True Immortals instantly collapsed. The twenty-eight powerhouses spat blood and flew backward.

"The Might of Gods and Demons cannot be resisted!" Standing tall, the powerhouse stated a simple fact. Then he formed a hand seal and unleashed a powerful Great Supernatural Power. Most of the twenty-eight Pure Yang True Immortals were immediately reduced to ashes.

"Shen Sheng