Dongwang Gong Falls

Dijun glanced indifferently at Skyfire Daoist, whose body and soul had both been extinguished. "If you had taken form from the origin divine fire of Undying Volcano, I might have regarded you somewhat more highly. But you are merely a wisp of skyfire that took form. How could you possibly survive before my Sun True Fire?"

The people of the Immortal Court were left so stunned by the sight that they could not speak. Both were quasi-sages, yet Skyfire Daoist had not even lasted a single exchange in Dijun's hands?

Was Demon Emperor Dijun truly this powerful?

In truth, if it had been another quasi-sage, the gap would not necessarily have been so vast.

But just as Dijun had said, he was a three-legged Golden Crow born upon the Sun Star, innately commanding Sun True Fire. Most flames in the Primordial World were naturally suppressed by him.

Skyfire Daoist had merely taken form from a wisp of skyfire within Undying Volcano. The disparity in their origins was far too great.

Moreover, Dijun was already a mid-stage quasi-sage, not far from the late stage, while Skyfire Daoist had only just entered the quasi-sage realm. Their cultivation levels had differed to begin with. When facing Dijun, Skyfire Daoist's strength had been suppressed considerably by the gap in their origins, leaving him naturally without the slightest ability to fight back.

Having dealt with Skyfire Daoist, Dijun coolly swept his gaze over Dongwang Gong, whose eyes had gone bloodshot, before turning to shout at the Immortal Court below, "Those who leave the Immortal Court within ten breaths may live. Those who stubbornly resist will all be killed!"

Dijun's lightning-fast execution of Skyfire Daoist had already frightened the courage out of many in the Immortal Court. Upon hearing his words, countless Immortal Court cultivators chose to flee.

Once ten breaths had passed, half of the Immortal Court army, which had just barely possessed some momentum, had fled in defeat.

Seeing this, Ji Meng, the most battle-hungry demon marshal behind Dijun, turned and roared at the Demon Race army, "By order of His Majesty the Demon Emperor, charge into Penglai Immortal Island! Leave none of the island's living beings alive!"

The moment Ji Meng finished speaking, thunderous war drums suddenly resounded, followed by the Demon Race army's earth-shaking cries of slaughter!

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The next instant, the Demon Race army, which had long been sharpening their blades in anticipation, immediately charged into Penglai Immortal Island. In terms of numbers alone, the Immortal Court army could have held the Demon Race army at bay for a while. But after Dijun's intimidation, half their forces had fled in panic.

The Immortal Court army now not only faced Demon Race forces far stronger than themselves, but no longer held any numerical advantage either. They were soon beaten back step by step, and their complete annihilation was only a matter of time.

Meanwhile, Dongwang Gong, Profound Water Daoist, and Spirit Tortoise True Person were barely holding on under the siege of several demon marshals led by Ji Meng, unable to break free.

Before long, the cries of battle on the island had grown exceedingly faint. Clearly, few members of the Immortal Court army remained.

When Eastern Emperor Taiyi saw that the demon marshals had still failed to deal with the three of them, impatience appeared on his face.

"Big Brother, let me do it!" Eastern Emperor Taiyi said to Dijun.

Dijun nodded.

Having received Dijun's approval, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's eyes lit up. He shouted at the demon marshals, "All of you, move aside!"

The demon marshals immediately hurried aside and opened a path. Eastern Emperor Taiyi then summoned the Chaos Bell and struck at the two of them. Profound Water Daoist was already an exhausted crossbow at the end of its strength; how could she withstand it? With a single blow, the Chaos Bell shattered her divine soul, and she perished like a fallen fragrant jade.

Spirit Tortoise True Person, however, had taken form from a Black Tortoise. His shell was incomparably sturdy, and for the time being, he could still use it to shield Dongwang Gong and fend off the Chaos Bell's attacks.

"Clang—" The Chaos Bell slammed into the tortoise shell once more. Spirit Tortoise True Person coughed up several mouthfuls of blood from the blow and collapsed to the ground.

"Brother Daoist, Eastern Emperor Taiyi has likely attained the Dao through strength. He also possesses an innate supreme treasure. Though his cultivation realm is lower than his elder brother's, his combat power surpasses even his brother's. We are no match for Dijun, let alone Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

"Brother Daoist, I can still hold them off for a moment. I will delay them for you. Hurry and escape! So long as the green hills remain, there will always be a day to rise again."

Yet Dongwang Gong shook his head. "Spirit Tortoise, you should go! Skyfire and Profound Water died because of me. I absolutely cannot flee at a time like this."

With that, Dongwang Gong looked back at the Immortal Court members, almost all dead or wounded, then looked again at Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi. A crazed expression appeared on his face as he flew out from behind the tortoise shell and roared, "Dijun, Taiyi, you two mongrel birds! Even if I die, I will drag you down with me!"

Hearing Dongwang Gong's words and seeing the chaotic spiritual power around him, Dijun's expression changed dramatically. "Taiyi, stop him! He's going to self-destruct!"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi immediately drove the Chaos Bell in an attempt to kill Dongwang Gong, but it was already too late. Amid Dongwang Gong's mad laughter, a heaven-shaking explosion erupted.

How terrifying was the power of a mid-stage quasi-sage mighty figure self-destructing?

With Penglai Immortal Island at its center, a terrifying force of destruction swept in every direction, on the verge of spreading to the mainland!

If the power of Dongwang Gong's self-destruction reached the mainland, who knew how many living beings it would slaughter? Even the earth veins along the East Sea Coast would be damaged.

This was an enormous karmic burden. Dongwang Gong could die and be done with it, but the Demon Race still remained! This karma would one hundred percent fall upon the Demon Race.

Thinking of this, Dijun hastily summoned the River-Luo Diagram Book to shield the Demon Race, while Taiyi drove the Chaos Bell with all his strength.

"Freeze!"

Taiyi used immense magical power to activate the spiritual treasure, forcibly halting the terrifying destructive force so that it could not spread even an inch farther!

Such was the might of the innate supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell. It could stabilize earth, wind, water, and fire, forcefully compressing the power of the self-destruction within the East Sea.

This was already the limit of what Taiyi could achieve. Seeing this, Dijun immediately ordered the Demon Race forces to withdraw, while he himself flew to Eastern Emperor Taiyi's side.

Dijun knew very well that with Eastern Emperor Taiyi's current cultivation, even with the Chaos Bell's aid, he would likely struggle to withstand the self-destruction of a mid-stage quasi-sage mighty figure alone.

The best course was for the brothers to suppress it together and share the burden between them.

After confirming that the Demon Race army had withdrawn, Taiyi loosened his suppression slightly. A colossal explosion rang out over the East Sea.

The force of the blast shattered a vast stretch of space. Within the spatial turbulence, Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi vaguely glimpsed two islands enveloped by powerful innate restrictions. These should have been the legendary Yingzhou Immortal Island and Fangzhang Island.

But neither of them had the leisure to concern themselves with those two islands. Dongwang Gong's self-destruction blasted them away, leaving both with serious Dao injuries that would likely take ten to twenty thousand years to recover from.

Yet such injuries were acceptable to Dijun and Taiyi, because from this day onward, the Immortal Court—the Primordial World's third greatest force and the greatest threat to the Heavenly Court's orthodox status—had been completely destroyed.

The Demon Race had proven through strength that the so-called third greatest force and the so-called male immortal leader personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor were utterly vulnerable before true power!

"Withdraw the troops," Dijun said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

The Demon Race members immediately followed after him.

Penglai Immortal Island had been shattered by Dongwang Gong's self-destruction into several small islands. From that day onward, Penglai Immortal Island ceased to exist entirely.

Yet the Demon Race did not notice that, at the moment Dongwang Gong self-destructed, Spirit Tortoise True Person had slipped into the East Sea and vanished. Meanwhile, a horsetail whisk flashed through the violent explosion, swept away Dongwang Gong's true spirit, and quietly disappeared again before Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to stabilize earth, wind, water, and fire.