Ancestral Dragon stroked his whiskers, a profound gleam flashing through his golden dragon eyes:
"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Pan Xuan. With the East Sea Dragon Clan's water gods stationed here, the waterway entrances to the Thirty-Three Heavens will remain secure."
Yuanfeng spread her crimson-gold wings, Nirvana Fire flickering in and out of sight around her:
"The Phoenix Clan's gods of the sky will guard the firmament's defensive line. If anything stirs, Nirvana Fire will sound the warning at once."
Primordial Qilin said gravely, "The Qilin Clan's Mountain God Inspectors will guard the earth veins and ensure that the spatial barrier of the Thirty-Three Heavens remains stable."
Jieyin and Zhunti pressed their palms together, and the golden light of the Vow-Power Formation slowly spread around the outer perimeter of the Thirty-Three Heavens.
The Heavenly Secrets Divine Venerable Law Deity at Fuxi's brow flickered faintly.
A phantom of the Innate Eight Trigrams slowly unfolded before him, monitoring fluctuations in the laws toward Chaos through his power to divine heavenly secrets.
Nuwa stood beside him, the Qiankun Cauldron slowly rotating behind her. The light of the Creation Dao and Fuxi's Eight Trigrams phantom shone in mutual splendor.
Zhen Yuanzi opened the Earth Book, and earth-yellow earth vein power formed a thick earthen barrier around the outer perimeter of the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Auspicious clouds surged around Hong Yun, and merit aura brushed across the brows of the Divine Dao gods like a warm spring breeze.
Minghe stood upon the Karma Fire Red Lotus, the Yuantu and Abi swords hovering behind him, and led the Blood Sea's elite forces into formation at the very front.
Once both sides had made their arrangements, Pan Xuan led the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Three Pure Ones, while Di Jun led Taiyi and Kunpeng. More than a dozen