Endless Infighting, Hongjun Halts the War

A spatial rift opened above Mount Buzhou. Taiyi cradled Dijun in his arms, the Eastern Sovereign Bell suspended above his head, while Bai Ze and the other demon gods followed closely at his side, with countless elite troops of the Demon Court behind them.

Little did they know that the shadow of death had already silently descended over their heads.

"Buzz!"

The instant the spatial rift completely closed, without the slightest warning—

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth abruptly turned violent. Countless dazzling spiritual treasures streaked across the firmament, carrying world-destroying force as they poured down upon the Demon Court immortals.

At the same time, more than a thousand obscure and unfathomable powers of law interwove into a net, combining entrapment and slaughter, instantly shrouding everyone from the Demon Court within.

The attack had come too suddenly, too fiercely.

The Demon Court immortals had only just recovered from the exhaustion of the battle in the East Sea. Before they could even circulate their spiritual power to protect themselves, the overwhelming tide of spiritual treasures and laws was already before their eyes.

The Law of Five Elements, the Law of Space, the Law of Slaughter, the Law of Destruction... countless laws collided and intertwined, forming a destructive torrent.

Wherever the laws and the radiance of spiritual treasures passed, demon soldiers' bodies dissolved at the slightest touch.

Taiyi's pupils constricted. Without time to think, he hurled the Primal Chaos Bell into the sky. The bell boomed, transforming into a gigantic phantom that shielded the Demon Court's demons within.

Unfortunately, he was still half a beat too slow.

In but an instant, several hundred thousand—nearly a million—demon soldiers had fallen.

Those demon soldiers were all elites of the Demon Court. Many had already reached the realms of Golden Immortal and Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, yet before this ambush, they possessed no power to resist.

Some were struck by spiritual treasures and turned to flying ash. Some were shredded by the power of laws, their souls extinguished in the void. Worse still, some were annihilated by the aftershocks.

Screams, the shattering of weapons, and the thunderous roar of spiritual treasures intertwined, resounding through heaven and earth. The once orderly ranks of the Demon Court instantly became a living hell.

"Yuanshi, Minghe, you are courting death!"

With an angry roar, Taiyi sent the Eastern Sovereign Bell smashing straight toward Yuanshi.

"Hmph!"

Yuanshi snorted coldly as the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud emerged above his head.

"Clang!"

The bell's chime rang throughout the entire Primordial World. Yuanshi was sent flying tens of thousands of li before stabilizing himself, a thread of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Clearly, the Eastern Sovereign Bell's might ultimately surpassed his own.

The Ten Demon Marshals also struck together, but their priority was protecting the demon soldiers. Yet Minghe's side had far too many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals.

Their defenses were like paper pasted together, shattering in an instant.

Facing the surprise assault of more than a thousand Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, they could scarcely preserve themselves, much less protect the demon soldiers under their command.

In the blink of an eye, countless more demon soldiers fell and vanished into the air.

"Yuanshi, Kunpeng!"

Minghe knew full well that Taiyi, protected by a supreme treasure, was the hardest to deal with. He immediately called for Yuanshi and Kunpeng, intending for the three of them to join forces against Taiyi.

Yuanshi and Kunpeng were no fools either. They immediately joined him and surrounded Taiyi.

As for the remaining Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, those meant to deal with the Ten Demon Marshals dealt with the Ten Demon Marshals, while those meant to deal with the other Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals dealt with them.

Even with most fights being two against one, quite a few Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals still could not find opponents.

Naturally, they set their sights on the ordinary demon soldiers and demon generals.

Though Primordial Unity Golden Immortals and Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals seemed only one step apart, without spiritual treasures to protect them, they were fundamentally not on the same level.

There was even less need to mention those below the Primordial Unity realm.

Faced with the slaughtering attacks of so many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, ordinary demon soldiers and generals had no power to resist.

This was a one-sided massacre.

Demon soldiers and generals fell at every moment. Though Taiyi and the others who were being held back burned with rage, they could only watch helplessly, utterly unable to provide aid.

Once those Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals freed up their hands, even they would likely be unable to escape death.

Deep within the Blood Sea, inside Pangu Hall.

"Yuanshi and Minghe are no simple figures. They actually gathered so many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals. Even our Witch Clan is far inferior."

Gonggong spoke with a grave expression.

Though the Witch Clan was strong, they currently had only the Twelve Ancestral Witches at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. Against more than a thousand such experts, their fate would not be much better than that of the Demon Court.

The only variable was that the Witch Clan possessed the Twelve Capitals Divine Fiend Formation, which could summon the Father God's manifestation, whose strength was no weaker than that of a quasi-Saint great power.

Zhu Rong could not help but snap back, "Why bolster others' ambitions and diminish our own prestige? So what if they have many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals?

"Once our Twelve Capitals Divine Fiend Formation emerges, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals will be no more than one axe stroke each. What is there to fear?"

Gonggong said irritably, "And how do you know they have no other means?

"More than a thousand Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals represent more than a thousand paths.

"If even one of them is wise, they can easily create a Heaven-Piercing Grand Formation."

"You..."

"Enough!"

Zhu Rong still wanted to say more, but Di Jiang stopped him with a single shout.

"Whether there are a thousand Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals or ten thousand, they have all come for us. For the survival of the Witch Clan, we must fight.

"The finest among the three thousand guests of the mortal world are mostly gathered here now. As long as we destroy them, no one in the Primordial World will dare oppose our Witch Clan again."

Di Jiang stared at Minghe and the others, his eyes bursting with thick killing intent.

If Hongjun had not been so petty-minded, causing Minghe and the others to start fighting among themselves first, the Witch Clan truly might not have been able to withstand the assault of so many great powers.

Even with the Twelve Capitals Divine Fiend Formation, the Witch Clan did not have much chance of victory.

Xuanming asked, "When do we act?"

Di Jiang said, "After they determine the victor. It will not be difficult for Minghe and the others to slaughter the Demon Court's lower ranks. We need only wipe out Minghe and the others."

Upon hearing this, the Ancestral Witches immediately fell silent, waiting to reap the fisherman's profit.

Purple Cloud Palace.

Hongjun's gaze pierced through the endless chaos and fell upon the Primordial World forces locked in relentless slaughter at the foot of Mount Buzhou. His heart churned with indescribable anger and helplessness.

How could dignified innate beings be so foolish?

The Demon Court led by Dijun was like this, and the Blood Sea forces led by Minghe were the same. All those great powers had been blinded by the immediate gains before them and could not see the larger picture at all.

If the Demon Court, Immortal Court, and Minghe Alliance joined forces to attack the Witch Clan, what confidence would the Witch Clan have to resist with its strength alone?

Yet these people ignored their common great enemy and instead turned to infighting over temporary gains and losses, squandering a perfect opportunity to destroy the Witch Clan.

"Sigh!"

A long sigh, carrying a hint of frustration at their failure to live up to expectations, drifted from the chaos beyond heaven. The sound shook the void, even causing the surrounding currents of chaotic energy to stagnate.

With subordinate forces so shortsighted and concerned only with private gain, could his long-planned grand scheme of the Heavenly Dao truly be carried out smoothly?

"Will you not stop at once!"

Hongjun's voice transmission was indifferent, yet carried an irresistible Heavenly Dao pressure. It suddenly exploded within the minds of Taiyi, Minghe, and every great power participating in the battle.

That voice was like a thunderclap from the Heavenly Dao, making everyone's souls tremble faintly. They instinctively withdrew, and the killing aura that filled the sky instantly subsided. The brutal civil war temporarily came to a halt.

Minghe, Yuanshi, and the others all raised their heads, their cold gazes fixed upon the place beyond heaven where purple qi billowed. Their expressions were filled with displeasure and wariness.

The Demon Court was on the verge of destruction, yet Hongjun had chosen this moment to intervene.