In the chaos at the edge of the Heaven and Earth Membrane, Qing Xuanzi saw Purple Cloud Divine Lightning constantly striking one particular spot.
Unfortunately, the Primordial Era Heavenly Dao was using most of its power to maintain the operation of the Primordial Era.
It simply could not spare much power.
"Xuanji Demon God, so it really was you. Only you could have made such meticulous calculations and arranged for Xiaoyao to enter the Primordial Era in advance. I guessed it was you from the start."
"Qing Xuanzi, hahahaha! Without Pangu's protection, what do you have left?"
"I can still kill you. You've only just recovered to the Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Killing you would be easy."
"Oh, is that so? What a pity—you'll be disappointed. Reincarnation, come out and meet your old little tagalong."
"Hahaha! Without Pangu's protection, let's see where you can run this time."
The moment Reincarnation appeared, Qing Xuanzi sensed that something was wrong. After examining him closely, he thought grimly, This is bad.
His opponent was actually a Mixed Origin Taiji Golden Immortal, far beyond what a Half-Step Mixed Origin Taiji could compare to.
What was more, Huangquan Demon God and Nine Hells Demon God stood beside Reincarnation Demon God.
Both of them were Half-Step Mixed Origin Taiji.
This was hard to handle. Even if Qing Xuanzi risked his life, he could only hold back Reincarnation. The other two would be troublesome.
Just as Qing Xuanzi was in a difficult position, a shrill cry rang out. "Ah! Three Pure Ones, I'm not done with you!"
A streak of light then shot into the chaos and landed beside Xuanji Demon God.
Qing Xuanzi focused his gaze and saw that it was Luo Hou, his aura weak and listless.
He thought to himself, What a pity. I failed to kill him with a single axe strike.
It seemed the Three Pure Ones still could not wield the true power of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. There had simply not been enough time.
If they had another hundred thousand years or so, they would definitely have been able to split him apart with one axe strike.
"Attack," Xuanji said coldly.
Reincarnation brought forth a spiritual treasure. It was unmistakably his companion spiritual treasure: the Reincarnation Disc.
It was obvious that the treasure had not yet fully recovered after being shattered.
Still, it was a Chaos Spiritual Treasure. Its might was not something innate spiritual treasures of the Primordial Era could compare to.
The enormous Reincarnation Disc unleashed an unmatched force of reincarnation under Reincarnation Demon God's overwhelming magical power.
Anyone below the Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal realm would be melted away upon touching even a trace of it.
Left with no choice, Qing Xuanzi summoned the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus, sending out streams of golden light to block part of the force of reincarnation.
Within only a few breaths, the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus showed signs of withering, its light dimming away.
Fortunately, Qing Xuanzi had the Human Ancestor True Body protecting him, barely preventing the force of reincarnation from corroding him.
"Hah!" Qing Xuanzi's temper flared. With a loud shout, he revealed the Human Ancestor True Body and immediately felt much better.
At the same time, he shouted again, "Open Heaven!"
The Heaven-Opening Divine Axe appeared in Qing Xuanzi's hand, and an invincible divine radiance burst from it.
Any surrounding chaos that touched that divine radiance transformed into Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, and one small world after another was opened.
"Not good! It's the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe!" Reincarnation cried out. Without caring how much power it possessed, he immediately retreated hundreds of millions of miles.
The psychological shadow the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe had left on him was simply too great.
Back then, Pangu's Open Heaven strike had wiped out who knew how many Chaos Demon Gods.
The divine radiance was not aimed at Xuanji, so he immediately realized that the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe was not yet too terrifying.
It was merely opening a few small worlds. With some effort, he could do the same.
"Don't panic, Reincarnation. He cannot bring out much of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe's power."
"You talk too much. Why don't you try taking this axe strike?" Laozi, who had arrived afterward, swung his axe at Xuanji.
Terrified, Xuanji grabbed Luo Hou beside him and threw him into the path of the divine radiance.
"Xuanji, I'll fuck your ancestors for eight generations!" Luo Hou cursed furiously as he used the Great Heavenly Devil Art and fled at once.
Seeing that even Luo Hou could escape like that, Xuanji, who had retreated far away, made a judgment about the other Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
Yet he was filled with confusion. Why had two Heaven-Opening Divine Axes appeared at the same time?
"Reincarnation, hold that brat Qing Xuanzi back first. Don't be afraid—his Heaven-Opening Divine Axe can injure you by thirty percent at most.
"Huangquan, Nine Hells, let's kill the others, including Hongjun.
"They should be saints of the Primordial Era. Their strength is nothing special."
In a moment, Xuanji Demon God had assigned everyone their roles and charged back toward Qing Xuanzi's group.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to their side, Qing Xuanzi quickly communicated with Hongjun and Laozi.
"Senior brothers, give me the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. I will leave behind Myriad Dao Bodies to set up the Stars All Over The Heavens Formation.
"Senior brothers, you will preside over the formation. There is no need to kill them; just hold Huangquan and Nine Hells back. Master,
"I expect Xuanji Demon God will not be easily lured into the formation. You will watch him outside the formation and prevent him from getting a chance to break it from the outside."
After discussing it, Laozi immediately handed the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe to Qing Xuanzi. They were very satisfied with Qing Xuanzi's response.
This was probably the best way to deal with the situation. Only Qing Xuanzi would suffer, having to face Reincarnation Demon God, a Mixed Origin Taiji Golden Immortal, alone.
"Qing Xuanzi, be careful. If you really can't manage it, just retreat to the Primordial Era," Nüwa said worriedly.
The situation truly did not look optimistic. If their side did not have the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, they would not have even the slightest chance of winning.
After all, Mixed Origin Taiji Golden Immortals were not easy to deal with. It was like a Quasi-Saint of the Primordial Era trying to fight a saint.
The difficulty was self-evident. Even if Qing Xuanzi was like a Quasi-Saint Peak, fighting a saint would still be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
"Senior Sister, it's fine. Which step of cultivation does not defy heaven? Besides, I still have methods I haven't used."
Nüwa nodded. As she watched Qing Xuanzi meet Reincarnation head-on, he struck twice with his axe.
"Hahaha! A Mixed Origin Great Luo is still just a Mixed Origin Great Luo. Do you think having one more Heaven-Opening Divine Axe will help?
"What a waste of a heavenly treasure. Once I deal with you, these two Heaven-Opening Divine Axes will be mine."
Reincarnation blocked a few strikes with the Reincarnation Disc and found that Xuanji had indeed been right. At most, they would only leave him with minor injuries.
He then began his offensive. He planned to trade injuries for injuries. He did not believe a mere Mixed Origin Great Luo could endure more punishment than him.
Very soon, Huangquan and Nine Hells also clashed with the saints on Hongjun's side.
Only Xuanji stood there without moving. He always felt that something was wrong.
By his reasoning, they should all have retreated to the Primordial Era by now and relied on the Heavenly Dao to contend against them.
Yet Qing Xuanzi was leading Reincarnation farther and farther away, gradually entering deeper into the Primordial Era.
Something was wrong—very wrong. Qing Xuanzi definitely still had some killing move he had not used.
Otherwise, he would not retreat instead of advancing, actively heading deeper into the chaos.
Keeping his guard up, Xuanji Demon God felt uneasy and simply moved farther away.
Following Qing Xuanzi's plan, Hongjun had been watching Xuanji's every move. He knew that, just as Qing Xuanzi had predicted, Xuanji would not enter the formation.
With a sigh, he sent the signal to set up the formation. If they delayed any longer, the Three Pure Ones and Nüwa would be GAME OVER.
After Hongjun sent the signal, countless Qing Xuanzis suddenly appeared all around, making Xuanji's eyelids twitch violently in the distance.
Had he unleashed his killing move?
Why were all these avatars at the peak Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal realm?
This was bad. Reincarnation was in danger.
Because he saw those avatars setting up a formation.
He recognized it as the signature formation of Star Demon God: the Stars All Over The Heavens Formation.
This formation specialized in trapping and killing enemies.
For the time being, it still could not do anything to Huangquan and Nine Hells.
The only possibility was that Qing Xuanzi had another trump card that would allow these saints to trap Huangquan and Nine Hells.
Once Qing Xuanzi killed Reincarnation, he could turn around and kill Huangquan and Nine Hells. It was practically identical to Xuanji's own plan.
After understanding Qing Xuanzi's response, Xuanji Demon God did not go look for Reincarnation Demon God. Instead, he intended to break the formation.
He knew that breaking a formation from within was extremely difficult, but breaking it from outside was much easier.
He only needed to find the formation eye and destroy it.
But just as Xuanji moved, Hongjun suddenly appeared and blocked him.
"Xuanji, forget about breaking the formation from the outside. Why don't we exchange a few moves instead?"
Xuanji Demon God secretly cried out in misery. He was not skilled in offense to begin with, and he definitely was no match for Hongjun.
He could only flee. He knew Hongjun had remained outside the formation precisely to stop him from breaking it.
Since breaking the formation was already hopeless, if he did not flee now, when would he?
Hongjun did not chase Xuanji. His task was simply to guard the outside of the formation.
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