On Three Immortal Isles, Xiao Teng and the Calabash Kids also learned of this matter.
Seventh Gourd curiously tugged at Xiao Teng's sleeve and asked, "Daddy, what is the Immortal Court? It sounds like something really formidable."
Xiao Teng smiled faintly and gently patted Seventh Gourd's head. "It is nothing more than something a group of self-important people built after gathering together."
"They believe they can control the Primordial World and rule over all things beneath heaven. But in truth, they do not have that ability at all. They cannot even grasp their own destinies."
Da Wa asked worriedly, "Daddy, Eastern King Duke's power is growing stronger and stronger. Will he come back to seize our Three Immortal Isles again?"
Xiao Teng raised his head and gazed into the distance, his eyes carrying a trace of certainty. "He will definitely return. He suffered a huge loss at our hands, so he certainly will not let this go. Unfortunately, he will never have another chance."
Liu Wa tilted his head and asked curiously, "Why?"
Er Wa hurriedly answered from the side, "Because Di Jun has already led people to attack Eastern King Duke. They are about to start fighting."
Er Wa saw Di Jun and Taiyi leading an army toward the Immortal Court.
Xiao Teng said with a smile, "Next, we will sit here and enjoy the show."
Di Jun and Taiyi led their great army down upon Eastern King Duke's Immortal Court like dark clouds.
They descended directly above the Immortal Court, their overwhelming pressure making the guards below tremble from head to toe.
Eastern King Duke was greatly alarmed. He loudly demanded, "Di Jun, what are you trying to do? Why have you barged into my Immortal Court for no reason?"
Di Jun's face was full of disdain as he sneered, "What we are doing—can't you see it for yourself?"
Eastern King Duke said angrily, "Di Jun, I am the foremost of male immortals appointed by the Dao Ancestor. Now that this Immortal Court has received the Heavenly Dao's recognition, are you bringing so many people here to attack because you wish to defy heaven and oppose the Heavenly Dao?"
Di Jun threw back his head and laughed. "Hahaha! Do not use the Heavenly Dao to pressure me. We merely came here to discuss the Dao with you and see what qualifications your Immortal Court has to command the Primordial World. We have no other intentions."
Yet the killing intent flashing in his eyes exposed his true purpose. A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Di Jun raised his well-defined hand, and the blazing Solar True Fire in his palm instantly surged forth like a raging tide.
The flames transformed into a Golden Crow and rushed toward Eastern King Duke with an aura that threatened to burn everything to ash.
Wherever that true fire passed, space seemed to sizzle beneath its heat, sending out layer upon layer of distorted ripples.
Eastern King Duke's heart suddenly clenched, and he hastily brought out a treasure to block the Solar True Fire's attack.
Eastern King Duke had some ability, after all, if he could establish the Immortal Court. As he fought Di Jun, neither side could gain the upper hand.
Taiyi lifted a hand, and the ancient, heavy Eastern Sovereign Bell appeared in midair with a thunderous roar, wrapped in the vast desolation of chaos at the dawn of creation.
Taiyi took a deep breath, then abruptly channeled his strength and struck out with his palm.
The palm strike landed on the Eastern Sovereign Bell. In that instant, an earth-shattering boom, as though heaven and earth were being split apart, erupted.
The sound waves spread outward in tangible rings. Wherever they passed, mountains and rivers shook, massive boulders shattered, and even the drifting clouds in the sky were blasted into nothingness.
The next moment, all sound seemed to have been stripped from heaven and earth, plunging everything into deathly silence. In everyone's ears, only the increasingly frantic pounding of their own hearts remained.
Before anyone could recover from the shock, Taiyi gathered his strength once more, raised his palm high, and struck the Eastern Sovereign Bell heavily with boundless spiritual power.
Under this blow, terrifying sound waves bearing the might of world destruction turned into invisible blades like raging tidal waves and crashed into everyone's ears.
Those with weaker souls instantly turned pale as ghosts. Blood spilled from their seven orifices, their eyes bulged, and their souls seemed as fragile as glass, unable to withstand a single blow.
Their bodies fell stiffly to the ground. Before they could even let out the faintest scream, their life force had already been extinguished and their souls scattered to the winds.
For a time, the area around the battlefield was filled with a chilling silence and panic. As everyone stared at the Eastern Sovereign Bell floating high in the sky and radiating endless pressure, their hearts brimmed with awe and terror.
The awe-inspiring divine might of this Innate Supreme Treasure was revealed without reservation, as though the ruler of the Primordial World were passing judgment over life and death.
"You go too far!"
Eastern King Duke watched several immortals on his side perish in an instant. His eyes split wide with fury as he threw back his head and roared.
"Everyone, attack with me! Even if today becomes a fight to the death, we must never let Di Jun have his way!"
Having received the order, the Immortal Court's people were fearful, but they had no choice but to make a last stand with their backs to the river.
They each brought out the magic treasures they had kept hidden at the bottom of their chests. For a time, multicolored light illuminated the sky, and cries of battle shook the nine heavens.
The creatures on Di Jun's side were equally fearless. Light blossomed around them as they surged forward to meet the enemy's assault.
The two sides instantly descended into a chaotic melee. The light of magic treasures crisscrossed, spiritual-power shockwaves scattered in all directions, and battle cries intertwined with the sounds of clashing treasures into a single grim symphony.
"How tragic, how tragic!" Liu Wa kept saying, his expression somewhere between regret and gloating.
Taiyi held the Eastern Sovereign Bell and remained at the highest point, watching below without attacking again.
Below, Di Jun and Eastern King Duke fought fiercely. Golden light shone around Di Jun like a blazing sun, and every gesture carried the might to destroy heaven and earth, beating Eastern King Duke back step by step.
Di Jun brought out the River Diagram and Luo Writing, trapping Eastern King Duke to prevent him from escaping. Then he used the Golden Crow Divine Ability to attack Eastern King Duke without pause.
Eastern King Duke was beginning to panic.
Clearly, his realm was not much different from Di Jun's, yet his combat power was still somewhat inferior to Di Jun's.
What truly made him panic was that quite a few people within the Immortal Court had already begun to flee.
These people had gathered together for profit in the first place. Now that the Immortal Court had suffered severe damage and was on the verge of destruction, they naturally had to seek another way out.
At first, one or two figures quietly retreated. Then, as if triggering a chain reaction, more and more people turned and fled, like the ebbing tide.
In just a short while, the Immortal Court's army had collapsed completely, with only a small number of people still holding on.
"Daddy, judging by the situation, it seems the Immortal Court will not be able to hold out much longer!" Er Wa said.
A faint smile rested on Xiao Teng's lips. Looking relaxed, he sighed softly, "This Immortal Court was a makeshift troupe cobbled together in the first place. Its people were divided at heart, and it had no deep foundation. That it developed to this point was already a miracle.
"With his noble status as the foremost of male immortals, if he could have calmed down and steadily developed his own forces step by step, he might not have been unable to accomplish great things. He might even have become one of the top powers in the Primordial World."
"Alas, he acted far too flamboyantly and had no idea how to rein in his edge. He needlessly provoked the Demon Race and angered a ruthless figure like Di Jun. That he ended up like this is nothing but reaping what he sowed."
After speaking, Xiao Teng continued watching the fierce battle.
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