Watching the battle from afar, Li Jing saw that even Erlang Shen could not subdue Wenlong and cursed in fury.
"All commanders, stand ready to storm the city!" Driven beyond endurance by his anger, Li Jing ordered the divine generals to lead their troops into the assault.
Seeing the situation turn ugly, Wenlong unleashed a full-strength sword strike at Erlang Shen, forcing him back.
He turned and shouted to the Guardians, "Everyone, get ready! The enemy is going to storm the city! Put everything into sustaining the Defensive Array Formation!"
No sooner had his words fallen than the enemy vanguard charged toward the Immortal City.
Suddenly, at that hair's-breadth moment, just as a great battle seemed unavoidable...
A massive staff descended from the sky, carrying an ominous aura, and smashed down between the two armies. The resulting shock wave swept every charging soldier off his feet.
The main force of the Heavenly Court immediately fell into chaos. Even Li Jing, directing them from the rear, trembled inwardly.
A cold chuckle came from the sky. "Heh heh, has that old Jade Emperor got too much time on his hands? How about I come to the Heavenly Court for a little workout?"
Every heavenly general clearly recognized Old Sun's voice. Only Old Sun would dare speak with such impudence.
His title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven had been recognized by the Heavenly Court. If anyone dared voice an objection, storms would surely rise across the Heaven Realm once again.
Old Sun did not even think much of the Jade Emperor. For Heavenly Soldiers and Generals like them to face that arrogant Old Sun, would that not be courting death?
Back then, Li Jing had led a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, only to suffer defeat after defeat. Now he had