Chen Xuan's roar was impassioned, filled with unwavering resolve.
And utter determination!
Hearing this, the two Golden Crows finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just moments ago,
they had been terrified that Houtu would accept Taiqing and Tongtian's concessions and compromise.
If that happened, their Demon Clan would have no Saints backing them!
But now, it seemed they had worried for nothing.
This round was definitely in the bag!
Looking at the Ancestor Witches again, they were all dumbfounded.
Sister Houtu...
had actually refused peace talks?
She had chosen to fight to the bitter end!
Was this really still their little sister Houtu?
She was truly reckless!
One had to know,
the Immortal-Slaying Formation was no weaker than the Dutian God-Demon Array!
Once the two killing formations clashed, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Fine, then death it is! At worst, we'll return to Father God's embrace. Fuck them up!"
"That's right! As long as there's a fight to be had, I support Sister Houtu! We'll fight to the end!!"
"Just fucking do it!"
"Fight—!!!"
"..."
After their shock and horror, swept up by Chen Xuan's emotions, every Ancestor Witch became filled with fighting spirit. Their Battle Qi surged through the ages, and they were fired up!
"As expected, a pack of fools who know nothing of the heavenly order! Barbarians! We offered you a way out, yet you refused it. The Witch Clan is courting destruction and deserves to be wiped out!"
Yuanshi Tianzun sneered continuously. His arrogant demeanor made it seem as though he had already foreseen the Witch Clan's destruction, and was delighted by it.
"Alas, a group of idiots who refuse to consider the consequences..."
Taiqing Laozi also shook his head and sighed, pressing a hand to his forehead in helpless embarrassment.
"Since you insist on this, fellow Daoist, then excuse my offense!"
Seeing "Houtu" so resolute, Tongtian could not help feeling helpless. Then he gritted his teeth and summoned the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying, suspending them high in the heavens.
At the same time,
an ancient formation diagram fluttered into the air, instantly expanding in the wind. It trembled as it unfolded, blotting out the sky and sun, before raining down countless killing sword qi.
The number one killing formation beneath the Heavenly Dao was about to be deployed—the Immortal-Slaying Formation!
Tongtian had no choice. He was unwilling and did not want to tear all pretenses apart.
But...
kind words could not persuade one bent on dying.
Compassion could not save those determined to destroy themselves!
Alas, the Witch Clan would likely be in grave danger today!
"What a tragedy!"
With Tongtian's mournful sigh, the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying trembled violently, ringing with sharp clangs as the formation diagram shook and rustled wildly.
"These four swords have four names. The first is the Immortal-Slaying Sword, the second the Immortal-Massacring Sword, the third the Immortal-Trapping Sword, and the fourth the Immortal-Severing Sword!"
"Unsheathe—!!!"
As his words fell,
the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying hung inverted at the pinnacle of the vast starry sky. Thunder roared, and with a flash of sword light, they revealed boundless slaughtering intent!
Even immortals who had endured ten thousand calamities could not escape this tribulation!
There had once been a poem praising them:
Neither copper nor iron, nor yet steel, once hidden beneath Mount Sumeru.
They need not be refined through reversed yin and yang; how could water and fire fail to temper their sharpness?
The Immortal-Slaying Sword kills, the Immortal-Massacring Sword destroys; wherever the Immortal-Trapping Sword goes, crimson light rises!
The Immortal-Severing Sword holds infinite transformations; even Great Luo immortals stain their robes with blood!
Since Houtu had chosen this path,
out of respect, Tongtian naturally would not hold back.
Once the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying were planted in the four directions and the formation's foundation was complete, immeasurable chaotic sword qi shot through the sun, tearing apart the heavens and dimming the sun and moon.
Within the formation, four streams of chaotic sword qi intertwined, transforming into billions of sharp blades that shredded all things!
Any ancient star touched by even a trace of sword qi would instantly be reduced to dust!
Terrifying sword pressure swept across the heavens, making all beings of the Primordial World tremble in their souls. A tidal wave of chill flooded over them, instantly spreading throughout their bodies!
Fear!
Rumble rumble!!
"Ha—!!!"
As the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was deployed, almost at the same moment, the Great Array of the Stars suddenly expanded with endless thunderous roars. The Pangu True Body let out a god-demon roar that shook heaven and earth.
Blood-red light filled the skies from the Dutian Array as Pangu's giant axe, carrying the might of creation, hacked fiercely toward the Immortal-Slaying Formation!
With a heaven-shaking boom, the two formations collided violently, like a comet striking the moon, like countless stars crashing into one another.
In an instant, horrifying waves of energy surged forth, overturning star clouds across billions of miles. Space shattered inch by inch like glass, and in the blink of an eye, that vast starry sky and all ten directions of existence were beaten into a chaotic torrent!
"Retreat—! All Demon Clan troops, retreat at once!!"
The battle between heaven and earth was immensely grand and terrifying. The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation had been successfully deployed and was clashing head-on with the Dutian God-Demon Array, yet at this moment, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi suddenly changed expression. They roared frantically, utterly panicked.
Before long, the Witch and Demon Clan camps near that chaotic battlefield transformed into streaks of divine light and shot into the sky, fleeing in panic like fish crossing a river.
Boom!
Rumble rumble!!
As Immortal-Slaying shook Dutian, scenes of terrifying destruction unfolded without end. Heaven collapsed, the starry sky overturned, heaven and earth tilted, yin and yang fell into disorder. Terrifying auras of destruction intertwined and spread from point to surface, quickly reaching the Primordial World and sweeping through all heavens and worlds.
In an instant,
mountains throughout the Primordial World collapsed. Rivers and lands spanning countless billions of miles shattered, while rivers, seas, and lakes churned violently. Countless blessed lands and hidden heavens became ruins in the blink of an eye.
Looking out,
Longevity Mountain trembled, and the gilded plaque hanging over Wuzhuang Temple was shaken down, drawing endless sighs from Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of Earth Immortals.
The endless Sea of Blood churned, its waves rising like ridges and mountains. Old Ancestor Minghe, who had once howled at heaven and earth, "Slay heaven! Slay earth! Slay all beings!" immediately widened his eyes in shock. "That woman Houtu has terrifying killing intent!"
Monstrous waves rose across the Four Seas, frightening all dragons into hiding. Shrimp soldiers, crab generals, turtle ministers, and countless sea races all concealed themselves.
Even in the depths of that undersea dragon abyss,
Zhulong, the Dragon Clan's ancient progenitor who had lain hidden for endless years, could not help feeling his heart pound. "The Witch Clan is truly fearless in its lone courage. Ancestor Witch Houtu... is even more incomparably valiant. It is truly worthy of admiration. This old man respects her!"
"Unfortunately, courage and guts alone are not enough. She is merely fierce for a moment, a fleeting blossom. Back when my Dragon Clan stood at the summit of the Myriad Races of the Primordial Desolation, how many Dragon Clan youths were inferior to her? And yet what happened afterward? What was the result? Heh heh!"
After Zhulong's surprise came endless sorrow and reflection.
As his enormous crimson dragon body trembled, it caused countless iron chains around him to collide, clattering harshly as the sound traveled across the Four Seas.
Southern Bright Undying Volcano and the Phoenix Ancestral Land were also swept by the monstrous tides. Volcano after volcano erupted violently, sending scorching waves into the sky and leaving the few pure-blooded phoenixes in misery.
Even Mount Buzhou, known as the Pillar of the Primordial Desolation that supported heaven and earth and had formed from Pangu's spine, shook violently as though it might collapse at any moment!
This immediately caused Qilin Cliff below to quake without end as well, sending several thousand pure-blooded qilin fleeing in terror.
After recovering from their shock, some surviving qilin elders shook their heads and sighed continuously.
It could be said that the terrifying spectacle of Immortal-Slaying shaking Dutian made every living being in the Primordial World tremble in fear.
Though the Witch Clan's actions were worthy of respect, with the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin—the Three Innate Clans—as precedent, almost no living being thought well of them.
There were only regretful sighs,
or solemn admiration.
But even more people mourned for them!
After all,
a burst of lone courage and burning blood could not shake the majestic might of heaven!
As Immortal-Slaying shook Dutian, the fierce battle had already entered its white-hot stage.
The Great Array of the Stars was bolstered by the qi of calamity from heaven and earth's Immeasurable Calamity.
But the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was likewise flooded with endless chaotic qi.
Both sides were consuming themselves madly, like a needle against a wheat stalk, refusing to yield as they faced each other point for point.
The battle remained deadlocked for the moment, with both sides stubbornly holding on!
"Tongtian, you must hold on! Do not disgrace the majesty of Pangu's Three Pure Ones!"
"Spare no cost! Even if your Primordial Unity divine power is exhausted, it does not matter. You must suppress all these Witch Clan brutes!"
Throughout the battle, Yuanshi Tianzun shouted constantly. Though he appeared to be cheering Tongtian on, he was actually terrified that the aftermath of the two killing formations would reach him and wanted to escape as soon as possible.
At first,
Tongtian ignored him, rolling his eyes in extreme speechlessness.
But Yuanshi would not stop nagging.
"Tongtian, hold the line!"
"Quick, burn your own Origin essence blood and suppress them immediately!"
"Quick—"
He prattled on endlessly, like flies buzzing beside Tongtian's ears.
Burn Origin essence blood?
Burn your mother!
Suppress the Twelve Ancestor Witches quickly!?
Come on, you do it! If you can, then get up there!
In the end, Tongtian completely lost his patience and roared in a deep voice, "Shut up!!!"
"You..."
Yuanshi stared at him in astonishment, repeatedly trying to speak but stopping himself. Fortunately, Taiqing Laozi was beside him to restrain him, and he finally gave up.
After all, their lives were in Tongtian's hands now. They did not dare cause any more trouble.
"Fellow Daoist Houtu, if this continues, the nature of the Witch-Demon Calamity will change. If this goes on, this catastrophe will ascend a dimension and ultimately become an Immeasurable Calamity!"
"Have you considered the consequences?"
After rebuking Yuanshi into silence, Tongtian controlled the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and looked toward that graceful figure. In a righteous tone, he warned her.
After hearing Tongtian's words, Houtu herself hesitated.
The Ancestor Witches were also deeply uneasy.
After all, the Primordial World's two great killing formations had both been unleashed, affecting an enormous area. It was truly too terrifying!
Just as Tongtian had said,
if they did not stop in time,
then...
once the great calamity ascended a dimension and turned into an Immeasurable Calamity, no one could bear such immense karma and karmic burden!
"Senior Chen Xuan..."
As her thoughts churned, Houtu suddenly spoke uneasily.
She had intended to persuade him.
But unexpectedly,
Chen Xuan remained as unyielding as ever!
"Sister Houtu, don't call out anymore..."
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