novelapdf Chapter 29 Demons Approach the East Sea
Chapter 29 Demons Approach the East Sea
Chapter 29 Demons Approach the East Sea
Since the completion of the Heavenly Wedding Ceremony, the thirty-three heavens have been filled with auspicious energy and countless blessings.
The innate pure Yin energy from the Taiyin Star and the innate pure Yang energy from the Taiyang Star converged and merged in the Heavenly Court, neutralizing most of the originally restless and violent demonic energy. The entire Heavenly Court presented a scene of great prosperity with vigorous vitality and the flourishing of all things.
Di Jun and Tai Yi, the Golden Crow brothers who had once been suppressed by Kunpeng and unable to lift their heads, once again went into seclusion with the help of the vast merit of the heavenly marriage and the increasingly prosperous fortune of the demon race.
This seclusion lasted for a full three thousand years.
Three thousand years later, deep within the Lingxiao Palace.
"boom--!"
Two vast and boundless terrifying auras, surpassing even the Great Luo Golden Immortals, rose into the sky almost simultaneously, shaking the entire Thirty-Three Heavens.
Two figures emerged from the void.
Emperor Jun wore a flat-topped crown and a nine-dragon imperial robe, surrounded by imperial dragon energy. Behind him, a benevolent corpse in white robes could be vaguely seen, holding the Hetu Luoshu in his hand and smiling.
Taiyi was clad in fiery golden armor, his fighting spirit soaring to the heavens. Behind him, a Taoist priest emerged, with a Chaos Bell atop his head, exuding an aura of dominance.
"Slaying the corpse to prove the Dao, reaching the Quasi-Saint realm—achieved!"
Di Jun clenched his fists, feeling the terrifying power within his body that seemed to control the rules of heaven and earth, and a look of unprecedented confidence and ambition flashed in his eyes.
"Congratulations, brother! Congratulations!"
Taiyi, his face beaming with elation, laughed loudly, "Now that you and I, brothers, have both severed one of our physical bodies and achieved the quasi-saint status, who in the entire primordial world, besides the unfathomable Kunpeng and the saints, is still our match?"
"Not only that."
Di Jun's gaze was deep and unfathomable as he looked towards the place where purple energy was rising in the east. His voice was icy and piercing: "Now that my Heavenly Court is strong and well-equipped, with Quasi-Saints in charge, and further blessed by the title of Demon Ancestor, it's time to relinquish our power over this primordial world."
"How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed?"
"That Dongwanggong occupies Zifu Continent and is known as the head of male immortals. In recent years, he has recruited many disciples and has repeatedly competed with my Heavenly Court for fortune."
Previously, we were weak and could only endure. But now—”
With a wave of his sleeve, Di Jun revealed his murderous intent: "It's time to send this leader of male immortals on his way!"
"Send the order! Gather millions of demon soldiers, with the Ten Great Demon Saints accompanying them, and march towards the East Sea!"
On the East China Sea, the waves surged.
The once peaceful and serene Zifuzhou is now shrouded in a thick layer of gloom.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
The dull and chilling sound of war drums seemed to come from the deepest hell, each beat striking the hearts of the immortals of Zifu Continent.
Dark clouds loomed overhead.
Those weren't dark clouds at all! They were clearly an endless, sky-covering army of demons!
Hundreds of millions of demon soldiers, clad in standard black armor and wielding gleaming halberds, formed imposing square formations, riding on rolling demonic clouds to completely surround the vast Purple Mansion Continent.
Demonic energy soared into the sky, and malevolent energy condensed into solid blood clouds, turning the waters of the East China Sea black.
At the very front of the army, Emperor Jun sat high on his Nine-Dragon Incense Chariot, with Taiyi by his side and the Ten Great Demon Saints lined up on either side.
An overwhelming imperial pressure poured down without reservation, causing the protective array within Zifu Continent to tremble violently and groan under its strain.
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"Dong Wang Gong!"
Taiyi took a step forward, standing atop the heavens. The Chaos Bell in his hand trembled slightly, and his voice boomed like thunder, echoing throughout the four seas and eight wastelands: "You lack virtue and are arrogant! Using the title of the head of male immortals, you form cliques for personal gain, disrupting the order of my primordial world, acting against the will of Heaven! Your virtue is unworthy of your position!"
"Today, our Heavenly Court, in accordance with the will of Heaven, acts on behalf of Heaven!"
"If you know what's good for you, quickly dismantle the great formation and surrender. Perhaps then you might be spared a sliver of your true spirit for reincarnation. Otherwise, today will be the day your Purple Mansion Continent is annihilated, leaving not a single one alive!"
This proclamation against the traitors was written with great righteousness and awe. Although everyone with eyes could see that it was for the purpose of seizing hegemony, in the prehistoric world, might makes right.
Within the Purple Mansion Continent, in the Palace of Ten Thousand Immortals.
The Eastern King Duke's face turned ashen, and he trembled with rage. He slammed his dragon-headed cane on the ground, smashing the millennia-old black jade floor to pieces.
"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
"I am the head of all male immortals, personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor, and rightfully command all immortals! What is Di Jun? He's nothing but two hairy, horned beasts, yet he dares to claim to act on behalf of Heaven?!"
"This sky belongs to the Dao Ancestor! Not to his demon race!"
Although he cursed fiercely, the fear deep in Dongwanggong's eyes could not be concealed.
He sensed it.
Those two undisguised auras of quasi-saints!
Di Jun and Tai Yi have both broken through to the Quasi-Saint level!
Although he obtained the Dragon Head Cane and the Apricot Yellow Banner, and enjoyed the fortune of the Celestial Court, he was still stuck at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm because his origin was damaged by the Kunpeng in his early years, and he has not been able to sever his corpse for a long time.
The gap between them is like an insurmountable chasm!
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? The Heavenly Court army is pressing in, and the island's protective formation probably won't hold for long!"
Below, the group of powerful rogue cultivators who had come to join them were all ashen-faced and filled with apprehension.
Most of them came seeking protection or coveting the resources of the Celestial Court; they were nothing more than a motley crew.
Now that the Heavenly Court is powerful and has two Quasi-Saints in command, where is the slightest will to fight?
Looking at the panicked faces below, Dongwanggong felt a surge of sorrow and anger.
"What's the panic?!"
The Eastern King Duke roared, forcing himself to calm down, a ruthless glint in his eyes: "I possess the Central Earth-Yellow Banner bestowed upon me by the Dao Ancestor, its defense unparalleled; even a Quasi-Saint could not easily break through it!"
"Issue my decree! All Great Luo Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals under the jurisdiction of Zifu Continent, return to your positions immediately!"
"Set up the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation!"
"I'd like to see if the Heavenly Court's teeth are hard enough to gnaw through this bone!"
With a command from the Eastern King, countless streams of light shot into the sky from within the Purple Mansion Continent.
Although people's hearts were in turmoil, these rogue cultivators had no choice but to fight desperately when faced with life and death.
Tens of thousands of immortals stood in specific positions.
The Eastern King Duke stood at the center of the formation, and with a wave of his apricot-yellow banner, ten thousand golden lotuses bloomed instantly, and boundless auspicious energy rose, converging with the magical power of the tens of thousands of immortals to form a vast formation that forcefully withstood the pressure of the Heavenly Army.
This was the prototype of the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation".
Although it was not as ingenious as the one set up by the future Tongtian Sect Leader, it still had the advantage of having a large number of people and a magnificent momentum.
"Hmph, the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation? It's nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs huddled together."
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Above the clouds, Di Jun looked down at the seemingly impregnable formation below, a contemptuous sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.
These independent cultivators each practiced different methods, resulting in mixed and impure auras. Even if they managed to form an array, it would be riddled with flaws.
"Today, let the world witness the true power of my Heavenly Court!"
Suddenly, the Hetu and Luoshu in Dijun's hand flew out and transformed into two scrolls of star charts that blotted out the sky.
"All the stars in the heavens, heed my command!"
"Form ranks!"
Before the words were even finished, the hundreds of millions of demon soldiers who had been surrounding Zifu Continent moved instantly.
Three hundred and sixty-five demon gods at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, each holding a star banner, correspond to the three hundred and sixty-five main stars in the heavens.
Fourteen thousand eight hundred great demons, corresponding to secondary stars.
Billions of demon soldiers transformed into countless stardust.
In an instant, day turned into night.
Endless starlight descended from the heavens, merging with the aura of the billions of demon soldiers.
This is not the complete Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, because it lacks the two crucial main stars, Taiyin and Taiyang, and can only be considered a prototype.
However, using it to deal with this chaotic Ten Thousand Immortals Formation is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!
"Starlight Destroyed! Kill!"
Di Jun pointed with one hand.
Rumble—
The stars seemed to fall from the sky at that moment.
Countless thick pillars of starlight, carrying destructive power, slammed into the Myriad Immortals Formation below like a violent storm.
"ah!!"
"It's unstoppable! It's simply unstoppable!"
It was just a brief encounter.
The seemingly imposing Ten Thousand Immortals Formation was as fragile as paper, torn open by the torrent of starlight.
Screams echoed throughout the room.
Countless rogue cultivators turned to ashes in the starlight, and even their primordial spirits could not escape.
The so-called "Ten Thousand Immortals" collapsed instantly in the face of the well-trained and perfectly coordinated Heavenly Court army.
"Taiyi! Make your move!" Dijun gave the order expressionlessly.
"clang-!!!"
Donghuang Taiyi, who had been poised to strike, suddenly struck the Chaos Bell in his hand.
A visible sonic wave of suppression, ignoring the distance in space, pierced directly through the defensive golden lotus of the apricot-yellow flag and slammed into the Eastern King Duke at the core of the formation.
"puff!"
The Eastern King Lord coughed up blood, and the dragon-headed cane in his hand was shaken so badly that it flew out of his grasp.
His proud Ten Thousand Immortals Formation has completely collapsed!
"Defeat—utter defeat—"
Looking at his grieving and wounded subordinates all around him, and at the Heavenly Demon Soldiers slaughtering the immortals like harvesting straw, Dongwanggong's eyes were filled with despair.
"I surrender! I'm willing to surrender!"
"Stop killing! We are willing to submit to the Heavenly Court!"
With the formation broken, the mental defenses of those weak-willed rogue cultivators completely collapsed.
Countless people dropped their magical weapons, knelt on the clouds, and kowtowed to Emperor Jun and Taiyi in the sky, begging for mercy.
Even worse, in order to prove their loyalty, some people actually turned around and used their magic weapons to attack their former colleagues, or even the Eastern King!
"You—you bunch of traitors!"
The Eastern King was disheveled, his eyes bulging with fury.
However, this is the primordial world.
There was no loyalty to speak of, only awe of power and a desire to survive.
"Dong Wang Gong, your era has come to an end."