At this moment, a soldier, covered in wounds and looking panicked, rushed into the temple. He collapsed to the ground with a thud, panting heavily, and reported in broken sentences:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, that traitor Di Jun... that scoundrel Di Jun, colluding with that fiend surnamed Li, from within... from without, has already... has already launched a four-pronged attack on the temple!"
No sooner had he finished reporting than the divine soldier tilted his head to the side and fainted from exhaustion.
"ah?"
"Di Jun has audacity! He actually colluded with a demon and rebelled against the Heavenly Court. He deserves to die!"
"I told you long ago that Di Jun harbored rebellious intentions, but you just wouldn't believe me!"
"What's the use of saying all this now? We should focus on finding a way to lift the siege of the temple as soon as possible!"
"However, after the battle of Mount Shu, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, Zhu Rong, and Hou Yi are all seriously injured and have not yet recovered. We have also lost more than 10,000 divine soldiers and generals. What can we use to repel the enemy and how can we lift the siege of the temple?"
"Your Majesty, what should we do?"
"..."
The group of civil and military officials were making a lot of noise, but none of them could offer a good suggestion to lift the siege of the temple.
"shut up!"
Fuxi roared, his face ashen.
These civil and military officials are all eloquent and articulate in their speech.
However, when it comes to crucial moments, all they do is complain and sigh, and none of them can help.
These incompetent fools, the divine realm has been feeding you for nothing!
At this moment, a martial priest stepped forward and suggested, "Your Majesty, why don't we... immediately summon General Fei Peng back to the divine realm?"
"It's no use. I've heard that Fei Peng and that devil surnamed Li are old acquaintances!"
One of the civil officials shook his head and said.
Fuxi, who sat high on his throne, always had an unusually solemn expression, and no one knew what he was thinking.
...
Outside the temple, the sounds of battle shook the heavens, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.
What was once a sacred land of the gods has now become a battlefield of carnage, with severed limbs and broken walls everywhere, and the pool water reeking of a strong stench.
Amidst the palaces and buildings, one could faintly see the glint of swords and the shadows of blades.
A group of ferocious and terrifying beast soldiers, with grotesque faces and a terrifying aura, fought against divine soldiers and generals wielding various weapons.
Leading the beast army was a massive Candle Dragon with wings on its back, and a Water Demon Beast hundreds of feet tall.
On the massive body of the Candle Dragon stood a handsome young man.
He is none other than Little Fire, the Fire Qilin!
On one of the snake heads of the water monster stood a beautiful young girl.
She is none other than the Water Kirin, Xiao Shui!
Little Fire, wielding the Candle Dragon, and Little Water, commanding the Water Demon Beast, led a band of beast soldiers. Like a bulldozer, they swept through the land, leaving countless divine soldiers and generals lying in pools of blood.
"kill!"
Xiao Huo waved his arm.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In mid-air, arrows shot out like a torrential rain, carrying a faint golden light and emitting sharp whistling sounds.
The next moment, blood blossomed everywhere, and swathes of divine soldiers fell to the ground, screams echoing continuously, sending chills down one's spine.
After several rounds of arrow rain, there were more fallen divine soldiers than standing ones, making the place look rather empty.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Huo commanded a group of beast soldiers to harvest the divine soldiers who had not been killed by the arrow rain.
These beast soldiers, clad in armor and wielding spears and swords, formed ranks of three or five, coordinating with each other like a millstone grinding down on the divine soldiers.
They were all elite beast soldiers. Under the training of Little Fire and Little Water over the years, their strength was far superior to that of the divine soldiers. They relentlessly reaped the lives of the divine soldiers in front of them, leaving no survivors in their wake.
"Damn it! Kill them!"
A divine general watched as his divine soldiers fell one after another. His eyes widened in fury, and he grabbed his weapons and slashed at the beast soldiers in front of him.
puff!
Before the divine general could even strike the beastman, a flower of blood bloomed on his chest, and the light in his eyes dimmed.
"Overestimating yourself!"
Xiao Huo's gaze was cold, his expression calm, displaying the air of a seasoned general.
He brandished the Xihe Sword in his hand, its shadow shining like starlight. The surrounding divine soldiers fell in droves, each with a trace of blood between their brows, their souls left behind.
The evil power within the Xihe Sword had long been purified by Li Yao, who then gifted this sword, which was filled with the power of Yang Flame, to Xiao Huo.
Because this Xihe sword is very suitable for small fires.
"Xiao Huo is becoming more and more composed and has the demeanor of a great general!"
Li Yao, hovering in mid-air, smiled and spoke to Xiao Bai beside him.
He and Xiaobai did not participate in the battle. Instead, they let Xiaohuo and the others lead the beast soldiers to attack the temple so that they could gain some practical experience.
Besides this group of beastmen, there were three other groups of beastmen attacking the temple from three different directions without any resistance.
The entire battlefield was a scene of utter carnage. In just a quarter of an hour, not a single living soldier remained in sight. Blood was everywhere, staining the ground crimson.
The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, Zhu Rong, Hou Yi, and the others fought against the beast soldiers while wounded, but were eventually captured alive by Li Yao.
However, the temples of the gods are not so easy to conquer.
After all, the foundation of the divine realm is incomparable to that of Mount Shu.
The entire area surrounding the temple is structured with the temple itself as the focal point, and the four heavenly gates in the southeast, northwest, and southwest, as well as the four main gates of the inner temples near the temple, serve as the bases of the formation.
The four Heavenly Gates—east, west, south, and north—have been successively breached.
To enter the temple, the four final inner sanctum doors must be broken down one by one.
However, there was an extremely powerful barrier surrounding the temple, enveloping the entire temple.
Little Fire, Little Water, Little Gray, Six-Tailed Fox, Three-Tailed Fox, and Di Jun's group attacked the barrier simultaneously from four directions.
In the end, they still couldn't shake the barrier!
"Master, this barrier is so powerful, we can't break it no matter what we do!"
Xiao Huo said, somewhat annoyed.
"Of course! This is the ancient Heluo Grand Formation; you simply cannot break it!"
The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, already bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, spoke with a smug look on her face.
Li Yao smiled faintly, "Is that so? I'll give it a try!"
Chapter 606 The Great Array of Heluo
"Your Majesty, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, Zhu Rong, Hou Yi, and the others... they have all been captured by that demon surnamed Li."
"Your Majesty, that fiend surnamed Li, and that traitor Di Jun, have already attacked the vicinity of the temple. They are currently breaking through the Heluo Formation surrounding the temple!"
"..."
One bad news after another reached the temple.
The priests in the temple looked extremely grim as they began to consider their escape route.
At this moment, Fuxi's expression was unusually solemn.
He snorted and said with great confidence, "The Heluo Formation is an ancient divine formation. Even if Chonglou came, he would have difficulty breaking it."
With a flick of his right finger, a small, radiant Heluo formation appeared before Fuxi, hovering in mid-air.
The Fuxi Technique was activated, injecting powerful spiritual energy into the small array.
Instantly, the array shone brightly, faintly emitting the ancient and profound sounds of the Great Dao.
At the same time, the Heluo Grand Array surrounding the temple also shone brightly, and a powerful aura began to spread, causing people to change color.
"Indeed, indeed, the Heluo Grand Formation has never been broken since ancient times. No matter how powerful that demon is, he absolutely cannot break the formation!"
"As long as we can hold off this rabble, we will surely be able to wipe them out once reinforcements arrive!"
"..."
Some sycophantic officials, seeing that the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi had finally made a move, immediately began to flatter him.
"As expected of Fuxi, his power is still so terrifying and so strong!"
Di Jun, who was on the other side outside the temple, suddenly sensed the power of the Heluo Formation surging, and his expression changed drastically.
"Father, is that Li Yao able to break this Heluo Formation?"
The speaker was a golden crow covered in flames, one of Emperor Jun's sons.
"It's hard to say. Although I know Li Yao's cultivation is unfathomable, Fuxi is no easy opponent. I'm afraid..."
Di Jun's expression was extremely solemn.
He had not witnessed Li Yao's strength firsthand; he only learned from others that Li Yao's strength was unfathomable.
Therefore, he had no way of judging who was stronger between Li Yao and Fu Xi.
Besides, he had already experienced the power of the Heluo Grand Formation firsthand.
The reason he has never dared to reclaim the throne of the Heavenly Emperor is because he is wary of the Heluo Grand Formation.
"If Li Yao is unable to break the Heluo Formation, and Fuxi's reinforcements arrive, we will be attacked from both sides, and the outcome will be unpredictable."
A beautiful and dignified woman spoke.
She is Xihe, the Mother of the Sun.
"We must succeed in this siege of the temple, or we will forever lose our chance to turn the tide!"