The three Nascent Souls' expressions instantly changed from terror to despair. They were bound by an invisible force and could no longer fly!
Fortunately, reinforcements arrived at this moment. Tens of thousands of cultivators launched a combined attack, and even the Nascent Soul stage cultivators were defeated!
"Crimson Storm!" With a thought, Xiang Yu conjured countless transparent sword blades, unleashing a storm-like attack on the enemy army, causing blood to spurt and rain down from the sky!
"Ahhh..." The screams of the Demon Swallow Island allied forces rose and fell, suffering heavy casualties.
The Nascent Souls of the Demon Within and the Old Ancestor of Yan Island were instantly pulverized, and three storage rings fell to the ground.
At this moment, figures flew in from afar; they were cultivators from Wu and Yue!
Chapter 471 The Final Battle
Xiang Yu had no goodwill toward these invaders who betrayed humanity or were not even human, so he went a little too far, resulting in heavy casualties for the allied army that was originally intended for training, turning it into a one-sided massacre.
He refused to accept surrender, as Xiang Yu had previously stated: those who become traitors and invaders must be prepared to die.
Although Xiang Yu was a true outsider in a sense, he naturally integrated into a land similar to Jiangdong when he arrived there. He felt a strange sense of familiarity with the Wu and Yue regions, the southeast.
In fact, teleportation arrays can only affect a very small number of cultivators who can break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. They are useless to most cultivators in this world. Even if someone has cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, it is extremely difficult for them to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Many people get stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and don't want to break through anymore, fearing that failure will lead to their death and the extinction of their cultivation. They only choose to try to break through when their lifespan is about to run out. If they succeed, they can gain several hundred more years of lifespan, and if they fail, it's not a big loss.
Therefore, the root cause of this world war was not the teleportation array, but mainly greed and ambition. The continents had been coveting Zhongyuan for too long, and naturally they would not miss this god-given opportunity.
Resources in this plane are becoming increasingly scarce, while the number of cultivators is increasing. To resolve this contradiction, we must either develop other planes or reduce the supply of cultivators in this plane.
However, neither of these methods is as convenient or quick as directly eliminating the enemy. Perhaps those who surrendered to the demonic cultivators had one or another unavoidable reason, or even some clever people who wanted to take advantage of the situation to infiltrate the enemy as spies. But so what?
Compared to those cultivators who fought to the death to resist the invasion, compared to those cultivators who would rather risk their lives to escape than join the demon army, were these people's deaths unjust? They were merely trying to find some solace for their betrayal.
On the battlefield, everything is black and white; there is no gray area. Neutrality means that you could become an enemy at any time. These Zhongyuan cultivators in the Demon Army are the enemy; they should be killed, and they must be killed.
The war between cultivators is very different from the ancient war between mortals. The army can fight continuously without eating, drinking, sleeping or resting, and the marching speed is extremely fast. Even cultivators who have not reached the Foundation Establishment stage can run, jump and leap at a considerable speed.
If one side's Nascent Soul cultivators have an overwhelming advantage, they can use a wide-range attack to sweep across the area and quickly end the battle.
Of course, if a Nascent Soul cultivator faces several Core Formation cultivators, it's not so easy to kill them instantly with a powerful move. Lower-level cultivators can protect themselves with formations, but if the Nascent Soul cultivator's side also has a large army to assist them, the outcome is obvious.
After its main force withdrew to Chu, Qin quickly fell to Chu, and Qin cultivators suffered heavy losses when they were intercepted when entering Yun.
Prior to this, a rebellion broke out in the State of Yun, the patriarch of the State of Yun was killed, most of the cultivators of the State of Yun defected to the State of Jin, and the State of Yun perished.
The states of Jin and Qi became the new masters of this land, a reward promised to them by the Demon Lord: half of the Zhongyuan Continent.
"Hmph! That old fellow from Qin escaped quickly!" the patriarch of Jin said angrily.
The old ancestor of Qi chuckled, “Why should Fellow Daoist Jin Xiong be angry? Where can they escape to? Now, only the State of Chu remains in the Central Yuan Continent. As long as we destroy the State of Chu, the rich lands of the Central Yuan will all be ours.”
“Indeed, Fellow Daoist Yan must have already destroyed the Wu Kingdom, and the Chu Kingdom is now surrounded on three sides. They can only retreat to the Bai Pu Wilderness in the south and live like savages.” The Jin Kingdom’s patriarch nodded.
"Hehe, but the savages have to accept them first. The Baiyue region is vast, but spiritual veins are scarce and poisonous swamps are everywhere. Where would they find a place for outsiders? Of course, the Chu Kingdom has a Nascent Soul expert in charge. If the savages don't agree, the Chu Kingdom will have the upper hand in a war." The Qi Kingdom patriarch stroked his beard.
"Fellow Daoist Qi is overthinking it. Anyone can escape, but the Nascent Soul cultivators of Chu and the Spirit Realm Inspector must die. The Demon Lord and the Demon Envoy will not let them go. Otherwise, if these two go crazy and start guerrilla warfare all over the world, the continents will never be at peace."
The old patriarch of Jin's face grew more solemn as he spoke. If the Demon Lord and the Demon Envoy were to be defeated, they would probably be the ones to flee.
It should be noted that their opponents this time were not just a Nascent Soul cultivator, but also a Void Refinement cultivator. They dared to gang up on a Nascent Soul cultivator, but the Void Refinement cultivator was two major realms higher than them, and even if he was seriously injured, he could easily take their lives.
However, the demon envoy wasn't stupid. Having planned for so long, how could he not have a trump card? Therefore, his choice was right; joining the demon race was the only way to have a future!
In the Chu Kingdom, all the cultivators from the Central Yuan Continent who refused to surrender to the Demon Clan gathered here, except for the southeastern Wu and Yue Kingdoms.
Bai Mei and Shi Potian had received news that the Demon Swallow Island coalition was attacking Wu Yue, but they were powerless to provide aid and did not believe Wu Yue was worth saving; it was merely a quasi-elder state. The key to this world war lay in the outcome of the high-end combat power battles, namely the victory or defeat of the Void Refinement and Divine Transformation realms.
Since binding himself to the divine artifact, Shi Potian has regained the demeanor and confidence of the former number one cultivator of Chu Kingdom. He is not afraid of fighting the Demon Lord one-on-one at all, and is even a little arrogant.
After some contemplation, he had figured out how to use the divine object, and could exchange spirit stones plus the energy points he received daily for all sorts of good things.
The energy points were free, and he had no shortage of spirit stones; it was practically tailor-made for him. The Inspector is such a good person.
In order to improve his strength as soon as possible, Shi Potian exchanged for a body-refining technique. This was a divine technique he had never heard of before, which could only be practiced by Nascent Soul cultivators. It could refine one's body into something as solid as a defensive magic weapon.
The key point is that this body-refining cultivation method can resist the rejection of the plane, refine the power of the five elements of heaven and earth into the physical body, and use the power of the godhood in a way that does not damage the plane.
With the guidance of Bai Mei, Shi Potian's strength improved by leaps and bounds.
Bai Mei was also very satisfied with the talent that Shi Potian had shown, and even considered taking him on as a disciple.
However, even if they wanted to take on apprentices, they would have to wait until the great war was over.
Finally, the final battle began.
Boundless demonic clouds drifted from north to south, covering the entire Kingdom of Chu.
White Eyebrows snorted coldly, soaring straight into the sky with the force of wind and thunder, "Old demon, stop bluffing, do you dare to fight me head-on!"
Mo Yun opened his blood-red maw and said, "White Eyebrows, today I will settle all your old and new scores. If you know what's good for you, quickly submit to my demon race, and I might put in a good word for you."
"Enough talk, let's finish this off!"
"Then I'll devour you!"
boom!……
The booming sounds of two Void Refinement cultivators clashing echoed continuously from the sky, giving the impression that the entire world was about to be shattered.
Nascent Soul cultivators lack sufficient understanding of the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth. Forcibly seizing the power of Heaven and Earth will only cause greater damage to the lower realm. However, Void Refinement cultivators are different. As long as they do not intentionally damage the realm, they will not cause too much harm to the realm if they are careful.
However, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage are subject to greater dimensional suppression, and can only briefly unleash their true power. Moreover, once they have expended too much energy, it is even more difficult to replenish their mana and return to their peak condition.
Therefore, in a limited time, when cultivators at the Void Refinement stage engage in battle, they generally do not consider the feelings of the plane. If they really crack the sky, that would be good too, as destroying the plane would mean the two of them would no longer have to fight.
While the battle raged above, the demon army below launched a full-scale attack on the Chu Kingdom. Nascent Soul cultivators clashed with Nascent Soul cultivators, and Core Formation cultivators clashed with Core Formation cultivators. All sorts of magical treasures and powerful moves were unleashed, and the momentum seemed no weaker than that in the sky.
However, the original plan of a three-sided siege turned into a two-sided attack. The Eastern Route Army of the Demon Within a Demon did not know what had happened and failed to arrive to join the attack, and they also lost contact.
Upon hearing that the Chu Kingdom also had cultivators at the Void Refinement stage and that the eastern army had lost contact, the cultivators from other continents immediately adopted a wait-and-see attitude and did not participate in the final battle.
Otherwise, they could also attack the eastern part of Chu in place of the Demon Within a Demon.
The True Demon Lord sat on his throne and murmured, "Could it be that the human race has another plan in the southeast?"
At this moment, an illusory face appeared on his face, "Very well, the stronger the human race is in this battle, the more it proves your value. Offer this plane as a gift to the demon race, and you will surely receive greater attention after your ascension. If you can be accepted as a disciple by a powerful demon, your dream of unifying the hundred races of the spirit realm will not be far away. No one in this world is your match!"
Chapter 472 Invincible
On the battlefield, cultivators from the Central Plains Continent were locked in fierce combat with demonic cultivators and rebel forces. Flying swords, magical artifacts, and ghostly cultivators filled the sky, while skeletons, strange beasts, puppets, and zombies roamed the ground.
The Qin patriarch and several Nascent Soul cultivators jointly operated a giant puppet over ten zhang tall, while the Qi patriarch led his fellow Nascent Soul cultivators in controlling a powerful magic weapon. The two sides fought to a standstill.
Because the eastern army was late in arriving and the alien cultivators had backed out, the demon army's advantage was not very obvious, but it was still stronger than the Zhongyuan army.
"Let's all charge together! Break through their defensive formation!" A Yan Kingdom cultivator, eager to impress the demonic cultivators, raised his arm and shouted.
A figure appeared in front of him in an instant, punched through his abdomen, and pulled out a broken nascent soul.
"This is the fate of traitors like you!" Shi Potian crushed the nascent soul in his hand into dust with a "poof," and his figure disappeared again.
The Yan Kingdom cultivators' ranks were thrown into chaos as the Nascent Soul cultivators made their move!
"Hmph, a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator? Do you really think the Yan Kingdom is afraid of you? Summon the Talisman God!" The Yan Kingdom's patriarch waved his hand.
A talisman the size of a handkerchief immediately unfolded in mid-air, revealing a huge human figure. Then, the figure within the talisman seemed to come alive, its eyes flashing with a sharp light. It raised its hand and pressed down slightly, shouting, "Suppress!"
Shi Potian immediately felt immense pressure, but he showed no fear. His body-refining technique was quite miraculous, and this level of suppression had no effect on him.
"Break!" Shi Potian charged toward the talisman god like a cannonball.
Fu Shen pushed forward with both palms, unleashing a surge of power that struck Shi Potian squarely, sending him flying.
However, Shi Potian only spun around a few times before regaining his balance, without sustaining any injury.
The Yan Kingdom's patriarch gasped. The talisman god, who should have been able to steadily restrain the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, had failed to injure Shi Potian with two attacks. Another attack would destroy the talisman god!
"If the Demon Lord doesn't make a move now, when will he?"
"Please, Demon Lord, kill this fiend!"
"Please, Demon Lord, make your move!"
...
"They're all useless trash," the Demon Lord said disdainfully, then closed his eyes.
Shi Potian sensed something was wrong, but he didn't know what methods the Demon Lord had used. "Demon Lord brat! Do you dare to fight me!"
"But I'm right next to you..." The Demon Lord's voice suddenly appeared in Shi Potian's ears.
The moment Shi Potian turned his head, he felt a tremendous force slam into the top of his head, and he crashed to the ground with a dull thud.
Bang!
Shi Potian, who was in the deep pit shaped like a human, coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling as if all the bones in his body had shattered.
"This is impossible! How could he possibly have a Yang God!" White Eyebrows exclaimed from the demonic clouds above.
"Hahaha... My disciple is a genius, what's wrong with him advancing to the Void Refinement stage?" Mo Yun grinned wildly and laughed incessantly.
Whoosh!
Peng~
Bai Mei tried to swoop down and ambush the Demon Lord, but was bounced back by the demonic clouds. "Not good! We've fallen into a trap! Shi Potian, quickly attack the Demon Lord's true form! He's using the Yang God Technique! Without the Dharma Eye, we can't see through it!"
"He has no chance!" Mo Yun sneered. "You will die too! The Twelve Heavenly Demon Formation!"
In an instant, twelve hideous and terrifying demonic phantoms appeared in the sky, all attacking Bai Mei.
"You think you can kill me so easily?" Bai Mei took out a small golden bell from his pocket and threw it above his head. The ancient bell instantly expanded and protected him inside.
Clang clang clang...
The bell tolled instantly, echoing across the Chu Kingdom. Human cultivators found it merely jarring, but the demon cultivators suffered splitting headaches and a significant reduction in their fighting power.
At this moment, Shi Potian had already swallowed a large, blood-red pill, which was the intermediate-level healing elixir he had previously obtained from the Shadow Shop.
Ordinary healing pills with 10 energy points become less effective once a cultivator reaches the Core Formation stage. At least ten pills are needed to fully restore a critically injured and near-death cultivator, and even then, the healing speed is not as fast as that of intermediate healing pills with 100 energy points.
At the crucial moment of the decisive battle, Shi Potian had no reason to be stingy with spirit stones and decisively bought a few to save his life.