Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1040 - 1009: The Lord of the World Appears

As Xi Ping'an's Divine Body fell, the entire battlefield fell silent.

Countless Cultivators watched the green-clothed youth in the sky with reverence and frenzied eyes, as if they were facing a deity, not daring to look directly at him.

The Lord of the World has been born.

And not a short-lived one like Shuoyang Heavenly Monarch, a fleeting presence, but a Lord of the World who will suppress this world for ten thousand years, until the end of life.

During this time, beneath the heavens, all lands shall belong to the sovereign, and all people shall be his subjects.

An era of long peace is about to come.

And they are the Cultivators under the Domain Lord, the path ahead, the opportunities for Divinity Transformation, might become very difficult to obtain.

Because there are no more enemies at the God-transforming Level!

Without enemies at the God-transforming Level, where would come the Divinity Transformation Battle Merits?!

"Kill!"

"Kill! Kill kill!"

With this thought, the eyes of Tianyang Immortal, True Master Void Square and others turned red, bloodthirsty and crazed, they burned Essence Blood and attacked Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch, who was being besieged by the three Army Formations.

"Ants!"

"You damn ants…"

Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch shrieked, an ice-colored tidal wave spread in all directions, drowning a swath of Cultivators.

After her mother, Ice Field Heavenly Monarch, died, she had begun to fight desperately, burning Essence Blood, every time her Ice Crystal Wings fluttered, they cut through swathes of Array Patterns, brought down mountain-sized clumps of multi-colored Sword Qi clouds, the halos of Swordsman Cultivators fell one after another, and the Great Sun Flame Balls stimulated by the Primordial Radiance Halls extinguished one by one.

Screech!

With a sharp cry, Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch turned into a streak of light, penetrating the Formation to flee from the Army Formation, no longer attempting to struggle for anything.

Defeated!

She has been defeated!

With her mother, Ice Field Heavenly Monarch, fallen in battle and Xi Ping'an fallen in battle, Bai Zu Heavenly Lord in retreat, what can she do, a Demon Cultivator who had just been promoted to the early stages of Spirit Transformation?

Jiang Ding calmly watched the Ice Phoenix who was trying to escape.

He would not snatch the fruits of his subordinates' labors.

After all, they need to be promoted, to advance further, they have to have Battle Merits, meritorious service alone does not entitle them to the opportunities of Divinity Transformation, even that of the Northern Plains.

This was their opportunity.

However, if these subordinates could not grasp it themselves, then it was their destined fate, and they had to accept it.

"Kill!"

"Stay!"

True Master Void Square roared in anger.

His body became one with the sword, leading his contingent of one hundred thousand Sword Cultivators, burning his essence, merging with the Sword Dao halos, and transformed into one hundred thousand radiant and searing Flying Swords slashing directly at Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch.

"Stay!"

Boom!

With one hundred thousand halos of Flying Swords chopping down together, a terrible explosion occurred, and the shockwave spread thousands of miles. This strike clearly reached the Mid-stage God-Transformation level, blocking the disheveled Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch who was trying to escape, and countless Ice Crystal Feathers fluttered chaotically.

"Kill!"

"Kill kill! My chance for the Great Dao!"

Within the short delay, the Tu Shan Maiden Corps and the forces from Primordial Magic Heavenly Metropolis broke through the obstructing Great Snow Mountain Formation, the Nine Swords of Nine Colors suppressed downwards, forming a cage, sealing off the Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch's escape.

Tianyang Immortal, with his hair and beard bristling, also burned his Essence Blood, becoming even more crazed than the Sword Cultivators, using Army Formations to command thousands of colossal Great Sun Flame Spheres to bombard Ice Phoenix Demon Monarch continuously, forcing her to keep retreating.

Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch, a Demon Cultivator at the early stages of Divinity Transformation, was actually besieged by three great Army Formations at the center, unable to escape whether by burning Essence Blood or using Innate Divine Abilities. The Demon Race was inherently at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

Even unleashing all her power, she could not change anything.

Sounds of roars, combat, and explosive booms continued relentlessly.

The Demon Race's Tianjun was being besieged by the Human Race's Cultivator Army!

Unbeknownst, several hours had passed.

Gradually, the roar of the Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch weakened, as swathes of Array Patterns from the Army Formations spread over and enveloped her, binding and suppressing her demon body.

"Tushan!"

"My great hatred..."

The Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch glared venomously at the green-clothed youth in the sky.

Her aura began to boil tumultuously, emitting a terrifying aura of world destruction, causing the bodies of all the Immortals to stiffen subconsciously, filled with an intense chill.

"Not good!"

"She's going to self-detonate her Demon Pill!"

An Immortal shrieked in horror, realizing what was happening.

Self-detonation of the Demon Pill!

A Heavenly Monarch self-detonating their Demon Pill!

This dreadful deduction made everyone's scalp tingle, as they fell into a terrifying abyss of death, with no trace of vitality left, nor any hope in sight.

The so-called spatial transference and instant movement were utterly useless in the face of a Heavenly Monarch's self-detonation.

Clang!

At this moment, a clear and melodious sound of a sword chimed throughout heaven and earth, dispelling the fear in the hearts of all Human Race True Lords.

"Your Formation Dao still requires more polish."

"Just a newly advanced Demon Race Tianjun, it shouldn't be like this."

Jiang Ding sighed and drew his sword.

A streak of Sword-light, following the clear trail of blood in his line of sight, slashed down effortlessly, as smoothly as a butcher dismembering cattle.

The might of the Tu Shan three great expeditionary forces was evident.

The three armies basically possessed the fighting strength of Early Stage God Transformation, and when combined, they could battle a Mid Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

However, if an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator fought desperately and self-detonated, they would also deal heavy damage to the three great expeditionary forces, leaving them no escape. This was the inherent drawback of the Army Formation; it was too inflexible in mobility, bearing the full brunt of a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch's self-detonation without any room to hide.

After this sword strike, peace fell upon the world in an instant.

"I hate..."

The Ice Phoenix Heavenly Monarch still emitted a destructive aura, but the spiritual light in her phoenix eyes completely dimmed.

Her aura vanished in a flash, turning into a frosty corpse that plummeted from the sky.

With this single strike, both spirit and soul were extinguished!

This sword strike, for a recently advanced Nascent Soul Cultivator, was overly exceptional—it should not have been met with such a grand response.

"Heavenly Monarch... we are incompetent!"

Hei Louxi, Tianyang Immortal, True Master Void Square, and others stepped forward to bow and express their shame.

"Just train more, besides, you have also contributed, suppressing both an Early Stage God Transformation Cultivator and the Great Snow Mountain Formation of Fifth Grade Low-Tier."

"This merit can not be stripped from you."

Jiang Ding nodded slightly.

For his subordinates' advancement in God Transformation, his attitude was neither encouraging nor opposing.

If someone advanced to the Divinity Transformation Stage and wished to segregate a world from his possession, it would be fine; they simply needed to duel with the sword in hand. The one who survived would naturally own everything.

If they chose not to challenge, then they must work for him in exchange for Spirit Land Elixirs and other Cultivation resources.

Of course, the best choice was to ban all other laws, to be the exclusive supreme existence.

But that was too petty, depriving people of their aspiration to cultivate; he disdained such actions.

Moreover, for the development of the world, a wise and capable team of Cultivators was necessary; otherwise, it would just be like a fishing and hunting tribe-level Sect in the world of Cultivation, with terribly low resource utilization, relying solely on primitive farming and luck.

"Heavenly Monarch is merciful!"

Tianyang Immortal and the others grasped the implication and were moved to tears, heartily convinced.

This era's Human Clan Heavenly Monarch, his magnanimity, was unimaginable.

They truly lived in a wonderful era; as long as one worked hard, had enough talent, skill, and Battle Merits, there was a slim hope for Divinity Transformation.

How fortunate, the grand path is unceasing!