Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1227 - 1195: The Ancient Emperor of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan Defeated in One Blow

In the starry sky, the Nine Great Immortal Sects suppressed the four directions.

A small portion of the practitioners from the Nine Great Immortal Sects dispersed, using spatial transport methods to attack in all directions, to exterminate the remnants of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan throughout the Cangyan Star Domain, and to establish pre-forged Boundary Formations in various Minor Thousand Worlds, truly bringing these worlds under the sovereignty of the Immortal Sects.

The separate actions of these small groups of practitioners had virtually no impact on the strength of the Nine Great Immortal Sects and did not affect the implementation of the predetermined plans.

Under the watchful eyes of billions, two Refining Emptiness Peak Cultivators engaged in a life and death struggle!

One was one of the nine Ancient Emperors of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, the Ancient Emperor Cangyan, one of the strongest among them;

The other was the ancestral elder of the Xuanwu tiangong, one of the Nine Immortal Sects within the Nine Spirits Realm, Gui Cong, who possessed the lineage of a Peak Refining Emptiness practitioner from the Immortal Sects.

Neither relied on any external forces, and they fought with a frenzy that tore apart swathes of the Star River and shattered one Law Net after another, chaos pervaded the void, and order fell to pieces.

No!

Perhaps it's not correct to say they were fighting toe to toe.

This was entirely a one-sided suppression by the great power of the Xuanwu tiangong against Ancient Emperor Cangyan!

With the Xuanwu Dharma Image that filled the Star River, claws striking down, the weight of the earth rules heavy as mountains, every move drew upon a thread of the origin power of the earth within the Heavenly Dao, the might was terrifying to the extreme. Any single attack could send Ancient Emperor Cangyan flying, spitting blood and retreating, the sound of his breaking bones cracking incessantly.

No matter what star-shattering signature moves Ancient Emperor Cangyan used, regardless of what trump cards he played, no matter how intense his combat will, the great power of Xuanwu tiangong would always just slap down, sending him spitting blood in midair, utterly reliant on the Immortal Body talent inherent to the Horned Demon Imperial Clan to endure.

Although both were at the Peak of Refining Emptiness realm, they did not seem to be of the same level and there was a huge disparity in strength.

While the two powerhouses were dueling, all the Masters of Refining Nothingness from the Nine Immortal Sects used their own means to evaluate the Ancient Emperors of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.

"In terms of individual power at the same stage... it should be a bit stronger than me at the Peak of Refining Emptiness,"

The far commander directing the Army Formation, with the help of a split presence within the Central Array Spirit Computer's army, continuously scanned, calculated, and at last said: "But compared to the Refining Nothingness of the Immortal Sects, especially those cultivated as Taoist disciples, he falls far short, almost as if he's not from the same tier of beings."

This was considering the situation after the Immortal Sects began cultivating beyond Taoist disciples into the stage of Refining Nothingness due to an abundant influx of resources.

"If the strongest Refining Nothingness of the Immortal Sects are the sovereigns of their tier, then these Horned Demon Imperial Clan Refining Emptiness Practitioners are just commoners of their tier, at best very valiant commoners, with a vast gap between them."

"The biggest gap lies in the application of Rule Power."

Yuan wore a grave expression: "Although both are at the Peak of Refining Emptiness, their strength differs due to Gui Cong's power of the earth rules in terms of strength, quantity, and skill in application, all surpassing Ancient Emperor Cangyan by far. This is the disparity in inheritance and civilization."

"Of course, Ancient Emperor Cangyan also has strengths, which are his bodily talents, his racial talents. That kind of indestructible body is also very powerful."

"If Ancient Emperor Cangyan had the same heritage and the same Rule Power as Gui Cong, then Ancient Emperor Cangyan would be stronger than Gui Cong by a margin."

"—This is undoubtedly an invalid hypothesis."

"Let's not even discuss whether the Horned Demon Imperial Clan has such an inheritance. Even if it did, a brute like Ancient Emperor Cangyan who relies on his bloodline probably doesn't have the brains to learn it."

"The inheritance of the Human Race may seem accessible without barriers, but the difficulty within is also terrifyingly infinite."

"Anyone slightly lacking in intelligence, experience, or knowledge, will never be able to advance to the next Realm. Considering the difficulty of cultivation, it is much harder than those Horned Demon Imperial Clan practitioners who rely on their bloodlines."

"On our journey so far, we have seen countless companions fall, faced innumerable failures, countless farewells; almost every High-Level Human Race Cultivator is one of the dead ones remaining..."

Yuan quickly relayed the intelligence scanned.

The Immortal Sect Expeditionary Army General Staff quickly recorded it, and soon after, a set of data was swiftly produced.

"Marshal, we've made a model. Please take a look and let us know if there are any changes needed,"

A dense chart appeared on Heavenly Monarch Wanji's computer screen. He now serves as the Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Army, a role stemming from the division of labor in past years: "We've categorized the most ordinary Refining Emptiness Practitioner as C-grade at the same tier."

"A most ordinary Refining Emptiness Practitioner, his Divine Soul, body, defense, attack, and recovery, all five indicators are C-grade at the same tier."

"With such a standard, the data for Ancient Emperor Cangyan is: Divine Soul: C; Body: B; Defense: B; Attack: C; Recovery: B+."

"Broadly speaking, Ancient Emperor Cangyan is a C++ grade Refining Emptiness practitioner of the same tier."

"Using this model to calculate, the data for the great power of Xuanwu tiangong, Gui Cong is: Divine Soul: A; Body: A+; Defense: A++; Attack: A; Recovery: A."

"In general, the great power of the Xuanwu tiangong is an A++ grade Void Refining Being."

Heavenly Monarch Wan Ji concluded.

"There's almost a whole level difference between the two, with a vast gap in strength. Ancient Emperor Cangyan has almost no chance of defeating any Immortal Sect Great Power, let alone defeating one on his own."

He then passed on a detailed analysis of the strength of divine soul, physical strength, and the efficiency of using moves to leverage Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi.

"Interesting."

Yuan looked it over carefully, calculating, and suddenly asked with curiosity, "Then according to your calculations, what kind of Void Refining Being am I?"

"Divine Soul: C-; Body: C--- Defense: C---; Attack: S; Recovery: C---"

"All things considered, Yuan, you are an S- class being."

Heavenly Monarch Wan Ji immediately said.

"But don't be too complacent and arrogant. Our data includes only the Nine Spirits Realm and the Horned Ming Realm, perhaps in the vast expanse of the starry sky, you're merely a C--- being among those of the same class."

"Hahaha!"

"Exactly."

Yuan laughed heartily.

In the midst of the casual conversation, the Eight Great Immortal Sects completed their intelligence gathering on the Ancient Emperor level powerhouses of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan. Although their reporting style differed from Xianmen, their accuracy was nearly identical.

Boom!

The blow from a Great Power of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace struck down at last.

The claw crafted from Divine Gold, which followed the laws of Xuanwu, pierced through Ancient Emperor Cangyan's pitch-black scales in an instant, penetrating his chest and extracting a heart as large as a hill that was still beating like a great drum, golden blood flowing down, turning into clouds of qi and blood.

"...hehe..."

"Emperor, will... kill and enslave all the enemy's kind..."

As blood poured from the mouth of Ancient Emperor Cangyan like a waterfall, he used his last bit of strength to threaten the enemies of his clan.

The Great Power of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace watched coldly, pocketed the heart, and turned to leave.

The battle for him was merely the execution of one cold magic after another, requiring nothing but precision and efficiency, no need for superfluous actions.

This loser had lost all value, and there was no need to waste more time responding.

The Refining Nothingness Great Experts of the Nine Great Immortal Sects looked at each other.

"The Horned Demon Emperor Clan is easily defeated at the level of Ancient Emperors, their legacy is insignificant."

"Our chances of victory are increasing."

A Great Expert from the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace affirmed.

"Then,"

Following a query for Yuan's opinion, a Great Power from the Shadow Demon Abyss said coldly: "Let's head straight for that Medium Thousand World, destroy the racial core of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, and annihilate this Domain Ruler race!"

"Agreed."

"Attack."

"..."

The Refining Nothingness Great Experts of the Nine Great Immortal Sects had no objections.

Hum!

The Army Formations of the Nine Great Immortal Sects unfolded once again, numerous Space Formation Patterns spreading out. This was the fleet transposition technique from the Eastern Devil School, currently shared temporarily with the Eight Great Immortal Sects, and would carry them all in a joint transposition towards the only existing Medium Thousand World in the Horned Ming Realm.

It is estimated that this military march will last for centuries.

In a hundred years, the army of the Nine Spirits Realm will traverse the entire Horned Ming Realm and reach the ruling center of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.