Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 296 - 282: First Victory in the Earth Immortal Realm

Chapter 296: Chapter 282: First Victory in the Earth Immortal Realm

The battle was intensely fierce. Taiyi Golden Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals had already taken action. As for those of the Immortal Nine Realms, they could only become cannon fodder—pure cannon fodder. They harbored Divine Thunder within their bodies, which they ignited explosively as they approached their foes, burning their Primordial Spirit Thoughts together with the Divine Thunder, creating a powerful blast.

It was truly too devastating. The warriors, when dispersing their physical bodies and Primordial Spirit Thoughts, did not hesitate for a moment but rather charged forward as if they were not heading towards death, but towards rebirth.

Like a meat grinder, this battlefield saw countless deities fall. Soldiers of the Heavenly Court died continuously but were ceaselessly replenished as various chief deities led their subordinates into battle.

Bones piled into mountains, blood flowed like rivers, millions lay dead... Such words could not even begin to capture the horrific scene.

What kind of murderous aura was this? It almost materialized, with a sticky, viscous, red murderous aura cleansing through the void. Anyone who touched it would feel a chilling sensation, bone-deep cold, as though they had fallen into an ice cellar.

In the depths of the universe, the Heavenly Dao Saints also fought intensely. Chaos Heaven Demons from one side tried to escape and join the battlefield, sweeping across the army of the Earth Immortal Realm. After all, there were fewer Heavenly Dao Saints in the Earth Immortal Realm to stop them. But Wukong raised the Eastern Emperor Bell and the Great Dao Golden Lotus, solidifying the void directly. Various Heavenly Dao Saints suppressed the Heavenly Dao Laws, trapping these Heaven Demons with no escape, forcing them to fight desperately!

In the Earth Immortal Realm, there were a total of ten Heavenly Dao Saints, and after all, the Victorious Fighting Buddha had emerged from Nirvana, possessing extremely powerful combat abilities.

This batch of Chaos Heaven Demons was much more formidable, but they were still no match for the saints of the Earth Immortal Realm, constantly being slain.

Lord of Primordial Beginning raised the Pangu Banner slightly. With a gentle wave, thousands of Chaos Sword Qi burst forth, entangling and slaughtering a Chaos Heaven Demon. He then raised the Yellow Banner of Wuji and Apricot, casting down a burst of yellow light. The heavy, earthy essence directly crushed this Chaos Heaven Demon to death, leaving no remnants behind.

"You nine stay here and clear up these Chaos Heaven Demons. I’ll go to the battlefield to stand guard, just in case a Heavenly Dao Saint Realm Chaos Heaven Demon jumps out so I can help," Wukong said.

"Go ahead!" they replied.

Wukong directly tore through the void to arrive at the battlefield, where billows of blood rose to the sky, even making him, a Heavenly Dao Saint, feel dizzy.

The great battle was now fully underway. Primordial Golden Immortals also joined the battlefield, making the scene even more tragic. The Earth Immortal Realm arranged battle formations, with Xue Rengui moving and commanding them. The Chaos Heaven Demon faction fought chaotically, but their forces were vast, so they could not be defeated at the moment.

Continuously, people fell, with thousands and tens of thousands of cultivators and Heaven Demons dying in an instant. Human life was worthless at this moment.

"Creation Heavenly Mechanism Staff! Sweep across the desolation!" Wukong swung his staff toward the vast army of Chaos Heaven Demons.

"Boom!"

The staff rolled over, its sound booming with the laws of Heavenly Dao, directly crushing hundreds of billions of the Heaven Demon army.

Taking this opportunity, the Earth Immortal Realm army advanced into this gap, sending out bursts of Divine Thunder that immediately expanded the breach, tearing apart the rudimentary battle formation of the Heaven Demon army, creating chaos in their ranks, leading to significant losses.

"Twenty-seven Heavenly Dao Saint Realm Heaven Demons can’t deal with them? They still manage with ease, allowing this monkey to escape?" the Number One Demon God pinched his fingers, calculating the deep-space battle and couldn’t help but feel shocked by their combat strength.

"Our innate combat abilities are weak, but we prevail in vast numbers. If it weren’t for our mastery of ’Great’ Dao Techniques, we might have been obliterated by Hong Jun and the other three Great Dao Saints," the Number Two Demon God chuckled, flicking his fingers, "It doesn’t matter if we lose this battle; hasn’t it also depleted a hundred billion of the Earth Immortal Realm’s army? That’s a tenth of them! Though we lost five hundred billion, there are still ten trillion armies waiting."

The Great Dao is merciless, and the Demon Gods born from these Great Dao Principles are naturally cruel and heartless, completely uncaring about the death of their own armies.

At this moment, under the command of the Great Dao Demon Gods, the Heaven Demon army began to use the Dissolution Technique explosively!

Wukong’s expression drastically changed. He raised the Eastern Emperor Bell and the Great Dao Golden Lotus, pulling in his side’s hundreds of billions of troops.

"Boom, boom, boom!!!"

Five hundred billion of the Heaven Demon army exploded, their might astonishing. Even a Heavenly Dao Saint within it might have to shed a layer of skin. Fortunately, Wukong acted swiftly, or the three hundred billion troops that charged into the Heaven Demon army would have all perished. Yet, a hundred billion still died in this massive explosion, causing Wukong great distress.

Xue Rengui’s face was also pale, saying, "These Heaven Demons are insane. They still have so many forces, yet they chose to self-destruct!"

The aftermath of the explosion continued to spread, and even Primordial Golden Immortals in this aftermath would turn to ashes. Wukong grabbed the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact and fiercely thrust it into the void at the forefront, shouting, "Will of Heavenly Dao, heed my command! Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact, construct the Ninefold Heavens!"

Immediately, the Nine-Layered Pagoda formed a ninefold defense embodying the Ninefold Heavens with the will of Heavenly Dao.

The endless aftermath pounded on the defense, immediately causing the first layer to crumble and surged towards the second layer.

After breaking through nine layers, the force of the aftermath weakened significantly. Wukong raised the Great Revolution Seal and slammed it down, completely annihilating the remaining force of the aftermath.

This massive explosion turned even corpses to dust, with the Earth Immortal Realm losing two hundred billion troops, leaving only eight hundred billion remaining.

Many masters perished in the battle, such as Vermilion Bird and White Tiger, two renowned masters who met their ends surrounded by hundreds of Primordial Golden Immortals. They self-detonated their Primordial Spirit Thoughts and were obliterated without even ashes left behind.

The attack by the Heavenly Demon this time was indeed brutal; when facing formidable masters, they would self-destruct without hesitation!

"This first wave of troops is merely cannon fodder; there are still ten trillion behind them," Wukong said somberly.

Xue Rengui said, "We are few while the enemy is many. It is rumored that the Weak Water was a massive formation constructed by Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch, capable of blocking the fierce attacks of the Heavenly Demons. We would be better off constructing our defenses on the opposite shore of the Weak Water, gaining a natural advantage. Even if ten trillion troops come, they will be unable to deploy."

Ying Zheng said, "Let’s do as you suggest, retreat to the banks of the Weak Water River and defend against the Heavenly Demon army with the river as our barrier."

Wukong descended to find the army of the Earth Immortal Realm, each soldier covered in blood, their expressions resolute yet exhausted.

The thought of ten trillion troops was terrifying.

Wukong said, "We achieved some gains in the first battle; hopefully, we can continue to win in the upcoming great battles! We’re now retreating to the banks of the Weak Water River to rely on the prohibitions set by Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch within the Weak Water to resist the Heavenly Demon army."

The Weak Water River was such that even the peak of Primordial Golden Immortals could not fly across it; a feather would sink upon touching it, and unless one was a Heavenly Dao Saint, they would be sucked into the river and corroded by its waters.

After crossing the bridge over the Weak Water River, they immediately destroyed it, giving the Heavenly Demon army no chance, then they camped by the river. Each took out Elixir Pills, consumed them, then closed their eyes and mediated to restore their Mana.

This battle had already lasted for fifteen days, leaving everyone utterly exhausted. It was feared that the ten trillion troops would arrive in a couple of days, and reportedly, there were hundreds of Chaos Heaven Demons at the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm. At that time, it would be a sweeping attack against the Earth Immortal Realm; even if Wukong were made of iron, how much could he really crush? The thought of facing hundreds of Saint Realm Heavenly Demons was terrifying.

After stabilizing the army, Wukong immediately tore through space to the depths of the universe. The battle had been ongoing for about ten days here, still without a clear winner, but several Heavenly Demons were injured and a few had fallen.

"Boom!"

Wukong teamed up with Victorious Fighting Buddha to launch a punch. Caught off guard with enemies front and back, the Heavenly Demon failed to dodge, and Wukong’s punch exploded its head, while Victorious Fighting Buddha’s punch pierced through its Dantian, unleashing Immeasurable Buddha Light, turning the demon to dust.

Wukong turned around, flung his Creation Heavenly Mechanism Staff, and struck another Heavenly Demon at the waist, breaking bones and tendons, then joined forces with Victorious Fighting Buddha to quickly annihilate it.

The sudden attack took the Heavenly Demon completely by surprise; Wukong’s coordination with Victorious Fighting Buddha left it dead before it had a chance to react.

With Victorious Fighting Buddha and Wukong freeing their hands, they then helped Kunpeng break the siege. Kunpeng’s combat strength was the weakest, having been forcibly elevated to the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm by Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch, though after many years of hard cultivation, he had finally regained some capability.

"Immeasurable Light, Immeasurable Life!" Victorious Fighting Buddha sent out a palm strike, turning into Immeasurable Light and Life, annihilating another Heavenly Demon.

Wukong also employed the Great Revolution Seal, coordinating inside and out with Kunpeng, swiftly reducing the Heavenly Demons besieging Kunpeng to dust.

Afterward, the three freed Saints joined the ongoing battle, collaborating with the fighting saints to slaughter the Heavenly Demons.

As more fighters freed their hands, dealing with the Heavenly Demons became much more manageable. The Heavenly Demons continuously fell, while at most, the many saints suffered only minor injuries.

Victorious Fighting Buddha formed an Immeasurable Golden Body, withstanding attacks directly without being affected. The fierce claws of the Heavenly Demons could not even scratch his skin.

In an hour’s time, the combined efforts of the Heavenly Dao Saints finally annihilated all the Chaos Heaven Demons deep within the universe.

"How did the battle on that side turn out?" asked Amitabha Buddha.

"We won, but we lost two hundred billion troops; the casualties were heavy," Wukong sighed.

"That’s already quite good. To annihilate one trillion of the Heavenly Demon troops while losing only two hundred billion," Zhun Ti Taoist said.

"In the end, when there were only five hundred billion Heavenly Demon troops left, they chose to self-destruct. Five hundred billion Heavenly Demons self-destructed! If I hadn’t arrived in time, our loss could have been five hundred billion instead of two hundred billion!" Wukong could not help but add.

All the Saints were stunned, not expecting the Chaos Heaven Demons to be so ferocious, so cruel even to themselves; five hundred billion self-destructing directly!

"Let’s go, return and recuperate first," Wukong directed.

Tearing through space, the saints returned to the banks of the Weak Water River to rest and prepare for the next battle.

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