Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 297 - 282: A Great Era Hidden in the Apocalypse

Chapter 297: Chapter 282: A Great Era Hidden in the Apocalypse

Amid a decisive battle between the Chaos Heaven Demon and the Earth Immortal Realm deep in the Celestial Realm, all the Heavenly Dao Saints of the Earth Immortal Realm used the Teleportation Technique to shift all the Heavenly Demons at the Saint Realm to the depths of the universe.

On this side, saints were fighting with the earth shattering, the power was extremely terrifying. More than thirty saints took action. Although the forces of the Chaos Heaven Demon were weaker, they had the advantage in numbers. Thus, the Earth Immortal Realm was somewhat at a disadvantage. The fight turned into a chaotic brawl, with saintly blood being spilled and various miraculous spells soaring through the air.

The Chaos Heaven Demon had many, but their combat power was low; they were still unable to control the Great Dao Technique. On the side of the Earth Immortal Realm, though fewer in number, each individual was extremely powerful, capable of fighting two or three adversaries without a problem.

The great final battle deep in the Celestial Realm was unspeakably brutal; only the word brutal could describe it.

The Earth Immortal Realm’s vanguard forces had used up about ten billion Chaos Divine Thunders, injuring nearly seven to eight billion Chaos Heaven Demons.

Finally, the two great armies clashed, led by experts at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

For a moment, the Taiyi Golden Immortals spewed out their Golden Cores, suppressing them above their heads, then executed their Dharma Gates.

They formed a large battle Formation, and using Golden Cores to activate the formation was not because they feared the Chaos Heaven Demon would devour the Golden Cores.

"Buzz!"

The Golden Cores of millions of Taiyi Golden Immortals trembled and ascended, forming a huge battle Formation, merging all the Golden Cores together. At that moment, all the Divine Skills of millions of Taiyi Golden Immortals converged to form a giant Taoist figure, shimmering in dazzling golden light from the fused Golden Cores, its Mana extremely formidable.

The Chaos Heaven Demon retorted with a sneer, "Did you think we didn’t have a formation? Deploy the All-Heaven Great Formation!"

All-Heaven Great Formation!

This formation was a powerful technique that existed in the last universe cycle, acquired by the Great Dao Demon God, who then taught it, and many Chaos Heaven Demons practiced it, learning many skills. But after all, the most powerful skill was the Great Dao Technique; only by mastering the Great Dao Technique could one truly be invincible. Otherwise, the three Great Dao Demon Gods would definitely be brutally killed by the three saints here.

Once the All-Heaven Great Formation was established, these Demons all sacrificed their own Primordial Spirits, which fused and united into one, transforming into nine giant Demon Gods.

Di Jiang’s face slightly changed as he said, "This All-Heaven Great Formation has some similarities with our Twelve Capital Heavenly Divine Slayer Formation, although not as formidable as our Twelve Capital, but it’s still considerable. This formation’s power must be very strong!"

Di Jiang had now returned to his peak condition, having absorbed a lot of Merit Power, even higher than in ancient times.

The eleven Elixir Pills that Hong Jun refined are called "War Heaven Pill," implying that consuming these pills can fight a Heavenly Dao Saint, unleashing the super combat power of a Heavenly Dao Saint! Even severely injuring the Eastern Emperor Taiyi in ancient times was only eleven Primordial Golden Immortals. Now, what would be the power of the Twelve Heavenly Dao Saints invoking the Twelve Capital Heavenly Divine Slayer Formation? Even the Great Dao Demon Gods would have to pay a price.

"Great Prophecy Technique!"

Demon God Number Three calculated gently with his fingers, predicting the future development using the Great Prophecy Technique.

Demon God Number One asked, "How is it? When will Number Four wake up approximately?"

Demon God Number Three sighed, "Number Four is a lifeline left by the Great Dao Principles. Even the Great Prophecy Technique can’t predict it. However, I feel that it will awaken in one or two months. The battle at the Celestial Realm won’t likely end in one or two months; a ten trillion strong army is continuously rushing over from the depths of chaos, along with hundreds of Heavenly Dao Saint Realm Heavenly Demons."

The existence at the level of Heavenly Dao Saint Realm poses no threat to the Great Dao Saints, who could crush them with a flick of a finger. However, gathering them into a formation akin to the naturally gifted Twelve Ancestral Witches’ condensed Capital Heavenly Divine Slayer Formation could be possible. But the Capital Heavenly Divine Slayer Formation was the Innate Divine Ability of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, a formation evolved by the deep mysteries, and only they could execute it; outsiders simply couldn’t.

Therefore, to harm the Great Dao Demon Gods using formations, it could only rely on the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Other saints were unable to execute a formation as formidable as the Twelve Capital.

This side’s All-Heaven Great Formation clashed with the battle formation composed of Primordial Golden Immortals; in an instant, tens of thousands of Primordial Golden Immortal experts died, their Golden Cores shattered, and both the Taoist and Demon Gods weakened somewhat.

Xue Rengui waved the Command Flag, immediately leading a million gods of the Thunder Department to break away from the main army, riding celestial cranes, soaring through the clouds, attacking the left flank of the Chaos Heaven Demon’s army. Bilanpo raised the Divine Talisman of the Thunder Department, instantly causing thousands of talismans to rise into the air, transforming into Divine Thunder, and the gods of the Thunder Department roared, each displaying their Divine Skills and Dao Techniques, bringing down endless thunder and lightning.

With the Thunder Department gods causing havoc, the Taiyi Golden Immortals on the side of the Earth Immortal Realm immediately gained a great advantage. The fused Taoist pinched a spell, instantly smashing the nine-headed Demon God formed from the fusion of the Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirits, and then swept across, instantly killing millions of Taiyi Golden Immortal Chaos Heaven Demons.

"Myriad Thunders Bombardment!"

Bilanpo shouted lightly, and the twenty-four main gods of the Thunder Department all unleashed their divine power, with the lesser gods also displaying their Divine Skills. Thunder and lightning swirled down, as if heralding the end of the world.

Bilanpo, leading the Thunder Department in Mount Qi, holds the divine position of Heavenly Lord of Universal Transformation, commanding the twenty-four main gods of the Thunder Department, the number of lesser gods not counted.

The Thunder Department has always been considered a primary combat force within the Heavenly Court, as they can set up the Demon-Extinguishing Divine Thunder Formation, and all their spells are highly lethal, specializing in offensive tactics.

With the assistance of a million gods of the Thunder Department, the Taiyi Golden Immortal battle formation immediately opened a gap in the All-Heaven Great Formation.

"Heavenly Demon Disintegration, ignite my Divine Soul, Primordial Dao Fruit, burst forth in an instant!"

A top-tier Primordial Golden Immortal, nearly reaching the level of a Heavenly Dao Saint, almost equal to beings like Nether River, Phoenix, Green Emperor, flew out succinctly, directly deploying the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, then charged forward, forming about ten billion Primordial Spirit Thoughts, and struck the Taiyi Golden Immortal Formation.

"Boom!"

The Taiyi Golden Immortal Formation suddenly trembled, and the Taoist weakened significantly; the nine-headed Demon God seized the opportunity, extending large hands to unleash mysterious talismans to suppress downwards.

"Five Elements Division gods, move up to assist!" Xue Rengui commanded.

Ying Zheng was the commander, but he was not as deeply versed in the art of war as Xue Rengui, so the charge of issuing commands was not entrusted to him; he could only watch from the sidelines. However, he trusted Xue Rengui immensely because Xue Rengui’s talent in military strategy was nothing short of miraculous, creating a feeling of revival from the brink of death with his commands.

The gods of the Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth divisions all took flight, forming massive formations by interlocking with each other, merging the five elements.

The chief god of the Fire Department, the Fire Virtue Star Lord, was Indra, and he possessed the Five Elements Supreme Cauldron left by the Fuxi Holy Emperor. Once activated, the aura of the Five Elements pervaded the air, and the elemental forces of the gods from all five divisions circled around this small cauldron as the formation’s focal point, then produced large talismans and divine thunders of the Five Elements.

When these Great Five Elements Talismans were deployed, they immediately unleashed the power of the Five Elements, transforming into a vast expanse of Five-Colored Divine Light that enveloped the area, instantly slaughtering a million Chaos Heaven Demons.

It was only during these moments of unanimous solidarity that everyone could exert their greatest strength and even surpass their previous peaks to reach an unprecedented state. This was the power of unity. The Chaos Heaven Demons had driven the cultivators of the Earth Immortal Realm to a dead end; any further retreat would mean falling off a cliff.

The Demon Tribe was led by Yuan Hong. At Yuan Hong’s command, a group of Taiyi Golden Immortals surged back into the battlefield to assist the forces of the Heavenly Court.

"Kill!!!"

"Kill, kill, kill! Kill all you invaders, get out of the Earth Immortal Realm!"

The cultivators roared, throwing their heads into the fray and shedding their blood without a moment’s hesitation. At critical moments, they were even willing to explode their own bodies and Primordial Spirit Thoughts.

The Demon Clan’s Demon Yu’s eyes were heavy with resolve. Although he was the embodiment of Da Yu’s evil thoughts, he felt a sense of belonging to the Human Race. After all, he once managed water catastrophes for humanity, earning their utmost veneration and countless temples dedicated to him.

He waved his hand and said, "All Taiyi Golden Immortal demons, take action. You must eradicate the Chaos Heaven Demons of the same realm!"

The Demon Abyss army from the Northern Region charged out, immediately causing a bloodbath. They were exceptionally bloodthirsty demons with extremely ruthless methods. Even the Heavenly Demons were not spared, being torn apart and devoured alive—a truly terrifying sight.

Xue Rengui nodded in approval, then with a sweep of his hand, the Daluo Golden Immortal Demon Gods of the multicolored, undying Phoenix Division rushed into the fray.

The sudden intervention of tens of millions of Daluo Golden Immortals caught the Chaos Heaven Demons off guard, leading to the immediate downfall of over three million Taiyi Golden Immortals.

The reason why the Earth Immortal Realm was able to cultivate so many experts was threefold, let me explain.

Firstly, it was because the calamity of Yuan was imminent, causing everyone to be gripped by fear, wholly devoted to cultivating to attain great power for self-protection. With such determination, naturally, their cultivation progressed swiftly.

Secondly, it was because Wukong had triggered a major causality of Heavenly Dao by killing Lu Ya, calming the grand trends of this world—an environment greatly conducive to cultivation and comprehending the Heavenly Dao Laws, as the laws were not so changeable or difficult to predict in such times.

Thirdly, the Saints each held their own assemblies and lectures, bestowing countless Elixir Pills, Magical Treasures, and Cultivation Techniques. Hong Jun had even crafted a super Elixir Pill, as massive as Mount Tai, with such potent medicinal power that one could ascend just by smelling it. The cultivators thus received immense benefits.

Given these three factors, it was not very surprising that the Earth Immortal Realm had produced so many experts in less than ten thousand years.

Normally, Divine Skills are kept private, but with the imminent arrival of Yuan, nobody cared about withholding their skills anymore; everyone just wanted to become more powerful, and even the Saints generously shared their Divine Skills... In such a grand era, except for those who were extremely dull or lacked a Spirit Root, everyone else received some significant benefits.

"Damn Demon God Division, suddenly deploying Daluo Golden Immortals to attack! Quickly, Heavenly Demons of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, go and meet them in battle."

The Heavenly Demon army was in disarray, a complete mess, which instantly sent out trillions of Daluo Golden Immortal experts.

A trillion-strong army!

The Earth Immortal Realm also had a trillion.

When these Daluo Golden Immortals flew out, they numbered in the trillions, truly a terrifying force, causing one to tremble.

The Earth Immortal Realm, not to be outdone, also had its Daluo Golden Immortals take to the skies, matching the forces of the Chaos Heaven Demons with a full two trillion of their own!

Actually, Primordial Golden Immortals were the most numerous, as they represented the top-tier combat power, so a great effort was made to cultivate them.

Surprisingly, both Daluo Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals were less numerous than Primordial Golden Immortals—a truly curious situation.

However, the Primordial Golden Immortals of the Earth Immortal Realm were somewhat inferior in quality, mostly having gained their status through the benefits of Elixir Pills rather than through battling and hardship. A Primordial Golden Immortal like Ying Zheng, who had fought his way up, could take on ten or even twenty of his peers. The Chaos Heaven Demons’s side was also weak in strength, but when compared, the two sides were somewhat evenly matched.

The Daluo Golden Immortals took action, clashing violently and unleashing waves of terrifying fluctuations.

Although the combat power of the Daluo Golden Immortals wasn’t very formidable, managing only a slight mastery of the void laws, the power unleashed when trillions of Daluo Golden Immortals simultaneously exerted their Mana and Divine Skills was immense. It was likely that even the Thirty-Three Heavens might be flipped over by them.

The arrival of Yuan signifies both the end and the beginning of grand worlds.

Trapped within it, one might grasp their fate and ascend to the peak of existence, yet they could also potentially face the boundless great calamity, where ten thousand years of cultivation might end up as mere illusion.

"Eight Hundred Vajra Arhats, boundless Bodhisattvas, strike and subdue the demons!" Medicine Buddha roared, and the Eight Hundred Vajra Arhats and boundless Bodhisattvas of the Ultimate Bliss World all took action, equally being of the Daluo Golden Immortal level.

Who wins or loses, please tune in next time to find out. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)