Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 298 - 283: First Victory in the Earth Immortal Realm

Chapter 298: Chapter 283: First Victory in the Earth Immortal Realm

The battle was extremely tense. Taiyi Golden Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals had joined the fight one after another. As for those at the Nine Realms of immortality, they were merely cannon fodder, pure cannon fodder; carrying within them Divine Thunders that had already been refined. The moment they approached their opponents, these thunders were activated, causing both their Primordial Spirit Thoughts and the Divine Thunder to explode together, which indeed proved to be quite powerful.

It was truly tragic. The warriors did not hesitate for a moment when their bodies disintegrated and their Primordial Spirit Thoughts dissipated; they charged forward as if they were not headed towards death, but towards a rebirth.

Such a battlefield was like a meat grinder; countless deities fell, and the Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly Court kept dying but were continuously replenished, as various chief deities led their subordinates into battle.

Bones piled up into mountains, and blood flowed like rivers; a million bodies lay strewn... These words simply couldn’t capture the intensity of the scene.

What kind of murderous aura was this? It was almost tangible, with a viscous, thick red murderous intent swirling in the void, chilling anyone it touched to the bone, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

In the depths of the universe, battles among the Heavenly Dao Saints were fierce. The Chaos Heaven Demons wanted to escape and join the battlefield, sweeping through the armies of the Earth Immortal Realm, which had fewer Heavenly Dao Saints and couldn’t stop them. But Wukong promptly raised the Eastern Emperor Bell and Great Dao Golden Lotus, solidifying the void. All the Heavenly Dao Saints suppressed them with Heavenly Dao Laws, trapping the Heavenly Demons, leaving them no choice but to fight head-on!

In the Earth Immortal Realm, there were a total of ten Heavenly Dao Saints; after all, the Victorious Fighting Buddha emerged from Nirvana, and his combat power was exceptionally great.

This group of Chaos Heaven Demons was much stronger than before, but they were still no match for the saints of the Earth Immortal Realm and were continuously being killed.

The Lord of Primordial Beginning raised the Pangu Banner, and with a slight shake, myriad Chaos Sword Qi burst out, entangling and slaying a Chaos Heaven Demon. Then, he raised the Apricot Yellow Banner, casting a swathe of yellow light as heavy as the earth’s essence, crushing another Chaos Heaven Demon alive. Not even remnants were left behind.

"You nine stay here and clean 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 leaps out, I can lend a hand," Wukong said.

"All right, you go!"

Wukong directly tore through the void to reach the battlefield, where billows of blood surged sky-high, making even him, a Heavenly Dao Saint, feel dizzy.

The great battle had now fully unfolded. Primordial Golden Immortals had also joined the battle, making the scene even more gruesome. The armies of the Earth Immortal Realm were all arranged in battle formations, with Xue Rengui maneuvering and commanding them. The Chaos Heaven Demons fought chaotically, but their military strength was immense. For a while, they couldn’t be defeated.

Continuously, people fell, and in a moment, tens of thousands of Cultivators and Heavenly Demons would die. Life was cheap at this moment.

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

"Boom!"

A sweep of his staff, filled with the Heavenly Dao Laws’ thunderous noises, instantly crushed hundreds of billions of the Heavenly Demon army.

Seizing the opportunity, the Earth Immortal Realm’s forces attacked into this gap, sending out barrages of Divine Thunder, instantaneously enlarging the breach, tearing through the Heavenly Demon army’s crude formations, causing immense chaos and heavy losses.

"Can’t twenty-seven Heavenly Dao Saint Realm Heavenly Demons resolve them? They still have plenty of reserve strength, letting this monkey slip out?" Number One Demon God pinched his fingers, calculating the battle occurring in the depths of the universe, astonished by their powerful combat abilities.

"We are innately weak in combat strength but have the advantage in vast numbers. If not for our skill in ’Great’ Dao Techniques, we might have already been obliterated by Hong Jun’s three Great Dao Sages," Number Two Demon God chuckled, flicking his fingers. "Failing this battle doesn’t matter; after all, we’ve also depleted a trillion from the Earth Immortal Realm’s forces, a full tenth of them! Our losses were five trillion, but we still have ten quadrillion forces in reserve."

The Great Dao is ruthless, and the Demon Gods born from the Great Dao Laws are naturally cruel and heartless, utterly indifferent to the deaths in their ranks.

At this moment, the Heavenly Demon army, under the command of the Great Dao Demon Gods, began to use the Dissolution Technique en masse and explode!

Wukong’s expression drastically changed, and he raised the Eastern Emperor Bell and Great Dao Golden Lotus, quickly pulling back his own side’s several trillion forces.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

The five trillion Heavenly Demon army self-destructed, and the force was startling; even a Heavenly Dao Saint would likely peel off a layer of skin if caught within. Fortunately, Wukong acted swiftly, or the three trillion forces that had charged into the Heavenly Demon army would have been entirely wiped out, but still, a full trillion died in this massive explosion, causing Wukong considerable heartache.

Xue Rengui’s expression was also grim, saying, "These Heavenly Demons are simply insane; to think they chose to self-destruct despite having such large forces!"

The aftershocks of the explosion continued to spread. Even a Primordial Golden Immortal would turn to ashes within its influence. Wukong grabbed the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact and smashed it into the void ahead, shouting, "Heavenly Dao Will, heed my command! Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact, construct the Ninefold Heavens!"

The Nine-Layered Pagoda immediately formed nine defensive layers with the will of the Heavenly Dao, symbolizing the Ninefold Heavens.

The endless aftershocks bombarded the defenses; each layer shattered under the impact, successive blasts reaching the next. After breaking through all nine layers, the aftershock’s force had significantly weakened. Wukong raised the Great Revolution Seal, smashing it down and completely erasing the remaining forces.

This massive explosion turned bodies into dust; the Earth Immortal Realm’s forces lost two trillion troops, leaving only eight trillion remaining.

Among them, many masters perished, such as Vermilion Bird and White Tiger, two masters who were surrounded by hundreds of Primordial Golden Immortals and directly underwent Corporeal Disintegration, causing their Primordial Spirit Thoughts to self-destruct, blowing them up so thoroughly that not even ashes remained.

The attack by the Heavenly Demons this time was exceedingly brutal, self-destructing immediately upon encountering powerful masters without any hesitation!

"This first wave of the army was merely cannon fodder, behind them still lies a number ten trillion strong," Wukong said with a somber expression, slowly speaking.

Xue Rengui said, "We are outnumbered; it is said that the Weak Water is part of a massive formation constructed by the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch, capable of blocking the fierce assaults of the Heavenly Demons. We should move to the farther bank of the Weak Water to build our defenses. With such a geographic advantage, even a ten trillion-strong army would be hamstrung."

Ying Zheng replied, "Let’s do as you suggest, fall back to the bank of the Weak Water River and use the river as our defense against the Heavenly Demon army."

Wukong landed below; he saw the army from the Earth Immortal Realm, with each person drenched in blood, their expressions resolute yet fatigued.

The thought of a ten trillion-strong army was terrifying.

Wukong said, "The first battle brought us some gains, I hope the forthcoming major battles will continue to be victories! We’ll now retreat to the bank of the Weak Water River and rely on the prohibitions set up by the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch in the Weak Water to withstand the Heavenly Demon army."

Even the peak of Primordial Golden Immortals could not fly over this Weak Water River; a single feather falling upon it would sink immediately. Unless one was a Heavenly Dao Saint, they would be sucked into the river and eroded by its waters.

After the army crossed the great bridge over the Weak Water River, they immediately destroyed it, giving no opportunities to the Heavenly Demon army. Then they set up camp along the riverbank, each taking out Elixir Pills to consume, and closed their eyes to meditate, restoring their Mana.

The battle had already lasted for fifteen days; everyone was thoroughly exhausted. Fearing the ten trillion-strong army might arrive in just two more days, there were even rumors of hundreds of Heavenly Dao Saint Realm Chaos Heaven Demons! The thought alone was horrifying — these beings could sweep through the Earth Immortal Realm. Even if Wukong were made of iron, how many nails could he crush? The presence of hundreds of Saint Realm Heavenly Demons was a truly frightening prospect.

After stabilizing the army, Wukong immediately tore through space and ventured deep into the universe; the battle had raged here for more than ten days without a clear outcome, but the Heavenly Demons kept getting injured and even fell one by one.

"Boom!"

Wukong, in union with the Victorious Fighting Buddha, threw a punch. Caught between attacks, a Heavenly Demon failed to dodge and had its head smashed by Wukong’s fist, while the Victorious Fighting Buddha punched through its Dantian, bursting forth Immeasurable Buddha Light, turning the demon into dust.

With a swift turn, Wukong hurled his Creation Heavenly Mechanism Staff, striking a Heavenly Demon on the waist, shattering its bones and tendons, then joined forces with the Victorious Fighting Buddha to swiftly annihilate it.

The sudden attack by Wukong caught the Heavenly Demon off-guard; and his seamless cooperation with the Victorious Fighting Buddha left no opportunity for the demon to react before it was killed.

With Wukong and the Victorious Fighting Buddha freeing their hands, they then went to aid Kunpeng, whose combat prowess was the weakest, being forcefully brought to the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm by the Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch. However, after years of arduous cultivation, he had managed to catch up somewhat, amounting to something noteworthy.

"Immeasurable Light, Immeasurable Life!" The Victorious Fighting Buddha blasted out a palm, turning it into Immeasurable Light and Life, wiping out a Heavenly Demon instantly.

Wukong also summoned the Great Revolution Seal, collaboratively working inside and out with Kunpeng, swiftly reducing the two Chaos Heaven Demons that encircled Kunpeng to dust.

Subsequently, the three freed Saints then joined the ongoing battle, coordinating with fighting Saints to slay the Heavenly Demons.

As more people freed themselves from engagement, it became much easier to tackle the Heavenly Demons. They kept perishing, while many of the Saints suffered merely minor injuries at most.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha sculpted an Immeasurable Golden Body, which held up staunchly against attacks, unscathed by even the sharp claws of the Heavenly Demons.

In the span of one hour, the combined forces of the Heavenly Dao Saints finally managed to annihilate all the Chaos Heaven Demons deep within the universe.

"How did the battle fare there?" Amitabha Buddha asked.

"We won, but at the cost of two hundred billion troops, the casualties were heavy," Wukong sighed.

"It’s already quite good; to annihilate a trillion Heavenly Demons while only losing two hundred billion," Zhun Ti Taoist said.

"When the last five hundred billion Heavenly Demons chose to self-destruct, oh, five hundred billion Heavenly Demons self-detonating! Had I not arrived in time, our losses could have doubled to five hundred billion instead of only two hundred billion," Wukong couldn’t help saying.

Everyone was stunned, not expecting the Chaos Heaven Demons to be so ferocious, so cruel even to themselves, with five hundred billion self-destructing outright!

"Let’s go, back to rest first," Wukong said.

Tearing open the space, the Saints returned to the bank of the Weak Water River, sitting down to rest and waiting for the next battle.

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