Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1047 - 901: Raising the Flag

Chapter 1047: Chapter 901: Raising the Flag

Boom! Boom!

The war drums were struck!

Atop each beacon tower, pitch-black smoke soared into the clouds, the sound reverberating for thousands of miles, forming a unique array.

Above Heaven Origin City.

Above the firmament, the stars were densely scattered, each of the stars of the Four Great Wooden Beasts bursting forth with dazzling brilliance.

Fang Xi stood at the highest point of the city wall, followed by Qingxu Child, Che Xuanyuan, and the Bu surnamed Mahayana Monk.

Behind them were Jin Gangzi, Mo Yunzi, Divine Calculator, Ji Feixue, and others...

"The Mahayana of the human race has withered to such a state," he sighed, shaking his head slightly.

Upon hearing this, the three Mahayana Cultivators of the Qingxu felt an unspeakable silence in their hearts.

Why were their own Mahayana Cultivators so rare?

Shouldn’t this ’Qing Hezi’ bear the primary responsibility?

After all, counting them three, there were previously other figures like Hua, Old Meng, Zangmingzi, and Guixu Zi in the human race!

With about seven Mahayana Monks, and if including Fang Xi, that made eight!

This number was considerably stronger than the lowest period recorded in the history of the human race. Even with a powerful Seventh Calamity Mahayana present, one couldn’t say it was weak in comparison with other periods.

Alas, Hua perished in the great battle against the Demon Clan, Zangmingzi was refined by Guixu Zi, and ultimately Guixu Zi and Old Meng both died at the hands of Fang Xi.

Now, the top combat power of the human race had been halved!

It was undeniably a matter of great regret.

Boom! Boom!

The ground trembled as one war behemoth after another emerged.

On today’s battlefield, these war behemoths couldn’t even be considered mainstream.

After all, the war behemoths of the Monster Clan and the Sky Demon Guards had nearly been completely wiped out in the last great battle at Heaven Origin City. Now, their numbers were far from replenished.

Thus, the main forces in this great battle were primarily from the Alien Alliance.

Fang Xi watched as one by one, the Jiuchi Clan members with their bodies like yellow sacks and double wings on their backs flew out and set up a Battle Array.

Besides them, there were the Fire Clan, Water Tribe...

The Great Arrays of various Alien Tribes appeared disorganized, but each seemed to contain its own mysteries.

Clearly, in this battle that would determine the future of the Earth Immortal Realm, each tribe brought out treasures hoarded over many years.

"Water Tribe, Fire Clan, Stone Clan, Sky Savage Tribe..." Ji Feixue murmured, "This is the first time I’ve seen so many Alien Tribes..."

"Amitabha... With so many Alien Tribe trump cards, as a monk, I can barely recognize one or two," Jin Gangzi said, gazing at the scene, worry creeping into his voice.

After all, once the Mahayana Monks confronted each other, it would be time for the Integration Cultivators like them to take action.

Luckily, ’Divine Calculator,’ who had been temporarily promoted as one of the five leaders, was in charge of the overall situation.

"Hehe... Do not worry, in my eyes, these Alien Tribe trump cards are no more than chickens and dogs," Divine Calculator said confidently, holding a white pennant and gesturing grandly as if masterminding a battle plan. "That thing within the Sky Savage Tribe is the ’Sky Savage Totem.’ It’s inscribed upon the ’Spirit-sealing Column’ and gives a berserk boost to Sky Savage Tribesmen..."

"That treasure orb offered up by the Fire Clan can probably summon a ’Flame Soul Essence’ from an unknown minor realm, though its strength is merely between a Peak Integration and a Mahayana..."

"It’s the Heart Tribe, however, with their ’Thousand Heart Tower,’ that we need to guard against the most. It’s a mental attack higher than Divine Consciousness, ignores defenses, and the afflicted are difficult to save. Only with treasures possessing attributes of thunder can one barely defend against it..."

"The Moon Watching Clan has only displayed a few war beasts, which confirms that after their Mahayana and Integration Cultivators perished, their intrinsic foundation has been wiped clean. They have become mere spectators amongst the Alien Alliance."

"But the Stone Clan’s worshiped stone dragon is extraordinary and fearsome, perhaps possessing the strength of a true Mahayana."

...

Divine Calculator analyzed each Alien Tribe’s trump card and then made targeted plans.

Seeing this, both Jin Gangzi and Mo Yunzi kept expressing admiration, "Divine Calculator, you truly are erudite..."

"Naturally, I have calculated everything without omission..." Divine Calculator stroked his beard with satisfaction, but upon catching Fang Xi’s half-smiling gaze, he hastily added, "Of course, thanks to Senior Fang’s guidance."

If it wasn’t for the trip to the Falling Sky Island for advanced training, Divine Calculator wouldn’t have such detailed knowledge of each tribe’s trump cards.

Boom! Boom!

The sound of war drums suddenly intensified as the armies of both clans slowly advanced.

It seemed that in this clash, both sides were prepared to probe each other first, and the Mahayana Monks had not yet appeared.

"Divine Calculator, you will plan this battle and oversee the overall situation," Fang Xi said, seeing the situation. Instantly, a milky white command token flashed in his hand and was thrown into Divine Calculator’s embrace.

"As you command!"

Divine Calculator replied loudly, raising the token in his hand.

Hum! Hum!

A black and white brilliance emerged, turning into a giant chessboard. The black pieces were aggressive, clearly intending to slay the great dragon!

"We of the human race are at a disadvantage. We must achieve a minor victory in the first array to boost morale. Summon ’Wu Xingzi’!"

Divine Calculator, with a solemn expression, placed a white piece on the board.

Crack! Crack!

A bronze chariot was slowly pushed onto the battlefield. The carriage was vast, with intricate, mysterious patterns on every side and a massive platform in the center.

Atop the platform, a bull-headed bronze column stood tall and cold.

The bull’s head had lost a horn and sprouted sharp fangs, with crimson eyes that appeared indescribably fierce.

Above its nostrils hung several bronze chains, which bound a person atop a bronze column, none other than ’Wu Xingzi’!

At this moment, his appearance was utterly miserable; his hair disheveled, his limbs nailed firmly to the bronze column with bronze coffin nails, and even his abdomen seemed hollowed out, faintly revealing his five organs, shimmering with a five-color glow.

This ’Bull Head Bronze Execution Platform’ was a prized possession of the human race, obtained from an eerie Immortal Mansion.

That Immortal Mansion was, in fact, more akin to a Demon Mansion, housing treasures that were all exceedingly cruel and bloodthirsty.

It was said that the cultivators who first rushed in, including several Integration Masters, all met with unspeakably horrific deaths, and even a Mahayana Monk who entered later was gravely injured, preventing him from overcoming his subsequent Immortal Thunder Calamity, leading to his sorrowful demise...

Wuu wuu!

A desolate and ethereal flute sound played, made from hollowed out bones.

"Ah!"

Wu Xingzi’s Nascent Soul had long since been bound by prohibitions, unable to leave his flesh and blood.

At this moment, the bronze column seemed to come to life, ablaze with black flames.

Within the flames, a strange Demon Shadow with a bull’s head and a woman’s body appeared, her skin snow-white and her figure voluptuous, but her head bore the odd appearance of a bull’s, emitting a weird cackling laugh.

Within the flames, she embraced Wu Xingzi.

"Sky Demon Phantom?"

"Power of the law of Destruction?"

Fang Xi, upon seeing this, nodded in understanding, aware that even if Wu Xingzi had a method of resurrection left outside of his Five Elements Incarnation, it would likely all be rendered ineffective after the strange execution on the bronze platform.

Demon Fire raged!

In an instant, Wu Xingzi’s flesh and blood fell off piece by piece, leaving only a skeleton.

Among the ribs in his chest, there still glowed a cluster of five-color radiance.

Within the colorful light, a Nascent Soul resembling Wu Xingzi wailed incessantly, pierced through by numerous bronze nails.

Despite enduring torments a thousand times more terrifying than dismemberment, Wu Xingzi seemed to retain a clear consciousness!

Wuu wuu!

The sound of the hollowed bones became increasingly heartrending.

Around the bronze platform, various eerie magical artifacts such as a necklace made of snake bones, an unknown white bone bowl, pitch-black gui tablets, a skin drum, a prayer wheel, and many more emerged.

In the white bone bowl, there was half a bowl of bright red Essence Blood, likely transformed from Wu Xingzi’s flesh and blood.

Not only that, but his human skin fell down, draping over the drum, adding yet another layer to this thousand-layer drum.

At this point, these eerie artifacts all exploded with astonishing Spiritual Pressure and fluctuations, suddenly roaring and charging towards the alien race’s Battle Array!

Pu!

Countless Arrays and the radiance of magical treasures fell upon the phantom artifacts, yet they passed straight through as if nothing was there.

It was as if these few eerie artifacts were nothing but Phantoms.

But the next moment, the white bone bowl arrived above the Sky Savage Tribe’s army in the sky, and the blood it carried poured down.

Huala huala!

Out of nowhere, a Sea of Blood appeared in the Void, capable of corroding True Element and magical treasures, and in an instant, it submerged the Sky Savage Tribe’s camp.

At the bottom of the Sea of Blood, countless human-shaped Phantom skins fluttered.

Many of the Sky Savage Tribe had not yet received the blessings from their totem poles and lost all their Essence Blood, turning into mummified corpses...

Dong dong!

The skin drum flew into an army formation of the Wing Tribe, and with the drumbeat, countless feathers dropped. The bird monsters, with human heads and eagle bodies, seemed to go mad, voluntarily shedding their feathers, causing their skin to peel off, dripping with blood...

"Damn it!"

Within the Sky Savage Tribe, a cultivator towering over three zhang tall, clad in dark blue armor, resembling an ancient general, roared furiously, reaching out for the white bone bowl.

Sizzling sounds filled the air!

The Void gave birth to electricity, suddenly turning into countless bolts of thunder.

This Sky Savage Tribe cultivator who took action was none other than an Integration cultivator, even with cultivation around the later stage of Integration!

He knew precisely how to deal with such nefarious artifacts, using thunderous methods to sweep away the evil miasma!

Thus, his first move was the Sky Savage Tribe’s ’Thousands of Punishment Barbarian Thunder’!

Dazzling Thunder Light covered the sky, yet the white bone bowl remained utterly unaffected.

Not just that, a string of snake bone prayer beads appeared, the skull of the serpent at its head suddenly lighting up with two red sparks, coiling around the Integration cultivator of the Sky Savage Tribe as if passing through the Void.

The Sky Savage Tribe Integration cultivator screamed as a giant and fierce serpent head appeared before his eyes, opening its gaping maw to swallow him whole...

...

"These artifact phantoms can almost rival the treasures of an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure..."

Seeing this, Fang Xi couldn’t help but think of the Divine Feather Sect’s ’Shape Retention Talisman.’

That prayer beads, prayer wheel, and other eerie magical artifacts nearly matched the powers of a Shape Retention Talisman created from the treasures of an Immortal Mansion.

"Wu Xingzi, as a cultivator at the peak of Integration, offered a Blood Sacrifice that greatly pleased the Sky Demon, hence such a magnificent gift..."

"On any ordinary day, at most two or three artifacts could be summoned, and their powers would be far less..."

Qingxu Child spoke fairly.

This ’Bull Head Bronze Execution Platform’ clearly required satisfaction from an offering before activation, subsequently summoning many Phantom magical artifacts.

Fang Xi was just about to execute Wu Xingzi, naturally making the best use of the object.

Before the three armies officially engaged in battle, he first executed Wu Xingzi as a signal, and even utilized him as an offering, summoning several major magical artifacts to crush the enemy’s sharp edge!