Chapter 757: Chapter 776: The Great War Begins
Crossing ten thousand miles of fierce wind, lightning, and fire is the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, a passage that separates the realms of Heaven and Earth. Yet, a massive handprint from the sky suddenly slammed down, obliterating the ten thousand miles of harsh elements, fully revealing the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven upon the Heavenly Vault.
How vast and terrifying was the Ancient Demon Court?
As eternal as time itself, boundless and endless, the innumerable Demon Race blanketed the sky, their billions of angry roars stirred Heaven and Earth as the Ancient Demon Court finally descended.
Above the Heavenly Vault, the Clouds shattered, the two great Heavenly Courts faced off across the void, the Demon Court’s Heavenly Demon Light soared, while the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven’s Immortal Light surged, but a repressed, violent killing intent was gradually climbing.
The Nine Heavens Demon Thunder crashed down, shattering the magnificent South Heavenly Gate into pieces, its golden plaque splintering, all while the jeering laughter of demons spread.
“Ye Xuan, come out and die!”
A Great Demon towered above, its brutal voice echoing between Heaven and Earth. In the center of the Ancient Demon Court, two Heavenly Emperors stood with hands behind their backs, gazing into the depths of the Heavenly Court, their eyes opening and closing as if all things in Heaven could be extinguished and sink into oblivion within their gaze.
A boundless darkness shattered the Heavenly Vault, a Big Halberd, like a world-destroying star, crashed down with limitless malice onto the Ancient Demon Court, and as a sky-clutching explosion resounded, the three-zhang-long Big Halberd fiercely pierced the plaque of the Demon Court.
The Nine Heavens Battle Drums thundered, golden clouds rose to obscure the sky, the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven shook mightily, the clouds veiling the Heavenly Court rapidly dissipated, and Ye Xuan, clad in black robes, stepped forth from the heavens, with hundreds of millions of Heavenly Soldiers rising into the air behind him.
“Ye Xuan, if I were you, I would have fled long ago. You are truly ignorant,” Emperor Jun sneered, the Heavenly Demon Cloud rose, he stood alongside Donghuang Taiyi. Both ascended together, followed by legions of Ancient Demons, until they stood in the void of the Heavenly Vault, their eyes indifferently fixed on Ye Xuan.
Various forces concentrated their attention, the multitude of Quasi-Saints shook their heads in their own corners, only Nuwa remained detached, calmly watching Ye Xuan.
The Demon Race, like an infinite tidal wave that oblited the sky and descended from the Ancient Demon Court, comprised countless billions of their kind, with the mere few million Heavenly Soldiers and Generals in the Heavenly Court appearing as laughable as a child without the strength to truss a chicken in comparison.
Surrounded on all sides, besieged from every direction, this was a certain death situation. In everyone’s eyes, Ye Xuan stood no chance of survival. Not to mention the endless myriad of the Demon Race, the Ancient Demon Court exceeded the Heavenly Court by far too many in both Daluo Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints.
Moreover, with two Emperor-level demons above, just these two figures alone were terrifying beyond compare, and certainly not something Ye Xuan and others could withstand. Today, there seemed to be nothing for Ye Xuan but death.
A wild wind swept through Heaven and Earth; Ye Xuan was smiling, taking steps towards the two Heavenly Emperors under numerous astonished gazes, which instantly silenced the roaring of the demons.
“What a grand display, such great might; it seems the Ancient Demon Court truly lives up to its reputation.”
Unperturbed by the myriad Laws, as if a light breeze amidst the clouds, Ye Xuan casually walked through the heavens without a trace of fear on his face, stopping only three zhang away from the two Heavenly Emperors.
As Ye Xuan and Donghuang Taiyi locked gazes, they each spoke the other’s name, and an invisible force intertwined at that moment.
The void collapsed, thunder streaked through, and the mere confrontation of their breaths destabilized heaven and earth, allowing both parties to realize the extent of each other’s cultivation.
“Indeed, you’re very strong,” Donghuang Taiyi nodded slowly.
“Donghuang Taiyi lives up to his reputation,” Ye Xuan commented indifferently.
“Ye Xuan, I do not wish to engage in idle talk. Today, if you submit to me, you will become the third greatest Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Demon Court,” Donghuang Taiyi offered a tremendous bid outright.
As Donghuang Taiyi’s words fell, faces of various forces changed dramatically, and Emperor Jun turned to his brother Donghuang Taiyi in surprise, asking, “Big brother, you…?”
It was no wonder Emperor Jun reacted this way because the plan they had agreed upon before was to annihilate the Heavenly Court and Ye Xuan had to die. So why had Donghuang Taiyi changed his mind at the last moment?
“No need to say more, little brother, big brother has his own decisions,” Donghuang Taiyi interrupted before Emperor Jun could continue, then looked calmly at Ye Xuan, saying, “Ye Xuan, I seldom admire anyone, and you are one of the few. You should know that only by submitting to me can you survive today and avoid this deadly calamity.”
Before meeting Ye Xuan, Donghuang Taiyi indeed intended to eradicate Ye Xuan, but once he saw him, he found Ye Xuan’s cultivation was not inferior to his own; naturally, Donghuang Taiyi wanted to subdue such a person.
Donghuang Taiyi’s ability to become the leader of the Demon Race was not just due to his cultivation, but also due to his ambition to embrace all rivers, otherwise, he would not have been able to become the lord of the Demon Race.
If he could subdue the Heavenly Court without shedding blood, it would be a good thing for him and the Ancient Demon Court, which is why Donghuang Taiyi suddenly changed his mind.
As though taking a leisurely stroll, as easy as the wind rolling and unfolding, Ye Xuan walked through the heavenly vault. His steps suddenly halted, and his gaze towards Donghuang Taiyi flashed with a fierce color.
“Are you insane, or am I, Ye Xuan, the one who’s insane? Do you think you’re worthy?” Ye Xuan said with a slight smile, revealing his snow-white teeth, which somehow conveyed a terrifying feeling.
“You’re seeking death.”
Emperor Jun’s eyes narrowed slightly, and behind him, one hundred and eight halos burst forth. The world around them twisted to the extreme, as if they were about to launch an attack on Ye Xuan the next moment.
“Where do you two get all this nonsense from? Do you have the capability to annihilate my Heavenly Court?”
“Come. Let this emperor see how capable you two are. Today, if we do not fight to the point of cosmic collapse, it won’t be so easy to trample me, Ye Xuan, underfoot.”
A thirty-foot Big Halberd soared into the sky and landed in Ye Xuan’s hands. The ancient murderous aura shattered the surrounding world, and as Ye Xuan gripped the Spear, he pointed it towards the two great Heavenly Emperors of the Demon Race, not showing a trace of fear.
“Do you even deserve to battle with my big brother?
“I’ll send you on your way,” Emperor Jun roared, shattering mountains and rivers, as the Heavenly Demon Light burst forth, taking a step towards Ye Xuan. The Demon Light that shook heaven and earth steamed, the unparalleled Demon Art converged, and it thunderously slammed down towards Ye Xuan.
Donghuang Taiyi retreated ten thousand miles. He naturally disdained joining forces to fight Ye Xuan. He waved his large hand, commanding billions of Demons to emit a heaven-shaking roar. This also led the billions of Demons to launch an attack on the Heavenly Court with a killing intent that pierced the clouds.
The Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden presided over the center of the Heavenly Court, the Nine Heavens Battle Drum resounding. Nearly millions of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals rushed madly towards the billions of Demons, with various Immortal Law formations also activating at this moment.