Chapter 942: Brutal Realm War

Li Jiye's cross-world appearance could not alter the current situation; it merely added one powerful ally to Earth's side, and the battle between Li Yi and the Demon God was the true key.

Earth's high command had originally planned to send five military experts to support Li Yi and eliminate that Demon God.

But they never anticipated Li Yi refusing Dongji Tianzun’s support, causing Earth’s high command to instantly understand Li Yi’s intent and immediately redirect all combat power toward confronting the Demon Kings.

As long as these Demon Kings and Great Demons could be wiped out, jointly killing the Demon God would still be possible.

Li Yi refused aid not out of arrogance, but because he felt even with Dongji Tianzun’s help, it would be nearly impossible to kill the Purple Dragon Demon God, and they might instead be trapped by the enemy—unless those five fate-strong individuals pooled their fate energy to join the fight.

But doing so would come at too great a cost and carry too much uncertainty—what if a second Demon God appeared?

Therefore, preserving emergency combat power was essential.

The Demon Kings were now trapped between a rock and a hard place; though they knew a Demon God-level warrior loomed ahead, they had no choice but to press forward, for if they did not, the Purple Dragon Demon God would face a two-on-one assault, and defeat would mean utter annihilation.

“If only a second Demon God would appear.”

This thought surfaced among the Demon Kings, but there was no time now to seek a second Demon God; filled with rage and resentment, they crossed the sea once more and returned to the first continent.

“Earth cultivators, I am the Azure Serpent Demon King—who dares fight me?” The Azure Serpent Demon King gripped his Demon King weapon, unleashing torrents of Demon King power as ancient Dao traces interwove, launching a peak strike toward the distance.

But the next instant.

The Azure Serpent Demon King’s vision blurred, then the world shifted—his body suddenly appeared high in the sky.

Before he could react, a radiant jade ruyi, massive as a mountain, plummeted down upon him.

“Damn it!” The Azure Serpent Demon King startled, then roared, manifesting his Demon King form—a massive blue dragon instantly materialized in the heavens, attempting to withstand the blow head-on.

But when the mountain-sized jade ruyi made contact with his body, he realized his mistake.

His Demon King body shattered instantly, blood sprayed, and the Azure Serpent Demon King let out a mournful cry as his colossal dragon form helplessly fell from the sky, his life force dissipating at an unimaginable speed.

One strike.

A Demon King had perished.

The attacker was clearly no one else but Dongji Tianzun—he could not kill a Demon God, but slaying a Demon King was still effortless.

After eliminating the Azure Serpent Demon King, Dongji Tianzun did not stop; his gaze swept across the battlefield and locked onto another Demon King. Since Li Yi had refused his aid and assigned him to deal with the Demon Kings, he must exert himself fully—otherwise his reputation as a Dao-attaining being would suffer.

“The Azure Serpent Demon King is dead? Damn it—that powerful one struck!” The other Demon Kings, witnessing this, were stunned and furious.

The Azure Serpent Demon King’s strength was among the highest among them; if even he couldn’t withstand a single blow from that warrior, how could they hope to survive?

“Still have time to care for others? First, save yourselves. What of Demon Kings? Today, every Demon King from the Demon God Realm shall vanish from this world.” At that moment, a man clad in imperial robes, resembling an emperor, surged forward to attack.

Li Jiye wished to test his own strength against a Demon King, so he unleashed his full power, gripping a jade seal and striking like the condensed force of an entire world, filling the Demon Kings with dread.

“I’ll fight you.”

The Chongming Demon King charged forward, roaring as two eerie eyes appeared in the heavens—each eye contained a pair of pupils. Demon King power surged with bloodline techniques, coalescing into four intertwined divine lights capable of severing an entire world.

BOOM!

The attacks collided, incense qi spread, Demon King power splattered, and terrifying energy erupted in all directions.

This strike ended in a stalemate, neither side yielding.

Through this clash, Li Jiye understood his current strength—he, as the emperor of a realm, possessed Demon King-level combat power thanks to incense blessings.

Unfortunately, his own realm was slightly weaker; if he could break through several more realms and combine that with incense power, he could crush Demon Kings outright.

He still lacked sufficient cultivation time.

Li Jiye sighed inwardly, but his gaze sharpened again moments later as he charged toward the Demon King.

On another front, Xiangxiangzi and Xuan Yuezi, both also blessed with incense power, fought with unmatched ferocity; their original realms were already high, their strength equal to that of Demon Kings, and now with incense power and the Crimson Gold divine artifacts, the Demon Kings were no match for them.

In just two or three exchanges, each had slain a Demon King.

Witnessing this, the other Demon Kings were instantly filled with dread.

“Now you’re afraid? Too late.”

Xiangxiangzi sneered—she had long held a grudge against the Demon God Realm; she had once died in battle against a Great Demon, though later resurrected, her hatred remained unquenched.

Xuan Yuezi remained silent; she knew time was precious and must not be wasted—she must eliminate as many Demon Kings as possible, denying them any chance to counterattack, for their overall strength was still inferior to the enemy’s.

“Join forces and kill these two madwomen—otherwise they’ll become a grave threat.” One Demon King roared, calling for aid.

Instantly, five or six Demon Kings surged from all directions, unhesitatingly forming a united assault.

On another front.

Dozens of cultivators at the Peak of Perfection were forced into bitter battles against Demon Kings; outnumbered, their only option was to delay the enemy as long as possible, waiting for Dongji Tianzun to reduce the Demon King numbers before turning the tide.

Seven Wu Sheng from the Martial Saint Continent now faced formidable foes; they battled Demon Kings but could not secure victory in a short time.

The other five fate-strong warriors from the military dared not separate far, each now confronting their own Demon King-level opponent.

Beyond the Demon Kings, countless Great Demons poured into the battlefield.

At this moment, the Divine Blood Warriors from the Wildlands rushed forward first; though they crushed everything in their path, the Great Demons were too numerous, surrounding them from all sides, making them impossible to eradicate quickly.

Yet nearly two hundred cultivators of the Three Flowers Realm, numerous martial artists from the Martial Saint Continent, and Earth’s top experts all surged forward, attempting to halt the Great Demons’ charge.

A chaotic, massive battle erupted within the Demon God Realm.

In mere moments, the entire continent shattered under the onslaught, terrifying residual forces shaking the entire world—even the Xuan Immortal Continent, separated by Earth, felt the brutality of this war.

“Earth and the Demon God Realm have erupted into a realm war.” Countless cultivators, using various methods to probe, now felt inexplicable terror.

If Earth truly won this realm war, would they be next to suffer?

But no one could now intervene in this brutal realm war.

At this level of conflict, even True Immortals would perish—no cultivator wished to sacrifice their life for the greater cause.

The only hope now was that this war ended with the Demon God Realm’s pyrrhic victory.

Only then could the Xuan Immortal Continent reap the benefits.