Chapter 2653: Battle of the New Emperor and Old Emperor

The blood battle of the Infinite Starry Sky has begun!

The Great Emperor of the Primordial Age, the Red Thread Ancient Emperor, and others—fourteen newly ascended forbidden zone emperors and the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor, among others—clashed in fierce combat.

In the early stages of the war, the Great Emperor of the Primordial Age and his allies won consecutive victories, successively crushing forbidden zones such as the Crimson Rock Dragon Domain and the Zhou Sanyan Domain, dividing their territories equally, so that essentially all starry sky lands, including the Purple Micro Ancient Realm, came under the joint control of the fourteen ancient emperors, with exceptionally strong warlike determination.

During the initial ascension of the newly promoted forbidden zone ancient emperors, when their strength differences were not yet pronounced, this approach was indeed an efficient way to foster internal unity.

The newly ascended forbidden zone ancient emperors possessed nothing, shared food and lodging, mutually regarded each other as brothers and sisters, and jointly practiced formations; objectively, their internal cohesion and organization surpassed that of the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor and his peers.

The newly ascended ancient emperors kept winning, kept winning, while the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor and his group basically fled at the sight of battle.

Only after losing three domains in succession did the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor and his nine companions reorganize, reform their military formations, gather vast quantities of forbidden zone Dao soldiers, and launch a counterattack; the battle erupted at the border between the Zhou Sanyan Domain and the Azure Ox Domain, turning into a life-and-death bloodbath, with both sides locked in a stalemate, unable to gain the upper hand for a time, and the situation became extremely tense.

Numerous military observation teams gathered here.

The war between the two sides attracted the attention of many in the Infinite Starry Sky.

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The Tai Shang Da Ri Heavenly Palace.

Many ancient emperors gathered together to discuss the situation on the Zhou Sanyan and Azure Ox battlefield. "Sword Master,"

"From the perspective of our General Staff's expertise in Dao soldier armies, the old emperors hold an advantage in Dao soldiers, because the Red Thread Ancient Emperor and others have only recently ascended, lacking many in their wings—this reflects a deficiency in foundation."

"However, this advantage of the old emperors will disappear within at most two hundred thousand years."

Yuan introduced.

This is not the opinion of an Emperor Realm cultivator speaking, but rather the concentrated will of the Immortal Sect Forbidden Zone-level formation spirit, the collective intellect of the Immortal Dynasty assigned to the General Staff, qualified to propose ideas about the pattern and future of the Infinite Starry Sky, possessing considerable accuracy, and not merely the naive assumption of a lower realm cultivator.

"Is it because our Dao soldiers were annihilated once by the old emperors?"

Jiang Ding asked.

"Yes."

"For hundreds of thousands of years, the old emperors' forbidden zone Dao soldiers have already recovered in number, including many Supreme, Heavenly Human, and Dao-United cultivators."

"But as for the Dao soldier core—the Emperor Realm officers—their recovery has been extremely slow."

Yuan explained: "Compared to this, the new emperors' army contains large numbers of Emperor Realm cultivators who slumbered alongside the Immortal Dynasty; what they lack is merely large numbers of low, middle, and high cultivators to fill their wings and drive them forward. Once replenished, the new emperors' army will swiftly overwhelm the old emperors' army, bringing a drastic impact to the forbidden zone-level battlefield."

Throughout history, each generation of ancient emperors has established their own Immortal Dynasty Dao soldiers, and this is not without reason. Although Dao soldiers cannot defeat any peer ancient emperor, they cause enormous impact; an ancient emperor without Dao soldier support will find themselves in a tremendous strategic disadvantage.

"As for the outcome of the Eight-Character Immortal Scripture Forbidden Zone Ancient Emperor battlefield... the General Staff cannot estimate it."

Yuan concluded finally.

Swish!

The gazes of many ancient emperors turned toward the blue-clad youth—this is their main purpose for coming here.

Undoubtedly, the Tai Shang Da Ri Ancient Emperor is currently the strongest in the Infinite Starry Sky; although he cannot suppress all heavens by himself, his judgment must carry enormous reference value.

"Setting aside political factors, judging solely by combat strength, the new emperors' chance of victory is very great."

"First, numbers: the new emperors are fourteen, the old emperors nine, giving a force advantage exceeding fifty percent—this advantage is overwhelmingly large."

"All are Eight-Character Immortal Scripture Forbidden Zone Ancient Emperors; although the Nine-Leaf and others are indeed somewhat stronger than the new emperors, they have nowhere near reached the level of one against two."

Jiang Ding pondered and deduced for a long time, then said: "Second, the new emperors possess nothing, yet their morale, internal cohesion, and desire for battle are stronger; third, the existence of the Primordial Age."

"Primordial Age?"

Many ancient emperors asked. "Yes, Fellow Daoist Primordial Age."

Jiang Ding said: "Although Primordial Age is merely a Nine-Character Immortal Scripture Ancient Emperor, he is the current Great Emperor; under the blessing of the Imperial Seal, he can fight Eight-Character Immortal Scripture Ancient Emperors without defeat, and more importantly, he fears no death—within thirty million years, he is undying, which is truly terrifying."

"Although the Nine-Leaf and others claim not to fear death, they still harbor deep fear of death in their hearts; unless driven to absolute desperation, they are unwilling to die under any circumstances—they cherish life greatly."

"But Primordial Age fears no death, will not die!"

"This means the new emperors possess a razor-sharp spearhead, an impregnable shield, a warrior of immense combat power who fears no death—a peerless war general!"

"Anyone who understands warfare will not underestimate the significance of such an utterly undying unit."

"Therefore, I believe that within at most two hundred thousand years, the new emperors will achieve victory."

The Tai Shang Da Ri Ancient Emperor slowly made his final judgment.

Two hundred thousand years!

The Time Ancient Emperor, the Weak Water Ancient Emperor, the Ten Thousand Layer Mountain Ancient Emperor, and others felt a slight tremor in their hearts, and even thought of some terrifying possibility.

Many ancient emperors simultaneously showed panic on their faces.

"Sword Master...","After the outcome is decided,"

The Time Ancient Emperor took a deep breath and said: "After the outcome is decided, will the new emperors and old emperors merge?"

New emperors and old emperors merging!

Why would they merge? What is the purpose of the merger?

It must be the Tai Shang Da Ri Domain, the Tai Shang Da Ri Ancient Emperor!

This most prosperous place in the Infinite Starry Sky, the strongest location, which once defeated multiple forbidden zone ancient emperor alliances with just a single domain, the current Tai Shang Da Ri Ancient Emperor, closest to the Immortal in the present age!

The present Tai Shang Da Ri Ancient Emperor is too formidable to ignore—we have no choice but to do so.

At that time, there will be as many as twenty-one Eight-Character Immortal Scripture Ancient Emperors surrounding one person!

This terrifying image makes one feel breathless just imagining it.

"It should be."

"And if there are no variables, I will certainly lose without doubt."

Jiang Ding gave a faint smile, seeing the emperors anxious and uneasy, he said calmly: "Fellow Daoists, why worry? Would I, who knows a battle is certain to lose, recklessly charge headfirst into death? 'If we cannot win, we flee.'"

"Fellow Daoists, from now on, let us bring forward the plan for temporary strategic relocation; once we face an unavoidable war, we will swiftly transfer numerous core industries, core talents, core treasures—such as the Immortal-Linking Person Ginseng Fruit Tree, etc. —into hiding and concealment, await the right moment, for the future will still belong to us."

"New emperors and old emperors..."

Jiang Ding sneered: "They dream of using a single war to sever our path—this is too laughable."

"Just a few jars and pots—lose them, and they're lost."

"At most hundreds of thousands of years, we can restore the Tai Shang Da Ri Domain to its peak and surpass it; future victory belongs to us and must belong to us!"

"Is there still any doubt about this?"

The voice of Tai Shang Da Ri Gu Huang was like a great bell and a grand lute, echoing in all directions.

The palace fell silent in an instant.

Thereafter, the many ancient emperors were convinced and delighted, one after another prostrating themselves, with no more fear or unease in their hearts.

"Sword Master, your insight is profound!"