Chapter 347: The War of Many Jin Dan

A message flew in and landed amidst the many Jin Dan battle formations.

"Li Han has been defeated and destroyed."

A youth with a heroic appearance and bronze skin, who had been closing his eyes to regulate his breath and restore the magic power consumed by directly resisting the Star Chen Ding Gao Jie great formation, suddenly opened his eyes.

His divine sense surged into the message.

It was sent by multiple Foundation Establishment disciples who had escaped the sword intent blockade range of ten kilometers; even if it was merely a simple image within their soul, one could feel the fear and despair they had experienced at that time.

In the image, a youth in green robes had a handsome face and a cold expression.

Not far away, a terrifying anti-magic intent permeated the air; a fairy in a blue skirt had her third eye pierced through by a deep blue flying sword, and her brains splattered in all directions.

Then, the deep blue sword qi exploded, destroying every inch of flesh fragments where life might possibly exist.

"It is him!"

Xia Hou Ding's body trembled; a six-legged golden cauldron before him hummed, its Jin Chong Guang brilliant.

"I did not expect that in merely over forty years, he would have reached such a state..."

He recognized this person at a glance, with not a trace of unfamiliarity.

How could he have forgotten?

Over forty years ago, a mere mortal at the peak of the Innate stage, under the cover of over a million mortals and Qi Refining cultivators, had injured one of his fingers.

"The Great Sun Sword Disciple!"

"Good, good, very good."

Xia Hou Ding's eyes revealed an icy killing intent: "You must be one of the ultimate future foundations forged by the Eastern Demon Gate after countless efforts; as long as I kill you, I shall be the Brother Xuanwu Dao Disciple!"

"Within the Heavenly Palace, those short-sighted ones who occupy positions without doing their duties will, one day, be slaughtered by my own hand, and I will glorify the sect's foundation passed down by our Ancestor."

Hatred flashed in his eyes.

After further breakthroughs in his Diamond Magic Intent, he already possessed the qualifications of a Dao Disciple; he should have returned to the sect to receive further inheritance, smelt a new treasure embryo, and then openly challenge the Foundation Establishment-level Brother Xuanwu Dao Disciple.

The one who survives between the two of them,

will be the true Brother Xuanwu Dao Disciple, granted an audience with the projection of a Great Power within the Heavenly Palace, and bestowed the supreme foundation suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage accumulated by the sect over a thousand years.

The loser dies, with no regrets.

But!

All of this was interrupted; many high-ranking members within the sect, citing the urgent war with Huang Tong, refused his request to return to the sect, postponing discussion until after a world was seized.

"But at that time!"

"The opportunity to receive an audience with the projection of a Great Power within this thousand years is gone!"

Xia Hou Ding's voice was low: "Great Sun Sword Disciple, your arrival is an opportunity; slaying the Great Sun Sword Disciple remains one of the supreme glories within the Heavenly Palace, which will directly alert the projection of a Great Power, and those who occupy positions without doing their duties will no longer be able to block my path."

"Order!"

A heavy wave of divine sense spread outward; all Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace stiffened their expressions and focused to listen.

"Withdraw from this place immediately and follow me."

Regardless, the location of the Star Chen Ding Gao Jie formation gave the opponent too great an advantage; without external threats it would be fine, but once an external threat appeared, there would be the worry of being attacked from both front and rear.

However, the Star Chen Ding Gao Jie formation also had the huge flaw common to all formations.

It cannot move!

"... Yes!"

After hesitating for a moment, the many Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace solemnly obeyed the order, abandoning the battle situation that currently looked highly favorable, enduring the bombardment of hundreds of thousands of armor-piercing shells and the falling of numerous great stars, and retreating in an orderly manner.

The speed was extremely fast, far exceeding the movement speed of the tank forces!

"Victory!"

The over million defenders within the Star Chen Ding Gao Jie formation cheered, and the immense pressure of being besieged for over ten years was swept away.

"Not good!"

Jin Jin Chengkong, commander of the First Army Group, however, had his face change drastically as he thought of something.

"Attack."

"Attack regardless of the cost; pin them down!"

Jiang Ding's cold and hard voice came through.

In terms of personal combat power, he had absolute confidence, but there were forty-six Jin Dan combat powers, plus an abnormal candidate Dao Disciple, Xia Hou Ding.

He truly could not withstand it!

"Yes! Your Excellency, Supreme Commander!"

Jin Jin Chengkong's expression was serious, and he also realized this dangerous situation.

"Fire!"

He roared.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Second-grade infantry spirit radar locked on; over three hundred thousand tank armor-piercing shells fired rapidly, dense and numerous, blocking the sky; the piercing sound of breaking the air never ceased in the ears, and the spiritual light of spells on the shells flickered.

Wave after wave surged forward.

Moreover, they did not scatter, but were aimed solely at one or two Jin Dan battle formations.

"Xia Hou Dao Disciple, save us!"

A burly true transmission disciple, situated within the magma giant battle formation, held an ancient large shield; he had confidence in facing Jin Dan cultivators without defeat, but under so many armor-piercing shells, his soul trembled, and he cried out in terror.

"What are you afraid of?"

Xia Hou Ding scolded.

"Block them, continue retreating!"

The spiritual qi of the heavens and earth tens of kilometers away churned and rolled ceaselessly as over a dozen Jin Dan battle formations acted simultaneously.

Or perhaps a lava giant roaring, hefting a flaming greatclub to smash at the sky; or an ice lotus spinning, spewing river-like torrents of deep-blue freezing mist; or a Jin Jia giant phantom cleaving space apart with a long blade…

Countless Jin Dan–level strikes slammed into the swarm of over three hundred thousand armor-piercing shells.

Boom!

Rumble!

The armor-piercing shells were smashed apart by the flaming greatclub, sliced open by the metal blade, frozen into powder by the deep-blue ice mist… under the onslaught of every kind of attack, the several hundred thousand armor-piercing shells imbued with offensive spells were instantly blasted apart.

Occasionally a scattered few thousand shells slipped through—enough to wipe out a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators—but before the assembled third-tier battle formations, they merely cost some magic power, achieving nothing at all.

"Stars!"

Jin Jin Chengkong roared, driving this grand formation that linked an entire realm, yet had been suppressed by both sides' military formations in space down to the level of a peak third-tier array.

In broad daylight, three hundred and sixty-five great stars all flickered at once, then plummeted down one after another.

One, two, three… eighteen stars. While maintaining the basic boundary-locking formation, he stripped the stellar shield's defense to the absolute limit, and a full eighteen great stars—each equivalent to the strike of a Jin Dan Zhong Qi cultivator—fell from the heavens!

The great stars ground against the air, the terrifying shriek shaking a hundred li in every direction; the endless thunder of cannon-fire and the spiritual light of third-tier spells alike were drowned out, and between heaven and earth only that single sound remained.

"Kill!"

The hearts of the many Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace true disciples trembled, but they did not lose their composure; the remaining thirty-plus Jin Dan battle formations rumbled into operation in unison, each one aiming at the eighteen great stars in the sky to strike.

Even Xia Hou Ding had no choice but to act. His six-legged Jin Ding blazed with golden light, swelling to the size of a mountain peak, and spread layer upon layer of golden radiance to bar the way before the army formation.

Boom!

The eighteen stars shattered, spiritual light spraying in all directions, the world's spiritual energy thrown into utter chaos; the great army formations' auras heaved and surged, yet still they held firm, suffering no casualties.

"Good!"

"Worthy of Xia Hou Candidate Daozi."

Many true disciples exhaled in relief, about to say something.

Clang!

A single sword-cry,

rang out between heaven and earth, clearly entering every ear; a terrifying annihilating sword intent spread abroad, freezing souls in place.

Then, a streak of blue-gold sword-light filled every gaze.

They watched helplessly as it pierced straight through the flame-giant battle formation, the Jin Jia giant battle formation, the ice-lotus battle formation… six third-tier battle formations in total, in that tiny instant when they were bracing against the Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie grand formation and a gap appeared in their magic power—

—pierced clean through!

Boom!

It sounded as one strike, but was in fact six; the heads of six Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace true disciples, each ringed layer upon layer by a third-tier Jin Dan battle formation, were pierced through, thirty-six of their subordinates cut down by sword qi, and the third-tier army formations exploded in a thunderous blast amid a rain of flesh and blood.

Through the linked resonance of qi, on the horizon, the figure of a youth in blue was seared deep into the mind of every living soul.

Stayed up late last night, so it's a bit late, haha

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