Chapter 723

Facing heroic figures, the clowns are terrified!

A supremely powerful great shaman, taking the Dao and heart as arrows, shoots into the star sea, shining upon the Myriad Heavens, making people feel ashamed and flee such sharpness.

This is a splendor and brilliance that transcends factions, unrelated to stance, a shock that springs from the heart.

As long as there is a flaw in one's heart, one has no qualification to stand opposite such a heroic figure—especially while he is still alive!

Like a fly, it can only buzz and dance after the brave warrior's death, to display its own presence.

Of course!

With heroes come tyrants as well.

They possess the same resolute will, only this resolve is cold-hearted.

These people, however, will not yield; they do as they please—

I will destroy you—what business is it of yours!

"Thud!"

When Houyi's divine arrow plunged into the star sea, burning to the utmost, it caused the Demon Race's fortune to surge and vanish, as if startled by such heroic vigor; at that moment, an ancient, venerable bell toll rang out!

At the boundless heights of spacetime's end, the phantom of a great bell hovers, swaying, resonating, shaking the order of heaven and earth, making everything seem to return to the most ancient origin, yet also as if heading toward the ultimate end.

Between the faint and manifest, black and white colors rise, veiling the star sea in a hazy mist, indistinct; the rolling water sound arises, with the rippling gleam of ages……

The divine arrow's brilliance shone for an instant, yet under this wondrous scene it seemed to be strangled, as if one's fate were gripped at the throat.

—Even if you possess supreme bearing and supreme personal charm, yet under the passage of time, all will be forgotten!

Forgetting, is the cruelest blade!

How many sacrifices, how many struggles…… countless heroes and champions ultimately become illusory bubbles, and posterity will forget them!

Amidst the mountains and rivers where the lingering bell toll echoes, Houyi's heroic bearing has faded; his upright stature remains tall and majestic, his posture of drawing the bow to shock the star sea still grand, yet his figure has somehow acquired some mottling, taking on a bleak, weathered air, giving an inexplicable feeling, like an old man in the twilight of life, cast behind by the rolling tide of the advancing era, no one understands, nor does anyone wish to listen.

A supremely powerful expert made a move.

It is Taiyi, it is Donghuang!

This commander of the Heavenly Court, who has long stood opposed to the Fire Clan, acted at Houyi's finest moment, almost in one stroke plucking this top human divine general from the flow of heaven and earth, casting him into a frozen state, erasing all hope and dawn, becoming an uncrossable heavenly chasm on Houyi's road to rescue Chang'e.

He evolved the Chaos Bell… but, nowadays, he has received part of the ancient Heavenly Emperor's true transmission, walking his own path; that bell should be called the Donghuang Bell!

Taiyi struck the Donghuang Bell, thus ending Houyi's dreams, mercilessly crushing.

The gap is immense!

Even though Houyi these years has been, first, valued and cultivated by his superiors, second, became a son-in-law living with his wife's family, receiving great cultivation.

But what about Taiyi's situation?

Heavenly Court Demon Emperor!

Heir of Chaos!

Even if the version updates, everyone will still face the blade.

However, Houyi confronting a demon sovereign…… remains no match, with a heaven-and-earth gap.

Taiyi dislikes Houyi.

This is the one who killed his nephew; even though behind this there is Di Jun's arrangement, there is a subtlety between life and death.

But whether judging by intent or by deed, Taiyi feels he has the necessity to beat Houyi to death.

Thus, he seriously dealt a lethal blow.

At the center of the Heavenly Court's main forces, separated by vast spacetime, first came a bell toll that froze the myriad universes, dimming the divine arrow, trapping Houyi, like an insect in amber, unable to move at all.

Then came another bell toll, the Chaos Bell resonating with heaven and earth's mountains and rivers, with Houyi at the center, about to endure the joint crushing of both sides!

Either side alone is nearly unsolvable, let alone both together!

Instantly, Houyi's stiff body trembled, blood spilling from mouth and nose, like a porcelain doll shattering.

"Taiyi! Demon Race!"

"You've gone too far!"

Fortunately, at the critical juncture, a supreme divine-powered being shouted angrily, his Daoist voice echoing through heaven and earth, breaking the Chaos Bell's resonant rhythm, rescuing Houyi from peril.

At the same time, with the angry shout, a fist ignited in the Fire Clan's royal court, bearing the resolute will to overturn everything and let stellar flames blaze across the world, it blasted through boundless spacetime, striking at the phantom of the Chaos Bell hanging high at the source of time.

"Boom—rumble!"

Layer after layer of spacetime portals were pierced, one after another void of dark abysses appeared, in the depths of the void sea, countless cosmic clusters and Myriad Heavens' illusions were all blown up by the passage of that furious fist!

Blazing like thousands upon thousands of multiverses burning, the world-shaking fist-light shocked past, present, and future, dazzling mortal beings; compared head-on with an innate supreme treasure, it showed no yielding…… This is the heroic bearing of the Human Emperor! It is the magnificence of Yandi!

"Ding!"

The phantom of the Chaos Bell shuddered violently, causing the River of Time to surge, stirring up countless waves.

Fist and bell clashed, the Myriad Heavens trembled, innumerable terrifying portents arose together, roaring across the universe and erupting.

After a brief standoff, the Chaos Bell rose high, half-submerged into the River of Time, only to surface after a while.

On the other side, Yandi's body swayed slightly, surrounded by a mist of blood, as if wounded and bleeding.

Emperor showdown!

Yandi versus the Demon Emperor!

The clash of the highest-status powerhouses is like a signal, a lit fuse that detonates the already tense atmosphere, prompting the Fire Clan and Heavenly Court, locked in sword-drawn tension, to spontaneously launch grand maneuvers—bugles blaring to the heavens, war drums beating, vast forces rising, the scent of blood and fire enveloping the mountains and rivers of myriad ages.

The Fire Clan fears nothing.

The Heavenly Court also fears nothing.

"Excessive?"

He boldly acted against Houyi, embodying the proper way of war—the Eastern Sovereign's cold reply of exploiting the weak: "I will exterminate a clueless wretch; why should I heed your thoughts?!"

"I find him displeasing; kill him, that's it!"

Taiyi's iron-blooded slaughter dominates the world.

"Battlefield slaughter is one thing, but what's the situation with Chang'e?" Yandi flared with rage, "To strike at others' wives and daughters—this skill of misdirected anger… you demons, truly are shameless and despicable!"

"Return the people!"

"Otherwise, we will trample Lingxiao Palace, behead the demon emperor, and exterminate your line!"

Yandi's hair stood on end with fury.

"Warfare is inherently deceitful." Taiyi sneered, "Your negligence ought to be tasted as bitter fruit by yourselves."

"Release them? Pipe dream!"

"Let Da Yi commit suicide for me to see; perhaps I might then agree."

"Unconvinced?"

"Want to kill me?"

"Then let me see how capable you are!"

As Taiyi's words fell, the entire starry sky stirred!

He commands the heavenly court's great army, the sole demon emperor in the post-witch-demon era who openly stands before the world, leading the three armies, supreme above all.

At this moment, Donghuang transmitted the order; as the conflict between humans and demons reached its peak, he blatantly shattered the former stalemate, reigniting a bloody war!

One demon god after another, one demon troop after another, they donned armor, wielded halberds, rode divine vessels and godly ships, following the starlight rivers and oceans illuminated by the stars, surging forward in mighty waves; under Taiyi's command, they covered the advance, possessing an unparalleled rhythmic beauty.

Annihilation!

Carnage!

Donghuang seeks to obliterate the Fire Master, forcibly destroying this human kingdom, breaking the greatest backbone of humanity today!

In response, the Fire Master straightened its back, unafraid, its forces mighty, moving to meet the heavenly court's great army.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"All evil demons and heretical ways, all monsters and ghouls shall be utterly swept away!"

Countless soldiers roared, blood courage surging, fighting spirit blazing… for humanity's great cause, for the myriad generations of their clan, they gave their all!

Even though outnumbered in troops, even after suffering a great depletion, the Fire Master's fighting spirit still moves and shocks the world, lamenting that it truly deserves to be humanity's standard-bearer, possessing such responsibility and vigor!

The blood war erupted instantly, reaching a frenzied white-hot intensity in a moment.

The matter of Da Yi and Chang'e seemed of utmost importance, yet at this moment it appeared utterly trivial.

Humanity resents the heavenly court's vileness, unable to dispose of opposing commanders, thus turning their ire toward the enemy's families—this is intolerable; they must storm Lingxiao Palace for an explanation!

The demon emperor remains cold and unyielding, firm in the principle of repaying grudges—having slain my heavenly court's heir, I shall exact equal vengeance, making Da Yi experience the anguish of wife and children scattered!

All this concerns Da Yi and Chang'e, directly igniting this great battle.

However, the affair of this couple is, to some extent, merely secondary… the true contradiction lies in the divergence of the human and demon paths—this is the fundamental reason for clashing blades.

Once, how many wars have been fought, how deep the blood-sea hatred accumulated… humanity has waited too long, demons too long, ever ready to slaughter and avenge!

As for when the cycle of vengeance will end?

No one will care!

What everyone cares about is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!

"Boom!"

On the battlefield, slaughter continues unabated, various phenomena appearing in succession.

Endless blood rain falls—red, gold, black… mingling the sacred and the eerie, condensed with deep killing intent.

Warrior after warrior, strong one after strong one, now fight in blood; at times severed limbs and broken arms fly aloft, the thunderous roar of exploding corpses never ceases, all too cruel and tragic.

"For ten thousand generations of peace!"

A human war general roared, locked in fierce combat with a demon general, spears flashing, countless honed techniques bursting forth, piercing the golden-pupiled, scale-armored demon, impaling it on the spear tip, a vigorous shake tearing it apart!

"The Wu clan's blood is delicious!"

Not far away, an evil demon spirit cackled, possessing six heads, blended from dragon, dog, lion, etc., each excelling, innately endowed with great supernatural powers, six heads six lives, eerily extreme.

Though it looks ugly, it is truly strong.

The six heads move as one, unleashing great supernatural powers, tearing apart a Wu general who blocked its path, crushing its viscera, extinguishing its will!

However, this Wu general, at the final moment of bodily death, eyes wide open, steadfast obsession locked onto the target, abandoning all to burn, sealed this space-time!

The demon spirit suddenly felt amiss; it wished to shift battle and retreat, yet could not leave.

The next moment, a great blade descended, its light continuous, shattering without gap, lightning flashing, cutting off its head with the force of splitting bamboo!

Another Wu general rushed forward!

"Pfft!"

Blood spurted, the demon spirit shrieked in shock and rage, wishing to restore its head and self-rescue.

But it was too late!

A war boot stomped down; the Wu general's eyes held grief and fury for fallen comrades, showing no mercy, grinding out all vitality of the demon spirit!

…

These scenes are merely a corner of the battlefield.

This renewed great battle is truly excessively brutal and bloody.

Humanity has turned red-eyed, demons have gone mad.

Yet compared to the past, where humanity was not inferior, today's Fire Master appears somewhat strained.

Manpower is far insufficient!

Fortunately, Yandi had long prepared in this regard; the dugout defensive lines he laid are more than enough, relying on formations and terrain to hold and wear down, dragging the heavenly court's main force without collapsing.

But no matter how exquisite the maneuver, against a top-tier strategist like Donghuang, it cannot conceal the situation, which he quickly sees through.

"Fire Master… is this not possible?"

Taiyi glanced coldly, lowering his voice to ask those beside him.

I heard that, for a while, it seemed the Fire Master wanted to set an example for humanity, supporting small and medium clans and tribes to rise, encouraging entrepreneurship, promoting talent and wisdom… then it split itself and carried out a pilot project.

Báizé Yao Marshal rose and answered, "Then someone stepped forward and applied for this job… it was a deity-general taking the lead!"

According to the intelligence.

At that time, many people left… and Yandi also fulfilled his promise, giving various assistance and subsidies.

Báizé Yao Marshal explained in detail.

The most promising among them was the Nine Li Alliance, led by deity-general Dàyóu and in full swing!

A full eighty-one deity-generals!

Each deity-general founded his own clan.

Every nine clans formed a tribe.

Finally, the nine tribes united, taking Li as the overall leader, forming a great alliance called the Nine Li, with Dàyóu as the alliance chief!

Now, the Nine Li Alliance has not appeared on the battlefield… therefore, Donghuang Majesty feels the Fire Master's weakness, which is normal.

Báizé explained it clearly.

"Nine Li?" Donghuang raised his eyebrows, his tone teasing, "Eighty-one little chiefs?"

Really, a small temple with great demonic wind, a shallow pond full of turtles!

Taiyi shook his head, "Is the Fire Master treating war as a child's play?"

In a clan's bloody battle, a matter of life and death, instead of thinking to concentrate all strength, grasp it in hand, coordinate and plan, to unleash the greatest possible combat power… they instead cut themselves, fragmenting!

What great gall… is this looking down on my Heavenly Court?

Do you think the self-harming Fire Master can withstand our pressure?

Donghuang Majesty sneered, "Since that's the case, I will make Yandi eat a lesson that will etch into his bones, helping him remember it for a long time!"

Make him remember, from now on… don't commit such folly again!

After Taiyi finished speaking, orders were issued, letting the Heavenly Court's main forces transform, and for a moment the offensive became three times more fierce.

(End of chapter)