Chapter 3084

For the cultivators, a night's time was nothing more than the blink of an eye.

When dawn arrived, the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, silent all night, slowly opened its eyes like a giant dragon awakening from sleep.

From the houses throughout the city, Human Race cultivators pushed open their doors and stepped out.

With the battle imminent, everyone remained calm, merely nodding silently upon meeting.

Immediately, on the deserted streets, people began to gather; following the prior plan, they formed streams heading in different directions.

Each person had their own duty, already etched in their hearts.

The city remained quiet, with scarcely any conversation; only the elders and sect masters of the major forces, hovering in midair, shouted commands.

At this moment, the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens resembled a war machine just beginning to turn, and each person was a component within it.

Upon the city walls, a canteen protected by multiple layers had already been erected; this was Ye Zhangqing's duty.

A host of Immortal Chefs, along with Bai Hua Xianzi and several other women, were busy.

Not far away, Yue Linxian, Zhao Tianqing, Tianhe, the three elders of the Feather God Tribe, and the two elders of the Xiāntiān rénzú stood side by side.

In the distant starry sky invisible to the naked eye, a thick demonic aura had already arrived, detected by everyone's keen senses.

The Demon Race was already near.

Gazing far toward the direction from which the demonic aura came, at the same time a blue Formation Light Curtain slowly rose before everyone's eyes.

This was the newly upgraded grand defensive formation of the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens.

This formation represents the pinnacle of current Human Race formation arts, crafted jointly by the strongest formation masters of the entire Human Race.

It consumed an unknown amount of resources and effort.

Its defensive capability is tens of times greater than before.

However, its consumption is also enormous, so it is never activated under normal circumstances; this thing is a gold‑devouring behemoth.

But now, obviously no one cares about this consumption.

As long as we win this battle, any consumption will be worth it.

"They're coming."

Yue Linxian spoke calmly; as his words fell, a vast black shadow indeed appeared on the edge of the distant starry sky, slowly moving toward us.

That black shadow resembled a beast with a bloody maw wide open, ready to swallow the entire Immortal City Beyond the Heavens in one gulp.

Above the beast horde, demonic qi gathered, thick as substance.

Even though they were mentally prepared, many Human Race cultivators could not help but swallow their saliva upon sensing this demonic qi, their faces grim.

Such thick demonic qi was something they had never felt before; even the demon races of the Immortal Realm, before the Dao One Immortal Sect arrived, had never possessed such momentum.

Though both are Demon Race, adding the two words 'primordial' makes them feel like two entirely different races.

"Don't panic, hold steady, damn it!"

A Human Race cultivator shouted angrily to steady morale, while others hurled insults.

"What are you afraid of, a bunch of ingredients? With such thick demonic qi, the flavor will be great once cooked—later, I want you to go all out and fight."

The distance between the two sides grew ever closer; soon, the demon race's beast herd arrived at a spot less than a hundred li outside the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens and slowly came to a halt.

The beast herd, composed of over a million demon race members, also included many true great demons.

In the Immortal Realm, each would be a Demon King‑level existence.

One could already see that the demon race within the herd, though their appearances varied and their races differed, each bore a fierce light on their faces.

Some bared bloody jaws, others had eyes brimming with killing intent, flashing a terrifying ferocity.

This journey has not been easy, but we have finally reached the Human Race's Immortal Realm; the many innate demon race have long been unable to wait any longer.

They only thought of charging into the city, turning all the Human Race inside into blood food for their bellies, feasting heartily, so as to suppress the violence in their hearts.

At this moment, the beast herd slowly parted, and several demon race elders walked out from within.

Their gazes looked far toward Yue Linxian and the others on the city wall.

Since nobody concealed their aura, the demon race elders immediately sensed that these people were the strongest existences among the Human Race.

Among them, the only ones that could catch the attention of these innate demon race elders were the three elders of the Feather God Tribe and the two elders of the Xiāntiān rénzú.

Especially those two elders of the Xiāntiān rénzú, to them they were old acquaintances.

Back then they let them escape, but now meeting again, it is naturally unforgettable.

One of the demon race elders looked at the two, grinning, revealing a blood‑thirsty smile, and said.

「You lot have made us search high and low. 」

His words carried mockery, coldness, and killing intent.

Upon hearing this, the two remained silent, and the demon race elder continued speaking.

「Don't you humans believe in returning to one's roots? Now you have no home, like stray dogs depending on others; do you still want to scrape by? Where is the dignity of your Human Race? 」

Obviously intended to shake their morale, but it had little effect; the two's expressions remained unchanged.

Seeing that persuasion was impossible, the demon race elder turned his gaze toward Yue Linxian and the others.

I haven't seen them before, but I suppose they are the Human Race of Beyond the Heavens; their strength is inferior to the Xiāntiān rénzú of the myriad heavens, and with a hint of arrogance in his eyes, the demon race elder spoke.

「What relation do these people have with you? You want to protect him and drive them out; I can guarantee I will not harm a single hair of your Beyond‑the‑Heavens Human Race. 」

「They have no kinship or ties to you; what does their life or death have to do with you? 」

「Think it over—what's the point of dragging yourself down for a bunch of unrelated people in the end? 」

The demon race elder coaxed persuasively, but Yue Linxian clearly would not be swayed by a few words.

Having long since made up his mind, if he were to abandon these Xiāntiān rénzú, the Human Race would have already driven them away.

But since he has kept them and prepared for a death battle, how could he change his mind over a few threats?

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, Yue Linxian directly replied.

「You innate demon race talk so much; if you want to fight, then fight. 」

Seeing this, the old ancestor of the Demon Race laughed, though his smile was cold and bleak, the chill in his eyes grew even more intense.

Although I had already guessed that this would be the result, hearing it with my own ears still let its killing intent rise uncontrollably.

Indeed, the human race is all like this; whether it's the humans of the myriad heavens or the humans beyond the heavens, each one is oblivious to the immensity of heaven and earth.

Unless they are truly killed, these humans will not bow their heads.

Just like back then, when they had not yet broken the human race's Shenjie, these humans still did not know how long they would have to contend with them.

However, it's no problem; since they can break the Shenjie of the myriad-heavens humans, they can naturally also break the Immortal Realm of the Beyond-the-Heavens humans.