Chapter 1772: The Heavenly King Guards Outer Shenzhou

Boom!

When those black meteors representing destruction and death descended upon the ten continents of Outer Shenzhou amid the sky-obscuring black rain, Jiang Li Tianwang's expression also became extremely solemn.

He could even hear the countless cries of terror from living beings across the ten continents of Outer Shenzhou at this moment.

"Everyone, the fact that our Shenzhou world has endured until today is the result of countless ancestors sacrificing themselves. And now that the great tribulation has arrived once more, it is time for us Heavenly Kings to shelter the world."

"May we Heavenly Kings still have the chance to gather again after this battle."

Jiang Li Tianwang's gaze swept across the surrounding void, where each towering figure radiating majestic aura was the embodiment of Outer Shenzhou's accumulated foundation over countless millennia.

Yun Li Tianwang, Ji Li Tianwang, Baili Li Tianwang, Lei Li Tianwang, Lv Li Tianwang, Zhang Li Tianwang, Qian Li Tianwang, Li Li Tianwang...

But in this great decisive battle today, many Heavenly Kings would surely fall, yet they had no path of retreat.

They were the most pinnacle experts of this world, once worshipped and revered by living beings, enjoying inexhaustible resources. Now that calamity had befallen the world, they naturally had to face the difficulty head-on.

Several dozen Heavenly Kings all smiled and cupped their fists toward Jiang Li Tianwang. Those who had reached such a realm were without exception peerless prodigies of their respective eras—neither temperament nor talent was anything less than brilliant as refined gold.

"Jiang Li Tianwang, please give the order. We are prepared to die!" the Heavenly Kings said in unison with smiles.

Jiang Li Tianwang let out a clear, bold laugh, his voice like thunder, echoing through every corner of the ten continents of Outer Shenzhou, bringing a measure of comfort to the terrified living beings of the world.

"I shall garrison the Central Shenzhou! To face Ming Hou in battle!"

"Zhen Zhong Jie Li Tianwang, please garrison Xuanling Shenzhou!"

"Yan Li Tianwang, please garrison Tianyuan Shenzhou!"

"Su Li Tianwang, please garrison Shenyang Shenzhou!"

Now, nine Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings from the Dark World, bearing dozens of Great Demon Kings and hundreds upon hundreds of Heterogeneous Kings, had dispersed to descend upon the ten continents of Outer Shenzhou. This was because the enemy had deciphered the "Primordial Divine Ruins Demon-Trapping Formation" and was attempting to breach the ten continents to destroy the great formation from its central position.

Therefore, to respond, the Shenzhou side also needed to divide their forces to garrison, borrowing the power of the "Primordial Divine Ruins Demon-Trapping Formation" to weaken the Dark World's forces. As long as the "Primordial Divine Ruins Demon-Trapping Formation" was ultimately fully activated without the great formation being destroyed, its power could directly repair the rifts in the world barrier while forcibly driving all the Dark World's Great Demon Kings back into the Dark World.

And the four Inner Shenzhou were the most important, so naturally the only four true Divine-Fruit Heavenly Kings currently in Outer Shenzhou were dispatched there.

"Wang Li Tianwang, garrison Leihuo Shenzhou!"

"Bai Li Tianwang, garrison Cangming Shenzhou!"

Wang Taixi and Bai Bai Mengmeng now both possessed strength comparable to a Divine-Fruit Heavenly King, and with the augmentation of the "Primordial Divine Ruins Demon-Trapping Formation," they were indeed qualified to clash with Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings.

But even so, there still remained three Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings with no one to contain them.

These three Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings naturally could not be left unchecked, or else it would mean directly abandoning three continents of Shenzhou. When the time came, not only would it affect the operation of the great formation, it would even cause countless living beings to be erased in an instant.

Jiang Li Tianwang's gaze shifted, turning toward Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Taixuan, and Dantai Lan.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge had now reached the realm of four forged Positions. Although they had not yet nurtured a Divine Fruit, in terms of actual strength they were already the strongest beneath the Divine-Fruit level. So among the ten continents of Outer Shenzhou now, if there were still anyone qualified to contain Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings, it naturally had to be these two.

As for Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan, although they had only forged three Positions, the two of them joining hands had their own methods of augmentation, and combined with the great formation's power, they should also be able to hold one continent of Shenzhou with the assistance of other Heavenly Kings.

"Zhu Xuan Li Tianwang, Lan Li Tianwang, can you garrison Bailing Shenzhou?"

Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan exchanged a glance, both answered with solemn expressions: "We shall give our all to defend it!"

They understood just how perilous it was to oppose a Divine-Fruit Heavenly King, but in the current Outer Shenzhou, apart from them, no other Heavenly King could do it.

At this critical moment of peril, all Heavenly Kings bore the heavy responsibility of countless living beings' survival and death, so naturally they could not retreat.

"Goddess, please garrison Wanfeng Shenzhou!"

Jiang Jiang Qinge heard this and drew a deep breath. Her jade hand clenched, and the Sacred Phoenix Umbrella appeared in her grasp. Behind her head, a resplendent halo slowly emerged, radiating the power of the Holy Light Position at its utmost extreme.

At this moment, she resembled a Goddess of Light walking through the mortal world.

"Luo Li Tianwang, please garrison Dongyu Shenzhou!"

Li Luo nodded slowly. On that ancient land stood the Great Xia, stood the House Luolan Mansion—it was precisely the place he would defend with everything he had.

"Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings?"

Li Luo's gaze gradually sharpened. Perhaps in the past he would never have dared imagine that one day he would receive the mission of intercepting Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings. However, this also showed that the current him had already achieved accomplishments beyond imagination.

With this arrangement, all nine Divine-Fruit Great Demon Kings now had opponents to face them.

And the remaining one continent of Shenzhou would become a place where demons ran rampant—the Dark World would surely dispatch the strongest Heavenly King army beneath the Divine-Fruit level.

Thus Jiang Li Tianwang gave his final order: "Li Li Tianwang, Zhen Fu Li Tianwang, Yun Li Tianwang, you shall lead the various Kings to garrison Jiye Shenzhou!"

Li Jun, Zhen Fu, and Yun Li Tianwang all solemnly accepted the order.

At this point, the response for the ten continents of Outer Shenzhou was completely arranged.

"Everyone!"

Jiang Li Tianwang let out a long howl, the howl like thunder, his bold voice reverberating like thunder, stirring the heart.

"One final wish—may our Shenzhou world endure forever, never to perish!"

When his howl rang out, Jiang Li Tianwang's figure was already the first to step into the air, his body transforming into a streak of rainbow light, piercing through distant space at unimaginable speed, descending straight toward the Central Shenzhou.

And the other Heavenly Kings also erupted with vast Position power, and the world's heaven-and-earth energy accordingly became surging and tumultuous.

Streaks of dazzling, resplendent rainbow light descended toward the various continents of Shenzhou under the gazes of countless living beings filled with anticipation, awe, and reverence.

"Son, Jiang Qinge."

Li Taixuan looked at Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge, a free and easy smile appearing on his face, and said: "What I say at a time like this sounds very much like last words, but I still have to say it—the achievements of you two little ones make us very proud."

"It's just slightly regrettable that Xiao Luo, you haven't been too promising—you didn't let us see a grandchild before this decisive battle."

Li Luo was speechless, while beside him, Jiang Jiang Qinge's holy and exquisitely beautiful countenance flushed a rosy hue.

Dantai Lan stepped forward with a smile, gently embracing the two of them, and said softly: "You two little ones, no matter what happens when the time comes, you must be strong. You will always be the most important people in your father's and mother's hearts."

As her words fell, a moistness welled up in her eyes. Without lingering further, she was the first to transform into rainbow light and rise.

Li Taixuan took a deep look at the two of them, then also leapt up, transforming into light to follow.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge gazed in the direction where the two had vanished, a heaviness surfacing in the depths of their eyes. Before such a world-ending great tribulation, no one could be at ease.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the tenderness flowing in each other's eyes.

"You be careful."

In the end, they only gave each other the simplest reminder.

Boom!

The two figures shot up into the sky, transforming into streaks of rainbow light, one heading south, one north, parting ways.

From then on, no one knew whether they would ever meet again.

And just as the great decisive battle between the Outer Shenzhou world and the Dark World was about to begin, in a certain dark, hidden space within the Outer Shenzhou.

Yin Li Tianwang stood with his hands clasped behind his back. Behind him were Void Li Tianwang, Gu Li Tianwang, Viper Li Tianwang, and the newly ascended Zhuyin Li Tianwang.

Their gazes were fixed on the Outer Shenzhou world.

A moment later, Yin Li Tianwang turned around, his gaze directed toward the deep darkness of the great hall. From there came the faint sound of footsteps. Hearing those footsteps, Void Li Tianwang and the others all sharpened their eyes, turned around, and slightly lowered their heads.

From the darkness, a slender figure slowly walked out.

It was "Li Li Lingjing."

Only now, her entire body emanated an extremely terrifying aura—an aura that even Yin Li Tianwang sensed a faint pressure from.

That caliber of Annihilation was already approaching perfection.

Yin Li Tianwang's gaze turned toward the deepest part of the dark great hall, where a black coffin could be faintly seen. The terrifying seals flowing across the coffin's lid had already begun to grow increasingly dim.

Yin Li Tianwang said slowly, "The Outer Shenzhou world and the Dark World have already gone to war. It's time we went to do what we need to do."

As his words fell, the space before him twisted, forming a spatial passage.

The spatial passage warped, and at its deepest end one could faintly see a space—a shattered heaven and earth radiating disorder, like the primordial wilds.

That place was the Wang Hou Battlefield.