Chapter 143: One Man, One Army

Deep within the Sea of Realms, an elite patrol squad formed by three Celestial Emperors of the Source God Sect leading five Quasi‑Celestial Emperors was, as usual, patrolling and on guard at the edge of the Sea of Realms!

The Sea of Realms was calm and windless, appearing as if everything were normal!

But in the next instant, a torrent of overwhelming demonic Qi erupted suddenly from the endless depths of the Sea of Realms!

The demonic Qi was as black as ink, dense to the extreme, like an endless dark tide that swept toward the Celestial Realm with a force that could crush anything in its path!

Where it passed, space shattered and the great Dao wailed!

Even the Sea of Realms' water was dyed black by the demonic Qi, boiling and churning!

Countless Foreign Demons surged madly from the demonic Qi!

The Foreign Demons took varied forms, ferocious beyond measure!

Some stood a thousand zhang tall, some bore wings that covered the sky, some were covered in bone spines!

The Foreign Demons were like a swarm of locusts, dense and covering the entire sky above the Sea of Realms, stretching beyond sight!

Their numbers were so great they made one's scalp tingle, a world‑ending terror soaring straight to the heavens!

The eight cultivators of the patrol squad, all top elites of the Source God Sect, were accustomed to wind and waves, yet now, facing this boundless army of Foreign Demons, each turned pale, trembled, and filled with despair.

"Quick, quickly send a message back to Demon‑Subduing Celestial City! The main force of Foreign Demons is attacking, countless in number!" the leading Celestial Emperor's voice trembled as he strained to transmit.

"Go, hurry!"

After the Celestial Emperor sent the message, he turned with a few others, intending to flee back to Demon‑Subduing Celestial City!

But before they could take a step, a jet‑black demonic shadow instantly blocked their path.

It was a demonic general shrouded in world‑ending demonic Qi, towering dozens of kilometers, with a massive skull, sixteen arms each bearing barbs, its aura terrifying to the extreme!!

It was named Ka Tuo, one of the Thirteen Demon Generals of the Foreign Demon army, ranking thirteenth!!

This invasion of the Celestial Realm by the Foreign Demon army was led by its charge!

At that moment, Ka Tuo's ferocious gaze swept over the patrol squad, a cruel smile curling at the corner of its mouth!

"Gentlemen, where are you headed?"

As soon as the words left its mouth, Ka Tuo waved a massive hand, and the endless demonic Qi formed a colossal palm that lunged straight at the patrol squad!

The eight cultivators had no chance to resist; the towering giant hand seized them!!

"What?!"

The three Celestial Emperors strained to summon their own Qi, yet could not shake off Ka Tuo's massive hand, despair flashing on their faces!

At the same time, Ka Tuo opened its mouth, which resembled a bottomless abyss!

Then the three Celestial Emperors and the five Quasi‑Celestial Emperors were directly snatched by Ka Tuo and shoved into its mouth!!

Ugh!!

Ka Tuo let out a satisfied belch, rubbed its belly, a look of enjoyment on its face, and licked its lips: "The living beings of this world are truly delicious."

"No wonder our clan has long sought to break the barriers and reach this place!!"

"And the surrounding aura, wow, also delicious!"

Ka Tuo inhaled deeply, then its fierce gaze fixed on the Celestial Realm, and with a flash of movement, it charged forward as the vanguard…

In Demon‑Subduing Celestial City, the three Grand Patriarchs of the Source God Sect, looking at the shattered Life‑Soul Jade Token in their hands and hearing the final desperate scream in the transmission, spoke gravely to all present: "The Sea of Realms patrol squad has been annihilated; the Foreign Demon army is already at the gates!"

"Everyone, everyone, at this point all grudges must be set aside!"

"The Foreign Demons are our common enemy; if we continue internal strife, the Celestial Realm will be doomed, and none of us will escape death!"

"Now we must discard past grievances, unite against the outside, and jointly repel the Foreign Demon army!"

The voice of Celestial Emperor Kong Weng was urgent and pleading, trying to soothe the crowd's emotions.

But as soon as he finished speaking, numerous Celestial Emperors of the Human Immortal Alliance and the Demon Immortal Alliance let out angry roars, each pointing at Li Zhangsheng, eyes filled with venomous resentment:

"Unite against the outside? What need is there for unity?"

"Our alliance leaders were all killed by him; four Celestial Emperors fell by his hand, and the Anti‑Demon Alliance has long been destroyed by him!"

"Isn't he quite capable? Didn't he say we could fight the Foreign Demons without us?"

"Then let him handle the Foreign Demons himself; we won't accompany him!"

"This hatred is unforgivable; we will never fight side‑by‑side with the murderer of our alliance leader, you must fight alone!"

The crowd's emotions flared, refusing any counsel; hatred filled their eyes, completely ignoring the oncoming Foreign Demon army, and the scene fell into chaos again.

Uhh...

At that moment, a deafening, earth‑shaking horn blast suddenly sounded from the direction of the Sea of Realms!

The horn's low, solemn tone, bearing endless warning, rang through every corner of the Celestial Realm.

The crowd rushed upward, looking toward the Sea of Realms!

They saw an endless black demonic Qi, like a world‑ending tide, sweeping across the sky, blotting out sun and sky, coming from the Sea of Realms!

The heavens darkened instantly; amid the demonic Qi, countless Foreign Demons roared, their ferocity soaring straight to the clouds!

The many Celestial Emperors present, seeing this apocalyptic scene, turned pale; the earlier anger was instantly replaced by fear!

Everyone knew that the Foreign Demon army's invasion threatened the Celestial Realm's very existence; a single misstep would mean its annihilation!!

But now, the leaders of the Human Immortal Alliance and the Demon Immortal Alliance are dead, and the backbone of hundreds of Celestial Emperors is gone; how can they resist the Foreign Demon army?!

"It's over, it's over, hurry, why are you still hesitating, activate the Grand Formation now!!" Celestial Emperor Kong Weng shouted urgently!

Li Zhangsheng, watching the panicked Celestial Emperors of the Human and Demon Immortal Alliances, looked disdainfully and said, "A ragtag mob, thinking you could actually handle the Foreign Demons?"

"Dealing with the Foreign Demons, I alone am enough!"

"You…" the Celestial Emperors of both alliances stared at Li Zhangsheng, waiting for what he would say.

At that moment, Li Zhangsheng sprang up from the ground!

Boom!!

Li Zhangsheng's figure slammed straight into the Sea of Realms!

The terrifying power wave spread madly from that tremendous boom, directly shaking to death one after another of the Foreign Demons that rushed in!

Boom! Boom! Boom……

The terrifying power swept across millions of li, directly pressing back the boundless demonic aura that was pressing in; the dense ranks of the Foreign Demon army halted their steps, stood still and gazed!

Everyone followed the sound and looked over, only to see…… Li Zhangsheng in white robes standing before the Foreign Demon army!

Alone, he faced the boundless, sky-covering Foreign Demon army, his white robes fluttering, his aura mighty and awe-inspiring!!

The view pulled back, and the other side of the Boundary Sea resembled a yin-yang divide!

One side was the surging dark demonic aura, the other side was the transparent power emanating from Li Zhangsheng's whole body, preventing the boundless demonic aura from spreading, forming a stance of water and fire opposition!!

Li Zhangsheng alone formed an army, like a transparent, boundless wall, blocking the path of the Foreign Demon army's advance……