Chapter 53: The Strongest Xing Tian God

Eight Dragon Cloud City.

Zhou Yu stood on the city wall, gazing at the distant Wujian City.

Although at first the Nüwa camp thought the Wujian Gate would withdraw soon, for several months the Wujian Gate has stubbornly held its stronghold, showing no sign of retreat.

In other words, the Wujian Gate does not intend to concede and wants to keep fighting.

But according to the reports, the Wujian Gate has not added many troops, likely because it has other hidden cards.

"It must be the Daozu Puppet," Zhou Yu thought.

He had asked Ji Ning, who in Anchan County did indeed kill a well‑connected True Immortal, and was even approached by a Pure Yang True Immortal.

In that case, the Wujian Gate's Wu Xiao Celestial Immortal may have still forged that Daozu Puppet, intending to use it to eliminate Ji Ning.

"Regardless, the Wujian Gate daring to act is good news for me," Zhou Yu thought.

It truly is good news.

In the two previous great battles, he slaughtered many; tens of thousands of True Immortals have perished by his hand, and countless scattered Immortals, and Zhou Yu sensed that his next simulation opportunity was not far off.

One more great battle, and he will surely accumulate enough energy!

"Master, you're here too."

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

Zhou Yu turned his head; at that moment Ji Ning and Yu Wei were walking over with a little girl, their daughter Ji Mingyue.

"Master Mingyue wishes to see the Master Ancestor," Ji Mingyue said excitedly as she stepped forward to bow.

When she was born, Zhou Yu gave her a precious innate treasure; during the time since her birth, she learned from many celestial beings and demons in the camp that Zhou Yu is currently the strongest Heavenly God on their side, so she naturally idolizes him.

"Ha ha, it's rare to see you," Zhou Yu laughed. "How did the three of you end up here? This place isn't safe."

"Mingyue kept nagging to come, and she's never seen the outside world since birth, so we brought her to look around," Ji Ning explained.

"Hmm, a look won't hurt," Zhou Yu nodded.

After a short chat, Zhou Yu said to Ji Ning, "Ji Ning, come with me; I have something to ask you."

Hearing this, Ji Ning was slightly startled, but he let Yu Wei watch over Ji Mingyue first, and followed Zhou Yu to the other side.

"After this war ends, what are your plans?" Zhou Yu asked Ji Ning.

"Plans?" Ji Ning hesitated, then said, "I plan to accumulate more, and when my heart‑power, spirit, and soul method are complete, I will have my true self undergo the Heavenly God Tribulation."

"Crossing the Heavenly God Tribulation, are you confident?" Zhou Yu asked again.

"Six or seven percent confidence," Ji Ning replied.

"Your opportunity is beyond that of ordinary cultivators, so your Heavenly God Tribulation will be terrifying," Zhou Yu said, looking at Ji Ning.

"Your current tribulation success rate may be lower than you think."

In fact, achieving more than fifty percent certainty in crossing the Heavenly God Tribulation is already astonishing; for ordinary void‑returning gods and demons, even a ten‑percent chance would be laughably rare.

"My second primordial spirit has already become an immortal; even if I fail and am blown to ashes, at least the second primordial spirit can survive," Ji Ning said calmly, truly without pressure.

"I suggest you travel around before the tribulation," Zhou Yu said. "If your heart‑power breaks through further, the tribulation will be easy."

"Master, the fourth level of heart‑power is extremely scarce; there are only a few throughout the Three Realms, not that easy," Ji Ning sighed.

"Indeed, quite difficult."

Zhou Yu glanced at Yu Wei in the distance; he thought Ji Ning's innate heart‑power talent was already high, and even if Yu Wei were unharmed, lacking that layer of refinement might still give Ji Ning a chance to breakthrough.

"After you cross the Heavenly God Tribulation, you can visit my master's Cang True God. My master has a special method that greatly aids cultivation; after I asked him, he agreed to pass it to you," Zhou Yu added.

"Huh? Master, you asked for the Cang True God on my behalf?" Ji Ning was surprised.

"My master has only me as a disciple; asking him is still very useful," Zhou Yu smiled without further comment.

Ji Ning was moved by the words, feeling that such a matter could not be as easy as his own master made it sound.

As Zhou Yu and Ji Ning talked, their expressions changed slightly, and the previously unresponsive Wujian City suddenly erupted with numerous celestial beings and demons.

"The battle is about to start," they instantly understood.

"Master, I'm heading out first."

Ji Ning said that, then dashed toward Yu Wei and Ji Mingyue; the three quickly left the city wall.

On the other side, Red Bright Daozu had already gathered numerous Heavenly God True Immortals; the Wujian Gate daring to challenge again, they naturally intended to give the opponent a lesson.

However, faced with the many Heavenly God True Immortals' request for battle, Red Bright Daozu said nothing, merely furrowing his brow while seated, his face bearing a solemn air.

"Master, could it be that the Wujian Gate side has some hidden card?" Xia Huang stepped forward to ask.

"If there were no hidden card, the Wujian Gate could not remain," Red Bright Daozu said gravely. "I have received news that the Wujian Gate has forged a Dao Ancestor Puppet and has already transported it into Wujian City."

"Dao Ancestor Puppet?"

Among the many Heavenly God True Immortals, some were shocked, others bewildered.

"In the previous battles, you also saw the Wujian Gate's Heavenly God Puppet," Red Bright Daozu said.

"The Heavenly God Puppet, in terms of power, barely reaches the Heavenly God level but is indestructible, not weaker than ordinary Heavenly Gods; the Dao Ancestor Puppet, however, barely reaches the Dao Ancestor level, also indestructible."

"A puppet of Dao Ancestor level," Xia Huang and the others found it troublesome.

Previously on the battlefield, the strongest "Three‑Eyed Demon God Array" and "Heavenly God Array" only barely possessed Dao Ancestor‑threshold power.

The Dao Ancestor Puppet, in terms of power, will surpass ordinary Heavenly God Arrays; crucially, it is indestructible, meaning it can attack recklessly without needing defense on the battlefield.

If no one restrains this puppet, it will become a terrifying killing machine.

"Master, what shall we do? Just wait like this?" a True Immortal could not help asking.

Red Bright Daozu said nothing, turning his gaze to the great hall entrance, where Zhou Yu was walking in from outside.

"Dao Ancestor."

Zhou Yu stepped forward and bowed.

"Qian Yu, your master said you have a way to handle that Daozu Puppet?" Red Bright Daozu, unable to say more, asked directly.

Red Bright Daozu learned of the Wujian Gate's forging of the Daozu Puppet from Patriarch Bodhi; regarding the Daozu Puppet, the Nüwa camp also has options. In the Hall of Ten Thousand Races, the True Gods and Dao Ancestors immediately began discussing how to counter the Wujian Gate's Daozu Puppet.

At this moment, True God Zhou Yu said that his disciple Qian Yu Tian Shen had a way to deal with the Daozu puppet.

It is also for this reason that Red Bright Daozu asks this question now.

As Red Bright Daozu opened his mouth to ask, many celestial gods and true immortals also looked at Zhou Yu with some surprise; Qian Yu Tian Shen's performance on the battlefield had already been called godly brave, and now he could actually deal with that Daozu puppet?

"As long as I command the Xingtian God, I can naturally resist the Dao Ancestor puppet." Zhou Yu spoke calmly at this time.

"Command the Xingtian God?" Red Bright Dao Ancestor was stunned, and the other celestial gods and true immortals were even more surprised.

Although the power that the Xingtian God can provide is terrifying, it is still not as strong as Zhou Yu's own power, and it is far inferior to the celestial god formation that Zhou Yu commands; for him to go and command the Xingtian formation, isn't that a waste?

"Qian Yu, you want to command the complete form of the Xingtian God?" Red Bright Dao Ancestor quickly realized.

The Xingtian God is also divided into grades.

On the battlefield, almost all Heaven-Defying Gods are composed of a thousand celestial immortals plus ten thousand wandering immortals; this is merely the most basic Heaven-Defying God.

In fact, the Heaven-Defying God can also be formed from three thousand celestial immortals and thirty thousand wandering immortals.

Such a Heaven-Defying God, even a pure-yang True Immortal would find it difficult to exert even half its power; that is, Ji Ning had already secretly broken through to True Immortal and was skilled in the mind-power soul method, enabling him to command such a great formation.

As for the complete-form Heaven-Defying God, it is formed from nine thousand celestial immortals and eighty-one thousand wandering immortals; its power is vast and can be called inconceivable.

But no matter how strong the power, it must also be usable.

Generally, a pure-yang True Immortal commanding such a great formation cannot even release one-tenth of its power; it is purely a waste of manpower.

At this moment, what Crimson Luminous Way Patriarch could think of was the complete-form Heaven-Defying God; only the complete-form Heaven-Defying God could possibly allow Zhou Yu to exert greater power, and thus deal with that Way Patriarch puppet.

"Yes, that is the complete-form Heaven-Defying God." Zhou Yu nodded at this time.

"Fellow Daoist Qian Yu, you have never commanded a Heaven-Defying God; suddenly wanting to command one isn't too hasty? And if you command the complete-form Heaven-Defying God, how much of its power can you exert?" a True Immortal asked.

"With my attainments in formation Way, commanding a Heaven-Defying God is not difficult." Zhou Yu said:

"The celestial god formation I commanded in the previous battle, which you all saw, is precisely a formation I myself created."

As for how much power he could exert, Zhou Yu did not say.

"Self-created?" Everyone felt shocked.

The celestial god formation may seem insignificant, but actually wanting to command and combine the divine powers of different celestial gods to achieve a greater effect is very difficult.

The celestial god formations popular in the Three Realms, such as the Three-Eyed Demon God Formation and the Seven Luminaries Celestial God Formation, are all created by formation dao masters.

Generally, the formation dao masters considered in the Three Realms also have attainments in formation dao equivalent to the fifth level of primordial force.

Although Zhou Yu's ability to create a celestial god formation does not necessarily mean he is a formation dao master, at least his attainment in formation dao is not inferior to his attainments in the temporal and spatial dao.

"Freak, this Qian Yu Tian Shen is a freak; he excels at time and space, and also at formation dao?"

"Just who is he?"

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At this moment, the gazes of everyone present looking at Zhou Yu were filled with shock.

He is skilled in many paths; aside from the True God Way Patriarch, among the celestial gods and true immortals, only a few like Lü Dongbin are like that, each being famous.

But at this moment, Zhou Yu's identity remains a mystery.

"If that's the case, Qian Yu, I will give you nine thousand celestial immortals and eighty-one thousand wandering immortals to help you form the strongest Heaven-Defying God!" Crimson Luminous Way Patriarch quickly made a decision.

Both the Cang True God and Qian Yu Tian Shen himself said they could deal with that Daozu puppet; Red Bright Daozu did not believe they would say that without confidence.

"In this battle, I will surely do my best." Zhou Yu clasped his hands, and he did not say more.

Everything still needs to be proven on the battlefield.

(End of chapter)