Chapter 421: Someone Arrives First

"Someone has arrived first."

"Not good!"

Tanggu, this barren land, had had no human shadows for decades, but now figures were flashing past one after another.

Powerful auras descended on this place, each one in a hurry.

"Hundred Ghosts, I didn't expect that you, this old ghost, were still alive?"

"Hmph! You, this old immortal, are still alive; why can't this old man be?"

An old man with white hair, draped in a white ghost robe, with a fierce ghost face, looked at the old man in a golden, wide, and luxurious long robe. Hundred Ghosts could not help but immediately retort.

"Chirp!"

Just at this moment, a long cry came from the sky, and a huge cyan bird descended from the sky, turning into a young man.

"Azure Bird! I didn't expect you to come too. Your Demon God lineage has suffered heavy casualties these days. Jiuying was beheaded, and even the Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise are missing—no, it should be the Black Tortoise is missing, and that Azure Dragon has become a meal for the Great Qin army."

"Hundred Ghosts old man, your mouth is as stinking as ever. If you agree, this seat doesn't mind helping you wash it."

The youth turned from the Azure Bird had a cold expression, looking at the other party, killing intent emerging.

"Haha! Azure Bird, I think this old ghost is tired of living too long. Why don't you and I join forces to suppress and kill him? I am quite greedy for his Ten Thousand Ghost Banner."

The white-haired old man in the golden long robe just now also said with malicious intent.

"Hmm!"

The Azure Bird, upon hearing this, seemed somewhat moved.

Hundred Ghosts, seeing the expressions of the two, had his expression change, and his demeanor also became alert. The cultivation of the two guys was not at all weaker than his, especially that Azure Bird, who was a famous War God of the Divine Court, with extremely powerful combat strength.

If the two joined forces, he estimated he would likely suffer a loss. If it went badly, he would really be wiped out. Although they all belonged to the Divine Court, they were not very harmonious with each other.

He belonged to the Ghost God lineage, while the Azure Bird belonged to the Demon God lineage. As for the golden-robed old man, he belonged to the Mountain God lineage.

In the Divine Court, Innate Deity lineages like Mountain Gods and Water Gods belonged to the most powerful lineage. The number of such deities was large, and plus several great battles between humans and gods, although they lost quite a bit, because of their special nature, some were heavily damaged, but as long as their origin was still there, they could recover.

Cultivating for thousands or tens of thousands of years, they could still recover to their peak. Just like those deities of rivers and mountains, they were very difficult to die.

And whether it was the Demon God lineage or the Ghost God lineage, it was different. They were an acquired lineage, relying on their own cultivation to reach their current realm.

Once they were heavily damaged in battle and beheaded, they died. Just like their former Divine Emperor Taiyi, he was of Demon God origin.

If his original form was an Innate Deity, perhaps he wouldn't have died; he might have been in a deep sleep for tens of thousands of years and could have recovered.

Survival of the fittest; deities are not immortal. If killed by people, they will also die. But for those like Mountain Gods, their lives are harder. As long as you don't behead their origin, they almost don't die; at worst, it's just a deep sleep, waiting for the opportunity to revive.

Therefore, the deities of this type that survived were the most numerous in the Divine Court, and naturally, their lineage was also the most powerful.

Fortunately, they were also extremely competitive internally. Mountain Gods and Water Gods, these two major systems, were constantly rubbing against each other, and there were even life-and-death battles between them.

Therefore, the current Divine Court was torn apart, each fighting for itself.

No one obeyed anyone, resulting in having powerful strength but being unable to fully display it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let the human race be so arrogant, and even took the opportunity to behead multiple experts of the Demon God lineage.

In these few years, the Demon God lineage could be said to have suffered heavy casualties. Several Three Flowers deities were beheaded by the human race one after another. Now, at the Three Flowers Realm, there were only three left.

Originally, the Demon God lineage had at least seven at the Three Flowers Realm, which was in the forefront of the Divine Court. After all, the Demon God lineage back then had been glorious.

The Demon Race itself was very powerful in the ancient times. Later, after the Taiyi Divine Emperor unified the Divine Court, the Demon God lineage became unstoppable.

Back then, under the Taiyi Divine Emperor, there were twelve Divine Kings, half of whom were of Demon God origin. It was a pity that at the end of the Great Shang, the human-god war caused heavy casualties to the Divine Court. Nine Divine Kings died all at once, among whom all the Divine Kings of the Demon God lineage died in battle.

It was also because of this that the Demon God lineage was extremely weak in the Divine Court. Now, it went without saying. It was also fortunate that the Demon God lineage had a deep foundation before; otherwise, it would likely have disappeared into history long ago.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even so, the current Demon God lineage had the Azure Bird holding down the fort, so no one dared to bully them. After all, the other party's strength had reached the late stage of the Three Flowers, and very few could be stronger than him.

Even if the current Demon God lineage only had three at the Three Flowers Realm, there were many Demon Race members under the Demon Gods, and the Five Qi Realm Demon Race was the most numerous in the Divine Court.

Compared to the weak Demon God lineage, their Ghost God lineage was even weaker and had never been prosperous. At its strongest, there were no more than five at the Three Flowers Realm. Now, excluding him, this Three Flowers Realm expert, there was only one other Three Flowers Realm Ghost God.

Facing the forced pressure of the Azure Bird and the Heavenly Mountain Mountain God, Hundred Ghosts was angry in his heart. He knew that the two were just making a mountain out of a molehill.

Because they wanted to eliminate their opponents in advance. The inheritance of the Taiyi Divine Emperor—no matter which deity in the Divine Court, they all wanted to obtain it.

The Taiyi Divine Emperor's inheritance appeared, so the Divine Court's deities would inevitably compete for it, so the two might not necessarily want to suppress and kill him.

If a life-and-death battle really occurred, if he died, he could also drag one to be buried with him. Their threat was just wanting to make him retreat in the face of difficulties.

It was precisely because of this that he was very angry.

Looking at the two with a cold face: "The two of you are certain to eat this seat? This seat is not the two's opponent, but this seat, even if fighting to the death, can drag one of you two to be buried with me."

"I just don't know which one of you two can become that one."

Hundred Ghosts was also not easy to provoke. As an old monster, his mind turned, and he began to sow discord.

"Old ghost! Just by you, you want to drag us to be buried with you?" The Azure Bird's aura suddenly erupted, his whole body erupting with terrifying momentum, and cyan flames faintly appeared behind him.

Clearly, the Azure Bird also sensed the other party's intentions and sneered repeatedly.

The other Mountain God also released his momentum, pressing toward Hundred Ghosts. The two naturally heard the other party's sowing of discord, but they didn't care. As for what they thought in their hearts, no one knew.

But the two's actions were very obvious; clearly, they wanted to make a move, not to say behead him, but at least first beat Hundred Ghosts back.

"Hahaha!"

"Good! Then come. This seat wants to see."

Hundred Ghosts also did not retreat and also released his own momentum.

"Cough cough!"

"What are you doing?"

Just when this tense atmosphere of swords drawn and bows bent was about to erupt, suddenly a coughing sound came from the sky, and immediately after, a black shadow appeared beside the few people. ===== CHAPTER 422 =====