Chapter 246

【Heavenly Stars Grand Formation, a legendary top-tier killing formation said to have been devised by the primordial Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, later always kept as the Heavenly Court's trump-card formation.】

【It is said that this formation was devised by Di Jun from observing the movements and changes of the Heavenly Stars; it can draw upon eternal star power via Jieyin for the formation's use, and once activated it is like using a multitude of stars to suppress the enemy, its strength surpassing all in the Primordial Wasteland!】

【However, this formation has never had a chance to be used, because the Heavenly Court is too strong; any force in the Primordial Wasteland worthy of the Court deploying a grand formation would basically never clash with the Court, and any force not worthy of deploying a grand formation could simply be crushed by sending people—wouldn't that settle it?】

【Therefore, the Heavenly Stars Grand Formation has hardly ever been activated; its fame outweighs its actual battle record, and having it normally is as good as not having it.】

【Moreover, its only clear activation was when the Golden Heavenly Emperor led a great army to besiege the Thirty-Three Heavens, when the Insect Sun Star Lord led a group of the Heavenly Court's elderly, weak, sick, and disabled to set it up, intending to block the heavenly-attacking army.】

【But the result… over five hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Egalitarian Heavenly Court bombarded it in shifts for four days, tearing the formation apart forcibly; the Sun Star Lord who was the main formation's core was shot dead by an arrow from the Great Witch Empress Yi, making it a formation that became a laughingstock upon its first use……】

【But this doesn't mean the Heavenly Stars Grand Formation is weak; in fact, this formation is truly strong!】

【A proper grand formation should have three hundred sixty-five Great Luo Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortal–level Star Lords, plus another thirty-six thousand five hundred Taiyi and Golden Immortal–level Star Lords working together to set it up.】

【Furthermore, it requires a Heavenly Court Quasi-Sage to suppress the formation, with Di Jun and Taiyi personally presiding as the main formation, using the River Chart and Luo Book and the Chaos Bell as the formation's eyes to regulate its operation……】

【Just looking at these deployment requirements, this thing simply couldn't be weak!】

【But back then the Sun Star Lord couldn't muster the needs for a complete grand formation, and neither can you now—don't think that having tens of millions of Taiyi Golden Immortals under you means anything; in reality they're all a rag-tag bunch of useless goods!】

【There are no formation flags or other deployment materials, the Star Lords' attribute matching is missing, the formation's order is just freshly practiced, there's not a trace of Great Luo Golden Immortals, and having a Quasi-Sage to suppress the formation is nothing but a dream……】

【Perhaps the only advantage is sheer numbers.】

【……】

【Jin Bing brought out this trump-card grand formation of the Heavenly Court, leading you all to charge out of the Heaven Beyond Heaven, and he was very urgent!】

【Because the Heavenly Stars are about to fall soon; if we don't seize the moment and make a push, there will truly be no chance!】

【You all swarmed in a massive crowd into the Primordial Wasteland, and then, under Jin Bing's command and control, you began to line up in formation in a chaotic mess……】

【When you all appeared in a swarm in outer space, two old astronauts noticed you at a glance, then were stunned, and stared at each other.】

【Nether River: What's the situation?】

【Laojun: I don't know either!】

【Nether River: ……】

【Laojun had been monitoring all along; earlier he was merely confused by your cryptic behavior, so he didn't know what you were up to, but now seeing you leading this huge crowd of Taiyi-level demigods, he gradually caught on and suddenly realized!】

【Instantly, His gaze toward you became fervent……】

【Nether River, although unaware of what trick you're pulling, it's obvious you've brought trouble upon yourself: you have a serious problem!】

But before they could decide how to deal with you, your next move made them gasp in surprise!

"Heavenly Circuit Stars Great Formation, arise!"

Jin Bing, already plunged into madness, bellowed an order; the demigods, just as in previous training, each took their positions and linked their magical power and divine sense to the Heavenly Circuit Stars...

Although you lack any formation conditions, after all you are many, and furthermore the formation is set in the starry sky, so Jieyin the stellar power is not as difficult as imagined.

And the most crucial point of the formation lies here: if you can truly Jieyin stellar power, then this beggar's version of the Heavenly Circuit Stars Great Formation is as good as set up!

Soon, vast stellar power was drawn via Jieyin from the trembling Heavenly Circuit Stars, appearing five-colored and splendid, looking extremely beautiful.

But beautiful things are often dangerous; the demigods responsible for laying the formation and drawing stellar power all showed pained expressions, for they lacked both formation flags to aid in guiding the stellar power and the magical attributes needed to resonate with each star.

Under these utterly terrible formation conditions, this is tantamount to torture...

But no matter how painful, they endured, striving to transmit stellar power toward the "Solar Star Position" and the "Lunar Star Position".

And the ones standing at those two star positions are you and Jin Bing!

"You must hold on!"

Jin Bing, face twisted, was drawing via Jieyin solar stellar power—one of the two most powerful and violent kinds among all stellar powers; as the chief of the formation, he had to withstand it.

He gritted his teeth, bearing the scorching burn of the solar stellar power, while also urging you: "The lunar stellar power may not be as violent as the solar, but its icy chill is no less fierce; be careful, lest both your primordial spirit and magical power be frozen..."

He had urged you for a long time, but seeing no response, he turned his head in confusion to look.

You were already completely frozen…

Jin Bing: …rip!

But fortunately, your willpower was strong enough, and your experience from repeated cultivation was ample; after only a brief freeze, you shakily spoke: "I can hold on!"

Good then…

Jin Bing bared his teeth in a grimace as he let out a breath, then feeling the various stellar powers coming from all directions, he clenched his fist fiercely: "I'll go first!"

Having said that, he commanded the solar stellar power, then used it to drive the other stellar powers, ultimately condensing them into a brilliant stellar river that surged straight toward the Nether River!

Boom!

A tremendous, indescribable roar rang out, and the Nether River, taking the brunt, was blasted away together with Laojun!

But Jin Bing felt no joy, for this would certainly not harm a sage; all your hard work amounts at most to a humiliation of them…

"I'm coming too!"

The perfect moment to vent your resentment is right before you; recalling all the tragic sights you've seen across three lifetimes, the anger in your heart can no longer be contained: "This petty concern, accept it!"

Boom!

The lunar stellar power also boomed toward the Nether River, blasting it away again!

The Nether River, having been blasted away twice in succession, looked at you in astonishment, then began to frown: "What exactly are you trying to do?"

They had not yet figured it out, but Laojun, who had been blasted away together with them, suddenly understood; their eyes shifted, and they shouted at you: "Don't strike them, strike Mount Buzhou!"

Upon those words, the Nether River immediately looked gloomily at them: "Was it you who did this?"

They merely smiled, offering no reply.

But hearing those words, a sudden insight struck you: "Exactly! First smash Mount Buzhou; once Mount Buzhou falls, the wilderness will immediately begin to collapse, and once the wilderness collapses, the trapped Heavenly Dao of Hongjun will grow stronger and break free!"

As long as you can help Laojun block the Six Saints' supreme treasures of the Nether River, then they might still win this round!

After all, only magic can defeat magic, and only a sage can match a sage.

Thought made deed: you and Jin Bing locked eyes, then immediately joined forces to mobilize the Heavenly Circuit Stars' power, together blasting toward Mount Buzhou under the Nether River's gaze, its eyes bursting…

Boom!!!

The brilliant starry river reappeared, and it fiercely bombarded Mount Buzhou!

The ancient Mount Buzhou was already on the verge of collapse; now you give it another push, and it's naturally beyond saving.

Boom—

In the tremendous roar, this ancient heaven‑supporting divine mountain slowly tilted… and collapsed!

The heavy mountain mass crashed to the ground, and the five realms were instantly shattered into pieces!

The magnificent scene of world destruction unfolded before your eyes: first, the five realms and four seas shattered all over the ground, then gradually collapsed and dissipated into Chaos!

Then, the heaven‑covering starry sky, bereft of support, violently trembled and cracked with spider‑web‑like traces, the starry sky seeming like a shattered vessel…

From this tremor, the originally swaying heavenly stars also plummeted powerlessly toward the earth, and the impacts of their falls further accelerated the earth's destruction!

And even the stars themselves began to fall, so the Heavenly Stars and Dipper Grand Formation you had set up could not be maintained, and soon each star position gradually lost its effectiveness.

Before you could react, the casters of those failed star positions successively cried out in anguish!

They fell one by one from the starry sky; in your astonished gaze, their forms gradually faded, turning into specks of starlight…

"Quick! Get down from the star positions!"

Quick‑witted Jin Bing shouted at once, he took the lead in no longer drawing on stellar power, and instead actively dispersed the solar star power surrounding him.

You also quickly broke free of the lunar star power, and stood bewildered beside Jin Bing; you, who had never before come into contact with the Heavenly Stars and Dipper Grand Formation, did not understand this astonishing turn of events.

"This is…"

"This is the backlash of the power of fallen stars! Hurry and save people—save as many as you can!"

Jin Bing anxiously began rescuing people with you, but the stars fell too fast—there was no time for you to save them, and the stars dragged their connected casters into death; a surge of ancient stellar power meant that even a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal would instantly perish.

You ran for a long time, yet saved hardly anyone; you could only watch helplessly as the stars fell like dumplings, and their connected casters perished in anguished cries…

"I…"

You stared blankly at the dozens of surviving subordinates; just moments ago there had been tens of thousands, and now only these remained.

You stared for a long time, then gritted your teeth and looked at Jin Bing: "It's all over…"

You failed to save anyone, and your life's work has been declared bankrupt…

"Not yet!"

Jin Bing stared fixedly into the distance: "As long as He wins, we too count as successful!"

"Success?"

You bitterly pursed your lips: "How could this still be called success…"

Nevertheless, you followed his gaze toward the ultimate combatant of this apocalyptic calamity.

A purple colossal shadow slowly broke free of the Netherworld River's suppression, and Yuan Tu A Bi was drawn from His body, infinite mighty power now rising!

The final showdown of the Great Calamity has finally begun!

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(End of chapter)