Chapter 686: For the Earthly Realm (Third Update)

"Everyone!"

Zhang Mang turned his head and shouted to the Dongwang Army soldiers who had been waiting for a long time: "For the Eastern Wasteland!"

The one hundred thousand soldiers of the Dongwang Army responded in unison, their voices like a mountain collapsing and a sea roaring, resounding through the heavens and earth!

"For the Eastern Wasteland!!!"

They came from different kingdoms and were born into different families.

In the past, they were strangers, and some were even enemies.

But now, they were fellow travelers, comrades-in-arms fighting for the same goal.

Listening to these shouts and looking at these faces, Zhang Mang's emotions were also stirred; he tore off the mask he had worn for nearly thirty years in one motion.

His eye sockets were slightly red, but no tears fell; a sharp glint flashed in the young man's tiger-like eyes as he leaped onto the winged tiger, following the figure of the Phoenix and charging toward the sky.

"For the Earthly Realm!"

"For the Earthly Realm!!!"

One hundred thousand cultivators formed a formation and soared into the air together, their fighting spirit soaring, tearing through the firmament.

Fight!

Fight!!

Fight!!!

For all living beings of heaven and earth, fight for a tomorrow!

The battle formations of the two races converged in mid-air, finally overlapping to form a massive Yin-Yang disk.

As Yin and Yang rotated, the power of the two races gathered and eventually surged entirely into Zhang Mang's body.

Boom!!!

At this moment, Zhang Mang's already perfected Hunyuan Body could barely hold on; his entire body felt as if it were shattering, and he could even hear the sound of his own body constantly breaking apart.

But he felt no fear; a crazed smile even appeared at the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, Zhang Mang suddenly remembered a conversation with his master from a long time ago.

"Zhang Mang, you have been doing well lately, and your Hunyuan Body has reached perfection. Do you feel that you can change your name to Zhang Long now?"

Zhang Long?

At that time, he had declined the kind offer and did not change his name.

The reason back then was that he was not yet outstanding enough and had not yet achieved any great deeds.

Thus, his master sent him to the Eastern Wasteland, where he found Senior Uncle Chu and the others, founded the Dongwang Army, and walked from a team of a few hundred people to this day.

"Master!"

Zhang Mang's heart was stirred, and he roared in the depths of his soul: "I once said that one day, I would rely on myself to become a true dragon."

"But through these thirty years of experience, this disciple has gained a new wish."

Crack, crack, crack...

Even though his body was on the verge of collapse, Zhang Mang used all his strength to roar out: "In this life, this disciple only wishes that all under heaven..."

"May everyone be like a dragon!!!"

He finally understood why his master insisted on separating the immortals from the mortals, and why he had to pay such a great price to block the Immortal Gods from eroding the Earthly Realm.

Over these thirty years, countless examples have proven one truth—relying on the Immortal Gods is unreliable.

Only when all living beings work together and struggle in unity is there a way out for the masses.

Boom!!!

Zhang Mang struggled to raise his hand and pointed toward Huang Huang in front of him.

"Hunyuan!"

After the power gathered from the two races was integrated and channeled through the Hunyuan Body, it transformed into pure Dharma Power and poured continuously into Huang Huang's body.

"Fight!!!"

Accompanied by a clear phoenix cry, Huang Huang's aura surged again, climbing rapidly!

Boom, boom, boom!

Half-step Supreme!

Western Desert Divine Continent, Spirit Mountain.

The withered figure under the Bodhi tree trembled, slowly opened his eyes, and revealed a pair of pupils filled with the complex emotions of both deathly stillness and compassion.

"Is it today?"

There was no one in front of the Demon Buddha, yet He still waited for an answer.

And just as He thought, a voice rang out in the depths of His heart: 【"It is today."】

【"All the causes planted in the past will bear fruit today."】

The Demon Buddha pondered for a long while, nodded slowly, and said softly: "Since Benefactor Ren has said so, then I understand."

He did not ask further and closed His eyes, appearing to have turned into a stone statue.

Yet the aura on His body became increasingly violent; the demonic nature within Him that once sought to annihilate the Buddhism tradition expanded without reservation, no longer under any restraint.

Unlike the others, the Demon Buddha did not borrow help from anyone and relied entirely on Himself to climb to the realm of Half-step Supreme.

The Demon Buddha raised His hand and pushed forward gently.

It seemed to have no power, but at the same moment, a palm larger than the Heaven Gate came from the high western sky and slammed directly into the Western Heavenly Gate!

The person had not moved, but the palm had already arrived.

Judging from this alone, the Demon Buddha's strength seemed to be significantly stronger than the other three.

However, this was merely an appearance, for this power exchanged at the cost of everything was destined to be unsustainable.

After this battle, although Tian Jiangjun will lose all power, He who has been nourished by the Dragon Vein for thirty years will not necessarily die; Sikong Yu will be severely injured afterward but generally unharmed, and Huang Huang is in much the same situation.

Only the Demon Buddha has a predetermined ending; He will completely enter nirvana.

The Demon Buddha had awakened long ago, intervening in the Western Desert while bearing the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, and He even refused the offerings of the Western Desert, so His state is far, far worse than that of Tian Jiangjun.

Ever since He began to burn Himself as firewood, there has been no turning back; He will only stop when everything is burned to ash.

He has already done everything He wanted to do, and now, He is simply doing one last thing for this world.

"Sigh..."

The Demon Buddha sighed softly, looking at the Western Desert before Him that had already changed its appearance, watching the oases everywhere, and He seemed somewhat reluctant to leave.

But in the end, He shook His head, slowly closed His eyes, and no longer looked at this beautiful Earthly Realm.

Some say, ask the Bodhisattva why He sits backward? It is a sigh that sentient beings refuse to turn back.

But is it only sentient beings who are unwilling to turn back?

The Bodhisattva also refuses to turn back.

The Demon Buddha closed His eyes and said softly: "Benefactor Ren, everything that remains... shall be left to you."

And Ren Yidao's reply was equally gentle and firm.

【"Go and do it with peace of mind."】

He said:

【"Everything is with me."】

The flames of war rise in the Immortal Realm, while there is no war in the Earthly Realm.

The Earthly Realm knows nothing of what is happening in Zhongzhou.

They will not know of the schemes between the Immortal Gods, they do not know of the Immeasurable Kalpa, and they are not aware that they are on the edge of death.

Mortals continue to live their lives as normal, and they are even less aware that someone is choosing to risk their life for the sake of their lives.

They do not know that a great battle took place not long ago, nor do they understand that the end of the world was once so close to them, so close that it was only separated by a wall.

It is good that they do not know these things.

Sometimes, ignorance is also a kind of fortune.

They only know that this Heaven... has not changed.

And that is enough.

Just as the entire Zhongzhou was being besieged by four Half-step Supreme, Ren Yidao, the mastermind controlling everything from behind the scenes, was currently watching Di Zui's expression change constantly with a smile on his face.

And beneath their feet was not the ground, but a twisted shadow so vast it could not be calculated.

That is correct.

Just as the Divine Calculator calculated, the two of them are indeed not in this realm at this moment.

They...

Are before the Immeasurable Kalpa!