Chapter 369: The Nine-Curved Yellow River Array, Hong Jun's Power [62k]

"The Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Array, activate!"

At that command, it was as if the cosmic harp had been plucked.

In an instant, starlight surged violently above the nine heavens, ten thousand stars trembling in unison, pouring down thick beams of brilliant stellar radiance as massive as mountain ranges.

These stellar radiance no longer served as gentle adornments, but transformed into tangible law-chains, interwoven and entwined, carrying peerless majesty and chilling killing intent, piercing straight through the mortal realm!

The Zhou Tian Star Gods stepped onto the mortal realm; countless laws surged like tidal waves, rapidly outlining and weaving around the outer edges of the Bu Zhou battlefield.

Amidst blazing light, eighteen Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Arrays locked the entire Bu Zhou battlefield, sealing it completely with no escape.

"Hahahaha! This is the trick of catching a turtle in a jar! Dogs of the Dao Alliance, today is your death day!"

The towering figure of the Heavenly God Yingzhao stepped forward first from the starlight, wielding a star-tipped spear whose tip spat destructive frosty radiance; his voice rang like a bronze bell, shaking the void into resonance.

Behind him, Feilian, Jimeng, Shangyang, and other Star Gods loomed with terrifying aura, their murderous energy piercing the heavens.

Behind them, eighty-four thousand star demons emerged together.

They surged like a black tide, eyes gleaming with bloodlust, roaring and shrieking as they charged headlong toward the trapped Dao Alliance immortals and gods!

In an instant, starlight and murderous energy intertwined, divine might and killing intent filled the air, and the celestial and terrestrial elemental energies of the battlefield turned wild and chaotic.

"Hmph! You brat Taowei, don't get too cocky! Do you really think the Dao Alliance has no one who understands arrays?!"

From the Dao Alliance ranks, an emaciated immortal stepped forward.

He flung a handful of talismans into the air.

The next moment, the sky, previously radiant with starlight, plunged into utter darkness, replaced by boundless, endless dark clouds!

The clouds churned and surged like spilled ink, lightning serpents writhed within, thunder dragons roared, emitting ear-splitting booms.

Countless mysterious and intricate thunder talisman characters appeared and drifted along the cloud edges and battlefield perimeter, constructing a realm even more violent, more destructive.

"Primordial Five Thunder Array, open!"

The immortal spoke as if bearing heavenly decree, his voice thunderous.

At his command, the dense clouds seemed to open the floodgates of the Nine Heavens' Thunder Pool!

Every tiny electric arc contained terrifying heat and destructive power capable of melting space; even the leaked aura made observers' Yuan Shen tremble with dread.

The entire world appeared enveloped and dominated by this overwhelming thunderous force.

The once brilliant starlight seemed dimmed slightly before this endless thunder.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!

Plasma splashed, liquid lightning poured down.

Five-colored divine thunder—blue, red, white, black, yellow—rolled and converged, instantly shredding five Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Arrays.

Yingzhao's face darkened: "Who are you?"

"I am the True Lord of Flying Thunder, from Liupo Mountain!"

The True Lord of Flying Thunder's eyes gleamed with light, like the sun and moon.

He laughed aloud: "Fellow Daoists, let us slaughter with abandon!"

BOOM BOOM~~

Thunder rolled across the sky, lightning struck from above.

The Dao Alliance, witnessing his unmatched might, all grew invigorated.

"Kill!!"

Masters of great divine arts all unleashed their powers.

Floods surged to the horizon, molten lava overflowed mountains and rivers, mighty winds howled without limit, the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth responded instantly—countless divine arts bombarded the star demons relentlessly.

The glow of divine arts rose and fell in succession, the roar of magical artifacts never ceased; severed limbs and broken torsos flew through the air, immortal and divine blood splattered the heavens, instantly vaporized by the chaotic energy.

The entire world was saturated with calamity qi.

Whether blessed deities or great divine art cultivators, at this moment, all became extremely fragile, each instant potentially their last.

Above the nine heavens, Xiang Xuanqing's voice rang out.

"Fellow Daoists of the Immortal Path, why do I not see your Wan Xian Array?"

"Did you get broken last time and dare not use it now?"

"Hmph! Killing you traitors who defy heaven doesn't require it!" Emperor Donghua led the major immortal lineages, confronting the Taowei high command.

"You think we'll fight one-on-one? We're not fools!"

A scoff echoed; Xiang Xuanqing smiled amiably at the immortal lords, then drew forth a star map and unfurled it into the sky.

"You won't use arrays? We will!"

Vast starry space, countless stars scattered across the Zhou Tian curtain, shimmering brilliantly.

The sun set its radiance, the moon cast its splendor, golden light blazed ten thousand zhang, moonlight flowed across the void.

The might of Taiyin and Taiyang intertwined, converging into an endless, surging river of time and space.

[Taiyin Shangzun] Wangshu stood at this end, holding the Luoshu; [Taiyang Shangzun] Di Jun stood on the opposite shore, holding Hetu.

Upon the river, Taiyin Star hung high, its bright moonlight like a silken ribbon, the primordial moon osmanthus swayed, pouring endless clear radiance;

At the river's far end, the great sun rose, the Fusang divine tree responded, spewing forth blazing, world-consuming true fire.

"And me! And me!"

The Star Tree stood in chaos, its myriad branches connecting to countless stars, endless starlight swirling, emitting brilliant divine radiance.

"Where are the Zhou Tian Star Gods?!"

Xiang Xuanqing waved his hand; the star banner trembled.

The Nine Luminaries, Twelve Primary Branches, Twenty-Eight Mansions, Eastern and Western Stars, Northern and Southern Deities, all celestial constellations mobilized!!

Taowei used the entire celestial curtain as a chessboard, the blazing sun and radiant moon as key points, countless stars as pieces, governing yin and yang, arranging stars and constellations to set a chess game unseen since antiquity.

"Kill!"

Countless stars, brilliant as an ocean, a starlight imperial sword slashed down toward the foot of Bu Zhou Mountain.

"Think we're afraid?!"

From the Dao Alliance, Yang Mei slashed the sky; spatial power raged, a spatial gate descended, its vortex expanding infinitely, dissipating most of the star-sword's energy.

BOOM!!

The remaining blade-light was banished to the realm of nothingness, like a mud ox entering the sea, stirring not a ripple.

Yang Mei held his dust whisk in one hand, pointed upward, and laughed: "The Zhou Tian Star Array doesn't seem so impressive after all?!"

"Oh? Then try this!" Xiang Xuanqing swung his sword again.

A vast river of stars cascaded from the void; this sword cut straight through ten thousand eons of space, like endless night bursting with boundless light, divine might pouring from the stars to crush Yang Mei.

"I told you you couldn't handle it, and now you're getting angry!" Yang Mei spoke these words, yet he took not the slightest bait.

After putting on a small show, he turned and fled.

"Where are you going?!"

Hetu and Luoshu blazed with light; three hundred and sixty-five star gods frantically shook their star banners, pulling down a curtain of sky that utterly sealed off infinite space.

Yang Mei was stunned, his heart racing—he tried to carve open space, but the entire ten directions had already been sealed by the Zhou Tian Star Array.

He swung his dust whisk to open a spatial gate.

At that moment, the array shifted; the star-sword descended, directly slamming him back.

"Brother, don't panic—we'll help you!"

Another sword fell, releasing terrifying power; the Qiankun Immortal summoned the primordial treasure Qiankun Cauldron to absorb most of the divine might.

The Upside-Down Immortal also unleashed his divine art.

"Upside-down and backwards!"

The violent force, which had been about to engulf Yang Mei, suddenly receded farther and farther away.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!!

Starlight poured down, swords falling like rain.

One terrifying Zhou Tian Star Sword after another, bearing the divine might to obliterate all, filled the immortals with dread.

"Five Directions, Five Elements Array, activate!"

Finally, the Immortal Emperor ordered the array to form.

In the center of the Bu Zhou battlefield, a yellow flag suddenly rose.

In an instant, ten thousand golden lotuses bloomed, boundless auroras radiated.

Simultaneously,

The Eastern Blue Lotus Banner emitted shimmering light, calming the heart and quieting the spirit;

The Southern Flame Light Banner disrupted yin and yang, inverted the five elements;

The Western White Cloud Realm Banner manifested wondrous phenomena, illuminating heaven and earth;

The Northern Dark Origin Water Control Banner obscured heaven and earth in mist.

As the Five Directions, Five Elements Array activated, it harmonized with the boundless power of the myriad heavens, the qi of the Dao Alliance's ten thousand immortals, and the five-directional momentum of heaven and earth—like heaven's wrath, infinite power crushed everything, making gods and spirits tremble in fear.

This entire array was perfectly unified, invincible in defense, impenetrable, effortlessly absorbing the myriad sword lights.

"Ascend the nine heavens, capture the Heavenly Emperor alive!"

Emperor Donghua shouted, using true-immortal methods to transform illusion into reality, reversing cause and effect—as if writing fate's trajectory to make this slogan real.

"Overthrow Taowei, reestablish the Heavenly Dao!"

The primordial immortal Kunpeng's sleeves billowed like vast wings; wind and clouds surged, scattering countless stars.

"Immortal Path shall endure, Divine Path shall perish!"

Queen Mother of the Jade Pond also employed the method of transforming illusion into reality—though no one knows how many of those eight characters were sincere.

"The Emperor of Heaven is unkind, treating all things as straw dogs; the Taiwei is unkind, treating all gods as straw dogs!"

The Three Pure Ones also chanted slogans, sounding like curses.

"There need only be one Dao Sovereign!"

Taiyi represented the immortals, voicing protest against the Emperor of Heaven.

With the Primordial Five Elements Great Array as their backing, the immortal families straightened their spines considerably.

They not only cursed Xiang Xuanqing outright but also advanced the Great Array forward, charging toward the Nine Heavens, as if they truly meant to subdue the Emperor of Heaven!

"The Dao Ancestor said: the Primordial Five Elements Great Array has unmatched defense and infinite subtleties; if used to trap someone, even their true self would find escape impossible!"

"Let us storm the Nine Heavens and capture the Emperor of Heaven alive—it’s as easy as turning over one’s hand!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"

The immortal families surged forward, battling their way up the Nine Heavens, disregarding all attacks from the past void and all divine beings.

Even the Zhou Tian Star Array struggled to break their defense!

They charged recklessly straight toward Xiang Xuanqing at the center of the Zhou Tian.

In the starry void, Xiang Xuanqing nodded: "Indeed, they have some skill."

"We must take this seriously—time to send you on your way!"

As the immortal families surged into the Nine Heavens, the Zhou Tian Star Array shifted once more.

The Hetu and Luoshu reached their ultimate form: primordial Dao patterns crisscrossed, the tortoise shell bore nine on top and one below, three on the left and seven on the right, two and four as shoulders, six and eight as feet, five at the center; the tortoise shell rotated slowly, boundless and unfathomable, completing the Zhou Tian.

Heaven darkened, earth dimmed, all phenomena faded into twilight; the Dao roared as stars blazed brilliantly. Three hundred and sixty-five stars ignited, shaking the cosmos.

The Hetu mapped stellar numbers; the Luoshu fixed earthly principles.

"Stabilize!"

[Supreme Emperor of the Sun] Di Jun’s eyes gleamed like stars; in his hands, the Hetu expanded the Zhou Tian, fixing the positions of the Five Elements and Primordial Forces: Wood in the East, Metal in the West, Fire in the South, Water in the North, Earth at the Center.

"Transform!"

[Supreme Empress of the Moon] Wangshu’s Luoshu radiated wondrous light, illuminating heaven and earth.

BOOM!

The heavens trembled; the earth responded.

The Zhou Tian Star Array, aligned with the stellar count, fixed the principles of the earth, giving rise to the Nine Palaces’ transformations.

"Central Palace, Zhaoyao Star Lord!" Xiang Xuanqing suddenly roared.

"Your servant is here!"

A steady, powerful reply echoed from the center of the battlefield.

There stood a majestic Star Lord, towering and resolute.

Xiang Xuanqing’s gaze flashed like lightning, sweeping across every direction of the battlefield, continuing to issue orders:

"Northern Palace, Yezhi Star Lord!"

"Your servant is here!"

A Star Lord clad in dark star armor, wreathed in chilling aura, responded.

"Northeastern Palace, Tianliu Star Lord!"

"Your servant is here!" In the northeast, a refined Star Lord holding a star map bowed slightly.

Then Xiang Xuanqing’s voice, like drumbeats, rang out rapidly across the entire star battlefield:

"Eastern Palace, Cangmen Star Lord!" "Your servant is here!" In the East, a tall Star Lord, radiant with green qi, shouted back; countless emerald starlights transformed into unbreakable vines, howling toward the Dao Alliance’s immortal array.

"Southeastern Yinluo Star Lord!"

"Your servant is here!" In the southeast, a fleeting Star Lord who controlled the Wind Dao chuckled lightly; instantly, violent winds erupted, laced with fine star-dust, blinding the Dao Alliance’s immortals and disrupting their formation.

"Southern Palace, Shangtian Star Lord; Southwestern Xuanwei Star Lord; Western Palace, Cangguo Star Lord; Northwestern Xinluo Star Lord."

"Your servants are here!"

Xiang Xuanqing named nine Star Lords at once—all were deities enfeoffed in the Divine Enthronement Ceremony, each a Luo Jinxian Supreme!

The moment they appeared, they drew power from the Zhou Tian Star Array.

Instantly, primordial qi raged across the Honghuang earth; terrifying Dao divine might spread. Beams of light rained down like silver dragons and serpents winding across the land and filling the heavens; within moments, Zhou Tian starlight coalesced into rivers and lakes.

BOOM!

Countless terrifying star-swords rained down; the heavens roared continuously, as if heaven and earth were beating war drums, shaking the world with thunderous reverberations.

"Aaaah!!!"

At the moment Xiang Xuanqing, Di Jun, and Wangshu stabilized the Five Directions and Five Elements Array, the Nine Palace Star Lords channeled the Star Array’s power, sweeping across the entire Bu Zhou Mountain battlefield like a plow clearing a field.

Immortals and gods died instantly; Luo Jinxian turned and fled.

"Hold firm! Hold firm!!!" [Commentary Immortal] Hongyun led the Earth Immortal squad, opening countless Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands to receive fleeing wounded.

"Why are you running? This is barely the beginning!"

"It’s just the Zhou Tian Star Swords—what’s there to fear?"

"True Immortals, get up there and define these attacks as tickles!"

"Xuan Immortals, your Ancestors are above you—have you forgotten what you can do? Crush them with great Dao power!"

"Ghost Immortals! Where are you? Isn’t this the perfect chance to train you to embrace death and be reborn?"

Hongyun stabilized the front line while ranting.

"I’ll do it—I’ll treat the wounded!" [Accident Immortal] Xihe raced across the battlefield.

"Go save the other side!" Dao Alliance immortals were startled and quickly pointed the way.

"Over there—those are the Mo Sect! Go there!"

[Accident Immortal] Xihe looked over: the Yin-Yang Daoist had manifested his Good and Evil Corpses, wielding the primordial treasure Taiji Tu’s divine might, trading blows evenly with the Mo Dao’s Four Supreme Lords: Light, Darkness, Lei Shen, and Pan Wang.

Seeing [Accident Immortal] Xihe approaching, the four slackers gritted their teeth and switched opponents decisively.

"Yin-Yang old man, we’ll let you off for now—we’ll deal with you later!"

The four Supreme Lords turned and charged toward [Commentary Immortal] Hongyun, [Gambling Immortal] Jieyin, [Tour Guide Immortal] Renshengguo, and [Fate Immortal] Huang Zhongli.

They unleashed furious attacks on the four immortals, giving Xihe no chance to intervene.

"Why weren’t you so fierce just now? Picking on the honest ones, are you?"

"How did you even become Demon Kings, you spineless cowards?"

"If I were the Mo Sect’s Patriarch, I’d have expelled you from the sect long ago!"

[Commentary Immortal] Hongyun ranted furiously, easing pressure while absorbing the Dao’s gifts.

He grew more energetic and fierce with every strike!

"Panpan, come with me—let’s go kill the Mo Sect Patriarch!" [Figurine Immortal] Fenglixi enthusiastically called [Storyteller Immortal] Houtu.

The two directly confronted [Void Emperor Dao Jun].

[Void Emperor Dao Jun] smiled: "One of you excels at storytelling, the other at crafting figurines—could you use those figurines to put on a good play?"

"Huh?"

Before the two immortals could react, they were plunged into a Heart Demon Illusion.

"Demon, cease your arrogance!" The Yin-Yang Daoist swung the Taiji Tu, charging with both his Good and Evil Corpses.

"Hehua Tianmo Great Art!"

[Void Emperor Dao Jun] manifested three Heavenly Demons, engaging in a fierce, evenly matched battle.

After breaking free from the Zhou Tian Array’s influence, Qiankun Immortal scoured the battlefield for Luo Hou, only to be blocked by Fuxi and Nvwa.

"If you seek Luo Hou, you’ll have to pass through us first!"

"Are you Qiankun Daoist? A pleasure to meet you!" Taishang feigned discovery of the Inverted Immortal.

Minghe looked at [Water Official Emperor] Zhenwu and asked with a smile: "Daoist, is your Water Official’s water the kind that’s fake?"

Zhenwu gripped his twin swords and replied coolly: "Whether it’s fake or not—you must judge for yourself, Daoist!"

"Taiwei has only revealed seven Supreme Lords—where are the other five?"

"Easy—force them out!"

A tributary of the Time River, like a silver ribbon, flowed slowly through the void surrounding Bu Zhou Mountain, winding in nine twists.

"Daoist Gouchen!" Hongjun suddenly spoke.

"Understood!"

Emperor Gouchen tossed his Hunyuan Golden Dipper into the tributary; the silver ribbon instantly turned murky yellow.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!!

Hongjun opened his sleeves; six streams of five-colored light shot forth, forming six hundred immortal soldiers in the void, each holding banners and arranged in formation.

Instantly, chilling winds howled, piercing the flesh; black mist spread, obscuring sun and moon.

Vast and drifting, dark and profound; gloom surged to heaven, shadows choked the earth.

Soul-destroying, spirit-erasing: no matter how many aeons you cultivated, it all became a mirage; spirit-damaging, qi-eroding: even if you escaped ten thousand aeons of hardship, you’d still stumble and fall!

A magnificent array suddenly appeared beneath Bu Zhou Mountain.

Countless immortal figures vanished.

Hongjun said: "My array is the Nine Curves Yellow River Array!"

"Within this array, the Three Talents are arranged, concealing heaven and earth’s mysteries; it contains the Illusion Immortal Pill and the Sealing Immortal Incantation, capable of robbing immortals of their spirit, draining their soul, trapping their form, and weakening their qi."

"It can destroy the original essence of immortals and saints, and damage the limbs of gods and sages."

"Primordial deities entering this array become mortals; mortals entering it perish instantly."

"The nine curves contain no straight lines—each twist reveals the wonders of creation, each turn uncovers the secrets of the Dao."

"No matter how powerful the Taiwei gods may be, they cannot escape this calamity."

As the Nine-Turn Yellow River emerged, grim energy surged to the heavens, dark mists spread across the earth, engulfing the entire Buzhou Mountain battlefield.

It seemed as if Buzhou Mountain had vanished from the Honghuang earth, leaving only a single turbid, endless river.

Upon the Qilin Sacred Cliff, the Thirty-Six Divine Lords stood stunned.

Even while fully prepared, they were still pulled into the formation.

"Friend, what do you mean by this?" [Changsheng Emperor] Shen Cang the Demon God stepped forth from a vast, radiant light.

He had intended to hide nearby and watch the show, yet he too was dragged into the Nine-Turn Yellow River Formation.

"No other intent—we simply need your help in this battle!"

Hong Jun appeared before the Qilin clan’s high-ranking elders.

"Why should we help you?" the Baihu Divine Lord sneered.

"And is this how you ask for assistance?"

Hong Jun gave Gouchen a glance.

Gouchen Emperor instantly understood.

He raised his hand, and thirty-six beams of golden light flashed forth.

The Divine Lords felt a sudden weight settle upon their heads.

"Now, you have all achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown."

The Divine Lords did not understand.

But after exchanging glances with one another, they fell silent instantly.

Each of them had a lazy, three-flowered cat crouched atop their heads.

"These are your Dao’s Three Flowers. I can make them appear—I can also make them vanish."

Hong Jun said: "If they vanish, your Da Luo path will vanish as well."

"Meaning I can sever your Dao. Do you believe me?"

"Chiiii~"

Baihu Divine Lord was about to sneer when Shen Cang pressed his shoulder and stepped forward: "Friend, please don’t frighten them."

Shen Cang’s Dao was unique; Gouchen could not target him.

Hong Jun glanced at Shen Cang the Demon God: "Shall I call you Friend Shen Cang, or Friend Shi Qilin?"

Shen Cang’s pupils contracted slightly.

Then, lowering his head, a slow smile curled at his lips: "Of course—nothing escapes Hong Jun’s notice!"

The shadow of "Shen Cang the Demon God" stretched longer, twisted, and from it emerged a young emperor.

Meanwhile, "Shen Cang the Demon God" himself transformed into a towering old man, his expression solemn, eyes deep as the boundless starry river, intimidating without a word.

"Clan Chief!"

The Divine Lords stared, dumbfounded, at Shi Qilin and the young emperor.

The latter was the true Shen Cang the Demon God!

"Shape-shifting illusion—a fascinating divine art," Shi Qilin remarked casually.

He looked at Hong Jun: "Friend insists the Qilin clan must enter the fray?"

Hong Jun said: "The karmic ties are already set."

Shi Qilin sighed: "Very well. Very well."

His ability to feign death and escape relied on Shen Cang’s aid—and even more so, on Hong Jun’s.

For the one who had perished in the Void long ago was one of his Three Corpses!

Hong Jun’s method had been transmitted to Shi Qilin via Qiankun Immortal during the Starry War.

"Thank you, Friend!"

Hong Jun smiled.

The Qilin clan’s high-ranking elders entered the formation, pushing the Nine-Turn Yellow River Formation to a terrifying extreme.

Hong Jun walked across the battlefield, Gouchen following with the Golden Dipper in hand.

"You old fraud, putting on a show!" Bei Gong Ye Zhe, one of the Nine Palaces Star Lords, was groping through the formation when he suddenly spotted Hong Jun. Overjoyed, he immediately summoned the power of the Zhou Tian Star Array and charged at him.

"Wait!" Above the Nine Heavens, Xiang Xuanqing sensed it and cried out urgently.

But it was too late.

Gouchen Emperor raised the Golden Dipper; a beam of golden light shot out, enveloping Ye Zhe, then hurled him toward the formation’s core.

The impact left the Star Lord dazed and unconscious, sprawled on the ground.

Hong Jun turned his steps and collided with Dong Gong Cang Men, the Star Lord.

Cang Men had just received Xiang Xuanqing’s warning and dared not linger—he turned to flee.

"Where are you going?" Gouchen cast the Hunyuan Golden Dipper, drawing Cang Men in, gathering his Three Flowers, then hurled him into the formation’s core.

The impact shattered Cang Men’s Three Flowers and fractured his Dao Fruit!

The Da Luo Sovereign was reduced to mortal dust!

This sight filled the Thirty-Six Divine Lords with utter horror.

"Capture them all!" Shi Qilin spoke, choosing not to kill the two Star Lords outright.

"Continue," Hong Jun said, not even lifting his eyes.

He stepped forward; Gouchen followed with the Dipper in hand.

Across the Buzhou battlefield, golden light flashed repeatedly—one Star Lord after another had their Dao Fruit severed.

"You old fraud!"

After the Nine Palaces Star Lords, Ming He was the first to confront Hong Jun.

Without a word, Gouchen raised the Golden Dipper, seized him, and hurled him into pieces!

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