Chapter 241: No Way Out

In Outer Space.

Xihe and her sister returned to the Lunar Star, and upon feeling that the aura which originally belonged to them had been usurped by the aura of the Demon Race, their hearts burned with rage. As their home, the Lunar Star carried countless memories and emotions of theirs; now that it had been defiled by the Demon Race, how could they tolerate it?

The two sisters looked at each other, a flash of firm resolve in their eyes. They knew that this was no time for hesitation; they had to immediately reclaim control of the Lunar Star.

Elder sister Xihe took a deep breath, channeled the Lunar power within her body, and together with her sister Changxi, activated the Innate Great Array on the Lunar Star. This array had existed since the birth of the Lunar Star; its power was peerless and sufficient to suppress any invading enemy.

As the array was activated, waves of powerful Lunar power surged upon the Lunar Star, forming mysterious runes that wove into a brilliant curtain of light across the starry sky. This power spread rapidly, shrouding the remaining Demon Race experts within it.

Those Demon Race experts were merely a few Taiyi Golden Immortals; they had never imagined that such a powerful Innate Great Array would be triggered. Before this power, they were as small and powerless as ants, completely unable to resist.

"No... this is impossible!" the Demon Race experts screamed in terror, attempting to flee the range of the light curtain, but it was all in vain.

The Lunar power bound them tightly like chains, leaving them unable to move.

A cold, sharp light flashed in the eyes of Xihe and her sister; they knew they could not show any mercy at this moment. As their thoughts stirred, the Innate Great Array on the Lunar Star erupted with world-destroying might.

"Boom—"

A massive explosion resounded through the starry sky, and the remaining Demon Race experts were instantly reduced to ashes before this power, leaving not even a trace behind.

Watching the Demon Race experts being thoroughly annihilated, Xihe and her sister could not help but heave a sigh of relief. They knew they had successfully reclaimed control of the Lunar Star. But this was only the first step; they still had more stars to reclaim.

Thus, after resting briefly, the two sisters set out on their journey once more.

Utilizing their familiarity with the starry sky and the reinforcement of the Lunar power, they shuttled rapidly through the stars, searching for their next target.

Every strike was as thunderous and shocking as the starry sky, striking terror into the hearts of the Demon Race experts left behind.

With the continuous efforts of Xihe and her sister, more and more stars were reclaimed under their control.

However, at the same time, the situation in Outer Space was also transmitted to Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others.

Upon the Primordial Land.

The battle between the Demon Race army led by Di Jun and Taiyi and the Human Race grew increasingly intense. The great arrays of both sides collided violently in the air, the power of the Hunyuan Heluo Array and the Zhou Tian Star Formation intertwining to erupt with world-destroying might.

The high-ranking members of the Demon Race channeled their respective Spiritual Treasures and unleashed Supernatural Powers, attempting to break through the Human Race's defensive line in one fell swoop.

Di Jun held the River Chart and Luo Book, his figure shuttling rapidly through the air as he continuously guided the Demon Race army to launch fierce attacks.

Taiyi sacrificed the Chaos Bell, the bell's toll vibrating with destructive power as it slammed toward the Human Race's star formation.

However, supported by the twelve Primordial incarnations of Lu Yun, the power of the Human Race's array doubled, allowing them to withstand the Demon Race's fierce onslaughts time and time again.

The Dutian Shensha Array formed by those twelve incarnations entangled the high-ranking members of the Demon Race tightly, and the towering Pangu Phantom exuded a terrifying aura, leaving the Demon Race's high-ranking members unable to break through after a long siege.

Di Jun and Taiyi were filled with gloom; they had not expected the Human Race to be able to display such powerful strength under the leadership of Lu Yun.

Especially those twelve incarnations of Lu Yun; using the Dutian Shensha Array, they seemed like a Saint, making them feel incredibly troublesome—even more of a headache than facing the twelve Ancestral Witches back then.

Perhaps the attainments of Lu Yun's twelve incarnations in the laws were not as great as those of the twelve Ancestral Witches, but their ability to use various Spiritual Treasures made Di Jun and the others feel even more troubled.

Just then, news arrived that Outer Space had fallen; Xihe and her sister had successfully reclaimed control of the Lunar Star and had begun attacking other stars.

This news left the high-ranking members of the Demon Race even more enraged and alarmed.

"Those two sluts!"

Taiyi roared in anger, "It was one thing that they repeatedly refused my brother's marriage proposal, but now they actually dare to take advantage of our vulnerability to seize our territory! We must immediately send troops to suppress them!"

Di Jun's expression was grim; he knew well the importance of Outer Space. If it were lost, the Demon Race would lose vital support and resources.

Once they failed in their battle against the Human Race here, they would have no way out! However, even so, Di Jun still held Taiyi back, saying, "Do not be impulsive!"

Taiyi asked anxiously, "Brother, what should we do? Are we just going to let Xihe and her sister take our territory like this?"

Di Jun took a deep breath, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes: "No, we cannot just give up. But our priority right now is to resolve the Human Race army before us; the matter of Outer Space can be set aside for the moment."

Taiyi was puzzled: "Brother, if we split off a portion of our forces to head to Outer Space, perhaps we could still reclaim some territory."

Di Jun shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Taiyi, you are wrong. We have yet to achieve a decisive victory while fighting the Human Race with our full strength; if we divide our forces now, not only might we fail to reclaim Outer Space, but we would make the situation here even worse. We must concentrate all our power to defeat the Human Race in one blow to win a chance of survival for the Demon Race."

Di Jun's words caused the high-ranking members of the Demon Race to fall into deep thought.

They understood that what Di Jun said was not false; if they divided their forces at this time, they would indeed likely lose on both fronts.

Thus, they nodded one after another to express their agreement: "The Demon Emperor is wise!"

Seeing this, Di Jun said loudly to all the Demon Race warriors: "Everyone, Outer Space has fallen, and now we have no way out. Only by defeating the Human Race before us can our Demon Race have a chance at survival. For the future of the Demon Race, for our glory, we must give it our all!"

The Demon Race warriors were in a state of unrest at first, but they were soon inspired by Di Jun's words, and one after another, they erupted with powerful fighting spirit.

They shouted in unison: "For the Demon Race! For glory!"

The sound shook the heavens and the earth, and their momentum was like a rainbow.

Lu Yun's incarnations also gradually sensed the change in the momentum of the Demon Race warriors.

The Literature Dao incarnation, Lu Wen, frowned slightly; he had already learned from the main body that Xihe and her sister were capturing Outer Space, and he understood in his heart that the Demon Race intended to stake everything on one throw.

He took a deep breath and transmitted his voice to the humans: "Everyone, be careful; the Demon Race is about to fight to the death."

The humans nodded to show they understood; they had originally wanted to attack even more vigorously, but Lu Yun's Array Dao incarnation, Lu Zhen, suddenly said: "Temporarily cease attacking, and switch to full defense!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of Lu Yun's other incarnations also lit up.

That was it; although the Demon Race's edge was sharp right now, it clearly could not last long. Conversely, they had helpers like Zhenyuanzi and Fuxi on their way; they only needed to defend for a period of time to preserve their strength, and once the reinforcements arrived, they could strike in one breath to turn the tables and annihilate the Demon Race!

Thinking of this, these incarnations of Lu Yun no longer even maintained the Pangu True Body, but instead fell into the Zhou Tian Star Formation to operate the array together with the Human Race to resist the Demon Race's attacks.

Seeing this scene, Di Jun thought their strategy had taken effect and that the Human Race could no longer hold on.

He could not help but be overjoyed and once again gave the order to the Demon Race below: "Everyone, put in more effort! Victory is right before our eyes; the Human Race is about to collapse!"

After saying this, he himself suddenly channeled the River Chart and Luo Book.

The other members of the Demon Race also frantically attacked once again.

At the edge of the Primordial Land.

Fuxi's figure was like lightning as he traversed the Chaos, on the verge of stepping onto the Primordial Land.

His heart was full of anticipation and excitement; he had long been prepared for the coming great battle. However, the moment he was about to step into the Primordial Land, a powerful aura suddenly struck from behind.

Fuxi was startled, his figure shifting instantly to narrowly dodge that attack. He turned to look, only to see a figure emerging from Chaos—it was one of Hongjun's Three Corpses, Zixiao Daoren.

Fuxi's expression was grave; he knew Zixiao Daoren was a powerhouse at the Saint level, and he was certainly no match for him. But he also knew he bore the mission of rescuing the Human Race and could not retreat here.

"Zixiao Daoren, your true self is the Heavenly Dao Spokesperson, and the Heavenly Dao has always been impartial and righteous. Are you not afraid of the Heavenly Dao's backlash for your actions?" Fuxi said in a deep voice, attempting to persuade the other party with reason.

However, Zixiao Daoren remained expressionless, as if he had not heard Fuxi's words, and launched another attack.

"Boom—"

The surrounding Chaos shook violently, emitting a terrifying aura of destruction.

Seeing this, Fuxi's heart sank, knowing he had no choice but to fight. He suddenly channeled the Fuxi Zither, preparing for a desperate struggle.

Just then, Zixiao Daoren's expression suddenly changed, as if he had sensed some terrible news. His figure paused, his gaze piercing through the Chaos to look into the distance.

Immediately after, he actually abandoned the attack and turned to leave without hesitation, ignoring Fuxi entirely.

Seeing this, Fuxi was filled with confusion. He did not know what Zixiao Daoren had sensed that would make him leave in such a hurry.

But he also knew the Human Race was in danger, so he could not dwell on this and quickly seized the time to step into the Primordial Land.

Upon entering the Primordial Land, Fuxi felt a dense intent for battle. He understood in his heart that the great war had already broken out. He dared not delay and quickly rushed toward the direction of the Human Race.

In fact, before catching up to Fuxi, Zixiao Daoren had already caught up to the two unlucky ones, Kunpeng and Minghe; they had both been suppressed in the Chaos by Zixiao Daoren one after the other.

As for Zhenyuanzi, the Queen Mother of the West, and Zhulong, they were a bit luckier; they had also entered the Primordial Land at this time, moving faster than Fuxi.

After entering the Primordial Land, they all rushed toward the direction of the battlefield together.

Zhenyuanzi channeled the Earth Book, using the power of the earth as a foundation to quickly traverse the Primordial Land, arriving first at the edge of the battlefield. Looking at the intense battle before him, a surge of heroic spirit rose in his heart.

"Fellow Daoist Hongyun, just watch; today I, Zhenyuanzi, shall avenge you!" Zhenyuanzi muttered to himself, then channeled the Earth Book.

"Hum!"

A majestic power of the earth gushed out from his body, instantly merging into the Human Race's defenses.

The Human Race's defenses, which had been shaking violently under the Demon Race's attacks, miraculously stabilized with Zhenyuanzi's addition, and the Demon Race's attacks could not advance an inch for a time.

Seeing this, Di Jun and the others' expressions turned gloomy.

They had never expected that Zhenyuanzi would appear at this time, and that he would bring such immense help to the Human Race the moment he arrived.

Taiyi was even more furious; his eyes flashed with sharp light as he shouted sternly: "Zhenyuanzi, you dare to make an enemy of my Demon Race? Are you seeking death?"

Hearing this, Zhenyuanzi smiled faintly and said: "The Heavenly Dao is impartial; all that I, Zhenyuanzi, do is for the sake of the living beings of the Great Desolation. The Demon Race is cruel and unrighteous, oppressing the living beings of my Great Desolation; how could I sit by and watch?"

Taiyi was so angry at Zhenyuanzi's words that his face turned livid, and he moved to strike at Zhenyuanzi himself. However, just as he was about to act, he discovered that the figures of Zhulong and the Queen Mother of the West had also appeared one after another at the edge of the battlefield.

As an ancient Quasi-Saint, Zhulong possessed formidable strength; the moment he arrived, he joined the battle, teaming up with the Human Race to resist the Demon Race.

The Queen Mother of the West was not to be outdone, immediately unleashing her Supernatural Power to provide assistance to the Human Race.

Seeing this scene, Di Jun's expression became even uglier. He had originally thought the Demon Race army could easily defeat the Human Race, but now it seemed things were not so simple.

What angered him even more was that Lu Yun's incarnations were laughing heartily on the battlefield, as if everything were under control.

Only then did Di Jun realize that the Human Race's previous behavior was not an attempt to escape, but rather waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

"This Lu Yun, to dare to toy with us like this!" Di Jun said through gritted teeth, "If I do not tear him to pieces today, I, Di Jun, swear I am no man!"

However, the current situation did not allow him to think too much. The addition of Zhulong and the others caused the battlefield situation to reverse instantly, and the Demon Race side began to fall into a bitter struggle. Although Di Jun and Taiyi were powerful, they found it difficult to turn the tide of battle under the combined efforts of the Human Race and Zhulong's group.

As the battle continued, the Demon Race side began to retreat steadily. Meanwhile, Lu Yun's incarnations seized the opportunity to launch fierce attacks, intending to crush the Demon Race army in one fell swoop.

Coincidentally, by this time, Outer Space had basically fallen under the control of the Xihe sisters, who took the initiative to echo the Human Race's Zhou Tian Star Formation from the starry sky, causing its power to grow once more and suddenly suppressing the Demon Race firmly.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Di Jun suddenly conceived a plan and sent a voice transmission to the Ten Great Demon Sages: "You all hold your defenses for now and stall for time; this Emperor and Taiyi will go out to kill Zhenyuanzi and the others first, then come back to help you crush the Human Race!"

Baize and the others also knew that if they did not deal with Zhenyuanzi and the others first, the Demon Race would have almost no chance of defeating the Human Race, so they all gritted their teeth and agreed.

Baize said: "Your two Majesties, please kill the enemies as quickly as possible; we fear we cannot hold out for too long!"

(End of this chapter)