205: Chapter 205 The Great Battle Begins!

As the three Nascent Soul Venerables from the Great Enterprise side manifested their Dharma Idols, three Nascent Soul Dharma Idols also towered into the Nine Heavens on the Great Qi side.

One surged with geng metal qi that pierced the firmament, as ten thousand weapons like sabers, spears, swords, and halberds clanged. The boundless Concept of weapons spanning the world and solemn killing intent across the eight directions spread out, as if the entire world had been transformed into a battlefield filled with slaughterous qi.

Another was clad in ancient animal hides, with thick black hair draped wildly over his chest and back. His vigorous Blood Qi pierced the sky like a rainbow, and Bing Fire radiating like the sun surged in billions of layers, forming flame worlds that rose and fell behind him, appearing like an ancient Fire God descending upon the world.

The last one emitted thunderous light spanning hundreds of millions of feet, with countless immortal thunders transforming into Great Stars that circled him. As his eyes opened and closed, lightning tore through the void for hundreds of millions of miles, like the revival of a Thunder God who ruled over the heavenly Thunder Dao, terrifying beyond measure.

Of the three Nascent Soul Earth Immortals on Great Qi's side, the Nascent Soul of the Geng Metal Path came from the Great Qi Imperial Family, and the Nascent Soul of the Bing Fire Path came from Cang Gu Hall.

As for the Thunder Dao Nascent Soul, it was naturally Venerable Shu Xuan.

The six Nascent Souls deployed their Dharma Idols, facing off at the Western Border Pass.

A pressure as terrifying as the heavens swept through every inch of space, placing immense pressure on the Golden Core True Monarchs present. It felt as if they were carrying six heavens on their backs, and their manifested Golden Core Dharma Idols were all suppressed back into their bodies.

"Xue Jiu, is your Blood Fiend Demonic Sect truly determined to help Great Enterprise and block Great Qi's path?"

The Nascent Soul Old Ancestor of the Great Qi Imperial Family looked toward the majestic Dharma Idol standing atop the mountain of corpses and sea of blood opposite him. Geng metal immortal principles shook the universe and annihilated the Void Realm, as a Geng Metal Small World was opened up and then collapsed into silence.

"Old Ghost Bai Hui, my Blood Fiend Demonic Sect practices the Blood Fiend Demonic Path—lawless and unfettered. We do as we please!"

Venerable Xue Jiu let out a cold laugh. Countless waves surged in the sea of blood beneath his feet, with pale corpses floating within. Various wails and miserable screams mixed together, echoing through the Nine Heavens.

"The Blood Fiend Demonic Path is an evil that everyone has the right to punish!"

Venerable Bai Hui shouted sternly.

Swish!

The eyes of the two Nascent Soul Venerables met, and Geng Metal immortal power clashed with Blood Fiend immortal power like two abyssal seas colliding. Instantly, the vast and boundless wilderness cracked open, and great rifts hundreds of thousands to a million miles long appeared.

"A Dou Zhan in the Outer Domain!"

As the words fell, the two Dharma Idols, as towering as immortal mountains and divine peaks, stepped through the Nine Heavens and entered the outer starry sky.

"As one of the Thirteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Wasteland, your Great Enterprise actually allowed the Blood Fiend Demonic Sect to move in. You truly aren't afraid of being mocked by the world!"

Two beams of light as bright as the sun shot from the eyes of the Cang Gu Hall Nascent Soul Old Ancestor. His voice was like an ancient bell of the Immortal Dao, shaking heaven and earth, causing even the Golden Core True Monarchs' ears to ring incessantly.

As a Nascent Soul Earth Immortal of the Bing Fire Path, his comprehension of the Bing Fire Path was naturally extremely high.

Bing Fire is the fire of Pure Yang, possessing the nature of the sun's illuminating light.

The bodies of Cultivators of this path are constantly nourished by Bing Fire, giving them vigorous blood and vitality that is not inferior even to Cultivators of the Blood Qi orthodox path.

"Cang Jie, the various Immortal Lords have no objections, so where does your Cang Gu Hall get off having an objection?!"

The Nascent Soul Old Ancestor of the Da Ye Imperial Family responded forcefully. Li Fire surged like a vast sea, transforming into various Li Fire immortal spirits that surrounded him. The blazing flames burned through the firmament, revealing the pitch-black, boundless Great Void.

"Your Great Enterprise acts perversely, violating the will of all living beings by cooperating with the Blood Fiend Demonic Path. Before long, you will be destroyed because of those beings!"

Venerable Cang Jie took a step forward. Heaven collapsed and the earth split, and the stars across the sky seemed to tremble along with him.

If he were outside the heavens, this one step would likely have shattered a Star Domain and destroyed ten thousand stars.

"My Great Enterprise was established by the Li Fire Immortal Monarch and is protected by the Li Fire Great Dao. Other than the Immortal Lord, who can judge us? Who dares to judge us?!"

"The various Immortal Lords have no objections, so you in Great Qi should just honestly accept it!"

The Da Ye Imperial Family Nascent Soul Old Ancestor scolded.

Subsequently, the Immortal Dao Li Fire transformed into a heavenly halberd tens of thousands of miles long, cleaving open the sky and sweeping down a large swath of Great Stars from beyond the heavens.

"Today, this old man will seek justice for all living beings. Anyone associated with the Blood Fiend Demonic Path shall be regarded as a demonic traitor!"

A long spear crafted from unknown beast bones appeared in Venerable Cang Jie's hand, piercing the vault of heaven as he charged into the outer heavens.

In an instant, the starry universe suffered a great collapse. The two Nascent Soul Venerables used lethal moves from the start, fighting until the stars fell and the Star Domains lost their color.

At the Great Qi Western Border Pass.

At this moment, only another Nascent Soul Old Ancestor of the Da Ye Imperial Family remained, facing off against Venerable Shu Xuan.

"This deity is Li Jiong. Shu Xuan, do you, a newly ascended Nascent Soul, also intend to wade into these muddy waters?"

Venerable Li Jiong looked directly at Venerable Shu Xuan, his tone cold. His intense killing intent cut the heavens of the ten directions into pieces, leaving them like ruins.

"Wade into muddy waters? Li Jiong, don't you think those words coming from your mouth are quite laughable?"

Venerable Shu Xuan responded with a sneer.

Great Stars formed from Pivot Thunder circled him one after another, and a boundless Sea of Thunder rose and fell beneath his feet. Infinite Pivot Thunder immortal power surged, as if an ancient Thunder God stood tall between heaven and earth, executing punishment on behalf of heaven and pressuring the mortal world.

"From the moment your Great Enterprise began cooperating with the Blood Fiend Demonic Sect, your fate of being destroyed was sealed; it is merely a matter of sooner or later."

"With this deity here today, you cannot stop Burning Absolute from becoming a Venerable. This is destiny; he is destined to become a Venerable."

Venerable Shu Xuan said indifferently.

"Is that so?"

"In this region of the Eastern Wasteland, the only ones who can achieve the Li Fire Nascent Soul are members of my Da Ye Imperial Family!"

Venerable Li Jiong said no more. Li Fire surged for millions of feet around him, as if a Li Fire Immortal God had revived. His peerless Nascent Soul aura impacted heaven and earth, stepping through the firmament and straight into the outer heavens.

"The various Immortal Lords have their own schemes. Do you truly think no great being has noticed this place?"

Venerable Shu Xuan sighed softly. Thunderous light illuminated Great Qi's western border, and surrounded by countless bolts of lightning, he stepped out of the Luotian.

After the six Nascent Soul Venerables departed one after another, the Golden Core True Monarchs of both sides straightened up again. A total of thirty-one Golden Core Dharma Idols manifested, their Golden Core auras impacting all directions, making the wilderness already torn by Nascent Soul immortal power even more dilapidated.

Yuan Feng and True Monarch Yanhuang also arrived at this time.

"Fellow Daoist Yanhuang, the Great Qi Imperial Family brought five Golden Cores, plus the eight Golden Cores conscripted from the other three borders, and the Golden Cores of Great Qi's western border... no matter how you look at it, there shouldn't be only fifteen, right?"

Yuan Feng asked in confusion.

"Fellow Daoist Dou Zhan might not be aware, but during the confrontation with the Great Enterprise side, although no Nascent Soul-level Dou Zhans broke out, many Golden Core-level Dou Zhans occurred."

"Several of the eight conscripted Golden Cores were heavily injured and have already requested leave to return and recover. Two of our western border's Golden Core True Monarchs were also injured and returned to their Sects, unable to fight."

"Great Enterprise also had several Golden Cores injured, but they quickly sent more Golden Cores to fill the gaps."

True Monarch Yanhuang explained.

Afterward, he told Yuan Feng about the differences between these two cultivation kingdoms.

The Daye Cultivation Kingdom is centered around the Imperial Family, and all forces within its territory are subject to the jurisdiction of the Da Ye Imperial Family.

To put it plainly, the Daye Cultivation Kingdom is a centralized imperial system. Even if you are a Nascent Soul Immortal Sect, if you want to establish a Sect in my territory, you must follow my orders.

The Golden Core forces go without saying; they don't even have the qualification to resist.

Only Nascent Soul Immortal Sects can have some say, but not much.

After all, the founder of the Daye Cultivation Kingdom was a Li Fire Immortal Monarch, and the Da Ye Imperial Family possesses an Immortal Dao heavy treasure of the Li Fire attribute to suppress the national destiny.

The Great Qi Cultivation Kingdom does not have such rigid requirements. Except for Qi Province, where the Great Qi Imperial City is located, the other provinces are managed by various Golden Core forces or Nascent Soul Immortal Sects. They set their own rules and regulations, as long as things like Blood Sacrifice do not occur.

Unless necessary, the Great Qi Imperial Family does not interfere with these Golden Core forces and Nascent Soul Immortal Sects.

Of course, in a situation like the Western Border Pass, the Great Qi Imperial Family has the right to conscript various Golden Core forces from across the country to participate in the war.

They don't require everyone to come, but you must at least show some support.

For instance, the Sacred Fire Cult had Blazing Ash True Monarch, a Late Stage Golden Core, respond to the Great Qi Imperial Family's call, while True Monarch Yanhuang could remain to guard the Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Dou Zhan walks the Way of Battle; you are a skilled and Dou Zhan-hungry fighter. If you are interested, you could fill the vacancy of the sixteenth person."

After introducing the differences in the systems of the two cultivation kingdoms, True Monarch Yanhuang spoke with hidden meaning, seemingly hoping that Yuan Feng would participate in the confrontation at the Western Border Pass.

"Will you not join as well, Fellow Daoist?"

Yuan Feng asked, puzzled.

"Although I cultivate Supreme Fire, I do not particularly enjoy fighting with others unless it involves the life or death of my Sect."

True Monarch Yanhuang said with a serious expression.

"6."

Yuan Feng didn't know what to say anymore.

A Supreme Fire True Monarch saying he didn't like fighting was no different from a strongman saying he couldn't twist open a bottle cap—it was absolutely Heaven-Defying.

While the man and the ape were talking, the Golden Cores confronting each other at the Western Border Pass moved. They selected their opponents and rose into the outer heavens, beginning the Golden Core Dou Zhan.

But Great Qi was short one True Monarch, making the situation somewhat unfavorable. One True Monarch was currently facing a pincer attack from two opponents.

This True Monarch came from Qianyan Mansion, his Daoist title was Yan Tuo, and he cultivated the Way of Thick Earth, specializing in defense.

This was also why he had intercepted the extra True Monarch.

He could take a hit and was thick-skinned; as long as a True Monarch on his side could finish off an opponent, the unfavorable situation could be reversed.

However, the two True Monarchs besieging him were both at the Late Stage Golden Core, and their strength was very formidable.

One came from the Da Ye Imperial Family, with vigorous Li Fire surrounding him. With every movement, the Li Fire transformed into a galaxy, shaking the eight directions as stars were burned to ashes.

The other came from a Golden Core Sect within Great Enterprise called Duifeng Hall. He cultivated the Way of Dui Metal, and his Daoist title was Zhan Qiong!

Seeing this, Yuan Feng delayed no longer. With a step forward, his Peerless Battle Heaven-Equalizing Dharma Idol manifested, surrounded by Battle Dao Principles. It was like a world-shaking War God appearing, his Battle Intent like a dragon piercing the Nine Heavens.

Boom!

A golden fist shattered the vacuum, crushing the sun, moon, and stars, causing this piece of the starry sky to fracture and undergo a great collapse.

The hairs on True Monarch Zhan Qiong's body stood on end as he was besieging True Monarch Yan Tuo. He turned his long sword, and a sharp, boundless Dui Metal Sword Qi sliced upward to the Nine Heavens and downward to the Nine Netherworlds, slashing out a sword light that made the starry sky tremble.