162: The Eastern King has reached his peak.

Tai Yi's figure was like lightning, weaving freely through the Formation of thousands of Immortal Soldiers.

The chaos bell hovered above his head, and with every slight vibration, it sent out visible golden ripples. Wherever he passed, the Immortal Soldiers felt time and space being sealed, making it difficult to even move.

Those immortal art attacks, powerful enough to shatter mountains, were reduced to nothingness by the sound of the bell before they could even get close.

"The Immortal Court is nothing more than this!" Tai Yi said with a look of contempt.

Seeing this, seven Quasi-Saint Immortal Lords of the Immortal Court immediately formed a Formation to besiege him.

The brilliance of the Formation intertwined into a net, descending upon Tai Yi.

"A mere parlor trick," Tai Yi sneered, flicking his finger against the chaos bell.

A clear, resonant chime of the bell echoed across the East Sea.

The offensive, which seemed like an inescapable net, was frozen into a still painting by the sound of the bell.

Tai Yi strolled through the static immortal light as if taking a leisurely walk, Solar True Fire bursting from his fingertips, heating the great Formation until it turned red and exploded.

Several Immortal Lords spat blood and were sent flying, their eyes filled with disbelief.

At this moment, East Duke had already rushed out from the seabed, his Dragon Head Staff transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang golden Dragon that pounced forward.

Without even turning his head, Tai Yi slapped the chaos bell with his backhand.

The star map on the bell's body suddenly lit up, and Zhou Tian Star Power gathered into an inverted galaxy, blasting the golden Dragon until its scales flew everywhere.

Affected by the aftershocks, thousands of Immortal Soldiers were swept into the sea like fallen leaves.

"With only this much skill, you dare to falsely claim the title of Immortal Emperor?"

"You dare to be an enemy of my Yao Race? Are you even worthy?"

The Solar True Fire around Tai Yi became increasingly fierce, and his entire being transformed into a dazzling sun.

The Immortal Soldiers had to lower their heads and submit, while those with weaker cultivation had their Divine Souls shaken by the searing heat.

Even now, Tai Yi had not yet exerted his full strength, moving freely through the Immortal Court's military Formation as if playing with children.

The chaos bell occasionally transformed into a mountain to suppress, and at other times into a sharp blade to strike; every change in form was accompanied by Immortal Generals and Immortal Soldiers falling into the sea with heavy injuries.

By the time East Duke organized another offensive, Tai Yi had already slaughtered his way through the entire vanguard Formation, leaving behind only scorched clouds and wailing Immortal Soldiers.

The East Sea became terrifyingly quiet at this moment.

Whether it was the Dragon Clan or the Immortal Court, they all held their breath, watching that figure who resembled a God of War.

Tai Yi stood in the Void Realm, with the projection of the Zhou Tian Starry Sky behind him and the defeated Immortal Court army beneath his feet.

He gently brushed away non-existent dust from his sleeve and beckoned with his finger toward the ashen-faced East Duke: "Who else!"

Seeing this, East Duke was still greatly shocked, and he gained a preliminary understanding of the Heavenly Court's strength.

Not to mention anything else, just Tai Yi alone had left their entire group completely helpless.

But he would not admit defeat just like that; one person's strength might be inferior, but what about the power of Myriad Immortals?

"Rise, Myriad Immortals Formation!"

As his voice fell, East Duke slowly floated upward, standing above the vast immortal army.

The Myriad Immortals Formation Map suddenly spread out beneath his feet, radiating a dazzling golden immortal light.

Thirty-six thousand Immortal Court Cultivators simultaneously performed hand seals, their internal magical power surging toward the formation eye like a river breaching a dam.

Countless golden streams of light converged from all directions, condensing around East Duke into a brilliant Myriad Immortals Battle Armor.

"Tai Yi, do you think you can run rampant just by relying on the chaos bell?" East Duke's voice became grand and majestic under the enhancement of the Formation.

Feeling the nearly infinite power surging within him, the confidence that Tai Yi had previously shattered swelled once again to the extreme.

Under the infusion of immortal power, the Dragon Head Staff transformed into a lifelike Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, with the fanatical faces of the Immortal Lords reflected on its scales.

The Mount Penglais Seventy-Two Peaks lit up simultaneously with soaring pillars of light, illuminating the East Sea as if it were day.

East Duke stood in the center of the light pillars, his figure ballooning to tens of thousands of zhang in height. The Nine-Dragon Canopy above his head expanded like a sky curtain, and the hanging tassels turned into concentrated immortal light Laws surrounding him.

Within this Myriad Immortals Formation, he felt as if he were nearly omnipotent.

"Do you see? This is the true might of an Immortal Emperor!" East Duke laughed wildly, pointing at Tai Yi.

Taking a step forward, golden lotuses grew beneath his feet, and the Pure Yang True Fire spewing from their centers evaporated the seawater into a mist that filled the sky.

Those Immortal Soldiers who had been routed by Tai Yi were now rallying again under the Formation's enhancement, their eyes burning with fanatical Battle Intent.

East Duke was intoxicated by this unprecedented power, even developing the illusion that he could shatter the Zhou Tian Star Dou with a single punch.

He looked down upon Tai Yi, then glanced at the Dragon Clan and the people from the Heavenly Court watching from afar, his voice rolling across the sky like thunder: "Today, I shall let all living beings of the Great Desolate know who the true Co-ruler of Heaven and Earth is!"

The Myriad Immortals Formation roared in response, and the entire East Sea trembled at his arrogant words.

Tai Yi's brow furrowed slightly, then immediately smoothed out.

"Then let me test just how much strength you really have!"

Solar True Fire surged around Tai Yi, the chaos bell hung high above his head, and the star map on its body shifted, resonating with the Zhou Tian Starry Sky.

Facing the surged strength of East Duke, he was not afraid in the slightest.

He charged directly toward East Duke's ten-thousand-zhang dharma idol.

The chaos bell boomed, and a visible golden ripple swept out. Wherever it passed, the immortal light condensed by the Myriad Immortals Formation was forcibly torn open.

East Duke gave a sinister laugh, and his Golden Dragon Staff swept across. A strike carrying the power of Myriad Immortals directly shattered the sound waves of the chaos bell.

Its remaining power undiminished, it smashed heavily against the body of the bell that Tai Yi used to block.

Clang—

Amidst the world-shaking loud noise, Tai Yi was knocked back by this staff, and the Void Realm beneath his feet shattered inch by inch.

"Nothing more than this!" East Duke pursued his advantage, and three thousand Immortal-Locking Chains flew out from the Myriad Immortals Formation, each one entwined with a different immortal light Law.

Tai Yi urged the chaos bell to rotate rapidly, and the Chaos patterns on the bell's body rippled out, transforming into swimming Dragons that crushed the chains.

But hundreds of chains still broke through his defense, leaving deep scorch marks on his Golden Crow Battle Armor.

The two engaged in a world-shaking duel high above the East Sea.

With every movement of East Duke, the power of Myriad Immortals was as vast as an abyss or a sea.

With one palm strike, the phantom of the Mount Penglais Seventy-Two Peaks suppressed downward. With one finger point, the natal Divine Abilities of three hundred and sixty-five Immortal Lords erupted simultaneously.

Although Tai Yi protected himself with the chaos bell, he was still forced back step by step, and his Golden Crow True Form almost fell several times.

"Tai Yi, the Eastern Emperor of the Yao Race, is nothing more than this!" East Duke laughed wildly, and nine Karmic Golden Dragons flew out from the Myriad Immortals Formation, surrounding Tai Yi.

Each breath of the Dragons contained a different immortal Dao killing technique, forcing Tai Yi to only defend his immediate surroundings.

However, just when East Duke thought victory was within his grasp, Tai Yi suddenly sneered.

Although the light of the chaos bell had dimmed, the Chaos Origin at its core remained unmoved.

Under constant urging, it finally stimulated a streak of Chaos Qi that seemed to split heaven and earth.

This streak of Chaos Qi ignored the defenses of the Myriad Immortals Formation, piercing through and leaving a bloodstain directly on East Duke's brow.

East Duke was furious, and the Myriad Immortals Formation operated to its limit, causing the entire East Sea to boil under the Formation's pull.

Although Tai Yi was suppressed once again, he never showed signs of defeat under the protection of the chaos bell.

The aftershocks produced by their clash tore the clouds within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles to shreds, forcing even the watching Dragon Clan to temporarily retreat.