383: The Five Celestial Venerables Fight Side by Side

The Twelve Star Lords, along with the two Great Emperors, Flame Emperor Jiang Lieshan and Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, and 110,000 immortal soldiers and generals, collectively besieged the Heavenly Venerable Palace.

Boom!!!

The ancient Chaos Divine Gate of the Heavenly Venerable Palace burst open!

A golden light tore through the dark clouds, and immediately after, four distinct supreme auras shot into the sky, forcing back the Killing Intent of 110,000 immortal soldiers by a hundred li!

Taichu Heavenly Venerate stepped out first, his white hair like snow, his eyes reflecting all the heavens. His Sword Intent, though unreleased, already caused the Void Realm to collapse.

To his left, Grand Flame Heavenly Venerable landed with a single step. Ten thousand-foot fire lotuses bloomed around his body, incinerating Laws, even dimming Flame Emperor Jiang Lieshan's Scarlet Prison Divine Flame—this fire was formed from the first ray of Yang Flame in the Spirit Realm!

To his right, Fairy Zi Ming lightly raised her delicate hand, and a cold tide, like the Nine Heavens' Silver River, poured down, instantly freezing space and time!

The battle beasts beneath the Twelve Star Lords were instantly covered in profound ice, even their breaths condensed into frosty crystals!

Behind him, Old Ancestor Ming He opened his mouth and inhaled—

Ten thousand souls wailed, rising from the depths of the Nine Hells, transforming into a towering black river that encircled the Heavenly Venerable Palace. Floating within the river were the valiant souls of fallen heroes from all ages, now all transformed into boundary-guarding battle souls!

Further above, Great Evolution Heavenly Venerate used both hands to activate the remnant stars of the heavens. The Star River rolled back like a Dragon, and ten thousand rays of Star Power condensed into chains of Law, temporarily sealing the cracks at the edge of the Immortal Realm passage—cutting off their retreat and severing their reinforcements!

The Five Great Heavenly Venerables stood shoulder to shoulder!

Taichu Heavenly Venerate laughed up at the sky, his voice shaking the universe, like thunder rolling over the ruins of the heavens:

"Those who wish to die—"

He slowly raised his right hand, and the Chaos Sword Intent tore through the firmament,

"—come directly!!"

In an instant, the Five Elements became unbalanced, the star orbits were disrupted, and even Immortal Emperor Haotian's projection in the Lingxiao Hall trembled slightly!

At this moment, in front of the Heavenly Venerable Palace, it was no longer ruins.

Instead, it was—the peak where five Venerables descended and all realms bowed!

"Bluffing, a mere five individuals, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly? Kill them—!"

Star Lord Yin Hu and Star Lord Si She had already shot out from the Formation like arrows from a bowstring!

Star Lord Yin Hu rode a thunder battle tiger, its roar shaking the heavens. The Void-Rending Tiger Tooth Blade in his hand tore through the Void Realm, and a fierce tiger battle aura coiled around his body. His speed was so great that not even an afterimage was left, as he went straight for Taichu Heavenly Venerate's throat!

"Die, old man!"

Star Lord Si She followed closely, riding a seven-headed venomous dragon. His Heart-Devouring Snake Whip was like a black python emerging from its cave, its tip spewing ten thousand poisons and curses, and secretly concealing an "Soul Corroding Curse Seal," intending to plant it into Taichu's Divine Soul amidst the Chaos!

The two cooperated perfectly, one fierce and one cunning, forming the strongest surprise attack combination among the Twelve Star Lords!

However—

Taichu Heavenly Venerate didn't even turn around.

He merely slowly raised his left hand, his five fingers gently clasped, like plucking a flower, like plucking a star.

"Noisy."

As these two words left his mouth, heaven and earth instantly fell silent.

The next moment—

Star Lord Yin Hu, man and tiger alike, suddenly paused, as if crashing into an invisible wall of Chaos.

A sneer still lingered in his eyes, but his chest had silently caved in, his tiger tooth blade turned to dust inch by inch, and the thunder battle tiger let out a mournful cry, actually exploding into a mist of blood from within!

And Star Lord Si She was even more tragic—the ten thousand poisons, curses, and curse seals he released all solidified three zhang from Taichu, then flowed back in reverse!

The seven heads of the venomous dragon exploded simultaneously, the snake whip shattered, and black blood spewed from his seven orifices. His Divine Soul was forcibly "extracted" from his Physical Body by an irresistible power of Law, suspended in mid-air, emitting a silent shriek!

The two figures exploded simultaneously, not even their Primordial Spirits managing to escape, completely annihilated within the chaotic Qi currents!

The entire scene was dead silent.

110,000 immortal soldiers, not a sound.

One move, two Great Star Lords—turned to ashes.

The entire field was awestruck.

The 110,000 immortal soldiers felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave; even their battle banners drooped slightly due to fear.

The remaining ten Star Lords turned pale and subconsciously retreated half a step!

Flame Emperor Jiang Lieshan, however, sneered, his eyes devoid of fear: "Foolish! With your meager recklessness, you dare to charge head-on!"

He suddenly waved his hand, his voice like thunder: "Five Divisions, heed my command—form the 'Five Elements Returning to the Void Suppressing Dao Great Formation'! Use Metal as blades, Wood as bindings, Water as traps, Fire as immolation, and Earth as seals! Crush their Dao Foundation!"

The 50,000 elite soldiers of the Five Divisions roared in agreement, instantly changing their Formation!

The Metal Division Puppets arrayed in front, their Geng Metal Evil Qi soaring; the Wood Division's rattan armor coiled around the sides, their green stalk chains entwining the void; the Water Division's Profound Nether Guards drew upon the Qi of the frigid abyss, freezing the flow of spiritual power; the Fire Division's Scarlet Prison Army ignited the world-burning karma flames, scorching Divine Souls; the Earth Division's Edict Envoys stamped the ground to form prisons, sealing all paths of retreat!

At the same time, Star Lord Chen Long also gritted his teeth and ordered: "The Twelve Zodiac Legions—deploy the Twelve Zodiac Soul Devouring Formation! Zi Rat hides its tracks to disturb the spirit, Ugly Ox stabilizes the earth to fix forms... The twelve phases generate each other, Star Power resonates, drain their Heavenly Venerable Origin!"

The 60,000-strong army quickly formed their array. Twelve pillars of Star Power shot into the sky, forming a star net covering a thousand li, intertwining and overlapping with the Five Elements Great Formation! Even more terrifyingly, the Immortal Realm passage continuously projected the Immortal Court's pressure, specifically countering powerful individuals from the Lower Realm!

Under the dual Formation and the suppression of immortal might, the divine light around the Five Great Heavenly Venerables suddenly dimmed!

Taichu Heavenly Venerate only felt his spiritual power circulate with 30% more sluggishness, and the Four Great Heavenly Venerates were suppressed to the point where they could barely mobilize their Laws!

"Indeed... they were well prepared." Taichu Heavenly Venerate's eyes were like lightning, yet without a trace of panic.

He sternly shouted: "You four, fully crack the array eyes! The Five Elements Formation core is at the junction of Metal and Wood, and the Twelve Zodiac Formation core is at the seven stars above Star Lord Chen Long's head! Act swiftly!"

"Yes, Big Brother!" The Four Great Heavenly Venerates responded in unison, charging towards the core of the Formation without hesitation!

Grand Flame Heavenly Venerable transformed into a world-burning fire line, directly rushing towards the Metal Division Puppet's core;

Fairy Zi Ming waved her delicate hand, and a cold tide froze the water and fire nodes;

Old Ancestor Ming He caused the black river to surge back, impacting the Earth and Wood Foundation;

Great Evolution Heavenly Venerate, meanwhile, formed hand seals, and chains of Star Power precisely pierced towards Star Lord Chen Long's glabella star core!

"Don't even think about it!" Flame Emperor Jiang Lieshan roared, leading his army to intercept.

Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan also activated the Edict Heavenly Ruler, sealing the actions of the four.

But—

Taichu Heavenly Venerate had already made the first move!

He took a step, and his Chaos Sword Intent swept across the army, actually forcing the two Great Emperors back to their original positions! Wherever the Sword Qi passed, the Void Realm collapsed, and even the Immortal Court's pressure was torn open with a crack!

"Your opponents—are me!" His voice was like a bell, shattering countless Killing Intents.

Flame Emperor and Yellow Emperor exchanged glances, and could only grit their teeth to meet the challenge.

The remaining ten Star Lords dared not approach, only circling and harassing from the periphery: Zi Rat threw poisoned needles, Wu Horse attacked the flanks, Xu Dog blocked the retreat, You Rooster emitted sound waves... Though not fatal, they were like maggots on bones, constantly draining Taichu's mental energy.

The battlefield was now completely divided—

On one side was the life-and-death race of the Four Great Heavenly Venerates breaking the Formation, and on the other was Taichu Heavenly Venerate's desperate battle, single-handedly facing two Great Emperors and ten Star Lords!

After several hours of life-and-death combat, the Five Great Heavenly Venerables had been pushed to a desperate situation.

The Five Elements Returning to the Void Formation and the Twelve Zodiac Soul Devouring Formation intertwined like a net of heaven and earth, and the Immortal Court's pressure descended like a collapsing mountain.

Although Taichu Heavenly Venerate was strong, under the dual suppression, his spiritual power was sluggish, his movements were slow, and each sword swing felt like dragging ten thousand jun of shackles.

Flame Emperor Jiang Lieshan's World-Burning Fire Mace continuously bombarded him, Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan's Edict chains entangled his soul and bound his spirit, and the ten Star Lords swarmed around him like poisonous bees, constantly tearing at his Divine Soul defenses.

Blood seeped from the corner of Taichu Heavenly Venerate's mouth, his white hair was stained with dust, and his heaven-reaching body was actually pushed to the brink of exhaustion!