174: The Great War Breaks Out

However, the laughter quickly died down.

Old Ghost Han, Ghost Abyss, the Old Ancestor of the Blood Saber Gate, Furious Bloody Saber, the Old Ancestor of the Five Poisons Cult, Du Wanren, and the Mistress of the Xuanyin Sect, You Ji—the True Immortal Ancestors of these five major powers—all instantly had extremely ugly expressions, their pupils contracting sharply.

"Wrong! This aura... two at the Middle Stage True Immortal, one at the Late Stage True Immortal, and... two at the Peak True Immortal?!”

Old Ghost Han cried out in disbelief, his voice trembling.

"Wending Sect... actually has five True Immortals guarding it?! This... how is this possible!"

You Ji’s beautiful face turned pale with fright.

These words exploded like thunder in the vast allied army behind them!

Panic spread like a plague.

True Immortals were existences that stood above all living beings!

A single True Immortal could easily obliterate hundreds or thousands of Heavenly Immortals and Earth Immortals!

Five True Immortals, including two at the Peak, what terrifying power was that?

The numerical advantage they originally counted on now seemed utterly ridiculous.

Venerable Duobao yawned and looked at Li Tiangang and Xu Wenxian: "Leave these five old fellows to us!"

"Old Ancestor, Hall Master Xu, please trouble the two of you to first clear out those noisy Riffraff behind us, so they don't keep squawking!"

"We’ll meet up after we’re done."

"Alright!" Li Tiangang and Xu Wenxian responded, their figures transforming into two streams of light, charging without hesitation toward the sky-obscuring Immortal Ship and the army of Cultivators!

The True Immortal pressure was released without reservation, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep!

"Attack!"

Venerable Duobao dropped his nonchalant smile and waved his plump hand.

Fairy Li Meng and the Sweeping Monk Dao Chen also attacked simultaneously.

Three overwhelmingly terrifying auras instantly locked onto the five enemy True Immortals!

"Two Peak True Immortals, one Late Stage True Immortal! How can we fight this?"

"You want to run now? Too late!"

Old Ghost Han roared, madness flashing in his eyes: "I am also a Peak True Immortal, I can hold one back!"

"Can the four of you working together not even take down the other two?"

"As long as we deal with them first, the remaining two are nothing to fear!"

"Old Ghost Han is right! Let's fight for it!" Furious Bloody Saber grinned sinisterly, drawing his saber, Evil Qi soaring to the sky.

"Kill!"

Eight figures collided instantly, and a terrifying energy storm immediately tore apart the clouds over millions of miles.

The earth cracked, and space distorted!

A battle of True Immortals was capable of destroying heaven and earth!

However, the battle was almost entirely one-sided.

In just a moment, the Old Ancestor of the Blood Saber Gate, Furious Bloody Saber, was sent flying out of the battle with a scream, a transparent hole piercing his chest. Blood poured out, his aura weakened to the extreme, and he crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Hahaha! One Peak True Immortal, four Late Stage True Immortals, now this is somewhat interesting!"

Venerable Duobao's laughter came from the center of the energy: "That was just warming up, felt pretty good! Now, this Daoist Master is getting serious!"

Furious Bloody Saber, lying on the ground, almost spat out another mouthful of old blood upon hearing this.

"...Warming up? And it already beat me like this?"

He simply closed his eyes, retracted his aura to the extreme, and began playing dead.

"Amitabha."

The old monk Dao Chen chanted a Buddhist invocation, his appearance solemn and dignified, but his attack was merciless.

His palm print was like a mountain, the Buddha's light shining down carrying a sharp killing intent.

"Several benefactors have committed deep sins. This poor monk will now send you to see the Buddha to repent properly!"

Fairy Li Meng did not speak a word, but her jade hands fluttered, spreading the Dao of Extreme Cold. Wherever it passed, even space was frozen and shattered.

"Pfft—!"

"Ah—!"

Two piercing screams sounded almost simultaneously.

The Old Ancestor of the Five Poisons Cult, Du Wanren, was pierced through the brow by Fairy Li Meng's ice crystal, his Divine Soul utterly destroyed.

The Old Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave, Ghost Abyss, was struck by Dao Chen's Buddha Seal. The ghostly Qi surrounding him dissipated like boiling water splashing on snow, his form and spirit scattered!

"This Immortal recently crushed the Late Stage True Immortal of the Meng Family in Lanxiao Continent,"

Venerable Duobao said slowly while manipulating the myriad Immortal Treasures flying around to smash at Old Ghost Han and You Ji: "Today, it's your turn."

"It was you! You destroyed the Meng Family!"

You Ji finally understood, screaming shrilly, her eyes filled with terror and despair.

She wanted to flee but found that the space around her had already been sealed by their combined efforts, leaving her unable to move.

In the next moment, an Immortal Treasure resembling a Jade Ruyi and a beam of icy, cold light simultaneously pierced her protective Immortal Essence.

"No... don't kill me! I surrender! Spare my life!"

You Ji let out a final, tragic plea.

But Venerable Duobao and Fairy Li Meng showed no intention of stopping. A flash of light passed, and the Mistress of the Xuanyin Sect, a Late Stage True Immortal expert, perished.

"Tsk..."

Venerable Duobao pouted and pocketed You Ji's Storage Ring: "All you old guys say almost the same things before you die, not a bit original."

In the blink of an eye, three of the five great True Immortals were dead, and one was severely wounded.

Only Old Ghost Han remained, struggling desperately under Dao Chen's fierce assault, facing imminent peril.

On the other side, Li Tiangang and Xu Wenxian's slaughter of the allied army was even more efficient.

Under the True Immortal pressure, Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals were like mere weeds. The massive Immortal Ship fleet was torn to shreds by Sword Qi and Immortal Gang. Countless Cultivators wailed and fled, but they could not escape the lock of the True Immortals' Divine Thought.

"It's over! Everything is over!"

"Run!"

"The Old Ancestors are all dead!"

"..."

The allied army completely collapsed, scattering like startled birds, but how could they escape?

What awaited them was only ruthless reaping.

Old Ghost Han’s eyes were split wide with rage, his heart filled with terror.

"How could this be... How could this be!"

"Next, I have to face five True Immortals alone. I have absolutely no chance of winning!"

"You dare to be distracted while fighting this poor monk?" Dao Chen's voice was like the evening bell, and he slammed a palm onto Old Ghost Han's back.

"Pfft—!"

Old Ghost Han spat out blood wildly, his aura weakening considerably.

In the distance, the 'Melon-eating' Cultivators who had activated their Divine Abilities to watch from thousands of miles away were already scared out of their wits.

"Too... too terrifying! Is this a battle between True Immortals?"

"I feel like this entire world is about to be shattered!"

"Who do you think will win? This concerns the future structure of the Qinggu Heaven Domain!"

"Fellow Daoist, are you blind? Why is that even a question? Fighting one against five, how could Old Ghost Han possibly win?"

"..."

Seeing that Li Tiangang and Xu Wenxian had finished clearing the stragglers and were now faintly surrounding the heavily injured Old Ghost Han along with Venerable Duobao, the Sweeping Monk, and Fairy Li Meng, Old Ghost Han knew his doom was sealed today.

His hair was disheveled, looking like a madman, and he roared hoarsely: "Today, my five major powers have fallen!"

"But don't celebrate too soon!"

"The Three Great Academies and the Domain Lord will never stand by and do nothing!"

"The secret that your Wending Sect can resurrect True Immortals will surely interest the Domain Lord!"

"Sooner or later, you will follow our footsteps!"

"Hahahaha..."

He laughed maniacally, but tears of blood streamed from his eyes. His aura began to surge uncontrollably; he was actually preparing to self-detonate his True Immortal Origin for one last desperate fight!

Venerable Duobao sneered: "Heh, a dying man still has so much nonsense to spout..."

The five instantly pulled back, each bringing out defensive measures and standing ready.

However, in the next instant, Old Ghost Han's surging aura suddenly retracted. His figure turned into a streak of almost invisible dark light, moving in the opposite direction from the group, desperately fleeing at the cost of burning his life force!

"..."

"He... he ran away?"

All five were stunned.