223: The Eternal Heaven descends and the gods and demons confront each other

"Run north? Run as far as possible? Never come back?"

When the Great Shaman of the Golden Tent Royal Court finished relaying this divine oracle from everlasting sky with his hoarse and bitter voice, the atmosphere in front of the royal tent instantly froze.

Huyan Lie, the Grassland Hero (Prairie Overlord), stared blankly at this spiritual leader whom he had always revered as a god.

For the first time, a bewildered expression appeared on his face, which was usually etched with ruggedness and boldness.

Run?

The great, omnipotent everlasting sky, who had protected the prairie people for thousands of years, was actually telling them to run?

And to flee without a fight?

Was this a joke?

"Great Shaman... You... are you sure this is everlasting sky's divine oracle?"

Huyan Lie asked with difficulty.

He would rather believe that this Great Shaman, who had lived too long, had become senile and misheard.

He was unwilling to believe that the supreme deity they worshipped would issue such a cowardly and ridiculous command.

"I am sure."

The Great Shaman slowly closed his eyes, his old face, like dried orange peel, filled with despair.

"Just now."

"I felt the Aura of my brother completely dissipate."

"Brother?" Huyan Lie was stunned.

"That old fellow from West Mausoleum," the Great Shaman said hoarsely, "He is dead."

"Along with the tens of thousands of so-called Knights of Light under his command, and the Knights of Light personally created by Haotian, they were all wiped out."

"What?!"

Huyan Lie stumbled back two steps as if struck by lightning.

West Mausoleum Divine Hall!

That greatest power in the Central Plains, which had always kept to itself and even had a subtle connection with their Golden Tent Royal Court!

It was destroyed just like that?!

Even that High Priest of Judgment, whose strength was unfathomable, died?!

This... how is this possible?!

When did such a terrifying power appear in the Central Plains?!

"It was done by that newly risen Emperor of Great Tang."

The Great Shaman seemed to read his thoughts and said slowly.

"He used some unknown method to summon an ancient, peerless demon god from Hell."

"That demon god flattened West Mausoleum in just one day."

"He even forced Haotian to personally intervene."

"The result..."

A trace of fear appeared on the Great Shaman's face.

"The result was that Haotian lost."

"He was forced back by that Emperor of Great Tang with an imperial edict across endless time and space."

"And now..."

The Great Shaman suddenly opened his eyes, his turbid pupils filled with endless fear!

"That Emperor of Great Tang has sent out another death legion, a hundred times more terrifying than that demon god!"

"Their target is us!"

"Great Khan, do you understand?"

"We are not facing the Mortal armies of the Central Plains!"

"But a lunatic who can even defeat gods!"

"A monster more terrifying than a devil!"

"We have no chance of winning at all!"

"everlasting sky telling us to run is not cowardice!"

"But to preserve the last bit of Bloodline for our prairie people!"

The Great Shaman's voice became sharp and mournful due to his excitement!

Every word he spoke was like a heavy hammer striking Huyan Lie's heart!

Huyan Lie was completely stunned.

He finally understood.

He finally understood why everlasting sky, who had always been high above, would issue such a humiliating command.

Because the enemy was too strong.

So strong that even gods felt despair!

"Haha... Hahahahaha..."

He suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

His laughter was filled with endless desolation and self-mockery.

"Run?"

"Where can we run to?"

He looked at the colder, more barren ice plains to the north.

"Even if we can escape today."

"But what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?"

"That mad emperor, his goal is the whole world!"

"How long can we hide?"

"Are we to let our great prairie people linger on in this icy world like a pack of stray dogs?!"

A raging fire ignited in Huyan Lie's eyes!

That was the unyielding spirit of a king!

It was the dignity of an overlord!

"No!"

He suddenly drew the golden scimitar from his waist, which symbolized royal power!

"I, Huyan Lie, am a king of the prairie in life!"

"And I will be a ghost of the prairie in death!"

"I will never be a coward who flees without a fight!"

He raised the scimitar high in his hand and roared with all his might:

"Deliver my royal decree!"

"Assemble all the warriors of my Golden Tent Royal Court!"

"I will personally lead them to meet that death legion from Hell!"

"I want to show those Central Plains people!"

"None of my prairie men are cowards!"

"I will use their blood to defend our last glory!"

His voice was filled with an unyielding resolve!

And the tragic heroism of a moth flying into a flame!

The Great Shaman looked at his death-defying appearance, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something.

But in the end, he just sighed deeply.

He knew he couldn't persuade him.

This proudest eagle of the prairie had made his choice.

He chose to end his life and the life of this Dynasty in the most tragic way.

"So be it, so be it."

The Great Shaman slowly turned around and walked towards the temple.

His back looked so lonely and desolate.

"Since you want to fight."

"Then this old man will accompany you on this last journey."

He was preparing to burn his last life and Soul.

To borrow one last burst of power from the great everlasting sky.

Even if he knew it was futile.

But he still wanted to shed his last drop of blood for the people he had protected all his life... Across the prairie, the desolate sound of horns echoed through the clouds.

Countless fierce prairie knights gathered from tribes in all directions.

They rode the most magnificent warhorses.

Wielding the sharpest scimitars.

Their faces carried a fearless madness.

They didn't know what kind of enemy they were about to face.

They only knew that their Great Khan was summoning them.

They only knew that an enemy had invaded their homeland.

They were going to use the enemy's blood to defend the dignity of the prairie!

A steel torrent of 300,000 elite prairie knights, personally led by Huyan Lie, launched a desperate charge towards the inauspicious land to the south, shrouded in the Aura of death!

They were going to meet their fate!

Chapter 156: The God-Slaying Blade Makes Its Debut

When Huyan Lie led 300,000 prairie iron cavalry, like a sand-whirling tornado, charging south with a tragic and unyielding Aura, in front of them, on the ancient battlefield shrouded in Yin Qi of death, a black torrent was also silently advancing.

The 600,000 Great Qin Elite Soldiers had no warhorses, no roars.

They simply marched with unified steps, as if measured by a ruler.

Step by step, forward.

With each step, the earth trembled slightly.

The footsteps of 600,000 people converged, forming a peculiar death drumbeat that seemed to resonate with the human heartbeat.

"Thump."

"Thump."

"Thump."

The sound was not loud, but it was so heavy that it made people breathless.

They were like a slowly moving shadow of death.

Wherever they passed, all things withered, and life ceased.

Bai Qi rode a black bone horse, condensed from pure Yin Qi of death, at the forefront of the army.

His perpetually expressionless face showed no emotion.

He merely gazed into the distance at the rapidly approaching yellow dust.

He could feel the fearless and resolute Battle Intent contained within that dust.

He could also feel the Aura of a king, like a burning lion, at the very front of that army.

"Quite spirited, indeed."

He commented indifferently.

"Unfortunately, born in the wrong era."

"And stood on the wrong side."

Wang Jian, who was also riding a bone horse beside him, nodded at his words.

"Foolish bravery, a mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating oneself."

His evaluation was more direct and more dismissive.

"General, why must you personally intervene?"

On the other side, Meng Tian cupped his fists and requested to be sent.

"This subordinate is willing to lead ten thousand iron cavalry as the vanguard!"

"One charge will be enough to completely crush these barbarians who don't know their place!"

"No."

Bai Qi shook his head.

He slowly raised his right hand.

"His Majesty the Emperor wants more than just an ordinary victory."

"He wants deterrence!"

"Absolute Divine Might that will make the entire world tremble!"

"He wants to use this battle to offer the most magnificent salute to the return of our Great Qin Elite Soldiers!"

Bai Qi's voice was cold and filled with fanaticism!

"So, this battle, we cannot win too easily."

"We must win spectacularly!"

"Win in a way that frightens all those who are secretly spying on us out of their wits!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the 600,000 strong army below, which was already in formation.

"Deliver my military order!"

"All forces, form Ranks!"

"Activate the God-Slaying Formation!"

"God-Slaying Formation?!"

Wang Jian and Meng Tian were both shocked at his words!

They looked at Bai Qi in disbelief.

The God-Slaying Formation!

That was the strongest military formation, the ultimate trump card of their Great Qin Elite Soldiers!

It was the ultimate killing formation specially created by His Majesty the Emperor in the past to deal with the legendary enemies from beyond the heavens!

Once this formation was unleashed, it could be Heaven-Defying, slay immortals, and slaughter demons!

However, this formation also consumed an immense amount of the soldiers' Soul Power!

It should not be used lightly unless at a moment of life and death!

But now, the General was actually going to use this strongest trump card in the very first battle?!

Was it necessary to make such a big fuss over mere 300,000 prairie Mortals?!

"General! Think twice!"

Wang Jian quickly advised.

"Although this formation is powerful, it harms the natural order and will greatly deplete the Soul Power of our soldiers! Our army has just arrived in this world, and our Foundation is not yet stable; it is truly inadvisable to take such a risk!"

"No matter."

Bai Qi waved his hand, his voice still unchallengeable.

"His Majesty the Emperor has bestowed upon us immortal Soul bodies."

"As long as His Majesty's Dynasty's fortune does not decline."

"We will live forever!"

"What is a little Soul Power consumption?"

"Moreover..."

A cold Killing Intent flashed in Bai Qi's eyes.

"That 'everlasting sky' hiding behind them is about to lose patience."

"This formation is perfect for drawing Him out as well."

"Then slaughter Him and offer Him to His Majesty as a drink!"

Having said that, he no longer paid attention to Wang Jian and Meng Tian.

He raised high the Man-Slayer Sword in his hand, which had already drunk the blood of countless living beings!

"All troops, heed my command!"

"Form the formation!"

"Roar!"

With his command,

The 600,000 Great Qin Elite Soldiers below let out a thunderous roar in unison!

Their weapons heavily struck the ground!

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

An ancient, desolate Aura, filled with endless Killing Intent, surged from their bodies into the sky!

600,000 black pillars of Killing Intent converged in mid-air, forming a gigantic blood-colored millstone!

The millstone slowly rotated.

As if to grind the entire heaven and earth into dust!

..."What... what is that monstrous thing?!"

Huyan Lie, leading his army in a charge from a distance, felt a chill run from head to toe when he saw the blood-colored millstone that blotted out the sky!

His unyielding momentum of charge faltered!

The warhorse beneath him let out a terrified whinny, its four hooves buckling, nearly throwing him to the ground!

It wasn't just him.

The 300,000 fearless cavalry behind him were also plunged into immense chaos!

Their warhorses all neighed in terror, pawing at the ground as if they had seen a natural enemy, refusing to take another step forward!

No matter how their masters whipped or reprimanded them, it was useless!

Animal instincts are far sharper than human ones.

They could clearly sense the pure threat of death contained within that bloody millstone ahead, a threat powerful enough to utterly crush their Souls!

"Hold steady! Everyone, hold steady!"

Huyan Lie roared with all his might, trying to calm the rapidly collapsing morale.

But it was useless.

In the face of absolute fear of death,

any courage or glory seemed so pale and powerless.

Just then,

"Om—!"

A grand divine oracle once again descended from the sky!

A pillar of green light, thicker than before, descended from the heavens, enveloping the entire cavalry formation!

Bathed in that green light pillar,

the terrified warhorses miraculously quieted down.

The eyes of the demoralized knights once again burned with fanatical light!

It was everlasting sky!

The great everlasting sky had intervened!

"My children!"

An ancient yet majestic voice echoed in the minds of all the cavalry.

"Do not fear!"

"Do not be afraid!"

"I am with you!"

"For the glory of the grassland!"

"Charge!"

"For the glory of the grassland! Charge!"

When everlasting sky's grand and inciting voice resonated in the minds of all the cavalry,

the 300,000 cavalry, who had been on the verge of collapse, instantly became invigorated!

Their scattered gazes, caused by fear, were once again filled with fanatical faith!

"Ural!"

"For everlasting sky!"

"For the Great Khan!"

They let out beast-like roars!

Under the blessing of the green Divine Power, they forgot fear, they forgot death!

Only one thought remained in their hearts!

That was to charge!

To utterly crush those heretics who dared to provoke Divine Might!

"Kill!"

Huyan Lie was also infected by this fanatical atmosphere!

He raised his golden scimitar high, leading the charge once again towards that black legion of death in a desperate assault!

The 300,000 cavalry converged into an unstoppable torrent of steel, slamming fiercely into the bloody millstone formed by the 600,000 Great Qin Elite Soldiers!

An ultimate clash between Mortals and gods, faith and slaughter, was about to unfold bloodily on this vast grassland!

However, facing these 300,000 cavalry, whose Aura was so overwhelming it seemed capable of flattening everything,

Bai Qi's face still bore that indifferent, unperturbed expression.

He didn't even bother to glance at them directly.

His gaze was fixed coldly on the sky.

Looking at the source of the green light pillar that enveloped the cavalry.

"So, you've finally decided to show yourself?"

He said indifferently.

As his words fell,

the sky above changed dramatically!

The green light pillar suddenly contracted inwards!

Then, in mid-air, it condensed into an enormous human-shaped silhouette!

The human silhouette wore an ancient green shaman's robe and a ferocious headdress made of countless animal bones and feathers.

His face was hidden in shadow, making it unclear.

But the sacred Divine Might emanating from him, originating from the same source as Haotian yet filled with barbaric and primitive Killing Intent, swept across the entire world like a materialized storm!

He was the guardian god that the nomadic people had worshipped for thousands of years.

everlasting sky!

"Souls from another world."

everlasting sky slowly spoke.

His voice seemed to be formed by countless voices overlapping.

Grand, desolate, and filled with the unquestionable Divine Might of a god.

"This is not the Domain you should tread upon."

"Immediately return to your Hell."

"Otherwise, I will personally send you back to eternal annihilation!"

His words were filled with a condescending tone of judgment.

As if he were the only Dominator of this world.

However, his response was Bai Qi's even colder, more disdainful sneer.

"God?"

Bai Qi raised his head, and for the first time, a hint of emotion named "mockery" appeared in his unperturbed eyes.

"Are you worthy?"

"In front of His Majesty the Emperor,"

"you don't even have the right to carry his shoes."

"Presumptuous!"

everlasting sky was furious!

As a supreme being of the same Rank as Haotian,

how could he have ever suffered such humiliation?!

A terrifying Divine Might erupted from him with a roar!

The entire grassland trembled violently under his wrath!

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder!

As if the end of the world had arrived!

"A coward who doesn't even dare to manifest his true body."

Bai Qi, however, ignored his anger.

He slowly raised the Human Butcher Sword in his hand, pointing it distantly at everlasting sky in the sky.

"Stop playing tricks there."

"If you want to fight, come down."

"If you don't want to fight, get lost immediately!"

"Otherwise, once I've slaughtered all your running dogs,"

"you'll be next!"

Bai Qi's words were utterly arrogant!

He actually openly provoked their god in front of 300,000 grassland believers!

"You're courting death!"

everlasting sky was completely enraged!

He stopped wasting words!

He suddenly raised his right hand!

A gigantic spear, condensed from the purest green Divine Power, instantly appeared in his hand!

The spear was entwined with countless Law runes of wind and thunder!

Emanating a terrifying Aura capable of piercing through heaven and earth!

"Since you are so eager to die!"

"Then I shall grant your wish!"

"In my name, everlasting sky!"

"Judgment!"

He roared, and the thunder spear in his hand transformed into a green lightning bolt, tearing through the sky with world-destroying power, fiercely stabbing towards the bloody millstone formed by the 600,000 Great Qin Elite Soldiers below!

He wanted to use this strike to utterly wipe out these ignorant Souls, along with their army formation, from this world!

However, facing this divine attack, comparable to Haotian's finger,

Bai Qi's face still bore that indifferent expression.

He didn't even bother to look up at the thunder spear descending from the sky.

He simply slowly raised the Human Butcher Sword in his hand above his head.

Then, he gently swung it downwards towards the 300,000 cavalry who had already charged close.

"God Slaying Formation."

"Activate."

"Target: enemy forces ahead."

"Crush them."

As his cold and merciless command was given,

"Boom—!"

The colossal bloody millstone suspended above the Great Qin army formation suddenly sank downwards!

Then, with a terrifying force capable of silencing the entire world,

it fiercely crushed down upon the 300,000 cavalry, who were currently under the blessing of Divine Power and fanatical faith!

...Meanwhile, at the same time.

Taiji Hall in Chang'an.

Li Chengqian was watching with great interest the colossal water mirror formed by the power of national destiny before him.

The mirror clearly displayed the shocking scene of gods and demons confronting each other on the northern grassland, with a great battle imminent.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

He sipped the tea brewed for him by his concubine Lu Yu, sighing with schadenfreude.

"This everlasting sky doesn't seem to be very smart."

"Knowing full well that that unlucky fellow from West Mausoleum was just cut down by my blade,"

"he still dares to jump out and offer himself as a head?"

"Is he tired of living too long?"

He shook his head, a playful smile appearing on his face.

"But this is good too."

"It saves me the trouble of making another trip."

"Resolve it all at once."

He looked at the two world-destroying forces in the water mirror that were about to collide.

A hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes.

"Bai Qi, ah, Bai Qi."

"Don't disappoint me."

"Let me see clearly."

"Which is stronger, your 'Human Butcher' blade or Zhonglou's 'Demon Venerable' sword?"

When Bai Qi's cold and merciless words, "Crush them," echoed over the grassland,

the gigantic bloody millstone suspended above the 600,000 Great Qin Elite Soldiers' army formation finally moved!

It carried a terrifying weight that seemed capable of crushing all eternity, and an endless Killing Intent that could freeze the Divine Soul.

Like a falling meteor, it fiercely crushed down upon the 300,000 cavalry. For a moment, shouts of battle, the neighing of warhorses, and the clashing of weapons intertwined, deafening the ears.

Under the blessing of Divine Power, the cavalry fearlessly charged towards the bloody millstone. However, the power of the God Slaying Formation was too terrifying; the knights in the front row were instantly ground into meat paste by the millstone, blood splattering and dyeing the earth red. But the knights behind them showed no signs of retreating, still charging madly, attempting to break through this terrifying killing formation.

Seeing his believers suffering heavy casualties, everlasting sky roared in anger, and the thunder spear in his hand grew even more powerful, stabbing towards the bloody millstone with the force of thunder. At the same time, the Human Butcher Sword in Bai Qi's hand shone brightly; he watched everything coldly, commanding the army formation to operate at full power.

The moment the bloody millstone and the thunder spear were about to collide, the entire grassland seemed to fall silent; everyone held their breath, awaiting the outcome of this earth-shattering collision.

"Boom!" The thunder spear and the bloody millstone collided fiercely; a dazzling light flashed, and shockwaves spread out like ripples, instantly turning a hundred-mile radius of grassland into scorched earth. Although everlasting sky's Divine Power was strong, the God Slaying Formation was not to be trifled with, and the two were in a stalemate.

At this moment, Huyan Lie looked at the warriors falling around him, his heart filled with grief. But he did not retreat, raising his golden scimitar high, he roared again and charged towards the Qin army. Meanwhile, the Great Qin Elite Soldiers, under Bai Qi's command, maintained their formation flawlessly, continuing to push the bloody millstone forward.

In Taiji Hall in Chang'an, Li Chengqian stared intently at the water mirror, his eyes full of anticipation. "Bai Qi, show me your true strength!" he muttered softly.

On the battlefield, the bloody millstone gradually gained the upper hand, slowly pushing back the thunder spear. Seeing this, everlasting sky's forehead bulged with veins, and he increased his Divine Power output. However, just then, Bai Qi suddenly roared: "Break!" The bloody millstone suddenly accelerated, completely shattering the thunder spear. everlasting sky spat out a mouthful of divine blood, his figure swaying precariously. And the 300,000 cavalry, under this terrifying killing formation, suffered heavy casualties and were almost wiped out, with mournful cries echoing across the grassland.