206: Chapter 206 The Army Lands, Advancing from Three Route to Entrance
"Full army, attack!"
"Let Me... trample this island flat!"
Li Xuan's voice, calm yet containing supreme majesty, resonated like a creation oracle throughout every corner of the zhou tian star boat, echoing deep within the Divine Soul of every Heavenly Soldier and General.
In an instant, the dead-silent Void Realm was ignited.
"Obey the Heavenly Emperor's decree!"
A roar like a landslide and tsunami erupted from the mouths of millions of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, merging into a monstrous Battle Intent that tore through Chaos and reversed the heavens and earth.
"Rumble—"
The massive, peerless zhou tian star boat fleet had engines emitting a deafening roar. Warship hatches, shimmering with starlight, swung wide open like the gaping maws of giant beasts.
The next moment, light.
Endless starlight.
Millions of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, clad in radiant star armor and wielding divine gold battle spears, surged out of the warships like a burst Nine Heavens galaxy, transforming into torrents of steel.
They assembled rapidly in the Void Realm, organized into groups of ten, squads of one hundred, and battalions of ten thousand, forming mysterious battle formations. Starlight flowed between them, their Qi connected, condensing the presence of the million-strong army into a giant phantom of a war god that stood between heaven and earth, radiating a terrifying pressure that even Grand Unity Golden Immortals would find noteworthy.
Li Xuan stood with his hands behind his back at the bow of the flagship, his expression cold as if he were the supreme Dominator holding the fate of all living beings. Clear orders issued from his mouth, precisely transmitted to the commanders of each legion.
"Sun Wukong, you are the vanguard of the eastern route, responsible for free assault and disrupting the enemy's deployment! Let Me... create heaven-turning havoc!"
The moment the order was transmitted, Sun Wukong, who had already rushed deep into Devils Island, shuddered as an invisible Luck from the Heavenly Emperor blessed him. His already violent Battle Intent climbed step by step, and he danced the golden cudgel with such force that a single strike caused a bone mountain to collapse with a roar.
"Hahahaha! Old Sun accepts the decree! Little ones, Grandpa is here!" Sun Wukong's wild laughter whipped up a category-12 energy storm inside Devils Island.
Li Xuan's gaze fell upon his eldest son, who looked cold and had his hand already on the hilt of his sword.
"Changsheng, you are the commander of the central army. Lead the Heavenly Court's main force of 300,000 elites, enter directly through the central gap, and advance steadily for Me! You have only one goal—" Li Xuan pointed to the massive Bone Throne in the distance, constructed from the ribs of some creature, standing at the summit of the island. "Fight your way there!"
"This son, obeys the order!" Li Changsheng did not waste words and bowed to Li Xuan.
When he straightened up, his youthful face had shed all childishness, replaced by the absolute majesty and coldness of a commander of three armies. He turned to face the 300,000 Heavenly Court elites behind him, whose morale was at its Peak and whose cultivation was at least at the Peak True Immortal Rank, and slowly drew the wooden sword at his waist.
Sword pointed forward, he was concise.
"Depart."
"Obey the order of the First Prince!"
The 300,000 elites transformed into a supreme divine sword that pierced the heavens and earth, following close behind Li Changsheng, stepping silently into Devils Island through the massive rift cut open by a single sword strike.
"Yuhua Immortal Lord, Dragon King of the East Sea!" Li Xuan's gaze finally fell on the two leaders of the allied forces.
"Your subject is here!" Yuhua Immortal Lord and the Dragon King stepped forward in unison, their expressions solemn.
"You two, lead your respective troops as the left and right wings. Land from the gaps on the left and right, clear out the remnants along the way, expand the battle results, and establish a stable landing zone and defense line for the central army! After this battle, you two may share thirty percent of all loot from Devils Island!"
"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!"
Yuhua Immortal Lord and the Dragon King were overjoyed upon hearing this, hot light erupting in their eyes.
This was Devils Island, a cancer that had entrenched itself in the Void Realm for countless epochs. The resources and wealth it had scraped together over countless years were absolutely astronomical. That His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor was willing to give them thirty percent was a measure of his magnanimity and boldness.
"We will die for Your Majesty!!" The two Grand Unity Golden Immortals held nothing back and immediately led their equally pumped-up allied soldiers, like two giant wings unfolding, to encircle the left and right sides of Devils Island.
The army landed.
When the first Heavenly Soldier's war boot stepped onto the dark red "ground" of Devils Island, a strange sensation came through.
It was not rock, nor was it soil.
It was a strange texture between flesh and fascia, soft, slippery, and even slightly wriggling. Black Qi, mixed with sulfur, stench, and the smell of blood, scrambled to emerge from the gaps in the "ground," like maggots attached to bones, attempting to drill into the soldiers' armor, corroding their Immortal bodies, and polluting their Divine Souls.
"Sizzle, sizzle..."
However, when these evil black Qi touched the standard-issue armor shimmering with starlight on the Heavenly Soldiers, they were like ice and snow meeting a scorching sun, emitting a wisp of smoke and instantly evaporated by the purifying divine patterns blessed on the armor.
"This damn place, even the ground is alive!"
"Everyone be careful! The Dark Law here is extremely dense; circulate your profound techniques at all times and guard your hearts!"
The officers' orders rang out one after another, and the Heavenly Court army quickly established stable beachheads in three directions, beginning their devastating offensive toward the hinterland of Devils Island like three sharp knives.
Meanwhile, deep inside Devils Island.
"Bastards! Bastards!! Who is it! Who dares to destroy My Dark Canopy!!"
Three roars containing monstrous rage sounded simultaneously from three different directions of the island.
The Lord of Plague, the Lord of Decay, and the Lord of Fear could never have imagined that their absolute defense, which they were so proud of, would be brutally torn open by the enemy in two completely different ways in a single encounter.
"A ragtag army that popped out of nowhere dares to provoke Our majesty! I will make them wish they were dead!"
The Lord of Plague let out a screech like a night owl, his sallow face covered in pustules that kept bursting due to anger. Sensing Sun Wukong's incomparably violent Aura wreaking havoc in the eastern zone under his jurisdiction, he immediately transformed into a miserable green plague cloud that swept across the heavens and earth, pouncing toward Sun Wukong's direction.
"You reckless monkey! This Lord will make you taste the 'Ten Thousand Poisons Devouring the Heart'! I will refine you into My proudest source of plague!"
In the central area, facing the Heavenly Court's central army that was advancing steadily, sharp-edged, and turning all dark creatures in its path to dust with sharp Sword Qi, the corpse-like figure of the Lord of Decay slowly stood up from a mountain piled with corpses.
"Fresh life, it is... truly annoying."
He extended a finger like a withered branch and pointed gently at the army formation of Li Changsheng, who was advancing slowly ahead.
"End of all things, return to decay."
In an instant, an invisible wave of death, condensed from the ultimate Law of Decay, surged forward like a tide. Wherever the wave passed, the living flesh-and-blood ground instantly withered and turned to sand, and even space itself seemed to age and collapse in a wail.
This Law attack, which was enough to make ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals retreat, was directed straight at Li Changsheng at the very front of the formation.
Of the three Demonic Lords, two had already struck, engaging the two targets they deemed most troublesome.
Only the strongest, the Lord of Fear, remained seated on that massive Bone Throne. He did not move, but his will, like an invisible spider web, instantly enveloped the entire Devils Island.
He "saw" Sun Wukong's violence, saw Li Changsheng's sharpness, and even more so, saw the millions of Heavenly Court soldiers with soaring morale and high Battle Intent.
A cold and cruel sneer appeared on his non-existent face.
"Courage? Battle Intent? What a pathetic illusion."
"In the face of true fear, these things are nothing more than firewood that burns brighter."
He slowly closed those eyes composed of endless nightmares, and a power far more bizarre, far more invisible, and far more impossible to guard against than plague or decay spread from his body.
[Ultimate Fear Aura]!
This was not a physical attack, nor was it an energy blast.
This was a form of spiritual pollution that pointed directly at the Origin of the Soul, evoking the deepest, most primitive, and most indescribable fear in the hearts of living beings.
In an instant, an invisible wave of fear, like a tsunami sweeping across the Universe, ignored all physical defenses and Immortal power shields, instantly enveloping every Heavenly Soldier fighting on Devils Island.
Among the Yuhua Immortal Dynasty allied forces currently advancing in formation, a Golden Immortal Rank general stopped abruptly, his pupils dilated, and his face revealed extreme terror. In his vision, the comrades around him disappeared, replaced by the tragic scene where his entire army was wiped out due to a mistake when he was young.
"No... don't come over! It was me who harmed you all! It was me!" He waved his Immortal sword like a madman, actually starting to attack his companions indiscriminately.
On the other side, a Taiyi Elder of the Dragon Clan trembled violently, the dragon scales on his massive dragon body standing on end. In his Sea of Consciousness, he seemed to see the final destruction of the Dragon Clan, the dragon blood running dry, and the dragon bones displayed as trophies. That fear, which penetrated deep into the bone marrow, caused his majestic Dragon power to become chaotic.
Even the elites of the Heavenly Court's main force, whose wills were firm, were greatly affected.
In their eyes, the dark demonic creatures they were fighting suddenly turned into their closest family members, and the battle spears they swung stopped in mid-air.
"Dad? Mom? Is that you?"
A moment of hesitation was all it took for the demonic creatures to seize the opportunity and pierce through their chests.
Panic, like a virus, spread rapidly through the orderly Heavenly Court army formations.
The originally unstoppable offensive stagnated.
The seamless battle formations began to show visible signs of Chaos and loosening.
The corners of the Lord of Fear's mouth curled into a silent, satisfied arc.
What he loved to see most was this scene of the brave collapsing in despair.
However, he did not rejoice for long.
On the flagship of the zhou tian star boat, Li Xuan, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, finally had a flash of cold killing intent in his calm eyes the moment he saw the invisible Fear Aura spreading.
"Small tricks, and you dare to play with human hearts in front of Me?"
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