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Chapter 742: Battle of the Mahayana (Bonus Chapter - Please Subscribe)

Just as Little Green and the External Avatar were undergoing their tribulation,

Tianjue City.

As the last fortress of the Three Realms Mountain defense line, this place was already the human race's final hope for defending against the enemy outside their nation's gates.

Teleportation arrays roared, sending in reinforcements from various domains.

Liang Rulong, clad in black armor, stood like a mere grunt, gazing at the never-ending stream of people. He secretly vowed fiercely to himself: "Qiaomu Merchant Guild. . . don't let me return alive, or else. . ."

Thinking of the trap he had once fallen into, he couldn't help but secretly grind his teeth.

But at this moment, military orders were like mountains. He dared not flee, nor could he escape. He could only serve as a small soldier in Tianjue City, taking the place of someone from the Qiaomu Merchant Guild.

Thump-thump!

Outside the city, the Thunder Drum Grand Array roared once more.

"Quick!"

"Group C, Twenty-third squad, to the city walls to meet the enemy!"

A Return to Void cultivator, clad in golden armor, had a solemn expression.

Divine Transformation cultivators, each leading their respective squads, flew onto the city walls.

Liang Rulong tremblingly looked down from the city walls, seeing endless demon race corpses that had long blended into one color with the city walls, all a dark red.

"Among them. . . who knows how many human cultivators there are."

Witnessing this scene, his heart grew even colder.

Just then, two streaks of escape light, one green and one golden, landed upon the city walls.

In a blur, Liang Rulong seemed to see a golden Buddha, and two colossal swaying trees!

"It's Jin Gangzi and Long Qingzi!"

Many cultivators paid their solemn gazes, as if seeing their own faith made manifest.

After all, the Human Race Five Sons were the supreme leaders of the human race.

When Mahayana cultivators did not emerge, they were absolutely the biggest targets for ambitious cultivators.

"Two of the Human Race Five Sons have arrived. . . Five Elements Child is also at another fortress, guarding against the demon race taking advantage of the chaos. . ."

"And the other two are guarding the human race's homeland. . ."

"It is said that a Mahayana rogue immortal is also presiding over the city, working in conjunction with this quasi-ninth rank formation. The demon race has returned empty-handed countless times. . ."

"This time, it will surely be no exception!"

Many human cultivators transmitted their divine consciousness, their resolve hardening.

Thump-thump!

The Kui Niu Drum sounded again!

Streaks of lightning struck the pale white light barrier, continuously dissipating.

The demon race tirelessly enjoyed this, naturally, to consume the Immortal Jade of the Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Grand Array.

Such a quasi-ninth rank immortal array naturally consumed a great deal each time it was activated.

As per custom, after the Thunder Drum Grand Array unleashed its power, it would be various beast tides taking turns assaulting the city.

At this moment, it was often the most dangerous time for the city-defending cultivators.

Among his many rotations, Liang Rulong had only encountered it once, and it was precisely that time that made him profoundly feel how close he was to death.

But this time, the situation seemed a little different!

Liang Rulong held his breath. He saw endless dark green heavenly demon qi suddenly part within the Demon Race Myriad Demons Grand Array, revealing an exquisitely adorned carriage.

Above this carriage was a five-colored canopy, from which strands of auspicious qi draped down.

Seated upon the carriage was a magnificent and dignified woman, exuding the aura of an empress.

"This Queen has personally arrived. Old Ghost Che, where are you?"

The woman in the Luan carriage spoke. Though her voice was calm, it made every cultivator who heard it feel a chill in their hearts.

"This monk greets the Hunyuan Great Sage. . ."

Jin Gangzi put his palms together: "Great Sage, why such malevolence? Wouldn't it be better for both sides to cease hostilities and make peace, to avoid widespread carnage? Wouldn't that be a great virtue and immensely auspicious!"

"Jin Gangzi, this Queen remembers you. . . Back then, one of my Green Luan clan members was killed by you!"

The woman's long, narrow phoenix eyes flashed, as if a cold glint swept across them: "And now you still have the audacity to speak of ceasing hostilities with this Queen?"

She lightly flicked her jade-like finger, and five-colored radiance appeared in the void, refined into a Hunyuan Pearl.

Within this Hunyuan Pearl, countless densely packed phoenix-script talismans, like the sands of a stellar river, transformed into a swirling vortex.

Whoosh!

The True Spirit Phoenix flicked her finger. A silver light flashed in the void.

The pale white 'Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Grand Array' was initially unchanged, but suddenly roared to life.

Woosh!

Before Jin Gangzi, a streak of silver-white light flashed.

The Hunyuan Pearl emerged along with it.

"Amitabha!"

He put his palms together, a layer of pale golden light shimmered around his body, and he loudly proclaimed a Buddhist chant.

A phantom of a golden Buddha appeared, brought its hands together in the center, enclosing the five-colored Hunyuan Pearl within its palms.

Bang!

Streaks of five-colored talismans seemed to manifest and extinguish within the Buddha's palm, all dissipating into golden light. . .

"Little Monk, this 'Buddha Kingdom in the Palm' is not bad. . . But if you think this Queen only has this much ability, then you are mistaken. . ."

The True Spirit Phoenix let out a soft laugh.

Strands of silver lines then appeared from the golden Buddha's body.

The next instant.

The golden Buddha let out a mournful cry, and instantly perished.

Jin Gangzi retreated three steps consecutively, leaving deep footprints on the city wall with each step.

Subsequently, his face paled, and he spat out a mouthful of golden blood.

A Buddha weeping blood!

"What a pity. . . If you weren't the human race's foremost body cultivator, this 'Nether Phoenix Needle' of mine would have already sent you on your way."

The True Spirit Phoenix shook her head regretfully.

Blood seeped from Jin Gangzi's lips, and a transparent, illusory silver-white needle appeared on his chest.

He forced a smile, his hands glowed golden, and he pulled out the fine needle: "Hunyuan Great Sage is as formidable as ever. This monk has truly witnessed the void divine abilities of your Heavenly Phoenix clan. . ."

"Hmph!"

The empress-like woman let out a cold hmph. In her palm, a second Hunyuan Pearl appeared.

Within the Hunyuan Pearl, countless silver runes gathered, forming into the shape of a needle.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, why trouble a junior?"

Just as the True Spirit Phoenix was about to unleash the second Nether Phoenix Needle, a gentle voice suddenly rang out.

Liang Rulong looked up, only to see a tall, broad-shouldered figure in a black robe, its back facing him, blocking the path before Tianjue City.

"Old Ghost Che, you've finally appeared!"

The True Spirit Phoenix pulled out the phoenix hairpin from her coiffure.

Old Ghost Che's expression also turned somewhat grave: "Nine Phoenix Needle? This Immortal Abode Rare Treasure was once used by the first generation of phoenixes. Later, for unknown reasons, it became fragmented. It's truly impressive that you managed to gather most of its fragments and reforge it. . ."

"Old Ghost Che, today will be your death day!"

The female cultivator with her phoenix coiffure swept high spoke, her voice sharp and cold, carrying icy killing intent that made Old Ghost Che slightly frown.

For Mahayana existences like them, it was extremely difficult to determine victory or defeat among themselves, let alone kill one in a one-on-one battle.

Even if the opponent wielded most of an Immortal Abode Rare Treasure, it would still be impossible!

As a high-level cultivator, his intuition suddenly flared, and he had already sensed something amiss.

But at this moment, the True Spirit Phoenix opposite him let out a long cry, and revealed her true phoenix form.

The Nine Phoenix Needle absorbed Mahayana-level demonic elemental power, suddenly transforming into a ferocious bird, the Nine Phoenix, continuously spewing poison smoke, thunder, fierce flames, true water, and other attacks from its nine heads, almost drowning this entire sky. . .

...

An unknown distance away from the battlefield.

In a certain void.

Another True Spirit Phoenix and a hideous demonic head were observing the distant battlefield through a secret technique.

"Congratulations to your esteemed clan, this plan has succeeded!"

The hideous demonic head was entirely green, had a single horn, and crimson eyes, and now revealed a ferocious grin: "If Fellow Daoist Feng hadn't mentioned it, this old man wouldn't have known that the Heavenly Phoenix clan actually possesses the 'Phoenix Nirvana Art of the Essence Abode'!"

"After all, clan members who can meet the requirements of this secret art have always been extremely rare. This time was also a fortunate coincidence. . . If there was still a chance, I would rather our clan have one more True Spirit Phoenix."

A soft female voice issued from the mouth of the True Spirit Phoenix.

"Heh heh. . . Currently, the human race's high-end combat power is theoretically still stronger than our two races, but after today, things will be different. . ."

"Once the demon race makes its move this time, our demon race will also attack human fortresses afterward. . ."

The hideous green demonic head chortled darkly.

The demon and monster races had secretly allied at some unknown point, or at least reached a tacit understanding, preparing to deplete the human race together!

Theoretically speaking, this scene would only occur when the human race was relatively strong, or displayed signs of powerful potential; they would then face tacit suppression from both the demon and monster races.

And if the demon race possessed such potential, they would likewise face a combined effort from the human and monster races.

Precisely because the shifts between friend and foe were so swift, the Three Races' struggle for dominance rarely yielded a definitive outcome.

"This time, Azure-faced Demonic Ancestor, that you so readily accepted my proposal, I also feel a bit strange about it. . ."

The giant phoenix's beautiful eyes swiveled, and she suddenly said: "It seems. . . that the leader of your clan's Six Great Demon Kings, this time, when attempting to break through to the Mahayana bottleneck, also met with an unfavorable outcome. . ."

"You flatter me, esteemed neighbor. . . That 'Zizai Tianmo Wang', although he obtained the Heavenly Demon inheritance, his early cultivation progressed rapidly. However, he likewise fell into a trap without knowing it. If the Heavenly Demon inheritance were truly that good, this old man would have snatched it long ago. . ."

The Azure-faced Demonic Ancestor let out several cold laughs: "That junior is still quite intelligent. This time, when attempting to break through the Mahayana bottleneck, he finally discovered something was wrong, and severed himself with a single cut, deliberately causing his breakthrough to fail, but also avoided encountering a great horror. . . It's just that his strength has plummeted now, and he's probably only fit to sit at the very end among the Six Kings. . . This junior will be the chosen commander for this attack on the human race; consider it putting waste to good use. . ."

"Heh heh. . ."

The phoenix's laughter, tinged with a hint of satisfaction, rang out: "If the seeds of our two races had both successfully advanced to Mahayana, I fear it would be our two sides at war right now, wouldn't it?"

"Indeed. . . But facing the human race now, there are many areas where we can cooperate."

The Azure-faced Demonic Ancestor sighed: "This generation's Human Race Five Sons, each of them likewise possesses profound fortune, and in the future, they might not lack the hope of Mahayana breakthrough. . . It truly is regrettable that your junior previously failed to kill Jin Gangzi with a single strike."

"If they could be killed by our casual strike, they wouldn't be fit to be the Human Race Five Sons, and we wouldn't be so wary of them. . ."

The True Spirit Phoenix let out a long cry, and directly crashed into the void. With a flash of five-colored light, she then vanished from sight.

"Heh heh. . ."

The Azure-faced Demonic Ancestor, staring in the direction the phoenix had left, let out several cold laughs: "That old phoenix still hid a lot from this Demonic Ancestor. . . At the very least, she didn't mention the matter of that human junior. Heh heh. . . A Return to Void body wielding a complete Immortal Abode Rare Treasure. This time, the demon race truly profited."

Strands of heavenly demon qi diffused, and this avatar of the Azure-faced Demonic Ancestor also vanished without a trace. . .