Chiyou City:
“Roar!” A furious roar erupted from within the thunderclouds.
“Xiong You, there’s no need to make such a pitiful noise. We’ve tasted your bear paws before! Hahahaha!” Chiyou laughed heartily.
“Chiyou, today marks your inevitable demise!” The irate bellow came from the thunderclouds.
Unfazed, Chiyou responded with a disdainful smile.
“You damn insects!” the electric eel spirit growled ferociously.
In its rage, the electric eel spirit turned its head and devoured one of the giants clinging to its body.
Although the giants were larger than ordinary men, standing ten meters tall, they were insignificant compared to the electric eel spirit’s immense length of over three kilometers. The other giants paid little attention to their companion’s fate, continuing their relentless assault and tearing into the electric eel spirit’s flesh.
“Humph! Feast away! Let’s see who can outlast whom! I will eat you all!” the electric eel spirit roared defiantly.
Whoosh!
The electric eel spirit immediately swallowed two more giants whole.
“There is limitless destructive black lightning within my stomach. Once you enter, I…I…I…!” The electric eel spirit’s words trailed off as its eyes widened in astonishment.
Blargh!
Blood sprayed from the electric eel spirit’s mouth, leaving it bewildered and alarmed.
“What...what’s happening?” it cried out in disbelief.
The giants guffawed, taunting, “Haha! We brothers have bodies of bronze and iron, impervious to weapons, fire, and water! Your destructive black lightning? Let’s see if it can refine my brothers! Hahahaha!”
Wreathed in countless arcs of black lightning, the three giants tore through the electric eel spirit’s body, ravenously devouring its flesh. This onslaught inflicted immense injuries on the electric eel spirit, leaving it reeling from the devastating impact.
The spiritual souls within the electric eel spirit’s body desperately attempted to intervene but were nearly consumed themselves.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The electric eel spirit roared as it expelled the three giants from its mouth.
The giants’ relentless assault continued unabated, regardless of the electric eel spirit’s attempts to bite or harm them. The giants feasted upon its flesh without hesitation.
“What are you all waiting for? Number Five! Number Five! Make your move quickly!” the electric eel spirit exhorted desperately.
Whoosh!
In response, four palms emerged from the remaining thunderclouds, poised to join the fray.
Four manifested palms?
Chiyou’s eyes narrowed at the sudden appearance of four manifested palms. Each manifested palm was different. Based on their auras, there were four consummate Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivators. He finally took the enemy seriously.
“Humph! So what if there are more of you? Break!” Chiyou shouted, launching another palm strike towards the sky.
One of the manifested palms rushed towards Chiyou while the remaining three went to rescue the electric eel spirit.
One of the manifested palms turned a fiery red, while a gaping mouth emerged in the palm of Chiyou’s hand. Just as he was about to consume the fiery red manifested palm, it suddenly expanded a hundredfold, becoming larger than the gaping mouth in Chiyou’s palm.
Boom!
A thunderous sound echoed as the fiery red manifested palm was blasted away, unable to withstand Chiyou’s strength. Nevertheless, it managed to escape ingestion, causing Chiyou’s expression to darken.
“So, it’s you? The Heavenly Demon Holy Land’s Number Five?” Chiyou’s face grew cold.
The recent encounter in the Corpse Mound World was still fresh in Chiyou’s memory.
Meanwhile, the three colossal manifested palms acted swiftly, knocking the eighty-one giants away and rescuing the Electric Eel Heavenly Demon.
Whoosh!
After fleeing, the electric eel spirit swiftly transformed into a plump, bloody figure, presenting a pitiful appearance with extensive injuries and flesh gorged out in many places.
“Roar!”
The eighty-one giants opened their mouths and sucked, instantly consuming all the thunderclouds in the sky.
Suddenly, five figures appeared in the vast expanse above.
“Two dogs from the Heavenly Demon Holy Land and three from the Huang Heavenly Dynasty? The Fire Toad Heavenly Demon? The Electric Eel Heavenly Demon? Xiong You? Ao Ying? Fengbo?” Chiyou’s voice dripped with contempt.
The bloody Electric Eel Heavenly Demon locked eyes with Chiyou, maintaining a frigid countenance.
Dressed in black robes, the Fire Toad Heavenly Demon revealed hands glowing a fiery red, exuding an aura of toxic fire.
Ao Ying clenched his fist, his expression icy.
Fengbo grinned, his narrowed eyes concealing murderous intent.
The final figure, a burly man in a fur robe, grimaced as he held the bleeding stump of his right arm, the hand of which had been bitten off but was regenerating slowly. This was Xiong You, the Bear Prime, who stared at Chiyou with an icy gaze.
“Fire Toad Heavenly Demon, how did your palm strike fare against Chiyou?” Fengbo asked.
“It was hasty, but I held him off. Chiyou is formidable, but I’m confident!” the Fire Toad Heavenly Demon declared with self-assurance.
“How are your injuries, Xiong You?” Fengbo inquired, turning his gaze to the fur-robed man.
“Hmph, Chiyou is cunning, but I’m unharmed. I can kill him!” Xiong You proclaimed with a fierce grimace.
Chiyou let out a cold laugh. “You think you can kill us? You simply got careless? Do you really believe we have unleashed our full power?”
The five’s faces sank.
“Ao Ying, you’ve reached the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm? It seems your cultivation is not stable yet!” Chiyou remarked coldly.
“I’ve just reached the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm, but from now on, I won’t be inferior to any of you!” Ao Ying retorted with determination.
“Hah! Hahahaha! Indeed, you’ve reached the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm. Well done. You must have inherited some kind of ancestral dragon legacy. The moment you reached consummation, you surpassed this electric eel. But so what?” Chiyou scoffed in a chilling tone.
Ao Ying glared at Chiyou.
Finally, Chiyou turned his attention to Fengbo. “Fengbo? Hah! We underestimated you. You concealed your true allegiance so well. Jiang Lianshan sent you to spy on Ji Dihong, but you ended up supporting Ji Dihong. Playing both sides? Hah! Hahaha! Everyone misjudged you!”
Fengbo merely smiled faintly. “It doesn’t matter if people misjudged me. What matters is that I have made no mistakes.”
“Chiyou, you’d better drive the power of your nation quickly. The five of us have reached the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm. Do you really think you can contend with us alone? Besides you, who in the Nine Li Imperial Dynasty is worth mentioning? Oh, right! There are also these eighty-one charred heads who barely held their ground against the Electric Eel Heavenly Demon. Understand this: the Electric Eel Heavenly Demon is the weakest among the five of us!” Xiong You, the Bear Prime, sneered.
The Electric Eel Heavenly Demon’s face stiffened, but he did not dispute the claim.
“We don’t need to drive the power of our nation to deal with the few of you!” Chiyou said coldly.
“Hahahaha! Rather, you have not gained the support of your Nine Li Imperial Dynasty citizens yet, right? Even if you drive the power of your nation, you can’t get much!” Xiong You guffawed.
“Chiyou, since you have no troops to rely on, today is the day of your demise!” Ao Ying’s voice grew frigid.
Chiyou’s face darkened, and he was about to speak.
Bang! Bang!
In a sudden burst of light, two figures descended upon the mountains near Chiyou City, unleashing formidable auras.
These auras belonged to consummate Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivators.
“Huh?” Everyone looked over.
“Han Imperial Dynasty’s Shangguan Hen. By His Reverence’s command, I am here and ready to obey the Nine Li Imperial Emperor’s commands!” Shangguan Hen bowed respectfully while shining with a bright, golden light.
“Han Imperial Dynasty’s Gu Han. By His Reverence’s command, I am here and ready to obey the Nine Li Imperial Emperor’s commands!” Gu Han also bowed respectfully, similarly shining with a bright, golden light.
“Shangguan Hen? Gu Han? If you are here, what happened to the Silken Web Heavenly Demon and the others?” the Fire Toad Heavenly Demon questioned sharply.
Everyone looked toward Borderless Heavenly Capital, only to find its vicinity calm, without a trace of the Silken Web Heavenly Demon and the others.
“Something went wrong,” the Fire Toad Heavenly Demon uttered in a solemn tone.
With two consummate Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivators arriving to lend their assistance, Chiyou couldn’t help but burst into laughter, elated by their presence. “Hahaha! Thank you both for coming. Originally, we didn’t want to trouble Second Brother, but since you’re here, join us!”
“Yes!” Shangguan Hen and Gu Han responded in unison, stepping forward and swiftly reaching Chiyou’s side.
Chiyou did not stand on ceremony with Gu Hai.
“Initially, we planned to crush these five insignificant pests alone. However, now that you’re here, please engage one or two of them. With your support, we will take down all five, sparing none!” Chiyou’s face revealed a sinister smile.
“Humph! Chiyou, what bold words!” Xiong You glared.
However, the confidence displayed by the five seemed to have diminished.
Bang! Bang!
Just then, two more beams of light streaked over.
“Huh?” Everyone turned their head to look.
Two more figures landed forcefully on the plaza where Chiyou stood.
“Xingtian and Hou Yi?” Xiong You’s face suddenly turned grim.
“Yan Heavenly Dynasty’s Xingtian. By Her Holy Eminence’s command, I am here and ready to obey the Nine Li Imperial Emperor’s commands!”
“Yan Heavenly Dynasty’s Hou Yi. By Her Holy Eminence’s command, I am here and ready to obey the Nine Li Imperial Emperor’s commands!”
The two figures bowed respectfully.
Not far away, the Fire Toad Heavenly Demon sneered, “The Yan Heavenly Dynasty? They sent only two ninth-layer Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivators to assist? Hahaha! It seems the Yan Heavenly Dynasty doesn’t have any formidable experts to offer!”
The Fire Toad Heavenly Demon could sense Xingtian’s and Hou Yi’s auras, which were only at the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm’s ninth layer, weaker than the earlier giants’. Nevertheless, they had the audacity to claim they were here to heed Chiyou’s commands?
“No, that’s impossible!” Fengbo, the calmest among them, exclaimed with a dark face.
“What? Are they not at the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm’s ninth layer? Their auras are unmistakable!” The Electric Eel Heavenly Demon couldn’t believe it.
Chiyou’s brows furrowed as he looked at Xingtian and Hou Yi, his face evincing mixed emotions.
“Our brothers, to think that you submitted to Jiang Ba! How different you are from the proud individuals you once were!” Chiyou’s disbelief was clear in his voice.
“Her Holy Eminence’s strength and strategic prowess are unrivaled. We consider it a great honor to follow her command!” Hou Yi’s eyes gleamed with staunch resolution.
“Hahaha! Very well, very well. You find it honorable? We remember when we first stepped onto the battlefield, you were there protecting us. It has been nearly four thousand years. That old fogey Jiang Lianshan wanted to hide you by sealing your cultivations? When Jiang Ba turned into a zombie, her bloodline changed. However, we can help you break that seal. Jiang Ba? Haha! She must have sent you here so that we could unseal your cultivations, right? Very well, come!” Chiyou said solemnly.
Chiyou’s finger vibrated, producing two drops of blood that swiftly landed on Xingtian’s and Hou Yi’s foreheads.
“Stop him!” Fengbo’s alarmed voice rang out.
However, it was too late.
When Chiyou’s blood landed on Xingtian’s and Hou Yi’s foreheads, crimson seals suddenly appeared there.
Bang!
The crimson seals shattered.
Rumble…!
A tempestuous aura erupted from Xingtian and Hou Yi, causing the ground of the plaza to crack and tremble.
“The consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm?” The Electric Eel Heavenly Demon’s face paled in shock.
“Thank you, Nine Li Imperial Emperor!” Xingtian and Hou Yi expressed their gratitude with a deep bow.
“Our brothers, hearing you speak with such courtesy feels strange. It’s as if we have returned to the past, fighting side by side. Initially, we intended to kill just these five dogs, but now we believe we should march straight to Xuanyuan City and slay that treacherous Ji Dihong!” Chiyou grinned fiercely.
“We heed the Nine Li Emperor’s command!” Hou Yi and Xingtian declared in unison.
Boom!
Emanating menacing auras, Chiyou, Xingtian, Hou Yi, Shangguan Hen, Gu Han, and the eighty-one giants redirected their gaze towards the five powerful experts in the sky.
