strokinit Chapter 31 East China Sea War
Chapter 31 East China Sea War
Chapter 31: The Battle of the East China Sea (Part 2)
The phantom of Pangu summoned by the Twelve Ancestral Witches sent Nuwa flying with a single blow, and the power it displayed left Hongjun speechless. In order to prevent the saint from falling again, Hongjun did not hesitate to humble himself and admit defeat on Nuwa's behalf, hoping that Xuanchu could make the Twelve Ancestral Witches stop.
But this was yet another golden opportunity to slay a saint, so how could Xuan Chu possibly let it slip by? He smiled and said, "Hongjun, the battle is not yet over, so why are you in such a hurry to admit defeat? Relax, this battle is not something you or I can participate in. You should just sit back and watch the show with me."
"Sigh..." Seeing that Xuan Chu refused to give up, Hong Jun could only sigh. Nuwa's defeat was inevitable. He could only hope that Tai Shang and the others could put in some effort to break the Tongtian Zhuxian Sword Formation. Otherwise, after today's battle, the Heavenly Dao and the Xuanmen would probably be disgraced.
Above the East Sea, Nuwa saw that she could not defeat the phantom of Pangu by force and could only keep moving around. However, she was still hit by the attacks from the Heaven-Opening Axe from time to time. Although the Heavenly Dao Origin could restore her in time, the speed of recovery was far slower than the speed of injury. Therefore, after several rounds, Nuwa was already covered in wounds.
Nuwa understood that if the fight continued, she would surely be defeated. So she had the idea of fleeing the East Sea, but she was struggling with her conscience. After all, Hongjun was watching the battle from the Chaos Realm. If she fled, who knew how Hongjun would punish her afterward? So she hesitated.
However, Nuwa's momentary hesitation completely ruined her chance to escape the East Sea. Pangu's phantom swung the Heaven-Opening Axe and summoned Nuwa to attack again.
"The second move of the Nine Forms of Creation: Slaying Gods and Demons!"
As the Heaven-Opening Axe attacked again, Nuwa seemed to see the Grim Reaper descending, and she used all her strength to activate the defense of the Mountain and River Map.
After a huge explosion, the phantom of Pangu was already somewhat unstable. After all, maintaining the phantom of Pangu was extremely taxing on mana, not to mention that he had also activated the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening, Pangu's trump card in the chaos. It was already quite remarkable that he didn't immediately fall off the platform.
Nuwa also disappeared. Then, a mournful cry came from beyond the nine heavens. A sage had fallen, and heaven and earth grieved. Blood rain fell from the sky.
Nuwa's demise shocked all living beings in the prehistoric world. Previously, they had attributed the deaths of Taishang and Yuanshi to Xuan Chu's overwhelming strength, as they all knew that Xuan Chu was capable of fighting against Hongjun and that killing Taishang and Yuanshi would be no more difficult than killing an ant. However, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, whose strength was far inferior to that of the Heavenly Dao Saints, had managed to defeat the Saints despite their weakness, which was hard for everyone to accept.
Especially for the demon race, who are located in the Thirty-Three Heavens, Nuwa was their biggest backer. Now, she has been completely defeated by their mortal enemy, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and the future of the demon race has become bleak.
"Big brother, this..." Taiyi summoned Dijun in an incredulous tone. In the eyes of these quasi-saints, the Heavenly Dao Saint was an invincible existence. Only the Heavenly Dao Saint could defeat the Heavenly Dao Saint. But the facts were right in front of them: the Twelve Ancestral Witches had slaughtered the Saint. Even though they relied on the power of the Pangu phantom, it was still a slaughter of the Saint.
"Second brother, we must find a way to strengthen the Zhou Tian Star Array, otherwise we will suffer greatly in the future battle against the Wu Clan." The Zhou Tian Star Array was created by Di Jun after he arrived in the Thirty-Third Heaven, combining the Zhou Tian constellations with Taiyi's Eastern Emperor Bell as the array's core. Di Jun believed that once the Zhou Tian Star Array was activated, it would be enough to rival the Wu Clan's Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Array. Di Jun regarded it as the demon race's greatest trump card, intended to deal with the Wu Clan's Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Array. However, the strength of the Pangu phantom now exceeded Di Jun's imagination, so we must find a way to strengthen the Zhou Tian Star Array, otherwise the demon race will undoubtedly be defeated in the future battle against the Wu Clan.
"Yes, brother, I understand," Taiyi replied.
After the slaying of the Saint, the Twelve Ancestral Witches wanted to help Tongtian, but Xuan Chu stopped them. First, the Pangu phantom had used two consecutive moves of the Nine Forms of Creation, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches' magic power was almost exhausted, so they couldn't help Tongtian at all. Second, this was a good opportunity for Tongtian to prove himself. As long as he defeated Taishang and the others, Tongtian would become the third most powerful person in the prehistoric world, second only to Xuan Chu and Hongjun. Such an opportunity was rare and hard to come by, so how could Xuan Chu let the Twelve Ancestral Witches interfere?
Since they didn't need to help Tongtian, the Twelve Ancestral Witches also didn't need to maintain the Pangu phantom. They took the initiative to withdraw the great formation and landed on Jin'ao Island to watch the great battle between Tongtian and Taishang and the others. The Twelve Ancestral Witches' aura was somewhat weak, but their expressions were quite excited. This was the slaughter of a Saint, and the one who was slaughtered was the biggest backer of the demon race. It was hard for them not to be excited about such an achievement.
Nuwa, who was resurrected by the Heavenly Dao, did not go to the East Sea again. Although she could have used the strategy of continuous resurrection and a war of attrition to wear down the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Nuwa did not do so. Losing is losing. Doing so would only make her lose face. Moreover, did she really think that the Heavenly Dao's resurrection came without a price?
Inside the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Taishang and the others knew that Nuwa had lost, and they were shocked. But soon they discovered something even more shocking: Tongtian seemed to be playing with them, his attacks sometimes strong and sometimes weak. After exchanging words, they discovered that Tongtian was actually launching a fierce attack on Zhunti, who was already covered in wounds and suffering from severe internal damage.
"Everyone, intensify your attack and distract Tongtian's attention!" Taishang hurriedly transmitted his voice to the group. Yuanshi and Jieyin did not hesitate and intensified their attack.
Seeing the changes in the others, Tongtian sneered, "You only realize it now? Too late!"
Tongtian intensified his attack on Zhunti again. Previously, he had been using the sword energy emitted by the Juexian Sword to attack Zhunti, but now Tongtian directly urged the Juexian Sword to carry endless evil energy and strike Zhunti. Zhunti was already struggling to deal with the sword energy of the Juexian Sword because the evil energy had entered his body and his primordial spirit was injured. Now that the Juexian Sword itself had arrived, Zhunti was completely at a loss.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword shattered Zhunti's defenses, delivering a devastating blow that pierced his heart. Endless malevolent energy entered his body, causing Zhunti to explode.
The fall of a sage has caused grief throughout the world. Four Heavenly Sages have been defeated in succession, leaving the people of the primordial world numb and causing their respect and admiration for the Heavenly Sages to waver.
"Junior brother!" Sensing the fall of Zhunti, Jieyin was overwhelmed with grief and immediately activated his berserk mode, unleashing his full power to continuously attack the Xianxian Gate. However, without Zhunti suppressing the Juexian Gate, the three of them—Taishang, Yuanshi, and Jieyin—were simply unable to move the Zhuxian Sword Formation.
However, Tongtian was not a Heavenly Saint after all, and could not have inexhaustible magical power. Maintaining the four Heavenly Saints facing each other in the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Tongtian was already somewhat exhausted. So he simultaneously activated four immortal swords to attack the three Taishang. With one of the four saints missing, the three Taishang were unable to resist at all and were directly knocked away. However, all three had defensive treasures protecting them, so they were not destroyed, but they were all seriously injured.
After sending the three Taishangs flying, Tongtian withdrew the Zhuxian Sword Formation. Looking at the heavily injured Taishangs, Tongtian arrogantly said, "Taishang, Yuanshi, Jieyin, do you see clearly? This is the difference between you and me, the difference between a Heavenly Dao Saint and a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal. What is a Heavenly Dao Saint in front of a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal?"