One Charge, Two Kills

Within the formation restrictions, a number of Loose Immortals had already gathered.

"Fufeng, all the mortals and cultivators in my region have been moved into this Universe Pearl." A green-haired Immortal held a black pearl in his hand, its surface shimmering with a faint luster. He then tucked the Universe Pearl away with a flip of his hand, glanced outside, and said with a smile, "But it seems we didn't need to relocate the mortals at all. Those Fiendgods are all gone, leaving only Ji Ning."

"Mm." Fufeng nodded in agreement.

Earlier, they had gone to great lengths to move their clan members out of fear of the nine hundred-plus Fiendgods.

Now, the Fiendgods were being hunted down by the Grand Xia Emperor's Godslayer Guards. Their only remaining enemy was a single man—Ji Ning.

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"Master, master, you have to flee! Hurry!" Within the vast formation spanning ten thousand li, Xiaoqing was frantic with anxiety. "Even nine hundred-plus Fiendgods couldn't break through the formation of the eight Celestial Immortals. What can you do alone? Flee!"

"Senior apprentice-brother." Mu Northson was also filled with worry.

"Everyone, calm down. Ning'er is not the reckless sort." The Whitewater Hound watched from afar, silently thinking to himself, "Be careful, Ning'er."

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The nine Celestial Immortals high in the sky were brimming with confidence. The Shaoyin Ancestor spoke directly, "You all suffered significant injuries from the assault of those many Fiendgods. Array yourselves to the side and assist. Leave Ji Ning to me. You just need to provide support."

"Alright."

"Although we are injured, we can still bring out thirty to forty percent of our full power. The combined might of eight Celestial Immortals is not to be underestimated. Against this Ji Ning, we don't need to use the 'Eight Immortals Sea-Suppressing Formation'. Let's deploy the 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation'," the Golden Bell Celestial Immortal said with great confidence.

"Mm."

"Good."

"Even the 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation' will be enough to block Ji Ning's attacks," the most cautious Infatuated Heart Celestial Immortal agreed.

Different formations had different power levels.

The 'Eight Immortals Sea-Suppressing Formation' was purely defensive, offering no counterattack at all, which was why its defensive capabilities were extremely formidable.

The 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation' was more balanced, with decent offensive and defensive capabilities. After all, they were aware of Ji Ning's strength and were willing to expend some of their focus on defense.

Earlier, when facing nine hundred-plus Fiendgods, roughly six hundred of those were Void Fiendgods. In terms of raw power, a Void Fiendgod was generally equivalent to a Beixing Immortal. Back in the Mount Yujue Wasteland, a Void Fiendgod had once given Beixing Immortal some trouble. While Void Fiendgods could reach the Celestial Immortal level in raw power by combining strength and divine abilities, their comprehension of the Dao was abysmally poor. Once they hit a bottleneck, they could remain stuck for millions of years without any progress.

Even on Mount Innerheart, there were many Fiendgods who had failed to defeat the ninth-level puppets.

Comprehending the Dao was their greatest weakness!

Though there were ostensibly six hundred Void Fiendgods, the Shaoyin clan had eight Celestial Immortals. Even the weakest of them, the Profound Mechanism Celestial Immortal, was far stronger than Beixing Immortal, a Loose Immortal of a million years. The Golden Bell Celestial Immortal, Withered Wood Celestial Immortal, Fire Mackerel Celestial Immortal, and others were even more powerful, with the Infatuated Heart Celestial Immortal being at the very peak.

Roughly a dozen Void Fiendgods might equal one of the Shaoyin clan's Celestial Immortals.

Thus, that massive group of Fiendgods was comparable to just thirty to fifty of the Shaoyin clan's Celestial Immortals.

When the eight Celestial Immortals had gone all out in their defense, the thirty to fifty Celestial Immortals frenzily attacking could generally be endured for a short time. However, the Fiendgods were too relentless. Though the time was short, they managed to severely injure all eight Celestial Immortals, even heavily damaging their Celestial Immortal golden cores. They would need to return to consume divine pills and immortal medicines and then slowly recuperate. Now, when facing Ji Ning, without aggravating their injuries, the weakest of them, the Profound Mechanism Celestial Immortal, could only use ten to twenty percent of his power, while the strongest, the Infatuated Heart Celestial Immortal, could use fifty to sixty percent. Overall, the eight Celestial Immortals could maintain about thirty to forty percent of their full strength.

"Whoosh~~~"

As the 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation' was deployed, a massive golden trigram diagram materialized in the air. The eight Celestial Immortals formed the 'points' of this golden trigram, and a coiling, golden wandering dragon also hung in the sky.

The eight Celestial Immortals looked down from above.

"Golden Bell, once Ji Ning is trapped, collect him into your golden bell," the horned figure in golden robes transmitted through divine power, his face beaming with unusual confidence.

"Yes, Ancestor." The Golden Bell Celestial Immortal was also excited. When facing those many Fiendgods, they had felt immense pressure, but facing a single Ji Ning—especially after having clashed with him in the ten-thousand-li formation earlier, giving them a solid understanding of his abilities—naturally filled them with a hundred times the confidence.

On the ground below.

The sword-intent surging within Ji Ning's heart continued to accumulate. Ji Ning looked up at the sky. Of the nine Celestial Immortals in the air, the ugly, horned figure in golden robes had produced a horsetail whisk, with a massive, three-headed strange beast before him. The other eight Celestial Immortals had formed an Eight Trigrams formation to the side.

"Those eight Celestial Immortals were just ferociously attacked by nine hundred-plus Void Fiendgods. They were clearly barely holding on, and are probably all severely injured. Facing me, they didn't retreat. They must not think much of my strength." A brief thought was all Ji Ning needed to understand their mindset.

But Ji Ning was not one of those Void Fiendgods!

His divine ability—even among Chaos Celestial Gods and Chaos True Gods, very few had comprehended a divine ability as powerful as this. It was the 'Starseizing Hand', the peerless divine ability of Daoist Threelives, who had dominated the primordial era. The Void Fiendgods, born when a single major world, the Grand Xia World, was created, possessed divine abilities that were far weaker in comparison.

His palms were Pure Yang ultimate treasures.

As for his realm of Dao comprehension... he had once been on par with the Golden Bell Ancestor, but now he had completely surpassed him, reaching an even higher level.

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"Everyone, be careful. This Ji Ning is no ordinary Fiendgod. He is a monstrous genius of the highest order, with extremely high sword technique. Earlier, he could pressure five of us Celestial Immortals all by himself. Although the eight of us are now joining hands, we can only use a portion of our power. We must be careful. The Ancestor will be the main attacker; we are only to assist," the Infatuated Heart Celestial Immortal reminded them.

"Relax, Infatuated Heart. Earlier, when the five of us used the 'Five Elements Mountain Guard Formation', we blocked him easily. Now, with eight of us deploying the 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation', even at only thirty to forty percent power, its might is very close to that of the 'Five Elements Mountain Guard Formation'. It will be more than enough to block him," the Golden Bell Celestial Immortal said confidently.

"Kill." The horned figure in golden robes gave the order.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Instantly, the three ten-thousand-zhang-tall strange beasts charged down from the sky.

"Boom!" Ji Ning, who had been on the surface, shot up into the sky like a beam of light.

Ji Ning, a tiny figure, soared upward.

Above him, three ten-thousand-zhang strange beasts plunged downward.

"Nine Heavens Oblivion Wind!"

Whoosh!

A gale-force wind swept past, and Ji Ning, at a speed that left the Shaoyin clan utterly dumbfounded, directly evaded the three strange beasts. This teleportation divine ability, created by Patriarch Subhuti specifically for Ji Ning, could only be considered a top-tier ability within the Three Realms, not comparable to supreme escape techniques like 'Garuda Wings'.

However, even if Ji Ning were given 'Garuda Wings', his speed would not be as fast as the 'Nine Heavens Oblivion Wind'. After all, Ji Ning was not a Golden-Winged Great Roc. He was a human; a human using a bird-type divine ability would be lucky to unleash thirty to fifty percent of its true power.

"Too fast!" The horned figure in golden robes was shocked.

"Block him!"

"Everyone be careful!" The eight Celestial Immortals also noticed that Ji Ning, while executing his teleportation divine ability, was heading straight for them.

"You delay him, and I'll deal with him using my venomous insects and strange beasts," the horned figure in golden robes said quickly. He had to pin Ji Ning down. At Ji Ning's speed, his venomous insects and strange beasts would never catch him. With the strength of his venomous insects and strange beasts, they could completely entangle Ji Ning, preventing him from dodging, and then he could be captured inside the divine bell. That would be a success.

One must know that just the 'Winged Rhinoceros' among the three venomous insects and strange beasts possessed strength comparable to Ji Ning's full power. It was with his venomous insects and strange beasts, along with his life-preservation abilities, that Poison Ugly Celestial Immortal had made such a fearsome name for himself throughout the Three Realms. These venomous insects and strange beasts were absolutely not to be underestimated.

"Whoosh."

The 'Nine Heavens Oblivion Wind' howled past.

Ji Ning had already arrived before the eight Celestial Immortals.

"Kill."

The eight Celestial Immortals all stared at Ji Ning from afar, and the previously coiling golden wandering dragon let out a sky-shaking roar as it charged at Ji Ning.

Ji Ning's eyes were now as deep as the sea. In an instant, six arms appeared. The six golden-glowing palms simultaneously formed sword-fingers with their index and middle fingers, executing a sword technique that Ji Ning had created himself, representing the peak of his current power. Although, in terms of profound mystery, some of the sword-art classics he had obtained contained attacks of comparable power, a technique created by oneself was the most suitable. In the hands of its creator, a sword technique could unleash its true, terrifying might.

In an instant, Ji Ning's each sword-finger grew to a hundred zhang in length!

Giant sword-fingers... like the fingers of a god.

At the same time, a thousand-zhang black divine sword manifested on the sword-fingers!

In a single glance...

Six black divine swords, each a thousand zhang long and formed from the gathered power of heaven and earth, appeared. A single one of those black divine swords struck the golden wandering dragon, causing its entire body to tremor and turn dim. The dragon roared in fury, desperately trying to block this single sword. But the other five black divine swords stabbed directly at the 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation'.

"Boom~~" The entire golden trigram diagram first shuddered violently, then shattered with a boom.

"No!"

"What?!"

The eight Celestial Immortals were all stunned.

"Not good." The horned figure in golden robes, who was not far away, holding his horsetail whisk, was also greatly alarmed. He waved his whisk in a flash.

But a distant fire could not quench a nearby thirst.

Ji Ning's attack speed was incredibly fast.

As the five black divine swords formed from the five sword-fingers pierced through the 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation', two streaks of sword-light immediately descended upon the nearest Golden Bell Celestial Immortal. The Golden Bell Celestial Immortal was panicked and terrified. He had no time to flee, and could only, as his first act, summon his most powerful magic treasure—that Pure Yang supreme-grade divine bell—and, ignoring the severe injury to his Celestial Immortal golden core, frantically squeeze out every bit of his power, desperately boosting his strength.

"Boom~~~" The divine bell was sent flying by the black divine sword.

Another black divine sword swept across the Golden Bell Celestial Immortal's body, and he instantly turned to ash under the boundless sword-qi.

The golden palm that had sent the divine bell flying reached out and grabbed the now masterless bell.

"Boom~~~"

Two more streaks of black sword-light descended upon another nearby Celestial Immortal, the Fire Mackerel Celestial Immortal. Although he also frantically squeezed his own power in an attempt to defend, back when he had just mastered the fourth cycle of the Starseizing Hand, Ji Ning was already a match for the Infatuated Heart Celestial Immortal. Now, having comprehended an even higher form of sword technique, his strength was clearly even more terrifying. These sword-fingers were, after all, Pure Yang ultimate magic treasures. How could the Fire Mackerel Celestial Immortal block them?

The two streaks of sword-light passed, and the Fire Mackerel Celestial Immortal also turned to ash.

"Block!"

"Block!" The other six Celestial Immortals were completely desperate, and they finally managed to block Ji Ning's final streak of sword-light.

In a single charge, Ji Ning had killed two of the eight Celestial Immortals.

"Damn it!" The Shaoyin Ancestor, watching from afar, felt as if his eyes were about to split. His eyes were completely red.

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