The Three-Eyed Fiendgod Descends

On the walls of the Eight Dragon Cloud City, Daofather Crimsonbright watched the battlefield with a heart burning with anxiety. His gaze instantly locked onto the region where Ji Ning and the Xia Emperor were fighting; they had fallen into a terrible predicament. The unexpected variable, the 'Evergreen Sword Immortal', had launched a surprise attack there, causing a small-scale collapse on the Crimsonbright Realm's side. Fortunately, the Xia Emperor, Ji Ning, and the others desperately held the line and stabilized the situation, but the circumstances had already become incomparably dire.

"There's no other choice. A large number of the Seamless Gate's Heavenly God Puppets have appeared, and they are spread across the entire battlefield. Every other region needs support as well." Daofather Crimsonbright surveyed the entire field. In the distance, the arrows of the supreme archer 'Dongzhe' were like death warrants; with each arrow, two or three White-Faced Flood Dragons and other divine beasts like the Zhu Yan would perish.

"I have no choice but to abandon Xia Mang and the others."

"Let Dongzhe suppress the other regions." Daofather Crimsonbright knew that a choice had to be made.

If the archer 'Dongzhe' was used to suppress the entire battlefield, the region where Ji Ning and the Xia Emperor were fighting was at such a clear disadvantage that even with some help, they would likely still be on the losing side. As for the other regions... if Dongzhe's assistance was spread too thin, they might at best fight to a draw.

But now.

With Dongzhe's ferocious assault, although things were grim for Ji Ning's group, the other seven-tenths of the battlefield were actually gaining the upper hand in the short term! The main reason was that Dongzhe's arrows were simply too terrifying. However, both Daofather Crimsonbright and Daofather Ink Bamboo knew that arrows of such devastating power consumed Chaos Daofruits. A single Chaos Daofruit could only fuel two arrows; this level of violent power could not be sustained for long. Therefore, they had to kill as much as possible in the shortest amount of time.

"Xia Mang, you and your group... you can only rely on yourselves over there." Daofather Crimsonbright hardened his heart. Having experienced the ancient Dawn War, he understood that sometimes, for the sake of the greater good, one must make sacrifices and trade-offs.

"CHANGQING!!!"

Daofather Crimsonbright stared at the distant Evergreen Sword Immortal, a cold light flashing in his eyes. His face was ashen.

Disgrace!

He had been deceived far too thoroughly.

He had trusted the Evergreen Sword Immortal too much before; it had never even occurred to him that Changqing could be a traitor. The main reason was that the Evergreen Sword Immortal had never been one to gather friends; in fact, he was quite reclusive, his heart completely focused on the Dao. He had lived in seclusion in a minor world, cultivating the Dao for an immeasurably long time... It must be understood that a person can pretend for a time, but it is incredibly difficult to pretend for an entire lifetime.

And the Evergreen Sword Immortal's patience and forbearance were terrifying. Daofather Crimsonbright had even admired Changqing before, thinking that, with his single-minded devotion to the Dao, he was the disciple most likely to achieve the Daofather level.

"This Changqing's heart was utterly focused on the Dao, with no distractions. I was absolutely certain of that. And yet he killed Snowdance without the slightest hesitation; there wasn't even a flicker of doubt in his eyes. After killing her, he even destroyed her body. His heart is truly ruthless. I wasn't wrong... This man is an extremely grave threat." Daofather Crimsonbright understood. A person so decisive and vicious was capable of shocking achievements in the future.

Success or failure has nothing to do with good or evil.

The stronger one's Dao-heart, the easier it was to walk far.

True villains, even when committing evil, do not consider themselves evil. Their Dao-hearts are utterly pure. They, too, can be terrifying. Even Heartfiend Tribulations have no effect on them. But such 'natural-born demons' were extremely rare. And Daofather Crimsonbright had been completely unable to see through him before.

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On the battlefield.

In the area where Ji Ning and the Xia Emperor were fighting.

"Changqing." Ji Ning was burned with rage at the sight.

"Total assault." The commands from the Daofathers arrived as well. The Devouring Mountain's three great demon gods, who had been engaging them, temporarily stopped their attack and began to form a unity formation.

Taking advantage of the opportunity while the three demon gods were forming their formation, a blazingly furious Ji Ning charged straight towards the Evergreen Sword Immortal.

"Get out of my way."

Ji Ning swung both arms.

BANG! BANG! BANG! The Heavenly God Puppets that had been entangled were sent flying backward one after another. The gap in power was far too great.

"Tie him down!"

"Tie him down!" The commander of the Seamless Gate's troop of Bi Fang beasts, a Heavenly God True Immortal, sent the divine beast flying forward. The beast looked like a celestial crane, its body entirely cyan, wreathed in flames. Its flaming wings flapped as it had only one claw. However, that single claw was massive and emanated a black light. As the Bi Fang beast flew in, its claw ripped down from the air.

Ji Ning, however, suddenly reached out with both hands.

WHOOSH!

He forcibly grabbed that claw. The Bi Fang beast then abruptly manifested a black wing, which it brought crashing down directly towards Ji Ning's head.

"Die!"

Ji Ning, still holding the claw, slammed the beast fiercely towards a nearby White-Faced Flood Dragon. As for the striking black wing... Ji Ning gritted his teeth and took the hit head-on. In this moment, his heartforce and soul arts were fully unleashed. His progress in these arts had nearly reached a minor level of mastery, and the improvement in his combat power was extremely apparent.

This caused the majestic power of heaven and earth within his Karmic Punishment Deity to be constantly mobilized, making his body tougher and more powerful by the moment.

BANG! BANG! BANG! The black wing struck Ji Ning's body, only leaving a few shallow wounds.

"How has his power..." The Bi Fang beast was greatly shocked.

"BANG!"

The Bi Fang beast was then slammed into a White-Faced Flood Dragon, and even that dragon was sent flying backward by the collision. Then, Ji Ning grabbed the Bi Fang beast with one hand while the other hand manifested a sharp longsword. He grabbed the sword and stabbed it viciously into the Bi Fang beast.

PU! PU!

With two lightning-fast stabs, he pierced straight through the beast's body, causing it to immediately begin to collapse. A large number of Celestial Immortals and Loose Immortals fled in panic, especially a group of Pure Yang True Immortals who tried to flee in utter terror.

"Die." Ji Ning's hands materialized two enormous shields. Holding the giant shields, he slammed them together towards the fleeing Pure Yang True Immortal!

BOOM!

The shield faces collided. The Celestial Immortals and Loose Immortals caught between them were crushed to death. The Pure Yang True Immortal, while using a fleeing technique and manipulating a magic treasure to desperately block, could do nothing. But Ji Ning's power at this moment was fully unleashed. After hiding his heartforce and soul arts achievements for so long, now that they had nearly reached a minor level of mastery, the power of his outburst was horrifying beyond compare.

"How can this..." The Pure Yang True Immortal felt a force that swept away all before it smash his magic treasure away, and then, with a BANG, he was crushed into a meat paste by the two shields, which were like heavenly mountains, and turned to ash.

"Kill him!"

"Kill this Ji Ning!"

The distant three great demon gods of Devouring Mountain had already merged into the 'Three-Eyed Fiendgod'.

They were also enraged.

They hadn't expected that, in the short time they stopped attacking to form their formation, Ji Ning had already annihilated a Bi Fang immortal legion and, most importantly, killed a Pure Yang True Immortal. They blamed the dead True Immortal for being too careless, not realizing that Ji Ning had seen Changqing's betrayal, understood the dire situation, and had gone all out.

The power of the Karmic Punishment Deity Ji Ning had just increased severalfold.

If the Great Sage Devouring 'Nine-Head Lion' were to face Ji Ning again in a contest of raw strength, he would likely lose even more miserably.

"Kill!" The Three-Eyed Fiendgod charged towards Ji Ning.

"Block him!"

"Tie him down!"

The many Celestial Immortals and a massive wave of Yujue Guards desperately fought back.

Ji Ning also knew he couldn't waste time slaughtering the weaker ones. He immediately turned and charged towards the Three-Eyed Fiendgod. As he charged, Ji Ning kicked a nearby Zhu Yan. With a BANG, the Zhu Yan was sent flying backward and simultaneously exploded.

"Die!"

Countless chains, black flood dragons, golden light, snowflakes, vines and tree branches, strange runic patterns... all sorts of spells and magic treasures descended upon the Three-Eyed Fiendgod.

But the Three-Eyed Fiendgod's momentum remained sky-high. He was completely dismissive of these obstacles, his eyes fixed only on Ji Ning.

"Kill Changqing!"

"Kill that traitor!"

"KILL HIM!"

The other Yujue Guards, Karmic Punishment Deities, and mighty figures were also berserk, disregarding their own safety as they completely fought for their lives.

Taking advantage of the opening he had created with his surprise attack, the Evergreen Sword Immortal led the Seamless Gate's armies, killing a Yujue Guard, two Pangu battle formations, and six Karmic Punishment Deities in quick succession. Finally, seeing that the situation was turning unfavorable, he began to flee. He fled in the direction of the Three-Eyed Fiendgod.

...

Although Ji Ning and the others were fighting for their lives, the Three-Eyed Fiendgod's side still held a massive advantage. The Seamless Gate had also sent Heavenly God True Immortals and a large army. After the Evergreen Sword Immortal had caused such a disruption, even more Seamless Gate forces were able to support the Three-Eyed Fiendgod.

"In this battle, the Seamless Gate will surely win."

The Evergreen Sword Immortal, who had fled to a position behind the Three-Eyed Fiendgod, spoke directly. "I suggest you all surrender to the Seamless Gate. You might be able to keep your lives."

"Traitorous villain! I swear I will kill you!" The Xia Emperor's eyes were bloodshot.

"Scoundrel."

"Evil thief."

Everyone on the Crimsonbright Realm's side was burning with murderous rage. Who wouldn't be furious when a comrade they had trusted stabbed them in the back at a critical moment? And he had also killed their beloved junior apprentice-sister, Snowdance. How could they not be enraged?

"BANG!"

The Karmic Punishment Deity Ji Ning, who was charging with the most ferocious momentum, finally clashed with the Three-Eyed Fiendgod.

BANG!

Ji Ning, who was holding his shields cautiously, was sent flying backward.

"The gap is too great," Ji Ning understood in that instant of being sent flying. "The rumors are true. The power of this Three-Eyed Fiendgod has already reached the threshold of a Daofather."

These three great demon gods were all supremely powerful individuals in their own right.

When they combined their power to form the Three-Eyed Fiendgod, its might underwent a qualitative change, crossing the threshold of a Daofather. Perhaps it was slightly inferior to the arrow Dongzhe had unleashed using a Chaos Daofruit, but it was still definitely at the level of a Daofather, far beyond what Ji Ning could contend with.

...

"Kill Ji Ning immediately!" The distant Daofather Ink Bamboo, standing on the walls of the Seamless City, transmitted to the three great demon gods of Devouring Mountain. "Ignore everything else for now. Just eliminate Ji Ning."

...

"Get rid of Ji Ning." The voice of the Godking also rang out in the minds of the three demon gods.

...

"Rest assured." The Three-Eyed Fiendgod's aura was overwhelming. Its three eyes were completely fixed on the sent-backward Karmic Punishment Deity Ji Ning. It strode forward, brushing aside all spells and magic treasures that tried to block its path. At this moment, the Three-Eyed Fiendgod had only one thought: kill Ji Ning!

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The Water Mansion.

The calm Red Snow True God, the childlike Yuan Guang True God with fierce eyes, as well as the Snow Scorpion True God, the Serpent God True God, the Nine Serpent True God, the Crimson Sun True God, and the Darkmoon True God, were all watching the scene of the battle. The Yellow-Furred Bear, using his own ability to probe the outside world, projected the battle scene in the air.

They saw the formation of the Three-Eyed Fiendgod.

They also saw the Karmic Punishment Deity Ji Ning being sent flying the moment he clashed with the Three-Eyed Fiendgod.

"Those three little whelps from Devouring Mountain, who were once a mere joke, have grown this strong." The Red Snow True God's eyes burned with fighting spirit.

"We have been gone for far too long. Of course, some formidable characters can emerge. But the Three Realms has also almost forgotten the might of our Starseizing Mansion." The bald, old man Nine Serpent True God squinted, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Ji Ning's true body, clad in animal skins, bowed and said respectfully, "I humbly request that the seven seniors take action."

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(To be continued...)