The Parade of Elder Gods

Nuwa’s Camp showed no mercy.

The moment the formation fell into place, they struck first.

“KILL!”

Daoist Three Purities commanded the Nuwa Mends the Heavens Formation, his might surging across the cosmos. He pointed a single finger into the distance, and the four Immortal-Slaying Swords instantly merged into one colossal divine sword, tearing through space as it shot toward the armies of the Seamless Gate. Wherever the blade-edge passed… the very void split apart. The terrifying aura sent chills through every major power present.

“What a fearsome killing formation.” The Great Demon God Cixiu and the Daofather of Blades both paled slightly.

Ji Ning marveled as well.

Although his Primaltwin was a First-Class Ancestral Immortal and could execute the Eternal Sword Formation with considerable power, Daoist Three Purities had possessed the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation for far longer—he had even created the Immortal-Slaying Diagram himself! Moreover, his realm was higher than Ji Ning’s. The might of his Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was arguably the greatest offensive force in the Three Realms.

“Three Purities!”

A booming shout rang out.

A wooden ruler stretched across the heavens, as if trying to bar the very world.

“CLANG~~~~”

The divine sword and the wooden ruler collided. Space annihilated.

Daoist Three Purities gazed coldly at the distant figure in purple robes. “Master Stonerule… of all the powers in the Seamless Gate, I could never read two: the Lord of All Demons, and you. You truly hid yourself well. So you’ve already become an Elder God.”

Master Stonerule’s face was faintly pale—the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was far too strong.

“Why waste words?” Master Stonerule charged forward.

“Kill.” Daoist Three Purities once again manipulated the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, driving it toward Master Stonerule.

Master Stonerule seemed gifted in every field—artifact-forging, formations, offense, defense… he excelled at all of them. His brilliance had once impressed even the Lord of the Heartlord. Back in the era of the Seamless Chaosworld, the two most dazzling figures had been the Lord of the Heartlord and Master Stonerule! But Master Stonerule had never craved conquest. After the ancient Dawn War, he had indeed broken through—to the Elder God level.

He had no predecessor to guide him.

Just as Mother Nuwa had no guidance yet still cultivated to become a World God, Master Stonerule had accumulated his insights slowly over endless ages. He had not excelled in just one field; he had reached soaring heights in countless disciplines. The sheer depth of his accumulation, refined by the Dawn War, had ultimately pushed him to become an Elder God. He had kept it hidden all this time, only revealing his true power in this final battle.

…

Daoist Three Purities’ Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was overwhelmingly fierce. Even Master Stonerule, with his Elder God body, could barely hold his ground.

“Water-Fire Annihilation—Yin-Yang Birth and Extinction!”

Fuxi, also commanding the Nuwa Mends the Heavens Formation, unleashed his ultimate technique.

“BOOM~~~” Billions of kilometers of void instantly became an ocean of water and fire. Boundless Supreme Yin Essence and Inextinguishable Flame swept across the vast emptiness. In an instant, the many formations and Emissaries of the Seamless Gate felt as if they had fallen into quicksand—their movements hampered, their speed greatly reduced.

And these waters and flames formed a massive Taiji diagram around the Lord of All Demons.

Water was Yin; Fire was Yang.

Water was Life; Fire was Annihilation.

Fuxi, after all, had been ‘Elder God Fuxi’ in his past life, born to wield the Heavenly Dao of Destruction. And in this life, he had striven to comprehend the Heavenly Dao of Life in order to recover his past-life memories. Thus he had attained high insight into both the Heavenly Dao of Life and the Heavenly Dao of Destruction, and he had long since fully comprehended the two Grand Daos of Yin and Yang.

The true killing strike of this ‘Water-Fire Annihilation Formation’ was precisely this ‘Water-Fire Annihilation—Yin-Yang Birth and Extinction’ technique. If he had fully mastered both the Heavenly Dao of Life and Destruction, its power would have been far greater. Yet even so, while commanding the Nuwa Mends the Heavens Formation, its might was extraordinary.

“Oh?” The Lord of All Demons’ robes fluttered. Rings of spatial ripples naturally formed around him, blocking the grinding force of the Taiji diagram.

…

“KILL.”

Divine Farmer, commanding the Pangu Opens the Heavens Formation and incarnating as Pangu himself, charged toward the Seamless Gate. Having mastered the Five Elements, his close-quarters combat was brutally powerful.

…

“KILL.”

Suiren’s aura soared into the sky, no longer concealing an iota of his power. He fully revealed the might of an Elder God as he charged at the Seamless Gate armies.

…

“An Elder God! Suiren is an Elder God!”

“He was an Elder God all along!”

The Seamless Gate side was shaken. They had the Lord of All Demons as an Elder God, and Master Stonerule, a genius who had broken through to Elder God after endless years. In the Seamless Gate’s estimation, advancing from True God to Elder God was incredibly difficult—without a method, only someone with Master Stonerule’s depth of accumulation could force a breakthrough. They had believed Nuwa’s Camp could not produce any Elder Gods. But they were wrong.

…

“KILL.” A stooped figure in gray robes suddenly straightened, raising his head to reveal a bearded face. His eyes brimmed with boundless killing intent.

His aura surged as he charged toward the Seamless Gate.

…

“It’s Gonggong.”

“Elder God Gonggong—he’s still alive?” The Seamless Gate recognized him instantly. After all, Elder God Gonggong had shown his hand during the ancient Dawn War. But the Three Realms had long been filled with rumors that Gonggong had died, slain by the chaos aliens. He had not appeared for endless ages, and the Seamless Gate had assumed he was truly dead.

They never expected Elder God Gonggong to still be alive!

“First Suiren, and now Gonggong. Nuwa’s Camp actually has two Elder Gods!”

…

“KILL.”

Houyi, gripping his great axe, no longer kept a low profile. His aura exploded forth, sweeping heaven and earth—its majestic intensity no weaker than Gonggong’s or Suiren’s.

Yes.

This most dazzling, most monstrous genius of the ancient era had also cultivated to become an Elder God, thanks to Mother Nuwa’s Inner-Viewing Elder God Scroll. In the entire Nuwa’s Camp, two had used Mother Nuwa’s Inner-Viewing Elder God Scroll to reach the Elder God level: Suiren and Houyi.

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“Godking, die!”

Around Ji Ning, the Thirty-Six Heavens Snowlotus floated, freezing the foes around him. Fuxi’s ‘Water-Fire Annihilation Formation’ pursued wide-area coverage, so its binding effect on individual enemies was not especially strong. But Ji Ning was a First-Class Ancestral Immortal; the Thirty-Six Heavens Snowlotus, used within a small radius, was far more restrictive than Fuxi’s formation.

Wherever he passed, snowlotuses drifted. Gripping the Violet-Light Qiong Divine Sword, his sword-light streaked through the void, chilling the hearts of the Seamless Gate.

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“An Ancestral Immortal? A First-Class Ancestral Immortal?” The distant Great Demon God Cixiu’s expression changed dramatically.

“He’s actually a First-Class Ancestral Immortal.” The Daofather of Blades was also shocked.

“Just how deep are Nuwa’s Camp’s reserves? We were told they had almost no Elder Gods. Yet now, aside from the clan-protecting formations, they’ve produced so many Elder Gods… and even an Ancestral Immortal!” The Great Demon God Cixiu felt the pressure. At first, the three clan-protecting formations had only seemed troublesome; now he realized Nuwa’s Camp was a solid iron slab.

“Wait,” the Great Demon God Cixiu said in a low, somber voice. “Let us wait quietly. Our strength may not be enough to deal with either faction. Now we can only bide our time. Hopefully, the Seamless Gate is strong enough. If both sides bleed each other heavily—or if the Seamless Gate deals a crippling blow to Nuwa’s Camp—maybe we’ll still have an opening.”

The Daofather of Blades nodded slightly.

Seizing gains amid chaos in the endless void—that was the more common approach. Crushing one’s opponent through sheer overwhelming power was far too difficult. The Great Demon God Cixiu had earlier thought that his ultimate strike would be unstoppable in the Three Realms. Now he realized he had been far too arrogant.

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On Nuwa’s Camp’s side, morale was soaring. Their formations were superb, and one Elder God and Ancestral Immortal after another had appeared.

“Jueming, enter the formation!”

The great powers of Nuwa’s Camp stepped into the formation one by one, each taking command over groups of Empyrean Gods and True Immortals. Weaker Daofathers even joined forces—three or five of them together to command a single formation. Daoist Three Purities could easily command the Nuwa Mends the Heavens Formation alone, but if an ordinary Daofather tried, he could not fully unleash its power. With two or three Daofathers assisting, however, they could achieve perfect performance.

“Amitabha.” Daofather Jueming pressed his palms together and intoned.

BOOM!

An aura as majestic as those of Ji Ning, Suiren, Gonggong, and Houyi surged across the void. Daofather Jueming walked through space, each step shifting dimensions as he advanced toward the distant Seamless Gate: “Villains of the Seamless Gate! Enter the Hell of Infinite Suffering!” There was no mercy in his eyes—only the diamond wrath of a Vajra.

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“Jueming is also an Elder God?” The great powers, Empyrean Gods, and True Immortals of Nuwa’s Camp were astonished.

“Excellent.” Daoist Three Purities, Tathagata, Fuxi, Suiren—all of them revealed looks of joy.

“As expected.” Ji Ning glanced over, a slight smile on his face.

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In that moment, the entire army of Nuwa’s Camp charged toward the Seamless Gate.

Gonggong, Houyi, Ji Ning, Jueming, Suiren—five Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals, plus Daoist Three Purities, Fuxi, Divine Farmer, and Gonggong commanding their formations—they pressed forward in an overwhelming tide. Panic spread through the Seamless Gate’s ranks.

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Regarding the Desolate Era game: due to Christmas, the American staff have a long holiday, so the official iOS version hasn’t passed review yet. It should pass soon—iPhone users, please be patient. For now, only the ‘jailbroken version’ is playable on iPhone. The jailbroken version has been polished multiple times and is actually quite mature.

The game has become more and more enjoyable. Next week, we should launch the clan mode. While recruiting strong characters for my faction, Tomato got incredibly lucky and recruited ‘Sun Wukong’. It felt like a pie falling from the sky, and Tomato was overjoyed for a long time.

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