The Supreme Melee Begins

The few supreme leaders of the Seamless Gate all had ashen expressions.

They had prepared very thoroughly for this battle, yet the Nuwa Camp had revealed far too much power, producing five Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals at once! If one or two had appeared, it would have been within their acceptable range, and they could have managed. But now, they were truly on the edge of a cliff.

“Alas.” Old Man Yuan let out a sigh and transmitted, “Lord of All Demons, I will do what I promised you. But with this situation, there is nothing I can do… I’ll handle Gonggong. You’ll have to figure out the rest yourselves.”

Swoosh.

Old Man Yuan immediately transformed into a streak of light, charging straight towards Gonggong.

Elder God Gonggong’s eyes were filled with a savage killing intent. He stared at Old Man Yuan and roared furiously, “Yuan Daoren, you traitor… DIE!”

“Just you?” Old Man Yuan, holding a horsetail whisk, flew to meet him. The next moment, a sky-filling net of white whisk-silk enshrouded Elder God Gonggong.

...

In the distance, the Great Demon God Cixiu and the one-armed, golden-armored man were watching. At this moment, the Lord of All Demons’ voice sounded in their ears. “The situation is very grim. Are you going to abandon us or help my Seamless Gate?”

“Help, of course I’ll help.” the Great Demon God Cixiu replied.

“Houyi, Ji Ning, Jueming, Suiren… pick two of these four.” the Lord of All Demons transmitted.

The Great Demon God Cixiu and the Daofather of Blades made their decision in an instant.

Ji Ning? Too troublesome.

Suiren? He also had the Lightning-Serpent Teleportation technique, which was also troublesome.

Houyi? Somewhat interesting; they hadn’t yet fought him.

Jueming? He was hiding his power deeply enough.

“Houyi and Jueming will be ours.” the Great Demon God Cixiu replied. The two of them then transformed into streaks of light and charged towards the Nuwa Camp. For them, who were accustomed to fighting in the endless primordial chaos, fighting against some Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals was no pressure at all. But since they were going to meddle, they still had to put in some effort.

...

“I’ll go block Divine Farmer.” Daofather Ink Bamboo transmitted, then strode forward.

“Be careful.” the Lord of All Demons sighed to himself.

From the end of the Primordial War until now, the Seamless Gate had also produced some supreme leaders.

Blood Coot and Ink Bamboo were like this! Huanmu had even broken through to become an Elder God… of course, all of this had been kept secret. Daofather Ink Bamboo had always kept a low profile; back in the day, he had always followed the Lord of the Heartlord as one of his most loyal subordinates. Later, when the Blackclad Godking became the nominal leader, he also carried out tasks for him.

No one had realized that this diligent, uncomplaining, and utterly ordinary Daofather Ink Bamboo had already attained the power of a supreme leader.

For example, Tathagata had thoroughly comprehended the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth! Fuxi had mastered two Heavenly Daos, Yin and Yang!

Daofather Ink Bamboo was different!

He had merged his comprehensions of the Heavenly Dao from the Seamless Chaosworld—‘Earth’ and ‘Water’—with the Heavenly Dao of ‘Wood’ from the Three Realms. After fusing them together… he had reached an extremely profound level in the Dao of Wood. Just as Ji Ning had reached a shocking level in the Dao of the Sword, this had allowed Daofather Ink Bamboo to possess the power of a supreme leader.

“Hua~~~” A sky-filling array of bamboo shoots manifested, blocking Divine Farmer, who was commanding the ‘Pangu Genesis Formation’.

...

“Blood Coot, Magic Hand. You two go block Tathagata.” the Lord of All Demons commanded.

“Alright.”

Blood Coot and Magic Hand did not hesitate, charging straight over. If they had been asked to block him alone, they wouldn’t have been confident.

The reason Daofather Ink Bamboo dared to block Divine Farmer was, first, that Divine Farmer wasn’t exceptionally strong at direct combat, and second, that Daofather Ink Bamboo specialized in defense!

“Whoosh.” As Blood Coot flew, a second incarnate body manifested beside him.

One was dressed in black, the other in a blood-red robe.

Both incarnate bodies were at the supreme leader level. With Magic Hand by his side, the three of them joined forces to face Tathagata.

...

As for the Lord of All Demons, his divine body suddenly split in two, turning into two Lords of All Demons. Then, these two Lords of All Demons charged towards Ji Ning and Suiren respectively.

Though this description takes time, it all happened in a single instant.

Lord Huanmu, Old Man Yuan, the Great Demon God Cixiu, the Daofather of Blades, Daofather Ink Bamboo, Blood Coot, Magic Hand, and the Lord of All Demons had all joined the fray.

Lord Huanmu, the Great Demon God Cixiu, the Daofather of Blades, and the Lord of All Demons were all Elder Gods!

Old Man Yuan and Daofather Ink Bamboo both excelled at defense. Even if they were somewhat weaker, they could hold the line—just like how back in the Primordial Ruins, Tathagata, the World Buddha, had held out for a very long time against the siege of the Great Demon God Cixiu and the Daofather of Blades.

Blood Coot, with his true body and one incarnate body, along with Magic Hand… their combined power was also extraordinary.

...

“Die! Go ahead and die!” Elder God Gonggong’s hair flew wildly as he fought like a madman, wielding his long staff in a furious assault against Old Man Yuan.

Old Man Yuan was constantly on the defensive.

“You should know that I hate traitors like you the most!” Elder God Gonggong roared as he cursed.

“Hmph.” Old Man Yuan let out a cold, dismissive laugh, too disdainful to say more.

...

“I’ve heard your archery is quite remarkable?” The Great Demon God Cixiu stood in the void, grinning as he looked at Houyi, who was wielding a battle-axe right in front of him. “Let me have a look.”

“Just you?” Houyi stepped forward abruptly, his aura exploding outward as he raised his axe high.

This scene caused the Great Demon God Cixiu to experience a brief daze. He felt as if he were seeing a terrifying World God swinging an axe. Though he was dazed for a split second, Cixiu was still lucid. His tail suddenly swelled, turning into a gigantic whip that lashed out directly, colliding with the axe that was descending from on high.

Boom!

The Great Demon God Cixiu was sent flying backward slightly, while Houyi also came to a halt.

“Truly powerful.” The Great Demon God Cixiu said with a grin full of admiration. “Quite interesting. You’re truly formidable in Heartforce; you almost caught me. Fortunately, I have seen much in my time.”

“Hmph.” Houyi, however, coldly continued forward, swinging his axe again.

...

The one-armed, golden-armored man and Jueming Buddha were also locked in a fierce battle.

A dazzling, gigantic golden palm was pressing down.

“Clang~~”

The Daofather of Blades was knocked flying backward, but his eyes were shining as he stared at Jueming Buddha, speaking with a hint of excitement. “The Three Realms has a Buddhist sect. I’ve crossed hands with Tathagata, your leader. Your palm techniques and his are extremely similar, and you’ve even tempered your palms to be comparable to innate top-grade spirit-treasures. But your palm technique is even stronger than his… the power is even greater!”

“It’s just that my divine power is a bit stronger.” Jueming Buddha replied calmly, but his gaze was icy cold as he continued to press down palm strikes one after another.

The Buddhist sect had always been skilled in palm techniques.

After Jueming Buddha became a World Buddha… Tathagata and the others had naturally given him many Buddhist techniques and secret arts. Jueming Buddha had studied these techniques, and by combining them with the Nine Yuan Annihilation, he had spent a very long time deducing a palm technique that was not inferior to that of Tathagata, the World Buddha. His divine power was even more formidable in terms of raw explosive force. Now that he was an Elder God, with this palm technique he could fully unleash the strength of a ‘top-tier Elder God’. His realm of the Dao was inferior to Tathagata’s, so his palm techniques were slightly less perfect. But one who is strong can overcome many who are skillful; an Elder God using a palm technique, with such explosive divine power… naturally, the might was heaven-defying!

For a time, the Daofather of Blades found himself at a clear disadvantage.

...

Daofather Three Purities commanded the ‘Nuwa Mends the Heavens Formation’, unleashing the ‘Extermination Immortal Sword Formation’, forcing even the Elder God Lord Huanmu to struggle desperately on the defensive.

...

Tathagata, the World Buddha, commanded the ‘Pangu Genesis Formation’. Blood Coot and Magic Hand could barely hold on.

...

Divine Farmer commanded the ‘Pangu Genesis Formation’ but was blocked by Daofather Ink Bamboo.

Suiren, wielding his wooden staff, radiated overwhelming power, fierce and extraordinary. Every strike of the wooden staff… caused endless flames to blaze furiously. The sheer momentum and power were so great that even the Lord of All Demons could only dodge.

“Lord of All Demons, you always rely on your movement techniques to dodge. That’s all you dare to do.” Suiren bellowed angrily.

Suiren was quite fast, but the Lord of All Demons was even faster.

“If it were a one-on-one fight, I would naturally engage you. But my current strength is only a fraction of the original, so it is not wise to force a direct confrontation.” The Lord of All Demons’ form flickered and moved unpredictably, yet he kept hovering around Suiren, forcing Suiren to remain extremely vigilant. Although splitting his divine body in two had weakened both bodies somewhat...

Even with the reduction, each could barely be considered to have the strength of a ‘top-tier Elder God’. If Suiren was careless, he could very well lose his life.

Of course, at such a critical moment, daring to split his divine body in two was something only the Lord of All Demons—whose speed was unrivaled across the Three Realms—would do.

...

Ji Ning was also facing off against a Lord of All Demons.

“Lord of All Demons, you’ve split your divine body in two. I’m afraid both of your bodies now only possess a fraction of your original strength.” Ji Ning shook his head. “You underestimate me.”

Hua.

A black-robed Ji Ning appeared beside the white-robed Ji Ning.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The white-robed Ji Ning charged towards the direction of Daofather Ink Bamboo, while the black-robed Ji Ning charged towards the direction of Magic Hand.

******(To be continued…)