Immortal of the Nine Realms

"Have you all noticed that those few old fellows look somewhat familiar?"

While Saint Long and the five Half-Saints of the God Dao Sect were locked in a grueling contest of Inner Domain power, one of the ninth-transformation immortals from a top faction of the Shenwang Realm recognized who the four elders were.

"I noticed it too. They are former God Dao Sect Masters."

"They lived for an awfully long time. The older one gets, the more immortal essence they need to sustain their lifespans. From what I see, the foundation accumulated by the God Dao Sect over all these years has been entirely spent on nurturing these four old fellows. Since they can mobilize the power of the Demonic Beasts Ruins, it means they are direct bloodline descendants of the first Demonic Beasts Race Immortal Emperor."

Everyone sighed inwardly. Everyone had thought that the bloodlines of that generation of demonic beasts had died out. Who could have imagined that the God Dao Sect had consistently been under the control of those Demonic Beasts Race bloodline descendants all along? Over so many years, they had truly seldom exposed any flaws.

Time ticked away, second by second.

Saint Long appeared calm, but a fine layer of sweat had formed over his forehead. Meanwhile, the five massive God Dao Sect Master ancestors seemed to have strength to spare.

Shao Mengyuan glanced at Lang Daochun. "If this continues, we will lose without a single shred of doubt."

They swept a glance at the ninth-transformation immortals present.

As though with tacit understanding, everyone attacked at once, hoping to conserve some of Saint Long's strength. However, their attacks were quickly neutralized by the five great demons. Before the might of a Half-Saint, their strength felt like a wisp of smoke striking a stone wall. There was nothing they could do.

"Dragon God, you cannot win." The God Dao Sect Master's face was completely calm. "The moment your strength is depleted, you and everyone with you will stay here forever. The peach blossoms of the God Dao Sect hadn't tasted blood in a long time."

The crowd subconsciously cast a glance toward the mountain slopes blanketed in full, billowing peach blossoms, their countenances sinking subtly.

Saint Long let out a cold sneer. "Do you really believe you will walk away unscathed? As long as Monarch Fang arrives in time, our forces together will be more than enough to deal with you."

The corner of the God Dao Sect Master's mouth curled upward slightly. "I am afraid he won't be able to make it in time."

Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Could the God Dao Sect have another trump card capable of stopping Monarch Yan?

He's probably just bluffing to shake our morale. Even if the God Dao Sect has another half-step Heavenly Dao, they still wouldn't be able to stop that man.

***

Meanwhile, the formation of immortal boats belonging to the Enlightenment God Palace had already arrived right within the Shenwang Realm.

Chen Feifei glanced at the star map. Then, she smiled and said, "The star map routing provided by the Ancient Dragon God Palace is considered exceptionally precise. Following this route, we should arrive in half a month."

Expectation appeared in everyone's eyes. They were eager to see what the situation at the God Dao Sect was like.

Just as the Immortal Boat Formations were advancing in an orderly fashion, a staggeringly colossal, furry hand suddenly materialized out of the void and reached toward the fleet.

Two Immortal Boat Formations failed to react in time and were instantly crushed to pieces by the gigantic hand.

Hundreds of thousands of cultivators—including two core members of the Enlightenment God Palace—were killed on the spot!

Fang Chen could clearly see countless wandering souls standing blankly within the void, still unable to comprehend what had just happened.

"Enemy attack!"

"It is a Void Beast!"

One by one, the core members finally snapped back to their senses and immediately formed defensive formations! It was merely that the absolute strength of this specific Void Beast far exceeded everyone's imagination. However, the strength of this Void Beast far exceeded everyone's imagination. That single enormous furry hand alone was countless times larger than an Immortal Boat Formation. With a mere wave of its hand, even the Immortal Boat Formation where Nanming Ruyue was positioned suffered exceptionally severe damage. Had she not fled in a timely fashion, she would also be dead.

Chen Feifei's face sank completely. "The God Dao Sect can actually manipulate Void Beasts!"

He erupted with the terrifying power of a ninth-transformation immortal and rushed forward to confront the giant hand.

Wang Chongsong glanced at Fang Chen. "He is not the Void Beast's match."

Fang Chen immediately used the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower. Wave after wave of Yin Soldiers surged out in a continuous torrent, charging toward the Void Beast alongside Chen Feifei.

Perhaps having detected the substantive threat these Yin Soldiers posed to itself, a majestic beast roar echoed out unceasingly from deep within the void. Immediately after, one after another, Void Beasts as staggeringly immense as stars emerged in rapid succession.

Ten beasts! A hundred beasts! A thousand beasts!

The sheer quantity of the Void Beasts had already surpassed the total number of boat formations the Enlightenment God Palace commanded. Furthermore, although the Void Beasts that emerged weren't as massive as the first, they were still much larger than the Immortal Boat Formation. They were also significantly stronger.

Faced with this situation, Fang Chen willed it, and a large contingent of Yin soldiers immediately separated from the main force, cooperating with the boat formations to fight the Void Beasts. Even so, the side of the Enlightenment God Palace still found it remarkably strenuous.

Xie Aman and the others had already returned to their respective immortal boat formations, coordinating with the Yin Soldiers to withstand the Void Beasts. Fang Chen could clearly see that even with their methods amplified by the Limit Breaking Yin Soldiers, they remained thoroughly overwhelmed and short-handed before the Void Beasts.

Wang Chongsong's gaze was exceptionally grave. "Almost every Void Beast in this group possesses Limit Breaking strength. It's only that they're incapable of traversing the Underworld. If they could, the situation back then would have been entirely different. Who could have expected that the God Dao Sect's foundations would be this deep? We should have thought of this much earlier. After residing within the Nine Realms for countless generations, it was highly probable all along that they had this capability."

"Dealing with them is by no means difficult. It will just waste a bit of time," said Fang Chen.

He studied the strongest Void Beast. Its strength had already reached the third step of Limit Breaking. However, facing dozens of Yin Soldiers who were also at the third step of Limit Breaking, it had already fallen into a disadvantage. It wouldn't be long before the Yin soldiers completely tore it apart.

The problem was the remaining thousand-plus Void Beasts. Eliminating all of them would inevitably take some time.

Fang Chen murmured softly to himself, "The God Dao Sect ought to be well aware that Void Beasts of this tier cannot possibly break our core foundation."

"They are just stalling for time," deduced Wang Chongsong. "Saint Long and the others are highly likely to be in grave danger right now."

"Whatever the case, we'll deal with what's in front of us first," said Fang Chen.

He stomped his foot, and groups of True Gods began appearing around him one after another.

These True Gods were by no means strong. They weren't even qualified to participate in the battle. Fang Chen instructed them to escort the deceased Enlightenment cultivators onto the Yellow Springs road one by one, sending them over to the Underworld.

"Did I truly just die like this?"

Elsewhere in the void, another Immortal Boat Formation was thoroughly destroyed. Not a single cultivator within it survived.

Li Shanzi stood there blankly, sensing that his physical body had already been annihilated. For a moment, he found it difficult to accept reality. He hadn't been on the Ghost Immortal path for very long, yet now he had died just like this. It was equivalent to falling from the clouds straight into the abyss.

A Ghost God materialized right beside him, stating calmly, "By the command of Monarch Yan, I am to escort Your Excellency to the Underworld. Please depart together with me."

Li Shanzi glanced toward Fang Chen in the distance and suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, "Old Ninth! Once I get to the Underworld, tell your people to take good care of me!"

Fang Chen smiled and nodded toward him. Only then did Li Shanzi leave with his subordinates, following the Ghost God toward the Underworld.

His mood finally improved somewhat.

Although he had died, Monarch Yan was none other than his Ninth Senior Brother. With that connection alone, he still had a chance to make a comeback.