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Chapter 2403
His eyes grew increasingly crazed. Ignoring the chaotic formation, he once again urged the Divine Fire Bird, which, wreathed in raging fury, swooped down toward the Thousand Refined Puppet Demon, which was gathering power.
"You!" Upon seeing this, a chilling glint flashed in June's eyes, and the eternal Dao aura around her instantly froze, the air pressure so low it was suffocating.
A general in the field who disobeys orders is already a violation of military regulations. At this critical moment on the battlefield, Lieyangzi's stubbornness will undoubtedly push his 108,000 celestial beings to their deaths.
In June, his gaze sharp as a knife, he swept over the Dao Lord leaders of the Immortal Ancient Land and the Supreme Holy Land. His deep voice, filled with undeniable killing intent, echoed throughout the Boundless City: "If there is a next time, the main war commander and those who disobey orders will all be executed!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a deafening roar resounded across the battlefield—the Thousand Refined Puppet Demon had accumulated all its power, and countless dark holes burst forth simultaneously, sending out a dense barrage of black arrows. The arrows were wrapped in strange runes and carried the pressure of a first-class Immortal King, shooting towards the Divine Fire Bird like a torrential rain.
At such close range, even though Lieyangzi tried his best to activate his divine fire and frantically absorb and resist, he ultimately could not withstand it.
The barrier formed by the seven-colored divine fire was pierced by the arrows one after another and vanished in an instant.
Hundreds of subsequent void arrows swept in without hindrance, striking the divine fire bird's avatar fiercely.
"Wow—!"
The divine fire bird let out a mournful cry, and cracks instantly appeared all over its Dharma form, causing the seven-colored spiritual light to dissipate wildly.
Lieyangzi's face turned deathly pale, and he cried out in alarm, "Oh no!"
"Commander, we...can't hold on any longer!" The cries of the celestial beings in the formation rang out one after another, desperate and shrill.
The Divine Fire Bird Formation was originally an auxiliary formation, and its defensive capabilities were inherently weak, making it unable to withstand the bombardment of Immortal King-level arrows.
In just a few breaths, the outer array formation shattered and dissipated into a sky full of spiritual light, leaving the inner array of 108,000 Celestial Immortal Realm cultivators completely exposed to the void, utterly unprotected.
These Void Arrows were formed by the combined power of all members of the Thousand Refined Puppet Demons. Each one contained terrifying and strange Dao power, and its power was comparable to the full-force attack of a first-class Immortal King or God King.
Without the protection of the great formation, these celestial beings were as vulnerable as ants in the face of arrows.
One after another, jet-black arrows crisscrossed, and wherever they passed, celestial cultivators were annihilated, their souls destroyed, turning into dust that dissipated into the void battlefield.
"Run! Run!"
"You monstrous demons, I'll fight you to the death!"
"Boom boom boom—!"
Despair instantly enveloped the remaining celestial beings. Some were so terrified that they desperately activated their escape techniques to flee.
Seeing no hope of survival, some people turned bloodshot and detonated their own Dao foundation and divine soul, attempting to perish together with the strange arrows.
Some hastily summoned their most treasured artifacts, only to have them shattered instantly by arrows in a flash of light; others activated multiple forbidden techniques, burning their lifespan to gain escape speed, but still could not escape the pursuit of the rain of arrows.
Once the super formation collapses, the scattered cultivators become fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of their opponents.
On the battlefield, spiritual light exploded, wails filled the air, blood mingled with Daoist energy, and the scene was horrific.
"Hahaha! That's exhilarating!" Upon seeing this, the Thousand Refined Puppet Demon let out a wild and arrogant laugh, and the ghostly green flames in its eye sockets pulsed even more violently.
Seeing the countless celestial beings fleeing back to the Boundless City, 500,000 miles away, how could it let go of this golden opportunity to wipe them out? "Want to leave? Stay here, all of you!"
"Buzz buzz buzz—whoosh—"
The Thousand Refined Puppet Demon formed hand seals, and the dark Dao aura around its body surged, transforming into countless black ripples that swept towards the disintegrating Celestial Immortals.
If both sides were in complete super formations, such large-scale domain-type techniques would pose no threat at all. However, at this moment, the celestial immortals on the cultivators' side were already in complete disarray, like scattered sand.
Faced with the overwhelming power of a first-class Immortal King's domain, they had no chance to resist and were instantly swallowed up by the black ripples, their souls annihilated.
"Hahahaha! I'm not reconciled! You monstrous race, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
The black ripples spread at an extreme speed, plunging the affected celestial beings into utter despair.
Rather than die in humiliation, many cultivators chose to self-destruct, their spiritual light exploding across the sky, but it only caused a ripple on the black waves before being swallowed up in an instant.
With the fall of numerous celestial beings, countless unclaimed treasures and personal immortal abodes floated in the air above the void battlefield, their spiritual light dimmed, yet no one paid them any attention.
The Thousand-Refined Puppet Demon, having thoroughly enjoyed the slaughter, let out a wild laugh that echoed through the void, its ferocious aura growing ever more overwhelming.
On the other hand, the atmosphere atop Boundless City was so oppressive it was suffocating; even the wind seemed to have stopped.
June stood with his hands behind his back, his face so gloomy it could drip water, his Daoist aura condensed but not released, yet exuding a bone-chilling coldness—he knew that within the first line of defense, there must be countless powerful cultivators watching the battle, and such a crushing defeat in the first battle would not only deplete his forces but also shake the morale of the entire army.
The faces of Dao Lords Xianyantai and Weixiu were also extremely ugly. They angrily rebuked in a low voice, their tone full of rage and contempt: "Useless! All of you are useless! Knowing that your own formation is mainly for auxiliary testing, you still insist on showing off and vying for the first merit!"
"This Lieyangzi was narrow-minded and jealous of his fellow disciples within the sect. Now, he's risking the lives of 108,000 disciples in the Battle of Destiny!"
"Yes! If we had obeyed the commander's order and retreated immediately, even if the formation was damaged, we wouldn't have ended up with such a complete annihilation!"
The eight God Kings, including Zi Chen, Jue Wuqing, Dao Yi, and Yao Guang, remained calm, as if they were already used to the brutality of the battlefield. However, such an absurd defeat in the first battle was extremely rare, even in all previous battles of destiny.
They gazed at their kinsmen being slaughtered on the battlefield, their eyes filled with solemnity, but they said nothing—on the battlefield, underestimating the enemy and disobeying orders should always come at a price.
Dao Yi, Han Jiuling, Tian Mang, Xuan Ye, and the others could no longer contain their anger. Their auras surged, and they stared intently at the fleeing Lie Yangzi, their eyes filled with killing intent and grief: "Lie Yangzi! How dare you come back alive!"
"Useless trash! My brother died because of your arrogance, and I will kill you!"
"You are so ambitious and disobeyed the commander's orders, causing the deaths of 108,000 of your own kind. You will become a sinner for all time in the Immortal Ancient Holy Land!"
A super formation composed of 108,000 celestial immortals was slaughtered in the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea. In the end, only a few hundred cultivators managed to escape and fled back to Wujiang City with Lieyangzi.
Such devastating losses enraged cultivators from the eight holy lands, as well as the Immortal Ancient Land and the Supreme Holy Land.
Many young people, who were visiting the Imperial Pass for the first time and heading to the battlefield, were completely shocked by the extreme cruelty. Their faces turned pale, their bodies trembled, and their Dao hearts almost wavered.
They never imagined that the scattered celestial beings would be so vulnerable and powerless against the enemy's grand formation, vanishing into nothingness in the blink of an eye.
Lieyangzi and the remaining hundreds of celestial beings were able to barely escape with their lives, either because of their own formidable strength, their mastery of heaven-defying escape techniques, or their blessing of great fortune.
At this moment, they were ragged, weak, and their faces were full of fear and embarrassment. Faced with the crowd's angry rebukes and murderous intent, they didn't even have the courage to raise their heads.