Calamity of Tomorrow

Swoosh! The Blood Transformation Divine Sword and Wan Xing True Monarch's fingers only touched momentarily before separating.

In the captivating red light, Wan Xing True Monarch grabbed Zhu Ye and harshly retreated. The other two also recovered from the slight shock of the fist intent and covered for Wan Xing True Monarch by attacking Li Xiuzhu.

Li Xiuzhu chuckled softly and moved back, while Qian Wangsun and the others, who arrived a step later, stood behind him.

Wan Xing True Monarch glared furiously at Zhu Ye, who had poked him in the waist. Fortunately, his opponent's cultivation was too low, and his protective Gang Qi had blocked it, but it had still distracted him.

With a helpless expression, Zhu Ye said, "You moved too quickly; I didn't even see clearly... I intended to stab Li Xiuzhu who was charging over."

Wan Xing True Monarch snorted coldly, looking at his right hand, feeling extremely frustrated. Li Xiuzhu's combat power was much higher than they had anticipated. Zhu Ye possessed strength comparable to a ninth realm cultivator, yet he seemed a burden here.

In the lightning-fast exchange, Li Xiuzhu, relying on the Blood Transformation Divine Sword, Hexagram Array, and his incredible fist intent, managed to overpower three divine-level opponents.

At this moment, both sides faced off, their intense hostility seeming to collide in the air, sparking flames.

Wan Xing True Monarch looked at his fingers enveloped in blood light, watching the blood light surge to his elbow, still rapidly spreading towards his body.

He made a decisive move, smashing his elbow and severing his entire forearm, his gaze filled with killing intent as he looked at the members of the Sky Flipping Sect and arrogantly said, "Li Xiuzhu... truly impressive. To be able to injure me in such a situation with a mortal's body, among the mortals of this world, your strength is probably the strongest."

At the same time, Wan Xing True Monarch greatly regretted in his heart: 'Why am I even competing with this madman?' At this moment, he had made up his mind with one word—retreat, absolutely not confronting the other party's twisted weapon head-on again.

Li Xiuzhu chuckled lightly, looking toward the positions of Gu Lan and Zhu Yan, "When did the celestial department produce two such powerful figures? They're not immortals, yet they surpass immortals."

His face appeared relaxed, but the message he transmitted to his companions was extremely grave: "Be careful, besides Wan Xing True Monarch, that pair, a man and a woman, are extremely strong. Especially that man; he gives me a strange feeling, as if he's always hiding some lethal moves, be cautious.

Moreover, they may know about Qian Wangsun's foresight ability, and some of my Hexagram Array's powers, and now they've also learned a bit about the Blood Transformation Divine Sword's abilities, it won't be easy for me to injure them next…"

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Thousands of meters away, Zhou Bai was controlling the Void Crown that surrounded him, watching the live broadcast of the ongoing battle.

At least a dozen Heavenly Demons were already circling around the battlefield, providing him with a live feed.

Christina said somewhat impatiently, "Zhou Bai, Zhou Bai! How much longer must we wait? When do we take action?!! I can barely contain the primordial force inside me!"

Zhou Bai replied, "Then go ahead, I'll wait a bit longer."

Christina: "…"

Elsa covered her mouth and laughed, "Sister Tina, you go first, we'll cheer for you."

Christina said, "Zhou Bai! We are of one mind with our cat people; we face one together, we face a group together."

Zhou Bai: "Wan Xing Immortal and the rest won't fight the Sky Flipping Sect to the death, they think too highly of their own lives."

"I and the Heavenly Demon's troops are also not yet fully assembled. Let them fight a bit longer."

"Besides, we also have an actor here, nothing will go wrong."

Just then, a message arrived from Xuan Nu on the Void Crown, and Zhou Bai smiled, "Xuan Nu has arrived."

He contacted the mechanical attendant beside the Mystical Lady using the Void Crown and, through the Heavenly Demon's communication network, the two began their long-distance conversation.

Zhou Bai asked, "How is everything? Is it safe? Do you need me to send a cat over for self-defense?"

The Mystical Lady seriously replied, "No need, it's not convenient for it to come over. Zhou Bai, rest assured, I will definitely complete the mission you gave me."

No one answered Li Xiuzhu's question. Wan Xing True Monarch chuckled softly, and the three attacked again, leaving Zhu Ye in the rear for protection.

Li Xiuzhu's displayed combat power was much fiercer than they had anticipated, so they decided not to let the weakest, Zhu Ye, join the frontline. Instead, he remained in the distance performing Sword Control, for not only did they have to protect him, but there was also a risk of him accidentally causing harm.

The forces violently clashed once more. After adapting to Li Xiuzhu's tactics and abilities, Wan Xing True Monarch, who had superior physical strength, decided to coast, quickly gaining the upper hand.

Gu Lan suddenly found himself at the forefront. Wan Xing True Monarch, a righteous god, and Zhu Yan, a man who had fought in the great Human-Demon War, were always covering him from a distance.

Gu Lan: 'Since when am I the main force?'

At that moment, Zhu Yan punched away Zhu Ye's flying sword and turned back angrily, "Be careful!"

Zhu Ye: "Sorry, sorry, it's just too tense. I slipped."

The flying sword whooshed and slashed directly on Gu Lan's ribbon, Gu Lan: "Zhu Ye! What are you doing?"

Zhu Ye: "I think my flying sword might have been damaged by Zhu Yan."

In the battlefield, Zhu Ye's flying sword, shimmering in golden light, wandered aimlessly, not aiding Wan Xing True Monarch and his party but repeatedly disrupting their offensive, causing their brows to furrow continuously.

Wan Xing True Monarch straightforwardly transmitted a message: "Zhu Ye, stop with the flying sword, just detonate the Array layer and let them go save it."

Though their strength was far above that of Li Xiuzhu and others, the recent encounter with Blood Transformation Divine Sword had truly made him sense a danger he hadn't felt in a very long time, making Wan Xing True Monarch unwilling to risk his life against someone like Li Xiuzhu.

How valuable was the life of a righteous deity? It was not the time to waste it here.

He now only wanted to detonate the Array, to drive the opponents away.

Zhu Ye transmitted back: "Done, it's been detonated."

Wan Xing True Monarch's wisdom -10

Zhu Yan's wisdom -12

Gu Lan's wisdom -11

Wan Xing True Monarch, leading the group, quickly retreated, his expression solemn as he looked down: "Who destroyed the core of the Celestial Star Formation?"

On Li Xiuzhu's side, hearing the opponent's comment, he too looked down with a grave expression, his heart secretly alarmed: 'Truly a righteous deity of the heavenly realm, such strong insight. I had no feeling that there was something unusual beneath us.'

The entire battlefield suddenly quietened down, and in the distance, one could vaguely see other cultivators watching and calling for support.

Their battle was too swift and, despite being extremely fierce with hundreds of martial skills and magical arts displayed, it had only taken a minute or two.

As soon as Wan Xing True Monarch spoke, everyone's attention focused on the ground, and the battlefield was silent for more than ten seconds, after which Li Xiuzhu frowned.