Chapter 1111: Attack Must Conquer, Battle Must Win (First Update!)
Half a year later, the Four Imperial Artifacts were escorted to the Great Void, entering the Collapsed Void.
The most terrifying part of the Great Void was the stretch of star path between the entrance and the Land of the Great Void. The gods and demons of the Heavenly Court had given this stretch of star path a name — the Collapsed Void.
Here, what you think becomes what you get; whatever your heart conceives becomes reality.
However, this kind of thinking was directed at inner demons. As long as there was fear in one's heart, it would become reality — the inner demon materializing, slaughtering its way from the void.
The void here was filled with masterless divine consciousness — chaotic, complex — all caused by the Great Emperor's invasion of the Great Void. The Great Void was a world created by the Creator Gods of antiquity through their visualization, and when this world collapsed, countless Creator Gods perished. The heavens, earth, stars, and celestial bodies they had visualized were also destroyed, and the void collapsed.
When outsiders entered here, their inner demons would be captured by the masterless divine consciousness and turned into reality.
The Heavenly Court had repeatedly lost soldiers and generals for this very reason.
But the Four Imperial Artifacts had no thoughts and no inner demons, so they could suppress the strangeness of the Land of the Great Void.
The armies of the Four Great Master Sects of the Heavenly Court escorted the Four Imperial Artifacts into the Collapsed Void. At first, the journey was smooth — the mighty artifacts stabilized the chaotic divine consciousness around them, each of the four great artifacts guarding a section of the void, ensuring the Heavenly Court's army could advance unhindered, traveling straight from the entrance of the Great Void to the Land of the Great Void.
However, after the Four Imperial Artifacts were properly deployed, an unexpected upheaval erupted that no one had foreseen. The Western Emperor Artifact suddenly went out of control, slaughtering the army of the Western Fallen Master Sect, throwing everything into tremendous chaos!
White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk stood on the shoulder of the Western Emperor Artifact, both of their primordial spirits jointly controlling this deity, slaughtering wantonly.
The Western Emperor Artifact was a weapon forged in imitation of the Western Emperor's physical body. Though inferior to the Imperial Artifact Imperial Lord of Heaven, it was still no small matter. The two of them drove this artifact with their respective divine powers, as if commanding a war god of antiquity!
The Western Emperor Artifact executed their divine powers — beams of sword light crisscrossing the vast Collapsed Void, countless golden dragons spanning thousands of miles flying back and forth, darting up and down, destroying war chariots, slaughtering the gods and demons aboard until rivers of blood flowed and corpses filled the void.
This stretch of the Collapsed Void was completely out of control. The Western Fallen Master Sect collapsed in defeat, and the inner demons of the divine demon soldiers multiplied, countless inner demons surging forth from the void.
"First break the Western Fallen Master Sect, then break the Southern Fallen Master Sect and the Eastern Fallen Master Sect, seizing the Southern Emperor Artifact and the Eastern Emperor Artifact."
White Feather Daoist said calmly: "Finally, break the Northern Fallen Master Sect, seize the Northern Emperor Artifact, and then we can enter the Land of the Great Void and rendezvous with the strong ones of the Worry-Free Homeland."
Lingyue Monk frowned: "The two of us, even with heaven-reaching abilities, cannot oppose the armies of the master sects. Any single master sect's army can contend with three to five Emperor Throne level powerhouses. Moreover, they are under the command of the Four Great Heavenly Masters of the Heavenly Court — disciples of the Heavenly Masters, with extremely many strategists among them. It will be very difficult for us to gain an advantage."
"Your Majesty, speed is paramount in war. Strike with calculation against the unprepared — attack must conquer, battle must win. We must hit them when they least expect it!"
White Feather Daoist said decisively: "Moreover, we are not fighting alone — we have an endless army."
Lingyue Monk's heart stirred. He turned to look and saw countless ferocious and terrifying inner demons swarming forward, chasing after them from behind.
White Feather Daoist said: "These inner demons are our army! They can help us crush the Southern Fallen Master Sect, then we drive the remnants of the Southern Fallen Master Sect to charge the Eastern Fallen Master Sect. As long as we seize the other two great artifacts, then attacking the Northern Fallen Master Sect will be as easy as turning over a hand!"
The two of them drove the Western Emperor Artifact, leading countless inner demons to charge toward the Southern Fallen Master Sect. The Southern Fallen Master Sect had not yet received word, and by the time they saw the endless tide of inner demons rushing toward them, it was already too late.
The soldiers guarding the artifact were also battle-hardened veterans. They immediately had their primordial spirits enter the Southern Emperor Artifact, transforming into the Vermilion Bird to prepare for battle. But the next moment, the Southern Fallen Master Sect's army was scattered by the Western Emperor Artifact. The clash of the two great artifacts was like the ancient god Southern Emperor going to war with the ancient god Western Emperor, causing devastating casualties to the Southern Fallen Master Sect!
The inner demon army surged forward, the Southern Fallen Master Sect's army routed, and the Collapsed Void nearly became a slaughterhouse — inner demons everywhere, massacring the Heavenly Court's master sect armies.
In the chaos of battle, White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk joined forces to slay the soldiers controlling the Southern Emperor Artifact. One of them took control of the Southern Emperor Artifact while the other controlled the Western Emperor Artifact, leading an even greater number of inner demons to charge toward the Eastern Fallen Master Sect!
They sustained their war through war itself, leading densely packed inner demons to assault the Eastern Fallen Master Sect. The Eastern Fallen Master Sect routed even faster, abandoning countless corpses as they fled toward the entrance of the Great Void.
White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk seized the Eastern Emperor Artifact. White Feather Daoist immediately used the Southern Emperor Artifact to grab the Eastern Emperor Artifact, spread its wings and soar up, avoiding the inner demon army, and together with Lingyue Monk's Western Emperor Artifact, they drove deep into the void, flying toward the Northern Fallen Master Sect near the Land of the Great Void.
The soldiers of the Northern Fallen Master Sect had already received word. Tens of thousands of divine demon primordial spirits entered the physical body of the Northern Emperor Artifact, standing in strict formation. But when they saw the overwhelming tide of inner demons surging toward them, despair rose in every heart!
By the time the Heavenly Court received the news and Fire Heavenly Lord and Hong Heavenly Lord rushed to the scene, the armies of the Four Great Master Sects had already suffered more than half casualties!
Of the Heavenly Court's million-strong army, nearly all had been wiped out. Only the Eastern Fallen Master Sect had escaped the Great Void, preserving half their strength, while tens of thousands of soldiers remained trapped in the Collapsed Void, besieged by inner demons, on the verge of death at any moment.
The two Heavenly Lords searched around, only to find that the Four Imperial Artifacts had vanished without a trace.
This matter shook the Heavenly Court — it could be said to be the greatest defeat the Heavenly Court had suffered since the Upper Emperor Era!
The Heavenly Court was enraged. They ordered the Zaofu Heavenly Palace to forge new artifacts, the Four Great Heavenly Masters to reorganize the forces of the Four Master Sects, and simultaneously mobilized the armies of the Four Colored Emperors — Green Emperor, Red Emperor, White Emperor, and Black Emperor — and deployed the Heavenly River Naval Forces. With Fire Heavenly Lord and Hong Heavenly Lord personally overseeing, they marched toward the Great Void.
Meanwhile, White Feather Daoist and Lingyue Monk, travel-worn and weary, descended upon the Land of the Great Void with the Four Imperial Artifacts. The two exchanged a smile and walked toward the Creator God Divine City.
In the Creator God Divine City, many Creator Gods were on high alert. The two arrived beneath the city walls, and White Feather Daoist said in a deep voice: "Jiang Baigui, former National Preceptor of Yankang, and Emperor Yanfeng, the Retired Emperor, have come to assist."
The Creator Gods had never heard of their names. They looked at each other in bewilderment, not daring to open the city gates.
Just then, Yan Yunxi arrived, directing the Creator Gods and the armies of the Worry-Free Homeland. Hearing this, she was overjoyed. She climbed the city tower to look, and her joy grew even greater. She said to the clan leaders of the Creator God races, laughing: "Yankang's First Heavenly Master and their Heavenly Emperor have arrived! Everyone, come with me to welcome them!"
The city gates opened wide. Towering Creator Gods stood on both sides, and Yan Yunxi led the clan leaders of the Creator God races to greet them personally, saying: "Zixi, Heavenly Master of the Kaihuang Era, leading the leaders of all Creator God races, respectfully welcomes Yankang's First Heavenly Master and His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor of Yankang!"
Lingyue Monk was surprised. Standing on the palm of the Western Emperor Artifact, he laughed: "How did I become the Heavenly Emperor of Yankang? Please don't say that — I am merely the Retired Emperor of Yankang."
White Feather Daoist walked over and said: "Heavenly Master Zixi, I am a former National Preceptor, not a Heavenly Master."
"In every era of history, there have been a group of people with extraordinary wisdom and heaven-reaching abilities. They are skilled warriors who achieve no glorious feats and remain unknown."
Yan Yunxi invited them into the city, laughing: "I have read extensively through ancient histories and countless old texts, and I came across a record saying that during the Longhan Era, there was a Longshan Hermit who was the First Heavenly Master of the Longhan Era, defeating Heavenly Master Shang Pingyin. Yet the ancient texts contain no record of his military achievements. Jiang Baigui, Daoist friend Jiang, you broke the million-strong mighty army of the Heavenly Court's Four Great Heavenly Masters — it is also impossible for your achievements to be recorded — but your results are brilliant and outstanding. Does that not make you Yankang's First Heavenly Master?"
"The First Heavenly Master of Longhan, the Longshan Hermit?"
White Feather Daoist's mind wandered with longing, and he laughed: "This senior sought neither fame nor profit — truly admirable."
Yan Yunxi laughed: "The great deeds of you two today can stand side by side with the Longshan Hermit!"