Daqin Zhentiansi

"break--!"

Zhang Yuan roared and took a step forward!
Beneath their feet, the shattered remains of stars instantly turned to dust!

With the blessing of the Myriad Beasts Divine Armor, the infusion of the Eternal Dao Light, and the resonance of the will of the three thousand comrades behind him, the power of the Fifteen Hongs surpassed its limits!
He transformed into an eternal spear beam that tore through the chaos!

The target is the core of the Bone Blade Demon Lord!

"boom!!!"

The spear tip clashed violently with the giant blade arm that contained the essence of countless bones and the origin of the Demon Lord!
No stalemate!

Only a devastating, all-consuming penetration!
The skeletal arm armor, strong enough to withstand the impact of stars, shattered like rotten wood!
The dark golden spear's momentum remained undiminished, piercing through the demonic arm and deeply penetrating the heart of the skeletal demon mountain—

A violently pulsating, pitch-black demonic core!

"Pfft—!"

The magic core shattered instantly!

The terrifying magical energy contained within instantly went out of control and was annihilated!
The Skeleton Demon Lord let out a deafening wail, and its massive body began to disintegrate and burn from the inside out, like a burning paper mountain!
With a thrust of his spear, Zhang Yuan turned around instantly without hesitation.

Amidst the dust and smoke of the shattered Skeleton Demon Lord, Zhang Yuan's figure appeared like a ghost beside the Lava Poison Demon Eye!

The God-Slaying Bow was back in my hands at some point, and there was no need to charge it up at all!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Five bowstring twanged, forming a deathly tremor that tore at the soul!

Five arrows, each with a different color and completely different properties, were released from the bow in an instant.

Chaos, Annihilation, Frozen, Blazing Sun, Soul Shattering – five meteors tearing through space!
The Lava Demon Eye frantically spewed out highly toxic molten streams in an attempt to intercept the arrows, but it was completely unable to track their trajectory!

The five arrows seemed to come alive, piercing with unparalleled precision into five key magical nodes in the void surrounding the Demon Eye!
"Sealed off!"

Zhang Yuan's icy voice rang out.

Five arrows exploded!

It formed a huge cage that shimmered with five-colored divine light!
Frost freezes lava, blazing sun burns poisonous fog, chaos disrupts the source, annihilates and destroys the structure, and soul-piercing strikes straight at its core will!
The Lava Demon Eye let out a shrill scream, its massive body temporarily imprisoned and sealed in place by the power of the five arrows. The highly poisonous molten flow surged wildly within the cage, but could not break through!
Almost the instant the seal was completed, Zhang Yuan's figure appeared before the formless and intangible vortex of the divine soul demon lord as if by teleportation!

Faced with this terrifying existence that targets the soul, Zhang Yuan showed no fear, but instead a hint of mockery!
"Soul Devourer!"

The dark vine whip at his waist—the Soul-Devouring Vine—let out a greedy, piercing shriek!

It's not a passive defense, but an active attack!

Countless illusory demonic vines, thinner than a hair and shimmering with eerie blood-red light, spread wildly from the vine whips like living things, ignoring physical distance and spatial barriers, and precisely piercing into the twisted vortex of the soul!

"Hiss! Awooo ...

The Soul Vortex Demon Lord let out an unprecedented, agonizing scream originating from the very source of his soul!

Its proud Soul-Devouring Power has now become nourishment for the Demon Vine!
That invisible vortex became thinner and more chaotic at a speed visible to the naked eye!
At the same moment that Zhang Yuan, with his unparalleled prowess, instantly suppressed, sealed, and severely injured the three Heart-Eating Demon Lords!

The colossal cone of black and yellow formed by the Rock Camp, empowered by the light from all directions, and amidst Yue Zhenshan's frantic roars of "Break! Break! Break!", finally pierced through the last flesh and blood barrier composed of countless high-level demonic creatures!
"Boom—!!!"

The giant cone's sharpness crashed irresistibly into the chaotic energy core of the Abyss Demon Eye, which was churning with endless destructive power!
Like a red-hot iron being plunged into ice water!
laugh--! ! !
An indescribably terrifying energy annihilation reaction erupted!
The blinding white light instantly engulfed the core area of ​​the Demon Eye and rapidly spread outwards!
Wherever the white light passed, all kinds of demons were reduced to nothingness!
The space shattered inch by inch, like a fragile mirror!

The Abyss Demon Eye let out a roar filled with pain and rage that could be heard throughout the entire chaotic battlefield—it was not a sound, but a violent distortion and wailing of the rules of the entire space!
Three thousand troops, invincible!
Jielu Pass.

The central hall.

On the entire sandbox, the huge crimson ball of light representing the Abyss Demon Eye suddenly collapsed violently inward the instant the golden arrow representing the Rock Camp pierced its core!
Immediately, the blinding white light representing annihilation and the purification of the Heavenly Dao exploded like a supernova!

The gloomy demonic tide area was blasted open by this white light, creating a huge, rapidly expanding crater!

The images of monsters at the edge of the void extinguished and vanished in swathes!
Dead!

The entire hall fell into a deathly silence!
You could hear a pin drop!

All the gloating mockery, all the cold-blooded scheming, all the pessimistic sighs, were crushed at this moment by the purifying light that exploded on the sand table!

The burly body of Venerable Zhaowu trembled slightly, and his tightly clenched iron fist slowly loosened, his fingertips turning white from excessive force.

He stared intently at the light of purification, his tiger eyes filled with indescribable shock, ecstasy, and... a deep awe for the rising figure in the mortal realm that he himself was unaware of.

He hadn't been unaware that Zhang Yuan could create a miracle, but such an overbearing and devastating method completely overturned his understanding!

Behind the beaded curtain, Venerable Zichen's usually calm face finally showed emotion. His eyes, which seemed to pierce through eternity, flashed with intense light, filled with extreme shock and a hint of unbelievable anticipation.

What did he see?
It wasn't just about repelling the demonic tide; it was about igniting the will of the bulwark that had been dormant for millennia!
Thus, a mortal body stirred up the torrent of the Heavenly Dao!

This goes beyond the realm of mere combat power!

This child... this child actually possesses the karma to shake up the primordial order?
Young Master Xuanlan and the several passionate elites around him were already dumbfounded, their mouths slightly open, unable to utter a single word.

Their hostility and resentment toward Zhang Yuan were completely washed away by his unparalleled divine power, leaving only pure and extreme worship of strength and courage!

What kind of prodigy? This is the true peerless genius!

The mockery on Venerable Li Xing's face froze like ice, then turned ashen.

His deputy generals and elites from the Heavenly Punishment Hall were all deathly pale, their eyes darting around, filled with fear and incomprehension.

They could not accept that a "human cannon fodder" whom they regarded as an ant and a expendable resource could unleash such earth-shattering power!

The scene of impacting the Abyss Demon Eye, the image of even slaying the Heart-Eroding Demon Lord, struck their pride and preconceived notions like a heavy hammer.

Venerable Li Xing clenched his fist in his sleeve. He felt an unprecedented threat, not only in terms of strength, but also in the fact that something he had been trying to control and deny was being ignited in the most domineering way by that person named Zhang Yuan.

Inside the main hall, countless gazes converged on the sand table area being purified, a complex mix of emotions: admiration, awe, fear, jealousy, bewilderment, fervor…

The golden light from the altar spread like wildfire across the devastated land of Yunhe Ridge!

Pure Heavenly Will pierced through the chaotic demonic miasma, like indomitable beacon fires, not only purifying the battlefield but also connecting the remaining will scattered beyond the pass.

The colossal cone of black and yellow formed by Zhang Yuan and the Rock Camp, empowered by the eternal Dao light, was so sharp that the demonic tide would retreat wherever it went!

However, this feat, which shook the very foundations of the abyss, ultimately attracted the attention of the truly terrifying beings deep within the abyss.

"Insects... how dare they shake the heavens!"

A whisper, seemingly originating from the depths of an ancient abyss and imbued with endless decay and destructive intent, disregarded spatial distance and resounded directly deep within the souls of every living being on the battlefield!

Above the sky, the churning, filthy demonic clouds were suddenly torn apart by an invisible giant hand!
"boom--"

A terrifying giant claw, covered in dark purple scales and flowing with filthy demonic patterns, large enough to obscure an entire star field, slowly emerged from the crack!

The mere wisp of its aura caused the boiling battlefield below to freeze instantly!
The space groaned under its own weight, and the golden light of the newly lit altar flickered violently, as if it would be extinguished at any moment!
Zhang Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted!

He, along with the soldiers of the Rock Camp who were fighting bloody battles behind him, and the remnants of the army who were barely holding on in response to the burning of the altar, were as if suppressed by an invisible ancient divine mountain. Their bodies stiffened instantly, and even the circulation of their true essence became extremely sluggish!
This aura far surpasses that of the Heart-Eating Demon Lord, whose cultivation level is at least at the fourth level of the Venerable Realm!
This is a terrifying power capable of wiping out an entire star field, far beyond what he and this army can contend with at this moment!
Should we get a refund?
Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"not good!"

Inside the central hall of Jielei Pass, Venerable Zhaowu suddenly stood up!
The gaze of Venerable Zichen behind the beaded curtain was as sharp as lightning.

"We can't let him perish here!" A venerable figure with white hair and beard, whose aura was as deep and profound as the sea, suddenly shouted, "That's the aura of the 'Abyss Demon Lord'! He's personally taken action! He's formed the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Subduing Demon Formation' to protect the front lines!"

The light and shadow shifted instantly inside the hall!
Without further hesitation, the several Venerable Ones with profound cultivation simultaneously formed hand seals and chanted incantations. Their immense divine soul power and vast true essence soared into the sky, instantly connecting with the massive array base that had been dormant for a long time deep within the Boundary Barrier Pass!
"Buzz—!!!"

A massive light screen composed of countless dazzling star runes instantly traversed the boundless space and appeared above the Cloud Ridge battlefield!

The light screen swirled endlessly, exuding an ancient and vast aura like the primordial universe, barely blocking the terrifying claws that blotted out the sky!
"BOOM—!!!"

The demonic claws slammed down on the starlight screen!

A destructive force powerful enough to tear apart galaxies erupted!
The light screen trembled violently, creating towering ripples. Countless star-shaped runes flickered and emitted piercing cries, as if they might shatter at any moment!
The earth and space below were like a glass mirror struck by a giant hammer, instantly shattering into countless bottomless, pitch-black chasms!
However, by combining the power of several Venerables and the Great Barrier Formation, they ultimately managed to block this earth-shattering attack!
The demonic claws failed to land; instead, they were slightly jolted by the light screen containing the will of the primordial stars!
The Demon Lord of the Rift Abyss seemed to let out a cold snort containing endless rage. His enormous demonic claws did not fall again. He merely glanced deeply at the dark figure below, and then slowly disappeared along with the torn crack in the sky, as if it had never appeared.

As he retreated, the billions of demons, having lost their leader, seemed to have their spines removed, emitting chaotic screams, and began to recede into the depths of chaos like a tidal wave!

The overwhelming pressure suddenly disappeared, and Zhang Yuan and his soldiers felt a sense of relief. The heavy smell of blood and gunpowder once again filled their nostrils.

The battlefield was a scene of blood and fire, with mountains of demonic remains, golden light flickering on the altar, and the world in complete chaos.

Surrounded by the Rock Camp and the remnants of the army, Zhang Yuan silently glanced at the slowly healing crack in the sky, his eyes swirling with chaotic divine light before finally settling into stillness.

He slowly turned around, his voice hoarse yet carrying an undeniable authority: "Yue Zhenshan, gather the losses, aid the wounded, and stabilize the altar!"

"This subordinate obeys!" Yue Zhenshan's voice was hoarse from the shock of surviving a disaster, and he quickly sprang into action.

As Zhang Yuan led his army, escorting the exhausted but indomitable troops and the dozens of wounded cultivators remaining from Yunhe Ridge, slowly back to the Bingzi Seventh Battalion's encampment, two imperial edicts from the central hall of Jielei Pass arrived almost simultaneously.

The first imperial edict was surrounded by golden light and was delivered in a solemn tone.

"Zhang Yuan, the commander of the Seventh Battalion of the C-Class, was ordered to take command in a time of crisis. He rushed to the aid of Yunhe, turned the tide, burned the Demon Eye to intimidate the enemy, and ignited the fortifications to rally the remaining forces. His achievements are outstanding!"

"His ranking in the 'Blood Millstone' trial has been specially promoted to the top three in the 'Class A' category, and he is bestowed with a thousand catties of 'Chaos Essence', a million 'Heavenly Palace Merits', and three hundred high-grade healing pills! It is hoped that he will continue his efforts and secure our Heavenly Gate!"

The second edict was cold and brief, conveying an unquestionable tone.

"Zhang Yuan, the commander of the Seventh Battalion of the C-Class, is hereby ordered to take command of the three newly established forward outposts of 'Sinking Iron Ridge,' 'Eagle Beak Cliff,' and 'Lone Star Fortress' at Blood Millstone and immediately garrison them!"

"No one may leave without orders! This line must be held at all times, not an inch of land may be lost!"

After the message was read aloud, the Heavenly Palace messenger, expressionless, left behind the reward supplies and turned to leave.

Inside the tent, there was a deathly silence.

"Damn it!" Lei Zhen slammed his fist into the black iron pillar beside him, sparks flying, his eyes bloodshot. "Sinking Iron Ridge, Eagle Beak Cliff, Lone Star Fortress! Those are the forbidden zones we just snatched back from the mouths of the Heavenly Demons!"

"With no defenses in front and no reinforcements behind, we are surrounded on three sides! Should we scatter three thousand men in these three locations?"

"Still want to hold this line? This is clearly using someone else to do their dirty work! They're using the Heavenly Demon's blade to wear down our Commander Yue!"

Yue Zhenshan's face was ashen, Pan Yue's eyes blazed with fury, and even the heavily injured Cangyun commander and others had faces full of grief and indignation.

The intentions of the central hall are quite obvious.

Zhang Yuan's brilliance in this battle was too great, and his achievements overshadowed the master, which has already aroused the Heavenly Palace's deeper fear!
This so-called "rule of the new land" is actually pushing them into an even more dangerous meat grinder, intending to use the Heavenly Demon to completely wear down this force that makes them uneasy.

Zhang Yuan remained calm, as if he had expected this all along.

He picked up the garrison order, his fingertips tracing the cold rune markings.

fear?

He never cared about the opinions of these celestial beings.

Whether it's the Blood Millstone or the Iron Ridge, they are nothing more than battlefields for honing oneself and protecting one's comrades.

The layout of this celestial palace is ultimately too small.

Just then, a slight commotion came from the camp gate.

Three figures strode into the tent under the complex gazes of the guards.

Leading the group was none other than Young Master Xuan Lan, who carried a long sword and had once questioned Venerable Li Xing in the main hall!

Beside him stood two equally distinguished Celestial Elites, their gazes resolute. (End of Chapter)