Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 548 Total War
After consolidating power and arranging internal purges and war preparations, the Holy Lord of Lingguan activated the protective array of the Lingguan Holy Land with all his might, and used its shared origin with the protective array of Ziwei Star to make it operate again.

He couldn't do that because the flaw in the Ziwei Star Guardian Array hadn't been fully repaired yet. Now that the flaw had been repaired by the Ziwei Star Array itself, it was time for him to close the Ziwei Star Guardian Array.

Just as he and Lingxu Quasi-Emperor had planned, the four Quasi-Emperors did not successfully enter Ziwei Star. Even if Jinhua Quasi-Emperor was still alive as Xuanji Dasheng said, he might not have entered Ziwei Star.

Even if he enters Ziwei Star, his strength and origin will surely suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, at least for the time being, there is no need to consider the threat posed by the quasi-emperor.

Of course, although the ancient army led by these four quasi-emperors suffered heavy losses due to the great battle between Lingxu Quasi-Emperor and the four ancient quasi-emperors, most of them still successfully entered Ziwei Star.

Even with just this large army, it was enough to overwhelm and overwhelm the Ziwei Star human race.

If more cultivators from these ancient clans were to arrive, or if a quasi-emperor were to intervene again, then Ziwei Star would be in danger.

Therefore, the Holy Master of Lingguan directly activated the power of the Ziwei Star Array, making it active and fully manifest, thereby completely sealing off the Ziwei Star.

In this way, even if several more quasi-emperors came, they would not be able to shake the protective array of Ziwei Star and enter it, but it would also become extremely difficult for cultivators inside Ziwei Star to leave Ziwei Star.

If the formation continues in this state, the Ziwei Star will gradually disappear, making it impossible for others to find it.

Moreover, the connection that their Lingguan Holy Land has established over countless years through the relationship between the Lingguan Guardian Array and the Ziwei Star Array will be completely invalidated due to this transfer.

After all, the Ziwei Star Guardian Array has already changed into another form, and is different from before, so it can no longer be indirectly manipulated.

Although this connection can be re-established, it is an extremely long process. At least before the death of the Holy Master of Lingguan, he will not be able to see this plan completed. Therefore, in this great battle, the only function of the Ziwei Star Guardian Array is to cut off the retreat and external aid of both sides.

The Holy Lord of Lingguan and Quasi-Emperor Lingxu were determined to fight the ancient races to the bitter end under these circumstances. This was a desperate measure for them, given the significant disparity in power between them. If they didn't do this, other ancient races would inevitably come again sooner or later.

As the supreme leaders of the Ziwei Star, they too are powerless to make a meal without ingredients. In such a perilous environment, their choices are not simply good or bad, but rather worse or worse; therefore, they can only weigh the lesser of two evils and choose the lesser.

After doing all this, the Holy Lord of Lingguan joined forces with other major holy lands, sects, and families, maintained contact, and launched a head-on attack on the descending ancient army.

Before they can establish a firm foothold on Ziwei Star and reunite with the remaining ancient clans, they must act immediately to inflict heavy damage on them in order to gain the upper hand in the protracted war to come.

After all, they were newcomers, and their formation had been disrupted by the battle between the Quasi-Emperor Lingxu and the four Quasi-Emperors, leaving them leaderless. At this moment, attacking was the most crucial opportunity to inflict maximum damage.

If these ancient armies can establish a foothold and then unite with the remaining lurking ancient forces, then these ancient tribes will have a clear understanding of their enemy and themselves, making it much more difficult to wage war against them again.

The high-ranking members of the human race, including the Holy Lord of Lingguan, all understood that this battle would not be decided overnight, but would most likely be a protracted war of attrition.

Therefore, they had planned ahead to kill as many ancient races as possible during this period to gain the upper hand. At the same time, they were also sending out many cultivators to consolidate their power and prevent the large areas of humans that they could not cover from falling into the hands of the ancient races.

Just as this battle began to break out, no one noticed that a drop of essence blood, shimmering with a faint golden luster, fell into Ziwei Star just before the protective array of Ziwei Star closed.

This great battle lasted for three years before both sides ceased hostilities and began to recuperate and build up their own spheres of influence.

Fortunately, the major human forces already occupied the best areas of Ziwei Star. They formed lines from points and then areas from lines, encompassing most of the human-dominated regions of Ziwei Star within a massive array.

This array diagram was naturally the result of painstaking research by an avatar of the Quasi-Emperor Lingxu, so that when the battlefield shifted to the interior of Ziwei Star, the human race could use it to protect their base.

The avatar of the Quasi-Emperor Lingxu did not simply retreat into seclusion for arduous cultivation. Instead, he secretly investigated various forces on Ziwei Star, selected a very small number of people, informed them of his plan, and reached cooperation agreements with them.

Therefore, this great formation connects the protective formations of various sects and holy lands, possessing unprecedented terrifying power.

Moreover, although very few people knew about this grand formation, it had been progressing slowly over the years, with a lot of preliminary preparations done.

Therefore, by the time the ancient army launched a full-scale invasion, this great formation had already been fully formed in just three years.

In this way, when the two sides are locked in a stalemate, the human race will have more breathing room. After all, the ancient race still needs to build up the vast uninhabited areas they have acquired, while the human race has already completed that task long ago.

Within this grand formation, all existing human forces and cultivators cooperated closely, forming a massive alliance.

As one of the strongest living humans on Ziwei Star, Lingguan Saint Master naturally became the first leader of this alliance.

Under his efforts, the entire alliance began to establish a sound order and a clear division of labor. Its organization became increasingly tight, transforming it into a massive war machine.

During this process, the hidden geniuses from various sects, holy lands, and families emerged one after another, making their mark within this alliance and becoming the new generation of influential figures.

Even the few prodigies that Lingxu Quasi-Emperor had secretly sought out back then have truly appeared.

Among these people are divine bodies with extremely high divine blood strength, Void Heaven bodies, Azure Heaven King bodies, Moon Cold Spirit bodies, Primordial Demon bodies, innate Dao bones, and exquisite hearts with nine orifices...

Moreover, one of them possesses the physique of a Human King. In such a time of crisis, the birth of a Human King clearly carries a significantly different significance. Perhaps he will be the future leader of humanity, a chosen one destined to change the perilous situation of the Ziwei Star human race, and even the entire universe's human race.

After these people demonstrated extraordinary talents one by one, the immortal who once dominated all the heroes in the sacred Lingguan site seemed to have been forgotten.

Only his master, Chen Chong, would often look in the direction where she had sent him away, praying that he could grow up safely and placing high hopes on him.

(End of this chapter)