Primordial Era: A Counterattack Against Hongjun Daozu at the Start

"Soldiers!" Zhou Yi's voice shook the heavens: "The demon race slaughters our brothers and sisters and tramples our homeland. Tell me, can you tolerate such atrocities?"

"Absolutely not! Absolutely not! Absolutely not!" The roar, as loud as a mountain and as deep as the sea, startled the flock of birds into flight.

The four elders exchanged glances, seeing the shock in each other's eyes. This shared sense of righteous indignation was something never seen in the past tribal era.

Zhou Yi gripped the sword at his waist and continued, "I once swore an oath that those who offend my human race will be punished no matter how far away they are. Now the demon race has invaded again, threatening to destroy our painstakingly rebuilt homeland. Do you agree to this?"

"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!" Tens of thousands of spears struck the ground simultaneously, causing the earth to tremble.

"Then let the demon race understand." Zhou Yi suddenly drew his longsword and pointed it straight at the sky: "Anyone who invades my territory will be punished."

"Slay! Slay! Slay!" The roar shattered the clouds, and amidst the thunderous battle cries, the three armies marched off like a mighty torrent of steel.

In the seventh era of the Primordial Era, the iron-blooded torrent of humanity stepped out of the forbidden zone for the first time.

Three elite armies, totaling 115,000 soldiers, marched forward in formation, their banners pointing directly at the territory occupied by the demon race.

Zhou Yi stands atop the Xuanhuang chariot, holding a bronze halberd, his brows furrowed with a resolute determination that cuts through the gloom of the era.

"Report!" The scout Feng Bo arrived on a cloud, "Three hundred miles to the northeast, demonic energy is soaring into the sky. The nine-headed serpent demon is having a secret meeting with the three-legged golden crow."

Zhou Yi lightly tapped the map with his knuckles, the bronze armor reflecting the blood-red setting sun: "Order the three armies to change formation, the Changlin Army to encircle from the left and right, and the Chiyan Army to use fire escape to spread a net across the sky."

He understood all too well the significance of this juncture. Humanity needed more than just survival; it needed the awakening of the fighting spirit to break free from the shackles of bloodline.

As darkness fell, Cangwen, the leader of the Cangjie tribe, delivered a secret report on a tortoise shell: "The demon race's high priest, Bai Ze, has personally arrived and has gathered the demon kings of the seventy-two celestial caves."

Zhou Yi stared at the eerie blue runes on the armor plates, then suddenly burst into loud laughter: "Perfect timing! Order the entire army to light the flints at midnight tomorrow. I'm going to turn the demon race's night vision talent into a death warrant."

Amidst the thunderous sound of war drums, a golden immortal battle formation unleashed the Mountain and River Map.

When the first sparks of fire illuminated the battlefield, the demon race was horrified to discover that those two-legged creatures who had once knelt and begged for mercy were now able to wield a fire of civilization they could not comprehend.

The moment Zhou Yi waved his command flag, the Twenty-Eight Constellations totem rose in the human battle formation. This was the Zhou Tian Star Array, which Suihuang had comprehended after observing the heavens for three years.

"Demon-Slaying Sword Formation, activate!" With Feng Hou's roar, a light curtain composed of 100,000 bronze swords tore through the demon clouds.

When the first Golden Immortal of the Demon Clan was annihilated by the mortal battle formation, the fortune of the entire prehistoric world trembled subtly.

Zhou Yi knew that from this night onward, the myth of the invincible demon race would be forever etched with the sword marks of the human race.

Under the crimson setting sun, countless demonic figures swarmed in a valley a hundred miles away from the human territory.

Four demon kings of different forms sat around the blood-red altar, their malevolent aura turning the sky a dark purple.

"Is everything you just said true?" A low growl rumbled from the throat of the bear demon, whose bulging muscles shook the pebbles on the ground. His claws dug deep into the altar's stone surface, and dark red demonic flames flickered among his fur.

The golden-feathered eagle spirit hurriedly bowed its head: "Venerable Bear, please understand! If it weren't for the fact that human flesh and blood contained the mysteries of creation, how could we dare to offend a creation of a sage?"

This was none other than one of the four demons who had escaped the sword of the Ziyi Clan. At this moment, the charred sword wound on his left wing was still oozing demon blood.

The white elephant demon general, clad in silver armor, used his long trunk to lift the giant iron hammer and asked in confusion, "How can a mere acquired race possess such miraculous power?" Before he finished speaking, the blue stone beneath him was crushed into dust by an invisible pressure.

The colossal python, coiled like a mountain range, suddenly raised its head, its vertical pupils reflecting eerie runes: "The Green Serpent believes that the creation techniques of the Sage Nuwa are beyond the comprehension of mortals."

Where its tail swept, the entire locust grove instantly turned into a skeleton sculpture. "Could it be that some of these rats were scared out of their wits?"

"Insolence!" The golden lion's mane bristled like a raging beast, its claws tearing open a ten-zhang-deep ravine. "After I've crushed the human tribes, I'll devour the lifeblood of their Great Luo Golden Immortals!"

The white elephant demon general still hesitated: "If we slaughter all of humanity, the sage's wrath will be..."

"Foolish!" The Explosive Bear King roared, pounding his chest. The sound waves shattered the mountain peaks a hundred miles away. "The Goddess Nuwa is of my race. The human race attacked first and harmed my own kind. How could the Sage protect them?"

The Green Serpent Demon King, spitting out poisonous mist, sneered: "Why go to such lengths to exterminate them? Just leave some embers to save face for the Sage." Upon hearing this, the other three demons' eyes flashed with bloodlust.

Just as the demons were getting agitated, dark ice suddenly descended from the sky.

The four previously arrogant demon kings froze instantly, staring at the figure in black robes descending from the Nine Heavens Palace. They all knelt on one knee, the Northern Darkness Cold Pattern embroidered on the newcomer's sleeves indicating his identity as a personal guard of the Demon Master, the Roc.

"Welcome, Venerable One!"

The Green Lion King was the first to clasp his hands in a salute, followed closely by the White Elephant King, who bowed in greeting. The Explosive Bear King and the Green Snake King also hurriedly bowed their heads in salute.

The arrival of the belated Great Sage Overturning the Sea made the four demon kings feel as if they were facing an abyss. As the chief general under the Demon Master Roc, the Flood Dragon Demon King not only had a million demon troops in the North Sea, but his true dragon bloodline also made ordinary demon kings feel suffocated.

The Flood Dragon King, whose black scales gleamed with a cold light, raised his hand and said in a chilling tone, "I have come here by the decree of the Demon Master. Ninety-nine thousand innate Dao bodies must be gathered to sacrifice to the Zhou Tian Star Array."

Before he could finish speaking, the Green Serpent King had already taken half a step forward: "We are willing to give our lives for the Demon Master."

The other three demon kings immediately echoed in unison, and even the Fiery Bear King's fangs were overflowing with foul-smelling saliva.

Just as the demons were about to set off, the Flood Dragon King suddenly narrowed his vertical pupils and looked up at the sky.

On the northwestern horizon, the battle formation, clad in black armor and bathed in sunlight, was advancing with the force to destroy a city. The arrow-shaped array composed of 100,000 human cultivators resonated even with the mountains.

The Azure Lion King's claws sliced ​​through the rocks, sparks flying: "In just three thousand years, these ants have actually cultivated so many Golden Immortal cultivators."

"The more abundant the essence of flesh and blood, the higher the quality of the blood pill refined by the demon master." The Explosive Bear King licked his battle axe and grinned, but then the White Elephant King's trunk suddenly stood up: "Something's not right. The auras of these cultivators are interconnected like an inverted galaxy. Could it be...?"

Before the words were finished, the battle formation of 100,000 human warriors suddenly surged with the aura of the Purple Emperor, and the Big Dipper appeared in broad daylight.

The previously scattered demon horde suddenly became agitated, and even the Jiao Demon King's black iron boots crushed the rocks beneath his feet.

Eighty-one bronze battle flags fluttered in the human ranks, and star marks appeared between the brows of each cultivator. The vast celestial power condensed into a constellation of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the void.

"Starry Sky Formation!" The Green Serpent King's scales stood on end as it let out a sharp cry.

At this moment, the oppressive force emanating from the human battle formation had caused ordinary demon soldiers to bleed from all seven orifices.

The Flood Dragon King slowly drew the Water-Splitting Thorn from his waist, and the dragon clan's pressure materialized into a solid black mist: "Form ranks and let these two-legged sheep witness the North Sea Profound Ice Killing Array."

When 100,000 armored soldiers lined up in the field, it was as if an invisible barrier had been erected between heaven and earth.

Even the kings who ruled over the demons had to restrain their power at this moment. The murderous aura that soared into the sky was so tangible that even the birds flying in the clouds were shattered into dust.