Houtu is infatuated with me, so I made her lean against the wall.

Upon hearing Chi You's words, Shennong flew into a rage:

"That's just sophistry!"

"His Majesty the Holy Emperor and His Majesty the Empress have assembled a large army to fight against foreign invaders."

"And you, at this moment, are assembling a large army, but your intention is to divide my human race."

"Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Holy Father, the Holy Mother, and all the saints of our human race for doing this?"

Chi You's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this:

"My purpose here is not to divide humanity, but to prove that my previous policies were correct!"

"Humanity needs a baptism of blood; only in this way can the fighting spirit within humanity be ignited."

"Further words are useless, let's fight!"

Having said that, Chi You raised his greatsword high:

"All members of the Nine Li tribe, form the Nine Netherworld Grand Array, and kill those who oppose me!"

With Chi You's command, the Jiuli army, led by eighty-one sworn brothers, formed the Nine Netherworld Formation.

In an instant, the Jiuli army was shrouded in the demonic energy of the Nine Netherworlds. The army crossed the Yellow River in an orderly manner and charged towards the human army.

Upon seeing this, Shennong was enraged. Holding the Shennong Cauldron and the Medicine-Distinguishing Whip, he was surrounded by azure and yellow Daoist auras. His aura as a Primordial Golden Immortal was fully unleashed, and he charged towards Chiyou.

Seeing Shennong's attack, Chi You advanced instead of retreating. The energy of the Nine Netherworlds transformed into a jet-black dragon, coiling around his greatsword. He slashed at the attacking Shennong, and the battle energy surged across the sky, greatly enhancing Chi You's combat power.

The blade struck the Shennong Cauldron, producing a deafening roar.

Shennong's expression changed slightly. The laws of life and the laws of the earth intertwined, and the Medicine Whip emitted a green and yellow light. He lashed the whip fiercely at Chi You.

Upon seeing this, Chi You's battle aura surged, creating towering waves that transformed into a water curtain to block Shennong's attack.

At the same time, it summoned the demonic energy of the Nine Netherworlds, transforming it into black clouds that enveloped the entire battlefield.

Amidst the pitch-black demonic energy, ghosts howled and wolves howled, the laws of destruction and slaughter intertwined. With a single slash, the laws of Shennong were split, and the blade struck towards Shennong's true form with unstoppable force.

Although Shennong had the cultivation level of a mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal, he had been busy governing the human race for many years and his combat experience was extremely weak.

Faced with the attack of Chi You, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, they were forced to retreat in defeat.

Even less capable than Shennong was the army of the human imperial city.

These armies, having lived in comfort for so long, had long forgotten the horrors of battle.

Faced with the Jiuli army led by eighty-one Jiuli demon gods, both sides collapsed at the first contact.

Especially when the Jiuli army used its military formation to divide and surround the human imperial city army, the morale of the human imperial city army plummeted, and they were slaughtered by the Jiuli army.

Blood flowed into the Yellow River, where it was swallowed by the churning waters.

Shennong, who was fighting Chiyou, became increasingly gloomy as he watched his army collapse.

He wanted to go to the rescue, but Chi You held him tightly.

He couldn't get away at all.

Just when Shennong was extremely anxious, Ji Xuanyuan suddenly led the elite army of the Youxiong tribe to join the battle.

Meanwhile, cavalry units equipped with mythical beasts as mounts maneuvered around both sides and launched a surprise attack on the flanks of the Jiuli tribe.

Caught off guard, the Jiuli army's flanks were breached by the Youxiong tribe's army.

Ji Xuanyuan, wielding a divine sword, personally led his army, forming a battle formation, and directly attacked the central army of the Jiuli army.

Upon seeing this, the eighty-one Jiuli demon gods combined their magical power into a single entity, transforming into countless demonic shadows that blocked Ji Xuanyuan's path of attack.

Upon seeing the formation composed of eighty-one Jiuli demon gods, Ji Xuanyuan narrowed his eyes, formed a sword incantation with his hands, and the laws of the emperor surged, merging into the laws of the sword, transforming into a golden divine sword.

The golden divine sword radiated a dazzling golden light.

Under the radiance, all the demonic energy along the way retreated.

Ji Xuanyuan did not give the eighty-one Jiuli Demon Gods a chance, and used the golden divine sword to attack the Jiuli Demon Gods.

In an instant, the golden divine sword transformed into a streak of light, striking directly at the core of the great formation.

"boom!!!"

With a loud bang, the great formation shattered instantly, and all eighty-one Jiuli demon gods coughed up blood, their auras rapidly weakening.

Upon seeing this, Ji Xuanyuan immediately roared:

"Prioritize rescuing the Imperial Army!"

With Ji Xuanyuan's command, the Xiong tribe's army broke through the Jiuli army's defenses with unstoppable momentum, rescuing the imperial army that had been divided and surrounded by the Jiuli army.

Chi You, who was fighting Shennong, frowned when he saw his great formation broken. After knocking Shennong away with a single blow, he returned to the Jiuli army. After giving Ji Xuanyuan a deep look, he roared:

"retreat!"

Upon hearing this, the Jiuli army retreated in an orderly fashion, like a receding tide.

The imperial army wanted to give chase, but Ji Xuanyuan stopped them.

The Jiuli army retreated in an orderly and orderly manner. A hasty pursuit would only allow the Jiuli army to launch a counterattack.

Most importantly, there was Chi You.

Facing Chi You, Ji Xuanyuan felt a faint sense of fear.

His intuition told him that he was no match for Chi You.

Even if they joined forces with Shennong, the result would be the same.

Seeing the Jiuli army retreat, Shennong breathed a sigh of relief:

"Xuanyuan, this time it's all thanks to you; otherwise, I would surely have been defeated by Chiyou!"

Ji Xuanyuan waved his hand, a look of worry appearing on his face:

"My lord, although we have forced Chi You to retreat in this battle, it will not be so easy to defeat him again when he is fully prepared and returns with renewed force."

The reason he was able to defeat the Jiuli army today was firstly because of the surprise attack.

The Jiuli army was besieging the imperial army when they were caught off guard by the sudden arrival of reinforcements.

Secondly, he used cavalry to directly attack the two weak flanks of the Jiuli army, instantly breaking the encirclement of the Jiuli army.

Thirdly, Chi You was not in the formation, and with only eighty-one Jiuli demon gods, even if they formed a formation, they would not be a match for him.

All these factors combined were used to defeat the Jiuli army.

But once Chi You is ready and returns, it won't be so easy for them to force him to retreat.

Shennong's expression darkened upon hearing this.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Ji Xuanyuan:

"You will come with me to the ancestral mountain of the human race."

"Chi You's intention to divide the human race is an unforgivable crime."

"Since his army is so powerful, then I will summon the Twelve Zodiac Guardian Deities."

"With them around, no matter how strong Chi You is, he can't possibly be a match for him."

The Twelve Zodiac Guardian Deities were established during Qin Yu's reign.

Those who can join are at least human beings of the Celestial Immortal level or above.

Moreover, in order to maintain their fighting strength, the Twelve Zodiac Guardians would go to the territory of the zombie race, which was suppressed by the ancestral mountain of the human race, every day to fight against the zombie alien race.

Once this army is deployed, Chi You will certainly be no match for them.

Upon hearing this, Ji Xuanyuan's eyes flickered.

He didn't believe Zushan would send such an elite force out of the mountains.

After all, the twelve zodiac guardian deities would only appear when the human race faced a crisis of extinction, or when the Holy Emperor Qin Yu, the Holy Father, or the Holy Mother personally dispatched them; otherwise, they would not easily appear.

Although Chi You launched a rebellion, he was still a member of the human race.

Regardless of who wins, it will not affect the human race.

Therefore, it is simply impossible to get the twelve zodiac guardian deities to come down from the mountain.

However, for some reason, he always felt that something on the ancestral mountain was calling to him.

After thinking for a while, Ji Xuanyuan nodded:

"Then it shall be in accordance with the will of the sovereign."

"Please wait a moment, my lord, I will go and gather the army."

After saying this, Ji Xuanyuan ordered the Youxiong tribe army to clean up the battlefield. Afterwards, they returned to the Youxiong tribe by the same route and followed Shennong, rushing towards the ancestral mountain of the human race.