Five breaths later, an indomitable force that could suppress all ages arrived, causing the starry sky beyond the boundary of the Nine Provinces to tremble violently, to the point where the glow of the sun became dim and lightless. Within the Nine Provinces, billions of beings felt an immense pressure, their spirits quaking.
"Another enemy is attacking!" an old Qin man murmured, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Students, the myriad worlds are not an ivory tower, but a grander coliseum! You must all strive in your studies, become powerhouses in your own right, and protect your homes and country!" a Confucian scholar shouted loudly in the Jixia Academy. Before him sat dozens of young scholars in their academic robes, full of youthful vigor, attentively listening to their master's teachings. A formidable aura surged around them, their fighting spirit soaring.
"All forces, hear my command! Prepare for battle!" Atop the Great Wall encircling the Nine Provinces, a general clad in black armor drew his sword. A sky-piercing, blood-red murderous aura erupted from him as he commanded fiercely.
"Fight!"
"Fight! Fight!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Countless soldiers garrisoned on the Great Wall roared, waving their weapons. Imbued with the power of their military spirits, they conjured a gigantic, crimson dragon of slaughterous intent that dyed the heavens red. They watched the ten incoming beams of demonic light with no trace of fear.
The Saint's Court of the Qin Dynasty feared no enemy.
"Two Martial Artists at the Peak of the Profound Immortal Realm, and eight at the early stage of the Profound Immortal Realm. The Extremity Demon Palace has indeed made a significant move!" Jiang Ziwen remarked calmly, looking up and sensing the strength of the arrivals.
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials were aghast. The faces of some officials with weaker cultivation turned pale. Although they had only been in the myriad worlds for a few days, they were already aware of the terror associated with the Profound Immortal Realm, which represented the peak combat power of the First Heaven. Across the Red Dragon Starfield, as long as the three Taiyi Earth Immortals did not intervene, Profound Immortal Martial Artists were held in the highest esteem.
However, when they saw Jiang Ziwen, Zhao Yun, Li Yuanba, and Lv Bu, their apprehensive hearts gradually calmed. They too had Profound Immortal Martial Artists! Moreover, hadn't the Saint's Court of the Qin Dynasty faced countless formidable enemies to reach this day? Instances of the weak overcoming the strong were innumerable!
The Saint's Court of the Qin Dynasty feared no enemy!
Hmph? The Extremity Demon Palace has retaliated so quickly? I need to speed things up as well. Once I confirm it's a human world, I'll immediately request reinforcements!
In a part of the starry sky east of the Nine Provinces, Hongyi from the Sky Sword Pavilion sensed the energy fluctuations from the northern star field. His speed suddenly increased, and he vanished in a flash. He was a Heaven's favored of the younger generation, his cultivation not weak, having reached the middle stage of the Profound Immortal Realm. However, he was far from a match for the powerhouses of the Extremity Demon Palace. Of course, his intervention was predicated on the newly ascended world being a human one. Otherwise, he had no energy to meddle in others' affairs.
"HISS... The Extremity Demon Palace actually dispatched the Infant Devourer Protector and the Ghost Blade Protector! Those are peerless, ferocious demons!"
"Especially the Infant Devourer Protector! He specifically cultivates using infants less than a hundred days old. When breaking through to the Peak of the Profound Immortal Realm, he even devoured over a hundred million infants!"
"That Ghost Blade Protector is no simple character either. He cultivates the demonic path of ghosts and delights in consuming ghostly souls. Many people have had their souls stolen in their sleep!"
Due to the previous great battle, the various powers of the Red Dragon Starfield had witnessed the might of the Saint's Court of the Qin Dynasty. Consequently, they had dispatched Scouts to gather intelligence outside the Nine Provinces. The Scouts of the major powers widened their eyes, staring at the northern starry sky, their gazes fixed on the two great demons. The Protectors of the Extremity Demon Palace were renowned throughout the starfield. Any single one of them could annihilate a first-rate power. Yet now, two had come, along with eight ordinary elders.
"The Saint's Court of the Qin Dynasty is doomed! With ten Profound Immortal Martial Artists attacking, they are capable of wiping out all forces except the three major powers. Although the newly ascended world is strong, it cannot possibly resist!" a Scout from the Black Panther Saint's Court exclaimed, gesticulating wildly in his excitement. After the annihilation of the Black Panther Army, the Black Panther Saint's Court had been plunged into panic.
Now, things were looking up! Once the Extremity Demon Palace destroyed the newly ascended world, their crisis would automatically be resolved. For a moment, he even felt a sense of affinity towards the despised fiend he had previously avoided.
"Kill! Leave none alive!" A chilling, infantile voice, filled with bone-deep killing intent, echoed through the surrounding starry sky.
The Infant Devourer Protector, wielding a bone cleaver taller than himself, hacked towards the Nine Provinces. He unleashed a swath of grayish-black blade energy. Rolling Demonic Qi surged, and the sound of wailing infants reverberated through the firmament.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The other nine powerhouses from the Extremity Demon Palace, each riding their Demon Clouds—some with ferocious expressions, some licking their crimson lips, others bearing bloodthirsty smiles—launched their attacks.
The time for the hunt had arrived!
In the hearts of demonic path Martial Artists, there was an unspoken rule: when attacking an enemy force, anyone they personally killed became their private spoils of war, their flesh and blood essence free to be devoured to enhance their own strength. In their eyes, this assault on the Nine Provinces was a hunt, an opportunity, a chance to augment their power.
"Fall back!"
Just then, a surge of dense, somber energy erupted from within the Nine Provinces. It was incredibly cold, yet devoid of any chilling sensation. Jiang Ziwen strode out into the void. Behind him materialized a spectral Dharma Idol with a green face and sharp fangs. Wielding the Great Dao of the Underworld, he struck twice in succession, sending the Infant Devourer Protector and the Ghost Blade Protector, who were about to cross the Great Wall, flying.
Ghost race? Such bizarre attacks, impossible to guard against! Hundreds of miles away, the two demonic figures stabilized themselves, their faces grim. In the recent exchange, they felt as if their three hun and seven po—their very souls—had been struck by some terrifying power. If they hadn't retreated in time, they might have perished.
It's him again! It seems Master's divination was truly wrong... Elsewhere, Hongyi, who had rushed over looking travel-worn, muttered to himself as he saw Jiang Ziwen make his move.
"Kill!"
"Eight little fiends! Let's see who kills them faster!"
"Haha! That's just what I was thinking! To battle!"
However, just as Hongyi was filled with disappointment, three powerful voices boomed from within the Nine Provinces. Zhao Yun, Lv Bu, and Li Yuanba, brandishing their weapons, their vital energy surging and their divine power sweeping forth, charged towards the eight elders of the Extremity Demon Palace with an boundless, awe-inspiring martial presence.
In an instant, the starry sky was inundated with the immortal light of slaughter.
A long spear thrust out, carrying tens of millions of spear-tip blossoms, piercing through the Void.
A Fangtian Huaji (halberd) slashed down, wreathed in blood-red ghostly power, bisecting the starry expanse.
Two massive warhammers descended, millions of lightning bolts raging, carrying an immense power, pure to the extreme, that shattered a vast swathe of the firmament.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Suddenly, three mists of blood appeared in the starry sky. Three elders of the Extremity Demon Palace, before they could even react, were sent to the Yellow Spring, their very souls annihilated by divine power.
These... Are they human? Hongyi's pupils constricted as he looked at Zhao Yun and the other two, unable to suppress an exclamation of shock. In those three, he sensed a vital force akin to that of gods and demons—more vast, more powerful, more boundless than even the most promising talents from the higher heavens. They didn't seem human at all.
"Excellent!" Hongyi then exclaimed excitedly. "With three human prodigies of such monstrous talent, the human race in the Red Dragon Starfield is destined to prosper!" He took a jade token from his bosom and transmitted a call for reinforcements.

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