After the Jade Emperor succeeded, there was naturally no need to continue the fight. The Demon Realm was, after all, the territory of the Demon Gods. This time, they had concentrated their forces and caught the Demon Gods off guard. If the fight dragged on any longer, they would easily be surrounded and eventually be completely worn down here.
"Go!" At the Jade Emperor's command, all the immortals and gods gathered together and began their breakout.
Zeus and his men, who had suffered heavy losses, were furious: "Stop them! Take back the Well of Heaven!"
Countless demons unleashed their power, and a terrifying forbidden force spread throughout the Demon Realm. In an instant, the Demon Realm seemed to transform into a swamp, attempting to trap all the immortals and gods within it, preventing them from ever escaping.
"open!"
The Jade Emperor let out a low shout, and his palm, like a knife, slashed out fiercely, instantly creating a huge crack in the terrifying force formed by the endless demons.
He did not leave the Demon Realm immediately, but stayed behind to cover the rear, letting the other immortals and gods go first.
In this world, only he can hold off a large number of demons for a short period of time on his own.
"The Dharma Image of the Heavenly Emperor!"
Faced with the surging demon god, the Jade Emperor unleashed his full power, and a towering deity rose into the air, surrounded by countless strands of golden light of the Heavenly Dao, with all the laws of heaven and earth protecting him, and endless divine power descending from the void.
The colossal Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Image, overlooking the entire Demon Realm, was majestic and solemn, with eyes filled with an indifference akin to the very Dao of Heaven. He unleashed a punch upon the entire Demon Realm.
Boom!!
The heavens and earth trembled violently, and the entire Demon Realm instantly shattered into pieces. Endless golden light surged out from the cracks, piercing the sky like billions of sharp swords, roaring like thunder and shining as bright as day, stirring up an energy tide like a world-destroying flood.
"ah!"
"Ahh!"
The screams of countless demons rang out.
This punch actually forced the entire demon army to retreat.
However, after doing all this, the Jade Emperor's face turned pale, and the golden light of the Heavenly Dao on his body gradually dimmed. Without much hesitation, he took advantage of this gap and suddenly disappeared.
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The Celestial Realm, the highest heaven.
The pale-faced Jade Emperor sat upright in the Lingxiao Palace, his eyes calm and his presence imposing without anger. The excessive consumption of his power did not weaken his aura in the slightest; on the contrary, it became even more intense, making him as sharp as a divine sword drawn from its sheath.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Zhou Qingfeng asked with a worried expression.
The Jade Emperor shook his head: "I am fine, but I have consumed a lot of power in a short time. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao is now weak, and I can borrow less and less of the Heavenly Dao's power. As a result, I can only force Zeus and others to retreat, but I cannot kill them."
Zhou Qingfeng was secretly shocked. He had never seen the Jade Emperor in the Battle of Kunlun Mountain before. This was the first time he had seen the other party take action. He fought against four opponents without being at a disadvantage, and in the end, he even forced back a million demon gods with a single punch. He could already be called the number one person in the world. However, he did not expect the Jade Emperor to have such high expectations of him. He was still not satisfied.
The Jade Emperor saw through Zhou Qingfeng's thoughts but did not explain anything. He simply sighed, "It is not that I am incapable, but that Heaven will not allow it."
"Your Majesty, the Demon Realm army is gathering at the Supreme Heaven, and it seems they are about to launch a full-scale attack!" A celestial general knelt on one knee and clasped his hands in a fist salute.
The Jade Emperor remained calm, clearly having anticipated that the demon god would not give up easily: "Issue my order: the Supreme Heaven shall enter a defensive state. All immortals and gods shall not leave the area and shall defend with all their might. Form the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to jointly resist the demon realm!"
"It's Your Majesty!"
With a command from the Jade Emperor, the entire Supreme Heaven began to operate like a high-speed machine, with all the immortals and gods mobilized to participate in the defense.
The only ones who didn't participate in the defense were the Jade Emperor, Zhou Qingfeng, and Fang Xiu.
"The Myriad Immortals Formation is a top-tier formation from ancient times. It is in harmony with the Heavenly Dao and is on par with the Zhou Tian Star Array. It can condense the power of all immortals and gods together to form an indestructible defensive barrier," the Jade Emperor explained.
"Your Majesty, may I ask how long this Myriad Immortals Formation can last?"
The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment: "With me in charge, it will last for ten thousand years, but without me in charge, it will last for at most a thousand years."
Zhou Qingfeng frowned, understanding the meaning behind the Jade Emperor's words: "Does Your Majesty have important matters to attend to and are unable to preside over the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation?"
The Jade Emperor nodded: "Indeed, I am indeed overwhelmed. There are too many cracks on the Well of Heavenly Dao, and it has reached an irreversible point. Even if no demon god breaks the seal, the Well of Heavenly Dao itself will collapse soon. Therefore, the most urgent task is to reinforce the seal of the Well of Heavenly Dao."
Otherwise, once the source of pollution is revealed, the Three Realms will be in grave danger.
Even when the ancient gods like the Three Pure Ones merged with the Dao, they still couldn't help the Heavenly Dao defeat the source of pollution. Now that the ancient gods are gone, no one is its match. Therefore, the Well of the Heavenly Dao must never be broken.
At this moment, the Jade Emperor looked at Fang Xiu again and said apologetically, "Young friend Fang, I'm afraid I have to break my promise regarding the incense and prayer power you mentioned to me before, because I plan to mobilize the incense and prayer power of the entire Immortal Realm to repair the Well of Heavenly Dao."
Fang Xiu nodded calmly, indicating his understanding. The Jade Emperor's approach was correct. In fact, the Demon Realm was never the real threat; the real threat was the source of pollution.
If there were no source of pollution, the Eastern God would have killed those demons eight hundred times over. Therefore, the most urgent task is to reinforce the Well of Heaven.
“Repairing the Well of Heavenly Dao is the right thing to do, but to what extent can it be repaired?” Fang Xiu asked.
The Jade Emperor remained silent for a moment: "Perhaps... it can never be restored to its original state."
Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the Lingxiao Palace immediately became heavy.
It feels like mortals are destined to die. No matter how much you struggle or try your best, you can't escape death in the end. This is an undeniable fact that cannot be changed.
The same applies to the Well of Heavenly Dao. It can never be restored to its original state, which means that the source of pollution can never be completely sealed. Sooner or later, the source of pollution will break free of the seal. This process could take hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, but no matter how long it takes, the outcome of breaking free of the seal is inevitable.
Even if the Well of Heavenly Dao is completely repaired, it cannot prevent the source of pollution from emerging, because, in the final analysis, the source of pollution is stronger than the Heavenly Dao itself—this is an undeniable fact.
"So... is this destined to be a crisis that can never be resolved?" Zhou Qingfeng muttered to himself, slightly lost in thought.
All that the living beings are doing right now is trying to cure this world's illness, desperately trying to prevent it from getting worse and striving to get it cured. But in the end, they discover that this world has a terminal illness, an incurable one.
No matter how much medicine you take, it's just prolonging your life; you'll never truly recover.
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