Chapter 152 After this battle against the fourth-ranked enemy is over, let's play football together again...
A silence fell over everyone. The capital of the Great Li Dynasty had become the last isolated island in the Nine Provinces. But how long could this isolated island withstand the raging waves?
Or rather, how long can that lone figure fighting on the frontier hold out?
"In that case, why not make peace with the demon race?" An aged voice rang out behind the crowd.
This earth-shattering statement instantly caused a stir on the city wall. Many minor sects turned their gazes to the speaker, and upon recognizing him as the patriarch of the Chu family of Guzhou, many people's thoughts began to waver.
After all, not everyone is willing to fight to the death with the Void Demon Clan.
“I agree with what Fellow Daoist Chu said.” The Zhao family patriarch stroked his long beard, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance, and said earnestly, “As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn.”
The Li family patriarch nodded expressionlessly, "Rather than perish together, it's better to preserve our strength."
These patriarchs of ancient families, who had just been released from the forbidden area of the Sanqing Sect, were nowhere to be seen when fighting against the demon race. Now, however, they were speaking one after another, and every word they uttered was shaking the morale of the army.
The atmosphere on the city wall was quite subtle; some people glared angrily, while others secretly plotted.
"Absurd!" Li Chengfeng roared, his longsword flashing as he pointed it at the three men. "Are you all blind? The demons outside the city are incredibly ferocious. Peace talks?! That's nothing short of wishful thinking!"
"Exactly! Could it be that all of you aristocratic families have survived to this day by kneeling and begging for mercy?" Da Yue followed her senior sister's lead and joined the group instantly.
"Heh~" The Chu family patriarch sneered, but said nothing.
The current patriarch of the Chu family, standing beside him, spoke up: "How dare you juniors be so disrespectful to your elders? Did your master not teach you to respect your teachers?"
"What kind of senior experts are you? You were nowhere to be seen when fighting against the demon race, but you're the ones shouting the loudest when it comes to begging for peace," another young cultivator shouted.
"Insolence!" the Chu family head roared, flicking his sleeves as he prepared to attack Li Chengfeng and the others.
Liu Xianyue's eyes turned cold, and she was about to teach him a lesson when she caught a glimpse of a white figure streaking through the air like a shooting star. She smiled slightly, calmly withdrew her hand, and prepared to watch the show.
boom!
Bai Ye's figure crashed down the city wall like a thunderbolt. Starlight surrounded her, and the golden light in her tiger eyes was like two blazing suns, making people dare not look directly at her.
"You want to surrender?"
Before the three old men could react, the White Tiger Dharma Form appeared, descending with a heaven-shattering might.
"puff!"
The three patriarchs simultaneously coughed up blood as they were pinned to the city wall by the enormous tiger claws, the sound of their bones cracking clearly audible.
"You think you can live by kneeling and begging for mercy?" Bai Ye's voice was cold, radiating murderous intent.
Everyone could feel the terrifying killing intent of the White Tiger Clan. Even without facing them head-on, their cheeks began to sting, as if they were about to be cut.
"idiot!"
With a sudden burst of force from its claws, the three Mahayana stage elders exploded like overripe watermelons, their blood and flesh flying everywhere, covering the surrounding cultivators.
The city wall was deathly silent. Even the cultivators from the three families, covered in blood, dared not utter a word.
Those cultivators who had been tempted earlier all lowered their heads and silently hid behind the crowd, not daring to meet Bai Ye's golden, dazzling tiger eyes, for fear of being found and killed by him.
The splattered blood flowed slowly down the city wall, and Bai stood in the pool of blood, looking around at everyone: "Who else wants to negotiate?"
"You child, wouldn't it be a waste to just kill him like this?"
Old Madam Bai's slightly reproachful tone rang out, her cold gaze sweeping over the scions of noble families present, "Since they want to negotiate, why not send them outside the great formation to be the vanguard?"
“Yes! Patriarch Bai is right!” Liu Xianyue smiled knowingly and waved her hand in acknowledgment.
The disciples of Wanxiang Pavilion immediately stepped forward, grabbed the terrified young masters from the noble families, and dragged them down from the city wall.
Only then did the group realize what was happening, crying and begging for mercy: "Help! Patriarch Bai, Pavilion Master Liu, it was all the Ancestor's own decision, we never intended to surrender!"
Li Shoumo stepped forward and said, "Wait a moment."
Seeing that everyone was looking over, she smiled and explained, "Sect Master Liu, I feel that sending only three families out is not appropriate. Why not send the other four out as well?"
"How can we disobey the Grand Princess?" Liu Xianyue nodded. "Send the other four families away as well!"
At a single command, nearly 100,000 members of the seven great families of Guzhou were forcibly teleported out of the protective array.
Outside the great formation, the demon army, which was busy charging forward, suddenly noticed something glowing around them, followed by one human cultivator after another appearing.
For a moment, the demons were stunned. Then, a bloodthirsty light flashed in their eyes, and they rushed towards the takeout containers like a tidal wave.
At this point, whether these people want to fight or not, they have to fight to the death to survive.
The tens of thousands of disciples from the seven great families gathered together, and their combat power was quite remarkable, after all, they were young geniuses who had been nurtured by countless resources.
These people fought fiercely in the beast tide for several hours, managing to tear a gap in the army, killing nearly a million demons, and fighting their way back to the edge of the Tongtian Grand Array.
The cultivators stationed at the edge of the protective array had already received instructions. When they saw those people return, they opened an opening and let them back in.
When they were sent out, there were tens of thousands of people; when they returned, there were fewer than a thousand. The surviving scions of noble families were all covered in blood, their eyes filled with the terror of surviving a catastrophe.
After this battle, the seven great families completely ceased their activities and dared not make any further moves.
A brief period of peace arrived in the capital. Refugees spontaneously built houses on open spaces, dug pits to cook, and smoke curled from their chimneys, adding a touch of life to the capital.
The monks stationed on the city wall dispersed to reunite with their relatives and friends.
Bai also stopped his secluded cultivation and instead accompanied his mother, along with his childhood playmates Ayu, Dayue, and Ahua, back to the courtyard where his aunts lived.
The bright afternoon sun sparsely filtered through the countless spirit boats, bringing a touch of warmth.
A group of young people sat around the aunties, just like when they were children, helping to tidy up the vegetable leaves while listening to them chatter about everyday life.
Surrounded by a group of old friends, Bai Zhu spoke of her experiences after her passing, her eyes and brows beaming with smiles.
"Young clan leader, would you like to play Cuju?" Ayu came out of the house, holding a small ball made of animal hide. "Look, my mother brought this ball with her when she moved."
Da Yue immediately rolled up his sleeves and egged them on: "Young clan leader, don't think that just because your cultivation is higher than ours, you'll lose to me in football."
"That's right, Young Clan Leader, shall we come?" Ahua and the other young people gathered around and cheered.
Looking at her childhood friends, Bai felt as if she had returned to the age when she used to play and run around in the tribe all day long. She raised an eyebrow and grinned, "Today, I'll show you guys what the young chieftain is all about!"
"Go away, go away, go play football next door, don't disturb us while we're doing our work." Auntie Pang waved her chubby hands to shoo people away.
"Let's go next door!" Bai Ye waved his hand and led his friends to the empty courtyard next door.
"Hey, eat my ball first!" Ayu kicked the ball, which flew through the air in a perfect arc towards Bai Ye.
Bai also leaped into the air, and while still in mid-air, she deftly hooked her toe, bringing the animal-hide ball to a steady stop on her toes. With a push of her foot, the ball whistled back.
The group tacitly refrained from using their spiritual power, relying entirely on the skills they had honed since childhood to fight in the courtyard.
The leather ball would occasionally bump against the courtyard wall, making a dull thud, mixed with the laughter and chatter of the young people, startling the swallows resting under the eaves into the air, away from these energetic young lads.
The aunties from the neighboring yard poked their heads out, laughing and scolding, "You little rascals, watch yourselves! If you kick down the wall, you'll be in for a world of hurt!"
"I know!! Mother!" Dayue shouted in response, but deliberately kicked the ball against the wall. "I, Dayue, am going to test today whether the wall is harder or our ball is more powerful!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed and started kicking the ball against the wall.
It was just a joke, but no one knows which guy actually used a lot of force. With a loud crash, the newly built courtyard wall collapsed, kicking up clouds of dust.
Dayue stared dumbfounded at the collapsed courtyard wall and the tall figures emerging from the dust.
"What are you standing there for? Run!" Bai shouted, and he and his friends took off running.
Soon, the once noisy courtyard became empty, as the group of young people had all disappeared.
When the dust settled, only a few women remained standing by the messy courtyard wall, looking at the dust-covered vegetables, laughing and cursing as they held up brooms: "These little rascals, they ran pretty fast!"
"Oh, I'm getting old, I can't catch up with them even with a broom!" Aunt Pang sighed softly.
Although the aunties were cursing, they couldn't suppress the smiles on their lips.
Although the children's return is a nuisance, they would be more than willing to stay by their side peacefully.
As dusk settled, the group of runaway children tiptoed back into the courtyard.
The courtyard was already brightly lit, with a row of warm yellow lanterns hanging under the eaves. Steam rose from the kitchen, and the aroma of roasted meat mixed with the fragrance of fruit wine wafted in the evening breeze.
When the aunties saw the group of brats return, they raised their spatulas as if to hit them.
The plump auntie in charge of cooking grinned from ear to ear, "Young clan leader is back! Come and see, Aunt Wu specially roasted some spirit deer meat for you, so eat plenty later."
"Okay, coming." Bai and his companions exchanged glances and obediently walked into the yard.
Upon entering the courtyard, one sees that the small space is packed with people.
Not only were Liu Xianyue and others there, but also Jiang Lian, Xia Xia, as well as young geniuses like Li Shoumo, Li Chengfeng, Lin Jinghong, and Shi Manman were all gathered in this small courtyard.
When these people saw that Bai had returned, they all laughed and teased her about her heroic deeds during the day.
Bai also picked up the ceramic bowl and took a big gulp of fruit wine, then laughed and changed the subject: "What are you guys doing here, all of you trying to freeload? Did you come because of the smell?"
"I've long heard that the aunties' grilled meat is the best in the capital, so of course I had to come and try it." Lin Jinghong smiled, revealing a set of white teeth. He showed no airs of a young genius and took the grilled meat from the aunties and started eating.
"You have to call us next time you play Cuju!" Li Chengfeng chimed in.
"Definitely! Let's play Cuju together again after this battle!" Ayu shouted back.
"Hahaha, add me to the list! Auntie, give me another piece of meat!" Shi Manman waved her big hand and said in a loud voice.
"Eat up, everyone! There's plenty of roast meat. You'll need energy if you eat more..." Aunt Pang handed out roast meat to everyone, calling out in a loud voice. Before she could finish her sentence, she turned away and hurriedly wiped her eyes with her apron.
The noisy courtyard quieted down slightly, and everyone present, with their sharp ears and eyes, could easily see Aunt Pang's little tricks.
"Eat more, or you'll miss this opportunity," Bai said with a smile, breaking the silence.
The courtyard became lively again, with everyone laughing as they raised their wine bowls and clinked glasses with each other.
Li Chengfeng and the others praised the barbecue highly, making the aunties beam with delight, and their white teeth almost caught a cold from the cold.
As night deepened, laughter echoed through the courtyard. Tonight, no one discussed the war; they only reminisced about childhood embarrassments and amusing anecdotes from the martial world, making it seem like just another ordinary little gathering.
The crowd gradually dispersed only when the moon was high in the sky.
Bai bid farewell to his friends and went to the top of the Tower of Babel alone.
This is the highest point in the capital. The night wind is biting, scattering the dark clouds in the sky. You can see, beyond the heavens, a white-clad figure stained with blood, the blood on his clothes growing ever darker.
The cracks in the sky were growing larger and larger, and most of the bodies of several powerful demons at the half-step demon emperor level had already entered the Nine Provinces.
"Zhong Jiuli, we can all survive, right?" Bai Ye murmured to himself, his voice very soft, the words carried away by the evening breeze as soon as they left his mouth.
......
Beyond the Nine Provinces lies a void.
Both Zhong Jiuli are nearing their limits.
The Void Bell Jiuli had half its body corroded by the black light, most of its life force gone, and its face as pale as paper. The Nine Provinces Bell Jiuli stood tall, its hand holding the bow trembling slightly, its tiger's mouth split open, and blood dripping continuously.
On the other hand, the three demon emperors on the opposite side took turns fighting, growing increasingly ferocious with each battle. Meanwhile, the bronze skeleton was like a cat chasing a mouse, constantly draining the life force from the two of them.
The old ape grinned maliciously, swinging his Starry Sky Staff at the Kunxu Jade Bottle, "Let's see how long you can hold out!"
Jiuzhou Zhong Jiuli tried to retreat, but her feet were tightly bound by the dark tentacles that the Shadow Demon Emperor had created.
boom!
The Starry Sky Staff slammed down solidly, and Jiuzhou Zhong Jiuli was struck as if by lightning, flying backward.
And the Kunxu Jade Bottle, which carries the weight of the Nine Provinces, emitted a crisp "crack" sound!
Then, the entire bottle began to disintegrate and shatter.
The shattering sound, like a thunderclap, resounded throughout the land. Everyone looked up in terror, only to see the bright moon and stars in the sky suddenly dim and disappear, leaving only a hazy gray mist.
Within that gray mist, the auras of several Emperor-level powerhouses descended, suffocating everyone present.
The next moment, an endless army of demons poured in like a flood.
Those half-step demon emperors who had been blocked by the spatial barrier all roared and stepped into the land of Kyushu without any hindrance.
"Waaaaah...waaaah...!"
In the imperial capital, the mournful sound of horns echoed through the sky.
All the cultivators, whether they were healing or reuniting with their families, transformed into streaks of light and resolutely soared into the sky, converging towards the edge of the great formation.
At the top of the Tower of Babel, Bai Ye's figure transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky. At this moment, she didn't care about anything else; she only wanted to join the battlefield and get to Zhong Jiuli's side.
"Don't get excited, Yezai. Sister Zhong will be fine," Jiaojiao said loudly, nestled in her arms.
"Yeah, yeah, Da Bai, calm down," Xiao Tai Huo chimed in, trying to dissuade him.
The voices of the two little ones brought Bai Ye back to her senses. She froze in mid-air, gazing up at the figure who had rejoined the battlefield.
Even though she had just suffered a heavy blow and was bleeding all over, she still stood in front of the three demon emperors, preventing them from entering the Nine Provinces.
Tears blurred her vision, and Bai wiped them away haphazardly with the back of her hand. She took deep breaths and kept telling herself that Zhong Jiuli would be alright. They were the main characters, how could the main characters die?
What she should do now is protect this land, instead of impulsively running to the outer realms to influence Zhong Jiuli and hold her back; that would be the most foolish thing to do.
Bai suppressed his worries and called out to Xiao Lü, instructing her, "Sister Lü, can you and Jiao Jiao gather all the mortals inside and outside the capital?"
"Ye Zai, I want to go to the front lines with you," Jiao Jiao muttered softly.
Bai also decisively refused: "Your mission is the most important. I have Taihuo with me, that's enough."
Little Fire patted his chest and said, "Jiaojiao, don't worry, I will protect Big White."
"Don't worry, you stinky tiger, we'll definitely protect these mortals." Little Green waved its leaves and rolled up Jiao Jiao.
"Okay!" Bai nodded, put on his dark gold armor, and soared into the sky with Taihuo.
......
Dark clouds loomed over the city, creating a somber and oppressive atmosphere.
Outside the protective array, billowing demonic energy surged into the sky, and countless demonic beasts brandished their claws and fangs, frantically crashing against the array's light barrier. Even more colossal beasts, as large as mountains, caused the array to tremble violently with each impact.
Inside the grand formation, cultivators stood in the air, their robes fluttering. At this moment, almost all the cultivators in the Nine Provinces had gathered here.
Everyone was on high alert, ready for a life-or-death struggle the moment the formation broke.
When Bai arrived at the edge of the great formation, this area had already been completely occupied by the demon race. Looking up, he could no longer see the white-clad, blood-stained figure from beyond the realm; only surging black energy and countless demonic beasts remained.
She landed in the crowd, her gaze sweeping over the group of young geniuses. "Ready?"
"Be prepared at all times!!!" Li Chengfeng's voice boomed, inspiring everyone.
"Ready to go at any time!" everyone responded in unison.
The crowd was in a frenzy; these young geniuses showed no fear in their eyes, only a boiling fighting spirit.
"I'm ready too!" Taihu shouted in a childish voice.
"Alright! Let's form ranks then!!!" Bai Ye's clear voice resounded throughout the entire battlefield.
Two figures soared into the sky. Bai was surrounded by a dazzling golden light, like the rising sun, while Taihuo radiated a cool moonlight, like the bright moon in the sky.
Golden and silver light intertwined in the air, transforming into the blazing sun and the bright moon, hanging high above everyone's heads, illuminating this world shrouded in darkness.
"All stars...return to their places!"
Bai gave the order, and all the cultivators responded!
More than 10,000 young geniuses transformed into streaks of light, each returning to their place.
As Liu Xianyue took a step forward, the Ziwei Star position shone brightly, followed closely by Jiang Lian and a group of other powerful cultivators.
In the blink of an eye, a dazzling star map covering the entire battlefield unfolded across the sky. Each star was in its own position, with spiritual energy flowing between them, forming a complete celestial constellation array.
Bai Ye and Tai Huo were stationed at the heart of the formation, while the sun and moon shone brightly, guiding the stars forward to prepare for their battle.
In truth, Bai knew very well that even if Jiaojiao and Taihuo hadn't tried to dissuade her, she wouldn't have acted so impulsively. Love is important, but one cannot live for love alone. Zhong Jiuli was willing to sacrifice herself for righteousness, so she certainly couldn't bear to see her lover disregard the plight of the people.
Without her and Taihuo, the Zhou Tian Star Array would not function. Her lover was fighting a bloody battle in the outer realms, and she was determined to lead everyone to survive.
The star map was dazzling, illuminating not only the sky obscured by the demon horde, but also the scene outside the great formation.
The demonic beast army was retreating to both sides like a tide, making way for an extremely wide passage.
The earth trembled, and five terrifying auras approached from afar.
Five half-step demon emperors arrived together, and with each step they took, mountains and rivers trembled and space shattered.
The three-headed serpent demon emperor stood in the center, its three heads all different shapes. At this moment, the humanoid head in the center opened its mouth and let out a piercing sneer: "An ant trying to shake a tree, overestimating your own strength! Attack!"
Billions of demons launched a simultaneous attack, sweeping in like a black tsunami. The towering array trembled violently, clearly unable to hold out for much longer.
Li Shoumo made a decisive decision and ordered, "Activate the great formation and prepare to meet the enemy!"
A gap appeared in the light barrier instantly, and before the demon army could enter, millions of human cultivators surged out like a flood.
Bai Ye and Tai Huo led the stars at the forefront, and wherever the starlight reached, the demon race was annihilated.
The battle erupted instantly. On a battlefield of this scale, even the most exquisite techniques and skills became meaningless.
Everyone only needs to transform all their life's learning into the simplest slash; wherever the sword points, it is the enemy.
The Zhou Tian Star Array spun wildly, with the sun and moon shining alternately. Wherever the starlight reached, swathes of demons were annihilated.
"Hmph, child's play! Watch me break through your shabby formation!" The three-headed snake roared, its massive tail sweeping towards Bai Ye and Tai Huo.
"The stars guide the celestial cycle!"
Bai Yeqing shouted, and the star map rotated, with each star shining brightly. The starlight connected and formed a solid mass, directly resisting the Demon Emperor's full-force attack.
The star chart shifted, and soon this power was put to use.
At the same time, thousands of stars appeared in the sky, and the power of the stars poured down like the Milky Way, flowing through the endless void and into the great formation.
"What a magnificent human formation! Let me, the Emperor, have a go at you!" A humanoid creature with wings and covered in scales roared and threw a punch at the location where Bai Ye and the others were.
The moment the punch was thrown, the entire world trembled, and spatial rifts appeared one after another, creating a terrifying scene.
Bai hadn't expected that this humanoid creature, despite its small size, would possess such immense power in a single punch. The great formation had just withstood one attack; she feared that if it took another, the people on the star positions wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Just then, a black dragon shadow soared into the sky.
"You flying black rat, take this!" Hei Yang roared, swinging her dragon claw and taking the punch head-on.
The next second, her figure transformed into a ten-thousand-foot-long black dragon, with black lightning densely covering the sky above, continuously crashing down on the army below.
The winged humanoid creature, upon hearing Hei Yang call it "Big Black Rat," was instantly enraged and turned to charge at Hei Yang.
"That ugly three-headed snake, come with me!" Old Lady Bai shouted, charging into the fray and taking away a half-step demon emperor.
Bai Ye and the others only needed to face the remaining three half-step demon emperors, which greatly reduced the pressure.
The Zhou Tian Star Array activated, showering down brilliant stars like raindrops. With each ray of starlight that landed, a large swathe of demons would melt away. At the same time, Bai Ye continuously rubbed his palms together, casting silent black holes into the battlefield, devouring the lives of countless demons.
But the number of demons was simply too great.
A massive army surged forward like a tidal wave, relentlessly advancing as if without end. Starlight and black holes relentlessly exerted their power, clearing out a portion of the demon race, only to have even more demons immediately fill the gaps and charge in.
"puff!"
In the midst of the formation, a young disciple suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, her body swaying as a sharp claw emerged from her chest, piercing through her flesh and killing her instantly.
The star she stood on instantly dimmed, and then a chain reaction occurred, with the star positions in that small area being severely damaged and dimming one after another.
"Second team, fill in!" someone shouted anxiously from inside the formation!
The group had already discussed and made arrangements beforehand, and all the young cultivators within the range of the formation were to be substitutes.
Instantly, nearly a hundred disciples of major sects soared into the sky and stepped into the star position.
The Star Array, which had been shaken by the impact, stabilized again, but the battle with the Demon Emperor continued, and cultivators kept dying at the Demon Emperor's hands.
The battle situation was extremely critical. The human race's defenses were suppressed in every way, their high-end combat power was suppressed, and the gap between the middle and lower ranks was astonishingly large.
Looking out, the vast, dark army of demonic beasts seemed endless, while the number of human cultivators was gradually decreasing.
"A bunch of ants dare to try to stop a chariot with their bare hands."
A disdainful snort pierced the battlefield.
Dozens of ferocious demon emperors charged towards the Zhou Tian Star Array. Riding ferocious beasts covered in bone spurs, they tore through the void and arrived right in front of them.
Bai's expression changed, and he roared, "Too hot! Help me!"
Tai Huo understood immediately, and the Taiyin star position suddenly burst forth with brilliant light, merging with Bai Ye's solar star power.
The entire Star Array burst forth with dazzling light once more, the Taiyin True Fire burned fiercely, and primal power was continuously drawn out. Bai Ye's Taiyang True Fire was also almost completely drained, all of it flowing into the array.
The vast stellar power was drawn in, and the starlight in the sky was no longer scattered randomly, but condensed in one place, converging into an extremely terrifying pillar of destructive light.
Bai also left behind the remnant soul of the Golden Crow to guard the position of the Sun Star, while she soared into the sky, grabbed the beam of light, and slashed at the dozens of demon kings that rushed to the front of the formation!
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