Houtu and the others attacked fiercely for a while, but they still couldn't knock the Chaos Bell off Hu Le's head.
Seeing that Zhu Jiuyin was already in grave danger under Hu Le's attack, Qiang Liang and Xuan Ming could no longer care about knocking down the Chaos Bell and stepped forward to help Zhu Jiuyin withstand Hu Le's offensive.
Zhu Jiuyin was finally able to catch his breath.
However, from this moment on, this battle of wits has entered another phase.
Previously, they had all rushed forward, hoping to use their numerical advantage to knock down the Chaos Bell and defeat Hu Le in one fell swoop.
By this time, as the situation evolved, they realized that numbers didn't mean anything, and they gradually lost their initial enthusiasm.
Although they didn't say it, in order to avoid being defeated one by one by Hu Le, they had unconsciously given up the idea of beating Hu Le.
The only thought now is to cooperate with each other and ensure that we remain undefeated first.
Seeing that they were working together in twos and threes with great coordination, Hu Le tried several times but could no longer defeat them one by one as before.
With a thought, he suddenly saw dozens of stars flying in from the sky. He leaped up and grabbed the stars in his hand.
Everyone looked up and saw that the starlight in Hu Le's palm had disappeared, turning into dozens of star banners.
Hu Le threw the flag in his hand, and the flag immediately spread out in the Zhou Tian star position, forming a small Zhou Tian star formation in the air.
The Chaos Bell flew out from his head and instantly took center position in the formation, making a loud thud. Boundless starlight began to rapidly spread throughout the formation.
Hu Le sat at the center of the great formation and unleashed a thunderbolt that struck the Chaos Bell. The bell swayed slightly and emitted a loud bang.
Suddenly, several dazzling starlight beams flew out from the formation, sweeping towards Dijiang and the others like streaks of lightning.
Dijiang and the others also knew the power of the Zhou Tian Star Array. They understood that once they were enveloped by starlight and drawn into the array, they would have no chance of gaining an advantage when facing Hu Le alone.
Although the starlight came swiftly, they still managed to dodge it easily.
Unexpectedly, as the bells continued to ring in the formation, one, two... countless more beams of starlight shot out in succession.
Dijiang and the others made their moves, either shattering the starlight or dodging left and right. However, as more and more starlight was shot in, it crisscrossed and became dense, gradually turning into a large net of starlight.
Dijiang and the others were like insects caught in a spider web. Although they struggled desperately, the space left for them to move around became smaller and smaller as the star web became denser.
He had to retreat while desperately bombarding the starlight in front of him.
Hu Le remained seated in the formation, motionless, but continuously activated the Chaos Bell, condensing the starlight within the formation into beams that shot out.
As the starlight increased and the shooting speed increased, eventually some people couldn't hold on any longer.
Xi Zi was the first to be hit. Before he knew it, a beam of starlight struck his chest, creating a large hole in his chest as the starlight passed right through him.
Before he could catch his breath, countless more beams of starlight shot towards him. He barely mustered his remaining strength and raised his hand to release a beam of mysterious light to block it for a moment.
I leaped into the air, transforming into a golden streak of light and hurtling away, carefully avoiding the onslaught of starlight.
Seeing this, the others also began to retreat, dispersing the incoming starlight and fleeing into the distance.
Ultimately, the starlight formed by the array has its limits in terms of distance.
Once they had fled hundreds of thousands of miles away, they were able to completely avoid the starlight attack.
Seeing this, Hu Le sighed inwardly.
This formation was set up by him alone. Without the Star God to oversee it, it inevitably had to correspond with the stars in the sky and draw on the power of the stars, so it was impossible to move the formation.
With a thought, he dispelled the formation, collected the scattered star banners, exchanged a glance with Dijiang and the others from afar, and then, wielding his bamboo staff, pressed towards them.
He came here only to teach them a lesson, and he wouldn't have the nerve to leave before he achieved his goal.
Hu Le stepped into the void, his figure shifted, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared before everyone.
"Young man! Don't push your luck!" Qiang Liang shouted at Hu Le.
"This is outrageous!!"
"Hahaha..." Hu Le laughed loudly, "I have gone too far, but what can you do about it? Don't forget, you were the ones who started this conflict first."
After Hu Le finished speaking, he didn't say anything more to them. He picked up his bamboo cane, leaned in front of Qiang Liang, and swung the cane to hit him.
Qiangliang could only parry with his magical weapon.
Fearing that Qiang Liang would suffer a loss, Di Jiang and the others rushed over and fought with Hu Le again.
And so, the two sides fought for an unknown period of time, yet still could not determine a clear winner.
They were all highly skilled individuals with immeasurable magical power. Despite the protracted battle, both sides remained energetic and showed no signs of fatigue.
Hu Le simply summoned the Chaos Bell, which gave him an invincible position. With his bamboo staff pointing east and west, he dealt with the crowd's attacks with the same ease as before.
However, although the group couldn't defeat him, they could still protect themselves if they worked together...
In the primordial chaos, the stars shifted and the sun rose and set, and they fought for a long time without a clear victor.
On this day, Hu Le suddenly had a thought, made a feint, and jumped out of the circle.
Then, with a half-smile, he glanced at them and said, "Enough! It seems this is not the time to settle our scores with you. Let's wait for another opportunity to settle things once and for all."
With that, he strode away, carrying the Chaos Bell on his head.
Seeing that he had come so suddenly and left so inexplicably, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, but no one chased after him to make trouble.
They knew they couldn't stop Hu Le anyway, so what was the point of chasing after him?
Since there's no guarantee of victory, what's the point of getting bogged down in this?
However, they soon understood why Hu Le had come and gone so suddenly.
Because, not long after Hu Le left, and just as they had composed themselves and returned to Houtu Palace to sit down, Xuanming's trusted subordinate Jiufeng rushed over and told everyone some bad news.
It turns out that, after all this time, under Guan Kong's covert manipulation, rumors about these people have spread widely among the human race.
Some of the content circulating about him was even more outrageous and bizarre than that about Hu Le, and for a time, the rumors about Hu Le were overshadowed.
Only then did they realize why Hu Le had come alone to confront them.
It wasn't that he really wanted to do anything to them; after all, if Hu Le truly intended to kill or suppress them, he wouldn't have come here alone.
As the ruler of Heaven, he has subordinates at his disposal; why should he come alone to fight them?
The reason he came here and fought with them was simply to keep them occupied, so that they would be preoccupied with their own problems while he ordered his men to spread rumors about them among the humans.
And he actually succeeded.
The group looked at each other, but remained silent.
This time, they clearly lost again when they faced Hu Le...
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