Chapter 519: Chapter 425: The Only Highlight

Above the skies of the Seven Cang Realm, the golden demonic light and the dazzling celestial glow clashed with a roar.

The Seven Cang Great Sage hung at the pinnacle of the clouds, his dark beast-patterned robe fluttering in the fierce wind. His golden demonic eyes swept over the densely packed celestial army below, a trace of undetectable amusement flashing in their depths.

The familiar celestial rhythm within the army formation was none other than his disguised avatar infiltrating the heavenly court.

"Heavenly court scum, dare to invade my Seven Cang Realm, then leave your lives here!"

A long howl erupted like a thunderous explosion from the nine heavens, causing the ears of the celestial soldiers below to buzz.

Thick, inky black demonic aura suddenly burst from around the Seven Cang Great Sage, swirling and condensing in the air to form countless phantom images of demons with blue faces and fangs.

A multitude of demon soldiers, wielding bone knives and stone axes, charged like a black tide towards the celestial army formation, turning the very air an eerie black as they passed.

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal shouted in anger, "Fiends, cease your arrogance! Army formation, assist me, slay them!"

With his command, five thousand celestial soldiers simultaneously performed hand seals, the runes on their silver armor lighting up in unison. The golden celestial light intertwined to form a massive light net, enveloping the entire army formation.

"Demon Suppression Array, rise!"

Fifty Profound Immortal centurions simultaneously offered their celestial artifacts—Cyan Dragon Sword, White Tiger Banner, Vermilion Bird Seal, and other demon-suppressing magical treasures—floating high above the army formation, emanating an imposing aura of suppression.

Gold and demon shadows clashed mid-air, erupting with a deafening roar.

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal, bolstered by the army formation, grew in size. Wielding a mountain-splitting giant axe, the axe blade bore the might of destroying heaven and earth, slashing down at the Seven Cang Great Sage:

"Break!"

The Seven Cang Great Sage spun away, golden demonic claws meeting the giant axe with a crisp "clang," sending sparks flying.

He used the momentum to fly backward, his gaze sweeping over the army formation below.

The Demon Suppression Array, with fifty Profound Immortals as nodes, was interlocked. Ordinary attacks could not break the formation.

His gaze finally landed in the direction of the seventh army formation, catching the gaze of Bai Mei Profound Immortal, who was locking onto the southeast position’s avatar.

"Courting death!"

The Seven Cang Great Sage sneered inwardly.

In the next moment, demonic aura abruptly gathered around him, transforming into a giant hand that covered the skies, disregarding celestial soldiers in its path, striking directly at the core of the seventh army formation!

Bai Mei Profound Immortal was about to secretly attack Chen Sheng when he suddenly noticed a shadow descending, his pupils shrinking as he hurriedly summoned his Lifebound Magical Treasure, "Profound Iron Duster," to block.

But the strength of the demonic hand far exceeded his expectations, and the duster instantly shattered, the giant hand unstoppably crashing into him.

"Pff——"

A muffled sound, Bai Mei Profound Immortal didn’t even have time to scream before being slapped into a pile of flesh and splintered celestial bones.

His Primordial Spirit had just escaped the body when it was caught by the giant hand and dragged towards the sky.

The Seven Cang Great Sage opened his mouth, a demonic wind sweeping the Primordial Spirit into his mouth, chewing with a satisfied sound: "The Primordial Spirit of a Profound Immortal is indeed nourishing!"

"Seven Cang! A dignified Celestial Immortal, yet so shameless!"

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal hadn’t expected such cunning, specifically targeting the Profound Immortal nodes.

The mountain-splitting giant axe struck again, but was entangled by the myriad demonic shadows the Seven Cang Great Sage had turned into, unable to harm the true body at all.

"Hahaha! You, with numbers and formation, exhaust my power of origin, do you take me for a fool?"

The laughter of the Seven Cang Great Sage echoed on the battlefield, his figure shuttling under the cover of demon shadows, like a golden lightning bolt:

"Instead of engaging in a one-on-one fight, I might as well cut down your nodes first and see how long this formation holds!"

As his words fell, he was already behind another Profound Immortal centurion, reaching out with demonic claws to extract the opponent’s Primordial Spirit.

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal tried to intercept repeatedly, but was always a step too slow.

He was alarmed to discover that this demon’s strength was even greater than the intelligence indicated, not only possessing mystical divine techniques but also an insight into formations far beyond ordinary people.

Every strike precisely hit the weak nodes of the Demon Suppression Array.

Adding to his frustration, the power of origin from the Seven Cang Realm had an invisible suppression on him, preventing him from completely locking onto the opponent.

"If this continues, all nodes will be destroyed, and the formation will surely break!"

Concluding it was no longer possible to capture and slay this demon, for the sake of a smoother debrief report afterward.

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal hardened his heart and made a decisive decision:

"All generals disperse! Descend to the lower realm, destroy its lair!"

The Seven Cang Great Sage is powerful, but only on his own. His demon subordinates aren’t even True Immortal level; one celestial soldier could easily sweep through them.

Of course, this meant the dispersed celestial soldiers wouldn’t have the army formation’s blessing and might suffer heavy casualties against the Seven Cang Great Sage’s divine techniques.

But the matter of casualties isn’t important; what matters is the battle outcome!

The Seven Cang Great Sage roared angrily, a fierce glint flashing in his golden demonic eyes:

"Dare you!"

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal coolly smirked:

"You rely on bullying the weak; I’ll eliminate your entire clan! Let’s see who you can protect!"

Hundreds of celestial soldiers immediately split into teams and dove towards the demon nation of Cangwu Mountain.

Beneath the battlefield, Chen Sheng had long used the chaos to leave the army formation.

Intimately familiar with the defenses of the Seven Cang Demon Kingdom, he headed straight for the caves housing the Demon Kings.

The Cyan-faced Demon King had just rushed out of the cave, only to see a silver spear breaking through the sky, the Sky-splitting Spear precisely piercing its demon pill.

The Profound Turtle Demon King retracted into its shell for defense, but was decapitated by Chen Sheng using the army formation technique "Armor Breaker" with a single sword stroke.

In just an incense stick’s time, he had slain seven demon shadows and twenty-three Demon Kings, achieving the most meritorious deeds among all celestial soldiers.

Above the heavens, the Seven Cang Great Sage went completely mad, he directly fled into his power of origin, drawing strength and transforming into a celestial lion, with mouth agape, swallowing countless celestial soldiers, causing his golden demon power to surge:

"You and I are irreconcilable!"

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal panicked upon seeing this; with the power of origin enhancing the opponent’s strength surged, prolonging the confrontation would mean his own demise.

"Sound the retreat!"

The Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal hurriedly ordered, the sound of the golden bell echoed across the battlefield, the remaining celestial soldiers retreated back to the formation, returning to the heavenly court.

The Seven Cang Great Sage could only howl and curse at the realm’s edge, watching the celestial soldiers withdraw.

After a long while, the Seven Cang Great Sage returned to his cave, the anger in his eyes dissipating suddenly:

"Performing is truly a skillful craft!"

In his eyes, the Giant Spirit was just a character to be annihilated with ease, he had gone to great lengths to perform an evenly matched battle and deliver meritorious achievements to his avatar!

...

In the heavenly court’s military tent, the Giant Spirit Celestial Immortal looked over the battle report, full of casualties, his heart unfazed, calmly drafting the debrief document:

"In this campaign, every soldier fulfilled their duty, demolishing the demons’ lair, slaying the Seventy-Two Caves Demon Kings, forcing the Seven Cang Great Sage to retreat into his power of origin, indeed a great victory!"

Flipping through the records of achievements, a name suddenly caught his attention—Shi Jian.

"Quite fortunate indeed, slain seven demon shadows, twenty-three Demon Kings?"

Looking at the notes stating "Newly appointed celestial soldier, volunteering for the task," he was further delighted, placing an emphatic circle around the name in his report.

"Good! Such a Shi Jian! Must make a significant report! This is the campaign’s greatest highlight!"