Chapter 54: Liberation

The overwhelmingly powerful Dao Ancestor puppet was actually being suppressed by a Xingtian god!

Those two heaven-splitting, earth-shattering sword strikes had completely overwhelmed the Dao Ancestor puppet, forcing it to lie prostrate.

"How is this possible? Just him alone?" Eternal Sword Immortal's heart immediately filled with anger and anxiety. "How could I be no match for him? Even if he and Red Snow Heavenly God joined forces, I should still win. How could he defeat me alone?" Eternal Sword Immortal had boasted before the Dao Ancestor and all the immortals and demons, and his victory or defeat was the key to the entire realm war!

If he lost, how could he face the No-Return Sect?

Having already betrayed the Nuwa camp, he had to secure his foothold in the No-Return Sect.

This battle... was of utmost importance!

"Fool! Why are you matching strength with him? Since he's strong, go for speed and agility!" Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor's voice was also anxious. "Hurry, hurry, hurry! Both armies have already engaged. You must win. If you lose, our army's morale will collapse."

"Yes, Dao Ancestor. I was just testing him," Eternal Sword Immortal replied immediately.

"Swish, swish, swish~~~"

The slender legs of the spider-shaped Dao Ancestor puppet moved with phantom-like speed, tearing through the earth. In the blink of an eye, it left a twisting trail of light and retreated into the distance.

"Boom, rumble~~~"

The armies of the Crimson Bright Realm and the No-Return Sect charged at each other with great speed, and the clash had already begun.

In an instant, countless were slain, and a vast number of immortals and demons began to die.

The No-Return Sect side had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. Although the three great demon gods of Swallowing Dragon Mountain led their troops in desperate struggle, they were clearly at a disadvantage.

...

The sky was dim and chaotic, with turbulent energies of heaven and earth forming whirlpools.

The towering Xingtian god Ji Ning, wielding the massive Ananda World-Severing Sword, ran barefoot in pursuit of the Dao Ancestor puppet.

"Quickly deal with that Xingtian god and the Seven Radiance Heavenly God," Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor urgently transmitted. "Kill them as fast as possible. If they tie you down, we will lose."

"Yes, Dao Ancestor."

Eternal Sword Immortal gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with madness.

"Your strength is great, and I cannot match you in a direct clash. But this Dao Ancestor puppet is incredibly agile. I refuse to believe you can match that." The massive spider-shaped Dao Ancestor puppet, despite its size, nimbly traced a twisting trail of light through the air, charging straight at Ji Ning. Clearly, Eternal Sword Immortal was unwilling to accept defeat at Ji Ning's hands.

"Die."

The Dao Ancestor puppet's sharp, slender legs, like long swords, flashed with four streaks of sword light, stabbing at the Xingtian god Ji Ning.

"Get back!" The Xingtian god Ji Ning swung his right hand, and the Ananda World-Severing Sword in that hand left a fan-shaped arc in the air, like a waterfall of sword light... With a resounding boom, all four attacks from the Dao Ancestor puppet were blocked by Ji Ning's single sword stroke.

"Entangle."

Ji Ning's other sword suddenly lashed out, turning into flowing sword light, incredibly fast and dense, striking, lifting, or sweeping again and again... The sword light swirled like flowing water, binding and entangling the Dao Ancestor puppet.

"Whoosh."

At that moment, snowflakes drifted in the distance, and the Seven Radiance Heavenly God, holding a long spear, arrived. As soon as he appeared, his spear moved like a swimming dragon, joining the assault on the Dao Ancestor puppet.

Crackle, pop!

The attacks of the Xingtian god Ji Ning and the Seven Radiance Heavenly God landed on the Dao Ancestor puppet one after another, but the puppet remained unscathed. However, under their combined assault, the Dao Ancestor puppet was momentarily trapped.

"Damn it, damn it, how did this happen?" Eternal Sword Immortal, controlling the Dao Ancestor puppet, grew frantic.

"Senior Red Snow, leave this Dao Ancestor puppet to me. You should go help our army and rout the No-Return Sect as quickly as possible," Ji Ning transmitted.

"Ji Ning, are you sure?" Red Snow Heavenly God transmitted back.

"I'm sure," Ji Ning said.

"Alright."

Red Snow Heavenly God trusted Ji Ning, knowing his temperament well. Moreover, although the No-Return Sect was at a disadvantage on the battlefield, they still had too many heavenly god puppets, making it difficult to kill their immortals and demons. The counterattack led by the Three-Eyed Demon God was fierce, and if the battle dragged on, even if they ultimately won, their own side would likely suffer many casualties.

"Swoosh!" Snowflakes drifted, space-time twisted, and the Seven Radiance Heavenly God, spear in hand, moved with astonishing speed, charging straight at the No-Return Sect army.

"What? The Seven Radiance Heavenly God is coming!"

"No good! Defend quickly!"

"We're in big trouble."

The No-Return Sect army panicked. They knew how terrifying this Seven Radiance Heavenly God was. In the previous massacre, even the combined forces of the three great demon gods of Swallowing Dragon Mountain and some heavenly gods and true immortals had failed to stop him.

Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor, standing on the distant city wall of No-Return City, changed expression and immediately transmitted: "Changqing, quickly! The Seven Radiance Heavenly God has left you and is attacking our army. Our forces cannot withstand him. The longer this goes on, the more will be slaughtered. Now you face only Ji Ning alone! Quickly kill Ji Ning and support the army!"

"Just him alone—I will definitely kill him!" Eternal Sword Immortal, controlling the Dao Ancestor puppet, was like a madman.

In truth, Eternal Sword Immortal had no confidence.

Because Ji Ning's displayed strength far exceeded his expectations. But he knew that for the sake of the entire battlefield, he had to kill Ji Ning, and quickly. The longer it dragged on, the more the Seven Radiance Heavenly God would slaughter the No-Return Sect army.

In the original plan,

both Eternal Sword Immortal and the other great powers of the No-Return Sect, including the Dao Ancestor and the God King, believed that Ji Ning's Xingtian god and the Seven Radiance Heavenly God together would barely be able to hold off the Dao Ancestor puppet. If the Seven Radiance Heavenly God dared to attack the army, Ji Ning would be quickly killed, and then the Dao Ancestor puppet could kill the Seven Radiance Heavenly God alone. So, the Seven Radiance Heavenly God abandoning Ji Ning to attack the army was exactly what they wanted.

But plans never keep up with changes!

On the battlefield, the Seven Radiance Heavenly God did indeed attack the army.

The Dao Ancestor puppet indeed faced only Ji Ning's Xingtian god alone! But could it kill him?

...

"Die, die, die." The massive spider-shaped Dao Ancestor puppet, turning into twisting trails of light, attacked the Xingtian god Ji Ning again and again.

"Boom, rumble~~~"

Wielding two massive Ananda World-Severing Swords, Ji Ning's might was comparable to Xingtian dancing with his shield and axe. His strength was clearly superior, and his sword technique was excellent at defense. No matter how desperately the Dao Ancestor puppet attacked, it could not harm Ji Ning in the slightest.

"Excellent!" Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor, watching from the Eight Dragon Cloud City, was overjoyed.

Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor on No-Return City had a grim expression.

Defeated.

When the Dao Ancestor puppet, even going all out, could not kill Ji Ning, he knew they were defeated.

In fact, if the Seven Radiance Heavenly God and Ji Ning together had held off the Dao Ancestor puppet, they would have lost. Let alone Ji Ning alone holding it off.

"Since you can't kill him, ignore Ji Ning," a low voice echoed in Eternal Sword Immortal's mind.

"It's the God King," Eternal Sword Immortal was startled.

He knew that the God King, who had been watching the war, could no longer remain calm and had personally given the order.

"Quickly attack the Crimson Bright Realm's army, kill their soldiers, so that our army can retreat with fewer losses," the God King suppressed his anger and transmitted the order. "Kill wildly, kill with all your might. The more Crimson Bright Realm immortals and demons you delay, the more of our side can retreat."

"Yes." Eternal Sword Immortal acknowledged.

The massive Dao Ancestor puppet turned around and prepared to charge into the Crimson Bright Realm army.

"Trying to leave?" Ji Ning ran barefoot, his immense power granting him astonishing speed! Perhaps the Xingtian god was less agile, but in terms of pure running speed, Ji Ning, who had mastered ninety percent of the power of this ultimate Xingtian god, was no slower than the Dao Ancestor puppet.

In strength, he was clearly stronger than the Dao Ancestor puppet.

In speed, he was not inferior either.

"Whoosh." After only eight large strides, a sword light intercepted the Dao Ancestor puppet.

"What!" Eternal Sword Immortal, controlling the Dao Ancestor puppet, was greatly alarmed.

It traced a twisting trail of light, trying to dodge.

The bare-chested Xingtian god, clad only in an animal-skin skirt, took a few more large strides and caught up. Sword light entangled it again, and the power of the sword light was formidable.

...

"Haha, that Dao Ancestor puppet is completely tied up. It can't even delay our army. Keep killing, kill to your heart's content!" Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor was elated.

"Let's kill to our hearts' content." Emperor Xia and the others, suppressed for so long, now erupted.

Yinglongs, numerous Pangu war formations, and even more Xingtian gods slaughtered madly. Some heavenly god puppets were completely suppressed, even directly taken into magic treasures.

Especially the Seven Radiance Heavenly God—his spear was pure slaughter!

Pfft, pfft, pfft~~~

Blood splattered!

Countless immortals and demons died!

Slaughter! Under the leadership of the Seven Radiance Heavenly God, it was already a slaughter. The No-Return Sect side showed signs of collapse.

No one could stop the Seven Radiance Heavenly God. The only one who could, the Dao Ancestor puppet, was tied up by the incredibly powerful Xingtian god Ji Ning.

"How did this happen? How did it come to this?" Eternal Sword Immortal, controlling the Dao Ancestor puppet, was completely stunned. In this final decisive battle, he had hoped to turn the tide and become the most dazzling figure. But he never expected it to become his nightmare.

Yes, a nightmare.

This terrifying Xingtian god before him... was just a Xingtian god, formed by a formation of mere celestial immortals and loose immortals. How could it tie down this precious and immensely powerful Dao Ancestor puppet?

"How can he be so strong? Xingtian gods, White-Faced Flood Dragons, and similar formations exist in the Three Realms. Why does Ji Ning's command make it so terrifyingly powerful? I should have been the one rampaging across the battlefield, slaughtering them!" Eternal Sword Immortal was frantic. He couldn't even imagine how he would face the others of the No-Return Sect.

Ji Ning completely suppressed the Dao Ancestor puppet, slowing its escape to a crawl, preventing it from touching any other Crimson Bright Realm immortals or demons.

Ji Ning held off the Dao Ancestor puppet.

Allowing the Crimson Bright Realm side to slaughter freely.

"Ji Ning, stop, stop!" The God King's voice echoed in Ji Ning's mind.

"God King?" Ji Ning replied calmly. "This is war."

Bang.

Ji Ning struck again with his sword, sending the Dao Ancestor puppet stumbling backward.

"Stop immediately, or don't blame me for being rude. I will kill your Dao companion Yu Wei, truly kill her," the God King directly threatened Ji Ning.

Ji Ning's gaze remained icy: "Kill her, then."

The God King was momentarily speechless.

"Senior apprentice-sister has suffered endless torment in the Infinite Hell. Killing her would be liberation," Ji Ning replied flatly, but his words sent a chilling cold through the God King's heart.