Chapter 18: Cease and Desist at Once

When Ji Ning and the All Things Emissary were fighting, the situation of the army of the Seamless Gate on the battlefield had already become very dire.

Because at the moment Ji Ning killed the 'Limitless Demon', the adept at commanding armies, Yellow Emperor Xuan Yuan, had already issued the order: 'Ji Min, Mu Tongzi, pursue with full force.' Meanwhile, Demonhand Patriarch had ordered his army: 'All troops retreat.'

Clearly, both commanders understood the shift in the battle.

'Yes.'

'Yes.'

Pangu Ji Min immediately increased his speed dramatically. As he burst forth, he left the army far behind.

At the same time, another Pangu god appeared beside Pangu Ji Min. This Pangu god had a delicate face, and it was the Pangu Creation Formation led by 'Mu Tongzi'! Clearly, the Seamless Gate's guess was correct; previously, Xuan Yuan and the others could not think of a way to deal with the All Things Emissary and could only rely on numbers to compensate.

They prepared to have two Pangu gods join forces to contend with the All Things Emissary. Mu Tongzi, one of the five great disciples of Nuwa, led this Pangu god, who wielded the 'Hunyuan Divine Iron Staff', and ran alongside Pangu Ji Min at the same speed.

Whoosh, whoosh.

The two Pangu gods soon charged into the army of the Seamless Gate, like tigers among sheep. Their speed was such that in the entire Seamless Gate army, perhaps only the All Things Emissary could match them. All other formations, puppets, including the 'Limitless Demon', could not compare. At this moment, the Seamless Gate army was greatly weakened.

The strongest, the All Things Emissary, was held back by Ji Ning.

Only one Limitless Demon remained! It must be noted that originally, two Limitless Demons barely matched one Pangu god.

Even the Seamless Limitless Formation had one destroyed.

These two 'Pangu gods' could barely be considered top-tier Dao Ancestors in strength, so they swept through everything.

...

'Damn it,' Demonhand Patriarch gritted his teeth, deploying puppets and formations to restrain the two Pangu gods.

These two Pangu gods were too strong.

The many formations and puppets of their own army could, when combined, entangle the enemy. But if they continued to entangle, the army of the Nuwa camp would advance.

'It's all because of that Northmont,' Demonhand Patriarch looked at the distant All Things Emissary and Demon Ji Ning fighting. 'He has completely tied down the All Things Emissary.'

'What should be done?' The Blackclothed Godking was even more anxious. Even the battle-hardened Demonhand Patriarch was anxious, so the Godking felt the situation was on the verge of collapse.

'Ji Ning.'

The Blackclothed Godking looked at the distant Demon Ji Ning. 'The source is this Ji Ning. He has disrupted the situation and even tied down the All Things Emissary.'

...

Ji Ning and the All Things Emissary were locked in battle, with no army daring to approach them.

Their battlefield was the most terrifying place in the entire great battlefield.

'Hmm, the All Things Emissary still has flaws.'

While fighting, Ji Ning also observed carefully, finding the hope for 'victory'. 'The All Things Emissary puppet itself is formidable. But the one controlling it is merely a Celestial Immortal or True Immortal. Thus, its attack techniques and speed are relatively ordinary.'

Ji Ning was a peerless sword immortal, skilled in technique. His sword arts were considered by Fuxi and Suiren to be the best in the Three Realms.

In his eyes, the close-combat skills of the All Things Emissary were naturally ordinary.

'The flaw of the All Things Emissary lies in the Celestial Immortal or True Immortal controlling it.'

'To deal with it, I must push my technique to the extreme.'

In the continuous exchange, Ji Ning quickly formed a battle plan in his mind. Battle is about 'using one's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.'

Suddenly—

'Ji Ning! Cease and desist at once!' The Blackclothed Godking transmitted directly.

'Godking?'

Ji Ning glanced at the Blackclothed Godking on the distant Seamless City wall. Their eyes met, and Ji Ning merely sneered.

'If you continue, I will immediately kill your senior apprentice-sister Yu Wei, annihilate her soul, and even destroy her true spirit,' the Blackclothed Godking transmitted angrily. Destroying a true spirit is difficult, but a Dao Ancestor can do it.

'Hmm?'

The All Things Emissary fighting Ji Ning suddenly felt that the killing intent of the Demon Ji Ning before him had become much denser.

'I know we are on the battlefield, and you are in the Nuwa camp. You cannot simply give up. If you do, the mighty figures of the Nuwa camp might take it out on you. All I ask is that you fight for a while, then deliberately show a flaw, let the All Things Emissary wound you, and you withdraw from the battle,' the Blackclothed Godking transmitted.

Show a flaw?

Let the All Things Emissary wound him?

Showing a flaw is not easy; if done carelessly, even the Rahu Formation might collapse.

'Your swordsmanship is superb; you can control the degree,' the Blackclothed Godking transmitted. 'Hurry, I want you to do it now. No matter what other ideas you have, I want you to withdraw from the battle immediately. Otherwise, Yu Wei will die instantly, her soul annihilated, her true spirit extinguished.'

“You... are truly shameless.”

Ji Ning spoke for the first time.

“Shameless? To win, I don’t care at all. I walk the path of heart demons—I am a demon. Ji Ning, in this great battle, your side already has a huge advantage. You’ve killed many Celestial Immortals and True Gods of slaughter. That should be enough. As long as you withdraw, I will immediately give you your senior apprentice-sister. I guarantee it, absolutely, I will give her to you. Withdraw from the battle now, quickly.” The black-robed Divine King urged anxiously.

Because with every passing moment, the two Pangu Gods slaughtered more and more, though the great formation and puppets struggled to entangle and block them. But the Nuwa camp’s army was rapidly closing in. Without the help of the Myriad Things Envoy, this loss would be extremely heavy.

“Quick, quick, quick.” The black-robed Divine King grew frantic.

…

The black-robed Divine King on the wall of the City of No Triumph watched anxiously, desperately grasping at straws. He knew that after the last ‘trick,’ Ji Ning’s trust in him was not great, but the Divine King truly had no other options. Besides, he could feel how deeply Ji Ning cared for Yu Wei.

When the true spirit is extinguished, it cannot be retrieved even from the River of Fate. He believed Ji Ning absolutely would not want Yu Wei’s true spirit to be extinguished.

“Whoosh.”

“He moved.” The black-robed Divine King’s eyes lit up. In the distance, Ji Ning suddenly erupted, his six arms wielding six divine swords, madly attacking the Myriad Things Envoy.

The Myriad Things Envoy had only two claws; Ji Ning had six arms.

And Ji Ning's sword technique was too terrifying.

For a moment, countless sword shadows enveloped the All Things Emissary, completely suppressing him.

"Why is he attacking even more frantically?" The black-robed God King was first angered, then calmed down, lost in thought.

"This Ji Ning is truly clever." The black-robed God King's eyes lit up. "Now that his six arms are attacking wildly, his defense is naturally reduced. No matter how fierce his attacks, they can't harm the All Things Emissary. But with less defense, the All Things Emissary has a chance to wound him. As long as he's injured, Ji Ning will naturally withdraw from the battle... and in front of Nuwa's camp, he'll have ample reason: he was too eager to win and was caught off guard by the All Things Emissary."

"Truly clever." The black-robed God King was expectant.

"But his attacks are too frenzied, completely suppressing the All Things Emissary, even suppressing his attacks." The black-robed God King frowned.

The black-robed God King immediately transmitted again: "Ji Ning, you have to give the All Things Emissary an opportunity."

Just then...

The All Things Emissary, completely enveloped by countless sword shadows, suddenly—with a "bang"—Ji Ning swung the only Chaos Divine Treasure among his six Northstar swords, unleashing that sword move brimming with boundless power, the most ferocious and domineering of all, the same move that had earlier sent the two violet-light puppets flying backward across the entire army of the Espionage Gate.

The Heaven-Collapsing Stroke of the Brightmoon Sword Art!

"Bang!"

A ferocious strike.

The sword, like a divine axe splitting heaven and earth, smashed directly into the knee of the Myriad Things Emissary. With a bang, the Myriad Things Emissary lost its footing and fell flat to the ground.

Making the Myriad Things Emissary fall was extremely difficult, for its legs were very steady. Even if it were sent flying, it would be hard to make it fall. Beings of this level had a very stable 'center of gravity'; making them lose balance and fall was too difficult. Ji Ning's earlier sword attacks, seemingly useless, were actually meant to affect its center of gravity.

Relying on absolute superiority in technique, he forcibly altered its center of gravity, then used the Heaven-Collapse style to strike its knee.

Bang, it fell directly.

"No." The Myriad Things Emissary panicked.

But what greeted it was a fierce sword light that left its claws utterly powerless to resist.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..." The Fiendgod Ji Ning had six arms. At this moment, four arms held divine swords, while the other two gripped a rope gleaming with black light. The rope swiftly coiled around the Myriad Things Emissary. Having fallen and being completely suppressed, the Myriad Things Emissary was instantly bound in coils and restrained. No matter how powerful a puppet, once completely bound, it was helpless. Although the Myriad Things Emissary roared and struggled desperately, it could not break free from the先天灵宝 rope.

The battlefield suddenly fell silent.

Even the two Pangu Gods who were slaughtering, the seven Nuwa Camp great powers who were chatting and laughing, the extremely anxious and tense Blackclothed Divine King, and the grim-faced Demonhand Daozu—all of them fell silent and were stunned.

They stared blankly at the scene before them.

The Myriad Things Emissary... was tightly bound by the先天灵宝 rope, lying on the ground like a zongzi, unable to struggle at all.

The Fiendgod Ji Ning then looked up at the Wujian City, at the Blackclothed Divine King standing on the city wall.

"You, you..." The Blackclothed Divine King was dumbfounded.

Demonhand Daozu was also somewhat stunned.

All the immortals and demons on the battlefield were stunned.

Even the seven great powers of the Nuwa Camp were stunned.

Captured?

The Myriad Things Emissary captured?

This was the most precious combat weapon. If a Daozu were to control it, it could immediately grant the Myriad Things Emissary immense power. To refine one Myriad Things Emissary... the Wujian Gate must have paid an enormous price. It was only because this war was so important that they had deployed one Myriad Things Emissary.

And at this moment...

A green-skinned gourd appeared in the Fiendgod Ji Ning's hand, and he pulled out the stopper.

"Collect." Ji Ning softly uttered a single word. Whoosh, the Myriad Things Emissary, bound like a zongzi on the ground, swiftly shrank and flew into the mouth of the gourd. Then Ji Ning gently replaced the stopper.