Chapter 26: The War Against the Great Demon Cixiu

"Could it be that Nüwa left behind some formidable technique?" muttered the Great Demon Cixiu to himself. "Suddenly, out of nowhere, there's this troublesome opponent, the North Sea Sword Immortal. It seems even harder to invade the Three Realms and seize their 'World Heart'."

What the Great Demon Cixiu coveted most was precisely that World Heart.

Even the Three Realms were formed by the collision of Pangu's Chaos World and the Wujian Chaos World, so the current 'World Heart' might well be two intertwined hearts, making its value even greater!

"Anyone who stands in my way must die." The Great Demon Cixiu suppressed his many thoughts, a cruel glint appearing in his eyes.

...

"Hold on a little longer," Fuxi sent a telepathic message. "This formation will soon be broken."

"Alright."

The towering Ji Ning, with four arms, strained to tear apart the great formation, while his other two arms fended off the Blade Venerable.

"Hmph." The Blade Venerable, unable to stop Ji Ning, frowned and suddenly turned away, soon disappearing from Ji Ning's sight.

"He retreated?"

Ji Ning didn't bother to think further and immediately focused all six arms on tearing the formation apart.

"Rumble~~~" Ji Ning suddenly felt the tough force within the formation dissipate. Overexerting himself, he involuntarily tore in all directions. Boom~~~ The surrounding space exploded, producing countless fragments, which quickly mended.

"The formation is broken," Fuxi quickly said.

"Quick, save the Buddha," Ji Ning shouted. As the formation broke, the surrounding world cleared. With his naked eye, Ji Ning could see in the distance a golden figure sitting cross-legged, while a demon god radiating boundless ferocity with a long tail furiously attacked him, joined by a group of alien races from the Ancient Ruins.

"Quickly."

Immediately, Fuxi, Ji Ning, Kuafu, Yuding Daoist, and a host of other immortals and demons turned into streaks of light and flew over.

"Is he the other alien leader?" Ji Ning fixed his gaze on the seemingly handsome, bald alien with a jade-green tail, who was completely suppressing the Tathagata Buddha. Under his attacks, the Buddha could only focus on defense.

"Alien!" Fuxi, seeing his old friend in such danger, roared, "Die!"

Boom~~~

Instantly, the Water-Fire World-Destroying Formation descended, engulfing millions of miles in water and fire—the water being Taiyin Dark Water, the fire being Undying Embers.

The Ancient Ruins side had dozens of great powers, and this formation, suited for group attacks, was just the right time to deploy.

"Be careful." The alien True Gods and Daofathers from the Ancient Ruins dared not continue attacking the Buddha and instead focused on self-preservation.

"This ancestral fire..." The three Water Abyss clan experts frowned, hiding within the formation.

With the formation deployed, the strength of the Ancient Ruins side immediately plummeted.

Swoosh.

A black electric serpent streaked across the sky, the first to charge at these aliens.

Ji Ning, now with three heads and six arms, held six divine swords—five were North Sea swords, and one was the divine sword 'Ziguang Qiong'. At this critical moment, Ji Ning could see that the Tathagata Buddha couldn't hold out much longer and might fall at any moment, so he had to go all out.

"Master, let me block him." The red-bearded old man growled, and his red beard instantly expanded, covering the sky as it lunged at Ji Ning.

The Great Demon Cixiu had six servants.

The Blade Venerable, who followed willingly, was the strongest.

Next was this red-bearded old man. As for the three Water Abyss brothers, they could only fend off Patriarch-level opponents when working together, and even then, they were only good at defense.

"Hmph."

Ji Ning swung his six arms.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Six dazzling sword lights streaked across the sky, instantly shattering the countless red whiskers that covered the heavens. The red-bearded old man, terrified, retreated into the formation formed by dozens of True Gods and Daofathers, sending a panicked telepathic message: "Master, the North Sea Sword Immortal's strength is astonishing; I cannot stop him."

After shattering the countless red whiskers, Ji Ning charged straight toward the Tathagata Buddha to save him.

"Blade, you block Fuxi. Leave Ji Ning to me." The Great Demon Cixiu understood that both Ji Ning and the Blade were skilled in offense, and Ji Ning's divine body was extremely powerful, making it hard for the Blade Venerable to do much against him. Meanwhile, Fuxi, who was weaker in attack, would be at a disadvantage against the Blade.

"Alright." The Blade Venerable nodded.

Swoosh.

The Great Demon Cixiu flew directly toward Ji Ning.

"Boom~~~" Without warning, a streak of light lashed at Ji Ning, startling him. Fortunately, he was constantly probing his surroundings with his heartforce.

"So fast! This alien leader's tail... it even surpasses the limits of the Heavenly Dao," Ji Ning was shocked.

The tail of the Great Demon Cixiu moved at an astonishing speed.

Ji Ning immediately struck out with his sword.

"Sizzle sizzle~~~" The sword struck the tail, producing a shower of sparks. The Great Demon Cixiu's divine body was equally astonishing.

"He blocked it so easily?" The Great Demon Cixiu frowned, manifesting six arms as he lunged at Ji Ning again.

The two clashed in midair.

Six arms against six arms.

After the exchange, Ji Ning quickly realized that although the Great Demon Cixiu was powerful, only his tail could surpass the limits of the Heavenly Dao; his arms could not.

"Go."

Suddenly,

Ji Ning used the divine sword Ziguang Qiong, having previously concealed its power, deliberately not revealing all his means. He had made it seem as if Ziguang Qiong was on par with the other five North Sea swords. But now Ji Ning unleashed its full might, and Ziguang Qiong lashed out like a whip, executing the Heaven-Collapse Strike from the Brightmoon Sword Art.

"Bang."

The sword light, like thunder, struck against one of the Great Demon Cixiu's fair palms.

"Boom~~~" The Great Demon Cixiu, his face changing drastically, was sent flying backward involuntarily.

"What!"

The great powers of the Ancient Ruins were stunned. The Great Demon Cixiu and the North Sea Sword Immortal had been fighting, with Cixiu seemingly holding a slight advantage. How had he suddenly been sent flying?

"You were hiding your strength?" The Great Demon Cixiu roared and charged again.

"Even with Ziguang Qiong, I didn't gain much advantage," Ji Ning frowned and charged again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two clashed and darted around, fighting fiercely.

Ji Ning had the divine sword Ziguang Qiong.

The Great Demon Cixiu was a Patriarch.

The two fought to a standstill! This scene shocked both Nüwa's camp and the Ancient Ruins.

"This alien is so powerful."

"The North Sea Sword Immortal is also incredibly strong."

Everyone was awestruck.

They were amazed by the alien's power and by Ji Ning's strength. They had thought that Ji Ning, who had cultivated for less than a thousand years, might still be inexperienced despite reaching the leader level. But Ji Ning had already displayed terrifying defensive divine abilities, and now he showed that his offensive power was no less than that of this fearsome alien leader!

Perhaps, since the ancient cataclysmic battle half a chaos cycle ago, some great powers had hidden their strength. For instance, the 'Three Pure Ones'' Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation might be even more powerful than Ji Ning's attacks.

But...

In speed, Ji Ning had the Nine-Angle Electric Serpent Escape Art.

In defense, Ji Ning had the protective divine ability 'Golden Statue'.

In offense, Ji Ning stood at the very pinnacle of the Three Realms.

Because Ji Ning had no weaknesses, he was even more fearsome. He could handle any difficult situation. Any great power, including the Great Demon Cixiu, would find Ji Ning a headache.

"Inexperienced? Inexperienced my ass! Those fools from the Wujian Gate, I heard they toyed with this Ji Ning time and again. How did they create such a monster?" The Great Demon Cixiu gritted his teeth. "Fighting this Ji Ning is pointless; he's too strong to kill. Better to kill the Tathagata Buddha first."

"Heh heh, North Sea Sword Immortal? I paid a considerable price to acquire this formation. I wouldn't waste it on ordinary opponents," the Great Demon Cixiu thought to himself.

Bang.

As the two clashed again and separated,

The Great Demon Cixiu suddenly waved his hand.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Six enormous stone pillars appeared out of nowhere within tens of thousands of miles, descending from the sky. The pillars emitted a hazy light, completely obscuring the heavens and earth, and the space began to warp and blur.

"North Sea!" Fuxi and the others were alarmed.

In the distance, a massive hazy formation appeared, trapping Ji Ning inside.

"Fuxi, is it?" The Great Demon Cixiu turned his head and sneered at Fuxi. "I heard your formations are the best among the natives. Go ahead and break it, if you can. Hahaha..."

When Fuxi saw the six stone pillars, his heart sank. The pillars bore extremely profound divine runes, containing deep spatial mysteries. Just looking at them made him dizzy. He immediately realized that this formation was created by an existence far superior to him in the art of formations, and it was beyond his ability to break.

He guessed correctly. It was created by a Chaos Immortal skilled in formations, one of the Great Demon Cixiu's trump cards as he roamed the endless chaos, specifically used to trap powerful enemies.

When roaming the chaos, especially for those who lived long, one usually had some trump cards.

For instance, his Water Abyss servants. If danger arose, he would force these three servants to take the brunt. That was just an ordinary measure.

This formation was one of his most important trump cards. Once deployed, it would trap the enemy inside. Breaking the formation took time, and by then, he would have long since escaped.

If I can't defeat you, I'll trap you first!

The Great Demon Cixiu had paid a considerable price to acquire it. If Ji Ning hadn't been so strong, he wouldn't have been willing to use it, because once a powerful enemy spent a long time breaking out, the formation would be damaged and unusable. Such formations were almost always single-use. Cixiu had no ability to repair them.

"First, kill the Tathagata Buddha. Then, if there's time, kill Fuxi," the Great Demon Cixiu thought to himself.

...

Just as Ji Ning was sent flying backward from his clash with the Great Demon Cixiu, he saw six stone pillars descend from the sky, and then everything around him became hazy.

His heartforce could not probe, his divine sense could not probe, and his naked eye could only see a hundred zhang ahead.

"A formation?"

Ji Ning looked at the hazy surroundings. "I'm trapped inside a formation?"