This was Zhao Feng's plan all along!
With his power, he intended to draw the full attention of the Heavenly Court, allowing Great Qin to expand unimpeded in the Eastern Continent.
By the time the Heavenly Court realized something was amiss, Great Qin would have already conquered most of the continent.
After all, the immortals never cared much for mortal kingdoms, treating humans as nothing more than livestock.
At this moment
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Thunder rumbled across the sky.
It was as if an endless storm of lightning was about to pour down from the heavens.
"Look! Look up at the sky!"
"There are gods in the sky!"
"Heavenly soldiers and generals the legendary heavenly army!"
As the roaring thunder echoed, the entire city erupted in cries of astonishment and shock.
"They arrived pretty quickly."
"It seems I've become quite the prized catch for the Heavenly Court."
A faint smile appeared on Zhao Feng's face.
His efforts to reveal himself had not been in vain.
The Heavenly Court's response was swift indeed.
"Demon!"
"Come out and face your fate at once!"
A voice as thunderous as a divine decree shook the air.
An overwhelming killing intent locked onto the tavern where Zhao Feng was seated.
Lifting his wine cup, Zhao Feng took a slow sip before standing up.
His figure vanished from the tavern.
In the sky
A hundred thousand celestial soldiers stood in rigid formation.
At the forefront was an armored man radiating the boundless might of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
This was the God of War, Martial Virtue Star Lord a formidable Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Behind him stood dozens of Taiyi Golden Immortals and hundreds of ordinary Golden Immortals.
This
This was the true power of the Heavenly Court.
In the past, when they sent forces to the mortal realm, they had to consider the world's limits. If they exceeded those limits, the world's laws would reject them.
But in the Immortal Realm, where the Heavenly Court reigned supreme, their army numbered in the millions. This was just a small glimpse of their power.
A flash of light
Zhao Feng appeared before the hundred thousand heavenly troops.
"I'm here."
"So, what do you intend to do?" Zhao Feng asked with a smile.
A demonic sword had already appeared in his hand.
There was no need to use the Xuanyuan Sword against them.
"Demon!"
"The plague spreading across the Immortal Realm is it you're doing?"
The Martial Virtue Star Lord's gaze was icy as he spoke.
"What if it is? What if it isn't?" Zhao Feng replied casually.
"If it is"
"Then you are guilty of heinous crimes and must be cast into the Eighteenth Hell to suffer for eternity!" the Star Lord declared coldly.
"Heinous crimes?"
Zhao Feng chuckled.
"If this is a crime, then what about you immortals, who raise humans like livestock, extract their spiritual essence, and refine their blood and flesh?"
"If anything, I am the one performing a great act of virtue." Zhao Feng sneered.
"So it was you after all!"
Hearing Zhao Feng's words, the Martial Virtue Star Lord's eyes burned with excitement.
Capturing Zhao Feng would be a monumental achievement.
"Kill him! Seize his soul!" the Star Lord commanded.
"Yes!"
The celestial troops roared in unison.
Dozens of Taiyi Golden Immortals wielding divine weapons charged straight at Zhao Feng.
The void trembled with murderous intent.
Even a million miles away, the people of Great Qin could feel the suffocating pressure.
"Perfect timing."
Zhao Feng grinned.
He raised his hand
The Executioner Sword Formation activated!
In an instant
The sky darkened, and the world trembled.
The golden light and overwhelming divine presence of the celestial army were devoured by an ominous, boundless killing aura.
For thousands of miles, the air grew thick with oppression.
"Formation, activate!"
Zhao Feng controlled the sword formation.
A hundred-mile-wide void was instantly sealed, trapping the hundred thousand celestial soldiers along with the Martial Virtue Star Lord inside the Executioner Sword Formation.
"As expected."
"Back in the mortal realm, you used this very formation to force Wang Lingguan's true spirit onto the Ranking of the Dead, stripping him of his celestial body."
Seeing the overwhelming sword formation, the Martial Virtue Star Lord remained calm. Instead of fear, his eyes burned even brighter with excitement.
Zhao Feng held too many secrets.
Capturing him and extracting his soul could lead to an unimaginable reward perhaps even a higher divine position!
"One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones!"
Zhao Feng wasted no words.
If he didn't take down this army of a hundred thousand now, it would be a waste of opportunity.
Over the past few months
He had massacred nearly a hundred immortal sects in the Southern Continent, slaughtering countless immortals.
His overall power had skyrocketed.
This battle
The number of celestial soldiers, the sheer volume of Taiyi Golden Immortals
It was a massive harvest for him.
And if he could slay the Martial Virtue Star-Lord,
Then today, Zhao Feng might just achieve an all-stats explosion, soaring towards ten billion points in every attribute!
As Zhao Feng unleashed his divine ability
It was as if he had replicated himself on the spot.
Three figures, identical to Zhao Feng, clad in black robes, appeared beside him.
One wielded the power of thunder, his entire body crackling with lightning.
One commanded fire, his form engulfed in raging flames.
One controlled soul, surrounded by the eerie aura of the underworld.
Each was a manifestation of the power of laws.
"Control the formation. Annihilate the enemy."
Zhao Feng's voice was low yet resolute.
At his command, the three figures transformed into streaks of light and flew toward the three cursed swords.
The Slaughter Formation activated.
Endless sword energy surged forth, slicing toward the hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals.
Against such a vast army, using a formation was the simplest way to ensure none could escape.
"Break the formation together!"
The Martial Virtue Star Lord roared.
At his command, dozens of Taiyi Golden Immortals and hundreds of Golden Immortals gathered their immortal power.
At the same moment
They unleashed a coordinated assault on the formation from multiple points.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Inside the Executioner Sword Formation, divine power raged wildly.
The sheer force of the impact was enough to turn a million miles below into a scorched wasteland.
Had this been Zhao Feng of the mortal realm, he would have struggled to withstand such an assault.
But now, Zhao Feng's attributes have long surpassed mortal limits.
The sword formation trembled but did not break.
"Slash!"
Zhao Feng commanded the formation.
Four streaks of sword intent cleaved through the air.
Countless strands of murderous sword energy descended like a storm.
The slaughter resumed!
But unlike before, where blood and flesh would fly, these attacks bypassed the enemy's armor, shattering their very souls.
One after another, heavenly soldiers were ripped apart by the sword energy, vanishing from existence.
With the formation sealing off the battlefield, even in the Immortal Realm, they had no means of escape.
"This truly is a deadly formation."
"It's a weakened version of the legendary Executioner Sword Formation used by the Saint Tongtian."
"A formation like this should never fall into the hands of a demon like you!"
The Martial Virtue Star Lord's eyes flickered with shock.
He had originally assumed Zhao Feng was only capable of fighting against Taiyi Golden Immortals.
After all, from what Wang Lingguan had reported from the mortal realm, Zhao Feng's sword formation had been able to slay a Taiyi Golden Immortal at most.
But now
This formation's power far exceeded the Taiyi level, approaching that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!
"You cannot be allowed to live."
A flash of killing intent shone in the Martial Virtue Star Lord's eyes.
Raising his divine sword, his spiritual sense locked onto Zhao Feng, who was controlling the Executioner Sword Formation.
A surge of Great Luo Golden Immortal power erupted.
Even the sword formation quivered under the pressure.
The divide between Great Luo Golden Immortals and those below them was a true watershed of power.
"A Heavenly Court deity."
"A true Great Luo Golden Immortal."
Zhao Feng narrowed his eyes, confirming the opponent's strength.
For the Heavenly Court to send a Great Luo Golden Immortal specifically for him
It was proof of how seriously they viewed him!
However
The Heavenly Court still underestimated his trump cards.
"Demon."
"Die."
The Martial Virtue Star Lord's voice was like a divine edict.
His divine weapon unleashed boundless divine power.
With a mighty swing, he struck Zhao Feng.
The void itself darkened.
A sword light spanning tens of thousands of meters slashed down upon Zhao Feng.
Faced with this attack
Zhao Feng simply smiled.
A blue light, a black light, and a golden light flashed in front of him.
Three nine-grade treasure lotuses bloomed atop his head, radiating divine brilliance.
The light of three colors enveloped his body, shielding him completely.
Each lotus was a nine-grade, postnatal supreme spiritual treasure.
Each lotus alone could withstand a full-power strike from a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
With three lotuses together
The Star Lord's attack could not possibly break through.
BOOM!
The massive swordlight crashed onto the lotus platforms.
The uppermost Azure Lotus merely trembled.
The two lotuses below remained completely unaffected.
Zhao Feng stood unscathed.
"Postnatal Supreme Spiritual Treasures…"
"Three Lotus Platforms…"
Martial Virtue Star Lord stared at Zhao Feng in shock.
He never expected Zhao Feng to be so extravagant, casually bringing out three such powerful treasures in succession.
"I must capture him."
"Once I do, all of these supreme treasures will be mine." A flicker of greed flashed in the Star Lord's eyes.
But in the very next moment
A golden light shot out from Zhao Feng's body.
In an instant, it streaked toward the Martial Virtue Star-Lord.
Before he could even react
It happened in the blink of an eye.
"Not good!"
The Star Lord's expression changed dramatically.
The golden light was like a serpent, coiling around him in an instant, binding his divine body tightly.
"A Heavenly Court deity."
"Today, I shall slay you."
Zhao Feng sneered.
With a single step
He appeared right before the Martial Virtue Star-Lord.
The demonic sword in his hand swung down ruthlessly.
Bound by the Immortal-Binding Rope, even with his Great Luo Golden Immortal strength, the Star-Lord was momentarily restrained and unable to summon his divine power.
Facing Zhao Feng's sword
He had no way to dodge.
Crack!
The demonic sword sliced cleanly through the Martial Virtue Star Lord's neck.
In an instant
His divine body shattered.
"You have slain the Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Heavenly Court Martial Virtue Star-Lord. Gained: All Attributes +200 million."
"First time slaying a Great Luo-level enemy. Reward: Tier-7 Treasure Chest."
A notification appeared before Zhao Feng.
As he watched the Star Lord's divine body perish
Panic spread among the remaining Heavenly Soldiers and Generals inside the sword formation.
"Star Lord… How is this possible?"
"The Star Lord possessed the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. How could he fall to a mere demon?"
"This is bad."
"Even the Star-Lord couldn't defeat this monster what hope do we have?"
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals trembled in terror as they turned to Zhao Feng.
"Executioner Sword Formation."
"Slaughter!"
Zhao Feng had no intention of letting them go.
He poured all his strength into the sword formation.
The massacre continued.
Without the Martial Virtue Star Lord's Great Luo-level power, eliminating the remaining Heavenly Soldiers and Generals was effortless for Zhao Feng.
All he had to do was fully unleash the power of the formation.
And when the last of them was slaughtered
BOOM!
A sudden force from outside struck the sword formation.
The Executioner Sword Formation trembled.
Even with Zhao Feng controlling it, the formation reached its limit and collapsed.
The four cursed swords and the formation diagram fell before Zhao Feng.
"Interesting."
Zhao Feng retrieved the sword formation without the slightest panic. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the distant void.
A blazing light was streaking toward him at great speed.
Yet, Zhao Feng remained calm.
He took out the Spirit Essence Bottle, collecting the corpses of all the fallen Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
With such a vast number of soldiers, their essence would be enough to further strengthen Qin's Black Armor Army and enhance its overall power.
Once the corpses were stored away
A figure engulfed in flames appeared before him.
He wielded a Fire-Tipped Spear, stood upon Wind-Fire Wheels, wore the Huntian Silk, and had the Universe Rings hanging from his waist.
Each of these was a Pre-Heaven Spiritual Treasure.
With such treasures alone, he could fight beyond his level.
And more importantly
This man was Nezha, a Great Luo Peak powerhouse.
Upon arrival
Nezha glanced around.
His expression was unmoved.
Zhao Feng's presence did not seem to concern him, nor did the complete annihilation of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
"Should I call you Nezha? Or Ling Zhuzi? Or perhaps, Third Prince?"
Zhao Feng chuckled, looking at Nezha.
"The Heavenly Emperor has issued a decree."
"Your body shall be destroyed, and your soul captured," Nezha spoke coldly, his voice devoid of emotion.
"For someone like you, I'm surprised you follow the Heavenly Emperor's orders." Zhao Feng smiled, making no immediate move.
From what he knew
If this world was truly the Black Myth, then the Heavenly Court had two infamous rebels, both known for their tendency to betray.
And Nezha was one of them.
If he could turn Nezha to his side, it would be a great advantage.
"Are these your last words?"
Nezha lifted his Fire-Tipped Spear.
In an instant, the surrounding ten-thousand-mile void was engulfed in flames.
His divine sense locked onto Zhao Feng, leaving no chance for him to escape.
"Third Prince, you are strong, but taking my life won't be easy."
"Or perhaps…" Zhao Feng's smile deepened.
"We could find somewhere to talk."
Then, his tone changed suddenly:
"How about we discuss… killing Li Jing?"
As soon as these words fell
Nezha's brow furrowed, and he looked at Zhao Feng in shock.
"Who are you? Who is your master?" Nezha's tone carried genuine surprise.
"So, shall we find a place to talk?" Zhao Feng grinned.
Nezha fell into deep thought.
Then
With a flick of his Fire-Tipped Spear, he thrust it toward Zhao Feng.
An overwhelming wave of fire-elemental law energy surged forward with the spear's glow.
But Zhao Feng did not panic.
Instead, he felt a hint of joy in his heart.
Because
There was no killing intent in Nezha's attack.
Clearly
He was putting on a show.
At the same time
In the Heavenly Court
The entire palace was in chaos.
From the moment the 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals marched to confront Zhao Feng, the Haotian Mirror had been activated, projecting the entire battle.
Inside the Executioner Sword Formation
Countless sword energies slaughtered legions of Heavenly Soldiers.
And the scene of the Martial Virtue Star-Lord being slain was broadcast in full view of all the celestial beings in the Lingxiao Hall.
At the throne
Haotian's expression was icy cold.
"This child…"
"He possesses the power of a Great Luo Golden Immortal."
"He was only at the Taiyi level in the mortal world. How did he grow so powerful in such a short time?"
"Someone must be backing him." Haotian's heart grew heavy with doubt.
To the Heavenly Court
Zhao Feng was far too mysterious.
Far too unpredictable.
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