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Anyone who has cultivated to the level of Immortal King knows the necessity of supporting the Primordial Ancient Realm; no one is a fool.
However, the princes were unwilling to volunteer, and now that Yunhua had mentioned drawing lots, it suited their wishes perfectly.
Since they are unwilling to step forward voluntarily, then let fate decide; that is the fairest approach.
Qi Yu sighed slightly and affirmed Yun Hua's statement.
King Zhi, King Yi, and others nodded in agreement, acknowledging the idea of drawing lots to determine who would fight.
"Fellow Daoist Yun Wang will accompany me, along with three fellow Daoists: Pan Wang, Qi Yu, and others, who will be stationed in the Immortal Realm."
Those who have suffered severe injuries and are not at their peak condition are exempt from the lottery. Everyone else must draw a lot to decide whether or not to participate in the battle.
"By the way, those who draw the 'stay behind' rule must send a large army led by a True Immortal from their family or lineage to accompany them on the expedition." Yunhua spoke up, setting the rules for the draw. The other kings didn't care about this; they were just True Immortals. Even if they died in the Primordial Ancient Realm, it wouldn't have much impact on the Immortal King's power.
At this moment, a Celestial King asked, "Fellow Daoist Yunhua, may I ask what the odds are of going into battle or not?"
Supporting the Primordial Ancient Realm is necessary, but we cannot deplete the Immortal Realm's resources.
Yun Hua nodded slightly and replied, "I've taken a look. There are over forty fellow cultivators present who are at their peak condition and need to draw lots. So, the chance of them participating will be set at one in four. This way, we won't cause the Immortal Realm any serious damage."
Upon hearing this, all the kings nodded. A quarter wasn't too high; they could accept it.
Then, Qi Yu took out four crystal-clear tortoise shell fragments and placed them in his palm. Each one exuded a hazy immortal aura, mysterious and unfathomable.
"The Armor of the Immortal Tortoise".
The kings were astonished. The shells shed by the immortal turtle clan were extremely rare, treasures of the world, and could be used to divine the secrets of heaven.
"Four armor plates, one for going into battle and three for staying behind. Everyone, begin drawing." Yunhua spoke, taking the armor plates from Qi Yu's hand.
Then, a Celestial King stepped forward, casually took out a tortoise shell, turned it over, and the words "Stay Behind" were clearly engraved on it.
The immortal king breathed a sigh of relief and felt a surge of joy in his heart, but he did not show it. On the surface, he remained calm and composed, his face as still as a deep well.
He put the tortoise shell back, and then the next Celestial King.
"Stay put!" "Go to battle!" "Stay put!" "Stay put!"
……
Soon, all the Celestial Kings had finished drawing lots. In the end, eight Celestial Kings were chosen to "go into battle" and would follow Yunhua and the others to the battlefield of the Primordial Ancient Realm.
Adding Pan Wang and his two companions, Ao Sheng's three companions, and Yun Wang, the total number reached fifteen.
The kings of the Immortal Realm can accept this result. There are enough remaining Immortal Kings to defend the Immortal Realm. Most importantly, it can maintain the number of native Immortal Kings in the Immortal Realm. If there are fewer, they will have to worry about the Great Purge.
Qi Yu and other giants of the Immortal Realm nodded secretly, but this time, the Immortal Realm was still somewhat severely damaged.
Chapter 645 Nine Heavens Battlefield
It should be noted that Pan Wang and Ao Sheng's camp alone has four supreme immortal kings about to go into battle. In addition, there are four supreme immortal kings who were executed and beheaded for their previous betrayal, as well as the supreme immortal king who led the nine kings to block the seven supreme immortal kings of darkness who was seriously injured and lost his fighting ability. The immortal realm has lost nine supreme immortal kings at once.
Beings at this level are few and far between even in a complete Great Realm. After this battle, nine vacancies were created, causing the Immortal Realm giants to tremble with regret. Now, they can only hope that the Immortal Realm army led by Immortal King Yunhua will not suffer too many losses, especially one giant, who is a pillar of the Immortal Realm.
After the draw, some were happy while others were sad. The eight Immortal Kings who were chosen to fight bid farewell to Yunhua and the others, saying they had to go back and make arrangements. If they were to perish, their powerful families and lineages would likely face decline.
The major powers have made a commitment that the safety of the descendants of those who fight will be guaranteed.
The Celestial Kings who were chosen to "stay behind" also took their leave, as they were going back to select True Immortals, assemble a large army, and head to the battlefield.
In the blink of an eye, only a few giants from the Immortal Realm and Immortal Kings from the Panwang faction remained here.
Looking out over this vast universe, darkness has taken deep root and is difficult to eradicate; even a powerful immortal king would find it a headache.
Instead of exhausting ourselves to eliminate the dark matter, it would be better to be direct and swift, severing this fallen universe from the Immortal Realm and letting it drift into the Chaos Region to fend for itself.
The giants remained silent; though they didn't utter a sound, the fate of this universe had already been decided.
In the end, everyone sighed and joined forces to capture the boundary gate and the fortress. These things were forged from countless supreme materials. To recreate one, it would take at least several Immortal King's treasuries, and even that probably wouldn't be enough.
Therefore, the broken gate and fortress must be preserved.
"Boom!" The gate and the fortress were pulled out, and several giants began to remove the dark traces on them.
Soon, several venomous snake-like dark substances were cleared away and burrowed into this world.
Yun Wang, Qi Yu, and others, along with the boundary gate and fortress, left the fallen universe and arrived in the pure immortal realm. Here, one true immortal after another sat cross-legged, establishing an isolation zone to prevent dark matter from polluting more of their territory.
Then, the giants reached out their massive hands, covered with supreme symbols, and grabbed at the fallen universe.
"Boom!"
The heavens and earth trembled, and the fallen universe was forcibly pulled out. All the giants worked together to compress and refine it, and then threw it out of the Immortal Realm, abandoning it just like that.
Watching the fallen universe drift towards the unknown chaotic region, the giants sighed slightly and began to rebuild their fortresses and repair the interdimensional gates.
Yunhua did not participate in what happened after that. The entire Immortal Realm was mobilized. The Immortal King families sharpened their weapons and prepared to set out for the Primordial Ancient Realm.
In the Primordial Ancient Realm, in Changming Heaven, in Changming City, guided by the Fearless Lion, the alien army entered the city without noticing anything amiss.
However, the sudden closure of the Changming City Gate alerted the foreign kings to something amiss, their eyes gleaming as they coldly surveyed all directions.
Previously, the kings had surveyed the surrounding area but found nothing unusual, which is why they allowed their army to enter the city.
But now, they sensed a dangerous aura, feeling as if they had a thorn in their side.
Kundi and Wushang exchanged a glance, their eyes narrowing slightly as they looked at the bewildered Fearless Lion and asked coldly.
"Isn't the place deserted? Why is there a murderous aura emanating from it?"
"Killing intent?"
Faced with the sudden questioning from the foreign giant, the Fearless Lion was a little confused. Where was the murderous intent? Wasn't everything around him normal?
On the other side of the alien realm, apart from the most powerful group of immortal kings, the others also did not notice anything amiss, and all looked puzzled after hearing the giant's words.
"We've been tricked! The flow of time here is abnormal; there are traces left by that being. This is an absolute trap!" a tall, immortal king covered in icy armor coldly shouted.
This is a giant among the immortal kings, now in human form, tall and robust, with long, flowing crimson hair and sharp, terrifying eyes that make people afraid to look directly at him.
He is known as the Crimson King, and his achievements in the realm of time are unmatched by most in the myriad realms.
The method by which the alien realm planted pawns in the ancient primordial world and erased the traces of their past was the work of the Crimson King.
Unfortunately, before the Immortal King Wuzhong, who was equally proficient in the laws of time, the traces of the Crimson King's attack could not be truly concealed.
Similarly, Wu Zhong's methods were unlikely to escape the notice of this Time Beast.
"That person!"
Upon hearing this, the kings of the foreign lands immediately changed color. These three words, coming from the mouth of the Crimson King, undoubtedly referred to a giant in the Primordial Ancient Realm who was proficient in the Great Dao of Time.
According to the information provided by the Fearless Lion and the Demon Dragon Ancestor, at this very moment, that giant should be participating in the grand event in the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South China Sea. How could he possibly leave traces of time in the void of Changming City?
At this moment, the kings from other realms realized that something was terribly wrong. If they rashly entered the city, they might expose the ambush set up by the Central Plains Ancient Realm. The so-called South China Sea Purple Bamboo Forest Gathering was nothing but a smokescreen.
Just as I was thinking of this, a tremendous upheaval occurred in Changming City.
The once tall and magnificent ancient palace complex was now distorted and blurred, the stone slabs on the ground were also changing, and everything was hazy and chaotic.
At the same time, an incredibly terrifying wave swept out, affecting the entire alien army. The hazy divine sound of the Great Dao entered the ears of every living being, making them dizzy and disoriented, as if they were about to be reincarnated at any moment.
"Reincarnation!"
Wu Shang uttered a low growl. This was also a giant who should be in the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South China Sea, yet he revealed the Dao of Reincarnation here. Clearly, the matter of being ambushed was already a foregone conclusion.
His hair was flowing freely, and he stood there like a demon king. His iconic bronze halberd released terrifying symbols, immune to all magical fluctuations, and forcefully carved out a pure land, isolating the sound of reincarnation.
However, the entire cycle of reincarnation in the human world is overseen by more than twenty immortal kings, and their combined power is unimaginable. Wu Shang alone is not enough to contend with it, and cannot cover all the alien armies; he can only protect a small number of living beings.
However, the kings of the foreign lands reacted quickly, taking action to create a pure land and isolate the terrifying sounds.
Even so, a large number of alien beings still perished in an instant. Many of them were cultivators recruited from the royal family, the elite of the alien realm, and they fell in droves.
Sensing the impending earth-shattering battle, the foreign kings might be fearless, possessing immense combat power and immortality. However, the rest of the foreign army would be different; even a slight aftershock could reduce them to dust and ashes.
Therefore, the kings of the alien realms, led by Kundi and Wushang, took action, each capturing a portion of alien beings and placing them in their own small worlds for protection. Among them were many beings of the immortal level.
If the casualties among the foreign cultivators in this battle are too heavy, then the progress of conquering the Primordial Ancient Realm will inevitably be greatly delayed.
A war is not just a one-man show between the strongest beings. If a decisive battle cannot be won, then the strongest beings can only serve as a deterrent and annex territory. The war will mostly be fought by the lower-level cultivator armies.
Chapter 646 The Six Paths of Reincarnation Array
In the blink of an eye, only towering and majestic immortal kings remained within the distorted Changming City. They stood back to back in a defensive formation, vigilantly looking in all directions.
In addition, there was a fearless lion, trembling all over and with a chill down its spine, who was captured by an immortal king.
Its majestic and towering body, with its long, golden mane burning like raging flames, was once so powerful and smug. It thought that by letting the foreign army into the city, everything would be accomplished. Not only would it gain the help of the foreign lands to break through to the Immortal King realm, but it would also enjoy the treatment of an imperial family in the foreign lands, as if it were a dream.
However, this beautiful dream lasted only a moment before being ruthlessly shattered.
At this moment, the Fearless Lion understood that everything it had done had already been exposed to the eyes of the Immortal Kings of the Primordial Ancient Realm. Surrendering to the foreign realm and letting the foreign army into the city was definitely a capital offense, and it would not escape death. On the foreign realm's side, it would also become a sinner, having successfully led the foreign army into the encirclement of the kings of the Primordial Ancient Realm.
After the war, the alien lands will surely place all the blame on it, and at that time, its life will be in danger.
Now, the strongest beings on both sides hate it to the bone and want to kill it. It really can't think of any way out.
Therefore, the fearless lion was terrified and trembled, unable to imagine the terrifying sight that would be when the immortal king was enraged.
However, the Immortal King did not immediately kill it to vent his anger, but instead threw the Fearless Lion into the small world he had created.
"Liu Dao, Wu Zhong, how have you been?" An Lan spoke, holding a golden spear in one hand and an ancient, immortal shield in the other, looking as if facing a formidable enemy.
As the supreme immortal king, he had friction and clashes with the two giants of the Primordial Ancient Realm. At that time, Liudao and Wuzhong were not yet giants. However, later, Anlan stagnated, exhausted his potential, and stopped at the top, while Liudao and Wuzhong soared up and became two invincible giants.
An Lan's voice was immediately answered by the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King and the Endless Immortal King.
“An Lan, I warned you before that if you stepped into this realm, I would take your dog’s life. But it seems you haven’t learned your lesson. In that case, you may stay here forever,” the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King said calmly.
"Today, you have entered this cycle of reincarnation, and none of you will escape." Wu Zhong spoke calmly, his words carrying a chilling murderous intent.
The kings of the foreign lands were not particularly afraid, because they knew that the strength of the Primordial Ancient Realm was far weaker than that of the foreign lands, and the number of Immortal Kings alone was several times less.
Although there are only about thirty Immortal Kings here, they are still superior to those in the Primordial Ancient Realm.
Moreover, there are also immortal kings who have crossed over from other realms to enter the Primordial Ancient Realm. If they sense the great battle in Changming Heaven, they will surely come to its aid immediately. At that time, it is still unknown who will surround whom.
Most importantly, among the main forces of the alien realm, there are numerous giants, such as Kun Di, Wu Shang, Devouring King, Pu Mo King, Chi King, and Zi Jin King. Each of them is an incomparably powerful giant. There are also countless supreme immortal kings, such as An Lan and Yu Tuo. Their comprehensive strength far surpasses that of the Primordial Ancient Realm. With such enormous power, what is there to fear from the alien realm?
They originally planned to launch a surprise attack to suppress the top combat power of the Primordial Ancient Realm as quickly as possible, achieving a swift victory and giving the Immortal Realm no time to react. However, their strategy was discovered by the Primordial Ancient Realm one step ahead. Since that's the case, let's just have a head-on confrontation.
"Hehe, do you ancient primordial realms have this kind of power? Human reincarnation, what is that? I've never heard of it before."
"If the Immortal Realm were willing to teach you the Great Array of Annihilation of the Kings, we might be somewhat wary, but that's impossible." An Immortal King sneered and spoke thus.
"It's normal that you've never heard of it before. You'll soon have to experience it for yourselves." An aged voice rang out; it was none other than Qiankun King, a giant from the Primordial Ancient Realm.
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying "creaking" sound suddenly came from the void, like some kind of gear slowly turning. This sound made even the Immortal King frown and feel a chill in his heart.
The Immortal King, who had previously underestimated the cycle of reincarnation, changed his expression slightly, sensing something was amiss.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar erupted, as if a colossal wheel were spinning, tearing through the void and severing the passage of time.
Reincarnation and time, two terrifying forces, surged forth, and countless chains of divine order emerged, creating layer upon layer of terrifying ripples.
"Crack!"
The void fractured, and the giants who were on guard in six directions were separated into six reincarnation spaces by an indescribable power. The other immortal kings were also separated and fell into different worlds.
"Roar…"
The burly man with long, crimson hair roared, and terrifying ripples of time from his mouth crashed against the void barrier. Above his head, an ancient bell hung high, also exerting its power, covered with dense symbols, and exuding a world-destroying aura.
How terrifying is the mad Crimson King?
Even immortal kings would change color and suffer severe damage under the influence of these ripples of time.
In a short while, visible ripples appeared on the void barrier, and it began to crumble and disintegrate.
At the critical moment, a long river of time emerged, instantly smoothing over the wounds on the barrier and confronting the Crimson King.
“Endless!” The Crimson King’s eyes were cold. He had met his match and knew that this was the work of Endless.
On the other side, the Purple Gold King also made his move, trying to shatter the void barrier before it closed, thus thwarting the original ancient world kings' attempt to separate the six giants.
Once separated by the so-called cycle of reincarnation, everything becomes unpredictable.
A purple-gold gourd flew out of his hand, terrifying beyond compare, carrying a world-destroying radiance that even made the immortal king beside him feel terrified.
Not only the Purple Gold King, but all the Immortal Kings are making their moves. Being separated by some unknown force is definitely not a good thing.