Lightning light surged forth like a tidal wave from Demonic Lightning Mountain. Countless figures appeared before the people of the Nine Nether Palace together with the lightning radiance.
It was easy to see that these people were not composed solely of members of the Demonic Lightning Sect. Most likely, many surrounding forces with considerable strength, as well as rogue cultivators, had already been gathered here.
It seemed that it was not only Jiu You who was rallying the forces of the Great Heavenlaw Domain for battle. The Demonic Lightning Sect clearly had the same intention.
At this moment, beneath Demonic Lightning Mountain, nearly eighty percent of the forces within tens of thousands of miles around had gathered here. It could be said that since the Great Heavenlaw Domain and the Hundred Battles Domain began their war of conquest, this was the first time such a large scale battle had taken place.
Liu Bai's gaze turned toward the very center. That location was the most violent place of lightning power between heaven and earth. At the very front of the lightning light, a single figure stood suspended in midair.
He was tall and burly, clad in armor, with his arms crossed over his chest. Gray black lightning light flickered across the surface of his body, while an extremely powerful oppressive aura spread outward, directly enveloping the heaven and earth.
"So this is Qin Tiangang, the Sect Master of the Demonic Lightning Sect. He really does have considerable strength."
Liu Bai chuckled softly.
Jiu You also smiled faintly.
"Of course he has strength. Qin Tiangang's reputation is well known even within the Great Heavenlaw Domain. Look at him now. Just his presence alone has already made many people on our side feel uneasy."
This was something Liu Bai could also sense. After all, Jiu You had been gone for far too long, and the time since her return was also too short. Not everyone had witnessed the elegance of Nine Nether King. Instead, it was Liu Bai, the commander of the Nine Nether Palace, whose name had recently resounded throughout the two great domains, even faintly showing signs of surpassing Jiu You.
"I have long heard that Nine Nether King is breathtakingly beautiful. Seeing you today, it truly lives up to the reputation. However, this kind of struggle is ultimately a matter for men. You are born so lovely that it truly makes one reluctant to strike."
Qin Tiangang looked toward Jiu You and laughed thunderously.
He had clearly noticed the situation on the Great Heavenlaw Domain's side and was evidently somewhat lacking in confidence toward Nine Nether King. Naturally, he seized the opportunity to try and undermine her authority.
Unfortunately, such petty tricks were completely useless before a Jiu You who had already broken through.
She merely smiled faintly upon hearing his words, then slowly stepped forward.
With each step Jiu You took, a clear and resonant cry echoed through heaven and earth. Terrifying spiritual energy spread across the sky, and faintly, it was as if a massive pitch black giant sparrow with no visible end was traversing the clouds.
As the giant sparrow's cry rang out, the oppressive pressure weighing upon the people of the Great Heavenlaw Domain instantly vanished without a trace.
"Nine Netherworld Sparrow?"
Countless gazes across heaven and earth focused on the pitch black giant sparrow, and their expressions all changed. Although many people knew that Jiu You came from the Nine Nether Sparrow clan, they did not know that she had already successfully evolved into a divine beast body.
At this moment, Qin Tiangang's pupils shrank slightly as he stared at the pitch black giant sparrow. The expression on his face became extremely solemn.
A divine beast at the Early-phase of the Fifth-Grade Sovereign could rely on the divine beast power deep within its bloodline to fight even against a peak Fifth-Grade Sovereign. After all, the terrifying vitality of divine beasts far surpassed that of humans, meaning they would naturally hold the upper hand in battle.
"Nine Nether King, do you truly intend to fight my Demonic Lightning Sect to the death?"
Seeing that the situation was not in his favor, Qin Tiangang immediately changed his tone.
"You should know that this kind of struggle between our two sides will not bring you much benefit either. Although our two domains are at war, there are many surrounding targets far more suitable for plundering than my Demonic Lightning Sect. Why must you insist on locking horns with us here?"
Hearing Qin Tiangang's attempt to shift disaster elsewhere, Liu Bai could not help but laugh.
It seemed that the Sect Master of the Demonic Lightning Sect was not some rigidly arrogant person. He even knew how to drag others into the water.
"What? That is not what you said just now. Why are you afraid now?"
Jiu You mocked with a smile.
"I actually preferred your earlier arrogant attitude. Why not recover it for me?"
Qin Tiangang's face darkened immediately upon hearing this, and he said coldly,
"I am speaking seriously with you. Nine Nether King would do well not to joke around."
Jiu You curled her lips in disdain. She had no respect for someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
"If you do not wish to fight, that is fine as well. As long as Sect Master Qin hands over Demonic Lightning Mountain, I can allow you to leave."
A cold light flashed through Qin Tiangang's eyes. It was as if a volcano on the verge of eruption was concealed within his chest.
"This sect master kindly offered you a way out, yet you refuse to appreciate it. Do you really think my Demonic Lightning Sect is a soft persimmon that can be crushed at will?"
"Whether it is soft or not can only be known after squeezing it."
"Very well, very well. It seems you are truly determined to come and cause trouble for my Demonic Lightning Sect. Fine then. Today, I will wipe out your Nine Nether Palace right here and use it to greatly boost the prestige of my Demonic Lightning Sect."
Qin Tiangang laughed furiously.
Ever since founding the Demonic Lightning Mountain lineage, Qin Tiangang had harbored a grand ambition in his heart. That ambition was to develop his Demonic Lightning Sect into an existence standing alongside Myriad Sword Valley, Demonic Corpse Sect, Great Compassion Sky, and becoming the fourth top tier force within the Hundred Battles Domain.
This ambition had grown stronger and stronger along with the increase in his strength.
At present, he believed that his cultivation was no weaker than the masters of those three top tier forces. What he lacked was only foundation and prestige. If he could seize this opportunity and destroy the Nine Nether Palace, it would greatly elevate the Demonic Lightning Sect's reputation. Using this as a stepping stone to soar upward was not impossible.
It had to be said that Qin Tiangang's ambition was truly immense.
Not to mention the current Nine Nether Palace, even in the original storyline before Jiu You broke through, the Demonic Lightning Sect had no chance of victory. At this very moment, it was even more hopeless.
Perhaps this time, he would not even have a chance to escape.
After all, there was Liu Bai beside him, staring at this boss like prey.
Liu Bai looked at Qin Tiangang, whose eyes flickered with madness, and sneered coldly.
"You want to use my Nine Nether Palace to increase your prestige? I am afraid you will not have that opportunity."
"Hmph. Whether there is an opportunity or not will only be known after fighting. Recently, I have heard that the commander of the Nine Nether Palace, Liu Bai, has displayed terrifying might. I wonder whether you truly possess such ability, or if you are merely all talk. Why not let my Demonic Lightning troops test whether you are worthy of your reputation?"
As his voice fell, behind him, within the gray black lightning light, a deep rumble of thunder suddenly sounded. When the lightning slowly dissipated, a troop clad in gray black iron armor appeared silently behind Qin Tiangang.
As this army emerged, a violent fluctuation instantly spread through heaven and earth. Beneath those gray black iron armors, it seemed that they were not humans at all, but rather bloodthirsty ferocious beasts.
Liu Bai narrowed his eyes. From these Demonic Lightning troops, he sensed a far more intense murderous aura than that of the Nine Nether Guards.
This did not mean that they were more bloodthirsty in slaughter than the Nine Nether Guards. Rather, it was likely that the environment in which they had previously cultivated contained factors that affected their mental state. As a result, these people had lost much of their humanity and were instead filled with primitive beastly instincts.
This was probably the aftereffect left behind by tempering their bodies with Demonic Earth Lightning.
Thinking this, Liu Bai stepped forward directly and looked at Qin Tiangang with a faint smile.
"Whether I am merely all talk or not, Sect Master Qin should be very clear about that. After all, the one I killed earlier, the man named Qin Qian, claimed to be the Vice Sect Master of the Demonic Lightning Sect."
As soon as these words were spoken, before Qin Tiangang could retort, a towering aura of destruction surged skyward, startling everyone present.
"Liu Bai, you vile little thief. You killed my brother and still dare to spout arrogant words. Today, I will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces!"
Everyone followed the voice and saw a figure standing at the front of the Demonic Lightning troops.
This man wore gray black robes, with long hair flowing freely, giving him a somewhat unrestrained appearance. However, his originally fairly handsome face was now twisted by hatred. His scarlet eyes locked onto Liu Bai, and boundless killing intent poured out without restraint.
Liu Bai raised his brows slightly and immediately guessed this person's identity. He must be Qin Ling, the Great Elder of the Demonic Lightning Sect who commanded all of the Demonic Lightning troops. He simply had not expected Qin Ling and Qin Qian to be brothers.
In that case, this was truly a textbook example of enemies meeting with eyes full of hatred.
"Kill me? That depends on whether you have the strength to do so."
Qin Ling flew into a rage. Killing intent and battle intent intertwined around his body, forming a towering pitch black lightning pillar that soared into the sky.
At the same time, the Demonic Lightning troops behind him seemed to sense their commander's fury and roared in unison.
Boom!
Lightning suddenly flashed across heaven and earth. Countless strands of gray black battle intent surged skyward like lightning serpents, eventually converging overwhelmingly behind Qin Ling.
"Heh, it seems you can no longer hold back and want to make a move."
Jiu You smiled faintly, then raised her head to look at Qin Tiangang.
"Sect Master Qin, you and I shall go up and fight."
The aftershocks of a battle between the two of them would be far too great. They could only fight high in the sky. Otherwise, there would be no one left within a thousand miles below.
"Hmph. As if I would fear you."
Qin Tiangang showed no weakness. He stomped his foot and shot straight toward the nine heavens, while a shout filled with killing intent echoed across the sky.
"Qin Ling, wipe out that fellow and the Nine Nether Guards!"
"This subordinate obeys the Sect Master's command!"
"Hehehe, little brat. I would like to see just how strong you really are and whether you can block the Demonic Lightning troops under my command."
Qin Ling let out a sinister laugh, his voice filled with killing intent as it echoed through the sky.
He extended two fingers and lightly pointed toward Liu Bai from afar.
Bang!
A hundred zhang tall lightning battle intent burst forth like an enraged dragon. The dazzling radiance unleashed in that instant made even heaven and earth lose their color.
Before Liu Bai could make a move, Tang Bing, who was responsible for leading the Nine Nether Guards, shouted sharply. Immediately, vast Nine Nether battle intent surged upward at a frenzied pace. Very quickly, this battle intent condensed into a massive battle intent shield formed from feathers, directly blocking in front of the lightning battle intent.
Boom!
The two battle intents collided, instantly triggering violent tremor as ferocious aftershocks spread in all directions.
However, Tang Bing was still far inferior to Qin Ling. Moreover, she was not a battle intent genius like Mu Chen. She relied purely on the unity between herself and the Nine Nether Guards to unleash the power of battle intent.
Very quickly, the Nine Nether battle intent shield was shattered by the lightning. The remaining force then continued toward Liu Bai.
Liu Bai remained completely calm. He formed seals with both hands, and in an instant, a thousand zhang giant appeared behind him.
"Five Spirit Canopy."
Brilliant five colored glow descended once more, effortlessly blocking the lightning battle intent.
That said, it had to be admitted that the battle intent attack launched by Qin Ling and the Demonic Lightning troops was indeed formidable. Even after being weakened by the Nine Nether battle intent, its remaining power was still comparable to the full strength strike once launched by Qin Qian and his group of Sovereigns.
This was precisely why battle formation masters held such an exalted status in the Great Thousand World.
The mere ability to command powerful battle formations and easily fight opponents above one's level was enough to make countless people covet it.
Unfortunately, the conditions required to become a battle formation master were far too harsh. Even with talent, success was not guaranteed. One also needed inheritance.
In the original story, if Mu Chen had not obtained parts of the inheritances of the Heavenly Array Emperor and the Nine Tribulations Battle Emperor, he would never have gone so far on the path of battle formations.
It could be said that a large portion of his mid stage battles relied on his identity as a battle formation master to repeatedly turn danger into safety.
"Tang Bing, leave Qin Ling and the Demonic Lightning troops to me. You lead the other forces of the Great Heavenlaw Domain to wipe out the Demonic Lightning Sect."
After blocking Qin Ling's attack, Liu Bai spoke directly to Tang Bing.
Tang Bing bit her silver teeth. She wanted to say that one person could not possibly face an entire battle formation alone.
But thinking of Liu Bai's earlier words, she abandoned the thought. She then issued orders to everyone.
"Move out. Eradicate the Demonic Lightning Sect."
In an instant, the many forces of the Great Heavenlaw Domain, who had long been eager to act, could no longer hold back. Spiritual energy surged skyward as killing cries shook heaven and earth. Countless streaks of light swept overwhelmingly toward Demonic Lightning Mountain.
"Stop them!"
The numerous forces of the Hundred Battles Domain immediately moved to intercept.
They all understood that the true outcome had not yet been decided. As long as they could withstand the assault of the Great Heavenlaw Domain, there would still be hope of victory.
Everything depended on the outcome of the other two battlefields. This was not the time to retreat.
Terrifying torrents collided in the sky, and for a time, heaven and earth began to tremble.
Boom! Boom!
This scale of confrontation was truly earth shaking. Countless experts engaged in fierce slaughter, and the spiritual energy fluctuations that spread out caused the land itself to quake.
Mountains were reduced to powder amid the clashes of spiritual energy, while enormous fissures split open across the ground like abyssal chasms.
Qin Ling watched as Tang Bing, filled with fury, led the Nine Nether Guards charging into the battlefield, unstoppable in their advance. Wherever they passed, countless people were shredded by the violent battle intent. Yet his expression did not change at all.
At this moment, he turned his gaze toward Liu Bai, who alone remained to face him and the thousands of Demonic Lightning troops.
He said coldly,"You want to use your own strength to contend against my Demonic Lightning troops? I must say, you are truly courting death."
Although Liu Bai's Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body had displayed astonishing defensive power, Qin Ling had never believed that anyone could single handedly hold back an army of thousands.
Especially when that army was the Demonic Lightning troops that he himself had trained.
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