Chapter 2648: Stew in One Pot

Buzz!

As Jiang Taigong’s dao soul dispersed, the imperial artifact, Bashen Whip, buzzed and shot out like a divine ray, vanishing into the misty void in an instant.

The heavenly soldiers and generals stood there in a daze. Their supreme elder of the Heavenly Court had actually been defeated, his dao soul scattered, and even the supreme divine artifact had fled. For a moment, their eyes collectively dimmed, their morale plummeted, and the unshakeable belief they held seemed to shatter.

In contrast, the people of the Scatter Immortal Realm were bursting with excitement. The way they looked at Shura Tianzun was filled with awe. This Tianzun from the Shura Realm, the legendary figure who had once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, was truly no ordinary force—he had upheld the dignity of the lower realms.

As for Shura Tianzun himself, he stood firm in the void, gripping his divine saber, quietly waiting with an aura of overwhelming killing intent. Though he was injured, it was nothing serious, and his expression remained calm, neither joyful nor worried, as if he were anticipating someone’s arrival.

Who was he waiting for? Naturally, Jiang Taigong’s true self.

That dao soul had been no real challenge. Even with the supreme divine artifact in hand, it wasn’t worth his attention. The only one who could truly catch his eye was Jiang Taigong’s actual body.

He was waiting, and so was the Heavenly Court. With the dao soul destroyed, the true self would surely come to suppress Shura Tianzun and salvage the Heavenly Court’s lost face.

“Impossible, this is impossible.”

The prolonged silence was finally broken by a frantic howl from Yin Ming.

The armies of the upper and lower realms had been waiting, but instead of Jiang Taigong’s true self, they saw the Heavenly Court’s ruler arrive in a rush. He had come intending to make a grand entrance, only to witness Jiang Taigong’s dao soul being scattered by Shura Tianzun.

The Heavenly Court’s ruler, like the heavenly soldiers and generals, held his own beliefs, with Jiang Taigong as the core of them. Now, seeing that belief shattered, he could hardly accept it. Like a mad dog, he roared and barked wildly.

His outburst drew Shura Tianzun’s gaze slightly.

It wasn’t just him—even the First Divine General, the Four Mountains Sect Leader, the Kunlun Sect Leader, the great demons, and great devils, nearly all the leaders of the Scatter Immortal Realm’s forces, turned their eyes that way. Flashes of surprise filled their gazes. After fighting for so long between the two realms, this was the first time they had seen the Heavenly Court’s ruler.

“Stew them all in one pot?”

“I think beating them half to death first and then stewing would be better.”

“Or roasting them would work too.”

“Add more cumin and chili for better flavor.”

“Sounds solid.”

The great demons and great devils all stroked their chins, their eyes on Yin Ming gleaming brightly. You hid in the Heavenly Court before, and we couldn’t find you, but now you’ve come to the Scatter Immortal Realm yourself. It’s time we had a proper chat.

Under their stares, Yin Ming stumbled back a step, feeling a chill run through his entire body. Those bright eyes looked nothing short of terrifying.

Boom!

Shura Tianzun moved, no longer waiting for Jiang Taigong’s true self. He shattered the cosmos with a single step, divine saber in hand, charging straight for Yin Ming to cut him down.

At the same time, the First Divine General of the Emperor Venerable drew his dao sword and leaped from the city walls, his killing intent surging.

“Attack!”

The great demons and great devils roared even louder than one another, with Ox Demon King and Barbarian Ox King shouting the loudest as they led their forces into the charge.

“Attack!”

The talents of the Scatter Immortal Realm were numerous, and with strong leaders at the forefront, they were all fired up. They no longer saw Yin Ming as the Heavenly Court’s ruler but as a piece of prime meat. In the upper realms, you might be a king, but in the lower realms, you’d better stay down.

Boom! Boom! Rumble!

The fierce battle that had paused for so long erupted once more. The allied forces of the Scatter Immortal Realm mobilized fully, and even the Mount Hua soldiers guarding the walls charged out under the command of the various hall leaders, their fighting spirit burning like fire.

“Any who block me shall die.”

“Any who block me shall die.”

Shura Tianzun and the First Divine General spoke in unison, their voices ringing like ancient thunder, shaking the nine heavens and the immortal firmament. They were the fastest, one charging from the left and the other from the right, like divine rays, like immortal lights, like supreme demonic gods, like peerless immortal kings. Amid the dense ranks of the Heavenly Court’s army, they stood out starkly. Without even striking, they barreled through, sending countless heavenly soldiers and generals flying in sprays of blood and bone.

“Protect me!”

Yin Ming retreated again, his divine body trembling, fear creeping into his eyes. He felt his very soul and true form quaking uncontrollably.

In truth, he had no need to panic like this. Even in the lower realms, the Heavenly Court’s forces still outnumbered those of the Scatter Immortal Realm. There were plenty who could protect him. The enemy had supreme experts, but the Heavenly Court’s ancient immortals weren’t pushovers either.

Without him needing to order it, the ancient immortals hidden in the shadows rushed out—not just one, but a whole group, targeting Shura Tianzun and the First Divine General.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The clash of supreme beings exploded instantly. The moment they engaged, the heavens and earth collapsed, waves of destructive aura spread out, vast swathes of the sky shattered, and countless heavenly soldiers and generals were buried in the bloodshed, turning the world into a sea of blood.

Indeed, the Heavenly Court’s foundation was no joke. The combat power of these immortals was far from simple—they were all on the level of ancient ashes, with overwhelming might.

Because of their blockade, Shura Tianzun and the First Divine General’s advance was halted. These two supreme powerhouses had once again underestimated the Heavenly Court, a true den of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There were many who could match them, and even some whose power surpassed theirs—not just one, but several.

“Protect the ruler!”

The Heavenly Court’s immortals and immortal lords also surged forward, blocking the Four Mountains Sect Leader, the various sect leaders, and the clan commanders. The soldiers on both sides were equally engaged, instantly turning the battlefield into a massacre, with hordes of people reduced to ash.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

From above, it was like two vast oceans colliding. The ground was packed with shadowy figures, and the void was filled with streaks of divine rainbows. Soldiers faced soldiers, generals faced generals, and the peaks clashed with the peaks.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The war was brutal, with figures soaring into the vast void, only to be cut down in sprays of blood amid the hazy emptiness.

This battle was one worth commemorating.

For it involved the commanders and powerhouses of both the upper and lower realms—whether sect leaders or rulers, great demons and devils, or immortals and immortal lords, nearly all were present.

This was the true final showdown. The destruction of Jiang Taigong’s dao soul had been the fuse, and Yin Ming’s arrival the spark that ignited it.

“Underestimated the Heavenly Court.”

In a section of the void, Shura Tianzun gripped his blood-drenched divine saber, breaking through the blockades time and again, only to be forced back each time. The Heavenly Court’s ancient immortals were all on the level of ancient ashes, and extraordinarily formidable.

The First Divine General shared this sentiment. Shura Tianzun couldn’t break through, and neither could he.

Those who had lived for eons, like the Heavenly Court’s ancient immortals, were all damned old monsters. Not even the two of them, or even all nine divine generals together, could easily smash through the immortals’ defenses. The strong were simply too numerous.

“Kill! Kill for me!”

On a vast cloud platform, Yin Ming raved like a mad dog, howling hysterically, his eyes blood-red and on the verge of bursting veins. His ferocious face resembled a demon’s as he roared and retreated continuously. He might lack courage, but he certainly didn’t lack temper—his shouts were the loudest.

“Alright, you just wait for me.”

Shura Tianzun cursed loudly, slashing down an immortal with his saber and charging toward him. But after just a few steps, over a dozen immortals blocked his path.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Not far away, the First Divine General fared no better, his attacks peerless but repeatedly repelled by the encirclement. He had even sustained injuries.

“Ye Chen, where the hell are you?”

Shura Tianzun couldn’t help but shout. In this situation, he and the First Divine General clearly weren’t enough, but if that heaven-defying monster Ye Chen joined in, the outcome would be uncertain.

Most importantly, today’s opportunity was once in a millennium.

Yin Ming had rarely descended to the lower realms, and with forces here that could rival the Heavenly Court’s, this was the perfect chance to kill him. Miss it today, and it would be harder than climbing to heaven next time.

However, his call went unanswered by Ye Chen.

Or perhaps, at that very moment, Ye Chen was fully focused on battling the Zhuxian Sword, teaming up with the Human King and the Creation God King to drive it into a frenzy.

Beyond them, many powerhouses from the various heavens were wielding imperial artifacts, each one fierce as they relentlessly pursued the Zhuxian Sword across the stars.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The Zhuxian Sword vibrated wildly, its blade no longer glowing with rainbow hues but instead dripping with fresh blood. It had been chased to the point of madness. No matter where it fled, it faced interception, with attackers striking without a word.

Its mood was beyond desolate—anger boiling to the point of breaking its core. As the strongest divine artifact of the heavens, at its peak it could instantly slay a supreme great emperor. Yet now, it was being hunted by a group of quasi-emperors.

Ahead, the star space was deep and desolate.

That was the Yinming Star Domain, the boundary between the various heavens and the Honghuang. It was deathly silent, but at the edges, crowds surged and Honghuang banners waved.

“The Honghuang territory—halt!”

Seeing the powerhouses from the various heavens, the Honghuang people roared in unison, shaking the stars to collapse, their extreme dao emperor aura erupting with extraordinary might.

Zing!

The Zhuxian Sword streaked like a divine ray, crossing the Yinming boundary and entering the Honghuang territory.

“Not so fast!”

The Saint Venerable and Di Ji flanked it, stepping across the cosmos in a single bound. Each wielded a sword, sending the Zhuxian Sword tumbling. Behind them, the dense ranks of powerhouses from the various heavens unleashed their strongest attacks.

“Excellent, strike them down!”

The Honghuang powerhouses guarding the border immediately gave the order.

Instantly, streaks of divine rainbows soared into the sky, all carrying extreme dao emperor aura, sweeping toward the powerhouses of the various heavens. They didn’t care what these intruders were up to—cross the boundary, and face Honghuang’s retribution.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Accompanied by thunderous booms, too many powerhouses from the various heavens were drenched in blood. Not everyone had an imperial artifact, and this wave of attacks from Honghuang left countless quasi-emperors wounded.

“You bastards!”

The hot-tempered Holy Ape Emperor immediately swung his imperial artifact iron staff.

Tianxu Heavenly King stepped forward, blocking the Holy Ape Emperor. If that staff struck, war between the various heavens and Honghuang would reignite, leading to mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

“Are you chickening out?”

The Holy Ape Emperor cursed.

Tianxu Heavenly King shot him a sideways glance. If not for the restrictions on using their full foundation, he’d drag this monkey out for a thorough beating. How dare he mouth off like that.

“Don’t be reckless,” Yellow Spring Heavenly King said calmly. “Chasing the Zhuxian Sword further with our strength won’t destroy it. We still need the Great Accomplishment Saint Body. Only the Saint Body can truly shatter it.”

“That’s true,” Wangchuan Heavenly King added leisurely. “Don’t carelessly spark a war. If we truly provoke Honghuang, it won’t just end with a couple of deaths.”

The quasi-emperors fell silent, their faces grim. They understood the logic, but it was hard to swallow the humiliation. Unfortunately, the Zhuxian Sword had fled into Honghuang territory, and given Honghuang’s nature, they wouldn’t allow pursuit.