Chapter 2025: Chapter 2023: The Confused Zixuan Demon Venerable
Within Mount Fangcun, the many Sun Blaze cultivators were both shocked and suspicious—the shock was that Lu Ye’s move was such a grand gesture the moment he acted, and the suspicion was what exactly this method was, and what was going on with those nine Sun Blaze.
Before this, Lu Ye had never mentioned any of this to them.
"Our turn." Chen Xuanhai’s voice came, interrupting the thoughts in everyone’s hearts.
According to the plan, after Lu Ye took the lead, it would be their time to appear; so even if the scene just now was shocking, they had no time to think too much.
"Are you ready?" Chen Xuanhai turned his head and looked at the many Sun Blaze beside him.
Xuyuan smiled, lunged toward him, and in an instant merged into his body and disappeared, undoubtedly using the Soul Race’s unique Soul Possession Technique.
Every Soul Race Sun Blaze, without exception, pounced toward their already chosen targets.
The Dwarf Race had sent out eleven Sun Blaze this time, and the Soul Race side had also brought exactly eleven; these days they had long since discussed things and chosen their partners in advance.
A full twenty‑two Sun Blaze, in a heartbeat, became eleven, but every one of these Sun Blaze had their auras surge explosively in that instant.
Each of them focused and sensed themselves, and all showed looks of excitement.
The Dwarf Race had heard rumors of the Soul Race’s eeriness, but this was their first time personally experiencing the immense boost brought to themselves after being possessed by the Soul Race.
In a flash, every aura was like a dragon, killing intent chilling.
"Go!" Chen Xuanhai gave a low shout and was the first to fly toward the outer sky, the others following close behind.
At the same time, in the gathering place of the various races’ Allied Forces, the many Constellation and Moon Jade level Soul Race also simultaneously performed the Soul Possession Technique, lunging toward their chosen targets to possess them.
In the blink of an eye, within the whole Mount Fangcun, not a single Soul Race figure was left to be seen, and the number of the Allied Forces was thereby cut by nearly half.
Their numbers had decreased, but their overall strength had instead increased.
Outside Mount Fangcun, that dazzling blood light had already withdrawn.
The invading Zixuan demon cultivators were all left with lingering fear, especially the three Deer Demon Venerables who had just escaped with their lives; they could sense that the nine Blood Race Sun Blaze who had just used the Blood Explosion Technique seemed not perfectly coordinated—otherwise the three of them might not have survived.
Now that they had luckily snatched back a life, all of them were still shaken.
"Demon Venerable, a large number of Sun Blaze auras have appeared!" A voice suddenly rang out urgently—it was clearly the battleship’s detection Array monitoring the changes outside.
Bi Chen Demon Venerable, still immersed in the upheaval just now, heard this and quickly turned to look in a certain direction; in that direction, within the reflection of a mirror‑like surface, more than a dozen figures had suddenly appeared, charging straight this way.
Even though he was inside the battleship, he could clearly sense the powerful auras of these people, especially the one at the front, who even made him, a Great Demon Venerable who had made his name for ten thousand years, feel a faint sense of threat.
Their aura was majestic, their momentum vast...
"Where did so many Sun Blaze come from?" The Deer Demon Venerable who had just fled here and hadn’t even had time to catch his breath was dumbfounded.
You had to know, in the intel Black Cloud had provided them at the start, it was clearly stated that this Jade Conch Galaxy didn’t have a single Sun Blaze.
Of course, since Black Cloud’s doppelganger had been lost here, that intel was definitely wrong; that was why they had ten Demon Venerables come together, thinking that even if this Jade Conch Galaxy had hidden strength, they could easily resolve it.
The result was that as soon as they arrived, they were hit by a suicidal assault from nine Blood Race Sun Blaze, and right after that, more than a dozen Sun Blaze of unknown origin suddenly sprang out, charging at them with murderous intent.
This definitely wasn’t the Jade Conch Galaxy—they must have accidentally barged into some great Star System.
There was no time at all to think it through; seeing those Sun Blaze drawing closer and closer, Bi Chen immediately made his decision: "Meet the enemy!"
They could not allow the enemy to approach their battleships; the Yu Bo of a Sun Blaze clash was too ferocious—if they really let the enemy close and start fighting, their own demon cultivators would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
So they had to block the enemy outside.
At his command, he was the first to rush out, with the other Demon Venerables following close behind.
On the other three battleships, Demon Venerables also appeared; they quickly converged into one place—the Ten Great Demon Venerables gathered together, Demon Origin surging. From afar, it was as if a massive cloud had appeared in the stellar space.
"Fellow Daoists, we come from the Zixuan Demon Planet. I am Bi Chen. We passed by this place by accident. Might there be some misunderstanding in all this?" In Bi Chen’s mind, this was definitely some great Star System they didn’t know of, and since the other side’s lineup was so solid, he was unwilling to rashly start a war. If they could clear up a misunderstanding, that would naturally be best. As he spoke, he even reported the name of the Zixuan Demon Planet and his own.
He had thought this would at least have some effect—Zixuan Demon Planet was not something that could be insulted lightly wherever it was placed. Yet who would have thought that the charging Sun Blaze on the other side not only turned a deaf ear, but their battle intent flared even higher.
Bi Chen couldn’t help becoming somewhat annoyed, but things had come to this point and there was no way to ease it anymore, especially given that the other side had already lost nine Sun Blaze.
A few breaths later, the two groups of Sun Blaze met head‑on, and in an instant, surging Mana rolled in all directions and pure Soul Power blasted toward the four extremes.
That vast expanse of stellar space actually twisted abruptly in that moment.
"Impossible!" Bi Chen’s eyelids shrank abruptly, and the Mana protecting his body actually showed signs of collapsing in that instant.
He was a Great Demon Venerable, had cultivated for over ten thousand years. Looking across this entire stellar space, even if there were people stronger than him, they would only be a bit stronger, and the number of such experts definitely wouldn’t exceed the number of fingers on one hand.
This was the very foundation of his courage to lead the Demon Venerables out to meet the enemy—because he had absolute confidence in his own strength.
Yet in that instant of contact just now, this confidence that had been maintained for over ten thousand years was almost shattered.
The one facing him was a middle‑aged man holding a longsword that seemed both illusory and real. In that split second of collision, he actually felt, for the first time in ages, that he was not the opponent. The other party’s Mana was not just a bit, but a whole level more vigorous than his own!
He was already at Peak Sun Blaze; his Mana had been cultivated to the extremity of this stellar space. How could there possibly be someone a whole level stronger than him?
But this inconceivable thing had just happened in such a bizarre way.
Not only to him—every other Demon Venerable was encountering the exact same thing.
As a result, the two groups of Sun Blaze experts that had originally collided with overwhelming momentum instantly had their superiority decided in the very next moment of contact!
After a brief stalemate, all the Demon Race Demon Venerables fled backward in panic; they had come as fast as they could, and they retreated just as fast.
Waves surged in Bi Chen’s heart. They were Zixuan Demon Venerables, each one incomparably powerful. Throughout their growth, they could fight above their level. When facing cultivators of the same Cultivation Realm who were not from top‑tier domains, they were always the ones suppressing others. They had truly never experienced such an outrageous situation as today.
For the first time since they were born, they were being suppressed by enemies of the same cultivation!
Moreover, these enemies’ methods and style in battle were extremely unique. One Spirit Talisman after another was flung out as if they cost nothing. Each one contained immense might, either transforming into magic and spells, or enhancing themselves, or weakening the enemy. Their methods were endless.
Bi Chen was utterly shocked and finally understood where these Sun Blaze had come from. "You’re from the Dwarf Race?"
In all the world, only cultivators of the Dwarf Race fought in such a style, constantly using Spirit Talismans, because that was the very foundation of their cultivation.
But... how could it be the Dwarf Race?
Zixuan had never had any deep grudge with the Dwarf Race, so no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t understand why this group of Dwarf Race Sun Blaze would intercept the Zixuan battalion at this place.
"We can’t retreat anymore!" Moh Xuan’s voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
Bi Chen was startled and suddenly came back to his senses.
They had left the fleet to intercept the enemy mainly because they didn’t want the aftermath of Sun Blaze clashes to affect the other Zixuan demon cultivators. If they continued to retreat, then their earlier decision to take the initiative to meet the enemy would become meaningless, because they would very soon retreat back into the area where those four battleships were.
They couldn’t fall back, but the enemy was strong and they couldn’t suppress them, so the only option was to drag them away!
Bi Chen moved his Mental Consciousness and sent out audio transmissions in all directions. The many Demon Venerables immediately understood and cooperated one after another.
In the next instant, both sides in the clash, as if sharing a tacit understanding, drew a curved arc and swept toward the upper diagonal, avoiding the Zixuan battleships behind.
Bi Chen frowned, because he discovered that the Dwarf Race Sun Blaze didn’t seem to resist their attempt at dragging the battlefield at all. On the contrary, they went along with it somewhat smoothly.
Why was that?
He soon understood, because in the direction where the Dwarf Race Sun Blaze had appeared earlier, at some unknown time, a cultivator army had appeared. At a glance, there were about six or seven thousand of them. A group of Tiger Shark battleships opened the way, and behind the Tiger Shark battleships, many cultivators advanced in clusters of several people.
Behind this cultivator army, there was also a Central Hub battleship spanning the stellar space. On its deck, many figures were bustling about, busy with something unknown.
So that’s how it is! Bi Chen reacted immediately.
No matter why the Dwarf Race wanted to make things difficult for them, judging by the formation in front of him, it was obvious that the other side had come prepared. This was clearly a "soldier against soldier, general against general" setup, which was why the Dwarf Race Sun Blaze weren’t rejecting their attempt to drag the battlefield away.
In other words, splitting the Sun Blaze battlefield off was something both sides desired.
The enemy numbered six to seven thousand, while on their side, even after losing one battleship, there were at least eight thousand demon cultivators, giving them a slight numerical advantage, and they still had four usable battleships.
Bi Chen withdrew his gaze and no longer paid attention to that side, because in his view, in any contest below Sun Blaze, there was no way Zixuan could lose.
The problem they now faced was how to deal with these Dwarf Race Sun Blaze.
The initial chaos had passed. Now the Sun Blaze of both sides were fighting one‑on‑one. Although the Dwarf Race had one more Sun Blaze than them and held the advantage in every skirmish, it would still take some time for this advantage to be converted into a decisive victory.
On a distant Meteorite, Lu Ye slowly rose to his feet and smiled faintly. "Our turn."
The trend of the battle was unfolding exactly as he had anticipated. Right now it was soldier against soldier, general against general, but Zixuan still had four battleships to rely on. That was undoubtedly unfair to the Jade Conch allied forces.
His task was very simple: erase this unfairness and let their Allied Forces and the Zixuan demon cultivators fight on equal terms!
