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Chapter 893 After the War
There is no night sky in the underworld, but at this moment, the nine stars can be seen to be dim and without light, with only the star Gouchen still shining in the night sky.

Doumu Yuanjun has fallen, and the mother of the nine stars has also fallen from the starry sky, so of course we must come to see her off.

Doumu Yuanjun was originally created from a primordial innate yin energy. Even her primordial innate yin energy was taken away, leaving her without a foundation for existence. She didn't even leave behind a body; only a wisp of yin energy dissipated into the Three Realms.

Even its essence remained, as if it returned to the world along with its dissipated body.

With the last trace of Doumu Yuanjun's existence vanished, the night sky had no reason to linger; the stars disappeared, and the night sky faded away.

Above the underworld, only a hazy, chaotic layer remained.

As the night sky dissipated and the mixed light shone down, the desolate scene on the Yin Earth became visible.

The bitter cold plum blossom peak was taken back by Erlang Shen, and the heavenly soldiers and generals who died in the cave were all brought out.

Fragments of armor carved with celestial soldiers and generals covered the Yin soil. The armor plates were no longer recognizable as human figures. The helmet, carved into the shape of a Qilin beast head, had two dark eye sockets that stared blankly at the sky.

Although the armor plates covered the dark earth, there wasn't a single skeleton inside the armor.

The so-called heavenly soldiers and generals are actually Daoist soldiers created by the Heavenly Court by imprinting the souls of cultivators who failed to survive the heavenly tribulation and were unwilling to reincarnate into the armor of heavenly soldiers and generals.

Therefore, every time Hu Xiuwu and Sun Wukong raised an army and killed 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, the heavenly soldiers and generals would still grow back like leeks in the ground.

Countless, and endless.

The steel-clad earth, composed of fragments of armor, was the final remains of the heavenly soldiers and generals.

On the ground covered with fragments of armor, broken spears and swords formed one cold, lifeless graveyard after another.

Dozens of corpses are scattered in the steel tombs on this dark land.

Among the Eight Immortals, Cao Guojiu's official red robe was covered in bloodstains, and his scepter was broken and stuck in his thigh. His eyes were lifeless, and he died with his eyes open.

He Xiangu had no wounds on her body, but she fell sadly into the pile of armor and perished.

The Pure Yang Sword fell into the Netherworld, and the Carefree Sword Immortal was nowhere to be found.

Lü Dongbin vanished without a trace, leaving only the Chunyang Sword behind.

Lan Caihe's body was severed in two, and water stains remained on the cut surface of the wound, corroding it into pits and craters. It was clear at a glance that he had died under the black water of Marshal Tianpeng, Zhu Bajie.

Tieguai Li was burned to a crisp by the Samadhi True Fire, leaving only his ever-present, bent and twisted iron crutch as proof of his identity.

The remains of Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, and Han Xiangzi are also scattered throughout the Yin Earth.

All eight immortals of Shangdong perished.

However, on the fragments, there are not only the remains of the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave, but also the Four Celestial Masters.

Zhang Daoling, Ge Hong, Sa Shoujian, and Xu Xun—all four of the Great Celestial Masters—died in the underworld.

This time, the Four Celestial Masters were unable to escape.

As I've said before, the battle between Doumu Yuanjun and Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen determined the outcome for the Heavenly Court.

With Doumu Yuanjun's demise, naturally no one in the Heavenly Court could escape.

The Jade Emperor and Laozi could only help the people of Heaven indirectly; they dared not directly intervene to rescue the remnants of Heaven's army.

In the sight of the Jade Emperor and Laozi, Hu Xiuwu inexplicably killed the Buddha.

They certainly wouldn't dare to make a move before Hu Xiuwu was hiding in the shadows, lest Hu Xiuwu seize upon their weakness and they suffer the same fate as the Buddha.

Although the possibility is very low, those in high positions should not stand under a dangerous wall.

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, the Jade Emperor and Laozi wouldn't take the risk.

The Heavenly Alliance forces in the Underworld were abandoned by the Jade Emperor and Laozi. Since the Jade Emperor and Laozi had already abandoned the Heavenly Alliance, there was no need for Flower Fruit Mountain to show any mercy.

Hu Xiuwu had already given the order: leave no survivors.

Any celestial beings or deities encountered must be killed, and their essence must be collected.

Only Emperor Gouchen remains alive on the Heavenly Court's side.

Since the death of Doumu Yuanjun, Emperor Gouchen has been in a daze.

However, Nezha, Prince Zhang, and Marshal Tianpeng (Pigsy) were unable to capture him.

This was because nine stars appeared around Emperor Gouchen, protecting him.

Among the nine stars, the Gouchen and Ziwei constellations shine brightly, while the Big Dipper forms a star array.

When the nine stars revolve around, they exude boundless supernatural power. The sword energy and saber energy are not only twisted by this supernatural power, but are also accelerated by it, carrying the evil energy of the nine stars, and then thrown back.

Time flies, and that's all there is to it.

Emperor Gouchen's strength suddenly soared, directly climbing to the top level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, even slightly surpassing Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen.

It's like Doumu Yuanjun being resurrected.

Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen had already noticed the unusual situation and were approaching.

However, Emperor Gouchen was so shocked that he lost his composure and was unaware of it.

He knew from birth that Doumu Yuanjun did not like the nine brothers.

The birth of these nine brothers was due to Doumu Yuanjun's influence on their conception, not because Doumu Yuanjun gave birth naturally.

Moreover, after the birth of the nine brothers, including Gouchen, they actually divided the power of Doumu Yuanjun.

Therefore, Doumu Yuanjun always treated them with indifference, as if they were strangers.

Ziwei and Gouchen went to Xuanming Zhenjing Heaven to pay their respects to Doumu Yuanjun, but they never saw Doumu Yuanjun.

However, unexpectedly, before Doumu Yuanjun perished, she bestowed the power of the eight stars that had returned to her body upon Emperor Gouchen.

This allowed Emperor Gouchen to obtain the Big Dipper and the power of the Ziwei Star, as well as the [Nine True Brahma Treasure Pavilion], and learn to use the [Seven Star White Pig Fire Chariot].

Doumu Yuanjun gave Emperor Gouchen a chance to live.

snort!
The light of the Big Dipper reappeared, falling before Emperor Gouchen and reforming into the [Seven-Star White Pig Fire Chariot].

Emperor Gouchen gripped the reins of the Seven-Star White Pig Fire Chariot tightly and gave it a sharp jerk.

The Seven-Star Pig, treading on the starlight, transformed into a stream of light and soared towards the Thirty-Sixth Heaven.

Demon Lord Chonglou attempted to repeat his previous tactic, using Flame Wave Arrows formed from Flame Wave Spiritual Energy to shoot down the Seven Star White Pig Fire Chariot.

However, its direction was altered by the gravitational pull of the stars outside the Heavenly Chariot. [Seven-Star White Pig Fire Chariot]

Bang!
Demon Lord Chonglou unfurled his ten-zhang-long roc wings. He was still unwilling to give up and wanted to use the speed of the Demon Realm's supreme treasure, the Azure Sky Demon Roc, to hunt down Emperor Gouchen.

However, Demon Lord Chonglou suddenly heard Hu Xiuwu's voice in his ear, so he put away the Azure Sky Demon Roc, crossed his arms, and said impatiently:
"If it weren't for the satisfying fight today, I wouldn't have listened to you."

After saying that, he tore open space and teleported to Fengdu City, wanting to find a quiet room to reflect on and digest what he had learned in this battle.

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The Ruyi Jingu Bang (Monkey King's staff) smashed into the broken pieces, shattering the armor plates. Sun Wukong, supporting himself with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, showed a rare sign of exhaustion.

"We've finally won this battle!"