Reborn Shang Zhou, angry at the sage Nuwa at the beginning

"Respect the Emperor's decree"

The group acknowledged the order in unison, rose and left, rushing towards their respective defensive lines.

Three days later
The first line of defense in the frontier – Xuanhuang Pass.

The city wall was a hundred feet high, its surface engraved with dense humanistic runes and terrifying patterns of primordial yellow earth energy. Ten giant rune-engraved cannons stood atop the wall, their muzzles pointed towards the dimensional gate.
It exudes an aura of world destruction!
On the city wall,

Eight hundred thousand cultivators stood ready, the border guards clad in black and yellow armor and wielding rune-inscribed weapons, while the inner region cultivators displayed their supernatural abilities, their spiritual energy, sword intent, and Daoist charm intertwining to form an invisible barrier.

Kong Xuan stood atop the city wall, seven-colored divine light swirling around him, his gaze fixed on the direction of the dimensional gate: "Attention everyone, the demon vanguard is adept at stealth and surprise attacks, do not let your guard down!"

Yuan Futong patrolled back and forth below the city wall, checking the operation of the rune turrets: "The rune turrets are fully charged and ready to fire at any time!"

At noon,

Suddenly, a violent spatial fluctuation came from the direction of the domain gate. Black demonic flames erupted from the spatial rift, instantly dyeing half the sky red.

Countless black figures burst forth from the demonic flames—the vanguard of the Dark Demon Clan.

They were all demonic cultivators at the Qiankun Realm, numbering as many as 100,000, and exuded a terrifying aura that devoured souls!
"The demons are coming!"

Suddenly, someone shouted, and the cultivators on the city wall tensed up instantly.

The leading demon general was a tall, dark-skinned demon general, clad in black armor, wielding a massive demonic axe, and possessing an aura that had reached the early stage of the Chaos Realm.
"You ants of the Xuanhuang Continent, surrender now, and I will spare your lives!"

His voice carried a demonic power, enough to disturb the souls of low-level cultivators.

Kong Xuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Insolence! Seven-Colored Divine Light, whoosh!"

The seven-colored light around him surged wildly, transforming into a giant blade of light that slashed towards the Dark Demon General.

The light blade moved with lightning speed, reaching the demon general in an instant.

The Dark Demon General's expression changed, and he swung his demonic axe with all his might, condensing demonic flames into a huge axe shadow, which rushed towards the light blade.

With a deafening roar, the light blade collided with the axe shadow. The demonic flames were purified by the divine light, and the axe shadow shattered instantly. The dark demon general was forced back several steps, coughing up black blood!
"Fire!"

Yuan Futong shouted, and ten rune-inscribed turrets erupted simultaneously. Golden beams of light, imbued with the power of humanity and the primordial earth energy, blasted towards the demon vanguard.

Where the beam of light passed,
The demon cultivators were all struck, their bodies dissolving within the pillar of light, their very souls unable to escape!

The Thunder Clan cultivators also launched an attack at the same time, with countless lightning dragons, lightning nets, and lightning blades descending from the clouds and pouring towards the Demon Clan cultivators.

Lightning-based divine abilities are inherently effective against dark demonic flames. When a demon cultivator is struck by lightning, his body is instantly paralyzed, and he is then engulfed by the subsequent runic barrage.

The cultivators from the inner region and the borderlands also launched an attack. The borderland guards formed a battle formation, and golden humanistic power wove into a net, constantly slaying the approaching demon cultivators.
The cultivators in the inner region displayed their unique skills. The cultivators of Hundred Flowers Valley used poison-based divine abilities to trap the demon cultivators in an illusion.

The cultivators of the Blazing Fire Sect spewed out raging flames, scorching the demonic flames; while the cultivators of the Profound Water Sect condensed water dragons, impacting the demonic formation.

Although the demon vanguard was fearless, it was forced to retreat step by step by the strong defenses of Xuanhuang Pass and the combined efforts of the cultivators.

Upon seeing this, the Dark Demon General's eyes flashed with a ruthless glint: "Everyone, activate your demonic flames and self-destruct to clear a path for the army!"

A crazed light flashed in the eyes of the 100,000 demon cultivators, and their demonic flames surged, as if they were about to collectively self-destruct.

If 100,000 cultivators at the Qiankun Realm were to self-destruct simultaneously, even with the protection of city walls and rune-inscribed cannons, Xuanhuang Pass would suffer heavy losses. "Not good! Stop them!"

Kong Xuan's expression changed drastically. He unleashed the full power of his seven-colored divine light, transforming it into a massive net of light that enveloped the demon cultivators.

The light net contains the power of purification and confinement, attempting to prevent the demonic flames from self-destructing.

Yuan Futong also reacted, and with a wave of his hands, countless condensed sword energies were generated out of thin air, forming a wall of swords, which slashed towards the demon cultivators, trying to kill them before they could self-destruct.

However, the demon cultivators self-destructed extremely quickly; within just a few breaths, the demonic flames had already reached their peak.

At this critical moment,
A golden sword light shot down from the sky, moving with lightning speed, and instantly pierced through the Dark Demon General's chest.

The Dark Demon General's pupils contracted sharply, his thought of self-destruction was interrupted by the sword light, and his body slowly fell to the ground.

"The Human Emperor! The Human Emperor!"

The cultivators on the city wall cheered. Di Xin, holding the Human Emperor Sword, stood in mid-air, his aura of transcendence emanating from him, and his pressure enveloped the entire battlefield.

Di Xin's gaze was cold.

The Emperor's Sword was swung, and golden sword light cascaded down like a waterfall, slashing towards the demon cultivator:

"Trying to run wild on my territory? You're asking for death!"

The sword light contained protective power, both slaying demon cultivators and suppressing their self-destructive power.

Countless demon cultivators perished in the sword light, and the self-destructing demonic flames were forcibly suppressed by the sword light, failing to cause large-scale destruction.

The remaining demon cultivators were terrified at the sight and tried to flee.

"None of them will leave!"

Kong Xuan snorted coldly, and the seven-colored divine light surged again, enveloping all the fleeing demon cultivators. The divine light purified their demonic flames and divine souls, instantly killing them all.

Half an hour later,
The demonic flames on the battlefield gradually dissipated, and the entire vanguard of 100,000 demons was wiped out. Corpses littered the ground in front of Xuanhuang Pass, and black demonic blood stained the earth red.

However, the cultivators of the Xuanhuang Continent also paid a heavy price, with nearly 50,000 cultivators perishing and 100,000 injured.

Yuan Futong looked at the battlefield, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes: "This is just an advance team, far weaker than the main force of the Demon Clan. If the Dark Demon Emperor personally leads the army here, our defenses may not be able to hold."

Kong Xuan nodded: "The Demon Clan's self-destruction tactics are too brutal. If a million troops were to self-destruct at the same time, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Di Xin landed slowly, his expression calm: "The advance team's surprise attack was both a probe and a warning. Although we held the first line of defense, we also exposed the weaknesses in our defensive line."

He raised his hand and waved.
Golden humanistic power enveloped the injured cultivator, and his wounds healed at a visible speed.

"By my order, give the fallen cultivators a grand burial and distribute compensation to their families; the pharmacists should do their utmost to treat the wounded; Mo Chen, immediately organize manpower to repair the defensive line and double the power of the rune turrets."

"Furthermore, we need to prepare countermeasures in advance for the Heavenly Elder to deduce the marching route of the main demon force!"

"As the Emperor commands!"

Everyone answered in unison... (End of Chapter)