Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1536 This is a high-stakes gamble

This counterattack by the Eastern Theater Command was an all-out effort, with almost all the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from various sects mobilized.

You could even say it was a one-time all-in bet.

Then, one after another, powerful magical techniques and divine abilities, containing terrifying force, rained down on the demon race's defenses like a meteor shower, without regard for the cost.

These were all attacks launched by experts at the Integration Realm, each strike unleashing a terrifying, world-destroying effect.

Beneath the dimly lit sky, thunderous roars rose and fell, fire, lightning, wind blades, and water surges intertwined, forming a destructive energy storm that crashed heavily against the demon race's defensive line.

The various protective barriers meticulously constructed by the demon race shattered like fragile glass after only a few breaths under such relentless bombardment, turning into countless fragments of energy flying everywhere.

It must be said that the offensive organized by the Shenhua Eastern Theater Command this time has indeed achieved unexpected results.

Moreover, the secrecy was excellent; before the final attack was launched, the demon race was completely unaware and was still making their final preparations.

Not to mention the demon race, even the human cultivators in other war zones of Shenhua Heaven were unaware of this attack from the Eastern War Zone.

By the time the demon race reacted and tried to organize a counterattack, tens of thousands of sword cultivators had already broken through the demon race's first line of defense and were launching a fierce attack deep into the demon race's territory.

Countless sword cultivators wielded flying swords, rampaging freely among the endless hordes of demonic beasts.

Some flying swords transform into giant swords several meters long, capable of cleaving several demonic beasts in half with a single strike.

Some flying swords, like streaks of light, weaved through the horde of demonic beasts, each flash taking away several lives.

Other sword cultivators formed sword formations, with thousands of flying swords intertwining into a net that enveloped swarms of demonic beasts, instantly annihilating them.

Countless demonic beasts didn't even have time to scream before some were melted by the sword energy, some turned into ashes, some disintegrated into countless pieces of flesh and blood, some were pierced by flying swords and riddled with holes, and some, though their bodies were intact, had already lost all life force and fell straight down.

The flesh and blood of the monsters poured out like a celestial river, flying everywhere. Crimson blood rained down, dyeing the entire world a chilling crimson.

The pungent smell of blood in the air grew stronger and stronger, almost suffocating.

Closely following behind were countless battle ships that blotted out the sky. They followed the footsteps of tens of thousands of sword cultivators, roaring as they charged deep into the heart of the demon race's defensive line.

Large magical artifacts on both sides of the ship continuously emitted destructive beams of light, destroying the monsters and fortifications along the way.

Meanwhile, a large number of sect cultivators crossed the demon race's defense line and spread to both sides of the line like a tide.

They launched a counter-encirclement against the demons on the demon defense line, aiming to completely cut off the demons' retreat and annihilate them all.

But this final battle has only just begun.

"Aww...aoww..."

A shrill and powerful roar pierced through the sounds of battle, suddenly exploding deep within the demon race's defensive line.

The terrifying, overwhelming sound waves, carrying a chilling ferocity, drowned out the shouts of the human cultivators and the roar of their magical weapons, causing the vigorous offensive of the Eastern Theater to come to a halt.

Looking up, the distant horizon seemed to be torn apart, with towering, monstrous figures rising from the ground.

The menacing scales gleamed with a chilling light in the dim light, and each breath stirred the air currents of heaven and earth.

Countless enormous beast bodies nearly burst the sky, and shadows quickly enveloped most of the battlefield like dark clouds.

Although the demon race was caught off guard by this surprise attack, their bloodthirsty instincts were revealed amidst the chaos. They recovered from the confusion in just a few breaths.

The first to launch a counterattack were the ninth-tier demonic beasts lurking behind the defensive line.

Their limbs shattered mountains, their bodies crashed through clouds, and they charged toward the defensive line with earth-shattering power. When they opened their mouths, they unleashed a sky full of demonic fire, ice blades, and poisonous mist. Their supernatural powers tore through the air, emitting ear-piercing shrieks.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was transformed into a living hell.

The light of human Taoist arts clashed wildly with the supernatural powers and demonic energy of the demon race, creating a chaotic flow of energy with golden sword energy, purple thunderstorms, pitch-black demonic winds, and crimson flames.

Behind the dazzling light lay terrifying fluctuations capable of shattering mountains and rivers. Each collision shook the heavens and earth, and space itself seemed to groan under the unbearable pressure.

Even though the demon race hastily organized a counterattack, they ultimately lost the initiative.

The offensive from the Eastern Theater Command was like a flood bursting its banks, firmly grasping the initiative on the battlefield. Countless Nascent Soul Realm experts joined forces to unleash their divine powers, forcefully pushing the battle line back towards the demon race's defensive line.

They knew very well that only by drawing the battlefield into the enemy's heartland could they minimize the losses to their own defensive lines.

In such a devastating battle, the low-level demonic beasts suffer the most.

Caught between two high-level powers, they were like ants, swept away by the aftershocks of the collision between Taoist arts and supernatural powers.

The hordes of demonic beasts on the ground turned to ashes in droves, while the demonic birds in the air were torn apart by the turbulent energy flow. Blood and severed limbs rained down like a storm, turning the battlefield crimson.

The thousand-mile defensive line painstakingly built by the demon race in Shenhua Heaven collapsed like paper under the fierce attack of the human race.

Countless human cultivators poured in through the gaps in the defenses, sweeping across the area like a tidal wave. The demon race's defenses collapsed completely, and their defeat was irreversible.

Even though the remaining demonic beasts on the defensive line fought bravely and roared as they launched a desperate charge to resist the human race's offensive with their flesh and blood, it was all in vain.

The defenses were on the verge of collapse, morale was low, and they were unable to mount any effective counterattack. They could only be strangled one by one in despair.

Everyone knew that once this frantically fleeing torrent of demonic beasts broke through the remaining defenses, the demon race's eastern campaign in Shenhua Heaven would instantly collapse.

Even the entire war situation in Shenhua Heaven will be completely reversed.

At this moment, Chen Qingxuan and the top leaders of the major sects in the Eastern War Zone floated above the demon race's defense line, their robes fluttering in the violent air currents.

Looking down at the collapsing demon defenses and the unstoppable offensive of their own cultivators, a relieved smile finally appeared on their tense faces.

To prepare for this counterattack, the Eastern Theater Command practically emptied its coffers.

Rare spirit stones, dusty magical treasures, treasured scrolls of supernatural powers, and even a reserve team were all left behind.

They've gone all in, throwing all their resources into the attack.

It's a big gamble.

And now it seems they won their gamble.

Judging from the current battlefield situation, the Eastern Theater Command has firmly grasped the initiative, and it is now impossible for the demon race to organize a decent counterattack.

"Senior Brother Qingxuan, we won..." A white-haired elder beside him could not hide his excitement, his voice trembling.

"Senior brother's strategic planning has led to this great victory, which is truly a blessing for Shenhua Heaven. Congratulations, senior brother..." another sect leader said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Press the attack while the iron is hot... We should press on and plunge deep into the demon realm, utterly wiping out their lair..." someone suggested loudly, their eyes gleaming with fighting spirit. "That's right... Senior brother, quickly notify the other war zones and have them launch a general offensive immediately, taking over the entire Shenhua Heaven in one fell swoop..."

Listening to the excited words of the bigwigs around him, Chen Qingxuan slowly shook his head, his brows furrowed, and his tone solemn.

"It's too early to say this battle was a great victory. Those great demons in the Upper Realm will never stand by and watch the demon race be wiped out in Shenhua Heaven..."

This was also his biggest concern.

Compared to the indifference of the human Taoist leaders towards the war in the lower realm, the great demons of the upper realm have always been extremely enthusiastic in their support for the demon race in the lower realm.

Whenever the demon race in the lower realm is in dire straits, they can summon the avatars of great demons from the upper realm, and the summons almost never fails; their requests are always granted.

However, when the human race summoned the powerful figures from the upper realm, those old guys always made excuses and refused to respond.

In fact, before launching this counterattack, Chen Qingxuan had already reported to the human race's Daoist sect in the upper realm, earnestly requesting that the powerful figures in the upper realm descend with their avatars to assist him.

However, after he sent the message to the upper realm, he has not received even the slightest reply to this day.

The ominous premonition had barely formed when Chen Qingxuan's concerns were instantly confirmed.

Just as the cultivators of the Eastern Theater Command were advancing unstoppably into the heart of the demon realm, several huge cracks suddenly appeared in the distant sky, and beams of dazzling light shot down from the cracks.

Like a pillar of light reaching the sky, it illuminated the dim world with a ghastly white light.

In an instant, sand and stones flew, and the sky and clouds changed color.

The gale howled in like a ferocious beast, whipping up clouds of dust and blood.

An indescribable, powerful aura emanated from the pillar of light, pressing down like a mountain of immense weight.

That was the oppressive aura of a great demon from the upper realm, carrying a terrifying power that crushed everything, causing the human cultivators on the battlefield to turn pale and gasp for breath.

Some cultivators with lower cultivation levels were even forced to their knees by the pressure, their bones creaking under the strain.

"Oh no... The demon race has summoned the avatar of a great demon from the upper realm to descend..."

Chen Qingxuan's pupils shrank sharply, and he roared, his voice piercing through the oppressive aura and spreading in all directions.

He turned around abruptly and gave urgent instructions to the disciples beside him.

"Quickly... activate the summoning array and immediately request support from the upper realm..."

Several interdimensional summoning arrays had already been secretly set up behind the human defense line, precisely to guard against this move.

Upon receiving the order, the cultivators guarding the great formation dared not hesitate for a moment. They immediately channeled all their spiritual power into the formation, causing the array patterns to light up instantly and emit a buzzing roar.

Even so, it wasn't until those several avatars of great demons from the upper realm completely emerged from the pillar of light, their bodies obscuring the sky and the oppressive aura they exuded causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

The summoning arrays remained unresponsive, and the light from their runes gradually dimmed under the pressure of the great demon, eventually extinguishing completely.

As Chen Qingxuan gazed at the towering avatars of the great demons from the upper realm in the distant sky, his body trembled slightly. A heavy sigh escaped his throat, filled with endless helplessness and indignation.

He never expected that the demon race could summon several avatars of powerful demons from the upper realm in one go.

What chilled him to the bone even more was that, at this critical moment, the bigwigs of the human race's Daoist sect in the upper realm actually stood by and did nothing to help.

Of course, it's also possible that the big shots from the upper realm's Daoist sects simply didn't take their plea for help seriously.

"Withdraw... Immediately issue the order for the vanguard disciples to retreat at all costs, and hold the newly captured demon defense line..."

Chen Qingxuan gritted his teeth and issued the order with difficulty.

Now that the offensive is hopeless, whether they can hold onto this hard-won victory, or even preserve the manpower of the Eastern Theater Command, has become an unknown.

Military orders are absolute. Upon receiving the order to retreat, the cultivators in the Eastern Theater Command immediately withdrew their offensive and began a large-scale withdrawal.

This sudden turn of events allowed the demon race, which was on the verge of extinction, to finally catch its breath.

Under the pressure and command of the great demon avatar, the fleeing demons gradually stopped their escape, regrouped, and launched an effective counterattack, rushing towards the retreating human cultivators.

Fortunately, the interior of the demon race's defensive line was in complete chaos, and the human cultivators at the forefront of the attack successfully retreated under cover of the chaos.

Before they could catch their breath, they immediately used the defensive fortifications abandoned by the demon race to quickly set up a defensive formation, with spiritual energy shields rising up in the shortest possible time.

"Boom...bang..."

As a series of muffled humming sounds rang out, layers upon layers of spiritual energy shields unfolded like a celestial curtain.

However, in the face of the terrifying power of those avatars of great demons from the upper realm, these protective shields appeared so fragile, like paper that would break with the slightest touch.

At this point, the Eastern Theater Command had no way out and could only grit its teeth and fight to the death.

Chen Qingxuan knew that, bound by the rules of Heaven, the avatars of great demons from the upper realm could only descend to the lower realm within a strict time limit and could not possibly stay for an extended period.

This is their only chance of survival in the Eastern Theater Command.

Even so, the losses were incalculable, and the battle even broke the backbone of the Eastern Theater Command.

"Don't stop... Keep activating the summoning array, even if it exhausts all your spiritual power, keep trying..."

Chen Qingxuan's voice was slightly hoarse as he urged the cultivators below like a madman, along with the other sect leaders.

Their gazes were fixed on the avatar of the great demon from the upper realm in the sky, with only a last glimmer of hope remaining in their hearts.

At this moment, their only hope was to receive a response and support from the powerful Daoist sect of the upper realm before the great demon of the upper realm made its move.

Even after several avatars of powerful demons from the upper realm appeared in the sky above the human defense line, the summoning arrays behind them still did not react at all.

Chen Qingxuan and the others all closed their eyes and sighed deeply.

It seems that the Eastern Theater Command will have to bear the brunt of the attack from several avatars of powerful demons from the upper realm.

It is unknown how many cultivators from the Eastern War Zone of Shenhua Heaven will be left after this battle.

"You...you quickly...look at the sky..."

Just as Chen Qingxuan and the others were in despair, someone suddenly shouted at the top of their lungs.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingxuan and the others immediately looked up at the sky, and the sight before them left them speechless.

(End of this chapter)