Peach Blossom Mountain Liu Jiaxiu's Biography

Chapter 1426 Battle Against the Demon Emperor Again
Just as Liu Changxu was overseeing the training of the Demon Extermination Army and preparing its combat strength, the six giant demon kings who had managed to escape had already gathered the remaining demon army and once again unleashed a bloody storm on the vast human land.

Unlike their previous strategy of concentrating their forces to besiege the Kunlun Holy Land, this time they split their remaining army into six branches, each personally led by a Demon Emperor. These branches spread out like six black torrents, targeting large immortal cities within human territories.

Because a Demon Emperor at the Mahayana stage intervened, the city's protective array was utterly unable to withstand the attack. The array was destroyed, the city was reduced to rubble, and the human cultivators and civilians within were brutally sacrificed. This once extremely prosperous city was thus transformed into a living hell.

After discovering the remnants of the troll army, the three holy lands of the human race dispatched demon-slaying armies led by human holy emperors, determined to wipe out these demons who had slaughtered the human race.

However, the troll army was as elusive as a ghost. They never clashed head-on with the demon-slaying army, often leaving quickly after slaughtering a large immortal city, never engaging in direct confrontation with the human demon-slaying army.

This "hit-and-run" tactic kept the demon-slaying army constantly on the move. Often, warnings of an attack would arrive from the front lines, only to find the city ruins stained with blood when the demon-slaying army rushed to the scene.

The human army's anti-demon army repeatedly laid out intricate traps to try and contain one of the main forces led by the Demon Emperor, but the enemy always managed to escape.

This exhausting siege lasted for a long time. Although the human army occasionally made some gains and killed some of the troll army, it was never able to harm the main force. Instead, it gradually showed signs of fatigue due to the constant running around.

On the contrary, the human race suffered heavy losses due to the constant invasions of the troll army. In just half a year, thirty-three large human immortal cities were breached by the troll army. Of the hundreds of millions of cultivators and mortals living in these cities, except for a very few who managed to escape, the vast majority became food for the troll army. They were either devoured by the trolls or cruelly sacrificed, ultimately becoming resources for the trolls' cultivation advancement.

Through such cruel and evil means, the overall strength of the troll army did not decrease but increased, becoming more and more powerful.

Faced with such an unfavorable situation, the human race's leadership tried many methods, but ultimately failed to achieve good results.

Among the three holy lands of the human race, the Tianchi Holy Land suffered the second greatest losses after the Kunlun Holy Land. At least two troll armies led by the Demon Emperor ravaged their lands, and seven large immortal cities were destroyed by the troll army, resulting in the deaths and injuries of tens of millions of human cultivators and mortals.

Even so, it was only because the Heavenly Pool Holy Land was the strongest and had successfully stopped the invasion of the troll army on multiple occasions; otherwise, the losses of the Heavenly Pool Holy Land would have been even greater.

In order to wipe out the two troll armies as soon as possible, Emperor Tianchi contacted Liu Changxu multiple times, hoping that Liu Changxu would lead his troops to attack as soon as possible.

Six months later, after completing the rigorous training of the Demon Extermination Army, Liu Changxu decided to lead more than a thousand soldiers of the Demon Extermination Army to participate in the operation to wipe out the giant demon army.

However, just as they were preparing to set off, the Holy Emperor of Tianchi sent the latest news: a giant demon army was attacking Dayuan Immortal City, which was less than 100 million miles away from White Wolf Mountain, and he earnestly requested Liu Changxu to go and provide support as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this news, Liu Changxu did not hesitate for a moment and immediately summoned the Ruyi Sky Patrol Ship. The ship shimmered with spiritual light, and runes appeared on its hull. In an instant, it grew to a thousand feet long. With a wave of his hand, he took all the thousand-plus soldiers of the Demon-Slaying Army into the ship. Then, with a thought, he transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into his dantian.

After doing all this, the space around Liu Changxu rippled slightly, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

In order to reach Dayuan Immortal City as quickly as possible and minimize the losses of the human race, he used his teleportation ability to rush towards Dayuan Immortal City. What was an insurmountable distance of hundreds of millions of miles for ordinary low-level cultivators was covered in just a few blinks by him, a Mahayana powerhouse.

Upon arriving above the Immortal City of Dayuan, a horrific scene immediately came into view: a gigantic, pitch-black hand, blotting out the sky and carrying suffocating demonic energy, was crashing down from the heavens, striking the city's protective array squarely.

"Click——"

A piercing cracking sound rang out, and the protective array light barrier, which was extremely tough and capable of withstanding the full force of a Tribulation Transcending Great Perfection expert, crumbled inch by inch like a fragile spider web, turning into countless points of light and disappearing without a trace.

The moment the formation shattered, the panicked human residents of the city were exposed, their cries and screams mixed with the roars of demonic energy echoing between heaven and earth.

Liu Changxu's eyes sharpened instantly, and he immediately determined that the one who made the move must be the Great Ascension Demon Emperor. Before he could think further, a thought flashed through his mind, and a silver light shot into the sky from his dantian, and the Ruyi Kongxuan Mirror was immediately summoned.

The Ruyi Kongxuan Mirror floated above his head, its surface shimmering with a warm yet sharp luster. The next moment, a dazzling silver light shot out, like moonlight pouring down, instantly covering the heavens and the earth.

Wherever the light reached, the surrounding void was suddenly frozen as if it were encased in ice. The sounds of the wind, the howls of demonic energy, and the cries from the city all seemed to be paused, and the whole world fell into an eerie stillness.

The Demon Emperor's next strike, a gigantic black palm, also slowed down under the shimmering light. His once unstoppable attack now seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, extremely sluggish.

The moment Liu Changxu unleashed the Ruyi Kongxuan Mirror to restrain the Demon Emperor's attack, he did not pause for a moment, and successively unleashed the Ruyi Soul-Extinguishing Lamp, thirty-six Crimson Lotus Immortal Swords, and the Ruyi Xuanhuang Pagoda.

The Ruyi Soul-Destroying Lamp suddenly burst forth, and a dark purple soul-destroying divine light shot out like lightning, instantly enveloping the Demon Emperor.

The troll king felt a sharp, needle-like pain in his mind, and his movements faltered as his consciousness churned.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the thirty-six Crimson Lotus Immortal Swords formed the Crimson Lotus Sword Formation. The sword shadows intertwined like blooming red lotuses, carrying the earth-shattering Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, and shot towards the Demon Emperor.

The Ruyi Xuanhuang Pagoda transformed into a colossal tower before Liu Changxu, its body engraved with mysterious runes that shone brightly, while the Xuanhuang Qi (two energies) cascaded down like a curtain, steadily protecting him.

The four sets of low-grade ninth-rank innate spiritual treasures launched a series of attacks, some offensive, some defensive, and some disrupting the enemy's soul. Their perfect coordination allowed them to seize the initiative in the battle in an instant.

However, the troll king reacted very quickly. Seeing that he was no match for Liu Changxu, he endured the excruciating pain and tried to flee into the distance.

Liu Changxu naturally couldn't let him have his way, so he continued to control the Ruyi Soul-Extinguishing Lamp and the Ruyi Void Mirror to firmly restrain the Demon Emperor's actions and prevent him from escaping.