Peach Blossom Mountain Liu Jiaxiu's Biography

Chapter 1481 The Third Battle of Golden Ring Island (Part 1)

In order to prepare for a possible larger-scale Zerg invasion in the future, Liu Changxu focused his main efforts on upgrading the protective formations of Golden Ring Island and Fireland Island after the war.

He plans to upgrade the two large formations to the ninth-grade superior level. Only in this way will an ordinary-sized Zerg army be unable to pose a real threat to the two islands.

However, upgrading the island's protective array to the ninth-grade superior level requires a massive amount of ninth-grade superior spiritual materials. Liu Changxu already had very few of these materials left, so he had no choice but to take out the remains of the ninth-grade superior level insect king and use its materials to refine array artifacts. Although the array artifacts refined using the insect king's materials were of slightly inferior quality, they could still barely meet the requirements for upgrading the array.

So Liu Changxu once again entered the weapon-refining hall of the Ruyi Lotus Palace and threw himself into the busy weapon-refining work.

However, just as Liu Changxu was working diligently to upgrade the island's protective formation, the Zerg army, which had just been repelled, returned with renewed force.

On the morning of July 15th, 2223 of the Great Han Dynasty, as dawn broke, the massive insectoid army, blotting out the sky like a dark cloud, swept towards Golden Ring Island once again.

Liu Changxu, who was focused on refining array artifacts in the Ruyi Lotus Palace, received an urgent report and had no choice but to temporarily stop his work and get up to leave the weapon refining hall.

Just then, his wife, Murong Yuyao, rushed over, looking anxious. Upon seeing her husband, Liu Changxu, she said urgently in a worried tone:
"Your Majesty, let's retreat quickly! The Zerg army that has come this time is too terrifying in strength. There are fifteen ninth-tier Zerg Emperors alone, including two high-grade ninth-tier ones!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Changxu's heart skipped a beat, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face. However, he did not immediately agree, but said in a deep voice:
"Let me go and check the situation first."

Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed out of the Ruyi Lotus Palace like a streak of light.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace, the sight before him shocked him. A massive army of insectoids, blotting out the sky, surged forward like a tidal wave, frantically attacking the protective array of Golden Ring Island.

Countless scorching and violent beams of spiritual light burst forth from the swarm of insects, crashing into the array's light barrier like a dense rain of meteors, stirring up layers of violent ripples. The entire Golden Ring Island trembled slightly under this fierce onslaught.

Looking at the frenzied swarm of insects outside the formation, Liu Changxu was immediately caught in a painful dilemma: should he lead his people to retreat, or stay and continue to resist?

If he chose to retreat, his wife Duan Yuwei and Wu Xuege, who were in seclusion undergoing a breakthrough, as well as his sons Fuhai and Fuyin, would have to forcibly interrupt their breakthroughs; but if he stayed to fight to the death, the pressure from these fifteen ninth-tier insect emperors (two of which were even top-grade) was too heavy. He had never imagined that the real choice would be so suffocating.

"Your Majesty, let's retreat! There are far too many Zerg!"

Seeing that he was still undecided, Murong Yuyao stepped forward again and urged him urgently:
"Yuyao, are you willing to give up like this?"

Liu Changxu's voice was hoarse, his eyes fixed on the swarm of insects outside the formation.

"What can we do if we're unwilling?" Murong Yuyao's eyes reddened. "Do you really think we can withstand the siege of so many ninth-tier insect kings?"

Liu Changxu took a deep breath, and a resolute glint suddenly flashed in his eyes:

“I think we should give it a try! I’ll hold off a few of the ninth-tier insect kings, and you can handle the rest, how about that?” Murong Yuyao was taken aback, but her eyes hardened as she said:

"Since Your Majesty is determined to fight the Zerg, I will certainly do my utmost and stand with Your Majesty through thick and thin!"

"Alright! Let's fight the Zerg again!"

Liu Changxu said firmly:

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Changxu's magical power surged suddenly, and he appeared outside the island's protective formation in a flash. With a slight thought, golden light flowed, and the Ruyi Golden Armor was already on his body, the runes on the armor flashing, exuding a heavy defensive aura.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his hand and waved, and a host of innate spiritual treasures, including the thirty-six Crimson Lotus Immortal Swords, the Heaven-Turning and Sea-Overturning Halberds, the Ruyi Void Mirror, the Ruyi Soul-Destroying Lamp, the Ruyi Golden Spirit Pearl, the Ruyi Xuanhuang Pagoda, the Crimson Lotus World-Destroying Seal, and the Great Sun Purple Gold Cauldron, appeared in the world at once, shining with brilliance and instantly illuminating the sky that had been obscured by the swarm of insects.

The moment the thirty-six Crimson Lotus Immortal Swords left their bodies, they suddenly swelled up, instantly transforming into a giant crimson sword tens of thousands of miles long, with crimson lotus karmic flames burning fiercely on its blade, radiating waves of heat.

Immediately, the giant sword swiftly formed twelve small red lotus sword formations, each carrying a terrifying power capable of burning the heavens and destroying the earth, and shot towards the twelve ninth-tier insect emperors respectively, causing ripples in the void wherever it passed.

The Heaven-Turning and Sea-Overturning Halberd transformed into a giant silver halberd tens of thousands of miles long, its body shimmering with a water-like luster, resembling a silver dragon poised to pounce, roaring as it lunged at one of the ninth-rank low-grade insect kings with a sharp whistle that tore through the sky.

The Ruyi Golden Spirit Pearl transformed into a gigantic golden star, its starlight dazzling and containing immense metallic spiritual power. It slammed into a ninth-tier superior insect king with terrifying force.

The Crimson Lotus World-Destroying Seal was not to be outdone. It transformed into a giant seal burning with raging golden flames, its surface engraved with intricate red runes. It carried a terrifying pressure that suppressed everything and crashed down on another ninth-tier superior insect emperor.

The Ruyi Xuanhuang Pagoda transformed into a giant, golden pagoda, its body shrouded in Xuanhuang Qi, which slowly swirled around Liu Changxu, forming an indestructible barrier that remained constantly on guard against attacks from the Insect Kings.

The Ruyi Kongxuan Mirror and the Ruyi Miehun Lamp floated to Liu Changxu's left and right. The mirror and the lamp wick lit up at the same time, and two dazzling beams of spiritual light shot out, accurately targeting the ninth-order low-grade insect king that was locked onto by the Tianfan Fuhai Halberd.

Looking again at the Great Sun Purple-Gold Cauldron, it had now transformed into a gigantic purple-gold cauldron, moving through the dense swarm of insects as if they were nothing, rampaging and crashing through. From the cauldron's mouth, scorching Great Sun True Fire continuously spewed out, instantly igniting a raging sea of ​​fire wherever it passed. Wherever the flames licked, swathes of low-level insects were reduced to ashes, leaving not even a trace.

Almost simultaneously, Murong Yuyao also summoned thirty-six Snow Lotus Ice Soul Swords, their blades as white as jade and exuding a chilling aura. Instantly, they formed an ice-sealing array and launched a fierce attack on the other three ninth-tier insect kings. As the ice shards flew, they froze the insect kings' attacks layer by layer.

Just as the couple were fighting with all their might, the Great Zhou Tian Yin Yang Five Elements Chaos Array of Golden Ring Island also unleashed terrifying divine power. Deep within the array's base, the Yin and Yang energies circulated, the power of the five elements merged, and chaotic light rose, converging into terrifying beams of spiritual light containing the laws of heaven and earth. Like angry dragons, they soared into the sky and shot precisely at the ninth-tier insect kings.

Each ray of spiritual light carried the power to tear through the void, distorting space wherever it passed, and resounding explosions echoed throughout the heavens and earth. Faced with such power of the array, even the formidable ninth-tier insect emperors dared not be negligent, and all unleashed their innate divine abilities to resist.

In an instant, spiritual light and insect shadows intertwined outside Golden Ring Island, and the roar of magical artifacts and the howl of the Insect King shook the heavens, thus beginning an earth-shattering battle.

(End of this chapter)