We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Swish swish!
Thousands upon thousands of silver spears pierced the clouds, their cold gleam illuminating the dark clouds. Then, one after another, golden-armored divine soldiers descended on flowing auspicious clouds.

The glow reflected from the breastplate on the chest wove a curtain of light in mid-air.

The leading celestial general held a crimson dragon halberd, his cloak billowing like flames in the gale, while the celestial soldiers behind him stood in neat rows, their expressions solemn.

The copper bells hanging from his waist jingled incessantly, harmonizing with the faint phantoms of giant elephants and qilin appearing in the clouds. The sound was awe-inspiring, and ordinary cultivators or martial artists would surely be shaken to their core upon hearing it.

His strength dropped by a third.

Those who are weaker may lose their fighting ability or even die suddenly.

Unfortunately, this suppression comes from the Heavenly Dao of this world. It might have some effect on the beings of this world, but not on Shen Bailian.

like water off a duck's back!

These heavenly soldiers and generals were naturally unaware of all this.

But momentarily.

The torrent of silver armor had already landed not far from Shen Bailian, the tips of their spears all pointing upwards, and the murderous aura instantly stopped the surrounding gale.

"This aura is truly different. However, with only such a small number of people, isn't it a bit disrespectful?"

Shen Bailian looked at the group of heavenly soldiers and generals with great interest. He knew that this group of heavenly soldiers and generals was just an appetizer, and those immortals and gods did not take him seriously.

Just like the Monkey King when he was first born.

Therefore, he must demonstrate a certain level of strength in order to obtain enough divine matter.

Generally speaking, tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals would be enough to solve most of the problems in this world.

In the Heavenly Court, although the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals are the weakest individuals, they are an integral part of the pyramid system.

Furthermore, the governance of this land is inseparable from these tens of millions of heavenly soldiers and generals.

Of course, this world is currently in a low period of energy tide, unable to support such a large number of immortals and gods, so these heavenly soldiers and generals are naturally not beings born and raised in normal times.

Ninety percent of the heavenly soldiers and generals can be considered puppet creations.

During the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the Supreme Heaven personally pulled the bodies out of the River of Time and fused them with the souls of the beings who died during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods to create a group of killing machines that only obeyed the orders of the Supreme Heaven.

The military system is much the same as that of the mortal world.

Of course, the puppets lacked intelligence, so every hundred heavenly soldiers were led by a celestial being who had ascended to the heavenly court.

This is evident from the fact that...

Good news: After hundreds or thousands of years of arduous cultivation, cultivators in the mortal realm will not have to start from the lowest level of heavenly soldiers after ascending to the heavenly realm.

Bad news: All the immortals and gods are beings who live as long as the heavens, and each position is filled by a single person.

Unless a cataclysmic event occurs, the existing system will not change, and therefore there will be no possibility of promotion or salary increase.

"Brother Fan, this person doesn't seem like an ordinary cultivator," a centurion in the ranks whispered to the centurion in the ranks beside him.

This person's name in the human world is Xu Hao, and the centurion known as Brother Fan is named Xu Fan.

Both of them were cultivators who ascended from small worlds. Although they did not come from the same small world, they shared the same surname and were assigned to the same spatial treasure land. After getting to know each other, their relationship became more and more familiar.

In less than a thousand years, they became close friends and addressed each other as brothers in public.

Over tens of thousands of years, they fought together and faced life-or-death situations together.

"I don't think so either. Its blood and qi surged skyward, materializing like a blazing furnace of energy. Although it didn't display any killing intent, this is definitely not a benevolent being. It must have experienced countless battles, and emerged victorious in every one, possessing an invincible aura." "However..."

"But what?"

"But in the end, he's just a monkey on the stage. Now that he's provoked us to take action, it means he won't be able to keep jumping around for long. How pathetic and lamentable."

As the conversation deepened, Xu Fan couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

It's unclear whether he genuinely felt sorry for Shen Bailian's cultivation level, or if seeing this reminded him of his own past, when he was also fearless, looking down on all directions, and ascending to the Heavenly Court with invincible power.

After arriving in the Heavenly Court, I realized that there are always people more capable than oneself, and there is always a heaven beyond heaven.

Furthermore, they came to understand the meaning of eternity.

Once you arrive in Heaven, you're a pawn; you'll be a pawn for life.

"Mortal, now that you have witnessed the might of Heaven, why do you not surrender immediately?" A heavenly general shouted. "You are but a mortal warrior, yet you dare to defy Heaven, trample on Heavenly rules, disrupt the order of the Three Realms, and offend the majesty of the Heavenly Court. Your crimes are unforgivable!"

"I'm giving you one last chance to live. Immediately lay down your arms and surrender, and come with me back to the Southern Heavenly Gate for trial. Perhaps then your soul will be spared..."

"There is hope of being reborn!"

The general looked dignified and arrogant, clearly not taking Shen Bailian seriously, which was understandable.

Since the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, for hundreds of thousands of years, the Heavenly Court has stood at the top of the world like a colossal entity.

Even the once most prosperous Buddhist sect could only bow down and submit.

He has every right to be proud.

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Shen Bailian smiled, and with a gentle wave of his arm, the space trembled, easily shattering the surrounding light barrier. His eyes blazed with a fierce light, a pure battle intent condensed within them.

"I'll give you a chance too. The road ahead is wide open, so let's each go our own way."

"Stubborn fool!" Upon hearing this, the heavenly general remained expressionless, merely scoffing, "Heavenly soldiers of the Thunder Department, listen to my command! Unleash the divine thunder of the Nine Heavens, a hundred bolts of lightning, and shatter this mortal body!"

In an instant.

A unified response was heard, and then three bolts of purple lightning as thick as buckets suddenly struck down from the dark clouds, followed closely by other bolts of purple lightning, which crashed down on Shen Bailian with earth-shattering power.

It completely enveloped Shen Bailian.

The wind howled incessantly, the clouds swirled, and only the crackling sound of thunder piercing the air remained between heaven and earth. Shen Bailian's figure was completely engulfed by the purple lightning.

After the lightning disappeared.

Tianjiang's pupils suddenly contracted, and a look of doubt appeared in his eyes. He had thought of many possibilities, but he never thought that Shen Bailian would be struck by hundreds of heavenly lightning bolts and perish.

Was this matter resolved so easily?
however.

The next moment, a scorching heat enveloped him. The outside world was unusually hot, but Tianjiang felt unusually cold, and his heart was filled with alarming warnings.

"Are you looking for me?"

A familiar voice rang in my ears, like a death knell.

Before Tianjiang could react, his head was gripped by an irresistible force. It felt as if he had returned to the moment tens of thousands of years ago when he was on the verge of death.

boom!
The Heavenly General's consciousness was extinguished, sinking into darkness. (End of Chapter)