After the Skyfall

Chapter 809 Sudden Betrayal

When the True Immortals of the Xuanxian Continent withdrew from the scene, it wasn't because they were truly willing to retreat. After all, their world was also connected to Earth, and in this era of great strife, if they were determined to cower in one corner, they would be invaded sooner or later.

However, war broke out suddenly today, and the Xuanxian Continent's base became the primary target. Moreover, the base had already been swept clean by two True Immortal-level combatants. At that point, it would be meaningless for True Immortals to intervene. The tide had turned, and they could only retreat.

Therefore, they feigned weakness to lure the demon king into making a move.

Although the plan succeeded, the two demon kings were too incompetent. One died and the other escaped, and they did not cause any loss of experts on Earth's side. As for the evil god of the dark world, he was a paper tiger. He killed three ancient gods in a row and finally fled far away.

However, these battles were not entirely without effect; at least Li Yi and the others were exhausted.

If a true immortal were to intervene at this moment, they might be able to reap the benefits and wipe these people out in one fell swoop. However, there are risks involved. It might attract the hostility of an unknown great world, or, as Cang Erzi said, the other party might still have trump cards up their sleeve.
However, the immortals didn't have much time to think.

As time passed, Li Yi and the others who had returned to Earth's defense line were rapidly recovering their magical power and adjusting their condition.

"Several hundred Mahayana cultivators and more than a dozen Human Immortals have died. If we True Immortals don't intervene and just slink back to the Xuanxian Continent, I'm afraid the people's hearts will be unsettled and there will be a lot of criticism."

A female immortal couldn't help but speak up at this moment.

The implication was clear: as true immortals, they had to do something.

“The opponent’s combat strength is not simple. That Li Yi already possesses the combat strength of a True Immortal. In addition, there are two powerful cultivators, Xuan Yuezi and Xiang Xiangzi. They are obviously not easy to deal with.” An old True Immortal hesitated slightly.

“However, Wang Chengjun and Li Weiguo are no longer of much use. Their strength has declined significantly, and the three experts on the other side have been fighting one after another, which has greatly depleted their resources. We, on the other hand, have six people. If we join forces, our chances of winning are extremely high.” Some True Immortals were also eager to try.

After all, they had been observing the other party's situation closely and knew it inside and out.

"Taihao, you make the decision."

The other True Immortals then looked at True Immortal Taihao, hoping he could come up with a solution.

After a brief moment of contemplation and observing the attitudes of the crowd, Taihao Zhenxian immediately made a decision: "Let's do as Cang Erzi said. The six of us will join forces to unleash a devastating attack, completely annihilating Earth's defenses while sending Li Yi and the rest of the group on their way in one fell swoop."

"The opponent's magic power is almost exhausted. At this moment, I'm afraid they can't even lift the Demon King's weapon. If they still can't win, then I have nothing to say."

"Okay, let's do it."

The other True Immortals immediately agreed. The six of them working together would be enough to destroy this continent, thus eliminating all the major threats in one fell swoop, which would definitely be a good thing for the Xuanxian Continent.

Moreover, this would also give all sects an explanation.

Cang Erzi stroked his beard and smiled, appearing confident of victory to other True Immortals, but in reality, a chilling killing intent was hidden in his smile.

"Since that's the case, then let's not wait any longer and make our move immediately." Taihao Zhenxian said immediately, and then he stopped hiding, swept his divine sense, and disappeared instantly.

Five other True Immortals who were nearby also disappeared.

True immortals possess divine sense capable of traversing two realms; a single teleportation can take them from the Xuanxian Continent to Earth, making distance an irrelevant issue for them.

When the figures of the six True Immortals appeared above the Earth's defense line, astonishing energy fluctuations immediately emanated. The mere condensation of immortal power and the residual force caused the sea of ​​clouds above the sky to be torn apart, and a suffocating aura instantly reached the ground.

The group, who were resting inside the Earth's defense line, immediately felt their hair stand on end as they sensed a deadly killing intent enveloping their entire bodies. Moreover, the scope of this killing intent was unimaginable, even affecting the entire continent.

"What? Another powerful enemy is attacking?" A cultivator exclaimed in surprise.

"This aura is damned! It's the True Immortals from the Xuanxian Continent. They've descended upon the battlefield together." Ye Jingtian looked up and, although he couldn't see the enemy's figure from a great distance, he could see endless cosmic energy gathering.

If the enemy's attack lands, everyone on the entire battlefield will likely die, even with the protection of the Crimson Gold Armor, unless they can immediately hide inside the Immortal Warship and then open the interdimensional gate to escape.

But the other side came prepared, making it impossible for them to do so.

"The True Immortals of the Xuanxian Continent are so shameless, actually taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack." Xiang Xiangzi immediately understood everything and was furious. She immediately drew her sword and prepared to fight the True Immortals to the death.

However, she had just finished a great battle and hadn't had a chance to rest. Her magical power was less than 40% of what it used to be. Even if she fought desperately now, she would most likely be throwing her life away. It would be difficult for her to defeat a True Immortal in his peak condition.

Moreover, the enemy's numbers far outnumber their own.

Xuan Yuezi, standing to the side, was also extremely angry at the shameless behavior of these True Immortals. They had promised to leave Earth and never appear again, but they went back on their word. Their words were as empty as farts.

Such a lack of integrity—does he even deserve to be called a true immortal?
"Fairy Maiden, the physical body of the Bodhisattva!" Li Yi immediately flew over and shouted at the same time.

Startled by the roar, Xiang Xiangzi trembled and immediately regained her composure from her anger. She had almost forgotten that she still had a physical bodhisattva statue in her storage artifact, which was her last trump card that she had never used in the previous battles.

But I can't worry about that now.

The mummified bodhisattva statue was immediately taken out.

This seemingly ordinary Bodhisattva statue actually contains the power of a celestial dragon. It was with the help of this physical Bodhisattva statue that Master Yulian defeated the Heavenly Moon Demon King.

"I'll take up residence in this Bodhisattva statue," Xiang Xiangzi immediately said, about to separate her primordial spirit from her body. "No, fairy maidens, I will. I have the protection of the red lotus and the blessing of incense, so it's more suitable for me to take up residence in the physical Bodhisattva statue. Please protect my body, both fairy maidens."

Li Yi immediately stopped Xiang Xiangzi, and then his primordial spirit Dharma form immediately separated from his body and rushed directly into the flesh-bodied Bodhisattva statue.

Even though Li Yi acted quickly enough, the attack from the six True Immortals was already brewing.

At that moment, the sky seemed to tear apart, and the aftershocks left thousands of miles of land riddled with holes and cracks. In some places, lava erupted, seawater flowed backward, and all sorts of natural disasters, including gales, lightning, and torrential rain, appeared all at once.

It's as if the world is about to enter the apocalypse all at once.

Not only were the cultivators within Earth's defenses horrified, but even those in the ten survival bases far from the battlefield were filled with fear and unease. As evolved beings, they could sense the unusual nature of this fluctuation.

Previously, it was just the normal aftereffects of a major battle, but this time it is a world-destroying force.

It must be said that the true immortals of the Xuanxian Continent are truly ruthless. They wanted to shatter this continent with a single blow, burying Li Yi and all the other experts with boundless potential, instantly turning the tide and bringing a grand victory to the Xuanxian Continent.

"Winning at the beginning doesn't count as winning; only the one who laughs last counts. With the six of us True Immortals joining forces to send you on your way, you can say your lives haven't been in vain." True Immortal Taihao unleashed his full power, holding nothing back, delivering his most powerful strike.

The same applies to other true immortals.

However, at that moment, everything that had been planned was suddenly interrupted by a shrill scream. An old True Immortal had met with a terrible calamity and was struck by a terrifying blow.

Because there was no warning, and all the magic power was being used to prepare for this ultimate attack, his immortal body was shattered in an instant, and his primordial spirit was completely annihilated.

"what?"

This unexpected turn of events startled everyone.

But then Taihao Zhenxian also suffered a blow, and most of his body was instantly blasted to pieces. His primordial spirit was severely injured. If he hadn't been wearing a celestial armor, he would probably be dead by now.

"Cang Erzi, what are you doing?" A female immortal witnessed an unbelievable scene.

But then Cang Erzi swiftly killed one True Immortal with lightning speed, then severely injured Taihao True Immortal, and without hesitation, attacked another True Immortal.

"Damn it." The True Immortal reacted at this moment, hurriedly raised his hand and waved, a celestial sword came out and temporarily blocked Cang Erzi's attack, while he took the opportunity to quickly create distance.

"What a pity, I only sent one True Immortal on his way. I thought that attack just now would have taken down True Immortal Taihao as well." Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, Cang Erzi stopped attacking and switched to defense.

"Cough cough, Cang Erzi, why did you do this?" Taihao Zhenxian was in a terrible state, covered in blood, and had lost all his fighting power. Whether he could safely return to Xuanxian Continent today was unknown.

"This old Taoist comes from the world of cultivation. He is a close friend of Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi. Since crossing over to another world, he has been lying low in the Xuanxian Continent as a rogue cultivator, both to gather intelligence and to learn the methods of cultivation. Now that the time is ripe, there is no need to hide anymore." Cang Erzi glanced at the few True Immortals indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the immortals were both shocked and furious.

I never expected that there was a spy lurking among my own people. If it weren't for the fact that they were going to take action against the Earth's defenses today, I'm afraid that Cang Erzi would still be lying in wait.

However, now that it has been exposed, the cocklebur has dealt them a fatal blow.

Two True Immortals were killed and severely injured. Not only that, their previous joint attack was also disrupted. The world-destroying strike was greatly reduced in power, and only the three True Immortals were able to unleash a single attack together.

Such power is far from what was expected, and it is very likely that it will be blocked by experts on Earth.

That's just how it is.

A heavenly dragon's voice echoed out, actually withstanding the combined attack of three true immortals. Endless energy exploded in mid-air, seemingly overturning the sky. Countless spatial cracks appeared, and even occasionally, some doors to unknown worlds were opened.

"Senior Cang Erzi did a great job. Joining forces with me to kill those few True Immortals, we must not let them go." Then a voice full of killing intent came.

But then, bursts of Buddhist light enveloped the scene.

A living Buddha, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, hands clasped together, feet resting on a red lotus, flew swiftly over.

The statue of this mummified bodhisattva is surrounded by the shadows of celestial dragons, and nothing can stop it wherever it goes, displaying extraordinary dominance.

However, it was Li Yi's primordial spirit that entered the Bodhisattva statue, activating the divine power of the Heavenly Dragon Guangli Bodhisattva to attack.

Under such divine power, Li Yi felt that his strength had surpassed the level of a demon king and reached a new height, but controlling this enormous power came at a price.

Li Yi's primordial spirit dharma form was as heavy as if it were carrying a mountain, and it had to endure the backlash of the Heavenly Dragon's power at all times. If this continued, his primordial spirit would shatter, or he might even die suddenly.

Fortunately, the Crimson Lotus protected Li Yi, preventing him from losing his primordial spirit. Even so, his primordial spirit power was being consumed rapidly.

Therefore, he cannot maintain this state for long.

(End of this chapter)