Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

Starfall City, located behind the Heavenly Battlefront, is a strategic city that combines supply, rest, and education functions.

This place is not only a transit point for supplies, but also a cradle for cultivating the new generation of power in the celestial realm.

Although the celestial realm has opened its doors to the mortal world to select talented individuals, new life continues to be born in the celestial realm itself.

These celestial natives also need to start from the basics and embark on the path of cultivation step by step.

Therefore, Starfall City has complete cultivation academies and training facilities.

Not only do human children receive their early education here, but the number of newborn demons is also quite considerable—which is one of the reasons why the Jade Emperor chose to place a specially made Qin Le avatar here.

Unlike the relatively peaceful mortal academies, the air in Starfall City, located in the celestial realm, is filled with an invisible sense of tension.

Survival and combat are the eternal themes here.

Once a young human cultivator reaches the Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness realm, he will be assigned to a relatively peaceful area for practical training, where he will grow rapidly through battles with Chaos Beasts.

It can be said that young people who grow up in the celestial realm have far more practical experience and fighting instincts than their peers in the mortal world.

The demon race is even more direct. They are born relying on bloodline power, and many races possess considerable strength from birth.

After a brief period of basic learning and adaptation in Starfall City, these demon youths are frequently dispatched to various battlefields to hone their skills in blood and fire.

Upon learning of Nezha's arrival at the city lord's mansion, City Lord Li Wuyou dared not be negligent and personally went out to greet him.

Li Wuyou was dressed in simple white clothes, exuding a gentle yet capable air.

He led Nezha into the inner hall, served him spiritual tea, and then asked with a hint of doubt, "Senior Nezha, what important matter do you wish to discuss with me by suddenly arriving in Starfall City?"

He was indeed a little confused.

When I received the notification, they only said that Nezha was coming, but I didn't know any of the specific reasons.

But Li Wuyou knew very well that a big shot like Nezha, who had been guarding the most intense front lines for many years, would never come to the rear city to wander around for no reason.

Nezha didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I just received definite intelligence that a group of traitors from the Three Realms have their eyes on that specially made Dharma body in your city and plan to forcibly seize it. I came here mainly to ensure the safety of the people in the city."

Upon hearing this, Li Wuyou's face flashed with shock for a moment, but it was quickly replaced by determination. He solemnly replied, "Please rest assured, senior, we will swear to protect the Dharma body with our lives and will never allow the traitor to succeed!"

As the lord of a city and a teacher who has guided countless young cultivators, he was all too aware of the importance of the avatars created by Qin Le to the demon race and even to the reserve forces of the entire Heavenly Realm.

If his Dharma body is taken away, it will not only be a serious dereliction of duty on his part, but may also trigger a fierce backlash from the demons in the city, especially the younger generation.

However, Nezha shook his head, his tone calm yet undeniable: "You misunderstand. The primary target for protection is not the Dharma Body, but the lives of the billions of living beings in this city. If necessary... we can abandon the Dharma Body and let them take it."

"This..." Li Wuyou was stunned again, this time completely taken aback.

In the general understanding of the celestial realm, especially in the eyes of many frontline soldiers, Qin Le's specially made Dharma body has extremely high strategic value. In some cases, its importance is even considered to surpass the lives of some individuals.

If Nezha were to issue an order requiring everyone in Xingluo City to defend the Dharma Body at all costs, many people, including Li Wuyou, would carry it out without hesitation, even at the cost of their lives.

But now, the orders are completely the opposite.

Nezha looked at his expression, smiled, and explained, "Don't look at me like that. This isn't my idea; it's His Majesty's decree, or rather... it was Qin Le's own request."

"Qin Le's request?" Li Wuyou paused for a moment, then the confusion on his face disappeared, replaced by a knowing smile: "If that's the case, then I understand."

Having grown up in a relatively peaceful mortal environment, Qin Le would place the safety of people above all external things.

Although Li Wuyou found this set of values ​​naive, it was not difficult for him to understand, and he even felt a sense of admiration for it.

"It doesn't matter if the Starfall City statue is stolen; we can just replace it with this one later."

As Nezha spoke, he flipped his hand, and another faceless clay figure appeared in his palm, radiating the same golden immortal aura as the one in the city.

These were spare items he had deliberately taken on his way to Starfall City via the Heavenly Court's treasury, so that they could be used seamlessly to maintain the support effect on the demon cultivators after the robbery.

Looking at the brand-new Dharma body, Li Wuyou couldn't help but ask curiously, "Senior Nezha, if I may ask, just how many of these Dharma bodies did Qin Le create?"

To his knowledge, similar specially made avatars have been placed in more than two hundred celestial cities.

Yet Nezha could still casually pull out a brand new one to replace it... This inventory is rather astonishing.

Upon hearing this, Nezha smiled with a hint of amusement: "How many? His Majesty ordered him to make three hundred. However, the boy's exact words were—as many as he wanted, as long as he had the time."

"..."

Li Wuyou was completely speechless. He opened his mouth, but said nothing.

At that moment, he suddenly understood everything. Why Qin Le demanded that human lives be prioritized, and why the Jade Emperor and Nezha were so lenient in their attitude towards this matter.

It's not that the physical form is unimportant, but rather... this thing is essentially a mass-produced item that can be replicated infinitely.

Its strategic value lies in its accessibility and sustainability, rather than its uniqueness.

The only person who truly needs to be protected at all costs is Qin Le himself.

And that guy is currently staying peacefully in the mortal realm, with a fragment of Nuwa's soul guarding his sea of ​​consciousness... He is probably one of the most difficult targets to assassinate in the entire Three Realms.

Having figured this out, Li Wuyou felt a significant weight lifted off his shoulders, and his feelings toward Qin Le became increasingly complex.

Time passed quietly, and Nezha waited in Starfall City for two days.

That night, the Milky Way above Xingluo City was dim. Nezha, who had been sitting cross-legged atop the towering city wall with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

His gaze was like lightning, piercing through the night and locking onto a direction in the distant sky.

There, a dark green figure enveloped in a dense aura of chaos was hurtling towards Starfall City at an astonishing speed.

The immense pressure emanating from it was so great that it reached the level of a quasi-saint—it was the presence of a bishop-level figure from the traitor's camp!

"This is a good opportunity to wipe out this bunch of rats all at once..." Nezha slowly stood up, stretched his wrists, and a hint of regret appeared on his face: "Unfortunately, we just can't spare any manpower."

The moment he finished speaking, the entire Starfall City seemed to come alive.

The city walls, towers, ground... countless hidden array patterns lit up one after another, connecting to form a dazzling network of light covering the entire city.

The vast power of the formation converged from all parts of the city, like rivers flowing into the sea, all of which boosted Nezha's body, causing his already powerful aura to surge again, making him faintly able to contend with the enemy.

Nezha's true cultivation level is the Great Luo Golden Immortal at its peak. If he were to fight against this bishop who relies on the power forcibly infused by chaos and does not have a true quasi-saintly status, he could barely hold his own, but the process would inevitably be difficult.

However, once he takes advantage of this fortified city formation, which has been built up over many years and serves as a crucial rear stronghold, the situation will be completely different—he will be fully capable of overwhelming the opponent and even giving them a sound beating.

Of course, completely killing a quasi-saint level enemy, even if the opponent is a fake, is by no means an easy task.

In the blink of an eye, the dark green figure had reached the high sky outside the city, facing Nezha on the city wall.

It was a woman dressed in an elaborate green dress, her face hidden behind a chaotic aura, with only a pair of cold and ruthless eyes clearly visible.

Her divine sense swept across Starfall City below like a tidal wave, instantly assessing its defensive strength. A smug smile then crept onto her lips:

"Looks like... I guessed most of my bet was right."

Apart from Nezha, there were no other combat forces of equal strength stationed in the city.

Her task was simple: to personally hold off this troublesome Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, while her subordinates could take advantage of the situation and directly attack the target's Dharma body.

"Since you're here, leave your lives behind."

Nezha was too lazy to waste words, and had no intention of testing him.

Suddenly, golden light burst forth from his body, and he instantly unleashed his supernatural powers—two more heads with angry and majestic faces sprouted from either side of his neck, and with a hissing sound from his shoulders and ribs, six new arms stretched out, each wielding a powerful magical treasure such as the Universe Ring, the Chaos Ribbon, the Golden Brick, and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.

The fiery wheels beneath his feet burst into flames, carrying him like a streak of crimson-gold meteor as he charged toward the green-skirted bishop!

The bishop in the green dress snorted coldly, and a flash of eerie light appeared in her hand, revealing a ferocious longsword wrapped in chaotic energy, which she fearlessly met.

Boom! ...

A true clash between quasi-saints erupted fiercely in the night sky outside Starfall City!

Nezha's eight arms swung like the wind, and his various magical treasures unleashed divine light that could tear apart the universe; the green-skirted bishop's longsword swept across the battlefield, and the chaotic aura transformed into rolling turbid waves, eroding and annihilating all order and rules.

Two completely opposite and fundamentally opposed forces clashed, intertwined, and exploded, shattering the space in that area like fragile glass, revealing the turbulent and chaotic void behind it.

If Starfall City's defensive array hadn't been fully activated, with an incredibly solid golden shield protecting the entire city, the aftershocks of the battle between these two powerful figures alone would have been enough to raze this important rear town to the ground, causing immense suffering to countless lives.

The battle escalated to a fever pitch right from the start.