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Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Throughout the year, those intelligent Chaos Beasts remained active on the front lines, like greedy predators, constantly attacking and destroying, rescuing more of their unintelligent kind from the suppression of the formations.

Outside Star Moon City, at the core of the battlefield formation.

The Jade Emperor himself, who was stationed here, had just received the latest battle report, which was compiled and transmitted by the Heavenly Court at the fastest speed.

His gaze swept over the cold numbers on the jade slip, his brows furrowing slightly as he softly uttered a chilling number:

"Three hundred and seventy-six heads..."

This is the total number of Quasi-Saint level Chaos Beasts that were kidnapped.

Below them, there are thousands of Great Luo Golden Immortals; and the number of Golden Immortals is an astonishing ten thousand!

Such a terrifying numerical disparity has created an almost overwhelming strategic disadvantage for the Three Realms.

However, to the Jade Emperor's utter bewilderment, even with such a massive force gathered and an absolute numerical advantage, the Chaos faction still did not launch the expected full-scale offensive.

They remain like venomous snakes lurking in the shadows, launching only sporadic, rapid, and targeted attacks; their true and complete strategic intentions remain shrouded in mystery.

Just as the Jade Emperor was deep in thought, trying to sort out the chaotic battle reports—

The void ahead suddenly twisted and tore apart without warning!

A terrifying spatial portal, with its edges burning with gray-black chaotic flames and a diameter of over a hundred feet, suddenly burst open!

The Jade Emperor's pupils contracted sharply, and his seated posture straightened instantly. A vast imperial aura and the power of the Heavenly Dao erupted from his body, and his expression became more solemn than ever before.

coming!

Moreover, it was an unprecedentedly large-scale operation!

Within the portal, like a floodgate bursting open, four hundred chaotic beasts of various shapes, each exuding a powerful quasi-saint level aura, swarmed out!

They were clearly well-trained. After they rushed out, they did not rush into chaos, but spread out and intersect at an astonishing speed. In an instant, they formed an impenetrable and murderous encirclement around the Jade Emperor, who was located at the core of the formation!

At the forefront of the surging chaotic beast tide, an invisible and formless mass of the purest and most concentrated chaotic essence, seemingly capable of devouring all light and perception, instantly captured the Jade Emperor's full attention.

Chaotic consciousness!

It actually came down in person!

Faced with this formation that could put any quasi-saint to despair, the Jade Emperor slowly rose, his imperial robes fluttering even without wind.

Far from panicking, a cold, self-deprecating smile appeared on his face, his gaze sharp as he stared directly at the source that represented the will of chaos:

"I never expected... that I would become your first target, someone you would go all out to eliminate."

In their previous attacks, the intelligent Chaos Beasts mostly targeted relatively weak Quasi-Saint-level strongholds, using dozens or even hundreds of Quasi-Saint-level Chaos Beasts to harass and restrain them, taking advantage of the chaos to abduct some of their suppressed kin.

They always avoid confronting top-tier quasi-saints like the Jade Emperor, using their mobility to create time differences.

The Celestial Realm, facing a shortage of top-tier combat power, was constantly on the move and often neglected other aspects, allowing the intelligent Chaos Beasts to gain a significant tactical advantage.

But this kind of all-out attack, with four hundred quasi-saint level chaotic beasts mobilized at once, and the chaotic consciousness personally overseeing the attack, is unprecedented.

The Jade Emperor originally thought that an attack of this scale would primarily target Li Jiuyuan, who was attempting to ascend to sainthood and posed the greatest threat to Chaos.

Unexpectedly, Chaos delivered its first heavy blow to itself.

"Let's do it."

The chaotic fluctuations of consciousness emanated coldly, without any unnecessary words, and it was even too lazy to respond to the Jade Emperor's mockery.

As soon as the order was given, the three hundred quasi-saint chaotic beasts roared in unison, carrying the world-destroying power of chaos, and like three hundred burning meteors, they rushed fiercely towards the Jade Emperor in the center from all directions!

"Hmph! These beasts think they can take me down? Wishful thinking!"

The Jade Emperor snorted coldly and advanced instead of retreating.

He radiated boundless golden light, and the vast power of the Heavenly Dao seemed to obey his command, surging from the void and merging with the supreme power that erupted from his every move.

Even when facing the siege of three hundred beings of the same level, he remained as steadfast as a rock in the middle of the current. With each swing of his Emperor Fist, the laws of the Dao roared, colliding fiercely with the raging chaotic tide!

Boom! Crack—!

An indescribable, terrifying clash of energy erupted at the core of the formation.

If the Jade Emperor hadn't been able to spare some of his attention during the fierce battle to maintain the super formation suppressing thousands of quasi-saint chaotic beasts below, thus confining the devastating aftershocks of the battle within the core of the formation...

The residual force of the collision alone was enough to wipe the Celestial Immortal-level Chaos Beasts on the outer edge of the formation, as well as the guards of Star Moon City further away, along with the city itself, off the map!

Even with the guarantee of a resurrection point, the Jade Emperor was unwilling to see unnecessary sacrifices.

The Emperor's Fist, as imposing as a mountain and carrying the might of the Heavenly Dao, slammed into the head of a tiger-shaped Chaos Beast that was charging at him. Half of the Chaos Beast's body instantly exploded into dust, letting out a mournful howl.

The Jade Emperor's gaze sharpened as he swept across the fierce battle, and he demanded in a stern voice, "Chaos! What exactly are you plotting?!"

He keenly sensed that the chaotic origin, representing chaotic consciousness, did not join the attack on him after issuing the attack order.

Instead... it disappeared without a trace!

These three hundred Chaos Beasts did not come to kill him, but merely to hold him back!

They didn't even attempt to break through the formation to rescue the thousands of more valuable, mindless members of their race that were being suppressed below.

Chaos's true objective is clearly something else entirely!

However, he was met with even more frenzied attacks in response.

These intelligent chaotic beasts strictly followed orders, ignoring the Jade Emperor's questioning, and relentlessly pursued and attacked him at all costs.

On the other side of the battlefield, somewhere far from the core combat zone.

The formless and shapeless primordial chaos, along with the remaining quasi-saint chaos beasts, quietly appeared here.

In front of them was a gray-black circular hole, about two meters in diameter, silently suspended in the air.

Inside the cave entrance, viscous primordial chaos slowly condensed and dripped down.

Each drop of primordial essence, upon contact with the special array patterns below, instantly expands and twists, transforming into a new, mindless chaotic beast, which is then transported to various parts of the battlefield by the power of the array.

This is precisely one of the sources of the near-infinite birth of Chaos Beasts on battlefields throughout the Celestial Realm—the Chaos Origin Infiltration Point.

Chaos spread silently, like the softest veil, completely enveloping and covering the round hole.

The remaining Chaos Beasts quickly dispersed, standing guard on the perimeter at the highest level of alert, wary of any possible interference.

Time passed silently, second by second.

More than an hour later.

The chaotic essence that had enveloped the circular hole slowly receded and reformed. A satisfied thought emanated from it: "Alright. Now, go and rescue all those imprisoned followers."

"We will obey the Lord's decree!" The surrounding Chaos Beasts responded in unison, their minds filled with fanaticism.

Then, Chaos did not linger. It took its subordinates and transformed into streaks of light, instantly returning to the core battlefield.

After they left, the round hole that had been dripping with the essence of chaos disappeared completely, as if erased by an eraser.

The fierce battle continues on the core battlefield.

Of the three hundred quasi-saint chaotic beasts that besieged the Jade Emperor, nearly half have been lost, with only about one hundred and sixty still struggling to hold on.

The Jade Emperor himself remained impeccably dressed, his imperial robes still spotless, his aura deep and resonant, as if the intense battle he had just fought had not taken much to his liking.

Chaos seemed completely unconcerned about the devastating loss of his family.

But it no longer stood idly by. With a flash, that invisible source of power entered the fray and charged straight at the Jade Emperor!

With the addition of true chaotic consciousness, it is completely different from ordinary quasi-saint chaotic beasts. Its attacks are more unpredictable and difficult to defend against, and its use of chaotic power is exquisite.

The Jade Emperor suddenly felt the pressure increase dramatically, and he could no longer kill ordinary Chaos Beasts with the same ease as before. He had to concentrate most of his energy on dealing with the combined attack of Chaos and the other hundred or so Chaos Beasts.

At the same time, the group of Chaos Beasts that returned with Chaos turned their target without hesitation and rushed towards the super sealing formation below!

Instead of attacking the Jade Emperor, they poured all their power into the key nodes of the formation, trying to break the seal as quickly as possible and rescue their kin who were imprisoned within!

The Jade Emperor was alarmed, but he was already overwhelmed. With Chaos personally restraining him, he could not effectively stop the destruction of the formation below.

In just about ten minutes, several gaps were forcibly torn open in the formation below. More than three hundred suppressed quasi-saint level, mindless chaotic beasts roared and rushed out of the gaps, heading without hesitation toward the still-open chaotic space gate with a diameter of one hundred feet. They quickly entered and disappeared.

Just then—

Behind the Jade Emperor, another stable spatial portal, radiating a pure and ethereal aura, suddenly opened!

Strong reinforcements are on their way!

The chaotic consciousness swept across the newly appeared spatial portal in an instant, and without the slightest hesitation, a cold command resounded throughout all the familiars:

"Objective accomplished, retreat!"

The moment the order was given, all the Chaos Beasts that were besieging the Jade Emperor or destroying the formation retreated like a tide and surged madly toward the hundred-foot-long Chaos Gate.

The origin of chaos is also a flicker, not even entering the gate.

After all the Chaos Beasts poured in, the enormous Chaos Gate suddenly shrank, then closed completely and vanished, as if it had never existed.

All that remained was a scene of devastation at the core battlefield, with the destroyed array nodes flickering with unstable light, and... the Jade Emperor standing proudly in the center, his face as calm as still water.