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At this moment, a figure stepped out from the newly opened spatial gate behind the Jade Emperor.

The newcomer was dressed in a long black robe, his figure as upright as a pine tree. He carried an ancient longsword and exuded an undisguised, powerful aura of a peak Quasi-Saint. His brows carried a sense of solemnity and majesty from years of battle.

It was none other than the Heavenly Court's First War God, the True Martial Emperor.

Upon seeing him, the Jade Emperor's solemn expression eased slightly, but his tone carried an undisguised hint of exasperation, as if he were annoyed that his teammate was late:

"Zhenwu, why are you so late?"

The True Martial Emperor had just stepped out of the spatial portal when he heard this remark, and immediately retorted irritably, "My Majesty, I've already arrived at the speed of light, okay? Do you think urgently handing over control of the formation and ensuring there's no trouble on my end is an easy task?"

"Alas..." The Jade Emperor sighed, his tone full of regret: "If you had arrived half an hour earlier... perhaps that wisp of chaotic consciousness could have been preserved today."

He certainly didn't really blame Zhenwu the Great.

Chaos's attack was premeditated and launched with lightning speed.

The time lag between when he sent out the distress signal and when Zhenwu the Great completed the handover and rushed to the aid from another region was inevitable.

If the True Martial Emperor arrives hastily, causing the battlefield he was guarding to fall, then it would be a case of losing more than one gains for a small gain.

"Alright, there will be other opportunities." Emperor Zhenwu waved his hand, no longer dwelling on the issue of being late. His expression turned serious as he got down to business: "On your side, Chaos has made such a big fuss this time, it certainly wasn't just to rescue those few hundred idiots. What exactly is it trying to do?"

The fact that Chaos chose the Jade Emperor, the universally acknowledged leader of quasi-sages, as the target of its first all-out attack suggests a deeper scheme behind it.

"Well... you'll see when you come with me." A hint of confusion appeared on the Jade Emperor's face as he turned and flew towards a certain part of the battlefield.

Zhenwu the Great followed closely behind.

The two quickly arrived at the location of the round hole from before.

At this moment, the place was empty, with only residual, extremely weak spatial disturbances and a trace of almost imperceptible, cold aura belonging to the origin of chaos.

"This is..." The True Martial Emperor's gaze swept over the area, and his face immediately showed astonishment: "Your 'Heavenly Deficiency'... how come it's gone?"

"That's what I can't understand either." The Jade Emperor frowned, looking at the empty void: "It completely erased this celestial defect... It doesn't seem to do any good for Chaos itself."

The circular hole that continuously drips with the essence of chaos and gives birth to new chaotic beasts is known as the Heavenly Flaw within the upper echelons of the Celestial Realm.

It is not a simple spatial rift, but a gap that was forcibly carved out of the Heavenly Dao rules of the Three Realms when Chaos invaded, leading directly to the outside of the Three Realms. It is an important node for the infiltration and replenishment of Chaos power.

It can be said that all the Chaos Beasts are essentially the power extended and projected by the Chaos itself through these celestial gaps.

If the Chaos entity had not been sealed, it could have used these gaps in the heavens to reclaim all the scattered power of the Chaos Beasts and reunite them.

However, back then, the Chaos Beast was not nearly as numerous as it is now, and it was still sealed away by the combined efforts of the sages.

Reclaiming these scattered forces doesn't seem to be of much help in breaking the seal.

"I don't understand..." Emperor Zhenwu stroked his chin, looking puzzled. "Removing the Heavenly Deficiency on your side is equivalent to... 'liberating' you, isn't it? Did it get its brain caught in a door? Making things more difficult for itself?"

Without Tianque, it means that new Chaos Beasts will no longer be continuously born on the Star Moon City battlefield.

Next, the Jade Emperor only needs to spend some time cleaning up the remaining Chaos Beasts in this place, and he can completely escape and be free from all dangers.

With the Jade Emperor's quasi-saint strength, he could become the most terrifying mobile force, sweeping across other battlefields and greatly relieving the pressure on the Heavenly Realm's military strength.

This is exactly the situation that the Heavenly Realm has been dreaming of—another top-tier Quasi-Saint who can move freely.

But now, Chaos has actually taken the initiative to help the Heavenly Realm fulfill this wish?

This behavior is completely baffling.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" The Jade Emperor shook his head helplessly.

When he discovered that Tianque had disappeared, he was also full of questions.

Chaos's actions seem more like aiding the enemy than something an enemy plotting to destroy the Three Realms would do.

"So what are you planning to do next?" Zhenwu the Great asked with great interest.

Regardless of Chaos's intentions, the reality is that the Jade Emperor is now free.

"Since Chaos has 'kindly' released me," the Jade Emperor said, a meaningful smile playing on his lips, "then we naturally cannot let its 'kindness' go to waste. It's also time to let the other old buddies relax a bit."

Upon hearing this, the True Martial Emperor's eyes lit up, and he immediately replied, "Alright! Let's start with my place! The scenery there... cough, my soldiers are suffering!"

"There's no rush on your end," the Jade Emperor said with a smile and a shake of his head.

"What the hell!" Emperor Zhenwu protested, glaring. "I was the first to receive the news, the first to rush over to help, even though I missed the crucial moment, my sincerity is undeniable! And after you're 'free,' the first person you think of isn't me? Your Majesty, that's not very fair!"

"Let's go to your place first, clear the area, and then what?" The Jade Emperor glanced at him and said slowly, "Will you also become a 'free agent' like me, and then come with me to other battlefields to 'work'? Do you think that counts as rest?"

"Uh..." Zhenwu the Great choked for a moment.

Upon closer reflection, it seems that this is indeed the case.

Going to him first means that he will soon be relieved of his guard duties, and then... he will have to follow the Jade Emperor all over the heavens to exterminate the Chaos Beasts.

The workload hasn't decreased at all; it's just that the shift from squatting in the toilet to guerrilla warfare has changed.

He rubbed his nose, weighed his options briefly, and still insisted, "That's still better than being stuck in that godforsaken place! At least I can wander around and stretch my muscles. I've been squatting there for over a thousand years, I'm sick of it! It's settled then, come to my place first!"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say, I'll go to your place first, okay?" The Jade Emperor chuckled, unable to do anything about this old fellow.

"That's more like it!" The True Martial Emperor smiled, rubbing his hands together eagerly. "Then hurry up, let me clear away the rest of the 'trash' here for you, and then we'll set off!"

"it is good."

The two said no more and turned back to the core area of ​​the formation.

Facing the remaining hundreds of quasi-saint-level, mindless chaotic beasts that were firmly suppressed by the formation and unable to move, the two beings at the pinnacle of quasi-sainthood worked together with astonishing efficiency.

Various powerful beings could communicate with each other at will, the laws of the Dao roared, and chaotic beasts were annihilated in droves.

In less than an hour, this core area was completely emptied.

"The rest of the small fry are yours. Finish them off and come over here right now!"

The True Martial Emperor called out to the Jade Emperor, raised his hand to open a spatial gate, and eagerly returned to the battlefield he was guarding—he was already imagining the freedom he was about to gain.

"Understood," the Jade Emperor replied with a smile.

After the True Martial Emperor left, the Jade Emperor stood alone in the sky. His vast and boundless divine sense spread out instantly, like an invisible net covering the entire Star Moon City battlefield.

In the next instant, divine sense transformed into countless invisible and intangible blades, precisely slicing through every chaotic beast still battling the celestial soldiers and generals on the battlefield—

Puff puff……

As if a pause button had been pressed, or as if they had been erased by an invisible eraser, all the Chaos Beasts on the battlefield froze at the same time. Then their bodies silently disintegrated, turning into the finest Chaos Dust, which was then completely wiped out by the residual purifying power of the battlefield.

The soldiers on the front lines, who were engaged in fierce fighting, suddenly missed their target. They stood there, stunned and bewildered.

Immediately afterwards, the Jade Emperor's peaceful yet incomparably majestic voice resounded clearly in the minds of every living being inside and outside Star Moon City:

"The source of chaos on this battlefield has been severed, and no new chaotic beasts will be born here. You have fought hard and may choose to rest for a few days, or you may go to the Heavenly Court to report and be transferred to other battlefields that still need support."

After a brief silence—

"You won?!"

"The Chaos Beasts... are all gone?!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

"Finally... I can catch my breath!"

The deafening cheers erupted like a long-dormant volcano, resounding throughout the entire Star Moon City battlefield.

The nerves that had been taut for countless years suddenly relaxed, and many soldiers showed long-lost, pure smiles that belonged to the victors.

Although they knew the war was far from over, at least here, at this moment, they had won a precious respite, and... a real victory.