Primordial Era: A brick knocks Hongyun unconscious, and he seizes the throne at the start.

Three hours is as short as the blink of an eye for both the Lich and Demon races.

Di Jun and Di Jiang were carried back to their respective camps by their subordinates. They were showered with pills, talismans, and secret techniques, hoping to recover even 30% of their combat strength before the final battle.

On the demon race's side, Taiyi took over from his elder brother and began to urgently reorganize the Zhou Tian Star Array. Although the Yin and Yang were out of balance and more than half of the array's core was destroyed, it was still the number one killing array in the prehistoric world. Even if it only had 30% of its power left, it would still be enough to sweep away thousands of troops.

On the Wu tribe's side, Zhu Jiuyin temporarily assumed the position of clan leader. He looked at the remaining eight ancestral witches (Gonggong, Zhurong, and three others were still in "seclusion," actually trapped by their inner demons), and said in a deep voice, "Can the Dutian Divine Fiend Formation still be used?"

"Yes." Xuanming gritted his teeth. "Although Houtu has been reincarnated, leaving one out of twelve, we can burn our essence and blood to forcibly condense sixty percent of Pangu's true form's power—that should be enough to block the Zhou Tian Star Array."

"Then let's form a battle formation!"

The eight ancestral witches formed a circle and began to burn their essence and blood. Their blood energy soared into the sky and faintly condensed into a towering phantom of Pangu.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the battlefield.

Lu Chen squatted in a secluded mountain hollow, with an animal skin map spread out in front of him, covered with dense red, blue, and green dots.

The red dots represent the "geyser bombs" he has planted, and there are 324 left.

The blue dots represent the "back entrances" of the formation, which are located at key nodes of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation and the Du Tian Shen Sha Formation.

The green dots represent the coverage areas of "Teleportation Traps" and "Mist Array".

"That's about enough." Lu Chen put away the map and said to Hun Yuanzi and Yan Chen beside him, "For the third decisive battle, we'll split up."

"Hun Yuanzi, you are in charge of detonating the ley line bombs—watch my signal, detonate them in three waves, ten breaths apart, to create continuous chaos."

"Yan Chen, you control the 'Mist Array' and the 'Teleportation Trap.' Activate them immediately when both armies rush into the battlefield to muddy the waters."

"I will personally detonate the back door of the formation—Zhou Tian Xing Dou and Du Tian Shen Sha will both 'drop the ball' today."

The two nodded and prepared.

Lu Chen then used his brick-遁 (a technique to teleport underground) to sneak into the ground and head towards the core of the battlefield.

He first arrived at the base of the Zhou Tian Star Array—a huge star chart hidden underground on the battlefield.

The star chart is made of 365 pieces of star-refined gold, each piece corresponding to a major star. It is currently rotating slowly, radiating a vast stellar power.

Lu Chen took out seventy-two "delay response talismans" and affixed them one by one to the refined gold corresponding to the secondary array eyes. These talismans would slow down the response speed of the array eyes by 0.3 breaths. This was negligible under normal circumstances, but when the array was operating at full capacity, this delay was enough to cause the array to "lag".

After affixing the talismans, he then affixed a "Yin-Yang Reversal Talisman" to the refined gold corresponding to the Sun Star and the Moon Star at the core of the great formation.

"Done." Lu Chen clapped his hands and turned to the next target.

The base of the Dutian Divine Fiend Formation is located deep within Buzhou Mountain, beneath the Pangu Palace.

The malevolent energy here was so dense it was almost tangible. Eight towering pillars stood there, each entwined with the innate laws of an ancestral witch.

Lu Chen bypassed the Wu Clan guards and slipped into the core of the array.

He took out eight "Law Interference Seeds"—these were made from the inner demonic essence of Gonggong and Zhurong, and had a miraculous effect on the Ancestral Witches who had cultivated the modified magic techniques.

"Go." He flicked the seed toward the eight divine pillars.

The seed sank into the pillar, silently beginning to erode the core of the formation.

After completing all this, Lu Chen didn't leave immediately. Instead, he squatted down beside the array base and began setting up the last thing—

"Pangu Essence Blood Resonance Instrument".

This was a rare magical artifact he had smuggled from the Treasure Dividing Cliff, originally intended for detecting the location of Pangu's essence blood. However, Lu Chen modified it, turning it into a "Essence Blood Interference Device"—once activated, it would cause nearby Pangu's essence blood to resonate, interfering with the energy absorption of the Heavenly Gods and Demons Array.

"Now, both sides are all arranged." Lu Chen grinned and slipped away using a brick-escape technique.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

At the northern foot of Buzhou Mountain, in the center of the battlefield.

The demon army was fully assembled, and the Zhou Tian Star Array slowly rose, with billions of star projections filling the sky. Although the light was dim and the operation was sluggish, it still exuded a world-destroying pressure.

On the side of the Wu tribe, eight ancestral witches stood on the shoulders of the Pangu phantom. Although the phantom was only 60% solidified, its primordial aura of creation caused the entire prehistoric world to tremble.

Taiyi and Zhujiuyin gaze at each other from a distance.

No nonsense.

"Kill!" Taiyi struck the replica of the Chaos Bell.

"Fight!" Zhu Jiuyin waved his battle flag.

"boom--!!!"

The Zhou Tian Star Array and the Du Tian Divine Fiend Array are operating at full power simultaneously!

Stars fell like rain! The phantom of Pangu cleaved the sky with a single axe stroke!

The two supreme killing formations from the primordial era have begun their final clash!

But at the very moment of collision—

Lu Chen pressed the master control button in his hand.

"First wave, ley line bombs, explode!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!"

Underground, 108 points exploded simultaneously! The earth shook, spiritual energy surged, and the charging armies of the two races were blown to pieces!

"Second wave, the mist formation, activate!"

Yan Chen activated the array plate, and a hazy mist suddenly filled the sky above the battlefield. This mist could interfere with divine sense and block detection, turning both sides into "blind men" who could only fight by sight.

"Third wave, teleportation trap, activate!"

More than a dozen hidden teleportation portals opened across the battlefield. Many soldiers rushed in too recklessly and plunged into the portals, only to find themselves thousands of miles away in a sea of ​​blood, a desolate wasteland, or even at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains...

Chaos, utter chaos.

But this is not enough.

Lu Chen stared at the two colliding killing formations in mid-air, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"It's your turn."

He pressed the button again.

Within the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation, seventy-two secondary array eyes suddenly "stuck," with a response time 0.3 breaths slower!

That mere 0.3 breaths caused a momentary disruption in the operation of the entire formation!

Pangu's phantom seized the opportunity and cleaved the fault line with its axe!

"Snap—!"

Of the 365 main star projections, 43 were shattered! The power of the grand formation decreased by another 20%!

But the Wu tribe is not having an easy time either.

Lu Chen activated the "Essence Blood Interference Device".

The base of the Dutian Divine Fiend Array suddenly trembled violently, and the essence blood of Pangu in the eight divine pillars resonated and began to uncontrollably dissipate energy!

The solidity of the Pangu phantom instantly dropped from 60% to 40%!

"What's going on?!" Zhu Jiuyin's expression changed drastically.

Unbeknownst to him, the eight "seeds of law interference" had also begun to activate.

Xuanming suddenly felt the ice law within his body become disordered, and he almost fell off the illusory figure's shoulder.

Jumang's wood elemental power also began to go berserk, with countless uncontrollable vines sprouting from his body.

The other ancestral witches also each had their own problems.

The Heavenly Divine Array was on the verge of collapse.

Both of the great formations have encountered problems.

What should have been a cataclysmic battle turned into a "patient support group meeting".

The stars fell crookedly, and Pangu's axe cleaved weakly.

Even so, the aftershocks are terrifying enough.

Every breath, thousands upon thousands of lich soldiers fall.

Blood stained Mount Buzhou, and corpses littered the fields.

Lu Chen squatted at the edge of the battlefield, watching this "chicken fight" that he had directed, and nodded in satisfaction.

"That's about it, it's my turn to enter."

He shouldered the Qiankun Map and, like a diligent bee, began flitting about the edge of the battlefield, frantically collecting "spoils of war."

Collect the essence and blood spilled by the Ancestral Witch!

Collect the shattered demon core of the Demon Saint!

Collect the star-like refined gold that exploded at the core of the formation!

There were even a few unlucky demon gods who were thrown in front of him by teleportation traps, knocked unconscious with a brick, stripped of their equipment, and thrown back to the battlefield.

"Tsk, the demon race is really poor, they don't even have a decent acquired spiritual treasure." Lu Chen complained while taking off his equipment. "The witch race is much more practical, their ancestral witch blood essence is more valuable than anything else."

He was happily picking up the loot when suddenly a thought struck him, and he looked up at the center of the battlefield.

There, the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array and the Du Tian Shen Sha Array finally reached the brink of collapse.

Both great formations simultaneously emitted mournful cries of unbearable strain.

Then--

"BOOM—!!!!!"

Both exploded!

Star fragments scattered like fireworks, and the phantom of Pangu transformed into a sky full of bloody energy.

Under the backlash of the great formation, Taiyi, who was in charge of the formation, and the eight ancestral witches simultaneously coughed up blood and flew backward!

The final battle entered its most brutal hand-to-hand combat phase.

Lu Chen's eyes lit up.

"The main event is here."

He put away the Qiankun Diagram and took out the God-Slaying Spear.

Even when picking up trash, you need to be able to protect yourself, right?

The final climax of the battle has only just begun.