Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1125 - 349: I Have Come to Aid You

Above the Han River, the two armies were locked in a stalemate.

Just before Taibai True Monarch severed his Lifebound Sword, Wan Guchou, Tan Wuwei had already sensed the outcome and felt something was amiss, ordering a retreat.

Yet, at the same time, the Yinglong Dragon soared into the sky, its double wings spreading, creating an interweaving storm of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, forming a torrential downpour and mist that covered the heavens and earth—this was the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law.

In the past, when the Taiping Sect rebelled, the Four Gods of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning together unleashed the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law, which caused significant losses to the court's army. Now, the Taiping Sect had been destroyed, but among the former Four Gods, only the Primordial Lord Rain Master remained.

And now, she had grasped the Dao Fruits of the Four Gods of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning, using the Yinglong Dragon as a divine ability of the Heavenly Phenomenon God to perform the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law. The effects surpassed even the combined efforts of the Four Gods back then.

In an instant, the mist and storm spread across the Han River, enveloping the enemy forces within. The space became confused, slicing and crisscrossing, slaughtering many enemy soldiers from the onset.

Subsequently, the rivers froze, and a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers emerged, while a contingent of third-grade warriors also joined the fray simultaneously.

In the confused space, even the aftermath of battles between third-grade warriors was sliced away, unable to affect the weak. The forces on both sides clashed back and forth across thousands of spatial loops, engaged in chaotic warfare.

Above, a battle of third-grade warriors raged, while below, armies clashed on the icy surface. From a macro perspective, it appeared to be one battlefield, yet in reality, it was not. However, when needed, the spaces could be connected.

After all, this Forbidden Technique was laid by the Primordial Lord Rain Master.

The Primordial Lord Rain Master exerted the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law to its fullest, making it difficult for third-grade warriors to comprehend its transformations. Although the enemy had the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation as a killing array, they couldn't deploy it due to Jiang Li's prior restrictions.

It must be known that this was still the territory of Jingzhou, and Jiang Li's decrees were as sacrosanct as the laws of heaven and earth. The rivers' water seemed sentient, rejecting the array formation, preventing the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation from taking shape.

On the other side, the Heavenly Monarch was fortunate to have Tan Wuwei orchestrating the situation, using divine skills to foresee the future and dealing with the court's forces, with the help of Xuanwu King, they avoided being overwhelmed. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

However, because of this, Tan Wuwei could only focus all his energy on operating his divine skills, using all his heart power to observe various futures, unable to take action. Although Lingxuzi had the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber, it was difficult to lock onto enemies within the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law, making it hard to wield this great weapon.

The battle was in a stalemate, but overall, the court's side had the upper hand, gradually consuming the enemy forces.

Meanwhile, each third-grade strong person had their respective opponent. Amidst the mist and storm in the air, the Vermilion Bird, bearing its Sun Dharma Form, faced off against Xuanwu King.

The Princess had recently advanced, and naturally, her strength didn't match that of a strong person like the Xuanwu King. However, with the assistance of the Sun Dharma Form and the cooperation of the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law, she could mainly maneuver and hold back the Xuanwu King.

Though the skies were stormy, under the Primordial Lord Rain Master's manipulation, they harmonized seamlessly with the True Sun Fire and Southern Ming Li Fire, using the storm to block True Water and the True Fire to counter Xuanwu.

Xuanwu King was also exceedingly cautious, focusing on defense without attacking.

As a master of Yi Dao, Xuanwu King had already sensed something was wrong, constantly on the lookout for upheavals around him.

There was no choice; the Heavenly Monarch was too unscrupulous, even willing to sacrifice allies. If necessary, Xuanwu King was sure the Heavenly Monarch wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice the Dragon Palace without any reservations.

On the other side, the Star Domain descended from the sky, opposing a brilliant Golden Sun.

Because Tan Wuwei had to sit in the central army, observing the future, Tianxuan seized this point, using the Star Domain to suppress, forcing Lingxuzi to protect Tan Wuwei, making it difficult to take action.

Within the Star Domain, Tianxuan's figure couldn't be seen, and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber couldn't lock onto enemies. This Second Grade Daoist Artifact found it difficult to be effective. Fortunately, Lingxuzi's strength was extraordinary, and with the Golden Light Spell, he could transform into the Golden Sun, resisting the Star Domain.

Lingxuzi housed a Third Grade Dao Fruit, the Golden Immortal·Vilu Immortal, whose divine skills wondrously connected with light. While the Golden Light Spell was simple to initiate, even those at lower ranks could start learning it, if cultivated to great depths, it was not weaker than those divine miracle techniques.

Lingxuzi combined his Dao Fruit Divine Power with the Golden Light Spell, turning golden light into sunlight, both offensive and defensive, firmly resisting the onslaught of the Star Domain.

But in this situation, the third-grade warriors on the Heavenly Monarch's side were all tied up, while the court's side still had the Primordial Lord Rain Master.

Though the Primordial Lord Rain Master was focused on exerting the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law and couldn't directly engage, she easily manipulated space to split the battlefield, even allowing the storm to directly kill enemies.

The battle remained in a stalemate, casualties kept increasing, yet the disparity in losses was immense.

In terms of numbers, the Heavenly Monarch's side had far superior forces compared to the court, yet they were suffering tremendous losses.

"Great Master, when will the Heavenly Monarch return?"

Stars fell like rain from the sky, Lingxuzi protected an area of one square mile with golden light while asking Tan Wuwei, whom he was safeguarding.

This was his third inquiry. Although he suspected the result might still be unknown, he couldn't help but ask.

Under the current circumstances, if the Heavenly Monarch did not return, these forces would likely suffer heavy losses here. And if they lost their forces, then the so-called campaign to aid the king and clean the king's side would turn into a clash of the strong.

There might be a result in win or loss, but it would be difficult to occupy territories, naturally making it impossible to weaken Emperor Jiang's strength, nor could the "Tri-legged Nine Provinces" expand its scope.

One person cannot take an entire territory, not because of a lack of ability, but because third-grade warriors have their own opponents. Once there is an opponent to tie up a third-grade warrior, who would govern the region, who would manage the ranks?

Even if they directly converted everyone, it wouldn't be useful. After losing mid-level combat power, the enemy only needed to deploy their mid-level combat power to reclaim the territory when a third-grade warrior was tied up.

Naturally, guerrilla warfare could be used to disrupt regions and slaughter court officials, but unfortunately, while this method is effective against moral individuals, restricting and binding them, it doesn't work against Emperor Jiang.

Not just because Emperor Jiang lacks morality, but also because he can appear in any governed region at any time, eliminating those causing chaos.

Previous emperors have dealt with troublesome third-grade strong people this way. History proves it to be very effective.

Mid to lower-level combat power is unimportant, yet indispensable. At least, it cannot be done without when it's impossible to directly eliminate Emperor Jiang.

But if one could directly eliminate the emperor, there wouldn't be a need to raise an army at all; wouldn't it be easier to directly storm the Divine Capital?

Tan Wuwei also understood the urgency of the situation; her eyes glowed with light, countless futures flashing by, and suddenly—

"He's here." Tan Wuwei's voice carried a hint of joy.

Lingxuzi was overjoyed, preparing to meet the Heavenly Monarch, but a fierce blade light tore through the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law, revealing the already scarlet sky outside.

At the same time, the earth was stained with scorching heat, the iced rivers rapidly melting, and the expanding Flame Qi quickly surged forth.

It wasn't the Heavenly Monarch who arrived; it was reinforcements.

In that tear, a Daoist riding a tiger galloped forth, calling out, "Do not panic, gentlemen, this humble Daoist has arrived."