The Investiture: Unlimited Blade Works Nezha-Chapter 302 - 301: Breaking Through

There are three layers remaining, and Hao Tian was troubled about whom to send; at this moment, Hao Tian discovered a major problem within the Heavenly Court—a severe shortage of experts.

Aside from himself and the Queen Mother, there were hardly any capable fighters to rely on.

At this time, Lei Zhenzi brought someone—none other than the Primordial Good Samaritan, Master Huang Long.

Huang Long, upon returning from the Blood Sea to recover from injuries, remembered the promise he had made to his martial nephew. It’s no wonder Huang Long always appeared mismatched with the other Chan Sect Immortals.

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Hao Tian didn’t care whether he was injured or not; as long as you came to help, then you’re up!

So Huang Long stepped up, facing Taotie, one of the Four Fierce Beasts—its form resembling a human-faced goat, with its eyes under its armpits, tiger-like teeth, human-like claws, and a cry resembling a baby’s wailing.

As a once-disgraced member of the Jinyun Family, Taotie, like Qiongqi, was originally of the Human Clan. However, it had fused with the wrathful energies of heaven and earth, and with its monstrous appearance, it had long since been expelled from the ranks of humanity.

Moreover, being in the Magic Realm, this Taotie in front of him was far fiercer than Qiongqi, confined in the Ziwei Star’s Origin Space for countless years.

Huang Long, wielding the Dragon Tooth Sword, charged forth. The goat-headed Taotie let out its eerie baby-like wails, while its human-faced chest abruptly lunged forward with a bloodthirsty maw wide open.

Master Huang Long channeled his pure Yuxu Technique, swinging his sword toward the goat’s head. However, Taotie paid no heed, lunging with its massive mouth to bite him directly.

The sword light flashed, and the goat’s head flew off, dissipating into black smoke. Before long, another goat head materialized—just like Qiongqi could resurrect infinitely, so could Taotie.

Huang Long was bitten once, feeling a terrifying suction force from Taotie’s mouth. As a member of the Dragon Clan, he was overly familiar with such beastly divine skills.

Without a moment’s hesitation for his Immortal dignity, a dragon’s roar resonated as a thousand-foot giant dragon lunged at Taotie.

Taotie, upon seeing Huang Long’s dragon form much larger than itself, displayed no hint of fear. Instead, it appraised Huang Long with the predatory gaze of examining food, enraging him immediately. Dragon and goat clashed fiercely.

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Eventually, Huang Long emerged victorious. Though Taotie possessed an Undying Body, its wrathful energies were eliminated within, effectively killing it. It would likely reincarnate in a place of strong wrathful energies and resume its eating spree after a few decades.

Huang Long, severely injured from this battle, reverted to human form and adjusted his Daoist robe. If outsiders saw his body covered in bite marks, it would be humiliating indeed.

As a Chan Sect Immortal, maintaining dignity was paramount.

After leaving the Nine Demon Tower, Huang Long took some Heavenly Court elixirs to recover his injuries. Fighting Taotie had taken a toll, but he sensed his cultivation improving significantly—it’s just that resources were lacking!

Three layers—seven, eight, nine—still remained within the Nine Demon Tower. Everyone had tacitly agreed that the ninth floor belonged to Hao Tian; so, who would conquer the seventh and eighth?

Hao Tian looked around, suddenly feeling that he had no one to deploy and finally fixed his gaze on Gold Star Taibai.

Gold Star Taibai immediately broke into a cold sweat. "My Great Venerable, if I throw my life into this, I still wouldn’t manage it!"

Hao Tian wasn’t absurd enough to send Gold Star Taibai into battle—not out of reluctance but because Taibai was too weak. The seventh and eighth layers were already close to Luo Hou’s domain. The guardians wouldn’t be mere cannon fodder like Little Kalami.

"Taibai, this time the Heavenly Court is committing all its forces to conquer the Magic Realm, with the support of Chan Sect Immortals. You should go to the East Sea and invite the Jie Sect Immortals to help break through the defenses."

"Understood."

Off Taibai went on another errand, feeling no dissatisfaction. Running errands was still better than charging into certain death.

Thanks to Huang Long’s enthusiasm, the situation now involved the Three Pure Ones of the Daoist Mystic Sect. Chan Sect broke one array, and now it was Jie Sect’s turn.

As for the Human Sect? Didn’t they already appoint Tianpeng Marshal recently?

Gold Star Taibai sped all the way to the East Sea but couldn’t get inside at all. Last time, even Hao Tian himself had been humiliated; how much less could Taibai manage?

The old envoy endured rounds of ridicule, forcing a smile on the surface while feeling deeply uncomfortable within.

After pondering for a moment, he came up with an idea.

"The Heavenly Court is conquering the Magic Realm with Chan Sect disciples aiding in breaking formations. Now, we’re inviting Jie Sect disciples to join the effort. Could it be that Jie Sect disciples are inferior to Chan Sect disciples?"

Taibai, sly as ever, deliberately avoided mentioning the two Saints and focused solely on their disciples.

With only Yunxiao and Jin Ling still actively representing Jie Sect among their top disciples, the matter was bound to challenge their Saintly honor. As an outer disciple, Yunxiao couldn’t represent Jie Sect in battle unless their inner disciples were wiped out.

Jin Ling had sustained heavy losses from her last bout at the Blood Sea, remaining reclusive for some time. Taibai’s provocations hadn’t yet reached these key disciples, but instead landed in the ears of Duobao’s disciple, the Fire Spirit Holy Mother.

Fire Spirit Holy Mother, known for her fiery temper, wasted no time reacting—she immediately joined the effort.

Bringing three hundred Jie Sect disciples and a dog along, she followed Gold Star Taibai. The three hundred disciples could form an array to become Fire Dragon Soldiers, while the dog, Flame Immortal Luo Xuan, followed voluntarily as her loyal companion.

The group arrived at the Magic Realm, and Fire Spirit Holy Mother shot a provocative glance at the injured Huang Long before leading the charge into the Nine Demon Tower.

The guardian of the seventh layer was a dragon-headed, human-bodied figure clad in tattered armor, enveloped entirely by pitch-black demonic qi. Its dull eyes resembled those of a puppet.

Fire Spirit Holy Mother immediately organized her three hundred Jie Sect disciples, equipping them with flaming armor before charging forward. Luo Xuan unleashed fire crows from the Ten Thousand Crow Pot to attack the dragon-headed general.

The dragon-headed general brandished his shattered Big Halberd, striking it down toward the group. Upon impact, massive waves surged around them as fire and water clashed fiercely. Fire Spirit Holy Mother promptly adjusted her formation, morphing the three hundred Fire Dragon Soldiers into a thousand-foot fire dragon to assault the general.

The fire dragon seemed to trigger something in the dragon-headed general’s memories. A dragon’s roar echoed as a monstrous amalgamation with a dragon’s head, human body, bird-like claws, feathered limbs, and countless wounds emerged amidst torrential rain in retaliation.

Both Fire Spirit Holy Mother and Luo Xuan immediately recognized the creature—it was Ji Meng, one of the Ten Great Demon Commanders of the Ancient Demon Court.

In the Ancient Demon Court, Emperor Jun’s combat strength rivaled that of the Twelve Ancestor Witches’ leaders, Emperor Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin. Taiyi, relying on the path of force to achieve Saint status and wielding the Chaos Bell, could handle six of them with a slight edge, but against seven, it was a draw.

The two brothers could hold off eight Ancestor Witches, leaving the remaining four for figures like Fu Xi and Kunpeng to fend off.

Below them, the Ten Great Demon Commanders regularly challenged the Great Witches in combat. Thus, these Ten Great Demon Commanders, even in the current era, maintained a minimum cultivation of Daluo Golden Immortal level.

The Ji Meng before them, with its unmistakable dragon head, was a testament to the Dragon Clan’s early servitude to the Demon Clan. Though dead, it had somehow been mysteriously resurrected by Luo Hou, retaining at least forty percent of its former combat power.

But Daluo Golden Immortal was still Daluo Golden Immortal. Ji Meng wasn’t like the Mystic Sect immortals—brainless and reliant solely on their magical treasures.

The battle proved exceedingly difficult for Fire Spirit Holy Mother and Luo Xuan. Ultimately, after sacrificing over two hundred Fire Dragon Soldiers and several of Luo Xuan’s magical treasures, they managed to claim Ji Meng’s corpse.

As Fire Spirit Holy Mother stored Ji Meng’s corpse, the tower itself trembled violently. Without hesitation, the two immediately fled the Demon Tower.

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