Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, countless demon beasts and Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were tangled in chaotic combat, neither side yielding to the other.

Sword Soldier Magic exploded bursts of light, blending the sounds of clashing, beast roars, and spell bombardment into one.

Heavenly Soldiers and Generals constantly faced fierce collisions, batch after batch sent flying, their formation continuously torn and deformed.

"Patch the gaps!"

Amidst the rumbling thunderous noise, there were constant shouts.

Endless troops responded to the call, rushing to fill the gaps.

As many as fell, an equal number surged forward.

Sun Wukong stood in the sky, watching the dense and intense battlefield.

In the magnificent war, the tide of beasts was as terrifying as an unstoppable flood.

In front of the beast tide, each Heavenly Soldier and General seemed like a mere speck of dust. Yet, it was these people, coming together, that formed the impregnable Heavenly Shield.

"Something has changed with Heavenly King Li's Protective Immortal Light."

Jade Emperor approached Sun Wukong: "Why is the Linglong Tower no longer affected by the calamity fires?"

The incessantly charging demon beasts slammed into the Linglong Treasure Tower, smashing themselves into pieces turned to flames; yet the Pagoda only vibrated violently, maintaining its brilliant shine without any new cracks appearing.

"It's Willpower."

Sun Wukong answered: "The Willpower of all beings is infused in it."

The desire of all beings to overcome the great catastrophe converged upon the Pagoda, bestowing stronger power upon Heavenly King Li.

"That is the power of Hidden Soul."

Buddha spoke: "It is the force that connects all beings, breaks through Chaos, and allows one to continue forward regardless of the circumstance."

Sun Wukong heard this, paused slightly, then his face turned thoughtful.

In the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, the Heavenly Shield valiantly resisted the beast tide, enduring for the duration of two incense sticks.

However, the catastrophe was not unchanging.

Amidst the Chaos, from where billions of light points fell, suddenly emerged a patch of crimson light.

A terrifying heat burst forth, like a roaring evening sunset, and then that red light soared into the sky, transforming into a giant bird with a red belly and Golden Crown, standing at the edge of Chaos.

The giant bird, incomparably massive, spread its wings as if they were clouds hanging from the sky, attracting all the light points, turning into flames gathering on its body.

Nearby fully formed demon beasts also threw themselves into the flames, like all birds paying homage to a phoenix, all beasts submitting.

"It's absorbing the power of the demon beasts!"

Everyone was alarmed.

"Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy!"

Heavenly King Li cried out loudly, sensing a greater impact was imminent.

Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy led eighty thousand Heavenly River soldiers, rushing towards the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven. Immortal Law spread everywhere, layer by layer flickering, outside the Heavenly Shield, another Barrier of flowing water covered.

The giant bird approached, its body blazing with fire, wherever it passed, a sea of fire roared, twisting and burning everything. As it neared, the Immortal Armors on the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals began to show signs of melting.

The edges of the Immortal Armor fragmented in the heat, turning to molten gold and falling, the situation growing tremendously dire.

"Zhi—!"

The giant bird suddenly let out a harsh screech, like a piercing sound burst, shaking one's eardrums painfully, shortly drowning out all other sounds except a sharp ringing.

Countless fire birds shot out from its body.

The flock of fire birds pierced through the dense vapor, colliding with the Heavenly Shield.

Though these fire birds were small in size, the energy they contained far exceeded that of demon beasts. Carrying waves of heat, they swooped down with loud whooshes.

With a "boom", the impact brought by the flock of birds was unbelievably strong.

With just one impact, masses of Marching Clouds rolled and surged, multiple cracks appeared on the Heavenly Shield, flames ignited on the bodies of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, and the entire sky descended into a crimson sea of fire.

Countless fire birds crazily collided against the shield, incessantly impacting without any break.

In the depths of the Chaos, one after another intense blaze rose, forming terrifying crimson giant birds.

The flock of giant birds swept across the sky, howling as they charged towards the Three Realms!

"Twenty-Eight Constellations!"

Heavenly King Li, startled, shouted out: "Unfurl the Star Map!"

The Star Constellations immediately obeyed, ascending high into the sky, unfolding the Star Map, attempting to slow the impact of the giant birds.

"It won't hold, Heavenly King Li can't withstand it!"

Sun Wukong furrowed his brow, stepping forward.

"It's not yet time for Your Majesty to intervene."

A voice advised: "Let me handle this!"

It was Emperor Qinghua.

He flew forth, transforming into a dazzling brilliance surging past the Heavenly Shield, directly confronting the fiery flock of birds.

The Nine-Colored Lotus, like thousands of meteor streams, all bombarded into the flock of giant birds, the exploding brilliance illuminating the entire sky.

A blue flame ignited the crimson giant birds.

The red light weakened, blue light flourished, the giant birds cried pitifully, unable to escape their fate of being burned to ashes.

Very soon, each and every firebird disintegrated, vanishing without a trace.

Emperor Qinghua's attack proved effective, alleviating the pressure on the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, as the rift quickly healed.

Heavenly King Li showed an excited expression.

"Regroup the formation!"

He yelled, as the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals swiftly stabilized the defensive line.

Meanwhile, in the Asura Realm, the glow from the blazing battles also tinted the skies red, the four Heavenly Gates still stood firm, faintly visible amidst the expansive battlefield.

Demon Beasts swarmed densely, with the Immortals resisting vigorously amid the wave of beasts.

"That Buddha must be a transformed Demon, otherwise how could he summon so many Demon Beasts!"

Amidst the surging tide of beasts, Qing Yuanzi shouted loudly.

"That's not the Buddha!"

Lingji Bodhisattva said.

Although the two of them had a good relationship, such words should not be uttered carelessly.

Both were slightly distracted and were soon surrounded by the horde.

Qing Yuanzi thought his end had come, but unexpectedly, a halo flashed by, annihilating all the Demon Beasts.

"Venerate Gouchen."

Qing Yuanzi lifted his head, and saw the brilliant Gouchen flying overhead. With a wave of his hand, he relieved them from the encirclement.

Venerate Gouchen tangled with Demon Beasts outside the realms, his swordplay as fierce as a rushing river, his sword light like the Star River, with one strike he slaughtered two giant birds.

His combat power was astonishing; no matter how fierce the Demon Beasts that thronged towards him, there was none he couldn't vanquish with a single strike.

"The War God is truly frightening."

Qing Yuanzi uttered a heartfelt exclamation.

With a swing of Gouchen's sword, tens of thousands of Demon Beasts were all exterminated.

This was the true demeanor of a War God invincible across the Three Realms!

At the moment, Gouchen was the greatest reliance of the Asura Realm.

However, the number of Demon Beasts was like the vast ocean, despite his immense strength, he could not attend to every Heavenly Gate.

Fortunately, at this moment, another figure arrived wielding tremendous might.

It was a purple arc of lightning, which exploded among the beasts, instantly morphing into hundreds and thousands of spatial rifts, sucking in all the Demon Beasts.

In the blink of an eye, the rifts closed up, leaving behind empty space, with no trace of the Demon Beasts left.

Gouchen turned around.

"Emperor Ziwei."

He laughed loudly: "You finally came."

"I did not come to help you!"

Emperor Ziwei wielded his Purple Sword; each strike powerful like thunder, and in the flashes of lightning, countless Demon Beasts fell.

"I have come to do what needs to be done."

Emperor Ziwei cleared a large swath of Demon Beasts around him and turned his gaze towards the ground, his vision filled with shattered peaks and extensive scars.

Where those Demon Beasts passed, nothing was left behind.

Emperor Ziwei's eyes turned cold.

What a catastrophe it would be should these creatures enter the Three Realms!

"Block their path."

The two emperors, understanding each other's intentions, teamed up to ignite a new round of battle amid the Chaos.

Under their relentless attack, the tide of beasts was rapidly cleared. The points of light emergent from Chaos could not keep up with their slaughtering, gradually, a clearing appeared.

Two unparalleled immense sword lights tore through the Chaos, spanning across the sky, blocking the Demon Beasts' path to the Three Realms.

"Struggling in vain."

Within the blood-red space, Buddha Beads unexpectedly opened their eyes.

He had obtained a power sufficient to destroy the Three Realms.

The eyes of Buddha Beads penetrated the void, looking towards Gouchen and Emperor Ziwei standing in the void.

A thought flashed through his mind.

Millions of Demon Beasts halted their attacking postures at that instant, then rushed towards the center of Chaos, colliding and merging into one, igniting into a flame, like moths to a flame.

When the last Demon Beast vanished, the flames subsided, revealing a monstrously enormous Candle Dragon coiling within the Chaos.

The Candle Dragon, as long as a thousand miles and blurred in form, its eyes like flames burning.

The moment it took form, it dived down with a terrifying aura, charging towards the two emperors.

The two emperors held their swords in defense, their burning sword force could block the Chaos, but they were powerless to stop this formidable monster.

Amidst the roaring sounds, endless heat waves burst forth from the Chaos, the resulting fluctuations violently shaking the Heavenly Gates.

The Immortals guarded the Heavenly Gates while looking up at the Candle Dragon.

"Why is the Candle Dragon here too?"

"That creature, can it transform into any Demon Beast?"

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