Chapter 2783 - 2782: The Empress Returns

Chapter 2783: Chapter 2782: The Empress Returns

In the sky, flashes of sword light streaked past, descending with a fierce momentum.

A general in a golden robe, wielding the Tri-Edged Double-Blade, landed in front of the assembled soldiers with three thousand Straw-headed Gods.

The soldiers, upon seeing him, shouted enthusiastically, "Yang Jian, the Divine Monarch!"

As the War God of the Heavenly Court, everyone hadn’t seen Yang Jian for a long time.

With him present, the morale of the army became increasingly stable.

Bai Ze smirked, "A hundred-legged insect dies but doesn’t stiffen, you few juniors can hardly cause any big waves!"

"Really?"

In the void, war drums thundered.

A light cry echoed in the air, as the Five Emperors of the Directions arrived with Heaven Bless Marshal, Hei Sha General, True Martial General, commanding a hundred thousand navy from the Milky Way.

The two hundred thousand joint navy forces reunited, once again seeing the prestige of the Heavenly Court.

The Five Emperors of the Directions had fought against the Ancient Demon Clan at the border before, the two sides were no strangers.

Rivals meet, eyes full of hatred.

Bai Ze suddenly realized some things, they couldn’t touch.

The Peach Garden is the foundation of the Heavenly Court, the immortals serve the Heavenly Court merely to seek immortality.

If they want to touch the Peach Garden, they must pay the price in blood.

Bai Ze’s voice turned sinister, "Good, since this battle is inevitable, there’s no need to hide anymore."

The Demon Clan seeks absolute control of the Heavenly Court, these Human Race soldiers cannot be left alone.

With Bai Ze’s command, all the Demon Kings bared their fangs, revealing their weapons.

At this moment, a Demon King hurriedly came from the Mortal Realm, found Bai Ze at the front of the formation and said, "Think Tank, it’s bad. The Human Race army has attacked from the Mortal Realm, and now they’ve broken through eighteen layers of heaven, soon reaching the Thirty-Three Heavens."

"What?"

Bai Ze asked in surprise, "How many troops do they have?"

The Demon King reported, "It’s packed densely, numbering a million."

Bai Ze’s beard trembled, full of disbelief, "The Human Race army had long been frightened by us, where would they have a million troops? Go investigate again, have the soldiers retreat to the Thirty-Three Heavens, they must guard the Four Gates of Heaven."

"Yes!"

The Demon King hurried away to deliver the orders.

Bai Ze and the Demon Kings discussed briefly, then urgently ordered, "My followers, the Human Race army is merely bluffing. Let us take the Peach Garden with full force, plunder all the peaches and peach trees here, and the Three Realms will henceforth belong to our Demon Clan!"

At the crucial moment, Bai Ze decided to go all in.

No matter how many Humans there are, when they seize the Peach Garden, profit is gained, at worst they can leave the Heavenly Court.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"..."

The Demon Clan army roared with war drums, suddenly bursting into battle cries, charging into the Human Race army from all directions.

Nezha and Yang Jian along with Tianyou, Hei Sha, True Martial, the three marshals simultaneously waved their arms, "Defend!"

The army surrounded the Peach Garden, building dense layers of defenses.

The Ancient Demon Clan army, like a dense black torrent, instantly submerged the two hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals.

Both sides fell into chaos, blood covering the ground, wails everywhere.

Bai Ze’s neighboring Demon Kings Kui Ox, Jiu Ying, Zi Tie, Taowu, and Gui Che fought in mixed battle with the Five Emperors of the Directions.

Kunpeng Ancestor was not there, as he had already entered the Peach Garden with Little Peng King, Sun Wukong, and Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord.

Quasi-Saint level cultivation, concealing heavenly secrets.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals naturally couldn’t detect it.

Sun Wukong ate a peach, sighing, "The Heavenly Court’s fortune ultimately doesn’t belong to our Demon Clan!"

Little Peng King scoffed, "If it doesn’t belong then it doesn’t belong, anyway I didn’t intend to serve in the Heavenly Court."

Kunpeng Ancestor held a peach cultivated for ten thousand years, tears flowing from his eyes, "The last time I ate this was during the Peach Festival. The Heavenly Empress Mother was stingy, only giving me one. I hadn’t tasted it yet, and the peach was down to just the pit."

Sun Wukong laughed nearby, "This peach, I ate quite a few during my rampage through the Heavenly Palace. But given the significant circumstances here, we better leave as soon as possible, lest we get trapped by the restrictions here."

Kunpeng Ancestor nodded, unwilling to meddle in fate, opting not to pick excessively, consuming one peach, carrying one, quickly leaving with Little Peng King, Sun Wukong, and Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord.

Outside, as the battle reached a fever pitch, gigantic black warships suddenly rose above the Thirty-Three Heavens.

These warships resembled massive Kunpeng floating atop the heads of the Ancient Demon Clan, suddenly erupting rays of blinding sunlight, directing into the Ancient Demon Clan’s army formation.

A loud, muffled roar followed, shaking the Spiritual Continental.

A beam blasted out, blowing hundreds of the Ancient Demon Clan away.

Incompatible emerged from the Peach Garden and called to Bai Ze, "Withdraw, leave here!"

Bai Ze’s eyes were red, "The Peach Garden is right in front, must it be abandoned?"

Incompatible loudly rebuked, "The heavenly mandate doesn’t favor our Demon Clan, if we don’t leave now, we’ll face complete annihilation!"

Outside the various heavenly gates, the sounds of Human Race combat echoed.

Bai Ze’s Divine Sense scanned the area, a face of shock discovering indeed a million Human Race soldiers closing in to surround.

He roared unwillingly, "Why does the heavenly mandate not favor our Demon Clan?"

Amidst the roaring of Human Race warships, the Ancient Demon Clan army swiftly contracted their forces, breaking through in a single direction.

Li Jing, the first to leap forward, shouted with the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, "The Heavenly Emperor returns, the Human Race has won!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

"..."

The Human Race army below shouted insanely, unexpectedly defeating the Ancient Demon Clan.

"Soldiers, follow me to defeat the enemy!"

Li Jing called across the sky, leading twenty thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, pursued and attacked the Ancient Demon Clan.

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, it became a chaotic mess.

The army pursued the Ancient Demon Clan, halting only after driving them from the Celestial Realm.

Various troops organized their military forces, converging towards the Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall.

Everyone thought the Jade Emperor returned, bringing the armies, awaiting the Jade Emperor’s inspection.

Unforeseen, a woman emerged from the peculiar warship.

She donned a gold-embroidered Phoenix Robe, topped with a phoenix crown, standing with imperial aura before the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

A million soldiers, dressed in bizarre silver and gold uniforms, raised their weapons in unison, fervently shouting, "Hail to the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Hail to the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Hail to the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Hail to the Heavenly Emperor!"

"..."

Their faces displayed excitement and reverence, never imagining a day to truly come to the Heavenly Court following the Empress.

They stood before the Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall, a place they once could only gaze at and dream of reaching.

This all felt immensely surreal.

Yet, here it had all manifested into reality.

The troops led by Li Jing, including ten thousand Heavenly Soldiers, and the three marshals commanding ten thousand navy, stood in suspense, bewildered.

An old immortal quickly arrived with an edict, first saluting the Empress, then pulled out the Imperial Decree, facing the assembled soldiers.