The flames of war in the Thirty-third Heaven escalated once again.
Even though they knew that this battle was going to be a bottomless pit, countless Asura Tribe warriors still threw their lives into the battle like gamblers.
They were stopped for a while, but after the light from the Heavenly Palace faded and more of their brethren arrived, the Asura Tribe's momentum continued to climb, and the heavenly soldiers soon lost their first line of defense. The flames of war entered the Thirty-second Heaven.
The battle unfolded around the Heavenly River.
The immortals and buddhas formed a massive barrier to stop the Asura Tribe from advancing any further.
However, this was not an easy task at a time when the heavenly soldiers' momentum was waning.
Qing Yuanzi was also one of the defenders, and he and the female Asura fought side by side as they yelled, "How many enemies do we have?"
"There are at least thirty million Asura Tribe warriors who can fight!"
The female Asura replied in a loud voice.
"Are you cockroaches?"
Qing Yuanzi couldn't help but curse.
In order to attack the Three Realms, the Asura Tribe had mobilized all of their forces. Just their numbers alone were enough to crush the defenses of the Heavenly Palace.
The longer the battle dragged on, the more perilous the situation became for the Heavenly Palace.
From time to time, a few terrifying shockwaves would sweep past the Heavenly River, and all those who were struck by those shockwaves were instantly pulverized.
This was the battle between Emperor Qing Hua and Luo Huo, and it was filled with earth-shattering divine might. Their battle caused the entire Thirty-third Heaven to rumble and tremble, as if it were about to collapse.
"This Asura King seems to be more powerful than the other three combined!"
Qing Yuanzi said.
"Shut your crow's beak."
The female Asura flared up with rage. "You have no idea what this means!"
A massive explosion suddenly erupted in the distance.
"Not good!"
The female Asura's expression shifted, and she shielded the feeble Qing Yuanzi in her arms before using her back to block the impact of the explosion.
"Cough cough …"
Qing Yuanzi was able to escape by luck, and he looked toward the explosion. "The Dou Shuai Palace really is suicidal."
The Dou Shuai Palace was Taishang Laojun's residence. Taishang Laojun had moved all of his immortal pills to the human world as soon as he discovered that the Asura Tribe was about to invade.
The Dou Shuai Palace only had some gunpowder left over from his pill refinement.
Beside the heavenly river, the flames of war overflowed into the heavens, continuing for a long time without stopping.
Although the light of the flames had disappeared into the darkness, the sound was still incessant.
The silent shadow opened its eyes in the darkness.
"Fight, fight!"
Torch Dragon looked greedily at the flames of war ahead.
The darkness could hide everyone's sight, but it could not hide the senses of the Chaotic Gods.
Not only could the raging flames of war weaken the Three Realms, but it could also strengthen Torch Dragon.
The immortal energy left behind by those who had sacrificed themselves was his food.
The Torch Dragon turned to face Emperor Qing Hua, who was battling Rahu, and the immortal power around him was unparalleled.
If it could eat the immortal energy, it would have a greater chance of winning.
The Torch Dragon approached Emperor Qing Hua in a soundless manner.
In the Lingxiao Palace of the Golden Arches, ever since Luo Hou arrived at the battlefield, the only light left was the candles lit by the maidservants.
Next to the candlelight with incense, the Jade Emperor put the chess pieces on the chessboard. "There are so many variables in this game."
"But in the end, we still have to finish it."
The Monkey King replied.
He had only just made this move when a resounding boom suddenly erupted, and the candlelight was blasted apart by the shockwaves.
The shockwaves from the battle of the 33 Heavens were transmitted into the Lingxiao Palace of the Golden Arches.
"Your Majesties."
The guardian priest hurriedly made his way into the palace.
"It's alright."
The Jade Emperor waved a hand. "They won't be able to get through."
The flames of war of this scale were far inferior to the Monkey King from a decade or so ago.
Back then, the Monkey King was able to sweep through the Heavenly Palace by himself, and all of the Immortals and Gods tried to run away from him.
Even the entire Asura Tribe combined couldn't reach that level.
"Light the fire."
The Jade Emperor instructed the maidservant.
The maidservant lit the candlelight again.
However, the Jade Emperor and the Monkey King had only just made a few moves when another resounding boom erupted from outside.
The invisible shockwaves of battle pierced through the palace walls, and the candlelight flickered before being extinguished.
The Jade Emperor was a little sad.
"Little Brother Yu, can you light a fire for me?"
The Jade Emperor asked.
"Sure"
The Monkey King nodded and flicked his finger.
In an instant, a blinding white light erupted from the Cloudy Palace of the Golden Arches.
The white light was like a sharp blade that tore through the darkness, shooting towards the 33 Layers of Heaven. It was so bright that it immediately drew everyone's attention.
"What is that!?"
The 33 Layers of Heaven. The nine-headed Vemachitra was currently fighting against the group of Immortals led by Li Tianwang.
Seeing the light coming from below, Ne Zha and the Immortals didn't hesitate at all and dodged.
Vemachitra and Li Tianwang were right above the light, so they didn't have time to dodge. The white light instantly struck them.
Li Tianwang then shot through the clouds like a cannonball, crashing into the [Tushita Palace], causing rocks to fly everywhere.
Although Vemachitra wasn't sent flying, he was even more heavily injured — — - both of his heads fell off when the light passed by.
"My heads!"
Vemachitra let out a shrill scream.
The battlefield suddenly became silent.
Everyone dodged the white light and looked toward the 33 Layers of Heaven.
The white light stopped after reaching the 33 Layers of Heaven.
What kind of a scene was this?
Within the darkness, there was only a single dazzling pillar of light piercing through the battlefield and into the clouds.
Everyone was dumbstruck.
Rahu's concealment technique was completely ineffective against the pillar of light, and an expression of shock appeared on his face.
"What kind of spell technique is this?"
"The Celestial Thearch"
Emperor Qing Hua replied.
Rahu's heart instantly fell into a deathly silence.
What kind of power could bestow such terrifying power upon a single pillar of light?
A sense of horror welled up in Rahu's heart.
Just how powerful was the Lord of the Three Realms?
On the banks of the Divine River, the heavenly soldiers began to come to a realization upon seeing the dazzling pillar of light.
"The Celestial Thearch! It's the Celestial Thearch!"
"The Celestial Thearch has made his move!"
They reorganized their formation amid loud cheers and were filled with hope again.
Meanwhile, in the Cloudy Palace of the Golden Arches, Monkey King withdrew his hand.
"Let's continue."
He said.
Jade Emperor faltered momentarily before shaking his head.
"I didn't tell you to light such a huge fire."
That was what he was thinking.
This was the first time in his life that Jade Emperor had seen someone light a fire like this.
"Are we going to ignore that snake up there?"
Jade Emperor asked.
"No need."
Goku held the chess piece and said, "That's just a doppelganger."
Within the 33 Layers of Heaven, Emperor Qing Hua discovered a black snake not far behind him.
The black snake had fused as one with the darkness and gave off no aura, nor did it reflect any light. If it weren't for the light unleashed by Monkey King, it would have been very difficult for Emperor Qing Hua to discover it.
At this moment, the black snake's expression was filled with astonishment, as if it hadn't expected to be discovered so quickly.
"So that's how it is."
Emperor Qing Hua chuckled coldly. "How dare such a treacherous little bastard compete with His Majesty!"
He unleashed his Nine-Colored Lotus and instantly pulverized the black snake.
"Rahu, you useless idiot!"
The Torch Dragon roared with rage after seeing its plan fail again.
Rahu faltered for a long time upon seeing this before his expression darkened.