In the Thirty-three Layers of Heaven, countless demonic beasts and heavenly soldiers were engaged in a chaotic battle, neither giving way to the other.
Light burst forth from the weapons and spells, and the sounds of battle, beasts roaring, and spells bombarding one after another filled the air.
The heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals were constantly being knocked away, and their formations were constantly being torn apart.
"Fill up the holes!"
Amidst the deafening explosions, there were people shouting.
An endless stream of soldiers rushed forward to fill up the holes.
However many people fell, the same number of people rushed forward.
The Monkey King stood in the sky and looked at the dense flames of war.
In the grand battle, the Beast Tide was as terrifying as an unstoppable flood.
In the face of the Beast Tide, every single heavenly soldier and heavenly general was like a speck of dust.
But it was precisely these people that gathered together that formed the indestructible Shield of Heaven.
"Li Tianwang's protective heavenly light has changed."
The Jade Emperor walked to the Monkey King's side. "Why is the Linglong Pagoda no longer affected by the tribulation fire?"
The demonic beasts that surged over continuously crashed into the Linglong Pagoda, and their bodies were smashed into smithereens. However, the pagoda only trembled violently, and it continued to shine brightly, without a single crack appearing on it.
"It's the power of wishes."
The Monkey King replied, "The power of wishes of all living beings is injected into it."
The desire of all living beings to overcome the great tribulation was gathered on the pagoda, bestowing Li Tianwang with even greater power.
"That is the power of the hidden soul."
The Ancestral Buddha said, "It is the power that connects all living beings and breaks through the primordial chaos, allowing one to continue forward no matter what kind of situation they are in."
When the Monkey King heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and a contemplative expression appeared on his face.
In the Thirty-three Layers of Heaven, the Shield of Heaven stubbornly resisted the Beast Tide, forcibly holding on for two incense sticks' time.
But the great tribulation was not unchanging.
In the primordial chaos, at the source of the billions of specks of light, a scarlet light suddenly appeared.
A terrifying heat surged out like a burning sunset. Following that, the scarlet light shot up into the sky, turning into a giant bird with a red belly and a golden crown, standing at the end of the primordial chaos.
That giant bird was incomparably huge. When it spread its wings, it was like a cloud that covered the sky. All of the specks of light were attracted to it, turning into flames that converged on its body.
The demonic beasts that had already taken form nearby also threw themselves into the flames, like a hundred birds bowing down to the phoenix, all beasts bowing down to it.
"It's absorbing the power of the demonic beasts!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Canopy Marshal!"
Li Tianwang shouted loudly. He had a premonition that an even greater impact was coming.
The Canopy Marshal led the 80,000 Celestial River Marines and charged madly up the 33 Levels of Heaven. Immortal Arts covered the area, layer after layer of light flashed, covering the Shield of Heaven with a barrier of flowing water.
The giant bird approached, its entire body flickering with fiery light. Everywhere it passed, a sea of flames overflowed, everything distorted and burned.
As it approached, the immortal armors of the heavenly soldiers and generals began to show signs of melting.
The edges of the immortal armor cracked in the heat, turning into golden liquid that dripped down. The situation was extremely shocking.
"Bang!"
The giant bird suddenly let out a violent cry. It was like an ear-piercing explosion, causing pain in the eardrums. For a moment, other than the sharp tinnitus, no other sound could be heard.
Countless flaming birds shot out from its body.
The flock of flaming birds pierced through the thick water mist and crashed into the Shield of Heaven.
Although these flaming birds were small, the energy contained within them far exceeded that of the demonic beasts.
They brought with them a heatwave as they swooped down.
"Boom!" The impact of the flock of flaming birds was unbelievable.
With just one impact, a large patch of clouds started to churn. Several cracks appeared on the Shield of Heaven. Flames ignited on the bodies of the heavenly soldiers and generals, turning the entire sky into a sea of crimson red flames.
Countless flaming birds crashed into the shield in a frenzy, there was no pause between their attacks.
In the depths of chaos, flaming lights rose one after another, turning into terrifying crimson birds.
The flock of flaming birds flew through the sky and charged toward the Three Realms!
"Twenty-eight Lunar Mansions!"
Li Tianwang was shocked and shouted, "Open the Star Map!"
The Lunar Mansions immediately flew into the sky and opened the Star Map, trying to slow down the flock of flaming birds.
"No, Li Tianwang can't stop them!"
Monkey King's brows furrowed as he took a step forward.
"It's not time for Your Majesty to act yet."
A voice dissuaded, "Let me do it!"
It was Emperor Qing Hua.
He flew through the air and transformed into a dazzling streak of light that pierced through the Shield of Heaven and faced the flaming birds head-on.
Nine-colored lotus flowers crashed into the flock of flaming birds like countless shooting stars, illuminating the entire sky.
Azure flames lit up the crimson birds.
The red light gradually faded as the azure light flourished. The flaming birds wailed in anguish, but they were unable to escape the fate of being incinerated to ashes.
In next to no time, the Firebirds disintegrated and vanished without a trace.
Emperor Qing Hua's attack was effective, and the pressure on the heavenly soldiers and generals lessened slightly as the cracks in the sky quickly healed.
An excited expression appeared on Li Tianwang's face.
"Reorganize the formation!"
He yelled, and the heavenly soldiers and generals immediately reorganized the defensive line.
Meanwhile, in the Asura Realm, the flames of war had also lit up the entire sky. The four Heavenly Gates were still standing, and they were only barely visible in the midst of the flames of war.
The demon beasts were densely packed, the immortals were doing their best to resist the beast tide.
"That Buddha must be a demon in disguise. Otherwise, how could he summon so many demonic beasts?"
Qing Yuanzi shouted amidst the beast tide.
"That's not Buddha!"
Bodhisattva Lingji said.
Even though the two of them had a good relationship, such words couldn't be spoken carelessly.
The moment the two of them were distracted, they were surrounded by the beast horde.
Qing Yuanzi thought that his life was over, but unexpectedly, a halo flashed by and destroyed all the demonic beasts.
"Celestial Sovereign Chen."
Qing Yuanzi raised his head and saw the dazzling North Star Empire flying across the sky. With a wave of his hand, he helped them out of their predicament.
Celestial Venerable Gouchen was entangled with the demonic beasts in the Outer Realm. His sword prowess was like a surging river, and his sword light was like a river of stars. With a single strike, he killed two giant birds.
His battle prowess was astonishing. No matter how powerful the demonic beasts were, there was nothing he couldn't deal with with a single sword strike.
"The War God is truly terrifying."
Qing Yuanzi praised from the bottom of his heart.
Gou Chen waved his sword and killed over ten thousand demonic beasts.
This was the attitude of the invincible War God of the Three Realms!
Right now, Gou Chen was the Asura World's greatest reliance.
However, the number of demonic beasts was like a vast ocean. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't take care of every Heavenly Gate.
Fortunately, at this moment, another person arrived with a majestic aura.
It was a purple electric arc. It exploded among the demonic beasts and instantly turned into thousands of spatial cracks, which sucked the demonic beasts in.
In the blink of an eye, the spatial cracks closed, leaving behind only an empty space. There were no demonic beasts left.
Gou Chen turned around.
"Ziwei The Great."
He laughed loudly. "You're finally here."
"I'm not here to help you!"
Ziwei The Great waved his purple sword. Every strike was like a thunderbolt. As the electric arcs flashed, countless demonic beasts fell.
"I'm here to do what needs to be done."
Ziwei The Great swept away the surrounding demonic beasts and turned his gaze to the ground. What he saw was a mountain range that was shattered and full of scars.
Wherever the demonic beasts passed by, nothing would be left behind.
Ziwei The Great's gaze turned cold.
If these fellows were to enter the Three Realms, how many lives would be plunged into misery and suffering!
"Block their path."
The two Thearchs worked together and started a new round of war in the primordial chaos.
Under their all-out attacks, the demonic beasts were quickly cleared.
The light spots from the primordial chaos couldn't keep up with their slaughter. Gradually, an empty space appeared.
Two boundless sword lights crossed the primordial chaos and blocked the demonic beasts' path to the Three Realms.
"A final struggle."
In the blood-colored space, the Buddha Bead opened his eyes.
He had already obtained enough power to destroy the Three Realms.
The Buddha Bead's eyes pierced through the void and looked at Gou Chen and Ziwei The Great who were standing in the void.
A thought flashed past his mind.
Millions of demonic beasts instantly stopped attacking. Then, they charged toward the center of the primordial chaos. They collided with each other, gathered together, and burned like moths flying into a flame.
When the last demonic beast disappeared, the flames faded, and a Torch Dragon with a terrifying aura spiraled in the primordial chaos.
The Torch Dragon's body was thousands of miles long. It was wriggling and blurry, and its eyes were burning like flames.
The moment it formed, it swooped down with a terrifying aura and charged toward the two Thearchs.
The two Thearchs blocked with their swords. The burning sword aura could block the primordial chaos, but it was unable to stop this terrifying monster.
Amidst the booming sound, endless heatwaves erupted in the primordial chaos. The resulting shockwaves shook the Heavenly Gate.
The immortals guarded the Heavenly Gate while looking up at the Torch Dragon.
"Why is the Torch Dragon here?"
"Can that fellow transform into any demonic beast?"