Chapter 926: The Ten Absolute Formations Rise!

"What... what was that?!" Watching the golden light gradually vanish into the heavens, every immortal of the Ten Thousand Immortal Sea was seized by a state of lingering dread and uncertainty.

"There is no need for panic, everyone!" Daoist Master Miaofa fixed his glare upon Fang Qi as he stepped out of the shop, his voice cold and sharp. "The only thing he relies upon is but a demonic ape. Furthermore, that power is fundamentally not his own, and it cannot be sustained for long!"

The last time, he had been so terrified that he ordered a retreat, only to discover afterward through investigation that Fang Qi's strength could not endure. Though he himself had been no match for it, as long as they avoided the enemy's main strength and struck at their weaknesses, prolonging the battle for just a while longer, the power attached to Fang Qi's body would fade, leaving him utterly helpless before him!

He had always regarded that affair as a profound disgrace. In coming here today, he harbored no small desire to wipe clean his past humiliation, and he immediately bellowed in a harsh tone, "I shall see just how long you can keep up this bluff of yours!"

One must remember that on the previous occasion, he alone had led the immortal soldiers, whereas this time, the entirety of the Ten Thousand Immortal Sea had brought forth an innumerable host of capable talents!

Clutching his jade plaque, he retreated into the midst of the gathered immortals. Upon the high-looming auspicious clouds, he was flanked on all sides by the eight ancient immortal clans, with a total of twenty-eight elders and venerable lords—more than half of whom were gathered here at this very moment!

There were furthermore reclusive immortals drawn from every corner of the Ten Thousand Immortal Sea, and among these formidable figures, Daoist Master Miaofa was but a single individual of minor consequence!

In truth, a force of such magnitude was never meant to be deployed against a mere mortal, but rather to guard against those fiendish gods arriving from the Nine Serenities.

With a power so peerlessly immense, it seemed to him an absolute case of using a meat cleaver to kill a chicken!

Only then did Daoist Master Miaofa sneer, "How laughable that a scoundrel like you, with death staring you in the face, remains utterly oblivious! Hurry and summon that demonic ape! Today, we shall see it buried right here alongside you!"

"Boss..." Not only were the Eastern Continent forces like the Haotian Sect trembling, but even the several ancient ancestors looked profoundly uneasy. Jiang Xiaoyuan, who had just returned to the sect after her vacation, could not help but turn slightly pale, slipping instinctively behind Boss Fang. "There are so many of them..."

They were not merely numerous; they were far more aggressive and menacing than the last time!

Above the sky, waves of incredibly terrifying pressure pressed down like mountains, stifling the breath of everyone below.

Never had they witnessed so many horrific immortals assembled in one place, and from their bodies, they could vaguely sense an awful aura akin to that of Golden Immortals!

"There are... so many Golden Immortals?!" Shock and horror washed over many faces.

In the past, they could still manage to contend with those immortal soldiers and generals to some degree, but... against figures of this caliber, what did they have to resist them?!

What worried them most was that if the enemy employed underhanded tactics, bypassing Boss Fang to seize them instead, they would end up becoming nothing but a liability!

Seeing the fearful expressions of the crowd, Daoist Master Miaofa could not help but nod in satisfaction. "Are you still refusing to call that demon out?!"

"Where are the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spiritual Generals?!"

"We are here!" answered thirty-six extraordinarily divine immortal generals.

"Since that demonic ape refuses to show itself..." Daoist Master Miaofa pointed at Fang Qi and everyone present, declaring, "Apprehend them all and cast them into the Dark Prison of the Azure Sea to await judgment!"

"Understood!" Receiving the command, the thirty-six generals whipped up a cloud of golden mist and charged forward, brimming with murderous intent alongside their immortal soldiers!

Yet at that very instant, the phantom silhouette behind Fang Qi split from one into ten! Ten spectral figures stepped out from the void, gradually solidifying into physical form!

The Thirty-Six Heavenly Spiritual Generals halted immediately, eyeing the ten figures before them with wary vigilance.

Those ten practitioners of the Dao possessed countenances of green, yellow, crimson, white, and red that were exceedingly bizarre and laced with ferocity. As the ten manifested, a cold mist drifted between heaven and earth, murderous light flashed, a mournful wind howled, and the air filled with a dense, palpable intent to kill!

The high-grade carrier stone Fang Qi had acquired this time was a perfect item resulting from the system's latest upgrade and refinement. Vertically speaking, it could bear the manifestation of even more powerful entities; horizontally speaking, it could simultaneously manifest multiple individuals who shared an extremely close bond!

Daoist Master Miaofa’s expression turned cold as well, and he said savagely, "All immortal lands under heaven recognize our eight clans as the primordial orthodoxy. From which path of immortals do you hail?! How dare you obstruct the path of our Ten Thousand Immortals Orthodoxy?!"

"The Eight Great Immortal Clans are present! Let all miscellaneous immortals step aside immediately!" the leader of the Heavenly Spiritual Generals barked at once. "We shall spare you the death penalty!"

Before the watchful eyes of the crowd, Fang Qi produced a scroll of formation diagrams and bowed slightly to the figures. "Honored elders, if you please!"

One Taoist stepped forward, wearing a lotus-seed headband and a crimson silk robe embroidered with white cranes, holding a four-edged golden mace and covertly carrying the mystical Immortal-Capturing Cord. This was none other than Heavenly Lord Qin.

Heavenly Lord Qin spoke, "I am Qin Wan, a Qi cultivator from Golden Island. What Daoist arts do you possess that embolden you to rely on your abilities and unleash such violence?!"

Hearing this, not only Daoist Master Miaofa but all the gathered elders and venerable lords could not help but burst into hearty laughter. "Listen well! This master is of the orthodox lineage of the Eight Great Immortal Clans, the Sword-Wielding Elder of the Gui Clan, Daoist Master Yuanjue Miaofa!"

Beside him stood a middle-aged venerable lord clad in an ash-white long robe, who barked fiercely, "A mere secular Qi cultivator dares to obstruct the immortal generals of our eight clans? You are nothing but the light of a firefly attempting to compete with the brilliant moon!"

The ten figures showed no anger. Each invoked their Daoist magic as the formation diagrams unfurled. Ten beams of black light shot into the sky, piercing straight through the clouds, their murderous aura penetrating directly into the immortal realm!

The ten formations linked together. Viewed from the outside, thick smoke rolled, dark clouds blanketed the sky, an overwhelming malevolent aura filled the air, and ghosts wept while deities howled, enveloping the entire world!

Heavenly Lord Qin smiled and said, "We bid you die in the early morning, and you dare not tarry until noon. You mere unorthodox rogue immortals, do you dare enter the formation to meet your deaths?!"

"Arrogant!"

"Audacious mortal rogue cultivators, how dare you be so insolent?!" The middle-aged man in ash-white robes beside Daoist Master Miaofa roared with rage on the spot. "A mere petty formation! Where are the Spiritual Generals of the Four Quarters?!"

"We are here!" Four figures stepped forward in unison. The first had a green face and wore green robes, appearing to be only middle-aged, with a pair of black dragons soaring beneath his feet amidst a rumbling peal of heavenly thunder.

The second possessed a black face and black armor, looking to be in the prime of his life, standing over two chang tall and wielding a massive golden hammer; with one step forward, the heavens shook and the earth trembled!

The third had the appearance of a young Taoist priest in white robes, treading upon auspicious clouds with a smile on his face, lightly waving a paper fan that conjured a furious gale; the reverence in the eyes of the watching immortal soldiers was even greater upon his arrival than for the others.

The final figure was a white-haired old man wearing a cold smirk, his gaze arresting and piercing to the soul.

The four who emerged together were the Spiritual Generals of the Four Quarters, far more powerful than the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spiritual Generals!

"Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and Seventy-Two Earthly Spiritual Generals, hear my command!" The leading green-faced, green-robed general treading upon twin dragons shouted with a voice like thunder. "Follow me down to crush this mortal array!"

"Understood!"

...

"This is...?!"

At the new shop on the Eastern Continent, all the elders of the Haotian Sect and various sects, as well as the ancient ancestors, stared blankly at the ten figures and the formation before them. How could they fail to recognize it?

"This is... the Ten Absolute Formations?!"

As the four great spiritual generals led the host of immortal generals into the array, sand and dust swirled furiously within, the paths became convoluted and chaotic, and everything turned into a blur of primordial darkness where the light of the sun and moon could not penetrate, as an overwhelming tribulation of slaughter surged up from beneath their feet!

This formation was passed down by the Grandmaster Heaven-Reaching, aligning with the primordial numbers and harboring the secrets of chaos within, where the transformations of the Three Powers and Yin and Yang were infinitely profound!