Chapter 1729 — Bloodbath at Jade Cliff Pass

"And Human Sovereign Su Muzhe!

" The Village Chief stepped from the ranks, hand resting on his sword but not drawing it, and declared in a ringing voice. The other Human Sovereigns all turned to look, envy written plainly on their faces. To report one's name right on the heels of the First Ancestor at a moment like this was truly a display of unmatched prestige.

Who would have thought little Su would snatch the advantage first?

To announce one's name after him would be like a mere foil, robbed of all glory. The Village Chief could not help but feel a touch of smugness, immensely pleased within: "These old codgers must be dying of jealousy!

" Just then, from the opposite side, the Grand Venerable Divine Marquis laughed heartily and said, "Human Sovereign Shen Wu, I have heard of him. Back in the day, the Yin Son of Heaven scared him so badly he wet his pants and fled as a deserter. As for Human Sovereign Su Muzhe, never heard of him!

" The other Human Sovereigns burst into laughter, casting gloating glances at the Village Chief.

The Village Chief's face flushed with shame. He said, "The Perfected One has no self; the Divine One has no merit; the Sage has no name. It is only natural he does not know my name.

After today's battle, my name will ring loud indeed.

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" The crowd roared with laughter. The Village Chief's face turned crimson, and he stammered, "You pack of undying old buzzards, after today's battle, I shall be renowned throughout the world.

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. " The Grand Venerable Divine Marquis bellowed, "Lads!

Stir your divine weapons and level Jade Cliff Pass! Only by reaching the shore do we have a way to live! " Whoosh— Before Jade Cliff Pass, a million divine weapons soared into the air, great and small alike, like clouds blotting out the sky and sun, flying toward Jade Cliff Pass! The thirty-nine army marquises of the Southern Heavens had suffered a crushing defeat, struck by the counterattack of the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu and then set upon by the forces of the Red Emperor, the Bright Emperor, and Yanyu the Southern Emperor.

To save their lives, they had abandoned all baggage trains and heavy artillery, keeping only the divine weapons in their hands, fleeing light and desperate. Along the way, who knows how many comrades they had left behind to hold the rear.

Only these million gods and demons had escaped with their lives.

Yet even so, they outnumbered the Jingping Deityfolk led by the Human Sovereign Hall by tenfold!

Moreover, those who had survived the Southern Sea battlefield were the elite of the elite, each possessed of extraordinary skill. A million divine weapons took to the air, erupting with dense, incomparable divine light, charging toward Jade Cliff Pass.

The spectacle was so magnificent, so breathtakingly shocking! The First Ancestor Human Sovereign's body trembled, and a celestial palace leapt forth behind him.

Upon the Lingxiao Hall, his Primordial Spirit sat upon the imperial throne, then abruptly rose to his feet.

"The sun circles mid-heaven, flowing through all ages! " The power of his Imperial Throne realm erupted. His vast divine ability transformed into a massive vortex, sweeping up the million divine weapons, sending them howling around Jade Cliff Pass. The might of those divine weapons burst forth, yet within this torrent of weapons they struck and clashed against one another, exploding with thunderous booms!

The First Ancestor Human Sovereign's divine ability was called the Heaven-Earth Seal. His cultivation was exceedingly profound, and when his mana drove his divine ability, it was truly terrifying to behold!

The million Southern Heaven gods and demons before Jade Cliff Pass were horrified at the sight. Yet in the next instant, more than a dozen figures shot skyward, charging toward the First Ancestor Human Sovereign atop the cliff of Jade Cliff Pass.

Behind each of their heads, celestial palaces leapt forth—these were the Imperial Throne powerhouses among the thirty-nine lords of the Southern Heavens!

Among the Southern Heaven lords, Imperial Throne powerhouses were not few. Though several of these Imperial Throne realm beings had died in the Southern Sea battle, the chaos of the battlefield had allowed them to escape. Qi Xiayu, the Red Emperor, the Bright Emperor, Yanyu, and the Southern Emperor had fewer troops and, to maximize enemy casualties, had chosen to annihilate the enemy's living strength as much as possible, devouring their forces bit by bit—and thus these few had slipped away. These Imperial Throne powerhouses charged up Jade Cliff Pass. This was now the period of the First Ancestor Human Sovereign's greatest weakness. He was simultaneously contending against a million divine weapons, under immense pressure, his defenses empty.

If they closed in and surrounded him, he would absolutely perish on the spot in a single instant! The First Ancestor Human Sovereign stomped his foot heavily, and his divine ability shifted. "Heaven collapses, earth sinks, the sad autumn wind! " His divine ability erupted.

With himself as the center, space collapsed inward toward him.

The million battered divine weapons madly converged, colliding violently, smashing into a massive iron ball of divine weapons before him!

The First Ancestor Human Sovereign held this iron ball of divine weapons in both hands and pushed it toward those dozen-plus Imperial Throne powerhouses! The Heaven-Earth Seal Method, Twenty-Sixth Heaven: Can Move Mountains, But Not the Will! His Dao realm erupted.

His unshakable will was contained entirely within this one strike!

The dozen-plus Imperial Throne powerhouses were deeply shaken.

Though they too were of the Imperial Throne realm, the First Ancestor Human Sovereign's strike contained Dao realm—closer to the Dao than they, the power of his divine ability was greater!

"Thankfully we have numbers on our side! " The Grand Venerable Divine Marquis roared, and the dozen-plus Imperial Throne powerhouses simultaneously unleashed their divine abilities, blasting at that iron ball of divine weapons!

Both sides' mana surged to the utmost.

The massive iron ball formed from a million divine weapons instantly warped; countless weapons were shaken apart by the immense force—breaking, shattering, melting! BOOM!

The iron ball, heated red-hot by the power of the divine abilities, exploded. A sky-full of molten divine gold and divine iron spread like a great curtain across Jade Cliff Pass.

The dozen-plus Imperial Throne powerhouses were momentarily checked.

The First Ancestor Human Sovereign staggered back. Just then, a streak of sword-light pierced through the great curtain of molten divine metal, and the Sword Dao Heavens unfurled!

Shua, shua, shua—sword-light rippled, carrying golden molten metal and iron like a tide surging forth, one wave barely subsiding before another rose within his sword-light! The Village Chief strode forward with his sword.

Though his cultivation was not high, his mastery of the Sword Dao was exceedingly profound. His very first strike was the Sword Dao's Thirtieth Heaven!

Years ago, before his retirement, he had already been a Sword Dao True God. At the Divine Bridge realm, he could stand firm against True Gods of the Southern Heaven Gate realm without defeat.

His Sword Dao was even named after his sword diagram; even then, his Dao realm had already been the Sword Dao's Tenth Heaven. In recent years, with the Jingping Reforms, he had presided over the Hall of Hearing the Dao, and had been tempered and honed by the Founding Emperor. His mastery of the Sword Dao had grown ever higher!

Though his Sword Dao foundation could not match monstrous talents like the Founding Emperor, Shen Mu, or Jiang Baigui, it was more solid and grounded. His Sword Dao's Thirtieth Heaven displayed battle power second only to the First Ancestor—truly dazzling beyond measure!