307: Chapter 307 Liang Kingdom suffers a crushing defeat, Shangqing loses everything!

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The Myriad Demon Domain was newly established, plundering three prefectures and seizing one.

Of the nine prefectures of the Qingcang Kingdom, nearly half had been lost. Of the remaining five prefectures, Feng Prefecture had degenerated into a battlefield against the South Sea Yao Race.

Mo Prefecture and Hua Prefecture were already desolate lands to begin with and had yet to recover much of their Origin Qi. Naturally, they were of little use and extremely barren...

On top of that, True Monarch Ziyang, Great Lord Ao Qin, and other Nascent Souls had erupted into a great war in Yin Province.

They turned the entire prefecture upside down, wiping out all living things...

Thus, of the nine prefectures of the Qingcang Kingdom, five were completely ruined, two were half-dead, and one was lost...

Only Qing Prefecture, ruled by the Shangqing Sect, remained relatively intact.

As a whole, more than half of it was ruined.

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Shifting focus back to the heart of the Liang Kingdom.

Blood rain fell continuously for several days, and the dao rhyme between heaven and earth reached its absolute peak.

In the center of You Prefecture, the once-prosperous cultivation city had long since turned into a giant crater spanning ten thousand miles, leaving millions of miles of barren land!

Above the giant crater, the chaotic battle among the Nascent Souls was finally drawing to a close.

The Taiqing Sect's Grand Elder, True Monarch Qingxuan, had only a bare wooden handle left of his horsetail whisk. His face was pale, but his eyes gleamed with cold ruthlessness.

Ahead of him, half of True Monarch Chihuo of the Shangqing Sect's body had been sliced away by the Heaven-Cleaving Sword Qi, and his internal Nascent Soul was listless. True Monarch Qingmu had been burned to ashes by the Eight Trigrams furnace fire, with only a sliver of life keeping him hanging on.

"Chihuo, it's over."

True Monarch Qingxuan pointed a finger, and his noble righteous qi transformed into a giant finger, crushing down with a boom.

"Taiqing Sect! You will all die horrible deaths!"

True Monarch Chihuo let out a desperate roar, his mangled body instantly swelling.

Boom!

Violent waves of fire swept in all directions. True Monarch Qingxuan bore the brunt of the blast, sent flying dozens of miles backward while coughing up blood.

True Monarch Qinglie brandished his ancient sword, slashing through the fiery waves to protect True Monarch Zhaohuo behind him.

The firelight dissipated.

Not even the bones of True Monarch Chihuo remained.

With this, all six Nascent Souls of the Shangqing Sect had fallen in the heart of the Liang Kingdom.

Although the Taiqing Sect had won, they had paid a devastating price.

One True Monarch Yuanchu was dragged down to the grave by True Monarch Qingmu during the chaotic melee. Qingxuan and Qinglie were severely injured, and Zhaohuo had lost an arm.

Of the remaining four Nascent Souls of the Liang Kingdom, only two survived, and both were taking more breaths out than in.

Of the eleven Nascent Souls, only eight survived.

"We won," True Monarch Qinglie said, leaning on his ancient sword and panting heavily.

"The Liang Kingdom belongs to our Taiqing Sect now."

True Monarch Zhaohuo's eyes were filled with fanaticism; the grudge of his severed arm was finally avenged today.

True Monarch Qingxuan swallowed a handful of Medicinal Pills, suppressing his internal injuries as his gaze swept over the two Liang Kingdom True Monarchs...

"Fellow Daoists, the Shangqing Sect has been wiped out."

"As agreed, thirty percent of the Liang Kingdom's territory is yours."

The two Liang Kingdom True Monarchs smiled bitterly and cupped their hands. "Thank you, Taiqing Sect, for showing mercy."

They had no choice.

If they didn't agree, the Taiqing Sect could easily slaughter them right now.

If not for the fact that the Shangqing Sect still retained its foundation and they still needed helpers, they would have annihilated the two of them in the first place.

"Let's go. We will return to the Wei State first to rest and reorganize."

"The Shangqing Sect has lost six Nascent Souls. Although old man Ziyang is left standing alone, his foundation remains. A centipede dies but never falls down flat."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve any more results in this war for now."

"Once our injuries heal, we will inevitably have to clash with Shangqing again in the future. I wonder what the situation on the continent will be like after this battle."

With a wave of his wide sleeve, True Monarch Qingxuan led the Taiqing Sect crowd to escape into the Void Realm.

The battle of the Liang Kingdom finally drew to a close.

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In the heart of the Qingcang Kingdom, Yin Province was cloudless, leaving only endless turbulent flows of the Void Realm.

True Monarch Ziyang activated the Qiankun Purple Gold Cauldron, burning the heavens with blazing fire as he stubbornly resisted Great Lord Ao Qin's Boundless Sea. The two had been fighting for a long time, both severely depleted of true essence, yet neither was willing to yield a single step.

Right at this moment, a series of crisp cracking sounds came from True Monarch Ziyang's waist.

Crack.

The sound was not loud, but it exploded like thunder in True Monarch Ziyang's ears.

With just a slight perception, he discovered that several familiar auras had completely dissipated, and the Great Dao between heaven and earth wailed in grief.

This meant that the six Nascent Soul True Monarchs, including Chihuo, Qingmu, and Xuanming, had all fallen. The Liang Kingdom battlefield had completely collapsed!

"No..."

True Monarch Ziyang's body shook violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood...

His Dao Heart faltered, and the blazing fire instantly grew dim.

The Liang Kingdom battlefield was lost; the six great Nascent Souls sent by the Shangqing Sect were completely wiped out.

Great Lord Ao Qin naturally sensed the aura of the shattered Immortal Foundations in the world, so he seized the opportunity to launch another offensive.

"Old man Ziyang, it seems your Shangqing Sect's fortune has run dry!"

Great Lord Ao Qin laughed wildly. The Sea-Calming Immortal Bead erupted with a blinding profound light, and a monstrous wave, heavy as ten thousand tons, smashed fiercely against the Qiankun Purple Gold Cauldron.

True Monarch Ziyang was shaken and sent flying dozens of miles backward, his aura in complete disarray.

On the other side, True Monarch Tianxu was already suppressed by two Middle Stage Nascent Soul Flood Dragon Kings. Seeing Ziyang spit blood and retreat, a lapse in concentration also appeared in his mind.

"Old bastard, fighting two Yao Monarchs and you still dare to be distracted [Divided Soul]?"

"You are truly courting death!"

The Flood Dragon King on the left roared, and his Immortal Foundation [Sea-Overturning Waves] transformed into thousands of black heavy water, sealing off True Monarch Tianxu's path of retreat.

The Flood Dragon King on the right followed closely behind, manifesting [Sky in the Sea] as the extreme cold qi froze the Void Realm.

A look of horror appeared on True Monarch Tianxu's withered face. He exerted all his strength to unleash the spatial power of [Daluo Heaven], attempting to tear open a path of survival.

But everything was already too late.

The Physical Bodies of the two Flood Dragon Kings were incomparably powerful. Enduring the aftershocks of the spatial slicing, they closed in from both sides, completing the pincer death trap!

A Dragon claw pierced through True Monarch Tianxu's protective spiritual light, firmly gripping his left shoulder.

Another Dragon claw directly penetrated the Void Realm, heading straight for his right chest.

"Ziyang, live on."

True Monarch Tianxu gave a bitter laugh, revealing an extremely strained smile. After saying his final words, in the next instant...

Tear!

The sound of tearing echoed through the sky as True Monarch Tianxu's Physical Body was brutally ripped in half by the two Flood Dragon Kings, raining blood down in torrents.

A fist-sized Nascent Soul had just escaped the mangled corpse, trying to teleport away in sheer terror, only to be swallowed in one bite by the Flood Dragon King on the left.

The Nascent Soul let out a short shriek before dispersing.

Once again, a bloody rain of the Dao fell between heaven and earth.

The Shangqing Sect had lost yet another Nascent Soul True Monarch!

"Tianxu!"

True Monarch Ziyang's eyes turned crimson. Like a madman, he recklessly channeled his true essence, wanting to fight to the death against the three Flood Dragon Kings.

However, Great Lord Ao Qin put away the Sea-Calming Immortal Bead and retreated rapidly.

"Little thing, this monarch won't play with you anymore."

Great Lord Ao Qin sneered. His goal had been achieved, so there was no need to fight to the death with a desperate dog. In this war, their Yao Race was the victor!

With a wave of his wide sleeve, he swept up the two Flood Dragon Kings and directly vanished into the Void Realm.

In the empty sky and earth, only True Monarch Ziyang remained.

Clutching his purple-gold cauldron, he looked down at the devastated heartland of the Qingcang Kingdom, an endless sorrow welling up in his heart...

"Yao Race!!"

"Taiqing!!"

"Aaaaargh! Dogs! A bunch of dogs!"

"Bastards! Scum!"

True Monarch Ziyang roared in despair between heaven and earth, fury flooding his mind as the scorching fire continuously baked the earth...

He vented his dao rhyme like a madman, even dragging many innocent people into it, burning them to ashes. Countless people vanished into thin air under his wrath!

The sheer powerlessness of having nothing go his way piled up in his chest.

Until his head spun, and a mouthful of heart's blood sprayed out. True Monarch Ziyang suddenly felt his mind slip, swaying on his feet...

His entire being seemed to have aged by more than a hundred years in an instant.

A thousand-year grand plan ruined in a single day—heaven is truly unjust!

He was not resigned!

He was truly, deeply unreconciled!!

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[Yesterday, two extra chapters were added. Counting the regular updates for that day, there should have been five chapters, but only four were updated. Today, I am making up for yesterday's missing chapter.]