Chapter 1338 : 1000 Dragons' Desperate Path

"You needn't worry about that."

The Infernal Prison Lord spoke with detached calm, his voice icy. "Had it not been for Prison Master Tianyu, I would never have ventured into this battle. Now that he has fallen in combat, there is no longer any reason for me to remain here."

"The annihilation of the Flowing Fire Star Palace will determine whether our Clan Master can break through to the Celestial Immortal Realm."

"As for the vengeance against Sky Prison Elder, it is not too late to seek retribution after the Clan Master steps into the Celestial Immortal realm."

The Heaven-Prison Flame Lord spoke without a trace of mercy. With 1 last glance at the battlefield, he relied on his ultimate protective treasure, the 9 Heavens Flame God Armor, to cut a bloody path through the chaos and escape.

In response, the master of the Ancient Azure Stream Sect did not hinder him. Instead, he opened a passage through the Cosmic Star Formation, allowing him to depart.

"It's done!"

Watching the departure of the Flaming Prison Monarch, Eldrin felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.

Although this would allow the Sky Prison Flame Lord to escape, if a late-stage Earth Immortal were to fight with their life on the line, the consequences would be utterly terrifying.

Moreover, the demon race still had over a 100 Immortals in their ranks. If the conflict were to escalate into an all-out war, more than half of the Immortals within the Immortal Alliance would likely perish in battle.

Facing the counterattack of 2 late-stage Earth Immortals, even with the aid of formation arrays, few among the assembled Human Race Earth Immortal combatants were likely to survive.

None but Eldrin, shielded by the Primordial Chaos Aura, could be certain of survival. "Wretched Dragon, face your doom!"

Now that Eldrin (Person Name) had openly maneuvered to drive away the Heaven’s Prison Flame Lord, the master of the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect finally had his hands free.

The vengeance of a sect's annihilation can truly be called an enmity that cannot coexist beneath the same sky.

At that moment, the master of the Verdant Stream Sect freed his hands and immediately activated 3 peerless killing formations. He also summoned the Verdant Stream Ancient Sword to join forces with Eldrin, surrounding the master of 1000 Dragon Lake in a coordinated assault.

At this moment, Eldrin and his target were no longer focused on blocking the attacks of the 1000 Dragon Lake Lord, but on preventing him from fleeing for his life.

With the 2 of them joining forces and aided by the Great Zhou Heaven Star Formation, the master of the 1000 Dragon Lake was naturally trapped securely.

He could not spare a hand, yet Lyra and the other 8 Tribulation Transcendents had already begun swiftly dismantling the formation.

Under their relentless siege, the 2 Earth Immortal Ancestors—the 5-Clawed Golden Dragon and the Frigid Glacial Serpent—were soon surrounded and slain within the void.

After slaying all the demonic earth immortals, the group felt a slight sense of relief as they saw the master of 1000 Dragons Lake still firmly trapped by the 2.

Lyra did not immediately turn to aid the other 2. Instead, she declared coldly, "Slay the demon immortals first. We shall surround and eliminate the master of 1000 Dragons Lake last."

"Very well."

Elder of the Abyss nodded and immediately summoned the Tianyuan Sword (Divine Weapon), charging toward the myriad demon immortals.

At this moment, there were still 400 demon immortals and true dragons at Ganlong Lake, among whom over a dozen had reached the half-step Earth Immortal realm. Even if they were to face 1 or 2 early-stage Earth Immortals, their combined strength should, in theory, grant them the power to contend.

However, the Earth Immortal combat power now freed up far exceeded just 2 early-stage Earth Immortals.

With merely the combat prowess of a mid-stage Earth Immortal, there were 3 individuals: Daoist Tianyuan, Lyra (Person Name), and the Ancient Ruins Yin Sovereign.

With half a step into the mid-stage of Earth Immortal realm were also Ri Ji and Qing Ji. The combat power at the Earth Immortal level was further bolstered by the 2 Supreme Elders of Qingchuan Ancient Sect, along with Earthspring Patriarch and Skywind Daoist.

With 8 Earth Immortals of such combat prowess joining forces, they could at least put up a fight even against a late-stage Earth Immortal Patriarch. Dealing with a group of mere demon immortals now was nothing more than using a butcher’s cleaver to kill a chicken.

A great battle, though it lasted only half a day, saw them slaughter countless celestial demons and true dragons. "Ah, my children."

Witnessing the complete annihilation of the 1000 Dragon Lake's demon immortals, the Lord of 1000 Dragon Lake could not help but shed tears of sorrow.

Though he had long contemplated, even before the tribulation began, that the Dragon-Taming Lake Blessed Realm might face the eradication of its lineage amidst the great calamity.

But he could never have imagined that this magnificent, boundless blessed land—the true dragon lineage that once housed over a 1000 true dragons in its prime—would utterly fall in the tiny stretch of sea known as the Returning Abyss.

"Ah, you all deserve to die!"

The Lord of 1000 Dragon Lake struck with bitter hatred, unleashing the Yin-Yang Annihilation Vase, the Profound Yin Heaven-Slaying Sword, and the Profound Yang Heaven-Entombing Blade simultaneously. Their combined force nearly tore the entire firmament asunder.

Yet even such earth-shattering combat prowess had its limits, and in the end, he remained powerless to reverse the inevitable. As the 4 Symbols Immortal-Trapping Formation, the 3 Powers Immortal-Burial Formation, and the Yin-Yang Immortal-Severing Formation were simultaneously unleashed—all 7 supreme-grade immortal treasure formations, each strike comparable to a full-force blow from an early-stage Earth Immortal patriarch—his defeat became inevitable.

The Solar Pearl and Lunar Ring, 2 primordial treasures of creation, amplified by countless formations, unleashed power equivalent to a full-force strike from a mid-stage Earth Immortal.

Moreover, the boundless pressure of the Zhou Celestial Star Formation descended. With the demons now fallen, the full force of the formation bore down upon him alone.

The Lord of 1000 Dragon Lake, bearing the immense pressure of the entire Zhou Heaven Star Formation, was fighting as if carrying the entire 100-million-mile expanse of the Void Abyss Sea upon his shoulders.

He felt as if every strike he unleashed was sinking into an endless chaotic torrent; before his power could fully erupt, it had already been diminished by more than 30 or 40 percent.

Amidst this fierce battle, the more he fought, the heavier his heart grew.

At this moment, watching as Lyra and 2 other 9-Calamity Immortals, along with 5 Earth Immortal-level combatants like Sun Princess, closed in for a joint assault, he felt the immense pressure mounting.

"Ah, I refuse to accept this!"

Amidst the grueling battle, the Lord of 1000 Dragon Lake revealed an expression of unwillingness.

As an Earth Immortal Patriarch who had lived for over 10 million years, the master of 1000 Dragons Lake possessed combat prowess that could truly shake the heavens and earth—a formidable existence who commanded awe throughout the entire Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea.

Even if he were to face the Zhou Celestial Star Formation alone and contend against the very forces of the entire Eldritch Abyss Sea, he possessed unwavering confidence in his ability to endure—at the very least, the formation could not claim his life.

Even if Eldrin joined forces with the master of the Azure River Ancient Sect, he was confident that his profound World-Sundering power could utterly defeat them both.

Yet even with 3 Ninth Tribulation Immortals and 5 Earth Immortal Ancestors besieging him, he remained utterly unshaken, confident he could defeat them 1 by 1.

With 3 combatants of such caliber, each equivalent to a late-stage Earth Immortal, he remained utterly unfazed.

But now, he not only had to contend with the entire Cosmic Star Formation Array, but also face 2 formidable adversaries—Eldrin and the master of the Azure River Ancient Sect. To make matters worse, he was besieged by 3 Ninth Tribulation Immortals leading over a dozen Earth Immortals.

This pushed him to his absolute limit. Though he now sought to cut his way out by force, he found himself unable to breach the Cycle of Stars Grand Formation, nor could he break free from the relentless siege of his assailants.

"Heavenly Prison Fire Lord, how dare you flee from the battlefield!"

Seeing no way to break through, the master of Dry Dragon Lake flew into a towering rage.

If the 2 late-stage Earth Immortals joined forces, they would certainly possess the strength to put up a fight, even if all the demonic immortals were slain.

Though the Heavenly Prison Fire Lord was released by Eldrin through an overt scheme, it ultimately pushed him into a dead end. "Killing me won't be so easy."

At this critical moment of life and death, the master of 1000 Dragon Lake roared furiously.

He activated his innate divine ability, "Yin-Yang Unbreakable Seal (Cultivation Art)" to shield himself, then used the Yin-Yang Annihilation Vase (Magic Treasure) to block the grand formation. With a surge of power, he unleashed the Profound Yin Heaven-Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure) and the Profound Yang Heaven-Entombing Blade (Magic Treasure) in a devastating cross-cutting strike.

In an instant, boundless saber radiance and sword energy swept across the 6 directions, striving to carve a path of slaughter.