Chapter 1662 : Dragon King's Demise

As the crowd conversed, the ancient Ninth-Realm vessel tore through the skies under the protection of the Western Abyss Dragon King.

He arrived at close range and, after a long buildup, unleashed a thunderous blast that struck the 8 Trigrams Formation, causing its radiance to dim abruptly. In an instant, its power was diminished by 30 percent.

"What a formidable formation."

Witnessing this scene, a flicker of astonishment stirred deep within the Dragon King of the Western Abyss's eyes.

The value of the Tier-9 ancient vessel surpasses even that of a low-grade innate treasure. A single blast from its Annihilation Cannon is powerful enough to severely injure—or even obliterate—a primordial chaos beast.

He had assumed it would be enough to shatter the 8 Trigrams Immortal Formation with ease, yet unexpectedly, the formation held firm.

"It seems I was right to borrow the Dragon Ascension this time."

The Dragon King of the Western Abyss murmured inwardly, for the sake of borrowing the Nirvana Dragon Vessel, he had not hesitated to pledge half of his treasures to the Nirvana Dragon Demon Lord.

Back then, he had been reluctant to part with it, but now he felt nothing but immense relief.

If he were to assault it himself, it would likely take tens of thousands of years to breach the formation, and by then his own strength would have been depleted by more than half.

At this thought, the Western Abyss Dragon King commanded the Nether Dragon Vessel to continue its assault. The supreme cannon—powerful enough to annihilate a mid-stage Celestial Immortal—fired 2 consecutive shots, finally shattering the entire 8 Trigrams Grand Formation.

Slay

In an instant, countless demon immortals revealed ecstatic expressions, scrambling over 1 another as they charged toward the 8 Seas of the Returning Abyss.

Fortunately, Eldrin had long been prepared for this, ordering his immortals to withdraw into the Zhou Heavenly Star Formation surrounding the Abyssal Sea.

Pursued by countless demonic tribes, they unwittingly arrived at the periphery of the Sea of Returning Abyss.

Watching everyone retreat into the Abyssal Sea, the Western Abyss Dragon King sneered coldly, "If even your 8 Trigrams Immortal Array couldn't stop me, how could this Cosmic Star Formation possibly withstand my might?"

As the words fell, the ancient 9-tiered ship converged with a thunderous roar, intent on shattering the All-Heaven Star Formation in a single decisive strike.

But at that very instant, a dazzling immortal radiance bloomed across the heavens as a Chaotic Heavenly Halberd tore through the firmament and came crashing down toward the Ancient Ship of the Nirvana Dragon.

The Dragon King of the Western Abyss narrowed his eyes coldly and swiftly raised his hands to block. Yet in that very instant, a chaotic, overwhelming force surged toward him, sending him flying backward until he crashed against the hull of the Ancient Dragon Ship of Nirvana.

"Not good!"

The Western Abyss Dragon King felt an inexplicable dread in his heart and hurriedly turned to Eldrin, exclaiming, "An Innate Physique? You are a Celestial Immortal powerhouse?"

"No, it's merely the Innate Physique."

In the blink of an eye, he shook his head again, his expression turning icy as he spat, "You cunning old fox, Guixu! To think you’ve already attained combat prowess rivaling a Celestial Immortal, yet you masquerade as a mere Ninth-Level Earth Immortal. Truly a masterful deception."

"By the time you realize it, it's already too late." Eldrin spoke calmly as an ancient Yin-Yang Mirror materialized in the endless firmament. Rotating slowly, it emanated boundless voidlight that enveloped the mountains and rivers, sealing the entire battlefield.

At the same time, Lyra (Person Name) also stepped forth through the air, summoning the Primordial Gourd of the Innate Xun Wind (Magic Treasure).

In the blink of an eye, a supreme innate Xun-wind descended, its soul-corrosive power sweeping across the vast mountains and rivers.

Countless demon tribes, fiend immortals, and even Earth Immortal elders were crammed within this stretch of the Returning Abyss Sea, leaving absolutely no room for evasion.

In the blink of an eye, over 100,000 demonic cultivators were utterly annihilated, leaving behind countless Dao Origins scattered across heaven and earth.

"Dragon King, save me."

In an instant, countless demon tribes revealed expressions of terror, all scrambling to seek the protection of the Dragon King of the Western Abyss.

However, Eldrin had abandoned the Returning Abyss 8 Seas precisely to lure them here for a complete annihilation—how could he possibly let them have their way?

Eldrin stood with the Chaos Heavenly Halberd in hand, single-handedly forcing the Western Abyss Dragon King into steady retreat. With power to spare, he even activated the Chaos Soldier-Forging Art, effectively restraining that ninth-tier ancient vessel.

Seizing the opportunity, Lyra (Person Name) continuously channeled energy into the Ancient Gourd of Xun Winds, extinguishing over a 100 1000 more demon immortals before finally drawing a slow, deep breath and retrieving the Primordial Ancient Gourd of Xun Winds.

Under such forceful exertion, her innate spiritual power had already been depleted by more than half. Though her remaining energy would suffice to eliminate 70 to 80 percent of the demonic immortals, it would inevitably drain her own reserves completely.

For now, entrusting these celestial demons to the clansmen while I personally eliminate those Half-Step Celestial Immortals is the true path to supremacy.

But within the endless void, a battle of magnificent proportions had already erupted. After Eldrin suppressed the Western Abyss Dragon King, the half-step Celestial Immortals from both sides had already engaged in combat.

On the demon race's side, there were a full 20-7 Half-Step Celestial Immortals, while the Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance had only 20 Half-Step Celestial Immortals participating in the battle. By all reasoning, the demon race held the advantage.

However, most of the demonic races were Half-Step Celestial Immortals with single Taiyi foundations. In contrast, the Abyssal Immortal Alliance—aside from the 5 newly-advanced Half-Step Celestial Immortals of the Immortal Shell Clan—consisted entirely of Half-Step Celestial Immortals possessing dual Taiyi foundations. Thus, in terms of overall strength, the Abyssal Immortal Alliance held the advantage.

From the very outset of the great battle, the half-step Celestial Immortals of the demon race found themselves forced into retreat, completely overwhelmed by their opponents.

As Lyra stepped onto the battlefield, the half-step Celestial Immortal demons showed signs of collapsing morale.

"This is bad."

Seeing the situation turning sour, the Dragon King of the Western Abyss felt his heart drop.

At this life-or-death moment, the Western Abyss Dragon King realized he was no match for the Return-to-Void Immortal Alliance. Without another thought of breaching their defenses, he swiftly turned the Ancient Nirvana Dragon Ship around, intent on activating the Annihilation Cannon to shatter the blockade of the Mirror of Yin, Yang, and Void (Magic Treasure).

But at that very instant, a blinding radiance pierced the heavens.

But a towering golden figure was seen, gripping a longbow as an arrow pierced through the protective barrier of the Ancient Nihility Dragon Ship. With swift strides, he charged aboard and swiftly seized control of the Ninth-Order ancient vessel.

After his breakthrough, Chen Qiyuan had become a supreme existence with the foundation of 3 Grand Primordials. His physical form, magic power, and Dao fruits had merged into 1, granting him an immense amplification in combat prowess.

After gaining control of the ninth-tier ancient vessel, he stood atop its deck, wielding the Zephyr Soulhunter Bow and the Gale Sunchaser Arrows. Each arrow he loosed struck down a foe at the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm—even those possessing dual Taiyi foundations proved no match for his prowess.

He loosed 7 arrows in succession, slaying 7 half-step Celestial Immortals, only to realize that the demon race's half-step Celestial Immortals had already been utterly eradicated.

After all 20-7 half-step Celestial Immortals of the demon race had been slain, Eldrin did not permit them to intervene in the Celestial Immortal battle, instead gesturing for the group to eliminate the demon race’s Earth Immortals.

"Wretched Dragon, your time of death has come!"

Eldrin rode the Chaos Heavenly Halberd across the sky. After 3 100 fierce exchanges, he ultimately suppressed and slain the Western Abyss Dragon King high above the heavens.

In this confrontation with the West Abyss Dragon King, Eldrin neither resorted to the Wind-Severing Deity-Calabash nor activated treasures like the Primordial Yin-Yang Unity Vessel. Relying solely on the power of his physical form, he completely annihilated the West Abyss Dragon King.

The disparity in combat prowess between the 2 sides was simply too vast. Though Eldrin had not yet achieved the Celestial Immortal realm, his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body was equivalent to that of a first-level Celestial Immortal who had cultivated 3 innate foundations.

The 3 Primordial Foundations are also known as the Foundation of the Flawless Celestial Immortal, representing the pristine form of a primordial divine spirit.

However, the Dual Taiyi Foundation, while also being a Celestial Immortal realm, was a flawed Celestial Immortal foundation, with severely limited future prospects. The Middle Stage of Celestial Immortality was already its absolute limit.

Flawed versus Flawless—though separated by but a single character, the distinction was as vast as the heavens and the earth. Among cultivators of the same realm, the disparity in combat prowess amounted to at least a threefold gap.

Yet the Western Abyss Dragon King was merely a flawed ordinary Celestial Immortal. Even when facing the formidable foundation of the 3 Primordial Unity, he dared not guarantee absolute victory—their combat prowess simply existed on entirely different planes.

It could be said that even if 3 Western Abyss Dragon Kings joined forces, Eldrin could still engage them in battle and emerge victorious.