Chapter 1938 : The Great Chaos War Begins

Although everyone had long been mentally prepared for the outbreak of this chaotic war, their expressions still shifted abruptly upon hearing Eldrin personally deliver the news.

A moment later, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) drew a deep breath before speaking, "What does the Heavenly Emperor mean?"

Eldrin (Person Name) presented the Imperial Decree to the assembly and declared, "The Imperial Monarch's will is clear: our forces have grown more fragile. We must conserve our strength while awaiting the enemy's exhaustion, prioritizing defense above all."

Hearing this, the crowd immediately began examining the Eldrin's Decree.

A moment later, they all nodded in agreement. Lyra couldn't help but speak up, "Indeed, a direct confrontation would put us at a disadvantage."

Eldrin nodded, a trace of solemnity flickering in his eyes.

In the Eastern Liyan Realm, the human race had Liyan Emperor at the early-stage Primordial Unity realm, while the Chaos Demon God’s ruler, Liyan Demigod, was also an early-stage Primordial Unity expert. It could be said that there was no significant disparity in the top-tier combat strength between the 2 sides.

However, beneath the level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor, the strength of both sides was clearly imbalanced.

Within the Eastern Li Flame Prison lay over a 100 immortal domains. Excluding the Chen Immortal Clan, there were more than 130 Great Luo Golden Immortals in total.

On the side of the Chaos Fiends, there were also over a 100 Chaos Nests. However, unlike the celestial domains where each was governed by a single Great Luo Golden Immortal, a single Chaos Nest could host several Chaos Fiends coexisting within.

Thus, even though the vast majority of these Chaos Nests were of the inferior Great Perfection grade, the number of Chaos Fiends they birthed was astonishingly high—reaching a total of over 2 100 and 60.

It could be said that there was a vast disparity in the number of Great Perfected Golden Immortals between the 2 sides, with the various immortal domains generally at a disadvantage overall.

Fortunately, the average cultivation level of the Golden Immortals across the 3 1000 immortal domains was quite high. Due to the limitations of their bloodline, the vast majority of the Chaos Fiends were unable to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm. Thus, the 2 sides were not entirely mismatched in combat capability.

Of course, if both sides were to confront each other head-on, the 100 Great Celestial Domains would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage. Therefore, the best strategy was to rely on the defensive formations of the Celestial Domains while seeking opportunities to counterattack.

After grasping this point, Eldrin fell into contemplation and said, "The intention of the Flame Emperor is to establish the Blazing Flame Immortal Domain as the core, gathering the power of 30-6 immortal domains and the majority of our forces to deploy a Primordial Heaven’s Apex Array against the Chaos Fiends."

"Our Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) can bring our core clansmen into the Chaos Heavenly Radiance Grand Formation (Magical Array)."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into contemplative silence.

A moment later, Lyra couldn't help but inquire, "Could our 7 great immortal domains be incorporated into the Chaos Heavenly Radiance Grand Formation?"

Eldrin shook his head and spoke with a hint of helplessness, "The Chaos Heavenly Apex Formation is composed of 12 upper-grade immortal domains and 20-4 middle-grade immortal domains. Our immortal domain still doesn't meet the requirements."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other several individuals shifted slightly.

If the 7 great immortal domains could not be incorporated into the Chaos Heavenly Aura Grand Formation, their own strength alone would prove far too feeble in this Chaotic War.

Yet if they were to abandon the 7 Great Immortal Domains and bring their core clansmen to the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Radiance Grand Formation, the price would simply be too immense.

Once they did this, they would have to dismantle the 5 Extremes Heavenly Pillars and take the core resources of the immortal realm to the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Radiance Grand Array.

Although they could still begin reopening the immortal realm after the great war concluded, the newly established realm would inevitably have a far weaker foundation by then, losing all potential for future growth.

Most crucially, once the Celestial Realm is reopened, the accumulations of several kalpas would be instantly wiped away. Countless endeavors would have to start anew, and the price would simply be too monumental.

Seeing this, Eldrin could only weigh his words carefully. "We possess 7 immortal domains, plus the Chaos Golden Bull Nest—a mid-grade Great Roost. Combined, they are more than enough to withstand an attack from an Eighth-Level Golden Immortal of the Great Roost."

"If we spare no expense to further strengthen the formation, we might even stand a chance against a Great Perfection Golden Immortal."

"As long as it's not that Half-Ancestor Eldrin making a move, we still possess some ability to protect ourselves."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod slightly.

Yan Ziji pondered briefly before offering her analysis: "In truth, there's no need for excessive concern. Emperor Liyan would never permit Liyan Demigod to strike against us. Should he allow such transgression, the Great Luo Immortal Lords across all celestial domains would grow disillusioned—none would answer his summons in days to come."

"Moreover, while the Outer Realm Demonic Gods are numerous, the vast majority of Chaos Fiends are blocked by the 30-6 Heavenly Domains' Chaos Celestial Barrier Array."

"2 Great Perfection Da Luo Golden Immortal Chaos Fiends will be dealt with by 2 senior experts at the Da Luo Golden Immortal Perfection realm. Therefore, the number of enemies that can actually break through to our position shouldn't be significant."

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

The Abyssal Immortal Domain and the other 6 major immortal domains extended merely over a million Dao-paths into the primordial chaos. Compared to the East Li Flame Domain, which spanned tens of millions of Dao-paths in diameter, they could be considered among the closest domains to the 3 1000 Immortal Domains.

This location in the immortal realm was quite distant from the front lines, offering significantly greater safety.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke up: "I shall reply to the Flame Severance Sovereign, informing Them that we will not enter the Primal Chaos Heavenly Radiance Array. Our focus shall remain on defense, while simultaneously diverting a portion of the enemy's forces."

"If the battle situation shifts, we shall stand ready to answer the summons at any moment."

As he spoke these words, Eldrin hastily penned a letter and sent it tearing through the void until it vanished into the primordial chaos.

After handling this matter, Eldrin said, "While there's still time, let's rearrange the formation."

With that, Eldrin immediately gathered all the Great Luo Golden Immortals and began rearranging the Primordial Chaos Formation.

This time, while setting up the grand formation of primordial chaos, Eldrin not only connected the 7 immortal domains in succession, but also designated the Mid-Grade Chaos Golden Bull Nest as 1 of the primary formation anchors.

Moreover, to unleash the formation's ultimate potential, Eldrin also harnessed the power of the 5 Extreme Heavenly Pillars.

To everyone's delight, each of the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization)'s 7 immortal domains contained 5 Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), all of which served as optimal formation eyes for arranging the primordial chaos grand formation.

Eldrin used the 30-5 Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots from 7 immortal domains as formation anchors, harmonizing them with the Indestructible Golden Fruit Tree to construct a Minor Primordial Chaos Celestial Formation.

This formation merged with the primordial Chaos 7 Stars Formation of the immortal realm, transforming into the Chaos Celestial 7 Stars Formation, its power ascending an entire level.

Then, Eldrin used the Primordial Chaos Qiankun Water to cultivate 3 100 and 60-5 Great Luo Golden Bamboo stalks, refining them into the Great Luo Golden Bamboo Swords and integrating them to form a Minor Heavenly Cycle Sword Array.

It was then integrated into the grand formation, ultimately transforming into the 'Minor Chaos Celestial Radiance Cycle of 7 Stars Sword Array (Magic Formation)'.

After completing the grand formation, Eldrin attempted to activate it and discovered it possessed no less than 3 transformations: the Cycle of Heaven Sword Array, the Celestial Guardians' Decree, and the Ascension of the 7 Luminaries.

The so-called Cosmic Sword Formation, once activated, would instantly unleash a surging tide of sword energy. It was the Minor Cosmic Sword Formation, composed of 3 100 and 60-5 Great Luo Golden Bamboo Swords.

Once this formation is activated, each Great Luo Golden Bamboo Sword unleashes a strike comparable to the full-force blow of an 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal. When all 3 100 and 60-5 swords unite into the sword formation, their combined power becomes sufficient to rend primordial chaos and effortlessly annihilate hordes of Chaos Ancient Beasts. This stands as a peerless mass-combat slaughter formation.

However, despite its formidable power, this formation was of little use to a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

The so-called Celestial Edict Array, once activated, could harness the power of the Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) to empower 30-6 primordial spirits of heaven and earth.

At that time, the cultivation of the 30-6 True Spirits would continuously ascend, their combat prowess sufficient to rival that of genuine Chaos Fiends.

The 7 Luminaries Ascension Technique was even more profound and wondrous. This method utilized the power of formations to consume the essence of 7 immortal domains, temporarily enhancing the combat prowess of 7 Great Luo Golden Immortals. It could momentarily amplify their battle strength by more than double.

This was virtually equivalent to a forbidden divine ability, yet it bore no side effects whatsoever and could be sustained indefinitely until the world's primordial essence was exhausted.

Zhou Heavenly Sword Array, Tian Gang Chi Shen, and the 7 Luminaries Ascending to Heaven.

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured softly, a faint sigh of relief escaping his lips.

With the triple-variant Minor Chaos Heavenly Radiance 7-Star Sword Formation, its power could already be considered extraordinary.

Though it was still far from matching the Chaos Heavenly Aegis Array of Eldrin (Person Name), it should be more than sufficient to deal with an ordinary Great Perfection Golden Immortal.

With this in mind, Eldrin once again gathered everyone, ordering Ao Hong, Qing Ji, Yan Zi Ji, Lila, Chen Ethan, Seraphina Qu, Lu Lu, and others to guard the formation eyes long-term without any slack. He also specially met with the 3 Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Phoenix Clan, including the Violet Extreme Ancient Phoenix.

After everything was clearly arranged, Eldrin breathed a sigh of relief and began quietly awaiting the arrival of the great battle.

Thus time flew by in haste, and after several million years had passed, Eldrin finally received a piece of news.

"The Great Chaos War has finally begun."

Eldrin murmured softly, gazing at the intelligence in his hand as he let out a faint sigh.

The Great Perfected Immortals of the 7 Celestial Domains also descended their avatars to examine Eldrin's records, their expressions subtly shifting.

Not long before, the great Chaos War in the Eastern Liyan Realm had finally erupted in full force.

In this battle, Semi-Ancestor Liyan summoned over 2 100 Chaos Fiend Gods, deploying the majority to besiege the Chaos Heavenly Aura Grand Formation centered around the Li Flame Celestial Domain. The 2 sides erupted into an extraordinarily brutal chaos war.

After encircling the Chaotic Heavenly Radiance Grand Formation, Half-Ancestor Liyan dispatched a small contingent of Chaos Fiends toward the direction of the 3 1000 immortal domains.

This group of Chaos Fiend Demons was not particularly large, primarily tasked with containing the major immortal domains that had not entered the Chaos Heavenly Astral Grand Array, preventing them from reinforcing the main battlefield.

As for the frontal battlefield, Half-Ancestor Li Yan deployed massive forces to encircle and utterly cripple the elite troops of the 30-6 Heavenly Gauge Immortal Domains.

To Eldrin and his subordinate Chaos Demons, these 30-6 immortal domains were the core of humanity's strength in the Eastern Flame Realm. Once they eradicated these high-ranking Golden Immortals, the remaining low-tier Golden Immortals would pose no significant threat.

Thus the great war raged on, continuing for tens of thousands of years in the blink of an eye—until the day a group of uninvited guests arrived beyond the Eldrin Immortal Realm.

Deep within the primordial chaos, a full 9 Chaos Eldritch Deities strode through the void, accompanied by countless ancient beasts of chaos as they descended upon the outskirts of the Abyssal Immortal Realm.

9 Chaos Fiends, over 10 million primordial chaos beasts.

Gazing upon the Chaos Demon God and countless primordial chaos beasts before her, Lyra (Person Name) slightly furrowed her brow as she spoke, a trace of frost gleaming in her pupils.

Chen Ethan also flew out, and upon seeing this scene, he sneered coldly, "Only 9 Chaos Gods? Do you hold us in such contempt?"

"On the surface, we only have 9 Great Luo Golden Immortals, and all of them are newly-advanced early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortals. For them to dispatch 9 Chaos Demons is already considered quite an acknowledgment of our strength."

Eldrin spoke, his expression serene as he said.

At this point, Eldrin remarked with keen interest, "Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, They have come to restrain us."

The others also nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but chuckle. "Among these 9 Chaos Fiendgods, 3 are at the mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. If their purpose was merely to contain us, they've already overestimated our capabilities."

As she spoke, Lyra (Person Name) turned to Eldrin (Person Name) and asked, "Husband, what do you mean by this?"

"Hold fast and feign weakness."

Eldrin spoke calmly, laying out the strategy for this battle.

As he spoke, the grand formations of the 7 Great Immortal Domains were successively activated. All the Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Chen Clan had turtled up within these formations, refusing to emerge.

On the other side, the 9 Chaos Fiendgods couldn't help but sneer at this scene. A crimson-haired Chaos Fiendgod spoke up.

"I have heard that Lord of the Returning Abyss was a heaven-sent prodigy, 1 who had once slain a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Who could have imagined he would become so timid and cautious now?"

This time, the 9 Chaos Fiendgods responsible for containing the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) originated from 2 Great Luo nests: the Crimson Chaos Wolf Nest and the Mysterious Chaos Eagle Nest.

These 2 Chaos Nests were exceptionally powerful, ranking among the finest of the mid-grade Chaos Nests.

At this moment, the crimson-haired deity speaking was none other than the Primordial Crimson Wolf King, whose cultivation had reached the Sixth Heaven of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

On the other side, the Primordial Chaos Darkfeather Devil God observed this calmly and remarked, "Although the Daoist of the Returning Abyss possesses heaven-defying talent, his cultivation time has ultimately been too short."

"The entire Eldrin Immortal Alliance has 9 Great Perfected Ones, all of whom have emerged within the last 3 kalpas. Even the most senior among them has cultivated for less than 3 kalpas. How much of their power could they truly wield?"

"In my esteemed view, their cultivation base likely remains at the first level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Their strength ultimately falls far short."

At this point, the Chaos Hawk Demon God spoke, "Since your strength is insufficient, it is only to be expected that you would temporarily retreat and bide your time."

The Chaos Crimson Wolf King, however, wore a gloomy expression, his eyes glinting darkly as he said, "But in that case, with the immortal domain dojo backing them, it would be difficult for us to gain any advantage."

The Chaos Hawk Demon God shook his head. "Our purpose has always been to contain them. We need only trap them here until His Majesty breaches the Liyan Immortal Domain, and our victory will be complete."

"You must understand, our number of Great Perfection Golden Immortals is twice that of theirs. We only need an equal number of Great Perfection Golden Immortals to pin them down, and we can concentrate triple the force on the other front."

Hearing this, the Chaos Crimson Wolf King furrowed his brow slightly, his expression turning grim as he said, "I have been trapped at the sixth level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal for many years. To step into the late Great Luo Golden Immortal stage, these Great Luo Golden Immortals are the finest nourishment."

"If we just stand by and watch, we'll likely gain little from this great battle."

"Your implication being?" The Chaos Darkfeather Hawk's eyes glinted with a flicker of danger.

The Chaos Crimson Wolf King nodded and spoke directly, "Why not find a flaw in the formation, break in, and slay this Return-to-the-Void Daoist." (End of Chapter)