The Nine-Eyed True Immortal's colossal body streaked through the void, moving towards another teammate. However, before he could reach them, Zhang Fan had already killed another opponent. Shocked, he decisively abandoned the idea of rescuing his comrade, realizing that any further delay would seal his own doom.
In the blink of an eye, he had slain two Nascent Soul realm cultivators. This was a feat achievable only by a Seven-Star Marquis-level powerhouse.
Another cultivator in the team, at the Spirit Refining realm, was clearly also intimidated by Zhang Fan's swift and brutal methods. He harbored the same thought as the Nine-Eyed True Immortal. Fortunately for him, he was luckier and managed to escape the battlefield, fleeing the Fire Element World without looking back.
The Nine-Eyed True Immortal's twin eyes, as cold as an ice spring, were about to escape when he was intercepted by the True Immortal Pu Ji.
"Nine-Eyed, I will eradicate you from the starry battlefield today!" True Immortal Pu Ji's eyes blazed with killing intent. Two years ago, his teammate had been slaughtered by a team from the Jiuyai Starfield. Now, his presence on the starry battlefield was not merely for training, but to seek an opportunity for revenge.
"Scram!" The Nine-Eyed True Immortal swung his serpentine tail, the immense force roaring forth like an unyielding pillar supporting the heavens.
"I'll do it!"
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon, seeing an opportunity, also transformed into its true form. Its body, tens of kilometers long, lay across the void, its scales flashing with a chilling bloody light. Its blood-red eyes, like lanterns, fixed on the Nine-Eyed True Immortal, filled with fighting spirit.
"Dragon Tail Sweep!"
Empowered by the collective might of its allies, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon felt an infinite surge of strength. It feared no one, not even a Spirit Refining realm expert.
The collision between them produced a thunderous roar. The Nine-Eyed True Immortal cried out in pain and glanced with surprise at the colossal Blood Demon Flood Dragon. After letting out a low growl, he quickly fled into the distance.
"That was exhilarating! Don't run, dare you fight me?" the Blood Demon Flood Dragon roared with excitement, its massive body dancing as it pursued the Nine-Eyed True Immortal.
Hearing the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's taunts, the Nine-Eyed True Immortal felt a lump in his throat, an unswallowable frustration. How dare a mere Nascent Soul realm Blood Demon Flood Dragon be so arrogant! If the situation were different, the Nine-Eyed True Immortal would have eagerly devoured it.
"Thunder Sword Domain!"
"Disintegration Domain!"
Zhang Fan unleashed both his Great Dao Domain and his physical body domain simultaneously, encompassing a radius of ten thousand miles. Under the powerful influence of these domains, the Nine-Eyed True Immortal's speed was severely restricted. Seeing this, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon rejoiced, catching up in an instant and engaging in a desperate struggle.
"Let me handle this!"
After a prolonged struggle, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon had not managed to inflict any serious wounds on the Nine-Eyed True Immortal. His realm was ultimately inferior, so he ceded the initiative to True Immortal Pu Ji.
Zhang Fan showed no signs of stopping. Apart from the Myriad Beast Cauldron, he unleashed all his other techniques. The remaining five Nascent Soul realm cultivators, already severely injured, were rendered immobile under the dual domains of Zhang Fan. Under Zhang Fan's thunderous assault, they fell one after another.
Meanwhile, under the fierce onslaught of True Immortal Pu Ji, the Nine-Eyed True Immortal was completely at a disadvantage, forced into a purely defensive posture with no ability to counterattack. His colossal body was soon covered in a dense network of sword marks, suffering significant injuries.
His own strength was already considerably weaker than True Immortal Pu Ji's. With the aid of the combined battle formation, True Immortal Pu Ji could unleash the power of a Six-Star General. While not enough to kill him, it was more than enough to firmly suppress him. Once Zhang Fan was free, the Nine-Eyed True Immortal would surely die.
Witnessing his teammates falling one by one, the Nine-Eyed True Immortal felt a sense of powerlessness. He never imagined he would one day be in such a predicament. A cultivator at the mid-stage of the Spirit Refining realm had mastered the True Meaning of the Great Dao. Such a figure had never appeared on the starry battlefield before.
Though it seemed to take a long time, Zhang Fan did not spend much time killing the seven Nascent Soul realm cultivators. After unleashing his sword techniques imbued with the True Meaning of the Great Dao, it was almost one strike per person. In a little over ten breaths, all seven Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the Nine-Eyed True Immortal's team had perished. The other Spirit Refining realm cultivator had escaped, leaving only the Nine-Eyed True Immortal struggling to hold on.
As Zhang Fan rapidly approached him, the Nine-Eyed True Immortal sensed the aura of death. Just as despair began to set in, he detected a faint spatial fluctuation in the distant void, and his heart leaped with joy.
Tens of thousands of miles away, two teams were streaking through the void. They were both teams venturing within this Fire Element World. Because their captains were both Six-Star General level experts, their movements were confined to the central regions of the Fire Element World.
The two teams belonged to the Zixiao Starfield and the Jiuyai Starfield, respectively. Due to their equal strength, they had fought many times without gaining an advantage over each other. This time, with the emergence of a treasure, both teams rushed to the location immediately.
They had expected a fierce battle, but upon arriving, they were stunned by the scene before them.
"Isn't that Nine-Eyed? Where are his teammates?"
The captain of the Jiuyai Starfield team was a young man in white. Seeing the Nine-Eyed True Immortal being suppressed by the battle formation led by Zhang Fan and True Immortal Pu Ji, his injuries worsening with every passing moment, he was astonished.
Although the Nine-Eyed True Immortal was only a Five-Star General, with his teammates forming a combined battle formation, he could withstand the attacks of any expert below the Marquis level. Even he, leading his team in a formation, could not defeat him.
However, seeing the Nine-Eyed True Immortal in such a sorry state, coupled with the strong scent of blood lingering in the void, made him consider a possibility.
"Stop!"
The young man in white shouted and led his teammates to attack Zhang Fan. Their might shook heaven and earth, bringing a flicker of hope to the despairing Nine-Eyed True Immortal.
"Captain, should we intervene?"
Not far away, the team from the Jiuxiao Starfield stood in the void. Their leader was a woman in a light veil, her posture alluring. Her gaze remained fixed on Zhang Fan, a peculiar expression in her eyes.
Hearing her teammate's question, the alluring woman shook her head gently and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the man wielding the blood-colored long sword is likely the Ten Absolutes True Immortal, who has recently gained renown at the war base."
"Ten Absolutes True Immortal?"
They were not unfamiliar with this moniker. Perhaps Marquis-level experts wouldn't pay much attention to the news of these generals, as most Marquis-level experts operated alone and rarely formed teams.
However, cultivators below the Marquis level constantly updated the information they possessed, which greatly aided them in their adventures on the starry battlefield.
"Pu Ji, you go and stop him."
Zhang Fan's blood-colored long sword transformed into a sword aura that stretched for dozens of miles. Each strike sent the Nine-Eyed True Immortal flying and injured, but his vitality was remarkably tenacious. Despite his severe injuries, he struggled to survive.
Facing the battle formation led by a Six-Star General, True Immortal Pu Ji was unfazed. His own strength was already very close to that of a Six-Star General. Although his teammates were considerably weaker than the opposing side, he could still manage to hold them off for a while.
Therefore, upon hearing Zhang Fan's command, True Immortal Pu Ji unhesitatingly led his battle formation to meet the enemy. The two teams clashed, erupting in a fierce battle in the void.
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