Chapter 1075: Chapter 328: Marked for Death by the Eastern Emperor Tai Yi (Part 2)
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were half wiped out, and many strong ones on Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi’s side had also fallen, with their troops suffering about half the losses.
This was unexpected for them; the Heavenly Court was surprisingly resilient, blocking their attack.
Though this was partly because they hadn’t fully committed their forces, the Heavenly Court had hidden powerful individuals who hadn’t yet acted.
They underestimated the strength of the Heavenly Court, and they were overly dismissive of the current rulers of the Three Realms.
The strength of the Ziwei Heavenly Court far exceeded their expectations.
"Brother Emperor, we should retreat."
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi said.
Emperor Jun was somewhat reluctant, he said solemnly, "Why retreat? This is our first battle within the Three Realms. If we retreat, how will others view us in the future?"
"If we continue fighting, once our troops are exhausted, we and the Heavenly Court will both be severely weakened, which aligns perfectly with the intentions of the Three Pure Ones. At that time, will we still have enough strength to contend with them?"
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi smiled bitterly.
Their greatest enemy, ultimately, was not the Heavenly Court.
It was just that the Heavenly Court’s tenacity exceeded their expectations.
Initially, they thought they could easily conquer the Western Continent, not expecting the situation to reach this stage.
They now had a roughly accurate understanding of how the current Heavenly Court operated.
The current Heavenly Court was truly formidable.
Even if not as strong as them, it was unwilling to make any concessions.
To capture the four Continents, a tremendous price would need to be paid.
"But, the four Continents must be taken, or how will your plan come to fruition?"
Emperor Jun asked.
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi felt a stirring in his heart and said, "Actually, we still have allies."
"Who?"
"That lineage."
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi said solemnly.
Emperor Jun trembled all over, looking at Eastern Emperor Tai Yi, he couldn’t help but say, "You’re crazy. How can you collaborate with that lineage? Do you want the Three Pure Ones to madly hunt you down?"
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi spoke indifferently, "Actually, Brother Emperor is already inseparable from that lineage."
"Why?"
Emperor Jun frowned.
"The Wood God has already joined that lineage, he’s now working under you; all this cannot be hidden from Lord Taishang. Do you think Lord Taishang will believe you have no connection with that lineage?"
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi asked with a laugh.
Emperor Jun shuddered, glaring at the Wood God, a surge of murderous intent rising in his heart.
The Wood God, amidst the battle, suddenly trembled, feeling a sense of death approaching.
He shivered, almost getting killed by the Ancestral Dragon due to his distraction.
He barely escaped the Ancestral Dragon’s assault, quickly focusing his heart-mind to block the attacks.
"Well then, Brother Emperor, stop pretending. I don’t believe you’re unaware of this matter, and moreover, you aren’t afraid to collaborate with that lineage. As for the Three Pure Ones’ pursuit? We and the Three Pure Ones are already in a situation of irreconcilability; if they were confident they could kill us without loss, they would have acted long ago."
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi smiled slightly.
"Hmph."
Emperor Jun snorted coldly, basically admitting it.
The affairs concerning the Wood God, he actually knew well, just now he was merely pretending to be unaware.
"Alright, stop the fight for now, and wait for the right time."
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi said.
If the battle continued, this group of troops would indeed be exhausted.
Seeing that Emperor Jun didn’t oppose, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi signaled for the retreat.
With the retreat order given, Xihe and the others withdrew with their people.
This Empress of Heaven was covered in blood, looking exhausted.
After a battle with Guangcheng, she was also injured.
Of course, Guangcheng’s injuries were certainly far more severe than hers.
"Sun Wukong, I’ll kill you later."
The Tenth Son of the Golden Crow, though somewhat unwilling, knew staying here would only lead to being besieged.
He turned and left, disappearing from this place.
Sun Wukong sneered, looking somewhat disdainful.
When they meet again, who will kill whom is yet to be seen.
The Supreme Blue Lotus was also somewhat unwilling, ultimately he couldn’t kill Amitabha Buddha.
The other possessed an Immortal Body, truly terrifying; even after Amitabha Buddha became Supreme, he was eliminated twice but still resurrected.
To kill such a person was much more difficult than surpassing a level to kill a Supreme.
Therefore, the Supreme Blue Lotus didn’t want to fight anymore, nor dare to stay.
The strong ones from the Heavenly Court charged and killed for a while longer, causing the opponents to lose more lives before they stopped the pursuit.
"Do not pursue a cornered foe."
Tianpeng said, his face exceptionally pale.
He was almost killed, and even with the Elder Lord’s Nine-Turn Great Restoration Pill, he didn’t recover immediately.
Everyone also ceased the pursuit.
They understood clearly that this was just a portion of Emperor Jun and his forces, not the entire force.
This battle, though seeming terrifying, was actually more of a probing skirmish.
Despite its fierce nature, it exceeded everyone’s expectations.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Heavenly Court lost half, with the remaining ones all wounded.
Even the Eastern King himself was full of wounds, his clothes soaked in blood.
He fought in a frenzy, suppressing three major strong opponents like Ji Meng.
If not for Eastern King’s intervention, the likelihood of them losing this battle was great, even risking the entire power of the Ziwei Heavenly Court.
At this moment, everyone’s gaze towards Eastern King subtly changed.
Previously, they merely thought Eastern King was a Supreme, at best a bit stronger than the average Supreme.
Now it seemed they were terribly mistaken.
Eastern King was clearly a strong one of the Heavenly Emperor’s level, no wonder he was always so composed.
With strength comparable to the likes of Emperor Jun, it would be truly odd if he wasn’t composed.