Millions of miles away from the battlefield, the Grand General lay in a mountain of crumbles; he had crashed into at least a thousand mountains. Laying in the debris of the destroyed mountain, the Grand General had a furious expression as his eyes slowly turned dark; the four shining orbs around him lit brightly and disappeared into his body as the next moment, he thundered, causing his body to explode with an enormous amount of raging energy. He stood with clenched fists and a deathly stare; he then squatted as the next second, Boom!
The Grand General jumped from his location, his launching recoil instantly obliterating the mountain into dust as he headed for the battlefield.
The battle scene got even more chaotic as blood and body parts scattered all over the scene. The hundreds of thousands of nearby mountains and hills were devastated, and hundreds of millions of shattered space barriers could be seen everywhere. Even though it was approaching night, the eliminating Laws and Daos of billions of cultivators made the scene resemble daytime, as one could see clearly enough to find a pin.
Up in the air, the Bored Immortal and the five Jian Saint Ancestors mercilessly massacred the Arkmenians as they were completely drenched in blood and feathers. They have reduced the twelve million Arkmenians to a measly one and a half million, done within half of their given time. The Overlord had the Shattering Dao, making him capable of shattering anything he wanted, including space. Maybe that's why Overlords are never underestimated, not even by the Immortal Gate.
The Bored Immortal stretched his right hand at a cluster of Arkmenians as he uttered, "Shatter!" The instant he spoke, the clustering group of over eight hundred thousand Saint King Arkmenians instantly splattered into countless body parts as they drifted off in different directions. The five Jian Saint Ancestors weren't any less grandiose; they utilized their Sword Dao and created millions of raining gigantic swords. The swords then descended on the remaining Arkmenians, completely wiping them out.
Jun Moxie, Jian Jui, the region leaders, and their followers frantically assaulted the Gong family warriors and gigantic beasts as they easily overwhelmed them with numbers. Jun Mulan was quite fierce; she alone stood against thousands of Star Celestials, yet she wasn't being suppressed the least; on the contrary, she was even more brutal as she mercilessly slaughtered them by the thousands.
Raleigh remained in the air over the intense battlefield as he awaited the Grand General; he still had his hands behind him and closed eyes. He exhaled impatiently as he noticed the incoming General flying toward him faster than the speed of light. The Grand General ferociously launched at Raleigh as his body radiated with four different Daos, significantly boosting his speed and strength. Finally reaching Raleigh, the Grand General tightly clenched both fists as he double-punched Raleigh.
Crack! Shatter!
The space cracked and shattered as the General's fists landed on Raleigh's body. One could tell the punch was very impactful as the space behind Raleigh shattered for over ten miles; the Qi in the surroundings was heavily distorted, drawing the attention of almost every cultivator in the scene. The Bored Immortal, Jian Ancestors, and billions of the allying cultivators noticed the overbearing pressure from above them as they turned their attention to Raleigh, with some having curious faces.
This mysteriously tall red-haired man has always been beside the One Above; he never spoke, opened his eyes, nor showed any emotions. But from his extremely subservient attitude towards the One Above, it's clear that he must be at least the right-hand man to the One Above. And as they had never seen him battle, most of the cultivators were left wondering how strong this red-haired man was. Although they expected him to be strong, they still had curious doubts about his strength.
The Grand General's punch landed on Raleigh; from such a mighty force, it was expected for Raleigh to be either instantly killed or at least tossed away for millions of miles into the distance. But contrary to popular belief, Raleigh remained unaffected by the punch as he hovered at his spot, not even pushed back by an inch. Even more, he maintained his unfazed and unbothered expression with his hands still behind him.
Looking at Raleigh, the Grand General became even more enraged as he bellowed in anger; his body then enlarged to thrice his previous size as he towered over Raleigh like a giant. Raising both his bulged arms, the Grand General heavily hammered at Raleigh, aiming to knock Raleigh down the earth, but again, Raleigh remained unaffected as he didn't even show any signs of being tormented or perturbed. Still, the Grand General became more enraged as he relentlessly launched countless attacks at Raleigh.
It's been over a minute since the Grand General began ferociously attacking Raleigh; the surrounding space was completely shattered, the Qi heavily distorted as it affected the low-level cultivators. Even high-level warriors weren't safe from the overwhelming pressure released by the Saint Ancestor Grand General. But while the Grand General ravenously pounced at Raleigh, Raleigh raised his left hand as he blocked the General's attack with his index finger; he spoke, ignoring the General's blind rage.
"If screaming is all you do while fighting-" Raleigh then held and twisted the General's arm, bringing the giant General down to his height; he continued. "-then perhaps you are in the wrong universe." Done speaking, Raleigh casually neck-chopped the Grand General, completely immobilizing him; he then stretched a finger at the General's temple as he spoke. "Dao Erasure."
[Skill: Dao Erasure; Can erase any Dao or Law from the consciousness of the user]
With all four of his Daos erased, the General slowly returned to his previous physical state. Without sparing a second, Raleigh held the Grand General's neck as he uprooted his head from its body, even uprooting his spinal cord. Holding the plucked-out head, Raleigh watched as the burly headless body of the Grand General slowly fell down the earth, creating a loud boom after.
Raleigh turned as he flew towards his master with the General's head in his left hand. From the beginning till now, it has been twenty-five minutes.
The billions of cultivators and their regional leaders all had shocked faces as they stared at Raleigh drifting in the distance toward Patrick. But the Bored Immortal and the Jian Ancestors were the most shocked, as they were the only ones who properly saw the fight. They had witnessed as Raleigh toyed with the Grand General without even one of the General's attacks affecting him; some may only see Raleigh holding the Grand General's head and only look at it as Raleigh being overwhelmingly strong.
But it was more than that for the Bored Immortal and the Jian Ancestors, who were literal Saint Ancestors. Other than Raleigh's actions being beyond terrifying and reality-shattering and incomprehensible. Raleigh was unaffected by the raging attacks from a Saint Ancestor; he was able to deactivate a Dao, which is impossible, and even worse, he was able to kill a Saint Ancestor both physically and spiritually. All these actions were reality-shattering for the cultivators; they even subconsciously developed fear towards Raleigh, but most of all, their fear for Patrick soared, as this living red-haired abomination is but a servant to him.
Raleigh flew toward Patrick and did his signature pose; he raised the Grand General's head with both hands as he presented it to Patrick.
"As ordered by his Primordial Godship, I present the Grand General's head."
Patrick nodded; he then telekinetically controlled the head. He spoke.
"Well done, Osborn, rise."
It had been thirty minutes since the battle started, and the fight was over, with the Gong family warriors facing total defeat. The billions of cultivators returned as they stood and hovered below Patrick; they were like dots in the sky. Suddenly, the regional leader, Ku Jin's elder brother, enthusiastically roared.
"All hail the One Above!"
Hearing this, the billions of cultivators chimed in as they bellowed even louder.
"All Hail!!"
Like adding fuel to the fire, the billions of cultivators exuberantly chanted "All Hail!" as they subconsciously developed a reverence for Patrick. They now saw Patrick as a God, as none of them even bled during the battle, let alone die, even after fighting enemies realms higher than them. Any doubts and suspicions they had previously were now completely wiped out. As if glorifying Patrick wasn't enough, the billions of cultivators knelt and prostrated before Patrick as they went silent.
Despite there being billions of cultivators religiously prostrating to him, including the Bored Immortal and the Jian Ancestors, Patrick remained unfazed; he didn't even twitch a smile. Slowly rising from his throne, he controlled the General's head as he drifted forwards, he proclaimed.
"Rise, we are just getting started; let this battle be a message to every powerhouse in the Immortal Realm; today marks the end of ancient families. Let all those who side with the ancient families know that they only have one end, regardless of who they are, and that end is destruction."
Patrick spoke as he crushed the Grand General's head at his last sentence. The crowd of cultivators went even berserk as they roared 'destruction' at the top of their lungs. This silver-haired being was now their godly symbol as they completely trusted him, as his words were like Daos and Laws, undeniable and true.
Further up in the sky, the Arkmenian and the Dao Child, Hu Longtian, witnessed everything that had happened. The Arkmenian had a terrified and shocked face as he stared at the billions of cultivators below as if staring at abominations. The Arkmenian completely lost his domineering posture as he stared with widened eyes and an open mouth. He exclaimed.
"Did I see that right!? How come not even a single one of them died in that battle!? Not even the Star Sovereigns were injured, let alone killed. How is that possible?!"
But while the Arkmenian exclaimed in shock and disbelief, Dao Child Hu Longtian had a different thought process. Hu Longtian stared at the billions of cultivators as they religiously and willingly adulated Patrick. He couldn't help but frown seeing such a crowd bowing before one man, not even his master, the Ancient Elder, wielded such crowd control. This is what he wanted; this adoration from billions of people, all bowing towards him, is what he wanted. So how come someone else is getting what was supposed to be his?
These thoughts roamed Hu Longtian's head as he stared at Patrick with killing intent. But then, Hu Longtian saw Patrick looking up at him; he instantly canceled his killing intent. For some unknown reason, he felt terrified when he noticed Patrick's gaze; it felt like a predator looking at its prey. Without knowing, beads of sweat rolled down Hu Longtian's face as a tinge of terror crossed his soul. He hurriedly asked the Arkmenian.
"Tell me, can anyone see or detect us?"
"No, Dao Child. We are using the Ancient Elder's presence erasure artifact, which should erase our presence from all detections, even from that of Saint Ancestors."
The Arkmenian answered as he smelled Hu Longtian's fear and terror. As Arkmenians, smelling emotions are one of their specialties.
Patrick looked up at the Dao Child and the Arkmenian as he spoke to Grace.
"So that's one of the Dao Children claimed to be born Immortals. They are more pathetic than I imagined; how tragic."
"That's because, as someone always looking down, everything is destined to look pathetic in your eyes."
Patrick chatted with Grace when millions of slits and openings suddenly appeared in the atmosphere. The scene looked terrifying and horrendous, as one could see millions of shattered space walls all around Patrick's group; as if that wasn't enough, an overbearing pressure descended on the scene, instantly crushing millions of mountains and terrains to crumbles. The cultivators from Patrick's group were affected by the overwhelming pressure as it sent all of them crashing down, causing a loud, exaggerated boom.
From the millions of space openings, billions of cultivators and beasts slowly emerged as they clustered in the sky like stars. The beasts were ten times larger than the ones with the Grand General as they filled the sky like massive whales. The emerged cultivators continuously poured from the space openings as their combined realm pressures created a massive wave of suppression on the cultivators below.
After what felt like twenty minutes, the continuous spamming of cultivators finally ceased. With all the ancient family cultivators combined, over five trillion cultivators occupied the sky and ground. Including the hundreds of millions of massive beasts and hundreds of thousands of gigantic floating formations, the sky was completely covered as one wouldn't even see a fraction of the sky for billions of miles stretch.
One must account that the leaders or ancient family powerhouses haven't even made their appearances yet; these massive number of cultivators are merely their soldiers sent to the front lines, led by their Grand Generals.
Patrick's billions of cultivators were nothing compared to the current trillions of cultivators. Although they trusted the One Above, fear and panic still crossed their faces as they stared at the trillions of enemies in the sky and on the ground. Even though they can't die, it will take them forever to wipe out these massive amounts of enemies. Not having any solutions, the regional leaders, Jian Ancestors, Jun Moxie, and even the Bored Immortal all gaze up at Patrick to see his expression.
Patrick impassively stared at the trillions of cultivators blocking the sky as he remained unfazed. He then steadily began stretching his right arm in a testing manner as he smirked; he then spoke to his wives.
"All right, ladies, our warm-up is finally here."
The three Omni-Queens grinned.
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