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This burst of demonic energy was enough to make tens of thousands of Northern Mang soldiers who had just died stand up again.
Although their combat strength remained the same as before, capable of instantly killing with decapitation and heart-splitting, this action injected vitality into the Northern Barbarian army, which was showing signs of decline.
The Northern Mang Empress, who had been anxious, was immediately relieved upon seeing this. The Central Plains had a Confucian sage, Liyang had a celestial being, and so did our Northern Mang!
Deng Tai'a and Li Chungang, who were standing on the hilltop, suddenly looked gloomy. Deng Tai'a took out a peach blossom branch and got off the donkey.
However, Li Chungang took the lead, saying, "Let me do it. You save your power to slay the immortal."
The reason the two haven't taken action yet is because they saw a strange celestial phenomenon, and they don't know which side the immortals would help if they descended to earth.
But now that Liu Songtao has emerged, if they don't lend a hand, the Central Plains army will suffer huge losses. Although they won't be defeated, Li Chungang can't stand by and watch.
"I don't have much time left anyway, so I might as well use this old life to save the lives of tens of thousands of men in the Central Plains!"
With his only remaining hand tucked into his waistband, Li Chungang gazed at the desolate, blood-soaked battlefield and suddenly uttered a voice that shook millions.
"If Heaven had not given birth to Li Chungang, the way of the sword would have remained in eternal darkness!"
"Here comes the sword!"
Thousands of miles away, the sword mountain of the Wu family's sword tomb, the sea of swords in the sword pool of Dongyue, the sword forest on the city wall of the Martial Emperor, and all the places in Liyang where precious swords are concentrated, thousands upon thousands of swords emitted a mournful cry!
In an instant, ten thousand swords soared into the sky, and a series of sharp, piercing sounds suddenly rang out from the clouds above!
Li Chungang was a genius throughout his life, but after killing his lover, the Green Robe Girl of Fengdu, his mental state was severely damaged. Now, with a great battle that will determine the fate of the world imminent, and with various conflicting emotions, Li Chungang has actually broken through to the Celestial Realm!
But he knew that after this battle he would quickly be exhausted and have no chance of survival.
Flying swords fell from above Li Chungang's head, and countless swords surrounded him. Li Chungang walked on the swords, and with a casual wave of his hand, ten thousand flying swords pierced the air!
"Crack! Puff!"
A sword pierced a Northern Barbarian zombie, and a single wave of the hand shattered ten thousand armored soldiers!
The pressure on the Tang soldiers eased slightly, and their fighting spirit soared once more. "The old swordsman has broken through to the Celestial Realm and subdued the demons of the Northern Barbarians!"
Flying swords like clouds, Li Chungang's body was filled with unrestrained sword energy, just like his flamboyant personality.
"Sage Zhang, I will lend you a hand!"
Zhang Fuyao smiled slightly, "Having lived for less than a hundred years, is it worth it to burn through your vital energy to break through to the Celestial Realm?"
Li Chungang chuckled, "In this world, there's no such thing as worth it or not; it's just a matter of whether you're willing or not."
"Without witnessing the epic battles of Tang and Mang, the passion in my heart cannot be ignited!"
Zhang Fuyao's body also erupted with sword energy. "Alright, let's consider this the final battle!"
"Zhang Fuyao, the Confucian sage of the Central Plains, and Li Chungang, the sword saint, are here. You shall die!"
The four celestial warriors ascended a hundred feet into the air and finally began to fight. In an instant, dark clouds gathered and the energy surged!
Li Chang'an's current combat strength may not be insufficient to fight against these celestial beings; his opponent, Tuoba Pusa, has already fallen into a state of decline.
It won't be long before Li Chang'an is able to kill this war god!
However, as Li Chang'an's luck grew stronger, Tuoba Bodhisattva was injured in many places, and the Heavenly Gate in the sky squeezed open a tiny crack!
White light descended from the sky and shone directly on Tuoba Bodhisattva!
When Deng Tai'a saw that the Heavenly Gate was about to open, he immediately summoned twelve flying swords. The flying swords formed a great array that locked the Heavenly Gate, preventing it from opening even a little bit more!
At this moment, on the Heavenly Gate, figures with imposing auras began to gather. The grandmasters outside the Heavenly Gate sensed the change in auras. These were immortals!
Immortals are gathering; they are about to leave the Heavenly Gate!
These immortals seemed very angry, and a voice carrying immense pressure came from the Heavenly Gate.
"How dare you, a mere mortal, obstruct the opening of the Heavenly Gate!"
"presumptuous!"
"presumptuous!"
"presumptuous!"
The voice of the immortals echoed across the battlefield, causing waves to rise again between heaven and earth, and thunderclaps resounded in the sky!
A powerful bolt of purple lightning struck Li Chang'an, but he easily dodged it.
At this moment, Li Chang'an's aura surged, and the power of the dragon and elephant erupted for the first time after breaking through to the level of a terrestrial immortal!
He moved to the bottom of the Heavenly Gate, facing the gate that was gradually being opened. The aura of the three teachings on his body flowed continuously, and his red robe fluttered in the hurricane. Li Chang'an showed no fear in the face of the Heavenly Gate!
"If the immortals won't help me, I'll slay them!"
"You mere mortals from the previous era, if you dare to act presumptuously in the mortal realm, I will ensure you never return!"
The Tang soldiers, who were initially intimidated by the voice of the immortal, were immediately calmed down when they saw Li Chang'an's figure under the Heavenly Gate. The aura of fortune emanating from Li Chang'an was no weaker than the white light in the Heavenly Gate!
The masters of the Central Plains were also greatly surprised that Li Chang'an actually referred to the immortal as a "minor immortal"!
Li Chang'an knew that this was a critical moment, and he must not be fooled by these so-called immortals. He had to restore confidence to the battlefield.
He had foresight and knew that Deng Tai'a, in the original work, had killed many immortals while appearing as a terrestrial deity.
Therefore, the combat power of the immortals in this world is only that of slightly higher-level terrestrial immortals; otherwise, they wouldn't need to descend to the mortal realm in groups or fish for human fortune.
As the number of immortals increased, Deng Tai'a's sword formation gradually opened, and the Heavenly Gate slowly opened, from which a figure shimmering with white light squeezed out!
An immortal with white hair and beard, who had lived for countless years, looked ethereal, but his face was unusually fierce.
"Emperor Li Chang'an of Tang dares to provoke the immortals, prepare to die..."
Before he could finish speaking, a golden dragon suddenly flew towards him, lifting up the immortal's frail body as if he were being held in mid-air, and flew to Li Chang's side.
The golden dragon transformed into a giant golden hand, tightly gripping the desperately resisting immortal, and flew in a circle over the entire battlefield.
With his current cultivation level, Li Chang'an's initial Dragon-Capturing Technique is incredibly powerful.
He wanted to dispel the mystery and aloofness of the immortals in the eyes of the Tang army, and he wanted the soldiers to see that the immortals were nothing more than this!
The immortal, whose body was shimmering with white light, was as powerless and furious as the Northern Mang Grandmaster who had just been killed by Li Chang'an.
"Li Chang'an, you have blasphemed the immortals, you are courting death..."
Chapter 251 Breaking through to the Great Longevity of the Celestial Beings, Slaughtering Immortals at Their Doorsteps is Like Killing Dogs!
The battlefield of Tang Mang.
In a bloody battlefield with millions of people, an immortal from the upper realm was controlled by Li Chang'an's Dragon-Capturing Skill and flew around the battlefield several times!
The immortal, with his white hair and beard and an air of otherworldly grace, radiated a holy white light.
Originally, this image, standing atop the clouds, would immediately attract countless mortals to worship.
But now this immortal is in a terrible state, spewing vulgarities, and has lost all semblance of his immortal image.
"How dare a mere mortal insult an immortal!"
"Li Chang'an, you will surely be punished by Heaven!"
"Let me go right now!"
It is easy to defeat the bandits in the mountains, but difficult to eliminate the bandits in one's heart.
It's time to completely dispel the superstition surrounding immortals in the eyes of mortals. We must make our mortal soldiers see clearly that immortals are nothing more than that.
Before this battle, whether they were ordinary soldiers or first-rank grandmasters, they all had some reverence for the celestial beings, or at least considered them to be mysterious beings.
But now, the soldiers fighting on both sides all looked up at the sky, at the immortal who had been tricked by Li Chang'an.
A series of stern voices echoed from the Heavenly Gate, "Insolence! Insolence! Insolence!"
Yuan Qingshan, who was engaged in a fierce battle in the distance, looked up at Tianmen with admiration. Although one immortal had been captured, he believed that there were countless immortals in Tianmen and that they would definitely be able to break out of Tianmen and kill Li Chang'an!
He and Liu Songtao worked together to try to stop Li Chang'an, hoping to at least get the immortal to descend to earth and leave the Heavenly Gate.
"Heh heh! You old codger, you're not actually hoping some immortal can help you, are you!"
Li Chungang playfully manipulated countless flying swords, surrounding Yuan Qingshan's three clones and preventing Yuan Qingshan from escaping.
"I think these immortals are as weak as dog poop on the roadside; they'll die as soon as they step outside!"
Hearing Li Chungang's cheerful laughter, Yuan Qingshan said unconvinced, "Mortals who cultivate to become Earth Immortals must enter the Immortal Sect to become Immortals. Immortals are bound to be superior to us!"
"I do not believe that Li Chang'an alone can stop all the immortals from descending to the mortal realm!"
Not only Yuan Qingshan, but everyone in Northern Mang was filled with anticipation, after all, so many voices came from outside the Heavenly Gate, there must be many immortals.
"Your Majesty, the first immortal to emerge should be the weakest."
The leader of the Spider Web, Li Mibi, explained to Empress Murong in a low voice, and Empress Murong's expression eased slightly.
The moment they saw the celestial light shooting towards Tuoba Bodhisattva, both sides knew the will of the celestial beings above—they were biased towards Northern Mang!
How can a war not be won if it receives divine assistance?
For emperors who believed in the connection between Heaven and Man, nothing could excite them more than witnessing the gates of Heaven open wide and immortals personally come out to help them in battle.
"Heaven bless the Northern Barbarians! Victory is assured in this battle!"
The thunderous shouts were an attempt to minimize the negative impact of Li Chang'an's departure from the immortal and to reignite the morale of the Northern Barbarians.
At this moment, amidst the anticipation of over 700,000 Northern Barbarians, two more white-robed immortals flew out of the Heavenly Gate in anger!