The Transcendance Tribulation Stage great demon noticed the master-servant imprint had vanished and hurriedly retreated far from the battlefield.

Joining a battle between Semi-Immortals, you wouldn’t even know how you died.

Moreover, even if they defeated Jiang Lianyi, what would they do if the Qilin Immortal appeared to settle the score?

No matter how strong Venerate Zhu Tian was, he couldn’t overpower an Immortal.

There were those truly loyal to Zhu Tian; if they won, they would be acknowledged as having made a dragon’s achievement, with boundless prospects.

The elders of the Di Jiang Clan naturally pledged loyalty to Zhu Tian. Since Zhu Tian was the Ancient Ancestor, it was only reasonable for them to lend a hand, both emotionally and rationally.

Moreover, he had led the wolf into the house, the real Heavenly Court Sect, and he would not be able to escape the reckoning afterward.

Now there was still time to atone for his merits.

The ancient ancestor of the Jiuying Clan and the Clan Leader of the Taozhu Clan saw this as an opportunity, being the first and second to pledge allegiance to the Di Jiang Clan—they were grasshoppers on the same string.

The three great demons exchanged thoughts briefly through Spiritual Sense, confirming each other’s intentions, and turned to go support Zhu Tian.

Suddenly, a darkness appeared overhead, and three enormous shadows enveloped them.

"Gentlemen, where are you off to?"

The elder of the Di Jiang Clan looked up, staring intently at the three massive figures, and spat out words through clenched teeth.

"Jiang Mingzi!"

Elders of the East Sea Dragon Clan, the Demon Territory Dragon Clan, and the Phoenix Tribe moved to intercept.

The Di Jiang Clan elder turned his head and sought help from seven other Transcendance Tribulation Stage great demons, but they turned a deaf ear, clearly maintaining neutrality.

After all, no matter which side lost, the law did not punish the masses; they would not be held accountable and had no need to muddy the waters.

Besides, they were forcefully controlled by Zhu Tian and harbored no small amount of resentment in their hearts; they hoped Jiang Lianyi would win.

"Bastards!"

The elder of the Di Jiang Clan could see their intentions and cursed inwardly.

"Roar—"

The elder of the Demon Territory Dragon Clan made the first move, transforming into an enormous Azure Dragon, turning clouds into rain, turning rain into water, and attacking the Di Jiang Clan elder.

The East Sea Dragon Clan elder aimed at the Jiuying Clan elder, releasing a never-ending stream of seawater from his Storage Ring. Merging with the seawater, he became a Dragon God of the sea, terrifying to the extreme, able to tear mountains apart with a single claw.

The Jiuying Clan was the ultimate evolution of the serpent clan, and since ancient times, dragons and serpents had been in conflict when coming ashore.

Jiang Mingzi pulled out a great flag, unfurling it to reveal an image of phoenixes singing over Mount Qi. This was one of the treasures left by the Ancient Ancestor, the Five Virtues Great Flag.

In the past, he was worried about others coveting the treasure and dared not use it. But now that the Ancient Ancestor had returned, if not now, when?

"Damn it!"

The Clan Leader of the Taozhu Clan went numb at the sight of Jiang Mingzi taking serious action.

He was a newly advanced Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator, while Jiang Mingzi was an established late-stage one. Not to mention, Jiang Mingzi possessed a treasure, the gap between them was ridiculously large.

At this point, he had no choice but to fight, despite his reluctance.

...

Above the Heavenly Altar, Lu Yang and Zhu Yunwu saw the two Semi-Immortals about to commence battle and, without a second thought, leapt down from the Heavenly Altar.

"Immortal Extermination World-Ending Dance!" Zhu Tian danced, his steps imbued with destruction and annihilation, shaking the entire Demon City as though the end of the world had come!

This was a world apart from the power of the dance Zhu Yunwu had been manipulated to perform.

Floodwaters transformed into water tornados, eight of them positioned according to the Eight Diagrams, blocking all escape routes.

Jiang Lianyi extended her delicate jade hand and took out a jade flute from behind her. This was the jade flute hung on the fourth layer’s wall in the Creation Ancient Land, evidence of Jiang Lianyi’s fondness for the instrument.

Pale lips lightly blew across the flute, fingers pressing the holes, eyes closed in concentration, long hair dancing in the breeze, playing as if enchanted and bewitched.

The crisp sound of the flute pierced through the blockade of the eight water tornadoes, as if the whole world became tranquil, devoid of any sound.

If the eight water tornadoes represented the utmost motion, then the crisp flute sound constituted the utmost stillness.

Motion met stillness.

Crack—

The temperature plummeted abruptly, the eight tornadoes began to ice over from the base, instantly turning the entire twister into an ice pillar, and the temperature in the Demon Territory dropped to freezing, causing the onlooking cultivators to breathe out puffs of air.

"Go!"

Jiang Lianyi put down the jade flute and with a hook of her index finger, lifted it upwards, the eight frozen water tornadoes unexpectedly shattered into ice chunks, forming a dragon shape, smashing towards Zhu Tian.

"Space, congeal!"

Zhu Tian bellowed, the space above his head compressed continually, forming a spatial barrier that blocked the ice chunks’ bombardment.

The onlooking crowd saw the attack range exceed the Heavenly Altar, with the aftershocks sweeping towards them, they quickly retreated to the entrance of the Demon City, watching the magic duel progress, holding the Recording Orbs steadily in their hands, determined to record the whole process.

Since the founding ceremony began, the Recording Orbs had been activated, truly capturing the whole process of the grand event.

Watching the thrilling battle above Demon City, Qiu Jin’an’s eyes twitched, "Originally, I came to watch the Ancient Di Jiang nation-building just for fun, but how did it turn into the Ancient Heavenly Court wreaking havoc on Demon City in the blink of an eye, and then into a magic duel between two Semi-Immortals, with six Great Demons of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage dueling?"

The transformation was so swift he couldn’t even react.

He remembered the upheaval of the Qingzhou festival and the battle at Hanshui City, these two incidents shared a common feature.

Qiu Jin’an turned his body to the side and quietly asked the Grand Elder, "Where is Lu Yang from your sect?"

The common feature of these two incidents was that both Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were present.

The Grand Elder could not reveal Lu Yang’s whereabouts, he responded without changing his expression, "He had other matters and didn’t come."

Qiu Jin’an nodded, it seemed Meng Jingzhou had a knack for attracting disasters.

Others were also feeling emotional; they had never imagined they would witness a battle between Semi-Immortals in their lives. The trip to Demon City was worth it; if the Demon Nation were to be established again, they would come again.

"This is one of the uses of the Survival Of The Fittest Dao Fruit Outline," Fairy Eternity explained to Lu Yang. Laymen enjoy the show, while professionals discern the technique. She was the only one in the audience who understood the intricacies of the magic duel.

"Survival Of The Fittest Dao Fruit Outline is not only about controlling people. Spiritual essence, magic skills, objects... everything falls within its domain of control."

"Lianyi controls Zhu Tian’s tornadoes, and Zhu Tian controls space; both are examples."

Lu Yang had a strange look on his face, recalling a fallen Ancient Great Power, "Why does it sound so similar to Verbal Spell?"

"There is a difference. The Survival Of The Fittest Dao Fruit Outline can only control those weaker than oneself, while Verbal Spell can even control the strong. It’s a pity, really. The other party had a good chance of becoming an Immortal, like a Verbal Spell Dao Fruit or something similar, which wouldn’t conflict with the Qilin Immortal’s Dao Fruit," she continued.

"The pity is, they couldn’t hold their tongue," Fairy Eternity said with a shake of her head, lamenting her once adversary.

The Gold Clan Leader felt a profound sense of regret. Such an exciting fight, and their Ancient Ancestor had not come to watch; he could only describe it to them afterward... Wait, describe? His expression suddenly turned pale as he remembered the Ancient Ancestor had instructed him to record the event with a Recording Orb.

In his haste, as soon as he arrived, he heard the Grand Elder reveal his shameful past and had forgotten about it!

He quickly set about rectifying the situation, asking the leader of the Ba Xia Clan, "Can you make a copy of this excellent Recording Orb for me?"

The Ba Xia Clan Leader sized up the Gold Clan Leader, "Do you have the money?"

The Gold Clan Leader gritted his teeth, a bit distressed, since a copy of the Recording Orb was definitely not cheap.

"Forget it, I’ll make do by describing it to the Ancient Ancestor..."

As they were speaking, a booming sound was heard, and Zhu Tian fell from the Heavenly Altar, crashing into a big crater.

The Gold Clan Leader looked at Zhu Tian, who had fallen to the ground, "I’ll buy it!"