Infinite Professions

"The Weishui flows eastward!"

Although his first strike was unsuccessful, the Dragon Monarch was not discouraged in the slightest. Gathering strength from countless rivers, he launched another strike, clashing fiercely against the Merit Golden Light and the Celestial Gate Qi Shield.

"Otherworldly Demon Realm!"

The Lanruo Old Demon in the rear seized this opportunity to unleash its divine techniques once more, inverting Yin and Yang, transforming the Demon Realm.

Although it was a creature of the demon and ghost kind, it had also cultivated some Divine Dao methods, aligning itself with the ranks of the Evil Gods. The nature of its ghostly demon realm was akin to the Divine Realm of the Deities, offering it a major advantage in battle. It could provide substantial Yin Qi, aiding in combat, healing injuries, and even achieving endless renewal.

Though Shen Hex had previously inflicted a severe injury on it using the Destruction Primordial Skill and the Celestial Heart Five Thunders, it had swiftly recovered thanks to the innate abilities of the Yin-Yang Locust Wood and the advantageous home ground of the Lanruo Ghost Realm.

After recovering, it did not withdraw. Instead, it joined forces with the Weishui River Dragon Monarch, once again catalyzing the domination of the battlefield by the Otherworldly Demon Realm, intent on slaying Shen Hex here.

This was not because it desired to reap the benefits without effort but because, before the three great ghost gods had made an agreement and even swore a Heaven and Earth Vow, the three parties must unite to vanquish this god. No one could stay out of it, or they would be forsaken by Heaven and Earth.

The path of the ghost gods inherently aligns with Heaven and Earth, and the Heaven and Earth Vow is highly binding. Moreover, they employed some Oath Secret Techniques. If violated, even a Third-Rank Great God would pay a steep price, possibly being spurned by Heaven and Earth, losing authority, experiencing a backlash of divine power, and falling in rank.

Therefore, they had no choice but to advance and retreat together, striving with all their might to defeat the opponent.

"Boom—Boom!"

Yin and Yang were inverted, the Demon Realm formed, instantly dividing the battlefield, bringing the four great ghost gods within.

"Divine Monarch!"

Witnessing this scene, the Golden Sun Deities were all awakened. Song Wu, the Dharma Guardian Spirit Official, was especially eager to step forward.

Although his power did not qualify him to intervene in this battle, as the divine guardian and as a child, he could not sit idly by while his father was outnumbered and attacked like this.

"Boom!!"

But just as he moved, he saw water from the rivers surge overwhelmingly, with countless shrimp soldiers and crab generals, clam maidens, and turtle ministers of the Water Race atop the waves.

It was none other than...

"The Weishui Navy?"

"Stop them!"

The Golden Sun Gods’ gazes sharpened, immediately redirecting their forces to confront the Weishui Navy.

Daoist soldiers belong to a significant means employed by deities in warfare.

Now that the Yin-Yang Locust has created an independent space in the Otherworldly Demon Realm, they might not intervene directly, but they couldn’t allow the Weishui Navy to enter and bolster the Weishui River Dragon Monarch’s power.

Thus—kill!

Soldier faces soldier, general against general.

The Golden Sun Deities, the Six Departments and Four Divisions, though reinforced by professional skills, were unlike ordinary Daoist soldiers, yet unfortunately, the opponent was not ordinary either. They were elite warriors of the Weishui Water Mansion, honed over millennia, strengthened by accumulated incense and refined divine power.

Faced with such strong forces, the Golden Sun side was not advantageous.

In fact, they even fell behind because further killing cries resounded, and countless shadow soldiers and divine generals, the Iron Cavalry of Jinling, charged into the battlefield.

Jinling and Weishui are both great gods with equally matched strength and deep foundations. Now, with both armies attacking together, the pressure on the Golden Sun Deities is imaginable, forcing Song Wu to abandon his strike on the Otherworldly Demon Realm, turning back to the battlefield, leading the Six Departments and Four Divisions’ generals to contend against the two Daoist soldier forces.

In an instant, the Lanruo Ghost Realm was once again ablaze with the flames of war.

The battle of the Daoist soldiers, though impactful, was not the main focus.

The key to the overall situation still lay on the central battlefield.

The Otherworldly Demon Realm, with Yin and Yang inverted, time and space thrown into chaos.

Within its bounds, heaven was not heaven, earth was not earth.

But for the four peak ghost gods of the time, the terrain made no difference in their battle.

Battle!!!

Shen Hex stood in the arena, his Merit Golden Body and the Celestial Gate Qi Shield forming an unbreakable defense, as the Weishui’s fierce momentum surged like towering white waves, crashing into smithereens yet unable to breach the Celestial Gate defense.

"Boom—Boom!"

The Lanruo Old Demon vanished, the Yin-Yang Locust Wood fused with the Otherworldly Demon Realm, fully leveraging its home-ground advantage, not only severing the connection to Heaven and Earth but also summoning water, fire, wind, and thunder alternately alongside the Weishui River Dragon Monarch in a fierce assault.

On another side, the silent Jinling Prefect did not merely observe from the sidelines but also joined the fray with an upraised palm.

Unlike the Weishui River Dragon Monarch, he was the City God.

A City God is the master of the Yin Department, the deity of a region, ruling over mountains, rivers, and land, overseeing life and death, Yin and Yang, with vast responsibilities and heavy authority.

The Jinling Prefect was likewise so; as the Capital City God of a province’s chief city, although he only governed the Jinling Prefecture, his rank, authority, and deep foundation were no weaker than the Weishui River Dragon Monarch, who connected various southern provinces.

Thus, the City God’s abilities are evident.

Now, joining the battle, though it was a mere initial test, without deploying Great Divine Power Techniques, his attack bore a formidable momentum. A palm like a mountain, mighty and unmatched, aiming to suppress the formidable foe.

"Boom!!!"

The Weishui converged, Jinling like a mountain, coupled with inverted Yin and Yang and otherworldly demonic energy, the three great ghost gods launched a coordinated onslaught, each move carrying earth-shattering power, aiming fiercely at the battlefield center.

At the center, Shen Hex stood alone, like a majestic peak, his aura like a vast sea. The twelve Celestial Gates forged by Merit Golden Light withstood every earth-shattering blow, never yielding beyond three layers, endlessly renewing. When one barrier fell, another rose—limitless and unending.

"This Merit Golden Body..."

"Is unexpectedly formidable?"

"Such merit, such a golden body, are rare even among Third-Grade Deities!"

"Zhou Qian’s reincarnation has only spanned a few decades, how could a newly elevated Jinyang City God, a mere Fourth Grade rank, possess such merit?"

"There must be a great secret to this person!"

"The power of merit repels all evil, impervious to all methods, securing invincibility from the outset."

"No, his divine power is surprisingly robust, even in the Lanruo Ghost Realm, despite the isolation from the Otherworldly Space created by the Yin-Yang Locust Wood, he can rely on his own strength, continually restoring his protective divine techniques, and confront us in attrition?"

"Is this foundation truly only Fourth Grade?"

"There are many oddities with this individual; if not eliminated today, he will surely become a great menace in the future."

The three great ghost gods, finding it challenging to break through Shen Hex’s defense, grew increasingly astonished the longer they fought.

Then, suddenly...

"Shouldn’t you be capable of more than this?"

With cold remarks, the course of the battle shifted. Shen Hex flipped his right palm, finally transitioning from defense to offense.

"Karmic Fire Three Calamities!"

Master the Red Lotus, urge the Karmic Fire, the form of the Demon Saber, emerging without a blade, exhausting the power of destruction.

"Boom!!!"

Such Karmic Fire, wildly rampant, does not attack the Weishui, nor seize Jinling, but only strikes the boundary of the void realm.

"Ah!!!"

A sudden miserable howl reverberates within the boundary; it is the Lanruo Old Demon, merged with this Otherworldly Demon Realm, under the burning assault of Shen Hex’s Karmic Fire, triggering its innate transgressions, transforming entirely into the calamities of Three Disasters.

"Hmm!?"

"He intends to break this Otherworldly Demon Realm?"

"Wants to obtain the Yin-Yang Locust Tree, shatter the Lanruo Ghostly Realm, and reclaim the power of Heaven and Earth?"

"It seems he can’t hold on for long."

"Merit is finite; divine power is limited!"

"Kill!!!"

The Lanruo Old Demon is wounded, the Otherworldly Demon Realm shaken, yet the two gods’ eyes show delight.

Delight because they spotted a flaw in their opponent!

The battle of deities heavily favors the power of the home ground, the control of heaven and earth.

This Lanruo Ghostly Realm, akin to the nature of a Divine Realm, has the Yin-Yang Locust Tree deeply rooted, holding complete control over heaven and earth, causing all other ghosts and gods here to be suppressed and repelled by the world.

This Lanruo Ghostly Realm isn’t large; even counting the surrounding few counties of Guobei, it only spans ten thousand miles, far less than the territories like Jinling and Jinyang, otherwise, it wouldn’t need the help of the Weishui River Dragon Monarch, and the Old Demon could block Shen Hex just by itself.

Even so, the ghostly realm and demon realm, heaven and earth suppression, greatly restrict Shen Hex and can continually provide aid to the Lanruo Old Demon. Prolonged consumption is extremely unfavorable.

Therefore, Shen Hex acts decisively, focusing on attacking the Lanruo Old Demon, intending to break the ghostly realm and demon realm.

Such strategy, although reasonable, appears insufficiently confident in the eyes of the Jinling and Weishui gods.

He can’t withstand the consumption?

Then we delay!

"Hundred Rivers Struggle for the Dragon!"

Weishui River Dragon Monarch again catalyzes divine power, hundred rivers converge, emerging like a dragon.

"Earth-Piercing Seal!"

Jinling Prefect also takes action, raising a golden seal, growing against the wind, descending like a mountain.

The two gods join forces, resolving Lanruo’s crisis once more.

However, Shen Hex ignores them completely, relying on the Twelve Celestial Gates Qi Shield, enduring the two gods’ onslaught, raising his hand to attack Lanruo again.

"Sacrificial Demon-Slaying!"

A palm raised, divine light radiant, it is the form of the Daoist Sword, a move from life to death.

Radiant sword light, shot out with the palm, like a pillar, penetrating the void; underneath the penetration, another wail is heard.

"Ah!!!"

Lanruo Old Demon mourns, the Yin-Yang Ghost Wood is wounded, and the Otherworldly Space shakes, seemingly on the verge of collapsing again.

"Cease your arrogance!"

The two gods, seeing this, immediately change their strategy, Jinling Prefect still attacks with the golden seal, while Weishui River Dragon Monarch steps forward, turning the majestic water flow into a vortex, using a gentle method to shield Lanruo Old Demon from further attack.

But one strike follows another, Shen Hex relies on Twelve Celestial Gates Defense, enduring Jinling Prefect’s Earth-Piercing Golden Seal, catalyzing divine power further, transforming into Five Thunders.

"Celestial Heart Righteous Method."

"Highest goodness is like water, transforming into the great thousand!"

Thunders boom out, carrying the utmost power of destruction, akin to celestial punishment descending, even ghost gods find it extremely hard to resist.

But Weishui River Dragon Monarch is not ordinary, relying on the power of the Great God, tunes into the power of water, forcibly disperses the thunders, turning something into nothing, blocking the attacks again.

"Ha!"

Yet, Shen Hex laughs, meaning unclear, then moves both hands, one palm igniting Three Calamities Demon Fire, another palm launching Taiqing Immortal Light.

Karmic Fire Three Calamities, Sacrificial Demon-Slaying!

The Demon Saber goes from death to life, through preservation, decay, and emptiness, seeking Nirvana.

The Daoist Sword goes from life to death, Sacrificial Demon-Slaying, nine deaths without regrets.

One saber, one sword, one life, one death, one immortal, one demon!

Two opposing forces, supposedly incompatible, at this moment are simultaneously wielded by one person’s hands, resembling crossed saber and sword, colliding of life and death, immortals and demons contending.

Such extreme power, under collision, what terrifying transformation will occur?

Nobody knows, but the two gods and one ghost in the field are already alarmed with strong warnings, even their hearts leap with fear.

"Not good!!!"

"This move..."

Extreme move will meet, ghosts and gods horrified.

But just in this moment, a sudden change occurs.

"North Star seals death, South Star seals life!"

"Taishang governs fate, Five Stars bestow blessings!"

"Censure!!!"

Three piercing shouts simultaneously resonate, more divine light shines, coming from beyond the heaven, breaking into the otherworld.

What sort of divine light?

Indescribable, only blazing, radiant beyond perception, within faintly visible are the shadows of three deities, one laughing with open mouth, fortune overflowing, one dignified and elegant, majesty immense, one kind and amiable, longevity and virtue enduring.

Three stars, three gods, three gods three immortals!

Three divine lights, merging into one, like a celestial pillar, blazing forth, breaching the Otherworldly Demon Realm, directly striking Shen Hex’s form.

"Ah!!!"

A sudden soft moan, Shen Hex, about to merge extreme moves trembles, the Power of Merit, Celestial Gate Qi Shield, under the illumination of the celestial pillar divine light, layer by layer disintegrates, Twelve Celestial Gates Defense instantly pierced through.