A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 342

Chapter 342: Battle Erupts

Boom!

Within the Eternal Sect, a top-tier power in the Western Region, Sect Master Zhang Ruochen was currently in seclusion, striving to break through to the Immortal Emperor Pinnacle. Suddenly, he sensed something and his expression changed abruptly. With full force, he unleashed a powerful punch from above the Eternal Sect, shattering a massive blood-red palm into pieces.

After the punch landed, Zhang Ruochen’s face grew extremely grave as he thundered, “Who dares to sneak attack the Eternal Sect!”

At the very next moment after Zhang Ruochen struck, the sect’s strongest cultivators sensed the presence too, rushing to his side. Their gazes fixed on the direction Zhang Ruochen was staring at, their expressions filled with deep concern.

Just as Zhang Ruochen finished speaking, a thick blood-red mist appeared before them. Zhang Ruochen’s expression instantly shifted to one of terror the moment he recognized what this blood-red mist represented.

The surrounding Elders of the Eternal Sect also recognized it at once, and without hesitation, they sent urgent messages to the neighboring Righteous Sects and the Five Great Holy Lands.

Within seconds, several figures appeared before Zhang Ruochen and his group, each clad entirely in blood-red robes—clearly members of the Blood Soul Sect.

“Damn it, you scoundrels from the Blood Soul Sect! I never expected you to dare show yourselves again.”

Zhang Ruochen looked at the Blood Soul Sect envoys before him, his expression extremely grim. He hadn’t expected the Blood Soul Sect to strike so quickly, nor had he anticipated that his Eternal Sect would be their first target.

It was important to remember that within the Eternal Sect, he was the only Late Stage Immortal Emperor; the other Elders’ strongest cultivators were only at the Early Immortal Emperor stage. If the Blood Soul Sect launched a full-scale assault against the Eternal Sect, there was a real chance his sect wouldn’t be able to hold out until reinforcements from other righteous factions arrived.

However, upon closer inspection, Zhang Ruochen noticed that only one of the Blood Soul Sect members before him was of an unknown, inscrutable strength; the other four were all Early Immortal Emperors. This meant that, with some sacrifice, they might still manage to hold out until help came.

What Zhang Ruochen hadn’t expected was that at this moment, all the righteous forces in the Western Region with Immortal Emperors present were under surprise attack by the Blood Soul Sect, suffering heavy losses in a short time.

One of the Blood Soul Sect Elders by Zhang Ruochen sneered and then waved his hand.

“Begin.”

As soon as the Elder’s words fell, the four Early Immortal Emperors behind him didn’t hesitate to strike. In an instant, they closed in on Zhang Ruochen.

Seeing this, Zhang Ruochen prepared to intervene, but the one Blood Soul Sect powerhouse he couldn’t gauge suddenly appeared right before him. With a single punch, Zhang Ruochen felt his body’s hairs stand on end—an overwhelming aura of death swept over him.

“I’m your opponent—don’t lose focus!”

The next moment, Zhang Ruochen could only raise his arms defensively. A burst of golden light enveloped his arms as he forcibly absorbed the Blood Soul Sect Elder’s punch, which sent him flying backward, leaving him grievously injured on the spot.

Zhang Ruochen only had time to order the other Elders in the Eternal Sect to hold firm until reinforcements from the other righteous factions arrived before a Blood Soul Sect Elder pulled him into his Inner World.

The Elders of the Eternal Sect gritted their teeth and pressed forward when they saw this, but fortunately, the Eternal Sect was supported by its Sect Grand Formation. Although Zhang Ruochen was absent, the Great Elder at the Early Immortal Emperor stage could still barely activate it.

With the backing of the Sect Grand Formation and support from the sect’s disciples and Elders, they managed to hold on with difficulty. However, the situation was far from optimistic. The Great Elder sensed that based on the circumstances outside, if no reinforcements from other righteous allies in the Western Region arrived within an hour, the Eternal Sect would likely have to pay an unimaginably heavy price.

Meanwhile, within the Time and Space Holy Land, the Elders had gathered together, their expressions extremely grave. They looked toward the Great Elder and asked, “Great Elder, have you managed to contact the Holy Lord yet?”

“No. There is still no information from the Holy Lord,” the Great Elder slowly shook his head.

He then stood up and said, “Alright, given the current situation, it seems the Holy Lord is in seclusion attempting to break through to the Immortal Emperor Pinnacle. It may be some time before we can reach him. Since the situation is urgent and there’s no time to hesitate, we must mobilize immediately.”

As the Great Elder finished speaking, the Elders of the Time and Space Holy Land sprang into action, setting off to assist the righteous sects who had requested aid.

The other three Great Sacred Lands also received the news and were on their way toward the Western Region.

At this moment inside the Blood Soul Sect, the Blood Emperor was controlling a light screen, on which scenes of various factions in the Western Region under attack by Blood Soul Sect Elders were clearly displayed.

Blood Cloud stood beside the Blood Emperor, his expression hesitant as he asked, “Father, why not just deploy everyone at once and take down the Xuanyuan Realm in a single strike?”

Hearing this, the Blood Emperor slowly shook his head, then stood up and replied, “Nothing should be rushed. Last time, the Blood Soul Sect acted too hastily, choosing to launch a full assault, and that’s precisely why we faced unified resistance from the entire Xuanyuan Realm.”

“This time, having learned from that lesson, the best approach is to strike them one by one. Besides, I have a premonition that there are already forces at the Immortal Emperor Pinnacle within the Xuanyuan Realm. So we must hold back for now and send Elders to probe first.”

Blood Cloud froze, unable to fully understand, but sensing the gravity of the situation, he nodded in agreement.

The Elders of the Blood Soul Sect nearby also nodded in concurrence. Standing beside them were the leaders of the Demonic Faction from the Xuanyuan Realm who had recently reached the Immortal Emperor Pinnacle with the Blood Emperor’s assistance.

Their expressions were extremely solemn, seemingly deep in thought.

On Penglai Immortal Island, Wu Hao opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the Western Region. The next moment, a figure appeared beside him, hesitating as they asked.

“Senior, are you not planning to intervene?”

It was the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanyuan Realm speaking.

Wu Hao didn’t answer directly but instead asked back,

“Oh, what about you?”

The Heavenly Dao replied, “You’re joking, Senior. I am the Heavenly Dao, and unless it’s a moment that threatens the very survival of the Xuanyuan Realm, I have no authority to intervene.”

When he said this, his expression was full of helplessness.

Although he was the Heavenly Dao and held supreme authority within the Xuanyuan Realm, he could not easily step in to meddle in its affairs.

And since the Blood Soul Sect was clearly targeting the Xuanyuan Realm, naturally the Heavenly Dao hoped that Wu Hao would step up to eliminate the Blood Soul Sect.

But Wu Hao just shook his head gently, then said,

“These guys haven’t given me the reason to intervene. Let my descendants get some practice for now.”

As Wu Hao finished speaking, he simultaneously glanced toward the Central Region, where several terrifying auras were steadily gathering. Among them, one was especially dazzling—it was none other than Wu Yifan.