This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

The Phoenix Patriarch glared back at Tianyi. His gaze seemed capable of igniting anything he looked at on fire. “Then start. Who’s afraid of who?”

Although his words were harsh, his body was honest. He did not show any initiative to attack again and prepared to defend himself. In addition, the other demon emperors were messaging him with their demon senses, telling him to not aggravate the situation.

In fact, the qingluan was the Phoenix Clan’s most prized descendant, the one with the highest chance of reaching the Demon Emperor Realm. His death would cause the Phoenix Clan’s future strength to fall to the bottom amongst the three clans once the war ended. The Qilin Clan had the Qilin Patriarch, who became a demon sovereign, and the Dragon Clan was always full of talent.

And he wasn’t that confident in facing Tianyi alone, either. When Tianyi locked onto him, he felt the shadow of death hanging over him. He knew Tianyi was powerful, but the ones that faced him before were the Four Divine Beasts. Just his gaze alone clued the Phoenix Patriarch of Tianyi’s power.

Tianyi was also receiving many messages from his allies, all persuading him to not start the final battle. He snorted and waved his hand. Daoyi and the qingluan’s corpse disappeared from the battlefield. Although the Phoenix Patriach was angry, he did not dare to take action again.

So, the void between the demon and the humans returned to calm, but it was a false calm. A bizarre mood filled it. Neither side took the initiative to take the stage.

The humans were wary of the demons using underhanded tactics again, but the demon clans also worried that the humans would launch a surprise attack. Once someone took the initiative to break the rules, neither side would trust the other again so easily.

Finally, a monarch from the Numinous Sword Sect stepped forward.

Neither side wanted to stop the duels. The humans saw it as a valuable way to grind away at the Demon Clan’s number and raise their morale. Although the humans lost true immortals and might even lose a monarch, they gained more than they lost. The longer it went on, the more advantageous it would be for them. In contrast, the Demon Clan wanted to restore morale and starting a battle now would put them at a greater disadvantage than when the two sides first appeared.

Upon seeing the sword monarch, the Demon Clan also dispatched a demon king. If the human took the initiative to appear and they didn’t accept, wouldn’t it mean they were afraid? Not to mention, they were the ones to break the rules first.

The humans didn’t recognize the demon king that appeared. It was not strange. The Demon Clan had always been in a state of hiding, so it was much harder to investigate. Still, since they didn’t recognize him, he must have been a new star of the Demon Clan that had not participated in the previous Divine Beast-Human War.

To the Immortal Court and Numinous Sword Sect’s surprise, the unknown demon king won and killed the sword monarch.

“How about it, do you want to take the stage next?” Ba Shifang asked his wife.

Hu Landie’s eyes flickered over the Demon Clan. After the sword monarch fell, two more battles happened. It was neither good nor bad. The human and Demon Clan each won one duel.

“There’s no point. The final battle might break out at any moment now,” Hu Landie said. The stronger the cultivation base, the more accurate a cultivator’s intuition became. At some point, it might even reach the level of predicting the future. Hu Landie’s intuition had not reached this point, but she mastered the Law of Time, so she had a unique insight. In terms of depth, even Tianyi might not be better than her.

Ba Shifang blinked. His relaxed expression turned serious. He knew that Hu Landie liked to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger. Daoyi’s participation in the duel might be for the qingluan, but it might also be because she was affected by the rumors, if even a little bit.

Hu Landie was the one who truly didn’t care. She just cared whether her reputation was useful or not. If possible, she would love for others to underestimate her until the right moment for her to explode and gain an absolute advantage. If possible, she would have wanted to hide her ascension to the Seamless Immortal Realm from the Immortal Court too.

The two continued to observe the duels. This time, the Demon Clan was determined and sent out powerful demon kings who have shown considerable strength in the last Divine Beast-Human War. Now, the humans had three consecutive losses, so they wanted an overwhelming victory to raise morale and suppress the Demon Clan’s morale.

Ba Shifang naturally wouldn’t object. He smiled at Hu Landie and said, “Wish me luck.”

“If people relied on luck, what’s the point of embarking on the immortal path?”

“Can’t you give me some good words before I go out?” Ba Shifang complained.

“I won’t wish you luck. You won’t need it to win,” Hu Landie said.

When Ba Shifang stepped onto the battlefield, the Demon Clan had not yet sent out their representative. They knew that the humans would definitely not let them continue to win another match. So, they wanted to see who they would dispatch. ŖἁΝôＢĚꞩ

“Trouble,” Demon Emperor Redraco said. “Among the immortal monarchs, he definitely ranks among the top three. Not even Monarch Thrallsong is his opponent. His title as junior emperor was not given lightly.”

Next to him, the three patriarchs and remaining members of the Four Divine Beasts also had heavy expressions.

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“Among the demon kings present, only the East Sea Dragon King before he reached the Demon Emperor Realm can match him,” the Dragon Patriarch said. “And only match. Victory or defeat remain unknown.”

“The World Link Monarch’s power is among the peak. If the duel escalates any further, then it will be emperors that take the stage. But it’s impossible for emperors to step forward and duel to raise morale,” Xuanwu said.

The Qilin Patriarch looked at the Black Tortoise. “Senior means…”

“This is the last duel,” Xuanwu simply said.

“It’s you?” Ba Shifang said with surprise.

Flying toward him was a giant beast with four hooves, crescent eyes, deer-like antlers, scales like carps, and claws like eagles. The most striking thing was the human face instead of the typical dragon head.

Ba Shifang recognized him. They had clashed many times after all.

“It’s me,” the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord Yuezhu said.

The Lunar Candle Dragon was a descendant of the Torch Dragon, a divine beast said to determine day and night with its eyes. Unlike Donghai Longzi, the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord was an old foe of humans that fought in two Divine Beast-Human Wars. He was a classic example of being strong because he survived, instead of surviving because he was strong.

Ba Shifang nodded. “Let’s start.”

The two didn’t waste any words and started attacking.

The Lunar Candle Dragon Lord released a powerful roar. As an experienced member of the Demon Clan, he epitomized the classic demon style combat of using his powerful body to overwhelm his opponents. He charged at Ba Shifang and slammed his powerful body toward the latter.

Ba Shifang didn’t sit still either. He performed many movement spells, but the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord released a field created by the Law of Yin that slowed and interfered with his spells, making them useless. Since he couldn’t flee, he would counterattack.

Five swords flew out from Ba Shifang’s sleeve. Each one emitted a unique aura. One had a fiery edge, another blade resembled the bottomless abyss, the third was yellow and just looking at made the looker feel heavier, the fourth exuded endless vitality and did not appear to be a sword of killing, and the fifth appeared like an ordinary sword with its white blade, but just the sharp aura it exuded could slice through immortals without touching them.

The five swords merged into one and transformed into a plain sword. Inscribed on the blade were depictions of the five elements.

Ba Shifang reached out and grasped the sword. If his previous aura was peaceful, like nature, it had transformed into a heavy one that suppressed all things. Gravity seemed to have materialized in the weightless void.

He roared and swung the sword with all his might.

Keng!

Dragon and sword clashed. The two stayed in place for a moment before bouncing backward. Ba Shifang was flung the farthest. Even if he exerted more strength, the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord’s mass more than made up for difference. Not only that, the dragon lord had a method to increase his size, which he did not hide.

“Such a large body is cheating,” Ba Shifang griped.

He didn’t have long to complain, as the white dragon was near him. Instead of attacking again with his sword, a bubble grew from his body. It resembled his sword and exuded the aura of the five elements.

The Lunar Candle Dragon Lord didn’t stop and directly crashed into it, blasting the sphere back, but there was nary a crack on it. Upon seeing this, the white dragon lord did not relent and attacked even more furiously. Claws and bites scarred the five element sphere.

Finally, the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord retreated a bit and slammed his tail at it like a whip. A crack appeared, and soon the sphere crumbled.

A stony hand reached out and grabbed the white dragon’s tail. Ba Shifang’s mortal coil had vanished. In his place was an elemental titan. Stone was its flesh, steel its skeleton, fire its heart, water its blood, and wood its veins.

Five Elements Planetary Titan.

It was the new form Ba Shifang conceived based on his previous elemental giant form. Its power was even greater because he applied the Three States of Qi to it. Correspondingly, so did the cost of starting and maintaining it. The sword had also grown tremendously.

The Five Elements Planetary Titan raised his arm, holding the sword high above its head, and slashed down. Not willing to back down, the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord rammed his horn at it.

Sword and horn clashed. Both sides could not overpower the other and they entered a stalemate.

The Five Elements Planetary Titan opened its mouth and released a silent roar. Molten red lines that resembled lava appeared all over its stone body. The pressure it emitted increased to a terrifying degree. The sudden increase in power was reflected in the clash as it knocked the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord away.

The Lunar Candle Dragon Lord roared in pain and quickly reoriented itself. However, one of its horns had a large crack running down from the tip to the base.

“You bastard!” the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord roared, and he charged forward again.

The Five Elements Planetary Titan shifted his body and grabbed the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord by the neck with his left hand. In response, the dragon lord constricted the elemental titan. The moment it did so, a pervading chilly aura invaded the titan.

“Feel my wrath. Watch as your shell crumbles, exposing your powerless self!” the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord said. However, he soon discovered that his technique, which drained his foes of their qi and weakened their body and soul, did not seem to affect the Five Elements Planetary Titan much.

Ba Shifang said nothing. It seemed that using Yu of the Three States of Qi increased its ability to defend against interference techniques. It was a pleasant surprise, but it did not mean he would show mercy to the one that revealed this to him.

The Five Elements Planetary Titan raised its sword and cut down, intent on decapitating the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord.

In mid-swing, alarm bells rang in Ba Shifang’s head. He abandoned his attack and focused everything on defense. The Five Elements Planetary Titan transformed. Its torso thickened and the limbs and head receded into its body until it formed a sphere, a planet.

Not a moment too soon as a bolt of lightning struck it, piercing a third of the way through and shattering the surface.

Ba Shifang wasn’t the only one attacked as miniature suns slammed into the Lunar Candle Dragon Lord and exploded like nova. When the nova vanished, all that remained was a burnt husk.

“You’re not honest!” Tianyi shouted as he transformed into a cosmic giant and punched the Qilin Patriarch head on.

The Qilin Patriarch head-butted the fist, and Tianyi fell at a disadvantage, stumbling several steps back.

In that short moment, the Demon Clan and humans each unleashed their attacks. The Demon Clan charged forward, while the immortal emperors and a few monarchs met them midway. The rest of the immortals quickly formed the war formations before engaging in battle.

The final battle between the humans and the Demon Clan had begun.