"Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li?"
Hearing the words of the two immortal attendants, Dan Qing and Dan Hong, Xu Changsheng's expression changed drastically. He quickly looked at the general approaching on the clouds, trembling violently.
Compared to the heavenly soldiers and generals, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li was a renowned immortal deity even in the mortal realm!
Li Jing also possessed immense prestige in the immortal realm, commanding a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers, his strength unfathomable!
Shushan, where Xu Changsheng resided, was a lineage of immortal cultivation. They were well-versed in the gods and immortals of the immortal realm. Seeing the Heavenly King Li appear now, his heart was utterly shaken!
The two immortal attendants stood on either side, stepping forward to welcome King Li with utmost respect.
Seeing Li Jing approaching on the clouds, Ye Ling smiled and said, "I am very curious, why would the famous Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King personally lead heavenly soldiers down to the mortal realm?"
"Such a grand display, the entity to be eliminated must have quite a background, right?"
Ye Ling could sense that the entity hidden underground was still continuously surging in aura, showing no signs of stopping.
If that entity were to continue growing, regardless of how powerful it might become, the fifty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals brought by Li Jing would be no match for it!
Li Jing carefully observed Ye Ling before explaining, "Three thousand years ago, the saints sealed a giant that awakened from ancient times in this place, a titan from the West.
"That ancient giant had been slumbering here. However, due to your attack, Immortal Friend, the seal of the saints was erased, causing the ancient giant to reawaken."
Since the battle in the Pacific, Ye Ling had already gained fame in the immortal realm.
Although to the immortals, Ye Ling was still an itinerant immortal from the mortal realm, Li Jing regarded Ye Ling as an equal. His attitude towards Ye Ling was not as arrogant as it had been with Lei Gong and Dian Mu last time.
As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, the ground suddenly cracked open, and a palm as large as a mountain stretched out from the fissure, creating a visually stunning impact.
The heavenly soldiers and generals lined up, preparing to defend against the enemy.
Ye Ling glanced at the giant hand below and said, "So, the awakening of this giant is also my fault?"
Li Jing stroked his beard and shook his head. "It cannot be entirely blamed on you. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is weak nowadays, and the saints' seal had long lost its original power. The awakening of this ancient giant was only a matter of time. Your attack was merely an impetus for his awakening."
"Immortal Friend, you need not blame yourself. Perhaps in eliminating this disaster, we may still need your assistance."
Xu Changsheng then asked doubtfully, "I recall that titans are ancient gods from Western mythology, long overthrown and annihilated by the Olympian gods.
"Why would Western ancient deities appear within the borders of our China?"
Li Jing glanced at Xu Changsheng with some surprise, not expecting him to know so much.
He smiled and said, "If this King's memory serves him correctly, you should be a disciple of Shushan, and also the current host of the Xuanyuan Sword. Shushan indeed has a continuous stream of talented individuals. What is your name?"
Xu Changsheng quickly bowed to Li Jing. "Your junior, Xu Changsheng, your praise is too much, Heavenly King!"
"The younger generation is indeed formidable."
Li Jing smiled, then explained, "Chang Sheng is correct. The ancient giant buried here is indeed an ancient deity from the Western regions of the immortal realm, one of the second generation Twelve Titans, known as Perses, the God of Destruction.
"After the Olympian gods overthrew the Titans, Perses fled to our Eastern Immortal Realm.
"Our immortal race has always been inclusive and accepting. Perses, having fled here, was naturally welcomed."
"However, Perses was excessively malevolent. After entering Yan Hua, he frequently preyed on mortals, causing chaos and widespread death in the mortal realm.
"The Heavenly Court could not stand by and watch, so they dispatched troops to subdue him. Unfortunately, he was immortal and also too colossal. Even Lao Jun could not refine him with his alchemical furnace, so he could only be suppressed here."
"God of Destruction, Perses..." Ye Ling looked at the giant emerging from the earth below, his eyes narrowing slightly. "He seems to have no brain."
"No brain?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Li Jing was stunned. He looked at the giant below in confusion, not understanding what Ye Ling meant.
Ye Ling said, "His body has been corrupted by some aura, and his brain has been completely devoured. He is now merely a walking corpse, a puppet controlled by someone."
"I would like to ask, when he was suppressed three thousand years ago, was he also in this state?"
Li Jing recalled for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, he suddenly went berserk in the same state, and the Heavenly Court had no choice but to dispatch troops to subdue him.
"As for why he suddenly became like this, no one has investigated."
"Roar—!"
While Li Jing and Ye Ling were conversing, Perses, having only revealed half of his body, was already taller than Mount Tai!
He roared fiercely, and a gale swept across heaven and earth, instantly scattering the formation of heavenly soldiers and generals!
Seeing this, Li Jing's expression changed slightly. He quickly said to Ye Ling, "This King needs to suppress this foreign barbarian. Farewell!"
With that, Li Jing swiftly returned to his army, directing the heavenly soldiers and generals to reorganize their formation and charge towards Perses.
"Kill!!!"
The sounds of battle filled the heavens and earth.
Xu Changsheng watched tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers fighting Perses, utterly awestruck. However, he still pondered Ye Ling's words and asked Ye Ling, "Senior, you said Perses is being controlled. Is this true?"
Perses was an ancient deity of the West, in charge of destruction. If someone could truly control this ancient deity and make him cause chaos in Yan Hua, then the conspiracy hidden behind this would be somewhat terrifying.
Ye Ling nodded. "It is highly likely that the titan is being controlled, and his brain has been completely dug out. The methods of the mastermind are quite cruel."
Xu Changsheng speculated, "Senior, do you think the mastermind controlling Perses might be related to the crisis that Earth will face in the future?"
Ye Ling shook his head. "It cannot be determined yet. However, Wang Die said that the crisis bringing disaster to Earth is my inner demon. At least from the aura entangled within this Perses, this titan has nothing to do with my inner demon."
Boom!
As Ye Ling and Xu Changsheng were discussing, Perses punched towards the heavenly soldiers and generals, once again shattering the formation of tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers.
Li Jing threw out his Linglong Pagoda. The pagoda rapidly enlarged and collided with Perses's fist, creating a tremendous impact that resounded through heaven and earth.
The violent force spread outwards, once again scattering the remaining formations of heavenly soldiers.
Unable to withstand the force of the collision between Li Jing and Perses, Xu Changsheng could only summon the Xuanyuan Sword, using the might of the ancient divine weapon to resist the battle between immortals and gods.
Ye Ling calmly watched the battle between Li Jing and Perses, his expression unchanged.
Currently, Li Jing held the upper hand, but Perses's power was continuously increasing. It was still uncertain who would emerge victorious.
"Hmm? What is that..."
As Ye Ling was observing from the side, he suddenly felt something, his gaze slightly sharpening as he looked behind Perses.
Within the turbulent spiritual energy, a dark shadow flickered in and out of existence!