Rebirth of Nezha in the Investiture of the Gods

With the Celestial Star Battle Formation in hand, Li Mingzhu not only could lock onto anyone's aura at will in this Demon Clan World but could also manipulate the power of the formation to annihilate them instantly!

Such is the domineering nature of the Celestial Star Battle Formation. Of course, the original formation in the Primordial World, while powerful, did not exhibit this level of dominance, mainly due to the vast difference in world levels.

This Demon Clan World is relatively small. It took Li Mingzhu a mere moment to bring Ao Yu and Yang Chan to the barrier of starlight separating them from the Primordial World, a thin veil of starlight. One step beyond it led back to the Primordial World.

Li Mingzhu lifted his gaze to the smaller starry sky compared to the one of the Primordial World, reaching out into the void. Instantly, the endless Star Essence materialized in his hand.

The Celestial Stars in this world are able to revolve continuously not just by drawing Star Power from the Primordial Starry Sky but also because the Demon Clan had long since accumulated an immense amount of Star Essence here. Without it, the Celestial Star Battle Formation would have been unsustainable.

Although the starry sky appeared calm on the surface, the Celestial Star Battle Formation had always been in operation. Otherwise, how could the energy consumption of an entire world possibly be sustained?

Even so, over the years, the starry sky of this world had managed to amass a considerable quantity of Star Essence—enough for Li Mingzhu to forge 365 Star Flags.

Li Mingzhu utilized the River Map and Luo Book. The previously stagnant starry sky suddenly began to boil as the Celestial Stars arrayed themselves in a spiral, naturally revolving around Li Mingzhu at the core.

In the air, the River Map and Luo Book merged to form the image of a Yin-Yang Fish, slowly rotating along a profoundly unique trajectory. Although Li Mingzhu couldn't fully comprehend it, he assumed this must be the core of the Celestial Star Battle Formation.

Such a core often represents Dao rhythm or a Dao principle. It may appear simple, but in reality, it is the culmination of a Quasi-Saint's or even a Saint's painstaking efforts.

The Demon Clan, of course, lacked Saints. Among those who delved deepest into array formations were Emperor Jun and Fu Xi, who were likely the creators of this Celestial Star Battle Formation.

For now, Li Mingzhu couldn't understand the full intricacies, but that didn't stop him from harnessing the power of the Celestial Star Battle Formation.

Accompanied by Yang Chan and Ao Yu, he leaped to the side of the spinning River Map and Luo Book. With a flick of his finger, the entire map of the Demon Clan World appeared before them.

It was filled with countless green dots and only a sparse number of red dots.

The green dots represented this world's indigenous inhabitants, while the red dots represented outsiders like them. The message left on the Phoenix Tree wasn't wrong: controlling the Celestial Star Battle Formation was tantamount to controlling the Demon Clan World.

Had Li Mingzhu realized this earlier, he could have dominated everything the moment he entered this Demon Clan World, avoiding all the subsequent troubles.

"Ming He, you never learn, do you?!"

Li Mingzhu sneered coldly. With a flick of his finger, he pinpointed one of Ming He's avatars heading towards the Military Mountain.

Ming He, on his way to Military Mountain, heard Li Mingzhu's voice. Yet, when it reached his ears, it was like divine wrath, leaving him utterly shaken.

It was indeed the voice of that kid, Li Mingzhu. But since when had that kid attained such mastery? Puzzled and wary, Ming He searched his surroundings for Li Mingzhu's presence but to no avail.

Watching Ming He's bemused expression on the River Map and Luo Book, Ao Yu and Yang Chan couldn't help but burst into laughter. No matter how skilled Ming He was, with abilities that could rival the heavens, he would never imagine that Li Mingzhu had already gained full control of the Demon Clan World.

To Li Mingzhu, everything Ming He did was as clear as day, with no place to hide.

"Die!"

Li Mingzhu was decisive, unwilling to waste time. With a pointed finger, a beam of starlight descended from the Nine Heavens upon Ming He.

Ming He, with his keen senses, detected the danger immediately. Yet, there was no escape. The binding power of an entire world was far too overwhelming, even for a Small Thousand World.

And this was power amplified by the Celestial Star Battle Formation. To say that Li Mingzhu was invincible in the Demon Clan World was no exaggeration. Even if Ming He's true form were to arrive, he would still be powerless against Li Mingzhu here.

Of course, if Ming He's true form had actually come, Li Mingzhu would have been unable to do much to him either.

"World Power? How is this possible?!"

Ming He, worldly and experienced, immediately recognized the origins of the starlight. Regrettably, all he could do was perish in disbelief.

As Li Mingzhu acted, Yu Ding, still recovering in Beiming, also sensed it. Detecting the presence of World Power, he didn't hesitate. Grabbing Yang Jian, he hastily rushed towards the starlight barrier.

With someone having already seized control of this world, staying any longer would mean certain death.

Yu Ding was exceptionally resolute. Opportunities, Spiritual Treasures—none of it mattered compared to his life.

Without life, everything else is meaningless.

But Yang Jian had an uneasy feeling gnawing at him. Why did he feel that the one who had seized control of this world was Li Mingzhu? A chill crept over his heart.

To be fair, Li Mingzhu was indeed mulling over how to teach Yang Jian a lesson. As for the other Loose Cultivators, they could wait. As long as they remained in this world, they were at his mercy anyway.

Locating Yang Jian, Li Mingzhu lightly tapped his finger, sending down a beam of starlight. Of course, it wasn't the lethal light that had just killed Ming He. Still, if it struck its target, it would cause some pain.

Yang Chan, oddly enough, didn't stop Li Mingzhu from his mischief. In fact, she looked forward to Yang Jian getting reprimanded for once.

Thus, Yang Jian, betrayed by his beloved sister, suffered starlight strikes repeatedly as he and Yu Ding fled towards the barrier. By the time they reached it, his head was covered in lumps.

"Li Mingzhu, you just wait for me!"

Before leaving, Yang Jian shouted defiantly into the sky. He was certain that Li Mingzhu could hear him.

Next to the River Map and Luo Book, Li Mingzhu could only sigh. In truth, he only sent the first beam of starlight. All the subsequent strikes had been Yang Chan's doing. Now, he was left to shoulder the blame unjustly.

Putting on a serious expression, Li Mingzhu focused on the task at hand.

Once Yu Ding and Yang Jian had safely exited the Demon Clan World, Li Mingzhu sealed off the world entirely. Outsiders couldn't enter, and those inside couldn't leave.

Sweeping his hand across the River Map and Luo Book, countless beams of starlight surged forth. In an instant, all the external wanderers were dragged into the starry sky under Li Mingzhu's control!