Starting With 100 Million Lives

Hearing that it would take so long, the disciples cried even louder.

"We can't bear to part with you!"

"Don't worry, once I'm healed, you'll hear my name again."

The disciples nodded vigorously.

Brother Cheng went to the Ascension Platform below, where Ah Huang and Xiaobai were still asleep.

Thinking about the next wave of Immortal Emperors possibly arriving soon, and not wanting to let them off easily, he put the two children into the Xuanji Map.

Only then did everyone rise, reluctant to leave Dingtian City.

But as soon as they flew into the air, the sound of wind and thunder rumbled from all sides, like dark clouds pressing down on a city.

"What's happening?"

"What's going on?"

"Is there another Immortal Emperor coming?"

Brother Cheng was also a bit frustrated, such a good atmosphere was ruined.

Who could be so blind?

The enemy soon appeared, and everyone realized they had guessed wrong.

Facing them was the City Lord of Five Seas City, along with tens of thousands of immortals from Five Seas City.

And beside them were the armies from Immortal Cities like Bitao City, Liehuang City, Brahma Emperor City, and Yin Yue City.

This time, the ten cities ascending to the Middle Immortal Realm were all present here.

"Didn't expect we'd meet again so soon, did you?"

"I warned you last time, this first place isn't so easy to take."

The City Lord of Five Seas City sneered coldly and slowly drew his Immortal Sword.

The City Lord of Bitao City also had a malicious look on his face.

"During the Ascension Battle, we couldn't go to other Immortal Cities, letting you enjoy your success for so long."

"Now, it's time for you to pay the debt."

"Did you really think taking first place would come without any cost?"

Though the ten ascending Immortal Cities weren't far apart, they had the chance to contact each other, then gathered here in an imposing manner.

"What do you intend to do?"

Gui Cang Sword Immortal stepped forward.

"Asking what we intend to do?"

The City Lord of Brahma Emperor City laughed aloud.

"What do you think?"

"You wiped out so many Immortal Cities, now it's your turn!"

"Winning without fighting looked impressive, didn't it?"

"It's no longer the Ascension Battle; let's see how you plan to win now."

Gui Cang, Void Abyss, Bi Chang, and the others tensed up, knowing another huge crisis was upon them.

The current situation was different from the Ascension Battle.

In the Ascension Battle, a side could field at most 30,000; now it's unrestricted, with no competition rules, and no surrender option.

Lose, and it's death.

The nine Immortal Cities united, with more than 300,000 immortals.

Nearly a hundred Golden Immortals, and over seven thousand Profound Immortals.

While it wasn't as despairing as the arrival of an Immortal Emperor, such a vast formation was certainly formidable.

The most crucial part was that without Sect Leader Jiang, no one in Dingtian City could face a Ninth-grade Golden Immortal alone.

Previously, it required a group effort.

Now with Sect Leader Jiang 'severely injured,' even if they could break through this battle, it would be a devastating loss.

"What is your intent?"

Gui Cang Sword Immortal slightly lowered his brows and said slowly: "In the Ascension Battle, life and death are determined by Celestial Fate, and everything was within the rules."

"Gathering after the battle to seek vengeance, is it because you can't afford to lose?"

"So what if it is?"

The City Lord of Five Seas City smirked and gestured, surrounding them quietly with numerous Profound Immortals and Celestial Immortals.

"Blame yourselves for being too high-profile."

"If you had just been content with seventh or eighth place, that would have been it. Did you think you could take first place?"

The City Lord of Yin Yue City chuckled lightly, teasingly, "You should be proud; in all the Ascension Battles, this is the first time an Immortal City has provoked the united fury of the other nine."

"To be attacked and killed by us nine families, you should feel honored."

In fact, there was no deep-seated hatred between them and Dingtian City; after all, they had conceded defeats back then.

What mattered most was that during that period, Dingtian City had incited too much fear among the other Immortal Cities.

Being challenged meant the City Lord might be killed instantly, the entire army decimated, or the Essence Core destroyed, none of which they could withstand.

This fear had been building up, and now with Five Seas City taking the lead, of course, everyone responded.

They were unaware that an Immortal Emperor had just fallen here.

But truthfully, upon arriving here, they were still quite taken aback.

To find Dingtian City with more than 100,000 immortals, and even the True Immortals didn't seem ordinary.

This battle would indeed require some effort.

Brother Cheng listened for a while, and seeing the system restart time approaching.

If he didn't make a move soon, it would be too late.

Leaving these people would only bring disaster to his disciples.

Thus, he stood up again.

As he flew out, tens of thousands across from him stepped back in unison.

A man's name casts his shadow; if they weren't wary of Jiang Cheng, they would have immediately started killing instead of engaging in banter.

"Sect Leader Jiang!"

Gui Cang, Void Abyss, Bi Chang, and others gazed worriedly at his familiar back.

Always so reliable, but this time he was severely injured!

"This time, let us handle it!"

"Yes, you've already done so much for us..."

"Even if we die in battle, we'll carve a bloody path for you!"

Everyone clenched their fists, eyes filled with a determination to die.

For heaven's sake, do you all have to be so righteous?

Bro wasn't even hurt a bit; it's just the pretending device about to reboot.

This last chance to show off, could you please not compete with me for it?

"Cough, cough!"

He deliberately coughed up a big mouthful of blood.

Since everyone was already moved, why not move them even more.

Looking back at everyone's expressions, he wore a calm smile, accepting fate.

"For everyone, I'm willing to burn my last bit of strength."

With that, he activated the tenfold critical strike.

No choice, the system was rebooting, and who knew if he'd resurrect after being killed.

Better to use the skills he already mastered to be safe.

And the City Lord of Five Seas City and others on the opposite side, upon seeing this, couldn't help but rejoice greatly!

"Haha, you're already seriously injured?"

"Jiang Cheng, this must be Celestial Fate!"

With this 'big killer' being so weak, their last bit of concern dissipated.

"Kill!"

The City Lord of Five Seas City and the City Lord of Bitao City simultaneously gave the order, then tens of thousands of immortals over there surged forward, covering the sky and ground.

The world once again shifted colors.

The multi-colored glows of magical treasures and Immortal Artifacts veiled the skies, exuding a terrifying aura capable of obliterating everything ahead.

When numbers reach a certain amount, a qualitative change occurs.

And under the myriad radiance, a lonely figure raised their Immortal Sword in front.

Ninth-grade Immortal Sword—Rainbow Extreme.

"Sect Leader Jiang!"

Gui Cang, Void Abyss, Bi Chang, and others could no longer stay behind.

Forcing a move in such an injured state would, at best, destroy their foundation, and at worst, lead to an immediate fall.

Moreover, the enemy in this battle was second only to the previous Immortal Emperor.

Everyone activated their Daoist Hearts, madly surging towards those tens of thousands, only wanting to shield Brother Cheng.

The Feixian Sect disciples were even more heartbroken.

"Sect Leader..."

"No..."

Hand rises!

Sword falls!

The entire sky suddenly turned a pale white.

All targets within the cover of this sword strike appeared like overexposed shadows, leaving only black silhouettes.

Then, tens of thousands of shadows were simultaneously torn apart, disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Above the void, a massive gap was slowly closing.

And within it, no living creature remained.