Nezha was stunned when he saw thousands of pounds of lotus roots piled up before him.
Zi Shou smiled faintly and said, "Nezha, take a drop of your essence blood and inject your magic power into these lotus roots."
Nezha looked bewildered but still did as he was told.
The next moment.
A misty blood-red light rose from the lotus roots.
In the blink of an eye.
One hundred lotus root people emerged from the blood-red light.
Each one was identical to Nezha, only their eyes lacked a bit of vitality.
All the lotus root people bowed to Zi Shou in unison.
"Greetings, Great King!"
Nezha was dumbfounded.
He stared wide-eyed at everything before him, completely losing his ability to think for a moment.
After a long while, he finally spoke in shock, saying, "Great King, what kind of Divine Ability Dao method is this? I have never heard of it."
"Among the Immortal Dao methods, there are indeed methods of Clone and Incarnation, but they can only be effective for oneself, and only Grand Unity Golden Immortals can master them."
"As for the 'Sprinkle Beans to Make Soldiers' or 'Yellow Turban Strongmen' methods, well, they..."
He found that he, who was usually eloquent, could not find a suitable word at this moment.
The Great King's miraculous art could be used with his essence blood, and the lotus root people transformed by it even possessed basic intelligence?
Such a miraculous art, even the Western powers, who were most skilled in unorthodox methods, could not achieve it.
Nezha then used his Divine Thought to carefully observe the lotus root people before him, and his heart was once again startled.
These lotus root people, each of them actually possessed the strength of the Earth Immortal Realm?
He gasped in a cold breath.
The Chan School's 'Sprinkle Beans to Make Soldiers' and 'Yellow Turban Strongmen' methods could only conjure Human Immortals.
They were merely servants used for odd jobs.
However, these lotus root people before him had entered the Immortal Realm.
The Earth Immortal Realm and the Human Immortal Realm, though seemingly only one step apart, represented a huge chasm between Immortal and Mortal.
In the world, countless Cultivators, only one in ten thousand could truly enter the Immortal Realm.
The countless Caotou Gods, after Cultivating for hundreds or thousands of years, still could not step into the Immortal Realm.
Now, the Great King, with a miraculous art, effortlessly transformed a pile of ordinary lotus roots into the Earth Immortal Realm.
Entering the Immortal Realm, in the Great King's hands, was actually such an easy matter?
Zi Shou was quite satisfied with Nezha's shock, but he did not explain anything, merely smiling faintly and saying,
"Nezha, these lotus root soldiers will be your subordinates from now on."
Transforming objects into soldiers had one major advantage.
The soldiers transformed, as long as they did not die, would not disappear.
...
At the same time.
Outside Chaoge City.
Jiang Ziya's face was gloomy; the three treasures jade scepter that Lei Zhenzi had just delivered seemed too dazzling to him.
He secretly resented Yang Jian for reporting this matter but did not act on it immediately, simply making a mental note.
After a brief silence.
Jiang Ziya held up the three treasures jade scepter with both hands, bowed towards the Yu Xu Palace, and said faintly, "This Disciple accepts the Jade Void Dharma Edict."
With that said.
He activated the three treasures jade scepter with a touch of magic power.
"By the Jade Void Dharma Edict, all Caotou Gods are to come forth immediately."
As his voice fell.
From the three treasures jade scepter, three-colored precious light flew out, transforming into a Dharma Edict that echoed through heaven and earth, resounding within the Primordial Spirits of all Caotou Gods in Jiuzhou of the Human World.
All Caotou Gods in the world gained their rightful names because of the Jade Void Dharma Edict.
If they dared to defy the Jade Void Dharma Edict, they would immediately be stripped of their titles and transformed from Gods into evil spirits.
Immediately, within a thousand-mile radius of Chaoge City, tens of thousands of Caotou Gods rose up.
In an instant.
A thousand miles of gloomy winds surged, water rippled, and rocks rolled.
Various River Gods, Land Gods, Mountain Gods, Forest Gods, and other Caotou Gods, stirred up demonic winds, activated their Divine Light, and headed towards the allied army camp.
Before long, one hundred thousand Caotou Gods had gathered.
In the allied army camp late at night, Divine Light immediately flared in all directions, and various roars and strange noises resounded continuously.
Jiang Ziya looked at the army of Caotou Gods before him, and his confidence was restored.
Senior Brother Guang Chengzi was right; no matter how powerful Nezha was, he could not stop the endless stream of Gods.
He glanced at Chaoge City, shrouded in the night, and abandoned the idea of waiting until dawn to act.
Mortal armies needed to move during the day.
Gods did not.
Jiang Ziya shook the three treasures jade scepter in his hand, pointed it at Chaoge City, and said,
"King Zhou is a Tyrant, tyrannical and inhumane. We Cultivators all have the responsibility to eliminate harm for the people of the world."
"You Caotou Gods, who have received human incense offerings for generations, should contribute your strength."
"By the Jade Void Dharma Edict, those who cease fighting and do not attack before Chaoge City is breached shall be executed! Those who fear battle and do not advance shall be executed!"
"The first to breach Chaoge City may enter my Chan School."
The Caotou Gods, controlled by the three treasures jade scepter, already dared not defy the Jade Void Dharma Edict.
Now, upon hearing that they had the Opportunity to enter the Chan School, their eyes all turned red.
An Immortal Opportunity was a rare and precious thing!
The one hundred thousand Gods immediately let out a roar, stirring up boundless demonic winds and Divine Light, and charged towards Chaoge City.
The allied army soldiers, seeing this scene, had their morale, which had been low after two days of setbacks, mostly restored.
With so many Gods making a move, there would certainly be no problem this time.
Thus, everyone cheered up again, shouting loudly for the Gods, venting the frustration of the past two days.
...
In Chaoge City.
The Fang Bi and Fang Xiang brothers, leading the city defenders, immediately prepared for battle.
"Hurry and report to the Great King! These shameless rebels are actually launching a sneak attack at night."
"We already did. The Great King said: He is a Tyrant, he doesn't defend the city at night, and told us to handle it ourselves."
"Ah?"
Fang Bi stared wide-eyed at his younger brother, almost thinking he had misheard.
But he immediately shook his head vigorously and said, "The Great King's arrangement must have his profound meaning. As his subjects, we only need to remember the words 'loyalty' and 'devotion'."
"Soldiers, hold the city gate! The entire army, including this general, whoever takes one step back shall be executed!"
All the soldiers shouted in unison.
"Fight to the death, be loyal to the King!"
In the allied army.
Jiang Ziya listened to the shouts from the city walls and sneered, "King Zhou only has one Nezha; how can he stop my one hundred thousand Gods? Chaoge City will surely fall tonight!"
"Nezha, I am waiting here. Tonight, I will make you realize the price of betraying the Chan School."
The sound of roaring flames erupted in Chaoge City.
Then, a fiery light rose from Chaoge City, falling directly into the army of Gods.
Boom!
The fiery light shot into the sky, and the incomparably domineering Six-Ding Divine Fire instantly turned hundreds of Caotou Gods into ashes.
Nezha, in his three-headed, eight-armed form, stood proudly amidst the myriad troops, saying, "Those who invade my Chaoge shall die!"
The Caotou Gods exchanged fearful glances.
Then, a Thunder God shouted loudly, "Fellow Daoists, do not be afraid! Nezha is only one. If we all go together, can he really kill all one hundred thousand of us?"
The eyes of the Caotou Gods lit up, and they shouted in unison, "Kill him! The Opportunity to enter the Chan School is right before us!"
The army of Gods once again surged forward, all the Gods charging towards Nezha recklessly.
Nezha sneered coldly and beckoned towards the city.
One hundred fiery lights descended from the sky, blasting thousands of Caotou Gods into powder and burning them into ashes.
One hundred lotus root soldiers, identical to Nezha and all burning with Six-Ding Divine Fire, shouted in unison, "Kill!"
The one hundred thousand Caotou Gods: ???
They said there was only one Nezha, right?
What are these one hundred?