Fifty thousand more years passed, and the world flourished.
Simultaneously, Ding Yun's information stream clone finally figured out the strength of the Guixu Ferocious Beasts and the Universe Destruction Beasts.
The situation was not optimistic, but not entirely desperate. The overall number of Guixu Ferocious Beasts and Universe Destruction Beasts was not large, totaling less than a thousand. However, their strength was not to be underestimated. Even the smallest among them was as large as a Great Thousand World, undoubtedly at the Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortal level, and of the kind that achieved their power through self-mastery, comparable to those who proved their Dao by force!
The largest ones were nearly one-tenth the size of the Eternal World, and their inherent power was definitely at the Heavenly Dao level.
Most crucially, there were two at the Heavenly Dao level.
But currently, the only being at the Heavenly Dao level in the entire Eternal World was Ding Yun, and she had to mobilize the world's power to a certain extent to reach that level. Therefore, the upcoming battle was destined to be difficult, and Ding Yun would have to be the main force.
After all, if she didn't act, no one else could confront those two Heavenly Dao-level ferocious beasts; they posed a significant threat.
Ding Yun, who had initially expected an easy fight, was forced to enter the chaos to increase her chances of victory. She began to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Xuan Yuan Jue, a technique she had created herself but had never practiced due to its intensely painful cultivation process.
She began to refine her physical body again, aiming to prove her Dao through sheer force.
Her understanding of laws had already reached its limit. The laws in the chaos were not distinct, making it difficult to fully unleash their power. Those Guixu Ferocious Beasts were also well aware that entering a world would result in suppression.
Therefore, they generally wouldn't easily enter a world when attacking, instead attacking from its periphery. This undoubtedly weakened the strength of those who proved their Dao through laws.
Hence, Ding Yun naturally had to work harder to cultivate her physical body, allowing her to exert Heavenly Dao-level power even outside the world, so she wouldn't be overly strained by facing two Heavenly Dao-level Guixu Ferocious Beasts alone under suppression.
In addition to this, she began to set up formations outside the world, using the worlds opened up by newly emerged Hunyuan powerhouses as a foundation to deploy arrays that could exert some power outside the world, serving as support.
There was no choice; the external enemies were formidable.
Naturally, they had to make every possible preparation in advance.
After several hundred thousand more years, as the Guixu Ferocious Beasts and Universe Destruction Beasts drew near, Ding Yun hurriedly summoned all the Dao-proving powerhouses to the Heavenly Dao Palace, commencing the final mobilization before the great battle. She then instructed them:
"Reincarnation, you are not to participate in this battle.
You must remain in the Netherworld, oversee the cycle of reincarnation, and extend its power beyond the Eternal World. Continuously monitor the situation. Once anyone falls, you must quickly rescue their true spirit.
Bring it back to the world…
Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortals who prove their Dao through laws are somewhat different from Heavenly Dao Sages. Even if a Heavenly Dao Sage falls, as long as the world is not destroyed, they can be reborn after some time. Their true spirits are intrinsically tied to the world, posing no danger.
However, ordinary Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortals cannot.
Most importantly, the chaotic ferocious beasts that have arrived this time are extremely skilled at corrupting true spirits. Even an innately indestructible true spirit cannot hold out for long. In the heat of battle, we likely won't be able to collect the true spirits of the fallen at all times, so we must leave someone specifically for this task.
And you are undoubtedly the most adept at this."
"Additionally, those who wield authority over heaven and earth should largely remain within the world. Especially you two, Haotian and Yaochi. The chaotic ferocious beasts are generally reluctant to enter the interior of the world because they will be restricted and suppressed once inside. While we defend outside the chaos, we will do our best to lure those chaotic ferocious beasts into the world one by one. Your task is to immediately mobilize your authority and exert your strongest power as soon as you discover a chaotic ferocious beast entering the world.
Destroy them without any reservation.
Do you understand what I mean…"
Afterward, Ding Yun spoke for a long time, conveying all the information she knew to everyone present.
She then divided the Dao-proving powerhouses into two groups. Those with authority remained within the world, ready to eliminate enemies at any moment. Those without authority accompanied her to the outside of the world, forming a defensive perimeter around it.
Following this, they waited.
They waited for the ferocious beasts to arrive.
As for why they didn't directly encircle and annihilate the ferocious beasts, it was because those who proved their Dao through laws, although their strength was not significantly reduced after leaving the world, it was still somewhat weakened. Moreover, if they ventured too far from the world, they couldn't guarantee their true spirits would return to the world for resurrection after death. Only at the edge of the world could they exert their maximum strength.
And to the greatest extent, they would not truly perish.
Fighting with apprehension versus fighting without fear would result in a vast difference in the strength displayed.
A few more years passed.
Then came the true great battle.
Battles like the ancient war between gods and demons, or the war between the three tribes, were far from comparable to this world defense. The strength of each ferocious beast far exceeded most people's understanding. Although they did not understand laws, they were incredibly tough, capable of fighting several Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortals who proved their Dao through laws. Each impact on the world's barrier caused indelible damage. Most importantly, they were not as unintelligent as the ferocious beasts within the world, making them difficult to lure inside for annihilation. In short, they were incredibly troublesome.
Ding Yun's side also faced immense hardship as she had to single-handedly hold back two Heavenly Dao-level ferocious beasts.
And she absolutely had to hold them back.
If she couldn't, no one else could.
Plans truly couldn't keep up with changes. They had indeed not expected these Guixu Ferocious Beasts and Universe Destruction Beasts to be so difficult to deal with. Before long, Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortals on Ding Yun's side began to fall. Fortunately, their true spirits were all safely retrieved by Daoist Reincarnation.
At this point, Pan Piao erupted.
Using his Sky-Opening Axe technique, he slew a Guixu Ferocious Beast and quickly shouted to everyone:
"Sky-Opening and Earth-Creating technique, quickly use the Sky-Opening and Earth-Creating technique.
Their bane is the world-creating power at the moment of creation. Treat them as a mass of chaotic origin and slay them. The core of the Sky-Opening and Earth-Creating technique is to sort out the chaotic laws within chaos, making them orderly and forming a world. These chaotic ferocious beasts fear order the most.
By using the Sky-Opening and Earth-Creating technique to clarify the laws and order within them, they will be severely injured, if not perish!"
Most of those present had created worlds, but they had done so through gentle means. No one was as direct and simple as Pan Piao, who used an axe to create.
Therefore, their methods of world creation were completely unrelated to their combat techniques. When facing enemies, they naturally wouldn't use the Sky-Opening and Earth-Creating technique but rather their most proficient offensive arts to annihilate their foes.
But Pan Piao's combat methods, his killing techniques,
were purely the Sky-Opening and Earth-Creating technique.
So it was natural for him to be the first to discover the weakness of these Guixu Ferocious Beasts based on this. It was a pity that even after he revealed it, it had little practical use.
Because the Sky-Opening and Earth-Creating techniques mastered by most Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortals present were simply not suitable for combat.
Those Guixu Ferocious Beasts were not chaotic energy.
That they could mold them at will.