After the giant sword Taiyi could no longer keep himself suspended in the sky and fell down with a thud. His breathing was now rugged and his cultivation was now gone. With the removal of his spiritual root, Taiyi lost his ability to cultivate and to store up qi so he was almost a mortal. At this moment,the sky rumbled and images of divine beasts appeared in the sky. There was an image of a dragon,a phoenix,the golden crow,the vermillion bird,a tortoise,a qilin, a white tiger and the azure bird. After these eight lifelike beasts atop them were the king of the sky,the golden dragon,the firebird the phoenix and the ice phoenix followed by the fire qilin. All these beasts remained suspended in the sky giving off a holy presence while exuding a dangerous aura. Taiyi stood up and stared solemnly at the sky. Despite his grave expression he still exuded a confident aura and his eyes shown with determination. He was determined to make it through this trial even if after knowing it would cost him his life. After the severing emotion swords came the imperial tribulation which was represented by the divine beasts. If Taiyi can survive through this the he would soar to the sky and become a dragon but if he failed he would lose his life in this place. The heavens was already crippled and on the verge of destruction. It was surrounded by enemies from all over the six realms with the demons being the most aggressive ones but Taiyi was sure that if he died then even the hidden organisations targeting the heavenly throne would appear and a fierce struggle would begin.
At this moment, in the demon realm....
The demon king was rallying demons from all over the underworld and the netherrealm to join forces in order to attack heaven now that the heavenly king was about to die. The demons were in a celebratory mood as they were preparing to fight off against the celestials once again." The heavenly king Song Taiyi is about to die in the emotion severing cliff. Our soldiers have already confirmed this information to be true. The heavenly realm no longer has its protector. The fire god ,the previous emperor, is now dead and Song Taiyi is still young and weak. The heavenly realm is now in chaos," one of the demon kings said. The demon realm had four major tribes. Each tribe was ruled by a demon king but the overall leader of the demon realm was a black dragon by the name Tai Long. Tai long's strength and prestige in the whole of demon realm was unquestionable. He was an old demon who had lived for long and was said to be trapped by the ancestral emperor in a forbidden place in the demon realm but even then his avatar still presided over the demon realm." Your majesty,the fire god was the only person stopping us from invading the heavens since he is gone there is no need for courtesy. Song Taiyi is incompetent and cannot manage the heavenly realm so I propose that we should invade the heavens. The demon king of the demon ravens said. The four demon clans were the black crow clan,the black dragon,the ravens and the dark nightmares clan. These were ancient clans that have existed since the founding of the demon clan with the black dragon clan being the strongest. The hierarchical structure in the demon realm was strictly adhered to and the almighty demon king reigned supreme and his decision was final." You can go ahead and attack as you wish. This is indeed a good opportunity for the demon realm to capitalise on so we can't let such a golden chance go to waste," Tai Long said finally giving them the go ahead. The four demon kings respectfully bowed before they left to organise their armies. After being trapped for such a long time in the demon realm ,a place that could only be described as hell, they no longer had any reservations about attacking heavens and finally leaving such a place so that their descendants will not suffer in the demon realm. With the demon realm getting ready to attack the heavens the prime minister who was left to be in charge of the heavenly affairs was now left in a dilemma. He was left with no other option rather than to defend the heavens. The only army that heavens had that could fight on par with the vicious demon realm army was the firegod's army but after the death of the heavenly king,fire god Song Feng, they were significantly weakened and moreover without the fire god's token no one could control them let alone ordering them to go to defend the borders. At this moment these elites stationed themselves in the imperial mausoleum to guard the previous emperor who was their master. This army was only loyal to the fire god that they insisted on guarding his body even after his death. Without this army the heavenly realm was in a vulnerable state and could only defend itself. The battle against the demon realm could at best be described as a losing battle. The prime minister was in a tight spot and was having serious headaches at this moment. Meanwhile an urgent meeting was now being held in the heavenly court." Prime minister,this war is a losing battle so I don't need to inform you that the demon emperor himself will be leading the charge with the elites from the black dragon tribe. This,together with the four demon kings from the major tribes. The ancient black dragon elites together with the current black dragon elites are enough to cause an headache to the heavenly realm let alone the elites from the other tribes," the god of bird clan said." Prime minister,if they dare to cross the yellow river then allow my elites from the fox clan engage them in battle and set an example that the heavens is not some ripe fruit that is waiting to be harvested. His majesty is in the middle of his tribulation so we can't let them interfere with his majesty," the god of foxes replied." It is not that the heavenly realm is weak but his majesty is being willful," one of the gods of the fire tribe said." What are you trying to imply by that? Are you saying that his majesty is incompetent?" A god from the water tribe asked." You are the one who translated it in that manner," the god of the fire tribe answered." Enough. It is not upto you people to judge his majesty. His majesty is the one son of heavens so no one can replace him. I will consult with his majesty but I now need all of you to station a thousand elites from your tribe at the border. It is time to temper the younger generation. The heavens have been too calm. Plants raised in a greenhouse cannot thrive much," the prime minister said." Prime minister,is that your intention or his intention?" The god of destiny asked." Does it matter?" The prime minister said trying to sound mysterious after which he dismissed the court.