If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

For Zong Ze, this was the first earth-shattering battle since his rebirth. Although the number of people involved in any previous war was much larger, it had never posed any effective threat to Zong Ze.

The only threat he ever faced was when he was being chased by wolf bandits, which ultimately led to Zong Ze becoming the overlord of the entire barren continent.

This time, although Zong Ze made preparations in advance, he found that many of his plans were ineffective during the actual battle, or rather, the course of the war did not follow his plan.

Initially, Zong Ze planned for Han Ju to deal with the Black Rock Gang's powerful Divine Wrath Realm expert, Fu Yan Hong to target several of their powerful figures and Incarnation Realm masters, and the five generals who had just joined him and himself to lead the entire Tribunal Knights to confront the opponent's powerful Ten Thousand Divine Sect Realm experts!

Zongze originally thought that while this arrangement was not perfect, it was unlikely to cause any major problems.

However, it seems that he was too optimistic. The opponent only needed Luo Jue, a peak-level expert, to hold back Han Ju. Although Luo Jue was in great danger, it would not be easy for Han Ju to kill him!

The opposing elder, along with Luo Haotian, actually managed to withstand Fu Yanhong's attack.

This increased the pressure on Zongze and his team considerably. Dealing with a team of 10,000 Divine Sect Realm experts was already difficult enough, let alone now that the enemy had an additional Fourth Elder at the mid-stage of the Transformation Realm!

Seeing this scene, Zong Ze shouted without hesitation: "Five generals, activate the Five Kill Formation! The entire referee team, form a defensive formation!"

After saying that, Zongze suddenly pounced on the Fourth Elder, who was wreaking havoc among the judges!

Although many ants can kill an elephant, the Fourth Elder was, after all, a mid-stage Transformation Realm expert, while the Knights were only at the Martial Venerable level. They were two whole realms below the Fourth Elder of the Black Rock Gang, so how could they be a match for him?

In the blink of an eye, nearly two hundred members of the Knights Order were burned to ashes by the Fourth Elder's instantaneous fire magic!

Upon seeing Zong Ze approach, the Fourth Elder grinned menacingly. He had already realized that this young man at the mid-stage of the Divine Sect Realm was their leader in this attack on the Black Rock Gang!

Moreover, if nothing unexpected happens, his nephew will also die at the hands of this young man!

"A mere mid-stage Divine Sect Realm cultivator dares to challenge me? Today I will kill you on the spot to avenge my nephew!"

The Fourth Elder shouted, and instantly a fireball shot towards Zong Ze!

Zong Ze was charging forward at this moment. Although she had thought that the other party had instant-cast magic, she did not expect that the other party's instant-cast fireball would be so powerful!

Before it even reached him, Zong Ze felt a scorching wave rushing towards him, and within this surging wave, Zong Ze sensed the aura of death!

Left with no other choice, Zong Ze decided to charge forward. With a wave of his hand, his true essence surged forth, forming a transparent shield in front of him!

This is a defensive move for Nascent Soul stage cultivators, called Heavenly Origin Shield. Its function and practical method are actually very similar to the magic shield commonly used by people in the Holy Word Outer Continent, but it is many times stronger than the magic shield!

The Magic Shield is a modified version of the Heavenly Origin Shield, except that the Magic Shield surrounds the human body like a transparent eggshell, while the Heavenly Origin Shield defends against attacks from wherever they occur!

The same power, one disperses into a uniform eggshell, while the other condenses into a small shield. Naturally, the Tianyuan Shield's protective ability far exceeds that of the Magic Shield!

Even so, Zong Ze could clearly feel that his Heavenly Origin Shield was getting thinner and thinner under the scorching impact of the opponent's fireball!

In the end, the fireball still pierced through the Heavenly Yuan Shield and rushed towards Zong Ze's face. However, at this moment, the fireball was also running out of fuel. Zong Ze waved his hand again, and a small water dragon rushed out from his hand to meet the fireball!

"Water Dragon Strike!"

Low-level water magic.

"laugh!"

The sound of cold water entering the oil pan rang out, and a large amount of steam rose from the point where the water jet and the fireball collided. The fireball finally died out!

"Hehe, not bad, kid. You were able to withstand my Fireball attack. As a Divine Realm cultivator, you should be proud. You should know that my magic is a magic that transcends levels. Even a peak Incarnation cultivator might not be able to block it!"

The Fourth Elder chuckled. He could sense that Zong Ze had already used up nearly a third of his strength to defend against his fire cannonballs!

Zong Ze was unaware that the Fourth Elder's Fireball Bead was not an ordinary fire magic spell. Although they looked very similar, their power was completely different. If the Fireball spell was a big firecracker, then the Fireball Bead was definitely a pile of explosives!

This is the Luo family's talent—a talent for fire magic. When the Luo family casts fire magic, its power surpasses that of their level. In particular, every Luo family disciple will have an incredibly powerful fire magic spell appear in their mind upon reaching adulthood!

These fire cannon beads were obtained by the Fourth Elder when he came of age. According to Ancestor Luo Jue, this is because the Luo family members have true divine blood, and these magic spells can be considered a kind of inheritance!

After receiving the Fireball, Zong Ze was also surprised. He thought that with his combat power of killing opponents above his level, he could fight the Fourth Elder to a draw, if not completely defeat him. At the very least, he could hold off the opponent like Luo Jue!

But who would have thought that even after catching one of the opponent's instant spells, he would lose nearly 30% of his spiritual power? If it weren't for the Chaos Primordial Ground in his dantian releasing a large amount of spiritual energy to replenish him, he would only have been able to withstand two more attacks from the opponent!

The Fourth Elder was clearly a combat expert, and in the instant Zong Ze was slightly taken aback, he seized the opportunity.

In fact, the moment Zong Ze charged forward and the Fourth Elder released the fire cannonball, he had already begun to rapidly chant a spell!

Zong Ze's momentary lapse in concentration gave the Fourth Elder an even better opportunity. By the time Zong Ze realized what was happening, the Fourth Elder's chanting had already ended!

The four elders shouted, "Refining Fire Territory!"

Four walls of fire instantly rose up within a meter of Zong Ze, trapping him tightly inside!

Zong Ze tried to break through the wall of fire, but found that the temperature of the wall was extremely high. If Zong Ze went straight through it, he would likely be turned into a pile of ashes because he could not withstand the high temperature!

"Hehe, kid, how's it going? Feeling hot, huh?"

The Fourth Elder began chanting the incantation again!

It must be said that the Fourth Elder truly lived up to his reputation as a master of the Transformation Realm. His incantation was both fast and accurate. A dozen seconds later, he uttered another soft cry: "Meteor Shower!"

Instantly, countless burning fireballs rained down from the sky, densely slamming into the space surrounded by the wall of fire!