Once again, after beheading dozens of immortals in a row—killing heavenly generals didn’t feel like much, but when it came to the Twelve Celestial Stems, James Carter suddenly noticed that his merit points had started to skyrocket by the hundreds of millions. By the time he finished off the Twenty-Eight Constellations, his merit points had already surpassed one trillion.

What shocked James Carter even more was that the life essence of the Twenty-Eight Constellations seemed to each possess different attributes of the five elements and yin-yang. As soon as he absorbed them, he could feel something in his body taking root and sprouting, growing into a towering tree—a truly wondrous sensation.

“Whew.” After a long time, James Carter finally finished absorbing and opened his eyes, only to be greeted by a sight full of monsters—almost every kind imaginable.

Erlang Shen’s Howling Celestial Dog, the South Pole Elder’s spotted deer, a crane, Chang’e’s jade rabbit, the Qilin, flying tiger, tortoise and serpent, and even several flood dragons—almost everything James Carter could think of was already here. These were either the pets or mounts of those immortals.

“My master has a longevity peach. I have one too!” The South Pole Elder’s spotted deer suddenly spoke, startling James Carter: “A long time ago, I kept that peach in a cave dwelling in the spirit realm. If you have time, go fetch it and try it—the taste isn’t bad.”

Chapter 13: Slash, Slash, Slash (Part 1)

The peach in the South Pole Elder’s hand was a treasure on par with the Queen Mother of the West’s finest flat peaches! Hearing the spotted deer’s words, James Carter could barely keep from drooling.

“You actually left that peach in the spirit realm and couldn’t bear to eat it? How stingy!” came a disdainful voice from the side—it was the crane, who was almost always with the spotted deer and also served the South Pole Elder. But as soon as it spoke, it mocked: “I ate my peach long ago. I even left the pit in the mortal realm—who knows if it’s blossomed and borne fruit by now.”

James Carter stood by, listening to the two bicker without saying a word. After all, he was the one reaping all the benefits, so he let them argue before their deaths.

“That peach tree should be growing somewhere in the mortal world…” the crane shouted at James Carter, then made a request: “If you get the chance, go take a look. For now, just go ahead and behead the two of us together!”

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“Woof!” The Howling Celestial Dog barked, then spoke in human language: “I still have a drop of essence blood in the mortal realm. If any beast can merge with it, it might awaken the bloodline of an ancient mythical beast. The essence blood is located at…”

“There’s a divine art called ‘Beast Taming Technique,’ a secret of my demon clan. It’s a hundred times more advanced than those of the Beast Taming Sect, but the requirements are harsh. Whether you have the fortune for it, we’ll see!” The green ox also spoke in human language.

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These demon gods were different from the previous Twenty-Eight Constellations. They were all famous mounts or pets of the high immortals of the Heavenly Court, always maintaining their true forms and never transforming into human shape. However, their strength was extraordinary—no weaker than their counterparts who had become true gods, and in some cases, even stronger.

During the slaughter, James Carter had no time to pay attention to anything else, but after killing a few, he accidentally glanced at his merit points and was utterly shocked—just a dozen or so demon gods had directly brought James Carter tens of trillions more merit points. In this great rebellion in the Heavenly Court, many harbored wishful thinking, trying to capture as many of these great and minor gods as possible, but in the end, they all ended up benefiting James Carter.

At this moment, a thick aura of blood had already enveloped James Carter, and from a distance, it looked as if a cloud of blood was swirling around him. Such a sight, if seen by any cultivator, would immediately make them think he was a fearsome old demon with countless lives on his hands, not an ordinary mortal who had never practiced any cultivation techniques or possessed any magical power.

After all the demon gods were slain, even without saying a word, the murderous intent radiating from James Carter was overwhelming. A heavenly lord who had just been sent into the Immortal Execution Platform was so intimidated by James Carter’s killing aura that he died on the spot.

“With wounds this severe, it’s a wonder you lasted this long!” James Carter looked at the heavenly lord who died before he could even make a move, and couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh.

This time, those entering the Immortal Execution Platform were of much higher rank: heavenly lords, heavenly generals, the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave, the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Five Virtue Star Lords, the Four Directional Attendants, the Three Stars of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, Marshal Tianpeng, Chang’e, the Giant Spirit God, and many more. However, unlike the previous minor gods, these high-ranking immortals were all seriously wounded, their faces full of defiance yet helplessness.

Fire Virtue Star Lord—beheaded! A surge of intensely fiery essence shot straight into James Carter’s heart and lungs.

Water Virtue Star Lord—beheaded! Water essence.

Wood Virtue Star Lord—beheaded! Wood essence.

Earth Virtue Star Lord—beheaded! Earth essence.

Metal Virtue Star Lord—beheaded! Metal essence.

Just by killing the Five Virtue Star Lords, James Carter felt the five elemental attributes within him soar, not to mention the overwhelming sensation brought by the previous Twenty-Eight Constellations. By now, even though James Carter tried to keep his mind balanced, he couldn’t help but feel a bit exhausted.

The will of the Immortal Execution Platform within his body still wanted to vent its murderous intent, but under James Carter’s control, it couldn’t stir up much trouble and could only obey James Carter’s commands.