Starlight tore through the Void Realm, silent and unseen, yet it made the solidified world suddenly taut!
The Nine Saints' gazes instantly fixated on that streak of starlight; its trajectory was Weird, ignoring spatial barriers, directly piercing Li Mu's glabella. The light was restrained, yet it emitted a chilling dead silence that even a Saint Realm Divine Soul would tremble at.
Li Mu didn't move.
A foot in front of him, the air seemed to condense into solid glazed glass.
"Pop!" A soft sound, like a bubble bursting.
The dazzling starlight crashed against that invisible barrier, instantly halting. The light flickered and struggled madly, unable to advance another inch. At the core of the starlight, a point of extreme, deep Ghost-white appeared, frantically devouring light and surrounding energy, attempting to erode that unseen barrier.
Li Mu's gaze was calm, he didn't even look at the struggling starlight, still looking in the direction of the Nine Saints.
"See, what's supposed to come, isn't it here?"
Li Mu's voice was calm, he gestured.
As his voice fell, that deep white point suddenly contracted, then burst open silently!
There was no earth-shattering roar, only a pure 'empty' instantly spreading! Wherever it passed, light, sound, energy, and even space itself, were completely erased! Forming an absolute Ghost-white sphere that devoured everything, rapidly expanding, intending to utterly annihilate Li Mu along with that area of space!
The Nine Saints' pupils constricted slightly. This method was definitely not that of an ordinary Saint Realm! It was the Strange Dao power of the Deva Race Envoy!
The Ghost-white sphere instantly swallowed Li Mu's figure, and also affected Tie Tou and the two others behind him.
"Sir!" Lin Xiaolun cried out in alarm, deep blue water light instinctively surged out to protect her, but silently dissolved upon contact! The white flames on Tie Tou's fist flickered violently, almost extinguishing. Da Niu's Profound Yellow Qi was being frantically extracted.
The three of them felt as if their own Dao and existence itself were being forcibly stripped away and devoured by it!
Everyone on the city wall choked, despair pouring over them like ice water.
Just then, a faint light appeared.
Weak, yet incredibly resilient.
The faint light flashed, like the first ray of dawn that opened the heavens and earth, gently brushing past.
Silently, that frantically expanding, all-devouring absolute Ghost-white power, like a stain erased by an eraser, instantly vanished without a trace. The distortion of light, sound, and space, everything returned to normal.
Li Mu still stood in place, his plain clothes spotless, as if the power capable of annihilating stars had never appeared. On his fingertip, a faint trace of Chaos remained, which he gently rubbed, turning it into nothingness.
The pressure on Tie Tou and the two others instantly vanished, the lingering sensation of being devoured quickly receded, and the restless Dao within their bodies stabilized again. Only their faces were slightly pale, their hearts still pounding.
For the first time, the Nine Great Saint Demon shadows showed true solemnity.
Above the clouds, Demonic Qi surged, and nine Saint Eyes locked onto a suddenly appearing figure, gone was the previous arrogance, replaced by a dread facing an unknown abyss.
Space silently tore open! A figure emerged, flowing with a strange Star-white luster that was neither gold nor jade, its form blurry, neither human nor not. A cold, dead, all-devouring strange aura, like an invisible tide, instantly engulfed the demon domains of the nine Yao Race Great Saints!
It had no facial features, only two deep Star-white vortices, slowly rotating, indifferently looking down at all living beings below.
"Deva Race Envoy!" Golden Peng Great Saint shrieked, his voice carrying an unprecedented dread.
The nine demon shadows instantly tensed, their monstrous demonic power instinctively gathering, their locked target suddenly shifting from Li Mu to that Star-white figure! The sense of threat from the same Origin far surpassed the Human Race in front of them!
Nine Heavens Great Saint's fox tails stood on end, his fierce Qi suppressed and sluggish by the Star-white aura; the Red Hou Great Saint's body surface lava dimmed; the Purple Dragon Great Saint's eyes flickered with purple lightning, as if facing a formidable enemy; the heavily injured Baihu Demon Saint even let out a fearful whimper, its massive body trembling.
The Deva Race Envoy ignored the tense atmosphere below, its two Star-white vortices emotionlessly swept over the Nine Saints, and finally... landed on Li Mu.
"Target, locked." A cold, emotionless thought resonated directly in the Divine Souls of all living beings, regardless of friend or foe!
The next instant, the Envoy's blurry "arm" lifted, and Star-white light condensed on its fingertips.
"Not good!" Golden Peng Great Saint's pupils suddenly constricted! He felt a destructive power locking onto himself, and also locking onto the other eight of his kind! This strange entity actually wanted to attack them simultaneously!
Buzz!
More than ten wisps of Star-white light, as fine as silk threads, yet emitting a chill that could freeze a Saint Realm Divine Soul, silently shot out from the Envoy's fingertips. Their speed was beyond perception, ignoring spatial distance, instantly appearing before the glabella of the Nine Saints!
The shadow of death simultaneously enveloped the nine Yao Race Great Saints!
The nine Great Saints were horrified! The power of annihilation contained in this attack was a hundred times more terrifying than the starlight that had ambushed Li Mu just now. Their Demonic Qi instinctively erupted, and their Saint Realm Laws frantically operated, attempting to resist or evade.
However, those Star-white threads seemed to possess life, their trajectory was unpredictable, and they carried a Law of "certain hit"!
Golden Peng Great Saint shrieked sharply, golden light burst from his wings, cutting through the Void Realm in front of him, attempting to sever the threads, but the threads passed through the golden light like phantoms! Directly piercing his glabella!
Nine Heavens Great Saint's nine tails danced wildly, setting up layers of illusory space, but the threads ignored them!
Red Hou's lava surged, Purple Dragon's purple lightning roared... all in vain!
The Star-white threads penetrated all defenses and barriers, ignoring Laws, aiming directly at the Saint Soul Origin!
For the first time, a look of utter horror appeared in the eyes of the nine Yao Race Great Saints. They had roamed countless realms for countless years, yet had never encountered such a strange and terrifying attack!
Just at this critical juncture—
"Still."
A calm voice sounded, not loud, but like a sea-stabilizing needle, penetrating the chaotic Law currents.
Li Mu had appeared in the Void Realm at some point, facing the Deva Race Envoy from afar. He extended a finger, and with a gentle tap, pointed at the more than ten life-taking Star-white threads.
Where his fingertip pointed, Chaos Power suddenly appeared, space was confined, and time stood still.
The more than ten Star-white threads that ignored everything, as if hitting an invisible, absolute "wall," suddenly solidified, unable to advance even an inch!
The Star-white light flowing on the threads, capable of annihilating Saint Souls, flickered and twisted frantically, emitting a silent shriek, yet unable to break free from the invisible restraint.
The eyes of the Yao Race Great Saints all turned cold, emitting terrifying killing intent. This Deva Race indeed wasn't something that could be reasoned with; upon its appearance, it even wanted to eliminate them.
"If you all don't act now, this fierce creature won't show any mercy, it won't let anyone off!"
Li Mu's figure flashed, disappearing from his original spot. Tie Tou, Lin Xiaolun, and Da Niu were simultaneously swept away by an invisible force, taken into the Chaos Treasure Mansion. The upcoming battle was not something they could intervene in.
The Deva Race Envoy's two Star-white vortices suddenly locked onto Li Mu.
A pure, cold "erasure" will, ignoring space and energy currents, instantly pierced towards Li Mu's Divine Soul!
Li Mu's eyes slightly narrowed, Chaos Qi naturally flowed around his body. That invisible annihilating will crashed into the Chaos, like a clay ox entering the sea, only stirring a slight ripple before silently dissipating.
The Envoy's Star-white vortices fluctuated violently, seemingly encountering for the first time an existence that could completely ignore its Origin attack.
"Break!"
Golden Peng Great Saint shrieked, golden light surged from his wings, and a torrent of sharp gold instantly condensed into a point of ultimate sharpness! This point of golden light pierced through the chaotic battlefield, ignoring distance, and fiercely slammed into the Deva Race Envoy's body.
"Hiss--!"
A sharp sound like piercing glazed glass! The Deva Race Envoy's body was actually pierced by Golden Peng's concentrated point of golden light, which contained the Law of destruction, creating a small hole!
A weak point appeared!
"Roar!" Red Hou Great Saint's lava giant claw surged, and incinerating flames frantically poured into the small hole opened by the golden light! The shadowy protective barrier twisted violently, and cracks spread!
Nine Heavens Great Saint's nine tails swayed in unison, the power of the illusory realm entwined around the cracks in the protective barrier like poisonous vines, preventing its repair!
The Black Tortoise Great Saint's massive shield charged forward fiercely, slamming into the cracked area!
Purple Dragon, Gray Toad, Silver Falcon, and Ink Qilin's killing moves followed closely, bombarding furiously!
"Boom!" A colossal sound.
Under the combined fierce attack of the Nine Saints, the Deva Race Envoy finally couldn't bear the load and exploded with a roar! Turning into scattered Star-white fragments filling the sky!
The Deva Race Envoy's blurry Star-white form was completely exposed before the destructive torrent!
The Nine Saints' killing moves continued unabated, fiercely blasting towards the Envoy's main body!
Golden light, crimson flames, profound light, purple lightning, gray miasma, silver traces, ink thunder... destructive energy instantly engulfed the Envoy!
That area of space completely turned into chaotic nothingness, Laws wailed, all things annihilated, and in an instant, the battlefield shifted to the vast Starry Sky.
However, there was no joy in the eyes of the nine Yao Race Great Saints, only deeper solemnity.
At the center of the fierce explosion, a point of extreme, deep Ghost-white starlight suddenly lit up!
Immediately after, a loud buzzing sound erupted!
Like an enraged Star-white giant python, it suddenly shot out from the chaotic center, its chains sweeping across, carrying the will to annihilate all things, instantly breaking apart the attack of the nine Yao Race Great Saints, and then coiling back, directly piercing towards the nine Yao Race Great Saints, with greater speed and stronger power!
The nine Yao Race Great Saints retreated in horror, pushing their Demonic Qi to the extreme to defend!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Golden Peng was struck on the edge of his wing by a chain, golden feathers flew, and his sharp gold Dao domain shook violently!
Nine Heavens's fox tail was grazed by a chain, the illusory space shattered, and the fox tail was scorched black!
Red Hou's fiery giant claw was pierced by a chain, and the incinerating fire light dimmed!
Black Tortoise's massive shield was simultaneously pierced by three chains, the cracks in its black armor deepened, and it grunted as it retreated!
Purple Dragon, Gray Toad, Silver Falcon, and Ink Qilin were all forced into a frantic struggle by the violent chains, facing perilous situations!
With just one burst, the combined advantage of the nine Yao Race Great Saints was completely gone, and they were suppressed instead!
The Deva Race Envoy's figure slowly re-condensed from the gradually calming chaotic energy. Star-white light flowed, its form seemed even more solid than before, and its two vortices coldly locked onto the Saints, emitting a suffocating sense of oppression. The previous encirclement seemed to have only enraged it.
Golden Peng Great Saint stabilized his figure, golden demon blood dripped from the edge of his wings, his eyes as sharp as blades, staring fixedly at the re-condensed Deva Race Envoy, his voice deep and solemn:
"This thing... Eternal?"
Before Golden Peng finished speaking, Li Mu moved.
With a wave of his hand, the Chaos Formation Plate hummed into existence, and nine root formation pillars suddenly lit up, thick Chaos light beams shot up into the sky, instantly connecting to form a formation! A vast and heavy power permeated, forcefully stabilizing this Starry Sky battlefield that was on the verge of collapse from the bombardment.
"Formation activate! Suppress!" Li Mu low-roared, his hand seals rapidly changing.
The nine Yao Race Great Saints felt their bodies sink, and the omnipresent Deva Race's oppressive feeling was actually offset by more than half by the Chaos formation power! They reacted extremely quickly, immediately understanding that this was a temporary opportunity created by Li Mu. Without needing to say more, the nine demon shadows erupted with an even fiercer aura, pouring their demonic power unreservedly into their respective corresponding root formation pillars!
The Formation Plate's light surged, Chaos Qi currents surged and roared, transforming into nine incomparably thick Chaos chains, carrying the heavy Dao of imprisoning all things, like nine enraged Dragons pouncing on the Deva Race Envoy that had just re-condensed into form.
The Envoy's Star-white vortices fluctuated violently, its arm lifted, and Star-white light condensed on its fingertips, seemingly intending to repeat its old trick and shoot out those life-taking threads.
"Hmph!" Li Mu's eyes sharpened, he pointed at the Envoy from a distance, "Bind!"
The speed of the nine Chaos chains surged, and before the Star-white light could shoot out, they had already coiled around the Envoy like giant pythons, layer upon layer, instantly binding the Envoy's blurry Star-white figure tightly!
Chaos formation patterns flowed on the chains, frantically eroding and suppressing the Star-white light on the Envoy's body surface.
"Roar--!" The Deva Race Envoy for the first time let out a silent, yet soul-shaking shriek! Its two Star-white vortices spun frantically, erupting with unprecedented dazzling light. The Chaos chains binding it trembled violently, the formation patterns flickered unsteadily, emitting groaning sounds of being unable to bear the load! It was resisting the Chaos formation power with pure strength!
"Act! Now!" Nine Heavens Great Saint shrieked, his nine tails transformed into myriad sharp blades, cutting through the Void Realm, directly piercing towards the Envoy's vortex core.
Golden Peng Great Saint transformed into an ultimate golden line that tore through the Starry Sky, his target directly the Envoy's head!
Red Hou's lava giant fist slammed down with a roar! Purple Dragon summoned the Nine Heavens purple lightning! The other Great Saints unleashed all their killing moves, holding nothing back!
All attacks, all blasted towards the target temporarily confined by the Chaos chains!
Star-white light violently collided and annihilated with various demonic powers and Chaos Qi currents! That area of space completely turned into a destructive furnace, and Law fragments flew out like shattered glazed glass.
Under the concentrated attack, the Deva Race Envoy exploded and scattered, however, a vortex of condensed strange power suddenly appeared, its center terrifyingly Ghost-white, and within the vortex, a cold will that had been dormant for ages silently awakened!
"Buzz--!"
Space let out a groaning sound of being unable to bear the load, not from an energy explosion, but from the absolute pressure brought by the descent of some "existence"! The Nine Saints felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, the operation of their demonic power suddenly slowed, as if even their thoughts were about to be frozen by the Ghost-white deep within that vortex.
Li Mu's eyes slightly narrowed, Chaos Qi naturally flowed around his body, isolating that invisible heavy pressure, yet his clothes moved without wind.
At the center of the vortex, a point of pure "Ghost-white" slowly emerged.
That was not the white of light and shadow, but the absolute nothingness after stripping away all color, temperature, and meaning! It slowly writhed and stretched, like a claw yet not a claw, like a tentacle yet not a tentacle, its form constantly changing between existence and non-existence. Wherever it passed, starlight extinguished, and space itself lost the concept of "thickness," turning into a thin paper crumpled by an invisible force.
Golden Peng Great Saint's pupils suddenly constricted, and he roared, "Retreat!"
The nine demon shadows simultaneously retreated violently, demonic power surging to protect their bodies. Nine Heavens Great Saint's nine tails transformed into layers of illusory realms, attempting to isolate the invisible erosion, but the illusory realms silently dissolved upon touching the edge of that "Ghost-white" area! Red Hou's body surface lava instantly cooled and solidified, emitting cracking sounds; the purple lightning flickering around Purple Dragon, like sparks extinguished, suddenly dimmed,...
That "thing" seemed to pay no attention to the nine Yao Race Great Saints. Its constantly changing front end slowly, yet with an irresistible trajectory, locked onto Li Mu.
