At this moment, in the Demon Spirit Realm, the realm wall was suddenly violently torn open, and two figures stepped out of the rift, their pressure like ancient stars falling, instantly dimming the entire sky of the Demon Spirit Realm, and the Laws whimpering.
"Deva Race!" A sharp roar, filled with shock and anger, pierced through the Void Realm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Demonic Qi surged into the sky, shaking the universe.
Twelve towering figures, enveloped in various Divine Lights, tore through space and instantly appeared before the rift, firmly blocking the path of the two figures.
Golden Peng Great Saint's golden eyes burned, his feathers bristling; Nine Heavens Great Saint's nine tails formed a solid, illusory giant shield; Red Hou Great Sage's body roared with boiling lava; Black Tortoise Great Sage's giant shield illusion was as heavy as a mountain… The twelve Yao Race Great Saints, their auras connected, stood like the Buzhou Mountain range spanning the Star Domain, directly confronting the two figures that brought world-ending pressure.
The air solidified like lead, and invisible pressures collided, emitting a teeth-grinding screech as space collapsed in pieces.
Two Deva Race Divine Generals, one clad in silver armor covered in frost, his cold halberd freezing light; the other in dark gold lava, his giant axe scorching the Void Realm. Behind them, two armies surged from the rift: one troop of frost-armored soldiers, chilling all things; the other, lava-clad, incinerating everything. Cold killing intent intertwined with destructive heat.
"Deva Race, halt! This realm is guarded by the Yao Race!" Golden Peng Great Saint's voice was sharp as a knife, forcibly suppressing the abnormal movement of his mark, staring intently at the two Divine Generals.
Beneath the silver-armored Divine General's ice crystal visor, cold light flowed. He slightly raised his halberd, pointing it at the twelve Great Saints: "Move aside. Our target is the Chaos Dao Master."
The dark gold Divine General's giant axe crackled with thunder, its sound shaking the Star Domain: "Those who block our path shall be annihilated!"
"The Chaos Dao Master has been expelled from this realm by us. This is something he left behind. You can use this to find him; you are not to intrude upon this realm!" Golden Peng Great Saint directly threw Li Mu's remaining Chaos mark to the silver-armored Divine General, indicating.
As his voice fell, the other eleven Great Saints erupted with Demonic Qi, which rose like wolf smoke, directly piercing the starry sky, attempting to force them back from this realm.
The silver-armored Divine General's ice-covered hand reached out and steadily caught the floating Chaos mark. The hazy mark hovered in his palm, its internal Chaos vortex seemingly stirred by his aura, rotating slightly.
Golden Peng Great Saint's tense nerves relaxed slightly. With the mark sent out, these malevolent gods might depart, and the crisis in this realm would be temporarily resolved.
However—
Beneath the silver-armored Divine General's ice crystal visor, cold light flowed. His halberd remained motionless, pointing at the twelve Great Saints. He clenched his palm, and the Chaos mark silently vanished, its whereabouts unknown.
"Target: Chaos Dao Master." His voice was devoid of emotion, freezing light. "The living beings of this realm are suspected of harboring heretics, their auras impure, polluting the glory of the Star God."
The dark gold Divine General's axe thunderously surged, its blade pointing directly at the vast lands of the Demon Spirit Realm, his voice like boiling lava: "Let the Divine Flame purify the filth! The blood sacrifice begins!"
"What?!" Golden Peng Great Saint's golden eyes suddenly constricted in disbelief! Handing over the mark only brought such a tyrannical declaration of slaughter! What harboring heretics, what polluting glory—these were all just excuses for realm destruction! A surge of furious rage at being played instantly ignited his Divine Soul!
"Kill!"
No more words were needed; a bloody battle was inevitable!
"Roar—!"
Red Hou Great Sage was the first to erupt, his long-accumulated lava power bursting forth like a mountain flood. His massive body transformed into a sky-burning torrent of fire, his lava giant fist, carrying the terrifying high temperature capable of incinerating stars, fiercely slammed towards the axe-wielding dark gold Divine General! Wherever he passed, space was scorched with black marks.
"Form a formation! Protect the realm!" Black Tortoise Great Sage's deep roar shook heaven and earth. The mountain-like giant shield illusion suddenly solidified, its tortoise shell patterns emitting a profound Xuanhuang Divine Light, instantly expanding to try and envelop the entire sky of the Demon Spirit Realm, resisting the destructive torrent that was about to pour down.
Nine Heavens Great Saint's nine tails swayed in unison. The illusory light was no longer a barrier but transformed into billions of sharp blades that cut through the Void Realm, layer upon layer, like a net, strangling the frost-armored army behind the silver-armored Divine General! Within the hazy spatial illusions, killing intent was chilling.
Golden Peng Great Saint transformed into a golden lightning bolt that tore through the sky, his target directly the silver-armored Divine General who had collected the mark! His wings flapped, stirring up a storm of Qi that could cleave all things, his golden claws, bearing the sharpness to pierce star rivers, viciously clawed down! His enraged roar exploded through the Star Domain: "This realm will not tolerate your insolence!"
The other Great Saints also erupted simultaneously!
Azure Dragon Great Sage's Dragon Roar shook the heavens, his ten-thousand-zhang Dragon body stirring wind and clouds, azure lightning pouring down like a waterfall;
White Ape Great Sage roared to the sky, his body swelling, his giant palm propping up the heavens, shattering the cold currents that froze space;
Mystic Turtle Great Sage echoed the Black Tortoise Divine Light, his heavy water Origin power transforming into towering giant waves, washing over the lava army;
Spirit Fox Great Sage's eyes shimmered with captivating colors, her mind-bewildering power silently spreading, disrupting the enemy's formation;
Giant Rhino Great Sage charged with lowered head, his single horn condensing a destructive Divine Light, crashing into the frost-armored army formation;
The other Great Saints each displayed their Divine Abilities, their Demonic Qi wolf smoke condensing into twelve sky-supporting pillars, firmly resisting the destructive torrent that continuously poured out from the rift!
"Boom—!!!"
Two world-destroying forces collided with a thunderous crash!
On one side, the world-ending Guei power representing the will of the Deva Race.
On the other, the desperate Demonic Qi unleashed by the twelve Supreme Great Saints at the moment of life and death for the Demon Spirit Realm!
At the center of the collision, space silently annihilated and collapsed like fragile glass, forming a massive black hole that swallowed all light! Terrifying energy currents transformed into tangible shockwaves, spreading outwards in a frantic ring. Wherever they passed, stellar fragments turned to dust, and distant mountain ranges silently disintegrated!
The struggle between the frost-fire torrent and the Demonic Qi giant mountain completely ignited the Star Domain of the Demon Spirit Realm into a battlefield of blood and fire!
The Deva Race army, led by the two Divine Generals, crashed into the Demon Spirit Realm like a bursting dam of destruction! Wherever the frost-armored warriors passed, the earth froze and life was extinguished; where the lava warriors trampled, flames burned cities and all things turned to ash! Bloody slaughter instantly erupted at multiple points across the vast realm.
At the same time, deep within the realm wall rift that had been forcibly torn open, an anomaly suddenly occurred!
"Buzz—!"
An indescribable, terrifying aura, carrying a will of deathly stillness and greed, permeated from the darkest part of the rift. Space violently writhed and twisted, as if some colossal entity was trying to squeeze through!
The next instant, a gigantic, twisted, wooden "root" covered in pale, sticky moss, suddenly pierced out of the rift! This root was as thick as a mountain, its surface covered with strange suckers and writhing pale aerial roots, emitting a chilling aura that could freeze one's Divine Soul—it was the root of the Netherworld Tree!
The moment the root appeared, a thick, substantial, pale Guei mist erupted like a bursting sewer! Wherever the Guei mist reached, Laws twisted, Spiritual Qi was greedily sucked away and polluted, the earth rapidly lost its luster, plants withered into grayish-white dust, and even space itself groaned under the strain, becoming fragile and desolate.
"Not good! It's the Strange Tree!" Nine Heavens Great Saint's nine tails of illusory light violently shook as he cried out in alarm. The erosion of this Guei mist was even more fatal than the slaughter of the Deva Race army; what it wanted was the very Foundation of the entire world!
As if responding to the arrival of this world-ending disaster, the entire Demon Spirit Realm trembled violently!
"Woooo—!"
A desolate, ancient wail, filled with endless rage and sorrow, resounded from the depths of the earth, from the pinnacle of the sky, from every inch of mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, and from every wisp of plant Spiritual Qi! This was not the roar of a single living being, but the roar of the world's own will!
Rumble!
From the depths of the earth, vast and majestic earthy-yellow geomatic Qi surged into the sky, transforming into countless roaring giant Dragons, fiercely crashing into the pervasive pale Guei mist! Above the sky, billions of stellar illusions suddenly lit up, casting down pure starlight pillars, attempting to purify the erosion!
Mountains shifted, rivers reversed! Countless ancient mountain illusions rose from the ground, crashing into the giant Strange Tree root! Forests turned into green raging waves, surging layer upon layer towards the spreading Guei mist! Oceans stirred up world-ending giant waves, carrying the Origin water power, washing over the flames of the lava army!
The Laws of the entire world were boiling and manifesting! The will of the Demon Spirit Realm, at the brink of life and death, was completely enraged and awakened! It was no longer merely a background, but transformed into a tangible counter-torrent, engaging in the most fundamental and tragic confrontation with the invading power of the Netherworld Tree!
Two terrifying world-level forces collided with a thunderous crash!
On one side was the greedy sucking and pollution of the pale Guei mist, and the Strange Tree root writhing to take root in the Void Realm, drawing the Origin of this realm, polluting this realm with Guei power. Wherever it passed, Laws collapsed, turning into a desolate gray-white Domain.
On the other side was the five-colored torrent formed by the convergence of the Demon Spirit Realm's numerous planets, geomatic Dragon Qi, starlight purification, mountain suppression, forest rage, and ocean washing, carrying the anger and vitality of the entire world, firmly resisting the erosion of the Guei mist and impacting the Strange Tree root!
"Sizzle—!"
A harsh, corrosive sound, like cold water poured into boiling oil, resounded throughout the entire realm! At the boundary where the Guei mist met the five-colored torrent, space violently twisted and annihilated, forming terrifying wounds that constantly tore and healed! Law fragments burst like glass, and anomalies frequently occurred between heaven and earth: sometimes a thousand miles of scorched earth, instantly submerged by floods; sometimes gravity inverted, rocks floating in the air; sometimes day and night frantically alternated, sun and moon shining together!
The entire Demon Spirit Realm fought amidst its wails!
— — — —
Great Gan Immortal Realm.
At this time, Cao Cong personally came to the valley entrance to greet them.
The starship silently glided, passing through the core area of the dazzling Immortal Dynasty Capital, finally hovering before a peculiar building. This building resembled an inverted crystal mountain peak, with countless facets reflecting the starlight of the sky.
"Senior, please." Cao Cong bowed to lead the way.
Inside the tower was not the luxurious hall one might expect. The space was vast, and soft starlight flowed on the ground, as if stepping on water, with ripples spreading. The surrounding walls were flowing star maps, with countless stars being born and dying within them.
In the center, several jade tables floated, laden with spiritual fruits and immortal wine, their aroma clear and crisp.
Several people were already waiting. Seeing Cao Cong lead Li Mu and the others in, they all rose. Their gazes, as they swept over Li Mu, carried scrutiny and undisguised awe.
"Senior," Cao Cong said with a beaming smile, his voice echoing clearly in the vast tower: "Allow this old man to introduce you to a few of Tianxing Pavilion's principal colleagues."
Cao Cong pointed to an old man dressed in a simple gray robe with a refined appearance: "This is Elder Ge Xuan, who manages the star map deductions." Ge Xuan's gaze was calm, and he slightly nodded to Li Mu.
He then pointed to a tall, middle-aged man: "This is Commander Wei Jun, who is responsible for Star Domain patrols."
Wei Jun's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. He cupped his fists in a crisp, decisive bow.
Finally, Cao Cong turned sideways and pointed to the person sitting quietly in the main seat.
That person was not tall, draped in a wide, dark purple star-patterned Daoist robe, with stars twinkling on the robe as if a night sky was draped over him; his face was ordinary, but his eyes were extraordinarily deep, with star swirls rotating in their depths, as if they could swallow light. This was the head of Tianxing Pavilion—Ji Yu.
Ji Yu did not rise, merely raised his eyes, his gaze falling on Li Mu. That gaze was calm and unruffled, yet it carried a strange power that seemed to penetrate appearances.
"Dao Friend Li." Ji Yu spoke, his voice not loud, carrying a peculiar metallic quality, echoing in the star-lit tower: "I first heard of Fellow Daoist's demeanor, and it is fortunate to meet you today."
Li Mu's gaze met his, and he calmly replied: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Ji."
Their gazes met for a moment. The flowing star map in the tower seemed to freeze for an instant.
Xue'er stood behind Li Mu, keenly sensing an invisible pressure. Deep within Ji Yu's star-swirl-like eyes, something cold seemed to flash by.
Cao Cong quickly smiled and said: "It is truly the fortune of our Tianxing Pavilion and the blessing of the Immortal Dynasty that Senior is willing to condescend to be an enshrined guest! Today, we have prepared a humble banquet, firstly to welcome Senior, and secondly to allow our colleagues in the pavilion the honor of witnessing Senior's distinguished presence."
Ji Yu raised a hand, signaling everyone to take their seats.
The jade tables floated, and everyone sat down as instructed.
Attendants moved silently, serving delicacies. The atmosphere seemed harmonious, yet it carried a subtle tension. Ge Xuan and Wei Jun were mostly silent, occasionally looking at Li Mu with probing eyes.
Ji Yu was the calmest of them all, occasionally raising his cup, his gaze subtly sweeping over Li Mu.
Li Mu sat upright, his expression as usual, sipping the jade liquid. His aura was calm, integrated with the flowing starlight of the hall, yet somehow incongruously carrying an indescribable depth.
Suddenly, Li Mu, as if performing a ritual, looked up towards the sky outside.
At this moment, Ji Yu seemed to sense something and looked in the direction of Li Mu's gaze, only to see the vast starry sky shimmering with an unusual light. The will of heaven and earth seemed to have sensed some terrifying existence, fluctuating intensely.
Deep within Ji Yu's pupils, the slowly rotating star swirls suddenly paused.
Deep in the vast starry sky, there was no visible anomaly to the naked eye, but in the perception of beings like him, an invisible will, originating from heaven and earth itself, was violently trembling, like a deep pool into which a giant stone had been thrown, silent ripples sweeping across. In the depths of the starry background, some indescribable "color" flickered rapidly, as if a colossal entity was stirring the very Foundation of Laws in an unknown place.
A sense of dread, originating from the world's primal instinct, clearly transmitted through layers of spatial obstruction.
Ji Yu's heart trembled. What happened? He tried to trace the source of the fluctuation, his Divine Thought extending, but only touching a chaotic and violent torrent of Laws.
Ji Yu suddenly turned his head, his gaze like lightning, directly at Li Mu.
"Dao Friend Li?" Ji Yu's voice sounded, carrying a hint of imperceptible tension, as he asked with concern: "Just now… did Fellow Daoist perceive an anomaly in heaven and earth?"
The tower instantly fell silent.
Cao Cong's smile froze, and he looked around blankly. Ge Xuan and Wei Jun also suddenly looked up, following Ji Yu's gaze towards Li Mu, then looked at the starry sky outside the hall with surprise and doubt. Their cultivation was not enough, they only felt the air inexplicably heavier, but did not know the reason.
Li Mu slowly withdrew his gaze, settling it on Ji Yu's face. His clear eyes, now unfathomably deep, reflected a ripple in the flowing star map within the tower. (End of Chapter)
