While Li Mu was still exploring Night Shadow World, the Yin Realm Starfield had already fallen into Chaos.
Several high-rank world domains that had just announced their attack on the Yang Realm Starfield returned in utter defeat, scurrying back to the Yin Realm Starfield with their tails between their legs. Among them, Thunderous Sky Realm suffered the most grievous losses; not only did its World Lord die tragically in the Yang Realm Starfield, but upon their return, they suddenly discovered that Thunderous Sky Realm had already been occupied.
The Cultivators of Thunderous Sky Realm were like stray dogs, expelled from their own world domain, while inside Thunderous Sky Realm, the Profound Ice Realm Master stood in the Thunderous Sky Divine Hall, quietly gazing at a body before him.
Thunder still lingered around the body, each flash of lightning carrying the desperate shriek of near-death, yet it could no longer stir even a hint of thunder.
“Thunderous Sky, oh Thunderous Sky, what you said that day was right; I was indeed preparing to fuse Profound Ice and Thunder. However, I hadn't found a suitable Origin of Thunder power yet. You are my first step.”
The Profound Ice Realm Master's expression was sinister, his gaze greedily fixed on the Thunderous Sky World Lord's body as he murmured to himself.
Outside the Thunderous Sky Divine Hall, a pitch-black Profound Netherworld Banner was drawing the Origin power of Thunderous Sky Realm. This was the Sky Yin Realm's Profound Netherworld Banner, now brought by the Sky Yin Realm Master to forcibly draw the Thunderous Sky Realm's Origin power for the Profound Ice Realm Master's advancement.
As Thunderous Sky Realm underwent its upheaval, other parts of the Yin Realm Starfield also failed to remain peaceful. When heading to the Yang Realm Starfield, the Thunderous Sky World Lord led the way, with other world domains following behind, so their losses were not severe. However, when the Poisonous Mist Realm Master returned with a group of people outside Poisonous Mist Realm, he found someone he had never anticipated appearing there.
“Mysterious Yin Realm Master? Why are you here?”
The Poisonous Mist Realm Master's voice trembled. Anyone who could become a World Lord of a high-rank world domain was shrewd. Seeing the Mysterious Yin Realm Master here, what it implied was self-evident.
The Mysterious Yin Realm Master sneered.
“Poisonous Mist, I told you before, you are incapable of achieving great things.”
The next instant, a powerful suction force came, and an equally pitch-black Skull Banner stood behind the Mysterious Yin Realm Master.
“World Lord, I am willing to submit! I will be your vanguard!”
Poisonous Mist didn't even have any thought of resisting; he immediately knelt down and kowtowed wildly towards the Mysterious Yin Realm Master, but the Mysterious Yin Realm Master ignored him.
As one of the top existences in the Yin Realm Starfield, the Mysterious Yin Realm Master could easily kill a Poisonous Mist Realm Master. The reason he came personally, and even brought the Profound Netherworld Realm's Profound Netherworld Banner, was for the Poisonous Mist Realm's world domain Origin power.
After the Poisonous Mist Realm Master's death and the scattering escape of the Poisonous Mist Realm Cultivators, a figure in a black dress appeared beside the Mysterious Yin Realm Master.
“Thank you, Senior.”
The figure in the black dress bowed to the Mysterious Yin Realm Master with utmost respect.
The Mysterious Yin Realm Master waved his hand.
“No worries. This is the last portion of world domain Origin power. Coupled with what I gave you before, I imagine the Shadow Realm will soon be able to advance to a top-rank world domain. At that time, you and I can address each other as Fellow Daoists.”
“This Junior would not dare. It is thanks to Senior's help that this Junior has the opportunity to ascend to a top-rank world domain. Even after advancing, Senior will still be Senior. Moreover, Senior and my Master are Fellow Daoists; this Junior would never dare to overstep.”
The Nether Shadow Realm Master bowed again, and the Mysterious Yin Realm Master seemed quite pleased with this speech, nodding his head.
“The Evil God Realm Master has a good Disciple.”
Only a few days had passed since the high-rank world domains set out, and these high-rank world domains had all ceased to exist, not even their world domain Origin power was preserved.
After the destruction of Night Shadow Realm, several other world domains were also annihilated. However, unlike what the people of Yin Realm had expected, that a batch of low-rank world domains would be destroyed, all those that met with misfortune were high-rank world domains.
The Thunderous Sky Realm's world domain Origin power and the Thunderous Sky World Lord's physical body fell into the hands of the Profound Ice Realm Master.
The Origin power of the four Advanced world domains—Poisonous Mist Realm, Blood Hell Realm, Fiery Evil Realm, and Soul Devourer Realm—all belonged to the Nether Shadow Realm Master alone.
Both high-rank world domains had gathered all the conditions for advancement, and the two quickly returned to their respective world domains to prepare for the advancement.
Profound Ice Realm, secret chamber.
The icy Qi currents surrounding the Profound Ice Realm Master were slowly devouring the dissipating thunder Origin. This was the Origin of Thunder Dao extracted from the Thunderous Sky World Lord's corpse.
Now that Thunderous Sky Realm was destroyed and its people gone, not only did he gain the Thunder Dao, but even the Thunderous Sky Realm's world domain Origin power could serve as nourishment for the Profound Ice Realm Master. Coupled with a nine-rank divine object given to him by the Tian Yan World Lord, which was perfect for neutralizing the conflict between Profound Ice and Thunder, breaking through to a top-rank world domain was a sure thing.
At the moment of collision between ice crystals and lightning, a dazzling white light burst forth from around the Profound Ice Realm Master.
The world domain light barrier behind him trembled violently, and a treasure enveloped in endless light rose. The originally violently shaking Profound Ice and Thunder, under the illumination of the treasure's light, actually began to slowly fuse.
After the Fusion, within the originally pure Ice Law, threads of silver lightning surprisingly emerged, weaving a spiderweb-like pattern of thunder on the ice surface.
These thunder patterns were not chaotic or disordered but extended along the Profound Ice Realm's ley lines. Wherever they passed, the frozen Spiritual Veins began to pulsate anew, emitting a “crackling” sound of thawing.
This was a sign of the Fusion of two extreme powers; the Profound Ice Realm's world domain rank was rapidly ascending. A faint purple-gold halo appeared at the edge of the light barrier, which was the “World Domain Radiance” exclusive to top-rank world domains.
While Profound Ice Realm was advancing, the Shadow Realm was also busy.
Within the black mist of the Shadow Realm, a giant tree formed of condensed shadow was growing wildly.
At the core of the tree, four pulsating spheres of world domain Origin power were gradually dissipating. The overflowing power was completely absorbed by the giant tree, transforming into nourishment, and growing rapidly, eventually forming three buds in its canopy.
As the black mist surged, star-like points of light appeared on the Nether Shadow Realm Master's ink-colored gauze dress. She waved her hand, and ten shadow Clones simultaneously appeared in various parts of the world domain, each Clone carrying the same pressure as the main body.
What was even more unsettling was that wherever these Clones walked, black sap oozed from the ground, and one small tree after another continuously sprouted branches and leaves, rising from the earth. After each tree completed its growth, it began to nourish the Shadow Realm in return.
At the core of the world domain, on the canopy of the shadow giant tree, the buds had formed three pitch-black fruits, exuding a terrifying pressure that made one's Soul tremble.
A purple-gold halo quietly climbed onto the edge of the world domain, also indicating that the Shadow Realm's advancement was a certainty.
The Celestial Evolution Realm's advancement was even more secretive.
The Celestial Evolution Realm was originally a top-rank world domain, only falling to a high-rank world domain due to the Yin Realm. Now, it was merely returning to its former rank, naturally making it much simpler.
The Tian Yan World Lord sat cross-legged in the center of the tortoise shell Formation, with three crystalline Jade Slips suspended before him. These were the Great Daos the Tian Yan World Lord had collected over many years. As long as these Great Daos fused, the Celestial Evolution Realm would be able to return to its top-rank world domain rank.
The world domain's earth beneath him slowly began to exude golden veins. Further away, the originally dormant Ore veins automatically gushed forth spiritual liquid, and thousand-year Spirit Medicine instantly grew on the barren spiritual fields.
The Celestial Evolution Realm was “healing” at a visible rate.
When three new top-rank world domain pressures simultaneously soared into the sky, the Yin Realm King finally awoke from his soft embrace.
Inside the black palace, a sea of blood surged, and several Yin Sha Guards who attempted to remonstrate were instantly solidified into blood crystals.
“Rebellion! All of them have rebelled!” The Yin Realm King's roar shattered the star stones on the palace roof. As those Ores, containing the Yin Realm's Origin, fell, they were instantly swallowed by the sea of blood, leaving no trace.
“So it's Celestial Evolution Realm. It seems the fate of your Master back then didn't give you enough of a lesson. And Shadow Realm, Profound Ice Realm, do you think you can be carefree with that old ghost Evil God as your backer?”
His fingertip traced across the Void Realm, and a token covered in skulls emerged. In the eye sockets of each skull on the token, a ghostly green fire flickered: “Decree! Sky Yin Realm, Earth Yin Realm, Profound Netherworld Realm! The Three Realms shall march forth together and suppress Celestial Evolution Realm, Shadow Realm, and Profound Ice Realm! All participants in the rebellion shall have their Divine Souls stripped and be enslaved for eternity!”
“We obey the King's decree!”
However, the Blood Slaughter Guard responsible for delivering the King's decree returned in less than an hour after setting out.
“Report—! Reporting to the King! Sky Yin Realm, Earth Yin Realm, and Profound Netherworld Realm are advancing with their armies! They refuse the King's decree!”
“Report—! Reporting to the King! Evil God Realm and Spirit Realm are advancing with their armies, declaring war on the King's Realm!”
“Report—! Reporting to the King! The newly Advanced Celestial Evolution Realm, Profound Ice Realm, and Shadow Realm have also declared war on the King's Realm!”
In a short while, three messages arrived consecutively. The top-rank world domains, which in the Yin Realm King's eyes were previously independent, had in a short time become colluding, all pointing their spears at the Yin Realm.
Not only the eight major top-rank world domains, but even some high-rank world domains also responded, similarly declaring their opposition to the Yin Realm. Yesterday, the Yin Realm was the King's Realm of the Yin Realm Starfield; today, it stood against almost the entire Yin Realm Starfield.
Even the Heaven, Earth, and Human Yin Three Realms, which were originally absolute vassals of the Yin Realm, turned their backs and became the vanguard of the resistance against the Yin Realm.
“Rebellion! All of them have rebelled!”
The Yin Realm King was furious.
“Nether Slaughter! Take the Yin Sha Guard and first destroy some high-rank world domains!”
“King! This subordinate deserves to die!”
Nether Slaughter suddenly knelt down.
“One month ago, the Sky Yin Realm Master personally sought out this subordinate and, using the King's token under the pretext of assisting in the defense of the Yang Realm Starfield, transferred five warships! Now it seems that old ghost Sky Yin intended to weaken the Yin Sha Guard's strength! I beg the King for punishment!”
Just as the Yin Realm King was about to erupt in anger and demand where the token came from, he suddenly remembered that he had given that token to the Sky Yin Realm Master. At the time, the Yin Realm King was bothered by trivial matters, so he gave the Sky Yin Realm Master a token and declared that seeing the token was like seeing him, and all demands made by the token holder must be fulfilled.
Seeking ease at the time had resulted in the current situation.
However, after the Yin Realm King's anger dissipated and he calmed down, he quickly came up with a countermeasure.
“They are merely a mob of scattered soldiers. As long as I intimidate some of these petty individuals, they will retreat on their own!”
The Yin Realm King stepped forward, disappearing without a trace the moment his foot landed.
As the Yin Realm Starfield fell into great Chaos, Night Shadow World was also not peaceful.
The Night Shadow World tribe members patrolling the Sealed Land discovered that the formerly quiet Sealed Land had become restless, and there seemed to be fighting inside. None of them dared to enter, only notifying the Night Shadow World Lord.
At this moment, inside the Sealed Land, Li Mu was battling a uniquely shaped giant beast. Rather than a battle, it was more like he was pressing down on the giant beast and pummeling it; the battle was completely one-sided.
It turned out that an hour ago, after Li Mu entered Night Shadow World, he went straight to the legendary Sealed Land.
At the edge of Night Shadow World's Abyssal Wasteland, Li Mu stepped through the last wisp of light-devouring mist, and the scene before him suddenly became clear.
The so-called Sealed Land was not a prison as imagined, but a huge circular platform constructed from dark shadow crystals.
In the center of the platform, a ten-foot-high shadow barrier pulsed with a dark purple glow, isolating the entity within from the outside world.
“This isn't a Seal, it's a guard.”
As a Great Master of Formations, Li Mu understood the trick at a glance. This was not a sealing Formation at all, but a guarding Formation.
Just then, a low roar came from within the barrier.
A giant beast's phantom, covered in dark gold scales, crashed into the barrier, creating ripples. The beast resembled a Qilin but had three pairs of bat wings, and each scale reflected dark patterns that devoured light.
“It seems you are that legendary ancient existence.”
Chaos flowed in Li Mu's eyes, and as Chaos Qi seeped like a stream into the Formation patterns from his fingertips, he rapidly deciphered the grand Formation.
The giant beast's pupils suddenly contracted, then it roared, flapping its three pairs of bat wings and charging towards Li Mu, wanting to prevent him from breaking the Formation today. This led to the scene where Li Mu was pummeling it just moments ago.
After a few punches, the giant beast completely submitted. It had no choice but to submit, because its massive head had already been punched through by Li Mu, and it could no longer lift its head.
Li Mu clapped his hands and continued to break the Formation.
The moment the barrier completely dissipated, a surging force of shadow energy rushed forth, exactly like the light-devouring mist, capable of directly devouring the surrounding light.
The ground in the center of the circular platform slowly cracked open, revealing a deep dark hole. At the bottom of the hole floated a fist-sized rhomboid crystal, completely pitch-black, yet with silver lines flowing across its surface like star tracks.
【shadow star core】
【Rank: nine-rank divine object】
【Properties: Spatial Anchoring, Domain Gate Coordinates】
【The shadow star core is an Origin crystal formed from the core of the Dark Realm fused with the essence of the Spatial Dao. It contains extreme Spatial Law and shadow power. Its internal star track patterns correspond to the three thousand spatial nodes of the Dark Realm Starfield and can serve as the coordinate cornerstone for inter-starfield teleportation.】
Li Mu's fingertip lightly touched the star core, and the silver lines on its surface suddenly lit up, projecting countless intricate spatial coordinates. The most prominent point among them corresponded precisely to the Dark Realm among the Three Realms world domains.
In addition, the other major world domains of the Three Thousand Worlds were also listed, with records of the coordinates of the other few world domains of the nine major King's Realms, including even the top-rank world domains within the few King's Realm Starfields. There were also descriptions of each world domain, which perfectly compensated for the Three Thousand Realms Map's shortcoming of only having details on some low-rank world domains.
As for high, middle, and low-rank world domains, the Dark Realm seemed to disdain recording them in detail, only noting their world domain names near the corresponding coordinate points.
Li Mu couldn't help but look at the other few world domains that were as prominent as the Dark Realm, collectively known as the Dominators of the nine major King's Realm Starfields: “Life, Death, Light, Dark, Yin, Yang, Void, Time, Five Elements...” (End of Chapter)
