As time passed, the outcome of the battle below became clear.
The Nether Shadow Clan and the high-tier Realm allied forces, having lost their top-tier Realm Master, instantly collapsed. The Lieyu Battleship's main cannon roared, and the greenish-gray Chaos beam, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, pulverized the stubbornly resisting remnants into stardust.
The defeat was like a landslide; the opposing high-tier Realm Masters also fell one after another, leaving only a few scattered remnants fleeing deeper into the Yin Realm Starfield.
“Follow me to kill the enemy!”
Blood Slaughter Divine Lord roared, and his blood Qi surged, transforming into a bloody rainbow to pursue the enemy.
By the time the war completely ended, it was already the next day. In this battle, all of the enemy's high-tier Realm Masters died, the top-tier Realm Masters suffered heavy casualties, and the losses of other mid-tier and low-tier Realm Masters were even more severe. The Yin Realm Starfield allied forces were already on the verge of collapse, with no strong experts to hold them, making a total collapse possible at any time.
In contrast, Li Mu's side.
Not only did their high-level combat power suffer no losses, but they also easily occupied dozens of new Realm. These Realm Masters either surrendered and voluntarily handed over their Realm Origin, or they resisted to the death and were killed. After one war, Li Mu and his forces directly occupied nearly two-thirds of the Yin Realm Starfield, and conquering the rest was only a matter of time.
Having only been in the Three Thousand Worlds for a short four years, they were already close to occupying one of the Nine Great Star Domain, standing on equal footing with the other Eight Great King Realm.
Furthermore, the growth rate of Blood Slaughter Divine Lord and his group was astonishing. Even if these people had been in seclusion for four years, their cultivation would likely not have improved much, let alone broken through to the Peak of the Extreme Dao Realm, and their combat power had even broken through the shackles of the Extreme Dao Realm. Now, even Emperor Qian Yuan might not be their match.
Li Mu stood in the Void Realm, flicking his fingertips. Four distinct Origin powers flew out from the Chaos Treasure Mansion, hovering before Blood Slaughter Divine Lord, Burning Sky Valley Master, King Zhenhai, and Kushan Buddhist Lord.
The several people looked at these four Origin powers, their eyes filled with fanaticism.
“Blood Slaughter, this is the Origin of the Blood Hell Realm, which can complete your Blood Fiend Dao.”
Li Mu pointed to the scarlet, blood-like light cluster, within which countless resentful souls could be vaguely seen roaring: “After devouring it, your Blood Fiend True Body will undoubtedly break through the Extreme Dao shackles. At that time, your combat power will naturally rise, allowing you to break through to high-tier Realm Master combat power.”
Blood Slaughter Divine Lord's eyes were crimson, and the Blood Soul Banner in his palm trembled violently. He unhesitatingly absorbed the Blood Hell Origin into his body. In an instant, the patterns on his blood-colored armor moved like living things, resonating with the Blood Hell Origin. Blood Fiend surged around him like a river, and within the river, millions of blood soldiers' phantoms appeared, letting out deafening battle roars.
“Burning Heaven, the Origin of the Flame Fiend Realm is yours.”
Li Mu's fingertip turned to a flickering crimson flame, which carried a violent will to burn everything: “This fire can melt Realm barriers and merge with your World-Burning Fire. Under the tempering of the flame, your body will become increasingly powerful, eventually forging an Eternal body.”
Burning Sky Valley Master's palm blossomed with a fiery lotus. The moment the Flame Fiend Origin entered it, the fiery lotus suddenly swelled ten thousand feet, transforming into a giant clad in fiery battle armor. The giant's mouth spewed out World-Burning True Flame, and wherever it passed, the Void Realm was scorched with dark traces, and even the surrounding Void Realm air currents were ignited, forming a splendid sea of fire.
“King Zhenhai, the Origin of the Weak Water Realm is of the same Origin as your Return to the Ruins Dao.”
Li Mu presented a dark blue, water-like Origin, with Dao rhymes of extreme softness and rigidity flowing within its water patterns: “This water can bear all forces and also penetrate metal and stone. Integrating it into your Dao will help you reach the Peak, and all the water domains of the Yin Realm Starfield will be under your control.”
King Zhenhai's body manifested a Return to the Ruins tidal disc. The Weak Water Origin dripped into the center of the tidal disc, instantly transforming into towering waves. Within the giant waves, phantoms of aquatic creatures could be vaguely seen. The power of the tides intertwined with the Weak Water Origin, forming a layer of blue battle armor on his body composed of billions of water droplets. Each water droplet on the armor contained the Origin of an ocean.
“Kushan Buddhist Lord, although the Origin of the Demonic Monk Realm contains malevolent Qi, it hides the purest Buddhist true meaning.”
Li Mu pushed the last gray-black mixed Origin towards Kushan Buddhist Lord. Within it, Buddhist chants and demonic roars intertwined, forming a strange balance: “Purify its malevolent Qi with your Six-Zhang Golden Body. After Fusion, you can forge a Vajra Body, and your Buddhist intent will also improve.”
Kushan Buddhist Lord softly chanted Buddhist scriptures, and his Six-Zhang Golden Body radiated Colored Glaze Buddha Light. The moment the Demonic Monk Origin touched the Buddha Light, it emitted a piercing shriek. Countless Devil Head phantoms tried to break through the Buddha Light but were suppressed by the Sanskrit characters on the surface of the Golden Body, eventually transforming into pure Buddha Power and merging into the Golden Body. A pale golden relic appeared between the Buddhist Lord's eyebrows. As the relic rotated, it emitted a peaceful aura that purified all evil.
The moment the four began to absorb the Origin, celestial phenomena occurred simultaneously.
Above Blood Slaughter Divine Lord, blood clouds gathered into a river. Within the river, blood soldier phantoms solidified, forming a blood-colored army that spanned the Star Domain. In the center of the army's formation, a large flag covered with skulls rose. The flag bore the characters 'Blood Fiend,' which was the appearance of his Blood Soul Banner after evolution. Wherever it passed, stars were dyed crimson.
The sea of fire around Burning Sky Valley Master suddenly converged, transforming into a hovering fire bead. Flames swirled on the surface of the fire bead, spitting out coronas that warped the surrounding Void Realm. Inside the fire bead, Burning Sky Valley Master's figure sat cross-legged, his skin having the texture of burnt Colored Glaze, every inch of his flesh burning without any visible damage, a Body Refining by flame.
The Void Realm beneath King Zhenhai's feet transformed into an endless deep sea. The Return to the Ruins tidal disc hovered on the surface of the sea. As the tides rose and fell, they actually triggered a resonance with the water domains of several surrounding Realm. At the bottom of the deep sea, a giant Dragon formed by Weak Water slowly rose. The Dragon's head was held high, emitting a Dragon roar that shook the universe. The water patterns on the Dragon scales flowed with the patterns of the Law of Water, marking the beginning of his becoming the co-lord of the Yin Realm Starfield's water domains.
Kushan Buddhist Lord's Golden Body continuously expanded, eventually transforming into a colossal Golden Buddha that touched the sky and earth. The Great Buddha's eyes were slightly closed, and the Sanskrit characters he uttered condensed into pagodas in the air. The relics at the top of the pagodas released soft golden light, purifying all remaining Yin Fiend Qi on the battlefield. Behind the Buddhist Lord, a halo formed by Nirvana Fire appeared. As the halo rotated, countless Buddhas could be vaguely seen seated on lotus pedestals, a sign that the Vajra Body was about to be completed.
The four sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, each occupying a side, not affecting each other, and began to refine and absorb the Origin power.
Li Mu looked at this scene and couldn't help but nod slightly. After the four completely absorbed the Origin power, they would at least be at the level of high-tier Realm Masters, allowing them to directly take control of major Realm like the Blood Hell Realm. After consolidating their Dao Foundation, absorbing the Origin power of other Realm would only be a matter of time before they reached top-tier Realm.
After conquering the Yin Realm Starfield, it would be the other Realm.
During this period, Li Mu had gained a general understanding of the Three Thousand Worlds through the shadow star core of the Dead Realm. Although it was nominally referred to as the Nine Great Star Domain, there was also a huge Realm in the center of the Nine Great Star Domain, known as the Central Realm.
In that Central Realm, there were various ethnic groups from different Star Domain. Even powerful entities like the Nine King Realm were not invincible in the Central Realm. There were also various Emperor Clans and Royal Clans, all of which were aristocratic families with peerless experts holding positions. Legend has it that their Realm had broken through the Extreme Dao Realm, and they possessed methods to break through the Extreme Dao Realm. Their strength was no less than that of the King Realm.
Each King Realm also had its own forces in the Central Realm. Even the Yin Realm King had established a Tai Yin Sect in the Central Realm, which was a second-rate Sect.
This was a secret Li Mu had never known before, not even recorded in the Three Thousand Realms Map. Thanks to the Dead Realm's shadow star core, Li Mu finally gained some understanding.
And those methods that couldn't be matched with the King Realm, which were discovered near the Mist Hidden Realm before, could now be understood as to where they came from. Not only were the Nine King Realm preparing for the opening of the Mist Hidden Realm passage, but the top-tier Sect and aristocratic families of the Central Realm were also eyeing this place.
Li Mu played with the shadow star core in his hand, gazing into the distance, towards the direction of the Central Realm.
“Are there also people who have broken through the Extreme Dao Realm? That's somewhat interesting.”
Several months passed in a flash.
In a remote Realm near the border between the Yang Realm Star Domain and the Yin Realm Starfield, Sky Yin Realm Master was sitting in a Forbidden Land, refining the Blood Soul Banner.
The living beings of the surrounding dozen or so Realm had already been sacrificed by Sky Yin Realm Master and absorbed as nourishment for the Blood Soul Banner. The resentful souls of several Realm Masters among them also became the flowing blood light on the Blood Soul Banner.
Among the blood light, two blood lights were particularly thick, even showing a faint tendency to transform into Blood Dragon. One should know that previously, all blood lights had to merge together to form one Blood Dragon, but the resentful souls of Earth Yin and his brother were only one step away from becoming Blood Dragon.
This was not only because of their strength in life, but most importantly, they were originally the masters of the Profound Yin Banner, which was also the master of the Blood Soul Banner. Therefore, their Fusion with the Blood Soul Banner was more complete, allowing them to use their power in life to the greatest extent. In addition, they died at the hands of Sky Yin, and the resentment of their resentful souls was even stronger. Under the combination of various conditions, their two blood lights were so powerful.
Sky Yin Realm Master was currently merging dozens of other blood lights into the blood lights of the two brothers. Once successful, not only could the Blood Dragon be formed, but the strength of the Blood Soul Banner could also be elevated to a new level. In addition, Sky Yin also absorbed the Origin of the two brothers' Dao, and his strength also increased significantly.
It could be said that Sky Yin Realm Master's strength had leaped to a new level. Although he was not yet as strong as the Yin Realm King at his Peak, he was not far off. Moreover, the Sky Yin Realm that Sky Yin Realm Master controlled was only a top-tier Realm. If Sky Yin Realm Master could control the Origin power of the Yin Realm Starfield at this time, he would probably be stronger than the Yin Realm King.
However, the current Heaven, Earth, and Mysterious Yin Three Realms had completely become Waste Realm. The living beings in these three domains were the earliest sacrifices of Sky Yin Realm Master.
He had killed his way from the Sky Yin Realm, destroying every Realm he encountered along the way. The Origin power of those Realm was also extracted by the Blood Soul Banner, which saved Sword Sect Old Ancestor a lot of effort when he annihilated the hostile forces in the Yin Realm Starfield.
Now that Li Mu and his forces completely controlled the Yin Realm Starfield, Sky Yin Realm Master had no choice but to retreat to such a remote Realm near a Star Domain barrier.
“Damn it, they said they'd be here in a month, but it's been eight months already, and they're still not here! Are they playing me for a fool?!”
During his refinement, Sky Yin Realm Master couldn't help but curse. He initially thought that the Dark Shadow Palace and the Void Realm would really arrive in a month. After all, the Void Realm controlled the Dao of Space, so penetrating the Star Domain barrier would not be difficult.
But now, more than eight months had passed, and when he contacted the Dark Shadow Palace through his token, the reply was still “coming soon, coming soon.” Wasn't this just playing him?
“These dog and bitch! Their daughter isn't any good either!”
After the refinement, Sky Yin Realm Master once again took out the dark black token, then dripped a drop of blood into it, attempting to communicate with the Dark Shadow Palace.
It wasn't until half an hour later that the token reacted, and a lazy female voice came through.
“What is it?”
Sky Yin Realm Master suppressed his anger and put on a fawning expression.
“Your Highness Dark Shadow, I have already cleared all obstacles for the Dark Shadow Palace army and the Void Realm army. You only need to come now, and you can immediately control the Yin Realm Starfield! I will also respectfully offer the Origin intent of the Yin Realm Starfield with both hands.”
After a long time, a sneer came from the token.
“Little Tian, don't worry, we'll be there soon, very soon.”
After saying that, the token fell silent again.
Even with Sky Yin Realm Master's good temper and excellent self-control, he couldn't hold back anymore. He furiously threw the token to the ground and began to curse, continuing until he felt relieved. Only then did he pick up the token again and carefully put it away.
At the same time, in the Dark Shadow Palace Star Domain, at an unknown distance away, a girl who looked to be around twenty years old had just crushed a token.
“This Sky Yin Realm Master, does he really think this princess is stupid? If he had already taken down the Yin Realm Starfield, would he still let me pick up the ready-made spoils? He'd probably have scurried onto the Yin Realm King's throne long ago.”
Opposite the young girl sat two figures, tightly enveloped in black and blue mist, their faces completely obscured.
“Some time ago, the Five Elements Realm Master sent word that the Yin Realm King should be dead.”
From within the blue mist, a voice came. This voice was extremely peculiar; after hearing it, one would forget the characteristics of the voice, only remembering what the other party had said, with no way to recall anything else.
The young girl then turned her gaze to the black mist, as if waiting for confirmation from the other party.
Until a voice also came from within the black mist.
“Yini, what your father said is true. The Yin Realm King is indeed dead, but this doesn't mean the Yin Realm Starfield is necessarily under Sky Yin's control. You were right to refuse him.”
The young girl, named Yini, pouted at this moment.
“It's all Father's fault for not saying anything sooner. If I had known earlier, I would have agreed to Sky Yin.”
A benevolent laugh came from within the blue mist.
“Not letting you go is naturally because there's danger.”
“What danger could there be? The Yin Realm King is dead, so isn't Sky Yin the strongest? Hmph, Sky Yin can't even beat Second Uncle, let alone Little Aunt.”
Yini said with a pout.
But both the blue mist and the black mist fell silent simultaneously. After a while, a voice came, indicating: “Four years ago, the shadow star core I left in the Yin Realm Starfield was taken. The person who took it is probably no weaker than the Yin Realm King.” (End of this chapter)
