At the rift in the boundary wall between the Yin Realm and the Yang Realm, a crimson spear, like a red-hot branding iron, pierced into butter, tearing open a scarlet crack stretching for thousands of miles.
The moment Sky Yin, enveloped in the residual blood fiend Qi, rushed through the boundary wall, scorching Yang Qi surged towards him like a tide, violently clashing with the Yin fiend Origin around his body, erupting in dazzling white light.
“Sky Yin, what’s wrong? Why so flustered?”
Before Sky Yin could catch his breath, he saw the Yang Realm army poised for battle opposite him, and at the very front of the army, a general clad in scarlet-gold armor stood in the Void Realm, behind whom, besides the Yang Realm army, were countless Yang Realm battleships, their hulls adorned with blazing flame runes that illuminated the Void Realm as if it were day.
The person who just spoke was Yang Realm King’s top combatant, Blazing Sun Realm Master, also the second most powerful person in the Yang Realm Star Domain, the strongest besides the Yang Realm King.
Sky Yin clutched his bleeding back, the crimson light flowing from his Blood Soul Banner already dim from the Lieyu Battleship’s attack, and now even more withered due to the erosion of Yang Qi, looking as if it could dissipate at any moment.
“Thanks to Brother Blazing Sun for arriving in time. The Yin Realm Starfield is now completely controlled by those rebels. Just now, a group of them were ganging up on me. If I hadn’t used all my strength to break through the boundary wall, I would probably have been surrounded and killed by them.”
Sky Yin hadn't spoken for a long time, and coupled with being ganged up on just now, he was filled with indignation, so he directly blurted out everything he had experienced, getting it all off his chest. Only after finishing did he realize that he shouldn't have disclosed this information to the other party.
Blazing Sun grinned, tendrils of steam seeping from his skin beneath the scarlet-gold armor.
“This isn’t what Brother Sky Yin told us when he contacted us a while ago.”
Although Blazing Sun had a smile on his face, his eyes held an undisguised indifference.
A month ago, Sky Yin suddenly contacted them, saying that Yin Realm King had died, and that most of the Yin Realm Starfield was now under his control. He wanted to use the Yang Realm Star Domain’s help to ascend to the position of Yin Realm King, and then for the next hundred years, provide thirty percent of the entire Yin Realm Starfield’s resources to the Yang Realm Star Domain. This was what earned Blazing Sun’s assistance.
But now, the words Sky Yin blurted out were completely different from what he had said before.
Sky Yin heard Blazing Sun’s words, gave an awkward smile, said nothing, and sat cross-legged in the Void Realm to begin recovering.
“Since the situation is different, the price we discussed before naturally cannot be the same. Fifty percent of the resources for the next two hundred years, in exchange for you ascending to the position of Yin Realm King.”
As soon as Blazing Sun uttered these words, Sky Yin’s body in the Void Realm swayed.
“Brother Blazing Sun must be joking. Fifty percent of the resources? The remaining won’t even be enough for the Yin Realm Starfield, let alone for two hundred years. The Yin Realm Starfield will be dragged down. What good would it do for me to be Yin Realm King then?”
Sky Yin dared not directly refuse Blazing Sun, so he could only resort to banter, trying to muddle through. Just as he was about to say something more,
Blazing Sun turned and left directly without any hesitation, and the army behind Blazing Sun also began to change direction without a military order, as did the battleships in the Void Realm.
Sky Yin’s raised hand trembled slightly from fear. He bit his lip until Blazing Sun began to leave, then he spoke again.
“Alright! Two hundred years, but not fifty percent, still thirty percent!”
Blazing Sun, who was leaving, smirked.
“Fifty percent!”
“Forty percent!”
Sky Yin almost gnashed his teeth to dust before these two words squeezed out of his mouth.
“Now this is a good friend, hahaha, Sky Yin, don’t worry, you’re definitely going to be this Yin Realm King!”
Blazing Sun raised his hand and waved, and the Yang Realm battleships behind him turned, once again facing the Star Domain boundary wall. The formations simultaneously opened fire, and billions of golden beams of light blasted towards the boundary wall rift. The previously healing crack expanded again under the impact of Yang Qi, and the spatial barriers at the edges sizzled as they were scorched.
“Kill!”
Blazing Sun Ancestor was the first to pass through the rift, his scarlet-gold spear pointing directly at the Yin Realm territory. The star core true fire condensed at the spear tip incinerated all the Yin fiend Qi along the way.
Sky Yin Realm Master followed closely, his Blood Soul Banner unfurling a ten-thousand-zhang blood curtain, forming a strange balance with the Yang Qi, opening a passage for the Yang Realm army.
Tens of thousands of Yang Realm Cultivators surged into the Yin Realm Starfield like a tide. The battleships' main cannons roared in unison, golden beams of light and crimson spears intertwined into a net. Wherever they passed, stars shattered, nebulae burned, and even space was scorched with dark trails.
On the bridge of the Lieyu Battleship, Ji Yu looked at the rapidly spreading red dots on the star map, his expression solemn: “The Yang Realm main force has all passed through the boundary wall. The leader should be the Blazing Sun Realm Master, the top Realm Master of the Yang Realm Star Domain. Besides him, there are also three top-tier Realm Masters and twelve high-rank Realm Masters, and countless mid- and low-rank Realm Masters. Their combat power is several times ours.”
“Immediately send a message to Dao Friend Li. We are no match for them. Retreat!”
Ji Yu made the decision immediately; the opponent’s combat power was simply not on the same level as theirs.
Just one Sky Yin Realm Master blocked Sword Sect Old Ancestor and his four companions, plus the Lieyu Battleship, and still had enough power to escape. And now, not only has Sky Yin Realm Master returned, but he has also brought a Blazing Sun Realm Master of comparable strength, as well as three other top-tier Realm Masters. This terrifying combat power could directly flatten the entire Yin Realm Starfield.
As soon as Ji Yu’s voice fell, Li Mu had already appeared on the bridge of the Lieyu Battleship.
Li Mu’s sudden appearance surprised everyone. Before Ji Yu could ask, Li Mu stated the reason for his arrival.
“The core of the Yin Realm Starfield has been completely refined by me. When the realm boundary wall breaks, I naturally feel it.”
As Li Mu spoke, his gaze pierced through the Void Realm and landed on Blazing Sun Realm Master.
The star core true fire on his body contained pure Yang Dao, which was diametrically opposed to Yin Dao, but still belonged to the nine fundamental Daos, and was exactly the nourishment the Chaotic Dao Tree urgently needed.
“I searched high and low, but found nothing. Now, it has come to me effortlessly.”
Li Mu murmured softly. The Yin Dao had not been fully controlled. He had some suspicions that Earth Yin, Sky Yin, and Mysterious Yin, the three brothers, still occupied a part of the Yin Dao, which was why the fruit had not yet matured. Now Sky Yin was back. Although Earth Yin and Mysterious Yin were not present, he had a general idea. The three shared the same Origin. Sky Yin, after being attacked by Chaos Qi, recovered so quickly, and with the other two not around, he probably had already sacrificed them. This meant that he only needed to kill Sky Yin and absorb his Dao true intent, and the Yin Dao would be completely perfected. At that time, the fruit on the Chaotic Dao Tree would definitely ripen. Moreover, several people from the Yang Realm were also here, and Li Mu could just test whether the Yang Dao could make the Chaotic Dao Tree bear a new fruit. If Li Mu’s conjecture was correct, there should be nine fruits for the nine fundamental Daos. If one fruit could allow Li Mu to Breakthrough to the Dao Integration Realm, then it is estimated that when the Three Thousand Daos are gathered, it will be the time for him to continue his path of cultivation.
“You all stay on the spirit ship. I’ll be back soon.”
Before his voice faded, Li Mu had already vanished again, reappearing at the front of the myriad army.
The moment Sky Yin saw Li Mu, his entire body trembled uncontrollably. The pressure Li Mu exerted on him was simply too immense, so much so that when he saw Li Mu, his first thought was to turn and flee.
“He, he is the Cultivator of the Chaotic Great Dao!”
Sky Yin pointed at Li Mu with a trembling hand.
Blazing Sun, on the other hand, sneered.
“Chaotic Great Dao, a forbidden Dao. To be able to Cultivate to such a degree without being suppressed, it seems the Yin Realm King is truly useless.”
Li Mu stood in the Void Realm, his green robe unmoving amidst the clash of Yin and Yang Qi. The Chaotic Dao Domain quietly unfurled, gray Qi like a sky curtain enveloping an area of ten thousand miles, forcibly pushing back the golden sea of light from the Yang Realm army by three feet.
Blazing Sun Realm Master tightly gripped his scarlet-gold spear, the star core true fire at the spear tip surging, scorching the surrounding Chaos Qi with sizzling sounds, yet still unable to stop the Chaotic True Qi from continuing to spread.
The three top-tier Yang Realm Masters behind him simultaneously attacked, their Lifebound Treasures transforming into three blazing Yang flames, crashing into the Dao Domain barrier like meteors. Wherever the Yang flames passed, chaotic Qi currents intertwined with the blazing Yang flames, coiling in the Void Realm, and finally all assimilated by the chaotic Qi currents.
Li Mu flicked his fingertips, and three fragments of a nine-rank divine object flew out from the Chaos Treasure Mansion.
The Core of the Earth sank into the Void Realm, and the Dao Domain barrier instantly became as thick as star core heavy gold. The Yang flames crashed against it, erupting in dazzling light rain, but could no longer shake it in the slightest.
The Life Sprout transformed into billions of green vines, entangling the other two Yang flames. The vine leaves absorbed the power of the flames, actually blooming into clusters of crimson spirit flowers, converting the power of the Yang flames into the power of life, becoming nourishment for the Life Sprout.
The Dust of Time floated in the air, emitting waves of temporal fluctuations that slowed down the movements of the Yang Realm army, as if they had fallen into a viscous swamp.
“Mere child’s play!”
Blazing Sun Realm Master roared, and his scarlet-gold spear was suddenly hurled out. The spear body transformed into a fire Dragon that pierced through heaven and earth, its Dragon scales condensed from pure Yang Law, each scale reflecting light that could incinerate all things.
This was Blazing Sun Realm Master’s strongest attack, once piercing through an entire top-tier realm with a single spear, thus establishing his identity as the second strongest in the Yang Realm. He intended to use this to break through the Chaotic Dao Domain.
The moment the fire Dragon crashed into the Dao Domain barrier, the chaotic Qi currents violently churned, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the gray sky curtain. However, the places where cracks appeared in the previous instant instantly mended, as the rich vitality brought by the Life Sprout continuously revived the Chaotic Dao Domain.
Li Mu raised his hand, and the Chaotic Dao Tree phantom rose from his Sea of Consciousness. The Yin runes on the main trunk strongly repelled the Yang Dao.
“With Chaos as the furnace, refine your Origin!”
Li Mu pointed his fingers like a sword, and a Chaotic Sword Qi slashed out. The moment the Sword Qi collided with the fire Dragon, the Yang flames on the Dragon’s body receded like a tide, revealing the Dragon bones composed of Law chains. Chaotic Qi flowed upstream along the chains, and wherever it passed, the Dragon bones disintegrated inch by inch, finally transforming into a wisp of pure Yang True Intent, which was devoured by the Dao Tree.
“How is this possible!”
Blazing Sun Realm Master’s face changed dramatically. He could clearly feel that his connection with the Yang Dao was being forcibly stripped away. Golden blood seeped from his skin beneath the scarlet-gold armor, his Origin damaged.
Seeing this, Sky Yin Realm Master’s Blood Soul Banner suddenly expanded. Two slightly damaged Blood Dragons, taking advantage of Li Mu’s distraction, directly lunged at the Lieyu Battleship: “Seize that spirit ship! First, eliminate his subordinates!”
Blood Slaughter Divine Lord and others within the battleship had long been unable to restrain themselves. The Blood Hell Origin transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang blood banner. The moment it collided with the Blood Dragons, billions of phantom blood soldiers rushed out from the banner’s surface, tearing the Blood Dragons into a sky full of blood mist.
King Zhenhai and Kushan Buddhist Lord simultaneously attacked, their Weak Water and Buddha Light intertwining into a net, purifying all the scattered blood mist.
Sword Sect Old Ancestor, furthermore, thrust out a sword, puncturing a hole in Sky Yin Realm Master’s Blood Soul Banner. The Blood Soul Banner was already damaged from helping Sky Yin block the Lieyu Battleship’s attack, and had not yet recovered. Now, it suffered continuous attacks from several people, and was not far from being truly scrapped.
“Fire!”
Blazing Sun Realm Master dared not be arrogant. Even the Yang Realm King would not dare to take his full-power strike head-on, yet the opponent did not make any move, merely relying on the Chaotic Dao Domain boundary wall to block his attack. This indicated that the opponent’s strength far surpassed his own, at least not below that of the Yang Realm King.
Following Blazing Sun Realm Master’s command, the Yang Realm battleships began to charge their energy, aiming at Li Mu who stood in the Void Realm.
Countless golden and fiery-red beams of light simultaneously shot towards Li Mu. Li Mu lightly snorted, and the Chaos Treasure Mansion’s gate opened. The countless attacks simply landed inside the Chaos Treasure Mansion.
The scene Blazing Sun Realm Master had envisioned of the Treasure Mansion exploding did not occur. After countless attacks entered the Chaos Treasure Mansion, they were like mud oxen entering the sea, not stirring up any waves.
After those light beams entered the Chaos Treasure Mansion, they instantly transformed into pure Yang Realm energy, becoming nourishment for the Chaotic Dao Tree.
The battleships’ energy all came from the realm Origin, which is the purest energy. Unlike Law, it can be directly assimilated.
“Allow me to borrow your Dao Origin.”
Li Mu’s voice echoed like a ghost behind Blazing Sun Ancestor. The Chaotic Great Axe appeared in his hand at some unknown moment, and the Heaven-Opening patterns on the axe blade lit up. A gray arc of light swept past, severing Blazing Sun Realm Master’s left arm at the shoulder.
The moment golden blood gushed out, Li Mu reached out and grabbed, the Chaos Qi forming a large hand that firmly locked down the severed arm along with the overflowing Yang Origin. The severed arm struggled violently in his palm, but it was refined layer by layer by the Chaos Qi, finally transforming into a drop of golden liquid bead that merged into the Chaotic Dao Tree.
The golden glow on the tree trunk grew even more intense, with Yang runes faintly visible flowing within it.
“You dare to injure me!”
Blazing Sun Realm Master’s eyes were bloodshot, and his remaining right arm suddenly pressed against his chest. The power of the Yang Realm Origin erupted like a volcano, and his body began to burn, transforming into a miniature star core with a diameter of a thousand zhang, illuminating the Chaotic Dao Domain as if it were day.
“Die!”
The miniature star core exploded with a roar, and billions of golden threads of light pierced through the Dao Domain barrier. Wherever they passed, stars were annihilated and space collapsed.
This was a desperate attack by the Yang Realm Master at the cost of his own Dao, and even a top-tier Realm Master would be powerless against such an assault.
Li Mu stood at the center of the explosion, the branches and leaves of the Chaotic Dao Tree wildly dancing, stripping away and annihilating the golden light threads layer by layer. Not even a corner of Li Mu’s green robe was stirred in the slightest.
Blazing Sun Realm Master watched as the Lieyu Battleship at the edge of the Dao Domain swayed violently due to the explosion’s ripples, which showed how powerful this attack was, not to mention Li Mu, who was at the center of the explosion. That guy was dead for sure!
The Yang Realm Master couldn’t help but laugh uproariously. (End of Chapter)
