The night was cold, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
At the peak of the mountain range, above the Hall, Star Soul Palace’s Princess Lan Xun put her hands together and sincerely prayed to the bright moon in the sky, praying for her father’s safe return.
Almost every night, she would stand here for four to six hours, hoping that her sincerity would move the will of the Heavens and Earth and give her father enough protection.
The world seemed to hear her prayers, and the bright moon hanging in the sky suddenly became brighter. The gentle moonlight scattered across the ground and spread over Lan Xun’s body, giving off a warm feeling, like a big hand that her father had used to caress her head when she was young.
Lan Xun was stunned for a moment, thinking she was hallucinating, but upon closer inspection, the bright moon in the sky was indeed much brighter than before.
Moreover, as time passed, this brightness continued to increase, causing the entire world to become as bright as day.
At the same time, all the living beings in the Star Boundary looked up at the bright moon in the sky that had seemingly transformed into a sun…
Under the illumination of this full moon, the sparse stars were dim and dull.
Lan Xun’s face suddenly became pale as an inexplicable sense of dread filled her heart…
All of a sudden, a dazzling light burst out from the bright sun, and after the time it took to brew a cup of tea, it suddenly burst out and disappeared, as if it had burned away its last light. The entire moon seemed to be covered in a black veil.
In the sky, meteors streaked across the sky, and soon, the scattered meteors became a meteor shower that pierced through the sky, followed by a sorrow that filled the entire Star Boundary.
The world seemed to be crying, the moon was its eyes, the falling stars were its tears…
Clang… Clang… Clang…
A thick and melodious bell rang throughout Star Soul Palace, nine times in a row.
When the last bell rang, Lan Xun had already collapsed.
“Your Highness!” The maidservant called out and rushed over.
…
In Heaven’s Mystery Valley, Tian Shu Great Emperor Chu Tianji and Beast Martial Great Emperor Mo Huang sat opposite each other, each holding a black and white chess piece. Mo Huang casually placed a stone down and asked without raising his eyes, “What is it?”
During the match, Mo Huang had clearly felt that his old friend’s mind was elsewhere. Although the other party had concealed his thoughts well, as a Great Emperor, how could Mo Huang not notice?
Chu Tianji’s hand did not move, nor did he make a sound.
Suddenly, Mo Huang’s heart shook as he looked up and saw Chu Tianji also staring towards him.
“Ah…” Chu Tianji sighed as the white piece in his hand quietly landed on the chessboard. After rolling a few times, he raised his head to look up at the sky, unable to conceal the sadness on his face, “In the end, we still reached this point.”
Mo Huang’s expression became solemn as he asked, “Was I not mistaken just now?”
Chu Tianji smiled bitterly, “You didn’t sense anything wrong, nor did I sense anything wrong. Ming Yue… left.”
Mo Huang asked, “Didn’t you say he still had a chance to survive?”
Chu Tianji slowly shook his head, “Man proposes, Heaven disposes! Who can say for sure what happened in the Demon Territory? Perhaps only Little Boy Yang knows what happened there.”
“Is Little Boy Yang in danger?”
“How can there be no danger in the Demon Territory?” Seeing Mo Huang’s ugly expression, Chu Tianji continued, “A blessing in disguise or not. We can only wait and see, there’s no point in worrying about it.”
“Absolutely… disgraceful!” Mo Huang was silent for a long time, but in the end, he still managed to curse out loud, his face turning gloomy as he said, “Didn’t you claim to be able to see through the past and the future? How could you not have anticipated today?”
Chu Tianji smiled wryly and said, “If I were really so powerful, the Two World Passage wouldn’t have opened, but… fortunately, although Ming Yue has left, he seems to have passed it down to Yang Boy.”
Mo Huang was stunned for a moment before quickly understanding what Chu Tianji meant.
The death of a Great Emperor was a natural phenomenon, but the capacity of the World Bottle had not decreased, and the World Will was not showing any signs of being stolen. This meant that before Ming Yue left, he had handed over the most important thing to Yang Kai. Otherwise, the World would not only be filled with phenomena, but also many natural disasters, possibly even causing the collapse of a world.
After a long silence, Mo Huang sighed and said, “We can wait and see what happens. I’m afraid someone is about to start a massacre.”
Chu Tianji nodded lightly, “What does it matter if we collect some interest first?”
…
In the Two World Battlefield, after several years of struggle, the Demon Race had relied on their advantage in numbers to almost conquer the entire Western Region. The Star Boundary’s allied forces had retreated to the edge of the Western Region.
A few hundred kilometers further, they would arrive at the Southern Domain. Once they crossed that line, it would mean that nearly a quarter of the Star Boundary’s territory had fallen. This was something that no human could accept.
In the wilderness, tens of millions of Human and Demon race were fighting with their lives on the line, the light of life being extinguished at every moment. Although the Human Race was desperately trying to resist, the Demon Race had the absolute advantage in terms of numbers, and with a steady stream of reinforcements coming from the rear, the Human Race had been forced to retreat.
Although Li Wuyi, who was in charge of this battle, was quite strong, he was powerless to reverse the situation. Although he was able to rely on his Space Ability to fight three Demon Race Half-Saints by himself, it was difficult for him to achieve anything.
Seeing the Demon Race’s army approaching, Li Wuyi’s expression became bitter. After today’s battle, the Western Regions had completely fallen. Everyone knew that such an outcome was not a crime, but since he was the supreme commander of the Human Race, he couldn’t help feeling guilty.
Just as the human army was about to retreat to the border between the Southern Domain and the Western Domain, a terrifying aura suddenly rushed over from the rear. This aura was extremely fast, and Li Wuyi had only just noticed it when he caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past him from the corner of his eye.
Immediately after, one of the three Demon Race Half-Saints who had been fighting with him suddenly froze. Li Wuyi looked over and saw that this fellow’s neck had been grabbed by a figure who had appeared out of nowhere. A dignified Demon Race Half-Saint was like a chicken in the hands of this person, unable to resist at all.
Looking at the back of this heroic figure, Li Wuyi called out, “Senior Iron Blood!”
He couldn’t understand why this person had come here. The Demon Saint from the Demon Territory and the Great Emperor from the Star Boundary had long since agreed that neither side would interfere in this battle, lest the flames of war escalate too quickly. For so long, both the Demon Saint and Great Emperor had strictly adhered to this agreement and had never appeared on the battlefield.
So when the Iron Blood Great Emperor Zhan Wuhen appeared on the battlefield and attacked a Demon Race Half-Saint, Li Wuyi was quite surprised.
Could it be that the war had reached the point where both sides strongest combatants were forced to fight? If that was the case, it would not be a good thing for the Star Boundary, but a bad thing. After all, the battlefield was in the Star Boundary.
The confrontation between the Great Emperors and the Demon Saints would likely destroy the entire Western Region.
“Great… Great Emperor!” The Half-Saint who was being held up by Zhan Wuhen in the neck turned red as he stared at the resolute face in front of him in disbelief. A thick killing intent rushed towards him, almost tangible, causing him to tremble in fear. The hand that was gripping his neck tightened, causing his bones to crack and the aura of death to envelop him. The Half-Saint panicked and said, “You can’t kill me… Great Demon Saint has an agreement with you…”
With a gloomy expression, Iron Blood lifted the Half-Saint in front of him and stared into his eyes, coldly asking, “So what if I kill you?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he summoned his Emperor Qi and clenched his fist, causing the Demon Race Half-Saint to explode like a watermelon and explode into a bloody mist.
Li Wuyi’s eyes couldn’t help widening as the other two Demon Race Half-Saints also stared blankly.
He really… killed him!
No one had expected a Great Emperor to suddenly appear on the battlefield at such a time and kill a Demon Race Half-Saint without any warning. Was he trying to break the agreement between them? Were the Great Emperors and Demon Saints really going to leave the spectator stands and enter the battlefield?
Without any hesitation, Li Wuyi stretched out his hand and grabbed the other two Demon Race Half-Saints. As the Space Laws fluctuated, the space around the two Half-Saints suddenly became extremely heavy.
These two saw an opportunity and immediately tried to escape, but Li Wuyi was even faster. With this delay, Iron Blood rushed over to the other Half-Saint and, under his terrified gaze, he smashed his body into pieces.
Without stopping, Iron Blood arrived in front of the third Half-Saint and slammed his palm down, causing the Half-Saint’s head and upper body to disappear, leaving behind only his two legs.
In the blink of an eye, three Demon Race Half-Saints had fallen.
Iron Blood didn’t stop. His figure flickered as he rushed into the battlefield, destroying the Demon Race wherever he went! Whether it was the low-level Demon Race cannon fodder or the high-level Demon King and Half-Saint, none of them could withstand a single blow from him.
Li Wuyi stared blankly at his back, a bad premonition filling his heart.
As a Great Emperor, it was impossible for Iron Blood to act so crazily for no reason. It was highly likely that something big had happened and provoked him, causing him to act like this.
Thinking back to the World Phenomenon from before, Li Wuyi’s heart sank…
However, as the commander of this battle, he quickly composed himself and ordered the Human Race’s army to pursue him.
A Great Emperor suddenly intervening in this battle had nearly wiped out the Demon Race’s countless strong army. The three thousand kilometer battlefront was filled with the corpses of the Demon Race, and as the Human Race’s army advanced, they didn’t encounter any decent resistance. All of the Demon Race’s courage had been shattered, and none of them dared to linger, only wanting to flee towards the Two World Passage.
It wasn’t until ten days after this battle had ended that Iron Blood finally returned from the passageway between the two worlds, bathed in blood.
Li Wuyi didn’t know what he had done in the past ten days, but from then on, the Demon Race had been peaceful for a long time. Counting the lands bordering the Southern Region and Western Region, not a single Demon Race had been seen within two hundred thousand kilometers, and the places that had been captured had all been recaptured.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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