“There’s no need to panic. When this World Secret Realm closes, everyone will be able to retreat safely. As for me, I may have to stay here for some time, so I’ll leave everything in the outside world to you.” Yang Kai cupped his fists.
Everyone returned the greeting and Yang Yan said, “Refine the Source Heavenly Fruit well, don’t worry about the outside world.”
Yang Kai nodded. It was useless for him to worry about the outside world. Since the world had given him a chance to survive, and he had firmly grasped it, what he needed to do now was to refine it with all his strength to live up to its expectations.
“This Senior Tian Yan is one of us, Azure Sun Temple’s Temple Master Wen knows his background,” Yang Kai pointed at Tian Yan.
Yang Yan turned her head and smiled towards Tian Yan. Although Tian Yan had played the role of the Demon Heavenly Dao’s Fire Monarch, the last blow he had made was enough to prove his position. In that situation, he could have rushed into the Void Heavenly Cauldron to snatch the Source Heavenly Fruit, but he had not done so. Instead, he had ambushed Jia Long and then attacked the other Demon Race Half-Saints, creating an opening for Yang Kai to move.
Therefore, at this moment, none of the many Pseudo Emperors in the Star Boundary held any hostility towards him, not even keeping their guard up.
“Senior, I will never forget this great deed. After I come out of seclusion, I will thank you again,” Yang Kai cupped his fists towards Tian Yan.
Tian Yan smiled lightly, “There’s no need for that. Although that Divine Fruit is amazing, it’s not of much use to me. Being able to obtain such a great opportunity for you has not wasted this old master’s many years of hiding.”
Yang Kai was stunned for a moment before he immediately understood that he had the foundation of a Great Emperor to begin with. Others might coveted the Source Heavenly Fruit, but it really wouldn’t be of much use to him.
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly frowned and said, “Time’s up, everyone. Farewell, I hope you’ll have a good time drinking and chatting!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall suddenly let out a buzzing sound. Immediately after, everyone felt a repulsive force press down on them from all directions. This repulsive force was so strong that no one could resist it, and in just three breaths of time, all of them disappeared.
Looking at the empty hall, Yang Kai’s drowsiness became even stronger, and he sat down cross-legged, closing his eyes and completely immersing himself.
In the Star Boundary, high up in the sky, a majestic and ancient hall floated in the air. The billions of living beings in the Star Boundary could clearly see the outline of the hall if they looked up.
It had been more than a month since the start of the Great Dao struggle, and during this time, the situation on the Star Boundary’s side had become increasingly precarious.
The Demon Race had set up a shocking Great Array, and the Demon Land, with its hundred and eight Demon Caves as its center, was constantly expanding. At every moment, large swaths of the Star Boundary’s four regions were being eroded by the Demonic Qi, and as time passed, this speed became faster.
The living space of the Star Boundary’s Human Race was constantly being compressed, and the various armies were forced to retreat again until there was no place left to retreat to. The entire Western Region no longer had a single pure land, and it had been completely eroded. The situation in the Eastern Region, Southern Region, and Northern Region was not much better. Currently, there was less than a tenth of the territory where the Human Race lived, and it was likely that in less than ten days or half a month, the Star Boundary would completely fall. At that time, the Star Boundary would no longer exist, and when its nest was destroyed, how could there be eggs left? At that time, all humans would likely be reduced to demons.
The two Great Elders of the Dragon Race had attacked repeatedly, but the results were minimal. Even though Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun’s strength had greatly increased and the two of them were able to suppress the combined strength of the three Demon Saints, they were unable to stop the erosion and expansion of the Demon Land.
Li Wuyi’s hair had become a bit more white. As the general manager of the Star Boundary’s various armies, the pressure he had to endure was greater than anyone else’s. Before the Great Dao struggle, he had asked all the participating Pseudo Emperors to leave behind their Life Lamps. As long as one was alive, their Life Lamps would be extinguished.
For the past few days, he had watched as the thirty Life Lamps in his hands extinguished one by one and went silent, his heart filled with worry and anxiety.
At this point, he only had eleven Life Lamps left.
In other words, only eleven of the people who had entered the Profound Heaven Temple had survived! Previously, it was said that the struggle for the Great Dao was extremely cruel, and only one-third of the people who had managed to survive had managed to come out. Now, it seemed that it was true.
The only thing he was glad about was that Yang Kai’s Life Lamp was still shining brightly, along with Yang Yan and Bing Yun’s…
As long as the three of them were fine, there was still some hope.
East Region’s Spirit Beast Island, the former territory of Beast Martial Great Emperor, had now been occupied by the various armies of the Star Boundary, and the island was now filled with human race soldiers.
Inside the main hall, the various Army Commanders gathered together. Li Wuyi sat at the head of the table, sweeping his eyes over the crowd below, only to see that everyone’s expressions were solemn and gloomy.
Today, they had gathered here to discuss the matter of retreat. The Western Regions had completely fallen, and now it was time for the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Regions to fall. The difference was only a matter of time, but even so, the Star Boundary still had to make a final effort.
Pondering for a moment, Li Wuyi said, “The Eastern Region can no longer remain here for long. According to the information gathered from various places, it won’t take more than ten days for the Eastern Region to fell in situation like the Western Region. At that time, even Spirit Beast Island won’t be able to escape. How is the situation in the Southern Region?”
As he spoke, Li Wuyi turned to look at Wen Zishan.
Wen Zishan stood up and cupped his fists, his expression solemn as he said, “Compared to the Eastern Region, it’s even worse. It can only last for five days at most.”
Hearing this, Li Wuyi frowned and turned to another person, “What about the north region?”
Jia Hai Army’s General Pan Gengnian stood up and said, “The situation in the Northern Domain is quite calm, but it shouldn’t last long, but…”
“But what?” Li Wuyi raised his brow.
“The other territories in the Northern Domain are fine, but the situation in High Heaven Palace is quite good. When the Demon Land expanded to a thousand kilometers from High Heaven Palace, its speed suddenly fell and became incomparably slow. In this old master’s opinion, High Heaven Palace can last for at least a month!”
“High Heaven Palace!” Li Wuyi said thoughtfully, “Why would the protection of the World's Strength…”
There was no reason for High Heaven Palace to be different from other places, the only explanation was Yang Kai. High Heaven Palace was founded by Yang Kai, and the massive Sect bore his blood, sweat, and tears. Before this, Yang Kai still possessed a World Will, so if this was the last protection of the World's Strength, it would make sense.
“So we can only retreat to High Heaven Palace?” Ma Qing stroked his goatee.
“That’s nothing more than drinking poison to quench one’s thirst. What can we do in a month? Are we supposed to wait for death in High Heaven Palace?” The person who spoke looked up at Li Wuyi and asked, “Army's General Sir, I wonder how things are on Dragon Island. If we retreat to Dragon Island…”
Dragon Island was a small isolated world that could accommodate many people. With the current situation of the Star Boundary’s various armies, even if all of them were to evacuate to Dragon Island, it should be more than enough. As for the humans who were not part of the various armies… they could only rely on themselves.
Li Wuyi slowly shook his head, “The expansion of the Demon Land is the erosion of the Demon Territory’s Demonic Attribute. Although Dragon Island is a small world, it is also attached to the Star Boundary. If the Universe World is eroded, the small world will naturally be unable to remain safe. Hiding on Dragon Island is not a good idea, it will only give the Demon Race an opportunity to catch a turtle in a jar. At that time, our situation will only become more passive.”
After pondering for a moment, a look of determination flashed across Li Wuyi’s eyes, “Inform the entire army to withdraw to the North Region’s High Heaven Palace within three days and order the various armies…”
Saying so, the world suddenly shook and interrupted him.
Immediately after, a mysterious aura suddenly spread out and swept across every corner of the Star Boundary. All the masters who felt this aura suddenly wore thoughtful expressions, as if they had gained something.
Li Wuyi was stunned for a moment before he seemed to have thought of something and his figure flickered as he rushed out of the hall.
Seeing this, the others quickly followed.
Arriving outside the hall, Li Wuyi looked up and followed his gaze, his eyes widening.
In the sky, the Profound Heaven Temple, which had been completely silent all this time, suddenly began to twist and distort, quickly transforming into an ancient giant cauldron. The surface of the giant cauldron flickered with light, and many strange patterns were engraved on its surface, one after the other.
From these names, everyone saw many familiar or unfamiliar words.
Xuan Yuan, Zhen Wu, Jin Chan, Luo Sha, Passing of Time, Heaven Devourer, Sky Soaring, Iron Blood, Hong Chen, Cang Hai, Qing Lian, Bing Yu, Wondrous Pill, Tian Shu, Beast Martial…
“Leaving name on the Great Dao!” Li Wuyi shouted, his eyes burning.
The characters of Great Emperors were not self sealed, nor were they transmitted by the world, but were instead bestowed by the Heavenly Law. Each Great Emperor’s character was secretly aligned with their own Great Dao, a Great Dao recognized by the world.
Only by leaving their name on the Great Dao of the world would you become a Great Emperor respected by all.
These familiar or unfamiliar words were undoubtedly the honorific names of the many Great Emperors of the Star Boundary’s past generations. The ten Great Emperors of the recent generation were among them, not missing a single one, even Can Ye’s Night Shadow was clearly visible.
The color of the words on the giant cauldron also seemed to be different. Although they were all golden in color, the older they were, the darker the color became. Comparatively speaking, the colors of the ten Great Emperors were the brightest.
“Is this… the end?” Li Wuyi’s lips suddenly became dry as he stared at the giant cauldron, trying to find a new title.
Since the appearance of the Profound Heaven Temple, it had not changed at all. Now that it had suddenly transformed into a giant cauldron, and the names of the past Great Emperors constantly appeared, it undoubtedly meant that the struggle for the Great Dao had made new progress and was likely to have ended.
How was the situation of the Star Boundary? Who would obtain the Great Dao Opportunity in the end? This was what Li Wuyi was most concerned about right now. If the Star Boundary seized this opportunity, there was a high chance that some kind of unforeseen event would occur, but if the Demon Race succeeded, the Star Boundary would truly be in danger.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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