Chapter 517: Chapter 430: The Divine Dynasty Emerges, Deathly Silence Ancient City

The intense divine light ignited the dim starry sky, with visible shockwaves spreading outward, turning meteors along the way into dust.

Blood altars of various sizes shattered, as the Evil God followers upon them were either turned to ashes by the Yin Yang True Fire or fell into the void becoming ice corpses in terrifying cold waves, meeting a grisly end.

"Let’s go!"

With a cold snort, Ye Fei led the Celestial Pride Team away swiftly.

In another part of the ancient starry sky, Yuan Huang stood in the void, a sinister grin revealing sharp teeth, as his blood-red domain expanded outward like a descending blood star.

He shuttled up and down around the mountainous Blood Beasts, slicing them into segments, while the Cave Heaven Divine Crystal Immortal Ship not far behind simultaneously emitted thunderlight, turning the Blood Beasts to ashes in the blink of an eye.

His Domain Power could control the blood of creatures, making it extremely adept at dealing with the Blood God Sect. Of course, it also relied on the support of the Cave Heaven Divine Crystal Immortal Ship.

After reaching the Immortal Level, not only could he wage battles in the starry sky, but the Cave Heaven Divine Crystal Immortal Ship could also expand his Domain Power; combined, their might far surpassing that of ordinary Immortal Artifacts.

Such events were unfolding in other parts of the ancient starry route.

The Celestial Pride Team and Ancient Spirit Pavilion were mainly responsible for those altars, while the Immortal Venerables worked together to either slay Blood Beasts or reduce the massive Blood Massacre to ruins.

Of course, the Divine Dynasty Fleet commanded by Helian Wei wasn’t idle either.

These fleets split into small teams, linked via the Divine Path network, deploying illusion arrays in space to either trap and kill the enemy or lure those Blood Beasts and Blood Massacres into terrifying black hole gravity zones, achieving remarkable results.

Although Zhang Kui wasn’t present, the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty was now capable of holding its own. Utilizing the peculiar terrain of the ancient starry route, a Blood God Sect regiment suffered significant losses in a short span.

Casualties were inevitable. Some cultivators, caught by the Blood Massacre, chose to self-detonate their starships rather than become sacrifices of flesh for the Evil Gods.

Yet, just like a treasure sword needing to be tempered by blood and fire, the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty formally embarked on the starry path in this brutal bloodshed later known as the "Star Path Meat Grinder"...

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Black clouds churned and surged, with the only light between heaven and earth being the strange green lightning that continually tore through the clouds, ominous Qi engulfing the sky.

Zhang Kui, transformed into a streak of light, shuttled through the air as the desolate, deathly silent, and deeply ravined land beneath him receded rapidly. Occasionally, Disaster Beasts sensing his terrifying aura fled swiftly from afar.

"Pah! Pah! Pah!"

Fatty Tiger, turning into a bloody lightning, descended from the sky, spitting in disgust, "Taoist, this world’s lightning tastes terrible, full of Vengeful Qi and ominousness; my stomach still feels uncomfortable."

Zhang Kui laughed heartily, "This Netherworld Realm, attached to the Main Cosmos, is peculiar in itself, constantly absorbing the Evil Qi of the Great Thousand Worlds; things born of Yin and Yang struggle are naturally the same."

Fatty Tiger snorted, "How can such a world exist?"

Zhang Kui glanced at the silhouette of a departing Disaster Beast in the distance, "Who knows? In the vast Cosmos and the Great Thousand Worlds, we are but frogs in a well, how could we possibly comprehend all the mysteries between heaven and earth."

"However, the three worlds governed by the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, whether Illusion Dream Realm or Netherworld Realm, are closely connected with the Main Cosmos. Who knows what the largest Luofu Realm entails..."

"It probably won’t be much better."

Fatty Tiger pouted, suddenly his eyes widened, and his scalp tingled, coming to an abrupt halt, "Taoist, what’s that ahead?"

Under the thundercloud not far ahead, a massive, twisting Demon Ghost’s head loomed, looking disquieting.

Zhang Kui also stopped, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and spoke gravely, "That’s not an entity; it’s a manifestation of Evil Qi and Vengeful Qi, with grievances soaring to the heavens, indicating mass deaths."

Within the Earth Demon 72 Techniques lies the Observing Heaven and Earth Secret Skill; if Evil Qi and Vengeful Qi coalesce, or Treasure Qi permeates, various anomalies invisible to ordinary eyes can be seen, unexpectedly appearing here to the naked eye.

"Where Evil Qi and Vengeful Qi gather, there will certainly be strangeness, be careful!"

With that said, the man and tiger sped up, continually shifting and flickering.

This was the central area of the Netherworld Realm, the domain of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty; after days of traveling, they finally arrived.

It must be acknowledged, both were Immortal Level beings, who even used the Chaos Heaven during their journey; the sheer size of the Netherworld Realm was unimaginable, resembling a world with a round sky and a square earth.

Soon, they neared the area engulfed in Evil Qi.

Ahead lay an endless plain, evidently having undergone a large-scale battle; a thousand-mile stretch charred black, with massive ravines filled with glaciers, and most notably, the monster maw-like cracks littering the land, dark and deep, continuously spewing Evil Qi and toxic mist.

Yet, atop the plain was a majestic and vast mountain range, densely covered with palaces and structures, where the light of arrays had long faded, leaving only sprawling ruins and a few giant black ancient mirror-like starships wrecked.

"Is this the Eternal Immortal Dynasty?"

Fatty Tiger stared wide-eyed with curiosity, "Looks like everyone’s dead. Why did these guys have an internal conflict?"

"Let’s look around first..."

Zhang Kui’s expression was grave as he and Fatty Tiger instantly teleported to the foot of the mountain.

"Hold on!"

Just as they were about to ascend the mountain, Zhang Kui sensed something was off and stopped Fatty Tiger, his eyes swirling with the Tai Chi Light Wheel, he performed the Tongyou Skill to investigate.

The scene before them slowly changed, space began to distort, an astonishingly murderous aura spread wildly in the wasteland, shadows flickered unpredictably, some remained still in the darkness, others flew swiftly through the air.

"Immortal Fiends?"

Zhang Kui was taken aback; these were not ghostly evil spirits, but the intense resentment left by immortals before their deaths. The last time he saw such density was on the Fallen Immortal Mountain’s Divine Crystal Immortal Ship.

Moreover, this place was not simple; the Evil Qi and Vengeful Qi were thick, creating something akin to a "Ghost Wall," even he was almost deceived.

Fatty Tiger also sensed the danger, his beautiful silver fur stood on end, lightning flashing in his eyes as he asked, "Taoist, what’s inside?"

"No worries, just follow me and don’t get lost."

Zhang Kui narrowed his eyes slightly and strode forward.

The surrounding scene instantly transformed, previously a barren ruin, it was now shrouded in black mist with ghost fires flickering, fierce winds howled through heaven and earth.

The Netherworld Realm itself was a place where the Evil Qi, Vengeful Qi, and Resentful Qi of the Great Thousand Worlds converged; now that the area had undergone an abnormal change, it was terrifying to the extreme. Even those in the Mahayana Realm would be beset by illusions and eventually driven mad.

Zhang Kui was not afraid; he unfolded his Void Domain to block out the evil energies, walking leisurely while performing the Tongyou Skill to investigate.

The architectural style of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty held nothing novel; the same pavilions and towers, predominantly carved from black mountain stone, covered in mottled moss, and eerie woods all of which had long since died. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

At the foot of the mountain lay ordinary residences, in the ruins some pots, bowls, and pans could be seen, linked by densely packed bluestone paths. The higher the buildings, the more exquisite they became, though also more severely damaged.

He came to this place not to dig up treasures, but to find where this city’s records were stored, to gain not only an understanding of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty but perhaps also clues about the strange corpse.

Hee hee hee ha ha ha...

Strange laughter suddenly echoed from all directions, from the cracked earth and under the collapsed ruinous houses... countless dim shadows appeared, some demons, some from ancient races, all wore coarse cloth robes, black blood streamed from their eyes, carrying crazed smiles, surging up like ants.

However, Zhang Kui’s gaze was calm as if nothing were there, Fatty Tiger even chuckled, "Evil Spirits, it’s been a while since I saw these things..."

Since the establishment of the Celestial Essence Star Realm, Spiritual Qi was abundant, the Earth Veins were auspicious, akin to an immortal land, the Divine Path even controlled reincarnation; such things no longer appeared.

Without needing Zhang Kui to act, Fatty Tiger suddenly leapt out, his blood-colored thunder roared, instantly clearing out the evil spirits.

At the same time, several flickering shadows appeared in the air with faces expressionless and skin blue and purple, black light continuously radiating outward, attracted immortal fiends.

Chilling, eerie, deranged... various fragmented divine thoughts instantly assaulted.

This was the attack method of immortal fiends and divine resentments, often containing the damaged Laws of their lifetime’s little world, driven by vengeful thoughts, far more powerful than evil spirits, and the greatest threat to cultivators exploring ancient relics.

Boom!

The "Eyes of Eternal Life" on Zhang Kui’s forehead opened, a fearsome black Light of Silent Extinction swept across the sky, instantly shattering the immortal fiends.

Fatty Tiger laughed wickedly, "These things are practically delivering themselves for a meal, Taoist, let’s speed up, this place doesn’t seem dangerous."

Zhang Kui paid no mind, looking thoughtfully around.

"Fool, don’t you find it strange, such a large-scale emergence of evil spirits and immortal fiends, it’s as if everyone died at the same time, even immortals were not spared."

"Taoist, do you mean... Starry Sky Dominator?"

Fatty Tiger’s hair stood on end as he nervously glanced around.

Zhang Kui shook his head slightly, "I don’t think so. If the Starry Sky Dominator had acted, this place would likely have returned to chaos long ago; there wouldn’t be any ruins left, and one more thing is peculiar..."

"Where are all the bodies of these people?"