Chapter 410: Chapter 57: A Road of Myriad Demon Blood and Bone, The Great Reckoning

Across the entire Great Wall, a celestial rain fell, drenching the soldiers one by one.

Many who were on the verge of death were restored to health. Countless people rose to their feet, their gazes following the young man walking into the starry sky.

"Is that..." an old soldier’s voice trembled. "Is that Lu Zi?"

"It is Lu Zi." A girl clad in bloodstained Battle Armor nodded blankly.

The Old Black Bull glanced sideways at Li Changgeng.

"Should we go with him?"

Li Changgeng shook his head.

"There’s no need."

After a pause, he said softly,

"The last time he grew angry, one of the Four Directions Celestial Courts was destroyed. I witnessed it myself. Back then, his rage was explosive. But now, I don’t sense any rage, only an icy coldness."

"What do you mean?" the bull asked.

"When anger reaches its peak, the fire burns out, and all that’s left is the cold," Li Changgeng replied.

"The Demon Race... is in grave danger."

As his voice fell, the Divine Palace descended from above, hovering beside the young man carrying the coffin. Qing Lianzi stood within it and said in a heavy voice,

"I knew nothing of what happened to Ming Xiangjun."

"Mm."

The young man nodded calmly.

"I believe you. Do you know where she went?"

"Rumor has it there is a Demon Tomb deep in the starry sky where thirty-six Demon Saints lie dormant. She should be there."

After a moment, Qing Lianzi added,

"But... there are no paths in the starry sky, and it is boundless. You may not even be able to find the Demon Tomb. And even if you do..."

"No path?"

Lu Xuan said calmly, 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Then I’ll just forge one."

As his voice fell, he paid Qing Lianzi no more mind. His pace quickened. With every step, a blood lotus bloomed, accompanied by a mournful dirge, a final melody.

Three million li away, the Demon tide grew even more formidable. A dozen or so Grand Grades and several dozen Little Saints had arrived, joining the more than twenty Grand Grades and nearly one hundred Little Saints already seated there, their gazes fixed on the Great Wall.

"Who is that?"

A Grand Grade wearing a Divine Robe spoke faintly.

"He’s carrying a Copper Coffin and doesn’t look very old..."

"Lu Xuan," a Little Saint said grimly. "He once slew three Immortals in a row. How can he walk the world so freely now, unrestrained by heaven and earth?"

Beside them, a Great Grade Minor Saint with dragon horns shook his head.

"I received word from Ming Xiangjun. It seems this person has entrusted his Human Saint Position to a Daoist Temple. Without the boon of the Human Saint Position, he’s just an ordinary Grand Grade... so of course he isn’t restrained by heaven and earth."

"If he’s only a Grand Grade, how does he dare approach us alone?" a Little Saint asked.

"I don’t know, but..." The Dragon Horn Minor Saint’s expression shifted, and a smile suddenly bloomed on his face. "Using a Secret Skill, I’ve just received a command from the Heaven-Reaching Demon Saint..."

"The decree is as follows: Since this Lu Zi is arrogant enough to forsake his Human Saint Position and walk the world, he is to be executed here."

The Saints nodded and rose in unison.

Their auras linked together like a tidal wave, like a great surge, creating a world-shaking tremor in the starry sky.

Without the suppression of an Origin Land and with no need to restrain the scope of their power, they finally revealed the true might of True Immortals and Grand Grades.

The combined aura of over twenty Grand Grades and nearly a hundred True Immortal Minor Saints swept across the vast Milky Way Galaxy in an Instant.

The stars trembled, and a passing asteroid in the distance was silently annihilated.

「A moment later.」

Under the gaze of the assembled Demons, the young man approached, carrying the Coffin and Casket, treading on blood lotuses, accompanied by his mournful, final melody.

Both sides were deathly silent.

「The next instant.」

"Formation, arise!" the Dragon Horn Minor Saint roared, raising his arm. The tide of a hundred million members of the Demon Race coalesced into a terrifying military formation, unleashing a Heaven-Reaching killing light.

This killing light finally condensed into a terrifying, planet-sized giant that stood tall in the starry sky!

"Kill!"

Following the Dragon Horn Minor Saint’s earth-shattering roar,

the star-sized giant formed by the military formation lowered its gaze, let out a deafening bellow, and stomped down on the young man carrying the coffin!

A sudden cry of alarm rose from the Great Wall.

* * *

「Deep in the starry sky, at the Demon Tomb.」

The Heaven-Reaching Demon Saint narrowed his eyes slightly, then spoke.

"Interesting. That Lu Zi... has left the Great Wall."

Beside him, Ming Xiangjun, who had just walked out of the Ancient Tower and was standing at the edge of the Demon Tomb, felt the hairs on her body stand on end. A sudden chill ran down her spine, and she shot to her feet.

"What?!"

"Calm down, calm down."

The Heaven-Reaching Demon Saint made a placating gesture, his expression completely unconcerned.

"He is not carrying the Human Saint Position. He left the Great Wall with only the body of a Grand Grade... Under these circumstances, there’s absolutely no way this so-called Lu Zi can make it here."

He paused, then gave a meaningful smile.

"If all goes as expected, the twenty Grand Grades and the military formation condensed from a hundred million members of the Demon Race will be more than enough to crush him... So this is one of the so-called Ancient Sons? I don’t see any great wisdom. All I see is an idiot walking to his own doom!"

* * *

Back on the Great Wall, a chill crept into the hearts of countless soldiers. The scene in the distance was simply too shocking.

"The Demon Race... actually knows military formations?!" Li Yutong’s voice was a little hoarse.

The giant formed by the military formation was comparable to a star. In comparison, Lu Xuan seemed so minuscule, like a tiny insect...

A Human Race general grew nervous, his voice laced with fear.

"Lu Zi... He won’t be in danger, will he?"

Li Changgeng, standing beside him, glanced over and said calmly,

"Until you become an Immortal, your view of Lu Zi is like that of a frog in a well gazing at the sky—you cannot see its entirety."

"If you are ever fated to become an Immortal, or even surpass the Immortal realm, then when you look upon Lu Zi again, you will see the truth."

The Human Race general instinctively glanced to the side.

"What truth?"

"At that time, seeing Lu Zi will be like an ant seeing the Cyan Celestial Realm... At the very least, you will be able to perceive his true immensity."

As he spoke, far in the distance...

The star-sized giant stomped down.

THUD!!

A muffled thud kicked up a massive storm in the starry sky. One side of the storm slammed into the Great Wall, causing it to tremble slightly. The other side rippled outward into the distance, sweeping over several Fixed Star Systems, which actually crumbled and disintegrated in the gale!