In the Seven Stars Realm Sea, which had changed hands several times now.
The azure sea was now at a high level, and had a copious amount of various energies.
The portal at the bottom of the sea that connected to the Void World remained open.
However, no more grand monarchs or powerful experts from the Void World were entering the Mortal World through it.
All of the buildings and palaces the outsiders had established on the seven surrounding dead stars had been destroyed.
Powerful experts, including Yu Suying, Yin Xingtian, Master Blood Spirit, Mo Qianfan, and Saint and G.o.d domain experts from the four great sects, were now gathered on the seven surrounding dead stars and paying close attention to the Realm Sea.
Standing by Dong Li’s side, Ye Wenhan from the Heaven Span Pavilion frowned deeply and said, “This is strange… Many of the powerful experts from the Void World and the Spirit World have fled back to the Void World through the portal. The three major races of the Void World must have learned what happened in the Mortal World, but why haven’t they sent in more powerful experts?”
Many human experts were wondering the same thing.
They had been summoned by Dong Li to fight the outsider invaders in the Seven Stars Realm Sea after Grand Monarch Eternal Purgatory and Grand Monarch Ash Bone had been trapped, and Grand Monarch Bloodl.u.s.t, Grand Monarch Soul Breaker, Grand Monarch Nether Channeler, and Ophelia had been killed by Nie Tian in the Spirit World.
After that sub-soul of Grand Monarch Thousand Spirits had exploded, and Agatha had fled to the Spirit World, many experts from the Spirit World and the Void World had hurtled into the Realm Sea and returned to the Void World through the portal.
Now, cultivators from the four great sects were gradually purging the human domains of outsider invaders with the help of forces from across the human world.
All of the outsiders’ top fighters had either been killed or were now in hiding.
The situation in the Mortal World was clearly developing towards the humans’ advantage.
The three major races of the Void World possessed profound reserve power. Since they knew that their battles in the Mortal World weren’t progressing smoothly, why hadn’t they sent more powerful experts to the Mortal World?
Ye Wenhan, Zu Guangyao, and the other human experts only hadn’t left the Seven Stars Realm Sea because they were waiting for more powerful experts from the Void World to pour out of the Seven Stars Realm Sea, which could happen at any moment.
However, they had waited for a long time now, and nothing seemed to be happening in the Realm Sea.
“It’s a pity that Nie Tian and Miss Pei aren’t here,” Yu Suying from the Profound Purity Palace said with a slight frown. “If they don’t return, none of us can seal the portal at the bottom of the Realm Sea. Even those from the Void Spirit Society don’t have the power to close the portal. Zhao Shanling, can you...?”
Zhao Shanling shook his head. “I can’t close it either, but to be honest, I don’t think it’ll be a major problem if the portal remains open now.”
With these words, he turned to look at Dong Li.
After he did, many others also turned to fix their eyes on her.
Dong Li was wearing black robes, which brought out her milky white skin, making her even more gorgeous and enchanting. With a charming smile, she gazed off at two people on another dead star, who were in a state of mutual hostility, and called out, “Would you stop already?”
They were Mo Qianfan from the Heavenly Thunder Sect and Yuan Jiuchuan, the Thunder Devil, who had come to see Dong Li.
The two of them had old feuds. Yuan Jiuchuan had almost gotten into a fight against Mo Qianfan immediately after his private conversation with Dong Li. If Dong Li hadn’t stopped him, a fight would have broken out between them long ago.
“Hmm!” With an icy expression, Yuan Jiuchuan snorted and said to Mo Qianfan, “How lucky are you in making Nie Tian your backer? Would you have been able to enter your current cultivation base if you hadn’t attached yourself to Nie Tian? Years ago, you schemed against me and got me killed. I had no choice but to seek rebirth. A fight is bound to take place between you and I.”
Face expressionless, Mo Qianfan said, “You kill those who cultivate lightning power and use their power to make yourself stronger. If we hadn’t killed you back then, we would have been killed by you. I’ve never regretted doing what I did. If revenge is what you want, I’ll be happy to oblige.”
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Yuan Jiuchuan flew off like a bolt of lightning and landed next to Dong Li.
Many Qi warriors present frowned as they looked at him. Clearly, they didn’t like him.
“He can answer your questions,” Dong Li said to the crowd.
“Him?” Zu Guangyao was surprised.
“It’s not a problem whether we close the portal in the Seven Stars Realm Sea or not, at least for now,” Yuan Jiuchuan said in a nonchalant manner. “The three major races from the Void World aren’t invincible, and they don’t have endless experts. Right now, fierce battles are still taking place between them and us in the Doomed Star Sea, the barrier between the Mortal World and the Void World.
“They pulled some of their forces from our battlefield and sent them into the Mortal World in an attempt to conquer the Mortal World with the help of their subordinate races in the Spirit World, but failed. This must have made them change their minds.
“Grand monarchs like Grand Monarch Soul Breaker, the Son of Darkness, Agaz, and Grand Monarch Bone Posterity were all powerful experts, even among those in the Void World.
“Their deaths have hurt the three races deeply. They can no longer spare large forces to stir up trouble in the Mortal World, especially after we’ve awakened and released the Chaos Behemoth on our battlefield in the Doomed Star Sea.”
With these words, he pointed into the distance at the floating continent that was enshrouded by gray mists. “You’ve seen how devastatingly powerful Star Behemoths are.”
The crowd of Saint domain experts started discussing among themselves immediately after hearing Yuan Jiuchuan’s words.
“What?! There’s another force fighting the three major races from the Void World in the Doomed Star Sea?”
“How strong are they to be able to fight against the three powerful races from the Void World? Isn’t the Doomed Star Sea said to be a horrifying place that people call ‘the grand monarch graveyard?’”
“So it’s not that they don’t want to send more experts, but rather that their experts are otherwise occupied!”
“A Star Behemoth sent to the battlefield is terrifying indeed!”
Meanwhile, thoughtful expressions appeared on the faces of Ye Wenhan, Zu Guangyao, and a few others.
Among them, Chu Rui, who had almost recovered from his injuries, pondered with narrowed eyes for a while, then said, “If what you said is true, shouldn’t we go help Nie Tian kill Grand Monarch Eternal Purgatory and Grand Monarch Ash Bone in the Spirit World now?”
Yuan Jiuchuan shook his head. “Oh, no need for that. I’ve just received word from the Spirit World saying that the young master has killed Grand Monarch Ash Bone of the Bonedrudes already. Meanwhile, Grand Monarch Eternal Purgatory has fled from the Second Demon Realm to Xuan Guangyu’s territory in the Mortal World. You can just try and see if you can ferret out that hiding Grand Monarch Eternal Purgatory.”
The crowd of human experts burst into a great clamor, where a series of questions were tossed to Yuan Jiuchuan.
“What? Nie Tian killed Grand Monarch Ash Bone?”
“Young master? Why do you call Nie Tian the young master?”
“Grand Monarch Eternal Purgatory is in Xuan Guangyu’s territory right now? What about Ji Yuanquan? Does the entire Void Spirit Society have secret connections to the Demons?”
Yuan Jiuchuan, however, remained expressionless. He only bowed slowly towards Dong Li, ignoring all of the others’ questions. Then, in an arrogant manner, he morphed into a streak of lightning and flew off into the distance.
The clamor grew even louder after he left.
Annoyed by the clamorous crowd, Dong Li whispered something to Yu Suying, Yin Xingtian, Master Blood Spirit, and the other core members before suddenly morphing into a cl.u.s.ter of darkness.
Then, the darkness shrank into a black spot and vanished with a poof.
Hua Mu and Li Langfeng remained at the Seven Stars Realm Sea, where they presided over the situation with Jing Feiyang and the others.
All of the G.o.d domain experts like Yu Suying, Yin Xingtian, Master Blood Spirit, and Mo Qianfan found excuses and left one after another.
Before long, they all arrived at the birthplace of humanity in the Spirit World through the secret teleportation portal in the Realm of Unbounded Desolation with Zhao Shanling’s help.
“Nie Tian!”