The Dragon King’s decree led to the demise of all the Rocs.
The Rocs’ bodies contained ancient bloodlines, making them rare and powerful.
Upon reaching adulthood, the weakest among them was a seventh-tier Great Emperor.
Though scarce throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, there were still dozens of Rocs.
And on this day, all of them faced pursuit.
The reason? A traitor.
Life was difficult for the Chaos Clan. They could submit to humans, they could fight amongst themselves, but when faced with a greater threat, they would not turn on their own kind, even if they didn't assist.
The actions of Emperor Yuhua had plunged the Roc clan into hell.
"Yuhua..."
"You have doomed us."
"You beast, how could you betray us?"
"..."
Curses and condemnations echoed from the Roc clan’s Great Dao universe into Yuhua’s ears.
"Hahaha."
Emperor Yuhua laughed a bitter laugh. "Dragon King, you are too cruel. You have nailed every Roc to the pillar of shame."
"Hmph."
The Dragon King was savagely merciless. "This was your choice."
With that, his gaze swept across all directions.
His icy pupils scanned every Chaos Beast.
This sight greatly alarmed the Chaos Beasts from the west, who quickly retreated.
"Withdraw."
It was too terrifying.
Who would dare engage now?
With the Rocs as a cautionary tale, anyone who stepped forward would be a fool.
Were they to gamble their clan’s destiny?
No one dared.
The Chaos Beasts valued their bloodlines above all else.
Especially powerful bloodlines, they would sense each other even if they were strangers.
The destiny of the clan was not something anyone dared to wager.
"Dragon King."
A black dragon withdrew from the western ranks. "I apologize, I cannot participate in this great war. Guangming has shown me kindness."
The Chaos Clan also valued gratitude.
The Dragon King nodded. "Withdrawal is sufficient."
He did not block their path entirely.
Although there were not many Chaos Clansmen in the western ranks, they could not be underestimated. If truly pushed to desperation, a mutually destructive outcome would be troublesome.
Therefore, he spoke.
The black dragon breathed a sigh of relief.
Simultaneously, within the western ranks, ten Chaos Clan Great Emperors withdrew from the battlefield.
It was a choice between loyalty and righteousness.
Standing by and doing nothing was the limit of what they could do.
After this, regardless of who emerged victorious, they would not fare well.
They had no other choice.
"Roar."
Emperor Yuhua roared. "I also withdraw..."
"Too late."
Since he had chosen to make an example, this chicken had to die.
Boom.
The Dragon King’s tail shattered heaven and earth.
The Roc’s body was directly torn apart and exploded in mid-air.
Resistance was futile.
At this moment, the Dragon King seemed to be empowered by some unseen force.
The will of the Chaos Clan was all channeled through him.
"Kill."
The Dragon King was savage beyond measure.
The colossal dragon flipped, crushing both of the Roc’s bodies into oblivion.
The Great Dao collapsed.
"Traitor."
The Dragon King’s roar echoed through heaven and earth.
At the same time, on the Chaos Great Dao that still lingered above, the recently imprinted mark instantly vanished.
This was witnessed by Emperor Yuhua, who was on the verge of demise.
"Thank you."
He was relieved.
Death was not something he feared.
Having lived for nearly a million years, death was inevitable someday.
He did not want to be a sinner of the Roc clan.
To see the Dragon King remove the sinner's imprint of the Roc clan before his death was enough for him.
The Dragon King’s gaze was icy. "You... are not worth mourning. I did this for the unborn Rocs."
I know... Emperor Yuhua closed his eyes.
He was content not to become a sinner for eternity. His death was worthwhile.
Boom.
The Roc clan perished completely.
...
The great battle raged.
"I shall stain the azure sky with my blood." Chu Laomo, who was in a fierce struggle with the Demon Lord, suddenly had his physical body shatter.
The demon’s blood stained heaven and earth.
"What?"
The Demon Lord was stunned.
He did not understand Chu Laomo's actions.
"Life and death, severed."
Bang.
Who could have imagined that Chu Laomo would sever his Dao of Life and Death at this crucial moment?
This was a truly top-tier Great Dao.
Severed.
The forces of life and death formed a bridge that pierced through heaven and earth.
Boundless power spread, all pouring into Chu Laomo’s body.
His physical form reappeared.
This time, Chu Laomo had truly poured everything into it.
The life and death forces surged, and the chains formed by the demonic clouds instantly grew stronger.
"Come here."
A great shout resounded.
The scales of the struggle between the two began to tip.
Chu Laomo started to gain the upper hand.
The demonic chains connected their Great Daos.
The Demon Lord's Great Dao was uncontrollably dragged out of his body.
"Hmph."
The Demon Lord snorted coldly.
Within his body, the network of his Great Dao instantly materialized.
Each strand was a demonic Great Dao, crisscrossing and forming an internal net to block the outflow of Dao power.
"Devour."
Chu Laomo was wildly arrogant.
A colossal gluttonous mouth appeared above his head, and he swallowed the Demon Lord whole.
This action stunned everyone on the surrounding battlefield.
A seventh-tier devouring an eighth-tier, and doing so directly?
"Refine."
Chu Laomo collapsed all his Great Daos, attaching them all to the gluttonous mouth.
He intended to refine the Demon Lord.
"Arrogant."
The Demon Lord’s voice echoed from within the gluttonous maw. "You bring fire upon yourself. If that is the case... then I, this Demon Lord, shall refine you first."
The Demon Lord was confident and powerful.
At this moment, he began to counter-refine.
The two once again fell into a stalemate.
Every battlefield was arduous.
...
In the Eastern Domain, three great powers.
They were being routed.
Boom.
In a section of the battlefield that had been split off.
Kuandi was being besieged by six seventh-tier Great Emperors, already covered in wounds.
"Explode."
With a roar that echoed through heaven and earth.
Kuandi’s self-detonation directly injured all six surrounding attackers.
"Sea of Thunder."
General Lei made his move.
His colossal hand swept through the air, channeling his eighth-tier power.
Six figures were directly blown to pieces.
As their Great Daos collapsed, six seventh-tier Great Emperors perished.
"Hahaha."
Chu Laomo’s last trace of consciousness carried a joyous laugh. "It was worth it."
His form vanished, his spiritual consciousness dispersed.
Kuandi had fallen.
He was not the first to perish in the Life and Death Realm, nor would he be the last.
"Eternal Azure Sky, split."
As the earth-shattering roar spread, a spatial rift of tens of thousands of miles appeared around Emperor Lietian.
His ultimate attack had truly split the azure sky.
About five or six individuals, caught off guard, were dragged into the vast spatial rift.
"City Lord, half an hour." Emperor Lietian's final words.
The next moment…
With a 'bang', the spatial rift closed, leaving only echoes of sound.
Lietian alone had taken away a total of three eighth-tier and five or six seventh-tier beings.
This was the limit of what he could achieve.
"Enough."
Chen Fan heard the words.
Half an hour. The battle would be over by then.
Even if Lietian died, it was fine. He had not yet been revived.
There was still a chance.
"Buzz."
The Gravity Treasure Pearl appeared.
The Gravity Domain spread across the battlefield.
Chen Fan’s gaze fell upon the Gravity Treasure Pearl, his voice icy. "This is your last chance. If you cannot satisfy me, I will personally destroy you."
The Gravity Treasure Pearl trembled, as if sensing fear.
Chen Fan had always valued the divine artifacts in his possession. If he was to save people, he had to rely on them.
However, let us not forget, a divine weapon without a spirit could also accomplish this.