The Supreme, present in the world.
Not just any Supreme, but a Supreme who had opened a new path.
That rule, unlike light, possessed no darkness, no five elements, nor any mutation...
It was a Great Dao of rules without attributes.
"What is this?"
The Willow Supreme had seen many Supremes.
But never one with such peculiar Great Dao of rules.
How could there be no attributes?
...
The two realms were merging.
Above the firmament, a world pressed down.
The world above opened, and colossal figures slowly emerged.
The figures grew more numerous, and stronger.
At this moment, all residents of Damellia looked up, gazing at the dense assembly of powerful figures.
The ancient demonic beasts, all of them, had appeared.
As the two worlds merged, the ancient demonic beasts once sealed away appeared one after another.
A sky-reaching willow tree descended from the heavens, rooting itself between heaven and earth.
Bang.
The willow tree landed precisely in what was once Mia Forest.
Mia Forest had already been destroyed by Chen Fan, and the bone-like Fire Demon had gone into hiding.
"Ah..."
A piercing shriek echoed.
The White Bone Fire Demon was suppressed by the willow tree, its essence absorbed as the sky-reaching willow tree took root.
"Buzz."
Simultaneously, a powerful wave rippled through heaven and earth.
"From this day forth, the area within a hundred li of this place shall become a forbidden zone. My descendants, any who achieve sentience, may enter here and receive my protection." The willow tree's voice resonated through the heavens and earth.
Upon returning to the main world, the sky-reaching willow tree temporarily put aside Chen Fan's affairs.
The merging of the two worlds was too rapid; it needed to recover as quickly as possible.
...
"Roar."
A white ape, taller than a mountain.
In the Northern Domain, amidst the Hundred Thousand Mountains, atop the tallest peak, countless ancient trees grew.
The white ape landed on the mountain summit, its voice echoing through the heavens and earth: "All ape tribes may receive my protection. The ape tribe shall establish a forbidden zone here."
Another forbidden zone had appeared.
Pound, pound, pound.
More and more Supreme-level demonic beasts descended from the sky.
"Rumble."
The South Sea Marshland suffered the most. Six Supreme-level demonic beasts, no less, set their sights on this marshland of the Southern Domain.
The demonic beast army was instantly driven out.
"Everyone, retreat."
The commanders of the demonic beast army led their warriors in escorting the common folk backward.
Supreme-level demonic beasts, far too many.
In just this short while, over ten Supreme-level demonic beasts had fallen.
They were wantonly claiming territory.
Wenlan City...
A giant snake took a liking to the territory of Wenlan City and descended from the sky.
"Scram."
Tuo Mi shot up, unleashing his Supreme-level aura without reservation: "This is not a place for you. Scram..."
The demonic beast army had been unlucky, targeted by six Supreme-level demonic beasts at once, forcing them to retreat.
Furthermore, among the demonic beast army, only Madam Howard had achieved the Supreme fruit status.
Wenlan City, however, was different.
Wenlan City now had three Supremes.
A Supreme-level giant snake dared to act presumptuously, seeking death.
"Boom."
Old Demon Chu descended from the sky.
Without any wasted words, he attacked directly.
Demonic energy surged, and the Heaven-Devouring Maw appeared, lunging to swallow the great snake.
Seeing this, Tuo Mi attacked simultaneously.
"Illusion."
Tuo Mi's understanding was the rule of illusions. Though his attack power was not strong, it could induce hallucinations, making it invincible for support.
Under the illusion, Chu Old Demon's attack transformed into eight.
Eight Heaven-Devouring Maws roared and descended from all directions.
The Supreme-level great snake was startled, unable to distinguish the real from the fake.
Bang.
The great snake rolled, shattering one of the Heaven-Devouring Maws.
"Fake."
The maw instantly annihilated, without causing a ripple.
"Bang, bang, bang."
One by one, the Heaven-Devouring Maws were smashed.
Finally...
The true Heaven-Devouring Maw arrived, its colossal maw actually swallowing the Supreme-level great snake whole.
"Open."
The great snake writhed, roared, and directly tore apart the Heaven-Devouring Maw.
After being swallowed for just a moment, the great snake's physical body was corroded, bleeding profusely.
The Heaven-Devouring Maw reappeared, this time ten of them.
"Go."
The Supreme-level great snake hesitated no longer and turned to flee.
Two Supremes working together, one offensive, one supportive... it was an unwinnable fight.
The great snake fled.
Above the firmament, Chen Fan's voice resounded: "Eastern Domain, anywhere where humans gather, any demon beast that dares to occupy it shall be killed without mercy."
Unmatched dominance.
He could only protect the Eastern Domain.
"Boom."
A Supreme-level demonic beast, disdainful, descended directly into a city in the Eastern Domain.
"Kill."
Chen Fan didn't utter a word; he attacked directly.
Chen Fan was now a Supreme.
A sword streaked across the sky.
"Roar."
Below, flames blazed.
A powerful being, of unknown species, roared and ascended.
"Water come."
Chen Fan shouted.
The attribute-less Great Dao of rules instantly transformed into the Great Dao of Water.
Waves surged like a river of stars crashing down.
Rumble.
Space shattered, and the colossal beast was slammed to the ground.
In the sky, Chen Fan's finger flicked gently...
The surging waves transformed into nine water dragons, which roared and latched onto the Supreme-level demonic beast.
"Scram."
The Fire Demon beast rolled within the waves, smashing the water dragons one by one.
The water dragons shattered, but the Fire Demon beast was covered in wounds.
"Again."
"Whoosh."
Before the waves could even form, the Fire Demon beast fled directly.
"Heh heh."
Chen Fan sneered, and the waves that had engulfed the entire city instantly rose, merging back into the rules.
"City Lord is mighty..."
"City Lord is invincible."
"City Lord is unparalleled."
"..."
The populace below cheered.
Although the waves had destroyed many buildings in the city, it no longer mattered.
No one had died.
With the City Lord's protection, no one was harmed.
This was the benefit of having a powerful backer.
Demonic beasts continued to fall from the sky, turning favored locations into forbidden zones.
The Eastern Domain was no exception.
However, one thing was certain: within the Eastern Domain, in all places inhabited by humans, not a single ancient demonic beast appeared.
They occupied the uninhabited areas, not daring to enter human territories.
"Kill."
In the sky, Wu Sheng was still engaged in battle.
Fighting a Supreme-level pangolin, causing space to warp.
In the Northern Domain, the Skull King brothers attacked in unison, and the three Black Robed Archbishops of Heaven, Earth, and Man were also fighting.
They too were protecting the residents of the Northern Domain, but it was useless.
They were not as powerful as Chen Fan.
The Skull King brothers had both achieved the Supreme fruit status, but even fighting together, they were only on par with one Supreme-level demonic beast.
On one side was Guo Wei, who had just become a Supreme, and on the other, a demonic beast that had been a Supreme for countless years.
They were simply not on the same level.
"Boom."
In the sky.
Wu Sheng finally slew the pangolin.
He glanced down and saw the Northern Domain.
Following this, Wu Sheng charged towards the Northern Domain, his sword light piercing the sky.
"Kill."
Without any wasted words, he began his slaughter.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Demonic beasts below the Supreme level were slain by Wu Sheng.
"Get out of the Northern Domain."
Wu Sheng addressed the Supreme-level demonic beast.
Seeing it remain unmoved, he drew his sword and attacked.
The Northern Domain was in an uproar.