The Lord of Order's laughter erupted abruptly.
"Detonate."
The sudden voice startled Hua Yan.
Immediately, the last three battle souls before him, with a 'boom', self-destructed.
Destructive madness directly engulfed him.
Three streams of light re-entered the Order Heavenly Strategy.
The Lord of Order himself instantly appeared before a ninth-tier expert, trapping him with the power of order.
"Hua Yan, farewell."
The Lord of Order, taking the trapped ninth-tier expert with him, directly opened the Great Order Array.
As Luan Shi Tian Dao and others had previously pulled out many Flame Golden Pillars, this array had long become useless.
With the Great Order Array unsealed, Hua Yan's array automatically collapsed.
Whoosh.
The Lord of Order's figure shot into the chaos.
He was gone.
Hong Fei Ming Yu.
"Ah…"
A piercing scream echoed from the chaos.
Needless to say, the ninth-tier expert taken away by the Lord of Order had perished.
To the Lord of Order, the lives of these people were insignificant; they were merely the best means to recover his injuries.
Luan Shi Tian Dao and Qing Wan exchanged glances, seeing the fear in each other's eyes.
Too strong.
This was the Lord of Order, the one who established the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
Even in that great battle of old, when everyone had ganged up on him, countless powerful beings had perished, yet he had still managed to escape.
Now, he had returned, and his first target was the Ninth Heaven.
"Roar."
The furious roar of Dao Master Hua Yan came from the storm of destruction.
He was somewhat disheveled and in a state of madness.
Fortunately, his madness had not reached its deepest point, and he slowly regained his senses.
Looking at the remaining Order Heavenly Blade and Qing Wan, Hua Yan's expression was terrifyingly grim.
"Return."
The rage in Hua Yan's heart was almost uncontrollable.
This time, the loss was too great.
The four ninth-tier experts who remained in the world had all perished, and of the four he had brought out, only two remained.
If we add the fire-element ninth-tier expert who was killed by the Lord of Order at the beginning, the Ninth Heaven had lost a total of seven ninth-tier experts in this battle.
This was a heartbreaking loss for Dao Master Hua Yan.
However, the moment he returned to the Ninth Heaven, he froze completely.
Order Heavenly Blade and Qing Wan were also stunned.
"Energy."
Luan Shi Tian Dao's eyes were filled with disbelief. "How did it become so sparse?"
Qing Wan looked up at the dim Ninth Heaven, her eyes filled with bitterness.
"The sun has been destroyed."
Having lost its sun, the Ninth Heaven was no longer as bright as before, and the entire world had become incredibly dim.
"Pfft."
Beside him, Dao Master Hua Yan could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
Under the surge of attacking anger, he spat out a mouthful of congealed blood.
He, a dignified ninth-tier Dao Master who had condensed a high-level Dao Spirit, had nearly fainted.
This was unprecedented.
"Order."
Hua Yan's voice was filled with boundless hatred.
It was all the Lord of Order. Without him, the Ninth Heaven would never have suffered such a great loss.
Right, and Chen Fan.
The hatred in Hua Yan's eyes could not be washed away even by the waters of the chaos. "When the void channel is formed, I will tear you into a thousand pieces."
An unbearable loss.
The prosperous Ninth Heaven was left with only three ninth-tier experts.
This news absolutely could not be leaked. If the overlords of other heavens were to know, they might invade the Ninth Heaven. Anyone would be happy to gain more territory.
The Nine Heavens were not monolithic.
"Dao Master."
Luan Shi Tian Dao's gaze was somewhat bewildered. "What should we do next?"
He had no ideas left.
Qing Wan also looked at Dao Master Hua Yan and said, "If we cannot strengthen our power, the Ninth Heaven will be in a dangerous situation."
"I know."
Hua Yan suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "We still have a chance. The Million Tribulations are coming. As long as we plunder enough opportunities this time and refine the entire Tenth Land, several ninth-tier experts will appear quickly."
This was the only way they could think of.
The Dao Master needed subordinates, just as the Lord of Order did in his time. No matter how strong he was, he was alone and was eventually ganged up on and killed. Lone wolves had no future.
"Your subordinate understands." Luan Shi Tian Dao nodded.
Their fates were already tied to the Ninth Heaven. At this moment, they had to ensure the Ninth Heaven's survival.
"Buzz."
Dao Master Hua Yan waved his hand towards the sky.
A sun once again rose in the distance from the east, illuminating the Ninth Heaven once more.
The light was still there, but the most crucial element was missing.
The energy density of the Ninth Heaven had dropped significantly.
Luan Shi Tian Dao and Qing Wan could both feel that this great sun was now just an empty shell, serving no purpose other than illumination.
It could only fool the weak.
Of course, they would not speak of this.
The fates of the two were one with the Ninth Heaven.
After a moment of contemplation, Hua Yan said, "Recover from your injuries properly. The Million Tribulations will soon begin in earnest. At that time, we will break into the Tenth Land and refine the entire Tenth Land as quickly as possible."
"Yes."
The conversation ended here.
Next, they had to prepare for the Million Tribulations.
...
At the spatial node.
The four of Zhan waited quietly.
Chik.
Silver light flashed, and Chen Fan returned.
"There are three more people."
Chen Fan's eyes were filled with great excitement. "Besides Dao Master Hua Yan, there are two other ninth-tier experts. I took a distant glance, and that woman is the weakest. Our next target will be that woman."
Zhan: "..."
Xie Jun: "..."
Long Wang: "..."
Ping Xi: "..."
Looking at the inexplicably excited Chen Fan, none of them knew what to say.
Chen Fan didn't care about their thoughts and said excitedly, "Senior Zhan, can you hold Hua Yan back?"
"Yes."
Zhan's reply was without any hesitation. "But I need to recover. Within the Ninth Heaven, his strength will be even greater."
"Use Origin Crystals."
Chen Fan said quickly without any hesitation, "Two battlefields. Zhan will be responsible for tying down Dao Master Hua Yan. The four of us will join forces to kill that female ninth-tier expert as quickly as possible. Don't hold back, strike directly."
"...Alright."
Regarding Chen Fan's plan, they all agreed.
Although it was somewhat reckless, they had to admit that this was a very good opportunity.
But at this moment, Long Wang raised a doubt. "Hua Yan must be crazy now. Even if we kill one person, Hua Yan will chase after us with the others. This spatial node will be exposed now."
"I know."
Chen Fan had already thought of this. "Firstly, they are not sure where this spatial node leads."
"Secondly, do you think they would dare to chase us down with only two ninth-tier experts remaining?"
"Thirdly, even if they do chase us, once we reach the Tenth Land, that will be our territory. We'll gang up on him until he dies."
"Based on these three points, I can guarantee that Hua Yan will absolutely not dare to chase us. He might even proactively destroy this spatial node."
A simple analysis of human nature.