Volume 1, Chapter 405 – Di Luosha

Even when faced with the authority of the Demon-Suppressing Army, the middle-aged man did not yield in the slightest. He had more than enough confidence.

The struggle for territory was tacitly permitted by the Imperial Court. Even if he offended a Demon-Suppressing General, the consequences would not be too severe.

At most, a Demon-Suppressing General would only have the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm. Heart-Locking Pavilion did not take that seriously.

Their Pavilion Master had once followed the Sovereign into battle beyond the domain. Naturally, the Illusory Star Domain ought to have a share for them.

Shi Lan had some impression of Heart-Locking Pavilion. It was a second-grade power with a relatively short history of inheritance, and its Pavilion Master was a newly advanced Human Emperor.

Not wanting to stir up needless trouble, Shi Lan turned and returned to the carriage. The eight heavenly horses changed direction and sped toward the depths of the starry sky.

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The chaos in the Illusory Star Domain had far exceeded Shi Lan’s expectations. In just half a month of travel, she encountered seven blockades and one wave of ambushes.

They did not ask for any reason at all before striking viciously from the shadows. The attacker’s cultivation was not weak, at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm, only a single step away from the Heaven-Man Realm.

Although Shi Lan had severed her immortal-path primordial spirit, the strength of her foundation was still far beyond that of ordinary cultivators.

The instant that person made a move, Shi Lan’s spiritual senses caught it. With a thought, she manifested her golden primordial spirit body across space and used a single Heaven Extremity Seal to kill him from a thousand zhang away.

But the energy fluctuations from that exchange were too violent. The eight heavenly horses suffered some injuries, and their speed dropped sharply.

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Within the Illusory Star Domain, the inside of a desolate dead star had been hollowed out to form a temporary refuge.

Several humanoid figures were gathered there, demonic flames coiling around their bodies.

If a martial artist who had spent years in the far north were present, they would recognize at a glance that these were a branch of the devil race, the Spiritflame Ancient Devils.

“It’s becoming more and more dangerous to make a move in the Illusory Star Domain. Every so often an Emperor passes through. With our strength, it’s hard to pose any threat to these Human Emperors.”

“It doesn’t matter. As long as we do our utmost to muddy the waters and make them fight each other, that will be enough. The human race has always been suspicious by nature. When it comes to fighting over territory, they will certainly strike to kill.”

“The Illusory Star Domain is perfect for fishing in troubled waters right now. What a pity that the array patterns are blocking the Demon Lords from entering. Otherwise, Human Emperors would definitely be falling.”

“Among the three races, our devil race is the weaker one at present. But according to the news sent by the Demon Venerable, that human Sovereign does not have many days left to live. As long as we endure this stretch of time, the entire Illusory Star Domain will have to be coughed back up!”

On an open patch of ground a little farther away from those Ancient Devils sat a purple-haired woman cross-legged.

She wore a hollowed black-scaled soft armor, leaving wide swaths of snow-white, supple skin exposed to the air. Pale blue demonic patterns wound over her body. She looked like a peerless demonic enchantress, every inch of her radiating an astonishing allure.

Her eyes were slightly closed, her expression still as an ancient well. From her deep and exquisite features there flowed only a chill that seemed to seep into the bones.

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Though the Ancient Devils were speaking among themselves, their eyes remained fixed on the woman’s expression, carefully observing her the entire time, filled with awe.

After a while, one of the Ancient Devils stepped forward two paces, lowered his head, and asked,

“Lady Imperial Rakshasa, what should we do next?”

The woman seated on the ground slowly opened her eyes. Her pupils were like violet stars, ringed with a faint clear glow.

“The human race is fond of internal strife, but when facing an external enemy, they will still choose to join forces without hesitation. Otherwise, they would not have survived to this day.”

“Now that the tracks of both the demon and devil races have already appeared in the Illusory Star Domain, it will not be easy to truly ignite conflict between them. A single misstep could set off war between the two races instead.”

The Ancient Devils all nodded repeatedly.

The timing now was crucial. The human Sovereign was already a dying man. Neither the Demon Emperor nor the Demon Venerable wanted to stake half their life on someone who was about to die anyway.

“Should we suspend our actions for the time being? Before your arrival, we had already plundered several life-bearing stars and obtained quite a lot of resources. The Crimson Devils, Ridgeheart Devils, and Succubus clans also harvested quite a bit…”

“That’s right. With your talent, it is only a matter of time before you ascend to Lingyang’s Supreme throne. There is no need to fight the human race to the bitter end.”

At the word talent, Imperial Rakshasa gave a slight shake of her head, and a trace of coldness surfaced in her gaze.

She had returned from the battlefield beyond the domain on this trip because of the change in the human race’s Heavenly Prodigy Record. She had risen to the top of the Heavenly Prodigy Record, exposing much of her information.

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As a result, she had been frantically hunted by Human Emperors and Demon Emperors alike, and had nearly been killed. She had come to the Illusory Star Domain for one reason alone: revenge.

“I will make it so that whenever the human race and the demon race hear the name Imperial Rakshasa in the future, it will stick in their throats, and they will be unable to sleep at night!”

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After more than a month of setbacks along the way, Shi Lan finally arrived at the stretch of starry sky outside Yunyan Star.

A layer of light shrouded the entirety of Yunyan Star. Above it, the phantom of that black banner with gold characters of the Demon-Suppressing Army protected the star from invasion by the other Human Emperor clans.

Shi Lan relaxed slightly and drove the war chariot closer to Yunyan Star.

As she approached, her mind connected to the jade statue in Tianyan Sect and sent a message to Li Canglan.

A shrill cry rang out just as the carriage was about to enter Yunyan Star. A terrifying aura suddenly flashed through the void, and the piercing screech shook the starfield.

Wings vast enough to blot out the sky unfurled in the starry sky, and a gigantic shadow tore through the boundless heavens as it swooped down to kill Shi Lan.

Its soaring demonic qi was completely unconcealed, condensing into a monstrous sea of demonic clouds. This was a great demon with a world-shaking aura, an unmatched presence sharp as a blade.

It had clearly been lying in ambush here for a long time. Its aura had been concealed so perfectly that even Shi Lan had not sensed it in the slightest.

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A blood-colored war halberd smashed through the roof of the carriage and slashed out a dazzling halberd arc. Shi Lan stepped into the void, brilliant golden primordial spirit light coiling around her body and surging like a roaring tide, while the invisible shockwave beneath her blasted the carriage a thousand li away.

Boom!

The fierce and overbearing direct clash sent astral force sweeping outward, energy rippling in all directions. Several meteors floating nearby exploded on the spot.

Shi Lan stood in the starry sky with the halberd in one hand, her eyes filled with killing intent. Behind her, the shadow of her golden primordial spirit body rose and sank faintly, her aura restrained but ready to erupt.

Only then did she finally see the true appearance of the great demon before her. It was a golden-winged roc of an unknown race, with a wingspan of several dozen li. Its feathers looked as though they had been cast from gold, dazzling beyond compare.

The aura around it was terrifying, far beyond that of a great demon in the Nascent Soul Realm.

“This roc has survived at least two lightning tribulations. It is stronger than a second-layer Heaven-Man Realm human cultivator!”

Samsara’s warning rang out by her ear. Shi Lan’s gaze darkened slightly. This was a Heaven Demon of the second tribulation, terrifyingly powerful, a peerless enemy.

Clearly, it had not revealed its true form earlier. Otherwise, with such overwhelming demonic qi, she would have sensed it even from ten thousand li away across the starry sky.

It had most likely been drawn here by that Demon-Suppressing Army banner. Its courage was so great it could swallow the heavens. Lying in wait here for prey to come, it clearly intended to kill an important figure within the Demon-Suppressing Army.

Its first strike having failed, a trace of surprise flashed through the golden-winged roc’s eyes. But it clearly had no intention of wasting words with Shi Lan. Its wings, studded with golden feathers, spread wide once more and stirred up a sea of golden light in the starry sky as it lunged in for the kill in an instant!