Volume 1, Chapter 477 – Shenwu Great World

“The times are troubled now. The overall order is about to change, and you can sense it as well. The rate at which heaven and earth are decaying is accelerating.”

The Demon Emperor fell silent for a long while before letting out a soft sigh.

To those who had attained the Dao, the great universe was full of temptation. Of those who left Lingyang, fewer and fewer were willing to return.

By the Near Ancient era, aside from the Sovereigns of the three races, Lingyang no longer even permitted new Dao-attainers to appear, and more and more powerful beings were getting stuck at the ultimate limit of Emperor level.

If not for that, given the strength of the demon races in the Middle Ancient era, the human race would have found it difficult to have any chance of victory.

The struggle over the Illusory Star Domain had allowed the human race to claim an extra thirty percent of fortune. Perhaps because of that, they would win the favor of the Heavenly Dao and reopen the path to Dao attainment.

That was the true reason Feng Yichuan had been targeted by so many Demon Emperors. Feng Yichuan’s decision to stand aside was almost the same as handing over the opportunity to attain the Dao. Several Demon Emperors at the ultimate peak of Emperor level hated him to the bone.

Hearing the Demon Emperor’s words, Feng Yichuan fell silent.

Given Lingyang’s exclusionary nature, it had still begun devouring other worlds to nourish itself. That alone was enough to show just how badly the Heavenly Dao had weakened.

Fear had begun to appear within this world.

“This matter needs an explanation.”

The Demon Emperor did not continue pressing the issue. He merely shook his head slightly.

“Go to the extraterritorial battlefield and avoid the storm for a hundred years. It can also be counted as punishment in the eyes of outsiders.”

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Feng Yichuan said nothing. He silently bowed and accepted the order.

“I heard that Qinglan’s appearance resembles mine somewhat?”

“Perhaps it is just a coincidence.”

Feng Yichuan’s expression did not change. In any case, Qinglan had already left the Lingyang Realm, and there was no longer any way to investigate the exact truth.

“A Heaven Demon once saw her use the Nine Transformations of the Heaven Demon.”

The Demon Emperor turned his head, smiling yet not smiling.

“In the battle at Chengtian Domain, a woman used a secret art to steal my blood. Taishi was right there at the time, and I had no leisure to deal with it, which is how she succeeded. It really is quite a coincidence. That woman’s appearance bore some resemblance to Shi Lan’s as well.”

Feng Yichuan lowered his head slightly, and his pupils involuntarily contracted.

“To draw divine abilities and secret arts out from fresh blood does show a bit of talent.”

As if somewhat regretful, the Demon Emperor slowly shook his head.

“A pity. She is human.”

The Demon Emperor’s words made the pressure in Feng Yichuan’s heart grow heavier, and even his heartbeat became somewhat unsteady.

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“Perhaps, just as you said, it is only a coincidence.”

Feng Yichuan abruptly looked up, only to find that the figure of Demon Emperor Chenxin had already vanished from the hall.

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Shenwu Great World.

Nine bright moons hung high in the sky. Streams of starlight poured down, breathing out immense quantities of lunar essence and earthly radiance, while dense heaven-and-earth origin qi drifted through the void.

Even the most ordinary spirit herbs, after the passage of years in this world, could gain spiritual awareness on their own and transform into demons.

Countless great stars floated high in the heavens, seeming so near that they could be touched with an outstretched hand. From time to time, streaks of light crossed the sky, falling from those great stars into the earth below, or shooting up from the seas and the wilds, plunging into layer upon layer of starry seas.

Five hundred thousand demon beasts of the Lan Clan suddenly appeared in a mountain range, startling countless birds and beasts into flight.

Terrifying divine power surged. The changes brought by the world’s ascension caused the strength of countless demon beasts to soar. The shackles of the world vanished without a trace, and with the addition of vast quantities of heaven-and-earth origin qi, the strength of the entire Lan Clan underwent another leap.

In the span of just a few breaths, several hundred demon beasts in the Heavenly Astral Realm sensed the existence of the sea of consciousness. Once they accumulated enough power and condensed divine sense, they would be able to step into the realm of shape-shifting Demon Kings.

The rapid growth of power inside his body filled Cangyue’s eyes with delight.

He had not entered the Nascent Soul Realm all that long ago, yet now he had already touched the barrier of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Such speed of progress gave him the possibility of stepping into the Heaven Demon Realm.

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As for anything beyond that, he did not even dare think of it.

Standing beside Cangyue was a red-haired man dressed in blood-colored robes. He was Chixun, the other great demon of the Nascent Soul Realm who had followed Qinglan here.

Chixun was more than a notch stronger than Cangyue. He had long since entered the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and at this moment he was rapidly approaching the late stage. A breakthrough was likewise close at hand.

Qinglan swept her gaze across the world before her, divine light blazing in her eyes. This world was astonishingly vast, vast enough even for her to ascend to the pinnacle of the immortal path.

After surveying her surroundings, Qinglan directly took out the Lan Clan’s Ancestral Blood Pool and placed it at the center of the mountain range. The mountain range they currently occupied would count as a fairly good spiritual land even in the Lingyang Realm. For a short while, it was enough for the Lan Clan to settle down.

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Less than half a day after Qinglan set down the Ancestral Blood Pool, before she had even had time to arrange any formations, two figures tore across the sky and came to a halt above the Lan Clan’s camp.

One wore a black robe with dark patterns and a formal crown cap. He looked to be around forty, carrying an air of natural nobility and grace. Behind him followed a saber-bearing attendant in a blue robe embroidered with golden dragonfish threads, giving off a somewhat overbearing aura.

Rather than having Qinglan show herself directly, Cangyue rose into the air first with Chixun and came before the two men.

“Where do you come from? Do you know that this land falls under the jurisdiction of my Tianyun Dynasty?!”

Before Cangyue could speak, the saber-bearing attendant barked the question first. His voice exploded like thunder, echoing across the sky and carrying powerful oppressive force.

Cangyue’s silver hair draped over his shoulders. He narrowed his long eyes slightly, and a faint flash of ferocity flickered within them. He was, after all, a great demon that had run rampant through the demon domain. His temper was naturally far from mild. It was only in Qinglan’s presence that he appeared somewhat more obedient.

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At the side, Chixun’s expression had already turned cold. His crimson hair stirred in the wind, and his demonic power had already begun to circulate.

“Yan Pan, do not be rude!”

The leading middle-aged man turned and rebuked him in a low voice. When he turned back around, his face was full of warm, approachable smiles.

“Judging by the look of you, have you only just arrived in the Shenwu Great World?”

Faced with the man’s probing, Cangyue showed no reaction. The man who had spoken first was merely this man’s attendant. Without his tacit approval, there was no way he would have dared speak first, much less in that tone.

This display was clearly meant as a show of dominance.

Although Cangyue had spent many years in the demon domain and had not experienced much intrigue and deception, he had still lived for a very long time. Such a shallow little trick could not escape his notice.

Since the matter concerned the Lan Clan, Cangyue could no longer make decisions on his own. He secretly sent a voice transmission to Qinglan.

Within that half day, Qinglan had already slipped out once in secret. With her divine ability, Soul Devour, it was absurdly simple for her to learn certain information from the depths of other beings’ souls.

Every year, the Shenwu Great World annexed worlds great and small, if not a thousand, then at least five hundred. It was common for native inhabitants of other worlds to end up wandering this continent for one reason or another.

As for this sort of being, if they had powerful experts backing them, they would be recruited by various dynasties or great powers. Otherwise, most would be reduced to laborers and mine slaves, turned into unpaid drudges, or else fall into pleasure quarters and brothels, selling smiles in the mortal world.

Clearly, though the worlds might differ, the flavor of the law of the jungle had not changed in the slightest. The rule of the strong preying on the weak would never go out of date.