Chapter 403 - 210: Lurking, Spirit Void Realm

In an instant, terrifying thunder arced across his body, shattering his bones and rupturing his meridians. A moment later, a monstrous force slammed into him, sending him flying like a bullet. He crashed into the dark soil hundreds of miles away, gouging out a massive crater as dust and smoke billowed into the air!

"Lord Evil Moon... He!"

A few Demon Fiends, cowering beneath the shattered trunks of towering ancient trees, watched in terror. Their supremely powerful Lord Evil Moon had just been sent flying by the enemy.

Expressions of utter shock appeared on their faces, and their voices trembled.

’How is the enemy even more savage than we are?’

’He’s more monstrous than any Demon Fiend... Who’s the real monster here?!’

One Demon Fiend—built like an ox, with terrifying features and eyes as wide as saucers—stared up at the godlike man suspended in the air. Coiling bolts of lightning writhed around him, and his aura blazed like the sun. The Demon Fiend’s voice trembled as he spoke.

"So... so painful!" Evil Moon slowly climbed out of the crater. The thunder had shattered most of his bones, ruptured his meridians, and broken his scales. He was covered in wounds, dark red blood streaming from them like rivulets and dripping onto the soil.

As the extreme pain wracked his body, Evil Moon’s face twisted into a ferocious snarl, and he roared.

"I... I’m going to tear you to shreds!"

Suspended in the air, Gu Yun heard him. His expression remained placid, but his eyes grew even colder. His voice was chilling.

"You?"

Gu Yun slowly raised one hand toward the heavens.

BOOM!!

A terrifying bolt of thunder ripped through the dim sky, its dazzling brilliance illuminating the heavens and the earth as it descended into Gu Yun’s hand.

Immediately, for thousands of miles in every direction, thunder ran rampant. It roared through the heavens and the earth as gnarled bolts of lightning danced wildly within the clouds.

Red Divine Thunder crisscrossed the sky, the sheer scale of it resembling the descent of a Celestial Tribulation. Sparks of lightning flickered around Gu Yun’s body. His eyes were cold as he raised his hand to command the Myriad Thunders, like a god descending with boundless Divine Power.

"Celestial Thunder, fall!"

With that command, Gu Yun pressed his raised hand downward.

BOOM!!

In an instant, myriad streaks of Red Divine Thunder, like a Celestial Tribulation descending upon the world, tore through the sky. Carrying overwhelming Divine Power, they pierced through the heavens and the earth, bearing down on every Demon Fiend in the area.

"No!!" As they felt the boundless aura of Divine Power, the eyes of all the Demon Fiends below widened in horror. Their hearts plunged into an abyss of despair, enveloped by an endless, dark fear. In the next instant, the Divine Thunder annihilated them with unstoppable force, wiping them from existence.

A short while later, Gu Yun’s robes fluttered and his hair whipped about in the wind. His deep eyes surveyed the shattered, ruined landscape below, finally settling on the spot where Evil Moon’s body had been annihilated. It was empty. He seemed to be searching for something.

’Just as I thought... still nothing.’

Gu Yun muttered to himself. He had been looking for a Demon Crystal Core, but there was nothing there, much to his surprise. He then shook his head slightly.

’If it’s meant to be, it’s my fortune. If not, it’s my fate.’

’Since I didn’t find one, I’ll let it go.’

With that thought, Gu Yun’s figure flickered and vanished.

...

Far away, on the distant Void Celestial Battlefield, the sky was a dim, blood-red color. It was a vast and desolate vista, suffused with a solemn, heroic air. Clouds drifted overhead as a streak of lightning shot across the heavens, its speed so incredible it seemed to be traversing the void itself.

Gu Yun sped across the Void Celestial Battlefield. Ever since he had dispatched the three-eyed, sinister man, his Great Dream Star Soul Refining Technique had spontaneously activated, refining and absorbing the man’s Demon Crystal Core. As a result, his Cultivation had reached the Tongxuan Realm Late Stage.

Now he could slay a Demon Fiend at the Tongxuan Mastery Peak with a casual wave of his hand.

He was unrivaled on the battlefield.

’The situation for the Human Race is still grim...’

Gu Yun gazed at the distant horizon, a grave expression in his eyes. Along his journey, he had seen that most Human Race Cultivators were at a disadvantage. It was only through their sheer, unyielding determination to protect their home that they managed to hold their ground against the Demon Fiends.

’However, in this war,’

’it’s not impossible for the Human Race to win!’

A glint flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes.

A dreamlike, illusory Crystal Stone, shimmering with a soft glow, appeared in mid-air.

This was the Spirit Void Jade, the vessel for a virtual space.

Gu Yun’s Divine Thought poured into the Spirit Void Jade.

The world spun around him. First, there was endless darkness, then a glimmer of light appeared, as if dawn was breaking upon the world.

He saw a massive, circular jade plaza suspended in the void, stretching for thousands of miles. It emanated a vast, ancient aura, as if a piece of primordial antiquity had descended into the mortal world. Upon the plaza stood twelve colossal, round pillars carved with profound and gnarled Inscriptions. They stood between heaven and earth as if to pierce the very clouds, suffused with the aura of a time long past.

SWISH!!

With a flicker, Gu Yun whistled through the air and landed upon the luminous, circular plaza. He looked at the dozens of figures already gathered on the Spirit Heaven Square.

There were several dozen figures present within the Spirit Void Realm.

"Welcome to the Spirit Void Realm."

A figure in a black robe spoke, his voice deep. He had a composed expression, and a terrifyingly powerful Dao Rhythm emanated from within him.

This was Chen Tianhao, an Elder of the Divine Martial Sect and a member of the Dao Alliance.

SWOOSH!

At the same time, the other members of the Dao Alliance turned their attention to the young man in white robes who had just arrived on the Spirit Heaven Square. His aura was as deep as an abyssal sea, and his terrifying power commanded their respect.

"Fellow Daoist, your presence in the Spirit Void is a great honor," the Dao Alliance members said, clasping their hands in salute. Their eyes were filled with respect.

"You’re all too kind, Fellow Daoists," Gu Yun replied with a faint smile.

"Alright, the situation is urgent, so let’s dispense with the pleasantries. Fellow Daoists, please look," Chen Tianhao, the middle-aged man in the black robe, said gravely. He waved his hand, and a massive screen of light materialized in the void of the Spirit Void Realm.

The screen showed a scene beneath a dim sky, bathed in a dark, violet glow. In a range of crisscrossing mountains, enormous Demon Fiends of a Purple Nether hue soared. They were covered in scales, had wings on their backs, and eyes like hawks. They tore through the air, brutally devouring Human Race Cultivators.

"Damn them!!"

"I’d love nothing more than to gnaw their bones and drink their blood," a majestic, middle-aged man with a slender build and clad in Golden Battle Armor snarled. His face was a mask of pure killing intent.

"This is the Demon Rift battlefield. Our race is being routed there," Chen Tianhao communicated via Divine Thought.

The Spirit Void Realm was the only reason they could all gather to communicate like this.

"Our forces in that area are weak. If we don’t send reinforcements in time, I fear a complete collapse is imminent. If that happens, the enemy will break through with unstoppable momentum and push into Central Earth, endangering countless members of the Human Race. We absolutely cannot let that happen."

"I propose we send at least three Tongxuan Cultivators to reinforce the Demon Rift!" Chen Tianhao said gravely, pointing at the massive Purple Nether Demon Fiends on the screen.

"I’ll go!"

"I won’t leave a single one of these goddamned bastards standing!"

As soon as Chen Tianhao finished speaking, the majestic middle-aged man in the Golden Battle Armor spoke up. "Besides, I’m quite close to the Demon Rift—only a few hundred thousand miles away. I can get there faster than anyone!"

"I’ll go as well!"

"As will I."

Two more voices rang out in quick succession. In total, three Tongxuan Cultivators had volunteered to reinforce the Demon Rift.

"Everyone, we will be on our way."

The middle-aged man in the Golden Battle Armor let his gaze sweep over the dozens of figures present. He then exchanged a look with the other two Tongxuan Cultivators and gave a slow nod. Afterward, his Divine Thought withdrew, and his figure gradually faded away from the Spirit Void Realm.

Witnessing this, a fervent light flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes. He was deeply moved by the spirit on display—the countless people of the Human Race, the entirety of the Celestial Essence, united as one to overcome this crisis.

"Fellow Daoists, the fighting is intense, and the Demon Rift is but one of many battlefronts. Please, look at the screen," Chen Tianhao said gravely. With a wave of his hand, the image on the screen changed.

The new scene showed a world as dim and red as blood. A mountain range stretched across the land, its peaks rising and falling like raging waves on the sea, one after another. Towering ancient trees grew upon them, their dense canopies obscuring the bloody light of the sky.

SWISH!!

A spatial vortex crackling with arcs of electricity opened, and a colossal beast slowly poked its head through. It was a gigantic wolf covered in silver fur, hundreds of miles in size.

The endless pressure emanating from its pale silver, vertical pupils made the very heavens and earth tremble. The terrifying Demon Qi within its body was as vast as an ocean. Even through the screen in the Spirit Void Realm, everyone could feel this Demon Fiend’s terrifying might.

"This Demon Fiend... it’s incredibly strong!"

The dozens of figures in the Spirit Void Realm held their breath, their expressions turning grave.