Chapter 671: A Chaotic Scene

A burst of starlight shot up from the world below, abruptly appearing in the skies of the Third World.

The dazzling starlight anchored itself in the Third World as it quietly drew in energy.

A radiant moon and glittering stars filled the night sky.

Unlike the Fourth World, the Third World had a clear view of the sun, moon, and stars. Even the contamination of murky energy could not obscure the light of the moon and stars.

The foreign races on the Cosmic Skies Continent, the Dark Abyss Continent, and across many fragmented lands basked in this celestial radiance, expressions of contentment on their faces.

They peered up at the upper worlds with hope, longing to one day reside on the continents where the human race lived.

Many powerful foreign race warriors often gazed at the sky, eyes fixed on the Heaven Awakening Continent, the Demon Abyss Continent, and even the Sacred Soul Continent in the Second World.

They firmly believed that the continents in the human race's hands would become their promised paradise in the not-so-distant future.

After all, they had a Sovereign on their side. They could not possibly lose this time.

"A True God of the human race!"

"It's Li Wang!"

Xuan Ying, Yu Xin, and many other Rank Nine foreign race warriors were shocked when they saw Li Wang's Dharma Idol manifesting within a beam of radiant starlight above the Dark Abyss Continent.

Li Wang's Dharma Idol established a link with the Stargazing Platform the instant it appeared in the Third World.

Stellar energy from the Stargazing Platform and the celestial radiance from beyond the Abyss surged into his body, rapidly filling his depleted dantian.

The strength he lost resisting the murky energy of the Sixth World was swiftly restored. At the same time, he used the Stargazing Platform to summon the True Gods.

This is Li Wang. A great upheaval is taking place in the Fifth World. I ask all of you to descend on the Stargazing Platform with a strand of your divine souls so we can convene!

The colossal stone pillars on the Stargazing Platform, each representing a True God, lit up one after another.

Pei Yishan, Dong Shangqing, Su Wanrou, Li Zhaotian, Yin Ji, Wanderer Tian Du, Jiang Fan, Liu Fu, and Li Yuanli—all the surviving True Gods in the upper worlds—appeared on the Stargazing Platform.

Unlike their usual councils, Li Wang did not stand there in person, but also descended into his corresponding pillar with a strand of his divine soul.

"That Sovereign trapped us in the Sixth World," Li Wang explained. "The murky energy there infiltrated and eroded us—"

"We already know what happened to the three of you," Li Zhaotian interrupted anxiously.

The golden bee, which had been relaying messages in the outer reaches of the Eastern Land, had since fallen silent.

Li Zhaotian had no idea what exactly had happened, but the prolonged silence from the golden bee made him certain that something was amiss.

"You all already know?" Li Wang asked in surprise.

Jiang Fan, Liu Fu, and Li Yuanli nodded.

"Just tell us what happened after Pang Jian brought you out of the Sixth World with that chest," Li Zhaotian urged.

"Zhu Ji and Gui Mu are still in the Fifth World," Li Wang informed. "But that Fire God cast a technique that restrained Pan—"

"Pang Jian has reappeared in the Sixth World!" Wanderer Tian Du suddenly exclaimed.

Wanderer Tian Du's true body, still stationed in the outer reaches of the Eastern Land, had never stopped watching the hazy, ethereal domain, and naturally saw when Pang Jian reappeared there.

"That Fire God's divine power pushed Pang Jian's body back down into the Sixth World!" Li Wang hastily explained. "The Sovereign known as Luo Hongyan has vanished, and the Primordial Demon seems to be severely wounded.

"The foreign race's forces are at their weakest now.

"I propose we descend into the Fifth World and settle things once and for all!" Li Wang urged.

"I agree!"

"Agreed!"

"Let's fight!"

The True Gods swiftly approved the proposal.

"Pei Yishan, head toward the Sacred Soul Continent," Li Wang instructed. "Keep watch over the movements of the Fey Race and the Dragon Lair Sect!

"Dong Shangqing, you stay clear of the Fifth World as well. Both of you will guard the upper two worlds together.

"Liu Fu, keep an eye on those six artifacts.

"The rest of you, descend into the Fifth World with your true bodies!"

With that, a radiant sword light unhesitatingly pierced down from the outer reaches of the Eastern Land.

Its brilliance was so blinding that those gazing upon it felt like their eyes were about to split open. Human cultivators in the Second World and the foreign race warriors in the Third World were startled at the sight of the sword light.

"Li Zhaotian!"

"The Tempest Fiend Sword!"

Cries of shock echoed across the Abyss.

Not long ago, the Pavilion Master of the Sword Pavilion withstood immense pressure to make a second attempt at godhood. After ascending and fusing with the barrier, he exuded the presence of the foremost figure among the human race in the Abyss.

He plunged straight from the First World to the lower worlds in a display of blinding brilliance and boldness, inevitably attracting attention as he descended.

The onlookers could not help but wonder,

What on earth is happening down below?

The murky energy of the lower worlds would inevitably constrain Li Zhaotian, especially after becoming a True God.

Engaging the foreign race powerhouses down in the lower worlds would strip him of the advantages that came with his fusion with the barrier.

Human cultivators and foreign race warriors alike could not fathom why he would take such a risk.

After all, there was no way the foreign race powerhouses and the Outer Gods would simply allow this opportunity to slip by if he descended.

One dazzling streak of light after another descended from the First World of the Abyss, following closely behind Li Zhaotian.

Imperial jade seals drifted within one of the descending streaks of light, revealing scenes of divine kingdoms past and present, representing the pinnacle of the Dao of the Monarch.

Another bore the imprints of intricate arrays. Hundreds, even thousands, of interlocking arrays resonated in perfect harmony with the heavens and the earth.

There was also a streak shrouded in green, azure, and violet mists that carried the stench of deadly toxicity.

Each streak of light pulsed with a unique rhythm, embodying the profound Heavenly Daos of different True Gods.

None of the onlookers could understand why the True Gods were suddenly being so aggressive.

Only one thing was for certain: Something monumental was unfolding in the worlds below.

***

In the Dragon Lair Sect Sacred Soul Continent, Long Xiao received the news.

"What?!" he exclaimed before shooting toward the sky with a sharp whistle.

Hovering high above the Dragon Lair Sect in his human form, his piercing eyes cut through the white clouds around the Sacred Soul Continent, locking onto the dazzling streaks of light plummeting toward the Third World.

His expression morphed into one of disbelief.

"Jiang Fan, Li Yuanli, Su Wanrou, Wanderer Tian Du, and Yin Ji!

"What madness has gripped the human race?

"They're rushing toward the Fifth World. Are they truly planning a decisive battle with the foreign races?"

Long Xiao chuckled.

"I hope that's the case. Those bastards down below used us as cannon fodder, sending me and that Nine-Headed Bird to probe the humans' strength. I came back injured, and that bird died.

"It's time they got a real taste of what the True Gods are made of."

The ancient Thunder Dragon knew about Li Wang, Zhu Ji, and Gui Mu's situation and was aware that even Li Zhaotian had no solution.

As he was in the Second World, he did not see Li Wang appear in the Third World, and thus assumed that Li Zhaotian and the other True Gods had simply run out of patience, choosing to charge headlong into the Fifth World in an aggressive show of force.

***

The Pool of Reincarnation floated behind Gui Mu's translucent Dharma Idol, brimming with liquefied profound yin energy. Gui Mu's body pulsed with the power of wandering souls and ghostly spirits gathered from across the Fifth World.

A spatial rift opened, and the true Pool of Reincarnation drifted into view.

Gui Mu's eyes turned a glowing jade-green. With a gentle sweep of her Dharma Idol's sleeve, the liquefied profound yin energy surged like a radiant ribbon, lashing toward the empty air to her left.

Jing Sha of the Dark Shadow Race was forced to reveal herself.

The Rank Ten foreign race powerhouse had concealed her presence with a secret bloodline technique in preparation for a surprise attack, only for that radiant ribbon of liquefied profound yin energy to force her out of hiding.

The liquefied profound yin energy transformed into a winding stream, flowing beside Jing Sha. One end of the stream was linked to life and the other to death.

This stream, seemingly representing the course of Jing Sha's life, drew vitality from her body toward the side of death.

Her vitality drained rapidly. The Pool of Reincarnation pulled her flesh, divine power, and consciousness in, preparing to erase her memory and turn her into a new ghostly spirit under Gui Mu's control.

Wails of the dead echoed all around.

Spectral visages of fallen warriors from the Ghost Race, the Radiant Race, and the Bat-Winged Race emerged from the depths of the stream. Human cultivators, infants, and elders also appeared.

Each of these spectres had met their end at Jing Sha's hand.

She had taken more lives than she could remember. The Dark Shadow Race had trained her from childhood to be a living weapon, and she had long since become a master assassin, killing in the dark.

Throughout her life, she had left a trail of corpses in her wake, having engaged in wars against other foreign races for her people, as well as the fight against the human race to reach the upper worlds.

She had never paused to count the corpses she left behind and could no longer recall most of them, but this stream, imbued with insights and divine techniques of Gui Mu, remembered them all.

The stream summoned those departed souls, weaponizing their lingering power to weigh down Jing Sha's mind, disrupting her clarity and preventing her from returning to her serene state of stealth.

Jing Sha found herself at a severe disadvantage when forced into open combat, without the veil of concealment.

An increasing number of souls materialized under Gui Mu's will, leaving Jing Sha with no choice but to desperately fight back, killing her victims a second time over.

She struck them down repeatedly, but they kept returning.

A second time. A third. A fourth. The same faces continuously emerged from the stream and lunged at her anew.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Jing Sha was on the brink of collapse.

At the same time, a muffled explosion echoed through the skies of the Fifth World as Gui Mu's Pool of Reincarnation crashed violently with Lie Yang's Solar Divine Palace.

The magnificent palace was reduced to blazing streams of solar fire in the blink of an eye.

In this sea of flames, Lie Yang unleashed the Primordial Sun Diagram, sending it to clash with Gui Mu's Pool of Reincarnation.

***

Qi Xu sensed the moment Pang Jian plunged back into the Sixth World. Elation filled the Flame Race powerhouse as she shot toward him at full speed.

The unmistakable aura of Yan Lie coming from Pang Jian was like a guiding light in the darkness for her.