The Blood Moon was no stranger to the four overlords of the Shattered Sea.
Superpowers like the City of Falling Stars were also familiar with it.
Even many ordinary experts of the Fourth or Sixth Awakening had witnessed the scene of the 'Blood Moon Hanging High' more than once.
It wasn't that no one had conceived the idea of shattering the Blood Moon.
Various studies indicated that for disasters related to the 'Crimson Moon System,' the Blood Moon was the source of the calamity's radiation, the core of everything.
Shattering the Blood Moon would repel the disaster.
However, this idea was too beautiful.
Even in ordinary worlds, facing the most basic Blood Moon, they could not shatter it, nor could they inflict the slightest harm.
The bizarre and terrifying Blood Moon was merely a projection.
"A few days ago, the Blood Moon that loomed over the Great Domain disappeared, not because it was shattered, but because the foundation that supported its existence, the 'Source of Disaster,' was destroyed, and the Blood Moon subsequently dissipated."
"This dissipation meant that the Blood Moon's power could no longer project onto the heavens, not that the Blood Moon was shattered."
These were fundamentally different!
Boraizimon simply stared blankly. He couldn't understand at all, but that didn't prevent him from being greatly shocked.
At this moment, this scene, he only needed to utter a single "Holy crap!" to suffice.
He secretly glanced into the distance, where majestic figures radiating immense divine light burst forth from the defeated blood mist. His expression shifted from tense to relaxed, feeling as refreshed as if he had just had a bowel movement.
"With these great elders holding the fort, it seems the crisis in our Falling Star Great Domain will be alleviated!"
Shut up! You said the same thing a few days ago!
His grandfather, Orlando the Myth, glared at him before continuing to peer cautiously into the distance.
Observing battles of this caliber was dangerous, but he couldn't help himself.
...
At the Ten Thousand Snakes Society's oasis, Lady Ten Thousand Snakes was also secretly gazing in the direction of the City of Starlight.
She was shocked, confused, and suddenly enlightened.
Don't misunderstand, she didn't understand at all why the Blood Moon could be shattered. However, Lady Ten Thousand Snakes was always optimistic, and she didn't dwell on things she couldn't figure out.
Her enlightenment was:
"No wonder, after waiting for so many days, the Myth of the Blazing Fire Merchant Guild hasn't come calling."
They simply didn't care about someone with her semi-divine combat power.
A mere demigod.
The Blazing Fire Merchant Guild and the forces behind it possessed at least a few demigods, and these demigods were likely stronger than her.
"Perhaps, they are yet another group of unscientific demigods who can contend with and even rival high-level beings."
"Indeed, the times have greatly changed. Have human forces researched some powerful methods to enhance combat prowess? Just like the Candela Empire back then."
"But why was the human minor myth I encountered a few days ago so pathetic?"
"Is it because the City of Falling Stars has too shallow a foundation? After all, this is just the outermost Great Domain of the Ghost World, with only a few hundred years of history."
Sometimes, a single hibernation of hers could span hundreds of years.
Wait!
Lady Ten Thousand Snakes suddenly realized.
"A Great Domain with only a few hundred years of history, how could it give birth to a Human Ninth-Tier Oasis?"
"Oh my god!"
...
Xiguang the Demigod couldn't figure it out either, attributing it to the deep foundation of the Spark Academy, which possessed numerous miraculous technologies and powers.
He was even more bewildered as to why the Blood Moon, which was a conceptual existence, equivalent to a planet or a world, could shatter into pieces in the blink of an eye.
Xiguang the Demigod could only turn his pleading gaze to Yueyue the Sage.
Yueyue the Sage was one of the ten human supreme powerhouses of this era.
Similar to Baiyao the Sage, Yueyue the Sage rarely stayed within the Ancient Moon Dynasty. Sages had extremely long lifespans, almost infinite. Even short-lived races like humans could live for tens of thousands of years.
High-level existences like Baiyao the Sage, Yueyue the Sage, and Jinhui the Sage often traveled the Ghost World, seeking opportunities for improvement and avoiding entanglements with their own oases.
High-level existences were too conspicuous.
Sometimes, even the mysterious factors they inadvertently emitted could impact awakened individuals below the Mythical level, driving them mad.
The identities of the Ten Sages were always mysterious!
Within the Ancient Moon Dynasty, some younger mythical beings were not even aware that they had a Sage protecting them.
In comparison, Baiyao the Sage occasionally appeared as a projection of divine念, making him slightly more present.
During this tide of disaster, Baiyao the Sage, Yueyue the Sage, and others returned to their homelands to contribute.
The Cangtu Sage, who belonged to no faction, was invited by the seven major nations of Yunhui to temporarily guard the Yunhui Great Domain.
Ancient Moon Imperial Capital.
Yueyue the Sage, dressed in a refined robe and wearing a scholar's cap, stroked his beard.
He was deep in thought when he saw Xiguang approaching.
"Lord Yueyue, what exactly is going on?"
What's going on?
This Sage also wanted to know!
Yueyue the Sage looked towards the Falling Star Great Domain, recalling the scene of the Blood Moon shattering just moments ago.
One second,
Two seconds,
Three seconds.
"The Spark Academy's experts have applied 'World's Protection' with exquisite skill. This is something we should learn from. The person wielding this world-force is likely also a high-level being."
"The crisis for Spark Academy has far from ended. You should remain in the Imperial Capital to guard. I will make a trip to the Falling Star Great Domain."
With that, Yueyue the Sage's form gradually faded, and he had already departed.
Leaving Xiguang the Demigod alone, with his unruly hair disheveled by the wind, staring wide-eyed in the breeze.
He still couldn't understand how Spark Academy had shattered the Blood Moon.
He couldn't even grasp what Lord Yueyue had said.
Was this the gap between himself and true Ninth-Tier high-level beings?
It seemed he still had a long way to go on the ladder to high-level status.
...
On the Shattered Sea, in the chaotic and dangerous void.
Baiyao, Yueyue, and Jinhui, the three Sages, met here.
Their gazes were constantly focused on the Falling Star Great Domain.
After the blood river collapsed, the powerful figures residing within finally revealed their true forms.
Vast semi-divine visages that pierced the heavens and earth descended upon the land with a roar, cracking mountains and reversing rivers.
A giant warrior clad in armor!
A blood-red dragon burning with fierce flames!
A terrifying giant whose entire body appeared to have no skin, only raw muscle exposed!
Unlike the semi-divine visages constructed by humans, these divine forms were all ferocious and terrifying. Regardless of their posture, their exteriors were enveloped in a thick, blood-red radiance.
These blood-red glows resonated and converged, once again dyeing the sky red.
"It's Blood Moon resonance."
"In this state, the Blood Moon faction's demigods can gain significant combat power boosts."
In previous years, the three Sages had indeed interacted with the Blood Moon faction.
They had also done a lot of clandestine work, secretly eliminating a few servant demigods.
They weren't extremely familiar with the Blood Moon faction, but at least, they could recognize the Blood Moon's common tactics and strategies at a glance.
"Not only that..."
"Above these demigod-level beings are... four high-level Evil God attendants!"
Four!
The four terrifying beings, led by the Lord of the Blood Lake, did not reveal their divine forms. However, they merely stood there, becoming the center of the world, their figures far grander than the surrounding divine forms.
The three Sages' faces grew solemn.
"Four high-level beings, and quite a few demigods... The strength of the Evil God faction is indeed formidable."
"However, as long as we join in, we will have a chance to repel these evil god forces. It would be best to seize the opportunity and kill a high-level Evil God attendant!"
In the past, even when opportunities arose, the Sages dared not openly kill powerful beings of the Evil God faction, only resorting to sneak attacks.
But now, the era had reached its end.
They had no time, nor any other path to choose.
Since that was the case, they would kill as many evil god servants as possible before the evil gods awakened.
Compared to Candela, they were indeed far behind, but they were by no means weak! Moreover...
This era also had its advantages.
Humans, various intelligent races, and ancient beings stood on the same front.
This was something that the Candela era lacked.
The three Sages, whose ages exceeded ten thousand years, rekindled their dormant hearts upon thinking of this.
"Let's go!"
...
Starfire Oasis.
Buzz—
The god-slaying weapon 'Spear of Fate and Karma' returned to Fang You's hand.
It displayed no divine might.
But only Fang You knew that just moments ago, he had used the Spear of Destiny as the main force, supplemented by world-force, to shatter the crimson Blood Moon.
"It was easier than I imagined."
"I anticipated that the Spear of Destiny could hit the Blood Moon, but I thought it would take a few more strikes."
I had just made my move, and the Blood Moon shattered.
The Spear of Fate and Karma was truly powerful.
"Among the 18 god-slaying weapons of the Candela Empire, none were inferior. It's hard to imagine how dazzling the divine might would have been when these 18 weapons converged."
"Yet, even so, the Candela Empire was defeated."
"How terrifying are the Evil Gods?"
When my strength increases further, perhaps I should actively venture deeper into the middle Ghost World to investigate the power of the Unnamable Evil Gods.
He shook his head.
It was still a long way off.
After the boundless blood river dissipated, the Lord of the Blood Lake emerged from it, his face gloomy, enveloped in a blood-evil aura that made one's scalp tingle.
The blood river had been broken.
This meant his plan to spread disaster and harvest origin to the maximum extent had failed!
Even if he could destroy the entire oasis from now on, he would only be able to harvest at most one-third or one-fourth of the expected origin.
This was too little!
... Humans!!!
Old grudges and new hatred combined, the Lord of the Blood Lake's anger surged.
He flicked his cloak, and a blood-red sky curtain enveloped the land. The demigods who had been waiting for a long time, their bloodlust already somewhat uncontrollable, immediately pounced forward.
Xing Jinglei, Yin Luoxi, An Jianyou, and other Spark demigods also met them instantly.
The great battle was about to break out!
Dozens of semi-divine visages that pierced the heavens and earth appeared outside the City of Starlight. The divine forms enveloped in thick blood-red light came from the Blood Moon faction, while those enveloped in brilliant, radiant light came from the Spark demigods.
In the past two to three years, the Spark organization had gained hundreds of mythical powerhouses.
Semi-divine realm powerhouses were not limited to just Xing Jinglei and the other dozen core members.
Far from it!
More than two years ago, Spark obtained more than a dozen Divine Sources from the first trial ground. With less strain on Divine Source reserves, Tutor Fang opened up more slots for the Secret Realm of Time.
Over the past two years, he had also occasionally traveled with the Secret Person and Qian Hong, hunting high-level grotesque spirits.
High-level grotesque spirits were elusive in times of peace, but if you wandered long enough, you would encounter a few. As Spark's ultimate combat power increased, and more and more beings capable of contending with and even defeating high-level beings appeared, acquiring Divine Sources became less difficult.
With more Divine Sources, the progress of Spark's top powerhouses also accelerated.
Yin Yueluxi, Master Mingdeng, Gou Ping'an, Roland, Liu Ji, Xu Tian, Shi Yunxi, Yun Ji, and other 'veteran' mythical beings also successively stepped into the semi-divine realm.
Naturally, not all of them could break through with the supreme foundation of 'six divine natures.'
Most could not.
Even with the training ground's bonuses and the foundation laid earlier, condensing the sixth strand of divine nature was still too difficult for many powerhouses.
Breaking through with five divine natures was not much different; there was still a chance to advance to a high-level position in the future.
With the crisis approaching, Master Mingdeng and others understood that humanity's time was running out, and they also needed to quickly improve their strength.
What was the point of lingering for decades or centuries to forge a supreme foundation?
The world would be destroyed by then.
They all broke through.
Most of them were still relatively new demigods, their divine forms only having constructed two arms.
But they were not weak, nor did they show the slightest hint of fear.
What to do when an enemy appears? Fight!
Except for the semi-divine realm powerhouses stationed at the Blazing Fire Merchant Guild, the Academy's Secret Realm, and various oases, most of the powerhouses who had long been on standby at the City of Starlight stepped out of the oasis to meet the invading enemies.
For a time, the world itself seemed to be on the verge of destruction.
The convergence of energy formed brilliant suns, so dazzling that they almost blinded every eye that gazed upon the scene.
Baiyao's three Sages' eyes would not be blinded, but their hearts were close to it.
They opened their mouths, countless words wanting to be spoken but stuck in their throats. Exchanging glances, the three old men let out a collective exclamation.
"Holy crap~!"
Spark... How could their number of semi-divine powerhouses be so outrageously large?
At this moment, experts like Hei Dao, Xiao Huan, and Liu Shang had yet to act, and Spark's fighting demigods numbered only a dozen or twenty.
However, a dozen or so demigods were undoubtedly an extremely exaggerated number in the eyes of overlord forces!
Ancient Moon Dynasty and other overlords were not as pathetic as the Water Overflowing Kingdom, which only had one demigod.
The three major overlords each had three or four demigods openly, and perhaps one or two more hidden.
But even so...
"Could it be that the combined number of demigods in our three families is less than that of Spark Academy?"
It couldn't be, it couldn't be.
But even if they were equal, there wouldn't be many more.
The three Sages fell silent.
Silence was the most fitting language for this situation.
"However, even though Spark Academy has many semi-divine realm experts, they are only barely on par with the Blood Moon faction's demigods, and among the Blood Moon faction, there are four high-level beings wielding laws."
The four high-level beings also made their move.
Where the first high-level being passed, grotesque spirits dissolved, their fluids coalescing to form some kind of liquid, blood-colored monster.
This was a Blood Demon Lord!
The second high-level being spread its blood-red wings, which blotted out the sky, as if it had enveloped the entire Falling Star Great Domain.
This was a Blood Wing Lord!
The third high-level being could extend hundreds of millions of blood-colored tentacles, each ending in a gaping maw.
This was a Blood Tentacle Lord!
They revealed their true forms, and for a time, disaster spread. Even the demigods of the same Blood Moon faction nervously retreated, fearing being caught in the crossfire.
"We need to hurry!"
"Agreed."
"The high-level being behind Spark Academy, is it the mysterious Dean in the white robe?"
"We will meet him soon."
However, they did not see the white-robed Dean.
The first to emerge from the City of Starlight, blocking the path of the high-level Lords, was a being that looked like a porcelain doll, wearing a maid outfit, but with several black tentacles extending from her back, making her as terrifying as the Blood Tentacle Lord.
She was undoubtedly a high-level being!
And she stood on Spark's side!
Behind her, black mist spread, seeping into the City of Starlight.
"This is likely Spark Academy's hidden strength!"
"Spark... actually has living high-level combat power as a foundation? Truly terrifying~"
"In that case, Spark Academy now has two high-level beings."
Clang—
The sword hummed.
Golden sword light paved a brilliant road, as if piercing through the very end of the Great Domain.
From the starting point of the road, a slender figure walked, carrying a sword, her eyes shining with divine light.
"He is..."
"Spark Academy's Vice Dean! He once injured the high-level being Yu Jin the Lord with a single sword!"
"This Vice Dean has actually advanced to the high-level position silently."
"Then..."
Above the City of Starlight, the white-robed youth slowly ascended the heavenly staircase with his hands behind his back.
Brilliant divine light erupted from him.
Divine lightning paved the road, and divine swords guarded both sides.
Vast world-force manifested as lifelike Azure Dragons, coiling and dancing.
With one hand, he supported the City of Starlight, wielding divine radiance that dimmed the blood-red light.
The three Sages, still in transit, could no longer suppress their shock. They gazed at the Falling Star Great Domain, their throats constricting.
"One school, three high-level beings. This is Spark!"