As the turbulent winds of the Falling Star Great Domain stirred within the thick grey mist, the changes were not only perceived by the local myths of the Falling Star Great Domain, but also by…
Far away in the Shattered Sea, within the Seven Stars Alliance, Mu Xing, the demigod, the Third Star Island Master, and the Star Gazer, who excelled in astrology, abruptly opened his eyes while meditating in his tall tower.
He touched the monocle on his right eye, and a crimson glow reflected deep within his pupil beneath the lens.
"Blood Lake."
"Tidal surge."
"Cataclysm."
"Disaster has descended again, this time upon… the Falling Star Great Domain."
The third Star Island Master was unclear about the origin of the disaster. There were too many potential causes for such a catastrophe. He couldn't, and didn't want to, sort it out. He just felt increasingly reluctant to step out of the Third Star Island.
Thinking of the Falling Star Great Domain, there seemed to be a super oasis that had some connection to their Seven Stars Alliance. The Third Star Island Master silently mourned for them for three seconds.
The Falling Star City, like their Seven Stars Alliance, had the protection of the great and noble Lord of the Stars, so it wouldn't be so easily overthrown. However, the occurrence of such a powerful disaster right at their doorstep was a heavy burden to contemplate. He could only imagine how it felt for the Falling Star City, whose foundations were not particularly strong.
If they could survive the disaster, they would send some humanitarian aid as a gesture.
While his thoughts drifted, the Third Star Island Master continued his careful observation. He wouldn't dare to look directly at the source of the disaster. He merely observed the changes in the domain's celestial phenomena from afar, vaguely, and only from the periphery. From these celestial changes, he used his learned knowledge to infer the approximate situation.
In this way, he could avoid 99.9% of unforeseen events.
Of course, not observing was the safest. As long as he did nothing, there would be no inexplicable connection… But when the omens appeared and the celestial phenomena began to change, Mu Xing, the demigod, could not bear to do even a little observation. It was infinitely more unbearable than forcing him to step out of the Third Star Island!
He deduced.
The mist shrouding the celestial chessboard began to dissipate bit by bit from the edges, revealing profound riddle-like symbols within. This also meant that the Third Star Island Master was gradually deducing more comprehensive information.
After a long while, he froze.
When the mist finally cleared, what appeared was not a chessboard stained with blood, nor were there pervasive cracked lines everywhere. The symbols representing disaster, such as 'red moon,' 'black lines,' 'extreme darkness,' and 'pale yellow,' also did not appear.
On the chessboard, there were some fragmented traces that he couldn't understand or decipher.
However, after examining them for a long time, he discovered that these traces outlined… a white palm.
The Third Star Island Master: "?"
What happened? Was his divination wrong?
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Seven Stars Alliance, First Star Island.
Deep within the Star Island, an old man with a vigorous appearance abruptly opened his eyes. His eyes, like stars, were dazzling, shining with a brilliant white light. He suddenly looked towards the direction of the Falling Star Great Domain.
Vaguely, he saw a blood lake engulfing the domain, and dared not look further.
He pondered.
"Blood Lake…"
"It is likely a favored follower of the evil god Scarlet Moon. But how could such an entity appear so conspicuously in an outer domain like Falling Star?"
The old man's name was 'Bai Yao.' His existence was known to only a very few in the entire Seven Stars Alliance.
He himself was not particularly afraid of high-ranking existences like the 'Lord of the Blood Lake.' However, he knew well that within the Scarlet Moon faction, there were far more than one or a handful of such existences. He couldn't specify the exact number. Moreover, he was Bai Yao the Sage of the Human Alliance, and he represented the Seven Stars Alliance.
The old man shifted his gaze. After a long while, he still couldn't help but repeatedly cast his eyes towards the Falling Star Great Domain, yet dared not delve deeper.
"The Falling Star Great Domain is not too far from the Shattered Sea. Disaster could possibly spread here. If we investigate in advance, we can find countermeasures."
Having found a reason to convince himself, the old man flew out of the First Star Island like a ghost, out of the scope of the Seven Stars Alliance, and flew to a very distant, unremarkable oasis before stopping.
The old man waved his hand. After laying down layers of ritualistic patterns, he raised his head. Deep within his eyes, which held the vicissitudes of time, a brilliant starlight burst forth. He cast his gaze upon the Falling Star Great Domain, and this time, he did not just skim it but directly probed into it.
His hidden gaze descended upon the land, sweeping across it.
"Huh? Why is there nothing? Was the location wrong?"
Elder Bai Yao stroked his chin. Since his gaze had already probed in, there was no way he would return empty-handed. He continued to scan the surroundings.
The second spot, nothing.
The third spot, nothing.
The fourth spot, nothing.
Sage Bai Yao: "…"
Wait!
As if struck by a thought, he cast his gaze back to the initial position. Here, he saw a very flat ground, and only a few extremely subtle, almost healed spatial rifts remaining.
Sage Bai Yao: "…"
At first glance, there was nothing unusual here, and the spatial rifts were not large. But when he compared it to the surrounding region, he found that this vast area had sunken tens of thousands of meters compared to the entire domain, leaving only a thin layer at the bottom of the domain!
No, more than that. A small portion of the domain's bottom had been pierced through, connecting to another domain. This would take much longer to heal.
So, what exactly happened here?
There was no imagined filth, no surging tides. Looking at the bare land, Elder Bai Yao fell into deep thought.
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The Blood Empire, before the palace under a high-hanging red moon, wisps of blood mist swirling.
Splash—
One figure after another, imposing yet disheveled, fell from the sky.
The Lord of the Blood Lake dropped two demigods and a pile of myths here and then left with great aloofness, leaving behind the Blood Colored Emperor, the Bloody Duke, and other powerhouses looking at each other in bewilderment.
They were still somewhat dazed.
Their respected Lord of the Blood Lake seemed to have understood something, but since he didn't tell them, they didn't dare to ask. They could only start to recall and speculate after recovering from their initial confusion.
As soon as they recalled, a sense of horror resurfaced in their hearts. What happened today was even more exaggerated than they had imagined.
They had clearly set out to encircle and suppress the powerhouses of a few native worlds, but in the blink of an eye, it had escalated into a battle involving existences at the level of Divine Attendants!
"How much more information are you hiding from me, this Duke!" the Bloody Duke said with an ill-disposed expression, staring at the Blood Colored Emperor.
The two demigod big shots seemed on the verge of fighting, and the other myths dared not interject. Moreover, they had just barely recovered from trembling and urgently needed to understand something to calm their nerves.
But the Blood Colored Emperor's astonishment and trepidation at this moment were no less than that of the Duke and the other myths.
He had absolutely no idea that the Lord of the Blood Lake was present beforehand. However, even from the depths of the Ghost Realm, this lord could project his great power.
He also had no idea that Blue Star possessed not only eighth-tier combat power but also a terrifying existence capable of confronting the Divine Attendants.
This was utterly unreasonable!
The Blood Colored Emperor fell into contemplation, only to be awakened by the Duke's chatter. He glanced and said, "I know no more about this matter than you do."
"If I had known that Blue Star had such an existence standing behind it, how could I have formulated such a hasty plan!"
His plan was not hasty; he had already overestimated Blue Star by a large margin.
But if his opponents were not Blue Star from the beginning, then all his overestimations would be meaningless.
The Blood Colored Emperor recalled the battle from the very beginning.
"Thinking carefully, how could a native world like Blue Star cultivate top myths like the Black-Clad Swordsman and the Ghost Taming Girl? And at such a rapid rate of improvement?"
He had always thought he understood Blue Star well because he had interacted with Blue Star powerhouses many times and witnessed their gradual strengthening.
He was confident in his own judgment and believed that Blue Star had no super oasis supporting it.
But what if the power supporting Blue Star was far more than just a human super oasis? He could not conceal the small movements of a super oasis, but if a big shot like the Lord of the Blood Lake intervened, it would be easy to confuse his judgment and perception.
"The legacy of the ancient Kandra Empire could allow Blue Star natives to rival myths in their mortal bodies, but it would inevitably leave behind many sequelae… Yet now, they not only show no discomfort but have also stepped into the realm of myths, and are even powerful among myths."
"This is unreasonable!"
"But if Blue Star is supported by an extremely mysterious and vast organization, then… that is also unreasonable!"
The White-Robed Strongman was too mysterious, and the Blood Colored Emperor did not know much about him. However, the Black-Clad Swordsman and the Ghost Taming Girl had improved too quickly! From mortals to myths, and then to powerhouses among myths, the entire process took only a little over a year.
Even the top geniuses in human super oases progressed much slower than this. How could these two Blue Star natives possess such meteoric speed?
The Kandra legacy, the support of a super organization, these all had limits!
There must be something fishy going on!
The Blood Colored Emperor dismissed the first guess and proposed a second hypothesis: "What if the Black-Clad Swordsman and the Ghost Taming Girl are not Blue Star natives at all, but rather geniuses from the Ghost Realm who had already stepped into the realm of myths long ago?" The 'growth trajectory' they had previously exposed was merely an illusion created by the behind-the-scenes organization to deceive him.
Of course, he himself was merely a demigod and did not deserve such treatment. However, this move by the behind-the-scenes organization was clearly aimed at the big figures above him.
As for the impossibility of oasis people entering external native worlds and being unable to defeat their divine descent avatars, the Blood Colored Emperor also had a solution.
Oasis myths indeed could not enter native worlds. But if they used some method to 'reverse' their state, realm, and everything else back to the mortal period of the six senses, they could naturally enter native worlds with ease.
—The Blood Colored Emperor had heard of such methods; they indeed existed.
This alone was not enough. At the same time, these two powerhouses had to be top-tier geniuses, capable of rivaling myths in their mortal stages.
The powerful combat strength displayed by these two 'Blue Star people' just now confirmed this point!
—Their realm was not high, yet they could easily defeat veteran myths.
Time reversal!
Top geniuses!
This was the method of the mysterious behind-the-scenes organization!
It was certain that their opponents were not Blue Star from the beginning! This also explained why he, the dignified Blood Colored Emperor, had twice fallen to a native world… because he had been utterly outmaneuvered from the very start!
The mastermind was so insidious!
"Similarly, this is why, although Blue Star is a world dominated by nations, after the mysterious descent, an organization called 'Spark of Fire' emerged. This Spark of Fire must be related to the behind-the-scenes organization!"
The Blood Colored Emperor suddenly recalled the guess proposed by Mythical Thousand Feathers not long ago.
—Could Spark of Fire be a mysterious Ghost Realm-level organization?
At that time, he had scoffed, thinking it was a fantasy. But now, he suddenly realized that Thousand Feathers' casual remark had actually revealed the truth!
It was just that this organization was too deeply hidden. If not for the timely intervention of the Divine Attendant, they might have remained in the dark until their demise, still believing that Blue Star was just a lucky native world. Then they would have died without even knowing the reason!
The mastermind was so wicked!
…
The Blood Colored Emperor meticulously organized everything he had seen and done since discovering Blue Star. Finally, he confirmed two points:
First: Spark of Fire is a Ghost Realm-level organization, but it is extremely well-hidden, and its name might not be Spark of Fire, but something else.
However, the Divine Attendant might have guessed the identity of this organization, which is why he uttered the low murmur of "I understand."
And now, he finally caught up with the Divine Attendant's train of thought and gradually understood everything.
Second: This layout, starting from Blue Star, was a trap set for their Scarlet Moon faction! He, the Blood Colored Emperor, was merely the beginning, the preliminary appetizer of the trap. However, the Divine Attendant must have seen through the trap, which is why he left without hesitation, causing this meticulously planned scheme of the mysterious forces, which might have taken decades, to go to waste.
Indeed, the Divine Attendant was worthy of his foresight, vision, and unparalleled wisdom.
Wait, if that's the case, the organization behind Blue Star might not be a human force at all, but rather an evil god faction! Perhaps it was directly orchestrated by an supreme evil god!
Hiss, the water here is too deep, too deep!
The Blood Colored Emperor shivered.
His expression kept changing, sometimes enlightened, sometimes filled with horror, and sometimes with admiration.
"I understand."
"The Divine Attendant is indeed worthy of being called the Divine Attendant!"
Bloody Duke: "!!!"
What the hell do you understand (Roar)!
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Falling Star Great Domain, periphery, adjacent to the shallow layer of Blue Star.
Watching the blood lake above the gray mist sweep away the Emperor, Duke, and others and slowly dissipate, a demigod stationed at the blockade line looked shocked. He wanted to quickly fly over to catch the last train but was worried about exposing his tracks to the unknown terrifying existence. He could only shout in a low voice:
"Wait, sir, I'm still here!!"
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Above the Falling Star Great Domain, Fang You's consciousness lingered for a moment.
His current state was very mysterious. His main body was still within Blue Star, protected by the world's blessings. His consciousness, carrying a large mass of world power, descended upon the Falling Star Great Domain and exchanged a few blows with the Lord of the Blood Lake from afar.
Only then did he feel the strain.
Last time, he seemed to have caused this high-ranking existence a slight loss, but that was under certain conditions. At that time, this high-ranking existence was in the depths of the Ghost Realm, and its power was already significantly weakened. Moreover, it had directly impacted Blue Star's world barrier and was directly counterattacked by the world.
This time was different. He had no geographical advantage; rather, he was at a disadvantage.
"High-ranking existences are terrifying indeed!"
However, let alone fighting to a draw, Fang You had also predicted scenarios where he couldn't even withstand a single blow. His current action was not intended to kill the Blood Colored Emperor or a few myths; doing so would be meaningless.
Killing one Blood Colored Emperor, and there might be thousands of Blood Colored Emperors in the Scarlet Moon faction. They could not be killed endlessly, as Spark of Fire's power was at an absolute disadvantage.
He just wanted to divert the attention of the evil god faction.
Otherwise, after defeating the Blood Beard Priest, a Blood Colored Emperor would appear; after defeating the Blood Colored Emperor, a high-ranking existence standing above the blood lake would appear; if they continued to fight, who knew what else would appear!
He wished he could simply flatten everything, but he had to bow to reality. Spark of Fire needed more time to develop and a wider strategic space.
Well, his main goal was to shift the attention of the evil god faction away from Blue Star and the Falling Star Great Domain. Otherwise, within a few months, the evil god servants like the Blood Colored Emperor would stir up a disaster in the Falling Star Great Domain, putting them in a very passive position.
And long before the battle began, he had prepared to pilot the Blue Star, disengage from the Ghost Realm, and escape into the vast void beyond the realm.
Now…
Watching the departing Lord of the Blood Lake, Fang You secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He wore the Hand of the Realm Lord and, as if it were his own arm, manipulated the vast world power. He could even make exquisite changes like skills, but the rapid depletion of world power was an undeniable fact.
If they had stalemated for a few more moves, he would not have been able to maintain his current composure. If they had fought for hundreds of moves, he would have had to retreat into Blue Star, defend behind the world barrier, or directly pilot the Blue Star to escape.
But this terrifying existence of the Blood Lake, after only one move and a few probing moves, retreated directly.
Fang You couldn't quite understand, especially since the terrifying existence's gaze, as it looked back before retreating, seemed to contain the confidence of "I have seen through everything."
Seen through what? What had he exposed?
Were the high-ranking existences of the evil god faction so terrifying that they had discovered a clue after only two encounters? No, the current situation did not seem stable enough. He had to find a way to slowly move Blue Star's position.
At this moment, as the world power spread, Fang You had strong control over many areas within the Falling Star Great Domain. He swept his gaze and discovered several myths scattering and fleeing outside the blockade line, along with countless ignorant evil god minions.
He did not find any demigods; it seemed they had escaped.
It was very difficult to find a myth, even an ordinary evil god minion, once they hid within the ranks of the evil spirits.
However, there were still a few myths.
Fang You waved his hand, and immense, unstoppable power descended from the sky, crushing everything that enveloped it. The blockade line, which had shrouded Blue Star's world for over a year and prevented communication between Blue Star and multiple great oases, shattered, both physically and mystically.
It wasn't that he was worried about the Blood Lake existence still secretly watching, but since he was here, and had used the world power anyway, crushing the blockade line would not consume much more. Conversely, Qian Hong could slowly dismantle it, which would take time and effort and might lead to unforeseen changes.
He cast his gaze around.
Perhaps due to the spread of world power and the high rank of Blue Star, he was in a very mysterious state at this moment, as if he controlled everything in the surrounding region. He was very sure that the Blood Lake existence had retreated. At the same time, he sensed several gazes from the Shattered Sea and other great domains.
All were the gazes of high-ranking existences!
"The Shattered Sea indeed has hidden giants. I wonder if they are humans of the new era or ancient gods who have survived from antiquity."
Vaguely, there seemed to be an even more ethereal and elusive gaze.
Fang You furrowed his brow slightly. Without looking around, he calmly withdrew his consciousness, returning to the interior of Blue Star along with the river of world power.
Outside the Falling Star Great Domain, a moon-white gaze swept over his 'consciousness body,' paused briefly, and then moved away.
This gaze seemed to have a stronger purpose. 'It' looked towards a tall tower in the Black Stone Alliance, its gaze resting on Yi Yelu Xi, who was looking out in astonishment, before reluctantly withdrawing.
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Falling Star Capital City.
Myths Bolai Ziemon and Orland, their divine blood boiling, their hearts pounding heavily, like mountains being pounded until they cracked.
After more than half a day, their boiling blood and rapid heartbeats gradually calmed down.
Bolai Ziemon wiped the blood from his face, tidied his appearance, and let out a long sigh.
"The disaster seems to have not descended."
He had directly faced a high-ranking existence and suffered backlash. Although he looked miserable, the actual injury was not severe; it was mostly due to fright! The appearance of a high-ranking existence from the evil god faction at their doorstep, who wouldn't be terrified!
"But it seems that another high-ranking existence from a non-evil god faction intervened and repelled the terrifying figure standing above the Blood Lake?"
Tears of blood streamed from his eyes, and he hadn't seen clearly.
The only certainty was that the disaster came and went quickly. Their entire Falling Star City was not affected—ordinary people, without divine senses, only saw the illusion of the Blood Lake, and thus were not greatly impacted.
Soon, Bolai Ziemon ordered people to fetch messages from various outposts.
He flipped through them for a while.
Other oases were mostly undamaged. It seemed the outbreak of the great battle occurred far from the nearest great oasis. Furthermore, the abnormal phenomena of the eerie tide had also disappeared. The gray mist and the eerie spirits were no different from before. No second tidal disaster occurred.
But the appearance of a high-ranking existence at their doorstep was far more terrifying than an eerie tide!
The terrifying existence seemed to have left, but who knew if it had sown the seeds of disaster, or if there was some hidden conspiracy?
No, there must be a conspiracy! Otherwise, how could the Falling Star Great Domain harbor so many myths, and even demigods!
The thought of the Falling Star Great Domain harboring many evil god faction myths, and the possibility of being ambushed and killed the moment he stepped out of his house, made Bolai Ziemon shudder. He felt unsafe even at home.
He looked at Myth Orland, "Grandfather, we must take some action to protect ourselves!"
Seeing that his grandfather had suffered more severe backlash and had not yet recovered, Bolai Ziemon began to think for himself.
First, they could try to contact the Seven Stars Alliance. They were of the same lineage as the Seven Stars Alliance, but unless they paid a huge price, they couldn't invite any powerful figures. The Seven Stars Alliance would at most express their token support.
Right!
Bolai Ziemon suddenly slapped his hand and looked at his grandfather, "We can contact Lord Iron City, Dean Rose, First Tower Master, and the Burning Fire Chamber of Commerce!"
"Especially the Burning Fire Chamber of Commerce. They have three… no, four mythical beings guarding them. And like us, they are local forces of the Falling Star Great Domain, directly threatened by unknown disasters, and they will definitely not stand by!"
At this moment, if the Burning Fire Chamber of Commerce was their ally, their importance would be evident.
He heard that the mythical beings of the Burning Fire Chamber of Commerce were all exceptionally strong.
Myth Orland also thought of this. He extended his still trembling hand and pointed into the distance,
"Quick, quickly invite the Burning Fire Chamber of Commerce!"
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