"I... I lost...!"
Within a deep pit, Jiang Zuo Wenlun’s chest bore a gaping hole where his heart had once been. Streams of divine blood began to escape his physical form as a terrifying spear intent pierced directly into his soul sea. He stared in disbelief at the figure approaching him. The fleeting flashes of cyan divine light that flickered with every movement rendered him powerless, his consciousness blurring as heaven and earth inverted before his eyes.
A streak of cyan divine light flashed past, and his head fell into Zhang Dingbian's hand. His spirit then dissipated!
Rumble!
Across the three thousand Dao Provinces, a cacophony of booming sounds erupted, as if heaven and earth were wailing in sorrow. Torrential blood rain poured down.
At the Chu family battlefield, the fierce battle abruptly halted. Several giants hidden within the void emerged, staring at the distant horizon in shock!
Who had fallen?
An unknown question formed in everyone's mind. Jiang Zuo Wenlun was immensely powerful and possessed an unyielding spirit. He had not left behind a life token to declare his survival, and no one in the Jiang Zuo family knew that this blood rain was shed for Jiang Zuo Wenlun’s demise.
The world’s populace was even more unaware that it was because of this terrifying blood rain that the Chu family battlefield ceased, and their forces retreated in haste.
"Princess!"
Near the front gate of the Great Han Divine Dynasty, Xia Xinyu and her companions, who had just appeared, gazed in horror at the blood rain falling from the sky. Hong'er turned rigidly towards Xia Xinyu.
"It's Jiang Zuo Wenlun!"
Xia Xinyu watched the scene. Although she had not personally witnessed the end of that great battle, she knew that Jiang Zuo Wenlun was no match for the Great Han hero Zhang Dingbian. Sensing the blood rain, she gasped, "Return to the Primordial Divine Mountain and do not emerge again!"
"Kill!"
"Annihilate the Hong family’s domain for me!"
"Seventy-odd Dao Provinces, and I shall possess them all within a single day!"
At the northern border of the Hong family’s domain, five great legions arrived instantly. War erupted as Wei Xiaokuan, leading the five legions, launched a devastating strike against the Hong family’s frontier. The Hong family was utterly incapable of resisting.
Wang Yanzhang made his move, sweeping away two Chaos Dao Venerables with a single spear thrust. The five legions, like a surging tide, tore through the Hong family’s borders. Millions of troops marched south, directly towards the Hong family’s ancestral city!
A world-shattering upheaval had already begun in the Central Province!
...
At the border between the Great Han Divine Dynasty’s Dao Province and Yan Province, a rupture suddenly appeared in the void. The Hong family’s ancestor, Hong Xi, emerged from the emptiness, staring in shock at the blood rain falling from the sky.
"Who has fallen?"
Hong Xi sensed the divine power within the blood rain, his eyes glazing over. Could it be that another great battle had occurred at the Chu family battlefield?
The Jiang Zuo family’s domain had been suddenly annihilated by the Great Han Divine Dynasty. To reclaim their honor, Jiang Zuo Wenlun and Hong Xi had quickly devised a plan. The stronger Jiang Zuo Wenlun would handle the annihilation of the Great Han Divine Dynasty’s five great legions, while Hong Xi, being slightly weaker and having risen to prominence after Jiang Zuo Wenlun, would launch a surprise attack on Chang’an and slay the Great Han Divine Emperor Yang Hao!
Now, having just reached the heartland of the Great Han Divine Dynasty, he had sensed the anomalies in the Great Dao. Emerging from the void, he witnessed this terrifying scene. The blood rain, accompanied by booming sounds, indicated the death of a being no less than the fifth layer of Chaos Dao Venerable. Who could have fallen?
Hong Xi remained suspended in the void, motionless, watching the drops of blood rain. He looked into the distance, and suddenly his eyes bulged as if a great terror was approaching, startling him so that his entire body trembled and his divine power surged.
"Who?"
"Who?"
A question was asked, and a faint voice responded. Hong Xi turned his head slightly, gazing at the tranquil void around him. His eyes gradually filled with flames of anger as he roared, "Who is lurking in the shadows? Show yourself and submit to this ancestor!"
"Ancestor?"
"You, in this state, dare to call yourself a patriarch?"
The words were spoken with utter disdain, the contempt fueling Hong Xi’s rage. He swept his gaze across the surroundings, causing the sky tens of thousands and millions of miles away to collapse. However, the moment his divine power touched the earth, a bronze divine light descended, blocking his terrifying divine radiance!
"Huh?"
Hong Xi’s expression changed slightly. What kind of city-guarding formation could withstand his world-destroying light? He was, after all, a peak Chaos Dao Venerable. While his strength might not match Jiang Zuo Wenlun’s, it was not far off. Even his own city-guarding formation couldn't withstand the power of a single glance from him!
Yet, now...
"Do you know that without the Great Han’s travel permits, you are not allowed to casually enter our domain? Regardless of who you are, if you violate the Great Han’s laws, you shall face the nation’s judgment!"
A peerless expert emerged from the void. He was a human being, clad in White Tiger armor, his face like that of Lei Gong, with a bushy beard. In his hand, he held a gilded halberd, exuding an awe-inspiring presence. The moment he appeared, the terrifying pressure made Hong Xi’s eyelids twitch wildly.
"A Great Han human..." Hong Xi immediately understood that the being before him, whose divine power could shake his own, was a denizen of the Great Han Divine Dynasty.
"You are far inferior to Jiang Zuo Wenlun!" Shan Shituo gripped his gilded halberd, looking at the stunned Hong Xi, and said softly.
"You?"
Hong Xi's face changed dramatically. A sudden unease filled his heart. He looked at Shan Shituo, "You've seen Jiang Zuo Wenlun?"
"Isn't that him?" Shan Shituo pointed, and an image appeared in the void. It showed the Great Han Divine Dynasty’s five great legions already deep within the Hong family’s domain. Behind Zhang Dingbian, an eight-zhang divine weapon hung, displaying Jiang Zuo Wenlun’s head, unmistakably clear.
Suddenly, Zhang Dingbian turned his head slightly and glanced at Hong Xi, causing Hong Xi’s face to pale.
"Although you are not as good as Jiang Zuo Wenlun, it will still be fun to spar with you!" Shan Shituo twitched his neck, battle intent erupting in his eyes. He was not as formidable as Zhang Dingbian, but Hong Xi before him was even weaker. Despite being at the same cultivation level as Jiang Zuo Wenlun, his foundation, divine power, and combat strength were far inferior. Shan Shituo let out a loud roar, and the surging White Tiger malevolent aura erupted from him, locking down the surrounding area as he ferociously swung his gilded halberd.
With this swing!
The earth trembled, but in the next moment, the scene suddenly shifted, and they were already within the void. The terrifying gilded halberd smashed through dozens of layers of space, leaving the void with nowhere to hide!
At this moment, Hong Xi was utterly shocked. Jiang Zuo Wenlun was dead! Jiang Zuo Wenlun was dead, and the blood rain that had fallen from the sky was for him. The Great Han Divine Dynasty possessed the divine power to slay top-tier planar powerhouses. With a resounding boom, he snapped back to reality, finding himself in the void. He hastily raised his fists, which then collided with the gilded halberd.