Time in chaos flowed quickly.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
The Realm of Life.
The atmosphere in the Realm of Life had been heavy for the past month.
"Life King."
Suddenly, a voice entered the ears of the meditating King of Life: "Are you willing to cooperate?"
Swish.
The King of Life's eyes snapped open: "Who?"
Someone had actually pierced through the world barrier and transmitted a message directly into his ear.
This cultivation level... The King of Life's expression became grave.
"Life King."
The voice came again: "If you wish to cooperate, you may come out of the realm to meet."
"Are you... Guangming?"
The King of Life quickly guessed the other party's identity and sneered: "Guangming, why have you come to my Realm of Life? What... do you want to break my Realm of Life to recover your Dao Spirit?"
The world knew that the Lord of Light had self-destructed his Dao Spirit.
"Hehe."
The Lord of Light's laughter turned cold: "This King has come with sincerity and has no intention of being your enemy."
"Is that so?"
"Of course."
The Lord of Light added: "Chen Fan is about to arrive at the Realm of Life. Life King, can you withstand the retribution from someone who has condensed a Dao Spirit?"
"So?" The King of Life remained unperturbed.
"So I am here. We can join forces to kill Chen Fan."
"..."
The King of Life pondered, then responded after a moment: "Guangming, I never imagined that a dignified ninth-tier would fall to such a state."
This time, it was the Lord of Light's turn to fall silent.
Repeatedly touching a sore spot was too much.
After a moment, the King of Life spoke first: "How shall we cooperate?"
"Naturally, by joining forces to kill him."
The Lord of Light did not delay: "Join forces to kill Chen Fan. You need the Dao of Life and Death, and I need the Great Dao of Light and Darkness. We each take what we need."
"Good."
This time, the King of Life did not mock.
He agreed directly: "Lord of Light may enter my Realm of Life, and we can discuss this in earnest."
"It is better for the Life King to leave the realm."
The Lord of Light was unwilling to enter.
He no longer possessed his former strength.
If he entered the Realm of Life with his current cultivation, and the King of Life were to go back on his word and attack him, suppressing him with the power of the entire Great Dao Universe, he would also be in danger of perishing.
Seeing this, the King of Life did not insist.
"Whoosh."
The realm gate opened, and the King of Life walked out.
Chen Fan was arriving soon, and time was of the essence.
He understood that the other party was wary and dared not enter.
It was only natural.
A heavily injured ninth-tier being would become a target for everyone.
The King of Life was no exception. If he saw an opportunity to devour Guangming and strengthen himself, he would not hesitate to strike.
This was human nature, and it was the law of survival in chaos.
Since you won't come in, I'll go out.
Thus, the King of Life stepped out.
Both he and the Lord of Light needed each other as allies now.
...
Buzz.
Outside the Realm of Life, in a created chaotic space.
This was the first time the King of Life had met this legendary ninth-tier being.
The purifying power of Guangming filled this small, created space, as if trying to purify everything.
The Lord of Light, who had been waiting quietly, also opened his eyes.
Hiss.
The power of life and death surrounded the King of Life and erupted from him.
The powers of the two clashed in this small space, eventually reaching a balance where each occupied half.
But at this moment, the Lord of Light frowned: "You haven't condensed a spirit?"
"Hm?"
The King of Life looked at the Lord of Light... What did you mean?
The Lord of Light was somewhat displeased: "You haven't even condensed a spirit. If I had known you were this weak, I wouldn't have made such a choice."
Guangming sighed. Too weak.
A top-tier eighth-tier being, who had not yet condensed a Dao Spirit, had reached the limit of their talent and potential.
This was the first time Guangming had seen the King of Life, but he knew the latter's status in the Thousand Silk Realm.
A realm lord, ranked almost in the top five, should have already condensed a Dao Spirit in his eyes.
Just like the Tenth Earth, Yin Yang, Chen Fan, Sword Master, Dragon King... all had condensed Dao Spirits.
Even the fallen Demon Lord had shown signs of condensing a Dao Spirit.
It was only a matter of time before he truly condensed it.
And on the King of Life, there wasn't even a trace of a Dao Spirit's aura.
The King of Life was very angry.
"Hehe."
The King of Life sneered: "Who said I haven't condensed a Dao Spirit?"
Boom.
Above the King of Life's head, a spirit appeared.
A bird, almost pure black with only a few wisps of the light of life mixed in, materialized.
The bird hovered, struggling to flap its wings.
"Hehe."
The Lord of Light sneered: "Is this Dao Spirit... yours?"
The struggling Dao Spirit was clearly resisting.
And the King of Life was constantly suppressing the resisting bird spirit.
This Dao Spirit was something the King of Life had plundered from someone else; it was not his own.
"So what?"
The King of Life showed indifference to Guangming's ridicule: "Once I fuse life and death, this Dao Spirit will be mine."
"..."
The Lord of Light fell silent.
After a long while, he sighed: "Well, it's like this now, there's no turning back."
There was nothing he could do about his dissatisfaction.
The King of Life was his only available teammate now.
Moreover, someone else was watching him from the shadows, and a sense of crisis lingered in the Lord of Light's heart.
He had guessed the other party's identity and could only choose to avoid them for the time being.
Someone whom even Thousand Silk and Five Elements had to treat with respect must have already condensed a Dao Spirit.
Perhaps, like the Lord of the Yin Yang Dao, he had even reached the second stage of Dao Spirit condensation.
For him, this was a crisis.
Of course, the greatest crisis was not Wan Hua, but Thousand Silk and Five Elements.
Although the two had remained silent, the Lord of Light believed that once he was exposed, both sides would not hesitate to attack.
"So be it."
The Lord of Light's face was filled with helplessness: "When Chen Fan arrives, I will make my move at the critical moment."
"..."
The King of Life retorted: "Just because you say so?"
You say it, and I believe it?
"What do you want then?"
Guangming retorted: "Shall we swear an oath in the name of Order? Hehe..."
Mentioning Order, Guangming sneered.
The King of Life: "..."
Alright.
He knew a few things about Order. If Order sensed the aura of the Lord of Light, it might not be targeting him specifically.
In desperation, the two could only make a verbal agreement.
"I'm leaving."
The Lord of Light's face was full of frustration.
The King of Life: "..."
Watching the other party's retreating back, a flicker of killing intent flashed in the King of Life's eyes.
If the other party dared to enter the Realm of Life, he would not hesitate to deal with him.
Unfortunately, Guangming was too cautious.
"Hmph."
The King of Life snorted and turned to leave.
Shortly after both parties dispersed, a figure appeared in the small space that had just been created.
"Tsk tsk."
Great Emperor Wan Hua smacked his lips: "They really hooked up. City Lord Chen... you'll be here soon too, won't you?"
Saying this, he vanished.
Boom!
Shortly after Great Emperor Wan Hua dispersed, a sky-shattering demonic aura spread.
Old Demon Chu's aura had arrived.
Even though he was still far away, he did not hesitate to reveal his aura.
"Life King."
A defiant voice echoed.
The voice was filled with boundless battle intent: "I'm here. How dare you bully my brother? Come out quickly and die."
Rumble!
The demonic energy churned and descended upon the outside of the Realm of Life with unmatched dominance.
The enemy had arrived.
Four figures stood outside the Realm of Life.
Facing an eighth-tier Great World, the approaching figures were filled with battle intent, and their world-destroying aura enveloped the entire realm.