The Illusion Sect and the Lord of Light had made their choices.
The two began to move, walking towards Chen Fan's location.
In the distance...
Boom.
The Great Dao of the Fusang Dao Master collapsed.
The Dragon King and the Divine Phoenix attacked the Fusang Dao Master ferociously.
"Heh heh."
The Fusang Dao Master spat blood and laughed.
His laughter was filled with a chilling coldness, "Even if you kill me, the Chaos Beasts are destined not to rise. You... will ultimately only be prey for my human race."
He had never looked down upon the Chaos race from beginning to end.
These natives were destined to be humanity's prey.
"Hmph."
The Dragon King snorted, "Even if the outcome is predetermined, you won't live to see it."
Today, Fusang would be killed.
In another battlefield, Gu Yu's Great Dao was also collapsing.
Both of them had nowhere to escape and were forced to fight.
Unbeknownst to anyone, at the barrier at the end of the Seventh Land, the Dark Lord appeared.
"Kill."
He was frantically reaping the worlds that were fleeing here.
World after world shattered under the Dark Lord's attacks.
"Dark Lord."
A Heavenly Emperor realm master whose world had been shattered roared in fury, "You beast, may you die a horrible death."
Bang.
The Dark Lord remained unmoved, directly obliterating the opponent.
Before him, ten shattered worlds floated, their terrifying aura sweeping across the heavens and earth.
"Enough."
The Dark Lord's expression was calm.
He raised his hand and tapped his glabella. A wisp of black light bloomed.
The black light was only the size of a grain of rice, yet the moment it appeared, it began to absorb the power of the shattered worlds.
The ten great worlds possessed immense energy.
The black light spot, the size of a grain of rice, expanded at a visible speed.
"Rumble!"
Ten sixth-order great worlds all shattered, turning into vast energy absorbed by the black light spot.
As time passed, the blooming black light began to change, transforming into a black lotus.
"Dark."
A supreme voice sounded from within the black lotus.
Bang!
Who would have thought that the ninth-order Dark Lord would kneel down?
Kneeling before the black lotus.
A respectful voice sounded from the Dark Lord's mouth, "Reporting to Master, the Lower Ten Lands are in crisis. A young man who inherited the mantle of the Thunder Lord is clearing out the Lower Ten Lands..."
Chh.
Before the Dark Lord could finish, the black lotus split off a branch, landing on the Dark Lord's glabella.
The Dark Lord dared not move.
A moment later, the branch retreated, and the voice sounded again, "Chen Fan?"
The voice carried a hint of amusement.
Without the Dark Lord needing to say more, he had already extracted the Dark Lord's memories and knew what had happened in the Lower Ten Lands.
Immediately, the black lotus chuckled, "Yin Si has perished, and Fusang and Gu Yu are also going to die, tsk tsk..."
"..."
The Dark Lord remained silent.
At this moment, he could only remain silent, motionless for a long time.
Only the voice of the Master, the black lotus, sounded, "If Gu Yu and Fusang die, then those two will have lost their advantage, haha..."
The black lotus was clearly very happy.
The Dark Lord was a dark pawn under his command.
The Upper Nine Heavens was not the only one who had laid plans in the Lower Ten Lands; others were also involved.
They were in competition with each other.
The Lower Ten Lands, which had nurtured for millions of years, possessed countless treasures to be extracted, and how much each person could take depended on their own struggles.
If Fusang and Gu Yu were to perish, the beings behind them would be at a disadvantage in the subsequent struggle for a million kalpas.
"Black Lotus."
Suddenly, a voice forcefully inserted itself into the distorted black lotus.
"Hmph."
The black lotus snorted, speaking with great dissatisfaction, "You have overstepped your bounds, daring to interfere with my Great Dao?"
At this moment, another voice sounded, "Black Lotus, the two of us owe you a favor. Save Gu Yu and Fusang."
The beings behind the two had made their move.
"Heh."
The black lotus sneered, "Why don't you two act yourselves?"
One of them replied, "Fusang and Gu Yu had no opportunity to summon us. Furthermore... your descent was also thanks to Gu Yu and Fusang. Without their containment, you could only watch."
There was one sentence they did not say.
Fusang and Gu Yu had come to help the Dark Lord, only to end up in their current predicament. By rights, the black lotus should also help.
However, they were now seeking help from the black lotus, so these words could naturally not be spoken.
The black lotus also understood this.
If these two had not appeared, the black lotus would not have minded turning a blind eye and watching Gu Yu and Fusang die.
Now that both of them had appeared, he had to act.
"Heh heh."
The black lotus coldly laughed, "I want news of Order."
"...Fine."
The two supreme beings agreed after only a brief hesitation.
The news of Order's appearance concerned the entire Upper Nine Heavens.
That person had already appeared.
Everyone, including the Lord of the First Heaven, was searching for Order's whereabouts, wanting to seize the Celestial Strategy of Order.
The Celestial Strategy of Order was too tempting.
And the Lord of Order was not currently at his peak, making it the best opportunity.
"Then it's settled."
The black lotus forcefully expelled the wills of the two, "I will protect Fusang and Gu Yu."
After expelling their wills, the black lotus's gaze fell upon the trembling Dark Lord, and it suddenly said, "You have done well over the years. It is a pity that your efforts were in vain at the last moment. However, considering your million years of lurking, you have contributed. I will not punish you today."
"Thank you, Master." The Dark Lord breathed a sigh of relief.
He had made contributions.
Once he had humbly endured until the arrival of the million kalpas, his Master would undoubtedly bestow generous rewards.
The opportunities in the Lower Ten Lands and his Master's rewards would be enough to compensate for his million years of lurking.
But now, everything was in vain.
Fortunately, his Master did not hold him accountable. If he were to be punished, he dared not imagine what the consequences would be.
Whoosh!
He exhaled in relief.
"Open."
The black lotus uttered a clear sound.
Hum.
A majestic Great Dao power descended through the black lotus.
...
Above the Seventh Land, the sky suddenly darkened.
A towering black lotus appeared abruptly in the sky above the Seventh Land, even the sun's radiance being swallowed by the black lotus.
"Hm?"
Everyone in the Seventh Land looked up simultaneously.
The sudden appearance of the black lotus made everyone feel a suffocating sense of despair.
It was too powerful.
That aura was like the co-lord of humanity, carrying an immeasurable bloodline suppression.
"Haha."
Fusang, who was battered and on the verge of death, suddenly laughed heartily.
The black lotus had arrived.
As one of the chess players who had laid plans for the world, the black lotus's power was sufficient to resolve any crisis.
Gu Yu, whose body had shattered, reformed his skeletal form, becoming visibly excited.
The entire Seventh Land instantly fell silent.
This place became a world without sound.
Only the black lotus, which exerted an ancient pressure, spun above everyone's heads.
Tap, tap, tap.
Footsteps sounded, and the Dark Lord arrived, treading through the void.
He stood beside the black lotus, his gaze condescendingly sweeping in all directions.
This was the confidence his Master had bestowed upon him.
...
"Who is this?" Chen Fan's face was extremely grave.
He felt the aura of death.
He had experienced this feeling before, but that was when he was still weak.
Since achieving the Great Emperor's fruition, he had never felt this way again.
Today, he felt it once more.
The Yunhai Dao Master's eyes flashed with deep apprehension as he transmitted, "Black Lotus, one of the planners of the million kalpas."