As I gazed into the vast starry sky stretching behind me, the surroundings on either side were as silent as if soaked in ink. Yijun's face was expressionless, but the contraction of his pupils betrayed his emotions.
Suspicion, wariness, and the greed stirring in his heart—once he crossed this place, he would complete the mission entrusted to him by the Dao Alliance. To him, that mattered more than anything.
Moreover, the Dao Alliance's army had advanced, pushing into the Human God Realm almost all the way to where the Heaven Realm lay. No matter the force, anyone would feel that the territory behind them belonged to them once they had passed through it. It was like a dog pissing around an area and thinking it had become its territory.
How could the Dao Alliance not think the same way? Who went to war without paying a price with every step? Once they invested, they naturally had to reap a return!
And the Human God Realm was their greatest reward. Since the Jie Sect had obtained the Ancient God Realm, shouldn't such a massive force as the Dao Alliance possess a place comparable to the Ancient God Realm?
So even though they knew this had once been the rear garden of the Heaven Realm, now that all their trump cards had been revealed—and it didn't look all that formidable—why should they hold back their blades?
Before us were so many immortal realms, with countless auras besides. Naturally, the Dao Alliance feared no battle!
They might as well cross the lightning pool!
That saying perfectly echoed what I meant. Of course, the same applied to the Dao Alliance: if they did not enter the lightning pool, how could they reap any gains?
So I beckoned him over. *If you dare come over,