A Pair of Eyes, Great Tribulation Begins

"Bang, bang..." The lids of the nine giant coffins were opened one after another. Silver Bone Ancestor, Golden Armor Ancestor, White Stone Ancestor, Cold Ice Ancestor, Black Nether Ancestor, and others led the people of Blood Prison City out.

Although Lu Ya and the others had never truly met the Blood Prison Five Ancestors, they quickly recognized them from the images transmitted by their subordinates.

Silver Bone Ancestor looked at the battlefield strewn with corpses. While filled with shock, he also felt a surge of joy. These were all valuable blood sources. Although the great battle had destroyed many bodies, the corpses of immortals and gods were relatively intact, and most of them were fine.

Silver Bone Ancestor gazed at Lu Ya and the others. Even though their cultivation was far superior to his, he remained confident and unafraid.

"We from Blood Prison City are here to collect the bodies. We will not interfere in your conflict," Silver Bone Ancestor said calmly to Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others, pointing at the battlefield.

The expressions of Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others turned extremely grim. To think that while they were fighting to the death, these people were waiting nearby to collect the corpses. If they were to fall one day...

At this thought, Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others turned ashen-faced, their expressions so dark they could drip water. Cold light flashed in their eyes as they stared menacingly at the people from Blood Prison City.

No one wanted their bodies to be exploited after death. Moreover, the fact that the people from Blood Prison City had come to collect corpses while they were suffering heavy losses during their mutual slaughter was, to say the least, a great irony.

It was as if they were not even being taken seriously. How could these titans, accustomed to being high and mighty, tolerate this? They even temporarily set aside their own conflicts, their eyes glinting with cold light as they stared at the Blood Prison City contingent.

Just as Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others were about to make a move, the entire sky suddenly turned dark. All light in the area was devoured, and Spiritual Qi formed a storm, sweeping towards the heavens.

While Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others were still wondering what was happening, an immense pressure descended from the sky, bearing down on them.

To their horror, Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others found their magical power becoming sluggish, and their perception of heaven and earth was no longer as clear. It was as if an invisible barrier had blocked their connection to the world, causing them great unease.

Suddenly, Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others noticed a pair of enormous eyes appear in the sky. Within these silvery-white eyes, not a trace of emotion could be found, giving them an appearance of profound coldness and indifference. They seemed like the eyes of a divine being, looking down upon all living things, noble, majestic, and ruthless.

Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others could not determine the exact location of these giant eyes. They seemed to be right before them, yet also projected from an infinite distance, both bizarre and contradictory.

The eyes in the sky moved slightly, and a vast will descended upon them. A cold, emotionless voice echoed in the minds of Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others without warning: "Obstruct, annihilate."

The eyes gradually vanished, and the area returned to brightness.

Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others were still drenched in cold sweat. The moment the will descended, they felt like insignificant ants, and that will was like the merciless Heavenly Dao. Any slight defiance would result in their complete annihilation.

Of course, the most terrified were Ancestor Tun Tian, Old Ancestor Golden Body, and Old Ancestor Destruction. As reincarnated souls of Chaos Demon Gods, the impression left by those eyes was far too profound.

The moment those eyes appeared, Ancestor Tun Tian, Old Ancestor Golden Body, and Old Ancestor Destruction felt an urge to turn and flee immediately, but in the end, they did not dare.

Fortunately, those eyes had already departed. Ancestor Tun Tian and the others exchanged glances and let out a long sigh of relief. At the same time, they understood why the Blood Prison Five Ancestors were collecting so many corpses. Back in the Chaos world, that existence seemed to have a similar interest in such matters.

After their shock, Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others knew that the true master of Blood Prison City was that existence. They no longer dared to obstruct the people from Blood Prison City. After all, it wasn't them who were dying, so let them collect. A strange thought flashed through their minds, and their previous anger vanished.

Seeing this, Silver Bone Ancestor smiled slightly. "Activate the giant coffin formation and begin collecting."

The people of Blood Prison City formed the same hand seal. "Boom!" Black vortexes appeared above the nine giant black coffins, and a black light swept across the entire battlefield. Afterward, the people from Blood Prison City dispersed in various directions, using their magical power to draw the corpses towards them, where they would be automatically swallowed by the vortexes.

This process lasted for three hours. Corpses were swallowed in large numbers by the giant coffins. After consuming countless bodies, the dark black giant coffins began to show a faint reddish hue.

"Whoosh, whoosh..." After completing their mission, the people from Blood Prison City did not linger. Accompanied by the nine black giant coffins, they ascended into the sky.

While the people from Blood Prison City were collecting the corpses, Lu Ya and the others chose to watch from the sidelines. Only after the Blood Prison City contingent departed did they exchange glances, preparing to resume their battle. After all, the fight had reached this point, and a victor had to be decided. Everyone present knew this.

However, before they could even begin fighting again, an indescribable message appeared in the minds of all beings in the Hong Huang. They vaguely understood it to mean, "The great tribulation is imminent, and all beings will be slaughtered."

A warning from the Heavenly Dao.

Old Ancestor Lu Ya, Old Ancestor Yin Yang, Old Ancestor Qian Kun, and others, with their profound cultivation, deduced that the Fierce Beast Domain and the Demon Domain had begun a large-scale invasion, preparing to sweep across the entire Hong Huang. Their expressions turned extremely grim.

They were no longer in the mood to continue fighting and hastily led their battle groups away.

At this moment, the entire Hong Huang was shaken. Many cultivators worried whether they could survive this great tribulation. Some could even imagine the scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

East Sea, Penglai Island.

Li Yi, who had been comprehending the Sword Dao, suddenly opened his eyes. Two black sword beams shot out from his pupils, piercing straight through the stone door in front of him. With a gentle press of the Green Lotus Ancient Sword, a black lotus emerged from the sword's body, growing to one zhang, two zhang, three zhang... slowly filling the entire stone chamber.

Li Yi revealed a slight smile. After this period of seclusion, he had cultivated the Slaughter Sword Dao to its peak and gained some insight into the power of life. With just one more step, he could cultivate the "Rebirth Sword Dao," the counterpart to the "Slaughter Sword Dao." Once the two were merged, he could use this as an opportunity to comprehend the true meaning of Nirvana and achieve the "Nirvana Sword Dao."

"The great tribulation of all beings..." Li Yi murmured. According to his speculation, the Heavenly Dao was like a supercomputer responsible for maintaining the healthy operation of the Hong Huang ecosystem. Once there were too many factors within the Hong Huang that adversely affected the ecosystem's healthy functioning, it would bring down a great tribulation to clear out these negative elements.

Li Yi estimated that the many Fierce Beasts in the Hong Huang, who only knew slaughter and destruction, were among the targets for this cleansing. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face. Perhaps he could use this great tribulation to comprehend the Nirvana Sword Dao in one go. A sharp glint flashed in Li Yi's eyes.