Demonic Calamity and Bloodshed; Upheaval at Pure Yang Palace; Dong Wang Gong Strikes Back

The Circumference Heavenly Star Sea, the boundless expanse that had once nurtured an immortal civilization, had now sunk completely into a blood pool of tribulation.

Dense, black-red tribulation clouds that seemed impossible to disperse, like decayed, congealed pus and blood, weighed heavily over countless stars, radiating despair so profound it felt as if one's soul would split apart.

The stars were dim and dark. Strange demonic flames streaked across the sky and slammed into the towering light curtain formed by the Star Dipper Grand Array, setting off wave after wave of deadly ripples.

This great array, which had protected the Star Sea for countless years and borne the glory of the Star Immortal Dao, now groaned under the strain. Its light curtain rippled violently, flickering in and out like the labored breaths of a dying behemoth.

Amid this hellish scene, the forces incited or secretly aided by the Star Demon God bared their most savage fangs, like starving sharks that had scented blood, intent on tearing the order of the Star Sea to shreds.

Mars Star Domain!

The Twelve-Petal Karma-Fire Red Lotus hovered above surging waves of blood. Ancestor Minghe's scarlet Daoist robe snapped in the wind, and his eyes brimmed with hatred and greed accumulated over countless kalpas.

"The immeasurable fortune of the Circumference Heavenly Star Sea—how could you, Qingxuan, keep it all to yourself?

You little wretch, Qingxuan! The fortune of the Circumference Heavenly Stars should belong to this Ancestor as well!"

Ancestor Minghe roared like a sinister wind blowing from the Nine Nethers, but he did not attack personally.

Below him, a Blood River Grand Array formed by a million Asura warriors became a filthy giant blade. Carrying blood-colored demonic energy imbued with the laws of corrosion, it relentlessly hacked at the Guardian Array's foundations in the