Kaecilius and his group rushed to a Node Sacred Hall without stopping.
Having obtained power from the Dimensional Demon God Dormammu, Kaecilius manipulated reality as effortlessly as he manipulated Illusion Space. Intricate, kaleidoscopic waves continuously spread inward from the Node Sacred Hall Gate, and the doors opened on their own amid an eerie rumble.
Kaecilius and his followers walked in from outside and looked toward the Bald Black Mage inside the Sacred Hall, who was holding a magical artifact and standing ready for battle.
"Xu Zheng, The Ancient One appointed you the master stationed at this Sacred Hall?"
The Bald Mage known as Xu Zheng tightened his grip on the magical artifact. Looking at Kaecilius and his followers, whose eyes had been corrupted and stained by darkness, he showed a look of grim resolve. "Do you know what that means?"
Kaecilius said coldly and indifferently, "It means you'll die protecting it!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, then crouched down indifferently and began carving an array into the Sacred Hall's floor.
The next moment, battle erupted without warning! The two followers behind Kaecilius suddenly charged out and engaged the Black Mage.
The battle ended quickly.
The Fallen Mages wielding Dark Dimension Power held an overwhelming advantage in combat. With a mere thought, they could twist and flip the space around them. Working together, the two of them killed the Guardian Mage with virtually no injuries.
Kaecilius, who had been carving the array in place the entire time, dispersed the Dark Dimension Power in his hand. The Crimson Array beneath his feet suddenly lit up.
At the same time, golden Magic Runes appeared across the Sacred Hall's walls and dome, only to vanish one by one as the Crimson Array's power spread.
When the last golden rune disappeared, Kaecilius turned and walked toward the Sacred Hall Gate.
"On to the next one!"
After the three of them left, rumbling shook the air. Atop the Node Sacred Hall standing where it had been, the symbol belonging to the Sacred Hall suddenly shattered, and the entire Sacred Hall collapsed into a field of Ruins.
At the same time, several scenes rapidly switched one after another, all showing Fallen Mages attacking and conquering Node Sacred Halls.
Watching scene after scene of Sacred Halls being breached by Kaecilius and his followers on the Heavenly Screen, the Audience across the continent could not help but break into a cold sweat.
After all, The Watcher had said that the scenes on the Heavenly Screen depicted the future!
In other words, in the original future, someone really had betrayed the Sacred Halls that protected the Universe, causing extremely disastrous consequences.
Many people still remembered Mordo, the Guardian Mage of the Douluo Star Sacred Hall, saying that every Planet Sacred Hall was part of the Agamotto Dimension's defensive array—a node of that array.
Now that the array defending the Universe from the Dimensional Demon God had run into trouble, everyone knew that something major was bound to happen! The Dark Dimension's Dimensional Demon God known as Dormammu certainly would not let such a good opportunity to invade pass him by!
How could the Audience, already immersed in the Sky Screen Plot, not be nervous?!
However, amid the tense and solemn atmosphere, some people noticed something different.
"Wasn't the Sacred Hall Mage Kaecilius and the others killed just now on the Heavenly Screen named Xu Zheng?"
"He has the surname Xu, and he's also Black. Could he be part of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family?"
"He looks pretty sturdy, but his strength doesn't seem to be anything special. Two of Kaecilius's underlings took him out in a single combo."
"Let me tell you a secret. A major incident happened in the Sun Moon Royal Family several years ago. Quite a few people died, and some disappeared. Maybe this Xu Zheng was one of those who vanished back then."
"That seems unlikely, doesn't it? After all, that Sacred Hall clearly wasn't the Douluo Star Sacred Hall. Would someone from the Xu Family really run off to another planet to serve as a Sacred Hall's stationed mage?"
"What's so strange about that? The City Lords who guard our empire's cities aren't all appointed in their hometowns. Judging from the Sacred Halls' circumstances, guarding one on another planet is probably perfectly normal, right?"
"The Sun Moon Empire is celebrating! The Xu Family has become the first major power with connections in a Sacred Hall."
At Shrek Academy, He Caitou was watching the Heavenly Screen with a cigar between his lips. He scratched his head, a trace of confusion in his eyes. "Come to think of it, was there a Baldy named Xu Zheng among the imperial family members back then?"
The same question was being raised by many people within the Sun Moon Empire Royalty and among the various major powers.
The only difference was that the Sun Moon Empire Royalty sincerely hoped the Bald Black Mage named Xu Zheng was one of their own bloodline, while all the other powers hoped even more that the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family would not gain another potentially powerful ally.
If the Xu Zheng on the Heavenly Screen really was a descendant of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family, that would be incredibly troubling!
People had now seen with their own eyes that even Sacred Hall Mages could cause major disasters because of their selfish desires.
Even if he did nothing, the mere title would give the Sun Moon Empire tremendous confidence. That was something the Douluo Three Kingdoms absolutely did not want to see.
Just as the continent began seething beneath the surface over a single name, everything on the Heavenly Screen continued.
[When Kaecilius led the Fallen Mages in a massive assault on the various Node Sacred Halls, Huo Yuhao had just finished performing the Resurrection Ritual for Elder Yi and received the news.
Electrolux glanced at the array currently in operation and said, "Yuhao, go ahead. I'll familiarize myself with this new body. I'll preside over the rest of the ritual for Tian Meng and the others."
"Based on my research during this period and your demonstration just now, there shouldn't be any problems with a single Resurrection Ritual."
"Good. Then I'll leave it to you, Elder Yi." Huo Yuhao nodded solemnly, then turned and strode into a Dimension Door that suddenly appeared.
The scene changed.
Inside a Sacred Hall, several Guardian Mages holding different magical artifacts were struggling to resist the attacks of three Black Robe Fallen Mages.
Inside the hall, the floor and walls flipped and twisted, while distances stretched and contracted unpredictably. The Sacred Hall's Guardian Mages seemed to have fallen into Illusion Space and could barely fight back.
Even as the three Fallen Mages attacked the Guardian Mages, another companion leisurely remained in the rear. He formed a Hand Seal with both hands, the Dark Dimension Symbol on his brow shining as he carved an array filled with an Ominous Aura into the floor.
Just before the array was completed, an eerie smile had already appeared on the pale, sinister face of the Fallen Mage carving it. But in the next second, an Invisible Wave swept past, and a glasslike texture instantly enveloped everyone.
The carving of the array was forcibly interrupted.
The Fallen Mage's smile froze on his face.
Even the Guardian Mages and Fallen Mages who were fighting could not help pausing, all turning their gazes toward the disturbance.
Huo Yuhao, dressed in a blue-gray Mage Robe, stood expressionlessly behind the Fallen Mage who had been carving the array. He casually caught the Dimensional Spear thrust backward at him, then redirected it with a flick.
The translucent blade, as though condensed from thin mist, sliced through the Fallen Mage's own body beneath his bewildered gaze.
The Fallen Mage opened his mouth wide. His body seemed like a sheet of white paper, a faint mark of mist appearing around his waist. Then his upper body toppled uncontrollably forward, his face slamming into the ground while everything below his waist remained standing.
The next moment, blood gushed forth.]
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