Xu Changqing walked along the silver metal passageway, adjusted his aura, and examined his Sea of Bitterness.
Seeing the red mesh barrier outside the passage, his expression did not change as he walked straight out.
The Star Sea was utterly silent, everyone wordless. Yet at a glance, it was nothing but a silver forest of metal, enough to send chills down anyone's spine.
Enormous cannon barrels were aimed at the passageway. Countless spaceships, Mechas, and all manner of high-tech weapons filled both sky and ground.
The once-bright night sky had been filled with countless stars, the Milky Way stretching across the heavens like an aurora. But now, it was packed with massive cosmic warships covered in dense runes.
Gan Long stood on the purple Star Sea with his hands behind his back. The cold wind whipped his black hair into a frenzy and made his robes flap loudly. He wanted to see whether Xu Changqing could truly escape.
However, he remembered that Xu Changqing seemed to possess an item of a Great Sage and a quasi-Emperor artifact. If that was true, they had better prepare to flee.
Once that man started killing like a madman, even ghosts would fear him, and demons would have to acknowledge him as their boss.
Even passing dogs would get slashed, and the grass by the roadside would be trampled to death.
"Warning! An irresistible energy is approaching!"
At that moment, warnings rang out simultaneously from the densely packed fleet of warships, red lights flashing without stop.
Boom!
The next moment, thunder rumbled through the sky without warning, but no one gave it much thought.
They mistook it for a Vision formed by the gathering of numerous star-destroying weapons and powerful experts.
The enormous pillar standing in the Star Sea began to tremble and shine. A path reaching the heavens appeared at its summit, and a figure slowly emerged from the silver passageway.
Buzz!
The next instant, an incomparably brilliant radiance erupted from the passageway. Out of the corners of their eyes, everyone caught sight of the figure seemingly breaking through some kind of shackle and rapidly closing in on them!
"Crack..."
The next moment, countless cannon barrels aimed at Xu Changqing. The metallic gleam of every color filled heaven and earth with a biting chill, striking fear into the younger generation and turning their hearts cold.
Although these were merely Half-Saint or Severing Dao warships, there were simply too many of them. That alone was terrifying.
Not to mention the Saint-grade Battleships and Mechas among them. Those belonged to several of the Eternal Kingdom's most powerful families.
Buzz!
A white ripple spread out. It looked frail, yet it shook the entire space until it trembled violently. The Star Sea rose in waves tens of thousands of meters high, while a rain of stars fell from the heavens, burning with incomparably dazzling flames as it crashed into the Star Sea.
The experts of the major factions blurred for a moment, then suddenly discovered a white-haired man standing before the giant pillar.
Xu Changqing's white hair drifted in the wind, his face calm and his hands behind his back. His eyes were as deep and deathly still as a secluded spring under the moon. He had concealed his Saint cultivation, so the Heavenly Tribulation had not come for him yet.
However, once he made a move, the Saint Heavenly Tribulation would descend immediately.
He simply stood silently in midair, staring at the fleet of warships opposite him that radiated overwhelming pressure.
However, someone noticed a red flag fluttering behind him in the wind.
When Gan Long saw that banner, his pupils contracted. He stood dumbfounded, swallowed, then immediately grabbed Lin Qianyu, who was standing stunned beside him, and began retreating.
Seeing Xu Changqing's peerless bearing, Lin Qianyu could not help thinking of how handsome he had looked when he chopped her into pieces with a single slash. For a moment, she was completely lost in thought.
But when she felt someone seize her jade-like hand, she abruptly came to her senses. Frowning, she turned her head, shook free of Gan Long's grasp, and asked unhappily, "What are you doing?"
"Hurry and run! If we don't leave now, we'll all die!" Gan Long said anxiously, not knowing how to explain.
"Why?" Disdain appeared on Lin Qianyu's exquisite face. No matter how powerful Xu Changqing was alone, could he really fight the entire Eternal Star Domain?
"Do you see the flag behind him?" Gan Long's face was pale as he pointed at the flag behind Xu Changqing.
Lin Qianyu looked carefully and found nothing particularly special about it. It was merely a dark-red formation flag covered in dense patterns and shadows.
"There are records in my Holy Land. Back then, a peerless devil wielded a dark-red banner and massacred the living beings of dozens of star domains. No one knew how many died by his hand. Countless resentments gathered within it. In the end, he provoked a quasi-Emperor on the Emperor's Road and was killed."
"But his cultivation was that of a Great Sage."
"Now, that great devil's artifact has appeared in his hands. Do you think your heaps of scrap metal can compare with a Great Sage artifact?"
Gan Long was becoming anxious. He did not know why Xu Changqing possessed such an extremely evil artifact, nor had he ever seen him take it out before.
"Wuqing, join my family, and I can help you reach the realm of gods, becoming the third god of the Eternal Star Domain."
"Join our faction. Your constitution is extremely unique and should be unprecedented. My daughter, Fan Zhantian's daughter, is also a peerless Heavenly Pride. If you and she produce offspring, another legendary figure will surely emerge!"
"Join us!"
The various factions began speaking. Several elderly men clad in battle armor came before Xu Changqing and spoke to him pleasantly.
However, many people were speechless. So many people held guns and cannons, piloted Saint's Mechas, and commanded all kinds of spaceships, all aiming at Xu Changqing while speaking so politely to him.
"My family has a Great Sage. As long as you join us and swear to serve my family for eternity, no one will be able to take you away. I guarantee it!" A middle-aged man in casual clothing also stood confidently before Xu Changqing, radiating the aura of a Saint.
Countless silver warships were aimed at Xu Changqing. That extreme pressure even gave him a sense of death.
In the shadows, there were not only Saints, but Saint Kings and even Great Sages!
Because he was the first person in the Eternal Star Domain to stand upon Emperor Daoyan's name.
Moreover, according to those who had left their names there, after leaving one's name on the ranking, one would enter a place and battle the name imprints on the giant pillar.
If one won, one could obtain everything that person possessed.
Xu Changqing did not know whether he had won, but since he had emerged, it meant that he had obtained at least some of Emperor Daoyan's belongings.
They were immensely envious.
There was also Xu Changqing's unique constitution. The many factions had joined forces to examine it, yet none could determine what kind of constitution it was.
That made them desire him even more.
Xu Changqing looked expressionlessly at everyone, remaining silent as he pondered. From time to time, he observed several hidden locations.
No one was in a hurry. They mistakenly believed he was considering their offers.
But after a long time, Xu Changqing still did not speak. Many people could no longer wait and lost their patience.
"Damn it, who are you putting on that sour face for? Do we owe you Immortal Gold?!" A hot-tempered person finally could not help cursing.
"I think you brat just need a beating!" A boorish voice rang out from a blue spaceship.
Everyone's hearts stirred. They saw a skull symbol on the blue spaceship, signifying that they were Starry Sky Pirates who specialized in slaughter and plunder and feared none of the great families.
"I've waited long enough. Capture him and study him slowly."
As soon as the words fell, dozens of warships emitted hazy glows. An extremely powerful suction force covered the entire area, all of it directed at Xu Changqing.
Not only that, countless silver threads appeared in the sky. The threads wove into a net and descended toward Xu Changqing.
No one stopped them. They merely watched the show.
Because they knew that even if Xu Changqing were captured, a great battle would still be unavoidable.
"Phew..."
Suddenly, everyone smelled blood. Someone saw Xu Changqing reach behind him, grasp the flagpole, and begin waving the dark-red flag through the air.
When Gan Long saw this, his scalp went numb and every hair on his body stood on end. Without caring about anything else, he grabbed Lin Qianyu and fled.
Damn it, only an idiot would stay here with you. Gan Long cursed inwardly as he decisively fled with Lin Qianyu.
Lin Qianyu kept her eyes fixed on Xu Changqing, spring affection appearing in her gaze as she murmured, "As expected of the man who chopped me into eight pieces. Even when facing so many powerful enemies, he remains so calm. Even the way he waves that formation flag is so handsome."
Seeing this, Gan Long was so furious that he wanted to throw this idiotic woman away. What time was this?
Was this woman into being abused?
Boom!
Sure enough, just as Gan Long led Lin Qianyu away from the Star Sea, a tremendous explosion erupted there. A series of blazing fires burst forth, accompanied by thick smoke and violent surges of matter.
The battle had begun.
"Wuwu... I died so miserably..."
"Save me, save me..."
"Mm... it hurts, ah, it hurts so much..."
"It hurts!!!"
In an instant, it was as though something had awakened throughout the entire Eternal Star Domain. Every living being heard cries and wails beside their ears, sending chills through their hearts.
Those shrill, miserable voices continuously invaded the minds of countless living beings, filling them with fear and cold sweat.
They did not know what had happened. Outside, the sky had originally been clear for miles, but night had now fallen. The streets that had once been empty were now filled with countless pedestrians walking about.
Some curious people poked their heads out to look through the windows, only to see innumerable vicious ghosts with incomplete limbs and blood-covered bodies wandering through the streets and lingering outside their doors.
Gan Long's entire face turned pale. The disturbance was far too great. It had actually affected the Eternal Kingdom itself.
"Hehehe, come keep me company..."
"Come down and keep me company..."
Whenever those resentful souls saw members of the younger generation from certain families, they would approach and follow behind them. Some vicious ghosts even clung to the backs of children.
These resentful souls possessed no intelligence. They had merely received some kind of command: they would not harm unrelated people and would only seek out the factions and families involved in the battle over there.
Gan Long sped through the air and saw countless ghostly figures wandering the streets of several nations. Some crawling vicious ghosts raced up and across towering buildings.
In an instant, the entire world descended into chaos.
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