The World, Part 3

The entire Holy Stream Residence was filled with only Fang Yu's low laughter.

"Dragon Queen."

He said suddenly.

"Your subordinate is here!"

The Yi Shen Dragon Queen shot out, landing not far from Fang Yu, her face faintly flushed with excitement.

"Sha Yu."

"Your subordinate is here!!"

A streak of black light flashed, and a Black-Clad Man covered in countless jeweled pendants appeared on Fang Yu's other side.

"I leave them to you."

Fang Yu retracted his gaze, sweeping it over the two emperors.

"You are far too inferior to Brother Hong Tian..."

Having said that, he strode towards the Spirit Gathering Place.

No one dared to step forward to stop him.

They all made way for him.

The Yi Shen Dragon Queen and Sha Yu flashed to the sides of the two great emperors, and soon two terrified screams were heard.

After that, there was a commotion in the army, but it quickly subsided.

"To think the Dao Ancestor's origin was in the hands of these two wastes, truly a waste of heavenly creation."

The Yi Shen Dragon Queen sneered.

She threw the empress, who had been drained of her blood, onto the ground.

The empress had completely turned into a skeleton, and even her divine soul had not escaped being devoured, all of it swallowed into her stomach.

On the other side, Sha Yu slowly withdrew his hand from the old emperor's chest, shaking the blood off his hand.

"The plan has been perfectly executed, now, the real great calamity begins..."

The two exchanged a glance, the corners of their mouths slightly curved.

Fang Yu walked step by step into the Spirit Gathering Place, followed by a silence.

He had taken control of all the great generals in the entire Holy Stream Residence, except for a very few.

Even the Shadow City's grand formation had its core modified by him, to be presided over by himself.

With the Dao Ancestor not showing himself, he was the true strongest Celestial Venerable, bar none!

As early as sixteen thousand nine hundred years ago, he had secretly broken through the Celestial Venerable limit. Even the Dao Ancestor had failed to detect his hidden strength.

Only he could understand the deeper mysteries of the supreme-level cultivation technique he had created. If he hadn't been suppressed by the Dao Ancestor all along...

The great army waited in silence, and after a while, the entire Spirit Gathering Place suddenly shook.

Rumble!!!

A seven-colored beam of light directly pierced through the roof, broke through the great formation, and soared into the sky like a sharp sword, piercing into the dark sky.

Boom!!!

In an instant, all the Shadow Demon Generals were ecstatic and cheered.

"Victory!!!"

"Victory!!!!"

"Victory!!!!!"

Countless armies cheered in layers, as if a tide spreading from the inside out.

With a loud bang.

A huge figure arched out directly from the Spirit Gathering Place, breaking through the roof. Its body, thousands of meters tall, was clad in the familiar Soul Hunting Armor. It was actually Fang Yu, who had just entered!

Amidst the splashing and scattering rubble, he straightened his body and looked up at the sky.

"Netherworld Time Master, do you see it? Do you see it??!

Hehehehe..."

He chuckled in a low voice, his voice growing louder and louder.

In the end, it was like a roaring gale and thunder, shaking and rumbling over the entire Holy Stream Residence.

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Shadow Division City.

The largest force outside the Shadow City in the Shadow World.

The Dao Soldiers army was like a white flood, instantly clearing all the wandering creatures outside Shadow Division City, heading straight for the four great Shadow Paths behind the secret realm.

The Shadow Paths were the inevitable tunnels leading directly to the Shadow City headquarters.

The entire Shadow World was not just the Shadow City as a single force.

There were also many large and small forces outside the Shadow Paths. Although none of them were as powerful as Shadow City, they also had their own territories and trump cards, enough to be independent.

Lin Xin and his group wanted to go to that Shadow City headquarters, and they couldn't let any of the cultivators inside escape. There was only one way: divide the troops!

At this time, outside the Shadow Paths, three huge cylindrical pipes floated side by side in front of the cultivators. They seemed to be close at hand, but in reality, there was still a considerable distance.

Guanyin Bodhisattva, Melting Dao Lord, and Lin Xin, all three of them floated in mid-air, looking at the three great Shadow Paths from afar.

"Dividing the troops into three routes is possible, but there is also a Celestial Venerable guarding the Shadow City headquarters. What if he escapes..." Melting Dao Lord said in a deep voice.

"With the great evil removed, why bother about the minor details?" Guanyin Bodhisattva said in a low voice.

"If you don't uproot the weeds, there will be future troubles." Lin Xin said coldly from the side.

"If that's the case, the three of us can each lead a team to block the three paths." Melting Dao Lord suggested.

"Good."

"Alright."

Guanyin and Lin Xin both nodded in agreement.

"Then let's not delay!"

Lin Xin didn't bother with extra words, directly flying towards a Shadow Path on the left. Behind him, Yao Yuanhui and a group of Azure Lake Mountain cultivators followed closely.

Melting Dao Lord also led his group of follower cultivators, flying towards the central Shadow Path.

Guanyin shook his head slightly, watching the two enter before leading the Buddha Domain Arhats towards the remaining Shadow Path.

"My Buddha is merciful..."

He muttered softly.

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The lengthy Shadow Path felt like the intestines of some enormous creature.

The surroundings were pitch black, with faint gurgling sounds echoing from afar.

Countless white Dao Soldiers arranged themselves in formation, neatly entering and clearing a path.

Lin Xin and his group of cultivators advanced slowly in the middle and rear.

Under the illumination of spiritual light, all the Dao Soldiers seemed to become lighter and more agile, quickly hurrying forward.

From time to time, sounds of fighting and screams could be heard from ahead.

It seemed that some unknown creatures were being killed by the Dao Soldiers.

Commanding the army were two Azure Lake Mountain cultivator generals floating beside Lin Xin, Huang Sheng and Zhuge Bai.

Both were at the fifth-order cultivation level, holding Azure Lake Soldier Talismans, each controlling fifty million Dao Soldiers.

At this moment, the Dao Soldiers within the Shadow Path were like an ocean, boundless and endless.

All possible obstacles and threats were completely submerged.

After advancing for about four hours, a loud boom suddenly came from ahead, as if something had exploded.

The fifth-order Dao Soldiers floating in the air ahead immediately mobilized, gathering and flying over.

"What's going on?"

Lin Xin was sitting cross-legged, floating forward in mid-air, slowly adjusting his state and comprehending sword techniques, but was disturbed by the loud noise.

"Reporting to Divine Lord, Dao Soldiers have already gone to investigate."

Huang Sheng said cautiously.

He had heard many rumors about this Sun Snatcher Divine Lord. Although there were many versions of the rumors, all versions had one thing in common: ruthlessness.

Sun Snatcher Divine Lord should be the kind of powerful cultivator who likes to solve everything with violence.

Such cultivators were never ones to follow the rules, and they were merciless when offended, so one had to be extremely careful.

"Too slow." Lin Xin didn't want to waste time.

He was already a true Celestial Venerable level combatant.

Moreover, not just any Celestial Venerable level; such a small matter, such a minor trouble, could actually hinder his progress.

Then how long would it take to reach the Shadow City headquarters?

Soon, the situation at the front line was relayed back.

Spells and techniques flew in the front, and soon a crystal mirror appeared before Lin Xin and the others.

Inside, it clearly showed black-robed figures with candles floating behind them, clashing with the Dao Soldiers army.

There were many black-robed figures, actually blocking the entire Dao Soldiers torrent for a time.

They were using clusters of various fireballs and flames.

"People from the Fire God Sect? How could they be hiding in the Shadow World?"

Zhuge Bai recognized the origin of the opponents and was somewhat surprised.

"Is this the third trial?" Lin Xin said calmly.

"Perhaps not."

Zhuge Bai replied in a low voice.

"Let's wait..."

Lin Xin closed his eyes and continued to comprehend the sword technique.

Because the Void Demon Spirits lacked souls, only one hundred Demon Spirits could obtain a single attribute point, which was ten threads fused into one point.

But even so, they couldn't withstand the sheer number.

In addition, there was the Four Extremes Demonic Qi he had just devoured, giving him about 330,000 attribute points.

Lin Xin now had 340,000 free attribute points. He closed his eyes, comprehending the sword technique while rapidly adding points.

He added them all directly to Defense.

With the Sword of Wrath, first joy, then followed by the Sword of Wrath, its power was sufficient for the time being. On the contrary, his own strength couldn't keep up. A slight sneak attack would almost cause his body to explode and perish.

After all, his current opponents and enemies were far beyond what they used to be. More than 70,000 Evasion was enough to deal with Earth Immortals, but against Celestial Venerables, the power it could deflect was far too small.

Even most Celestial Venerables' strikes contained dozens or even hundreds of different Dao Intents, and some even had unique divine abilities and Karma Dao Arts, with immense power that could only be resisted head-on.

"If Earth Immortals rely on their position to gain powerful strength, then Celestial Venerables rely on Star Rune Arrays."

Lin Xin thought of the Celestial Venerables he had fought.

They almost all had one thing in common: not the Primal Spirit Holy Light, but the Star Rune Arrays.

The biggest difference between Celestial Venerables and Earth Immortals lay in this.

The combination of position and starlight, merging the Star Power of the Ten Thousand Realms, formed a new and mysterious rune array, which naturally transformed from the Celestial Venerable's body.

This was the Star Rune Array.

"The Vice Sect Master I fought in the Soul Sect, the Star Destroyer in his hand was covered with dense Star Rune Arrays. This is the true core of the Celestial Venerables." Lin Xin's thoughts became clear.

"Star Rune Arrays contain the Celestial Venerables' understanding of the natural cycles of their own planets, as well as the vast power nurtured by the living beings within.

Their understanding and insights transform into Star Runes, which allow their planets to operate and cycle according to different Daos and rules. This, in turn, has various influences on the living beings within."

If a Celestial Venerable's understanding of the rules is comprehensive, then their planet will naturally nurture a perfect cycle of operation, capable of endless growth and even the natural generation of powerful living beings.

But if their understanding of the rules is incomplete, then different kinds of special life forms will be produced. For example, pure energy life forms.

"Unfortunately, if I want to break through to Celestial Venerable, I must first reach the Fate Candle realm." He restrained his thoughts.

Having slightly understood the foundation of Celestial Venerables, he had also added almost all of his attribute points.

Three hundred and forty thousand points, all added to Defense.

Originally, his Defense was at 870,000 points, but now with the addition of 340,000, it reached a terrifying 1,110,000 points.

BOOM!!

A deep blue fireball suddenly exploded in front, engulfing a large number of Dao Soldiers.

A beast-like roar came from ahead.

"Kill!!"

"Fate Candle?" This was the power fluctuation of a Fate Candle Earth Immortal, and it was also accompanied by Karma Dao Art.

Lin Xin's eyes turned cold. With a whoosh, he disappeared into the air.

The transmitted fluctuations were not from the Shadow City side, but should be from other ethnic forces that already existed within the Shadow World.

But no matter what force it was, daring to block the army's advance was simply courting death!