Arc 30The Battle Talisman Realm

Chen Mu strengthened the Chen Kingdom, challenged the Heavenly Court, and led its expansion across the Pan Emperor Continent. He then invaded the Crimson Devils Realm and confronted the Abyss Devil Emperor, with the Battle Talisman Realm’s Heavenly Dao protecting him.

  • Chen Mu married Mingye, strengthened the Chen Kingdom, and negotiated access to the Wilderness before traveling with her to learn how the Human Clan could wield the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao.
  • Chen Mu wrote the Dragon-Like Scripture and spread it through the Chen Kingdom, then joined Chen Haoran in launching a counterattack against the Haotian Empire.
  • Chen Haoran’s forces captured Guangling City, and Chen Rufeng’s Five Elements Army defeated the Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry and took Rising Sun Pass.
  • Long Ao and allied Heavenly Court and Abyss Devil forces attacked Source Wood City, but Chen Mu, Mingye, A Huo, Manju, Yuanqing, and the Chen Kingdom’s defenders forced them to retreat and badly damaged their forces.
  • Chen Mu expanded the Chen Kingdom into Si and Yang provinces, proposed a long-term bloodline contract with the God-Slaying God Clan, Saint Clan, and Soul Clan, and agreed to support the Saint Soul Kingdom’s campaign in Qing and Xu provinces.
  • Chen Mu authorized an invasion of the Crimson Devils Realm, where A Huo and Chen Kingdom forces fought the Crimson Flame Devil Master and advanced to the Crimson Devil Temple.
  • Chen Mu bound the Abyss Devil Emperor’s heavenly devil phantoms and destroyed the Heavenly Dao Core in the Crimson Flame Temple with particle missiles, then blocked the Emperor’s punch with the Battle Talisman Realm’s Heavenly Dao.
Chapters 726–750 Vol. 8 Read

Ch. 726A Stern Reminder

Chen Mu reprimanded Nangong Tong for neglecting her cultivation, gave the Battle Talisman Department’s elders a path to godhood, and eased their battle duties for a year. More than three months later, Mingye finished refining the Nine Nether Netherworld’s core, and she and Chen Mu prepared to merge the realms and marry.

  • Chen Mu told Nangong Tong to focus on cultivation, and she promised to devote most of her efforts to it.
  • Chen Mu taught the three Battle Talisman Department elders his improved god-level cultivation method and reduced their battle duties for a year while increasing their benefits.
  • More than three months later, Chen Mu returned to the Nine Nether Netherworld after his Primordial Spirit clone reported that Mingye was nearly finished refining its core.
  • Mingye completed the refinement, removed the heavenly screen, and noticed that Chen Mu had entered the True God Realm.
  • Manju said the Nine Nether Netherworld and Chen Kingdom would merge in about a year and told Mingye and Chen Mu to prepare for their wedding.

Ch. 727Spacetime Arrays

Chen Mu and Mingye helped the Chen Kingdom wipe out ferocious beasts, then connected the Nine Nether Netherworld to the kingdom through nineteen spacetime arrays. Their wedding brought the two realms closer, but a mysterious golden light appeared just as they were leaving the ceremony.

  • Mingye used her Nine Nether clones to help Chen Mu and Chen Haoran clear ferocious beasts, more than doubling the Chen Kingdom’s extermination rate.
  • Manju moved the Nine Nether Netherworld above the Chen Kingdom, and Chen Mu and the Rune Research Institute’s Array Department completed nineteen spacetime arrays linking the realms.
  • Chen Mu set his wedding to Mingye for the eighth of the following month, and the Chen Kingdom celebrated their marriage at Wood Nether Hall.
  • As Chen Mu and Mingye left the wedding ceremony for the bridal chamber, a golden light appeared above the residence with the faint outline of a figure inside.

Ch. 728The Wedding

Chen Mu married Mingye, and Master Yuanqing’s wedding gift strengthened the perceived alliance between the Chen Kingdom and the True Esoteric Buddhist Sect. After two years of rapid growth, Chen Mu turned toward the Wilderness, where Di Lin said ownership had to be negotiated with the Demon Emperor or exchanged for half the mineral resources.

  • Master Yuanqing attended Chen Mu and Mingye’s wedding and planted a Divine Bodhi Tree as his gift.
  • Chen Mu and Mingye entered the bridal chamber, and Yuanqing’s visit signaled a close relationship between the Chen Kingdom and the True Esoteric Buddhist Sect.
  • Over the next two years, several Chen Kingdom experts advanced in cultivation, and the kingdom grew to more than twenty God Level experts while reducing the vicious beasts within its borders.
  • Chen Mu shifted his attention to the Wilderness and appeared at a banquet with Di Lin and White Turtle in Ten Thousand Stars Pass.
  • Di Lin told Chen Mu that he could not decide ownership of the Wilderness alone and demanded either half its mineral resources or negotiations with the Demon Emperor.

Ch. 729The Only Way

Chen Mu secured a deal with Di Lin to give the Demon Realm ten percent of the Wilderness’s mineral income while reporting it as fifty percent. At a Chen Kingdom meeting, Chen Mu warned that the Heavenly Emperor might have ambushed Insect Emperor Sala and planned to travel with Mingye to seek a way to use the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao against him.

  • Chen Mu rejected Di Lin’s demand for half the Wilderness’s mineral income, but White Turtle proposed secretly paying ten percent while claiming it was fifty percent, and Di Lin agreed.
  • Chen Hongjie celebrated Chen Mu’s negotiation, saying the Chen Kingdom could send troops into the Wilderness to hunt ferocious beasts.
  • Chen Mu told Chen Haoran, Chen Hongjie, Mingye, White Turtle, and Manju that the Heavenly Court, Abyss Devil Race, and Sala Insect Race had seized about twenty, fifteen, and five percent of the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao fragments, respectively.
  • Chen Mu suspected the Heavenly Emperor had ambushed Insect Emperor Sala and feared the Heavenly Emperor might attack the Chen Kingdom after refining his fragments.
  • Chen Haoran estimated that refining the fragments could take decades, and Chen Mu announced that he would travel among the people with Mingye to seek a way to wield the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao.

Ch. 730Traveling the World

After Chen Mu and Mingye left the East Sea without gaining insight, they traveled to Central Province and entered Jade-Gazing City, where ferocious beasts had forced the residents into an underground shelter. They helped a sick child recover and remained in the shelter as her injured father returned with supplies.

  • Chen Mu ended the meeting after arranging affairs for his travels, then spent a year exploring the East Sea with Mingye before deciding to head for Central Province.
  • Chen Mu and Mingye entered Jade-Gazing City and learned from a patrolling soldier that ferocious beasts had driven its residents into hiding.
  • The soldier led Chen Mu and Mingye to the underground shelter, where they found survivors living in cramped, unpleasant conditions.
  • Mingye gave a Marching Pill to a mother whose daughter had suffered a fever for several days, and the girl soon recovered.
  • The girl's husband returned covered in injuries but carrying food and water, and he was relieved to find his daughter well.

Ch. 731Making a Living

Chen Mu settled into Jade-Gazing City as a low-paid talisman maker and became close with Xu Shi, who struggled to provide for his daughter. After Xu Shi despaired over Nannan’s lack of cultivation aptitude, Chen Mu suggested moving to the Chen Kingdom, but Xu Shi warned that seeking refuge abroad was treason.

  • Xu Shi thanked Chen Mu for saving his daughter and told him that Heavenly Court forces were expected to rescue Jade-Gazing City.
  • The heavenly soldiers slew the ferocious beasts, and Chen Mu accepted Xu Shi’s invitation to visit his home and find work.
  • Chen Mu became a talisman maker, bought a courtyard near Xu Shi, and lived in Jade-Gazing City for half a year.
  • Xu Shi borrowed Spirit Stones to pay for Nannan’s foundation-establishing pill, but she showed no aptitude for cultivation.
  • Chen Mu urged Xu Shi to move with him to the Chen Kingdom, and Xu Shi warned that fleeing to a foreign country was treason.

Ch. 732Dragon-Like Scripture

After witnessing a poor boy forced to work and worship Immortal Xuanji, Chen Mu realized that humanity’s pure hearts could awaken the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao and wrote the Dragon-Like Scripture. He passed its teachings to the boy and Xu Shi, then returned with Mingye to the Chen Kingdom.

  • Chen Mu visited a slum in Wangyue City and saw a boy beaten by his father for refusing to worship Immortal Xuanji.
  • Chen Mu realized the Human Clan could awaken the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao by recovering their pure hearts and began writing the Dragon-Like Scripture.
  • Chen Mu remained in the void for nearly a year while Mingye stood guard.
  • Chen Mu gave the boy a divine sense containing the scripture, and the boy cultivated it, gaining vigor and strength.
  • Chen Mu found Xu Shi in Jade-Gazing City and sent him a divine sense containing an inheritance.
  • Chen Mu and Mingye slipped into the void and returned to the Chen Kingdom.

Ch. 733Everyone Like a Dragon

Chen Mu returned to the Chen Kingdom, arranged for the Dragon-Like Scripture to be taught throughout the realm, and helped address its rising threat from vicious beasts. After clearing the beasts and discovering he could sense the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao’s power, he left Mingye in charge and began secluded research into how to use it.

  • Chen Mu asked Chen Hongjie to spread the Dragon-Like Scripture so everyone in the Chen Kingdom could practice it.
  • Chen Hongjie told Chen Mu that Chen Mu’s Second Brother had taken the God-Slaying God Legion and seven Void God Realm experts into the Wilderness, while A Huo had recently reached the True God Realm.
  • Chen Mu assessed the Upper Origin Legion’s battle formation and told Chen Hongjie he would have Di Qingsong improve its training before the decisive battle with the Heavenly Court.
  • Chen Mu and Mingye cleared the vicious beasts from the Chen Kingdom over the following months while Chen Mu supervised the scripture’s teaching.
  • Chen Mu sensed one percent of the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao’s power but found he could only call upon it outside his body.
  • Chen Mu assigned Mingye to clear the remaining beasts and entered secluded cultivation to research the Heavenly Dao’s power.

Ch. 734The Horn of Counterattack

After five years in seclusion, Chen Mu emerged with greater mastery of the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao as the Chen Kingdom prepared to counterattack the Haotian Empire. The kingdom planned to launch its attack in two months, relying on Chen Mu to defend it from Heavenly Emperor Haoyu.

  • Chen Mu ended his five-year seclusion after sensing about twenty percent of the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao's power and realizing the Dragon-Like Scripture had reached a spreading bottleneck in the Chen Kingdom.
  • Chen Hongjie told the Spirit Network gathering that the Haotian Empire had nearly eliminated its ferocious beasts and might soon attack the Dragon-Toppling Society, which could hold out for only two months without aid.
  • Chen Haoran proposed a counterattack against the Haotian Empire, and Chen Mu agreed, saying the Chen Kingdom had recovered its strength and could redeploy forces from the Wilderness.
  • Chen Hongjie asked whether Chen Mu could protect the kingdom from Heavenly Emperor Haoyu, and Chen Mu estimated a thirty percent chance of protecting everyone.
  • Chen Haoran began adjusting troop deployments for an attack in two months, while Chen Mu returned to researching the spread of the Dragon-Like Scripture.

Ch. 735Attack on Haotian

The Chen Kingdom’s surprise invasion seized much of Yang Province before the Haotian Empire recovered and counterattacked. At Guangling City, Chen Haoran and Han Xiao’s armies struggled against the city’s formidable defenses and the Kun Force Battle Division, while Chen Haoran waited for Chen Mu’s intervention.

  • The Chen Kingdom launched a five-pronged attack on the Haotian Empire and captured many cities, taking nearly half of Yang Province before the empire mounted a counterattack.
  • Chen Haoran and Han Xiao spent five days attacking Guangling City without progress, and Chen Haoran refused to use missiles before the right moment.
  • Chen Haoran’s God-Slaying God Legion and Han Xiao’s Rushing Thunder Legion attacked the city’s west and south gates in coordination.
  • The Kun Force Battle Division and Guangling City’s defensive array repelled the assault, and the Chen Kingdom’s armies withdrew after suffering heavy casualties.

Ch. 736Attack on Guangling City

Chen Haoran launched the Chen Kingdom’s final assault on Guangling City, fighting Heavenly King Linlang while his armies and siege Rune Artifacts pressed toward the walls. The siege weapons came under concentrated fire, and more than ten were destroyed as the battle continued.

  • Chen Haoran’s army breached Guangling City’s southern wall in an earlier attack, but the Kun Force Battle Division drove Han Xiao’s Rushing Thunder Legion back.
  • After reinforcements and large siege Rune Artifacts arrived, Chen Haoran began the final assault and fought Heavenly King Linlang above the city.
  • Five Chen Kingdom Void God Realm experts attacked, while three divine lords from Guangling City met them in battle.
  • The Chen Kingdom’s armies advanced behind Talisman Puppet robot shields as both sides exchanged fire and Guangling City’s defenses attacked the invaders.
  • When the siege Rune Artifacts approached within three kilometers of the gate, Guangling City concentrated its fire on them and destroyed more than ten.

Ch. 737Structural Reassembly

The Chen Kingdom used a hidden Structural Reassembly Talisman to rebuild its siege cannon and blast open Guangling City's gate. With rune warships taking control of the skies, Heavenly King Linlang ordered his forces to abandon the city, leaving Yang Province close to falling to the Chen Kingdom.

  • The Chen Kingdom's army advanced on Guangling City while its soldiers secretly pushed the destroyed siege-artifact components toward the gate.
  • The components reassembled into Chen Mu's Directed Particle Fusion Cannon, which fired repeatedly and cracked Guangling City's gate despite its defensive formation.
  • Chen Kingdom soldiers used thousands of protective talismans to shield the cannon from Guangling City's concentrated counterfire.
  • The cannon destroyed the gate, and Chen Kingdom soldiers poured into the city to fight in its streets.
  • Hundreds of Chen Kingdom rune warships descended after many of the city's defensive weapons were disabled and seized control of the skies.
  • Heavenly King Linlang ordered his army to abandon Guangling City while he covered its retreat from Chen Haoran.

Ch. 738Encountering the Tiger Vanguard Again

Chen Rufeng led the Five Elements Army in a full-scale assault on Rising Sun Pass, where the Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry defended the Haotian Empire. The Five Elements Army’s coordinated five-unit formation halted the cavalry’s counterattack and forced it onto the defensive.

  • Chen Rufeng ordered the Five Elements Army to launch a full-scale assault on Rising Sun Pass after surrounding it for over a month.
  • The Chen Kingdom’s forces advanced behind Talisman Puppet robots while warships and siege weapons bombarded the pass’s walls and bunkers.
  • The Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry formed a giant flaming tiger and charged toward the Chen Kingdom’s main warships.
  • The Five Elements Army blocked the flaming tiger with an earthen shield, then attacked it with coordinated strikes from its five elemental units.
  • The Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry leader was shocked by the Five Elements Army’s synchronization and ordered another attack.
  • The Five Elements Army’s five units worked together to drive the Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry onto the defensive.

Ch. 739Heavenly King Beixuan

Chen Rufeng's Five Elements Army nearly defeated the Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry before Heavenly King Beixuan intervened. Mingye blocked Beixuan's attack and challenged her, and the two began a battle that left its outcome unresolved.

  • Chen Rufeng led the Five Elements Army in its Five Directions Return to Emptiness Slaughter formation, trapping the exhausted Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry.
  • Heavenly King Beixuan disrupted the formation with a black full moon, then shot a black arrow at the regrouping Five Elements Army.
  • Mingye intercepted Beixuan's arrow with the Netherworld Pearl and sent it back, forcing Beixuan to defend herself.
  • Beixuan warned Mingye that Heavenly Emperor Haoyu would threaten the Nine Nether Netherworld, while Mingye rejected her offer to join the Heavenly Court.
  • Mingye attacked Beixuan with a seven-colored river, and the two exchanged blows while the surrounding forces kept their distance.

Ch. 740Rising Sun Pass Falls

The Chen Kingdom captured Rising Sun Pass, leaving the Haotian Empire’s forces in retreat and exposing nearly a hundred prosperous cities. In Heavenly Emperor City, Long Ao confronted the Chen Kingdom’s alarming military production and decided to speak with old acquaintances.

  • The Chen Kingdom’s Five Elements Army defeated the Tiger Vanguard Royal Cavalry, destroyed Rising Sun Pass’s bunkers, and broke through its gates at the cost of three main warships.
  • Heavenly King Beixuan covered her soldiers’ retreat as Rising Sun Pass fell to the Chen Kingdom.
  • Long Bo urged Long Ao to request another Heavenly King’s help, but Long Ao said the Heavenly Court could not easily spare more forces from its other territories.
  • Long Bo reported that the Chen Kingdom likely produced its own talismans, though his agents had failed to uncover its operations.
  • Long Ao recognized that the Chen Kingdom’s rapid armament production threatened the Heavenly Court and turned west, deciding to speak with his old acquaintances.

Ch. 741Seven Gods Launch a Deadly Assault

Chen Mu fortified Source Wood City as seven True God Realm experts launched a coordinated assault, led by Heavenly King Linlang and Heavenly King Chiguo. He faced Long Ao head-on while A Huo arrived to engage Devil Master Kane, leaving the battle raging beneath the city's defensive array.

  • Chen Mu gave Landuo blueprints for siege Rune Artifacts before sensing danger and activating Source Wood City's arrays.
  • Seven True God Realm experts attacked Source Wood City, targeting its walls, towers, soldiers, and defensive array.
  • Chen Mu appeared above the city and activated the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Heaven-Piercing Array to slow the attackers.
  • Long Ao broke through the array and fought Chen Mu, who matched his blows.
  • Devil Master Kane charged Chen Mu, but A Huo arrived and engaged him while Heavenly King Linlang urged the attackers to finish the battle quickly.

Ch. 742The Heavenly Dipper Grand Formation

Long Ao summoned Heavenly Court reinforcements and revealed a grotto-heaven artifact carrying twelve Divine Lords, who trapped Chen Mu in their Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Grand Formation. Chen Mu rallied A Huo and his Spirit Magnetic Clones, while Chen Haoran and Mingye faced the other True God experts and Ancestor Tianhen threatened the Chen Kingdom.

  • Yuanqing arrived and said he had come to deal with the Abyss Devil Race, not to join the conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Chen Kingdom.
  • Long Ao opened a grotto-heaven passage and brought twelve of the Heavenly Court's Thirty-Six Divine Lords into Source Wood City.
  • Long Ao ordered the twelve Divine Lords to surround Chen Mu, and they used the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Grand Formation to attack him.
  • A Huo went to help Chen Mu, who summoned five Spirit Magnetic Clones and covered them with golden runes to withstand the formation.
  • Chen Haoran and Mingye faced Heavenly King Linlang, Heavenly King Beixuan, and Ancestor Tianhen, who had joined Long Ao to claim the Chen Kingdom's wealth.

Ch. 743True Gods in Melee

Chen Mu’s allies fought to protect Source Wood City’s defensive array while Devil Master Kane revealed that he saw the Chen Kingdom as a threat and ordered an attack on Chen Mu. Master Yuanqing intercepted the three Abyss Devil Gods, but Kane engaged him alone and sent his two subordinates after Chen Mu.

  • Ancestor Tianhen attacked Source Wood City’s defensive array, but Little White Fox struck him with a mind attack and Ghost Sword Saint wounded him.
  • Chen Duo, Little White Fox, Ghost Sword Saint, and Elder Ming worked together to pin Ancestor Tianhen down and prevent him from reaching the array foundations.
  • Chen Mu warned Devil Master Kane not to attack, but Kane said the Chen Kingdom had become too dangerous to tolerate and charged at him with two Devil Gods.
  • Master Yuanqing used the Six-Character Mantra to stagger the three Abyss Devil Gods and wound the weakest one.
  • Devil Master Kane turned to fight Yuanqing and ordered his two subordinates to kill Chen Mu.

Ch. 744Hesitation

Chen Mu and A Huo fought Long Ao and the Heavenly Court’s forces, but their overwhelming numbers pushed Chen Mu close to revealing his ability to draw on the Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao. Mingye severely wounded Heavenly King Beixuan with her Nether King’s Demise technique, but an Abyss Devil God and Beixuan kept her from reaching Chen Mu.

  • Chen Mu and A Huo used the strength of their merged planes to fight Long Ao and the surrounding Heavenly Court experts.
  • Long Ao punched through Chen Mu’s chest, but Chen Mu healed the wound using his limited store of origin cells.
  • Chen Mu considered drawing on Pan Emperor Heavenly Dao power to escape, but feared that revealing the ability would make the three great factions target him.
  • Mingye used Seven Nether Ultimates, seventh ultimate: Nether King’s Demise, to severely injure Heavenly King Beixuan.
  • An Abyss Devil God joined Beixuan in restraining Mingye before she could reach Chen Mu.

Ch. 745The Fifth True God

Chen Mu and the defenders of Source Wood City turned the battle against the Heavenly Court after Manju broke through to the True God Realm and helped A Huo break the enemy formation. The Abyss Devil Race withdrew, and the Heavenly Court was driven into retreat after suffering heavy losses, leaving the Chen Kingdom poised to gain renown across the Pan Emperor Continent.

  • Yuanqing struck Devil Master Kane with a Buddhist seal, and an Abyss Devil God left Chen Mu’s fight to aid Kane.
  • As Long Ao pressed Chen Mu, Manju broke through to the True God Realm and arrived, her other shore flower petals disrupting the Heavenly Court’s twelve Divine Lords.
  • Chen Mu revealed openings in the Divine Lords’ formation, allowing A Huo to injure two of them and break the Heavenly Dipper Grand Formation.
  • Long Ao urged Devil Master Kane to fight on, but Kane withdrew with the Abyss Devil Race, forcing Long Ao to order a retreat.
  • Chen Mu activated Source Wood City’s formation to trap the Heavenly Court’s forces, and the Chen Kingdom killed two Divine Lords and severely injured half of them before Long Ao led the survivors out.
  • The battle exposed the Heavenly Court’s alliance with the Abyss Devil Race, giving the Chen Kingdom a chance to spread the truth and restore its reputation.

Ch. 746The Annexation of Si Province

After the Abyss Devil Race’s attack on Source Wood City shattered the pretense of peace, Chen Mu sent A Huo and Yin Zhan to annex Si Province while Chen Haoran occupied Yang Province. With the two provinces secured, Chen Mu negotiated a ten-thousand-year Bloodline Contract with the Saint Clan and Soul Clan, then offered to heal Gu Ningbi’s Divine Soul injuries.

  • Chen Mu ordered A Huo and Yin Zhan to withdraw from Central Province and attack Si Province, which the Abyss Devil Race had largely abandoned.
  • Yin Zhan divided the Hegemon Cavalry into three detachments, and Chen Kingdom’s forces steadily occupied Si Province while Chen Haoran took Yang Province.
  • After about a year, Chen Kingdom completed its occupation of both provinces, gaining resources and a direct border with the Dragon-Toppling Society and the Far Northern Grassland.
  • Moyu, Man Hong, Duan Tianlong, and Gu Ningbi visited Chen Mu, who proposed a ten-thousand-year Bloodline Contract between the God-Slaying God Clan, Saint Clan, and Soul Clan.
  • Moyu and Man Hong accepted the contract, and the visitors discussed cultivation with Chen Mu and Mingye before leaving that evening.
  • Gu Ningbi stayed behind, and Chen Mu said he was confident he could heal her Divine Soul injuries.

Ch. 747Saint Soul Kingdom

Duan Tianlong asked Chen Mu to help the Saint Soul Kingdom attack the Haotian Empire’s Qing and Xu provinces, and Chen Mu agreed to consider sending troops. After learning that Heavenly Emperor Haoyu had killed Insect Emperor Sala, Chen Mu decided to move quickly and spread the Dragon-Like Scripture through the provinces to prepare for Haoyu’s arrival.

  • Duan Tianlong asked Chen Mu to lend the Chen Kingdom’s troops so the Saint Soul Kingdom could attack Qing and Xu provinces, offering to divide the conquered territory fairly.
  • Chen Mu recognized that the joint campaign could benefit both kingdoms and said he would discuss the proposal with Third Uncle.
  • White Turtle told Chen Mu that Heavenly Emperor Haoyu had killed Insect Emperor Sala and might soon descend upon the Pan Emperor Continent.
  • Chen Mu resolved to send troops to the Saint Soul Kingdom and ensure the people of Qing and Xu provinces cultivated the Dragon-Like Scripture.

Ch. 748War Across the Starry Sky

Chen Mu approved A Huo’s plan to attack the Crimson Devils Realm, a middle plane controlled by the Abyss Devil Race. The Chen Kingdom’s warships invaded the realm, where the devils mobilized to resist them.

  • Chen Mu reflected on the Chen Kingdom’s position and the need for him to reach the Emperor Level by expanding his Battle Talisman Realm.
  • A Huo reported that the Chen Kingdom had found the entrance to the Crimson Devils Realm, and Chen Mu authorized an immediate attack.
  • Chen Kingdom warships emerged through a rift above Black Flame Mountain in the Crimson Devils Realm.
  • Three stationed devil gods alerted the plane’s lord and led the realm’s forces to meet the invaders.
  • Devil commanders attacked the warships with destructive fireballs, damaging their hulls despite their shields.

Ch. 749Invasion of the Crimson Devils Realm

The Chen Kingdom invaded the Crimson Devils Realm, where its warships and gods fought the realm’s defenders as the planar passage expanded. The Crimson Flame Devil Master joined the battle, but Chen Kingdom legions emerged in force and overwhelmed the devil army.

  • The Chen Kingdom’s warships scattered to make room for the rift, then opened fire and inflicted heavy casualties on the devils.
  • A Huo emerged from the passage and slaughtered devils before the three devil gods reached Black Flame Mountain and attacked him.
  • Chen Duo, Little White, and Nangong Tong joined the battle, with Chen Duo driving one devil god back and the other two gods tying down another.
  • The Crimson Flame Devil Master struck A Huo, but A Huo and the Demon-Slaying Sword legion held him back.
  • The Crimson Flame Devil Master ordered the devils to destroy the passage, but another Chen Kingdom legion emerged and routed the forces sent to surround it.

Ch. 750The Devil Emperor Appears

The Chen Kingdom’s army overwhelmed the Crimson Devils Realm, forcing the Crimson Flame Devil Master to seek help from the Abyss Devil Emperor. Chen Mu destroyed the Crimson Devils Realm’s Heavenly Dao Core and blocked the Emperor’s attack, declaring that the Battle Talisman Realm’s Heavenly Dao protected him.

  • The Crimson Flame Devil Master retreated from Black Flame Mountain as the two realms’ Heavenly Daos merged, and Chen Duo and A Huo celebrated the Battle Talisman Realm’s advantage.
  • Over the next half year, the Chen Kingdom’s mass-produced Rune Artifacts and returning pilots steadily battered the Crimson Devils Realm’s forces until they reached the Crimson Devil Temple.
  • The Crimson Flame Devil Master asked the Abyss Devil Emperor for help, and three days later A Huo stopped him at the Crimson Flame Temple as the Chen Kingdom army arrived.
  • The Abyss Devil Emperor attacked A Huo, Chen Duo, and their forces with heavenly devil phantoms, but Chen Mu bound the phantoms with rune chains.
  • Chen Mu confronted the Abyss Devil Emperor and destroyed the Heavenly Dao Core inside the Crimson Flame Temple with two particle missiles.
  • The Abyss Devil Emperor punched Chen Mu, who blocked the blow and said the Battle Talisman Realm’s Heavenly Dao protected him.
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