"Yes, sir!" Xuanxiaozi nodded, then hesitated and said, "My lord, the World-Suppressing Sacred Cult and the War God Hall also have Transcendence Realm experts. If we want to control them, I'm afraid it won't be so easy."
"I and several other officials in the Imperial Court have developed a spacetime array. This array can teleport a Peak Transcendence Realm expert to Canglan Star, but you will be needed there to meet them," the illusory figure said calmly, as if it had been expected.
"Doesn't that mean that the powerful figures within the Imperial Court can descend upon Canglan Star much sooner? If that's the case, the Imperial Court will definitely be able to take control of the entire Canglan Star before other God Realm forces!" Xuanxiaozi exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this.
"Don't be too happy yet," the illusory figure said calmly. "This formation can only transmit the power of one Peak Transcendence Realm expert at most, and even for one, the resources consumed and the cost are unimaginable to you. Therefore, the task of controlling the entire Canglan Star still depends on you."
"Is that so?" Xuanxiaozi gradually calmed down. Indeed, if this space-time array could truly teleport one to Canglan Star without any cost, the master would probably have already arrived here. He had been thinking too simply.
"Then, sir, who are you sending here?" Xuanxiaozi asked.
" Evil God!" the phantom said.
"What! It's actually the Evil God!" Xuanxiaozi exclaimed in shock, his face filled with astonishment.
The Evil God, Peak Transcendence Realm expert, possesses terrifying strength and is virtually invincible among his peers. This person is capricious and extremely cruel; anyone who opposes him either dies or is maimed. His pleasure lies in inflicting pain on his enemies, torturing them to death bit by bit. Even Xuanxiaozi of Canglan has heard of his deeds.
"Hurry up! I can sense that the seal on Canglan Star will soon disappear. At that time, countless powerful figures will flood into Canglan Star. If we can take control of the forces here sooner, we can be the first to find the Heart of the Earthfall!" the phantom said solemnly.
"With the help of the Evil God, I will surely be able to take control of the entire Canglan Star in a very short time!" Xuanxiaozi said earnestly.
" The Evil God will descend upon Canglan Star in a year. Remember to meet him then. If you can find the Heart of the Earthfall before the seal disappears, that would be best." After the phantom finished speaking, it said nothing more, turning into wisps of mist and disappearing.
"Yes, sir!" Xuanxiaozi nodded, and only after the illusory figure completely dissipated did he let out a long sigh of relief, his tense nerves slowly relaxing. "Talking to this sir was truly stressful."
A year passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, in the Heaven-Commanding Imperial Court, on a huge plaza, a blinding beam of blood-red light shot into the sky, instantly piercing through the heavens and creating ripples that alarmed countless powerful figures in the Heaven-Commanding Imperial Court.
A rift was forcibly torn open between heaven and earth, and blood-red light, carrying a dense Evil Qi, surged like a tsunami, threatening to dye the entire sky an ominous crimson.
Xuanxiaozi, standing in the square, watched this scene with deep apprehension and fear in his eyes. The hairs on his body stood on end, and he felt an intense chill.
At this moment, a man slowly emerged from the crimson light. As the light gradually subsided, his face became clear. He was dressed in a bright red robe and walked out with a casual yet overwhelmingly oppressive gait.
The long robe was a striking red, as if it were dyed with the blood of countless living beings. It fluttered eerily with his movements, and with each sway, it seemed as if the wails of wronged souls were wailing.
The man had a cold and sinister face, with a chilling red flame burning in his eyes, as if hiding endless conspiracies and cruelty, and he exuded an unsettling aura.
" Xuanxiaozi, welcome to the Evil God!" Xuanxiaozi bowed respectfully, head bowed, breathing heavily, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
The Evil God's crimson eyes swept around before finally settling on Xuanxiaozi. Looking at him, a smile curled at the corner of his lips. "You are Xuanxiaozi?"
"Yes, sir!" Xuanxiaozi nodded hurriedly.
"How well have you subdued the forces in this world?" the Evil God asked.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, except for a few powerful forces that have not yet been subdued, we have basically subdued them all," Xuanxiaozi said earnestly.
"Trash!" The Evil God's gaze turned cold. He raised his hand and unleashed a dazzling crimson light, like a surging, terrifying sea of blood, crushing vast swathes of space and time.
Xuanxiaozi's expression changed drastically, his pupils contracted, and he dared not think any further. He hurriedly tried to defend himself, but his attack was incredibly weak in the face of this sea of blood. He was instantly defeated, sent flying backward, and crashed heavily to the ground, coughing up blood. His face was deathly pale, and he stared at the Evil God in the distance with fear in his eyes.
"If it weren't for your utter incompetence, how could I have been sent to this wretched place?" the Evil God said coldly, his voice filled with boundless killing intent, wishing he could kill Xuanxiaozi immediately.
"My... my lord, those major forces are simply too powerful. I have no choice but to comply," Xuanxiaozi said, trembling. In his heart, he had already cursed the Evil God god's ancestors for eighteen generations.
This guy is really unreasonable. Doesn't he realize that if I could subdue the forces of Canglan Star by myself, would I need him? Just as the rumors say, he's truly unreasonable!
"Hmph, lead the way. The sooner we finish this, the sooner I can go back." The Evil God didn't want to waste too much time on Canglan Star, so he immediately ordered Xuanxiaozi to lead the way.
"Yes... yes!" Xuanxiaozi dared not linger, fearing that the Evil God would act unreasonably again. After thinking for a couple of breaths, he decided to subdue the War God Hall first, because the War God Hall was more troublesome than the World-Suppressing Sacred Cult.
If we subdue the World-Suppressing Sacred Cult first, the War God Hall will definitely receive the news immediately. At that time, the War God Hall will certainly make full preparations to deal with them, which will make things even more troublesome.
The War God Hall is a magnificent sight, with countless halls standing in a row, exuding a metallic luster. At its core stand two towering statues, each ten thousand feet tall, resembling two majestic mountain peaks, each wielding a giant battle axe and radiating a cold, eerie light.
Suddenly, the once clear sky was shrouded in a thick layer of blood-red clouds, so dense and impenetrable that streaks of purple lightning occasionally flashed through, illuminating the entire world and making the atmosphere of the War God Hall eerie and terrifying.
"What happened?" Countless members of the War God Hall stared in horror at the scene, their faces gradually turning pale, their bodies trembling involuntarily, and they felt unwell all over.
"Which fellow Daoist has come to my War God Hall?" A solemn voice rang out from the depths of the War God Hall, and then hundreds of figures soared into the sky, hovering in the firmament.