Annihilation (Middle)

"This is."

At this moment, almost all the low-level celestial generals who were outside stopping the hunt for the remaining demons were stunned. The stars of the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions circulated outside the Heavenly Palace and were not protected by the Heavenly Court's great array. Now that the demons were rampant, it was questionable whether their hidden resources were still there.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't worried, but with the Heavenly Court's grand formation sealing things off, I couldn't go back to check on things.

The sudden activation of the grand formation was certainly strange, but at that moment, who could suppress their impulse?

The Heavenly Court is unreliable. The Heavenly Emperor doesn't treat these native demons as his own people at all. They could be abandoned at any time. It's better to find a way to protect their savings accumulated over the years.

In an instant, almost without hesitation, the lower-ranking generals who were assisting the Heavenly King Army in battle retreated and ran towards the star formation without hesitation!

"Stop right there!!"

The Four Heavenly Kings in command were enraged and, in their fury, personally rushed forward, instantly killing hundreds of the leading heavenly generals.

The more chaotic things became, the more determined those lower-ranking celestial generals became. They felt the Heavenly Court's higher-ups didn't treat them like human beings at all; if they didn't run now, when would they?

Seeing that the people below were fleeing more and more fiercely, the Four Heavenly Kings were stunned and didn't know what to do. They couldn't very well send their arrayed Heavenly King Army to chase after them, could they?

Once the army formation breaks down, the damage inflicted by those King Level warriors who charge in will be unstoppable.

These ungrateful wretches! His Majesty was right; he shouldn't have trusted them!

--

"How so?"

At this moment, inside the Heavenly Court, only the Heavenly Generals of the Thunder Division were guarding Elder Long. Wang Lingguan, who was in charge, was stunned when he saw the teleportation array in the sky light up and the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions were almost fully activated.

"It seems something has infiltrated!" Elder Long's face darkened. "At this point, how could he not know that there's a problem internally?"

If those gaps were torn open by external demons or hidden Outer Heaven Demon Statue using special methods, that could be explained. But the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions Teleportation Array is inside, and its direct activation is undoubtedly an internal operation.

Something must have slipped in from within.

"But who has that ability?" Wang Lingguan was still unable to react for a moment.

The Heavenly Court's grand array is controlled by several top-tier spatial sorcerers, with the highest authority held by Ziwei. Only Ziwei knows how to activate the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions ' gate; it's impossible that Her Highness Ziwei betrayed them, is it?

Wang Lingguan hesitated for a moment. After all, His Majesty had indeed put Princess Ziwei in danger to protect the Heavenly King Army. It wasn't impossible for Ziwei to be turned against him. However, the teleportation array was still active, and Princess Ziwei should still be below. At this time, who could possibly have that kind of ability?

"It might be an old friend!" The Heavenly Emperor stood up, his eyes flashing with a terrifying gloom.

"Your Majesty, shall I go and arrest him myself?"

"No, I'll go myself!"

"Your Majesty?" Wang Lingguan was taken aback.

"That guy is extremely skilled in spatial manipulation. Although your combat strength is high, you might not be able to catch him. Just come with me. The Thunder Division General will stay in the Heavenly Palace and report back to you at any time. By the way, how's the packing going?"

"Your Majesty, everything is ready."

The Heavenly Emperor nodded upon hearing this. The Thunder Division Generals were his personal guards, the ones he trusted most, and the ones he provided the most resources to. In terms of individual strength, the Four Great Outer Heavens might not even be as good as Wang Lingguan, and even the Three-Eyed Divine General might not be able to compare.

He still had a great deal of trust in Wang Lingguan.

If things get to the worst point, then all we can do is try our best to preserve what little we have left.

"Let's go, let's go meet our old friend!"

--

After activating the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions teleportation, Ziyue did not hesitate to exit the spatial array and wanted to find a place to hide. After all, she knew that although activating this thing could cause chaos within the Heavenly Court, it would also definitely make that old fox, Elder Long, aware of her presence.

If we don't run away now, when will we?

Where should we run?

Ziyue thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that the White Tiger Star Officer had said that she had her own elite troops left behind in the White Tiger Star Palace. They should have been summoned to the center of the Heavenly Court by now. If she could find one or two of them, there should be no conflict with the token given by the White Tiger. Perhaps she could go to the White Tiger Star Palace to hide for a while!

With this in mind, she didn't hesitate to use the formation to find the location of the White Tiger Star Palace and sped off in that direction.

The chaotic battlefield caused extremely disordered elemental fluctuations, so even if Elder Long had strong divine sense, he probably wouldn't easily detect himself.

However, he had clearly underestimated his opponent. When he rushed to the teleportation array of the White Tiger Star Palace, he saw a group of celestial generals lying there. Judging from the style of their armor, they were very similar to those of the White Tiger Star Officer. They were obviously the elite troops that the White Tiger had told him about at the beginning.

The one who made the move was an incomparably tall celestial general, at least ten zhang tall, with a head that was a huge eye, carrying majestic thunder, and with a powerful aura, he looked no less imposing than the Three-Eyed Divine General.

Beside the enormous celestial general stood a young man dressed in an imperial robe, exuding immense majesty. He had a head of white hair and, although he looked incredibly young, Ziyue recognized him at a glance.

"It's been a long time." The emperor looked coldly at Ziyue.

Ziyue sighed inwardly, realizing she had been mistaken. She shouldn't have been so calculating. Perhaps it was because of the old man's several blunders that she thought he was truly incompetent, but she never imagined that this guy was a master strategist, even the Elder Liu was completely suppressed by him back then.

"It's been a long time." Ziyue laughed. "Elder Long looked quite handsome when he was young, completely different from how he appears on TV."

"Working so hard for the country, it's no wonder I look so haggard."

"You're working hard for the country, yet you've ruined it!" Ziyue sneered mockingly.

"If it weren't for me, would the Eastern Federation have achieved its current status? Even if I hadn't gotten involved, those people in the West would have still launched their apocalyptic plan; there would have been no difference. This is the inevitable trend, and it cannot be defied. If one goes against the trend, everything will fall apart!"

"The general trend?" Ziyue laughed. "A bunch of old bastards who can't bear to give up power, can't bear to die, greedy for power, stirring up Fengyun. What kind of bullshit general trend is this? The general trend of the world shouldn't be in the hands of you dogs."

"But it's in our hands now!" Elder Long laughed. "What can you do about it? The course of history is in the hands of a few; that's just the way of humankind."

"There's no one left!" Ziyue interrupted, "What kind of people are we now? We're just a bunch of self-deceiving, worthless data."

"Shut up!" Elder Long sneered. "I'm only giving you one chance. Turn off the teleportation, or else..."