The Third Era of the Astral Realm
Chapter 1218

Fair-Weather Allies

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The three armies slowly retreated, regrouping amidst the chaos.

On the battlefield, only Logo remained, standing with his hands behind his back, looking down at the three slowly retreating armies and the three Eternals gradually disappearing into the Eternal.

Logo's attention was mainly focused on the Profound Arms Realm.

Logo was very interested in this peculiar realm.

This was the first time he had ever seen a realm that could be carried with him and moved with him in the Chaos Sea.

Abilities like those of the Chaos Realm Beast are quite rare.

"A unique cultivation method that integrates the soul and true spirit of the entire world into the weapon, using the weapon to propel the world forward through the Chaos Sea."

"Rather than describing the Profound Arms Realm as a multiverse, it's more accurate to describe it as an immense arsenal..."

The Eye of Truth flickered slightly as Logo frantically analyzed everything about the Profound Arms Realm.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

He already knew a great deal about the Northern Spirit Empire and the Divine Realm in the Astral Realm.

This Profound Arms Realm is the only one that is completely unfamiliar, so of course we must do everything we can to gather information.

"Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

Countless figures flew in from behind; they were the gods of the Heavenly Court. They knelt behind the Heavenly Emperor, Logo, their eyes filled with awe and fervor.

"You're injured!" Bai Yunzi's expression suddenly changed.

It's alright.

Logo waved his hand, his gaze still fixed on the distance. His face was pale, and his breath was much weaker than before, but his eyes remained calm as still water, as if the earth-shattering battle just now was merely a trivial disturbance.

"Pass down the order," he said calmly, "Reinforce the Heavenly Net and prepare for the next battle. They won't let this go."

"Yes!"

The gods accepted the command and departed.

Logo stood alone in the Void, gazing at the three armies in the distance, as well as the figures of the three Eternal.

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint, meaningful smile.

"The Three Eternal..." he murmured to himself, his voice so low that only he could hear it, "How interesting."

He turned around and walked step by step back into the depths of the Spirit Saint Domain.

His back remained straight and composed, as if everything was under his control.

Amidst the chaos, a temporary camp for the three-way allied forces had been established.

The Angel Legion of the Divine Realm occupied the east, their golden Holy Light coalescing into a colossal curtain that enveloped the entire area. Within this curtain, countless Angel were healing and resting, their holy chants rising and falling. Twelve Blazing Angel in a circle, seemingly discussing something.

The Northern Spirit Empire's fleet occupied the west, with its silver-white worldship hovering at its core, and billions of warships surrounding it to form a massive steel fortress. Countless beams of light shuttled between the fleets—the flow of information, the exchange of data, and the analysis of the battlefield. Inside the command hall, the God of Law stood with his hands behind his back, gazing intently at the light screen before him. On the screen, countless data points flowed rapidly, analyzing every detail of the battle that had just taken place.

The powerful figures of the Profound Arms Realm occupy the south. They have no camps, nor do they need any. They brought the entire realm with them, and this is the best place to live. After each battle, each weapon master stays in their own universe to nurture their weapon. The Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms stands alone at the highest point, holding a long sword, staring at the residual aura on the blade, his eyes as deep as an abyss.

Suddenly, two figures appeared beside him at the same time.

The Sun God and the God of Law.

"That guy is no ordinary being." The Sun God cut to the chase, his voice devoid of its previous anger, replaced only by sheer solemnity. "He fought three against one, withstood all three of our attacks without dying, and even managed to retaliate and injure us—this strength is definitely more than just that of Supreme God."

"His realm is indeed at the peak of the Supreme God," God of Law. "But his Chaos Saint Body possesses an extremely powerful characteristic: the ability to control and break all laws. This characteristic has actually reached the level of Eternity. It's just strange why he hasn't broken through the realm barrier. But it doesn't matter. As the Lord of a Realm, the limitations of the River of Space-Time are dispensable to him. It seems the barrier of the Eternity Realm is not important. Coupled with the support of the Realm Origin and the Heavenly Net, this Heavenly Emperor of Spirit Saint's combat power has actually reached the level of Eternal. Even without the Power of the Domain, this is still the case, and..."

The God of Law paused, his eyes flashing with rapidly changing data. "He still has a trump card up his sleeve."

"The Eye of Truth," the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms suddenly spoke, his voice deep.

"Not only that," the God of Law shook his head. "While the Eye of Truth is powerful, it's only one of the twelve-star Miracle Creation. He also has the Great Luo Catalog, the God-Slaying Spear, and the Thirty-Sixth-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit. These are all Miracle Creation of eleven stars or higher, each capable of influencing the course of battle. After all, this is the accumulation of an entire realm, and also the legacy of the Heaven-Bearing Domain. Furthermore, I'm more worried about one thing: did the Second-Step Eternity One Spirit Saint who created this realm leave behind any trump cards...?"

The God of Law did not continue, but the Sun God and the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms both understood his meaning.

Although they only used a portion of their power, the other side seemed to have done the same.

In short, this battle will be very difficult.

"There's one more thing," the God of Law continued, "Did you notice that he didn't launch an attack from beginning to end?"

The Sun God frowned. "You mean...?"

"He's been on the defensive," God of Law. "The three of us attacked together, and he only passively defended, at most launching a counterattack. It's not that he's weak; he's deliberately conserving his strength. He's waiting."

"Wait for what?"

"Wait until we show a weakness," Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms interjected, his gaze still fixed on the blade, "Or wait for reinforcements."

"Reinforcements?" The Sun God sneered. "Who else in the Spirit Saint Domain can send reinforcements? He's a Supreme God; that's all the power he can mobilize. Does he think he can pull out another army from the chaos?"

"As for support from the Astral Realm, without the leadership of the Eternal, the World Alliance simply cannot muster a significant force. More importantly, the Ancestral Tree of Life is at a crucial moment in its ascension to Eternity, and the World Alliance's main focus is on that, leaving very little support for this region."

"It's neither the World Alliance, nor some so-called great army." The God of Law shook his head. "It is..."

Before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly looked up into the depths of chaos.

The Sun God and the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms Xuanbing also sensed something at the same time and turned their heads to look.

Deep within the chaos, a faint, almost imperceptible aura is approaching.

The aura was extremely faint, so faint as to be almost negligible. However, the three people present were Eternal, and no subtle fluctuation could escape their perception. Although the aura was weak, it gave them an extremely dangerous feeling—as if an ancient, slumbering beast was slowly awakening.

"What is that?" the Sun God asked in a deep voice.

The God of Law did not answer; data streamed rapidly in his eyes as he analyzed the aura with all his might. But the more he analyzed, the more solemn his expression became.

"I can't analyze it." He finally spoke, his voice tinged with disbelief, "That aura... isn't in my database."

Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his gaze fixed on the depths of chaos. "Whatever it is, it's not friendly."

The three exchanged a glance and then vanished from their spot.

The next moment, they appeared in front of the army, gazing at the increasingly clear aura deep within the chaos.

The presence was finally drawing near.

The first thing that catches the eye is an eye.

A gigantic eye, seemingly capable of seeing through all the illusions of the world.

The eye hovered in the chaos, its pupils a deep purple, and within them seemed to lie Endless galaxy of Space-Time. It gazed silently at the three, devoid of any emotion, yet it sent a slight tremor through their hearts.

"The Eye of Truth."

The God of Law slowly uttered these four words.

The expressions of the Sun God and the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms changed simultaneously.

The Eye of Truth, Miracle Creation of twelve stars from the Truth Wizard Civilization, is said to be able to see through all Truth, see through all illusions, and turn the illusory into the real. Those who possess the Eye of Truth can see through the past and the future, understand the origin of all things, and predict all the opponent's actions in battle.

The fact that this eye is here can only mean one thing: the Heavenly Emperor of Spirit Saint is watching them.

Sure enough, the Eye of Truth trembled slightly, and a voice came from the depths of its eye.

The voice was calm and even, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears:

"We apologize for any shortcomings in our Spirit Saint Domain, as you three have traveled from afar."

The Sun God's face darkened. "Heavenly Emperor of Spirit Saint! What do you intend to do?"

"I don't want to do anything," the voice remained calm. "I'm just here to tell you three something."

"What's up?"

"I can give you the purification method you requested."

Upon hearing this, all three of them were stunned.

The Sun God thought he had misheard, "What did you say?"

"I said I could give it to you," the voice repeated, "But on conditions."

Data streamed rapidly in the eyes of the God of Law. He asked in a deep voice, "What are the conditions?"

"It's very simple," the voice said. "You withdraw your troops, and I will give you the method."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms's expression changed drastically.

Both the Northern Spirit Empire and the Divine Realm aim for a method to purify the Power of Faith. If the Heavenly Emperor of Spirit Saint were to truly hand over this method to them, then neither side would have the will to intervene.

If I remain here, will I be able to break through the Spirit Saint Domain?

Although he was very confident in the attack power of his Tiger Soul God-Seizing Saber, his opponent also possessed the Eye of Truth, a twelve-star Miracle Creation. Furthermore, the Spirit Saint Domain itself was not a small realm; its size was enormous, even slightly exceeding that of the Profound Nether Domain... In short, the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms was not confident of winning in a one-on-one fight.

The Sun God and the God of Law exchanged a glance.

They were both somewhat surprised.

If that's really the case.

That would be perfect.

However, just before the two of them spoke...

The Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms spoke.

"Absurd!" Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms roared. "It's only a matter of time before the three of us Eternal join forces to break through your Spirit Saint Domain. When that happens, we'll take whatever we want ourselves; why should we need you to give it to us?"

"Yeah?"

The voice carried a faint hint of amusement. "Then keep attacking. I want to see how much of your army will be left before you break through my defenses."

As soon as the words were spoken, the Eye of Truth trembled slightly, about to disappear into the chaos.

Just then, the voices of the Sun God and the God of Law rang out simultaneously.

"Wait a minute!"

These almost unanimous words caused Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms's face to freeze completely.

The Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms looked coldly at the Sun God and the God of Law, and said, "Aren't you two going too far? You were the ones who invited me to form an alliance in the first place, and now you want to withdraw from the Alliance? Isn't that a bit disloyal?"

Upon hearing this, the Sun God's expression became slightly unnatural, while the God of Law showed no reaction whatsoever. In essence, He had no emotions of His own. As long as something was beneficial to the Northern Spirit Empire, the God of Law would carry it out without any psychological hindrance after weighing the cost-effectiveness, even if it went against so-called moral values. The God of Law simply did not care about such things.

Morality? It is inherently part of order. Since its inception, it has established countless moral systems, showing absolutely no reverence or respect for them.

Therefore, the God of Law completely ignored the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms and spoke directly towards the chaotic direction where the Eye of Truth was located, "Your Heavenly Emperor, wait!"

"My Northern Spirit Empire is willing to withdraw its troops, as long as you fulfill your promise, hand over the method to purify the impurities of Power of Faith, and sign a contract with us, how about it?"

Eternal can check and balance each other through contracts. Once a contract is formed, if one party violates its terms, their combat power will be naturally weakened when facing the other party, which is extremely disadvantageous. Therefore, under normal circumstances, neither of the two Eternal will intentionally violate the contract after it has been formally established.

The God of Law is a master of manipulating contracts, so He is confident that as long as the Heavenly Emperor of Spirit Saint on the other side signs a contract with Him, everything will be settled.

Upon hearing the words of the God of Law, the Sun God, his face stiffening, abandoned all pretense of God King and cast aside moral constraints, declaring, "Our Divine Realm is also willing to withdraw its troops, on the same conditions as the Northern Spirit Empire."

Upon hearing this, Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms's face turned completely sour.

"Very well, very well, very well indeed! I just hope you won't regret it. This so-called method of purifying Power of Faith might not be an object, or something completely inseparable, something unique, right? Then I'd like to see how you distribute it?"

Upon hearing this, the Sun God and the God of Law felt a jolt of unease, as this was exactly what they had feared.

But what if that's not the case?

You should always give it a try, right?

They held different mindsets.

The three Eternal had just been fighting Logo simultaneously turned their gazes toward the Eye of Truth, or more precisely, they stared into Logo's eyes.

On the other side.

Logo carefully observed the reactions of the three Eternal through the Eye of Truth.

He certainly wasn't really going to hand over the method for purifying the impurities in the Power of Faith.

That's simply impossible.

The method by which the Power of Faith purifies impurities is the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc itself.

This Miracle Creation is the core of the entire Spirit Saint Domain.

Handing over the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc is essentially handing over the Spirit Saint Domain.

How is that possible?

Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms's guess was entirely correct.

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