"My God, what on earth is going on?"
"What happened? Why are these celestial phenomena occurring one after another, causing the heavens to weep and the gods to griev? Why is this?"
"Blood rained down, what's wrong with this world? Why is even the heavens weeping?"
"The strange phenomenon appeared not long ago, how could it reappear, and even more violently? Is this world... really going to be destroyed?"
...
The people of the world are confused and fearful.
Whether ordinary beings or low-level cultivators, everyone felt uneasy about this celestial phenomenon.
The last celestial phenomenon already puzzled and worried people, but just two days later, the celestial phenomenon became even more terrifying.
Previously, there was only one bolt of lightning and a shower of blood, but today, there were thirty-seven bolts in a row, and the blood rain continued unabated, as if it would drown the entire world.
What's even more terrifying is...
Amidst this rain of blood, all living beings sensed a profound sense of compassion; even cultivators felt a nameless grief.
All living beings know that something significant has happened in this world, but few know exactly what happened.
Those who knew were trembling with fear.
"Another Dao Saint has fallen!!!"
"Who orchestrated this? Why have so many Dao Saints perished?"
"My Dao Palace's Dao Saints are unharmed, so these thirty-seven Dao Saints... were they taken away by the Heavenly Court's Lord and the God Lord, or were they left behind?"
"Who has the power to slaughter thirty-seven Dao Saints?"
...
Within the Dao Palace, all the Dao Saints ascended into the sky, their expressions filled with fear. They cautiously and tremblingly peered towards the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, showing signs of apprehension.
Whether it was fear of uncovering the truth, or worry about the annihilation of the thirty-seven...
wrong!
It was because they were worried about offending the mysterious being who had annihilated the thirty-eight Dao Saints.
Adding to the Tianyu who fell earlier, that makes a total of thirty-eight Dao Saints!
This is such a terrifying number that just thinking about it fills them with dread.
Dao Sheng!
He was the cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the entire God Realm. In the past, such a powerful figure only existed in legends and was an ethereal existence for all living beings.
Moreover, their strength is extremely terrifying; even when fighting among those of the same level, it is extremely difficult for them to perish.
Otherwise, over countless years, the three forces would not have been able to avoid the fate of not having a single Dao Saint perish.
But now, a total of thirty-eight have fallen!
It should be noted that there are only a little over a hundred Dao Saints in the entire God Realm combined.
In just a few days, nearly a third of the revenue was lost.
The Dao Saint of the Dao Palace couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine!
They were afraid, terrified, and filled with panic...
I'm terrified that I'll be next.
What worries them even more is that they have no idea why these Dao Saints have perished.
Who did they offend this time?
Who on earth has the ability to kill thirty-eight Dao Saints in less than a quarter of an hour?
Dao Sheng's strength is immense. It's not like they can't run away. If they can't win, can't they at least escape?
But the truth is...
The thirty-seven Dao Saints perished almost simultaneously.
The Dao Saints of the Dao Palace were all too aware of what this meant.
Either the attacker's strength is terrifyingly high, allowing them to easily handle thirty-seven Dao Saints simultaneously without giving them any chance to escape.
Alternatively, there might be many powerful individuals involved who completely overwhelm these thirty-seven Dao Saints in terms of strength, making them capable of easily killing them.
Either way, it's a huge threat to them.
"The Lord of Heaven and the God Lord both led other Dao Saints on expeditions before. Could this fallen Dao Saint be one of them?"
"Thirty-seven Dao Saints. This number is consistent with the number they took away, but it is also consistent with the number of Dao Saints left behind."
"The God Lord and the Lord of Heaven are clearly going to deal with Haotian. Could it be that something has happened to them?"
...
With many thoughts in mind, the Dao Saints of the Dao Palace, including Long Sheng, carefully used the power of the Heavenly Dao to observe the internal movements of the two major forces through their Great Dao formations.
This action was undoubtedly extremely offensive to the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty.
If this had been done earlier, it would have inevitably sparked another major conflict between them.
But now...
They were not worried about the two major powers at all, but were only worried about offending the mysterious being who had killed the Dao Saint.
At this moment, their feelings were somewhat complicated.
I don't know whether I hope the one who gets into trouble is the one who stays or the one who leaves.
Soon, they discovered traces of the Dao Saint's fall within the territories of the two major powers.
Not just a Daoist saint!
Even the many god emperors and god sovereigns of the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty were not spared.
In the entire divine realm, all the powerful figures within the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty perished at this very moment.
"Hiss..."
"Heavens! All the powerful figures have perished, how could this be?"
"Who exactly made this move? What kind of methods and strength does it take to accomplish such a feat?"
"Terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!"
"Thirty-seven Dao Saints, thousands of God Emperors, and tens of thousands of God Sovereigns have all perished?!"
...
All the Dao Saints of the Dao Palaces, including the Dragon Saint, were utterly horrified.
"This is certainly not something a strong person could do..."
"The God Realm actually possesses a terrifying force powerful enough to annihilate any one of our factions?!"
"For countless years, we have been completely unaware of this power. The divine realm... has changed!"
"Could this be a force secretly cultivated by Haotian?"
"I'm afraid not. Judging from Haotian's previous appearance, he seemed to be quite confused himself and was even being schemed against. It probably wasn't him."
"Then who exactly cultivated this force?"
...
No one knew, and no one could answer, but they all looked worried.
"This clandestine force, I wonder if it's only targeting the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, or if it's targeting all forces in the Divine Realm. My Dao Palace... sigh!"
"This is the first time I've felt that we, as dignified Dao Saints, are so fragile."
"What should we do about my Dao Palace?"
All the Dao Saints looked at the Dragon Saint, whose face was solemn.
At this moment, the Dragon Saint was carefully sensing all the historical traces within the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty with his powerful Heavenly Dao power. He appeared cautious and prudent.
The other Dao Saints dared not investigate further, fearing it might attract the attention of those secretly present.
Only a powerful being like Dragon Saint, who has reached the pinnacle of Dao Sainthood, would dare to take the risk.
Not long after.
Long Sheng sensed something and said in a deep voice, "I have found out that the Dao Saints of the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty are preparing to refine or capture the beings of the lower realm in order to coerce Haotian."
"But I haven't found out exactly what Haotian was coerced into, but I think... it should be related to Haotian's strange divine platform, which seems to be able to improve the talent and comprehension level of living beings."
"Some creatures even speculate that it can supplement other talents!"
Upon hearing Dragon Saint's words, all the Dao Saints instantly realized: "Chaotic talent?!"
In that instant, all the Dao Saints within the Dao Palace were moved. Even though they knew that only thirty-seven Dao Saints from the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty had perished for this, they could not suppress the greed in their hearts.
But the next moment.
They were then doused with cold water.
Long Sheng said, "These Dao Saints coveted Haotian's divine platform, but they inexplicably perished. Could it really be that Haotian took action? But Haotian has not fully recovered, and his strength is relatively limited..."
Long Sheng was bewildered, somewhat puzzled.
In particular, he knew that the Lord of Heaven and the God Lord had taken away a large number of Dao Saints to deal with Haotian, so Haotian would naturally not be here.
But if it's not Haotian, then who is it?
What weighed heavily on Long Sheng's mind was that so many powerful figures had perished within the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, yet neither of them had left any historical traces.
He was completely unable to discern the identity of the attacker from the traces of heaven and earth.
You need to know.
He could see the details of the Haotian Divine Platform from the traces of heaven and earth, but as for the entity that made the move, not only was there no cause and effect, but even heaven and earth did not record it.
"How is this possible?"
Confused, Long Sheng looked up at the sky as if he were looking at the Heavenly Dao.
"Is it that you lack the ability to record the Heavenly Dao, or did you deliberately erase it?"
He was puzzled and couldn't find the answer, but when he thought of the words "Puppet Heavenly Dao," he couldn't help but guess: "Could it be that the entity behind the Puppet Heavenly Dao made a move?"
"But his enemy is Haotian, and the Lord of Heaven and the God Lord are currently dealing with Haotian. They are not enemies, so why would he take such action?"
"Could it be that the Lord of Heaven and the Gods covet the Haotian Divine Platform, which displeases him?"
Long Sheng didn't know, but he really wanted to know: if it wasn't the entity behind the Heavenly Dao that intervened, then who was it?
It's impossible that, as the other Dao Saints have said, there exists a terrifying force in the God Realm that could easily annihilate any of their forces, right?
The key is that, over countless years, none of their factions have become aware of it.
If that's true...
That would be far too terrifying.
"Palace Master, how should my Dao Palace conduct itself?"
All the Dao Saints looked at the Dragon Saint with some helplessness.
Long Sheng sighed, "My Dao Palace..."
Just as he was about to say something, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the sky.
Boom! Crack! Sizzle...
Countless strange phenomena appeared simultaneously, far more terrifying than the fall of the Dao Saint.
"not good!"
Dragon Saint's expression instantly turned to horror, even his very soul trembled...
——
"Hmph! You're quick on your feet, but unfortunately, none of you will escape today!"
On the other side of the time-space continent.
The God Lord and the Lord of Heaven arrived with a group of Dao Saints, only to find an empty void; the Time Continent had already vanished.
It wasn't that the Time-Space Dao Saint and Haotian moved it to another location, but rather that Haotian put it into the Great Thousand World.
Not only that.
They even took away the lower realm corresponding to the same time-space continent.
They were fast enough, but just as they moved the Time-Space Continent, they were blocked by the Lord of Heaven and the God Lord.
"Hahaha, you two mere ants dare to speak so arrogantly and attack me?"
Haotian laughed loudly, seemingly not taking the Heavenly Court Lord and the God Lord seriously at all, but the Time and Space Dao Saint standing behind him knew how angry his former father was inside.
Haotian was once the Heavenly Dao of this world and the master of this world.
He cultivates the Chaos Martial Path and even advanced to Dao Saint through the Chaos Great Dao. How terrifying is his strength?
How proud must one feel inside?
But what about now?
He was like a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by dogs, and humiliated by two Dao Saints who were like ants in his eyes. How could the proud Haotian accept this?
Unfortunately, his cultivation and strength have not fully recovered.
His current strength is roughly equivalent to that of a Dao Saint at the peak of the Divine Lord or the Lord of the Heavenly Court, and he cannot kill them easily.
"Hmph, ants?"
The Lord of Heaven stared at Haotian with disdain: "If we are ants, then you, the former Heavenly Dao, are also an ant?"
"Enough with the nonsense, let's take them down first."
The God Lord, however, looked solemn and did not intend to waste any more words with Haotian, for delay might lead to unforeseen changes.
"Good! Take them down!"
The Lord of Heaven nodded, waved his hand, and ordered all the Dao Saints to act together.
In an instant.
Both sides unleashed terrifying power of the Heavenly Dao, about to blast each other apart, but just then...
Boom!
An extraordinary phenomenon occurred: endless lightning flashed in the void, turning the pitch-black void into a bright white expanse, as if bringing light to the world.
However……
These celestial phenomena, when observed by both Dao Saints, left them both astonished.
"Another Dao Saint has fallen?!?"
The deity looked up in alarm, a bad premonition suddenly rising in his heart.
It wasn't just him.
The same applies to other divine dynasties and Daoist saints.
In that instant, they all thought of the fall of Tianyu.
But wasn't the fall of the heavens due to Haotian?
Now that Haotian is here, what about the other Dao Saints who have perished?
Could it be...?
Did the Dao Palace take action against the Dao Saints who remained in the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty?
In the end, did Long Sheng choose to believe in Haotian and pledge allegiance to him?
The Divine Dynasty Dao Saints each had their own thoughts and expressions were extremely ugly. When they looked at Haotian again, their bodies were filled with murderous intent.
The Heavenly Court Dao Saints exchanged glances, but their expressions were not pleasant.
Although there are as many as thirty-seven Dao Saints remaining in the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, the Dao Palace has a powerful Dao Saint at the peak of his cultivation, the Dragon Saint.
If the Dao Saint of the Divine Dynasty is in trouble, the Dao Saint of the Heavenly Court will also be in danger.
"Kill! Take them down quickly, then go back to support..."
The God Lord stared coldly at Haotian and the Time-Space Dao Saint, his whole body radiating murderous intent. However, before he could finish speaking, a loud boom resounded...
A celestial phenomenon has reappeared!
Another Daoist saint has fallen.
"How is that possible?"
The deity couldn't help but roar in a low voice, his whole being resembling an enraged beast.
The other Daoist saints were similar.
Whether it was the Divine Dynasty or the Heavenly Court, all the Dao Saints looked extremely grim.
The deity roared in fury, "Quickly, send a message to inquire what exactly happened!"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, another celestial phenomenon appeared, leaving the God Lord frozen in place, his gaze somewhat vacant.
However, this is not the end.
Amidst the torrential rain of blood, thunderclaps resounded one after another, as if a powerful being was undergoing tribulation.
But the lightning during the tribulation at least gives people a sense of hope, a feeling of breaking free from constraints and looking towards a new world.
But the Thunder now bring them only despair!
Boom!
Splash—
At this moment, in this void, everything was replaced by these two voices.
Amidst the thunderous roar, blood rained down like a collapsing celestial river.
The rain fell on all the Dao Saints, making them appear exceptionally terrifying from a distance.
However, at this moment...
Not to mention the God Lord and the Lord of Heaven, even Haotian and the Time-Space Dao Saint were stunned by what they saw.
The continuous fall of Dao Saints left the two in disbelief.
They didn't understand what was going on either.
"It's definitely not the Dragon Saint!"
The God Lord clenched his fists. He absolutely refused to believe that the Dao Palace possessed such strength to kill so many Dao Saints in succession. This was simply impossible.
The Lord of Heaven also looked grim, equally disbelieving that the Dragon Saint could have accomplished this.
In his heart, he was silently counting the number of celestial phenomena, constantly praying, "Please, please, it's just the Divine Dynasty that's in trouble, and that my Heavenly Court's Dao Saint won't be harmed."
The mighty ruler of Heaven was praying like an ordinary being, appearing utterly helpless.
While praying, the Lord of Heaven couldn't help but ask angrily, "Has no message been sent back yet?"
"No!"
All the Daoist saints shook their heads with heavy hearts.
They have sent a message back to inquire, but unfortunately, there has been no response.
"God..."
Suddenly, a Dao Saint looked at the Lord of Heaven in fear and said in a trembling voice, "A Dao Saint of our Heavenly Court has fallen!"
boom!
These words struck the hearts of all the Dao Saints in the Heavenly Court like a thunderbolt, causing them to tremble slightly.
Although this result had been suspected for some time, it was still hard to accept when it was actually confirmed.
They were all deeply grieved.
But their grief... is only the beginning, and is far from over.
"Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty..."
When the Lord of the Heavenly Court silently counted to twenty, his face turned completely grim, because he knew that even if all the other Dao Saints who had fallen were from the Divine Dynasty, the nineteen Dao Saints left behind by the Heavenly Court would probably not escape death.
And in fact... that's exactly right!
In a short period of time, celestial phenomena occurred frequently. In just a short while, thirty-seven Dao Saints fell one after another, making the Dao Saints of the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty extremely heavy-hearted.
I was terrified!
"How could this be? Thirty-seven Dao Saints, how could they have perished in such a short time?"
"Who on earth made this move? Dao Palace definitely doesn't have that kind of strength!"
"Why can't even a message be sent back? Who in the divine realm can cover up the two major powers and prevent the message from being sent?"
...
All the Dao Saints of the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, including the Divine Lord and the Lord of the Heavenly Court, were terrified, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
This is absolutely terrifying.
Thirty-seven Dao Saints—what immense power that was! Yet they were utterly annihilated without a fight.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was devastating.
"That's a Dao Saint, not a God Emperor or God Sovereign! Why couldn't he escape, and why couldn't he even send a message? Why?!"
No one can answer this question.
Among the Dao Saints in the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, some could not help but break down.
They knew all too well what this meant.
They knew, without their knowledge, that they seemed to have offended some terrifying being or force.
This force was capable of killing thirty-seven Dao Saints in a short span of fifteen minutes.
So……
Killing these Dao Saints doesn't seem to be a difficult task.
This moment!
The Dao Saints of the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty were filled with fear and unease.
Even the gods and the rulers of the heavenly court are like this.
As powerful beings who had reached the pinnacle of Dao Sainthood, they were practically invincible in the God Realm. Yet, at this moment, their hearts wavered.
It even gave rise to an absurd feeling that I might be killed.
The Lord of Heaven suddenly looked at Haotian and said in a deep voice, "Haotian, do your enemies have such abilities?"
He thought of the being behind the Puppet Heavenly Dao, the powerful figure who had once defeated Haotian.
He suspected... perhaps because they sensed that they coveted the divine platform on Haotian's body, they decisively took action to eliminate their allies when they came to deal with Haotian.
Haotian sneered, "Why should I tell you?"
"I understand, it shouldn't be that one!"
The Lord of Heaven nodded in a deep voice, but his expression became even more unpleasant. If it were Haotian's enemy, seeing how powerful he was, Haotian would not be in the mood to sneer.
"..."
Haotian remained silent, but did not refute.
His enemies were indeed powerful, but they shouldn't have been able to kill thirty-seven Dao Saints in such a short time.
Haotian was also very curious: who did it?
At this moment.
The God Lord seemed to realize something, and suddenly looked at Haotian, saying in a deep voice, "Haotian, did Tianyu perish at your hands?"
Haotian asked in confusion, "Who is Tianyu?"
"..."
In that instant, the God Lord and the Lord of Heaven couldn't help but exchange a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
It's not just them.
The other Daoist saints in the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty also had the same expression.
"call--"
The deity took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice, "Then Lu Tao... isn't he your alias or incarnation?"
"And who is Lu Tao?"
Haotian frowned, sensing that the two were acting strangely; it seemed that these Dao Saints had mistaken him for someone else.
"You bastard!!!"
The God Lord's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he turned his head hatefully to look at the other Dao Saints behind him.
All the saints of the Divine Dynasty bowed their heads in shame.
They then realized that they had misled the gods.
They had previously speculated that Lu Tao was the incarnation of Haotian, and informed the God Lord of this deduction, which led the God Lord to take the action of splitting his forces into two groups.
Otherwise...
Those thirty-seven Dao Saints will not perish at all.
In other words, these Dao Saints were all killed by them.
The Dao Saints who perished in the Divine Dynasty were alright, as they were the ones who made this deduction themselves. But the Dao Saints who perished in the Heavenly Court truly died unjustly.
At that moment, the Lord of Heaven and the other Dao Saints of Heaven also glared angrily at the Dao Saints of the Divine Dynasty.
He exuded a murderous aura.
"..."
The Divine Dynasty Dao Saint felt even more helpless and guilty.
Because of an unverified inference, thirty-seven Dao Saints perished, and they certainly didn't have the confidence to retaliate.
What's more, they're currently working together.
"Alright, what's done is done, there's no point in pursuing anything further!"
The Lord of Heaven glared angrily at the Dao Saint of Chaochao and said in a deep voice, "Now we need to know who Lu Tao really is? Did he do all this? And how did he do it?"
"Lu Tao..."
The god clenched his fists, his eyes burning with intense anger, and he was about to say something...
Sudden!
Boom! Crack! Sizzle—
A terrifying celestial phenomenon appeared again, and this time, it was countless times more terrifying than the previous phenomenon that caused the fall of thirty-seven Dao Saints!
In the endless void, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Terrifying cracks appeared in the otherwise solid void, like blades of space slashing out in all directions.
Not only that.
In that instant, amidst the terrifying rain of blood, various Dao powers intertwined, creating an extremely chaotic scene.
Amidst this chaos, various phantoms appeared in the void.
Dragon race, Phoenix race, Demon race, Human race...
Various afterimages were reflected in the void, but these afterimages were all scenes before these figures perished: their lifespans exhausted, they were killed, and they fell under the heavenly tribulation...
The various ways people died plunged the entire divine realm into grief.
and.
Not only were there phantom images, but also various sounds of weeping.
Waaah—
Various terrifying cries of grief, like the wails of ghosts, the grievances of humans, and even the lamentations of gods...
The constant wailing sounds surrounded them, plunging all the Dao Saints into horror.
seem……
The heavens are doomed!!!
(P.S.: Guys, I'm taking tomorrow off. This is the last time I'll be taking a break from this book.)
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