The silhouette was a dark and oppressive shadow, with glowing eyes that were the only clearly visible and recognizable part. Its appearance remained an enigma; no one knew whether it was a human, a demonic beast, or some sort of rounded ogre.
It fixed its gaze directly on the Heavenly Spirit God, who, under that penetrating stare, felt completely exposed and read like never before. The oppression that surrounded him was suffocating.
"Your desire to protect your race is genuine, and you are indeed not malicious toward the rest of the universe," the dry, completely emotionless voice of the shadow echoed.
"But… sacrificing innocents, even for a greater cause, is not an acceptable path; no matter what your intentions are."
As it said this, the shadow’s eyes gleamed slightly. It observed the god in front of it, who could barely manage to shudder. With a soft snort, the shadow continued:
"I’m not here to judge. I’m definitely the worst person in the world for that. But the truth is this: you don’t trust yourself or those you lead. That’s why you accept anything to keep things as they are. Using them as an excuse for your failures."
"You…" The god managed to murmur with great effort, "It’s my duty… as a god…"
"No," the dry voice cut him off mercilessly. "You’re just like them, no greater, no lesser. To be flawed and just normal, everyone is. Helping and guiding them is a noble desire, but their fate belongs only to them. If, even with your support, they fail, then it wasn’t meant to be. Everyone has their fate, and you can only show the way and guide them. But… you think you have the right to do anything to protect them because you can’t do it alone; and it all goes back to the beginning, you’re flawed and don’t trust yourself or them."
The Heavenly Spirit God’s eyes filled with anger. "Nonsense... only the strong can do something for the world…"
"Really? Then all of these here, considered the greatest power in the universe, let’s see what happens."
The shadow waved, and a spatial glow appeared around it. Suddenly, numerous figures appeared as if they had been pulled from another world.
All the infinite cultivators and that God were stunned and recognized them. They were from the Alliance of the Will of the Heavens!
"These are the Feys from the Yinblood planet. Until a few years ago, they were at best mediocre and only survived because they were protected by an external force. Now, they face the world and don’t hesitate to fight with their own hands. They don’t depend on others to protect them because they know their lives belong only to themselves."
As the figure spoke, everyone observed the Fey army. It was just over a million strong, a mix of ancient cultivators at their divine peak, and young Sovereign Empyreans.
There were Feys only a few centimeters tall, and others the size of regular humans. They all wore armor made from a strange material that emitted a peculiar sensation and wielded various weapons. The armor and weapons seemed perfectly integrated, as if they were one entity.
The shadow waved again, and the cultivators of the Alliance of the Just Path, in their vast numbers, felt their bodies freed from invisible chains.
Meanwhile, the Heavenly Spirit God remained trapped. Without him realizing it, his entire body was already covered in violet lines. It was no longer the shadow that dominated and kept him in this state.
Ruri smiled slightly, her niece was an amazing talent. She hid with her spatial laws, then used her mental power from the array. She managed to trap even a god. Of course, her master had already subdued him, which made it easier.
"Go, finish this," the shadow ordered with a gesture.
"KILL!"
War cries echoed from all directions. The Feys split into smaller groups, each led by a squadron commander. Their weapons and armor pulsed in unison, and the small army advanced from all sides.
"Knock them down!"
The shout of the Shadow God sect leader woke up the cultivators. Without delay, those at the front advanced, though lazily, as if they considered the battle a formality. They were like an unstoppable tide with a hundred times more cultivators than these Feys, there was no chance of...
*BOOM!*
As soon as they collided. The sound was deafening, like a wave of power crashing against a stone wall. Those further back were stunned to see the ones at the front being obliterated, turned into chunks and bloody mist.
"Join up! Block everything! Use your numbers!"
The demon leader shouted, shocked but quick to react and command. The God was still incapable, so he became the leader of the entire alliance.
This time, a wall with nearly a hundred times more cultivators was formed. They roared to block the next attack from the advancing Feys... or at least tried.
The weapons and armor of the Feys shone brightly. A unique power, capable of merging with the environment, emerged. The sound of explosions resounded, followed by a storm of blood spreading in all directions.
"What?! ALL OF YOUR EQUIPMENT IS AT THE EMPEROR LEVEL! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!" The demon leader exclaimed, completely stunned.
Meanwhile, countless Conqueror runes pulsed, trying to rebirth them. But the Feys simply snorted. Rune seals for sharpening appeared on their weapons, completely destroying the enemy’s runes.
With the maximum evolution of the sharpening seal, all the Feys, even those from the older generation, had enough power to kill a powerful Empyrean.
"FUCK! EVERYONE, USE THE DIVINE DAO TO THE MAX! USE YOUR FINAL CARDS! HOLD NOTHING BACK!"
The demon leader’s shout echoed, followed by the almost desperate gestures of all the leaders of the greatest sects in the universe.
The demon himself pulled out a dark mark, and the demons felt the connection to the Dao of the God of Shadows grow stronger. Inside his distant sect, a demonic formation pulsed, activating all the emergency resources stored to protect their existence.
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Other sects in the universe used similar cards. Among the beast sects, all burned their bloodlines to the maximum.
Among them were three sects of supreme divine beasts: the Vermilion Bird Sect, the White Tiger Sect, and the Black Tortoise Sect.
These three, along with the Azure Dragons, possessed the most powerful divine beast bloodlines among non-primordial beasts. They were almost the first natural races to exist, and their natural power was supreme among mortals.
In the distant past, before the Sacred War, the leaders of these three sects and the Dragon Ascent Sect were supreme immortals. When the heroes arose and the war broke out, only the Azure Dragon immortal refused to side with the heroes.
But the Celestial Dragons made a secret move alongside the heroes and killed that Azure Dragon immortal.
Later, the Dragon Ascent Sect sided with the heroes, but eventually, the Celestial Dragons switched sides again, influenced by the Yin Chaos Dragon, which led them to be considered instincts in retaliation. The Dragons, however, were forgiven, since without that immortal protecting them, they couldn’t resist the power of the Celestial Dragons.
Below these three divine beast sects, there were others that stood out, such as the Golden Crow Sect and the Shrouding Sky Whale Sect. They were just more common beasts, but their bloodlines developed, creating a unique power in these beasts.
The Golden Crow’s bloodline, for example, had flames of Yang so pure and controlled that they were perfect for use in alchemy.
But beasts weren’t good at that, so they created hybrids with humanoids who received their bloodlines, becoming the greatest alchemists in the universe until recently. The pure-blood beasts were the supreme leaders of the sect. Their hybrid children were their soldiers, working hard to create the sect’s wealth through alchemy.
Alm and Bruno studied all these beasts and knew many of them from the past. They couldn’t be underestimated at all when they were serious. But... the dark figure just waved again, and then countless other figures appeared from the void.
Millions of Dragons, golems, dwarves, nature races, humanoids... The leader of the Shadow God sect widened his eyes when he saw a specific army among them.
"Blood Seeker Tree and Life-Recovering Tree!"
He roared furiously. This race was something his sect had received as a gift in the past and had been part of its power until recently when they were mysteriously attacked and lost everything, never figuring out how to this day.
Among those two races was a small figure hiding, leading them: it was Oami, the new queen of the Essence-Root Tree. Her metamorphosis was that of a human girl under ten years old, with greenish eyes and hair. She looked a lot like a younger version of Minnan. She probably chose to return to that form, as she and Kakarotto met in that other world; it was a memorable experience.
She still had low cultivation, but with her experience and the power of an Empyrean, she was already leading them.
Amid the infinite army, bestial figures widened their eyes and shouted: "They’re hybrids! They all have the bloodline of the four space-time races!"
It was the Kun Pengs who spoke, recognizing the other three races that once lived ’united’ with them; they even recognized their own mixed bloodline in the hybrids. Among them, there were also a few with pure bloodlines, but the number of young, extremely powerful hybrids shocked everyone.
"Let’s end this already," the voice of the sinister shadow said emotionlessly.
As soon as he spoke, suddenly, infinite spatial runes covered a vast area, engulfing both armies inside. Ruri took a deep breath, and beside her, Purimu was already holding her hand. The two worked together, and now it was do or die.
These two had become a very united and synchronized pair. They could do things together more easily, and Purimu didn’t disappoint in learning everything from Ruri.
"KILL!"
The voices of all the leaders of the Heavenly Will Alliance’s armies echoed in unison.
Even with everyone uniting, their numbers were still tens of times smaller. The people of the Righteous Path Alliance, despite the initial fear caused by the immortal items, were experienced, and with their numbers and intelligence, they didn’t see any chance of losing.
But only now did the leader of the Shadow God sect realize something even more terrifying.
Those enemies weren’t made up of young Empyreans and old cultivators at the peak of cultivation...
"Everyone... everyone is Sovereign Empyreans... how... how is this possible?" he stuttered, now completely frantic.
**KABOOM!**
An attack from the small army flared up like the final judgment. The entire void of space shifted to a golden hue, coming from the power of so many Empyreans attacking with all they had.
*ROAR!*
Roars that shook the world came from the dragons, and then they attacked, leading with their massive, terrifyingly defensive bodies.
A single Azure Dragon was right behind them, surrounded by talismans glowing in multiple colors. Yue was the support and the emergency commander; a completely new and unique role among the dragons.
*BOOOM!*
*BANG! BANG! BANG!*
Devastating attacks capable of breaking space-time, combined with gunfire and shots from the dwarves’ technological weapons, echoed violently.
"Hold them! They’re desperate, going all out! We just need to defend!"
The leaders of the enemy sects shouted, and the larger army managed to block them. Not without countless deaths; as many people died as there were fighters in the enemy army, but the numbers were immense, which didn’t faze them at all.
Until the entire battlefield was covered by a deathly aura, causing that large number of cultivators to gulp nervously.
*Pierce!*
Countless spears, arrows, and piercing weapons fired. All with Repulsion rune seals, which, now at their maximum level, were so fast they could even surpass divine-level spatial laws for an instant.
"Block them!"
When the attack reached the enemies, Diffuser and heavy-weight rune seals were activated. At that moment, everyone thought: block?
*RUMBLE!*
There was no chance for defense. The piercing weapons advanced, piercing and killing as if they were made of tofu.
They didn’t stop advancing. Death and screams of despair echoed. People behind tried to flee, but it was too fast and coming from all directions, bursting from the center; behind them, a supreme spatial formation blocked the way.
Runes from the Conquerors who had died and tried to resurrect appeared, but...
*Slash!*
Swords and sabers cut mercilessly, with their sharpening seals active. They all attacked in perfect coordination as soon as the runes appeared.
When the piercing weapons that had fired finally lost their power, the surviving half of the enemy army sighed in relief.
That had been devastating and killed countless people, but surely it could only be used once... only then did they realize there was a sneaky energy around them.
Earth runes formed chains, branches, and roots circling around their bodies, and space-time laws sealed them. Without any warning or chance of defense, they were all forced to stand still, immobile.
As they panicked and tried to retreat, it was the moment when the golems, the space-time beasts, and the life forms of nature moved in sync. Now, the other half of the surviving army was controlled.
*CRASH!*
*BANG! BANG!*
*ROAR!*
The dwarves, the dragons, and the Feys didn’t hesitate for a second. The world turned upside down, and now all their power was truly used. Every drop of Qi and energy was employed in this attack.
But it was perfectly coordinated. One part kept the enemies sealed, another part attacked with everything, and finally, the last group attacked, destroying the Conquerors’ runes.
Until it was over.
The entire battle took only a few minutes... now, they were no longer in the void of space. Everything there turned into a domain of blood, corpses, and Death’s Yin. If they were on a planet, no matter how big, its entire surface would be covered by a sea of blood.
The countless cultivators of the Alliance of the Righteous Path... were completely massacred...
Bruno sighed heavily. But anyone who raises their weapons to fight in a war must be aware that death walks beside them. There are no winners or completely honest sides in a war; both sides killed plenty and caused suffering in countless places and families.
Moreover, they killed all the Elders, High Elders, Sect Leaders, and the most talented cultivators of those sects. But the weaker ones and several of their races remained in their sects. They could revive their bloodline and sect in the future.
The leader of the Shadow God sect was spared without understanding why. He was completely sealed in place, witnessing everything before him in disbelief.
*Crack! Crack! Crack!*
A Cerberus appeared with its three heads, biting him violently and tearing him apart. Without any delay, Vrix, who couldn’t take revenge on the Shadow God he hated so much, was satisfied with eliminating this leader. In the past, he had been present and accepted doing this with his clan next to that dead God.
Now, officially, only the Heavenly Spirit God remained, still completely dominated. Unknowingly, his body was already fully controlled by a violet mental power that had covered him completely.
Once everything was over, within that spatial formation, the heavenly laws distorted, and colossal figures emerged from the void.
When their presences revealed themselves, it was as if the world had petrified.
"Finally decided to show up? You’re late to the party." The voice of the shadow echoed with mockery.