Chapter 1289: The Nine Star Heavens (1/2)

The Realm of Fragmentary Star.

Streams of sparkling and crystal-clear light hovered around the realm. Numerous magical laws, spell formations, and talismans enveloped the realm, as if they were protection from gods.

Upon a closer look, one could see that the sparkling and crystal-clear glowing streaks actually hovered around the realm on nine different levels!

“The Nine Star Heavens!” Shangguan Zhi from the Shadow Society exclaimed softly, a grim look filling his beautiful and feminine face.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ancient starships from the Remote Beginning Heavenly Sect and the Shadow Society fired simultaneously, blasting out streaks of blazing energy that bombarded the Realm of Fragmentary Star.

BANG! BANG!

The first layer of protection, which consisted of fine star metal, somehow morphed into a god clad in starry armor.

Like a godly puppet, it swung its enormous fists to smash the incoming massive energy streaks into countless bits of light that filled the void.

Some bits of light touched the second layer of protection, but were instantly annihilated by the innumerable star talismans in it.

The joint strike of several dozen ancient starships from the Shadow Society and the Remote Beginning Heavenly Sect barely got through the First Heaven of the Nine Star Heavens.

It failed to even breach the Second Heaven.

You Qimiao from the Remote Beginning Heavenly Sect raised his hand high with a grim expression.

The ancient starships from the Remote Beginning Heavenly Sect ceased fire. Looking pale and frustrated, Duan Hongwen flew over from one of the ancient starships and said in a sullen voice, “The Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace’s Nine Star Heavens is far too solid. We have so many starships, yet the damage of their joint strike turned out to be negligible.”

You Qimiao sighed in admiration. “No wonder they’re a powerhouse that’s ruled the human domains for eras.”

“Brother Shangguan, when can Sectmaster Jiang get here?” Duan Hongwen asked, fixing Shangguan Zhi from the Shadow Society with an anxious look. “Perhaps only after he gets here will we find a way to break the Nine Star Heavens that’s protecting the Realm of Fragmentary Star. Otherwise, there doesn’t seem to be anything we can do if the experts from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace simply hide behind their defenses.”

FZZZ!

Intense spatial fluctuations spread from one of the Shadow Society starships.

Everyone seemed to be greatly spirited.

However, it wasn’t anyone from the Shadow Society that came from that starship. It was Song Chequan and a few Saint domain elders of the Jade Heaven Sect.

“Song Chequan!” Shangguan Zhi, You Qimiao, and Duan Hongwen exclaimed at the same time.

Song Chequan had evacuated from the destroyed Jade Heaven Sect with the help of Hong Minghui from the Void Spirit Society. After passing through many domains, they finally arrived here. Upon the sight of Shangguan Zhi and the others, he yelled, “Where’s Sectmaster Jiang?”

“H-he’ll come,” Shangguan Zhi said in a low, diffident voice.

Of course he had heard about the heaven-shaking changes that had happened in the Domain of Jade Heaven. However, he had deliberately concealed the fact that the Jade Heaven Sect had suffered a disastrous defeat, Song Chequan had escaped, and the Realm of Jade Billows had been destroyed.

Because of this, very few elders of the Shadow Society knew about this recent upheaval, much less the members of the Remote Beginning Heavenly Sect.

“What happened to you?” You Qimiao asked curiously. “Nie Tian is running amuck in your domain. Instead of going back to stop him, you came here. Why?”

Many Qi warriors of the Remote Beginning Heavenly Sect felt baffled.

Instead of being angered, Song Chequan smiled coldly and said, “Stop him? If he could be stopped, why didn’t you stop him in the Domain of Heaven Python? Did I or did I not send you messages asking you to come and help defend my sect? You refused me with the excuse: Nie Tian is a junior, and doesn’t deserve to be your opponent.

“Now, my realm was destroyed by that ‘junior’!

“And my sect was wiped out! The Domain of Spirit Sea, the Domain of Dark Marsh... Wherever that star of calamities went, countless people were killed!” Song Chequan’s narration turned into snarls.

“What?!” You Qimiao’s expression flickered drastically, and he jerked his head to fix Shangguan Zhi with a nasty stare. “Why didn’t you tell us? Was the Realm of Jade Billows really destroyed by Nie Tian so easily?”

Shangguan Zhi smiled bitterly. “Umm, we also only received the news very recently.”