Chapter 718: World Boundary (1/2)

Apart from the Infernum and ghostly servants who’d gone to Witherdew Major with Yuchi Tianhuang, Xuanyu and company, the rest had all been reborn out of their Hell Flowers and become denizens of hell.

Hence, it was past time that Lu Yun recruited another batch of ghostly soldiers. Along his way to the immortal emperor’s tomb, he went on a furious killing spree and didn’t spare a single immortal that belonged to this so-called alliance. He could quickly determine anyone’s identity with the Spectral Eye, so his target selection was as accurate as could be.

Meanwhile, the Eradication Formation directed by Yin Qingran also lumbered into motion. However, since the Dusk immortals weren’t too familiar with operating it yet, they acted with more reserve.

Even so, they quickly attracted the attention of a special power. Members of the alliance gradually surrounded them and attempted to wipe out the Dusk survivors all at the same time.

Back in the world of immortals, Dusk Province didn’t stand idly by. Only a little more than a thousand immortals had set out from Dusk, a trivial number compared to the contingents sent by other factions and clans. But once Lin Yu and Lin Xuan returned and related the events afoot in the central world, Wanfeng and Zhao Zhicheng saw red.

A flurry of action erupted as the province mobilized in full force. One after another, lord-grade fortress ships cast off their moorings and sailed toward Destiny City in Life Province.

The clans forming the enemy alliance also received word that the gig was up, and in response, they turned out en masse and sent their members swarming into the central world, intent on turning it into another battlefield.

The riches that could be found inside the central world defied imagination. There were endless heritages to be found, or ancient combat arts fully intact just waiting to be picked up. These kinds of arts were a perfect fit for void-ascended immortals of the current age and enabled them to unleash greater power as befitting their level.

Therefore, even the conflict in Witherdew Major abated. Large numbers of troops retreated from Witherdew in droves and headed toward Nephrite Major instead, where Zhao Shenguang presided over Destiny City, his presence overshadowing the authority of Qi Hai and the city lord. Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion, with no signs of disruption to be found anywhere.

In the beginning, a major clan’s crippled origin dao immortal and his warriors had tried to stir up mayhem in a scene reminiscent of the first Sovereign Ranking. However, Zhao Shenguang had acted decisively in response. With the combined power of his heavenly mandate and the Path of Ingress, he wiped out the crippled dao immortal and executed every warrior of his clan who’d made the journey to Destiny City.

Shortly thereafter, he declared war on the same clan and arrested all of their immortals in Nephrite Major, then had burned them at the stake.

His actions stunned the world.

No one had expected this new, incredibly ludicrous emperor to be so decisively brutal. To think he’d wage war on a major clan protected by a crippled origin dao immortal! When the shock wore off, this very ruthlessness gave pause to those who were becoming progressively more restless and ultimately kept them in line.

The Art and Zither Saints also showed themselves, and they weren’t alone. Bearing a name that struck fear in the hearts of many otherkind and monster spirits, the Gorb Demon had also been spotted in Destiny City.

By himself, a simple Nephrite celestial emperor might not be able to subdue all immortals far and wide, but the presence of Art Saint, Zither Saint, and the Gorb Demon was enough to dissuade anyone from making a scene.

Besides, Zhao Shenguang’s actions clearly hinted at which way the wind was blowing. Nephrite Major planned to bring Destiny City back under her jurisdiction!

Destiny City was located inside Life Province, yet was an independent faction free from Nephrite’s rule. The two factions had frequently locked horns in the past, a situation that only eased somewhat after the crowning of Zhao Fengyang, the previous Nephrite celestial emperor.

At the moment, Nephrite Major’s four Guardian Phalanxes surrounded Destiny City in all four directions, while Zhao Shenguang personally oversaw the scene with his heavenly mandate and Path of Ingress, making no secret of his intention to bring the city to heel.

The lord of Destiny City remained expressionless, while Qi Hai’s expression was so brooding it could almost rain.