Every resident of Divine Province City was a martial artist whose cultivation was not weak on the Divine Grace Continent back then, as only those martial artists were qualified to reside on the Demon Blood Star.
Having spent years cultivating arduously on the Demon Blood Star, their realms had all improved and broken through; naturally, the time required for martial artists to leave a city would not be excessively long.
Several hours later, Divine Province City was utterly deserted. Tens of thousands of city residents were gathered ten thousand meters outside the city walls—all of them martial artists who had come from the Divine Grace Continent, each possessing considerable cultivation. They were all now gazing toward Divine Province City, engaged in ceaseless discussion.
“What is Shi Yan trying to do? Is he going to re-establish a Grand Array over Divine Province City?”
At a corner outside the city, Cao Qiudao stared ahead, a look of puzzlement on his face.
“Perhaps so. The young man from back then has now become a towering giant; it truly makes one sigh with emotion,” Fan Xiangyun of the Yin-Yang Cave Heaven murmured, appearing lost and wistful, shaking her head softly. Her eyes glanced at the woman beside her.
That was Cao Zhilan.
Cao Zhilan’s eyes were dim, ripples of emotion stirring in her heart, a trace of bitterness escaping the corner of her mouth.
How could she have ever imagined that Shi Yan, whom she had once chased in the Abyss Battlefield, would one day achieve such a height? She had always prided herself on her superior intellect and unique vision, yet she carried this regret for life. Some men—if you cannot capture them when they are weak and down, then when they soar high and dominate the cosmos, you will forever lose your chance; your paths in life will never cross again.
Cao Zhilan sighed softly.
In another corner outside the city.
Four women with chilling auras watched Divine Province City in silence, their hearts filled with profound sorrow. Behind them stood a host of beautiful and graceful women from the former Ice Emperor City, all clad in white, their demeanor exquisitely cold.
Bing Qingtong’s beautiful eyes flickered with a faint sheen. She spoke softly, “At least... we shared a beautiful time with him. That is the most beautiful scenery of our lives, something we can at least look back upon. At least... he still remembers us, however rarely. He visited us a few times, and he remembered to bring us here.”
Shuang Yuzhu, Han Cui, and Leng Danqing—three mature and alluring women with graceful figures—listened to their eldest sister Bing Qingtong and nodded softly, their voices tinged with gentle melancholy.
After arriving here, their lives had improved immensely. Cultivation materials were never lacking, their realms advanced steadily, and their disciples were obedient and well-behaved. Various factions in Divine Province City treated them well. There was no war here, the heavenly energy was dense, and resources were abundant...
This was the life they had once dreamed of.
However, whenever their cultivation pauses, they cannot help but recall the past—remembering the time in Ice Emperor City when a youth, like a sharp sword, pierced their hearts, leading them to battles far and wide, sharing life and death with them...
Sometimes they wondered if they could choose, they would rather return to that life filled with perpetual anxiety and dread, because at least... he was there then.
Over these years, they had gained the ideal life, they had obtained everything they desired, but only they themselves knew that they were still missing one thing.
That one thing... could never truly belong to them.
“A man like him—no woman in this world can chain him down or keep him. It’s simply impossible!” Bing Qingtong sighed deeply. “We are considered lucky. We are a fragment of the past in his journey through life, which is far luckier than most women.”
Han Cui and the other two pondered for a while, then smiled gently and nodded slightly, a look of reminiscence appearing in their eyes. Whenever they recalled the past, they seemed to grow a bit more beautiful.
“They have all withdrawn.”
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, the Blood Fiend withdrew his soul consciousness and stated definitively, “They are all gone.”
Fu Wei, Yang Qingdi, Shi Jian, and the others were also outside the city, observing Divine Province City with focused gazes, expressions of astonishment on their faces. They wanted to see exactly what Shi Yan intended to do.
“For the next ten thousand years, the Divine Grace Star will become the most suitable star for cultivation in the universe. Not only will the ambient energy be abundant, but one will also be able to touch the true essence of profound truths there more easily,” Shi Yan smiled faintly, saying to the Blood Fiend, “I will cede a section of land to you; you can manage it as you see fit. How about that?”
The Blood Fiend burst into hearty laughter and nodded repeatedly. He already knew the marvelous nature of the Ancient Continent and the subtlety of the Origin Fruit; naturally, he understood the weight of Shi Yan’s words.
For the next ten millennia, the Divine Grace Continent would replace the Ancient God Continent as the most mystical and wondrous place in the universe. At that time, every inch of the Divine Grace Continent would become priceless, attracting countless experts from various star domains to cultivate there. This was also the main reason why Sha, Mo, and the others rushed over and invested heavily the moment they heard Shi Yan was in difficulty.
In the future, every region of the Divine Grace Continent would be a treasure beyond price. The Blood Fiend understood the mystery, so he naturally didn't stand on ceremony and immediately agreed.
“I shall guide Divine Province City away,” Shi Yan’s expression turned solemn, and he suddenly shouted softly.
The Blood Fiend nodded once more, saying nothing further, and moved his body, vanishing from within the city.
In the skies above Divine Province City, Shi Yan’s figure gradually manifested, seated cross-legged amidst the clouds of the void.
The powerhouses from Divine Province City and the Demon Blood Star watched him from afar, their gazes concentrated; many held their breath, feeling an inexplicable surge of excitement and fervor. Everyone wanted to know what he was truly about to do.
Suddenly, the firmament above Divine Province City transmitted a surging, violent tremor. The space around it emitted cracking sounds, and streaks of dazzling giant blades, tens of thousands of meters long, sliced through the void like the swords of celestial gods.
The sky was ripped open with fissures, from which countless dazzling rays of light shot out, like tens of thousands of meteors flashing past—earth-shaking and tremendous. The void seemed like a massive sack being torn apart, revealing variegated, brilliant colors inside. Fierce astral winds blew, and terrifying energy storms raged. The tear resembled the gaping maw of a ferocious beast, enveloping Divine Province City across a radius of a thousand miles, slowly pressing downward.
A terrifying pressure, like the might of heaven, descended from the depths of the sky. Many felt as if their soul altars were pinned down by a massive hand, giving them the urge to be unable to move. This awe-inspiring might originated from the depths of the soul; the higher one's cultivation, the more profound their experience of it.
Upon witnessing this world-altering spectacle, the martial artists gathered around Divine Province City screamed and retreated, putting significant distance between themselves and the city.
Streaks of dazzling giant blades, each tens of thousands of meters long, swam through the void, tearing gashes in the sky. Within these gashes were magnificent and wondrous sights: meteors colliding with each other, shattering into oblivion one by one, spitting out billions of fragments. These fragments contained power potent enough to slay even a Prime God, causing hearts to tremble with fear.
The powerhouses who had reached the peak of the Void God realm and the Prime God realm looked grimly at the colliding meteors within the fissures and instinctively continued to retreat.
Suddenly, the dazzling giant blades in the void transformed into massive hands. These hands pulled at the void, tearing and expanding the void-sack. Billions of streams of light shot out from the void, suddenly enveloping Divine Province City like layers of membrane. The city, spanning a thousand miles, seemed to be squeezed tightly. With a tremendous roar that shook mountains and cracked the earth, Divine Province City was forcibly uprooted from the ground and slowly floated into the sky, gradually moving toward the interior of that void-sack.
All the onlookers were utterly terrified, their expressions filled with shock and confusion.
“Where is he… where is he taking Divine Province City?”
“Heavens, what kind of power is this? Is it even that strong for a Prime God?”
“Could it be that only those who have mastered Spatial Profundity can achieve this?”
Outside Divine Province City, numerous powerhouses discussed animatedly, their mouths agape, clearly shocked.
“Duo Bo, you have also cultivated Spatial Profundity. What do you think?” Fu Wei looked toward the man beside her.
Feng Han, Lin Xin, and the others next to her also looked deeply at Zha Duo, their eyes shining with a desire for confirmation.
Zha Duo shook his head with a wry smile. “He is entirely different from me. Before he even broke through to the Void God realm, we were... not on the same level. Now, the gap is even wider; I cannot see through it at all.”
“Back in the depths of the Shadow Ghost Prison, Bei Luo also sealed our space and relocated us directly. How does he compare to Bei Luo?” Fu Wei asked again.
Zha Duo paused to explain, “Bei Luo was at the Second Heaven of the Prime God realm then, and he deliberately schemed against us, having laid down various restrictions and means beforehand to move our space to another location. This is different...”
He continued, “Shi Yan’s spatial displacement today clearly had no prior preparation. Furthermore, his method is different from Bei Luo’s. Bei Luo transported our space to another location, essentially within one region, whereas Shi Yan today is forcefully pulling away this entire space—the Divine Province City—through the void fissures, teleporting an entire chunk of heaven and earth away!”
“Does that mean his understanding of Spatial Profundity surpasses Bei Luo’s?” Feng Han asked in horror.
“That is obvious,” Zha Duo affirmed.
“Can he really succeed?” Lin Xin sounded doubtful.
“I don’t know either,” Zha Duo shook his head, adding, “But since he dares to do this, he must be confident. This fellow... should succeed. I recall he has never failed.”
Divine Province City floated slowly, as if sealed by space, leaping off the Demon Blood Star. Under the horrified gaze of everyone, the city settled into the void-sack.
In a flash, it was gone.
Divine Province City vanished from the Demon Blood Star as if erased from existence.
No one remained calm; everyone stared blankly at Shi Yan, suspended high above the deep crater, their minds unable to process the situation immediately.
“Therefore, the citizens of Divine Province City, you will leave via the spatial teleportation array beside the Blood Pool. You... should return to your homeland now,” Shi Yan suddenly shouted. “Today’s homeland is even more suitable for your cultivation than the Demon Blood Star. From now on, for ten thousand years, you will not need to wander anymore!”
His profound spatial manipulation technique was indeed derived from Bei Luo’s spatial comprehension, only Bei Luo’s power back then was limited and could not match the sheer divine strength Shi Yan possessed.
Therefore, what Bei Luo could not achieve in the Second Heaven of the Prime God realm, Shi Yan could successfully accomplish upon just entering the Prime God realm. If his realm were not still shallow, and his finesse insufficient, he could have even transported all the living beings along, instantly pulling them toward the Divine Grace Continent.
“More suitable for cultivation than the Demon Blood Star?”
“Homeland… has it undergone an astonishing transformation?”
“Ever since Shi Yan returned to the Divine Grace Continent that year, I’ve felt like I was in a dream. Traveling across star domains to the Demon Blood Star, living in another star field, and now, traveling back across? Am I truly living in a dream?”
“Homeland... it’s been so long since I returned. If he says it’s different, then it must be different.”
“Go! Let’s go home! We’re going home!”
“Home! Home!”