Xuanhe, Philit, and the others returned from the Ancient Demon Continent, frantic with worry, scouring every inch of Undying Island for Shi Yan’s traces, the sound of Shi Yan’s cries echoing across the entire landmass.
In a valley on Undying Island, Shi Yan sat with a detached expression, eyes tightly shut, seemingly deep in silent meditation.
Yang Qingdi, Blood Demon, and the others confronted the Xuanhe group with rigid expressions. “He is concentrating on enlightenment; he needs quiet. What in the world is going on?” Yang Qingdi asked in a deep voice.
“Ming Hao is trapped deep within the Ancient Demon Continent, held by a Domain Ancestor of the Devouring Clan. It will be difficult for him to escape,” Xuanhe rarely showed anxiety. “Ming Hao used spatial power to blast open a passage and forcibly sent us here; escaping will be very difficult for him…”
He quickly recounted the situation.
Yang Qingdi’s face shifted. “A Domain Ancestor realm expert? At the same level as that Bloodthirsty fellow?”
Everyone nearby who overheard this felt a chill deep in their hearts. Seeing the grim expressions on Xuanhe and the others, they demanded, “An expert at the Domain Ancestor level? What good will it do for Shi Yan to go over there? Are you sending Shi Yan to his death?” Xia Xinyan’s bright eyes flashed with coldness. “This is your own trouble; figure out how to solve it yourselves!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
In the void, a figure solidified abruptly, like lightning.
The arrival was Dicarol!
Upon arriving, he looked visibly surprised. “Xuanhe, you are here too?”
He then glanced at Shi Yan before speaking, “Perfect timing. I have something to tell you all. That God Lord Brian is currently being hunted down by the Four Heavenly Kings. The Four Heavenly Kings are now all at the Triple Heaven of Immortality. After siding with Tian Xie and that Hui, they have also grasped the profound mysteries of Dark Energy. With the four of them attacking in concert, Brian’s situation is not looking good.”
He paused, then asked, “Are you going to get involved in this matter?”
“Get involved? How?” Adela’s charming face seemed overlaid with a layer of leaden gray. Her gaze was desolate. “My brother Ming Hao is also pinned down by a Domain Ancestor of the Devouring Clan; his situation is extremely perilous right now. Who has the leisure to care about the life or death of that God Lord Brian?”
“The Four Heavenly Kings are hunting the God Lord?” Yang Qingdi, Blood Demon, and the others felt a throbbing pain in their nerves. They were caught off guard by this string of accidents. They suddenly realized that the Desolate Domain, due to the return of Shi Yan and his group, seemed to have instantly become a powder keg ready to ignite, and it had just exploded.
God Lord Brian being hunted by the Four Heavenly Kings, Ming Hao trapped by a Domain Ancestor of the Devouring Clan—these two peak experts who had just returned to the Desolate Domain were simultaneously caught in a crisis. What should be done?
Instinctively, they had come to Undying Island, placing their hopes, deep down, solely on Shi Yan.
Shi Yan, who had been quietly adventuring in the Void Sea, breaking through to the Double Heaven of Immortality in a short time, had clearly become their final anchor.
In the valley, Shi Yan, who had been sitting quietly for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes were filled with an ancient, distant aura, as if he had slumbered for tens of thousands of years. His figure flashed, and he appeared between Xuanhe, Dicarol, and the others. “Recount the situation clearly again.”
Xuanhe and Dicarol meticulously explained the crises facing Ming Hao and the God Lord.
“The Devouring Clan can actually connect to the Desolate Domain and even knows about the Profound Rune Pagoda and the seabed of the Sea of Destruction. The situation is indeed quite grim.” After listening intently, he nodded, then suddenly fell silent.
The others dared not disturb him, waiting silently for him to offer a solution.
Hui of the Ancient God Star Field, Tian Xie, and the Four Heavenly Kings were all transcendent figures whom they could not yet contend with. Moreover, the Domain Ancestor of the Devouring Clan from the Ancient Demon Star Field, along with Pu Tai and Shi, were incomparably terrifying. In their minds, unless Shi Yan broke through to the Domain Ancestor realm, they truly had no idea how to solve this difficult problem.
They looked at Shi Yan, filled with both expectation and unease, their hearts fluttering anxiously.
After a long while, a chilling light appeared on Shi Yan’s face. His eyes turned sharp, and he suddenly declared, “The Desolate Domain is long past the point of being under our control; it’s no longer something we can manage. The Primordial Being Hui and Shi respectively dominate the two sides, and now a Domain Ancestor expert from the Devouring Clan has descended…”
“Since it is already like this, then let the Desolate Domain boil over completely!”
“Hiss! Hiss!”
In his eyes, mysterious lines of light crisscrossed and intersected. Where they converged, a single point suddenly appeared on his chest—a door.
A door leading directly into the Void Turbulence Domain!
“You intend to?” Dicarol looked utterly bewildered.
“In the Void Sea, various races are searching for the Desolate Domain, searching for my trace. They are very interested in the Primordial Being Huang, and I assume they are equally interested in Hui and Shi. Since the Devouring Clan has arrived, I will completely throw open the Gate of the Desolate Domain and let more experts from the Sea of Destruction descend upon the Desolate Domain!” Shi Yan declared wildly.
“Are you insane?!”
“Have you truly lost your mind?”
“If those experts from the Sea of Destruction descend upon the Desolate Domain, won’t the Desolate Domain suffer catastrophe? Who can stop those fiends?”
Xuanhe, Philit, Audrey, and the others all turned pale, screaming out loud. A coldness gripped their hearts; they were stunned by Shi Yan’s madness.
“Isn’t the situation bad enough now?” Shi Yan was intensely fierce. “Hui and Shi are slowly devouring Huang’s clone; they are refining Huang, and Huang has no power to fight back. Now, with a Domain Ancestor of the Devouring Clan descending, this Desolate Domain, without some earth-shattering transformation, will gradually perish. Once Huang is refined, every single one of you will be slaughtered. What difference does that make compared to letting those people in?”
He lowered his gaze to the Divine Grace Continent beneath him, a strange look flickering in his eyes. “Perhaps it also yearns for a cataclysmic change right now, to reverse this completely unfavorable situation…”
Without offering further explanation, Shi Yan’s figure flashed, disappearing directly into the light gate.
The light instantly sealed shut.
Shi Yan’s figure suddenly manifested in the center of the Void Turbulence Domain. In just a flash, as if intimately familiar with the way, he arrived directly at the entrance to the Desolate Domain; his targeting was incredibly accurate!
Rushing in, terrifying water pressure suddenly pressed down. He circulated the Profound Mysteries of Power, following the path that Bloodthirsty had taken years ago, moving toward the deepest part of the Sea of Destruction.
The water pressure gradually became terrifying. After a long time, he shook, suddenly realizing that he had truly entered the seabed of the Sea of Destruction.
A thought crossed his mind, and his figure instantly shifted, appearing in the location where stars had once been shattered—the very spot where he had collected the Minor Bear Constellation back then. He touched a few pieces of broken rock, his eyes registering astonishment.
Within those shattered star fragments, a powerful will faintly flowed, forming scene after scene. These scenes were a silent account from Meiji. The images shifted constantly, finally revealing a small figure. It was a little girl, standing with the air of an old soul, who spoke, “I am taking this child, Meiji, back with me. She will be fine; she will be another Domain Ancestor for the Phantom Tribe. If you wish to contact the Phantom Tribe, you may transmit a message to any Phantom Tribe outpost you find. Also, Xi Luo of the Bone Clan is looking for you; he means no harm…”
This image of will had been preserved for decades, targeted only at him!
The images were incredibly real. Shi Yan touched the stones, his face etched with horror. What kind of terrifying being could forge consciousness into such a clear image and preserve it for decades?
He immediately realized this was a supreme expert of the Phantom Tribe!
The other party seemed to harbor no intense malice and even hinted at a willingness to discuss matters, which surprised him. The words concerning Xi Luo of the Bone Clan also greatly astonished him.
After contemplating for a long time, he altered his appearance and walked out from the seabed of the Sea of Destruction.
He surfaced onto the sea level of the Sea of Destruction and went to a trading city to gather news from the past few years, gradually learning about the major events of that period.
The Bone Clan members were frantically searching for experts cultivating the Profound Mystery of Life to revive two senior members of their clan. Meanwhile, the Phantom Tribe’s “Granny” went on a killing spree, forcing Freyr and Naputon to flee in disarray, remaining hidden and daring not emerge…
He quickly found his direction.
He located the Phantom Tribe’s newly established outpost in the Sea of Destruction and began making contact. Through the Phantom Tribe, he contacted the Bone Clan, providing the coordinates of the Gate of the Desolate Domain and informing them of his location.
…
At the Phantom Tribe’s fairyland-like headquarters.
Meiji was tempering her Domain Realm. Her grace now surpassed that of the past, and she had truly broken through to the Domain Ancestor realm, becoming a figure holding significant power in the Phantom Tribe. She was responsible for integrating and distributing all important information the Phantom Tribe acquired across the boundless star sea.
She had been closely monitoring the news from the outpost in the Sea of Destruction. One day, as she manipulated a crystal ball, threads of information flowed into her palm one by one.
One particular message flashed across her palm, causing her sensual and captivating body to tremble violently.
Her figure flickered, and she instantly appeared in the Phantom Tribe’s sacred land, finding the small, diminutive girl. She spoke with reverence and excitement, “Granny, it’s Shi Yan! He sent a message; he provided the exact location of the Desolate Domain. He said there are currently two Primordial Beings within the Desolate Domain, and a Domain Ancestor of the Devouring Clan has already passed through using a secret method!”
The little girl’s expression suddenly moved, her eyes shining with the brightest light imaginable. “Good! Very good! Mobilize the experts; you and I will personally make a trip to the Sea of Destruction!”
…
At the Bone Clan’s sacred land.
Inside the magnificent Bone Mountain Peak, Xi Luo listened to a clansman’s report. After a long silence, Xi Luo nodded, his eyes glowing with divine light. “The Phantom Tribe’s news will certainly not be wrong. I owe the Phantom Tribe a favor this time; I will remember it. Shi Yan actively sending a message suggests he holds goodwill toward our Bone Clan.”
“What’s the situation?” A neighboring clansman, equally crystalline, asked curiously.
“Shi Yan, the one who obtained the Profound Rune Pagoda, sent a message saying he will use the Profound Mystery of Life to help us achieve that difficult task. He also mentioned there are three Primordial Beings and a Domain Ancestor of the Devouring Clan within the Desolate Domain. He gave us the location of the Desolate Domain and told us to find him there,” Xi Luo stated.
The clansman’s eyes lit up instantly, and he decided resolutely, “Is this matter true?”
“It is true!”
“Then I will personally accompany you!”
“Summon my cousin; we will take the bodies of his parents with us, and we will all head to the Desolate Domain. This time, our Bone Clan must go to the Desolate Domain to awaken them. They are the greatest treasure of our clan!”
“Naturally… Apologies, this is another chapter today. I just arrived from my hometown for the New Year; I was too exhausted by the heavy fog while picking people up on the way and can’t write much~(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)RQ