#932 - The universe falls

Although Jun Wu Xie's consumption was severe, after killing the dark powerhouse, he dragged the corpse into his personal world. Using the power of the Life Star's devouring ability, and the Primal Gold Body Art's refining and transformation abilities, he forcibly converted the dark energy into life essence to replenish his consumption.

His replenishment speed was also extremely fast, but relatively speaking, it was still slightly weaker than his consumption, causing his physical condition to gradually decline during prolonged, high-intensity battles.

Even so, surrounded by thousands of dark powerhouses, he still held the upper hand. From time to time, he could perfectly seize momentary opportunities to launch fatal attacks on the dark powerhouses, killing them with his fist imprints or sword energy.

"Commander, should we take action? If this continues, even if we kill that human youth, our side's mythical powerhouses will suffer heavy losses!"

On the dark chariot, one of the nine deputy commanders behind the dark commander offered advice.

"They can kill the enemy, why should we, the highest-ranking generals, take action?" The dark commander was very indifferent and ruthless. "They die, so be it. To sacrifice themselves for the great will of darkness is their supreme glory. You must know that for a small dark universe like ours, under the great will of darkness, we can cultivate a large number of mythical-stage powerhouses. However, above the initial stage, reaching the fourth level of the mythical realm and entering the middle stage is extremely difficult! Therefore, if they die, we can cultivate an equal number of powerhouses in the future, but if you are dragged down by that human youth, it will be a huge loss!"

The deputy commanders all nodded upon hearing this and said, "Then we will quietly watch the battle."

The dark commander said indifferently, "How are the other realm path node situations?"

"According to the news they sent back, all the nodes are going smoothly. The Ming Universe's guarding forces in those places have already begun to collapse. It seems that they will be able to reach the Emperor Beginning Star Region in a few days. At that time, the Immortal Execution Dynasty will be attacked from both sides and will be destroyed soon."

"Very good, that human youth is truly hateful. This commander wants to see him struggle painfully in despair with my own eyes, to watch how this universe is destroyed, how the people he protects die before his eyes, and how the mountains and rivers he guards are devastated under the will of darkness! This commander wants him to fall into the abyss and sink into endless pain!"

The dark commander's voice was extremely cold. He hated that human youth to the bone, his killing intent was burning, and he wished he could tear him into pieces.

It was only because that youth had provoked his majesty, causing him to lose face in front of his subordinates.

At this moment, a black spear engraved with forbidden runes quietly appeared in the hand of one of the deputy commanders.

"What do you want to do?"

The dark commander suddenly turned around and stared coldly at that deputy commander.

"Commander, I just want to help them. We don't have to enter the battlefield, we can just use this forbidden spear to severely injure him!"

"Hmph, impatient!" The dark commander coldly shouted, "He dares to stop us alone, doesn't he have any trump cards? If you use the forbidden spear now, perhaps not only will you fail to kill him, but you will also make him wary. We are not in a hurry, we will wait slowly until he is forced to reveal his trump cards in the midst of the fierce battle, and then we will use the forbidden spear to kill or severely injure him. These forbidden spears are extremely difficult to refine and are very costly. Once used, we must ensure that it is effective with one strike. If it is resolved by his trump card, it will be a waste!"

The dark deputy commander silently put away the forbidden spear.

How could he not know this in his heart? He just didn't want to see the mythical-level powerhouses among his subordinates suffer too many casualties.

But the commander did not allow it, so he had no choice but to give up.

The dark commander was confident, he already had his own plans.

Those mythical-stage powerhouses could die, it didn't matter.

Their lives could exhaust the human youth's energy, essence, and spirit.

At that time, using the forbidden spear would be foolproof.

… …

In the lower realm universes, in the areas where many spatial nodes were located, the dark armies swept in like a tide.

The casualties of the alliance army guarding the ancient stars where those invasion points were located were extremely heavy. On that vast battlefield, corpses were scattered everywhere, and blood flowed like rivers.

Mountains and rivers were shattered, the earth was sinking, and mountain ranges were collapsing, a scene of doomsday.

Most of the corpses were left behind by the alliance defense army.

They did not have the high cultivation levels of the Xuanjia Army, and the combat techniques of the military formations they practiced were far inferior to the Fighting Saint Method. They only relied on a surge of blood and the faith they held in their hearts to fight against the dark army, which was no less numerous than them.

Too many people died… …

Basically, one could only see the corpse of a dark soldier among every dozen corpses of the alliance defense army.

Some members of the alliance defense army had broken bodies. Even in death, they still maintained the posture of holding onto the limbs or waists of the dark army. Other alliance guardian soldiers then took the opportunity to twist off the heads of the dark soldiers, but they were also killed by other dark soldiers and fell into the bloody mud, still tightly clutching the heads of the dark creatures in their hands, their fingertips inserted into their skulls.

"Quick, activate the great formation created by Lord Jun and take everyone to the Emperor Beginning Star Region!"

The marshal of the alliance defense army was covered in blood, and the armor on his body was full of cracks. He was arranging for people to take the wounded onto the star warships.

"Soldiers, no matter what, we must hold them back for a moment to buy time for the wounded soldiers! Charge with me!"

The alliance marshal shouted loudly, his iron-blooded aura surging as he led the guards around him towards the broken city wall.

The city wall, which was originally blessed by formations, had now been shattered, and a huge gap had been blasted open by the dark army.

The dark army swarmed in like a tide, and the alliance defense army desperately resisted, rushing forward one after another. As one batch fell, the second batch rushed up, always blocking the dark army near the collapsed city wall.

"A bunch of trash, you haven't been able to take down such a weak city with such weak defense forces in several days!"

Behind the dark army, at the end of the sky, dark energy was滔天, like a black sea of clouds sweeping wildly.

Under that black energy cloud sea, several mythical realm dark powerhouses appeared.

They wore armor, held war halberds, and walked through the long sky, causing the sky and rivers here to shake.

"Buzz!"

One of the dark powerhouses suddenly threw the war halberd in his hand.

The war halberd turned into an incomparably sharp black light that pierced through the long sky, traveling at an unknown multiple of the speed of light.

The alliance marshal's pupils contracted violently. He didn't have time to dodge and was pierced by the war halberd.

The dark energy on the war halberd spread out with a bang, shaking hundreds of thousands of dark troops and alliance defense troops around them, all exploding into bloody mud in the air.

The impact of the war halberd caused the alliance marshal's feet to slide backwards along the ground, collapsing a large number of buildings in the city, and then it clanged and slanted into the ground.

"Marshal!"

The alliance defense army generals and soldiers rushed up with bloodshot eyes.

"Don't come over! Leave quickly, board the warship and go to the Emperor Beginning Star Region!"

A large amount of blood was flowing out of the alliance marshal's mouth. His lips trembled, and the blood in his throat made a gurgling sound as it surged. He reached out and grabbed the war halberd that pierced his chest, trying to pull it out, but he couldn't pull it out no matter what.

He had no strength left, and he felt his strength and life were rapidly draining away.

He knew that he was going to be buried here, dying in battle against the darkness. He was fearless. Living in this era, dying to resist the darkness was the brilliance and glory of life. The only regret was that, despite exhausting everything and sacrificing himself and countless lives, he had ultimately failed to defend this place and had not been able to resist the advance of the dark army.

"Marshal!"

Some generals rushed up frantically, but were dragged back by the semi-saints around them, who said in a sad voice, "Let's go! The general trend is over, and the ancestral figures of all races in our alliance army have died in battle. The marshal has sacrificed himself. Rather than making a pointless sacrifice here, we should retreat to the Emperor Beginning Star Region and fight against the darkness with the powerhouses there, and avenge them!"

"Go!"

Those generals turned around resolutely with tears in their eyes, leading the army to board the warship.

The dark army was chasing closely behind, but the mythical-level dark powerhouses were just watching from a distance and did not continue to attack.

In their eyes, these troops and cultivators were too weak and did not deserve to be killed by them.

"Brothers, we will definitely avenge you!"

As the warship disappeared into the teleportation array, a weeping voice came from above.

"A bunch of ants, what will you use to avenge?"

The dark universe mythical-level powerhouses sneered. They sacrificed warship and landed in the city.

"All troops, quickly board the ship and head to the Emperor Beginning Star Region!"

… …

Such scenes were staged on more than six hundred node ancient stars invaded by darkness.

Living beings were plunged into misery, the starry sky wept blood, and it was extremely tragic.

Dark warships, each carrying billions of dark troops, jumped and sailed in the vast starry sky, all heading towards the same goal.

On the Emperor Beginning Star battlefield, after several days of fighting, the Yin Spirit Army retreated miserably, shrank into the Yin Spirit Mountain, and became silent.

Ji Yinlan and others led the Xuanjia Army to the dark battlefield.

After they joined, the dark army quickly reinforced its troops. On the dark warships, tidal waves of legions surged in.

"Clang!"

The ancient sword was unsheathed, and Ji Yinlan killed towards the battlefield of Lingfei and the others, the sword energy traversing, like the light of a flying immortal.

With just a few sword strikes, a dark powerhouse was severely wounded under the Seven Absolute Sword Art and nearly killed.

In front of the Dark Continent, Jun Wu Xie, who was fighting fiercely with thousands of dark powerhouses, received messages from Qing Yushang, the Great Ancestor, and others.

"Lord Jun, all the invasion points have been lost, and the surviving alliance army is now retreating to our location. According to their messages, there are several mythical-level powerhouses at each node. If they arrive at the same time, there will be thousands of mythical-level powerhouses in total…"

He could hear that Qing Yushang and the Great Ancestor's voices were trembling. This was an insurmountable force. Even with the Dragon Derivation God Slaying Formation, they probably wouldn't be able to stop it, there were too many mythical-level powerhouses.

Just as Jun Wu Xie was about to respond, a powerful aura swept out from the Realm Path Abyss deep within the Dark Continent.

Several dark creatures emerged, led by a middle-aged Dark Spirit who was actually a Mythic Realm Fifth Heaven expert, on par with the Dark Commander. Behind him were several Mythic Realm Fourth Heaven powerhouses.

"What's going on? It's been so long, and you're still stuck here? Lord Dark Emperor is very unhappy and says you're not doing your job!"

The Dark Commander's expression changed upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but cast a cold glance at the nine vice commanders before him.

He knew that one of the vice commanders must have secretly sent a message back, otherwise, how would Lord Dark Emperor know what was happening here?

"It seems that in this era, this universe has produced some strong individuals, no wonder you have been unable to conquer it for so long. But don't worry, the strong individuals and army under my command will soon cross over. When that happens, we will join forces to break through this world, and we will each get half of the credit."

"Xiong Jing, why do I need you to interfere? Are you here to steal the credit?"

Flames of anger burned in the Dark Commander's eyes.

"Zhi Xin, this is the will of the Dark Emperor, are you trying to disobey orders?"

Xiong Jing, the newly arrived Dark powerhouse, asked coldly.

"You!"

The Dark Commander, Zhi Xin, pointed at him, his chest heaving violently. Then, with a flick of his sleeve and a cold snort, he stopped arguing.

Although Jun Wuxie was in battle, his powerful divine sense had already made him aware of everything happening there.

He hadn't expected that more Dark powerhouses and armies would continue to cross over.

When that time came, if several thousand more Dark powerhouses rushed out, he wouldn't be able to stop them all, and some would inevitably head towards the Imperial City.

At that time, Yin Lan and the others would definitely be unable to resist, even with Jing Ya, a Mythic Realm Seventh Heaven expert, present.

Jing Ya wasn't him; she couldn't fight at a high intensity for a long time. Facing a thousand Dark powerhouses was manageable, but if she faced several thousand, she would surely perish.

Not to mention Yin Lan and the others, who were only in the early stages of the Mythic Realm. They had no advantage in terms of talent growth and couldn't withstand the siege of numerous Dark Mythic Realm powerhouses.

The current situation was already the limit they could handle, and it absolutely couldn't be allowed to escalate.

"Pavilion Master Qing Yu, Great Ancestor, you must use the killing formation I set up at all costs to hold on as long as possible, until Yin Lan and Qing Yue arrive to support us!"

Jun Wuxie replied with these words and cut off the rune communicator.

His eyes became incomparably cold in that instant.

At this moment, he made a decision in his heart.

Originally, he wanted to follow the Dark powerhouses' intentions and use their plan against them, dragging out the battle to buy time.

At that time, he believed that the Dark Realm Road couldn't remain stable forever. Over time, it might become increasingly unstable, and the Dark Universe would no longer be able to send Dark armies across the border.

If he quickly killed these powerhouses, the other side would definitely continue to send powerhouses as long as the Realm Road remained stable, which wouldn't be a good thing for him.

But now, the situation had completely changed.

A large number of Dark powerhouses were about to cross over!

He absolutely wouldn't allow any more Dark powerhouses to cross the Bridge of Darkness and come to Emperor Beginning Star!

"Since you uphold the will of darkness, I will let you fall into darkness forever!"

Under Jun Wuxie's feet, besides the runes of the 'Line' character incantation, runes of the Dao of Talismans also bloomed, making his speed and movements unpredictable.

Enduring the overwhelming attacks, he forcibly charged towards the Dark powerhouses who had formed a joint attack formation, closing the distance between them.

Rumble!

The Qi of Chaos surged, and a world of extraordinary phenomena instantly covered all directions, enveloping hundreds of Dark powerhouses who had rushed close and launched fierce attacks on him.

In an instant, those Dark powerhouses felt the dark energy within their bodies suddenly subside, and their strength rapidly declined.

"Fall into darkness forever!"

His golden palm opened and pressed forward.

Those Dark powerhouses wanted to rush out of the range covered by the palm, but having lost their dark energy, they were too slow and couldn't dodge at all.

Boom!

The golden blood energy palm suppressed them, covering hundreds of Dark powerhouses, directly shattering them into pieces. With a wave of his sleeve, he swept their fragmented corpses into his blessed land.

They didn't even have time to reorganize their bodies. Together with their souls, they were swept into the blessed land. When they saw his blessed land, they all cried out in alarm.

"Dark energy! Impossible, you are a creature of the Light Universe, how can you cultivate both the energy of the Light Universe and dark energy at the same time? What kind of monster are you!"

Their souls roared in Jun Wuxie's blessed land, but soon turned into terrified screams.

A terrifying suction force was generated within the blessed land, swallowing them into the pitch-black Fate Star. Both their flesh and souls were torn apart and ground by the Millstone of Annihilation, turning them into ashes.

"Chaos Banning All Laws! That's the divine ability of Chaos Banning All Laws! Don't get close to him, keep your distance!"

Inside the Dark Continent, Xiong Jing and Zhi Xin both revealed looks of shock when they saw this scene.

Among the Light Universe, there were a small number of supreme bloodline inheritance divine abilities that they had been researching but had been unable to overcome, and one of them was the divine ability of the Chaotic Body, the most typical of which was this Chaos Banning All Laws!

"You think you can keep your distance just because you want to? You'll only struggle for a moment longer!"

At this time, Jun Wuxie was like a different person, even more domineering than before.

At that time, he was focused on prolonging the battle, but now he was focused on killing the enemy as quickly as possible!

Carrying the Chaos Banning All Laws, with the support of the 'Line' character incantation and the divine abilities of the Dao of Talismans, his speed was too fast.

Those Dark powerhouses moved frantically, trying to keep their distance from him.

But as they moved, they suddenly felt the void solidify, and mysterious runes emerged.

It was a Talisman Dao imprisonment, which caused their speed to stagnate.

In an instant, the Chaos Banning All Laws domain covered them, engulfing them within.

Terrified screams and unwilling roars immediately echoed from that domain world.