“I knew the rumor about Jiao Mu Star Lord’s mistake was a lie. Look for yourselves!” The fat, battered merchant pointed excitedly at the blood light in the sky.
Those entangled around him were unresponsive, all staring wide-eyed and slack-jawed at the sky.
The fat merchant realized it too, his face turning ashen.
This is an invasion by the Nether Demon Heaven, even more perilous than when Lu Shenjun unleashed the plague!
At this moment, the sky above Fire Dao City had turned entirely blood-red.
Numerous Nether Demons tailed by blood-red flames were falling towards the ground like meteors. Someone let out a shout, and the Daoist soldiers immediately scattered, throwing Fire Dao City into chaos.
…
“General Zhou Tong had already reached Dao Foundation Perfection, how could he be defeated so quickly?!”
“He’s defeated; what do we do now?” Wu Gang was in a panic inside the Xin Si Courtyard.
“Of course, we run. What else can we do?” Chen Mu looked at the sky with a complex expression.
Over the years, I’ve faced countless dangers, always managing to escape with experience.
Now, facing an invasion by the Nether Demon Heaven, I find myself able to regain composure despite the initial shock.
It’s really…
“Let’s go, head to Heavenly Market Street as soon as possible.” Chen Mu took a deep breath and made a decisive decision.
“Right, right, the Heavenly Gate there can take us back to Heavenly Pass City immediately.” Wu Gang nodded repeatedly. “The Elders on Heavenly Pass Star are powerful, they’ll definitely hold off the Nether Demon Heaven!”
At this point, Chen Mu paid no mind to concealing himself, unfolded the Longitudinal Rainbow Light, and vanished in a blink.
In the time it took to breathe, he was already at the southern end of Heavenly Market Street.
The portal of the Heavenly Gate was covered with a translucent drape like a water curtain, a sign of the Shrinking Ground Teleportation Method Ban in operation.
However, compared to the usual stability, the drape was flickering like an image with a poor signal.
Countless Daoist soldiers surged towards the Heavenly Gate like floodwaters, but only a small portion successfully teleported away. The majority ran through the drape to the other side but couldn’t leave Fire Dao Star.
Jiao Mu Star Lord is overwhelmed, and the Heavenly Gate’s teleportation ban is unstable?
Chen Mu’s heart tightened.
“Hurry, hurry, if we delay, the Heavenly Gate might get destroyed!” Wu Gang shouted urgently as he arrived via flying escape,
then unhesitatingly kicked away the Daoist soldiers blocking his path and slipped inside the Heavenly Gate.
In the next instant, a blood light descended from the sky.
Boom!
The entire ground trembled violently, and the White Jade Heavenly Gate, which stood at the street’s end, vanished without a trace.
A bottomless pit appeared, surrounded by rocks and soil sizzling like acid, charred black.
Damn that fat crow-mouthed bastard!
Chen Mu’s face darkened.
Who would’ve thought that just a moment’s hesitation would lead to such a drastic change.
Now, the Daoist soldiers crowded near the Heavenly Gate were blown to pieces, their cries and screams echoing continuously. Those behind were pale, fleeing in a panic.
Chen Mu stood in a corner, gritting his teeth.
This Fire Dao City is no longer safe to stay.
…
An hour later.
Chen Mu appeared with a pale face amidst a wilderness mountain three thousand miles south of Fire Dao City.
At the cost of exhausting his mana, leveraging the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation, he used ground shrinking to quickly distance himself from the surroundings of Fire Dao City.
Standing atop the mountain, looking northward, the blood-red sky was no longer visible, but Chen Mu felt no relief.
Using the Vermilion Feather Sword left along the way as his eyes and ears, he discovered that the unique blood-red sky light of the Nether Demon Heaven was rapidly spreading outwards from Fire Dao City as the center.
“Are they trying to transform Fire Dao Star’s environment to resemble Nether Demon Heaven?” Chen Mu’s heart shivered.
After slightly recovering some mana, he decisively dove underground.
Moments later, deep underground, Chen Mu appeared in a natural cave.
This cave was discovered earlier by the exploratory Vermilion Feather Sword. It’s hidden, located underground, with thick rock and soil that can largely block tracking.
Still uneasy,
he set up a Small Three Talents Light-Shielding Technique and placed Extinguishing Breath Stones around. He used every Silence Talisman he had, pasting them all inside the small cave.
“With the Heavenly Gate destroyed and the Nether Demons invading, there’ll surely be intense fighting in the early stages.”
“Best to hide and get through this period before planning further.”
Nodding slightly at the cave’s setup, Chen Mu left the Giant Spirit Divine seated inside and then flashed into Thousand Lanterns City.
…
Several days later.
Inside Thousand Lanterns City.
Using the Giant Spirit Divine as a base and eleven Vermilion Feather Swords as ears and eyes, Chen Mu quietly probed Fire Dao Star.
The sky had turned blood-red, with rivers, lakes, and seas faintly tinged with red. In the air, an unsettling wave spread, making Fire Dao Star resemble Nether Demon Heaven by five-tenths.
“Why haven’t the Nether Demons exterminated everyone?” Chen Mu wondered, puzzled.
He had expected the Nether Demons to slaughter Daoist soldiers widely, but instead, the demons simply occupied Fire Dao City. Not only did they refrain from expanding territory, but they also gathered defensively within the city.
What are they planning?
…
“They are spreading Nether Demon Blood Light, controlling the Primordial Energy Well — these Outer Heaven Demons aim to wholly control Fire Dao Star?” In a hidden valley, Fei Zhao’s face was furious.
“This might just be the beginning; ultimately, they could use Heavenly Star as a stepping stone to break through the thirty-two layers of heaven, descend to the ground, and recreate the Hai Province’s Catastrophe.” Li Jiu’s face looked equally grim.
“Relying on Heavenly Pass Star is hopeless.” Zhou Tong looked up, his face stern, “The light of Jiao Mu’s stars is dimmed; Fire Dao Star might not be the only one suffering.”
“Senior Brother, what should we do?” Fei Zhao’s complexion wasn’t good.
“With the Heavenly Gate destroyed, the Shrinking Ground Teleportation Method Ban cannot be employed across stars.”
“Besides passively waiting for sect rescue, we can only risk crossing the void.” Zhou Tong addressed Li Jiu and Fei Zhao solemnly.
“The Daoist soldiers in Fire Dao City mostly survived. If they provide Sealing Demon Power and activate the Five Clouds Cloth layer upon layer, it’s enough to protect us as we reach the nearest Yangmen Star in past traversals.”
Li Jiu and Fei Zhao exchanged glances.
“Senior Brother, navigating the vast void, identifying direction is hard; there’s also the endlessly body-rending gale.” Fei Zhao spoke softly, “If we rush in with the Five Clouds Cloth, nine out of ten surviving Daoist soldiers in Fire Dao City might exhaust their mana and perish in the void.”
“Are the lives of the Daoist soldiers more important, or ours?” Zhou Tong’s face was cold as he stared at Fei Zhao.
“Moreover, they’ve all signed contracts, and by doing so, they’ve accepted the risk of dying!” His eyes were filled with malice.
“You misunderstand.” Fei Zhao offered an apologetic smile, “I mean, aren’t these gathered Daoist soldiers in the valley insufficient?”
“Shouldn’t we initiate a Contractual Decree and gather all surviving Daoist soldiers here?”
“After all, the void is dangerous; the more Daoist soldiers, the better our chances of survival.”
“Junior Brother, your consideration is thorough.” Zhou Tong instantly smiled.
Chen Mu: “…”
He had been contemplating whether these people had a method to escape Fire Dao Star, hoping to catch a lucky break.
But he hadn’t expected these guys to plan to use Daoist soldiers as expendables to save themselves?
This is truly heartless!
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