Chen Chu stepped through the currents of time. His figure blurred, and in the next instant, it split into three, each one appearing billions of kilometers apart.

Boom! Boom!

Two white stars erupted at once. Darius and Floretia, who was still in its Golden Heavenly God form, were obliterated in an instant.

"Don't think I can't fight back!" Nuliel roared. As Chen Chu reappeared, it spun around and raised a massive black bone thousands of kilometers long. The bone's broken end dripped with a single bead of fresh, dark-red blood.

Nuliel furiously swung. The bone disintegrated, and the drop of blood exploded, releasing a power so dreadful it filled the void with despair.

Poof!

The blood turned into dark-red mist that spread rapidly in every direction. Wherever it passed, everything turned gray and all life vanished. Any faint life force still lingering in the shattered forbidden zone was devoured. This was a power capable of corroding even a Great Thousand World and erasing all life within it. As the mist fed on more life force, it spread even faster, surging outward like a living tide.

At the same time, when the drop of blood detonated between it and Chen Chu, Nuliel retreated without hesitation. It didn't dare risk staying for even an extra second.

Boom!

By now, the dark-red mist had expanded to cover ten million kilometers. From that suffocating mist, a dark purple fist shot forward with tremendous destructive power as it slammed into Nuliel's back.

Bang!

A burst of white lightning. as bright as a blazing star, erupted. Nuliel's massive true form shattered under the impact, breaking apart piece by piece in the blinding radiance until nothing remained but ash.

Within the mist, Chen Chu, in his World-Ending Dark Star form, slowly withdrew his fist. His eyes were cold, completely devoid of emotion. Around him, his million-kilometer-wide gray millstone rotated slowly. The millstone also radiated the power of death, holding back the advancing tide of red mist.

However, this red mist was too powerful. Even though the Death Millstone was reinforced by supreme principles and strengthened by primordial origin power, it was still being eroded. Its edges crumbled and shrank with every passing breath. Where the two forces of death collided, sharp hissing sounds echoed. Chen Chu could feel it clearly. Even the Absolute Barrier surrounding him, his ultimate defense, was weakening. Caused by the corrosion of the mist, tiny holes had begun to appear on it.

His base defense had been amplified more than eight hundredfold. In addition, he also held the World Force born from the principles of earth, fire, wind, and lightning, and the Demon God Armor of Despair. The armor contained hundreds of thousands of points, and every ten thousand points could nullify a full-power strike from a Primordial Star. With all of these powers combined, Chen Chu's defense had reached an unimaginable level. Even a Primordial Overlord's strongest attack couldn't harm him, but this red mist seemed to be an exception.

"This power... it's too strong." A flicker of unease passed through Chen Chu's eyes. His figure blurred and in the next instant, he appeared beyond the range of the mist.

By now, it had already expanded more than a hundred million kilometers, rolling outward like an endless tide and devouring everything in its path. Within the chaotic torrents of spacetime, Floretia had just reformed. Terror twisted its face as it realized what the red mist was—a power that turned everything it touched into ash.

"Nuliel, you lunatic! You actually released this, you–!"

Boom!

Before Floretia could finish speaking, a bolt of white divine lightning pierced through its chest, and its newly condensed true form shattered once more. The explosion of lightning engulfed billions of kilometers of space, vaporizing every fragment of its true form until nothing remained.

From within the explosion, Chen Chu emerged. His long hair flowed behind him, an imperial crown rested upon his head, and the pair of dragon horns on his head rose toward the sky. His presence was calm, commanding, and absolute.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Under Chen Chu's relentless pursuit, the three guardians had no chance to fight back. Their true forms were destroyed again and again. Even when they unleashed their strongest treasures and forbidden weapons, even when they burned their origins to erupt with peak strength, it was useless. In front of Chen Chu, their power meant nothing. They were crushed like rotting wood, swept aside in an instant.

The shockwaves of their battle tore through heaven and earth, shaking the entire Heavenly Pool Forbidden Zone as if it would collapse. At the same time, every alien who witnessed or heard about Chen Chu's pursuit was struck down without mercy. In seconds, red streams spread across the forbidden zone. The blood of the fallen powerhouses carried their rage and hatred, staining half of the zone in red.

At the same time, near the place where the chaotic divine object emerged, all human cultivators received Chen Chu's command to retreat through the entrance at once, because in only a short moment, the dark-red mist had already spread across billions of kilometers.

As it devoured the life force within the forbidden zone, the mist's power multiplied more than tenfold. Its corrosive energy grew even more violent, eroding everything in its path. If it continued to spread, it would soon engulf the entire zone, leaving behind a lifeless wasteland that even Chen Chu wouldn't dare to enter.

The three guardians roared in panic and rage as their auras weakened with every passing breath. At the same time, another battle broke out at the zone's entrance. In the starry sky, almost a million Black-Armored Imperial Guards took their positions. Under the command of three true-spirit-level leaders, they surrounded and slaughtered thousands of Shadow War God warriors stationed outside the entrance.

Each Shadow fighter possessed immense strength. Even their weakest had reached the mythical level, and they were led by three powerhouses at the middle stage of the true spirit level. Their task had originally been simple: to hold back the three hundred thousand imperial guards sent by the human race. However, none of them had expected six hundred thousand additional reinforcements to arrive.

Under normal circumstances, if Nuliel was around, the humans would never have dared to attack recklessly. Doing so would have meant all-out war, but oftentimes, plans couldn't keep up with change. As the one-sided massacre continued, the other aliens around the area fled in all directions. None of them wanted to be caught in a battle between civilizations.

At the entrance to the forbidden zone, the Heavenly Silver-Winged Ant named Dalimos, which had fled with the Chaotic Bronze Bell, was pinned in midair by a halberd a thousand kilometers long. The dark-purple shaft was wrapped in bands of blood-red light, while arcs of golden-white and purple-gray lightning danced across its surface. Each spark carried Chen Chu's will, sealing and suppressing Dalimos' power.

Despite that, however, this late-stage true-spirit-level Silver-Winged Ant was monstrously strong. Deep within its enormous body, silver energy burned like a blazing star, gradually eroding the power suppressing it. At this rate, within an hour, Dalimos would break free if no one struck it down first.

As Dalimos revealed its true form, its massive figure stretched for thousands of kilometers across the void, it glared at Shi Feirou, who stood before it with a longsword in hand. Struggling against the halberd's seal, Dalimos growled, "Human, I share no enmity with you. Why do you block my path today? Why strike me without cause? My race bears no feud with you. Do you not fear igniting war between us?"

Shi Feirou ignored Dalimos' "threat." Standing at the center of the disillusioned world, her figure shimmered with faint, ethereal light. Her flowing robes rippled like water, giving her the air of an ancient goddess who had descended from myths and legend. From her, Dalimos could feel a powerful aura.

Bathed in gentle light, Shi Feirou's gaze seemed distant and dreamlike. When she spoke, her tone was soft yet carried a divine authority, as though her voice echoed from a higher plane of existence. "Your race lives far from this starry sky. By appearing here and meddling in the struggle for a chaotic treasure, you have already become entangled in humanity's affairs. Your fate has been decided. You will fall by my hand. Most importantly, Brother Chen has given the order to slay anyone who tries to leave this forbidden zone before he arrives."

Even when threatening Dalimos, her voice stayed soft, but the chill beneath it cut into Dalimos' soul and made it tremble.

Shi Feirou lifted the feather-light longsword in her hand. Calm and firm, she said, "You are strong. So to end this quickly, I will draw on that power."

A pure and white glow blossomed behind her. It was like the first ray of light born from the Sea of Chaos. That light spread outward, shaping itself into a vast, resplendent white gate. On one side were countless carvings of alien races crossing through different worlds. On the other side, countless strands of chaos were etched in intricate patterns, each one carrying a depth of meaning beyond comprehension.

Dalimos stared at the gate forming within the blinding white light. "The Supreme Celestial Realm... You're an envoy of the Supreme Celestial Realm?" It exclaimed, eyes wide in disbelief. "No, that's impossible. You can actually wield the Divine Judgment of the Supreme Realm. Who are you?"

The four supreme planes held authority over countless worlds. As a being from one of the peak civilizations, Dalimos was well aware of their existence. It had even once received an invitation from the Supreme Abyss itself.

However, for powerhouses of peak races, serving the supreme planes brought more constraint than benefit. Even those who accepted such invitations would sever their ties after reaching the true spirit level, unwilling to let their future be bound by the power of the planes. The more gifted the individual, the more they resisted these restraints, especially those with the potential to one day step into the primordial level.

This was why Dalimos couldn't believe what it was seeing. The human before it was also at the late stage of the true-spirit level, and even stronger than it. Her life aura was clearly young, and she clearly had the potential to reach the primordial level, but she was bound to a supreme plane deeply enough to call upon its Divine Judgment.

Shi Feirou ignored Dalimos' desperate words. She lifted her longsword, her figure illuminated by flawless white light. In a soft voice, she said, "Supreme Divine Judgment."

Boom!

The gate behind Shi Feirou flung open. Endless white light poured out like a galactic river, and from within it, a massive sword spanning a hundred thousand kilometers descended. Sacred hymns rang across the void, praising the light, the Celestial Realm, and the sword that severed all darkness.

The longsword pierced through Dalimos, and the Silver-Winged Ant's blurry phantom writhed in agony. As the phantom disintegrated under the blade, Dalimos' life force also plummeted by thirty percent.

At this point, Shi Feirou's face turned slightly pale. Drawing upon the power of the Supreme Celestial Realm had placed a heavy toll on her. However, to quickly kill a powerhouse of a peak civilization, especially when it stood at the same level as she did, paying such a price was inevitable.

Focused on her mission, Shi Feirou powered through. Behind her, the gate trembled again. From it, a second, even more powerful longsword descended. Within the blinding light of the gate, a white, towering figure loomed. An hour later, within the passage of the forbidden zone, Shi Feirou stood with her sword in hand. The gate behind her had vanished. Though her aura had now weakened, the invisible pressure that wrapped around her was stronger than ever.

The Silver-Winged Ant's body floated in front of Shi Feirou, a massive hole in its chest. She had completely severed its divine soul and will. However, even without a trace of life, the corpse of this late-stage true-spirit-level Ant that had fused with principles still radiated a crushing might. It pushed away the raging power of spacetime around it, forming a silver domain so powerful that even heavenly-king-level powerhouses couldn't approach.

This was the strength of a being at the late-stage of the true spirit level. Even when they've fallen, their true form could still remain for billions of years. If left undisturbed, it was highly possible that after tens of millions of years, new life would emerge within this shell, and a new true-spirit-level being would be born from the corpse.

"This should fetch a fine price." Shi Feirou said. Then a massive rift split open before her, swallowed the Silver-Winged Ant, and vanished.

After securing the corpse, she lowered her head and her gaze settled on the damaged black mirror in her hand. Through the cracks on the mirror, she could see black chains weaving and coiling around a bronze bell.

"The chaotic divine object... it's here!" Shi Feirou's face lit up, surprised at how easily it had fallen into her hands. "But if the object is here with this Ant, then why are Chen Chu and the others still fighting?"

Suddenly, her expression turned cold. She turned toward the side of the passage. "One step further, and you die."

Spacetime distorted. A few aliens, standing at a hundred meters tall with bear heads and human bodies, emerged from the distortion. "Don't misunderstand, mighty one," one of them exclaimed nervously. "We were just leaving. We touched nothing and took nothing!"

"Yes, yes, the Stani Clan has always been on good terms with the human race," the other one explained. "We're not your enemy."

"The Stani Clan..." Shi Feirou mumbled, staring coldly at the figures before her. "My race doesn't kill for no reason. But right now, this forbidden zone is unstable, and until the City Lord of the Chaotic Imperial City returns, no one can leave."

"That's..." They didn't dare finish. Faced with her icy gaze, they could only smile bitterly and stand there obediently.

Soon, more aliens arrived, and a surge of beginning-stage true-spirit level aura emerged from the passage. However, seeing the dark-purple halberd planted across the center of the corridor, the Purple Big Dipper Lightning Race didn't dare to act rashly. Under Shi Feirou's warning, they stayed by the edge of the passage.

As time passed, more aliens appeared along with a few human cultivators from the divine region who had withdrawn earlier. Seeing Shi Feirou, a few ancient-titan-level fighters bowed. "Greetings, Palace Master Shi."

Shi Feirou gave a quick nod of acknowledgement, "What is the situation inside?"

Zhulu bitterly smiled. "All we know is that the Shadow War God Race had been on the opposite side of the chaotic world where the treasure had emerged. At the same time, the guardians of the Heavenly Silver-Winged Ants were also lying in wait. When the battle erupted, the city lord and two guardians fought for the treasure, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. What happened afterward, we do not know."

"I see..." Shi Feirou frowned.

Meanwhile, the aliens who had been blocked at the passage were quietly conversing among themselves. Of course, they knew even less. All they knew was that the treasure had appeared, and the powerhouses of the four peak civilizations had fought over it. Their clash made the entire area increasingly dangerous, so many fled. None of those who had witnessed the battle or even overheard Chen Chu's conversation with the guardians had lived to tell the tale.

Boom!

A power of unimaginable scale suddenly erupted from the depths of the forbidden zone. The entire forbidden zone trembled, and even the reinforced passage began to twist from the shock. Violent tides of warped spacetime surged in all directions.

"Not good!"

"Be careful!"

"Palace Master Shi, the passage is collapsing! We must leave quickly!"

However, before anyone could flee, a flash of illusory sword light swept through the passage. In an instant, the true forms of seven alien powerhouses shattered into pieces. The force of that strike sliced apart the raging tides of spacetime, leaving every alien frozen in fear.

Shi Feirou stood tall at the center of the illusory world, her gaze cold. "Until Brother Chen arrives, no one leaves."

Behind her, hundreds of human powerhouses had already gathered, sealing off every exit. For a moment, thousands of aliens and humans faced each other in a tense standoff. The passage and even the forbidden zone itself shook harder, as if on the brink of collapsing entirely. The pressure blanketing the area clawed at the aliens' nerves, filling them with dread and unease.

A dozen true-spirit-level powerhouses from five top-level civilizations exchanged glances. Their eyes flashed with unspoken resolve, forming a subtle alliance between each other as they prepared to join forces and break the blockade.

However, before they could move, an icy chill rose from deep within their souls.

Boom!

The passage's entrance trembled violently as a black-haired youth appeared. His presence radiated an overwhelming murderous aura. Seeing the youth, Shi Feirou's face lit up with joy.

"Let's go, Feirou," the youth said. "The forbidden zone is about to explode."

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