With the arrival of Luo Ying and Luo Qianye at Henghai Provincial City, the Ancient Shu Demon Army that was attacking the Ancient Great Wall was quickly and powerfully suppressed.

「Elsewhere.」

Kuang Pi, Xiao Luanzi, and Lei Luan led the Thunder Bee Swarm and the Fox Clan warriors, swiftly eliminating the Shu Demons and Special Ability Warriors across the land. Dou Dou and Yaya, leading the San Fei and the Disciples of Heavenly Gull Sect, were also busy searching for and evacuating the civilians seeking refuge everywhere.

「At the Ancient Great Wall.」

Luo Qianye stood calmly by the railing, looking down at the densely packed Shu Demon corpses on the sea's surface with a faint smile on her face. This battle was even easier than I imagined.

Luo Ying gazed at the distant sea, worrying, "The crack has disappeared. I wonder how His Majesty is doing now."

Luo Qianye asked with a smile, "Do you still need to worry about His Majesty?"

"That's true." Luo Ying nodded slightly. "There are basically no beings in the Lower Realm that can pose a threat to him. But I am worried about his body. Without the Life-bound Green Lotus, the side effects of his constitution will…"

"You don't need to worry," Luo Qianye said. "Once this battle is over, His Majesty will return to the Lingtian Plateau to reunite with his family. After he gets the Life-bound Green Lotus, everything will be fine."

As the two women were talking, Yue Tianyang suddenly came jogging over, a smile on his face. "You two fairies, thanks to the opening you created in the barrier, the signal has just been restored. I have made contact with the Martial Alliance. The Martial Combatants Coalition has already successfully entered the barrier and is on its way to the Ancient Great Wall.

"You two have had such a tiring journey, so why don't you rest for a bit? I will take over from here…"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Before he could finish, the ground began to tremble without warning, accompanied by a terrifying roar.

Luo Ying and Luo Qianye exchanged a glance and hurriedly flew into the sky to assess the situation.

"What's going on?" Luo Ying stood high in the air, her gaze sweeping across the vast land, her beautiful eyes shaking with shock.

Amid the violent tremors, great, chasm-like fissures had appeared on the land, as if a steamed bun were being torn apart by an invisible, giant hand. Far in the distance, the once-prosperous cities and their towering skyscrapers crumbled and collapsed like fragile sand sculptures.

Suddenly, a dazzling white pillar of light erupted from the distant city ruins, piercing through the barrier walls and soaring high into the clouds.

Seeing this, Luo Qianye's brows furrowed. "There's something under the ground."

Just as she spoke, three more pillars of light shot up from three other directions. A total of four light pillars, forming a perfect square, stretched to the heavens.

Luo Ying's expression grew grave. "I heard His Majesty say before that the Holy Boi Religion sealed the entire Henghai Provincial City for a special purpose. It seems… these four pillars of light are their objective."

Luo Qianye's eyelids drooped slightly. "This must be some kind of formation."

「At the same time.」

Elsewhere in Henghai Provincial City, Lin Xiyue stood motionless in the void. She watched the four pillars of light reaching into the clouds in the distance, her expression growing solemn as an ominous premonition suddenly surfaced in her heart.

"Xi Yue!" Zhang Yi suddenly flew to her side, his face pale.

"What is it?"

"I just received a report from the rear. This barrier… it has suddenly started expanding at twenty kilometers per hour."

Hearing this, Lin Xiyue's gaze darkened. "How can this be?"

CRACK!

Suddenly, a tremendous sound ripped through the world, like thunder shattering the void, piercing their eardrums.

Following the sound, an unbelievably gigantic tree burst forth from the earth amidst the smoky ruins of the distant city. As if emerging from the Nine Nether, it grew and spread at an astonishing speed, surging toward the sky like a charging dragon.

Simultaneously, the space around the giant tree distorted, and one after another, dark spatial portals materialized.

Moments later, strangely shaped battleships flew out from the portals. Like colossal whales soaring through the sky, they appeared huge and cumbersome, yet drifted as light and ethereal as smoke above the city ruins.

Lin Xiyue watched the shocking and terrifying scene from afar, her delicate body trembling. She suddenly clenched her fists. It seems these are the real enemies.

She suddenly shouted in a booming voice, "All soldiers, heed my command! Enter a state of battle readiness immediately!"

「Upper Realm, Lingtian Plateau.」

Inside a magnificent, golden palace, Luo Hao watched the battleships flying into the void in the distance, a slight smile gracing his lips.

The Catastrophe of Ruin… is finally about to begin. Tian'er, it seems a battle between you and me is inevitable. But I am no longer the man who could only watch your back from afar… Now, I am the true Azure Emperor!

Just then, Mei Nu approached Luo Hao, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, the Heavenly Azure Battle Puppet has been sent down."

Luo Hao nodded slightly.

Mei Nu smiled. "Hopefully, those dogs in the Lower Realm can get the job done for Your Majesty this time, so you won't have to make the trip yourself."

But Luo Hao said, "Whether they get it done or not, I must go down."

Mei Nu was puzzled. "Why is that?"

Luo Hao slowly raised his right hand. A Green Lotus quietly materialized as he whispered, "This world cannot accommodate two Azure Emperors."

「Tomb of Civilization.」

Luo Xiu quickly found the teleportation array that once connected to Ghost Valley Mountain.

However, after several attempts, he discovered the teleportation array was completely unresponsive.

Da Qian asked in confusion, "Young Master Luo, what's going on? The array doesn't look damaged, and it seems like it should still work."

Luo Xiu, looking frustrated, shook his head.

At that moment, Master Ping said, "There is another possibility. The other end of the array may have vanished."

"Vanished?" Luo Xiu turned to Master Ping, his face filled with confusion.

"That's just my guess," Master Ping said.

Da Qian snapped, "Stop with your useless guessing and think of a solution!"

Luo Xiu said, "Master Ping, I can only rely on you to send me back to Earth now."

"That's not possible," Master Ping replied hastily. "I'm severely depleted. I would need to absorb your essence blood to send you back. Besides, you're already ill and have been pushing yourself this whole time. Don't think I haven't noticed. If you try to condense your essence blood now… even if I sent you back, you'd just be walking to your death. It would be better not to go at all."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu sighed. What Master Ping said was the truth, and he couldn't refute it.

"There is another way. Perhaps you can get back," Da Qian suddenly chimed in.

Master Ping said sarcastically, "Oh? And what brilliant insight does our 'genius' have?"

Da Qian ignored him and spoke to Luo Xiu. "When you killed that Toefoot Emperor, didn't you get an item with traces of a Divine Skill on it? If you can comprehend it, it might work. According to my analysis, that Divine Skill is likely related to the Toefoot Emperor's spatial transfer ability."

Without another word, Luo Xiu took out the rhombus-shaped crystal, found a spot, sat down cross-legged, and began to quietly contemplate it.

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