Blue Star, Huaxia.

Rumble!!!

Endless heavenly thunder roared freely; like dragons, the thunder descended from the sky, sweeping across the earth. Countless buildings and creatures were obliterated by the heavenly thunder, turning to ashes in an instant. Only Huaxia, with its numerous protective arrays, was spared.

Watching the rampant destruction of the heavenly thunder, people were terrified and speechless.

"Good thing we have the array. Other than Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao, no one else could have set it up."

"Thank the Venerable, it's truly Huaxia's fortune to have him."

"Such terrifying might, it's getting scarier. Just how strong are the enemies from the other world?"

"Alas, we're just cannon fodder. It's mainly up to the Venerable to deal with them."

"I wonder if we'll see the true face of the Venerable this time. I'm really looking forward to what he looks like."

The people naturally understood how insignificant their strength was. This battle had little to do with them; the main force was still Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao.

At this moment, someone noticed several figures appearing in the sky, each exuding an extremely terrifying aura!

...

"Master."

The Roc, leading Daoist Venerables of the demon race like the Water Wind Dragon and Snake Woman, came forward and knelt before Chen Lan.

"Mm, rise. It seems you've comprehended a lot during this time," Chen Lan said with a faint smile.

He could sense that the Roc and the others had grown stronger, likely having gained many insights into the Great Dao, and their strength had improved by leaps and bounds.

"Indeed, we have been contemplating the Great Dao in the Ghost Realm for a long time, and only now have we hurried back," the Roc nodded.

From the day Chen Lan had instructed them to seclude themselves, they had not emerged, comprehending the Great Dao in the Ghost Realm, and their strength had increased significantly, seemingly on the verge of breaking through to the Taoist Saint level. Unfortunately, time was running short, and they had to rush back.

"Mm, just wait. The people from the Desolate Celestial Realm will be coming down soon," Chen Lan said, looking up at the sky with a slight frown.

This great battle was finally about to begin.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at the sky, feeling tense. This was their first time facing enemies from the Desolate Celestial Realm.

As native inhabitants of the Ancient Wilderness Demon Realm, they naturally had heard tales of the Desolate Celestial Realm, where the Great Emperors roamed, Daoist Venerables were everywhere, and there were even Taoist Saints and Dao Emperors. Such a grand world was one they had always longed to enter.

Yet today, they had to go to war with the Desolate Celestial Realm. If a Dao Emperor descended, wouldn't there be no battle to fight?

"Don't worry, the Dao Emperor can't come down," Chen Lan said with a faint smile. The laws of this world were extremely potent, and even he was constrained by them. If a Dao Emperor descended, their limitations would be even greater.

He wasn't worried about a Dao Emperor descending; the possible adversary would be a Taoist Saint.

Upon hearing Chen Lan's words, the Roc and the other demons breathed a sigh of relief. If a Dao Emperor did come, there truly would be no battle to fight.

At that moment, a thunderclap louder than ever before suddenly resounded in the sky, startling countless people into looking up in terror.

Crack.

The sky suddenly made the sound of glass shattering, and in the next second, an alarming scene unfolded: the sky was cracking open!

The dark clouds in the sky slowly shattered like glass, breaking apart, and fragments fell like raindrops, drifting with the wind.

"The array is broken," Chen Lan said solemnly. This wasn't the sky breaking apart but the array collapsing; it had reached its critical point and could no longer bear the strain.

These fragments were pieces of the array, slowly breaking until the entire array shattered like glass and completely dissipated, leaving Blue Star unprotected.

"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is gradually increasing, becoming ever purer!" Emperor Luo Tianlong exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, the demons began to absorb the heaven and earth spiritual energy, nodding in agreement.

As the array gradually shattered, the restrictions and bindings on Blue Star lessened greatly. The spiritual energy became more pure, tending towards a peak state.

It was a fortunate event, though not presently a blessing.

As the array slowly dissipated, the sky underwent dramatic changes. The dark clouds gradually dispersed, revealing a mysterious realm!

Countless people looked up at the otherworldly realm in the sky, feeling shocked and dumbfounded.

Blue Star and that realm seemed separated by a membrane. They couldn't see it clearly, but they could discern the outline of a world. Another world indeed lay beyond the sky, and it was so close!

Chen Lan looked at that mysterious realm and could ascertain it was the Desolate Celestial Realm, hovering over Blue Star. Why couldn't he see it before?

Was it due to the array, or did the Desolate Celestial Realm have an even more powerful occlusion array, preventing him from seeing through until now?

This realm eclipsed the sky, appearing several times larger than Blue Star, vast and boundless, with no edge in sight!

"What a massive world! Is that the so-called Desolate Celestial Realm?"

"Just looking at it's terrifying. If that world directly presses down on us, wouldn't we all die?"

"Exactly, without even lifting a finger, if that world collides with Blue Star, we'd all perish. It's too enormous."

"With such a large world, how many people must be in it? If they all come down, how do we fight?"

The immense Desolate Celestial Realm made people's fear skyrocket to the extreme. If the entire world's inhabitants descended to attack them, what would they do?

It wasn't just the people of Blue Star who were afraid; those from the Cyan Heaven Immortal Realm were equally terrified. They were already under the control of the Desolate Celestial Realm, and now that it was coming down, they had little value left, facing imminent doom.

As for those from the Ancient Wilderness Demon Realm and the demon race, some felt a mix of joy and fear.

The joy came from finally seeing people from the Desolate Celestial Realm. If they could become acquainted and be taken to the Desolate Celestial Realm, their status and position would change dramatically, becoming people of high standing.

Others feared that the people from the Desolate Celestial Realm would commit indiscriminate slaughter, killing them all and leaving no opportunity to become acquainted.

As everyone harbored their thoughts, dozens of golden beams of light suddenly descended from the sky. These dazzling beams illuminated the heavens and the earth, causing countless people to shut their eyes, daring not to gaze upon them.

Only Chen Lan and others stood before one of these beams, frowning.

They have arrived; if he guessed correctly, the people from the Desolate Celestial Realm have come.

The great battle was about to commence; who would live, who would die, remained unknown.

Chen Lan knew the only thing he could do was protect himself and survive; he still had to go to the Underworld to rescue Luo Tao and the others, and save Sun Wukong. He wasn't powerful enough to protect everyone.

Just then, Chen Lan felt a gust of wind rushing toward his face. He swiftly reacted, turning to avoid it.

A dark shadow brushed past his shoulder, slicing off a few strands of his hair and passed behind him. Chen Lan looked closely and recognized what it was—a three-bladed lance.

[Good reaction, you must be Ye Lan]

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