"What!? It's a space rift connected to the Origin Continent!?" Jiang Chen exclaimed.

The Pope's brows furrowed tightly: "It seems my intuition was correct! At the moment when the spiritual energy surged, I sensed the aura of the Bright Divine Court!"

"You sensed the aura of the Bright Divine Court!?" The Dragon Saint turned pale with shock.

"What's wrong?!" Jiang Chen looked nervously at the Dragon Saint.

The Dragon Saint's expression became exceedingly grave: "To be able to sense the aura means that people from the Bright Divine Court are right next to the rift, and there must be many of them; otherwise, A'erfa couldn't have detected the aura! What's going on? How did they know the rift would open at this time? Or have they been prepared all along to expand the rift?"

Everyone's expression became heavy, even Li Yuan's face changed. From both the perspective of their Blood Palace and their current alliance, the action of the Temple of Light warranted his serious attention!

"I don't know the reason, but I want to remind everyone of one thing!"

An idea suddenly struck Jiang Chen, and he said in a deep voice: "The Eight-Headed hasn't died; only the flesh formed by his divine soul perished."

"What!?"

"The Eight-Headed isn't dead!?"

Everyone exclaimed again, and even the Five Great Generals were stunned!

"Yes, the Eight-Headed isn't dead! I only suspected this possibility when the Martial Soul God Soul was forming a body. At first, when we slew the Eight-Headed, I thought it was odd how easily he was devoured by the True Dragon Martial Soul. It was only after the Martial Soul God Soul shaped the body that I realized it was a body formed by the divine soul, which is why it was swallowed by the True Dragon Martial Soul!" Jiang Chen said heavily.

Hearing this, everyone's faces turned extremely unpleasant.

The Dragon Saint's brows furrowed deeply, and he spoke in a somber tone: "I understand now! At first, I found it strange that even Lord Ancestral Dragon and Lord Xue Kuang could only have their Primordial Spirits descend. How did the Eight-Headed manage it? It turns out he also descended with a divine soul, merely having devoured many divine souls to form a body!"

"Yes! The Eight-Headed isn't dead, then he must be in the Void Nether; otherwise, there's no way he'd allow us to kill his divine soul body so easily."

Jiang Chen said solemnly: "A space rift appeared briefly on our side, and it's possible that it caused some disturbance in the Void Nether. The Eight-Headed might very well know what happened."

"If that's the case, once the Eight-Headed spreads the message, or even if he doesn't, those who have already descended on Yuan Star could relay the news of the resurgence of spiritual energy back, then our Yuan Star would face a full-scale invasion from the Void Nether!"

Everyone furrowed their brows, agreeing with Jiang Chen's assessment.

"May I interrupt for a moment?"

After a long silence, the leader of the Five Great Generals spoke: "Why would the Void Nether invade us? Isn't their place more suited for cultivation?"

Jiang Chen and the others were taken aback, turning to look at the Dragon Saint. The question from the Great General jolted them into a realization, producing a sense of doubt.

Indeed, why must the Void Nether invade here?

The Dragon Saint remained silent for a moment, glancing at everyone with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"Alright, if it's inconvenient to say, you don't have to. I just wanted to be sure they're really going to invade us. Now it seems, they're definitely going to!" The Great General spoke softly.

The Pope and others exchanged glances, but didn't ask further.

"Actually, this isn't some great secret... because on the Life Origin Star, there is no Heavenly Tribulation!"

The Dragon Saint said softly: "This tribulation is not lightning punishment, which targets bloodline power; rather, the Heavenly Tribulation targets cultivation levels."

"In the Void Nether, it's fine below the Divine Infant Realm. But once you cultivate beyond the Divine Infant Realm, every breakthrough will bring a Heavenly Tribulation. It's not the kind of lightning punishment aimed at bloodlines, but a genuine Heavenly Tribulation."

"The Heavenly Tribulation is a way for the Heavenly Dao to punish cultivators for defying the heavens."

"Under the Heavenly Tribulation, countless strong practitioners met their end. Hence, many cultivators are reluctant to make breakthroughs once they reach the Divine Infant Realm Peak, or they shift into another form upon breaking through."

"In short, achieving peak cultivation in the Void Nether is extremely difficult, but on the Life Origin Star, there's no such concern. Since discovering the presence of the Heavenly Tribulation in the Void Nether, countless cultivators have yearned to return here!"

Speaking, the Dragon Saint's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Thus formed the situation where people here want to go over there, while people there want to come back."

"However, ever since the Life Origin Star entered the Era of Martial Decline, most in the Void Nether have given up on that idea. During the Era of Martial Decline, the Life Origin Star's space couldn't withstand the presence of the Divine Infant Realm, let alone even stronger powers."

"And below the Divine Infant Realm, without Heavenly Tribulation, coming here was pointless!"

"But now, things are different. With the resurgence of spiritual energy, the space of the Life Origin Star will gradually solidify and return to a state suitable for cultivation. Everyone should feel it; currently, the Life Origin Star has abundant spiritual energy."

As he spoke, the Dragon Saint glanced at Jiang Chen: "Although the spiritual energy can't match the Void Nether, I think it can withstand the presence of Divine Infant Realm Peak. If it increases again, it will become the target for those stagnating at the Divine Infant Realm Peak, and any further increase might lead to the full-scale invasion of the Life Origin Star by the Void Nether!"

Everyone fell completely silent.

A Martial Artist seeks power. With power comes the Heavenly Tribulation. To avoid the Heavenly Tribulation, they would invade the Life Origin Star.

It's a vicious cycle, an unresolvable vicious cycle!

"Can't negotiations be made? The people of the Void Nether could come to the Life Origin Star to break through and then return, if so..." Li Yuan weakly suggested.

"Li Yuan, don't deceive yourself. Let's talk about your Blood Palace. If people from your Sect arrived on the Life Origin Star, would they go back?"

The Dragon Saint cast a cold glance at Li Yuan: "If there's enough spiritual energy, wouldn't they stay here indefinitely? Once they stay, can you guarantee they wouldn't harm the populace? Furthermore, once the power of the Martial Dao World grows, do you know what would happen?"

Jiang Chen and the others' faces grew hard, all casting icy looks at Li Yuan.

"The nation would crumble, the people reduced to ants, exploited at will!"

The Pope spoke solemnly, indicating that realizing this resolved him to resist the Temple of Light!

Li Yuan closed his mouth. Though he was from the Void Nether, having stayed on Yuan Star for a long time, he somewhat understood the viewpoints of Earth's humanity.

He understood the concern Jiang Chen and these powerful people had for the people, and was aware that the orderly people of the Void Nether, upon arrival, would not treat the secular as equals.

In the Void Nether, cultivation level decides everything; beneath that, all are ants.

Hence, it's an irreconcilable point of conflict between the two factions!

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