In the universe, there exist five prehistoric civilisation ruins that survived the quantity kalpa, traces of the previous era.
The so-called prehistoric refers to the time before the primordial era, at least fifty thousand yuanhui ago.
So distant as to be unimaginable, even the bones of gods would struggle to endure such length of time.
Ancient sages once calculated that fifty thousand yuanhui mark the duration of one quantity kalpa, when the entire universe would be destroyed, returning to its primordial state, ready to gestate the next primordial era.
The calamities faced by the Witch Dao civilisation, the Sword Dao civilisation, and even the Sacred Realm closest to the present day cannot truly be called genuine quantity kalpas.
For the universe was not completely destroyed.
They can only be termed unknown calamities within the universe, or “minor quantity kalpas”.
The Divine Ancient Nest, Jade Emperor Realm, Abyss of Darkness, and Li Hen Heaven are all civilisation ruins preserved from fifty thousand yuanhui ago, evidence of the existence of prehistoric civilisations.
These places inspire awe in gods, perplex god venerables, and conceal countless unsolved mysteries.
Some places can aid gods in crossing yuanhui calamities. Some can preserve the divine soul thoughts of fallen gods, assisting them in breaking through the boundless realm.
Some places have produced descendants of prehistoric civilisation survivors who gradually adapted to this entirely new era, came to dominate the universe, and recreated former glory.
The Yanluo Clan emerged from Li Hen Heaven as prehistoric descendants. Through endless ages of growth and expansion, they became the supreme clan of the hell realm.
The Burial Gold White Tiger and the Swastika Azure Dragon are true prehistoric lives born fifty thousand yuanhui ago, not descendants. They hatched from fossilised eggs in this era and awakened.
But the least mysterious, yet most mysterious, is the final prehistoric civilisation ruin: the Beize Great Wall.
The sages of the Heavenly Court and hell realm never ceased exploring the cosmic fringes. Their greatest discovery was the Beize Great Wall.
Starting from the northern polar main star in the Heavenly Court’s northern universe, flying through endless distant void for countless billions of li, one can find the dilapidated ancient wall in the vast, empty star domain.
Let alone saint-realm cultivators, even plenishment-realm gods cannot reach such remote places.
Great gods can.
But even if they arrive, they may not find the Beize Great Wall.
For the Beize Great Wall is no longer complete, merely remnant walls. Though still magnificent enough, compared to the vast universe, it remains a drop in the ocean.
The remnant walls stretch across the void, with altar-shaped beacon towers and war cities carved from hollowed stars, connecting east and west with no visible end.
It provokes deep thought: why did prehistoric beings construct a starry great wall in the universe? What were they defending against?
The ancients are gone. Many matters have become enigmas.
Fei Ma Wang spent a full nineteen years before finally standing in the void, able to gaze at the majestic ancient wall in the distance. The wall was deep black, blending with the void, long broken into sections. Some remnants were only dozens of li long, others hundreds of thousands of li.
Fei Ma Wang had followed the sensation in her blood to find the Beize Great Wall, seeking to uncover why she had revived over ten million years later.
Who exactly allowed her to live into this era?
As one of the seventy-two pillar demon gods, once standing at the universe’s pinnacle, she naturally would not be frightened by the anomalies before her. She walked toward the Beize Great Wall, her silhouette aloof and fearless.
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Arriving at the Blood Sky Tribe’s Wing World, Zhang Ruochen finally breathed a sigh of relief. From here, there was a wormhole leading to Ice King Star, and from there directly to the Hundred Clans King City.
For now, they had temporarily escaped danger.
Without delay, Zhang Ruochen, Fisher Rumour Divine Master, Bai Qing’er, and Xiao Hei headed straight for the wormhole. On the way, however, they encountered the Old Drunkard.
“Greetings, Nine Heavens Senior!”
“Greetings, Master!”
Zhang Ruochen relaxed completely and smiled. “Nine Heavens Senior came specially to meet us?”
The Old Drunkard drank a leisurely mouthful of wine, burped, and said, “This old man was preparing to go to Destiny God Mountain for the wedding banquet. Unfortunately, it seems I missed it. Eh, where is the bride?”
Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly. “With such major events on the Starry Battlefield, Senior, please do not jest! We should leave the hell realm quickly. Delay brings change.”
“What are you afraid of? Afraid of being blocked by the Fengdu Great Emperor? When you married Wu Yue, why were you not afraid at all?”
The Old Drunkard sneered coldly, then added, “No matter how strong the Fengdu Great Emperor is, his spiritual power has not yet reached heavenly perfection. If we cannot beat him, avoiding him is not difficult.”
Zhang Ruochen did not argue. There was no way around it. The old fellow was too strong and had such confidence.
Fisher Rumour Divine Master asked, “Master, what exactly happened? Why did Tianchu Old Heavenly Master suddenly fall? How could the starry defence line collapse so quickly?”
The Old Drunkard fastened his wine gourd to his belt, put away his smile, and his face darkened abruptly. “You will know soon enough!”
In the distance.
A spatial wormhole floated in the void.
Vast vessels flew out from the wormhole one after another, blotting out the sky, their momentum swallowing clouds and heavens.
Battle flags fluttered on the vessels, cultivators numerous. They bore no death qi. They were powerful living beings.
On the flags, the characters “Yan Yang” flew proudly, giving a sense of boundless splendour, like a victorious army returning in triumph.
Boom!
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking divine might erupted from the spatial wormhole. It was a divine palace forged from solar divine iron, its crimson light illuminating the star sea, casting a fiery red glow over the great world where the Blood Sky Tribe resided.
Four divine seat stars floated at the palace’s four corners, divine qi vast, rules numerous as seas.
Fisher Rumour Divine Master’s gaze deepened. Sudden realisation dawned. She said, “Those are the four divine seat stars cultivated by the Four Yang Heavenly Lord.”
The Yan Yang civilisation migrating on a massive scale, Four Yang Heavenly Lord even bringing his star soul divine seat to the hell realm. The answer needed no guessing.
The Yan Yang civilisation was the strongest on the starry defence line. Four Yang Heavenly Lord ranked among the Heavenly Court’s twenty heavens.
With even Four Yang Heavenly Lord betraying the Heavenly Court and defecting to the hell realm, how could the starry defence line hold?
Four Yang Heavenly Lord’s divine might was boundless, shocking not only the Blood Sky Tribe’s mountains and lands but the entire Undying Blood Clan’s ten wing worlds and living beings in the surrounding trillions of li star domain. All trembled under heavenly might.
What is heaven?
Heavenly might causes all beings to kneel, all gods to bow.
The Blood Sky Tribe’s beings trembled under heavenly might, all falling to their knees.
Led by the Blood Absolute War God, the Blood Sky Tribe’s gods transformed into streaks of divine light, rushing over swiftly.
From the other nine great tribes’ wing worlds, the Undying Divine City, and the Undying God Palace, divine realm powerhouses also arrived at top speed in the peripheral region of the Four Yang Divine Palace.
Before heavenly might, their divine light appeared extremely dim.
A deep divine voice rang from the Four Yang Divine Palace. “Gods of the Undying Blood Clan, no need for such alarm. This venerable one and Four Yang Heavenly Lord merely pass through the Blood Sky Tribe. Incidentally, we inform you all that from today onward, the Yan Yang civilisation becomes the eleventh clan of the hell realm, ranking alongside the Asura Clan, Rakshasa Clan, and Undying Blood Clan as one of the lower four clans.”
The凶骇 God Venerable’s divine shadow manifested in the void, as massive as the Blood Sky Tribe’s wing world, momentum vast and awe-inspiring.
The Undying Blood Clan’s gods exchanged glances, discussing in whispers, struggling to accept this.
The Yan Yang civilisation becoming the eleventh clan would inevitably compete for interests with the fellow living being Undying Blood Clan.
But before凶骇 God Venerable and a heaven, who dared utter a single no?
The Blood Absolute War God called out loudly. “May I ask God Venerable, is this the decision of the Destiny God Palace?”
“This is the joint decision of the heavens from the Yanluo Clan, Destiny God Palace, and Darkness God Palace. The Yan Yang civilisation has rendered great service to the hell realm. Four Yang Heavenly Lord is moreover one of the greatest gods between heaven and earth. With his joining, the hell realm’s strength will grow even greater. All of you, still not paying respects to Heavenly Lord?”凶骇 God Venerable’s divine voice echoed between heaven and earth.
No matter how hard to accept, the Undying Blood Clan’s gods could only perform rites.
“Greetings, God Venerable!”
“Greetings, Heavenly Lord!”
The gods knew clearly that as long as Four Yang Heavenly Lord existed for a day, no one could shake the Yan Yang civilisation’s position as the eleventh clan of the hell realm.
The Four Yang Divine Palace soared upward. Vast heavenly might spread deep into the Yellow Springs Galaxy. Vessels flew out from the Blood Sky Tribe’s wing world.
Xiao Hei snorted coldly. “Is Four Yang Heavenly Lord not afraid that after his death, the Yan Yang civilisation will become food for the hell realm’s ten clans?”
“It will not. As long as the Heavenly Court is not destroyed, the Yan Yang civilisation’s days in the hell realm will only improve. Only thus will there be a second Four Yang Heavenly Lord, a third Four Yang Heavenly Lord…” Bai Qing’er said.
Zhang Ruochen immersed himself in that terrifying heavenly might aura for a long while before suddenly asking, “In the end, the Tianchu civilisation could not be preserved?”
The Old Drunkard clearly knew much. He said, “In this clash, the Heavenly Court indeed suffered heavy losses, but Four Yang Heavenly Lord’s betrayal was perceived by Tianchu Heavenly Master. Though ultimately unable to prevent the starry defence line’s collapse, he severely wounded Four Yang Heavenly Lord, Feng Caiyi, and the Nine Deaths Anomalous Heavenly Emperor by self-detonating his divine source.”
“Unfortunately, Xu Fengjin was present. Tianchu Heavenly Master could not transmit the news and could only fight to the death alone.”
“Do not look at Four Yang Heavenly Lord acting invincible earlier, dominating the hell realm with might. In truth, he was wounded most heavily.”
“Before his injuries heal, these few absolutely dare not appear on the Starry Battlefield. Otherwise, Haotian and the Heavenly Court’s heavens would spare no cost to kill them.”
