"Indeed! One is dedicated to transforming the all-absorbing Five Elements Chaos Physique, while the other is the Primordial Demonic Meridian born from demonic energy! Once they grow up, I fear even the true creatures of the Absolute Beginning will have to dread them." The dark shadow muttered to himself as he stood watching the two infants enveloped in black mist.
At this moment, the battle in the outside world had reached its end. The Wu family had suffered devastating losses. Wu Shenpo lay on the ground like a corpse, completely devoid of breath. Wu Shenkong held his white spear, unyielding and refusing to fall, but black blood seeped from his seven orifices, and a fist-sized hole pierced straight through his chest. Wu Shenyi and another second-generation member of the Wu family were nowhere to be seen. Wu Xingchen, drenched in blood, was being besieged by three Deity Venerables. His condition was extremely critical, and he could die at any moment, yet he was still desperately holding on, his thoughts unknown. Surprisingly, the three Deity Venerables besieging him seemed to have some apprehensions and did not dare to press forward. Near Fiendgod Mountain, the battle raged fiercely. Wu Zhuyun fought Ancestor Tian Yun; though he was forced into a disadvantageous and miserable position, his life was not yet in danger. It seemed Ancestor Tian Yun was not fighting him in earnest, harboring some unknown scheme.
"Haha, to be able to withstand a Divine Lord powerhouse at only the sixth-stage Deity Realm, this alone is enough for you to be proud." Right at this moment, a Deity Venerable flew over, holding several members of the Wu family in his hands. "Reveal the whereabouts of the Heavenly Phoenix Physique! I will spare your life and theirs as well," this shameless Deity Venerable said.
"Haha, a grand and mighty Deity Venerable actually laying hands on defenseless women and children, haha! This is the first time I've ever seen such a Deity Venerable!" Wu Zhuyun laughed loudly in disdain.
"You court death..." This Deity Venerable immediately struck. With a wave of his hand, space tore open, and a white pillar of light blasted straight toward Wu Zhuyun. Before Wu Zhuyun could even react, he was smashed deep into the ground, his fate unknown. Then, with a pull through the void, a young woman in her early twenties appeared before him. Surprisingly, she was Wu Tianjun's mother.
"I'll give you one chance to speak! Where is the Heavenly Phoenix Physique?"
"We fled in different directions; no one knows the others' routes. If you don't believe me, you can search my soul..." Although Yun'er was in a wretched state, she was still in the Heaven Realm. Her daughter had been taken away by the clansmen, and though she didn't know how she was, she believed there was still hope. At this moment, she was worried about her eldest son, Wu Tianjun, who had vanished without a trace ever since the disaster befell the Wu family.
"Hmph! Die!" In his fury, the Deity Venerable struck immediately, knowing her words were true. He had already searched the souls of several people but to no avail; it seemed the Heavenly Phoenix Physique was extremely well-protected. But he did not know how much terror this action of his would bring upon himself and his clan. His name was Shen Yunxian, Deity Venerable Yunxian.
"Ahhh... No!!!! Yun'er!!! Who killed Yun'er..." An agonizing shriek echoed from afar. Following it, the sky of Qingyun Star was covered in dark clouds, and black lightning raged indiscriminately. Standing within the sea of lightning, a tall figure strode forward like a God of Thunder, stepping through the void as he flew toward them. Almost no one survived in the places he passed. A few fifth-stage Deity Realm experts managed to escape the range of the lightning sea, but even a single strand of black lightning was enough to leave them severely wounded. But think about it, how many fifth-stage Deity Realm experts and above were there in the entire realm?
Almost simultaneously, the body of Demon God Mountain cracked open, and black mist flooded out. A sharp, mournful cry echoed: "Mother..." Following that, a black giant rushed out from Demon God Mountain, treading the void as he advanced toward them.
"Haha, I, Yu Xingchen, have spent my entire life suppressing demons, yet today I must rely on one to kill the enemies of the Yu family. I am not even his equal! Hahaha..." Yu Xingchen laughed like a madman as he watched Demon God Mountain burst open.
"Huh? Suppressing demons..." Hearing this, the Divine Venerable experts finally understood why Yu Xingchen had never left Qingyun Star. He was suppressing a demonic entity, which was why he couldn't leave. How laughable they were. A man had sacrificed his entire life to protect others, only to be stabbed in the back by those he protected.
"Haha, Senior of the Demon Race, I, Yu Xingchen, was blind to have suppressed you beneath Demon God Mountain for over ten thousand years. If you hold a grudge, you can take my life right now. I only hope you will also annihilate these scoundrels..." Yu Xingchen said with a desolate laugh. But to his surprise, another voice echoed from Demon God Mountain:
"Haha, you need not worry. I'm afraid they won't live much longer anyway. Besides, you and I can be considered to share the same origin..."
Almost all of Qingyun Star heard this. Before long, this would likely become the laughingstock of the entire cosmos! However, at this moment, they probably had other things to worry about, because another giant had just rushed out from Demon God Mountain, his demonic qi blotting out the heavens.
"Those who offend the Yu family! Die!" A powerful, resonant voice rang out, startling everyone, for this person's aura was even stronger than the Divine Venerables present.
"Peak Divine Venerable?! How does the Yu family have a Peak Divine Venerable?" one of the Divine Venerables cried out in shock. If the Yu family had a Peak Divine Venerable, few would have dared to covet the Heavenly Phoenix Physique. No, that wasn't right! There were two Divine Venerables—there was also the one controlling the black lightning. Even he wouldn't want the trouble of entering that sea of lightning.
At this moment, even Yu Xingchen was utterly bewildered. Weren't they demons? How had they suddenly become members of the Yu family?
As they spoke, one of the black giants had already rushed near the spot where that Divine Venerable had killed Yun'er. Standing three zhang tall, nothing could be discerned of him except for a pair of blood-red, bloodthirsty eyes. He arrived in an instant and threw a punch at Divine Venerable Yun Xian. With this single punch, Divine Venerable Yun Xian was sent flying back over ten miles before he managed to stabilize himself. He spat out a mouthful of blood, staring at the giant demonic figure in sheer terror.
Yet, the giant gently lifted Yun'er with extreme care, tears streaming down his face continuously as his hands trembled uncontrollably.
"Mother, Jun'er is here. Please wake up. Jun'er won't be naughty anymore. Please wake up..." He stood there, trembling and weeping, but no one dared to approach him. Had they not just seen him blow away a Divine Venerable with a single punch?
"Ah, Lian'er... Where is Lian'er...?" Startled, he spoke. Then, as if remembering something, he waved his hand. The earth and rocks were torn up, forming a hundred-zhang-deep pit, from which he dragged out Yu Zhouyun. He shot a strand of demonic qi into Yu Zhouyun's body before tossing him toward Yu Shichen, who was rushing over from the sea of lightning.
"Father! Quickly find Lian'er and retreat! Leave this to us..." Without turning his head, he spoke as his left arm cradled his mother, and he charged toward Divine Venerable Yun Xian. "How dare you hurt my mother! You deserve to die! Die!" He swung his right fist at Divine Venerable Yun Xian, tearing the space apart in a terrifying display.
"Ancestor, you must leave quickly! I can sense a terrifyingly powerful expert approaching. Our Wu clan can be rebuilt later, and it will be done quickly!" the three-zhang giant Wu Tianyuan said, standing before Wu Xingchen. "I fear there aren't many left of our Wu clan now," Wu Tianyuan said, gritting his teeth. Perhaps his parents would also find it difficult to survive this ordeal. Even someone as powerful as his Third Uncle could not protect his own wife; he could not be sure of his parents' safety. Saying this, he waved his hand, enveloping Wu Xingchen, Wu Shenpo, and Wu Shenkong in demonic qi. He had heard the transmission from that demon: the two, Wu Shenpo and Wu Shenkong, could still be saved! "Only six hours! I must quickly deal with them! I'm afraid Old Fourth's side will be finished very soon," Wu Tianyuan muttered. He then unleashed his Five Elements Ring divine ability, launching an attack toward the three Divine Venerables.
"You must also be careful." Wu Xingchen knew that in his severely injured state, he probably could not help. It was better to take his two sons to Demon God Mountain.
Ever since two peak Divine Venerables from the Wu clan emerged from Demon God Mountain, the allied forces no longer dared to pursue and kill the Wu clan members and their subordinate forces. However, the Wu clan's losses probably amounted to seventy percent. It was unknown where the fifth-generation clan members had gone; perhaps they had been taken away, or perhaps they had already been killed.
More than six hours had passed since the Divine Venerables began their assault on Qingyun Planet. The entire Qingyun Planet was in ruins. Because the teleportation arrays were only one-way, no one could travel directly to Qingyun Planet; they had to arrive from the void. After leaving, the Qin clan had gathered their forces, traveled through a teleportation array to the planet closest to Qingyun Planet, and then used a flying vessel to reach Qingyun Planet. Even so, it took them twelve hours. When they arrived and looked at Qingyun Planet from the outside, not a single place remained intact. Turbulent currents raged, and corpses of humans and demonic beasts lay strewn everywhere... a scene of unspeakable tragedy.
"Ancestor! What should we do?" Patriarch Qin Mingfeng turned to an elderly man and asked.
"Sigh... We arrived too late! To think that a Divine Venerable powerhouse actually stepped in to help the Wu clan," the elderly man sighed. He was also helpless; he had no way of interfering at that level.
"I fear this battle will shake the entire starry sky," Qin Mingfeng sighed.
"A whole group of shameless Divine Venerables came looking for a little girl and caused such a massive commotion. I'm afraid many mighty experts are already on their way. This muddy water is only getting muddier..." Ancestor Qin said dejectedly.
At this moment, there were essentially only two battlefields on Qingyun Planet, where Wu Tianjun and Wu Tianyuan stood. The rest watched the battle from afar. The members of the Wu clan were nowhere to be seen, having likely already fled.
"Demonic path! Every last one of you must be executed..." one of the Divine Venerables besieging Wu Tianyuan declared.
"How dare the Demon race come to our Human race's territory to cause trouble! You are truly courting death!" another spoke up.
"Haha, how are the actions of you Divine Venerables any different from those of slaughtering demons? You are merely bullying my Wu clan because we are weak. Just wait until I grow stronger in the future; I will surely pay a visit to each of your homes!" At this moment, his demonic might towered to the heavens as he fought against eight Divine Venerables without falling into a disadvantage, and this was even without him being able to utilize world power. Currently, he only possessed raw strength; he had not yet birthed a small world, and thus lacked world power. If he could utilize world power, he might have easily slain several Divine Venerables. Fortunately, because of the Five Elements Ring, he was nearly invincible, occasionally even wounding a Divine Venerable and blasting them out of the battle.
On the other side, Wu Tianjun was also besieged by seven Heavenly Venerables, but he barely paid them any mind, focusing solely on battering Deity Yun Xian. The latter's left arm was now blown to pieces, his body covered in blood. Meanwhile, Wu Tianjun held his mother with his left arm while his right hand continuously threw punches. Several blasts of energy struck his body, only to mysteriously vanish as if absorbed—something even Wu Tianjun himself did not understand.
"It seems I must quickly regroup with Boss... Three double-hours are about to pass; the clansmen should have all departed by now," Wu Tianjun thought to himself. Looking at his mother in his arms, he didn't know what to do. The old demon had only told him to use a demonic artifact to preserve her soul...
While a great war raged inside Qingyun Star, the space outside was relatively quiet as spectators watched. By now, several more Deities had materialized. They merely gazed coldly toward Qingyun Star with expressionless faces, but their expressions gradually grew solemn. Even though Qingyun Star was severely devastated, it had not yet shattered. Given a battle of Deity-level powerhouses, an ordinary planet probably wouldn't last very long. Qingyun Star seemed to harbor a secret.
"Two Deities of the Demon Race are actually helping the Human Race. What is going on?" one Deity remarked.
"This Qingyun Star has not been destroyed even now. It seems it is not simple."
"The Heavenly Phoenix Physique still hasn't been found. On the contrary, the Wu clan actually has a genius possessing the Innate Charm Bone," another Deity sighed.
"With the Demon Race appearing in the human world, it seems a Saint God powerhouse will intervene," yet another Deity said.
"Haha! The Demon Race dares to cause trouble in our Human Race's territory? They must be courting death!"
"Sigh... Why don't you go and slay him then?" a Deity mocked.
"..." That Deity fell silent. They had no desire to take action. Although the Demon Race and the Human Race were not of the same race, the various races were currently in a state of relative peace and would not easily go to war. Those two Demon Deities suppressing over ten Deities showed that their combat power was terrifyingly formidable; making enemies of them would be highly unwise.
"Hmph! As expected of the Demon Race..." A sudden wave of pressure descended, making even the Deities hold their breath. A Saint God powerhouse had arrived.