# Chapter 1352: Shadow of the Eastern Domain
Outside the Star God Realm, the terrifying, world-destroying cosmic storm had finally ceased.
However, from a distance, the Star God Realm—once surrounded by eternal stars and seemingly divinely protected—had become a gray, desolate, and ruined wasteland. Anyone observing from the God Realm space would never believe that this was the Star God Realm, one of the Four King Realms of the Eastern Domain.
At the core of the Star God Realm, the former Star God City.
No intact land could be found here, nor any intact object. The Star God Palace, the Heavenly Star Lake, the Guardian Profound Formation, the Star Plucking Pavilion... a million years of accumulation, symbols, and heritage of the Star God Realm... all had been destroyed.
Utterly obliterated, as if completely erased from the world.
Xing Shendi stood amidst the desolation. Just yesterday, this place had been Star God City, glittering with stars, like a celestial realm, like holy ground.
Even if the Star God Realm were truly to be destroyed, it should have been through a cataclysmic natural disaster or a millennia-spanning, ten-thousand-year war between King Realms. But in a single day—just a single day—the vast Star God Realm had become a wasteland!
A King Realm annihilated in one day... How absurd, how utterly absurd!
Among the Four God Emperors, although he was the first to exhaust his strength, his injuries were paradoxically the lightest. He looked around blankly. A God Emperor for his entire life, but now his eyes were cloudy and dazed, as if he desperately hoped this absurd nightmare would suddenly end.
Yue Shen Di's injuries were too severe. He had been rushed back to the Moon God Realm at full speed by Yue Wuji for treatment. Zhou Tian Shen Di and Fan Tian Shen Di, though gravely wounded and constantly suffering from demonic energy torment, had not left.
Because they had to witness the Evil Infant's annihilation with their own eyes; otherwise, they would never be able to eat or sleep in peace.
"Cough... cough..." Zhou Tian Shen Di's complexion was still a terrifying dark blue-black, his expression pained. Every violent cough brought up dark red-black bloody foam.
He struggled to stand with support, but after taking only two steps, he was already swaying and collapsed to sit on the ground again.
On the other side, Fan Tian Shen Di's chest had been pierced through by Mo Li's fist. His injuries were even worse, but under his immensely powerful divine energy, his breathing had finally stabilized somewhat. They exchanged glances, both wearing bitter expressions... They had never seen each other in such a severely injured and miserable state.
If the many Moon Gods, Guardians, Fan Gods, and Fan Kings had not arrived in time, the two strongest God Emperors of the Eastern Domain might have perished here today.
"How are your injuries?" Zhou Tian Shen Di asked.
"...The injuries are fine," Fan Tian Shen Di said. "But this lingering demonic energy gnawing at the heart... I'm afraid I won't have any peace for several years."
These words sent a chill through the Fan King at his side—the invading demonic energy could actually torment a God Emperor for several years? What terrifying power was that?
"Heh..." Zhou Tian Shen Di smiled bitterly. "If you want peace sooner, there is a way."
"The Dragon Queen?" Fan Tian Shen Di shook his head. "The Dragon Queen's help is far too precious to waste like this. Let's wait until our lives are truly in danger to speak of it."
Zhou Tian Shen Di nodded slightly, deeply agreeing.
"As for Yue Shen Di," Fan Tian Shen Di glanced westward, "I'm afraid he won't last long enough to see the Dragon Queen."
The two God Emperors fell silent. The Guardians and Fan Kings attending them were also greatly shaken, their hearts suddenly heavy.
As the most supreme beings in the world, suddenly realizing and witnessing with their own eyes that there existed a power capable of easily annihilating them... the weight in their hearts was unimaginable.
"Don't worry," Fan Tian Shen Di said. "The Evil Infant's injuries are certainly no lighter than ours. She definitely can't escape."
As his voice fell, powerful auras rapidly approached from afar, appearing beside them in an instant.
The Moon Gods, Guardians, Fan Gods, and Fan Kings who had gone to pursue Mo Li had all returned... except there was no sign of the Evil Infant's body.
"Where is the Evil Infant?" Zhou Tian Shen Di struggled to his feet.
The Guardians knelt and bowed, saying shamefully, "Her speed was too fast, and for some reason, her aura suddenly vanished..."
Zhou Tian Shen Di's entire body trembled. He opened his mouth, spewed out a mouthful of rebellious blood, and his already dim complexion turned an even more terrifying pallor.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered that she was not only the Evil Infant but also the Tiansha Xingshen!
The fastest in the Eastern Divine Region, the Star God with the strongest concealment ability—Tiansha Xingshen!
The Four God Emperors were severely injured, Yue Shen Di was at death's door, and numerous Star Gods, Moon Gods, Guardians, and Fan Kings had been lost, finally pushing the Evil Infant into a desperate situation...
Yet she had escaped!
If she recovered one day, that would be a disaster for the Eastern Divine Region... no, for the entire God Realm!
"Your Majesty!" The Guardians were greatly alarmed, saying fearfully, "We are incompetent. Please calm your anger, Your Majesty."
Fan Tian Shen Di sighed heavily, closed his eyes, and said, "The Evil Infant has emerged, terrifying beyond measure. This is no longer just a matter for our Eastern Divine Region. We must immediately inform the Western and Southern Divine Regions and announce to the world to search everywhere for the Evil Infant's traces. Once found, we must muster all efforts to exterminate her... We must absolutely not give her any chance to catch her breath or recover."
After speaking, his eyes suddenly bulged, staring sharply at Xing Shendi, and he growled, "Xing Jue Kong! What exactly is going on?!"
Xing Shendi's face was ashen, as if he lacked even the strength for sorrow. "I don't know. I never knew... that she carried the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel."
"You don't know?" Fan Tian Shen Di's face was grim, clearly disbelieving. "Then tell me, why did your Star God Realm spare no expense to activate the Star Soul Absolute Barrier this time?"
"I said I don't know, so I don't know." Xing Shendi's voice turned cold. "Do you think I deliberately brought my Star God Realm to such a state?"
Indeed, he had no idea that the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel, which had not appeared since the era of the Extinction of Gods and Demons, would be on Mo Li. But... every scene of the Evil Infant's emergence was something he would never forget, even in death. He had vaguely realized that the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel should have been in a completely dormant state, and it was awakened by Mo Li's intense emotional upheaval at Yun Che's tragic death.
And tracing back to the root cause, it was the Star God Realm's ritual... more precisely, his ambition!
And this matter, he absolutely could not reveal. Otherwise, he would undoubtedly become the sinner pointed at by all living beings. The anger of the Fan Tian God Realm, Zhou Tian God Realm, and Moon God Realm would be fully vented upon him.
The current Star God Realm—if the land beneath their feet could still be called the Star God Realm—was indeed miserable to the extreme. Everything destroyed, all lives annihilated. At this moment, only six Star Gods and seventeen elders remained by his side, all injured. Tian Hun Xing Shen's legs had been severed. Rebuilding them was easy, but restoring them to a 'divine body' would take a long time.
In such a miserable state, although more than twenty Divine Lords still survived, it might no longer be qualified as a King Realm... because the 'Realm' itself was gone.
Fan Tian Shen Di's face remained gloomy. He was about to press further when his entire body suddenly swayed, and the demonic energy within him erupted once more, causing him to go limp, his face contorted in pain.
"God Emperor, your injuries cannot be delayed further, or they may cause irreversible consequences," a Fan God said solemnly. "We will do our utmost to search for traces of the Evil Infant... and we also request that the Zhou Tian God Realm quickly use the Zhou Tian Sound to announce to the world."
Fan Tian Shen Di forcibly suppressed the demonic energy and pointed at Xing Shendi. "It had better be that the Evil Infant matter has nothing to do with you, or else... I will personally tear you apart!"
"Let's go!" Fan Tian Shen Di growled. His injuries truly could not be delayed.
Zhou Tian Shen Di also turned to Xing Shendi and suddenly asked, "What about Yun Che?"
"..." Xing Shendi's gaze was vacant as he replied, "The Evil Infant's power annihilated even all the Star Guards. How... could he possibly survive?"
Zhou Tian Shen Di was silent for a long time, then let out a long, deep sigh. Indeed, under the Evil Infant's power, even the entire Star God Realm was nearly destroyed. With Yun Che's strength, even touching the slightest residual force would have annihilated him into nothingness.
Although he had been prepared in his heart, learning this result still filled him with regret and oppression.
"Why did he come here? And how did he enter the Star Soul Absolute Barrier?" Zhou Tian Shen Di asked.
"..." Xing Shendi did not speak.
"Ah, forget it. Since he has passed, asking further is useless. It's just a pity—a genius who might have rewritten the profound way myth of the Eastern Divine Region."
Zhou Tian Shen Di did not press further. He looked around and sighed. "Xing Shendi, the surviving beings of the Star God Realm are likely less than one in ten thousand. The demonic energy here will take who knows how long to dissipate. If you have nowhere else to go, why not come to my Zhou Tian God Realm to recuperate?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Zhou Tian Shen Di," Xing Shendi shook his head, his gaze still blank. "The hard work and glory of our ancestors over a million years have turned into wasteland in my hands. As the Star God Emperor, even if it becomes a wasteland, I cannot abandon it. Even if I die, I will die here. Otherwise, I would have even less face to meet our ancestors."
The six Star Gods all lowered their heads in dejection, none speaking.
"Very well," Zhou Tian Shen Di nodded. "But remember, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be a day to rise again. I believe Xing Shendi understands this truth. If you change your mind, you may enter my Zhou Tian at any time."
"Let us go." Zhou Tian Shen Di's words were already the utmost of kindness.
After the Moon God Realm, the Zhou Tian God Realm and the Fan Di God Realm also departed.
The world grew quieter and colder. The lingering dark demonic energy painted this desolate, chaotic world with a layer of dark despair.
"Speak of the ritual and the matters of Yun Che and Mo Li to... no one," Xing Shendi said.
The Star Gods and elders nodded. They were no fools; how could they fail to notice that this devastating 'ritual' was very likely the trigger for the Evil Infant's awakening? Now that the Evil Infant had not been destroyed, if this matter became known to the world... unthinkable.
"My King, what... should we do now?" the Star God Grand Elder said dejectedly.
Xing Shendi raised his hand, spreading his five fingers. A strange disc appeared in his palm. On the disc, twelve different profound lights flickered, corresponding to the powers of the twelve Star Gods. Among them, the star lights of Tian Du, Tian Yuan, and Tian Gang were unusually dense, shining like blazing, flickering flames.
Looking up at the gray sky, Xing Shendi slowly said, "As long as the stars do not die, the Star God source power will never wither. As long as the source power remains, the Star God Realm will have... a day to rise again!"
He muttered to himself. The nightmares of today crashed chaotically within his sea of consciousness. His gaze gradually became hazy. The rebellious blood in his body finally lost control at this moment, crazily rushing to his head.
Pfft...
A jet of blood shot more than ten zhang into the air. He fell straight backward, completely unconscious.
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