# Chapter 1715: Demon Blade
Southern Divine Region, Nanming Realm.
Nanming Divine Emperor Nan Wansheng, as the number one Divine Emperor of the Southern Divine Region, possessed a special "number one" attribute.
That was having the most imperial palaces.
Within Nanming Realm alone, he had thousands of imperial palaces scattered throughout every area.
And all these palaces were for his pleasure.
In the Western Region of Nanming, before a grand hall of one of Nanming Divine Emperor's palaces. A beautifully dressed woman with an elegant bearing walked lightly, stopped before the hall, leaned forward slightly, and waited quietly with a respectful demeanor.
From within, the sounds of a group activity continued to reach her ears, interspersed with Nanming Divine Emperor's frequent wild laughter.
The woman showed no reaction, having grown accustomed to it.
Nanming Divine Emperor's insatiable lust was no secret throughout the Divine Realm. And he himself never tried to hide it, instead taking pride in it.
The woman waited for a long time before the palace doors were suddenly pushed open, and Nan Wansheng strode out. His golden robe was half-draped, his chest exposed, and his youthful face carried a handsome, seductive charm that could easily make women fall.
"What is it?" He walked before the beautiful woman, his eyes glancing sideways, seemingly displeased that she had interrupted his amusement. But he also knew that without an important matter, no one would dare come to him at such a time.
The beautiful woman performed a graceful bow, cupping her hands: "Your Majesty, half an hour ago, this suddenly appeared beside me with a voice message saying it must be personally opened by Your Majesty."
"I feared it might be a serious matter and dared not delay. For disturbing Your Majesty's pleasure, I deserve death. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
In her hands was a very small soul crystal, emitting a faint white glow.
She was at the peak of the Divine Sovereign Realm, yet whoever placed this object managed to do so without her knowledge. Moreover, the power level of the white light on the soul crystal made her deeply uneasy.
Therefore, she indeed dared not be negligent.
Nan Wansheng took the soul crystal from the woman's hands, his narrow eyes slowly narrowing.
This soul crystal could only be read once; others could not peek into it. And the power covering it would require at least the strength of an Eighth-rank Divine Lord to remove without damage.
Without immediately reading the soul crystal, Nan Wansheng looked at the beautiful woman, his eyes slanting with a low laugh: "You indeed deserve death. This is what you offer me now—a bunch of rag-tag women to entertain me?"
The woman lowered her head, trembling slightly: "I... I am guilty. But these are the most beautiful women I could find across the surrounding hundreds of domains. I truly... truly..."
"Heh," Nan Wansheng sneered coldly. He extended his finger, slowly lifting her chin, staring into her eyes that were trying hard to hide their fear, and drawled: "Ah, such a pretty face. Unfortunately, compared to Ying'er, how coarse and ugly it is."
"..." The woman bit her lip lightly and said: "The Fandi Divine Maiden's beauty can only be matched by the Dragon Empress. I... am truly powerless."
"Then you feed me shit every day with these coarse women?!"
The woman dared not argue further and said with shame: "I am useless."
Previously, these women were considered top-tier beauties in his eyes.
But ever since he saw the Fandi Divine Maiden, among the countless women around him, he could no longer find a single one worth looking at.
Especially, after years of flattering and unrequited devotion to Qianye Ying'er without even a chance to approach her, his obsession grew maddening. And his treatment of the women he once loved and cherished became increasingly irritable and hateful.
"Knowing you're useless, then get lost!"
Nan Wansheng flicked his finger, pushing the beautiful woman far away without mercy: "Next time, if it's this kind of goods again, you can get lost forever."
A flash of sadness crossed the woman's face. She bowed deeply and quickly left.
Nan Wansheng picked up the soul crystal, lightly pinching it.
Instantly, the information within the soul crystal appeared in his soul sea.
His half-closed eyes slowly opened, and deep within his pupils, an extremely blazing strange light flickered.
"Hee hee hee hee, so someone wants to use me as a pawn."
He grinned halfway, his smile dark and excited: "But this pawn, I'm happy to be."
"After all, who can resist the temptation of 'eternal life'... hahahahahaha!"
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Seven days was truly too short.
Before the discussion frenzy brought by that super-big gossip from the Zhou Tian Divine Realm had even had time to dissipate, with countless profound practitioners in the Eastern Divine Region still immersed in their various bold speculations, the deadline of "Zhou Tian Divine Emperor must apologize and die within seven days" had already passed in a flash.
But no one cared.
A vicious dog might inspire fear, but a caged dog, no matter how fierce its bark, would never truly be taken seriously... especially one that had been locked in a cage for a full million years.
No one knew that during this time, a vast dark shadow spreading across the entire Northern Divine Region, like dark clouds in the sky, was slowly moving and gathering towards the southern border.
The sky of the Northern Divine Region grew darker and more oppressive day by day.
At the southern border of the Northern Divine Region, a low-level star realm with weak powers and depleted resources.
When the Devil Lord and Demon Empress personally arrived and stopped here, the realm king of this small star realm was breathing with trembling.
Yun Che, Chi Wuyue, and Qianye Ying'er stood high above, gazing south.
Their sight pierced through layers of darkness, where the Eastern Divine Region lay.
The seven days had passed.
Beneath them, to the far west, east, and north, were vast patches of darkness.
The number and scale of Dark Profound practitioners willing to step out of the Northern Domain and risk their lives for the rebirth of the Northern Divine Region far exceeded Yun Che's... everyone's expectations.
No matter how awe-inspiring Yun Che's reputation was, he had only been enthroned for a year and could not form a faith-like appeal.
But compared to the Eastern, Western, and Southern Divine Regions, the Northern Divine Region, oppressed for a million years, had its hatred and battle intent most easily stirred and ignited.
Besides cutting off their retreat, wasn't this also another unique "advantage" of the Northern Divine Region?
"Finally, this day has come." Chi Wuyue looked ahead, murmuring.
Regardless of the outcome, regardless of the future, this day would surely be remembered by the Northern Divine Region and the entire Divine Realm.
If successful, it would change not only the fate of the Northern Divine Region but also the fate and structure of the entire Divine Realm.
And all of this was because of Yun Che alone. Without him, even if the scale and strength of the Northern Divine Region were several times what it was now, they would never have been able to take this step.
Although he had never acted for the fate of the Northern Divine Region, only for his own revenge... on the contrary, everything in the Northern Divine Region had always been merely his tool.
At that moment, Tian Guhu's figure rapidly approached, stopping before Yun Che: "Devil Lord, the time has come."
As he spoke, he lifted his head, and beneath his calm expression, battle intent that was almost bursting out of his body was hidden.
"Are you ready?" Yun Che looked at him, speaking softly.
"Devil Lord," Tian Guhu's eyes were deep as an abyss, his words decisive: "Tian Guhu has been preparing for this moment all his life."
"Good." Yun Che nodded slowly. At the same time, his figure became ethereal, and in the next instant, appeared at the very front of that sea of dark demonic shadows.
"Go forth." Two simple words, but coming from the Devil Lord, they were the order to begin the first step of the Northern Domain's revenge and defiance of fate: "Let your anger, hatred, and desires be vented with darkness and blood upon those filthy and sinful lands!"
"The dark chapter that has been silent for a million years — you shall rewrite it!"
Boom!!
Like ten thousand thunderbolts splitting the sky, earth-shaking cries erupted. Countless beams of Dark Profound Force were released at the same instant, merging with boiling blood and battle intent, forming the first movement of revenge for the dark Northern Divine Region in a million years.
"Men who have lurked in darkness!" Tian Guhu stood at the forefront, his roar passionate: "Every one of you is a pioneer breaking through this pitiful cage!"
"For the glory of our descendants, to reclaim the humiliation borne by our ancestors, turn into swords of vengeance! Follow me... charge!"
The long-quiet darkness exploded violently. Beneath the distant sky, ten pitch-black demonic shadows, led by a hundred Northern Domain Heavenly Lords with tens of millions of Dark Profound practitioners, transformed into ten dark blades releasing boundless killing aura. They tore through the border of the Northern Divine Region, stepped out of the cage they had never dared to leave, and fiercely stabbed towards the not-so-distant Eastern Divine Region.
The Eastern Divine Region was in its usual calm. This dark upheaval came upon them like a nightmare, utterly sudden, without the slightest preparation... even though seven days earlier, Yan Tianxiao had given them a very clear warning.
High above, Chi Wuyue and Qianye Ying'er had already floated to the edge of the northern border, witnessing with their own eyes the first step of the Northern Divine Region breaking out of its cage.
Though it was just a very small step.
"Ten units, each led by ten Heavenly Lords, with a million Dark Profound practitioners, each targeting one star realm." Qianye Ying'er murmured: "Why not first send the Heavenly Lords to seize the core of the star realms, then have the demon troops cover them? This way, there will surely be massive losses."
Chi Wuyue smiled faintly and said: "The more easily emotions are stirred, the more easily they cool down. What do you think can keep the anger and battle intent of the Northern Divine Region practitioners sustained?"
Qianye Ying'er: "..."
"Sacrifice. Death." Chi Wuyue spoke the most cruel words with a charming smile.
"Heh, learned." Qianye Ying'er let out a low, cold laugh: "No wonder you were once Yun Che's 'master'. Truly an elder easy to admire."
"Elder? His master is Mu Xuanyin. I am his empress. As for you..." Chi Wuyue's seductive eyes rolled lazily: "You should call me 'big sister.' Don't get it wrong again."
"Hmph!" Qianye Ying'er snorted softly.
Her enchanting, alluring demonic eyes turned south once more, watching the ten dark demon blades getting closer to the Eastern Divine Region. She murmured: "How will the Zhou Tian Divine Realm react? I'm really looking forward to it. Speaking of which..."
"Have you thought of any other new potential dangerous uncertainties these past few days?"
Qianye Ying'er had previously told Chi Wuyue that in the first "stage" battle, there were two uncertain dangerous factors:
First, the Zhou Tian Pearl. As a Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure, no one except the Zhou Tian Divine Realm knew all its powers and secrets.
And the unknown was the greatest danger.
Especially since the Brahma Emperor Divine Realm had vaguely felt for several generations that the founding ancestor of the Zhou Tian Divine Realm hadn't truly "died."
Second, the Moon God Emperor Xia Qingyue.
She was the only woman who had left a deep shadow on Qianye Ying'er.
The unease and uncertainty she brought to Qianye Ying'er came from her extremely terrifying scheming and instinct... and also her understanding of Yun Che.
After all, she had known Yun Che since they were sixteen. She was once the person Yun Che trusted and was closest to... even somewhat dependent on.
"No." Qianye Ying'er said: "Be careful of the Zhou Tian Pearl and Xia Qingyue. As for the others..."
A cold light flashed through her mind. Qianye Ying'er suddenly thought of something, her expression changing slightly. As she pondered further, a chill began to spread through her entire body.
"What's wrong?" Qianye Ying'er's sudden change made Chi Wuyue frown.
"I actually... overlooked the most terrifying factor." Qianye Ying'er looked ahead, murmuring.
Chi Wuyue turned around, her expression becoming unusually solemn: "What is it?"