# Chapter 1717: Myriad Demons Pressing the Border
The northern region of the Eastern Domain was mostly covered in ice and snow. As the Northern Domain demon soldiers surged in with endless baleful aura, the spread of blood within the snowy domain was unbearably glaring.
Looking from the distant sky, pitch-black demon shadows sliced countless blood-red ravines across the endless pale world.
Ten demon armies, each a million strong—against a vast star realm, this was truly a negligible number.
But on one side were the Northern Domain fiends, prepared for a long time, filled with resentment and fury, having utterly abandoned life and death. On the other side were Eastern Domain profound practitioners, each acting on their own, completely unprepared, not even worthy of being called scattered sand.
The fierce battle unfolded not merely as a one-sided massacre, but at breakneck speed, like a black arrow loosed from a bowstring, madly piercing toward the heart of every star realm.
And at the forefront of the central demon army was Tian Guhu alone.
He moved at full speed, leaving stretches of snowy domain behind him. Wherever he passed, he stirred up enduring dark storms.
Han Kui Immortal Mansion, the realm king sect of the Han Kui Realm. Ever since the fall of Profound Sound Realm King Mu Xuanyin of the Yin Xue Realm, Han Kui Immortal Mansion had shown signs of becoming the premier sect of the Northern Domain. If there was any "obstacle," it was the new realm king of the Yin Xue Realm, the new sect master of the Ice Phoenix God Sect, who also possessed the strength of an eighth-level Divine Lord, surpassing Han Kui Realm King by a full two minor realms.
Apart from Mu Bingyun, Han Kui Immortal Mansion's strength at every level surpassed that of the Ice Phoenix God Sect.
On this day, within the immortal mansion, Han Kui Realm King Mu Xue sat in meditation, calmly condensing her cold aura. Suddenly, the ice crystal on her chest transmitted a panicked voice message:
"Sect Master! A branch sect is under attack... Demons! It's demons!"
Han Kui Realm King opened her eyes and said coldly, "If demons approach, kill them. To panic like this over mere demons—have you trained your mental fortitude all these years into dog shit?!"
"No! These demons are different... Ugh! Aaah!"
The sounds of flesh being torn and bones being pierced accompanied the screams.
Han Kui Realm King frowned deeply. Just as she was about to stand, another branch sect's voice message came urgently: "Sect Master! Demons... demons are invading!"
Han Kui Realm King said in a low voice, "Once demons leave the Northern Divine Realm, they are half-crippled. Kill as many as come."
"These demons are terrifying—a large number of Divine Kings, even Divine Lords... and they're like madmen... Our defensive formation was shattered before it could fully form... Sect Master, plea—"
Bang!
The final sound was the shattering of the sound transmission jade.
Han Kui Realm King shot to her feet, a shadow quickly clouding her heart. Then, sensing something, she turned her head to look north.
A dark figure approached from the north at extreme speed, carrying a terrifying pressure that instantly descended.
The light suddenly dimmed. At that moment, everyone in Han Kui Immortal Mansion, including Han Kui Realm King herself, felt as if they had suddenly been plunged into an abyss, with all things in the world being devoured by endless darkness.
"Demon invasion!" Han Kui Realm King's heart shuddered, but she shouted her orders with utmost calm: "Seal the realm! Form the formation!"
The vast Han Kui Immortal Mansion stretched for ten thousand miles, housing tens of millions of disciples. Tian Guhu halted in the high air, looking down from above.
Both were mid-ranked star realms, yet the Northern Divine Realm could only survive in an increasingly narrow darkness, constantly facing brutal struggles and plundering. Meanwhile, this mid-ranked sect before him could quietly enjoy this vast snowy domain and utterly annihilate dark profound practitioners with complete complacency...
His arrival, carrying such terrifying aura, caused Han Kui Immortal Mansion's protective sect barrier to rapidly activate. Countless disciples rose into the air, dozens of Divine Kings charging to the front, quickly forming formations.
Tian Guhu's expression twitched slightly, but he spoke not a single word. He raised the Imperial Heavenly Sword and brought it down in one slash.
BOOM!!
The protective sect barrier, which had just closed, along with the vast Han Kui Immortal Mansion, was cleaved in two by a single sword stroke.
This world-annihilating divine might nearly burst the eyeballs of all Han Kui disciples in an instant. Their rising battle intent and protective faith collapsed in an instant.
The corners of Tian Guhu's mouth twitched as he uttered a demonic whisper: "Perish... in the darkness."
Under the Imperial Heavenly Sword's command, the radiance of darkness scattered into countless pitch-black meteors plummeting downward, piercing the eternally cold and silent Han Kui Immortal Mansion, burying countless startled, uncomprehending lives.
The elders of Han Kui Immortal Mansion, stunned out of their wits, roared in unison: "Run! Run now!!"
This was power belonging solely to the Divine Lord realm. Even with the full strength of the entire sect, there was no possibility of resistance.
All the Divine Kings of Han Kui Immortal Mansion shot into the sky, madly burning their essence blood, hoping desperately to buy some chance of survival for their sect disciples.
Chi!
A merciless tearing sound. With a flash of Tian Guhu's figure, they were instantly cut in half, all dead. The ice formation they had just assembled immediately collapsed.
Under the sword of an eighth-level Divine Lord, what difference was there between Divine Kings and weeds?
Without looking back, his divine sense had locked onto the strongest aura among the fleeing masses. He descended again in an instant.
Clang!
One sword strike—Han Kui Realm King's ice sword shattered, her figure spraying blood as she flew backward.
Bang!
The second sword had already pierced through her body. Han Kui Realm King's Divine Lord body shattered in the darkness, scattering a rain of blood mist.
Tian Guhu's vision blurred for a moment.
White snow, darkness, blood... deeply piercing the most painful images in the depths of his soul...
——————
A young girl, her clothes torn and stained with blood, breathing faintly, lay quietly in a man's arms... This was the most peaceful and relaxed moment of her life, no longer needing to fear, struggle, or wander.
"Brother Tian... why... when it's already so hard, why do people still kill each other... why are there always such cruel conflicts... If we work together... can we really not break out of this cage?"
"Qing... er..." Tian Guhu held the woman whose life force had already expired, his teeth about to shatter, unable to speak through sobs.
"I heard... the sky outside is blue, and the ocean is blue too... There, you can see green forests everywhere, colorful flowers of all kinds..."
"I hate the people there... but I... so want... to go... and see..."
——————
Bang!
Han Kui Realm King's mutilated corpse fell to the ground. Among the rain of blood beads, a few cold teardrops were mixed in... Then, in the next instant, endless darkness and ruthless determination spread.
"Qing'er, I'll be with you soon... bringing all the scenery you wanted to see."
He murmured. The Imperial Heavenly Sword stabbed into the ground. Yama's darkness surged in. For ten thousand miles around, the snowy domain erupted with endless dark radiance, ruthlessly annihilating this vast sect that had existed for over a hundred thousand years, destroying it at its very roots.
He did not delight in killing, nor had he ever been stained with such deep sin. But as he felt countless lives perishing under his power, there was not a trace of emotion on his face or in his heart.
His figure rose. He swung his arm, carving several thousand-mile-long dark arcs in the air with the Imperial Heavenly Sword, destroying dozens of profound vessels attempting to flee in panic.
BOOM!!
A pillar of destruction shot into the sky. At the source of Han Kui Immortal Mansion, an ice profound vein was utterly annihilated in that moment. Tian Guhu lifted his head high and let out a world-resounding voice: "The realm king sect of the Han Kui Realm has been destroyed. Within the Han Kui Realm, those who surrender shall live, sealed as hostages. Those who resist... shall be killed without mercy!"
Wails shook the heavens within the Han Kui Realm. The pale snowy domain was stained blood-red at a terrifying speed. Tian Guhu's voice spread across the entire realm. The news of Han Kui Immortal Mansion's destruction mercilessly crushed the faith and hope of countless Han Kui profound practitioners...
At the Northern Domain border, news arrived:
"Reporting to Demon Lord and Demon Empress! The realm king sect of the Han Kui Realm has been destroyed. The first 'stronghold' is established."
"As for the other nine star realms—the six lower star realms have been easily breached. The other three mid-ranked star realms have also pierced through to their cores. Within five hours, they will all be completely conquered!"
As the news came, the dark profound practitioners erupted in fervor.
With the Northern Domain Heavenly Lord at the helm, and millions of young dark profound practitioners as the vanguard, Chi Wuyue's move was by no means a mere probing action. It was to further erase the anxiety and fear of the Northern Domain profound practitioners.
After a million years of cowering, the fear of the Eastern Divine Realm had been deeply ingrained in the marrow of Northern Domain profound practitioners—the older they were, the more so. After all, they could not burn with hot blood as easily as the young profound practitioners.
And this vanguard force, weak in strength with only Tian Guhu as a single Divine Lord, had swept through like a splitting bamboo in less than a day, achieving victory on all fronts.
With facts right before their eyes, it told all Northern Domain profound practitioners that the Eastern Divine Realm was not so terrifying, and that after the Demon Lord's descent, the Northern Divine Realm had become far more powerful than they themselves had imagined.
"Very good." Chi Wuyue gazed southward. Her jade hand rose within the black mist, issuing the dark command that would push the Eastern Divine Realm into an even deeper nightmare:
"The hundred realms of the Western Domain—using the first 'stronghold' as the core, press forward on all fronts!"
"Remember: do not approach the Yin Xue Realm. Do not touch the upper star realms. Once you enter a realm, press forward on all fronts, strike directly at the core. Do not be the slightest bit slack or lenient."
"Kill all who resist. Seal all who surrender with dark seals as hostages!"
A cold, merciless smile curled at the corner of Chi Wuyue's lips: "Doesn't the Eastern Divine Realm pride itself on the righteous path? Then let the myriad souls be hostages, and the righteous path be our leverage!"
RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE...
Thunder shook the skies over the Northern Domain.
Hundreds of dark profound warships, each over a hundred miles long, along with hundreds of thousands of dark profound vessels, surged out from the Northern Domain, bringing darkness that blotted out the sun, bearing down upon the northern region of the Eastern Divine Realm.
After the ten realm-piercing arrows, the true darkness descended upon the world.
Chi Wuyue waved her arm. A projection spread out before her. Upon the projection was a complete map of the Eastern Divine Realm, precisely arranged with all nine thousand star realms. The king realms, upper, mid, and lower realms were all marked in different colors, clear at a glance.
And among these nine thousand star realms, there were scattered dark light points in strange positions, roughly a hundred in number.
The positions of these dark light points had been jointly determined by her and Qianye Ying'er. After all, during the ten thousand years Chi Wuyue had been attached to Mu Xuanyin's soul, she had spent most of her time in the Yin Xue Realm. As for the full picture of the Eastern Divine Realm and its most important "hubs," Qianye Ying'er was far more familiar than she.
Chi Wuyue's gaze swept quickly, finally fixing on a light point on the right, not moving away for a long time.
"What, still worried?" Qianye Ying'er's voice sounded in her ear.
Chi Wuyue extended her hand and said, "These three 'strongholds' are too close to the Sacred Domain Realm. The Sacred Domain Realm has three great threats—Luo Guxie, Luo Shangchen, and Luo Changsheng—and its sect power is extremely formidable."
"It's easy to seize these three strongholds with lightning speed, but to hold them under the very eyes of the Sacred Domain Realm without diverting the strength of our king realms..." Chi Wuyue turned her gaze to Qianye Ying'er. "At this point, you still refuse to speak? My heart has been trembling quite violently from worry."
Chi Wuyue's words made Qianye Ying'er's gaze unconsciously fall to her chest. The breasts that stood proud like full moons without any deliberate effort, trembling with every breath in curves that stirred the soul, made her quickly look away, her jade teeth tightening slightly.
"There is a huge hidden thunderbolt buried in the Sacred Domain Realm." Qianye Ying'er said with some resentment. She knew Chi Wuyue was provoking her... but only by speaking now could she "regain some ground." "Once this hidden thunderbolt is triggered, the Sacred Domain will fall into chaos on its own."
"Oh?" Chi Wuyue showed an expression of great interest.
Qianye Ying'er extended her jade-white hand, between her fingers a soul crystal that had been prepared long ago: "At what you deem the appropriate moment, let it fall into the hands of Sacred Domain Realm King Luo Shangchen. Then, the Sacred Domain Realm will surely put on an exceptionally wonderful show."
Chi Wuyue reached out and took it. Her divine sense swept over it. Instantly, her lips pressed lightly together, and a smile that could enchant the mortal world bloomed on her face. All previous hidden worries vanished.
"Even the Sacred Domain Realm has such a huge handle in your grasp. Truly worthy of the Fandi Shennü who once made all the king realms tremble."
"Heh," Qianye Ying'er sneered coldly. "I never imagined that all the 'handles' I painstakingly gathered over the years would end up being wedding garments sewn for your Northern Divine Realm!"
"No," Chi Wuyue's lips gleamed with seductive light as she spoke softly, "They are wedding garments sewn for Yun Che—dear little fledgling."
Qianye Ying'er: "~!@#$%……"