# Chapter 1724: Eastern Domain Elegy
The projection that covered the skies of the Dong Shen Domain was not only crushing the hearts of those outside the Zhou Tian Realm, but also ruthlessly extinguishing the will of countless Eastern Domain profound practitioners.
As the most prestigious and supreme king realm of the Eastern Domain, it had been penetrated to its core by demons in such a short time, shattered into pieces.
On the other side, what was depicted was the demons' terror that was many times beyond comprehension!
The demons ahead were pressing closer step by step, and above, Zhou Tian was collapsing step by step... Their courage trembled, their faith crumbled. If even a king realm was so helpless before the terrifying demons, how could they resist? Could they really resist?
Their fighting spirit was rapidly extinguished, turning into deeper fear and despair. Gradually, more and more people began to retreat, to flee...
And once someone started, dignity would collapse before the will to survive.
Soon, the number of those fleeing and surrendering exceeded those fighting to the death...
The dark profound practitioners of the Bei Shen Domain all shared the same faith and will: the moment they stepped out of the Bei Shen Domain, none of them thought of returning alive.
But the Eastern Domain... They had been peaceful for too long, and could not possibly be as willing to die as the demons of the Northern Domain.
Or perhaps, all of this was simply too sudden and terrifying.
One by one, the more than one hundred "strongholds" that Chi Wuyue had set up in the Eastern Domain fell to the Bei Shen Domain in astonishingly short time.
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Outside the Yue Shen Realm, a small mystic ark flew out.
When the projection from Zhou Tian appeared in the distant sky, the girl curled up in the corner of the ark slowly raised her head. Her vision blurry, she murmured like a sleep-talker: "Young... Master... Yun..."
"That... that is!" Not far away, a middle-aged man stared at the projection, exclaimed in shock, and then decisively ordered: "Quick! Hurry! Increase speed to maximum... Don't worry about energy consumption for now!"
The ark's speed suddenly increased, and the girl involuntarily stood up, staring blankly at the distant projection for a while. Her gaze suddenly trembled violently, and she rushed out.
"Jin Yue!" A tall figure blocked her way. The middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "Where are you going!"
Jin Yue's gaze was frantic, and she said urgently: "I have to go back! Zhou Tian is under attack. Young Master Yun must hate the mistress even more. Maybe... maybe... the mistress is in danger soon. I have to go back!"
"Are you crazy!" The middle-aged man shouted sternly: "You were just expelled by the Yue Shen Di! She gave a death order: if you enter the Yue Shen Realm again, you will be killed directly! She treated you like this, how can you still..."
"Father, don't stop me!" Jin Yue clenched her hands: "No matter what, I cannot abandon her when she is in the greatest danger."
After saying that, she released a bit of her profound aura, forcefully pushing the middle-aged man aside, and was about to fly away.
"Jin Yue!" The middle-aged man roared with pain in his voice: "It wasn't you who abandoned her, but she who abandoned you! And besides, the Yue Shen Di is no ordinary person. If she is truly in danger, what use can your power be?"
"Don't forget, she expelled not only you, but our entire clan. If you go back now... aren't you betting our entire clan's lives!"
Jin Yue, who was about to step out of the ark, froze on the spot.
"Big... big sister?" From behind her came a timid little girl's voice.
That soft call completely shattered Jin Yue's mind. She turned around, gently hugged the little girl, comforting her with her hands, and hiding the tears that slowly fell.
"Sorry, father, I was impulsive," she said softly, holding the girl in her arms tighter.
The middle-aged man shook his head, a flicker of pain in his eyes. He knew how important the Yue Shen Di was in his daughter's heart. Being her close attendant had always been the greatest glory in her life.
But... the Yue Shen Di was, after all, the emperor of a king realm.
Her cruelty and ruthlessness needed no reason.
The mystic ark flew at top speed, heading straight south.
Their destination might be the Nan Shen Domain, or... further south, the lower realm of the Southern Domain.
And not long after, countless Eastern Domain mystic arks appeared behind them, fleeing like headless flies.
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The Xing Shen Realm, more precisely, the largest subsidiary star realm of the Xing Shen Realm.
A starship engraved with countless star marks flew out at top speed.
During the Evil Infant calamity back then, the Xing Shen Realm was directly destroyed, with only the Six Star Gods and seventeen Divine Lord elders remaining as its core power. Overnight, it withered to a pitiful state.
The worst part was that the Xing Shen Di had disappeared along with the Xing Shen Wheel.
On the starship, there were only twelve people.
The three star gods Tian Yao, Tian Xuan, and Tian Yan, and nine Divine Lord elders.
They did not ignore the plea for help from the Zhou Tian Shen Di. Yun Che hated Zhou Tian, but he also hated the Xing Shen Realm. They understood the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth feel cold.
Although there were only twelve people, they represented exactly half of the Xing Shen Realm's remaining core strength. The other half stayed behind to guard against demon attacks.
Their Xing Shen Realm could no longer withstand another devastation.
Just as the starship had flown a thousand miles, a terrifying spatial storm suddenly swept through the star region ahead. Under the storm, the massive starship was instantly overturned, only regaining balance after several breaths.
"What's going on!?"
The three star gods, who had been meditating with closed eyes, all opened their eyes and leaped out of the starship at the same time. Then they all froze on the spot.
Ahead, in the vast, dim star region, stood a small, delicate figure of a girl. She had her back to them, and above her light, colorful dress, a dark mist like that from the depths of an abyss rose.
"You... who are you?"
The three star gods, who had been on high alert, were all stunned. The familiar back, the familiar colorful dress, and the Star God divine power that could never be mistaken... but entwined with a dark aura that belonged only to demons.
"Cai Zhi... Princess?" Tian Xuan Star God Zi Wan murmured.
Cai Zhi did not turn around. From between her lips came three extremely cold words: "Get lost back!"
"Princess Cai Zhi, is it really you?" Tian Yao Star God Qiang Wei tentatively stepped forward. He stared at the terrifying black aura on Cai Zhi, his voice deepening: "How did you..."
"Careful!" Zi Wan grabbed Qiang Wei. And at that moment, Cai Zhi suddenly turned around, and the Celestial Wolf Sacred Sword... no, the Celestial Wolf Demonic Sword swung out mercilessly.
Boom——
A majestic and mournful howl of the Celestial Wolf echoed across the sky. The entire star region was cut in two. Under the blue-black sword scar, the hundred-mile starship, reinforced by dozens of profound formations, instantly shattered, then turned into countless flying fragments amidst the wildly collapsing space and surging Celestial Wolf divine might.
The nine Divine Lord elders flew out from the starship that had been destroyed by a single sword strike. Three of them were stained with blood. They stared blankly at Cai Zhi, unable to believe their eyes no matter what.
The gazes of the three star gods Tian Xuan, Tian Yao, and Tian Yan changed drastically, and the way they looked at Cai Zhi was completely overturned.
The Celestial Wolf Star God, the youngest of the current Star Gods. Although her compatibility with the Celestial Wolf divine power was astonishingly high, achieving perfect divine power fusion would normally take at least a thousand years.
But the sword strike just now, though only a flash of divine might, was clearly...
The power of the Tenth-rank Divine Lord realm!
And possibly... not inferior to the Star God Di Xing Jue Kong!
Only seven short years had passed since the Evil Infant disaster broke out and Cai Zhi disappeared.
Seven years, from the Eighth-rank Divine Lord power she had just received after inheriting the Celestial Wolf divine power, to growing into the supreme realm of Tenth-rank Divine Lord!?
This was an unprecedented and impossible advancement in the history of the Xing Shen Realm and within their knowledge.
"Get... lost... back!"
The Celestial Wolf Demonic Sword pointed at the three star gods and the trembling Star God elders. The sword body, which had been emitting a deep blue profound light, was now covered in a dark black glow.
The Celestial Wolf's eye at the tip of the sword also flickered with a red-black ferocious light.
Terrifying demonic might and killing intent enveloped them all, telling them: she would not say the same words a third time.
Zi Wan's hand grasping Qiang Wei's slowly clenched, then she said: "Go, return to the realm."
No one took another step forward. They all turned and went back.
After flying for a long time, Zi Wan quietly looked back, gazing at Cai Zhi from a distance.
Her face no longer held the innocent, laughing smile of memory; her eyes no longer held the countless shining stars.
Only suffocating, terrifying darkness and demonic might that made even approaching impossible.
What she thought of was not what method Cai Zhi had used to undergo such a terrifying change in just seven years, but rather endless sorrow and a stabbing pain in her heart.
Whose fault was all of this...
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Another Eastern Domain king realm.
Almost at the same time as the starship of the Xing Shen Realm set out, a mystic vessel flew rapidly from the Fan Di God Realm, heading straight for the Zhou Tian Realm.
On the mystic vessel, Qianye Fantian's face was as gloomy as water. The Fan Kings behind him also had heavy expressions.
The tragic scene of the Zhou Tian God Realm was impossible for him not to be shocked by.
As a Divine Emperor, he was one of the few people in the Eastern Domain who understood the strength of the Bei Shen Domain.
But even the battle situation of the Zhou Tian God Realm alone completely shattered his understanding of the Bei Shen Domain.
Especially those three stooped old men. Just touching their ugly eyes through the projection made him, the number one Divine Emperor of the Eastern Domain, feel a chill in his heart.
But just after he left, three people walked slowly towards the Fan Di Royal City.
Wherever the three went, everything condensed.
Standing before the royal city, the leading man said with a light smile: "Announce to Qianye Fantian, Nanming has come to visit."
The Fan Di guards quickly bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Nanming Divine Emperor... The Zhou Tian Realm is suffering a demon calamity. Our king has personally gone to aid, and has just left the realm."
"Is that so?" Nan Wan Sheng smiled faintly: "Then this king will wait quietly for his return... What, are you going to stop us?"
"No, I wouldn't dare?" The Fan Di guard quickly stepped back, lowered his head, and said: "Please."
In the past, because of Qianye Ying'er, the Nanming Divine Emperor often came to the Fan Di Royal City in person... Setting that aside, he was the number one Divine Emperor of the Southern Domain; how would they dare to stop him.
Striding boldly into the Fan Di Royal City, the Nanming Divine Emperor swept his divine sense, locked onto the locations of several Fan Kings, curled his lips, and took out a dark golden disc. A small profound formation was silently released.
In an instant, space shifted, and the three figures appeared before a tower.
An unremarkable tower, but entwined with hundreds of sealing profound formations. The aura of guarding profound practitioners was also unusually numerous.
And this, instead, made the Nanming Divine Emperor's eyes burst with an extremely fervent, almost frenzied, strange light.
He strode forward. After just a few steps, a figure fell from the sky.
He had a fat head and big ears, a short and stout body, but his profound aura was as vast as ten thousand mountains. He was clearly the Eighth Fan King of the Fan Di.
"Nanming Divine Emperor, Southern Prison Ming King, Western Prison Ming King." The Eighth Fan King recited their titles, a beaming smile on his face, but his heart was sinking rapidly. "If the king knew that three honored guests had arrived, he would surely be overjoyed. Please, enter the main hall and rest for a while. The king will return soon."
"Is that so?" The Nanming Divine Emperor smiled faintly, a murderous intent suddenly flashing in his eyes: "But this king... can no longer wait for his return."
As his voice fell, his hand suddenly grabbed out. Five fingers bloomed with dazzling golden light, straight for the Eighth Fan King's throat.