Chapter 2832: Slaughtering into Tiannan
The Death Clan was one of the Upper Three Clans.
The star domain where the Death Clan resided was vast and expansive, dotted with numerous undead planets and Yellow Mist Great Realms. The Death God Temple was the supreme authority of the Death Clan; all Death Clan cultivators, including gods, had to obey its commands.
Only Tiannan was an exception.
Tiannan, located at the extreme southern edge of the Death Clan star domain, was rich in death energy, with the entire star domain appearing yellowish-brown.
The "Life-Death Ruins" in Tiannan was both a sacred land and a forbidden zone, hiding the greatest secrets of the Death Clan.
Not only outsiders, but even Death Clan cultivators who dared to trespass would be executed.
For this reason, Nan Sheng, as the heir of the Life-Death Ruins in Tiannan, was revered by all. Wherever he went, countless cultivators rushed to pay their respects. Even a Great Saint from Tiannan would be treated as superior when traveling elsewhere.
In the heart of Tiannan stood a Starry Sky Tree.
It was not a real tree but formed from dense star mist, outlining trunks, branches, and leaves, with chaotic and vibrant currents flowing within.
It bore countless fruits.
Each fruit was a planet, some as small as a thousand miles across, others as large as ten thousand miles. These were all life planets, excellent places for cultivation.
This tree was called the "Time Death God Tree," the center of Tiannan and the entrance to the Life-Death Ruins. From any major realm in Tiannan, one could see it, like a divine tree suspended in the starry sky.
In the future, it might grow into a cosmic wonder, like the three World Trees in the Boundless Forest.
Beneath the Time Death God Tree, three False God Divine Generals stood guard.
They had all been alarmed by the immense divine might unleashed earlier when the master of the Life-Death Ruins made his move. Even now, they remained shaken, their emotions unsettled. After inquiring, they learned what had happened.
"How unbelievable! For so many years, Qingtian Ancestor has remained detached from worldly affairs. Who would have thought he would act this time because of a newly ascended god? How could Zhang Ruochen deserve such attention?" one Divine General laughed.
"It's hard to say what level Zhang Ruochen will reach in the future, but his talent is indeed terrifyingly high."
One Divine General, with a dragon-tail over ten meters long, snorted lightly: "So what if his talent is high? In the world of the strong, only absolute power matters. The weak talk about talent. Zhang Ruochen may be unmatched in his era and realm, but when Qingtian Ancestor pointed a finger across the starry sky, his head was still shattered like an ant."
"What do you think Xue Hou and Xue Jue War God will do when they learn of this?"
"What can they do? What dare they do? Xue Hou is just a new god. If she dares to provoke Tiannan, any elder could easily crush her. As for Xue Jue War God, having lived for an eon as an old god, he should know Tiannan's weight better than most. If he is wise, he may still have a future. If not, Tiannan will teach him how to behave."
"It might not be that simple. This matter has already spread, causing a stir in the divine world. Xue Jue War God, with his reputation as a War God, has been arranging marriages for Zhang Ruochen everywhere, boasting about his dragon-like grandson. This incident cripples Zhang Ruochen but slaps Xue Jue's face. Can he swallow this humiliation?"
"True, Xue Jue War God is fiercely protective of his own and arrogant by nature, not even putting God Venerables in his eyes."
The dragon-tail Divine General laughed: "That's because he has the Undying Blood Clan backing him, allowing him to act lawlessly. But now that the Hell Realm and Heavenly Court are at war, how could the Undying Blood Clan help Xue Jue War God oppose the Life-Death Ruins of Tiannan over a mere Zhang Ruochen? It would cause massive upheaval in the Hell Realm. Just wait and see—Xue Jue War God will have no choice but to swallow this humiliation... Huh, a message is coming."
"Swoosh!"
A Message Light Talisman flew across the starry sky and landed in the dragon-tail Divine General's hand.
After reading the talisman's contents, the dragon-tail Divine General roared angrily: "How dare they come to Tiannan to cause trouble!"
"What happened?" asked another Divine General beside him.
The dragon-tail Divine General said: "Shenze Star was attacked. An unknown strongman shattered its star core, draining the blood energy and souls of billions of Death Clan cultivators on the planet."
Shenze Star was a fourth-level major star on the edge of Tiannan.
"I'll go see who dares to collect blood energy and souls here in Tiannan."
The dragon-tail Divine General soared into the air, stepping with Divine Spirit Steps, covering 129,600 miles per step as he flickered through the starry sky toward Shenze Star.
Before reaching Shenze Star, the dragon-tail Divine General stopped, stunned, staring at the pitch-black, boundless universe ahead. Stars had turned into burning fragments.
The entire world seemed destroyed. Countless stars fell, some turning into meteors flying away at high speed, others half-shattered with terrifying craters visible on their surfaces.
The starry sky was broken, and countless Death Clan cultivators in Tiannan had fallen.
This was a catastrophic disaster. Tiannan's starry sky had turned blood-red.
The dragon-tail Divine General couldn't believe such a calamity could happen in Tiannan, nor that anyone would dare come here to massacre. Who could it be?
It couldn't be a Great Saint.
Great Saints couldn't break the planet-protecting formations of these stars, nor could they destroy so many life planets in such a short time.
"Roar!"
A deafening dragon roar sounded to the dragon-tail Divine General's right.
There, a Yellow Mist Death Realm floated—a major realm in Tiannan's star domain. A blood dragon crashed into it, and the realm-protecting grand formation immediately appeared, with numerous divine patterns flowing through the starry sky.
"Boom!"
Countless divine patterns were pierced. The blood dragon collided with the realm-protecting formation, shaking the Yellow Mist Death Realm.
The next moment, Xue Jue War God's hundred-thousand-mile-tall body, like a starry giant, emerged from the fragments of broken stars. He grabbed the Blood Dragon War Halberd and struck a second blow.
"Bang! Bang!"
The Yellow Mist Death Realm's realm-protecting formation shattered.
The Blood Dragon War Halberd thrust downward, crashing into the realm's continental plates, unleashing a terrifying divine force. The entire realm was instantly covered with massive canyon-like fissures.
As the Blood Dragon War Halberd struck, the divine energy radiating outward crushed countless Death Clan cultivators in the realm.
Cultivators below the Great Saint realm couldn't even withstand the airflow from a strike by a god of his level.
"Refine for me!"
Xue Jue War God descended into the Yellow Mist Death Realm, releasing divine flames from his body, using himself as the fire source to refine all living beings in the death realm. At the same time, he collected their blood energy and souls.
He had been slaughtering his way from the edge of Tiannan. Wherever he passed, whether planets or death realms, all were annihilated.
The dragon-tail Divine General nearly fainted from fear. It was Xue Jue War God! How could he be so arrogant as to come to Tiannan and massacre? That Yellow Mist Death Realm had a realm-protecting formation and divine pattern defenses, yet he broke through it in two strikes.
The Yellow Mist Death Realm was not a major world, but it was far larger than a ruin realm. Its defensive power was so strong that even a Great God would need three days and nights to break it.
Though trembling with fear, the dragon-tail Divine General was on Tiannan's territory. He didn't believe Xue Jue War God would dare to kill a god. Summoning his courage, he flew over and said: "Slaughtering in Tiannan, Xue Jue War God, you show too little respect for Qingtian Ancestor."
Standing on the Yellow Mist Death Realm's ground, Xue Jue War God looked up contemptuously and roared: "Who do you think you are, daring to speak above my head?"
Xue Jue War God's voice crossed the void into the starry sky, shaking the dragon-tail Divine General so violently that he fell straight down, landing at Xue Jue's feet.
Suppressed by Xue Jue War God's divine might, the dragon-tail Divine General couldn't stand up. Trembling, he said: "You dare to kill a god? Killing a god means declaring war."
"Enough nonsense!"
Xue Jue War God raised his foot and crushed him into bloody mud, even his divine soul exploding.
Taking his divine source, divine blood, and soul fragments, Xue Jue left the Yellow Mist Death Realm, carrying the Blood Dragon War Halberd as he flew straight toward the Time Death God Tree. Wherever he passed, his halberd pierced planets, his palm shattered death realms, leaving only a broken starry path behind.
Beneath the Time Death God Tree, the two Divine Generals had already seen the cataclysm in the starry sky and sent word into the Life-Death Ruins.
"So this is the Time Death God Tree? I wonder what would happen if I cut it down? Would all the planets on this tree turn to dust?" Xue Jue War God said such a thing.
With Qingtian Ancestor sitting in the Life-Death Ruins, the two Divine Generals suppressed their fear. One of them said: "You are too arrogant. If you dare touch the Time Death God Tree, Qingtian Ancestor will surely annihilate you, body and soul."
"I'm looking for Qingtian Ancestor. Open the Life-Death Gate; I want to enter the Life-Death Ruins. Otherwise, I'll cut down the Time Death God Tree first, then kill you both," Xue Jue War God said.
One Divine General said: "The Life-Death Ruins is a forbidden zone. Unless we die, you won't set foot inside."
"Fine. Killing one is killing, killing three is also killing. I'll collect your blood energy and souls to heal my grandson. This is what Tiannan owes!"
Xue Jue War God soared forward, swinging his palm at the two Divine Generals.
His palm turned into a blood sea, with blood energy writhing like dragons and snakes, carrying the power to kill gods.
"Stop!"
A figure radiating blue light, like a blue star, rushed out of the Life-Death Gate and collided with Xue Jue War God's palm seal.
"Boom!"
The blood-colored and blue divine light clashed. The two False Gods couldn't withstand the shockwave and were sent flying, their divine bodies reduced to two skeletons, their flesh vaporized by the force.
But they survived.
The blue figure was named Lan Pojun, tall and imposing, clad in divine armor, his skin sparkling like blue gems.
The Heavenly Court had War Gods, the Undying Blood Clan had War Gods, and the Yama Clan had War Gods.
Though the Life-Death Ruins of Tiannan was famous for its spiritual power, it had also trained three War Gods.
Lan Pojun was one of them.
To be titled a War God required not just powerful cultivation but countless battles and glorious achievements. Just the reputation alone could make opponents tremble.
Lan Pojun looked at the shattered planets and destroyed death realms in the starry sky, his eyes blazing. He said: "Zhang Ruochen brought this on himself. It serves him right that Qingtian Ancestor shattered his head. Qingtian Ancestor didn't kill him, which was already showing you, Xue Jue, great respect. Yet you refuse to appreciate it. Do you really think Tiannan dares not kill you?"
Thinking of his grandson, who had just stepped into the divine realm only to have his head shattered, his cultivation crippled, and his life hanging in the balance, Xue Jue War God was filled with grief and fury. Gripping the Blood Dragon War Halberd tightly, he said: "Fine! I'll show Qingtian Ancestor respect too. Today, I'll only shatter your head and cripple your cultivation, but I won't kill you. Let you taste the agony of being worse than dead!"