Chapter 2924: Desolate Heaven Without Tears
Blood Heaven Tribe.
The vast mountain ranges occupied by the Blood Absolute Clan presented a scene of utter devastation—scorched earth stretching for ten thousand miles, the ground shattered, and thick smoke billowing into the sky, blotting out the sun.
Lan Pojun had not made a true-body move; only a single avatar had entered the Blood Heaven Tribe, yet it had already inflicted heavy losses on the Blood Absolute Clan.
Fortunately, the Blood Absolute Clan, being one of the founding clans of the Blood Heaven Tribe, had its core area protected by powerful defenses and had not been attacked.
Lan Pojun's avatar was trapped by the Underworld King using a formation.
Blood Absolute War God rushed back from the Three-Life Realm at the first opportunity and captured Lan Pojun's avatar. Then, burning with fury, he traced the avatar's aura through the nearby star domains of the Blood Heaven Tribe and found Lan Pojun's true body.
The second clash between the two War Gods erupted.
In their previous battle, Lan Pojun had the home-field advantage and dominated.
But this time, they were in the star domain of the Blood Heaven Tribe, where both the affinity of heaven and earth's rules and the attributes of the celestial divine energy favored Blood Absolute War God.
"Boom, rumble!"
The starry sky shattered layer by layer, and stars continuously fell.
All the gods of the Undying Blood Clan were alarmed and gazed into the distance with their divine eyes.
"Lan Pojun is truly seeking death, daring to provoke Blood Absolute. This time, even if the Second Master comes in person, he won't be able to save him."
"Lan Pojun was already expelled from Tiannan by Qingtian. How could the Second Master possibly come?"
"Hmph! That so-called expulsion from Tiannan was just for show."
A young god said with great astonishment, "Aren't you all wondering? Blood Absolute War God was clearly at Xinghuantian, having just killed Duotian Divine Emperor. How is he here now?"
"Young man, you must have recently become a god, right? Don't you know that besides his own formidable combat power, Blood Absolute has also cultivated an Undying Blood God avatar with combat power no less than his true body? The one dealing with Lan Pojun right now is most likely that Undying Blood God."
"This is truly extraordinary. Is the Great Clan Leader going to kill one Divine Emperor first and then slay a War God today?"
"The Great Clan Leader is truly the glory of our Blood Heaven Tribe, invincible in combat... Look, the Great Clan Leader has activated the Star Soul Divine Throne and suppressed Lan Pojun!"
In the starry sky, the Fivefold Sea covered an immeasurably vast expanse, spanning over a hundred million miles.
Star Soul Divine Throne planets, indistinguishable from fixed stars, rose and fell within the Fivefold Sea. Divine energy, divine patterns, and formation inscription marks shuttled between the planets, firmly suppressing Lan Pojun and crushing his physical body into pieces.
Decades ago, in that battle, Lan Pojun had already been severely wounded by Blood Absolute War God and had never fully recovered.
Now, he was even less a match for Blood Absolute War God.
Blood Absolute War God stood at the peak of the Fivefold Sea and said, "Lan Pojun, you invaded my Blood Heaven Tribe and destroyed my Blood Absolute Clan. Today, even if Qingtian himself comes, he cannot save you!"
The flames of war still burned in Lan Pojun's heart, but he knew he had truly fallen this time.
Who could have expected Blood Absolute War God to return to the Blood Absolute Clan so quickly?
Suddenly, Blood Absolute War God's gaze turned toward the edge of the Hell Realm, and his expression changed slightly. He muttered to himself, "White Queen's Star Soul Divine Throne has gone out! First Qian Mosang, now her. Without an Infinite Realm cultivator, who has such strength?"
"Not good—the situation at Xinghuantian must have spiraled out of control!"
Blood Absolute War God looked down at Lan Pojun, whose body had been reduced to scattered fragments, and cursed, "It's all your fault, you bringer of misfortune, for delaying my important matters! Let's go!"
The Fivefold Sea and the Star Soul Divine Throne separated.
The Star Soul Divine Throne rose upward, floating into the starry sky above the Blood Heaven Tribe.
The Fivefold Sea spun rapidly, carrying Lan Pojun's remains and blood energy, flying into the atmosphere of the Blood Heaven Tribe and landing in the mountain range where the Blood Absolute Clan was located.
Blood Absolute War God suppressed Lan Pojun's remains and blood energy into the ancestral land, forming a lake of blood.
"Sixth Son, guard this place well. Don't let Lan Pojun escape! He is a Grand God of the Grand Void Realm. His blood is like divine medicine. Whether the Blood Absolute Clan can thrive in the next tens of thousands of years depends on his blood."
With these words, Blood Absolute War God vanished from the Blood Absolute Clan and headed for the space wormhole.
The Underworld King, holding a divine sword and immersed in comprehending the Sword Dao, opened his eyes and glanced at the distant blood lake. He muttered, "Is he treating Lan Pojun like a human-shaped divine medicine? The old man is truly audacious, not fearing the wrath of Tiannan."
After all, this was the Blood Heaven Tribe, with the Undying Divine Temple suspended beyond the heavens.
If Lan Pojun had used an avatar to damage the Blood Absolute Clan, the Undying Divine Temple would naturally not bother to intervene. But if Tiannan truly sent a formidable expert to forcibly enter the Blood Heaven Tribe, the Undying Divine Temple would not stand idly by.
For this reason, the Underworld King was not overly worried and continued to close his eyes in cultivation.
Outside Xinghuantian, banners filled the sky.
Jia Tianxia and a host of gods walked out of the Blood War Divine Temple and gazed at the Xinghuantian continent wrapped in mist in the distance.
He said, "White Queen has fallen. Xinghuantian's world-protecting formation will become useless. Pass the order: the thirteen realm armies are to assemble quickly. As soon as we receive the attack signal from True God Xuanyi, the army will advance immediately."
The soldiers of the thirteen great worlds gathered from scattered positions, their morale soaring.
Formation master legions unfurled formation flags and set up space teleportation arrays one after another.
Mingjian Shen stood upright, his white robes like snow, and said, "With True God Xuanyi acting personally, he should soon clear all obstacles within Xinghuantian. Then we will drive straight in, fully occupy Xinghuantian, and the power of discourse will fall into our hands."
"The Hell Realm army is almost here," said Nine-Headed Dragon God.
Jia Tianxia said, "Now it depends on whether the Hell Realm army arrives first or True God Xuanyi clears the obstacles in Xinghuantian first. Rest assured, the Heavenly Court has gods who will intercept the Hell Realm army."
Mandala Flower God said, "True God Xuanyi seems to be in trouble. White Queen has been dead for so long, yet he still hasn't sent a signal. Should you go and assist him?"
Mingjian Shen, clearly full of admiration for True God Xuanyi, said, "If there is a problem he cannot solve, then anyone present going would be meaningless."
A roar filled with grief and rage echoed through the starry sky, sending waves of divine energy surging toward the Blood War Divine Temple.
"It's Blood Absolute War God!"
Jia Tianxia's eyes sharpened. He formed hand seals and conjured a blood-colored chakra.
The blood-colored chakra crushed the starry sky and shot with unparalleled speed toward Desolate Heaven, who was flying rapidly toward Xinghuantian.
At this moment, Desolate Heaven was still in the form of Blood Absolute War God. He struck out with a palm, shattering the blood-colored chakra. A palm print five-finger mark stretching a thousand miles flew toward the Blood War Divine Temple but was broken apart by a sword energy that flew out from Mingjian Shen's body.
Desolate Heaven did not pause for a moment and charged straight into Xinghuantian.
Jia Tianxia said, "Impressive, Blood Absolute. No wonder he could kill Duotian Divine Emperor. Truly unmatched in combat power."
"Not unmatched. Compared to True God Xuanyi, there is still a considerable gap. One is at the peak of Grand Void, the other has just entered Grand Void. Blood Absolute has already been severely wounded by Duotian Divine Emperor. Going to Xinghuantian now is nothing but seeking death," said Mingjian Shen.
The Heavenly Court gods present all nodded in deep agreement.
But they did not notice that during the clash of palm prints between Jia Tianxia and Desolate Heaven, when divine energy fluctuations swept across the starry sky, a large cyan cat quietly slipped into Xinghuantian.
Desolate Heaven stepped into the Divine Maiden Queen's Palace in one stride. Seeing White Queen lying on the ground with white hair, his sharp eyes instantly blurred and grew moist.
He walked over, step by step, very slowly.
Blood Butcher, who was guarding the place, immediately stepped forward and said excitedly, "Congratulations, Great Clan Leader, on killing Duotian Divine Emperor and shaking the world..."
"Get lost!" said Desolate Heaven.
Blood Butcher licked his lips, feeling a bit sour inside, but quickly put on a pained expression and said, "Great Clan Leader, you've finally come. The Heavenly Court has gone too far. Mo Jie is dead, and War God Mosang is also dead—killed by the Heavenly Kill Organization..."
Desolate Heaven swung his arm, sending divine energy surging.
"Bang!"
Blood Butcher flew out, hitting the wall of the Divine Maiden Queen's Palace like a hanging painting. Then he slid down like a piece of paper, crouching on the ground, unable to get up, with who knows how many bones broken in his body.
He simply couldn't understand which sentence he had said wrong.
But then, a scene that made his eyes nearly pop out occurred. Blood Absolute War God picked up White Queen's aged, withered corpse and caressed her face with deep affection.
His tall, burly frame seemed to tremble.
Blood Butcher's mind went blank. He felt he had uncovered an earth-shattering secret of the world. "So... so the Great Clan Leader was actually in love with White Queen! No wonder he fought with Desolate Heaven of the Stone Clan for a hundred thousand years. Who in the world would have known it was because of this?"
Blood Butcher finally understood why he had been hit—he hadn't touched on what the Great Clan Leader cared about.
He reconnected the bones in his body, stood up with difficulty, and cautiously walked over to console him. "Great Clan Leader, don't be too sad. Although City Lord Bai is gone, you still have True God Nishuan..."
"Bang!"
This time, Blood Butcher flew straight out of the Divine Maiden Queen's Palace, passing right by Yuyao, who had just arrived.
"Sister!"
Yuyao stopped outside the war hall's door, tears streaming down like rain.
Desolate Heaven's eyes were misty. The hand resting on White Queen's face trembled uncontrollably.
For a strong man like him, with his decisive and ruthless nature, his hand should not have trembled.
At this moment, many memories came flooding back to his mind.
That year, a young him was trapped among countless cyan-scaled ferocious beasts. It was Yu Baiwei who descended like a fairy from the heavens, cutting down all the beasts with her sword and rescuing him.
At that time, Yu Baiwei was already a god, but she looked only seventeen or eighteen years old.
That was their first encounter, and it became unforgettable for a lifetime.
Distant memories are either especially beautiful or especially painful.
But when that seventeen- or eighteen-year-old fairy-like woman had become the miserable sight before him, lying silently in his arms, the more beautiful the memories, the more painful they became.
No matter how moist his eyes grew, Desolate Heaven ultimately shed not a single tear. Instead, his gaze became sharper and sharper.
"Boom!"
A violent shockwave from a clash of divine power came from outside the First Divine Maiden City.
The entire city shook.
Desolate Heaven slowly laid White Queen's body flat on the ground and walked out of the Divine Maiden Queen's Palace.
With each step, his form changed, until finally, he completely transformed back into his original appearance.
"Take good care of your sister."
After saying this to Yuyao, Desolate Heaven's divine blood ignited. Holding his stone axe, he smashed through the layers of formations in the First Divine Maiden City and charged straight toward the direction from which the divine power fluctuations had just come.