Chapter 248: Chapter 237: The Crisis of Bailan
"Thank you, senior." Wang Xu bowed and then departed with pleasure.
Luo, the Celestial God, stared at the Space Ring in his hand, unable to let go, his eyes filled with recollection.
"How is it, has the matter been resolved?"
Seeing Wang Xu flying over, Shi Jun asked immediately.
Wang Xu nodded and said, "This matter has come to a conclusion, but I still need to make a trip to the Bailan Cosmic Country. I need to purchase a Star Map. Do you have one?"
"Yes, it’s in the division. Come with me." Shi Jun said with a smile.
"Shi Jun, thank you so much. You’ve been a great help to me this time. I will remember this deeply. If you ever need anything, feel free to ask, as long as it’s within my power, I will definitely help you to the end." Wang Xu said.
If it weren’t for Shi Jun, Wang Xu might have returned to the Tai Long Cosmic Country long ago. Who knows how long it would have taken to deal with Xian Qu. Fortunately, with his help, Wang Xu successfully waited for Luo, the Celestial God, completing the promise he made and fulfilling Xian Qu’s wish.
Suddenly, Wang Xu felt relieved.
Shi Jun was waiting for this promise. Initially, he helped Wang Xu because of his identity as a disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion. But when he saw Wang Xu crush all Cosmic Martial Artists with absolute poise and take the first place, he was ecstatic.
With the first place in the Qualification Battle, his future achievements would be at least as significant as a Hall Master of the Seventy-Two Halls of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion. Missing this opportunity would make it even harder to associate with such a high entity, akin to reaching the stars. Therefore, Shi Jun increased his search efforts, sparing no expense of labor and resources, finally obtaining useful information.
Having obtained the Star Map to Bailan Cosmic Country, Wang Xu did not delay and immediately boarded the Earth to head to Bailan Cosmic Country.
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"Is this the Bailan Cosmic Country?"
After a month of cosmic travel, Wang Xu followed the instructions on the Star Map and entered the border of the Bailan Cosmic Country. But the scene in front of him made Wang Xu frown.
Everywhere were shattered stars, with blood and broken treasures floating in the void, one of which was even covered in ice and flame, life nearly extinct, a scene of desolation.
"Could it be that a border war occurred here?"
The tragic scene before him reminded Wang Xu of the border war between Tai Long and Wind Forest, the sights indistinguishable from the past, with no one alive wherever they went, stars shattered, blood and broken Armored Soldiers floating in the void, leaving nothing but solitude and coldness.
The Earth continued to move forward, and along the way, Wang Xu saw nothing but ruins and devastation.
Some of the life-sustaining stars had been rendered unrecognizable, the cracked earth, abandoned mechanical structures, and ruptured mountains and rivers, with the shifting crust making them unfit for any life to dwell.
"Hmm? There’s a sign of life!" After advancing a bit further, Wang Xu’s Spiritual Consciousness suddenly detected life fluctuations on a nearby star, "Let’s go and see."
As the Earth gradually approached, Wang Xu also managed to see that star clearly.
The rocky surface of the star crumbled away, gravity in chaos, with the entire star teetering on the brink of apocalyptic destruction.
"That is..." As the distance shortened, Wang Xu finally discerned several figures battling in the void on the star, "Two with Mixed Universe Realm auras, both in the Void Chaos Realm... and a third one, also in the Void Chaos Realm, but with a very vibrant life aura... he’s burning his cosmos!"
Burning the cosmos is the last resort of someone in the Mixed Universe Realm. Once it starts, a Cosmic Martial Artist’s strength will greatly increase, but at the same time, the cosmos will rapidly burn out. Once the cosmos completely extinguishes, that is the moment when the Cosmic Martial Artist dies.
Thus, unless absolutely necessary, a Cosmic Martial Artist would never burn their cosmos, as even stopping midway would result in body damage, requiring a long time to recover.
"Zheng Luo, give up. This Star Domain has already been occupied by my ’Sha Zhou Cosmic Country.’ Even if you exhaust yourself, you won’t be able to change their fates!" A harsh voice came through, accompanied by another intense wave of energy, tearing small cracks in the void.
In the void, a Golden Armor Warrior, drenched in blood and covered in wounds, bravely fought on wielding an Iron Halberd.
Against two in the Void Chaos Realm, he could only burn his cosmos to exchange his life for enough power to fight them.
Yet, even burning his cosmos, he was no match for the two Void Chaos Realm opponents.
The Golden Armor Warrior was so severely beaten that his flesh and blood burst, wounds inflicted by Laws erupted without healing, and intense pain swept through his entire body.
But no matter how grave his injuries, Zheng Luo never retreated a step, gritting his teeth to continue the fierce battle.
Only because, behind him, a Palace Level Cosmic Battleship was speeding away, carrying sixty million lives!
These were the last remaining lives in this Star Domain, and Zheng Luo was desperately fighting to buy them the last bit of time for escape.
Once he falls, these sixty million lives would face annihilation, with not a single one able to escape.
"Dad!"
"Domain Master Zheng Luo!"
Millions of lives watched the three towering figures frantically battling in the void, their faces filled with sorrow and helplessness. A young man, biting his teeth, with reddened eyes, let out a hoarse cry.
This disaster came too suddenly.
Without any warning, the army of the Sha Zhou Cosmic Country advanced swiftly, directly entering the border of the Bailan Cosmic Country, and began a rampant slaughter of life.
These invaders did not adhere to any war rules. Two Mixed Universe Realm individuals rushed into the war camp and slaughtered mercilessly. Under their carnage, soldiers below the Mixed Universe Realm turned to dust in an instant.
When Zheng realized what was happening, all the soldiers were already dead, and the two Mixed Universe Realm individuals were coming to kill him.
Zheng fought against two by himself, blocking the two Mixed Universe Realm individuals. However, the cosmic battleships of the Sha Zhou Cosmic Country advanced directly into every life planet... the bloody massacre unfolded.
Zheng immediately sought help from other Domain Masters, but when he learned that other star domains were also being invaded by the army of the Sha Zhou Cosmic Country, he instantly realized that this was a premeditated war of extinction, an unprecedented catastrophe for the Bailan Cosmic Country!
Slaughter, carnage, bloodshed, brutality... spread across more than a thousand star domains of the Bailan Cosmic Country.
No rescue, no means, Zheng saw the harsh reality, simply burned his Mixed Cosmos, and engaged in a frenzied battle.
A Void Chaos Realm burning with Mixed Cosmos is truly terrifying, faintly comparable to the Immortal Chaos Realm.
Under the blockade of two Mixed Universe Realm individuals, Zheng managed to kill all the cosmic battleships of the Sha Zhou Cosmic Country, slaughtering all of the Sha Zhou’s White Hole and Black Hole Level soldiers, but he himself suffered heavy injuries because of it.
The sixty million souls he rescued, Zheng used cosmic battleships to send them to other cosmic countries. As long as they left this star domain, the Sha Zhou Cosmic Country couldn’t pursue them further; otherwise, it would be considered an invasion, and neighboring cosmic countries would directly wage war against the Sha Zhou Cosmic Country.
"Hold on!"
"We must hold on!"
"Even if we die, we must send them away!"
Zheng looked at his Mixed Cosmos, already half-burned, roaring furiously, fighting bloodily, just to carve out a slim chance for the sixty million souls.
"Si Lun, stop those escaping souls!" yelled a Void Chaos Realm individual from the Sha Zhou Cosmic Country. Immediately, one of the two Mixed Cosmos Realm individuals besieging Zheng flew out, chasing after the cosmic battleship.
"Wishful thinking!" Zheng roared, instantly bursting out with terrifying speed, sweeping his iron halberd to forcibly block the advancing Void Chaos Realm individual.
"Damn!"
The other Void Chaos Realm individual watched as the cosmic battleship fled farther and farther. At this speed, another space-time jump would take it out of this star domain and into another cosmic country.
"Si Lun, we can’t let them leave. Burn the Mixed Cosmos, I’ll hold off Zheng, and you chase and kill that cosmic battleship; we cannot let a single soul escape!"
At this point, if the Mixed Cosmos isn’t burned, sooner or later, the cosmic battleship will escape.
"Yali, once we burn it, the Mixed Cosmos will be damaged, and it will be difficult to recover in a thousand years," Si Lun hesitated.
"There’s no other choice. We must obliterate the Bailan Cosmic Country completely. If the Sovereign finds out, he’ll reward us with Ancient Medicine for recovery!"
Hearing this, Si Lun gritted his teeth and no longer hesitated, directly igniting his Mixed Cosmos.
Two terrifying auras spread rapidly, Zheng’s already pale face turned even grayer.
Relying solely on the advantage of burning his Mixed Cosmos, he now had nothing left.
"Attack!" Yali’s power surged, Zheng, already battered, couldn’t withstand even a single attack, and taking advantage of this moment, Si Lun charged forward, directly chasing the cosmic battleship carrying sixty million souls.
Si Lun’s speed was extremely fast, catching up with the cosmic battleship in no time.
"No!" Zheng saw this scene, his face ashen. Among the sixty million souls was his son, barely ten thousand years old, with only Invincible Black Hole Level strength. He planned to sacrifice himself to let his son leave, but now...
"Haha, that’s it, kill them!" Yali’s eyes were cruel.
Si Lun, holding a long white whip, as he approached the cosmic battleship, violently lashed it towards the ship!
An attack from a Void Chaos Realm, especially one burning Mixed Cosmos, was unimaginably powerful. Even Zheng might not withstand it, let alone a cosmic battleship whose Energy Barrier had shattered.
Sixty million souls watched in terror as the whip’s shadow loomed over them, rendering them mere ants trembling without any power of resistance.
Suddenly—
A vibrant Flame Lotus flew in, a lifelike Fire Dragon imprinted on it, the sacred petals gently blooming, unspeakably beautiful.
But this seemingly pure and noble Flame Lotus, as it made contact with the whip’s shadow, erupted with earth-shattering power!
Boom!!
The nearby cosmic battleship vanished from its original spot without warning, reappearing a hundred and eight thousand miles away. The sixty million souls stared blankly at the terrifying explosion engulfing that Void Chaos Realm. (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, you’re welcome to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets on Qidian (), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on .)