"Go! Go quickly!"
"Our war machines are lost, our Heavenly Treasure Sect's grand momentum is gone. All of you leave! Save as many disciples as you can!"
Xu Fei charged into the sea of fire, stepping on burning warships. He waved his cracked Profound Heaven Treasure Sword, its crimson flames terrifyingly devouring all sword energy that emerged from the immortal treasures.
"What is this flame?!" Xu Fei's eyes bulged as he stared at the crimson sea of fire. Even his sword energy couldn't tear through the flames. He vaguely saw a divine creature with wings unfurling within the inferno. In just a single breath, his treasure sword dropped from his hand, and he retreated several steps, nearly falling into the fiery abyss.
"It's the Vermillion Bird! That's the divine fire of the Vermillion Bird! Impossible, impossible! Hurry! Hurry! Escape!!" Su Dan Novel Net.
Xu Fei turned around, clawing at the deck with his hands. Despite being a powerful being at the peak of True Immortal realm, he now looked like an ordinary mortal. He poured all his strength into struggling on the sinking warship, his hands digging into the deck, leaving streaks of blood.
"Great Elder!"
"No!"
Xu Fei sank with the silent warship into the Sea of Realms. Upon entering, his body instantly dissolved, leaving behind only a faint trace of blood and the Great Elder's attire.
On the battlefield, thick smoke and fire illuminated the sea for hundreds of miles. Rolling black smoke surged into the sky like divine pillars. Dozens of warships were engulfed in the inferno, with only three managing to break through the encirclement. However, tens of thousands of disciples lay slumped on their decks, unable to recover for a long time.
The fierce winds conjured by the Kui Niu Legion's banner created a man-made death tsunami on the Sea of Realms. The winds were strong, thunder boomed, and when mixed with the Vermillion Bird's divine fire, the flames became fierce and the winds raged. The sea of fire on the ocean surface seemed intent on drying up the Sea of Realms. Ordinary immortal treasure warships, under the combined efforts of the Vermillion Bird, the Kui Niu, and the covert instigation of Zhou Yu, were shattered. Thick smoke obscured the sky.
"Kill!"
After a short while, the flames dimmed, and the death tsunami gradually weakened. Han Shizhong and Zhang Dingbian, positioned on the flanks of the central army, surged forward. Eight warships roared out, their spear lights sweeping, arrow rain filling the sky, and saber lights flashing. The three Heavenly Treasure Sect warships that had broken through the encirclement were instantly torn apart, taking tens of thousands of disciples to their doom in the Sea of Realms.
Smoke and clouds still drifted, and the sea was becoming calm. The thirty warships of the Ying Long Legion converged, quietly observing the sea. There were no corpses, no blood, not even many remnants of the Heavenly Treasure Sect disciples' clothing. The burning dust particles drifted on the sea's surface. It was likely that only from a sufficiently distant vantage point could this last trace of ash be completely annihilated.
...
Dragon Burial Island.
Boom!
Long Qianning hurried to the shore. Within the ancient forest behind her, a giant beast raised its palm and struck down, sending Long Qianning flying tens of thousands of miles and crashing heavily onto a Nine Dragon Sect warship.
"Sect Master!"
Two people on the warship rushed to help Long Qianning up. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Long Qianning's breathing became smooth. Her gaze, filled with weakness, looked towards Dragon Burial Island in the distance. The giant beast had not followed, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm fine. It was Guan Qiu who sent you."
"Yes, Sect Master. The Dharma King worried for your safety and dispatched us two to rendezvous with you on Dragon Burial Island. That giant beast just now?" asked one of the cultivators.
"It's nothing. On Dragon Burial Island, I unintentionally stumbled into its cave and ate a precious spiritual ingredient. I entered the Golden Immortal realm and healed an old ailment. It discovered me and pursued me all the way!" Long Qianning said with a slight smile.
"Sect Master... you've entered the Golden Immortal realm!" the cultivator said excitedly.
"Indeed, I have reached the Golden Immortal realm. You may return to the Nine Dragon Sect to report. I have matters to attend to in the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty. For all matters of the sect, Guan Qiu shall decide!" Long Qianning left the warship and casually released a three-zhang spiritual boat, carrying her as she drifted into the distance.
"Sect Master!"
The two were confused. Why would the Sect Master go to the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty? The Nine Dragon Sect had always developed within the Heavenly Treasure Realm and had never had any dealings with the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty. What was the Sect Master going there for?
The old man lowered his gaze and suddenly saw the clothing of the Heavenly Treasure Sect disciples drifting on the sea surface in the distance, along with a lot of dust.
"It seems the Heavenly Treasure Sect has clashed with the Great Han Immortal Dynasty. I wonder how the battle went. Let's go, we should return to the Nine Dragon Sect as soon as possible. If we encounter a death tsunami in this Sea of Realms, our lives might be forfeit!"
...
"Useless!"
"A bunch of useless fools! My Heavenly Treasure Sect's sixty ordinary immortal treasure warships and a million elite disciples were annihilated in one battle, utterly annihilated!"
"Xu Fei, you have betrayed my Heavenly Treasure Sect!!" In the Treasure Splendor City of the Heavenly Treasure Sect, Chang Bai's tone was tinged with tears, his face full of regret. It could be said that in this battle, more than half of the Heavenly Treasure Sect's foundation was lost, and the immortal treasure warships used for sailing on the Sea of Realms were almost all destroyed.
"Sect Master, that scoundrel Zhou Yu annihilated our Heavenly Treasure Sect's million-strong army and sixty immortal treasures. We must kill this man, and that Great Han Immortal Dynasty!" an inner sect elder roared in fury.
"Yes, Sect Master! That brat Zhou Yu ruined our Heavenly Treasure Sect's great plans! Our sect's maritime power has been destroyed! We must make him pay in blood!"
"I request to lead an assault on the Great Han Immortal Dynasty and annihilate it!" an old man in white robes said, his eyes closed tightly.
"Great Elder, do you have the confidence?" Chang Bai looked at the old man. This person was the Great Elder of the Heavenly Treasure Sect's inner sect, second only to him, the Sect Master, in terms of realm, cultivation, and combat power.
"I request to lead, and naturally, I have sufficient confidence. Our Heavenly Treasure Sect's maritime power has been completely destroyed. To annihilate the Great Han, we can only enter through the territory of the Nine Dragon Sect. If our Heavenly Treasure Sect army moves, the Nine Dragon Sect will likely not permit it. Therefore, we can only send a powerful individual to enter the Nine Dragon Sect and then proceed to the Great Han Immortal Dynasty to annihilate it!" The elder opened his eyes.
"It seems that's the only way. Inform the disciples to return to the sect. Once the Great Elder annihilates the Great Han Immortal Dynasty, we will immediately mobilize our troops to sweep away the Nine Dragon Sect!" Chang Bai looked at the Great Elder and said solemnly, "The Great Han Immortal Dynasty is entrusted to you, Elder. I will remain in Treasure Splendor City, and you need not worry about anything!"
...
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, Zhou Yu, commander of the Ying Long Legion, annihilated the Heavenly Treasure Sect's million-strong army with zero casualties and killed twenty-three True Immortal beings!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have gained seven hundred million Kill Points. The total Kill Points under your command is now two billion one hundred million!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have occupied two-thirds of the territory of the Boundless Star Palace, rewarding you with two billion Luck Merit Points!"
"Ding! Reminder to the host, half of the Luck Merit Points from the National Treasures, the Nine Cauldrons, the Twelve Golden Figures, the Immortal Dynasty Jade Seal, the Emperor's Immortal Stele, and the Xuanyuan Sword will be converted to suppress the national destiny of the Great Han Immortal Dynasty!"
"Ding! Reminder to the host, as the barracks have been upgraded to ordinary immortal treasures, the upgrade of barracks level will no longer consume Luck Merit Points, but will now consume Kill Points!"