Chapter 214: Luring the Tiger from the Mountain

“This operation has been a bit too smooth.”

As Xiao Chunwei eliminated the remnants of the Anti-Sect Faction one by one, Zhang Qianyue, who should have been elated, instead grew uneasy.

“Hey, Old Zhang, look at you. With a Martial God assisting, it would be strange if things weren’t smooth. You’ve been working tirelessly these past few days—this is the perfect chance to steal a moment of leisure and admire the Martial God Master’s heroic bearing.”

“And,” his old friend leaned closer to Zhang Qianyue, winking mischievously. “Didn’t you say you revered Senior Xiao the most? Now that he’s right here, why don’t you go ask for an autograph? Hahaha!”

Amidst the banter, Xiao Chunwei waved his hand, and another hidden Anti-Sect remnant met a gruesome end.

Calm and composed, like the gentle ripples of clear water.

Every move carried an air of leisure.

One by one, the Anti-Sect members fell.

Soon, most of District 26 would be restored to peace.

But… on the other side.

With the Martial Gods away in the Starry Sky, the only one left behind, Xiao Chunwei, was clearing out the remnants in District 26.

Heart Origin City was left without a single Tenth Rank Martial God on guard.

A large number of high-ranking Martial Artists from Heart Origin City had been dispatched to follow Xiao Chunwei to District 26 to suppress the Anti-Sect Faction…

Above the Starry Sky.

The other four Martial Gods, who had been observing for a long time, saw that this Sky Demon indeed had no special traits and assumed he hadn’t fully recovered his strength.

Thus, they all stepped onto the battlefield, determined to slay this vile beast and restore peace to Tianyuan Star.

“Brother Hong Luo, I, Chi Heng, have come to assist you!”

“I’ll join as well!”

The battle situation tilted overwhelmingly in their favor. With five Martial Gods joining forces, they pushed the Sky Demon back step by step.

Across the vast Starry Sky, countless Laws converged, and meteors exploded in the aftermath of the clashes.

Several figures transformed into streaks of light, painting across the canvas of the stars.

The Sky Demon’s body was shattered, oozing dark, menacing blood.

“Hahaha, it seems this Sky Demon is nothing special. Step aside, all of you—I, Hong Luo, can slay him alone!”

“Ah, Martial God Hong Luo, I, Chi Heng, would also like a share of the credit for slaying the Sky Demon.”

“Hmph, an opportunist.”

“Flattery indeed.”

Chi Heng gathered True Fire in his hand.

“I’ve spent thousands of years cultivating this Sun-Refining True Fire. It’s about time I put it to use~”

As he spoke, a divine light flickered in his eyes, and a wisp of white flame fluttered out, growing larger and larger in the air until it transformed into a white-fire corpse tens of thousands of meters tall.

“Miluo Corpse, go test him!”

The white-fire corpse spread its fingers, and a flame comparable in size to a small asteroid roared forth, carrying an overwhelmingly violent aura toward the Sky Demon.

The Sky Demon, entangled with the other Martial Gods, seemed to sense it. The ancient Legacy Runes engraved on his body suddenly glowed.

He chuckled mockingly.

“Playing with fire? Perfect. My Legacy happens to have something even stronger!”

With a wave of his hand, a black-purple flame flickered, expanding infinitely.

The Universe transformed into a sea of fire, interwoven with black and white, flickering between light and darkness.

On Tianyuan Star and Diyuan Star, some people standing on the ground could witness that world-shaking strike.

People’s worlds were painted in new colors.

The sparks lingered, refusing to disperse.

Tianyuan Star.

A dark shadow flew over the city gate guards, laughed mockingly at the foolish humans, and swaggered into Heart Origin City.

Inside the city, people stopped and gazed upward, their eyes fixed on the Starry Sky.

That Supreme True Form capable of traversing Tianyuan;

That endless sea of fire that could annihilate the Starry Sky in an instant;

The swirling nebulae, where a mere wave of the hand could sever rivers and a blink could shatter mountains.

A Supreme Battle, captivating to both mortals and gods.

In the sky, six fiercely battling figures were tightly entangled, making it truly difficult to determine who held the upper hand—at least, that was how it appeared in the eyes of the people of Tianyuan Star.

Their eyes were filled with hope and reverence as they gazed upon the five Supreme Martial Gods who were “fighting for their lives” on their behalf.

The seed of becoming stronger took root in the heart of every spectator.

Until, the six figures above the Starry Sky vanished, and no one knew where the battle had continued.

That shadowy mass looked down mockingly at the dazed humans below.

“Fools, you struggle so fiercely even against just one of my Doppelgangers. Once I reclaim half of my former Origin Source, I will surely annihilate you idiots here.”

“Hahahahaha.”

“Hahahahaha!”

Whoosh!

The shadow drifted recklessly, as if no one could notice it.

“Where is it… where is it… I sense it, it should be nearby.”

“Hmph, True Source Martial Ancestor, back then you seized half of my Origin Source to forge into a Supreme Divine Artifact. Did you ever imagine that this act of yours would indirectly bring ruin upon your descendants?”

“Hahahahaha, daring to covet this lord’s Origin Source—this is the price!”

Overwhelming fury radiated from this place; this true form of the Sky Demon truly loathed the so-called True Source Ancestor.

“Why can’t I find it!”

“Hiss~ Could that human have been deceiving me?”

“Damn it, humans truly are untrustworthy!”

The shadow roared in anger, but unfortunately, no one could hear it.

“Hmm? No, no… I smell it, hahahaha, I smell it!”

The shadow laughed loudly, seemingly having used some special secret technique, for no matter how much it shouted, it could not draw the attention of passersby.

The shadow soared and fled toward a certain place.

“What did it smell?”

Jiang Yan slowly emerged from the shadow of a streetlamp, murmuring to himself.

He was now completely covered in Spirit Ink and, for extra caution, had also layered himself with the Chaotic Void Ancestral Spirit that could isolate all things.

In this state, combined with the originally rather useless [Invisibility] Trait, Jiang Yan actually managed to wander right under the noses of both Martial Gods and the Sky Demon without being detected.

Worried about being detected by Xiao Chunwei’s Formation, his Doppelganger had already left District 26 and returned to his main body.

He had originally planned to casually watch the fight and collect some Battle Intent.

But from a great distance, he caught a whiff of that familiar scent.

Then, he heard a shadow outside Heart Origin City laughing like a madman:

Hahahahaha, foolish humans.

Jiang Yan focused his gaze and saw a shadow cursing and grumbling before disappearing through the city gate.

“This Aura… why is it so similar to that Sky Demon from the Battle Space?”

But since the other party drifted about as a mass of Qi, Jiang Yan couldn’t be certain.

The Sky Demon in the Battle Space and the Sky Demon in reality were at different stages of evolution; based solely on this shadow’s Aura, he couldn’t immediately confirm its identity.

“This thing is swaggering in so boldly, clearly thinking no one can perceive it.”

Jiang Yan pursed his lips and then employed some “special” methods to enter Heart Origin City.

Following all the way, the shadow drifted about everywhere, either cackling foolishly or muttering “foolish humans,” thoroughly exasperating Jiang Yan, who was trailing behind.

“This guy… laughs like a true lunatic.”

“Hahahahaha, found it! Found it!”

“Foolish humans, this lord’s Origin Source is about to be reclaimed. You lowly scum of Tianyuan Star, once this lord recovers to my Peak, I will make sure you die without a place to be buried, hahahahaha.”

“Hahahahaha!”

“I’ve found a treasure!” Jiang Yan exclaimed in delight, flying toward the location indicated by the Law of the Jungle.

He saw a dark figure standing arrogantly before a golden hall, its demonic laughter echoing for a long time.

“Is this… the Hall of Heroes?”

Jiang Yan looked at the Hall of Heroes, which had a large hole in its roof, and felt somewhat surprised.

Naturally, Jiang Yan knew of the Hall of Heroes—it frequently appeared on Tianyuan Star’s internet, so he had heard of it.

The Sky Demon’s true form, suppressed for ten thousand years, had grown accustomed to talking to itself, and from its words, Jiang Yan discerned its true identity.

“It seems what the Sky Demon needs is hidden beneath here.”

“Tsk tsk, what a clever move—luring the tiger away from the mountain.”

Jiang Yan glanced at the six figures that had already vanished into the Starry Sky, wondering where those God Tier Martial Gods had gone to fight.

But now, the dark figure outside the Hall of Heroes gradually took shape, transforming into its true form.