Chapter 211: The Heavenly Demon Descends

The sun rose and set, and in the blink of an eye, a day was about to pass.

18:00

Suddenly, shocking news spread across Tianyuan Star.

The news, accompanied by a video, spread uncontrollably like a plague across the internet.

—The Sky Demon had appeared on Diyuan Star!

Diyuan Star was a subsidiary planet of Tianyuan Star and, aside from Tianyuan Star itself, the most prosperous planet within the Heavenly Source sphere of influence.

In the video:

The footage was captured from a satellite outside Diyuan Star.

In the frame, a dark and eerie shadow slowly materialized, transforming into a humanoid form within seconds. Its naked body was covered in black stripes, inscribed with ancient inscriptions whose meanings were unknown to anyone. Its icy blue pupils flickered with a soul-piercing cold light.

Then, the figure descended upon a city, expanding and expanding, parting the clouds. The buildings below appeared as tiny as ants. With just one opening of its mouth, the city below turned to ashes and vanished from this world.

One mouthful, one city—the Martial Artists within the city didn’t even have time to react before being devoured.

The footage ended because the Sky Demon’s gaze had turned toward the camera.

Panic swept through the populace of Tianyuan Star. Witnessing the Sky Demon’s Heaven-Reaching power, historical memories were reawakened.

People once again recalled the days of being dominated by demons.

The Martial Artists’ forum descended into chaos.

“It’s over! It’s over! We’re all doomed. The Sky Demon has appeared, and the great masters who once fought against the Demon Lords are nowhere to be seen. How can we protect ourselves in this chaotic era?”

“Everyone, run! A single Sky Demon can slaughter a city. Staying here any longer is just waiting for death.”

“The Six Alliance! Yes, the Six Alliance! We still have the Martial God experts from the Six Alliance! The Martial Gods can definitely stand against the Sky Demon!”

“The Six Alliance disbanded long ago. We have no hope.”

“No, no, no. Although the Six Alliance disbanded, the Martial Gods still exist. I humbly beseech the Martial God Masters to take action and slay the Sky Demon, restoring peace and clarity to our Heavenly Source!”

“We beseech the Martial God Masters to take action and slay the Sky Demon!”

“We beseech the Martial God Masters to take action and slay the Sky Demon!”

“We beseech the Martial God Masters to take action and slay the Sky Demon!”

For a time, people pinned their hopes on the all-powerful Martial Gods from their memories.

However, despite such fervent pleas, not a single Martial God responded directly to the matter of the Sky Demon.

The atmosphere grew intensely delicate.

Doubt, fear, and despair began to spread…

“Where are the Martial Gods? Where are the Martial Gods of our Tianyuan Star? Now that the Sky Demon has appeared on Diyuan Star, who knows how many more of our compatriots will be slaughtered. Could it be that you, the usually awe-inspiring Martial God Masters, are now cowering like turtles in their shells?”

“I beg you, my family is still on Diyuan Star. If the Martial God Masters don’t intervene, they will surely die. Please, Martial God Masters, act quickly!”

With the emergence of the Sky Demon, the gods fell silent, and the beloved image of the Martial Gods quietly Shattered.

It seemed that no Martial God dared to respond to the Sky Demon’s appearance.

Did this mean that even beings as powerful as Tenth Rank Martial Gods were as fragile as toys before the Sky Demon?

Were they… afraid?

In the Starry Sky, countless light-years away from Tianyuan Star.

Martial God Zhishuang stood firm in the void. On the video call was his most loyal secretary, a man as beautiful as a woman.

“How is it? Have the assets on Diyuan Star been transferred?”

“Reporting, Boss. They have all been transferred.”

“Good, very good. I see the other sub-stars aren’t very safe either. Why don’t you handle all of them?”

“Yes.”

The call ended. Martial God Zhishuang took one last look in that direction.

“You brought this trouble upon yourselves, so don’t blame me for not cleaning up this mess.”

Heart Origin City.

Within an encrypted conference video call.

Five Martial Gods gathered here.

“What should we do now? The Sky Demon has appeared in Diyuan City, and martial artists outside are saying we don’t dare to face it,” asked a short, effeminate man named Liu’er first.

The old man Chi Heng snorted coldly.

“Those people talk without feeling any pain. The Sky Demon’s current strength is still unclear. Wouldn’t rushing to act be like reckless fools?”

Xuan Rou, the only woman among the Five Martial Gods, said, “I actually think this is an opportunity. The Sky Demon has just been resurrected and likely hasn’t fully recovered yet. Now is the perfect chance to surround and eliminate it.”

After several rounds of discussion, they still couldn’t reach a conclusion.

“Chunwei, what do you think?”

Chi Heng tossed the question to Xiao Chunwei.

Xiao Chunwei, with white hair and blue robes, had the most distinguished presence among the five.

He sneered. “This is the trouble you stirred up. Why ask me?”

“Never mind. I still have to deal with the remnants of the Anti-Sect Faction later, so I won’t chat with you all anymore.”

With that, only four remained in the meeting.

Liu’er gritted his teeth and cursed, “Damn it, that bastard really can’t distinguish priorities! He still has the mind to suppress some Anti-Sect Faction when a demon threatening the entire Heavenly Source has appeared!”

Everyone exchanged glances. Despite being esteemed as Martial Gods, not one dared to propose going to Diyuan Star to test the Sky Demon.

Meanwhile.

Zhang Qianyue was following the action team to carry out the mission of completely eliminating the Anti-Sect Faction’s elite layer.

“Rumor has it this operation is led by a Martial God. I wonder which one?”

“It’s the legendary Senior Xiao Chunwei. Senior Xiao is humble and courteous. Even though he holds a high position, he still treats us subordinates as friends. Don’t worry, with Senior Xiao leading this operation, it might become the safest mission of our careers.”

“Hahaha, true. With a Martial God Master leading, we just need to slack off in the rear.”

The team was large, currently flying toward the mission destination.

“By the way, it’s spreading online that the Sky Demon appeared in Diyuan City and swallowed an entire small city in one gulp. Is that true?”

“It doesn’t seem fake. What a pity for all those lives in that city, gone just like that.”

The team’s mood turned somber, inevitably stirring feelings of shared sorrow.

“If no one goes to stop the Sky Demon, once it absorbs enough flesh and blood spiritual qi, I’m afraid no one in Heavenly Source will be able to stop it then, right?”

“Sigh, what can we do? It’s all fate~”

If the skin is gone, what can the hair cling to?

If sub-stars like Diyuan Star are destroyed, the Sky Demon will eventually attack Tianyuan Star.

By then, would their operation tonight have any meaning at all?

“The Heavenly Source higher-ups are quite interesting.”

In the silence, Jiang Yan watched as not a single Martial God dared to go to Diyuan Star to challenge the Sky Demon, feeling a sense of mockery rise within him.

Jiang Yan lurked in the shadows, his entire body wrapped in Spirit Ink to isolate his aura. For extra caution, he also deployed a small-scale Chaotic Void Domain around himself, achieving complete sensory isolation.

“The Sky Demon has appeared, yet the Martial God still has the mind to lead a team to clear out the remnants of the Heaven Demon Sect…”

He found it strange, always feeling that the development of this matter was too illogical.

Although the plan was prepared last night, and the Sky Demon appeared tonight, it shouldn’t be difficult to change the plan temporarily, right?

“There’s something fishy about this. With my current strength, I must proceed cautiously and not be greedy for that bit of Battle Intent.”