Chapter 1010: War Begins, Two Conditions

Inside the quiet and bright Library Hall, Ling Yu slowly closed the simple and heavy cyan book in her hands. Ethereal light flickered in her beautiful eyes as countless profound and unpredictable Great Dao rules converged into her body like a rolling heavenly waterfall.

At the same time, an ethereal and lofty aura emanated from Ling Yu's Immortal body, lingering for a long time.

"So that's how it is…"

Ling Yu murmured to herself, her bright and beautiful face showing a hint of uncontrollable joy.

During this time, she had set aside all worldly thoughts, immersing herself entirely in the vast sea of ancient books around her, tirelessly absorbing all kinds of Talisman Dao knowledge like a sponge.

As the library of the Lord of the Yuan Realm, this place housed the Talisman Dao Profound Truths summarized by countless Talisman Dao Great Masters over their lifetimes, as well as precious Talismans from the Primordial Era that had long been lost.

Although Ling Yu's original Talisman Dao attainments had already reached an extremely high Realm, the knowledge here still made her feel greatly benefited and deeply inspired.

Just a short while ago, she had even unconsciously fallen into an Epiphany that countless Cultivators dreamed of, unknowingly breaking through her current shackles and advancing to the Middle Stage of the Golden Immortal Realm in one fell swoop.

More importantly, she had now truly reached the Talisman Dao Peak, and her future path of Cultivation would be a smooth one.

After a moment of excitement, Ling Yu composed herself, carefully returned the books she had borrowed to their original places, took a deep breath, and stepped out of the Library Hall.

Although she was very concerned about the situation in the Yunmeng Great World, she had received such a precious Opportunity for nothing this time. Before leaving, it was only right and proper for her to thank that Western Mother Divine Venerable in person.

However, to her surprise, the Divine Palace, which was originally heavily guarded with many outposts, was now empty. Aside from the Formations and Restrictions that were still operating at full power, not a single person was seen along the way.

What happened?

Ling Yu frowned, a look of astonishment appearing in her eyes.

Seeing that the situation was somewhat strange, she could no longer worry about being impolite. She immediately spread her Immortal sense and soon discovered a group of Divine Officials reinforcing the Formations in the distance.

With a movement of her body, Ling Yu appeared before the leading Divine Official in an instant and asked softly:

"Excuse me, why have all the guards disappeared? Where is your Divine Venerable now?"

Suddenly seeing the "Immortal Qi-drifting" Ling Yu fly over, the Divine Officials under Wu Miaozhen were startled. Someone even cried out on the spot:

"Not good! Enemy attack!"

"Quickly send out a warning, a spy from the Immortal Court has broken in…"

Amidst the chaos, the Divine Officials lined up in a Formation, looking tense as if facing a formidable enemy.

"????"

Seeing this scene, Ling Yu was completely confused and even less sure of what was happening.

As the most devout believers under Wu Miaozhen, although the Divine Officials had no cultivation of their own, they were granted a portion of power by Wu Miaozhen, enabling them to perform powerful Divine Arts. They were by no means soft targets to be trifled with.

Especially within Wu Miaozhen's exclusive Divine Domain, the Divine Officials would have a significant home-field advantage. Even Ling Yu, who had just broken through to the Middle Stage of the Golden Immortal Realm and gained a massive boost in strength, did not dare to say she could easily take down this group of Divine Officials.

"Wait, everyone!"

Although she didn't know why she was being treated with such hostility, Ling Yu reacted quickly. She immediately took out the Token that Wu Miaozhen had previously given her, showed it to the Divine Officials, and said loudly:

"I am a guest invited by your Divine Venerable and was permitted to enter the Library Hall to browse the books. I have just come out of the Library Hall. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Library Hall and ask!"

"Don't attack yet!"

Seeing this, the leading Divine Official's expression tightened. He raised his hand to stop his eager subordinates and looked at the Token in Ling Yu's hand with suspicion, seemingly judging its authenticity.

After confirming the Token was real, the High-ranking Divine Official holding a Sacrificial Staff relaxed his expression slightly and spoke in a deep voice to a companion:

"Go to the Library Hall now to verify her words and come back as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

The Divine Official who received the order responded respectfully, then stepped onto Divine Light and quickly disappeared.

It wasn't far from the Library Hall. Ling Yu knew the misunderstanding would soon be cleared up, so she didn't make any rash moves. Instead, she stood calmly in place, meeting the wary gazes of the Divine Officials.

After a while, the Divine Official who went to confirm returned and nodded to his colleagues, proving that Ling Yu was not lying.

After confirming that the Immortal before him was not a spy, the leading Divine Official breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his fists apologetically toward Ling Yu:

"We were offensive just now, please forgive us, Fairy!"

Those qualified to enter the Library Hall were surely the Divine Venerable's distinguished guests. The Divine Officials present withdrew their hostility, and their attitude became much more polite.

Ling Yu didn't care about this small interlude and immediately followed up:

"What on earth happened here? Why did everyone look like they were facing a great enemy upon seeing me and even treated me as a spy for the Immortal Court?"

"So you didn't know yet?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the Divine Officials became strange. The leading Divine Official sighed and replied solemnly:

"Just a few days ago, the newly enthroned Haotian Immortal Emperor suddenly issued a formal decree to crusade against the Yuan Realm. Now, the multi-party allied forces organized by the Immortal Court have reached the doorstep of the Yuan Realm, leaving the World-Protecting Array in a precarious state."

"To resist the Immortal Court's army, Lord Divine Venerable has drawn almost all the power from the Yuan Realm, including all the guards of the Divine Palace. We are here reinforcing the Formations to prevent spies from sneaking into the Divine Palace to cause damage…"

Tai Hao Immortal Lord has transformed into the Haotian Immortal Emperor… the Yuan Realm and the Immortal Court are at war…

Hearing this series of earth-shattering news, Ling Yu turned pale with fright, falling into a state of massive panic.

She never expected that in the year or so she spent in the Library Hall, the outside situation would have become so critical.

What made her feel even more despair was that Tai Hao ascending to the position of Immortal Emperor meant that her Master's greatest enemy had successfully advanced to the Creation Realm, leaving no possibility of victory…

After being dazed for quite a while, Ling Yu barely managed to pull herself together. Then, without hesitation, she unleashed her Escape light and sped toward the direction of the battlefield.

At the same time, she had already made up her mind to participate in this war. Even if she were to be crushed to pieces, she would help the Yuan Realm block the Immortal Court's advance.

If things became impossible, the Yuan Realm would be the final retreat for her and her Master. If even this place fell, the consequences would be unimaginable…

Meanwhile.

World-Protecting Array.

Boom boom boom boom boom!!!

Accompanied by a series of explosions, a terrifying torrent of attacks, like stormy waves, frantically struck the Yuan Realm's World-Protecting Array.

In the Void Realm outside the domain, Immortal light surged, and banners covered the sky. The boundless Immortal Realm army had already blockaded the Yuan Realm so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through. Every strike contained a massive power capable of destroying stars, constantly testing the weak points of the Formation.

Besides the Immortal Court, the Buddhist Sect, the Ghost Prison, and even the Yao Race of the Immortal Realm had sent armies to assist, forcibly turning this great war into a collective assault on the Yuan Realm by the entire Immortal Realm.

Compared to the Yuan Realm defenders, the Immortal Court's lineup was at least dozens of times larger. The sheer gap in strength between the two sides was enough to make anyone feel despair.

If the Divine Dao system were not known for its absolute loyalty and being as solid as a rock, with most of the Yuan Realm camp being devout believers under the Western Mother Divine Venerable, they probably would have been scared into losing all morale and collapsing without a fight due to such an extreme disparity between friend and foe.

On the other side, the strongest members of both camps were also confronting each other from a distance. Relying on her home-field advantage, Wu Miaozhen's divine body became increasingly grand and majestic, faintly holding its own against the Haotian Immortal Emperor opposite her.

Tai Hao looked coldly at Wu Miaozhen, who sat high on her Divine Throne, and said indifferently:

"As long as you can agree to two conditions, for the sake of our past friendship, I can consider sparing the Yuan Realm."

"First, bind Chen Jinnan and bring him before me to kowtow and apologize, leaving him at my disposal…"

"Second, lead the Yuan Realm to submit to my command and kill all the Human Race within the Yuan Realm."

As he spoke, he glanced toward the Yuan Realm, which was being besieged by the army, a cruel murderous intent curling at the corners of his mouth:

"Otherwise, on the day the Formation is broken, the entire Yuan Realm will surely flow with rivers of blood, leaving not even a chicken or dog alive!"

"Stop dreaming!"

Hearing the conditions offered by Tai Hao, Wu Miaozhen shook her head expressionlessly, her tone calm and resolute:

"Xuanyuan Hao, even if you become the Immortal Emperor, in my eyes, you are still a despicable and shameless cunning villain, not even worth a single finger of that man."

"Very well!"

Tai Hao seemed to have his sore spot touched, and his face instantly darkened:

"Since you are so obstinate, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As his voice fell, Tai Hao wasted no more words. With a flick of his sleeve, endless power of destruction gathered from all directions, condensing into a radiant giant axe that struck heavily toward Wu Miaozhen's divine body…