Chapter 181: Entering the Moon-Gazing Beast’s Maw

The sounds of shouting and killing shook the heavens.

A black-robed figure tore through the Void Realm and descended into the center of the battlefield. His voice carried a near-manic sense of exhilaration: "I have arrived! Hall Master Yan Leizi, you dare to step into our Alliance Star Domain. Have you considered that you might meet your end today? Hahahaha!"

Hall Master Yan Leizi's eyes flickered slightly as he recognized the newcomer. He let out a cold snort: "Demon Lord Heisha, it has truly been a long time. You people of the Alliance truly have ruthless methods. It is so cruel that even if my Luo Tian Star Domain were to invade the Alliance, I doubt we would have killed as many of our own people as you have!"

Demon Lord Heisha laughed, his laughter filled with a matter-of-fact cruelty: "To die for the grand plan of our Alliance is their honor!"

Hall Master Yan Leizi did not respond further. A blood-red light flashed in his eyes, and his aura climbed steadily.

He raised his hand, and eighteen ten-zhang blood spheres suddenly descended from the Void Realm, hovering over the battlefield and radiating a suffocating pressure.

The blood spheres were dark red, with faint patterns slowly flowing across their surfaces, like hearts that had not yet fully formed, beating in silence.

"The Eighteen Luofu!"

An Alliance Cultivator recognized the object, and his expression changed drastically.

In that instant, the clamor of the battlefield seemed to be suppressed, and even the sounds of shouting and killing unconsciously dimmed.

That was not all.

The many Luo Tian Cultivators roared in unison, thousands of figures standing in a circle. As they circulated their cultivation, an object burst forth from the center. It was a giant tree, tens of thousands of zhang long and nearly a thousand zhang thick. Its entire body was a deep blue-green, with branches twisted like a Dragon. It was actually the giant tree from the Immortal Realm that supported the Immortal Realm in ancient times.

Vast Immortal Qi permeated from it, instantly covering the entire battlefield.

Hall Master Yan Leizi shouted loudly: "You tried every possible way to destroy the passage, so how could I not be prepared?"

He formed a Seal with one hand, and a roar that shook the Star Domain erupted from the depths of the passage, followed by an extremely fierce aura.

A massive cultivation planet slowly drifted out from the passage, then split open and stretched out, revealing its true form. It was actually a Moon-Gazing Beast, a Moon-Gazing Beast at the Suinie Stage Great Perfection, spanning the Void Realm like a living war machine.

Demon Lord Heisha's expression changed drastically.

"Suinie Stage Great Perfection! Hall Master Yan Leizi, you actually dare to return to the Alliance Star Domain. Are you seeking death?"

An aged voice arrived through the air, and the hidden combat power of the Alliance finally stopped holding back.

Hall Master Yan Leizi laughed, his laughter filled with a near-manic sense of exhilaration: "Jixiantian, you hermaphroditic thing, I once said that on the day I returned to the Alliance, I would make the heavens bleed! Today is the time to fulfill that promise!"

He moved, lunging straight toward the source of the voice. The two collided in the Void Realm, and their vast power instantly swept across all directions.

The other Alliance powerhouses also struck out one after another, heading toward the Moon-Gazing Beast.

Outside the battlefield, Chu Yuan, accompanied by Hong Die and Shuo Leng, paused in the Void Realm, watching from afar as the Star Domain was swallowed by the fires of war.

The Evil Qi was so thick it had almost solidified, flowing slowly through the Void Realm like an invisible river.

Chu Yuan took a look but did not speak. Hong Die frowned and said softly: "A war like this is too cruel."

Chu Yuan shook his head, his tone calm yet carrying a near-cold clarity: "A war between Star Domains is not accumulated in a single day, nor is it something we can easily interrupt. Alright, in this battle, take the Soul Banner and go collect more souls. If done well, the power of the Soul Banner will likely increase more than a hundredfold."

Hong Die nodded, took the Soul Banner, and moved, turning into a red streak of light that plunged into the edge of the battlefield, beginning to collect the souls drifting in the Void Realm.

Chu Yuan withdrew his gaze and, with Shuo Leng and Chu Qiyao, swept toward the center of the battlefield.

Shuo Leng crossed her arms, her gaze lingering on his profile for a moment: "Oh? Don't tell me you actually want to join the war?"

Chu Yuan shook his head: "Joining the war is out of the question. However, there are some things related to us. It just so happens that I am taking you to meet two Ancient Gods."

Shuo Leng paused her steps, her brows slightly raised: "Two? You actually know other Ancient Gods?"

Chu Yuan did not turn his head, merely smiling: "I know one, and the other counts as half."

That was right, Luo Chen counted as half. Chu Yuan withdrew his gaze, did not explain further, and continued to sweep forward with the two of them.

Soon, the three arrived at the edge of the battlefield. With Chu Qiyao concealing their auras, they were like three phantom shadows merged into the light and shadow, hovering above the battlefield. Not a single Cultivator fighting below noticed them.

The battle intensified. The sword that pierced the Void Realm slashed across the sky, tearing several pitch-black rifts in the Void Realm. Immortal Lord Qingshui also finally appeared, his Extreme Realm power sweeping across the battlefield, scattering the Alliance Cultivators' formation into disarray.

The Alliance side retreated steadily, and their battle line kept shrinking backward.

Chu Yuan's brows suddenly twitched, and he turned his gaze to a certain spot in the Void Realm.

He sensed a faint fluctuation, as if someone were spying in the dark, yet it carried no murderous intent; it was more like someone watching coldly from the sidelines.

He looked at Chu Qiyao, who nodded slightly, raised her hand, and gently swiped in front of her. A scene unfolded silently.

In the scene, two old men were sitting cross-legged deep in the Void Realm, separated by layers of Star Domains, their gazes fixed upon this battlefield.

Chu Yuan raised his brows slightly, thought for a moment, and understood: the Four Saint Sects.

Since it was the people from the Four Saint Sects, he did not need to worry. He turned his gaze back to the battlefield. Soon, as expected, Wang Lin was swallowed into the giant mouth of the Moon-Gazing Beast and disappeared into the darkness.

A golden light flashed in Chu Yuan's eyes: "Qiyao, wait for us to enter the Moon-Gazing Beast's body together. Be careful not to be discovered."

Chu Qiyao nodded, raised her hand, and gently swiped in the Void Realm. A tiny spatial rift opened silently, and the three figures instantly disappeared, appearing inside the Moon-Gazing Beast the next moment.

All around was a dark red Chaos, with viscous energy carrying intense Evil Qi surging in from all directions.

As soon as Shuo Leng entered, her expression changed abruptly: "Ancient God aura!"

She turned her head and looked into the depths of this Chaos, her voice carrying a suppressed anger.

"I was wondering why this Moon-Gazing Beast could survive without an Ancient God parasite; it actually devoured an Ancient God. Seeking death!"

In Shuo Leng's view, an Ancient God being devoured by its own parasite was the greatest shame and taboo of the Ancient God clan.

Her tone carried a near-instinctive rage, as if she had seen her own kin betrayed. That kind of fury was far more intense and harder to calm than when facing other enemies!

She could not tolerate the Moon-Gazing Beast surviving in this way, and even less could she tolerate an Ancient God being swallowed and imprisoned by the parasite within it.

Chu Yuan glanced at her, his tone calm yet carrying a touch of persuasion: "We can deal with the punishment later; for now, let us first rescue that Ancient God."

Shuo Leng did not refute him; she simply clenched her fists, suppressed the rage, and nodded.

Chu Yuan sensed for another moment, his gaze flickering slightly: "There is another aura. A Four-Star Ancient God, who should also be here to find the person who has been sealed."

He paused. "If I am not mistaken, that fellow is here to hold an adulthood ceremony for this imprisoned person."

Upon hearing this, Shuo Leng raised her brows. The rage in her eyes dissipated slightly, replaced by a look of contemplation.

Chu Yuan signaled for the two to stop in place and not to get too close.

He still remembered that this battle had more interesting aspects than just this.