The massacre lasted for a full two days, completely reshuffling the Upper Realm. Corpses littered the ground everywhere.
Dong Ling flicked blood from her saber and raised an eyebrow, "In the entire Upper Realm, are there no more powerful individuals?"
Zhong Zi beside her also felt puzzled. With their rampant city-slaughtering, why had no supreme experts from the Upper Realm appeared even once?
The Upper Realm was the plane closest to the Nine Heavens. Logically, powerful individuals should have emerged in endless succession.
Furthermore, in Drunken Charm City, Cool Leaf City, and Moon Glimmer City, each only had its City Lord. Not a single Ancestor had been seen.
Even if they were in reclusive seclusion, they should have appeared long ago...
Vermillion Bird landed slowly. Bai Ran leaped down from its back. It was indeed unusual.
Even though the City Lords of three cities were dead, not a single Ancestor had shown their face...
Bai Ran pondered for a moment, and a guess surfaced in her mind.
"If something happened in the Divine Realm, would those powerful individuals go to provide support?"
The mortal realm was a domain governed by the Divine Realm. The Divine Emperor naturally had the right to summon powerful individuals from planes below the Nine Heavens.
Could it be that something had changed in the Divine Realm, requiring reinforcement?
Zhong Zi furrowed his brow in thought, "The Divine Emperor can indeed recall these Ancestors to the Divine Realm, but why?"
Why summon humans from the Upper Realm instead of deploying the elite soldiers of the Divine Realm?
"Could it be!" Zhong Zi suddenly realized, "The Divine Emperor doesn't want to waste a single soldier and therefore needs so-called cannon fodder?"
This was the only possibility... Bai Ran's expression grew grim.
She suspected someone had plotted against the Divine Realm, deliberately creating a disaster to weaken its forces.
Unexpectedly, the Divine Emperor had discovered this and deliberately sent humans from the Upper Realm to their deaths...
Dong Ling found the key to the last treasure vault and, with a smile, handed it to Yao Er, "Hold onto it tight. If you lose it, I'll kill you."
Yao Er's hands trembled as he took the key. Why were the people around his sister increasingly terrifying...
Dong Ling stretched lazily, "The City Lords of the three cities are dead. The remaining citizens who surrender will not be killed."
"This way, only Black Raven City will be dominant in the entire Upper Realm."
He curved his lips into a smile, dazzlingly bright.
However, at this very moment, the Divine Realm of the Upper Realm was undergoing a horrific slaughter.
"Damn it! Old Lin, hold on!" Ancestor Feng resisted Lin Ze's onslaught, a feeling of powerlessness washing over him.
What kind of monster was this! Its strength was immense, and its speed was incredibly fast!
Ancestor Lin was covered in blood, his legs bitten off by sharp beast fangs, lying feebly in a pool of blood.
Countless cultivators from the Upper Realm were unable to kill this monster...
"Cough cough," Ancestor Lin coughed, and intense pain shot through his legs.
"Old Feng... I have a bad feeling about this..."
"Is it because I'm going to die here..."
"Boom—!" Ancestor Feng was sent flying by Lin Ze's palm, crashing heavily onto the ground.
He used his sword to prop himself up and stood shakily, "It seems we are all destined to die today..."
High above, at the Nine Stars Divine Palace, Bai Li Xiao stood outside the hall. His handsome face was exceptionally pale, and he had lost weight.
"Divine Lord, please go inside to rest..." Wu Si draped the outer robe she held onto Bai Li Xiao.
The Divine Lord's health was deteriorating. Her eyes were filled with worry and gloom.
Bai Li Xiao shook his head slightly, his lips, devoid of color, pursed, "No need. Resting won't help my condition."
"But why would this demon come to wreak havoc in the Divine Realm?"
Wu Si looked towards the distant battlefield and said, "I don't know why, but this demon seems to have come all the way along the path to the Divine Realm."
At this moment, a soldier in armor arrived and knelt before Bai Li Xiao.
"Divine Lord, the Divine Emperor commands that you immediately take action to protect the Divine Realm and annihilate this demon clan on the spot!"
Hearing this, Wu Si's dissatisfaction and grievance instantly erupted, "It's the Divine Emperor's command again!"
"How much longer will the Divine Emperor control the Divine Lord..."
Bai Li Xiao made a motion with his hand, and Wu Si could no longer utter a sound.
The slender figure let out a soft sigh and wrapped the outer robe tighter, "Wu Si, I'm fine."
If these words reached the Divine Emperor's ears, even she would be in danger.
Wu Si's clenched fists trembled, her eyes reddened. For hundreds of years, the Divine Emperor had been incessantly using the Divine Lord!
Now that the demons were invading and seeing that the humans couldn't hold on, the Divine Emperor had set her sights on the Divine Lord!
Why didn't the Divine Emperor just die!!
She couldn't speak, only stare at Bai Li Xiao's receding back, her heart aching unbearably.
Lin Ze's head was spinning, filled with intense pain. Suddenly, his eyes cleared.
Corpses littered the ground all around, the flowing blood a horrifying sight.
"What... what am I doing...?"
His voice trembled as he shakily raised his blood-covered hands, the metallic taste of fresh blood still lingering in his mouth.
"Demon clan," a gentle voice rang out. A man in snow-white robes stood amidst the blood.
Lin Ze's lips moved, but before he could speak, the man opposite him attacked.
"By the Divine Emperor's decree, I shall slay you here and now."
Lin Ze's gaze sharpened, and he instantly blocked Bai Li Xiao's sword.
'Ran Ran... Ran Ran...'
A soft inner voice sounded. Lin Ze froze. Was this his own inner voice? Ran Ran? Could it be Bai Ran?
"Puchi—" In that fleeting moment of distraction, Bai Li Xiao's sword pierced his heart.
Bai Li Xiao slowly withdrew his sword, his eyes filled with unwillingness, "In your next life, don't step into the Divine Realm again."
The dazzling blood flowed uncontrollably, and Lin Ze's body gradually grew cold.
He staggered to stand, looking at the person before him with a smile, "Do you know Bai Ran?"
Bai Li Xiao's brow furrowed, his expression stern, "What business is it of yours."
Lin Ze chuckled, fatigue washing over him, "I, I can hear other people's inner voices."
All the curses, slanders, and schemes had escaped his ears, but...
He had lived for so long, yet this was the first time he had heard such a gentle inner voice...
No other wicked thoughts, pure and clean, just repeatedly chanting Bai Ran's name.
"Thud—" Lin Ze's body went limp and collapsed into the blood.
"My time is running out... Listen to me quietly..."
Bai Li Xiao's eyes widened. As Lin Ze's words ended, he too closed his eyes forever.
Ran Ran... He clenched his long fingers. The plan to create demonized humans...
Each and every detail stirred a great wave within Bai Li Xiao's heart.
Now, she was surrounded by many powerful individuals, and even the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm cherished her and protected her.
"This is my last life... Ran Ran... What should I do..."
Now that Bai Li Xiao's lifespan was ending and his body was extremely weak, he couldn't even get close, so how could he help her...