269: Revenge, kill, level the restricted area!

Gu Changge listened, remained silent for a moment, and lightly tapped the armrest of the bamboo chair with his finger.

"So that's how it is. You actually have such an experience."

He suddenly understood, recalling the dying yet still defiant look of Xiao Hei when he first met him.

His mind stirred slightly, and his immense Divine Sense instantly spanned across endless star rivers, extending towards the Star Domain Xiao Hei had described.

A moment later, he retracted his Divine Sense, understanding in his eyes.

Near that Ancient Monster Star, there was indeed a bizarre forbidden zone, where five powerful beings slumbered.

Their Qi was decayed and ancient; all had once reached the Emperor Realm, dominating in their respective eras.

The long years of slumber and the erosion of the forbidden zone's environment, although leaving them in a strange state, no longer perfectly flawless as in their Peak, their Battle Intent remained, not to be underestimated.

He looked at Xiao Hei, whose eyes burned with the fire of vengeance, and calmly asked, "Since you've sensed it and have advanced to the Emperor Realm, it's inevitable you can't sit still.

Tell me, what do you plan to do?"

Xiao Hei raised his head, his eyes filled with unprecedented coldness and determination, uttering only three words, yet carrying monstrous killing intent:

"Revenge, kill, pacify the forbidden zone!"

Gu Changge looked at him, then suddenly smiled faintly and rose from the bamboo chair.

"Very well. You've followed me for so long; your revenge is my business.

That forbidden zone also looks like an eyesore.

Let's go, I'll go with you."

His tone was light, as if he wasn't going to flatten a Star Domain forbidden zone and slay five Supremes, but merely to take a stroll in the backyard.

Just then, Xiao Bai, who had been wrapped around Gu Changge's wrist like a dark gold bracelet, suddenly let out a low, majestic Dragon roar, and as black light swirled, he transformed into a young man in a dark black Dragon-patterned robe, standing beside Xiao Hei.

Although the Emperor's might around him was restrained, his Dragon eyes, as they opened and closed, gleamed with the sharp confidence and eager desire to test the power of a newly ascended Great Emperor.

He looked at Xiao Hei, his eyes not only showing shared hatred for the enemy but also a eager Battle Intent.

"Brother Xiao Hei, your enemy is my enemy! How can I let you go alone?

I have just achieved the Emperor's position and wish to test the power of this Dragon Emperor! Master, Xiao Bai requests to fight, willing to go together and sweep away all enemies!"

Gu Changge heard this, glanced at Xiao Bai, and said, "Very well, you've just become Emperor, it's a good time to stretch your muscles, let's go together."

The next moment, spatial ripples spread, and the figures of Gu Changge, Xiao Hei, and Xiao Bai silently appeared in a dead silent Star Domain.

Before them was a dead and shattered Star Domain.

In his memory, hundreds of life-bearing stars, like stars surrounding the moon, orbited the Ancient Monster Star; they varied in size but were all once vibrant, Spiritual Qi interwoven into a net, illuminating this Star Domain.

But now, that Star Domain was eerily empty.

More than half of the stars had been completely destroyed, shattered, turning into countless massive rubble and dust belts floating in the cold Void Realm, utterly devoid of Death Qi, with no trace of life fluctuations.

The remaining stars were mostly dim, their surfaces covered with cracks, their Spiritual Qi exhausted, like candles in the wind, as if they would follow in their companions' footsteps at any moment.

This once prosperous Star Domain was now nothing but the ruins of stars, like broken walls, telling of the tragic and cruel sacrifice ten years ago.

And in the center of this desolate Star Domain, the Ancient Monster Star still floated; it was once the undisputed crown of this Star Domain.

But now, this crown was also covered in dust.

The star's volume was still vast, but it had lost its former brilliance, appearing dim and oppressive.

The Spiritual Veins on the star's surface were clearly severely damaged, with many visible signs of dry cracks in the land, and the area of many rivers, lakes, and seas had drastically shrunk, their water murky, losing their former spirituality.

The majestic mountain ranges of the past, though their framework remained, had sparse vegetation in many places, revealing bare mountain bodies, appearing desolate and ruined.

The entire star was enveloped in a heavy, oppressive atmosphere, like a giant severely wounded and with greatly diminished Origin Qi, barely maintaining its vitality.

The desolation of this Star Domain and the decline of his homeland formed an incomparably tragic contrast with the vibrant, myriad-star-shining scene in his memory!

"Mutt! Feather! Bird!"

Xiao Hei squeezed these three words through gritted teeth, his killing intent almost tangible, causing the surrounding Void Realm to tremble slightly.

He seemed to see that the mutt-feathered bird was relying on devouring the Origin of the surrounding stars and his homeland to maintain its shameful rule.

"Mutt! Feather! Bird!"

Xiao Hei squeezed these three words through gritted teeth, each word containing enough killing intent to freeze stars.

Gu Changge watched all this silently, not stopping Xiao Hei's emotional outburst.

Xiao Bai also restrained his eager expression, a hint of solemnity and sympathy flashing in his Dragon eyes; he could feel Xiao Hei's profound sorrow and anger from the depths of his Soul.

"Let's go."

Gu Changge spoke faintly, his voice calm, yet it instantly smoothed the turbulent space around them.

"Let's go meet that 'old acquaintance'."

He didn't even need Xiao Hei to guide him; his gaze had already pierced through layers of Void Realm, landing on the massive palace in the center of the ancient star, piled with black bones.

There, a cold, sinister Qi, reaching the Peak of the Early Stage Quasi-Emperor, was as conspicuous as a lighthouse in the dark night.

The next moment, the figures of the three blurred again, directly spanning an endless distance, appearing in the sky above the square in front of the palace!

Their arrival did not cause any spatial fluctuations, as if they had been standing there all along.

The square was empty, with only weathered bone dust drifting with the wind.

Deep within the palace, on the throne, the Dark Phoenix, its body burning with black flames, was lazily perched, enjoying the blood sacrifices offered by its subordinate small demons.

Suddenly, it sharply raised its head, a flicker of surprise in its Phoenix eyes, which then turned into intense mockery and killing intent, staring fixedly at the three figures that had suddenly appeared in the sky above the square, its gaze finally locking onto Xiao Hei.

"Hmph! This nauseating Qi... it's indeed you, this stray dog! Golden-Winged Roc?"

The Dark Phoenix let out a sharp, piercing laugh that shook the surroundings.

"Hahaha! Last time I let you escape into the Void Realm turbulence like a dog, I didn't expect your mutt-feathered life to be so tough, that you're still not completely dead?

What, after clinging to life for a few years, have you grown tired of living and specifically ran back to this Emperor's territory to die?"

It couldn't sense Xiao Hei's unfathomable cultivation now, only thinking that the other party had used some secret method to conceal his Qi, or that his injuries had not yet healed.

As for Gu Changge and Xiao Bai next to him, they seemed unremarkable in its perception and were directly ignored, merely considered two ignorant followers Xiao Hei had found from somewhere.

Xiao Hei's face was expressionless, but in his sharp eagle eyes, the cold killing intent was almost tangible.

He looked at the arrogant mutt-feathered bird below, at the palace built from countless bones, at his scarred homeland, and the hatred and grief of ten years ago reached their Peak at this moment.

He ignored the Dark Phoenix's mockery, merely took a step forward, his voice terrifyingly calm: "Mutt-feathered bird, your nonsense is as much as it was ten years ago."

The Dark Phoenix was thoroughly enraged by Xiao Hei's dismissive attitude; black flames surged around it, and the Peak Early Stage Quasi-Emperor's pressure erupted, sweeping across the entire ancient star, making some of the remaining weak beings tremble.

"You seek death! If I could strike you down into the dust back then, today I can make your body and Soul perish! Perfect, devouring your remaining Quasi-Emperor Origin might just help this Emperor break through the barrier in one go!"

It let out a long cry, spreading its wings, covering the sky and sun, and endless dark flames transformed into monstrous waves, carrying the terrifying power to incinerate stars and corrode Divine Souls, surging towards Xiao Hei and the other two!

With this strike, it held nothing back, vowing to reduce Xiao Hei and the "ants" he brought with him to ashes!

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