272: Forbidden Zone

Just then, Gu Changge's calm voice rang out, breaking the heavy atmosphere.

A faint smile played on his lips as he looked at Xiao Hei.

"Didn't expect you, kid, to have such high prestige in this old place."

Upon hearing this, the original solemnity and determination on Xiao Hei's face dissipated, replaced by an undisguised expression mixed with sadness and pride.

He slightly straightened his back, his gaze sweeping over his old subordinates who were still watching him, and said with a complex emotion in his voice: "My Master is amused. They are all just unruly old brothers."

In his tone, there was nostalgia, emotion, and even a hint of pride stemming from the glorious years of the past.

This prestige was earned by his strength and bloody battles in this place in the past, a part of his history.

Gu Changge took in his appearance, chuckled and shook his head, but did not tease him further.

His gaze then turned to this scarred land, its Spiritual Qi depleted, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.

"So be it."

His tone was calm, yet it carried the meaning of 'what is said is done'.

"Since it is your former homeland, and there are so many loyal ones willing to guard it for you, I shall bestow upon them a great fortune, settling this Karma for you."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the Yao Beasts still prostrating on the ground, their eyes filled with anticipation and loyalty, and then added faintly, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching Xiao Hei and every Yao Beast's ears:

"When you are free one day, you may also return to visit."

This understated sentence caused all the Yao Beasts below to tremble violently, and an indescribable ecstasy instantly erupted in their eyes!

peng emperor Your Majesty was not bidding a final farewell; they still had a date to meet again! This promise excited them more than any reward.

Before his voice faded, without any earth-shattering movements from Gu Changge, he simply raised his hand casually, pointing his fingers like a brush, and lightly drew across the Void Realm.

In an instant, the entire Ancient Demon Star of Heaven vibrated with a rumble!

It was not a tremor of destruction, but a pulsation of new life!

A vast, pure life energy, like an invisible sweet dew, permeated from the Void Realm, filling the heavens and earth.

The cracked earth healed at a visible speed, sprouting lush green grass and tender shoots, and clear springs once again gushed from the dry riverbeds, emitting cheerful gurgling sounds.

The suffocating silence and decay in the air were swept away, replaced by an incredibly dense Spiritual Qi, even several times more abundant than before the Dark Phoenix's arrival!

Even more shocking was the low roar of a Dragon from deep within the earth's veins!

A newly formed Emperor-level Spiritual Vein was directly condensed and embedded into the star's core by Supreme magical power, as if injecting a brand new, incredibly powerful heart into this dying ancient star!

Above the firmament, the resentful clouds accumulated from long-term blood sacrifices were completely cleansed, revealing a clear sky once more, and even auspicious rays of light began to faintly appear!

This was simply a means of changing heaven and earth, reversing life and death!

With a mere flick of his hand, a dying ancient star burst forth with unprecedented vitality, and its Foundation became even more profound than before!

Such Divine Ability had already exceeded the comprehension of countless Yao Beasts below!

All the Yao Beasts, including those excited old retainers who had sworn allegiance, stared dumbfounded at this miraculous scene, feeling the surging vitality and Spiritual Qi around them, the immense happiness and shock almost suffocating them.

The next moment, shouts even more fervent and devout than before echoed through the clouds:

"Thank you, Supreme Being, for your grace! Thank you, peng emperor Your Majesty, for your benevolence!"

They understood why this miracle had come—only because of that peng emperor, and only because of the Supreme existence behind that peng emperor!

Xiao Hei was also stunned. He looked at his revitalized homeland, feeling the familiar yet even more vigorous aura, his eyes slightly warm.

He looked at Gu Changge, his voice choked with emotion: "Master, I..."

Gu Changge waved his hand casually, his gaze returning to the deathly silent Forbidden Zone deep within the ancient star, his tone reverting to its usual calmness.

"Alright, the small fry are cleaned up. Next, it's time to meet the main players. I hope those 'Supreme Beings' will be a little more resilient than your 'old friend' just now."

As his voice fell, the atmosphere in the field suddenly solidified, all previous emotions were swept away, and only an icy Battle Intent began to permeate.

The true target had always been the ancient Forbidden Zone deep in the starry sky.

Their three figures calmly stepped towards the deepest, most desolate area of the starry sky, where even starlight seemed to be swallowed.

At the same time, the Desolate Forbidden Zone.

This place was a Universe graveyard that even starlight avoided, where all things withered and rules collapsed.

Here, the concepts of time and space became blurred.

Most common were solidified stellar remnants and silently flowing, all-corroding Chaos Qi currents.

The spatial structure was shattered, forming countless huge, dark fault lines.

In the deepest part of this Desolate Region, several immensely vast ancient coffins floated.

They were forged from rare star iron, their surfaces carved with profound runes, tightly binding and sealing them like chains.

These coffins had been silent for ages, places where the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone completely sealed themselves to delay the extinguishing of their life fires.

However, when Xiao Hei activated Gu Changge's life-saving means to counter-kill the Dark Phoenix, at the moment its Emperor-level aura and Supreme Dao collided violently—

Buzz...!

One of the coffins trembled imperceptibly.

The dust covering it fell off with a rustle, and the runes on the coffin's surface flickered erratically.

Within the stone coffin, a figure slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, the shattered stellar remnants around him silently turned to dust, as if even this solidified Void Realm could not bear the weight of his gaze.

He was clad in a dark gold imperial robe, embroidered with Innate divine patterns long lost to ancient history, his face shrouded in Chaos Qi, with only a pair of eyes clearly visible, in which scenes of the Universe's birth and destruction, and the collapse of star rivers, seemed to flow.

An extremely faint thought, carrying endless vicissitudes and a decaying aura, quietly sounded from deep within the coffin.

"Hmm?"

A soft exclamation caused the entire Forbidden Zone starry sky to tremble slightly.

He had just sensed that the life-saving rune he had bestowed upon that guard Phoenix had been triggered, and it was a reverse annihilation.

"Emperor-level power fluctuations? A fleeting moment?"

He murmured, his voice ancient and vicissitudes, carrying a coldness that disregarded all things.

"To be able to so cleanly resolve the death light formed by a wisp of this Supreme Being's Dao, how interesting."

His mind stirred, and in an instant, he pierced through countless spatial barriers, perceiving everything that had happened on the Ancient Demon Star of Heaven.

The Dark Phoenix's body and spirit were annihilated, its residual aura completely erased, and the traces left by the perpetrator were ethereal and hard to find, yet carried a Dao Rhyme that transcended ordinary Quasi-Emperors.

"Not the aura of those old rivals, a strange Emperor's might, and it carries a faintly unpleasant familiarity?"