385: Chapter 385 Triumphant Return! The Winds of Change Rise Again Across the Heavens

Xu Chen patted his Storage Ring, which was packed to the brim, with great satisfaction and let out a long, heavy breath.

He walked to the edge of the high platform, taking Ji Qingyun's soft, boneless jade hand in one hand, and Tuoba You's small hand, still stained with a bit of dirt, in the other.

"Stocking up complete."

A smile intertwined with arrogance and confidence curled the corners of Xu Chen's mouth.

"Wives, let's go home!"

As his voice fell, Xu Chen no longer held anything back. The Law of Space within his body surged violently, and a layer of brilliant purple-gold divine light tightly enveloped the three of them.

Accompanied by a crisp sound of the Void Realm shattering, their figures transformed into a stream of light that pierced through heaven and earth, tearing directly through the layers of spatial barriers between the core of the Forbidden Zone of Life and the outside world, and sped towards the outer perimeter!

At this moment, on the outer perimeter of the Forbidden Zone of Life.

In the night sky, thirty thousand Pojun Imperial Guards, clad in sturdy armor and wielding sharp weapons, floated quietly in mid-air like a black forest of steel.

On those bronze warships, each as massive as a mountain, the Formation was fully activated, emitting a suffocating Aura of slaughter.

The Grand Elder of the Xu Family stood at the highest point of the flagship with his hands behind his back.

His turbid yet sharp old eyes were fixed intently on the depths of the Forbidden Zone of Life; the Great Saint Aura he had perceived from the jade tablet was approaching at an astonishing speed.

Meanwhile, on the mountains below and on both sides of the Xu Family fleet.

The Holy Lord of Ziyang, the Pavilion Master of Tianxing, and the various heroes of the Eastern Wasteland who had originally stayed behind to watch the Xu Family make a fool of themselves—or even hoped to loot the burning house—now looked like frost-beaten eggplants. They were all silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to even breathe loudly.

The shock of the Death Qi receding had not yet passed, and the iron-blooded military might of the Xu Family army, which had advanced five hundred miles, completely crushed the last remnants of their improper thoughts.

"It's here!"

The Grand Elder suddenly let out an excited shout.

In the night sky of the Forbidden Zone of Life, which had just regained its clarity, a purple-gold stream of light, like a morning star tearing through the darkness, arrived with the overwhelming pressure of a Great Saint!

The stream of light exploded above the Xu Family's flagship.

Xu Chen, dressed in a red robe like fire, stood proudly above the Nine Heavens.

His left hand held Ji Qingyun, the Creation Green Lotus, who was as cold as an immortal and possessed unparalleled grace; his right hand held Tuoba You, the daughter of the Forbidden Zone of Life, who wore a fiery red martial outfit and appeared both pure and alluring.

Watching the young figure in the sky, whose Aura was as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea, and who exuded the majesty of a Great Saint in every gesture, two lines of hot tears rolled down the Grand Elder's weathered cheeks. He suddenly bent his knees and, under the gaze of everyone, knelt heavily on the deck of the flagship.

"This old man respectfully welcomes the Young Lord's triumphant return! Congratulations to the Young Lord for breaking through to the Great Saint realm and spreading the supreme Divine Might of our Xu Family!"

The Grand Elder's impassioned, slightly trembling voice, amplified by spiritual power, spread to every corner for thousands of miles around.

"Respectfully welcome the Young Lord's triumphant return!"

"Respectfully welcome the Young Lord's triumphant return!"

Thirty thousand Pojun Imperial Guards knelt on one knee in unison, their deafening roar shooting straight into the clouds, scattering the layers of clouds across the sky. The metallic clashing of long spears against shields converged into the most magnificent song of triumph.

Such a display, such momentum!

The heroes of the Eastern Wasteland on the mountains below, watching Xu Chen descend like a deity and feeling that tangible Great Saint pressure, saw their last line of psychological defense completely collapse.

"A Great Saint in his twenties... How is this possible! Is he even human!" The Holy Lord of Ziyang's legs went weak, his lips trembling; he didn't even have the courage to look directly at Xu Chen.

"The Forbidden Zone of Life has been pacified, and a Great Saint has emerged. From this night on, the sky of the Eastern Wasteland will completely bear the surname Xu!"

The Pavilion Master of Tianxing let out a sigh filled with both despair and awe. Without any hesitation, he took the lead and bowed deeply in the direction of the Xu Family's flagship.

Immediately after, the Eastern Wasteland Cultivators covering the mountains and plains, the masters of various Holy Lands, and reclusive old monsters all fell to their knees in a massive wave, like wheat being harvested.

No one dared to remain standing in front of a Great Saint who had just leveled a Forbidden Zone of Life.

Xu Chen turned his head and looked gently at the two women beside him.

Although Ji Qingyun was shocked by the grand scene of ten thousand sects paying homage, in her cold, clear eyes, there was only the reflection of Xu Chen. She held Xu Chen's hand back, standing beside him with a sense of reflected glory.

Tuoba You was curiously examining the dense crowd below. She had never seen so many people, let alone so many people kneeling together. But she wasn't afraid at all, because her big brother was holding her hand tightly. With her big brother there, she wouldn't be afraid even if the sky fell.

"Grand Elder, activate the Formation, return to the clan."

Xu Chen withdrew his gaze, his voice calm yet clearly spread throughout the entire army.

Holding the two women, his figure, like a light feather, landed steadily in front of the most luxurious throne on the flagship.

"As the Young Lord commands!"

The Grand Elder stood up abruptly, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and waved his hand.

"Set sail!"

Rumble!

Hundreds of massive bronze warships simultaneously erupted with dazzling Formation light, like ancient giant beasts awakening.

The massive fleet slowly turned in the night sky, carrying endless glory and unrivaled momentum, and sailed majestically toward the territory of the Xu Family.

...

Just at the moment when Xu Chen led the fleet in a triumphant return and the Xu Family's reputation reached its peak in the Eastern Wasteland.

The perspective zoomed out infinitely, penetrating layers upon layers of Void Realm barriers and crossing endless galaxies.

In the deepest part of the Universe.

Here, there was no radiance of sun, moon, or stars, only a broken continent filled with Chaos and slaughter. This was the ultimate battlefield where the top powerhouses of the heavens and myriad worlds fought—the Myriad Realms Battlefield.

On a boundary barrier that had blocked exotic enemies for several epochs and was built by countless ancient sages with their blood, a subtle yet scalp-numbing cracking sound suddenly came.

"Crack..."

A crack visible to the naked eye slowly spread from the center of the barrier.

Wisps of exotic Devilish Qi, carrying Auras of destruction and ominousness, silently permeated into this Universe through that crack.