1152: Chapter 1152 Shadow Emerges from Seclusion

"Third, in the name of this Emperor, issue the highest-level 'Demon-Slaying Conscription Order' to all member Star Domains of the Holy Star Alliance (the Alliance led by the Radiant Star Domain)!"

"The White-Haired Fiend, along with his Four Demon Generals and Demon Beast Army, devours stars and exterminates life. Their power is overwhelming and has posed a serious threat to the security of the Alliance!"

"Order each member Star Domain to immediately dispatch at least one Tier 5 Powerhouse and a corresponding elite legion to converge at the 'Gate of Radiance' Star Domain. Form a coalition army to collectively crusade against this vile creature!"

"To those who provide critical intelligence or achieve great military merit, this Emperor will not be stingy with rewards!"

"Fourth, message the Holy Light Council to activate the 'Divine Arbitration' contingency plan. Mobilize all available strategic-level holy artifacts and formation resources to support the front lines."

"Simultaneously, strictly monitor all unstable factors and potential traitors within the Star Domain. Under wartime conditions, anyone acting suspiciously shall be executed without exception!"

A series of clear, rapid instructions covering military, defense, diplomacy, and internal affairs flowed from Empress Xi's mouth, demonstrating the veteran shrewdness and decisiveness of this ruler in responding to a crisis.

She knew well that relying solely on the Radiant Star Domain's own conventional forces, even if they could win, would likely be a pyrrhic victory, or the ferocious demon might even find a weakness to exploit.

The power of the Alliance must be gathered to completely extinguish him outside the Star Domain's borders with thunderous momentum!

The flames of war must not be allowed to spread to the core star sectors, nor can that ferocious demon be given any chance to continue growing stronger!

Following the issuance of Empress Xi's decree, the entire Radiant Star Domain—this massive and precise war machine—began to roar into action with unprecedented efficiency!

On the Holy Radiance Star, magnificent temples shone with brilliant light as powerful auras soared into the sky, flying toward the designated assembly points.

Giant interstellar teleportation arrays lit up continuously. Holy Light Legions from various prosperous star sectors, wearing standard-issue shining armor and wielding light-forged weapons, marched into the arrays in formation amidst the loud battle songs and oaths of their commanders.

In the starry sky, giant Holy Light warships belonging to the Light Holy War Legion began to assemble. Sacred runes flowed across their hulls, and their main cannons charged, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

Simultaneously, special cross-Star Domain communication formations were activated. Empress Xi's majestic and urgent voice and will, carrying images of Luo Xiu and his demon army, strength assessments, and descriptions of their terrifying danger, spread rapidly like invisible ripples to the dozens of Star Domains under the Holy Star Alliance.

"A demon god who devours stars? Even Your Majesty Empress Xi is issuing such a solemn conscription?"

"Peak Tier 5? And four Tier 5 Demon Generals? An army of ten million Demonic Beasts? *Hiss*..."

"We must participate! If such a fiend is left unchecked, it will sooner or later endanger us all!"

"Pass down the order, lead the team and set out immediately!"

"Open the treasury and take out that 'Evil-Breaking Divine Crossbow'..."

The various Star Domains of the Alliance had different reactions upon receiving the conscription order, but most realized the gravity of the situation.

Whether out of obedience to Empress Xi's authority, concern for their own safety, or coveting possible rewards, orders were issued one after another. Tier 5 Powerhouses, who usually governed their own regions with great renown, began to assemble their elite units.

Through the Alliance's shared stargate network or by opening their own passages, they rushed toward the "Gate of Radiance" Star Domain designated by the Radiant Star Domain.

In the starry sky, the figures of powerhouses from different races and civilizations—some piloting various starships and others crossing the Void Realm by their own great power—gradually increased, converging into a torrent of crusade.

Empress Xi still sat behind the curtain of light. Her gaze seemed to penetrate the palace and the starry sky, falling upon the direction of the dark torrent that was rolling in, emitting an endless aura of destruction.

"This Emperor would like to see if you, this fiend, can withstand the... wrath of heaven from my Radiant Star Domain and the Holy Star Alliance!"

In the ruler's whisper, killing intent was cold and clear.

At the border of the Radiant Star Domain, in the "Gate of Radiance" Star Domain, an unprecedentedly massive coalition army was rapidly taking shape.

Meanwhile, the demon army led by Luo Xiu was also approaching at a constant, oppressive speed.

The two great torrents were about to collide violently in this selected starry battlefield!

Its scale and intensity were destined to far exceed anything before, shaking this vast Universe!

Just as the Radiant Star Domain's war machine roared to life and the various forces of the Holy Star Alliance converged toward the "Gate of Radiance" Star Domain, in an extremely remote corner of the Radiant Star Domain's map that seemed completely forgotten by the mainstream Holy Light...

There were no stars here, no light; even the weakest cosmic radiation was swallowed up by some invisible force.

What existed was only an eternal, absolute darkness that not even starlight could penetrate.

It was not a naturally formed void, but more like an ancient, viscous, and cold mire of darkness, quietly lurking at the edge of the Radiant Star Domain, forming an extreme and ironic contrast with that boundless holy radiance.

This darkness seemed to be the "dark side" of the Radiant Star Domain—a place where, over countless ages, negative energy rejected, suppressed, and expelled by the Law of Holy Light, fallen Soul fragments, failed experimental residues, and even the Seals of certain forbidden objects were kept.

Ordinary creatures of Holy Light could not survive here at all. Even powerful Light Cultivators would never willingly approach unless absolutely necessary.

It had a name recorded in a few ancient scrolls—the Eternal Silent Dark Abyss.

At this moment, in the center of this absolute darkness where even time seemed frozen, there was a slight wiggle.

Like a deeper ripple rising in ink.

Immediately after, a slender, tall human silhouette, seemingly condensed from the purest shadow, "floated" out from the depths of the darkness without a sound.

Not a trace of aura leaked from him; he seemed to be a part of the darkness itself. As he walked, even the fluctuations of space were perfectly absorbed and smoothed over.

His face was blurred, covered by a layer of flowing shadow, with only a pair of eyes like two bottomless pools, occasionally flashing with a chill that could freeze even the Soul.

He wore a simple, ancient black robe without any decoration. The edges of the robe seemed to constantly merge into the surrounding darkness and continuously draw new shadows from it.

He was Shadow.

When he first left the Blue Star and came to the Radiant Star Domain, he was targeted and hunted down simply for cultivating the Law of darkness, before ending up here by a stroke of luck.

This place was no different from a cultivation treasure land for him. Thus, he used this place as his Foundation, and after his Breakthrough to Tier 5, he used the Black Shadow Legion to expand outward and establish an intelligence organization.

When the Light Holy War Legion mobilized on a large scale, the Holy Star Alliance's conscription order was issued, and images were leaked.

When Shadow learned that Luo Xiu had actually come to the Radiant Star Domain and caused such a huge commotion upon arrival, he knew he no longer needed to hide.

His deep eyes looked out beyond the darkness, as if able to penetrate the endless Void Realm to see the gathering Holy Light and Alliance coalition, and also "see" the Demon Beast Army rolling in from the distant border, carrying the will of devouring and destruction.

Shadow's body began to slowly become "thin," as if he were about to completely merge into the surrounding darkness.