367: The Demon Invasion Thirty Years

In the sky, the brilliance of countless stars was obscured by the flames of war, and thunder rumbled amidst the pitch-black storm clouds.

In the direction of the East Demon Suppressing Palace and the West Demon Suppressing Palace, the battlefield was a scene of utter tragedy.

Cultivators of the Human Race formed grand formations. They held Magical Artifacts in their hands, chanting incantations, and as the formations erupted with light, powerful spells were launched toward the "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons".

Cultivators of the Star Soul Clan took full advantage of the strength of their Physical Body, transforming into streams of light as they wove through the battlefield.

The Starry Sky Magical Artifacts in their hands shimmered with starlight, and every attack dealt tremendous damage to the "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons".

However, these "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons" were no slouches either.

The powerhouses among them revealed their true forms one after another; beneath their humanoid exteriors were all manner of unimaginable creatures.

In this massive offensive, new demons had descended among the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.

Some demons had massive "true forms" and hideous faces, spewing poisonous smoke and flames from their mouths.

Others possessed astonishing defensive capabilities, able to block and absorb attacks from powerhouses of the same Realm, leaving the Cultivators of the Light Mark Great World in misery.

"Damn it! These Outer Realm Heavenly Demons are not on the Demon Records!"

"They are new Heavenly Demons!"

"What kind of Heavenly Demons are these! Such terrifying defense!"

There were also Heavenly Demons that looked like rats; their numbers were simply too great, so many that they made the scalps of the Cultivators of the Light Mark Great World tingle.

Throughout the entire battlefield, there were sounds of slaughter, explosions, screams, and roars everywhere...

All sorts of sounds converged, making this space appear exceptionally chaotic, eerie, and terrifying!

Both sides went back and forth, the battle was exceptionally intense, blood stained the earth red, and corpses piled up like mountains.

This time, the attack intensity of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons was exceptionally high, pushing the battle lines of the East and West Demon Suppressing Palaces back, and the situation was precarious.

Five years later... the Heavenly Demon Battlefield... was struggling to hold on...

In the tenth year, more than half of the area of the East Demon Suppressing Palace was occupied, and the East Demon Suppressing Palace relocated.

The situation of the West Demon Suppressing Palace was no better, barely maintaining control over sixty percent of its territory.

In order to block the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, more hegemon-level forces joined the Demon Suppressing Palace, dispatching even more Cultivators.

The fifteenth year, the twenty-fifth year of the invasion by the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.

The two races of the Light Mark Great World formally formed an alliance, and all hegemon-level forces, including the later rebuilt Star Nether Hall, joined the Demon Suppressing Palace.

After an unknown number of years, for the first time, all living beings of the Light Mark Great World were under the command of the same force.

And the "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons" continued to enter the Light Mark Great World through the inter-world channel in a steady stream.

More Spirit Boat fleets, more Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.

In the time that followed, both sides continuously added new forces to the battlefield to fight.

Looking at the overall situation, the Light Mark Great World was slightly inferior, and the battle lines were constantly shrinking backward.

...

In front of the world-breaking channel, Li Jinian, who was stealthily lying in ambush, watched the war situation and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

After all, he was an invader; he had no right to say anything.

But how could he feel happy watching the living beings of his own world engage in bloody combat with the living beings of another world?

However, the current situation was beyond his control.

The war of the Heavenly Dao was also cruel, and there would be no shortage of deaths, but as long as he could ensure the prosperity of his own world, as long as they could survive, what did it matter who was sacrificed?

The law of the jungle is the true principle of the world.

And over these twenty-five years, the results had been very significant.

Currently, the progress of the war had reached about 5%; within the forty prefectures of the Light Mark Great World, one complete prefecture and two half-prefectures had been taken.

If nothing else, the plundered resources of heaven and earth were extremely impressive.

However, the real main event was yet to come there...

Li Jinian's eyes narrowed, and he cast his gaze back toward the Light Mark Great World, specifically at the sky ten thousand miles above the ruins of the North Town Demon City.

There, the Void Realm was completely shattered, and terrifying fluctuations were running rampant.

This stretch of the firmament had long since turned into a Shura battlefield, and the fierce clash between the two Peak powerhouses had left behind countless terrifying aftermaths of attacks.

Once one stepped into this range, a moment of carelessness would result in being instantly shredded into dust.

Violent Spiritual Qi gales enveloped the area, and top-tier Cultivators from both sides could not investigate the battle situation despite using all their means.

This battlefield had remained unchanged for fifteen years since it began.

Other Cultivators might not know the specific situation in the battlefield, but Li Jinian and another existence were well aware of it.

It was just that the final moment had not yet arrived.

But on the other levels of the battlefield, it was not so calm.

In the blink of an eye, the thirtieth year of the invasion by the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons arrived.

It was this year that good news came from the battlefield...

Of course, it was good news for the living beings of the Light Mark Great World, but for Li Jinian, it was a bad thing.

With a silver veil covering her face, the woman's jade-like countenance was half-revealed, and her cold, clear brows accentuated her beauty.

Peilan True Spirit was a top-tier Cultivator of the Star Soul Clan of the Light Mark Great World. Although her cultivation was not the highest among all the top-tier Cultivators of the Light Mark Great World, her killing techniques were among the best.

To date, a large number of "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons" had died at her hands.

And the "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons" side had also dispatched a powerful Demon Lord-level Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, whose strength was terrifying, comparable to a Human Race Void Condensation Realm Cultivator and a Star Soul Clan Star Moon True Spirit Realm Cultivator.

His might was astonishing; with his blazing Devilish Qi, he had defeated two top-tier Cultivators of the Light Mark Great World in succession, forcing them to abandon the battle lines and flee, causing heavy casualties among the Cultivators of the Demon Suppressing Palace.

Finally, Peilan True Spirit stepped forward and launched a series of earth-shattering battles with that Demon Lord.

The two fought from the ground to the sky, and from the sky to the underground; this fierce battle had lasted for several months.

Wherever they fought, everything was scorched earth.

But everything, everything, would end today!

...

Boom! After a deafening sound erupted, the two figures, large and small, separated after the fierce battle.

At this moment, Peilan True Spirit's silver veil was long gone, her Dao robes were stained red with blood, and of the sixteen moonlight wheel blades, only five remained, floating beside her and emitting a faint light.

Her body was covered in wounds, each one deep enough to see the bone, but her eyes remained firm.

The Demon Lord's situation was no better. At this moment, he was in his original form—a red four-clawed Tiger Jiao with two bull horns on his head and barbs on his back.

However, the blazing Devilish Qi around his body had become thin, and he had multiple wounds on his body. The most fatal wound was on his Jiao forehead, a gash running through his frontal bone, from which dark golden blood continuously flowed out, dissolving into the world.

The Demon Lord's eyes were filled with unwillingness and anger; he had not expected this Cultivator from the Light Mark Great World to be so difficult to deal with.

He hated himself even more for becoming obsessed, venturing deep into enemy territory alone and ending up in danger.

When he finally came to his senses from the fierce battle, he realized that he could not escape.

Now it was useless to say anything; within the range of his Divine Sense, the auras of many unfamiliar Cultivators of the same level were flickering in and out.

At this moment, the Cultivators who had come to support him must have been blocked outside.

The scene flashed rapidly; in some remote places, two figures were confronting each other.

They did not move, just stared at each other quietly.

An old man holding a half-withered green lotus, a youth dressed like a down-and-out scholar, a seductive and graceful beast-eared female Cultivator, and a burly man with a dejected expression, each maintaining their guard.

And in front of a certain lake pavilion, two old men were watching others fish.

"Two Seniors, the spiritual fish in this lake are exceptionally plump."

"This Junior dares to invite the two Seniors to have a drink."

"Hahaha, very good, very good."

One of them agreed heartily, while the other was thoughtful, then nodded slightly.

...

Retracting his Divine Sense, the Demon Lord understood that the death trap had been set, and he had no possibility of escaping.

The only thing he could do now was... fight to the death!!!

The Demon Lord roared, the remaining blazing Devilish Qi around his body climbed, and then he launched a desperate attack!

Peilan True Spirit's eyes sharpened, and the remaining five moonlight wheel blades spun rapidly, also erupting with terrifying power!

Rumble~

Half a day later, the world shook, and a certain Demon Lord of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons had fallen!