Chapter 239: This Battle, My Death Is No Concern

After learning the story of Tianmo Chuan, your curiosity reached its peak.

You look forward to Tianmo Chuan's return.

After a long wait, you finally received good news.

The plan to transmute Black Mist succeeded.

Driven by the power of all beings, Black Mist merged with Heaven and Earth Wonders, becoming an entirely new form.

You named it—Chaos Matter.

Through careful study, you discovered that Chaos Matter has the effect of feeding back to Heaven and Earth, able to mend certain flaws between them.

The more complete the cosmic rules, the greater the benefit to the Living World.

Perhaps this is the only benefit this war offers you.

Yet you still dare not abuse Chaos Matter, deciding first to try using it to construct JiuseShenjie.

Turning it into a barrier for the Living World, it can also serve as a third domain of the Living World.

JiuseShenjie, supplemented by Chaos Matter, continuously expands, encircling the entire Great World, resembling a star ring.

The beings dwelling here gave it a new name—the Star Ring Realm.

The establishment of the Star Ring Realm makes everything progress toward a better direction.

You, the Empress, and the Nine Immortals continuously seal and refine Black Mist, steadily reducing it, hoping that one day Black Mist will be eradicated.

This should be a cause for joy, yet you harbor a bad premonition.

You approach the Empress for a heart-to-heart, "Empress, do you have a strange feeling that everything is progressing too smoothly?"

"From beginning to end, Black Mist has shown no resistance."

"These days, my heart grows increasingly uneasy."

Tianmo Chuan's destiny is about to be reborn, and you fear an accident.

The Empress sighs, "I also think the progress is too smooth, perhaps because the Black Mist here is too weak."

Weak?

The term is absurd when applied to Bizarre Black Mist.

Perhaps the Bizarre Black Mist encountered in this Great World is too powerful, giving you the illusion that this 'Black Mist' is weak.

In the time to come, you and the Empress remain vigilant.

The Nine Immortals also watch Black Mist, fearing it may mutate again.

However, fate always loves to toy with the Living World.

While cultivating, you are startled; Tianhu Shizu rushes in, "Sangyu, Fox Empress, a disaster has occurred!"

"Eight-armed Emperor has been devoured by Black Mist!"

"The event happened too suddenly, too bizarrely; we dare not rashly enter the Black Mist to rescue."

The thing you feared indeed happened.

You even warned, "Never let the true form enter the Black Mist!"

Tianhu Shizu says, "Everyone is cautious, but delay may cause change; we fear that further delay will bring more mishaps, possibly causing Eight-armed Emperor to fall."

Boom! Boom! Boom!!

At that moment, the Star River churns, and in the distant Chaos Void a dazzling radiance and terrifying aura erupt.

"They are battling Black Mist again!"

Tianhu Shizu's gaze sharpens.

"Let's go!" You do not dare to linger, and rush with the Empress to that area.

There, you witnessed a scene you will never forget.

Black Mist surged, transforming into myriad shadow forms.

The Ancient Gods that had long ago fallen and scattered in the Chaos Universe reappeared, and besides them, some shadows whose aura was no weaker than the Ancient God shadows.

"It seems we guessed correctly."

Your expression grew exceedingly solemn, "The two Black Mist clusters indeed share the same source!"

Exactly sixteen powerful shadows from the Black Mist burst forth, and billions of weaker shadows scattered across the Star River, charging toward the Star Ring Realm.

You, the Empress, and Tianhu Shizu and their party are besieged by Sixteen Paths Ancient God Shadows, with no time to worry about the Star Ring Realm's safety.

You can only hope the cultivators of the Star Ring Realm can hold it.

After all, these small offshoot shadows are not strong; with the Grand Array's purification, the Star Ring Realm's cultivators might not lose.

"It seems Black Mist can evolve everything it once devoured into shadow forms."

"Trouble is coming."

The Ancient Gods in shadow form are not very powerful, lacking Proof of Dao Treasure, and rank among the lowest tier of Immortal Realm strong ones.

But they can regenerate infinitely from Black Mist.

Under continuous battle, you will eventually grow weary, but the shadows will not.

You ask yourself, "Can we hold it?"

You tell yourself that the worst outcome is not yet here.

"No Human Ancestor has manifested within the Black Mist; perhaps the Human Ancestor still lives, resisting the Black Mist's source."

"Or perhaps the Black Mist has not yet reached its full form, unable to manifest higher‑grade shadows."

"Maybe this Black Mist is also at its last ditch! It has exhausted its source, seeking to devour the Star Ring Realm to enlarge itself."

"If we can resist this wave of attack, we have hope to win."

You calmly analyze the situation.

The Empress sighs lightly, "There is one more thing we must clarify."

You ask, "What?"

The Empress solemnly says, "This Black Mist suddenly erupted with such powerful Strange Power; perhaps it has formed some kind of connection with another Black Mist."

"If that is truly the case, our resistance is useless."

"What we should do now is verify this matter, whether the two Black Mist clouds are connected by some divine method."

"If so! We must sever their connection!"

"Otherwise, the source of the Black Mist will attack, and we will surely lose."

The Empress's words are not without reason.

Yet turning defense into offense, how difficult it is!

To uncover all this, we must venture deep into the Black Mist, and doing so will result in being devoured by the Black Mist.

Tianhu Shizu says gravely, "If it is truly as you say, then we must give it a try."

"I can borrow the power of all beings for protection, and enter the Black Mist to investigate."

"This is the only way."

The power of all beings is, as you currently know, the only effective means to oppose the Black Mist.

You and Sangyu cannot borrow this world's power of all beings.

After some discussion, you reach consensus: Tianhu Shizu will lead the protection of All Beings, delving into the Black Mist to investigate.

Meanwhile, Flaming Sword Immortal will guide the power of Heaven and Earth Sword Cultivators, planting a Sword Intent Immortal Pearl in Tianhu Shizu's core of destiny.

If Tianhu Shizu cannot escape and is devoured by the Black Mist, the Sword Intent Immortal Pearl will erupt, first completely destroying Tianhu Shizu.

At this moment, Heaven's Will's restriction on All Immortals has been fully lifted.

Tianhu Shizu laughs proudly, a pair of fists blazing with Fox Clan radiance, utterly unafraid.

They hand the Reincarnation Mirror, representing the Heavenly Dao Divine Office "Reincarnation", to you and the Empress.

"In former days, Chuan gave the Reincarnation Mirror to me; now I give it to you, hoping that Chuan's Wheel of Destiny may turn again."

"If you see Chuan again, please tell him, Tianhu has righteousness, Fox Clan has affection."

"This battle! My death matters not!"