[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-921":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Sky Fell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2281777,4462,"Chapter 921: The Terrifying Killing Intent","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-921",921,"\u003Cp>The Earth’s high command recognized the danger and terror of the crystal palace on the far side of the moon, and Li Yi saw it too—not just saw it, but as he moved forward, the polluted energy around him grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This energy was even eroding his protective divine power; it was hard to imagine what would happen if one truly stepped into that crystal palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might be completely corrupted, his primordial spirit clouded, descending into madness, or even become a mindless puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t go any further—I can only stop here,” Li Yi said, halting his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pulled out a knife coin from the Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knife coin floated in his palm, radiating beams of divine light, and within it, the residual soul of Emperor Huaqing reappeared, immediately scanning his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the far side of the moon—I’ve found the source of the corruption: inside that crystal palace. But I can’t go any further, or my divine power will be utterly eroded, and my physical body will be contaminated too. I don’t know what effects such concentrated corruption would have, so I’ve chosen caution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “You’ve seen much. Do you have any good methods to deal with this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I’ve seen much, I’ve never encountered anything so strange. It’s more than just a great array—no array could sustain such vast corruption. That crystal palace must contain some forbidden object,” said the residual soul of Emperor Huaqing, gazing at the palace with serious analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you handle it? If you succeed in resolving the corruption, I’ll send you to the Incense World and appoint you as a Great General—you’ll become a god in one step,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have only one strike left. If it fails, trouble will be immense,” said the residual soul of Emperor Huaqing. “But with your word, I’m willing to risk entering to scout the situation, then decide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Throw the knife coin toward the crystal palace. The rest is up to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi nodded and immediately summoned his divine power, launching the knife coin toward the crystal palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, brilliant divine light erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knife coin revealed extraordinary properties, forcibly cleaving through the polluted energy field and hurtling toward the crystal palace at incredible speed. Though the palace gates were sealed, as the knife coin neared, a beam of divine light coalesced and ripped open a gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knife coin plunged inside and vanished from Li Yi’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi stood nearby, watching intently, hoping the residual soul of Emperor Huaqing would bring good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the crystal palace remained utterly silent—no sound emerged. But he could sense that the palace concealed something profound, far from simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what forbidden object lay within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi didn’t care—he was here only to investigate and see how to handle the corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited about half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unusual vibrations came from beneath his feet—no, the entire moon was trembling. Some force had gone out of control, disrupting the moon’s normal operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Yi didn’t care—if the moon exploded, it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since spiritual energy had revived, Earth now connected to multiple worlds, nourished by spiritual energy—it was no longer as fragile. Losing the moon wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tremors intensified, cracks spread across the moon’s surface, and vast amounts of polluted energy gushed out, like a runaway tide, spreading into deep space instead of being directed toward Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This development made Li Yi realize: the residual soul of Emperor Huaqing had apparently succeeded in something—disrupting the moon’s great array and reducing part of the corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only partially. The residual soul of Emperor Huaqing had not completed the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wall of the crystal palace tore open, and a beam of divine light shot out. Terrifying pollution energy surged forth, trying to trap the light—but the knife coin revealed another extraordinary trait, cleaving through the obstruction and escaping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi, flee—this place holds great terror.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The residual soul of Emperor Huaqing emerged from the divine light, his expression filled with fear, urgency in his voice. His soul was weaker than before, as if he had overdrawn his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Yi immediately reached out, drawing back the knife coin with a reverse surge of divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he saw gray-white residue clinging to the knife coin—some contamination had taken hold. Yet as time passed, the divine light washed over it, and the pollution rapidly diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the residual soul had said, the knife coin possessed extraordinary properties—it was, to some degree, immune to corruption. It was merely incomplete in its restoration, hence its diminished power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could examine further,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the sealed gates of the crystal palace slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless pollution energy surged forth like an invisible, towering tidal wave, sweeping across the cold void of space, ready to swallow everything nearby. This wave of energy washed over—no one could survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you didn’t die, you’d suffer irreversible calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi didn’t hesitate. He stepped on Thunder and retreated swiftly, fleeing the area at astonishing speed, heading toward the Immortal Warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yue inside the Immortal Warship sensed something was wrong. Though she didn’t know the details, seeing Li Yi retreat instantly, she opened the warship’s hatch and prepared for escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi returned to the Immortal Warship. As the hatch closed, the vessel immediately began moving through space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent impact struck—the entire Immortal Warship roared with thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s attacking the warship?” Lin Yue’s expression turned alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t an energy blast—it was a terrifying assault. Alarms blared inside the warship, warning of damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a warship forged from Red Gold—its defense even surpassed that of Immortal artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave here. Activate cross-realm transit. Escape the threat behind us,” Li Yi ordered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Warship shot forward, then activated its cross-realm device. An attack struck ahead, opening a portal, and the vessel swiftly vanished near the moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless energy tides surged, concealing lethal danger within—this invisible threat locked onto the Immortal Warship and pursued it across realms into a dark world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Immortal Warship, having entered the dark world, opened another portal and crossed again into a barren, post-apocalyptic wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lethal energy tide still surged after it—the killing intent continued to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Warship jumped repeatedly: from the wasteland into a primitive world, then from the primitive world into a late-cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after these successive realm-crossings was the killing intent shaken off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay here for now in this world. Once we confirm safety, return to Earth,” Li Yi said grimly. After verifying the surroundings were temporarily secure, he ordered the Immortal Warship to remain in the late-cultivation world and observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see if that terrifying killing intent followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s expression finally eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that after successive realm-crossings, they had finally shaken off the killing intent. After all, crossing four worlds at once—no matter how terrifying, such a thing would be powerless across such barriers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since this was a late-cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any energy—polluted or not—entering this world would be diluted, losing all destructive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely the optimal escape plan analyzed by the AI Hongji.\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-20T01:27:08.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5e85c7fbb2de35778241e82c3f9bd977e22ce4012ffe422e0b8b76b194af2d60","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-922","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-920",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]