Chapter 1033: Liberating Red Dust

Liberating Red Dust

Red Dust Domain.

Clatter——clatter——

In the gray barrenness outside the Realm, trains were rumbling as they departed from the Red Dust area. Countless citizens crowded between the carriages, looking through the windows at the receding city skyline, their eyes full of worry and unease.

At the same time, four Realm trains departed from the Red Dust Domain, traveling rapidly southward along the same brand-new track.

"Transferring all the survivors of the Red Dust Domain in three days... this project is shocking enough even in the history since the Great Cataclysm." The Train Conductor glanced back at the receding Realm and couldn't help speaking. "That's hundreds of thousands of people."

"The Lord of the Red Dust is truly far-sighted... Ever since the Red Dust Domain suffered heavy damage, she has always put transportation reconstruction as the top priority. The two Realms that the Red Dust Domain originally connected to, the Aurora Domain and the Wuji Domain, could no longer be traveled to normally. If a new Realm train track wasn't laid, rebuilding the Realm would be almost impossible. At the time, the 'Red-South' special line was built in just a single month, nearly draining all the manpower of the Tower to Heaven."

"However, over such a long time, quite a few people have left the Red Dust Domain as well. After all, not everyone is willing to rebuild their homes on ruins... Starting a new life by heading to the South Sea Domain, a place where it is like spring all year round, is also a good choice."

"No matter what, there are still a hundred thousand people left in the Red Dust Domain, right? The 'Red-South' special line, four Realm trains traveling back and forth constantly within three days... This is the first time I've seen the Human Domains so united."

"True..."

"Once this trip is done, the Red Dust Domain should be basically empty... That one should also be making a move, right?"

...

Inside the Realm.

On the empty streets, Su Zhiwei, wearing a white training uniform, walked forward slowly.

At this moment, the Realm seemed to be already empty, with only houses standing silently one after another. The exteriors of these houses were all brand new, as if they had just been rebuilt over the past few months... But if one looked into the distance, one could still see a large amount of building wreckage standing atop the barren ruins.

Traces of human life still remained in the houses, and the stoves of a few homes were even still warm, as if the residents who lived here had just left. But the interiors of the houses were clean and smooth, seemingly specially swept before leaving, leaving behind a room full of helplessness and reluctance.

Su Zhiwei's gaze swept over these houses, her expression somewhat complex.

After the Red Dust Domain suffered heavy damage, she had always been dedicated to rebuilding this place. After all, this Realm existed because of her. Generation after generation of people had lived here, leaving behind generation after generation of memories... Even if their homes were destroyed, a considerable portion of the survivors in the Red Dust Domain were unwilling to leave.

If possible, Su Zhiwei also wanted to stay here forever and help the residents here rebuild their homes...

But before that, she needed to clear away some obstacles first.

She didn't want the sorrow of the Red Dust Domain to be repeated in other Realms.

Su Zhiwei walked all the way from the rebuilt blocks, crossing large swaths of ruins that hadn't begun construction, and arrived at a village outside the Main City...

Without the carving of Floating Life Painting, not a trace of greenery could be seen in the village. On the soil of this Nuclear Ruins, only empty houses and withered yellow vegetation remained.

Su Zhiwei slowly stopped her steps under a withered willow tree. The breeze brushed past her temples, seemingly also bringing a figure from her memory to her side.

"Yao Qing... I'm leaving."

"I'm leaving Red Dust for a period of time to deal with some troublesome guys. After the dust settles, I'll return..."

"When the time comes, I'll resolve the radiation on this land, and let peach blossoms and willow trees bloom once again in this Realm... I'll turn everything here into the appearance in your paintings."

The withered willow tree rustled and swayed in the wind, as if responding to Su Zhiwei's voice.

Su Zhiwei stayed here for a long time. Finally taking a deep breath, she turned and walked a few steps, before her figure transformed into a stunning streak of lightning, instantly vanishing into the Red Dust Domain!

The rumbling of the trains echoed under the lead-gray sky,

Just as the silhouette of the Red Dust Domain was about to disappear at the end of the horizon, the surging clouds began to stir. All the residents on the trains saw a white-clothed figure leap up from the empty Realm, like a divine punishment thunderbolt instantly piercing through the firmament!!

...

Tianshu Domain.

A figure shrouded entirely in black clothes slowly rose from the ruins of the block where thick smoke rolled.

The radiance of a super-large Alchemy Array flowed under the thick clouds. A massive amount of souls poured back into the firmament. Amidst the wandering scarlet lightning, a transparent and bright Philosopher's Stone silently plummeted downward...

That black-clothed figure merely raised his hand gently, and pinched that scarlet stone between his fingertips;

Dreamlike faint light flowed within it, and the smooth and round surface of the stone reflected Lou Yu's calm face.

"The fifth one..."

Lou Yu's fingertips spread like quicksilver, swallowing that Philosopher's Stone within. A wisp of red light wandered inside his body, ultimately rising to the position of his glabella. As it slowly moved along with the other four, a pentagram array gradually took shape.

Thump——!!!

Terrifying shockwaves swept across the sky. At this moment, Lou Yu was like a Demigod descending to the mortal world, a trace of redness dyeing both his eyes.

The shockwaves surged in the air, evolving into a monstrous hurricane that swept across the entire Realm... Almost all the residents in the Tianshu Domain saw this scene. Shouting in terror, they frantically fled in the direction away from him.

Black shadows flew out from the Tower to Heaven, rushing against the crowd toward Lou Yu in the sky!

"Damn it... it's the Lord of Wuji?!!"

"How could he be here? Shouldn't he be in the Wuji Domain with the Silver King!"

"The disturbance in the Wuji Domain was just bait to attract attention?? Their true target is actually the Tianshu Domain?!"

"Tower Master!! Where is the Tower Master?!"

"I don't know... I haven't seen the Tower Master since just now!"

"Forget about it, we absolutely can't let him continue killing people no matter what!! The Alchemy Array in the sky should be the source of his power, let's go destroy it!!"

"..."

All the high-tier Combat Power of the Tower to Heaven rose from every corner of the Realm. They swarmed into the sky, their target precisely the super-large Alchemy Array maintained by Durand.

Suspended high beneath the firmament, Lou Yu calmly looked down at this group of moths flying into the fire, his black robe stirring silently.

"Why seek your own destruction?"

Lou Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.

The next moment, the movements of everyone high in the sky became sluggish. Crystals spread from the surface of their skin, and their bodies actually began to crystallize visibly to the naked eye. It was as if the carbon base that made up their lives was being forcibly converted into a silicon base...