Chapter 226

It broke.

Inside the gate, the carnage—whether sky or earth—was drenched in blood, a scene so horrifying it sent chills down the spine; the great battle had shattered the morale of the Nether Eclipse beings in the Sacrificial Realm, including their King, leaving them utterly defeated, with not a shred of will left to fight.

All that remained was fear, pure cold dread.

Run!

This was the thought of every living being in the Nether Eclipse Realm—if they didn't flee, once Kamikawa Zun finished slaughtering the Nether Eclipse Realm and turned back, it wouldn't be the King of Nether Eclipse they'd face, but them.

Even beings beyond the King level had died at Kamikawa Zun's hands; how could these Nether Eclipse beings, strongest only at the King level, possibly fight? Would they use their heads?

But… where could they run to?

The Void Demon Realm was Void Demon territory; hiding there would only lead to being found, and given the current relationship between the Nether Eclipse Realm and the Void Demon Realm, being found meant death.

Return to the Nether Eclipse Realm?

The Nether Eclipse beings present instinctively turned to the gate—inside, it was a sea of crimson, blood flowing from its threshold; this terrifying sight, in less than a fraction of a second, instantly crushed the idea of returning to the Nether Eclipse Realm.

That 'God of Killing' was still slaughtering within the Nether Eclipse Realm—returning there would be like delivering their own heads.

The Nether Eclipse Realm was unreachable, the Void Demon Realm was forbidden—then where could they go…

"Towards the Origin Realm!!"

Suddenly, the King-level being who had shattered the passage from the Void Demon Realm to Higashiozu cried out.

The next moment.

The King-level being abandoned his deadly duel and flew toward the Towards the Origin Realm passage.

Yes, Towards the Origin Realm was that 'God of Killing's' world—but a world capable of nurturing a peerless genius like him must surely be extraordinary, vast in territory; after all, great soil breeds great people, and such a glorious hero must have been born from a glorious world.

Fleeing to that world to hide—wouldn't it be hard for the 'God of Killing' to find them?

Besides, such a world, they didn't believe, lacked connections to other realms; from the Towards the Origin Realm, they could make their way to other worlds, and even if the 'God of Killing' searched, he might never find them.

Searching through one realm after another would be too troublesome, and no one would go to such lengths just for them—they'd have a chance to survive.

Like dominoes falling, or the final straw that broke the camel's back.

The King-level being turned and fled toward the Towards the Origin Realm passage; the morale of the Nether Eclipse beings shattered instantly, with not a single soul left willing to fight.

"Follow him!"

The Nether Eclipse Kings who had joined the battle knew of the Void Demon Realm's plea for aid; thus, they instantly understood the King-level being's move and all charged after him.

A force that had lost its cohesion and now only sought escape—its outcome was inevitable: total collapse.

The Nether Eclipse beings fled without regard for anything, scattering in all directions; the scene before and behind was heart-wrenching, leaving the Void Demons momentarily stunned.

No one had anticipated that a life-or-death war between two realms would end so abruptly.

"He… wasn't lying." Mo Lingling stood frozen, her slender body trembling violently as she recalled Kamikawa Zun's words upon his arrival.

I'm very strong. One person is enough.

So Kamikawa Jun hadn't lied—it truly was enough for one person. One man had shattered the will of an entire realm's beings, one man had driven an entire realm's life to despair, stripping them of all fighting spirit.

The King-level being fled, glancing back at the dense horde of Nether Eclipse beings following him—and as if struck by a thought, his expression turned strange, his eyes filled with complex emotion.

Now he almost believed it: they truly might be piglets, having fled from the Xiling Realm, and this situation now felt like a replay—repeating the fate of their ancestors, who fled in terror from the 'God of Killing' clan, escaping to other realms, finally reaching the Nether Eclipse Realm.

When the Void Demons finally reacted, Mo Lingling and Li Gui were the first to understand.

"Quick! Stop them!!"

"Father, stop them!"

They screamed, recognizing that the King-level being's escape direction was precisely toward the passage; simultaneously, Li Gui and Mo Lingling dashed out without hesitation, furiously slaughtering every Nether Eclipse being heading for the passage.

No one understood the situation on the other side of the passage better than they did.

Though gods were stationed there, it wasn't the 'what if' they feared—it was the 'what if it happens.' Outside the passage lay Higashiozu Town, and farther still, the Arakawa District.

With the Nether Eclipse beings' destructive power, even the residual shockwaves from their frantic flight could instantly shatter humans into pulp.

And most crucially, that world was unlike the Void Demon Realm or the Nether Eclipse Realm—it did not revere the law of the strong devouring the weak; quite the opposite, it fiercely protected ordinary people; even one civilian's death would trigger a deadly reprisal.

Precisely because they knew this, Li Gui dared not harm humans, contentedly serving as a maid.

But the Nether Eclipse beings didn't know this!!

To flee as quickly as possible, the Nether Eclipse beings wouldn't care for the weak; in their worldview, harming the innocent and defenseless wouldn't provoke the strong—they wouldn't fear the world's powerful ones raging in fury over such things.

Unfortunately, they were wrong.

Mo Lingling's very marrow trembled with terror—if the Nether Eclipse beings reached Higashiozu and killed dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, the Japanese gods might well unleash their wrath upon the Void Demon Realm.

You Void Demons didn't know I cherish humanity most in my Towards the Origin Realm? You let a horde of beings run wild in my realm, slaughtering human lives? Unforgivable sin!

"Chie, Koharu…"

While Mo Lingling feared the Japanese gods' wrath falling upon the Void Demon Realm, Li Gui cared more for her friends in Japan—her fellow maids, and Chie and Iori of the New Faith.

"Stop them!"

The Demon Lord roared, recalling Mo Lingling's description of the Towards the Origin Realm; his face instantly turned ashen as he unleashed his Void Demon power without restraint.

Though the Void Demons didn't understand Li Gui and Mo Lingling's panic, seeing the Void Demon Elders chasing with eyes bulging in fury, they sensed the gravity of the situation and all surged after them.

A bizarre scene emerged.

One realm's beings fled in madness; the other realm's beings chased in frenzy; both sides fought for their lives, both sides driven to utter desperation.

On the other side.

Tokyo, Japan.

Countless people panicked; those in Higashiozu and Arakawa overturned tables, their faces deathly pale.

At this moment.

In the Nether Eclipse Realm, after slaying another King, Kamikawa Zun sensed the anomaly in the Void Demon Realm, twisted off the head of the King in his hand, without the slightest hesitation, spun around, and without looking back, crossed through the gate.

His pitch-black eyes swirled with brilliance, as if stars were forming within them, gazing toward the distant passage leading from the Void Demon Realm to Japan.

"System, consume script points—I want to exchange…"

The Nether Eclipse beings are too close to the passage, and that King-level lifeform has already reached the passage entrance; there is no time left to rush over and stop the Nether Eclipse beings.

Finally arrived! We're saved!

The Wang-level lifeform who reached the passage grew excited, dared not look back—life and death hung in the balance, no time for hesitation—he walked straight into the passage and appeared atop Higashio Dashan.

The next moment.

The winds and clouds changed color!

The sky over Tokyo, Japan, instantly turned black, as if time had condensed space—midday with the sun high overhead became night in the blink of an eye.

The night was pitch black, with no stars, only a single silver moon hanging.

The black void of the heavens felt like a dark abyss, so dark it stirred dread and hair-raising fear, as if the darkness would swallow them whole, plunging them into eternal nothingness; only that single silver moon offered light, yet it warmed no heart—its glow was ghastly pale.

It was no moon of the mortal world, but a moon from hell, illuminating the dark underworld's Yellow Spring Road, guiding all spirits toward the other shore of Naihe.

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