Chapter 1037

Beat the drums, advance!

After half a day, countless enormous cloudship warships rose up, each incredibly massive, their surfaces flashing with bright patterns, and many Azure Abyss Army soldiers stood in orderly ranks!

These are all elite troops of the Azure Abyss Army!

They are completely different from the Azure Abyss Army guards that Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen and the others encountered earlier at the edge of the starry sky.

Boom—

There were actually dozens of huge cloudships drifting Above the Void.

Situ Zhen wore heavy armor, gripped a long blade in his hand, his face solemn; Sun Qinghou and the others followed behind him.

Crack!

The Azure Abyss Emperor tore open the void, wearing a dragon robe, golden ripples surging across his body, slowly stepping out of the rift; he pointed toward the eastern direction, far away.

Set out!

Dozens of huge ships immediately crossed the void, their momentum overwhelming; wherever they passed, divine rainbows surged, illuminating heaven and earth with dazzling brilliance.

Speed is essential in warfare!

The Azure Abyss Emperor directly ordered, full speed ahead!

On the great ship, Bai Loulan, Heze Zhanglao and the others wore confident smiles.

Heze Zhanglao said, "I cannot help but admire the Azure Abyss Emperor's daring!"

Bai Loulan said, "That is natural. How could one who governs this realm of heaven for endless ages be a mediocre nobody?"

Besides the Azure Abyss Emperor's betrayal of humanity, this person is truly a 'heroic tyrant'!

Sun Qinghou approached the Azure Abyss Emperor with a respectful expression and reported, "Your Majesty, I have used the supreme secret technique to transmit orders to my subordinates, completely sealing off the eastern star sea frontier! There, the hegemonic power of the Zhao clan, allied with many forces, is preparing to slaughter the stars!"

The Azure Abyss Emperor said lightly, "Do it."

Sun Qinghou nodded.

Eastern starry frontier of the Azure Abyss Heaven.

Yang Ling'er wore an ice-white long dress, starlight reflected in her eyes; she stood silently aboard a cloudship, gazing at a strange star in the distance, "This is the place. The World Tree Dao Patterns are there."

Yang Xuan frowned slightly.

What met the eye was an inverted star, transformed into a star-like shape.

Inverted Suspension Mountain!

This mountain is immensely huge, grand and imposing, emanating endless pressure; its foot is lush with vegetation, yet its summit is bald and bare, appearing exceedingly strange.

In this region of the starry sky, there is also a heavenly divine river that cascades down, spanning heaven and earth, everywhere flowing with the Azure Abyss Emperor's Dao Resonance—a supremely lofty pressure, like a great river.

Yang Xuan gazed at this terrifying phenomenon and said, "The Azure Abyss Emperor has already discovered our intentions; he is likely heading here."

Yang Ling'er said, "General Chun Jing Qi is already preparing to descend here."

Yang Xuan said, "Now every starry sky where the Dao-source fruit has matured is heavily guarded! The Azure Abyss Emperor has likely issued a death order! We can only wait for an opportunity to act."

Yang Ling'er lowered her head to look at her crystal-clear palm, nodded slightly, and said, "Not bad."

During this time, as the three World Tree Dao Patterns were activated and refined, her cultivation surged to the Three-Star Inquiry Dao Realm.

But it's still not enough!

Her cultivation would be too weak!

Hiss!

The cloudship carrying Yang Ling'er and the others shot forth; aboard it, a shadow of worry fell across Yang Ling'er's face.

The enemy is numerous, we are few!

The enemy is strong, we are weak!

But at this moment, this region of the starry sky is undergoing a drastic change.

The Zhao clan and other hegemonic powers received Sun Qinghou's secret order, preparing to begin slaughtering the stars.

"Better to mistakenly kill ten thousand than let one escape! This is the Azure Abyss Emperor's order!"

Dozens of forces each divided their starry sky regions and began to exterminate everything!

In the Zhao clan's star sea, the Zhao clan's patriarch Zhao Ying wore a gray robe, emanating the aura of the Nine-Star Inquiry Dao Realm, his face hinting at killing intent as he coldly gazed into the distant starry sky.

He had already gathered the Zhao clan's strong ones, all assembling above the starry sky.

Zhao Ying looked at the crowd and said, "This time the Azure Abyss Emperor himself gave the order, and Senior Sun Qinghou relayed it—this Inverted Suspension Mountain lies within the star sea demarcated by our Zhao clan; we must hold the Dao-source fruit here! At the same time, we will exterminate every star in this star sea, forcing the Spirit Martial Emperor to emerge!"

"This is a rare opportunity for our Zhao clan to rise after a thousand years! You must not be soft-hearted!"

They all exclaimed excitedly, "As you command!"

The Zhao clan had long wanted to annex the surrounding forces; this time, having received the Azure Abyss Emperor's approval, they can completely eliminate rivals and expand the Zhao clan's starry sky territory more than tenfold!

Such an opportunity is fleeting!

Even as mighty as Zhao Ying, who boasts of having witnessed the vicissitudes of ages, he could not hide his excitement, sweeping his sleeve and declaring, "Begin the slaughter of stars! Leave no chicken or dog! Wherever we pass, not a blade of grass will grow!"

The sound faded!

Boom—

The Zhao clan's cloudships began to tear the void, emitting a terrifying roar; upon them were planted huge banners bearing an ancient character: 'Zhao!'

The faces of all the Zhao clan members showed greed, gazing ahead into the starry sky, their eyes flashing coldly like vampires eyeing fresh blood.

The first star, the Kun Star!

More than ten cloudships descended directly above this star; for a moment, a terrifying power like a roaring sea pressed down upon it.

All living beings trembled with fear.

Several venerable figures, their bodies trembling, stepped upon divine rainbows, rose into the air, and bowed respectfully to the Zhao clan members, saying, "Esteemed elders of the Zhao clan, what business do you have…?"

Zhao Ying gave a cold snort, swept his sleeve, and said, "Destroy you!"

Boom!

The might of the Nine Stars Asking Dao Realm descended like the heavens tilting, and these several old powerhouses were directly obliterated!

Fresh blood splattered!

Kill!

The Zhao family members, wildly excited, charged toward that star; in an instant, people shouted and horses neighed, and wails echoed everywhere.

Star slaughter!

Seize all the fortuitous opportunities of this star!

Ahhhh...

Zhao family, you will die a horrible death!

You are so bloody, you will suffer retribution!

Numerous Zhao family powerhouses sneered, "Our Zhao family has stood firm in this starry expanse for endless ages, and now we have even received the secret order of Lord Sun Qinghou, bearing the holy mandate of the Azure Abyss Emperor. Who could exterminate my Zhao family? Such a person has not even been born!"

Soon, like wind sweeping away scattered clouds, this star was instantly slaughtered.

Blood flowed and drifted, chickens and dogs left none; even earthworms were split vertically in half, and ant nests were filled with poison.

None survived!

Next!

The Zhao family members were wildly excited; their star slaughter yielded vast cultivation resources!

Zhao Ying sneered, "Indeed worthy of the gold belt of murder and arson! Honest cultivation for opportunities—how could star slaughter and plunder be any faster?"

This scene likewise occurred in other star seas of the eastern starry expanse.

Killing intent fully revealed!

Star-slaughter atrocities followed one after another.

Half a day later.

As Yang Ling'er and Yang Xuan's cloud vessel was about to descend upon Mount Upside-down Hanging, waves of terrifying killing intent came from behind.

Boom!

Towering divine radiance rose like numerous great suns, illuminating heaven and earth; terrifying surges poured in all directions, and the mighty pressure of the High Star Asking Dao Realm continually surged outward.

Yang Xuan turned back and immediately saw more than a dozen spirit vessels shooting forth, upon which a huge flag fluttered against the spatial gale, and standing atop them were numerous Zhao family powerhouses, each emanating endless killing intent and malign qi.

A gray-robed old man said indifferently, "Two little minnows spotted ahead—wipe them out!"

Saying that, he flicked his sleeve, and a tremendously terrifying palm print descended upon Yang Ling'er and Yang Xuan.

Blocking the sky and covering the sun!

Yang Xuan directly stepped in front of Yang Ling'er, brandished the Qingxuan Sword, and roared, "One sword buries life and death!"

Just then, a faint voice echoed.

Who dares to move my disciple?