Chapter 1445: Blood Sacrifice to the Imperial Capital (First Update, requesting everything)

After finishing the process, Li Zhangsheng withdrew the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array. The 'Star Lords' who composed the array all breathed a sigh of relief; although it had only been for a short while, those Pseudo-Kings all felt as if they had been hollowed out.

As for those puppets, the energy within their bodies had reached a critical point; if the Tuidi could have held on for a little longer, there would truly have been a possibility of escape.

Li Zhangsheng did not check the spoils of war for the time being, instead casting his gaze toward the sky. Those who made the same movement as him included Wendi, Wudi, the Four Seas Dragon Kings, and other Supreme Beings.

The others who were slower to react also looked up at the firmament. Although this place was covered by the forbidden array of the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, it was not completely sealed off, and the Stronger could still see some scenes of the outside world.

"The sky, I fear it is about to change!"

Wendi muttered to himself. From his perspective, he could faintly see a scarlet light pillar thrusting straight into the clouds.

Li Zhangsheng's eyes radiated a strange light. Through the swirling clouds and mist, he could see that the light pillar was already nearing the Nine Heavens, and beyond that was the sealed Heavenly Realm.

Judging by the distance, the location of the light pillar was fully ten thousand miles away from the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, which showed just how thick this dark green light pillar was.

What was certain was that the light pillar was in the Central Region; more accurately, it should be the Mucang Empire.

Li Zhangsheng pondered for a moment and said, "It seems our Human Emperor has a way to break the barrier of the Heavenly Realm. No wonder he did not come to the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum; compared to the Heavenly Realm, what does the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum count for?"

"This likely has to do with the fall of the Phoenix Emperor!"

Wudi added.

"According to my humble opinion, the Human Emperor is very likely trying to forcibly break through the Heavenly Realm Pass by sacrificing the Phoenix Emperor!"

The South Sea Dragon King spoke up next. The Heavenly Realm Pass he mentioned referred to the checkpoint after the Heavenly Emperor sealed the Heavenly Realm back then.

As long as the Heavenly Realm Pass is broken, one can enter the Heavenly Realm.

The West Sea Dragon King said hesitantly, "Sacrificing one Emperor Rank is likely not enough, otherwise the Heavenly Realm Pass would have been broken long ago."

"What if we add the citizens of the Mucang Empire? If the quality is not enough, make up for it with quantity. No matter how sturdy the Heavenly Realm Pass is, after so many years, it is definitely not as strong as it was in its prime. If the Phoenix Emperor and a vast number of lives are blood-sacrificed, plus the great power of the Human Emperor, it is not impossible to break it. The Human Emperor must be certain of success to do this, otherwise, the Phoenix Emperor would have been 'sacrificed' in vain."

The North Sea Dragon King said abruptly. His expression was very serious, which had to do with his past experiences.

During the Three Clans War, the North Sea Dragon King had once witnessed a large-scale blood sacrifice and had almost become a target of the blood sacrifice himself at the time. If the Ancestral Dragon had not arrived in time, the North Sea Dragon King would have long since been replaced.

"These are all just guesses. The most urgent task is that we must speed up our exploration of the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum and get the Mysterious Emperor Inheritance in our hands first."

"It can only be this way!"

"How about this: we split into two teams, the human race in one team and the Four Seas Dragon Clan in the other. We will explore separately. If a crisis that cannot be resolved appears, crush this jade piece."

Li Zhangsheng took out several jade pieces. These jade pieces were obtained from the Star Emperor. Compared to the Communication Jade Slip, the greatest advantage of this kind of jade piece was that it could ignore the obstruction of forbidden arrays to communicate.

"Fine, let's do it!"

Everyone agreed. With the Tuidi and the Qilin Race gone, the only ones left in the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum who could pose a threat to them were the Blood Emperor's side and the Phoenix Clan. Even if they joined forces to deal with one of the teams, it would be impossible to wipe them out in a short time.

After temporarily splitting into two teams, Li Zhangsheng directly opened the Secret Realm, brought everyone into the edge area of the Secret Realm, and only then came before the Crystal Wall to head to the next random area.

Amidst the spinning world, Li Zhangsheng was randomized to the center of an area.

After observation, this area had been explored by him before.

Helpless, Li Zhangsheng came before the Crystal Wall again to continue random teleportation.

In the time that followed, Li Zhangsheng's figure appeared in various areas. Once he discovered an area that had never been explored, he would loot it.

Utilizing the feedback of his Mental Power, the batch of treasures with the highest quality was almost all pocketed by him.

Of course, this process was very covert and would not be discovered by others.

During this process, Li Zhangsheng occasionally encountered the Blood Emperor and his party, but both sides were relatively rational, so they just took a look from afar without igniting the flames of war.

After spending some time, Li Zhangsheng finished exploring the eight major areas of the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, but did not find any traces of the Mysterious Emperor Inheritance or the Demon Refining Pot.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, it was possible that a lucky person had gotten there first, or it might be within the eye of the array.

From a probability standpoint, the latter possibility was clearly greater.

During this period, utilizing the uniqueness of the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, Li Zhangsheng learned from other Kings about what had happened in the Mucang Empire.

Just as the North Sea Dragon King had worried, the Imperial Capital of the Mucang Empire had already turned into a pile of ashes, and the surrounding area was devoid of people for a thousand miles, with no birds or beasts to be seen, leaving only a rich, bloody scent.

Not long ago, a strong rumbling sound occurred in the firmament, and the sky seemed to have become a bit higher.

Additionally, the Human Emperor's whereabouts were unknown; the Human Emperor had very likely already broken through the Heavenly Realm Pass and stepped into the Heavenly Realm that had been sealed for ten thousand years.

Although the Star Emperor Inheritance had already been seized by Li Zhangsheng, compared to the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance, it was still three parts inferior.

Furthermore, there were countless Stronger in the Heavenly Realm back then; not only were there these two major inheritances, but there were also many other important inheritances, and perhaps there were even surviving Ten Great Demon Marshals and their descendants.

Once the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance was obtained, not only would the Human Emperor's strength greatly increase, but he might also gain the allegiance of the Ten Great Demon Marshals.

These were all guesses, and the specifics would depend on the situation, but no matter what, Li Zhangsheng would try his best to prevent the Human Emperor from obtaining the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance.

The most urgent task was still to break the forbidden array of the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum first.

Regarding the forbidden array of the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, Li Zhangsheng had gained some understanding. This forbidden array was related to the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array, but it was an advanced version, and its power was enhanced far beyond the original.

To break the array, one must either find the location of the Gate of Life, break the array with force, or break the array with another array.

Due to the urgency of time, Li Zhangsheng decided to break the array with an array, using the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array to forcibly break it. The puppets that had replaced their Energy Cores landed in the corresponding positions with the Star Lords. They waved the Star Banners, resonating with the Ancient Stars in the sky.

The next moment, the entire area turned into a starry sky.

The Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array, complete!

Li Zhangsheng waved the Ziwei Star Banner, with Ning Bizhen and Luo Yuanjun assisting from the side. He did not attack immediately, but gathered as much star power as possible, striving to break it in one go.

After a few breaths, the entire area was filled with extremely rich star power.

When the star power reached its peak, the 365 Star Banners shook, and the vast majority of the star power gathered frantically, eventually turning into 365 massive 'planets' of varying sizes, which smashed crazily toward the Crystal Wall in front.

Boom—

An incomparably intense rumbling sound resounded through heaven and earth. For a time, the front was filled with abnormally blinding white light, accompanied by endless wind pressure.

(End of this chapter)