Chapter 598

From afar, on the azure heavens, a white and a black torrent collided fiercely!

Instantly, heaven and earth became like a boiling cauldron, the sun and moon dimmed!

Tens of millions of light immortals in silver armor poured down like a galaxy, their armor gleaming with a cold light like moonlight.

They formed the Light Star-Dou Grand Formation, and the stellar power gathered in their palms turned into myriad chains of light.

On the other side, the Evernight army in black mystic armor resembled demonic shadows crawling up from the Nine Abysses, their black-iron battle armor etched with blood-devouring sigils!

Countless Evernight immortals simultaneously formed the Evernight Breach-Army Immortal Grand Formation; in an instant, myriad dark blades as black as night burst from the formation, and wherever they passed, space shattered inch by inch.

The two grand formations collided, and the resulting energy surge spread outward like a tsunami!

Boom!

"Ah! My second brother! My second brother!"

"Where's my head? Where's my head? Who's seen my head?"

"Stop shouting, your head is right here—I'll kick it to you, quickly put it on and hold it in place; this spot can't be empty!"

The entire battlefield seemed to have become a giant furnace; the immortals' battle cries, the clashing of weapons, and the explosions of spells wove together into a grim war song.

Blood soaked the earth, severed limbs scattered everywhere; this melee of tens of millions of immortals had already become a mortal purgatory.

The battle scene at another battlefield, the Nirvana Immortal Abyss, was no less intense than here.

The Nirvana Immortal Abyss has existed for ages, no one knows how many eons; legend says it was left behind when a divine lord named Nirvana broke through to Immortal Emperor here.

At that time, the Nirvana Divine Lord fought the heavenly and earthly extreme Immortal-Falling Tribulation for two and a half years straight, thus leaving this abyss; yet in the end he still failed his breakthrough. Countless cultivators were subdued by his unyielding spirit, and to commemorate him, the abyss split open by heavenly thunder was named after him, signifying the hope that he might one day be reborn through Nirvana.

The Nirvana Immortal Abyss is bottomless, as if everything that falls into it will sink into eternal void; it is so deep it makes one's heart tremble, as if even the soul would be sucked into this bottomless profundity, and even its width spans tens of thousands of li.

Above the void of the Nirvana Immortal Abyss swarmed countless light immortals of the Light Divine Kingdom and dark immortals of the Evernight Empire, both sides slaughtering each other until sky and earth darkened, blood flowing like rivers.

The clangs of immortal weapons colliding and the groans of anguish echoed throughout heaven and earth.

Compared to the battle in the Heavenly Hunt Immortal Forest, the situation here is even more brutal; a moment's inattention will send one plummeting into the Nirvana Immortal Abyss, with no chance of survival.

At the pitch-black bottom of the Nirvana Immortal Abyss, the corpses of immortals from both sides have piled up like mountains, blood flowing like rivers.

Yet no one noticed that the immortals' bodies and blood were continually being devoured by the earth below.

Soon after, the earth beneath emitted a "creak-creak" sound, as if something were about to burst out of the ground…

The next day.

Northern Borderlands, Evernight Empire, Evernight Capital.

The news of the Light Divine Kingdom's reinforcements had spread throughout this ancient city; at this moment, whether in taverns, tea houses, or even the several pleasure quarters, discussions were intensely heated.

"That hateful Light Divine Kingdom truly seeks an endless feud with my Evernight Empire! How could they so recklessly increase their troops!"

"Tch! Behold this lord's great treasure sword!"

"Ah! Sir, please be gentle…"

The West Market is the most prosperous commercial district of the capital, with crowds coming and going, shoulder to shoulder, countless; the cries of vendors and laughter of merriment echo to the heavens.

At the center of the commercial district stands a liquor house, its décor extravagantly luxurious, named the Heavenly Sparrow Pavilion.

"Mobilize all Light Envoys; the subject's ten thousand affiliated immortal kingdoms will launch a national war, increasing troops by five hundred million—this Light Divine Kingdom comes with overwhelming force!" In the grand first floor of the Heavenly Sparrow Pavilion, a man holding a wine cup furrowed his brows and spoke.

By the window, a white-clothed man heard this, set down his cup, and said: "This young master has some connections in the Light Divine Capital; it is said that this sudden troop increase by the Light has a reason."

"Oh? I'd love to hear the details, please, young master, elaborate," his words drew the attention of many cultivators in the tavern, who halted their actions and turned to look at him.

"It is said that in the Boundless Immortal Sea, a dynasty called Ling Yun suffered a major loss; the Light lost two Light Envoys and eight Earth-rank Light Envoys there, and moreover, the tenfold tribute that all nations paid to the Light was intercepted by Ling Yun."

Clap clap clap!

As the white-clothed man's words fell, the entire hall burst into enthusiastic applause.

Good! Excellent!

Fantastic! Who let that damned old Light oppose us.

Wait, how could a single dynasty possibly have the power to slay Light Envoys? And this is Ling Yun's doing—what does it have to do with our Evernight Empire? Hmm… a cultivator asked, puzzled.

The white-clothed man glanced at him, smiled without speaking, implying only those who understand will understand.

…

What the heck! What does the killing of the Light Divine Kingdom's Light Envoys and the seizure of their tribute have to do with us?

The second floor of the Azure Sparrow Pavilion is not open to outsiders; only guests of extremely high status may ascend, and today it unusually received a full seven distinguished guests.

Namely, the Evernight Emperor, Xingkong, Xiuluo, Anying, Xuantian five, plus the newly arrived Li Yin and Zhao Jinzhu.

The speaker was precisely Xingkong; they had just rushed back from the Xianhong Dao Region this morning, and upon returning received the news of the Light's troop increase.

"Ling Yun… I, the Emperor, recall it is merely a small immortal kingdom beside the Boundless Immortal Sea—how could they possibly have the ability to slay Light Envoys?" the Evernight Emperor frowned and said.

Something's off—twelve parts out of ten are off!

The Light Divine Kingdom considers it normal, thinking their own Evernight Four Great War Gods slew the Light Envoys, but that's absolutely not the case!

"Big brother, Ling Yun is highly suspicious; it's very likely that some major power from another immortal province is meddling, seeing my Qinghan Immortal Province in chaos, wanting to fish in troubled waters and grab a share." Xiuluo pondered and then spoke.

Regardless, for now do not provoke Ling Yun; they have now also become enemies of the Light, so the enemy of our enemy is a friend—we'll talk after we destroy the Light.

After the Evernight Emperor finished speaking, he turned and bowed to Li Yin, saying: "Young master, after you finish your meal, let us convene a court council to discuss the troop increase, and our subordinates will reveal your identity at the council."

Upon hearing this, Li Yin set down his bowl and chopsticks, tapped his fingers on the table in thought, then said: "There's no need to reveal my identity so early; now is the critical moment of our war against the Light Divine Kingdom, and we should avoid unnecessary disturbance."

I am not familiar with the Evernight Empire either; for all subsequent matters, senior, you may decide as you see fit.

No matter what one does, the worst is having amateurs command experts, especially on the battlefield and in the court.

As you command, young master.

(Side story progressing steadily, don't rush—later waves of climax will come one after another; thanks to all the big shots for the gifts, and by the way, the short drama adaptation of this book will go online in the next two days; big shots can search the book title to make a reservation.)