Chapter 976: Expedition to the Borderlands: A Letter of Allegiance to the Other Realm, Elite of the Imperial Clan

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The bell rang like a great bronze drum.

It was the War God Academy’s War Bell, tolling.

Signifying the Academy’s imminent expedition.

“Finally, the Borderlands training has come—I can hardly wait!”

“I can’t wait to see the terrified expressions of those ants in the Immortal Realm.”

“With the Chaos Body Lord awakened—and one of the Six Destroyer Kings—this era, our realm will surely breach the border and seize the Immortal Realm!”

From all around the War God Academy, countless roars erupted.

Nobles of great clans, top-tier clans, quasi-Imperial clans, even Imperial clan prodigies, shot into the sky like streaks of light.

Due to Jun Xiaoyao’s presence, the War God Academy’s morale was soaring.

The Prince of the Other Shore, Li Jiuming, Pu Yao, Jin Zhan, and the other ten Heavenly Kings-level prodigies also appeared.

Yet their expressions were far from pleasant.

In the past, they had been the focal point of everyone’s gaze.

Now, even before Jun Xiaoyao showed himself, he had already stolen all the glory.

“How could such a monster appear? It’s unnatural.” The Prince of the Other Shore’s expression was cold.

He always felt Jun Xiaoyao’s emergence was too strange.

After all, such a peerless monster had never been heard of before.

As if he had sprung into existence out of nowhere.

But now, Jun Xiaoyao’s popularity was so high that even the Immortal Clans were fighting over him, desperate to recruit him.

His doubts clearly wouldn’t be heard.

“Don’t worry—on this Borderlands expedition, whether he lives or dies is still uncertain.” Li Jiuming sneered.

“You mean…” Pu Yao and the others turned their gazes toward him.

“His name has surely reached the Immortal Realm by now. Do you think they’ll let him grow unchecked?” Li Jiuming said.

“Indeed, the Immortal Realm might launch a decapitation strike.” Pu Yao nodded slightly.

A decapitation strike meant, during the great wars between the two realms,

Sending elite forces to assassinate the enemy’s prodigies, crushing them in the cradle.

In the Immortal Realm, they called them the Decapitation Guard.

In our realm, they called them the Hunters.

Though the names differed, the meaning was identical.

It was easy to imagine: if Jun Xiaoyao’s name reached the Immortal Realm, he would draw their full attention.

Then, even if Jun Xiaoyao was strong, he’d be in danger.

“I hope so,” said the Prince of the Other Shore.

Although Jun Xiaoyao’s identity as one of the Six Destroyer Kings was vital to our realm,

They didn’t want him to one day grow into an Immortal King.

At that moment, chaos erupted all around.

The Prince of the Other Shore and the others looked up, their faces darkening.

Jun Xiaoyao and Su Hongyi had appeared.

“Hail the War God!”

“Greetings, Lord!”

“Chaos War God, ten thousand years!”

Many disciples of the War God Academy cheered, gazing at Jun Xiaoyao with fervor and reverence, bowing respectfully.

Some had even given Jun Xiaoyao the title “Chaos War God.”

A fusion of Chaos Body and War God title.

“Chaos War God? What a childish name.”

Hearing the wave-like cheers around him, Jun Xiaoyao silently scoffed inside.

But if the truth were ever revealed—

That their revered Chaos War God, the Six Destroyer King, was actually from the Immortal Realm—

Would their entire worldview collapse?

Of course, that was a matter for later.

Jun Xiaoyao wouldn’t return directly to the Immortal Realm from the Borderlands.

The Soul Book, the affairs of the Other Shore Clan, and his father’s whereabouts remained unexplored.

Moreover, his mission to spread the faith must continue.

And the quasi-primeval Sacred Body Dao Seed was still maturing within the Heavenly Tomb.

If Jun Xiaoyao were to return to the Immortal Realm, he would do so in his most glorious, perfect, and dominant form.

Then, with his Chaos Body combined with the quasi-primeval Sacred Body Dao Seed—

Who else could stand against him?

“Patience. I still need to remain undercover. No rush. There are still the Unnameable Lands to investigate,” Jun Xiaoyao thought inwardly.

He sensed vaguely—

That within the Unnameable Lands, he might uncover some secrets of our realm.

Perhaps even trace the origin of Dark Matter.

Perhaps even find clues spoken of by the Mythic Empress Mi Fei, regarding the “Origin” and the “Great Epoch Cataclysm.”

“But I still don’t know how to enter the Unnameable Lands.”

“And ordinary beings can’t even approach them. If I wish to get close, I must earn the complete trust and favor of our realm.”

“That means, in the Borderlands, I must make a striking impression—astonish, even shock them.”

Jun Xiaoyao’s mind was sharp, calculating.

This was what was called a “Letter of Allegiance” to our realm.

You must make contributions, demonstrate worth, achieve great deeds, to earn true trust and importance.

But that meant killing beings of the Immortal Realm.

“Though it sounds bad, I have no shortage of enemies in the Immortal Realm either,” Jun Xiaoyao murmured, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

To him, some in the Immortal Realm were no different from beings of our realm.

Like the Immortal Court, the Ancient Imperial Clans, and certain hostile factions of the Jun Clan.

Killing those people brought Jun Xiaoyao zero guilt.

He even found it somewhat pleasurable.

As Jun Xiaoyao pondered,

Suddenly, a powerful and extraordinary aura appeared, drawing his gaze.

A sea of blood rolled down from the heavens, radiating the aura of a Supreme Being.

A blood-robed man stepped forth from the sea.

His long crimson hair flowed like a river of blood; his eyes held two deep lakes of crimson.

“It’s the Blood Emperor’s Son of the Blood Demon Imperial Clan!”

Seeing the newcomer, someone cried out.

The Blood Demon Imperial Clan—another immortal clan of our realm—naturally mastered blood arts, capable of blood rebirth, blood weapon forging, and blood sacrifice across the land.

On the opposite sky, a vast cloud of fire surged, as if ready to burn the heavens into collapse.

A massive beast silhouette emerged.

It resembled a black dog, its tail blazing like fire.

Finally, the beast transformed into a thin, sinister-looking man.

“The prodigy of the Huodou Clan—Chi!”

Huodou was a legendary beast of fire and misfortune.

The Huodou Clan was also an Imperial Clan of our realm.

This man was none other than Chi, the Huodou Clan’s prodigy.

Additionally, another being appeared in another corner of the sky.

He had the head of a true dragon, a human body, and bird-like talons for legs.

His arms were feathered.

This being seemed to tread upon a sea of mist and rain.

“The Emperor’s Son of the Jimen Clan!”

The surrounding prodigies were numb.

These Imperial Clan prodigies, rarely seen in ordinary times, kept appearing one after another.

Each held a status so lofty, commoners could only look up in awe.

“Better to see once than hear a hundred times. One of the Six Destroyer Kings—deservedly famed.”

The Blood Emperor’s Son of the Blood Demon Clan smiled faintly at Jun Xiaoyao.

“The Chaos Body of ten thousand eons, who drew forth the Divine Weeping War Spear and became the successor of the First War God—truly extraordinary,” said the Jimen Emperor’s Son.

"Hehe, the first person in this era to be granted the title of War God."

Chi of the Huodou clan laughed, his voice hoarse, like sandpaper grinding against sandpaper, harsh and unpleasant.

"These three..."

Jun Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows.

The three appeared to be paying compliments, but something felt off.

"Could it be..."

A dark gleam flashed in Jun Xiaoyao's eyes.