Chapter 205: The Ferocious Might That Rages

Ah!!

Someone's been killed!

Who is it?!

The whole venue erupted in uproar!

Countless living beings turned pale with horror, trembling as they looked around, feeling an even deeper, utterly invulnerable, unparalleled Great Terror!

How dare a strong one commit such blatant slaughter on the grounds of the Star River Beast Arena?!

You reckless scoundrel! How dare you run amok in my Star River Beast Arena! Seeking death!!

From the depths of the arena, an enraged roar rang out!

Three terrifying auras, like beasts from the primeval Honghuang, surged skyward!

In the next instant, three elders clad in Star River Beast Arena elder robes, their beards bristling, their might overwhelming, appeared above the battlefield!

Their auras intertwined, stirring wind and clouds, shaking the world; they were unmistakably supreme masters of unfathomable cultivation!

These three elders are the foundational power stationed at this branch arena, renowned far and wide, and no one dares to provoke them in ordinary times.

But in the next moment,

there was no sign, no energy fluctuation.

The three Star River Beast Arena elders who had just appeared, their angry expressions still frozen, suddenly stiffened!

Immediately thereafter, under countless terrified gazes from below,

the three overwhelmingly mighty elders, as if all life had been drained, their eyes dimmed instantly, their angry faces turned to ash, and their bodies fell straight down from the sky!

Bang—bang—bang, three muffled thuds struck the wrecked battlefield, following in the footsteps of the host!

Soul Annihilation, dead beyond death!

Silence!

Silence even more dead than before!

If the host's death only brought them shock and surprise,

then the instantaneous, silent elimination of these three overwhelmingly powerful elders completely shattered every spectator's mental defense!

A bone‑deep chill surged from the tailbone straight to the celestial crown!

The newcomer's power had become terrifyingly beyond comprehension or estimation!

Killing unseen, treating the Star River Beast Arena's authority as nothing!

Things had completely spiraled out of control, exceeding everyone's imagined limits!

Finally, a yet older, deeper aura awakened from the arena's deepest core.

A flash of light streaked by, and an elder with white hair, a simple visage, clad in a star‑woven Dao robe, appeared above the battlefield.

He is the supreme authority stationed at the Taiyi City Star River Beast Arena—Grand Elder Xingyuan!

A figure renowned throughout the wild heavens, whose power is unfathomable!

Everyone held their breath, believing the Grand Elder's arrival would ignite a cataclysmic battle.

Yet, contrary to everyone's expectation, after Grand Elder Xingyuan appeared, not a trace of anger marred his face; instead it was filled with unprecedented solemnity and… a barely perceptible hint of dread!

He never glanced at the four corpses on the ground; instead, with utmost reverence, he bowed deeply toward a certain direction in the Void, performed a grand salute, his voice trembling ever so slightly, and said respectfully:

"Grand Elder Xingyuan of the Taiyi City branch of the Star River Beast Arena... reporting... senior!"

Senior?!

Those two words thundered like lightning, echoing again in everyone's ears!

Even Grand Elder Xingyuan must address a senior!

Grand Elder Xingyuan kept his bowing posture, his tone growing ever more humble:

"Mistake! This is an enormous misunderstanding!"

"Senior, please discern! Our Star River Beast Arena has never enslaved or abused your people!"

"This… Your Excellency Emperor Butterfly, we discovered her in an ancient star‑sky ruin; at that time she was in a peculiar sleep, appearing only as an ordinary cracked‑star royal butterfly, and we knew nothing of her true identity!"

"All of this is a misunderstanding! Please investigate, senior! Raise your noble hand!"

His posture was lowered to the extreme, almost pleading.

Because he knew better than anyone that, facing an adult Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly clearly in a rage, the so‑called Star River Beast Arena background and any personal strength were as fragile as paper!

The might of the Emperor Fiend must not be defied!

Under Grand Elder Xingyuan's respectful gaze, the Void there rippled slowly like water.

A figure silently materialized.

Nine‑colored sunrise light was restrained, yet still supremely noble and naturally elegant.

It was an adult Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly, its size slightly larger than the juvenile butterflies in the arena, its aura as boundless as the Zhutian Huanyu, unfathomable!

Simply standing there, it seemed the very core of heaven and earth's spirit and will, with surrounding laws bowing to it.

Its nine‑colored vortex‑like eyes scanned the arena indifferently, finally settling on Grand Elder Xingyuan.

Indeed!

The awakening of the juvenile Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly ultimately roused the true great power of its clan!

According to ancient rumors, the Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly lineage reproduces extremely poorly, its numbers terrifyingly scarce, the entire clan perhaps not exceeding ten individuals!

Yet every matured Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly is undeniably a peerless master perched atop the Zhutian Wanjie pyramid, commanding dreams and reality; a single thought can cause a Star Domain to collapse!

The one before us is undoubtedly such a being!

Confronted with Grand Elder Xingyuan's apology and explanation, the adult Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly gave no response, as if his words were as insignificant as dust.

Its gaze swiftly passed over the crowd, bearing an indescribable complex emotion, and fell upon the juvenile Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly that had just awakened, its eyes still dazed and bewildered.

Its body quivered slightly; the newly revived bloodline of the Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly was indeed its daughter, Mu Yutiandie!

Its cold, indifferent gaze, the moment it touched Mu Yutiandie, melted, revealing deep compassion, the excitement of a lost‑and‑found reunion, and the guilt accumulated over endless years.

It let out a soft sigh, a sigh that seemed to traverse Eternal Time and Space, laden with countless stories.

In an instant it appeared beside Mu Yutiandie, surrounding her with gentle nine‑colored sunrise light, shielding her from all external prying and clamor.

It looked at Mu Yutiandie, its voice becoming exceedingly soft, carrying a warmth that could melt steel:

"Sky Butterfly… my pitiful child… all these years… you have been wandering alone, surely you have suffered…"

Mu Yutiandie, bewildered, lifted her head, gazing at the kin before her who shares the same origin yet exudes a breath as vast as a star sea; in her newly born nine‑colored eyes swirled Chaos and confusion.

She still seemed unable to fully comprehend what had happened, her mind filled only with fragmented memories and the surging, tumultuous sense of power that erupted when her bloodline awakened.

"…go home…" the adult Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly's voice trembled with a hint of choking, "now… father will take you home…"

Mu Yutiandie mechanically nodded, instinctively feeling closeness and dependence toward this shared‑origin aura.

Having soothed her daughter, when the adult Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly lifted its head again, its gaze had returned to the former coldness and majesty.

It cast a glance at the crouching, cold‑sweating Star Source Great Elder, and in a chilling voice, each word pierced like an ice spear into everyone's souls:

"This matter… is not over…"

"You have imprisoned our clan's bloodline; this is a crime of cosmic magnitude!"

"Later… our clan will personally descend upon your headquarters… and then… settle the score!"

"Boom—!"

The moment the words fell, an invisible wave of terrifying pressure thundered down, as if the entire universe's mental weight pressed upon the lone Star Source Great Elder!

"Splash!"

The Star Source Great Elder could not even muster the thought of resistance; his knees gave way and he knelt straight to the ground!

His protective divine light shattered instantly, a torrent of life‑blood infused with Immortal law spewed out, his complexion turning paper‑white, his aura rapidly waning!

Yet he still kept his head bowed, daring not a hint of anger or resistance, and could only tremble as he spoke:

"Yes… yes… respectfully see off the senior… respectfully see off the Emperor Butterfly…"

The adult Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly gave them no further glance, as if it had dealt with a trivial matter.

It carried the still‑bewildered Mu Yutiandie, a flash of nine‑colored sunrise light surrounding it; space rippled like a water curtain, and their silhouettes instantly blurred, vanishing within this Star Domain.

Only a scene of wreckage, corpses, the kneeling Great Elder, and countless souls still trembling in shock, as if they had endured a surreal nightmare, remained.

Inside the Star River Beast Arena, the nine‑colored sunrise light faded, leaving only lingering aura, recounting the heart‑pounding moment that briefly summoned the Emperor Fiend into the world.

Ye Wuque stared toward the direction where the Phantom Nightmare Emperor Butterfly vanished, his gaze profound, his thoughts unknown.