Chapter 464: Crisis of the Bian Huang

Feng Caichen solemnly took the seemingly ordinary yet mountain‑weight Sword Gate, and he could clearly feel the terrifying sword intent within it, like a sleeping Honghuang giant beast, restrained but untriggered!

What little thing is this?

Clearly it is a supreme protective treasure capable of subduing a clan, one that makes countless ancient great beings take notice!

"Senior, your generous gift… junior…" Feng Caichen felt moved in his heart, not knowing how to express his thanks.

"Enough, no need for more words. Cause and effect arise and fade, each has its destiny."

Tai Chu waved his hand carefree, saying no more.

He gave Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen a final glance, his gaze gentle yet full of expectation, as if looking at two stars slowly rising, which might one day illuminate an era.

Then his moon‑white figure began to turn transparent and hazy, like morning mist merging into sunlight, gradually fading away.

There was no spatial disturbance, no Dao Rhythm flowing, and just so naturally, he faded from this starry sky as if he had never truly been here, leaving only a lingering, leisurely echo that resonated between the two:

"Strive to become stronger, youngsters… the future storm will need new pillars that hold up the heavens…"

His words drifted away, and Tai Chu's figure vanished completely.

The starry sky returned to calm, as if the thrilling Quasi‑Supreme fall, the myth's descent, and the transmission of Dao and treasure had all been but a dream.

Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen stood still for a long while before they finally recovered from that unreal shock and emotion.

The two met each other's gaze and both saw a burning, unprecedentedly firm light in the other's eyes.

Though the road ahead is shrouded in mist and strong foes, there are also bright lamps to guide and supreme protective treasures!

For this grace and virtue, we can only repay with a firmer Dao Heart and more brilliant achievements!

"Lao Ye, I must return to the Ancient Sword Tomb at once, close off to contemplate the Tai Chu Nine Swords mysteries passed down by the senior, and solidify what we obtained on the Main Road."

Feng Caichen spoke, gripping the Sword Gate, his tone resolute.

Ye Wuque nodded: "I also need to return to the Ye Clan, handle some clan affairs, and digest what we gained from the Chaos Sea. Afterwards, we shall reconvene in the Great Thousand Divine Universe."

"Alright! Take care!"

"Take care!"

The two said no more, each chose a direction, turning into two brilliant streams of light that tore through the starry sky, racing toward their respective destinations, their figures vanishing swiftly into the boundless star sea.

……

Just as Tai Chu appeared, slaying Lei Tiankuang, and conversed with Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen.

Thunder Clan, Wanjie Leiyu.

When the life Soul Lamp of Thunder Clan Great Ancestor Lei Tiankuang, kept within the clan, suddenly and completely extinguished and shattered, the entire Thunder Clan Ancestral Land fell into an unprecedented Dead Silence, followed immediately by overwhelming chaos and unimaginable panic!

"The Great Ancestor's Soul Lamp… extinguished?!"

"How could this be possible?! The Great Ancestor, who shaped creation, gazed over Nine Heavens Ten Lands, already a WorldShatteringExistence in the Quasi‑Supreme Realm; who could kill him?!"

"Could it be that the Great Thousand Divine Universe and the Ancient Sword Tomb conspired together to set a trap?!"

"Quick! Quickly go and petition Holy Emperor Leiting Shengdi!!"

From Clan Leader Lei Wanjie to ordinary Elders throughout the Thunder Clan, all were horrified and pallid, as if bereaved of a parent!

Although Lei Yuhuang's death enraged them, it was Lei Tiankuang's fall that truly struck a thunderous blow to the Thunder Clan's foundation!

A Quasi‑Supreme, for a peak clan like the Thunder Clan, is also an irreplaceable foundation and deterrent!

His fall means a massive gap in the Thunder Clan's high‑end combat power, and its status and voice in Nine Heavens Ten Lands will face severe impact!

Soon, in the deepest part of the Thunder Clan Ancestral Land, within the Chaos Thunder Pool older and more terrifying than Lei Tiankuang's seclusion spot, a terrifying aura even more massive and domineering than Lei Tiankuang's, seemingly containing the might of the first divine thunder of Open Heaven and Split Earth, slowly awakened!

A towering figure, surrounded by endless Lei Dian, resembling a thunder deity emperor, rose from the Thunder Pool—it was another, older, more powerful foundational existence of the Thunder Clan… Leiting Shengdi!

He is also a Quasi‑Supreme, but his refinement and mastery of the Supreme Dao Fruit far surpass Lei Tiankuang's, nearly about to fully step into the great realm of the Supreme Realm!

Leiting Shengdi's face was as gloomy as water, and within his eyes swirled scenes of countless thunder births and deaths, the universe's Reincarnation.

He personally intervened, employing the Thunder Clan's supreme inferential technique to trace back the Causality before Lei Tiankuang's fall, seeking the culprit.

Yet, no matter how he inferred, consuming massive Primordial energy, even daring to draw the power of the Chaos Thunder Pool, the images he obtained remained an impenetrable, gentle yet indestructible Chaos Light!

That radiance seemed to block all Causality and shield all heavenly secrets, preventing even this Quasi‑Supreme pinnacle from glimpsing any truth!

"This... how could this be?!"

Leiting Shengdi's expression finally changed, from gloom to disbelief, and finally a faint—extremely slight—tremor of panic rose.

With his cultivation and Thunder Clan techniques, even if a true Supreme struck down Lei Tiankuang, he could infer the basics from the remaining traces.

But now this result... either the assailant's strength far exceeds that of an Ordinary Supreme, reaching a level he cannot comprehend.

Or the opponent has mastered some Supreme Divine Art or treasure that specifically counters and even surpasses causal inference!

Either way, it means the culprit's background is terrifyingly massive!

"Could it be... that one of the legendary supreme existences openly known in Zhutian Wanjie has acted?"

"But how could that be??"

Leiting Shengdi's mind conjured a hair‑raising speculation.

If true, the nature of the matter would be completely altered!

Such beings have long ignored the mortal world; their actions are unfathomable, and the Causality they involve could be unimaginably vast!

"Issue the order!" Leiting Shengdi suppressed the raging storm in his heart, his voice cold and undeniably authoritative, echoing throughout the Wanjie Leiyu, "From today onward, all of the Thunder Clan shall suspend any public pursuit of Feng Caichen and his associates! All outsiders, restrain your power, act cautiously! Without my command, no unauthorized action!"

"Holy Emperor! Could it be the Great Ancestor's revenge...?" a fervent elder objected.

"Silence!" Leiting Shengdi barked, the terrifying pressure instantly freezing the elder like a cold cicada, "This matter may involve far beyond your imagination! Until the truth is uncovered, no one may act rashly! Those who disobey… shall be dealt with by clan law, Body and Spirit Annihilation!"

All senior members of the Thunder Clan instantly turned pale with horror, their spirits reverberating endlessly!

They knew the matter had escalated beyond limits, and that they, as elder‑level beings, had no right to intervene!

After issuing the stern decree, Leiting Shengdi's figure suddenly vanished from the spot, destination unknown, seemingly heading personally to some ancient Forbidden Land or seeking equally ancient beings to investigate the truth behind the Chaos Light.

The Thunder Clan, that once raging colossal entity, now, due to the inexplicable fall of the Ancestor and Leiting Shengdi's stern order, temporarily fell into shock, chaos, and a strange stillness.

……

On the other side, the Other Shore World.

A more ferocious, more blood‑thirsty war aura, like a volcano long suppressed, finally erupted completely!

The Night Clan and the Blood Clan, the two mighty races that suffered great humiliation after their legitimate heirs fell, were the first to unleash a war cry!

In the Night Race Ancestral Land, deep within the Eternal Night Star Domain, atop the pitch‑black Altar that seemed to connect to the Space‑Time River, the vague phantom of Yongye Zunzhu did not fully return, yet issued a clear decree: Revenge! Blood‑wash the Nine Heavens Bian Huang! With the blood and souls of Nine Heavens Living Beings, sacrifice Ye Junlin, and restore the Night Clan's supreme ferocity!

In the Blood Clan Ancestral Land, the Xue Hai roils, and the Corpse Mountain trembles!

Clan Leader Xue Qiye, holding the decree of the Blood Ancestor, personally donned armor, assembled the most elite, most blood‑thirsty Blood God Guard and Shura Army, and issued a full mobilization order!

"Boys! Follow the Clan Leader, flatten the Nine Heavens Bian Huang! With endless blood, cleanse our clan's disgrace! With the heads of Nine Heavens Living Beings, erect a glorious capital! Let those lowly ants tremble in the eternal Xue Hai!!"

Not only the Night Clan and Blood Clan, but also the Corpse Clan, Nether Clan, Ghost Clan—powerful groups that also suffered heavy losses at Tongtian Peak—responded, dispatching their own elite corps and terrifying champions.

Moreover, many originally neutral Other Shore peoples, either cowed by the might of the great clans or seeing opportunities for plunder and expansion, also rushed to join this wave of conquest against the Nine Heavens Ten Lands!

In an instant, the vast Bian Huang at the junction of the Other Shore World and the Nine Heavens Ten Lands filled with war clouds, murderous aura soaring to the heavens!

Countless snarling war fortresses rose, and the densely packed, ferocious Other Shore Army surged like a black tide from every direction toward the Bian Huang defenses!

War drums thundered, horns blared long, bearing the will of destruction and slaughter, shaking the boundless Star Domain!

In the Nine Heavens Ten Lands region, the major border towns, fortified strongholds, and ancient passes had long entered the highest alert state.

Countless Dark Cultivators and armies were urgently summoned from the rear Star Domain, arrays fully activated, divine light illuminating the world, constructing iron walls like a series of steel Great Walls!

A tragic yet resolute battle spirit burned in the heart of every defender.

They knew that this Other Shore offensive would be more ferocious and more cruel than any before.

The illusion of peace was torn apart completely, and the blood and fire that had stretched for countless ten‑thousands of years flared again upon this desolate, ancient land!

A massive war that sweeps the two great worlds and decides the fate of countless lives has already drawn its bloody prelude!

Mountain rain looms, wind fills the towers; black clouds press the city, threatening its collapse!