The Prodigies War

In the infinite void, there were flashing rains of meteors, dazzling, bucket-sized stars flowing, and chaotic black clouds vaporizing…

A small path ran through the void, surrounded by colorful and magnificent drifting lights. Walking on this path made a person feel like they were wandering through the river of years.

Whoosh!

The compass in Lin Xun’s hand shot out a golden streak of light that extended into the void. Right away, he saw a spatial node appear and shine brightly in the extreme distance.

He instantly focused and flew toward it.

Around him, ethereal, silvery stars orbited, allowing him to move through the void unhindered like a fish swimming in water.

This was the power of the Heavenly Star Feather Outfit.

Without the treasure, he would have been instantly obliterated by the terrifying Law Power of space the moment he tried to travel through the void!

“Only seven spatial nodes left before I reach the destination…” Lin Xun quietly calculated.

He didn’t dare to be careless.

According to the High Priest of the Cloud Weaver Clan, the arrival of the great age had completely changed the rules of heaven and earth. This was especially true when it came to large-scaled spatial shifts as one had to be absolutely careful.

Unless one possessed the power of the Emperor stage, a single mistake in spatial shifting would cause them to be forever lost in the universe, Saints included!

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Lin Xun trembled in anticipation as he was only one spatial node away from the lower world.

But right at this moment, he spotted a gigantic and strange beast in the extreme distance. Enveloped in countless stars, it was gliding through the infinite void toward him.

The eyes of the beast were as big as suns, scarlet and intimidating as they emitted a cold and ruthless glow!

Next to its colossal size, the stars around it were like tiny marble beads…

Lin Xun’s heart shook. It’s this bizarre and ferocious creature again!

He still remembered seeing it when he had left the lower world for the Ancient Wasteland Domain. At that time, the other party had rampaged all the way straight toward him, subjecting Lin Xun, who was crossing the void, to a terrifying impact!

Back then, Lin Xun had been about to reach the East Victory World, but the impact had shifted him to the West Infinity World of the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

Now, the beast had once again appeared. Lin Xun could swear that it was the very same one.

Deep in the beast’s two eyes was a pair of mysterious silver symbols. They were obscure and chilling, seemingly capable of devouring one’s soul. It was exactly the same as when Lin Xun had seen it back then!

“What the hell is this creature? How can it rampage through the boundless void freely?” Lin Xun narrowed his eyes, his expression grave.

The ferocious beast was fast approaching. He could even feel that the aura emanating from it, which was even more terrifying than that of a Saint’s!

Not daring to hesitate, Lin Xun shot toward the final spatial node with all his might.

But to his surprise, the strange beast did not encroach on his path. It seemed to recognize him. The two symbols in its scarlet eyes drifted and tumbled as it quietly looked at him with an indescribable emotion.

In that gaze, there seemed to be shock, surprise, and disbelief… Lin Xun did not notice any of this. Reaching the last spatial node, he didn’t hesitate to leap into it. With a whoosh, he disappeared.

The bizarre beast watched everything happen without making a move. It just remained in the void like a huge, floating continent.

“Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer… I have finally seen you again…”

An icy voice echoed in the world of nothingness, and the scarlet eyes flashed with a glint of satisfaction.

“As long as you live…sooner or later we will meet again…”

After murmuring, the beast turned around and started moving again. Crushing the void, it disappeared into the vast emptiness.

……

The lower world. In the border fortress at the extreme north of Ziyao Empire.

The sun was setting.

Blood and the smoke of war filled the battlefield. The ground was littered with tens of thousands of corpses and rivers of blood.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

The two armies in the field were still colliding like torrents, blotting the sky with cold flashes of weapons and seething murderous auras.

One army belonged to the Ziyao Empire’s grand borderland army, numbering around three thousand soldiers riding on thirty-six medium-sized imperial rune battleships.

A series of thunderous noises echoed as the rune cannons on the battleship were on full fire, spewing flames that were tens of thousands of feet long. Like the whip of the Thunder God, they danced and lashed wildly, crushing the enemy’s repeated advances with terrifying lethality.

Their enemy was the Water Tribe, who had a thousand soldiers who possessed amazing combat strength and fearlessness and wielded all kinds of barbaric weapons and magical treasures.

Although greatly inferior in numbers, the Water Tribe clearly had the advantage as they charged forward like mad and forced the imperial army to retreat repeatedly.

Boom!

All of a sudden, a misty figure shot up from the Water Tribe army with a bone sledgehammer and smashed it down hard on an imperial ship. With a loud cracking noise, a huge pit appeared in the middle of the ship.

The ship lost balance and started falling.

“Run!”

“Get off!”

Cries of alarm rang out all over the imperial ship. The Ziyao Empire’s soldiers hurriedly rushed out, but greeting them outside were waves upon waves of Water Tribe experts quickly closing up on the ship.

And then, blood splattered and corpses flew.

In the imperial barracks at the frontline battlefield, a scout covered in smoke and dust anxiously reported, “My lord, we can’t hold out any longer! There are only thirty-five usable battleships left!”

This bloody battle had been going on for over a month, costing the Ziyao Empire nearly a hundred thousand elite soldiers.

The Water Tribe had also suffered serious casualties, but they had a steady supply of reinforcements on top of their warriors’ utter fearlessness and madness in battle.

At the moment, they were closing up on the Ziyao Empire’s northern border!

“I understand. You are dismissed,” rang an old voice.

It came from an old man wearing the imperial army uniform. His hair was gray, but his back was straight. On his wrinkled face was a pair of eyes as sharp as that of a falcon’s, and they seemed to flash with electric arcs as he looked around.

He was Changsun Xiong, the leader of Ziyao Empire northern military camp and a King stage expert with countless military achievements.

“So they’re launching a full-scale war… The Brute Warriors are trying to fish in our troubled water…” Changsun Xiong frowned as he felt the gravity of the situation.

The world had witnessed shocking changes in the last several years, not just within the empire, but even in the borderlands.

In the past, the northern border had been a chilling barren snowy plain, beyond which was a lofty mountain range that separated the Ziyao Empire and the Water Tribe. It was a natural moat that had prevented the latter from invading.

However, this region had undergone a drastic change recently. The ice had melted, and the mountain range had collapsed, turning it into a green grass prairie blessed with rich aeth qi!

With the natural barrier gone, the Water Tribe had never been more ready and eager to attack. Last month, they had finally started to launch a full-scale war on the northern border of the Ziyao Empire.

From what Changsun Xiong knew, battles of unprecedented scale were also breaking out in other regions of the empire, such as the southwestern borderlands and the entire eastern coastline.

The nine tribes of Brute Warriors were clearly encircling the empire, planning to eat up its territory. The situation was not optimistic.

What worried Changsun Xiong the most was that the empire was also going through an internal turmoil, all because of the drastic changes between heaven and earth!

During these years, a large number of aeth mountains and blessed lands had appeared in the empire, and aeth qi in the atmosphere had become unprecedentedly dense.

This was originally a joyous event worthy of celebration since the richer the aeth qi was, the more cultivators benefited. It was something that no one in the Ziyao Empire had even dared to dream of.

However, joy was not the only thing resulting from the changes as numerous demonic birds, ferocious beasts, spirits, and monsters had also appeared out of nowhere…

They had come in groups to occupy spiritual mountains, overrun blessed lands, and wantonly invade cities and towns. Burning, killing, pillaging…they had committed every evil deed possible.

Even though the empire had mobilized all kinds of troops, it was still unable to put a stop to this demonic rampage. On the contrary, it had lost many elite forces and several cities to the monsters!

Moreover, as time passed, the dramatic changes between heaven and earth continued to unfold, bringing more and more demons and monsters into the empire. The situation was extremely bleak.

“Internal and external troubles at the same time…” sighed Changsun Xiong.

The great age was also the age of chaos!

That was what the Great Emperor had said over a decade ago and had now proven to be true.

“My lord, four more battleships have been damaged!” The anxious voice of the scout once again resounded outside the barracks.

Changsun Xiong’s heart jumped. A cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he realized that he couldn’t wait any longer.

Boom!

He rocketed into the sky and gazed at the distant battlefield. He saw the Ziyao Empire’s army collapsing little by little despite its best efforts to resist and stop the enemy.

Meanwhile, the Water Tribe army was charging forward without fear. It was clear that they had the upper hand in terms of overall power.

“Imperial soldiers, heed order! No matter what, do not let those brute scums set half a foot into our territory!”

Changsun Xiong’s beard and hair fluttered as his voice spread and shook the bloody battlefield like a thunderclap.

Boom!

The old man then stormed into the battlefield himself, lifting his palm and chopping out a force that tore through the sky and paved a bloody path through the enemy army!

Changsun Xiong’s unparalleled might ignited the spirits of the imperial soldiers in the field. Their blood was once again set on fire.

“Hmph, the cowardly turtle has finally come out of his shell. You shall die today, Changsun Xiong!”

Three figures suddenly swept out from the Water Tribe army and surrounded Changsun Xiong.

From the terrifying auras emanating from them, it was obvious that they were all at the Brute King stage.

The faces of the imperial soldiers instantly lost color. No one had expected the Water Tribe to be hiding three Kings in their army.

This had never been mentioned in any previous intelligence!

Even Changsun Xiong narrowed his eyes. His heart sank as he realized the enemy had long been planning to kill him.