Covering the sky: Starting from the Golden Crow of the Holy Cliff

Chapter 166 I am but a wisp of remnant spirit, not the invincible warrior of the past.

"It's just that two people have achieved enlightenment, and the legacy of one of them was completely shattered. How dare it claim to be immortal?"
"What is your Eternal Starfield compared to that?"

From within the Heavenly Army, voices rang out, authoritative and aloof, their echoes reverberating throughout the universe, revealing an understanding of the Eternal Kingdom.

In fact, similar ancient history is not unrecorded, but it has been submerged by the long river of history. A group of sages were determined to trace it back, and it naturally came to light.

"Your divine armor was shattered by the Great Emperor Wushi, you were swept aside and trampled by the Azure Emperor, and you were utterly defeated by Gu Xin'ao. Do you even deserve to speak here and obstruct my Heavenly Court army!" A resounding voice rang out, various sun runes flashed, and a dark golden crow emerged from the Primordial Demon Star Sea, cold and chilling.

A blood sacrifice was made to a sea of ​​life, and it instantly rushed to the edge of becoming a saint, with the aura of sainthood overwhelming everything.

At this moment, even many powerful figures in the Heavenly Court turned their heads. The growth rate of this Dark Golden Crow was truly astonishing. It had broken through realms one after another in just a few years, which was simply unbelievable. If it continued like this, it would definitely be able to break the mythical monument and not let the gods monopolize the spotlight.

"Those people were all ancient quasi-emperors and ancient gods. Do they still exist in this world? You are not enough," the Holy One of Luanfeng said coldly.

"An old, blood-weak celestial serpent, a woman hiding her head and tail, an old thing nearing the end of its lifespan—if you really want to fight, what do you have to fight against my eternity? Only rivers of blood will flow!" King Miluo spoke without any mercy.

The two sides were locked in a fierce confrontation. Although such words could hardly shake their resolve, they were sometimes effective in stirring up the other's emotions.

In the current situation, the Eternal side has four top experts and more Saints than the alien realm, so they are fearless.

More importantly, the elders of that lineage have revived and cast their gazes upon us, giving these people immense confidence and making them unafraid to ignite an endless war.

Suddenly, the prelude to the gods began, a song that was both melodious and poignant, shaking the starry sky. At the edge of that star field, a man in white appeared, handsome and dashing, with silver hair as white as snow, and a radiant glow, walking step by step.

"Who dares to fight me?" Jiang Taixu spoke, his demeanor unparalleled, his words calm and detached from worldly concerns, radiating only a fighting spirit, his face glowing with an astonishing brilliance.

These words were deafening, startling even the most powerful experts of Eternity. Jiang Taixu's voice echoed throughout the world.

Even though he wasn't at the peak of the Saint King realm, I had a vague feeling that he was indeed a peerless powerhouse.

The subtle, almost imperceptible presence led them to categorize him as one of their own!
However, this consensus cannot change the hostility between the two domains; the war between the star domains is only about victory, defeat, life, and death.

"boom!"

A supreme expert clad in a purple Great Saint's Robe stepped out of the sky, bathed in the chains of order, wielding a measuring ruler forged from the Thousand Illusions Star River, pointing it forward, and said, "You? A Saint King of the sixth heaven, you dare to ask for a battle! Very well, I will grant your wish to die!"

"boom!"

The most terrifying blood battle broke out, and the result was shocking. Jiang Taixu condensed his essence blood, which shocked even the Heavenly King. As soon as he came up, blood splattered across the sky and light broke through the ages!

That was the light of battle, that was the power of Dao thought, a fierce battle that shattered the heavens, the three kinds of nine secrets of fighting, advancing, and moving appeared one after another, truly possessing the combat power of a Heavenly King, aiming to break through eternity and achieve immortality, sweeping across an ancient star field.

The purple-robed saint roared, unwilling to be defeated, and unleashed all sorts of killing moves, but it was no use. He was dragged into the realm of gods and completely fell into a disadvantageous position.

Apart from Yan Ming, no one knew that after the White-Clad God King lived his second life, his divine blood essence had transformed to an astonishing degree. Although he had not reached the level of the God King Body, his Emperor Blood had been revived, and the combination of the two made his combat power extremely terrifying.

During his journey on Earth, he found some of the scriptures left behind by Shennong, and also went deep into the ruins of the Earth Immortals to trace the footsteps of the ancient Qi cultivators. He integrated the wisdom of various schools of thought, and after emerging from seclusion, he possessed a unique charm and created his own Dao, which could rival the founders of holy lands such as Zifu and Daoyi.

The two fought a great battle, ascending along the stars and breaking free from the realm of the Eternal Star Ring. All around them, the sun and moon collapsed, ghosts wailed and gods howled, and all sorts of terrifying and bizarre events occurred, creating an unparalleled horror.

"Oh!"

With a deafening roar, a beam of star-destroying light, imbued with the sparks of civilization, shot out, piercing through the void and locking onto the old sage king of the Jiang family, intending to annihilate him in one fell swoop.

Blazing light, destructive power—the technological principles left over from the glorious ancient era were unleashed to their fullest extent. This was a powerful artifact of the Eternal Kingdom, and over countless years, it had slain countless powerful beings.

The power of the most advanced war machine in terms of technology is undeniable; it can even kill a king.

Unfortunately, the end of civilization's evolution was sealed by the Primordial Chains. Just like mechs, Saint King-level armor can grant users corresponding combat power, but Great Saint-level mechs cannot. At best, they can only be enhanced to the level of a half-step Great Saint, unable to cross that red line.

Starting with the Heavenly King, the Eternal Civilization's advantage began to decline rapidly, but it was not without its merits. At least this star field has remained powerful since its rise, and the rising stars of this generation, such as Mi Luo and Luan Feng, will likely achieve the Great Saint status.

"Success is due to external things, failure is due to external things..."

In the fierce battle, even the starry sky was stained with blood. The fall of a saint would be accompanied by a mass of burning meteorites, which would become cosmic dust.

Amidst the smoke of battle, a somewhat ethereal man gazes down upon this ancient star field, a flicker of memory rising in his eyes—he had been here before.

The Eternal Civilization has an extremely high lower limit due to the existence of evolution fluid, mechs, and other technologies. However, this also affects its upper limit. At least in the eyes of the Great Accomplishment Holy Body, this hidden danger will completely erupt at the Quasi-Emperor level.

Unless you pay attention from the beginning and avoid falling into the same old patterns!
"A clash between civilizations."

The man in the golden robe sighed softly. In just a moment, he saw the white bones beneath the divine soil of the Lanto tribe, all the blood and tears left behind by the colonization of the star field, and he also saw the countless slaves captured by the Heavenly Pirates.

The vast majority of male slaves had their blood extracted to analyze the divine genetic material in their bloodlines.

Women suffer even more, often experiencing various forms of abuse and humiliation before becoming blood slaves, their value exploited to the fullest extent by Heaven.

If it were the Great Accomplished Holy Body of the past, he would calmly observe all of this, standing at the height of the vast universe.

"I am no longer the person I used to be. I am just a wisp of remnant, no longer the invincible one I once was, wandering between the human world and the underworld." The man shook his head, a look of bewilderment on his face. The dark side of his heart began to rise, giving birth to a kind of demonic nature.

Flowers are not flowers, mist is not mist, and I am not myself!

To be or not to be, that is the question!
He gently pressed his palm against his forehead, feeling somewhat weary.

Why would a normal battle under the laws of the starry sky cause him to feel anxious and uncertain?

"Is it because of too much killing?" he muttered to himself, thinking of the current state of Xianyu and Shimo, where less than one in a hundred survived, leaving only some essence seeds, while everything else turned into blood and smoke.

Gradually, this resurrected ancient being lowered its head, stared at its illusory palm, and let out a final sigh.

"I want to live, to find Ke'er. Even if I'm not the real Chen Nan, I still want to find Ke'er, Long Wu, Xuan'er and the others..." Tears welled up in his eyes as he thought of the collapsed cemetery and the overwhelming grief and sorrow that surged up like a tide.

His lovers and friends from the past were all buried in the river of time. When he awoke, the world was vast and he was all alone. At first, they were nowhere to be seen, but since they left, the memories of the past have become clearer and clearer. The deepest sorrows could no longer be sustained, silently rising, and when they reappear, they are even more swift and terrifying.

"I really miss you all, so much..."

A sobbing sound came from the starry sky. No one would have thought that even someone as powerful as the Great Accomplished Holy Body would shed tears and weep.

The great battle that shook heaven and earth was still ongoing, with countless powerful figures fighting fiercely in a vast and spectacular scene. The starry sky outside the heavens was shattered, and some saints were dying in bloodshed.

Within the vast army of war, some prodigies began to rise rapidly, radiating an incredibly dazzling light that drew the attention of some powerful figures, who then harbored thoughts of suppressing them.

But the highest-level combat forces were all tied down!
Even the war weapons of Tianyuan City were destroyed by the Heavenly Court's Star Arrows. Those were quasi-Emperor level divine weapons with boundless power. Unless divine armor was summoned, no one could defeat them.

However, that quasi-emperor weapon only appeared briefly, disappearing after destroying its target, leading many to suspect that it was a damaged weapon with only the power to strike once.

Time flies, and just like that... two years have passed in the blink of an eye!

The domain war has been ongoing for two years. Countless powerful individuals have rushed into this meat grinder, resulting in the deaths of countless creatures and leaving behind a trail of corpses.

Seeing another group of Heavenly Court experts emerge from the Domain Gate, rotating with the previous army, the higher-ups of the Eternal Star Domain felt a sense of powerlessness. They understood the intention of these ascetic cultivators: to use them to hone the younger generation, allowing talented young people to experience the baptism of war and grow up as quickly as possible.

This is a catastrophe. The strength of the alien forces is unprecedented. So many Saint Kings have descended together, which is a tremendous disaster.

Eternity could have relied on the various war fortifications that had been continuously improved over thousands of years to turn this star field into a terrible killing field.

As a result, a giant emerged from another realm, wielding a quasi-emperor's bow and arrows, and destroyed all the strongest war machines. Then, the giant disappeared again, as if deliberately maintaining balance and turning Eternity into a unique training ground.

Even so, their casualties over the past two years have been enormous. Nearly half of the region has fallen, all forces with saint-level power have been slaughtered, and the only survivor has been taken to the domain gate and become a prisoner of war, destined for a tragic end.

"Are we doomed to lose this battle? Is there really no hope left?" The Zhao family's Saint King was depleted of blood energy and trapped in the Star Realm with the others, unable to descend. He could only rely on his divine sense clone to command his clansmen.

His voice was low; he had been severely injured by the Heavenly Demon Phoenix of the Heavenly Court, and his injuries had not yet healed.

Three months ago, his family fell to the enemy, and he could only watch helplessly as the devastating news unfolded. He could do nothing but watch as his family members died one by one, crumbling into a bloody mist, leaving no trace of their remains. All the savings accumulated over countless years vanished.

hate it!

I'm so resentful!

The atmosphere among the crowd was somber. Nearly a third of the saints' families had been wiped out, and many of them were constantly falling. People from other realms also died in battle, but the Star Gate always had a steady stream of replacements.

Three million fire crows blotted out the sky and coalesced into ten divine suns, which combined with an obsidian array to seal off the heavens and the earth, trapping them here.

hopeless!

There is no light either!
All that's left is despair!
Many people were terrified and filled with despair. Anyone who saw this situation knew that the situation was hopeless.

How can we turn things around now?

It was too late to reverse the situation.

"Perhaps, we still have hidden masters on our side. This is our only hope!" an ancient saint whispered, his hair disheveled, his mecha armor tattered and torn, having been forcefully pierced by the alien powerhouse.

"I think there must be supreme saints in other realms too. Judging from their performance, they didn't even use their full strength!" lamented a powerful figure who only had half a body left.

This was a dead end. Even Luanfeng and Miluo fell silent. The Great Sage-level mechs on both of them were damaged. That female Heavenly King, who was like the source of darkness, was too strong. She fought against them one after another, and sometimes she even charged into the enemy formation alone. She was simply a madwoman.

Everyone knew that the woman was very close to the Great Sage and showed signs of a breakthrough. This news was a devastating disaster for the Eternal Kingdom.

"That lord didn't make a move; he must have been stopped." The purple-robed Heavenly King, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Jiang Taixu, was weak and in poor condition. He transmitted his voice to Luan Feng and the others.

This is almost an open secret; these individuals are already at the pinnacle of the Eternal Starfield and are qualified to come into contact with the lineage of gods.

Now the battle has turned into a stalemate, with Eternity slowly retreating – it's like killing someone with a dull knife!
A catastrophe descended, causing immense suffering and devastation. The divine lineage must have been stopped, otherwise they wouldn't have allowed all of this to happen...

“It’s only been two years and it’s already like this. Luan Feng and the others are about to collapse.” A young man appeared on a battlefield in the Eternal Starfield, his thick golden hair flowing down, standing next to an old man.

Witnessing the brutality of the battle, Dao Yi's tone changed somewhat. He knew that the forces deployed by the alien forces had been reduced in the later stages, and according to the memories of the captured prisoners, it seemed that two other starfield battlefields had been opened up.

The enemy is fighting on three fronts!

Even so, the alien realm still held absolute initiative on the battlefield, forcing Eternity into a series of defeats and leaving it only able to defend passively.

The eldest sage of the Daoyan lineage gazed intently at the distant Sun Star.

Through the raging flames, he saw an immortal bird roaming within, its aura rising and falling like a vast ocean, boundless and expansive, yet completely concealed within the star, revealing not a trace of its presence.

In fact, that great sun contained an ultimate imperial weapon, poised to unleash its power and shatter the boundless starry sea at any moment.

The other party is waiting for him to make a move!
The old man was radiating a pale golden aura that condensed into a divine halo. He was indeed terrifyingly powerful, capable of protecting the Emperor's son and possessing strength unmatched below the Quasi-Emperor level. However, he was now in a dilemma.

Logically, the best approach right now is for neither side to move, and whoever strikes first will be at a disadvantage.

He was calm, composed, and detached from worldly affairs, confident that his eternal civilization was no less than anyone else's. But in the blink of an eye, he was as if he had been slapped in the face and was stunned.

The Ten-Sun Locking Array in the starry sky is not locking away anyone else, but the Dao Yan lineage!
"There's only one way left: shift the blame eastward..."

"What if it fails?"

"Then..."

(End of this chapter)