High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

With a flash of light, Su Jie was already standing on the vast and boundless teleportation plaza of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Palace.

People still come and go here, as if the aftermath of the beast tide has passed. The huge light gate shimmers with different lights, and warriors shuttle back and forth, looking for dungeons that suit them.

"Let's go check out the main hall of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Palace. Maybe we can find an opportunity to accelerate bone tempering or unlock the Soul Nourishing stage." Su Jie thought to himself as he took out the ancient token.

He gripped the token, ready to activate his privileges.

Just as the token was activated and emitted a faint light—

"Buzz!!!"

An indescribable, deep, muffled sound exploded not through his ears, but directly into the depths of his soul! The entire Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Palace suddenly trembled violently, as if it were being gripped and shaken violently by an invisible giant hand!

All the flashing portals dimmed and went out instantly! The plaza floor cracked, and the stone pillars supporting the dome emitted a teeth-grinding cracking sound!

"What's going on?!"

"Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"

"An enemy attack? Impossible! This is where our Federation's war gods are the most numerous; who would dare to come!"

Those who had made it here were no weaklings; they instantly realized that this could not be explained by a normal enemy attack!

Panic erupted among the crowd like a plague. The square, which had been orderly just moments before, instantly descended into chaos.

Some tried to rush to the emergency exits, only to find that all the teleportation arrays were malfunctioning; others looked around in panic; and still others were so frightened by the sudden turn of events that they collapsed to the ground.

Su Jie abruptly withdrew his hand and looked up sharply. His pupils contracted suddenly!

Beyond the dome of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Palace, which was reinforced by countless runes and was theoretically indestructible, the place that should have been an endless void was now being covered and compressed by an indescribable, pure "darkness"!

That wasn't darkness; it was an absolute realm formed by something so vast that it obscured all light and perception!

Immediately afterwards, the "darkness" stirred. Five dark golden claws, like pillars supporting the sky, wrapped in destructive power, slowly and with an indifferent air of crushing stars, pierced through the barrier of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Palace and probed in!

"Crack... Boom!!!"

The sturdy barrier shattered like paper, and the violent void turbulence instantly poured in, tearing dozens of warriors near the edge, who had no time to react, into the most basic particles, without even being able to scream!

"Emperor... Emperor's Might! It's an Emperor-level demonic beast!" A seasoned war god, experienced in many battles, screamed in disbelief and utter terror. "How did it find this place?! The coordinates of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Palace are a top secret of our Federation!"

An atmosphere of despair permeated the air! The generals and kings who were usually high and mighty were now no different from ordinary people in the face of this incomprehensible terror.

Some tried to rush towards the still-usable emergency teleportation array, only to find that the space had been completely locked; others desperately tried to raise their protective qi and blood, but under the overwhelming imperial might, they were like candles in the wind, instantly collapsing.

"Form ranks! Protect the younger generation!" a war god belonging to the military roared, attempting to organize an effective resistance. Several powerful auras surged into the sky without hesitation; they were the war gods of the human race, the guardians!

"Sky-Splitting Slash!"

"Ninefold Blazing Sun Force!"

"A vast expanse of ice!"

Various powerful martial arts techniques, imbued with a do-or-die spirit, slammed into the slowly descending giant claw. Any one of these attacks would be enough to unleash a catastrophe in the outside world, enough to slay a royal-level demon beast.

However, when it landed on the dark gold giant claw, it couldn't even make it pause for a moment. The dark gold giant claw only trembled slightly.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The war gods, along with their attacks, vanished without a trace, as if erased.

Absolute crushing defeat! They couldn't even put up the slightest resistance!

Standing in the crowd, Su Jie felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly by a giant hand.

He looked at the unfamiliar faces around him, filled with fear and despair. His newly tempered martial bones were creaking, but he gritted his teeth and thought of various ways to deal with the situation.

Just then, a powerful aura appeared in the sky above the chaotic square, like a pillar stabilizing the sea.

Yue Wuji!

He was dressed in a simple blue robe, his face calm, his eyes deep as the starry sky. His appearance calmed the panicked crowd below somewhat.

"Everyone, evacuate! Quickly!" Yue Wuji's voice clearly reached everyone's ears, and then all his attention was focused on that dark gold giant claw.

He slowly raised his hand, his body radiating endless life light, and behind him emerged the phantoms of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, which finally coalesced into a divine wheel containing an aura of destruction.

"town!"

He uttered a single word, and his divine wheel slowly spun, carrying an unwavering resolve as it met the dark golden giant claw. This was his path, and the last and strongest light he ignited for humanity.

Everyone held their breath, placing their last hope on this.

Then, under the watchful eyes of countless people, the dark golden giant claw simply flicked its finger at the divine wheel that contained Yue Wuji's lifelong cultivation.

"bite--!"

A crisp, heartbreaking chirp.

The divine wheel paused, then shattered like broken glass, disintegrating into countless points of light. Yue Wuji's figure, within those points of light, also became transparent, eventually disappearing completely without leaving a trace.

It's as if it never existed.

"Lord Yue... Lord Yue..." someone murmured, their voice hollow, their faith crumbling in an instant.

Even the strongest guardian deity fell so easily.

"Lord Yue...is dead..."

"It's over...it's all over..."

Cries of despair erupted. Some collapsed to the ground, while others wept uncontrollably.

Just then, the demonic beast's will resounded in the minds of all the martial artists:

"Surrender, or die."

"Offer your loyalty. This is your only chance to live."

When even the strongest among humans fell, some people's mentality changed.

"I...I'm willing to submit!" A young martial artist suddenly knelt down, tears streaming down his face. "Don't kill me! I'm willing to pledge my loyalty!"

"I'd do it! Just don't kill me, I'll do anything!"

Once the first one appeared, a second, a third… In the blink of an eye, the square was filled with people kneeling down. Faced with absolute power and death, not everyone can maintain their integrity.

Su Jie looked at the people kneeling and begging for mercy, then looked at the place where Yue Wuji had disappeared, and remembered Chairman Chen Mingyang's entrustment.

He felt his bones creaking under the oppressive force, and his very soul trembling. The fear of death was so real.

But when he saw those kneeling figures, a strange anger overwhelmed his fear.