Knights descend upon Douluo Continent; death awaits if they do not fight.

【Star Luo Empire - Imperial Palace】

Emperor Xingluo stood by the window, his back to everyone.

"Mu Bai".

"exist."

"Take a group of men and head north."

"North?"

"As for the Heaven Dou Empire," Emperor Xingluo turned around, "those horned demons could descend anywhere. If they descend upon Heaven Dou territory, they'll need help."

Dai Mubai was stunned: "Your Majesty, we are the Star Luo Empire—"

"I know," the Star Luo Emperor's voice was calm, "but if those horned demons descend upon Tian Dou and kill its people, then what? Will they stop?"

silence.

"They won't stop," said the Star Luo Emperor. "They will continue killing. After they've killed the people of Tiandou, they'll come to kill us."

He looked at Dai Mubai.

"This is not a war between nations. This is a war between humans and monsters. In this kind of war, there are no borders."

Dai Mubai was silent for a moment, then knelt on one knee: "Yes."

He turned and walked out of the main hall.

Zhu Zhuqing was waiting for him outside.

"Go north," Dai Mubai said.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

The two walked side by side into the night.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School

Ning Fengzhi stood in front of the sect, with all the disciples capable of fighting behind him.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood to his left, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong stood to his right.

"Where's Rongrong?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

"She's in the back," Gu Rong said. "She refused to stay behind."

Ning Fengzhi remained silent for a moment.

"Let her come along," he said. "She's a support class; she can save people."

He paused.

"What happened with Ruyu must not happen again."

No one speaks.

They all remember the figure of him charging towards the giant beast with the Haotian Hammer in his arms.

That silhouette will forever remain in their hearts.

【Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan】

Yu Yuanzhen stood at the exit of Thunder Canyon, with thirty of his most elite disciples behind him.

Yu Tianheng stood at the very front, with Yu Tianxin beside him.

"Are you afraid?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.

No one answered.

"Being afraid is the right thing to do," Yu Yuanzhen said. "Those who aren't afraid die the fastest."

He glanced at the sky.

"That boy, Yu Cheng, wasn't afraid. But he's dead."

silence.

"But he died like a man." Yu Yuanzhen's voice suddenly became loud. "He used his own body to protect a complete stranger, a support-type Soul Master. He was a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He was a hero."

He turned around and looked at the thirty people behind him.

"Tomorrow, those monsters will come. You may die. But if you die, I hope you die like Yu Cheng—standing, facing the enemy, protecting those who should be protected."

"Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The voices of thirty people echoed throughout Thunder Canyon.

[Haotian Sect]

Tang Xiao stood in front of the mountain gate, gazing into the distance.

Behind him were all the fighting disciples of the Haotian Sect.

"That boy, Tang Ying," he began slowly, "is never sociable. He never likes to talk. Nobody has ever thought he's anything special."

He paused.

"But he killed the six-horned demon. In that world, one person killed six heads."

He turned around and looked at everyone.

"He died standing. His bones were broken, but he was still crawling forward. He was still thinking of fighting."

His voice was a little hoarse.

"Those monsters are coming tomorrow. I don't know where they'll descend. But if they descend near the Haotian Sect—"

He clenched his fist.

"I want you to go. Go and kill them. Not for Tian Dou, not for Xing Luo, not for anyone. It's for Tang Ying. It's to tell that world—we, the people of the Haotian Sect, are not to be trifled with."

"yes!"

Poseidon Island

Poseidon stood before the temple of Neptune, gazing at the sea.

Behind him were all the Seagod Island warriors who could fight.

"Those monsters will descend tomorrow," she said. "If they descend on Seagod Island—"

She paused.

"Kill them."

"yes!"

Slaughter City

No one organized an army.

No one was prepared for battle.

But in the corner, the fallen one who had been huddled against the wall stood up.

He looked at the sky, at the place where nameless names disappeared.

"That kid..." he murmured, "is dead."

He clenched his fist.

"He killed five. I'm stronger than him."

He turned and walked into the depths of the killing city.

There, he found his most reliable weapon.

【Knights World: Throne of Corpses】

Huang Fei watched all of this.

Looking at the panicked people, the emperors organizing their armies, and the sects preparing for battle.

A very faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

It's not mockery.

It's not pity.

Just observing.

Let's see how long you can hold out.

Let's see how many of you die.

Let's see when you understand—

In this world, no one is special.

He looked away and closed his eyes.

Tomorrow, the seven-headed horned demon will descend.

The second batch of selected candidates will be determined the day after tomorrow.

Then, the third batch, the fourth batch, the fifth batch—

Until everyone understands.

Until everyone knelt down.

until--

Someone stood up.

Like him.

"Come on," he said softly, "let me see if you are worthy to stand before me."

......

Autumn of the 2639th year of the Douluo Calendar.

noon.

At the moment when the sun was at its brightest, seven cracks appeared in the sky.

It's not the slow, tearing crack like the one seen during the last live stream.

It exploded instantly, like a black hole torn apart from the inside by a tremendous force.

A dark red light rolled along the edges, like the burn marks on the edge of a wound.

Everyone in the entire Douluo Continent looks up to them.

Then, seven black beams of light crashed down from the crack and struck the earth.

The first beam of light landed on the northern border of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

The second beam of light landed on the southern border of the Star Luo Empire.

The third beam of light smashed through the city wall.

The fourth beam of light plunged into the depths of the Starry Sky Forest.

The fifth beam of light landed on a deserted wilderness.

The sixth beam of light crashed into the mine on the outskirts of Wuhun City.

The seventh beam of light plunged into the sea.

Three hundred miles west of Poseidon Island, the seawater boils.

[Heavenly Dou Empire - Northern Frontier]

The military camp of Huyan Zhan.

The soldiers have already formed ranks.

1,200 people, 300 Soul Masters, and 900 elite infantry.

They guarded this wasteland for fifteen years, defending against the iron cavalry of the Star Luo Empire.

Today, they are not guarding against people.

As the sky split open, Vice General Zhao Tiesheng stood on the command platform, gripping his spear tightly.

"They're here."

A black beam of light struck three miles outside the camp, causing the earth to tremble and dust to billow.

After the beam of light dissipated, a huge crater with a diameter of 100 meters was left on the ground. At the bottom of the crater lay a three-meter-tall black monster, a horned demon.

It looks bigger than it does in the live stream.

The scales were darker and thicker, with edges that gleamed with a dark gold sheen.

The horns on its head changed from two to four, curving like thorns.

The eyes were no longer scarlet, but a deep, dark purple, like two burning flames of the underworld.

【The Descending Monster - Horned Demon】

[Level: Low → ???]

[Hint: Dimensional suppression lifted, strength greatly increased]

[WARNING: This creature is infectious. Beings killed by it will be transformed into lesser horned demons within twenty-four hours. Non-living entities destroyed by it will gradually transform into a "demonic environment."]

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