My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

Li Xuancang escaped and his injuries healed rapidly.

Su Xinghai and Tai Haotian, despite their serious injuries, came to his side and inquired about his condition with concern.

"My lord, are you alright?"

Li Xuancang shook his head. "I'm fine."

The "Undying Scripture" was too heaven-defying, and Li Xuancang's physical body was also terrifyingly powerful. The combination of the two gave birth to the monster Li Xuancang.

Li Xuancang scanned the starry sky with his divine sense, but found nothing.

"You run really fast."

The rapid disintegration of the Holy Spirit realm is inevitably related to those Holy Spirits.

Li Xuancang still wanted to cause them trouble, but the Holy Spirit, seeing that things were not going well, had already fled.

"You can't escape."

Li Xuancang left a contingency plan in Cloud City, so he could know the whereabouts of Xuan Turtle Great Sage and his group at any time and deal with them sooner or later.

"Let's go back to the Divine Dynasty first!"

Several people narrowly escaped death, and Su Xinghai and his companion were seriously injured and on the verge of death, needing to recover from their injuries as soon as possible.

However, their risky actions were not in vain if they successfully obtained the Holy Spirit Fire.

The news of the destruction of the Holy Spirit Realm spread like wildfire, causing a huge uproar.

"What? The Holy Spirit Realm has been destroyed? How is that possible?"

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it."

"That's the realm of the Holy Spirits! Can it really be destroyed?"

"..."

The myriad realms found it hard to believe, much less accept it.

The Holy Spirit Realm was one of the few great realms among all the heavens and myriad worlds, yet it was destroyed by the Abyss. What hope is there for the other great worlds?

At this very moment, the Great Sage Xuan Turtle and his companions spread the word far and wide, once again triggering an immense storm throughout the myriad realms.

"Damn it, I knew the Origin Continent had ill intentions."

"Damn it, the Origin Continent is plotting against us."

"Drive the people of the Origin Continent out, and we will be the masters of our own great world."

"..."

The Holy Spirit embellished the story of what the Origin Continent had done in the Holy Spirit Realm and made it public, which aroused outrage among all the heavens and worlds, who deeply hated the Origin Continent.

Some of the great worlds immediately broke with the Origin Continent and drove away its people.

Some weaker worlds could only swallow their anger and rely on the power of the Origin Continent to resist the Abyss.

All of this has nothing to do with the Eternal Divine Dynasty.

After returning to the capital, Su Xinghai and Tai Haotian went into seclusion to recuperate, while Li Xuancang sought an audience with the God Emperor.

Li Xuancang waited quietly in front of the imperial palace.

The imperial guards around him stood ready, their eyes fixed on Li Xuancang.

Even though Li Xuancang holds a high position and wields great power, if he dares to force his way into the imperial palace, the Imperial Guards will not hesitate to take action.

Before long, Qin Shouqian arrived.

"Lord Li, please come with me."

Qin Shouqian led the way, and Li Xuancang followed behind him into the imperial palace.

The Eternal God Emperor has not left the Imperial Palace for ten thousand years. In those ten thousand years, Li Xuancang is the first person to step into the Imperial Palace.

Qin Shouqian remained silent, focusing solely on leading the way.

The empty imperial palace was only filled with the echoing footsteps of the two figures, one in front of the other.

Upon entering the depths of the imperial palace, Qin Shouqian prostrated himself on the ground, his head banging against the earth, like a devout believer treating the god he served.

Li Xuancang looked up and saw a huge golden throne.

On the throne lay a desiccated corpse.

Its body was decayed and broken, its skin was shriveled and covered its bones, its eye sockets were sunken, and its teeth were exposed; it could even be described as a "dried-up skeleton".

The scene before him deeply shocked Li Xuancang, leaving his mind blank and unable to think.

"this……"

Li Xuancang had imagined what the God Emperor would be like, but he never expected him to be in such a miserable state.

"You... are very good."

The God Emperor spoke, his voice echoing deep within the hall.

Li Xuancang could sense that the God Emperor was struggling immensely and was filled with pain as he spoke each word.

"Greetings, God Emperor."

Li Xuancang bowed to the God Emperor.

A beam of divine light shot out from the God Emperor, rushed into Li Xuancang's body, and exploded instantly.

Li Xuancang instinctively wanted to resist, but when he realized that the divine light posed no threat to him, he stopped attacking.

The Divine Light records most of the God Emperor's life experiences, his current state, and the latter half of the "Immortal Scripture".

When the Abyss invaded, the Land of Abandoned Heaven should have disintegrated. It was the God Emperor who chose to sacrifice himself to forcibly support the fragmented Land of Abandoned Heaven and prolong the life of the God Dynasty.

The God Emperor merged with the Heavenly Dao of the Forsaken Land, using his divine soul to transform into eternal divine fire to fight against the will of the abyss and protect the human people.

He used his immortal body to seal the abyss rift beneath the throne, suppressing the number of demons entering the Land of Abandoned Heaven.

He has been enduring the most cruel torment in the universe for tens of thousands of years.

With the power of the God Emperor, he could easily abandon the Land of Abandoned Heaven and the human people.

Creating another eternal dynasty in another region would have been easy for him, but he was willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of humanity, sit on the throne, and endure endless torment.

Even now, the God Emperor can leave the throne at any time and end his suffering.

But he did not choose to leave.

Once he leaves, the abyssal rift beneath the throne will be left unsuppressed, and the will of the abyss can unleash enough power to instantly destroy the entire divine dynasty.

At that time, apart from the God Emperor, no one will be able to survive.

"I have complete confidence in entrusting the Divine Dynasty to you."

The voice of the God Emperor resounded in Li Xuancang's soul, and then fell silent.

After a brief exchange with Li Xuancang, the God Emperor had exhausted all his strength and was no longer able to speak.

Only then did Li Xuancang understand why the Imperial Guards had prevented anyone from seeing the God Emperor. If they were to see the God Emperor in his current state, their Dao hearts would crumble and they would fall into despair.

Li Xuancang bowed respectfully to the God Emperor before turning and leaving the imperial palace.

Back in the courtroom, Li Xuancang was still deeply troubled.

Meeting the God Emperor had a great impact on him.

He couldn't help but ask himself, was it really worth making such a huge sacrifice for some unrelated people?

If one day he also needs to sacrifice like the Eternal God Emperor, will he make the same choice as the Eternal God Emperor?

"We have the Holy Spirit Fire in our hands. Let's launch a counterattack and reclaim the Forsaken Land."

Li Xuancang quickly composed himself and began to implement the plan he had been devising for some time.

He is not a saint; he cannot sacrifice himself for others like a god.

But he is a member of the human race, with human blood flowing through his veins.

For the sake of the continuation of humanity, he will not shirk his responsibilities and will do his utmost.

While protecting their own families, they also did their best to shelter the people of their race.

When Li Xuancang arrived at the Firewood Palace, Dongfang Shenhuo and a group of high-ranking officials had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Lord Li, everything is ready except for the Holy Spirit Fire."

Everyone was extremely excited, their eyes sparkling with anticipation.

They waited a long time, but finally received the Holy Spirit Fire, and their wish was fulfilled in their lifetime.

Li Xuancang released the Holy Spirit Fire, which transformed into a beautifully crafted boy of about three years old.

The boy hugged himself, tilted his head back, and looked proud.