All Realms and Worlds: The Lost Home

On the desolate plains, the killing intent was as strong as iron.

The dark, malevolent energy surrounding Shen Jianxin had solidified into a tangible form, transforming into hideous ghostly patterns that roamed his body. His right hand gripped the demonic blade formed from malevolent energy, its tip trembling slightly and emitting a piercing buzz as it locked onto the female evil god not far away.

The aura of a peak mid-stage third-level cultivator who had broken through the surface realm was released without reservation, like a black cloud pressing down on this area.

The female evil god before him was like a cake exuding an enticing aroma, making him unable to resist the urge to devour her whole.

"Prey, it's time to end the game."

Shen Jianxin's voice was icy cold, tinged with a barely perceptible fervor and trembling. It was a yearning from the depths of his soul, tearing at his reason with madness.

He could feel his eyes becoming bloodshot, his dark pupils filled with blood vessels, which were gradually being replaced by an eerie dark red.

The female evil god was also having a hard time.

She held her twin demon-inlaid blades crossed in front of her, black and red demonic energy surging around her like a tide, forming an impenetrable defense. Cracks remained on her armor, and black and red blood slowly flowed from the gaps, dripping onto the barren ground with a sizzling sound.

Looking into Shen Jianxin's eyes, which were gradually losing their rationality, she felt not only fear but also a similar restlessness.

A similar desire was also growing wildly deep within her heart, making her want to swing her knife at Shen Jianxin, devour him, and seize the boundless evil energy within him.

The air between the two seemed to have frozen.

Battle is imminent.

Shen Jianxin stomped his foot hard on the ground, his figure leaping forward like a ghost, the demonic blade in his hand cutting through the void with a black arc, fiercely slashing towards the neck of the female evil god.

This strike was swift as lightning, ruthless and decisive, showing no mercy whatsoever.

A cold glint flashed in the female evil god's eyes. Instead of retreating, she advanced, crossing her two sharp blades into a cross to block the black demonic blade.

"clang!"

Just as their weapons were about to collide.

A dark red beam of light suddenly rose from the horizon deep in the wasteland without warning!

The beam of light was not dazzling; instead, it carried an eerie gentleness, yet it seemed to contain some kind of primal allure of the universe, instantly piercing through the demonic energy of heaven and earth and reaching the depths of one's soul.

"Buzz—"

An indescribable wave emanated from the pillar of light, spreading outwards like a tide.

Shen Jianxin, who was charging forward, suddenly froze.

The female evil god, who was preparing to block, suddenly stopped in mid-air with her hands.

Their movements seemed to have been paused, freezing them in place.

An instinctive and irresistible desire, like a dormant volcano, erupted deep within their hearts.

It wasn't a greed for power, nor a desire for killing, but a purer, more primal hunger.

It was as if within that dark red pillar of light lay something essential for their survival, something that, if missed, would lead to utter annihilation.

The demonic blade in Shen Jianxin's hand slowly fell, and his gaze was uncontrollably drawn to the dark red beam of light.

His reason, faced with this desire, was as fragile as paper and was torn apart in an instant.

The urge to devour the female evil god that I felt just now seemed so insignificant in the face of this pillar of light.

He finally realized what was happening.

Just now, the reason he lost control so much and recklessly tried to devour the female evil god was not his own intention at all.

Rather, it was the power emanating from this beam of light that affected him prematurely!

The desire that lay dormant in his heart was prematurely activated, amplifying his greed and suppressing his reason.

"This is……"

A chill ran through Shen Jianxin's heart.

He was unknowingly being controlled by this strange power.

The situation of the female evil god was much the same as his.

Her cold eyes were also filled with confusion and longing as she stared intently at the dark red beam of light, the sharp blade in her hand falling silently to the ground.

In the brief moment that the two were stunned.

Suddenly, a series of roars echoed across the surrounding wasteland.

Shen Jianxin and the female evil god looked in the direction of the sound, their pupils suddenly contracting.

Countless figures rose into the air from every corner of the wasteland.

There were enormous, ferocious evil gods and monsters, alien cultivators clad in strange armor and exuding powerful auras, and even some bizarre creatures whose names were unknown.

Their strengths varied greatly, ranging from the first level of the Breakthrough Realm to the fourth level, and there were even a few powerful figures whose auras were comparable to the fifth level of the Breakthrough Realm.

But at this moment, they have all lost their minds.

In their eyes, there was only that dark red beam of light.

They flew towards the pillar of light as if they had gone mad.

The densely packed figures, like locusts passing through, blotted out the sky, and surged into the depths of the wasteland.

"Walk!"

Shen Jianxin let out a low shout, forcibly suppressing the desire in his heart and regaining a sliver of rationality.

Whatever is inside that beam of light, it is definitely not simple.

But he knew he had to go and see.

It wasn't just because of that instinctive desire, but also because he wanted to figure out what exactly this force that could control his will was.

The female evil god also came to her senses. She glanced at Shen Jianxin, a complex look flashing in her eyes, and then nodded.

The two temporarily set aside their hostility and rushed towards the dark red pillar of light, one after the other.

As the two drew closer, the surrounding scenery became increasingly bizarre and cruel.

The countless creatures that were originally flying towards the pillar of light began to fight each other, at some unknown time.

A lizardman evil god at the third level of the Breakthrough Realm had just taken to the air when his wings were instantly torn apart by a black shadow at the mid-stage of the third level of the Breakthrough Realm behind him.

The lizardman evil god let out a shrill scream and fell from the sky. Before it even hit the ground, the dark figure grabbed it, opened its blood-red maw, and bit down hard on its neck.

"Snap!"

The sound of bones cracking was clearly audible.

The dark figure frantically devoured the blood and soul of the lizardman evil god, and its aura surged at a visible speed.

Similar scenes are constantly unfolding in this land.

In the sky and on the ground, there were figures fighting everywhere.

What was originally an orderly "pilgrimage" has completely turned into a chaotic and frenzied feast of consumption.

"I see……"

Shen Jianxin's expression became extremely solemn.

He finally understood what kind of allure that dark red beam of light exuded.

What it exudes is the allure of "evolution".

It is telling all the creatures that if they devour enough of their own kind and become strong enough, they will be qualified to approach that pillar of light and obtain that so-called "opportunity".

The reason he was controlled by that desire just now, and even couldn't suppress the urge to risk devouring the female evil god, was because he had been influenced by this rule and subconsciously accepted the premise that "devouring is the only way to become stronger."

This is a huge trap!

A trap that forces all creatures to kill each other, leaving only the strongest survivors!

The female evil god clearly understood this as well. Her expression also turned extremely ugly, and the black and red demonic energy around her surged even more violently as she warily scanned her surroundings.