In the starry void.
Star warships hovered in place.
How many?
Countless!
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Each warship emanated a sinister aura, invisibly converging together as if transforming this region of the universe into hell itself.
“Eternal Realm?”
From deep within the void came a voice: “Never heard of it.”
“Crack!”
Suddenly, space shattered.
“Whoosh whoosh!” Scorching flames surged through the tiny fissures, then continuously expanded the range of the rupture until a slender figure walked out from within, and only then did the flames gradually extinguish.
Who?
The helper that Tian Mohuang had found.
This person should be a powerful expert in the fire element—this could be seen just from his blood-red hair alone.
Since his name was still unknown for now, as was what unspeakable secret he shared with Tian Mohuang, he would temporarily be called Red Hair, Male.
“So large.”
“This is my first time seeing something like this.”
Red Hair Male was indeed shocked by the sheer size of the Eternal Realm.
“No wonder.”
“Tian Mohuang suffered setbacks.”
In his view, such a massive plane must surely have experts as numerous as clouds inside, causing that fellow to repeatedly suffer losses and have no choice but to seek his help.
“Crack!”
“Crack crack!”
All the star warships that had come to a complete stop lit up their weapons one after another, with cannon muzzles uniformly aimed at the Eternal Realm.
“No need.”
At this moment, Red Hair Male raised his hand and said: “Just leave it to me.”
Inside the main warship, the commander who was preparing to issue the attack order frowned, but considering that the other party was invited by Lord Tian Mohuang, he could only signal to each warship to pause their actions.
“Swish!”
Red Hair Male removed his cloak, revealing his muscular upper body, with a lotus-shaped tattoo particularly eye-catching.
“Whether I can obtain freedom.” He raised two fingers, gently swaying them, and a cluster of flame rose up. As it rotated, it continuously expanded until it evolved into a ball of fire. He said: “Depends on this plane.”
It wasn’t over yet.
Red Hair Male continued swaying his two fingers.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
The heaven and earth attributes deep in the starry void seemed to be drawn in, separating out fire element attributes from within, then surging from all directions, continuously augmenting the fireball.
The more attributes, the greater the momentum!
After a moment, the massive fireball slowly rotated at Red Hair Male’s fingertips.
“Crack crack!”
“Crack crack crack!”
The scorching aura spread, madly roasting the space.
“…”
The commander’s expression became extremely grave, with several beads of sweat gradually seeping from his forehead.
The warship had heat insulation and cold resistance functions, but even just looking at that massive fireball with the naked eye, one could feel the heat!
“General!”
A strategist said: “This person’s strength hasn’t diminished from back then!”
“He’s even stronger than before!” The commander wiped the sweat from his forehead, his tone extremely grave.
When Tian Mohuang decided to destroy the Eternal Realm, he had mobilized almost all his forces. For him to be appointed as commander, he was naturally an absolute trusted confidant, so he had witnessed the battle between Tian Mohuang and Red Hair Male back then.
That battle.
Earth-shaking!
Although Lord Tian Mohuang ultimately won, one still couldn’t deny the opponent’s terrifying power.
“In this upper universe, those who can threaten our Emperor—Night King counts as one, he counts as another!” the commander added.
“What a pity.”
The strategist smiled: “He still lost to our Emperor.”
“So only by following the Lord can we open up a new era!”
These warriors following Tian Mohuang had been thoroughly brainwashed, fantasizing that they could accomplish great deeds that would be famous throughout eternity, even becoming heroes who created a new era!
“Swish!”
Red Hair Male, standing in the starry void, waved his hand. The fireball condensed with explosive power slowly flew out, flying toward the Eternal Realm. The entire process was very slow, very gentle, like a crimson lotus flower drifting along a water current.
“Retreat!”
The commander urgently ordered, fear in his eyes.
“Swish swish swish!”
“Swish swish swish!”
Countless warships all flew backward in unison, only stopping after flying far enough away. All the soldiers inside were staring with wide eyes at that lotus-shaped flame, not wanting to miss what was about to come…
“BOOM——”
In an instant, an explosion sounded through the universe’s starry sky. The already trembling space suddenly shattered and spread outward.
“Crack crack!”
“Crack crack crack!”
The residual power spread very far, with large swaths of starry space collapsing.
“…”
The soldiers on Tian Mohuang’s side all felt their scalps explode, because the spatial collapse had spread right before their eyes. If they hadn’t retreated just now, the ships would have exploded and everyone would have died.
Everyone had no time to consider their narrow escape, but instead rotated their eyeballs, looking toward the distant place where flames burned and space collapsed.
Red Hair Male, with his back to them, picked at his ear with one hand while saying carelessly: “To provoke Tian Mohuang yet have absolutely no defenses, this Eternal Realm probably isn’t as strong as imagined.”
Suddenly!
He stopped picking his ear.
The casual expression on his face also restrained itself.
“This…” The commander rubbed his eyes, and after confirming he hadn’t seen wrong, said incredulously: “How is this possible!”
At that moment.
All of Tian Mohuang’s soldiers were dumbfounded.
The explosion just now was absolutely terrifying, directly destroying all the surrounding space. Forget living beings—even a plane couldn’t withstand it!
But…
When the towering flames dissipated and the Eternal Realm appeared safe and sound in their field of vision, they were all completely stunned and stupefied.
“…”
Red Hair Male’s brows furrowed.
As the one who had acted, he understood his own power—destroying a plane should have been effortless.
Truly speaking.
From when he began condensing the flames to when he struck, he had displayed an air of casual ease, as if he had already grasped the plane in his palm. But the result didn’t match his expectations, truly slapping him hard in the face.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
Right at this moment, the Eternal Realm trembled slightly, and layer upon layer of hexagonal barriers appeared, constructing a defense system resembling an eggshell.
“…”
Red Hair Male’s eyes widened.
He finally understood—the Eternal Realm had a defensive formation.
However… such a large plane, how could it possibly have such a large formation!
Full of shock, full of astonishment!
“No wonder.”
Red Hair Male gradually calmed down, lowering his head to adjust his hairstyle with his hand, the corner of his mouth curving into a smile: “Tian Mohuang asked me to come.”
“Swish!”
He extended both palms, aiming at the Eternal Realm, and said: “Getting serious now!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In an instant, fire element attributes continuously emerged from the shattered void, then gathered in front of his palms into one, two, three, four, five fireballs of energy.
“Raging Fire, Burning Heaven!”
“Swish swish swish!”
“Swish swish swish!”
Five streams of flame erupted. Though not as large as before, the fire element energy contained within was higher, and… the charging speed was faster!
“We can announce the end.” The commander stated decisively.
“BOOM!”
“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!”
After a moment, the five powerful flames violently crashed into the formation barrier covering the Eternal Realm. Powerful residual force spread out, repeatedly ravaging the already shattered universe.
“Not good!”
“The ones in front need to pull back…”
“BOOM RUMBLE!”
The commander had just opened his mouth when dozens of warships that had been parked at the edge of the last residual power’s spread exploded on the spot!
“Retreat retreat retreat!”
The warships behind urgently reversed!
“Forgot to tell you all.” Red Hair Male turned his head and said: “Watching the excitement comes at a price.”
“…”
The commander’s expression turned ugly.
He could tell that this guy did it on purpose!
Red Hair Male turned back around. When he could clearly see everything in the flame-covered area, he went berserk: “How is it still standing!”
The commander and the others also looked over, just as the flames dissipated. They discovered that despite enduring five consecutive explosive bombardments, the Eternal Realm remained safe and sound, with not even a crack in the barrier.
What the hell!
This formation was way too thick!
“Damn it!”
Red Hair Male raised his head, his palms once again reaching out as he roared: “I still won’t believe…”
“Hm?”
He squinted his eyes.
In his field of vision, a human figure flew out from within the streaming light barrier.
Slowly walking through the air, slowly approaching, head constantly lowered so his face couldn’t be seen clearly. In his right hand he held a sharp sword, in his left hand a broken sword, and his hair was green enough to cause panic.
“Who are you?”
“Dead men don’t deserve to know who I am.”
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