The soul bomb finally detonated.

In that moment, the blinding white light made everyone unable to open their eyes. The powerful explosive force and shockwave directly swept away all the warships at extreme distances.

“Ah! My eyes!”

“Ah! My ears!”

Warriors were pained by the light stabbing their eyes, warriors’ eardrums trembled from the explosion sound.

Gradually,

Once everything adapted and recovered, everyone suppressed the terror in their hearts and looked together, discovering that as the light gradually weakened, the Starry Sky Fortress was gone—only an incomparably shattered space sensation remained!

“Hiss!”

In an instant, warriors from various planes drew in cold breaths.

They couldn’t observe the great explosion with naked eyes throughout, but from how the entire cosmic starry sky was affected to an unbearable degree, it was enough to show the power was terrifyingly extreme. If they had been slightly closer, they would likely have turned to dust!

“That guy must be dead for sure!”

“This kind of power that blasted cosmic space into fragments—forget mortal warriors, even people from the upper realm coming down might not be able to withstand it!”

“No wonder that dripping sound made everyone feel fear!”

Warriors from various planes without exception felt secretly fortunate they’d escaped from the fortress early, otherwise their fate would certainly be the same as…

Wait, in the area where the airwaves gradually dissipated, a human figure had actually appeared!

Everyone’s mouths gradually opened!

Because after seeing clearly, that black-robed guy stood in place, his whole body gleaming gold, his full head of black hair dancing in the wind, and the space in his area was completely intact!

“He’s actually still alive!”

Warriors from various planes were dumbstruck one by one.

From an extremely far distance, just seeing the explosion light and hearing the explosion sound nearly made them unable to withstand it and cough up blood, yet someone in the explosion area was perfectly fine—this was truly…

Wait again!

There was another person before that guy!

Yes.

Not just Jun Changxiao alone, but also the tattooed man.

He was blocking in front of Gou Sheng, his back muscles ruptured, fresh blood flowing, his facial expression extremely ferocious.

“You…”

Jun Changxiao was stunned.

Just when he was preparing to use various trump cards to withstand the damage, the tattooed man suddenly rushed over, not only blocking in front with his physical body but also completely enveloping him with a defensive barrier, which was why he and the nearby space were unharmed.

Someone came to take the bullet—absolutely unexpected!

Moreover,

The one taking the bullet wasn’t a disciple, a relative, but a guy he’d just met not long ago.

Suddenly remembering the other possessed a spirit seed that could infinitely reincarnate, Jun Changxiao finally understood: “You want to die, want to become stronger?”

“Wah!”

The tattooed man coughed up blood, his face deathly pale as he smiled miserably: “I… am saving you, because… because you saved me…”

“Actually…”

Jun Changxiao fell silent.

He wanted to say, if you hadn’t come to take the bullet, I could have survived anyway, just wasting a trump card, but felt it was too hurtful and didn’t say it.

“Not just hurtful, simply heartbreaking!” the system said.

“Wah!”

The tattooed man coughed up another mouthful of blood, his breath faint: “Old… old brother… from today… today on we’re friends…”

“Brother!”

Jun Changxiao grabbed him in an embrace, shaking him madly, his expression extremely pained.

“Don’t… don’t shake… let… let… me finish speaking…” The tattooed man coughed blood while saying: “If… if one day you go to the upper realm… you must come… find me… my name is… Gu… forgot… damn…”

After saying the last “damn” word, his eyelids rolled up, his hands went limp, and the person completely died.

The rebel from the upper realm who had attempted suicide many times without success, today finally got his wish. Cause of death—soul bomb.

The tattooed man died gloriously.

Because he blocked fatal damage for Gou Sheng, helping him save various trump cards.

“Brother!”

Jun Changxiao held the tattooed man, raising his head to emit a furious roar.

Then he took a green onion and vigorously rubbed it back and forth on his eyes until tears streamed down his face, the pain unbearable.

“Buzz!”

The corpse suddenly self-ignited.

The tattooed man departed, leaving peacefully, the fire burning vigorously, ash-like powder scattering through cosmic space until it completely disappeared.

“Brother!”

Jun Changxiao clenched his fists, swearing: “I will go to the upper realm to find you, the position of Eternal Ancient Sect elder will forever be reserved for you!”

Taking a bullet for him, regardless of reason, made him a life-and-death brother!

“Crack crack crack!”

The bracelet and ankle chains lightly clinked.

These were the tattooed man’s relics. Jun Changxiao collected them and threw them into his spatial ring, thinking: “Brother, when we meet in the upper realm, I’ll personally put them back on you!”

“…”

The system said speechlessly: “What kind of logic is this!”

“Swish!”

Jun Changxiao transformed grief into strength, turning around and locking his gaze on the distant Fortress Lord, roaring: “I will make you die!”

After great difficulty finding a talent, he was killed by the soul bomb because of that guy. Though he could reincarnate and return, heaven knows how big the upper realm is and whether they could meet again!

Coincidentally,

The Fortress Lord was also extremely furious.

After all, the Starry Sky Fortress that generations of predecessors had painstakingly built had completely turned to nothing today!

This was intolerable!

“Boy!”

The Fortress Lord raised his hand, a pair of scimitar-like weapons appearing, angrily saying: “You must die today!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Blade energies tearing through cosmic space shot explosively forward.

“Bang bang bang!”

Jun Changxiao summoned the Heaven-Dominating Spear, breaking all the incoming blade lights, then charged forward with killing intent.

“Swish!”

“Swish!”

“Swish!”

Just then, warships flew at extreme speed from the distance, with many powerhouses of substantial aura standing on them, the lowest cultivation at Lower-level Void-Breaking, and even several Mid-level Void-Breaking cultivators.

“People from Dragon Soaring Continent!”

“People from Clear Spirit Continent!”

“These planes all have connections with the Starry Sky Fortress!”

“Swish! Swish! Swish!”

Suddenly, from the gradually approaching warships, powerhouses from various continents flew over, suspended before the Fortress Lord, numbering over a hundred!

When all the hell prisoners had escaped, the Fortress Lord had sought aid from nearby continents. That they could arrive in one hour showed these people’s warships were high quality, representing planes that were definitely extraordinary.

However,

When they arrived at the scene and discovered the area where space was most severely shattered, they thought in shock: “Where’s the Starry Sky Fortress? Why is it gone!”

“Everyone.”

The Fortress Lord said angrily: “This villain not only released the hell criminals but also destroyed the Starry Sky Fortress!”

The reinforcing powerhouses from various planes were stunned.

Wasn’t the Starry Sky Fortress indestructible? How could it be destroyed?

Right, right!

When they were coming, they heard that huge roar—could it be related to the Starry Sky Fortress being destroyed?

“I’m sorry!”

Suddenly, someone walked out from the pilot cabin of a newly arrived support warship, declaring loudly: “Fortress Lord, our continent won’t participate in your Starry Sky Fortress’s grudges with others. We came this time only to watch the excitement.”

“…”

The Fortress Lord’s face immediately darkened.

I called you over and you actually won’t participate but watch the excitement!

“City Lord Mo.”

Just then, Jun Changxiao grinned: “Didn’t expect to meet here, the mortal universe is truly small.”

Right!

The middle-aged man who suddenly switched sides from support to spectator was precisely Nine Heavens Continent’s Mo Shangsheng!

Earlier he stood on the Starry Sky Fortress’s side, after all his plane had business dealings with them, but seeing that familiar back, that familiar face, he immediately became an outsider eating melons.

Why?

The Fortress Lord couldn’t be provoked.

The Eternal Ancient Sect’s Sect Master even more couldn’t be provoked!

If he absolutely had to choose between the two, City Lord Mo would definitely choose Jun Changxiao, because the scene of him resisting the double thunder tribulation on the battlefield was still vivid!

“Sect Master Jun!”

Mo Shangsheng cupped his fists: “Long time no see!”

“Sect Master Jun?”

Several Lower-level Void-Breaking cultivators sent by Nine Heavens Continent’s faces froze, then they turned and returned to the warship, practically sitting in chairs eating watermelon.

“Swish!”

Jun Changxiao raised the Heaven-Breaking Spear, saying: “Those who dare help the Starry Sky Fortress are this lord’s enemies—think carefully.”

“Boy!”

A continental powerhouse sneered: “Do you know that destroying the Starry Sky Fortress is challenging upper realm authority?”

“…”

Mo Shangsheng fell silent.

Sect Master Jun challenging upper realm authority wasn’t a first or second time thing!

“This old man has traversed the mortal universe for thousands of years and has never encountered someone so audacious!”

“Committing acts intolerable by heaven’s principles must be forcibly eliminated!”

These continents were stronger than Nine Heavens Continent and hadn’t been designated to enter the battlefield, so they knew nothing about what happened there, naturally standing on the Starry Sky Fortress’s side.

“Alright then.”

Jun Changxiao put away the Heaven-Dominating Spear, both hands hanging naturally.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Just then, densely packed patterns emerged on his chest armor, dazzling golden light surging forth, gradually gathering into a majestic soul form with a furry face and thunder-god beak.

Special effect, Great Sage Returns!

“Whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The cape behind him danced in the wind, an unruly powerful aura instantly permeating vast cosmic space.

“Swish!”

The Great Sage raised his head, opened his eyes, lightly raised his right hand. Scorching magma appeared from nothing and condensed into rod shape, until the moment it was grasped, the surface immediately shattered, revealing the complete Ruyi Jingu Staff.

Monkey Brother’s appearance this time was clearly different from last time.

“Great Sage!”

Jun Changxiao said: “They’re yours!”

The Great Sage swept a glance at the Fortress Lord, then swept a glance at the reinforcing powerhouses from various planes, rather impatiently saying: “A bunch of small fry also requires summoning me out—just how weak are you?”

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