Outside the Falling Star Grand Domain, dark clouds rolled, and a blood moon hung in the sky.
A vast river of blood stretched for countless miles, coiling over the domain like a giant python, upon which stood majestic figures.
At the forefront, crowned with bloody clouds, stood a figure whose form was blurred, only a colossal, sky-obscuring crimson cloak faintly visible.
He was the renowned high-ranking existence within the Blood Moon faction—Fellicious, the Lord of the Blood Lake!
As a servant of the Great God, wielding a sliver of his master's authority, the Lord of the Blood Lake could survey all nine-level oases in the world.
Upon discovering a major nine-level oasis within the Falling Star Grand Domain, his forgotten memories surged forth.
He had suffered a setback in the Falling Star Grand Domain before.
Now, he, the Lord of the Blood Lake, had returned for revenge!
The Lord of the Blood Lake's status was exceptionally noble; he was the right-hand man of the 'Crimson Moon,' having once fallen at the hands of a god-killing weapon in Candra.
Favored by the Mother Goddess, the Lord of the Blood Lake had been reborn. However, his power was still in recovery, and he was merely a minor high-ranking existence.
Yet, compared to years ago, his strength had grown significantly. He had brought many subordinates this time, fully capable of washing away the shame of the past.
...This was secondary. The Lord of the Blood Lake remembered his mission: to sow disaster, harvest origin energy, and hasten the awakening of the Great Mother Goddess.
This was the most important matter!
For this, the Lord of the Blood Lake could even sacrifice his own life, so why would he care about mere hatred?
He chose the nine-level oasis in the Falling Star Grand Domain for strategic reasons.
Their group of divine envoys from the Blood Moon faction had encountered resistance from native powerhouses of the Gloom Realm, significantly weakening them.
It didn't matter if they perished, but if their actions were thwarted and the harvesting of origin energy was delayed, they would never forgive themselves.
The Sea of Shattered Fragments had already birthed seven nine-level oases, truly a rich feast.
However, the Lord of the Blood Lake considered this feast difficult to digest. For various factors, he opted for the Falling Star nine-level oasis, which was no less bountiful.
"The Falling Star Grand Domain is not close to the Sea of Shattered Fragments, so the authority of the latter's oases cannot extend to this domain. We can easily conquer this nine-level oasis."
"However, remember, do not destroy this oasis directly. We must hang the blood moon, gather the blood river, and create a night of crimson to maximize the origin benefits of this oasis."
The Lord of the Blood Lake gazed down at the brightly lit human city not far away, then towards the distant Sea of Shattered Fragments, teeming with oases and vitality.
"Perhaps, we can even use the Falling Star Grand Domain as bait to lure and intercept the human reinforcements from the Sea of Shattered Fragments."
"...If those humans dare to step out of the Sea of Shattered Fragments."
As he pondered, the churning blood river surged into the Falling Star Grand Domain, enciramming the entire Starfire Oasis.
From a high-level perspective, the entire Starfire City appeared as a tiny isolated island in a vast blood lake, constantly on the verge of being swallowed by crimson waves.
The Blood Moon faction had arrived too swiftly!
By the time Fang You noticed, the rolling blood river had already reached near the Sea of Shattered Fragments. He had initially planned to offer support to the Sea of Shattered Fragments at the opportune moment, but unexpectedly, his own territory was targeted.
The Blood Moon servants had immediately advanced to the Starfire Oasis.
How had the oasis been discovered?
The Starfire City had layered legendary concealment rituals within its defenses, and he had meticulously manipulated world energy to mask it.
This concealment extended for thousands of kilometers beyond the city.
As long as battles near the Starfire Oasis were not excessively exaggerated or conspicuous, they would not attract external attention.
Yet, they had been cornered.
The blood river's trajectory was clear, indicating it had not just discovered them. The enemy was prepared.
"A few days ago, a high-ranking ghoul was heading directly towards the Starfire Oasis. Since high-ranking ghouls could pinpoint the location of a nine-level oasis, it's not surprising that the evil god faction could find it."
Fang You vaguely recognized the figure standing at the forefront of the surging blood river.
However, before he could get a closer look, the blood river churned with stormy waves. The evil god's servants and followers, who arrived riding the blood river, showed no sign of being villains, launching their attack without a word.
Wave after wave of crimson assaulted the defensive barrier of Starfire City, causing ripples to spread across it.
The defending soldiers' hearts tightened.
The blood waves before them were truly terrifying, rising thousands and tens of thousands of meters high, as if a single wave could swallow the magnificent Starfire City.
While the defensive barrier could withstand the blood waves, the oasis land within the city walls visibly began to wither and shrink.
The oasis boundary was also receding inch by inch.
The offensive of the evil god's servants had directly shaken the foundation of the oasis!
This was only the visible danger; the true killing intent was formless and unseen, hidden beneath the blood river, silently spreading into the city through the defensive barrier.
This was invisible to the eye.
Even divine sense could not detect it.
Only top-tier powerhouses who had grasped certain laws could vaguely sense the approaching crisis.
But they could only perceive it as a sliver of the evil god's power, which even high-ranking existences could not resist.
"Boom—"
Instructor Fang extended his hand, fingers spread, palm facing upward.
A surge of world energy erupted from the center of the oasis, impacting outwards like a tidal wave.
The invisible world energy collided with the formless power of disaster, canceling each other out, vanishing instantly without even a ripple.
However, only those at the high-ranking and quasi-high-ranking levels knew how terrifying a law storm had just erupted.
Even the Lord of the Blood Lake let out a "hmm."
He was well aware of the nine-level oasis's authority of 'World's Protection,' but he was somewhat surprised to see world energy transformed into an impenetrable wall, firmly guarding all sides of the oasis.
This human was indeed quite capable.
His timely retreat last time had been correct.
The Lord of the Blood Lake did not step out of the blood river. He merely wielded the colossal blood river, jointly gathered by several high-ranking existences and over a dozen followers, continuously unleashing world-shattering crimson disasters.
In the sky, the blood-red moon became even more sinister, as if blood would drip from it at any moment.
No, it wasn't just a pretense.
In the Falling Star Grand Domain, six-sense powerhouses gazing at this blood moon felt a daze. They faintly smelled blood.
Their vision blurred.
Reaching up to touch their faces, they found them slick and sticky.
...It was blood.
It was blood!
The dazed six-sense powerhouses screamed madly, tears of blood streaming uncontrollably from their eyes, leaving their pupils hollow.
This was one of the disasters scattered by the blood moon in the sky.
This blood moon was clearly visible throughout the entire Falling Star Grand Domain.
Lower-level awakened beings and ordinary people had long lost their curiosity and desire to explore. They hid in their homes or shelters, daring not to glance outside.
Some six-tier awakened beings who considered themselves strong carelessly gazed at the blood moon.
That one glance was eternal.
*Plop—*
*Plop—*
Within many oases, powerhouses fainted or perished.
All of this happened in mere seconds.
Countless Falling Star powerhouses were filled with terror and dread.
Even a mythical figure like Boraisamon fell into deep panic.
"This blood moon is very wrong!"
"It's completely different from the blood moons of the previous few days!"
"Remember, do not look at it with your eyes!"
Boraisamon even felt that even a mythical existence like himself would be affected if he gazed at it for too long.
He had already lowered his head.
Filled with dread, he could not help but weep.
Before the arrival of the disaster, he had thought that by clinging to the Burning Flame Merchant Association, their Falling Star City would remain unshaken.
When the disaster arrived, seeing one, two, three demigod powerhouses appear, Boraisamon was so excited he wanted to dance.
Heaven blesses Falling Star!
But who would have thought he rejoiced too soon.
He stealthily glanced at the colossal blood river in the distance from the corner of his eye, his heart trembling, his hands shaking.
Sages and demigod powerhouses in other grand domains also wore grim expressions.
Affected by the blood river, they were unsure how many high-ranking existences stood upon it, but likely... far more than one!
And countless evil god servants at the mythical and demigod levels.
Could the Starfire Academy... withstand this?
"It's very difficult."
"The Starfire Academy has quite a number of mythical-level experts, but it's extremely difficult for ordinary mythical beings to contend against demigod-level beings, and even more so in front of high-ranking existences—they are merely larger ants."
"And high-ranking existences..."
How many high-ranking existences were there in the entire human race?
Only ten, scattered across the land.
"However, let's not forget that a few days ago, two Starfire demigods joined forces to slay a high-ranking ghoul."
"And the two deans of the Starfire Academy are also not weak."
"But ninth-tier evil god envoys and high-ranking ghouls cannot be generalized."
They were not only stronger but also possessed human-like intelligence.
At this moment, the Lord of the Blood Lake and a group of evil god envoys and servants remained within the blood river, continuously scattering disasters by relying on the unique existence of the endless blood river.
The entire Falling Star Grand Domain was witnessing an ever-increasing number of disasters.
"No, this blood river is incredibly difficult to destroy!"
An Jianyou stood on the high wall, commanding a ghoul to attack.
Ordinary energy attacks could barely shake the blood river; only skills imbued with law power could.
She and her ghoul baby had naturally grasped some laws through years of hard training. However, even attacks infused with law power only caused ripples on the blood river.
For the vast, endless blood river, such minor damage was insignificant.
"Watch this!"
Yiluoxi charged up, and countless flame dragons surged towards the blood river, directly vaporizing hundreds of kilometers of bloody river water.
This strike was far more effective than An Jianyou's.
Yiluoxi put her hands on her hips and nudged An Jianyou with her chin.
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But the next moment, her face fell. While her strike was effective, the blood river replenished just as quickly.
In mere seconds, the interrupted blood river returned to its flowing state.
Although Yiluoxi wanted to show off, even with her beginner-level arithmetic, she could estimate—her vaporization speed was far less than the blood river's replenishment speed.
Damn it!
The Burning Flame Merchant Mall, located relatively close to the Starfire Oasis, had already been severely affected by the blood river disaster.
What should be done?
Omnipotent Mentor, please think of a solution.
...
Thinking, thinking!
Fang You quickly came up with three methods.
The first was to penetrate the blood river and slay the high-ranking existence maintaining this 'authority.'
Without its manipulator, the blood river would naturally dissipate.
Even if he couldn't slay it, merely interfering to some extent would likely disrupt the blood river.
However, this blood river contained extreme ill omen and immense danger. His intuition told him that once he stepped into it, he might not even be able to exert half his strength.
He might even contract some form of ill omen.
This blood river was intimately connected with the Crimson Moon, and Fang You was reluctant to enter it unless absolutely necessary.
The second method was a compromise.
—Concentrate all forces to bombard the blood river.
Yiluoxi's full-power strike indicated that the killing moves of high-ranking and quasi-high-ranking existences were effective against the blood river.
The Starfire Academy had a fair number of demigod-level experts who had grasped laws, not a huge number, but not few either.
The third method was to find the weakness of the blood river and shatter it with a single blow!
The blood river was too formidable, so it must possess a fatal flaw.
"But where is it?"
"Above!"
"Above?"
The blood river surged, and above it, a blood-red moon hung, dripping blood.
The power it emitted was exceptionally sinister. Even formidable beings like Xing Jinglei and Xitina would not deliberately gaze at this blood moon.
Fang You had been gazing at it all along.
Back in his Blue Star era, he had always wanted to destroy the blood moon with human power.
He didn't want to passively endure disasters!
Now, it seemed not too late!
"But aren't we looking for the fatal point of the blood river?"
Yiluoxi looked bewildered.
She looked at An Jianyou.
An Jianyou gazed upwards, then slapped her head, "So that's how it is."
Liu Feng suddenly realized, "Indeed, if it's the blood moon, then it makes sense."
Hei Dao nodded.
Yiluoxi: "??"
Hey, hey, what are you all talking about!
...
High-ranking existences possessed the power to shatter stars.
With a full-power strike, they could annihilate an ordinary world outside the realm.
A complete annihilation, not just sinking continents or destroying the world's ecosystem, turning it into a dead land.
But,
this blood moon was likely a conceptual existence.
It existed in sight but not in reality.
Even if one wanted to swing a Dao-breaking spear at it, there would be no target.
Since that was the case, then concept against concept!
*Whoosh—*
World energy boiled like a tide.
The flames of faith converged like a sky full of starlight.
Fang You stood at the highest point of the Starfire City's defense headquarters, facing the increasingly sinister blood-red moon in the sky against the whistling wind.
He slowly raised his hand. On his right hand, adorned with the World Master's Hand, he held another god-killing weapon—the Spear of Destiny and Karma.
World power surged in.
Destiny's power burned.
A blazing golden radiance erupted from Fang You, soaring into the sky, as if dispelling all the crimson mist.
"The target is the blood moon? I see!"
"But can it really destroy the blood moon?"
In the distance, Sage Bai Yao knitted his brows, his eyes fixed.
On the blood river, the Lord of the Blood Lake let out a cold sneer.
The blood moon, symbolizing a sliver of the Mother Goddess's authority, could not be so easily destroyed. The blood moon was indeed a fatal node, but it was also the most resilient.
Despite his sneer, the Lord of the Blood Lake continued to manipulate the colossal blood river, transforming it into a giant hand capable of grasping and crushing a world, and fiercely slapped it out.
The blood-red hand and the golden blazing sun intertwined in the air.
Such a catastrophic scene was visible across almost the entire grand domain.
However, what was even more eye-catching than the heavenly disaster was the sinister blood-red moon.
This blood moon seemed like a reflection in a mirror, visible but entirely intangible.
"No."
"World power cannot destroy the blood moon. This is a weakness, but also a bait. It's impossible..."
*Crack—*
Before the words could fall.
A faint sound echoed, instantly spreading throughout the entire Falling Star Grand Domain.
High-level awakened beings who were still gazing at the blood moon—or rather, who had accidentally glimpsed it and could no longer avert their gaze—were stunned to discover: cracks appeared on the blood moon and rapidly spread.
Black fissures covered the entire blood-red moon.
Under the impact of the brilliant golden radiance, this blood moon shattered like fragile building blocks, exploding into a sky full of blood crystals and crimson light particles, which quickly evaporated in the golden glow.
At the same moment, the surging blood river surrounding the isolated island of Starfire City seemed to freeze in time.
The blood waves halted in mid-air.
The blood drops remained suspended in mid-splash.
The next moment,
*Crack~ Crack~ Crack~*
Like shattering glass, the endless blood river cascaded and broke apart, scattering countless sinister red crystal shards.
In the blink of an eye, the blood moon was shattered, and the blood river collapsed.
Many high-level awakened beings in the Falling Star Grand Domain regained clarity in their eyes, waking from their madness.
"The blood moon was shattered?!"