Such a massacre should, in theory, severely demoralize the alien race, perhaps even causing them to lose their will to fight.
But the reality was that this alien emperor was not a cultivator.
His death instead ignited the aliens’ hatred and their determination to fight to the death.
The aliens went mad. They began counterattacking by self-destructing, killing their enemies.
Suddenly, explosions erupted everywhere, and the entire sky above the alien capital was torn apart.
The sheer intensity of this spectacle made Shui Miao feel a chill run down his spine.
Terrifying!
Too terrifying!
Shui Miao found it hard to believe that such a united, fearless alien race existed in this world—so willing to sacrifice themselves without fear of death. Their fighting spirit and thirst for vengeance made Shui Miao wary, further solidifying his determination to eliminate them completely.
If they failed to eradicate them completely, they would surely seek revenge in the future, wiping out humanity.
So, the only thing left to do now was to kill!
This was an extremely chaotic and brutal battle.
From all directions, aliens kept rushing in to self-destruct, seemingly endless. It felt as though they wouldn’t stop until the last of them had perished.
On Shui Miao’s side, everyone had sustained injuries to varying degrees.
Among them, the largest, the King of Eternity, was the most severely wounded. However, he also reaped the greatest rewards. Every time he killed an alien, he collected treasures and spirit stones from their bodies. Since alien cultivators didn’t possess spatial realms, all their treasures were carried on them. The King of Eternity gathered spirit stones and obtained all types except the Purple Fortune Spirit Stone, and in staggering quantities.
Half a day later, the battle finally came to an end.
All the aliens in the capital city of this alien empire had been completely wiped out.
“Victory! Haha, now our Three Realms have one less potential threat.”
“Yeah, these aliens were too fierce. If we hadn’t acted first, they would have attacked us sooner or later.”
“…”
Xingtian Fazun, Shui Tianyi the Holy Mother, and others gathered together, discussing the outcome.
Listening in, Shui Miao felt a faint sense of guilt. Alien lives were still lives. To nature, all living beings were its children. Although everyone spoke logically, claiming survival justified their actions, wasn’t this just an excuse to justify mass killing?
Sigh!
Shui Miao admitted to himself that perhaps he had become too compassionate.
“Shui Miao, let’s head to the central region. This alien race migrated from another world, accompanied by three elders who established a forbidden zone at Xingyue Peak. It’s said to store a massive amount of spirit stones, possibly even the Purple Fortune Spirit Stone. Since we’ve already started this war, why not go straight to the forbidden zone and completely eradicate the roots of this alien race?” Collecting all ten types of spirit stones had always been the King of Eternity’s dream, though he had never had the power to achieve it before. Now, with Shui Miao by his side and opportunity at hand, he was eager to obtain the Primordial Spirit Energy and achieve eternal legend.
Why hadn’t this King of Eternity mentioned it earlier?
Shui Miao’s thoughts turned. “Exactly what kind of place is this forbidden zone?”
“Oh, there are three alien elders there. They publicly claim to have the power to destroy entire planets, but that’s not true at all. If they were really that strong, they wouldn’t be hiding here,” the King of Eternity said loudly, drawing everyone’s attention.
Upon hearing this, Wenchang Dijun immediately frowned. “It’s true that there are super-powerful beings among the aliens, and they do possess the power to destroy heaven and earth. It’s not a lie—it’s a fact. Historical records tell of a battle between Hongjun Daoren and an alien god-king. The moon was once as vibrant with life as Earth, but after that battle, it became a barren wasteland, devoid of all life.”
Xuankong’er also stepped forward. “I don’t know much else, but I do know that on the towering peak in the Immortal-Demon Realm of the Three Realms, many alien experts have gathered. Their cultivation levels are unfathomable, and only Hongjun Daoren could rival them. I also know that they have long coveted the resources of the Three Realms, only refraining out of fear of Hongjun Daoren.”
No one trusted the King of Eternity’s words lightly.
Hearing their concerns, Shui Miao turned serious and looked at the King of Eternity. “Senior King of Eternity, are you saying they aren’t really that powerful? Is this your own assumption, or have you actually fought them and know their true strength? This matter is of utmost importance. If you don’t tell the truth, you’re essentially leading us into a trap.”
“No, I’ve never fought them…”
The King of Eternity knew Shui Miao had ways of extracting memories, so he dared not lie. He quickly admitted that his earlier words were merely his own assumptions.
“…”
Shui Miao fell silent.
Suddenly, he felt that the King of Eternity would eventually become a threat. Was he secretly manipulating everyone’s thoughts, turning them into his pawns? What was he really after? Was there truly some special treasure hidden inside Xingyue Peak that he desired?
Without hesitation, Shui Miao immediately unleashed his spiritual power, activating the Dream Demon Technique, fully probing the King of Eternity’s thoughts.
He no longer trusted the King of Eternity.
At this moment, the King of Eternity had no ability to resist Shui Miao at all.
Moments later, Shui Miao’s mind cleared. He now knew the King of Eternity’s true intention—to seize the Purple Fortune Spirit Stone at Xingyue Peak.
However, Shui Miao had no intention of exposing the King of Eternity’s hidden agenda.
After a pause, Shui Miao said, “The situation is unclear. We mustn’t act rashly. I have a good plan—we can wait here and let them come to us.”
“How exactly do we wait and let them come to us?” Wenchang Dijun couldn’t help but ask.
Shui Miao’s mind stirred, and he used telepathy to transmit the King of Eternity’s motives and his own progress in cultivating Primordial Spirit Energy to everyone. Then, he responded, “Undoubtedly, Xingyue Peak will have defensive formations that are difficult to breach. Rather than rushing in recklessly, we should set a trap here and wait for them to walk into it. Later, I will work with Xuankong’er to forge alien puppets and restore this place to its original appearance, misleading those three alien elders. Even if we can’t fool them completely, we can at least relax their vigilance. Then, we can strike suddenly. Everyone can unleash their full power and eliminate them decisively.”
“Good, I agree!”
Upon learning that Shui Miao had already obtained all ten types of spirit stones, Xuankong’er was filled with excitement and quickly played along with Shui Miao’s act in front of the King of Eternity.
“Brilliant strategy!”
“Yes, this method indeed allows us to conserve energy and achieve twice the result with half the effort…”
“What are we waiting for then? Let’s get started!”
“…”
Everyone enthusiastically joined in, except the King of Eternity, who stood there in a gloomy mood, unsure what to say.
Shui Miao ignored him, exchanged silent telepathic signals with the others, then immediately flew into the palace, entered the Time Tower, reversed time, and focused his mind into his spiritual planet to continue cultivating the Primordial Spirit Energy.
Outside, Xuankong’er and Zixian worked on forging alien puppets, while Wenchang Dijun and the others used their spiritual powers to repair the imperial capital, restoring it to its former glory in no time.
The King of Eternity had no choice but to help.
However, what frustrated him even more was that Xuankong’er and Zixian required massive amounts of spirit stones for forging the puppets—and they all came asking him. He couldn’t very well refuse… and he couldn’t leave either, fearing retribution from the alien emperors. So he had no choice but to endure their exploitation, waiting impatiently.
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Inside Shui Miao’s spiritual planet, the nine types of spirit stones were slowly fusing together, except for the Purple Fortune Spirit Stone.
It seemed that without the Purple Fortune Spirit Stone, the fusion process had slowed to an unbearable crawl.
Shui Miao’s thoughts flickered, and he immediately summoned Ziluan.
As soon as Ziluan saw the nine spirit stones, she became ecstatic. “Shui Miao, where did you find these nine spirit stones? These are exactly what I need! How come you’ve collected them all? Are you going to give them to me?”
“…”
These were precisely the stones he desperately needed—how could he just give them away? Before Shui Miao could even speak, Ziluan had already jumped in, creating an awkward moment.
For a moment, Shui Miao didn’t know how to respond.
Whether intentionally or not, Ziluan transformed into her bird form and rushed to devour the nine spirit stones.
Panicked, Shui Miao quickly shouted, “Ziluan, no! These stones are for cultivating Primordial Spirit Energy and forging my Primordial Spirit Body. I finally gathered them with great difficulty. If you swallow them all, what will happen to the people of the Three Realms? I promise I’ll find you another set later, okay?”
“Haha, you’re such a fool. You think cultivating Primordial Spirit Energy is that easy? You clearly don’t understand. Let me help you instead.”
Suddenly, Ziluan opened her mouth and swallowed all the spirit stones at once.
“…”
Shui Miao was stunned. Could he really ask her to spit them back out now?
“Shui Miao, thank you for helping me. Don’t worry, I’ll give you something even better than Primordial Spirit Energy.”
Ziluan spoke in human tongue, flapped her wings, and soared high into the skies of the spiritual planet.
Something better! What could it be?
What was she going to do?
Shui Miao watched in astonishment. The upper reaches of the spiritual planet were dark and empty—where could she possibly be flying to?
Higher and higher, farther and farther—eventually, she vanished from sight.
How could this happen?
Shui Miao was shocked. He tried to sense her with his divine consciousness, but he couldn’t penetrate the darkness.
Just as Shui Miao was growing increasingly anxious, a red speck appeared in the distant sky above the spiritual planet.
The speck grew larger and brighter, gradually illuminating vast areas of darkness…
Ziluan’s body began to change. She was enveloped in blinding white light, appearing from afar like a blazing sun…
Yes, a blazing sun!
Ziluan had transformed into the sun! It was incredible! Shui Miao’s heart leapt with excitement. As sunlight bathed his body, he felt an indescribable sense of purification and comfort… This reminded him of an ancient myth—the tale of Yi the Archer Shooting the Suns!
Legend had it that Yi shot down many suns. Could those suns have been manifestations of Ziluan after she consumed the spirit stones?
Real suns could never be shot down. The ones that could be destroyed must have been false. The most likely explanation was that they were indeed Ziluan’s transformations.
“Right!”
“That must be it! In ancient times, when the world was rich in spiritual energy and spirit stones were everywhere, there must have been creatures like Ziluan. They could consume the ten types of spirit stones and transform into suns…”
Shui Miao’s thoughts raced, and in an instant, he connected this to the origin of the myth of Yi the Archer Shooting the Suns.
“Shui Miao, although I haven’t existed for very long, my ancestral memories tell me that by consuming all ten types of spirit stones, I can transform into the sun, shining upon the earth and bringing infinite vitality to all beings. If you can find me more spirit stones, I can even help you create new planets and new life within your universe.”
Ziluan’s voice echoed from above. Shui Miao could hear it, and so could everyone on the spiritual planet.
“Ziluan, what do you mean by ‘your universe’? I thought the spiritual space was Hongjun Daoren’s homeland—a specific environment, wasn’t it?”
Shui Miao quickly asked. This question had been lingering in his mind for quite some time.
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