The Lord of the Infinite City had azure skin and two crimson curved horns atop his head, yet his eyes radiated an overwhelming tranquility. Even the weakest, most mindless creatures would feel no threat in his presence. He seemed like an integral part of the boundless cosmos—utterly devoid of aura or pressure, appearing as ordinary as could be.
“City Lord, I must trouble you,” the Divine Emperor of Annihilation transmitted mentally. At his level, he rarely asked for favors. But among his subordinates, the ‘Eagle City Lord’ was a crucial figure, and he had no choice but to intervene.
“A trivial matter,” the Lord of the Infinite City replied.
Yet his gaze remained fixed on the distant southeast.
Far, far away…
He sensed the presence of an old friend.
“Never thought you’d return,” the Lord of the Infinite City communicated through thought with another terrifying existence.
“Hah! I knew the moment I revealed even a sliver of my aura, you’d detect me. Across the entire Heart Realm Continent, I can deceive everyone—except you.” The other entity’s consciousness carried an essence of death and destruction, capable of plunging souls into an eternal nightmare with but a fleeting touch.
The Lord of the Infinite City remarked, “So, you failed to take that final step? Back then, you were so proud and arrogant, leaving the Heart Realm Continent to forge your own path. I thought after all these eons, you might have grasped the supreme laws. Yet here you are, still no different from the rest of us.”
“Taking that step is far from easy,” the terrifying consciousness replied after a pause.
“You missed your best chance. Now, the only path left for you is to break through by sheer force,” the Lord of the Infinite City transmitted. “But legend speaks of the Lord Luo from the Origin Continent—he succeeded through sheer might. Perhaps you can too.”
“Spare me your mockery.”
The terrifying consciousness withdrew swiftly, unwilling to engage further.
Breaking through by sheer force—that path was far too arduous.
The Lord of the Infinite City also retracted his thoughts. Though their exchange had been brief, he murmured softly, “Another failure. Hmph, leaving the Heart Realm Continent for a final gamble without sufficient preparation?”
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**Floating West Nation.**
Dongbo Xueying watched in awe as the colossal arm stretching across the sky effortlessly seized the Eagle City Lord before vanishing without a trace.
“The Lord of the Infinite City… When will I reach such heights?” Xueying couldn’t help but feel envious. Still, once he attained the Ultimate realm, he could take his family and friends to other Source Worlds. The Void of Chaos was too distant from the Heart Realm Continent, and if his future ‘Great Void Shattering Teleportation’ couldn’t span such lengths, he’d have to settle for nearby Source Worlds.
“Time to move.”
Gripping the Crimson Cloud Divine Spear, he surged forward at blinding speed.
Space twisted around him—*whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*—as he teleported eight to ten times in an instant, swiftly crossing the remaining distance. The grand formation spanned a hundred billion miles, and he had already been within tens of billions of miles of its edge.
“Out at last.”
Though the formation was formidable, his perfected Void Form allowed him to slip through effortlessly.
*Haaah.*
Xueying exhaled in relief. Once outside, he teleported far away, concealing himself with perfected Void Form before leisurely observing the battle between Frost Ancient Lord, Floating West Ancestor, and Severing Heaven Monarch.
“Seems like Floating West Ancestor won’t manage to kill any of them this time,” Xueying mused.
Of course.
Slaying a second-tier Cosmic God was no easy feat—unless an invincible existence intervened. But those supreme beings, the highest echelons of the Heart Realm Continent, cared deeply for their dignity. Moreover, they often allowed certain enemies to persist, viewing them as trials for their subordinates.
*Boom! Boom!*
Xueying suddenly turned his head, sensing intense battles erupting in the distant south and north. His mastery over the Void’s essence granted him unparalleled perception, allowing him to detect clashes from afar.
“Fighting?”
“I waited over fifty thousand years without a single battle. Now that Floating West Ancestor has made his move and the Lord of the Infinite City intervened, other conflicts are breaking out too? Did they locate the other members of the Floating West Four Fiends?” Xueying immediately extended his senses.
First, he peered southward.
Far to the south, two figures clashed.
One was a warrior clad in black armor, wielding twin blades, his form flickering like an illusion. Every slash of his blades silently annihilated the surroundings, reducing everything to nothingness. His opponent was none other than ‘Wicked Heart Demon Monarch,’ one of the Floating West Four Fiends. The demon monarch struggled to defend himself, his body repeatedly dissolving into liquid under the relentless assault.
“That’s the ‘Wisdom Moon Commander’ from the Primordial Ancient Nation—a Monarch-tier expert. He must have been tracking Wicked Heart Demon Monarch in secret, waiting for Floating West Ancestor and Severing Heaven Monarch to act before striking.” Xueying understood immediately. “Though their strengths are close, killing Wicked Heart Demon Monarch won’t be easy.”
The Wisdom Moon Commander served under the ‘Eternal Night Primogenitor’ of the Primordial Ancient Nation. While the Primogenitor’s most trusted subordinates were the ‘Nine Eternal Night Envoys,’ the Wisdom Moon Commander, though not one of them, held high status due to his formidable power.
—
Next, Xueying turned his senses northward.
Far to the north, another battle raged.
“Hmm?” Xueying was surprised.
The one being pursued was ‘Loathing Fire Demon Monarch,’ another of the Floating West Four Fiends—a notoriously vicious and powerful figure. Yet now, he was fleeing in utter disarray.
“It’s *him*?” Xueying’s eyes locked onto the pursuer—a sinister, red-browed bald man with golden snakes dangling from his ears. Cold-faced, he wielded a wooden staff as he gave chase.
“The Nine Venoms Sect Master?”
Finally, a representative from the Summerflame Ancient Nation.
Only three Monarch-tier experts from Summerflame were participating in the open quota competition. ‘Grandmaster Fuyi,’ given his exalted status, likely disdained such skirmishes. The other two were ‘Flame Fiend Monarch’ and ‘Nine Venoms Sect Master.’ The latter was infamous for his deadly poisons, making him a nightmare to face. With his enchanted staff, his venomous arts grew even deadlier.
No wonder Loathing Fire Demon Monarch was fleeing for his life.
“Let’s give it a try!” Xueying’s mind stirred. Silently, he teleported toward the battle. His perfected Void Form allowed him to traverse vast distances in a single leap, bringing him close to the fray. However, with space frozen by the chase, he could only inch closer through spatial shifts.
—
Loathing Fire Demon Monarch felt his body weakening. The venom had seeped into his soul, and despite being a second-tier Cosmic God, waves of dizziness assaulted him. He could barely suppress it—for now. But if the battle dragged on, he’d be in grave danger.
If left undisturbed, he could slowly expel the toxins. But with the Nine Venoms Sect Master hot on his heels, he had no such luxury.
“Damn it! Why did *he* have to show up?”
The demon monarch would have preferred facing any other Monarch-tier expert over this venomous fiend.
“Ancestor! Ancestor! The Nine Venoms Sect Master is hunting me—I can’t hold on much longer!” he frantically transmitted. Though he could endure a while longer, he dared not gamble.
“I’m coming!” Floating West Ancestor responded immediately.
“Perish.”
The Nine Venoms Sect Master pressed his assault, fearing Floating West Ancestor’s imminent intervention.
Then—
*Whoosh!*
Five radiant beams materialized out of nowhere, ensnaring Loathing Fire Demon Monarch. Simultaneously, a terrifying Illusory Realm invaded his soul.
“No!” The demon monarch’s mind reeled under the illusion’s assault. He fought desperately to resist, but the venom dulled his focus. Though he barely clung to consciousness, his movements grew sluggish, his attacks feeble. Breaking free from the Five-Phase Sealing Space was impossible.
*Shrink!*
The sealing space rapidly compressed.
“Stop!” Floating West Ancestor appeared in a fury, lashing out with a palm strike. But a spear emerged from the void, blocking his wrathful blow.
A mere moment’s delay was all it took.
The shrunken Five-Phase Sealing Space vanished into the Five-Phase Beads on Xueying’s wrist.
“Did I… actually succeed?” Xueying himself was stunned.
He had merely noticed Loathing Fire Demon Monarch’s weakened state and decided to take a gamble. With perfected Void Form, he had approached undetected, unleashing his Illusory Realm and Five-Phase Sealing Art without hesitation. To his astonishment, it worked!
“Yingshan Xueying!” Floating West Ancestor roared in fury.
This ambush was supposed to teach the hunting Cosmic Gods a lesson—to show them that the Floating West Nation was not to be trifled with.
Under normal circumstances, neither side could easily kill the other, especially with Floating West Ancestor’s protection.
But now…
The Flying Snow Emperor had taken a bite out of them. Floating West Ancestor was both shocked and enraged.
“Time to go.”
Xueying, still reeling from his unexpected success, didn’t hesitate. Maintaining perfected Void Form, he fled swiftly.
Neither Floating West Ancestor nor the Nine Venoms Sect Master could detect him.
“That brat from the Southcloud Nation stole my prey?” The Nine Venoms Sect Master scowled. He had struck when the Lord of the Infinite City intervened, hoping for a chance—only for Xueying to snatch the victory.
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