Chapter 983: Gathering Troops
God's Domain had once again become the focus of all the realms in the universe.
Initially, it was only small-scale skirmishes, but with the tacit consent of the god-emperors from both sides, vast armies continued to amass, their numbers swelling increasingly, the situation escalating more and more intensely—like a powder keg about to explode.
"The Divine Martial Dynasty and the Feathered Divine Dynasty will engage in a great war within God's Domain!"
This news shook all realms.
In recent years, the Divine Martial and Feathered Dynasties had battled thousands of times, with countless powerful beings falling on both sides—these two dynasties were the focus of attention.
The following Misty Divine Dynasty seemed to become invisible, only able to express their presence by brushing up on some battle reports.
The Misty Divine Dynasty also felt helpless.
They did not wish to erupt into full-blown conflict so soon, yet the Divine Martial and Feathered Dynasties were unrelenting, fighting fiercely, and for a time, they found it difficult to get involved.
"Let them fight, let the Divine Martial Dynasty and Feathered Divine Dynasty battle to the death within God's Domain; it would be best if all their experts perished!"
This was the thought of many.
The land of God's Domain was vast and boundless, shrouded in chaotic and dangerous laws.
In the past, this place was tremendously prosperous; gods established the Main Divine Palace here, and deities converged. Just when everyone thought that the gods would be the sovereigns of the nine universes in the future cycles, due to an act against the Heavenly Dao, they met with disaster.
Eventually, the divine palace crumbled to the ground, and the gods were rumored to have also fallen; the vast God's Domain splintered amidst the calamity.
The Main Divine Palace also vanished without a trace, leaving only some broken ruins here.
"We can only watch the battle; we dare not set foot in the land of God's Domain. It is now the battleground of the two great dynasties, where the fight is intense. Even the Feathered Divine Emperor and Divine Martial Great Emperor might descend here!"
...
In the broken God's Domain, space-time storms roared, thunderous lightning swept across, and void rifts crisscrossed.
"There's a divine palace ruin caught in the storm here."
An immortal from the Wilderness led his troops here, and upon seeing the storm ahead, he noticed a fragmented land with palaces upon it. His eyes flickered, and his face lit up with joy.
Although God's Domain was shattered, the Main Divine Palace gone, this place was once a gathering spot for millennia, leaving behind many treasures.
In recent years, with the continual reinforcement of troops, both sides fought fiercely and also scavenged the treasures within God's Domain.
"Lord Gan Jing, this divine palace must have been left by a sovereign of God's Domain. The divine light is magnificent; there are surely good things inside!"
Someone spoke to Gan Jing of the Wilderness.
"Indeed, just half a month ago, the Demon Army unearthed a supreme ruin of God's Domain; they acquired a massive amount of resources and directly earned a great deal of merit. His majesty praised them for their find."
Gan Jing's eyes gleamed with greed.
"Yes, the recent fierce battles have unearthed many ancient treasures torn from the fabric of space-time; our Wilderness Divine Army must not fall behind."
The Wilderness powerhouse stated.
"Right, with no one else around, we'll make our move and take this ruin!"
Gan Jing led his army straight into it, but suddenly his face changed dramatically. He cried out in alarm, "Go, go, go; there's an ambush here!"
"Children of the Wilderness Divine Army, you War God's dogs have killed too many of our Feathered Divine Dynasty's experts. This time, we will annihilate you all!"
Suddenly, the Divine King of Thunder appeared, looking toward Gan Jing and his troops. A giant thunderous hand came crashing down, his pseudo-sovereign might overwhelming. Gan Jing, who had only just broken through the first level of immortality recently, was wiped out in the blink of an eye.
The entire army was annihilated.
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"Kill!"
A saint arrived with the Divine Martial troops at another location.
His spear lashed out, skewering an immortal on it, killing him immediately.
Such events occurred far too frequently in God's Domain, with both battle factions constantly in motion. All kinds of conspiracies, all kinds of slaughter—the small-scale killings never ceased, and immortals continued to fall one after another.
"Kill my Wilderness warriors, today I'll take your heads!"
North Ming Wind Wild became a pseudo-honored one and, upon learning that Gan Jing was hunted down by the Thunder Demon King and a great number of Wilderness youngsters perished in battle, was furious!
He led his army daringly into one of the Feathered Divine Dynasty's strongholds in God's Domain and slaughtered everyone there clean.
In this year of warfare, countless had died, both sides had blood in their eyes, avenging each other's losses.
"It's too tragic!"
Many people were silently paying attention to this battle.
Both sides were still in a brutal phase of relentless killing, with numerous immortals having already died. It was hard to imagine, and they were continuously sending more troops. The converging forces were growing larger and larger, hinting that a major decisive battle was imminent.
"The Misty Divine Dynasty will not join the direct slaughter for now."
The Ancient Misty Emperor gave the order.
He was helpless too. While the other sides battled, they ignored him. That was also good for him, allowing time to build up his own strength while the other two sides suffered heavy losses of their elites.
"God's Domain, once the gathering place of Celestial Gods, will now become the land where gods fall. Such bloodstained elegance."
The War God stationed at the core of the Divine Martial Dynasty.
When the Sovereign of gods ruled the world, he, too, visited God's Domain, so splendid and powerful, yet now, it has become the battlefield for the two great divine dynasties. What a cycle of Heavenly Dao, forever repeating.
"Every day there are more troops in God's Domain. His majesty once told me he was creating a terrifying Star River Cannon, with an absolute scale in numbers. In the Feathered Divine Dynasty, my opponent is not the Celestial God King; they won't have just one supreme ruler like the Feathered Divine Emperor!"
The Celestial God King had ceased to be his opponent.
He wanted to find a true supreme to battle to the death with, and by this chance, to achieve supremacy himself.
The emperor chose to wage a great battle in God's Domain to provide him with this opportunity to break through.
He held an item tightly in his hand, revealing a smile. It was given to him by the emperor, his greatest capital to face the supreme.
The war never ceased.
It was the fifty-sixth year of Divine Martial.
Another two years passed, and the atmosphere within God's Domain became even more intense.
In the fifty-third year of Divine Martial, God's Domain was already amassing troops.
In these years, oh, the tragedy! The Demon Lord of the land almost fell, saved only because he carried a large amount of Immortal Divine Pills and swiftly fled the battlefield. Otherwise, he would have become the first pseudo-honored to die in this fight.
Others might not know, but the War God knew that a massive number of Star River Cannons had been transported from the divine dynasty.
"Heavenly Pond Sword River!"
Li Jianqing's expression was cold as he annihilated the army at the stronghold ahead.
Blood marks marred his face.
In the years of campaigning in God's Domain, he sustained too many injuries, his soul nearly collapsing once, yet he broke through to the third level of immortality during the campaign.
This is the allure of war and chaos.
Peaceful times, though safe, make cultivation difficult due to the scarcity of resources. But in these years, both the Divine Martial Dynasty and Feathered Divine Dynasty found a trove of resources left behind in God's Domain by the Divine Palaces.
The survivors of the fallen divine dynasties expected rich compensation for their descendants, while the living grew even stronger.
The Ancient Misty Emperor was anxious too.
Seeing both dynasties lose a great number of experts but also spawn many, he wanted to join the battle. However, Chu Yuan and the Feathered Divine Emperor wouldn't let him muddy the waters and interfere in the clash of the two divine dynasties.
"Detestable, I am a divine emperor too!"
The Ancient Misty Emperor was enraged.
"Lord War God, North Ming Wind Wild is trapped in the vast realm of God's Domain, and a large array of forces have already converged there to rescue him!"