Firmament Sword

Everyone turned to look at Phoenix. She smiled faintly. ”Our Xu Luo isn’t just alive—he must be doing very well!”

Lianyi thought for a moment, then said, ”That’s right. Otherwise, why would they be attacking our City Defense Array so desperately?”

Huangfu Shishi whispered, ”But where is he? I miss him so much!”

Everyone fell silent. Just then, stars appeared in the daytime sky. The world trembled as five beams of light shot straight into the heavens!

The men who had been furiously attacking the City Defense Array all stopped, dumbfounded. They stared up at the Cangqiong vault above, their faces filled with shock.

”It’s him! It must be him!” Huangfu Shishi gazed at the twinkling stars that had appeared in the bright daylight sky, a mist forming in her exquisitely beautiful eyes.

”He’s telling us that he’s still here, and that he’s okay!” Lianyi said.

Little Fatty burst out laughing. He pointed at the crowd outside the city walls and roared, ”You sons-of-bitching turtles! Did you see that? That’s the Beidou’s Eighth Star you’re looking for! HAHAHAHA! He can cause a celestial phenomenon like this. What the hell do you turtle spawn even count for? You think you’re worthy of opposing him? You’d better scurry back home, wash your necks, and wait for him to come kill you!”

The crowd outside the city was furious. Although the celestial phenomenon had left them unsettled and uneasy, they still couldn’t tolerate these worldly mortals—insects in their eyes—provoking them with such arrogance.

The leader of the group was a young man who appeared to be in his thirties, but his eyes seemed to contain the sun, moon, and stars. They were incredibly profound. Gazing at the people on the city wall, his eyes filled with a frosty glint, he said coldly, ”A bunch of worldly ants who don’t know the difference between life and death. You get to act so arrogant and domineering because you’re hiding behind the advantage of an Array. You’d better pray this Array can hold out for a few more days. Otherwise... when the city falls, you won’t even be able to die if you want to!”

This youthful-looking man had quite the background. Even on the Ancient Race Continent, he could be considered a prominent figure!

The young man’s name was Bai Shan, a member of the Bai Family from the Ancient Race Continent. In truth, he was far from young. In terms of seniority, he was of the same generation as Bai Zhihai’s grandfather—the same Bai Zhihai who had previously appeared in Tianya City!

This time, the news of Beidou’s Eighth Star appearing on the Sect Continent had shaken the Ancient Race, causing a massive influx of experts from the Ancient Race Continent to pour into the Sect Continent.

’The crowd rushing to the Sect Continent is filled with experts,’ Bai Shan thought, rather dismissively. ’Competing with them for Beidou’s Eighth Star... is almost impossible. And that’s not even considering whether Beidou’s Eighth Star would be foolish enough to be found by them in the first place.’

’Instead of competing head-on with countless experts, it’s better to open up a new battlefield!’

And so, Bai Shan led a group across Boundary Mountain and came to the Central Plains Star Continent.

Having learned from the fate of the ten Divine Power Realm masters from the Huo Family, his group kept a much lower profile after entering the Central Plains Star Continent. They made no waves, traveling straight to the Cangqiong Imperial Capital.

But upon arriving, they were stunned to discover that the entire Cangqiong Imperial Capital was protected by an extremely powerful Array. What they found even more unacceptable was that, despite attacking it for over ten days, they hadn’t managed to open even a single crack!

”This Array must have been left by Beidou’s Eighth Star!”

”There might be a great opportunity in this city!”

”The place where Beidou’s Eighth Star grew up must be full of opportunities!”

Quite a few experts from the Ancient Race had come to the Central Plains Star Continent with the same objective as Bai Shan. Several hundred of them were present here, participating in the assault on the City Defense Array.

When these people saw such a powerful Array appear around a worldly city, they all grew excited, convinced that a great opportunity left behind by Beidou’s Eighth Star must exist here!

Bai Shan, on the other hand, didn’t believe there would be any opportunities inside this mortal city. His goal was simple: to control everyone related to Xu Luo, Beidou’s Eighth Star!

’Get them all under my control, then send a message to Beidou’s Eighth Star and make him walk right into my trap!’

’If that Eighth Star is cold-blooded and ruthless, I don’t lose much—just a little wasted time. But if Beidou’s Eighth Star really dares to do that, his reputation will be utterly ruined!’

Bai Shan had also considered that someone else might get to Beidou’s Eighth Star first. In that case, he could only chalk it up to bad luck. ’After all, anything is possible in this world. If you don’t even try, how can you have the right to know the outcome?’

Having attacked for so long without any results, Bai Shan was naturally growing anxious. The strange phenomena in the sky, in particular, were deeply unsettling.

So, he decided to make one last effort. If it still failed, he would have no choice but to temporarily return to the Ancient Race Continent.

”We may come from different families, but we share the same goal!” Bai Shan said in a low voice, looking at the group of Martial Artists from the Ancient Race Continent around him. ”Therefore, before the city falls, we must unite and break through its defenses first! Then... we can discuss what comes after. How about it?”

”Bai Shan, your reputation is decent, so we’re willing to trust you. But you must also guarantee that after the city falls, you won’t take all of Beidou’s Eighth Star’s family for yourself! Everyone who participated today must get a share!” an old man with the air of an immortal sage said with a serious expression.

”That’s right! Beidou’s Eighth Star is a massive opportunity. It’s not something one person can swallow alone. So, if we really get our hands on the Eighth Star in the future, all of us must get a share!” a man with a dignified appearance declared loudly.

”There might be some opportunities inside Beidou’s Eighth Star’s home. We brothers don’t have extravagant hopes for the Eighth Star himself, but his home... we’ll be the ones to raid it!” one of a pair of identical twin brothers standing there announced.

These two brothers also hailed from a powerful family on the Ancient Race Continent, and their reputations were not to be underestimated.

”Hehe, I just came here for some training, so I’m not interested in Beidou’s Eighth Star’s home, nor am I interested in Beidou’s Eighth Star himself. However... I’ve taken a liking to those several enchantingly beautiful women on the city wall. So... do me a favor later, everyone, and don’t compete with me for them, eh?” said a short, skinny, and incredibly sleazy-looking middle-aged man with a lecherous grin.

”Who is this guy? Why is he interested in mortal women? Even if those women are stunningly beautiful, they’re still just ordinary women...” someone muttered secretly.

”You don’t even know him? How ignorant!” someone nearby replied. ”That’s the number one Perverted Demon of the Ancient Race Continent!”

The two people speaking were both projecting their voices secretly, making them sound ethereal and untraceable.

However, when that last sentence was spoken, even Bai Shan’s expression changed slightly. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the previously inconspicuous, sleazy middle-aged man, frowning as a wave of disgust washed over him.

’Like an ugly Monkey!’ Bai Shan thought to himself, but he said nothing.

The sleazy-looking middle-aged man probably hadn’t expected to be exposed. Flying into a rage out of humiliation, he sneered, ”Hey, you! Did I sleep with your mother? Or did I fuck your sister? Aren’t you afraid I’ll pay a visit to the women in your family now that you’ve revealed my identity?”

”Pah! Others may fear you, Perverted Demon, but I don’t. No need for such foul language. I can’t be bothered with you right now, but if you piss me off, I’ll cut off your family jewels and make it so you can’t be a man anymore! Let’s see how perverted you can be then!” The secret, ethereal voice was filled with contempt for the sleazy middle-aged man.

The sleazy middle-aged man seemed to recall something. His brow furrowed slightly, and then he let out a cold laugh. ”So it’s you. Always hiding and being sneaky, that’s all you’re good for! Hmph, didn’t I just get a little close to your fiancée back in the day? Is that really a reason to hold a grudge for so many years? By the way... does the kid look more like you or me? If they look like me, you’d better give them back...”

”Enough!” A thunderous roar suddenly erupted in the air, exploding like a bolt of lightning!

A figure appeared beside the sleazy middle-aged man as fast as lightning, striking out at him with a palm.

The sleazy middle-aged man showed no weakness, raising a hand to meet the attack. The two clashed in mid-air.

On the city wall, the defenders had first been filled with fury. These people from the Ancient Race Continent were outrageously arrogant, discussing what they would do after the city fell right in front of them, making everyone’s blood boil.

But they never expected that the situation would suddenly take a dramatic turn—the attackers had actually started fighting among themselves!

Of course, none of them could understand. This... was the Power of Creation!

Because Xu Luo had already obtained the Source of Creation, the incredible Power of Creation had begun to manifest through him, directly affecting his family from a million li away!

Even the two men fighting felt a sense of bewilderment deep down...

This was especially true for the man who had secretly mocked the sleazy man as a Perverted Demon. He had known the Perverted Demon was here all along, but he had restrained himself because he had greater ambitions!

He hadn’t come to the Central Plains Star Continent to fight the Perverted Demon to the death; he had come for Beidou’s Eighth Star!

But for some reason, just a moment ago, he had been completely unable to control his inner rage. Old matters from years ago that he had long since forgotten suddenly flooded his mind...

And when the Perverted Demon started spouting filth about his wife and child, he had flown into a blind rage, completely losing control!

Immediately after, several other pairs of experts from the Ancient Race Continent began to argue, and then came to blows.

They were all powerful masters of the Divine Power Realm, each possessing formidable strength. When words failed, they resorted to violence. The consequence was... Bai Shan’s proposal had completely fallen apart before an agreement could even be reached!

Now, even Bai Shan felt an inexplicable rage welling up inside him, a brutally violent emotion spreading through his mind.

He roared, ”Did you cross a million li, climb over Boundary Mountain, and come to the Central Plains Star Continent just to settle personal grudges? Fine! In that case, nobody bothers attacking the city. Let’s just have a good, satisfying battle right here!

As he spoke, Bai Shan pointed at a young man not far from him. ”Ding Xiao, you stole the woman I loved all those years ago. I’ve hated you for decades. Come on, let’s settle this today!”