The collapse of the Dark Abyss Domain left the seven God-Venerable experts utterly shocked. How could such a terrifying person exist in this world? Devouring domains?
"Stop him!"
"At all costs, kill him!"
With the Dark Abyss Domain unable to hold, the seven God-Venerables grew frantic. Almost simultaneously, they transformed their surging dark elemental power into attacks strong enough to instantly kill any late-stage God-Venerable.
Even if an early-stage God-Emperor appeared here, they'd have no choice but to avoid the edge of these attacks.
"Perfect timing!"
Having just feasted on a banquet of pure dark element, Evan Chu was eager to finish these enemies off and then quickly enter seclusion to master Darkshift.
So, he lit up all four Star Marks in his Starforge dantian at once, channeling a constant stream of Stellar Power borrowed from the Big Dipper into his body.
"Divine Cleave!"
Holding nothing back, Evan fought all seven God-Venerables at once—he didn't dare underestimate them for a second.
Evan unleashed the full Ninefold Divine-Dragon Metamorphosis, and at the same time activated the vast power his Frostbane Divine Sword had absorbed in the Sea Regions’ secret realm.
This power was the same as that within the Ethereal Divine Shuttle—usable only three times, but every time it erupted, it was a world-destroying force!
Under this assault, each of the seven God-Venerables was struck as if by the Icefire Divine Eye. Right now, the Icefire Divine Eye was strong enough to instantly kill even late-stage God-Venerables!
The chaos here was so intense, the whole space began to crack. To avoid ripping open another spatial black hole, Evan quickly shifted out of the danger zone.
Meanwhile, inside Freewind Sect, Tao Dream and Monica, who'd learned Evan had come alone, broke out from the encirclement of countless Skycloud disciples.
Right now, Tao Dream’s aura was weak and dispirited. His late-stage God-Venerable cultivation was less than sixty percent—showing just how brutal this battle had been.
Monica was in slightly better shape, still at mid-stage God-Venerable and in decent condition.
This was only because Skycloud’s top fighters had been tied up fighting Evan. If they’d attacked directly before Evan arrived, Freewind Sect would’ve been wiped out.
"Why did you come alone? There were eight God-Venerables here! Hurry and take my sister away—I’ll hold them off myself!"
"Hold them off? With what?" Evan chuckled, healing his own injuries with powerful wood element as he spoke.
After all, these were God-Venerable experts—even though Evan had defeated them, he’d taken serious injuries himself. Moves like that were all about trading blows; you kill a thousand enemies, but you lose eight hundred yourself. Still, borrowing the power of four stars was way scarier than just three—if he ever managed to borrow the power of all Seven Stars of the Big Dipper...
Evan himself didn’t even dare imagine what would happen.
"Even if I have to blow myself up, I’ll make sure you get my sister out of here!" Tao Dream roared, only for Evan to burst out laughing.
"Come on, brother-in-law, those so-called God-Venerables you’re so worried about? They’re already dead and gone. If you blow yourself up, who’s left to blow up?
Monica’s my woman, of course I’ll take her with me. But this time, I’m taking you too."
As soon as Evan finished speaking, he waved his hand and divine fire blazed across the sky, burning away the last remnants of the Dark Abyss Domain. The seven arrogant God-Venerables were completely gone—only seven pitch-black, lustrous pearls saturated with dark element floated in the air.
"You... you killed them all?"
"Pretty much. Point is, nobody here can threaten us anymore. Monica, you and your brother pack up—if there’s anyone important, bring them too. We’re leaving right now."
After that world-shaking battle, Evan realized that although he’d killed those seven, not a single God Infant had escaped—or rather, when they died, their God Infants directly turned into those floating dark-element pearls.
The first time he killed a mid-stage God-Venerable, it happened so fast Evan hadn’t noticed. But now that he looked closely, it was just too bizarre.
No God Infant—just bodies packed with pure dark element, and they could even combine forces to create a shared Dark Abyss Domain?
What’s more, every one of them had at least mid-stage God-Venerable cultivation!
It was all too bizarre, but Evan understood now—this must be how Skycloud Palace managed to wipe out Rainbow Court and Sandstorm Sect so fast.
"Thank you, Evan. If you hadn’t shown up in time..."
"Idiot, what are you saying? You’re my woman—if I don’t save you, who will? Forget eight God-Venerables, even if there were eighteen or eighty, I won’t let anything happen to you. I’d like to see who dares hurt someone in my hands!"
After Evan finished, he prepared to leave with Monica and Tao Dream. At the same time, he released Silver Dragon, Fire Dragon, Ice Wolf, God Scorpion, and Storm Roc.
"You guys stay here and clean up the battlefield. Don’t leave a single Skycloud cultivator alive. Then gather the surviving Freewind Sect members and lead them to Stormtower."
Seeing Evan summon all these powerful beasts, Monica and Tao Dream were left gaping in disbelief.
What a freak! He had so many hidden trump cards, but insisted on fighting alone. They couldn’t understand what was in Evan’s head—all they saw was him grabbing the seven dark-element pearls with obvious excitement.
"Boss, battlefield’s cleared. Not a single survivor!"
"Young Master, the survivors have already been sent to Stormtower. The explosion from your battle with those guys just now destroyed Freewind Sect’s guardian array—below God-King Realm, there were no survivors."
Hearing Silver Dragon say that, Evan felt a pang of guilt, but there was nothing he could do about it. Tao Dream’s grief was even deeper—Freewind Sect’s foundation of tens of thousands of years was wiped out in a day! This blood debt had to be repaid!
"The God Realm is completely different now. Let’s regroup at Stormtower and figure out what to do next together."
With Monica and Tao Dream safe, Evan finally relaxed a little. He was desperate to get stronger, return to Lost Gods Valley, find the Parasite-Killer Divine Lotus, save Yvonne Xuan’s bloodline, and truly bring Elena Rainveil back to life.
But today’s battle made Evan realize Skycloud Palace was anything but simple. They’d been surrounding Lost Gods Valley for so long—they were clearly plotting something. Could it be related to that secret realm?
Even if there wasn’t another reason, the experts at Lost Gods Valley would be at least as strong as today’s enemies. After this fight, they’d definitely be on high alert—it wouldn’t be easy to get another cheap win.
Once back at Stormtower, Evan immediately entered seclusion. This time, he was going to use all seven Dark Element Core Pearls to master Darkshift in one go!
One month later, Evan emerged from the Timewheel Bracelet—just as news arrived from Master Wan: Skycloud Palace had officially launched an attack on Lost Gods Valley!