ATG: My genius is almost frightening!

Once Mu Xuanyin tossed the Primordial Ark, it quickly expanded into an enormous vessel thousands of meters long.

The door of the profound ark opened, and a dark aura gushed out. It was so gloomy and sinister that it sent chills down the spines of everyone who felt it.

Barriers of King Realms at full power could block any attack from anyone in the current universe. However, because of their immense protective strength, they consumed an exorbitant amount of energy. For that reason, the King Realms typically only used them when absolutely necessary.

With Mu Xuanyin's Moon Splitting Cascade, she easily slipped past all detections and snuck into the very heart of the Eternal Heaven God Realm.

The first to emerge were the three dark, crooked figures of the powerful Yama Ancestors.

"JIEHAHAHAHA!"

"Dye this place with darkness!"

"JIEHA!"

Their crazed laughter sounded like it came from the throats of evil spirits. As they rushed forward, dark and sinister, profound energy gushed out of them like a tide.

Behind them, the Yama Emperor, the Yama Devils, and Yama Ghosts exited the ark and followed their ancestors closely.

Then came the Burning Moon Realm, the Star God Realm, the Moon God Realm…

The crushing aura of hundreds of Divine Masters pressed down upon the Eternal Heaven Realm, like the weight of millions of galaxies, as if trying to push the entire realm down from the void.

Finally, the last to emerge were the Dragons of Absolute Beginning, followed by their Dragon Emperor. Atop the mighty dragon stood Yun Wuji, Luo Guxie, Chi Wuyao, and the Witches.

"What is this?!"

"Are we under attack!?"

The Guardians, Eternal Heaven Elders, Adjudicators, and everyone else stormed out of their palaces and halls to investigate the commotion.

Honorable Tai Yu was the first to rush out, but the moment his eyes landed on the scene ahead, he froze in place. His gaze locked forward, pupils shrinking, while a wave of tingling numbness crawled across his scalp like never before.

He couldn't believe the power of the beings before him.

Not only were they all god emperors, but even the weakest among them… was as strong as himself!

And some of them were even equal to or stronger than the Eternal Heaven God Emperor himself!

How was this possible!? Where did they come from!? How long had they been lurking inside the Eternal Heaven Realm!?

But the worst thought of all came crashing through his mind like thunder. All sixty god emperors, so overwhelmingly powerful that he was trembling in fear, had already appeared inside their borders. It was too late even if he activated the strongest sealing barrier right now.

...

"Who is it?!!" The Eternal Heaven God Emperor was meditating in his chambers when he was jolted out of it by the crushing pressure. His expression turned deathly pale, and his body trembled uncontrollably. The suffocating might pressed down on him, and he shot out of his room and rushed outside.

"Emperor! Attack, enemy attack! Uwaaaa!!" Within just a few breaths, a bombardment of transmissions filled his ears, panic and screams echoing from every corner.

"My Lord, devils! Devils are attacking us!" Tai Yu's grave voice came through among the chaos. Even through the transmission, he could hear the trembling in his tone.

Rumble!

Bang!

When the Eternal Heaven God Emperor finally reached the scene, the sight before him turned his sunken heart to ice. His limbs froze as he stared blankly at the sky above.

It wasn't the carnage he had expected, many Eternal Heaven disciples were injured and lying on the ground, but they were still alive. And yet, anyone who looked up at the sky filled with hundreds of Divine Masters radiating Divine Might would feel their legs limp.

Half the sky was drowned in devilish darkness. The other half blazed with the draconic might of the Dragons of Absolute Beginning.

Devils, dragons, even the Star Gods and Moon Gods! How could all these people with completely different motives gather together, and more importantly, why were they attacking!?

But what truly terrified Zhou Xuzi were the three dreadful, cloaked figures soaked in darkness… and the massive azure-grey Dragon Emperor of Absolute Beginning. Each one radiated such a dense and terrifying aura that he felt dread crawl through every part of him.

"Dragon Emperor of Absolute Beginning! Why are you colluding with devils to attack us?!"

"Star God Realm! Moon God Realm!" he shouted toward the Eastern Region king realms, his expression twisted with fury, his usual wise and sagely face darkening. "The Eternal Heaven Realm has always been on good terms with you! We helped you so many times, why... why are you suddenly waging war on us!?"

But to his righteous roars, no response came.

Dragons, Devils, Star Gods, and Moon Gods.

They remained where they were, their expressions indifferent, silently staring down at the Eternal Heaven God Emperor and the Guardians.

"Because I ordered them to," came a calm voice. Yun Wuji walked slowly from the back of the Dragon Emperor and stepped onto its head.

"You? Who are you!?" The appearance of this young man, whose cultivation was only at the Divine Spirit Realm, stunned Zhou Xuzi and all the Eternal Heaven disciples alike.

Because his aura was barely a ripple in the ocean of Divine Master power, no one paid him any mind until he opened his mouth. After all, who would notice a Divine Spirit Realm cultivator when hundreds of Divine Masters stood beside him, ready to strike?

"That's none of your business. I'm here to give you two choices." Yun Wuji casually dismissed his question, raised two fingers, and spoke indifferently. "Either hand over the Eternal Heaven Pearl and the Untamed Divine Marrow, or we'll raze your realm and take them by force."

Although the Eternal Heaven Realm in the novel had been one of Yun Che's enemies, and they definitely deserved their fate, for Yun Wuji, in this timeline, they weren't his enemies. No one could deny their contributions to the Eastern Divine Region and the God Realm as a whole. They had protected the weak countless times, forbidden the massacre of the lower realms, and prevented many calamities.

If they could hand over the items peacefully, Yun Wuji didn't mind sparing them and allowing them to remain a King Realm, as long as they agreed to coexist with the devils from now on.

"Impossible!"

"Even if we must bleed to the last man, we will never surrender the Eternal Heaven Pearl!"

"Fight! We'll fight! Never submit to the wicked devils' demands!"

Before the Eternal Heaven God Emperor could even speak, the Guardians and Adjudicators roared their defiance.

The Eternal Heaven Pearl was the source of fate for every citizen in their realm. To even insult it was unthinkable, let alone demand they hand it over!

"I don't like mindless killing," Yun Wuji spoke slowly, showing no change in expression as if this was all within his expectations. "But if that's your choice, who am I to deny it?"

"Kill them all." He cruelly and heartlessly gave out his order.

"Kill!!"

The first to act was the Yama Emperor, Yan Tianxiao!

All around him, the Yama Devils, Yama Ghosts, and Yama Soldiers surged forward toward the shaking Guardians and Adjudicators.

The devil people of the Burning Moon Realm didn't verbally respond to his command. They simply unleashed the darkness, the violence, and the anger they had been withholding for countless generations toward the shaking creatures beneath their feet.

Among all the Divine Masters here, the devils were the most eager to wipe out the Eternal Heaven Realm. No realm had hunted them more relentlessly or mercilessly. The Eternal Heaven Realm's twisted sense of justice and doctrine had always centered around eradicating all devils. In fact, every Eternal Heaven God Emperor had made it their goal to destroy the Northern Divine Region completely.

"Children of Eternal Heaven, kill the devils! Defend your home!!" Zhou Xuzi roared, holding his horsetail whisk as he charged forward, his expression fierce. His lifelong friend, the leader of the Guardians, Honorable Tai Yu, followed right behind him.

BOOM—

In an instant, the most sacred land of the Eastern Divine Region became a bloody, smoking battlefield.

The inheritors of the Eternal Heaven Realm's divine power were called "Guardians" for a reason. It was because they hadn't just inherited the power, but also the will to protect the Eternal Heaven Realm, the Eastern Divine Region, and justice!

Not only that, the Guardians weren't the only ones who carried out this will; it also included all the denizens of the Eternal Heaven Realm.

The profound practitioners of the Eternal Heaven Realm clashed with the devil Divine Masters, but it was a one-sided massacre. Divine Kings and Divine Sovereigns were annihilated in a single exchange, reduced to ash before they even understood what hit them.

A terrible battle unfolded over soil that had never been defiled before. Blood was spilled in such abundance that it formed a thick mist, covering the realm like storm clouds.

The Guardians and Adjudicators were completely overwhelmed by the Yama and Burning Moon Divine Masters.

One side had over twenty God Emperors. The other, barely two. And those twenty were only a small portion of the greater force watching them like vultures.

Zhou Xuzi himself was being suppressed by Yan Tianxiao and his two children, unable to retaliate properly.

Meanwhile, Tai Yu was flanked by Fen Daoqi and the strongest Moon Eater, Fen Daozang.

Rumble!

A two-thousand-meter Yama Ghost rose behind Yan Tianxiao and wrapped around him like armor. His spear morphed into a jagged, dark, bony weapon as he lunged forward, tearing through space like paper. The spear's tip appeared instantly in front of Zhou Xuzi.

BOOM! BOOOM!

Zhou Xuzi retaliated with his horsetail whisk, releasing a burst of grey-white divine light, but he was pushed back several steps. Without hesitation, he twisted his body and swiped again, intercepting another incoming spear, this one from Yan Wu.

Bang!

But he had no time to block the third strike. A sword slammed into his back; it was Yan Jie's. Dark energy poured into his body like a flood, blasting him to the ground.

"Wicked devils!!" Before the rubble could even settle, Zhou Xuzi shot out of the crater toward the three Yama Devils. A bloody hole gaped in his back, blood dripping from his lips.

"Hypocrite. Just die," Yan Wu spat coldly, thrusting her spear again.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Spatial fragments fell like a downpour as the explosions ripped apart the fabric of space in an instant. At least dozens of dimensional whirlpools had appeared right above the capital city.