Translator: CinderTL
"The Profound Yellow Vast Land truly lives up to its name—vast and boundless," Li Chunjun murmured, gazing down at the colossal continent below. Intermittent flashes of light flickered across its surface.
The intensity of those flashes... it was likely the full-powered barrage of a Seventh-Rank Primordial Spirit War Weapon.
Yet, compared to the sprawling continent stretching hundreds of millions of miles in every direction, what truly captivated Li Chunjun's attention were the hundreds of war fortresses hovering in strategic formations above it.
These fortresses were divided into four distinct factions, representing the Human Race, Divine Race, Demonic Race, and Myriad Transformations Race.
Within each fortress, visible streams of Dao Rhythm flowed freely, indicating that its master was at least a Void Refining expert.
These Void Refining cultivators, and even some Dharma Manifestation experts, monitored the evolving dynamics within the Profound Yellow Vast Land from their orbital positions, maintaining order on this cosmic battlefield.
Remarkably, these hundreds of Void Refining fortresses represented only their standard deployment. As the Profound Yellow Dao Fruit neared maturity, even more fortresses would converge upon this battlefield.
As Li Chunjun surveyed the Profound Yellow Vast Land, a steady stream of Primordial Spirit True Monarchs poured forth from the Star Gate behind him.
Unlike the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield, where fiery pre-battle speeches were common, the faces of all the True Monarchs in the Profound Yellow Vast Land were etched with solemnity. Some even betrayed raw fear. Yet, for various reasons—perhaps heinous crimes that had forced their deployment to this meat grinder—they had no choice but to enter.
This stark contrast stemmed from the Profound Yellow Vast Land's terrifyingly high casualty rate. For every thousand who entered, only one or two hundred emerged alive—a harrowing nine-out-of-ten chance of death. For many Primordial Spirits, a sentence to serve here was essentially a death warrant. Under such conditions, their grim spirits were hardly surprising.
After crossing the Star Gate, urged on by True Monarchs from the War Commission Hall of Justice, both those who had volunteered for this battlefield and those forced here to fight for survival had no choice but to leave the Star Gate's protective perimeter. Like streaks of light, they plunged toward the Profound Yellow Vast Land Battlefield.
With the Star Gate opening only once a day, each deployment sent over a thousand True Monarchs into the fray. The sight of these thousands of True Monarchs riding their Escaping Lights downward created an awe-inspiring spectacle, like a meteor shower, a rain of falling stars descending upon the battlefield.
Li Chunjun glanced around, adjusting his trajectory as he descended directly toward the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree.
That place...
...was the most dangerous.
The vast majority of the thousand-plus Primordial Spirit True Monarchs were landing on the periphery. Their mission was simply to eliminate as many Foreign Race Primordial Spirits as possible within the Profound Yellow Vast Land.
However, over two hundred True Monarchs, including Li Chunjun, were also heading toward the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree. Their mission was clearly to secure as many Profound Yellow Dao Fruits as possible for the Human Race.
As Li Chunjun and his group approached the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree, figures began soaring into the air to intercept them. Yet few Human True Monarchs came to their aid.
In the war for the Profound Yellow Vast Land, the Divine Race, Demonic Race, and Myriad Transformations Race had formed an unspoken alliance against the Human Race. While the Divine and Demonic Races were straightforward threats, the Myriad Transformations Race, with their unparalleled shapeshifting abilities, excelled at disguising themselves as humans to assassinate Human True Monarchs.
Thus, these supposed reinforcements were not to be trusted; rather, they required utmost caution. The presence of the Myriad Transformations Race had sown widespread distrust among the Human forces, hindering effective coordinated combat.
Fortunately, the Divine, Demonic, and Myriad Transformations Races were not entirely unified themselves. Moreover, the Profound Yellow Dao Fruits held strategic importance far surpassing that of Void Stones. As a result, the Human Race seemed to have deployed some of its "true" strength, allowing them to maintain the upper hand despite being outnumbered three to one.
"Foreign Race Primordial Spirits... or rather, Fifth-Tier Foreign Races."
Li Chunjun observed the thirteen Foreign Races charging to intercept him, making no attempt to conceal his cultivation.
With a thought, thirteen beams of sword light erupted from his body, instantly piercing through and annihilating the thirteen interceptors.
Simultaneously, he activated the Void Heaven Flash, traversing tens of thousands of miles in an instant to appear directly above the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree.
His sudden arrival immediately provoked the surrounding Foreign Races.
Hundreds of them roared skyward, converging on Li Chunjun.
Ignoring the swarm, Li Chunjun's gaze immediately locked onto the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree, now only twenty to thirty thousand miles away.
The ancient tree stood merely five to six meters tall, yet its copper-like trunk radiated a soft, dark golden luster.
Seemingly fused with the very fabric of the continent, the tree ceaselessly absorbed nutrients from the Profound Yellow Vast Land.
Some of these nutrients originated from the Profound Yellow Great World.
The rest...
Came from the scattered Essence Qi and Spirit of fallen Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, now permeating the land.
"The Profound Yellow Ancient Tree can't withstand the destructive force of a Dharma Manifestation-level being. That's why the Profound Yellow Vast Land forbids Void Refining cultivators from entering—no one wants the ancient tree destroyed."
After all, some Void Refining cultivators could barely manage to unleash Dharma Manifestation-level destructive power by relying on external artifacts.
"But because the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree and the Profound Yellow Vast Land are fused as one, their power is inexhaustible. Being immune to instant kills is effectively immortality, rendering it impervious to all Primordial Spirit attacks. Even a concentrated barrage from hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of Primordial Spirits wouldn't harm it in the slightest."
Therefore, Li Chunjun could unleash his full power without restraint!
"Face the storm!"
The Scarlet Sky Sword shattered explosively, transforming into over a hundred streams of sword light. Like a tempestuous storm, they surged downward to intercept the hundred-plus Primordial Spirit True Monarchs—or rather, Fifth-Tier Foreign Races—that had risen to confront him.
Though the sword light had multiplied a hundredfold, its terrifying sharpness and the destructive power derived from manipulating the Void remained undiminished.
"Not good!"
As the Fifth-Tier Foreign Races cried out in alarm and horror, the hundred-plus alien warriors were instantly torn to shreds by the tempestuous sword energy.
Whether newly ascended to the Fifth-Tier or at its peak, none could withstand the relentless onslaught.
For a moment, ashes rained from the sky.
These were the carbonized remnants of over a hundred Fifth-Tier Foreign Races, incinerated by the extreme heat within the sword energy and pulverized into drifting dust.
"Impressive!"
The Human Race watched in awe as Li Chunjun displayed his overwhelming dominance over the Foreign Races, unable to contain their admiration.
"Who is this Cosmic Light? He's incredibly brave!"
Many began eagerly seeking information about him.
The Human Race differed greatly from the Foreign Races. While many Foreign Races could reach the Sixth-Rank stage through innate talent, the resources—financial, human, and material—required for a human to cultivate to Cosmic Light were so immense that it simply wasn't worth the effort.
As a result, the entire Profound Yellow Great World likely had fewer than a thousand Sixth-Rank cultivators, even fewer than those who had achieved Void Refining.
Li Chunjun's astonishing display of power, combined with his rapidly approaching the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree, finally prompted a powerful figure from the Foreign Races to take action.
"Let me test your mettle!"
A colossal creature wreathed in roaring flames, resembling the legendary fire demons of myth, surged upward. It transformed into a terrifying cloud of fire that stretched hundreds of miles across the void, sweeping directly toward Li Chunjun's position.
As the towering flames erupted, waves of Divine Sense rippled through the crowd.
"That's Yan Guang of the Crimson Demon Clan! The Crimson Demons are one of the most formidable branches of the Demonic Race. Yan Guang himself is said to have undergone a mutation, making him exceptionally gifted from birth. Not long ago, he even slew a human Cosmic Light—one who had once been ranked on the Cosmic Light List!"
"Celestial Sovereign, be careful!"
"I'll assist you!"
As their Divine Sense spread across the battlefield, two more Human True Monarchs surged into the sky.
However, one of these True Monarchs seemed unfamiliar to the others.
After a moment's thought, they quickly realized the truth.
"Beware! The Cosmic Light on the right is likely a member of the Myriad Transformations Race in disguise!"
Li Chunjun's expression remained unchanged.
As his Divine Sense, imbued with immense Mind Power, swept over the two Human True Monarchs, he clearly perceived that their souls bore subtle anomalies.
This was the instantaneous discernment of a superior in the Mind Realm over their inferiors, akin to how Liu Yu had once effortlessly uncovered nearly all of Li Chunjun's secrets during his Nascent Soul stage.
When the gap between Mind Realms reached a certain threshold, the weaker party could no longer conceal their true nature from the stronger.
While Li Chunjun couldn't instantly unravel all their secrets as Liu Yu had done when he was in the Nascent Soul stage, detecting their disguises was trivial.
Without hesitation, he activated the numerous Void-related Dao Rhythms within the Scarlet Sky Sword.
With a violent tear through space, he unleashed the Void Heaven Flash. The Void within a hundred-mile radius shattered simultaneously, crashing down upon the Sixth-Rank Crimson Demon and the two Human True Monarchs.
The sensation was as if the space within a hundred-mile radius had suddenly twisted, collapsed, and shattered into terrifying Void rifts, engulfing Yan Guang and the other two powerhouses and dragging them all toward death and destruction.
"Stop! What are you doing?!"
"Who are you? We came to help you, and you repay us with murder?!"
Amidst the crumbling Void, the two Human True Monarchs roared in fury and shock.
But Li Chunjun's spatial collapse continued unabated, consuming them completely despite their struggles and resistance, leaving nothing behind.
This ruthless display of power instantly stunned everyone.
Not just the Foreign Races, but even the Humans were awestruck.
"What just happened? We don't recognize the Cosmic Light cultivator on the right; he's likely a Myriad Transformations Race spy in disguise. But the Dragon Elephant True Monarch... he's been on the battlefield for half a year, fought alongside us countless times, and personally slain dozens of Foreign Race experts. Why did the Heavenly Dweller kill him too?!"
The Human forces hesitated, bewildered and uncertain.
One thing was certain: this newcomer to the battlefield, capable of annihilating three Sixth-Rank experts in a single strike, was extraordinarily powerful.
Absolutely a top-tier existence in the Cosmic Light.
He would undoubtedly rank among the elite on the Cosmic Light List.
In the Profound Yellow Vast Land Battlefield, he was one of the most formidable lone combatants, second only to the complex and colossal war machines.
Executing three consecutive Void Heaven Flashes, Li Chunjun's overwhelming strength intimidated the Foreign Races, allowing him to forcefully breach their triple-layered blockade and materialize three thousand li above the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree.
Here, an invisible barrier seemed to exist—an isolated pocket of space that completely blocked all Void-based techniques.
Within a three thousand li radius of the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree, two representatives from the Human Race and one each from the three Foreign Races controlled their respective fleets of warships, mecha, palaces, mountain fortresses, and other war instruments, each occupying a quadrant of the battlefield.
When Li Chunjun appeared above the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree, all five figures simultaneously turned their gazes upon him.
The representatives of the four races, including the Human Race, extended their Divine Sense.
"Halt!"
"Dare to trespass another step, and you die!"
"Even if you are Human, you cannot approach within three thousand li of the Profound Yellow Ancient Tree without verifying your origins and identity. Withdraw now!"
(End of the Chapter)
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