The Prodigies War

With the passage of time, calm was restored to Frosty Air Region.

This kind of calm was relative, considering that killings were staged in every place and every city here at any given time.

Turbulence and blood had long become the eternal sights in the Ancient Nebula Underworld.

In Silverlight City.

Ji Leng was sitting in a restaurant and contemplating some matters.

One month had passed, but there had been no news or traces of Senior Daoyuan, as if he had evaporated from the world.

Where on earth had he gone?

……

Meanwhile, in Spirit Vase City, one of the two hundred and thirty-four cities under Region Lord Huanghou.

He had spent the past one month roaming the territory of Region Lord Huanghou, leaving his footprints at various cities.

By now, he had visited all the two hundred and thirty-four cities, including Spirit Vase City.

“It's time for a meeting with Region Lord Huanghou.” Lin Xun exhaled a long breath outside the city and teleported away.

Maple Dawn Mountain was the lair of Region Lord Huanghou.

Compared to Region Lord Xuening’s Blackgold Mountain and Region Lord Heikong’s Tianwu Mountain, Maple Dawn Mountain was even more expansive, lofty, and packed with buildings. It was also fully covered in restrictive arrays that created a tight defensive layer.

However, in the eyes of an expert dao rune founder like Lin Xun, such a strict defense was no different from a useless decoration.

Noiselessly, he entered Maple Dawn Mountain.

On the peak stood an ancient palace. Basked in sunlight, it radiated a holy and solemn aura.

In the palace, Region Lord Huanghou was sitting properly at his desk and scrutinizing an old leather scroll with something drawn on it.

He had a majestic physique and wore his long hair down. Clad in a loose, dark-violet robe, he exuded the might of someone who peered down upon the world by just sitting there. ŔáℕŐＢÊš

Staring fixedly at the scroll, he mused, “Will the Calamity of Ruin really appear one year from now? Despite its long history, there are only two records of it.

“One was its first appearance in the primeval era. Under this tribulation, the Underworld suffered unprecedented chaos and destruction and became known as the Graveyard of Gods…

“The other record was in the early period of the ancient era. This calamitous tribulation came out of nowhere and drained the life out of everything.

“Foreign beast spirits descended from the sky and wreaked havoc in the Underworld, cutting off the path that connected it with the outside world. The Underworld turned into an isolated island…

“What about this time, what kind of disaster will erupt when the Calamity of Ruin befalls us?

“Strange. According to this scroll, the next Calamity of Ruin will be completely different from the previous two, for the Nirvana of Transcendence will emerge afterward as the greatest ever ground for Nirvana…”

Huanghou furrowed his brows.

Nirvana of Transcendence?

The greatest ever ground for Nirvana?

He couldn't make any sense of this which he had never heard of before.

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps.

Outside the grandhall, a handsome figure appeared.

Huanghou frowned and didn't even look up as he said, “Haven’t I told you not to disturb me unless it's an emergency?”

His voice was full of displeasure.

“Sorry I came uninvited.” The handsome figure entered the grand hall in a leisurely manner.

Huanghou suddenly looked up, his eyes beaming out an intimidating light. “Who are you?”

He put away the leather scroll and stood up. His violet robe fluttered as an Emperor aura surged out from him like tidal waves.

Lin Xun casually said, “On behalf of Region Lord Heikong, I am here to demand your submission.”

Demand submission?

Region Lord Huanghou almost couldn't believe his ears. “You're saying that old man Heikong wants me to swear loyalty to him?”

Lin Xun nodded. “Precisely.”

Region Lord Huanghou laughed in his utter rage, finding what was happening extremely absurd. When has that old bastard become so pretentious, putting on an air and sending a single man to demand me to submit to him?

“How did you get in here?” He then suddenly realized the problem.

His Maple Dawn Mountain was extremely tight-guarded, yet the other party…had just soundlessly appeared inside!

“By foot, of course,” replied Lin Xun casually.

The rage on Huanghou’s face turned into a dark cloud. With a scowl, he scrutinized Lin Xun for a long time before suddenly asking, “Don't tell me you are…the currently most talked about Sword Demon Daoyuan?”

“That's indeed me.” Lin Xun nodded, appearing very calm.

As an Emperor who had been a reigning figure in the Underworld for millennia, he had never seen a quasi-Emperor who dared to confront him like this.

For a while, he was mired in shock and confusion. Where does this brat gain the confidence to run to my place all on his own and behave atrociously?

Huanghou then quickly understood why.

Clank!

There was a resonating, metallic chant as Yezi turned into a ray of light and swept out from the case on Lin Xun’s back with a blazing and intimidating sword aura.

Huanghou’s pupils constricted, and he waved his sleeve.

Boom!

Boundless black lightning bolts shot out and formed a splendid lightning rune edict, heading toward Yezi.

This miraculous edict contained brimming and raging thunder and lightning law power. Mid-flight, it manifested beings with eagle heads and human bodies who emanated monstrous destructive aura.

When it approached, it felt as though a whole world of murderous lightning came crashing down!

Yezi shot out like a brilliant rainbow, ripping the air with unstoppable madness and sharpness.

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, the lightning rune edict was torn apart, diffusing a storm of bolts before dispersing into nothingness.

Huanghou’s gaze focused. A glistening, flying blade appeared before him, flowing with overwhelming sharp lights.

In this moment, he was putting forth all of his Emperor strength. Dazzling black bolts made of lightning law power circled him, pushing his might to the peak.

Whoosh!

The azure flying blade slashed out. Region Lord Huanghou also darted out in the same second at an inconceivable speed.

With a loud noise, however, the flying blade was knocked astray, while a sword qi pressed against Huanghou’s neck.

It had happened all too fast.

So fast that when Huanghou could finally react, the sword qi had already arrived. He was forced to stop dead in mid-air, not daring to advance an inch.

In just seconds, an Emperor had been restrained with one sword strike!

Huanghou’s face drastically changed. Just as he wanted to pull back, the sword qi at his neck buzzed, piercing through his skin and drawing a stream of blood.

“You are only a second-realm Emperor. Struggling is futile,” said Yezi indifferently as if stating a fact.

Chills ran through Huanghou who didn't dare to fidget. He looked at Lin Xun, his voice hoarse, “No wonder Heikong could take over Xuening’s territory so smoothly; it turns out that he has such a competent subordinate like you.”

Lin Xun smiled faintly. “I'm flattered.”

“To kill or not to kill?” asked Yezi.

“Just knock him out and imprison him.”

“Good.”

Thud!

Yezi knocked Region Lord Huanghou unconscious and sealed his cultivation with a secret method.

“Lin Xun, look.” Yezi suddenly noticed the old scroll made out of beast skin, which Huanghou still tightly clutched despite having fainted.

He pried it out and handed it to Lin Xun.

Lin Xun opened the scroll and saw lines of old, messy handwriting. Some parts had become blurry, obviously from being eroded by its long existence.

After reading through it, Lin Xun was stunned.

This scroll recorded the two Calamity of Ruins that had once appeared in the Ancient Nebula Underworld.

The first time was in the early primeval era. After the outbreak of this calamity, the Underworld had been plunged into a great wreckage where many powerful existences who had been regarded as gods had gotten buried.

Since then, the Underworld had been regarded as the Graveyard of Gods.

The second Calamity of Ruin had occurred at the beginning of the ancient era, having suddenly befallen and drained the vitality out of the whole world. Many foreign beasts and ferocious spirits had invaded and attacked from all directions, shattering the path that led outside the Underworld.

Since then, the Underworld had been like a lonely, isolated island floating outside the Ancient Nebula Road.

According to what was written on the scroll, in another year or so, the Calamity of Ruin would once again descend upon the Underworld.

However, it would be different from the past as it would be accompanied by a Nirvana of Transcendence, a place known as the greatest ever ground for Nirvana!

Lin Xun couldn't help but ask, “Yezi, have you ever heard any exclusive secrets about the Calamity of Ruin?”

Yezi shook his head.

Lin Xun pondered it a little more but couldn't think of anything, so he put away the scroll, thinking that if its content was true, then he might be able to see it in a year…

A year… There’s still a long time until then…

Lin Xun’s walk out of Maple Dawn Mountain didn’t alarm anyone.

On this day, all the two hundred and thirty-four city lords under Region Lord Huanghou announced to the world that they had submitted to Region Lord Heikong and were now at the disposal of Sword Demon Daoyuan!

As soon as the news came out, Frosty Air Region, which had only calmed down for a month, was once again in an earth-shaking uproar.

“What? Sword Demon Daoyuan again?! Isn’t he a little too diligent? It's only been a month and he's making such a big commotion again already!”

“Too terrifying, all cities under Region Lord Huanghou defected on the same day. What exactly did Sword Demon Daoyuan do?”

“He must have the support of Region Lord Heikong, or else how could he alone have this much power?”

Countless shocked exclamations rang out that were mixed with apprehension.

Just as everyone was waiting to see Region Lord Huanghou’s reaction, yet another shocking news suddenly came out.

“Region Lord Huanghou was suppressed. He surrendered to Region Lord Heikong!”

Like a stone that rippled a whole lake, the news turned the world upside down. The other regional lords of Frosty Air Region were unable to sit still anymore.

There had been at least a fierce war after Region Lord Xuening’s territory had been robbed.

Region Lord Huanghou, however, had been directly dominated and surrendered without anyone’s knowledge!

This was undoubtedly inconceivable, and it sent chills down people’s spines.

Many even refused to believe it, thinking that it couldn't possibly be true.

However, as time passed and the details were verified one by one, people finally came to accept the fact that Region Lord Huanghou had been defeated!

This was because there were no longer any signs of him on Maple Dawn Mountain, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth without leaving a trace.

If he had still been alive, if he hadn't been suppressed, then how could he not take action against the city lords who had betrayed him?

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