Lord of the Earth

At this moment, the entire Eternal Land has been plunged into a cataclysmic upheaval!
On the vast and boundless eternal land, countless regions are experiencing unprecedented upheavals. Space is twisting and shattering like fragile glass, and new "world fragments" exuding ancient or unfamiliar auras are emerging from the void.

Above the sky, divine rays tore through the clouds, and the illusory "divine kingdoms" radiating immense pressure and dazzling divine light gradually solidified from their illusions, slowly sinking down, and colliding and merging fiercely with the rules of the Eternal Land!
"What the hell is that?"

"What kind of creature dares to invade my sacred territory?!"

On a lush grassland, a powerful centaur tribe was alarmed by a strange phenomenon in the sky.

These robust, centaur-like warriors, as the first race to descend upon the Eternal Land and have tenaciously survived to this day, possess considerable strength.

The warriors in the tribe have generally reached the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm or above, and the elite centaurs are even at the Extraordinary Level!
In the center of the tribe, an old centaur chieftain, whose aura had reached the holy realm, held a bone staff that symbolized power, his cloudy yet sharp eyes filled with vigilance and unease.

Faced with the blurry "divine figure" in the sky that exuded endless chill, the centaur warriors roared deafeningly, their instinct to defend their territory overpowering their fear.

They drew their bows to their fullest extent, and thousands upon thousands of arrows imbued with battle aura or elemental power shot into the sky like a meteor shower flying backwards, accompanied by a piercing sound! These arrows were powerful enough to pierce through fine steel and kill giant beasts from a thousand meters away!

Unfortunately, their resistance was as insignificant as dust before the true gods.

"Bold..."

The figure suspended in the sky didn't even make any obvious movement. It merely cast its indifferent gaze down, as if looking down at ants.

"Click——"

An indescribable chilling force descended instantly! Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The arrows in the sky, along with the centaur warriors below drawing their bows and firing furiously, the running tribesmen, the terrified women and children, and even the entire tribe's tents, campfires, and rushing rivers... were completely covered by a layer of crystal-clear, absolute zero-degree ice in a fraction of a second!
One second the tribe was full of wildness and vitality, the next it had turned into a desolate, ice-sculpted jungle.

All signs of life vanished in an instant. Only the centaur chieftain, a being of the Holy Realm, managed to resist the chilling cold that froze his soul, thanks to the last bit of Holy Domain radiance that erupted from burning his life essence, and was not instantly frozen in ice.

"Is this... a divine incarnation?"

But he witnessed the horrific sight of his entire clan instantly turning into ice sculptures. Overwhelmed by immense grief and boundless fear, he let out a heart-wrenching, yet silent wail and collapsed onto the ice.

"Hmph, filthy centaurs, a defiled and inferior race with human blood..."

A voice, cold and devoid of any emotion, came from high above, like a polar wind.

Immediately afterwards, a bone arrow phantom wrapped in dark blue divine patterns appeared suddenly in front of the old chieftain's wide-open pupils of terror, seemingly ignoring spatial distance.

"puff!"

The phantom arrow pierced his brow, shattering and annihilating his remaining sacred domain and soul.

The one who made the move was none other than a "general" standing next to the divine figure, wielding a strange bone bow and possessing an aura that had reached the peak of a demigod.

For a deity, eradicating a mortal tribe is as simple as wiping it out with a glance or a thought, without even needing to lift a finger. The divine might is overwhelming, and life is extinguished!

The world is in upheaval, and the gods descend upon it!
Compared to the fragile life form of mortals, the essence of gods has undergone a fundamental leap. The level of power they possess is sufficient to maintain their existence even in extreme environments where the world is broken and the rules are collapsed, and even to establish a sanctuary—the divine kingdom!
These divine kingdoms are the foundation upon which the gods depend for their existence and the extension of their power.

Every deity who descends brings with him not just one person, but a vast army of deities nurtured by the divine kingdom, with unwavering faith, or even the prototype of a complete "divine kingdom"!
Within the divine realm reside countless extraordinary warriors, saintly generals, and even demigod leaders! With saints as soldiers and demigods as generals, this is the true foundation of the divine power!

When a deity descends with their divine kingdom, their power is maximized in the alien environment, far surpassing that of an individual descending alone.

They can not only mobilize the vast divine power stored within their divine kingdoms, but also use their divine kingdoms as a fulcrum to forcibly distort and define the laws of heaven and earth in the surrounding areas, forming a "divine domain" that is absolutely advantageous to themselves!
Within the realm of gods, the gods are the supreme rulers!
On the banks of the Qianxia River, all the gods are watching!
Near the Qianxia Dynasty, the scenery over vast areas was particularly astonishing.

One by one, phantom images of divine kingdoms, each with a different shape and emanating distinct divine energy fluctuations, were solidifying and sinking. The appearance of each phantom image was accompanied by a pressure that changed the color of heaven and earth, as well as a prying gaze that made people's hearts tremble.

"Our Mountain Spirit clan's carefully selected pure-blooded descendant tribe, which has thrived in this realm... has been completely uprooted?! Who is behind this?!"

"The 'Soul-Devouring Demon Blade' that I, the Scorpion Emperor, bestowed upon my servants for slaughtering humans and collecting their souls... its aura has completely vanished?!"

"The great Spider Queen, Her Majesty Lolth, has not yet descended, yet Her most magnificent temple in this world, along with her statue... has been completely destroyed?!"

"The ancient castle stronghold painstakingly built by the thirteenth vampire clan... within which lies the slumbering avatar of an ancient ancestor of our clan... contact has been lost! Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"

……

Anger, surprise, and murderous intent collided and interacted silently in the void.

Unlike before, this fusion of heaven and earth does not entirely follow the "rule matching" inherent in the Eternal Land.

Many powerful gods and deeply rooted super races have already laid hidden "anchor points" at key nodes throughout the Eternal Land!
These anchor points may be a painstakingly built "altar of guidance", a "deity statue" worshipped day and night, or a "personal artifact" imbued with divine blood and will; or they may simply be a "descendant" who contains divine blood and is entrusted with great expectations!
They are like lighthouses in the darkness, providing the most accurate coordinates for the descending divine kingdoms, enabling them to more forcefully and domineeringly penetrate the core nodes where fortune and Dao are most abundant, and seize the initiative!
However, at this moment, some of the gods who entered from the outside world wanted to find their "backup plan" that they had prepared long ago.

However, many were surprised to find that the original "layout" had disappeared!

Even the marks on "divine weapons and treasures" that were extremely important to their own forces were erased.

As a result, they all seemed to have lost their guidance and could only wander in the eternal land.

Of course, there are also forces that still maintain their "coordinates".

"Heaven and earth merge, and all the gods descend to earth. Our Tai Xuan Sect made preparations in this realm beforehand, and now they are perfectly put to use!"

A cold, scrutinizing voice, like the clanging of metal, resounded from the heart of a majestic mountain range not far from the core area of ​​the Qianxia Dynasty.

Here, celestial mists swirl, spiritual peaks rise majestically, and massive protective array runes flow through the air.

It is the most important core stronghold of the top human immortal sect, the Tai Xuan Sect, which has been painstakingly built in the Eternal Land – the Tai Xuan Spirit Realm!
The plans of Emperor Taixuan were far-sighted and far-reaching, extending far beyond Qianxia.

In fact, in the important areas of the entire Eternal Land, the Tai Xuan Sect still has hundreds of overt and covert strongholds, branches, and secret inheritances, like a carefully woven giant net, silently accumulating power, just to welcome the full arrival of the upper realm sects.

At this moment, the sky above the "Tai Xuan Ling Jing" is turbulent with wind and clouds, and strange phenomena are appearing one after another!

The thick, spiritually imbued clouds were violently torn apart by an overwhelming force. One after another, figures exuding majesty, antiquity, and power so great that even the space trembled, bathed in dazzling, clear immortal light, descended from the high heavens. The divine power surging around them was as deep and boundless as the ocean. They were all Tai Xuan Sect founders at the level of "gods and immortals"!

"Who will lead the Tai Xuan Sect's lineage in the lower realms this generation?"

The leader, an old man dressed in a simple, dark Taoist robe, whose face was shrouded in a hazy celestial glow, spoke. His eyes, however, seemed to hold the turning of the sun and moon and the birth and death of stars. His voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderclap from the heavens, exploding directly in the minds of all the Tai Xuan disciples, causing the spiritual peaks below to hum and the protective array of the mountain to shimmer.

A tall and imposing figure, clad in black and gold armor, immediately transformed into a beam of golden light from the highest point of the "Tai Xuan Hall" below, soaring into the sky. With utmost respect and excitement, he hovered in mid-air and bowed deeply to the descending patriarchs.

"This disciple from the lower realm, Zhenwu, temporarily assumes the position of Sect Master of the Tai Xuan Sect. I respectfully welcome the arrival of all the venerable ancestors from the upper realm! May the ancestors live long and prosper!"

"Zhenwu?"

Another ancestor descended, dressed in a purple-gold Bagua robe, his gaze as sharp as a celestial sword, instantly piercing through the void and landing on Zhenwu, carrying with him majesty and scrutiny.

"Why are you in charge here? Where is Dao Xuan? He is the previous generation's envoy to the lower realm, wielding the 'Tai Xuan Sword Token,' and his cultivation has reached the peak of demigod. He should be here to oversee the situation and welcome us!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenwu's respectful expression remained unchanged, but fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead, and his throat became dry. He spoke with difficulty, "Reporting to the Ancestor... Grandmaster Daoxuan... Sect Master Daoxuan... he is not currently in the sect..."

"Um?!"

The purple-robed patriarch frowned, and an invisible pressure suddenly descended, causing Zhenwu to sway and almost lose his balance.

"Not within the sect? Where has he gone at such a crucial moment? Send a message to summon him back immediately!"

Zhenwu felt the terrifying pressure that seemed to be tangible, and the gazes of several patriarchs that seemed to pierce through his soul. Knowing that he could no longer hide it, he gritted his teeth and said.

"Reporting to the venerable masters... Sect Master Dao Xuan... he... he wasn't traveling, but... he was captured!"

"what?!"

"Captured?!"

"Dao Xuan... Dao Xuan, a peak demigod, has been captured?!"

The auras of the several descending ancestors simultaneously faltered, and the immortal light surrounding them fluctuated violently, revealing their inner shock.

The old man in the Taoist robe, who was at the head of the group, suddenly felt a surge of divine light in his eyes. An extremely chilling aura instantly spread out, causing the temperature within a thousand miles to plummet, as if even the air itself was about to freeze! His voice was icy and piercing.

"Do you know what kind of alien race this is? What kind of evil spirit dares to touch my Tai Xuan Sect Master?!"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the numerous elders and disciples gathered below from the Tai Xuan Sect turned pale and fell silent, none daring to look up and meet their ancestor's gaze.

Zhenwu, under immense pressure that seemed to crush him, replied in a strained voice.

"Reporting to the venerable ancestors... Sect Master... Sect Master did not die at the hands of alien races or demons... but... but was... imprisoned by a human dynasty..."

"A human dynasty?!"

"A mere dynasty established by a human?!"

"Dao Xuan, a peak demigod with the protection of a sect's treasures, was actually captured alive by a human dynasty?!"

"Absurd! Utterly absurd! This is a desecration of the millennia-old reputation of my Tai Xuan Sect! It is a disgrace!"

Upon learning of the situation, the Tai Xuan Sect patriarchs who had arrived instantly erupted in chaos!

Shock and disbelief quickly turned into overwhelming rage!

The "Wrath of the Gods" erupted like a volcano that had been suppressed for millennia, transforming into a tangible tsunami of oppressive power that swept across the vast wilderness! The sky instantly darkened, thunder roared in the clouds, and the earth trembled!
If it weren't for the Tai Xuan Sect's protective mountain array operating at full power, the pressure generated by this anger alone would have been enough to cause disciples with slightly lower cultivation levels below the Transcendent realm to explode and die!

"Although it's a human dynasty established by mortals, it seems to be a force that has received the legacy of the human ancestral land?"

"Hmph, so what about the legacy of our ancestral land? Divine weapons are ultimately just external objects; it all depends on who wields them! In the hands of ants, even divine weapons are nothing more than heavy pieces of scrap iron!"

"That's right! A mere lower realm dynasty has managed to acquire a few ancient artifacts by chance, yet they dare to be so arrogant and imprison my Tai Xuan Sect Master. They are simply courting death!"

After the initial rage came a chilling killing intent. The gazes of several Tai Xuan Sect "patriarchs" were like tangible swords, piercing through the void and locking onto the direction of Qian Xia, as if they wanted to completely pierce and burn that land!
"It doesn't matter!"

The elderly man in the Taoist robe who was at the head of the group spoke slowly, his voice now calm, but the chilling killing intent hidden beneath that calm was even more unsettling than his previous rage.

"Now that we have personally descended, carrying supreme artifacts and unparalleled divine powers from the upper realm... within this radius of a million miles, whether it be the lair of extraterrestrial demons or the arrogant human dynasties that dare not presume to know their own limitations..."

The gaze of the Grandmaster Taixuan seemed to pierce through countless mountains and rivers, landing clearly on the capital of Qianxia.

"Anything is possible; with a flick of the wrist... wipe them all out!"

"but--"

He abruptly changed the subject, his deep gaze sweeping across this world that was undergoing dramatic changes and whose rules were incredibly active.

"At this moment, as heaven and earth are merging and the rules are manifesting, the primordial fortune and the power of the rules are descending like sweet rain. This is the perfect opportunity for us to stabilize our divine bodies, comprehend the Great Dao, and break through to higher realms! Such an opportunity is rare and should not be missed!"

At this moment of fusion between heaven and earth, the most precious thing is not just the expansion of space, but the activation of rules and the fusion of origins!
During this period, the world is filled with the most primordial fortune and power of rules, like the sweet rain of the Great Dao. If one can seize this fleeting opportunity and actively integrate and absorb these primordial powers, one will gain unimaginable potential enhancement and lay an unparalleled foundation for the future path of cultivation!
This is one of the key reasons why many gods are willing to go to great lengths to descend upon the Eternal Land ahead of schedule.

The eyes of the Grandmaster Taixuan flashed with divine light as he instantly weighed the pros and cons.

Revenge is important, but this golden window of opportunity to improve one's own strength is even more crucial!
He flicked his finger, and several streams of light flew toward Zhenwu and several powerful demigods who accompanied him.

“Zhenwu, you wield my divine weapon, the ‘Mysterious Yin God-Slaying Banner’! You and a few others wield the ‘Heaven-Burning Blazing Sword’ and the ‘Earth-Suppressing Mountain Seal’… and lead five hundred ‘Guardian Heavenly Soldiers’ of the Divine Kingdom!”

Those streaks of light transformed into several illusory magical artifacts radiating terrifying divine power, hovering in front of Zhenwu and the others.

"Immediately proceed to the Qianxia Dynasty of that human race and order them to release Dao Xuan at once, and make the ruler of Qianxia personally come to the Taixuan Spirit Realm to plead guilty! If they know what's good for them, their corpses may be spared, and their ancestral temples preserved; if they dare to utter even the slightest word of evasion or resistance..."

The voice of the Tai Xuan Sect's divine ancestor was icy cold and devoid of any emotion.

"Then... we will suppress their capital with divine weapons! We will slaughter their high-ranking officials! Afterwards, my Tai Xuan Sect will take over. In this region, humanity only needs one voice!" (End of Chapter)