Night without Borders

Chapter 336 One Person Suppresses Another Realm

On the edge of the world, the last autumn rain fell, and the weather was noticeably chilly.

Five days have passed since the ceasefire between Yezhou and the demon race, and all the necessary talks have been completed.

The battlefield had been cleaned up, but some people still went in to look for their relatives and friends.

Some people died in battle without even leaving behind their remains.

The raindrops pattered down, gradually washing away the bloodstains on the Gods' Lament Plain, but the destroyed forest, the occasional severed hand, and the fragments of weapons still told the story of the bloodshed of this battle.

Throughout Yezhou, many people wore mourning clothes, creating an atmosphere of profound oppression.

The bloody battle between the two civilizations attracted worldwide attention. Even though Yezhou won, it was a brutal war, with even reclusive families wearing mourning clothes.

In the western region, the torrential rain stopped, and the dark clouds gradually dispersed.

The sight of everyone dressed in white is disheartening, yet the scenery in the western region is incongruously vibrant.

As the autumn rains subsided, the entire plain was bathed in light, with abundant sunlight emanating from the ground and illuminating the dense forests.

“Late autumn is coming to an end, the earth’s energy is waning, and the fire spring is about to dry up,” said Zhao Lei, whose temples were slightly gray. He was the guardian of Panshi Town.

The sleeve of his left arm was empty, fluttering in the wind.

In the bloody battle five days ago, he killed two enemies, but his own arm was cut off by his opponent. Later, he was pinned to the ground by a spear thrown by the demon race, but he survived by sheer luck.

Qin Ming nodded, standing on the mountain outside Qingfeng Town, gazing at the vast plain. Snow and wind were not far off, and a long winter was approaching.

These past few days he has been seeing off and paying respects to many deceased friends, and he is truly saddened. In the face of large-scale conflict between the two races, life is too fragile, like paper. A single major collision can cause many people to fall permanently on the battlefield.

For someone like Zhao Lei to kill two demons is already a remarkable achievement, and despite his missing limbs, he ultimately survived.

He sighed softly, "I tried to contact several old friends in the Western Regions these past two days, but there has been no response. I don't know if I will never see them again, or if they are seriously injured and in a coma."

Qin Ming said, "Let's look ahead."

These past few days he has been actively adjusting his mindset, dispelling the gloom. The road ahead is still long, and when he looks up, he will eventually see a brilliant golden sunset pierce through the thick clouds.

"At my age, I've come to terms with everything," Zhao Lei said.

A rich aroma wafted from the mountaintop, and the broth in the copper pot bubbled and churned. Qin Ming used the Heavenly Demon Seed to cook the meat, creating a unique flavor in the increasingly chilly wilderness.

"The meat in this copper pot..." Zhao Lei's eyes widened after only a few bites. He felt it was very nourishing, and a warm sensation spread through his abdomen, making his whole body feel warm.

When he learned that the ingredients were celestial demon species such as black and white sparrows and flying locust beasts, he was immediately overwhelmed. He had never been so extravagant in his life!

Let alone him, even beings in the fifth realm, no matter how high their level, probably wouldn't be able to casually kill immortal-level creatures for a snack.

Such a situation can only occur when two great civilizations are locked in fierce conflict, a war that concerns the fate of their people.

Qin Ming said, "One of the people I killed some time ago was the Jade Emperor's brother."

Zhao Lei's eyes widened. He felt that the meat was too delicious and heavy, and that it was incredibly high in quality.

Anyone who travels along the western border has heard tales of famous demons such as the Jade Emperor, the Heavenly Phoenix, and the Rhinoceros Beetle, who are preparing to challenge the seedlings of Night State.

Zhao Lei, beaming, clinked glasses with Qin Ming and said, "Unbelievable! This old man will have such good fortune. Now that I'm back, I can brag to everyone that I've eaten a Heavenly Demon Seed!"

Beside it, the Thunder King Bird nodded in agreement, feeling a sense of resonance. The quality of its "food" had improved significantly in recent days, to the point that it could be said to have undergone a qualitative change.

"The great battle is finally over," Zhao Lei exclaimed.

All around, the earth was steaming and the sky was ablaze with fiery clouds. Almost all the remaining yellow leaves on the trees on the plains had been knocked down by the torrential rain.

Not long after, Zhao Lei took his leave, saying, "Brother Qin, I know you are going to fight the Heavenly Demon Seed, so I won't bother you any longer. This is just my last visit to see you. I have to go now."

His body was crippled, and with the war in the western border over, he was about to return to his hometown to retire.

Qin Ming did not try to stop him, and gave him two hundred catties of meat ribs from the Heavenly Demon Seed.

"Well... alright, then I won't stand on ceremony. Even if I don't have many years left to live after this great battle, I feel it's all worth it. Demons and monsters at the Immortal Seed level have become my snacks, haha."

Zhao Lei has gone far away, his figure desolate. If given a choice, who would be willing to return to a remote place to retire with a disabled body, waiting for their lifespan to come to an end?

"I know quite a few rare birds that have perished." The Thunder King Bird spoke in a low voice. As a top-tier mount, its former acquaintances were naturally all rare breeds.

This battle resulted in heavy losses for everyone, from ordinary cultivators to top-tier immortals and gods.

Qin Ming was indeed preparing for battle. He knew that a group of demons would inevitably challenge him. Although he could choose to avoid the battle, he wanted to speak his mind.

He'd been feeling incredibly repressed these past few days, and in this final stage, he wanted to unleash his full power.

In Yezhou, battle achievements have not yet been tallied, and the higher-ups do not yet know his specific battle record. Only some people have heard about it and are quite shocked.

The demon race might know more than the humans, because there are rules about who to challenge, and some demons, driven by rage, do so for revenge.

Over the past few days, through piecing together information and recollections from various demons, they were shocked to discover that the casualty rate of the lower and middle-level celestial demons was far too high.

Most importantly, many of these "demon fates" actually point to the same person.

The younger generation of the demon race were furious when they found out.

All signs indicate that the human boy had once walked the battlefield bathed in demon blood, and the number of demons he had harmed might be more than two hands.

Although most of the dead Heavenly Demons were in the second or third realm and not too far beyond the limit, their numbers were still terrifying.

In particular, there are quite a few demon sword immortals among them.

Moreover, one of them was even the Jade Emperor's younger brother.

He must be killed!

……

In recent days, the demon race's higher-ups have been hearing the "fierce words" of rising stars every day, and have decided to loosen their grip and allow them to take on the challenge.

From the second-realm Heavenly Demon Seeds to the fifth-realm Grandmasters, all levels of demon elites were dissatisfied, believing that the upper echelons were not tough enough and how could they give up the Divine Devastation Plains?
In that case, Yezhou will advance 20,000 li westward.

"Don't we demons also have a special broken artifact? Why don't the peerless experts of the sixth realm use it to fight to the death?"

An old demon explained, "Under the long night, countless eyes are watching us in the darkness. It's hard to say whether other civilizations are eyeing us. Now that we've exhausted all our tricks, we might become prey for other races. Besides, how do you know that Night Continent doesn't have more tricks up its sleeve? Our goal in this battle is to retrieve our clan's most precious treasure and to regain the Supreme Chapter. We can stop now as agreed."

"Your generation is utterly weak, forced to act as a vanguard for the king, becoming a pawn of another civilization, and most importantly, you were defeated!"

"How dare you speak to your ancestors like that?"

The demon race camp has been in turmoil for the past five days.

Ultimately, the demon ancestor-level expert made the decision: it was not limited to the Heavenly Demon species; even Grandmasters could freely challenge it.

Since those people are enraged, out of control, and their fighting spirit is boiling over, let them go to the battlefield. Some anger can't be contained, so it's better to let it out.

In particular, a few small groups of reinforcements had just arrived, standing there pointing fingers and launching verbal attacks.

The demon race's high command felt that all of them should be forcibly sent to the battlefield.

The group of old demons all nodded in agreement, saying that it was only by letting their subordinates take action, fight, and even die, that peace could be restored; otherwise, chaos would ensue within the demon race.

Meanwhile, things weren't peaceful in Yezhou either. A group of traitors were arrested recently, along with some argumentative individuals who, despite winning the great battle, remained dissatisfied and made sarcastic remarks. All of these people were sent to the Western Territory.

"Let them into the battlefield!"

The patriarchs who had surpassed the standards, such as Leng Mingkong and Helian Chengyun, were all pale-faced. Some had paid a heavy price for using special weapons, while others were already seriously injured and on the verge of death. They had gone into seclusion for several days after the great battle and had just come out to hear about this mess.

Clearly, many masters needed many years of rest to recover.

No one expected that a battle between human traitors and demon traitors would occur on the Plain of Divine Desolation.

Of course, this was just a minor incident, and no one paid much attention to it.

What truly captivates people is the fact that the seeds of the demon race and the Grandmasters want to challenge the "future" of Yezhou.

In Yezhou, the patriarchs agreed, showing great confidence in the seeds of their own camp.

Without a doubt, this is about securing the future.

"Crush their confidence, beat them so badly that even after they become gods they won't dare to cause any trouble!"

On that day, Grandmasters and experts of the Fourth Realm were all summoned by the Patriarch, who encouraged and inspired them to give their all.

As for those in the second and third realms, they're just going through the motions. They're not yet worthy of the patriarch's approval. It's too early for them to become patriarchs; there could be various unforeseen circumstances along the way.

On the eighth day of the ceasefire between Yezhou and the demon race, the top experts from both sides reappeared.

The earth's light continued to rise, the night had vanished, the trees on the God's Lament Plain were bare, and a few scattered snowflakes could be faintly seen in the sky.

Today, a grandmaster will descend upon the battlefield for a bloody battle.

On the Night State side, Ling Canghai, Lin Yuchen, and a group of other powerful figures appeared, standing in a row, all ready to take the stage.

In the demon camp, a group of old demons felt a slight unease. Was this the beginning of a brutal "future war"?
An old demon transmitted his voice, saying, "You have anger, resentment, and resentment in your hearts. Originally, we wanted you to vent your anger through this, but now it seems the situation is not right..."

“It’s alright!” A violent grandmaster interrupted the demon ancestor.

He stepped onto the stage directly and said in a cold voice, "Who dares to fight me? It's just that our higher-ups had some concerns and stopped the fight in advance. We don't consider ourselves to be weaker than the creatures of your Night State!"

With a full head of silver hair, he exuded a powerful aura and declared, "I will not stop until I have killed three Grandmasters."

In Yezhou, someone recognized him as a powerful figure from Thundercloud Cave, who was indeed very strong and had previously killed experts from the human side.

Although it had been through a torrential rain, the flattened battlefield still bore a faint trace of blood, the blood of the masters seeping into the soil and lingering.

There is no doubt that this place can be cultivated into a "spiritual field".

On the Night State side, a man dressed in black and wearing a mask stepped out and calmly entered the battlefield without saying a word.

He was injured, and his body was still bleeding. His black clothes were soaked in places, which showed how serious the injury was. It involved the Daoist realm, and the wounds were difficult to heal.

"Is there no one else in your Night State? Sending a sickly person like you onto the field, hahaha..." The silver-haired demon laughed.

Few people from either camp laughed along, knowing that the person who dared to be the first to step forward was no ordinary person.

Qin Ming stared at the figure from behind and recognized it as Lu Zizai.

"Is Senior Brother Lu's injury that serious?" Then he felt relieved and even guessed that Lu Zizai might be about to break through a major barrier.

Back then, the young Lu Zizai once said that when he exhausted his old body, he would be completely reborn!

"I could take on three of you with one hand, you sickly weakling!" the silver-haired demon said. Was he a brute? Of course not.

As he spoke, he suddenly drew a celestial blade, which emitted a chilling aura and carried a rich Daoist charm, thus making his move ahead of time.

The ground light illuminated the night fog in a dazzling display, and now all of this was cleaved open by a single stroke, as if a galaxy had suddenly descended upon this plain.

This Grandmaster of the Demon Clan is extremely powerful, a standout among his peers.

However, faced with such a dazzling slash that cut through the sky, Lu Zizai remained very calm, simply striking forward with his palm.

People seemed to see a blazing sun rising slowly from this plain.

The demon grandmaster's pupils contracted, revealing a look of horror. The long sword in his hand exploded, followed by fine cracks appearing on his arm and half of his body.

Immediately, he exploded after letting out a scream.

He tried to piece his flesh and blood back together, to reconstruct his spiritual field, but it was utterly impossible. The blazing sun loomed over the place, igniting his consciousness and burning it completely through. "Ah..."

He let out a final, piercing scream, and then collapsed here, his body and soul utterly destroyed.

"He's not a Grandmaster, but he once made a move on the edge of the Ancestral Battlefield!" an old demon roared angrily, filled with indignation.

"I'm still in the fifth realm," Lu Zizai replied calmly.

"Old demon, look more closely!" Leng Mingkong personally spoke from Ye Zhou's side.

The demon camp was in an uproar. This kind of powerful person was too terrifying. As a grandmaster, he had participated in the battle at the ancestral level.
Those in the know already know that Lu Zizai was digesting the cultivation within his old body and undergoing Nirvana step by step.

"Anyone who dares to enter the Ancestral Master level battlefield must be an unparalleled Grandmaster. Does our demon race have... such an existence?"

The elite demons all looked toward those top-tier demons.

"Of course!" an old demon nodded.

"You, come out!" Lu Zizai pointed at a demon clan grandmaster who still looked like a young man.

He didn't mention the word "challenge" because he had enough self-awareness and confidence; he was simply trying to eliminate the future giant among the demons.

“This battle… let’s call it quits!” one of the demon ancestors said.

"Dare you?" Lu Zizai ignored the old demon and continued to look at the young-looking demon.

"Why wouldn't I dare!" the young man replied. As a peerless grandmaster and a renowned figure among the demon race, how could he avoid battle between the two major camps?

He has his own pride, or more precisely, self-confidence!
In this battle, even the unfathomable Lu Zizai fought fiercely with him, striking him nearly twenty times before finally defeating him.

"What?" Everyone in the demon race camp was shocked and horrified, finding it hard to accept this bloody reality.

In Yezhou, many people sighed, lamenting that the demon race was indeed full of talented individuals, requiring Lu Zizai to display his ultimate skills and use ruthless methods to finally kill them.

The demon ancestors' expressions changed, their hearts bleeding, for this was one of the leaders they had their eyes on.

The grandmaster in his youth tried to rebuild himself several times, but each time he was shattered by Lu Zizai's fist light and completely obliterated.

During this time, an old demon tried to intervene, but was stopped by the patriarch of Yezhou.

"Even a peerless grandmaster couldn't defeat him, how could he be so strong?" some demons muttered to themselves.

The death of the great demon in battle caused many old demons great distress. They had thought that even if they were no match for the peerless grandmaster, he could safely withdraw from the battlefield.

"He is an unparalleled grandmaster, at his strongest state in this realm!" an old demon sighed.

He stopped all the grandmasters from participating, forbidding anyone from stepping onto the stage.

Lu Zizai, however, was still pointing, wanting to find a great demon to fight.

"Fine, we concede defeat in this realm and stop competing!" said one of the demon ancestors.

He spoke with a hint of bitterness.

Earlier, they were annoyed by the harsh words of their subordinates, so they sent the most troublesome Grandmasters and Heavenly Demons to challenge them and quell their anger.

At the same time, they also hope to give the rising stars a shot and crush the future of Night State.

Right now, many of the old demons have extremely grave expressions on their faces.

An unparalleled grandmaster, single-handedly suppressing an entire realm!
Lu Zizai alone shattered the confidence of the demon race's grandmasters.

"Hehe, hahaha..." On the Yezhou side, all the patriarchs present laughed loudly, making their opponents in front of them look ugly.

"Let's go." The patriarch of Yezhou left the stage, leading a group of grandmasters away.

The high-ranking members of the demon faction all left without saying a word.

Do people in the fourth realm still engage in magical combat?

"As you wish!"

Someone asked a question, and the patriarch responded.

After the high-ranking officials left, they did not reappear. Lu Zizai's achievement of single-handedly suppressing all the Grandmasters on the opposing side was already enough.

The Buddha himself took Lu Zizai away, but the Sixth Patriarch Lu Yu did not appear. Rumors circulated that he had encountered a serious problem, which was later confirmed to be true.

“Jiang Ran!” Tian Feng stepped forward. She was a woman of outstanding beauty, her fiery red armor gleaming. She was the number one among her peers in the Immortal Land.

Throughout history, Fire Phoenix Mountain has produced many masters and has never lacked top-tier celestial demon species.

Jiang Ran, dressed in green, with a graceful and elegant figure, walked forward calmly, swaying like a bright and radiant lotus. She was a truly ethereal and otherworldly woman.

"Who else?" Jiang Ran asked.

Normally she is not high-profile, but she acted very strongly at this moment, and a single sentence made Tianfeng on the other side angry.

In the demon camp, the Jade Emperor frowned. He had originally wanted to challenge Jiang Ran, but now he had to change his target and set his sights on Pei Shuyan.

The Jade Emperor appears handsome and refined. His true form is a flying locust beast, but when he transforms into a human, he has sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and a majestic and imposing presence. The rich Taoist aura he exudes gives him an extraordinary aura.

Pei Shuyan naturally accepted the challenge after being called upon. Dressed in white, he was elegant and had an outstanding temperament. When the two stood face to face, they attracted the attention of female cultivators.

Pei Shuyan was around twenty-five years old, clearly older than the Jade Emperor, which gives an idea of ​​how extraordinary this renowned celestial demon was.

One after another, demons emerged to challenge the seed-level experts of Night State.

Several top-ranking members of the esoteric sects have been targeted by the demons on the other side.

The powerful figure from the Six Imperial Ancestral Court who gained the title of "Three Imperials in His Body" in his youth, looked far too "mature" and was challenged by the demon race.

A three-eyed youth surnamed Zhuo from the Immortal Path, along with the young Cui Chonghe, were also challenged by the demon race immediately.

Li Qingyue did not appear. A senior figure had approached her and told her not to make an appearance.

Inside the Bagua Furnace, a faint light shone, and the "spirit of the vessel" communicated with her in secret.

"My initial recovery has probably aroused suspicion, and some may have guessed that you have mastered 'law control'."

……

No one expected that Jiang Ran, who looked as graceful and ethereal as a fairy, would be so devastating when she actually made a move, shattering the Heavenly Phoenix into pieces with her snow-white hands.

The Heavenly Phoenix cried out in anguish, its physical body destroyed, its demonic soul soaring into the sky, only to be slashed down by Jiang Ran's immortal sword, ultimately being killed on the spot.

This intimidated many demons.

On the other side, a group of powerful demons were stunned.

Not long after, the Jade Emperor and Pei Shuyan were both severely injured, and no victor emerged.

This result was met with approval from the demons, as the Jade Emperor was even younger and truly lived up to his illustrious reputation.

Soon, Chu Pianran won a great victory.

However, the seed of the Ghost Road failed.

The Jade Emperor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a white silk handkerchief, looked towards Yezhou, and asked, "Has Qin Ming arrived?"

Instantly, many people looked at Qin Ming.

"So it was you!" A cold glint appeared in the Jade Emperor's eyes.

“Your opponent is me!” Pei Shuyan said.

Qin Ming walked straight forward and drew his mutton-fat jade iron knife.

Little Crow said, "Grasshopper, you should be glad you're in the fourth realm, otherwise you would definitely have been beheaded by my brother Ming!"

The Jade Emperor coldly swept his gaze over and ordered, "Demon Sword, go and kill them all!"

A man in white robes stepped out. He was exceptionally handsome, and every pore of his body seemed to emanate sword energy. He was undoubtedly a top-tier demon sword immortal.

Moreover, his name is Demon Sword.

"What is your relationship with him?" Qin Ming asked the demon man from the center of the room.

The man in white replied, "My name is Demon Sword, and I am naturally the sword in the Jade Emperor's hands. I have accompanied the Jade Emperor in practicing swordsmanship for twelve years, and now I am his sword slave."

Qin Ming's expression immediately turned cold. The Jade Emperor was belittling and humiliating him by sending a mere sword slave to fight him.

"Grasshoppers, you've gone too far!" Wu Yaozu stepped forward.

Xiang Yiwu followed, his entire body radiating a faint golden light, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

"Is there no one left in your flying locust beast clan?" Qin Ming asked coldly.

"How dare you speak like that!" A plump woman on the other end spoke, her face filled with murderous intent as she gave him a cold smile.

"Who are you?" Qin Ming asked.

The voluptuous woman said coldly, "Huang Fei, whom you killed, was my cousin!"

Qin Ming nodded and said, "The Flying Locust Beast lives up to its reputation as the ruler of the Hanging Ridge. It has quite a few seeds. Let's start by killing you today!"

The Jade Emperor sending a sword slave to fight is an insult, and he naturally does not want to accept the challenge. If he wants to kill, he wants to kill the direct descendants of that clan!
"You're quite arrogant, you upright ape demon, wanting to challenge me?" The plump woman sneered.

"Ignore him, his sword servants will slay him!" the Jade Emperor declared.

Qin Ming said, "Who do you think I'm talking about? I'm naturally challenging you, you fat-headed, big-eared locust beast!"

Since the other party had already called him the Upright Ape Demon, he naturally wouldn't hold back, and at the same time, he wanted to provoke the other party into a fight.

The woman screamed, clearly enraged, and immediately charged forward with her sword.

Qin Ming was surprised; were his words really that "lethal"?
The Jade Emperor frowned and tried to stop her, not wanting his cousin to personally participate. If she won, all would be well, but if she lost, their Flying Locust Beast clan would lose face.

"Fat head and big ears, do you dare to fight?" Qin Ming spoke again.

He had seriously underestimated the power of those four words. The voluptuous woman immediately flew into a rage, drew her sword, and charged straight into the battlefield.

In fact, many women from both camps glanced at Qin Ming, feeling that his mouth was particularly unpleasant.

The Jade Emperor said in a deep voice, "Sword Slave, kill him immediately!"

The woman from the Flying Locust Beast Clan approached, but the Snow-Clad Sword Slave drew her sword in advance and unleashed a dazzling sword light that overshadowed the rising earth light nearby, like a comet streaking across the sky!

"You are not worthy of the Jade Emperor's personal presence. Get past me first!" the sword slave shouted.

Qin Ming frowned. He had no choice but to take action now. However, the Jade Emperor's cousin had already entered the scene. As long as he killed her, he would not be the one being slighted.

In an instant, the mutton-fat jade iron knife in his hand burst forth with unparalleled blade light, a strike that was a display of all his strength.

He didn't want to get entangled with a sword slave and wanted to quickly kill the man and woman.

Clang!
With a sliver of light cutting through the sky, he directly severed the terrifying sword light that approached like a demon, simultaneously cutting the sword in two, and then blasted the man in the snow-white clothes to pieces.

After Qin Ming unleashed an incredibly fierce slash, blood rained down, and the scene fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately, a dazzling blade of light slashed towards the woman who had just rushed into the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)