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The battlefield guarded by the True Martial Emperor.

The Jade Emperor and the True Martial Emperor, having just cleaned up the last area of ​​Chaos Beasts, stood side by side in the void.

The battlefield was more desolate than ever before, with only the lingering turbulent currents of Dao principles remaining.

Just then, the Jade Emperor's expression shifted slightly as he received a divine message from Li Jiuyuan.

He relayed Qin Le's speculation that Chaos's collection of the Heavenly Flaws might be an attempt to emulate the ancients and concentrate its power to challenge the rules of Heaven to the True Martial Emperor.

"Zhenwu, what do you think of this matter?" The Jade Emperor asked his old friend beside him.

After listening, the True Martial Emperor showed no sign of tension. Instead, he smiled nonchalantly and said, "What else can we do? We'll deal with whatever comes our way. To be honest, I actually hope it can gather all those celestial gaps together. That way, we won't have to scatter our manpower like pepper, constantly putting out fires and running around exhausted."

"That's true." Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor also revealed a similar smile, which conveyed a sense of helpless reality.

If they had a choice, they naturally wouldn't want Chaos to easily gather all the missing pieces of the heavens.

But the reality is that, given the absolute power and mobility that Chaos is currently displaying, they simply cannot stop it.

Even though he and the True Martial Emperor are temporarily free, it is almost an impossible task to stop Chaos from seizing the scattered Tianques on various battlefields, given that Chaos is both intentional and unintentional and possesses a massive quasi-saint level army.

Moreover, although the Heavenly Flaw in the battlefield of the True Martial Emperor still exists and Chaos Beasts will still be born, there are no more high-end combat forces to suppress, and the threat has been greatly reduced.

"Let's go." The True Martial Emperor flicked his longsword and sheathed it. "Go and 'rescue' the other old guys too, so we can all 'work' together."

"Yes, splitting up will be more efficient," the Jade Emperor nodded.

Without further delay, the two raised their hands and precisely opened spatial portals leading to different battlefields, their figures flashing as they disappeared into them.

Shortly after the Jade Emperor and Zhenwu the Great left.

In a secluded corner of the battlefield where the True Martial Emperor was originally stationed, a very subtle, almost imperceptible ripple appeared in the space.

An invisible and formless entity, exuding the most primordial chaotic aura, quietly descended.

In front of it was a round hole about one meter in diameter, slowly rotating and constantly dripping grayish-black liquid—this was the chasm in the sky.

The origin of chaos spread silently like a gentle stream, enveloping and permeating the entire celestial void.

The whole process lasted about half an hour, without any earth-shattering noise.

Then, the origin of chaos slowly receded, and the gap in the sky had vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.

The origin of chaos rippled slightly, then receded like the tide, disappearing completely without leaving a trace.

The battlefield guarded by the Purple Star Emperor.

As soon as the True Martial Emperor stepped out of the spatial gate and met up with the Ziwei Emperor who was coming to greet him, he suddenly sensed something and looked up sharply in the direction he had come from, revealing a helpless expression of "I knew it."

"Zhenwu, what's wrong?" Emperor Ziwei asked, noticing his unusual expression.

"Nothing much." The True Martial Emperor curled his lip, his tone slightly annoyed: "It's just that the 'Heavenly Flaw' I had left was gone. That bastard Chaos... he's really quick."

Even though he had left, the True Martial Emperor still maintained a weak connection with the core array he had guarded for thousands of years, and could vaguely sense the major events that were happening within the array.

The disappearance of Tianque, a fundamental change on the battlefield, naturally could not be hidden from him.

He knew very well that Chaos must have gone alone, without bringing any Chaos Beasts with him.

Otherwise, he could immediately sense and warn if even one chaotic beast stepped into the formation's range. This chaotic beast had clearly calculated the timing of his and the Jade Emperor's departure before sneaking over to steal their home.

His strength was so great that even the saints had to join forces to seal him, yet he still acted so secretly and furtively. Emperor Zhenwu felt a sense of frustration.

Upon hearing this, the Ziwei Emperor shook his head helplessly: "This Chaos... is being a little too cautious."

"Forget it, there's no use thinking about it. Let's deal with your situation first." Emperor Zhenwu shook off his distracting thoughts and turned his gaze to the chaotic beast horde below, which was being suppressed by the formation.

Right now, the most urgent task is to unleash more of our own high-end combat power.

"Alright." Emperor Ziwei nodded.

The two emperors said no more and made their move decisively. Dealing with these targets who had been completely suppressed and were unable to resist was a piece of cake for them.

The Dao principles were all-encompassing, and divine light swept across the land. In less than the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, the core area of ​​this battlefield was completely cleared.

After finishing their business, the two parted ways again, opened a portal, and headed to the next place where fellow cultivators needed to be liberated.

And shortly after they left, that familiar, invisible ripple once again appeared at the celestial gap in the battlefield of the Purple Star Emperor...

Half a month passed quickly as top-tier quasi-saints were liberated and battlefields were cleared.

Freed from long-term suppression and slaughter, the quasi-saints swept across the front lines with overwhelming force.

The protracted war, which had lasted for over a thousand years and kept countless soldiers on edge, their robes stained with blood, seemed to have been paused by an invisible hand.

As the news spread, thunderous cheers erupted throughout the Three Realms, especially in the frontline cities that had just emerged from the flames of war, a mixture of tears and wild laughter.

Although everyone knew that this was by no means the end of the war, and might even be the calm before an even greater storm, for ordinary soldiers, this real vacation, free from the daily life-or-death struggle, was invaluable.

With Qin Le's resurrection point as their final guarantee, even if war were to break out again in the future, they would have more confidence that they could simply resurrect and try again.

Meanwhile, the scattered Tianques were collected one by one by Chaos with astonishing efficiency within the past half month.

Strangely, the speed at which Chaos absorbs the void in the sky seems to be getting faster and faster.

Before the last and most heavily guarded Tianyun City, Tianque, was taken away, almost all the top quasi-saints who had been liberated in the Three Realms gathered outside Tianyun City and set up a series of powerful killing formations, enough to trap and kill several people of the same level, intending to wait for them to come to them.

If we can preserve that wisp of Chaos consciousness, that would be ideal. Even if we can't, we should try our best to deplete the quasi-saint level Chaos beast forces in its hands.

However, the result made all the prospective saints feel a chill in their hearts.

Chaos appeared.

However, its appearance only left a brief, almost negligible ripple in the perception of all the array formations.

Its speed was so fast that it exceeded the reaction limits of all quasi-saints!

As if space itself had merely blinked, the celestial void outside the Fallen City vanished without a trace. Simultaneously, the aura of chaos also completely disappeared, leaving no trace.

Throughout the entire process, not a single Chaos Beast appeared, and Chaos did not stop or resist at all.

The meticulously planned, deadly scheme ended in vain.

"You..." The True Martial Emperor was the first to break the silence. His brows furrowed as he surveyed his colleagues, his tone filled with disbelief: "Don't you feel that wisp of consciousness from Chaos... seems to have become stronger?"

The Jade Emperor's expression was more solemn than ever before, and he slowly nodded: "Indeed. Based on our past understanding of it, even if it were just a wisp of consciousness possessing it, its speed and ability to conceal itself would make it absolutely impossible for it to so easily and cleanly remove the Heavenly Flaw from the inescapable net that we have laid together."

This is illogical.

A fragment of consciousness, its strength should have been weaker than those of top-tier quasi-saints who had accumulated power over countless years. Even if it was skilled at escaping, it should not have been so easily captured by a well-prepared encirclement.

Clad in armor and exuding a chilling aura, the demon lord Ye Li swept her crimson eyes across the empty site of the Heavenly Deficiency, and shook her head: "Forget it. Since we can't capture it or keep it, there's no point in wasting time here. Let's go back and make preparations."

The other quasi-saints nodded, their expressions solemn.

This wisp of chaotic consciousness has become an elusive and inescapable ghost.

Its unusual activity and improvement, along with the complete removal of the celestial void, all foreshadow that chaos is brewing a...

It was a real storm that far surpassed any moment in the past thousand years.

A storm is brewing, and the wind is already blowing through the building.