Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Amidst the anticipation of all, the day of the siege arrived.
On this very day, before the rising sun, during the darkest hour before dawn, the entire Plunder Heaven Plains trembled violently.
A blazing ball of light suddenly shot from the distant horizon into the inner region of the Plunder Heaven Plains. It was like a scorching sun traversing the sky, illuminating millions of miles, dispelling all darkness, descending with billions of strands of majestic aura, shaking the vast wilderness.
Faintly visible, this was an edict, unfurling in the void with a rustling sound, supremely divine and holy, exuding an unparalleled aura that startled the entire Plunder Heaven Plains, its voice echoing for hundreds of thousands of miles, shaking the mortal world.
Upon the edict, one ancient character after another shimmered brilliantly, shining through the heavens, like the most complex Dao mark runes, imprinted upon the firmament, illuminating the myriad realms.
It was as if an invincible Divine Spirit was promulgating an edict. Though no figure was seen, a grand voice recited the words on the edict one by one.
The meaning of the edict was concise—
When the sun reaches its zenith, the great battle shall begin!
Boom—
The proclamation of the edict had long stirred countless people on the Plunder Heaven Plains.
Whether on the Plunder Heaven Plains or in the peace zones, all prodigies and outstanding talents of the Dragon Phoenix Academy charged into the inner region on this day, preparing for the Dark Night Siege Battle.
Many Dragon Phoenix Academy prodigies lingering here felt their blood boiling, their gazes fervent and intense, filled with ardent anticipation.
Yet they were also tense to the extreme, for in this battle, life and death were unpredictable. Death might be unavoidable. Everyone had long anticipated the worst outcome, but they had no choice but to fight!
The Ancient Divine Domain, a mysterious ancient domain, was suspected to be an immortal ancient domain opened by the Mythical Emperors and Sovereigns, containing the supreme inheritance they left behind.
Becoming an Emperor was the dream of all cultivators since the beginning of this epoch. Unfortunately, since the Mythical Era, none had succeeded.
Even the strongest Human Sovereign, with power reaching the heavens, overlooking the myriad realms, ruling over ten thousand domains, bearing the character "Sovereign," had only touched the barrier and could not truly step into that realm to achieve the supreme fruit of myth.
But in this era, hope for becoming an Emperor had emerged. This was the result deduced by Sages throughout the ages. Moreover, the Mythical Emperors and Sovereigns had also placed their descendants in this era to be unsealed and appear. This was not a baseless deduction.
Emperors and Sovereigns were the most powerful and wisest in history. They could pierce through past, present, and future, peer into the future, return to the past, and be invincible in this life.
And within the Ancient Divine Domain, within the supreme inheritance of the Emperors and Sovereigns, perhaps knowing that becoming an Emperor was impossible in this epoch, they left behind the secret to becoming an Emperor.
The Human Sovereign might not be the only path.
The supreme inheritance of the Emperors and Sovereigns might hold the solution.
The many prodigies of the Dragon Phoenix Academy were almost suffocating, and the restlessness in their hearts grew fiercer. At this moment, even without the proclamation of the Dragon Phoenix Academy edict, they were ready, prepared to launch the Dark Night Siege Battle at any time.
In the inner region of the Plunder Heaven Plains, one spatial gate after another was temporarily constructed, shimmering with intense spatial fluctuations. A large number of figures filed out from them, each exuding a fearsome killing intent—all were true powerhouses.
Moreover, many wore similar battle armor. They were mercenaries heavily hired from the peace zones. They had all appeared, their eyes gleaming with bloody light, truly fearless of death.
From other grand and massive spatial gates, ferocious war chariots and even warships directly emerged, flags fluttering.
In the distant sky, one terrifying figure after another manifested, their forms hazy. Yet standing there, it seemed the heavens and earth could not bear them, as if they would shatter at any moment.
On the flat wilderness, one prodigy figure after another appeared, riding fearsome primordial beasts, standing a thousand miles outside Dark Night City. The primordial mounts snorted thick breaths as their masters gazed at Dark Night City with incomparably fervent eyes.
Many prepared trump cards would be revealed on this day.
And almost simultaneously, aside from Dark Night City and the ancient cities occupied by various overlord-level great bandits, a full fifteen ancient cities erupted with majestic divine radiance, sweeping through the heavens, piercing straight into the sky.
It was as if terrifying deities were swarming forth, throwing heaven and earth into chaos, shaking the cosmos, sweeping across a hundred thousand miles!
The ancient cities where True Kings lay dormant all took action. One True King after another was about to move. At this step, they were to emerge, no longer able to remain on the sidelines.
One invincible True King after another was manifesting in the mortal world.
Qinghui City, true to its name, though located on the dusty wilderness, was special, always shrouded in a hazy, clear radiance, keeping it free of dust, bright and spotless.
From within the city, a terrifying figure emerged, enveloped in hazy clear radiance, his true form indiscernible. He was a supreme True King, his blood energy unparalleled in the current era, rare in the world, flowing like an abyss or prison, causing the void to tremble and crack.
He was extremely powerful. Though not yet a true Saint realm overlord, the crown of his head emitted light that pierced the heavens, and terrifying Dao mark runes manifested, shaking the mortal world.
A True King emerging, even if his cultivation had not fully entered the Saint realm, still had an aura that soared to the heavens, making people feel as if an invincible deity had crossed time and space to return, causing many prodigies and mercenary powerhouses to tremble from the depths of their hearts.
The world knew that a considerable portion were heroes who were True Kings of two lifetimes. Some could even temporarily borrow the invincible Dao Fruit of their past lives. Once that happened, they would likely truly be invincible under heaven.
The True King who emerged from Qinghui City stood with his hands behind his back, high in the void, looking down from a commanding height, displaying an arrogance that looked down upon countless prodigies. Yet no one felt it inappropriate.
Because a True King had the qualification to look down upon his peers. Even Kings could only look up to him, not stand as equals.
In another direction, nine suns traversed the sky, illuminating the dim world as bright as day. An invincible Sun God deity had arrived through the air.
He was incomparably dazzling, every inch of his body shimmering with surging and blazing radiance, making all living beings bow in submission. Similarly, a majestic pillar of divine light erupted from the crown of his head, his aura swallowing heaven and earth.
Invincible Sun God!
He stood at the same height as the True King from Qinghui City, both making all prodigies look up in awe.
From one ancient city, a terrifying dragon's roar that shook heaven and earth erupted. Nine massive, mountain-like sacred pythons roared as they arrived, pulling a palace-style carriage. At its top hung a giant pearl, descending with billions of strands of divine radiance, as if an ancient Emperor or Sovereign was traveling, with incomparably surging momentum.
The Yuan Yao Divine King had also arrived. The ten divine halos on his body were now all brilliant and blazing, none dimmed—perfect and complete. Other True Kings looked over, showing astonishment.
Could it be that this most transcendent and extraordinary True King had already completed the Supreme Law and achieved the mythical Tenth Heaven?
This thought was undoubtedly shocking, for many True Kings had undergone Samsara reincarnation just to attempt the Supreme Law and break into the mythical Tenth Heaven.
But so far, aside from the Battle Saint King, no one was known to have stood in this mythical realm. Yet the Yuan Yao Divine King seemed to have achieved it, inevitably causing people to feel awe.
If so, he had surpassed others, taking a step ahead, gaining an extraordinary advantage on the path of the Human Sovereign.
The two True Kings gazed over, probing.
But the Yuan Yao Divine King did not speak. He stood with his hands behind his back. The nine sacred pythons transformed into nine terrifying demonic Saints standing by his side, their demonic might soaring to the heavens.
No matter where they were placed, nine demonic Saints were a force not to be underestimated, let alone with a supremely invincible Yuan Yao Divine King whose Dao Fruit seemed mature, capable of achieving legendary myth.
On another side, a hazy figure stood in the void, like a human-shaped tyrannosaurus rex unleashed, his entire body exuding a violent, supreme aura that could shatter the myriad realms.
Behind him, endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood appeared, white bones like mountains, blood flowing like seas, forming a bloody Dao diagram imprinted between heaven and earth. This person stood upon it like an immortal Supreme One, making people's hearts tremble.
This person was another True King—the Primordial Demon God!
Ye Gucheng, Cang Jitian, Angel Prince Noxius, Feng Wu, Void Divine King... one supreme True King after another strode forth from various ancient cities, each mysterious beyond measure, exuding invincible auras.
Boom—
At this moment, Wind Heaven City trembled violently, from which emerged an invincible supreme deity—
The Battle Saint King!
His every move made the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths tremble. With one step, a golden, brilliant immortal light path appeared beneath his feet, connecting to the ends of heaven and earth. In the blink of an eye, he arrived outside Dark Night City!
With just one step, he was here.
On his body, scenes of Heaven and Earth Creation appeared: the Azure Dragon's long chant, the White Tiger's roar, the Vermilion Bird's cry, the Black Tortoise's hiss—terrifying beyond measure, astonishing all.
This spectacle was no weaker than the Yuan Yao Divine King, as if a peerless Immortal Venerable from the Primordial Immortal Realm had descended to the mortal world, making all prodigies feel deep reverence and submission from the bottom of their hearts.
All True Kings gazed over, filled with fervor. But the Battle Saint King was extraordinary and different. He ignored probing, and on his body, one divine halo after another surfaced, as if piercing through ten mysterious universes, condensing into flawless halos, flowing with immortal aura, concealing himself. Similar to the Yuan Yao Divine King, yet even more transcendent.
A true mythical Tenth Heaven forbidden Supreme One had arrived. Wherever he went, he would be the center of attention.
He also saw the ten divine rings on the Yuan Yao Divine King's body. His gaze was profound, as if to pierce through everything. He instantly comprehended much, sighing inwardly—truly worthy of the Yuan Yao Divine King.
He merely swept his gaze over the other Immortal True Kings, then remained calm and natural, standing with his hands behind his back at the same height as the other True Kings. It was as if there were one immortal deity after another in the mortal world, making all prodigies look up in awe.
Among the myriad realms, almost the majority of True Kings had come, gathering here.
At this moment, they all gazed at Dark Night City, their eyes shining brilliantly like substance, continuously probing Dark Night City.
But on this day, Dark Night City appeared more extraordinary than usual. Although the sun was at its zenith, everyone clearly saw that the area within a thousand miles of the ancient city had eerily fallen into a mysterious darkness.
The sun in the sky did not show; the earth was dim, with howling winds. The ancient city was like a revived deity.
Stars of the myriad heavens appeared in the sky, and surging starlight flowed, converging into a brilliant, starry river swallowed by the ancient city, shaking the mortal world.
All of this appeared so extraordinary in the world.
"Little Yue, be careful. After all, this is an ancient city built by the Dark Night Sovereign. Myths have always said he did not perish but sealed himself within. After all, he was not only a Sovereign renowned across two universes in the Mythical Era but also a disciple of Tai Sheng Huang. That alone is worth being wary of."
In his ear, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, as usual, lay like a worm in his hair, speaking in a dao chant.
Ye Chen naturally understood. The two words "Emperor" and "Sovereign" pressed down upon the eternal sky. How could their disciples be ordinary?
Moreover, what concerned him more was that the closer he got, the more the ancient ring left by Old Yan on his hand trembled, shimmering with an eerie glow, even growing somewhat hot.
This ancient ring left by Old Yan must have some special connection with Dark Night City.
Old Yan's whereabouts had been unknown since the Starry Land at the Heavenly Pass. He had suspected several times whether Old Yan had entered the mysterious passage that appeared last in the Starry Land, but he had no basis.
But perhaps in Dark Night City, he could get some explanation.
Hum—
Dark Night City trembled violently, moving as it swallowed the starlight filling the sky. Within, terrifying blood energy shot through the heavens, like one fearsome great dragon after another reviving.
Within the city, a terrifying aura swirled and surfaced. Outside Dark Night City, a dark, dense army appeared, worthy of being called a thousand troops and ten thousand horses. Countless bandits appeared, some leaders riding powerful demonic beasts.
Eighteen of the Twenty-Four Great Bandits appeared. Some, like Wang Tian, had been subdued by Ye Chen. Some had remained in Dark Night City all along, never leaving. Some had also vanished forever, killed during the previous confrontation between the Plunder Heaven Plains bandits and the Dragon Phoenix Academy prodigies.
Because True Kings had taken action, forcefully suppressing and killing.
But the Plunder Heaven Plains were the Plunder Heaven Plains. This bandit den standing at the center of the myriad domains for countless years could not be ordinary. Usually, it hid too much power, which was why even Immortal Sacred Lands dared not act lightly.
Among the Twenty-Four Great Bandits, more than half were overlord-level figures, their expressions indifferent, their auras terrifying enough to shatter the sky.
Suddenly, within Dark Night City, the most terrifying aura began to spread, overwhelming heaven and earth.
Even though the Dragon Phoenix Academy prodigy side had invited many powerhouses, their lineup quite formidable, at this moment, almost everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
Because the most terrifying figure had appeared in the city, very hazy and blurry. But his appearance made the Great Dao of heaven and earth wail. All demonic beasts or primordial ferocious beasts howled and bowed in submission.
A Heavenly King old-timer had emerged!
He was gazing at the many prodigies of the Dragon Phoenix Academy, his eyes profound, like oceans condensed, unfathomable.
Looking closer, within them, universes and star rivers waxed and waned, myriad heavens collapsed, heaven and earth were created, and all living beings were born!
That kind of gaze made people palpitate, as if facing the creator of an era of Heaven and Earth Creation. Truly, even the soul trembled.
Was this the Heavenly King old-timer of Dark Night City? Just one glance gave the feeling that the Primordial Spirit might directly explode, the physical body shatter—the terrifying sensation of complete annihilation of both body and spirit.
Thinking that such an invincible existence would take action in the Dark Night Siege Battle, a shadow fell over everyone's hearts.