All the members of the three battalions understood that this World-Destroying War was the true great decisive battle between the Light Faction and the Dark Faction. The outcome of this decisive battle would determine the life or death, the survival or destruction, of these two great forces!
As a member of either of these two great powers, no one could avoid it; they could only participate in this vast war!
Because regardless of which major force ultimately emerged victorious, it would inevitably scour every inch for the surviving members of the opposing faction, aiming to eliminate all enemies!
Therefore, the members of the Light Faction currently harbored no thoughts of fleeing the war. Before them, there were only two choices: fight, or fight to the death!
"Move out!"
Ye Yunfei teleported all personnel from the three battalions into the Phantom Shadow Tower, then activated his spatial teleportation token, teleporting towards the spatio-temporal coordinates of the 26th Battalion's base.
At this time, within this expanse of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the boundless Chaotic Void, and countless worlds large and small all began to enter a state of war!
Battlefields were everywhere; terrifying clashes erupted everywhere. A surging aura of killing swept through infinite reaches of time and space.
The atmosphere throughout the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds was stretched to the extreme. An intangible, suffocating sense of danger enveloped this expanse, causing all living beings to tremble with fear.
"The World-Destroying War has begun again!"
"The great calamity of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds has finally descended!"
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Within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, countless beings proficient in divination techniques constantly performed calculations, then uttered pessimistic sighs.
"The Dark Faction's target is absolutely not just the Light Faction, but all worlds, all powers, all living beings in this expanse of space-time! I wonder how many beings will survive this war?"
Some old-timers in the know, after performing their own calculations, spoke with deep worry.
"Issue the order! From this moment on, all members of our power are forbidden from venturing out. They must remain stationed at the headquarters or their respective outposts. Under no circumstances are they to participate in this war and invite trouble upon themselves!"
Throughout this expanse, the higher-ups of many major powers issued such commands, hoping their factions could stay aloof and survive this great spatio-temporal calamity.
Within the space-time of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, certain ancient battlefields hidden deep in the void or within Small Worlds also began to seethe with unrest.
"I sense the aura of war! This is the World-Destroying War! In the world outside, the World-Destroying War has descended once more!"
"The World-Destroying War! It was in the last World-Destroying War that I fell. A strand of my soul was trapped in this battlefield, refusing to self-destruct, all for the hope of one day returning to the true battlefield, to once again join the World-Destroying War and slaughter members of the Dark Faction!"
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Within these battlefields, War Remnant Souls let out thunderous roars, causing these already clamorous ancient battlefields to boil over completely.
"I wonder when that young man called Ye Yunfei will come to take us out to join the fight?"
In several ancient battlefields that Ye Yunfei had once entered, War Remnant Souls of the Light Faction repeatedly brought up his name.
Because Ye Yunfei had previously promised these War Remnant Souls that when the next World-Destroying War erupted, he would come to take them out and bring them to the real battlefields to fight.
Now, sensing the dense aura of killing seeping in from the outside world, these War Remnant Souls guessed that the World-Destroying War had begun again, and so they thought of Ye Yunfei.
At the same time, in a certain dim world within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, inside a black palace, a hazy black shadow sat cross-legged.
"Reporting to the Ancestor! Our Dark Faction forces have launched a large-scale operation, launching a full-scale assault on the Light Faction. The Light Faction headquarters, its various battalions, and all its outposts are now under attack by our Dark Faction. The great war has escalated completely! The Light Faction is also launching a comprehensive counterattack. Our Dark Faction forces have sustained some losses."
A black-robed figure drifted into the palace like a ghost, arriving before the shadow and reporting respectfully.
That figure was none other than the Dark Ancestor!
"Hmm, that's not the main point. The main point is whether the Resource Collection Envoys have delivered the resources they've collected to the Black Realm in a timely manner. Remember, the true goal of this war is to collect enough resources. Ideally, we kill all living beings in this expanse of space-time, turning them into resources. As for our Dark Faction's forces, it doesn't matter if they all perish, as long as I and you few core Revered Lords remain unharmed."
"Because in my plan, if resources prove insufficient in the end, even the Dark Faction within this expanse will have to be entirely sacrificed to make up the necessary amount. So, in this war, who wins or loses, or how many troops either side loses, is unimportant. What matters most is that living beings must keep dying, and the Resource Collection Envoys must promptly collect all the flesh and blood essence and Soul Body essence."
The Dark Ancestor spoke coldly.
"I understand, Ancestor!"
The black-robed man hurriedly replied.
"As for you few Revered Lords, rest assured. Once matters in this expanse are perfectly concluded, I will take you away from here. I will focus on nurturing and making great use of you. One day, your mighty names will resound throughout all the heavens and myriad worlds."
The Dark Ancestor said indifferently.
"Many thanks for the Ancestor's great grace!"
The black-robed man was overjoyed.
"Reporting to the Ancestor! We've just received news that over a dozen Resource Collection Envoys at the Earth Immortal level have been killed by experts of the Light Faction! All the magic bags on their persons are missing!"
Suddenly, another black-robed man entered and reported to the Dark Ancestor.
"Oh? Resource Collection Envoys have been killed? By which Light Faction expert? Investigate immediately. I will now perform a spell to retrieve all those magic bags!"
The Dark Ancestor's voice carried a hint of displeasure.
The Resource Collection Envoys were specifically tasked with collecting the flesh, blood, and soul essence of living beings everywhere. Their role was immensely important, and the Dark Ancestor valued them highly. Losing however many other Dark Faction troops was inconsequential, but the Resource Collection Envoys could not be allowed to perish.
"I have already investigated. Those Resource Collection Envoys were killed at a base belonging to the Thirty-Six Battalions of the Light Faction. According to our scouts, they were killed by the commander of the 35th Battalion."
"The Light Faction's 35th Battalion commander was originally that lad Ye Yunfei. After Ye Yunfei entered the Colorless Abyss, the Light Faction headquarters dispatched an expert to temporarily assume the commander's role. If Ye Yunfei has already returned to the 35th Battalion, then it's possible Ye Yunfei killed them. If Ye Yunfei has not yet returned, then it might be the expert sent by the Light Faction headquarters who did it."
The black-robed man answered.
"Ye Yunfei? Hmm, what a coincidence… Not long ago, I specifically sought that boy's whereabouts. It seemed he hadn't yet returned to this expanse of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Let me check again."
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's name, the Dark Ancestor couldn't help but be taken aback for a moment, then spoke.
He, too, was seeking Ye Yunfei's whereabouts!
He had never forgotten the legacy Ye Yunfei had obtained at that Divine Tomb within the Colorless Abyss!
Boom rumble…
As soon as his words fell, the Dark Ancestor's Soul Power energy surged out in a mighty wave of perception. In moments, it sensed the location of the Thirty-Six Battalions' base, carefully searching for Ye Yunfei's aura.