Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1197: Fall of the Stars
stars.

Stars in a scarlet sky.

The battle between Anjing and Grand Tutor Hong disrupted the sky and scattered the stars.

It was already night. In other parts of Huaixu, it was deep night. Thousands of stars twinkled in the dark night sky, their light like circles of deep blue hues on a black curtain, moving along an unchanging trajectory.

However, in the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent, everything is slightly different.

In the center of the continent, the crimson of the capital city is spreading in all directions.

The sky was filled with veins of light, like veins of blood, and the glow of the sunset, like roots, was spreading out continuously. As these colors appeared, all the stars began to fall silent, pause, and then begin to move away.

Gradually, all the stars, those ancient constellations whose names were known and those whose light carried the ancient Daoist spirit, left the area around the capital.

They stopped at the edge of the great domain, forming a huge silver celestial ring, and in the center of this ring was a vast void, where only the sun, moon and five planets revolved in opposite directions.

Surrounded by stars, worshipped by the sun and moon—this is the "moment of destiny."

Because stars are phenomena formed from the laws of heaven and earth, they will stay away when they encounter larger phenomena. For everyone living on this land, whether farmers or hunters, peddlers or wealthy merchants, martial artists from various sects, powerful figures, and all wild beasts and demons, everyone who sees the existence of this silver celestial ring phenomenon feels awe, trembling, or nervously clenching their hands.

Because they all knew that a great war or calamity that would shock the entire Huai Xu was about to begin, and whether it would end so simply, or escalate until it affected the entire world and mercilessly dragged everyone into it... that was something no one could predict.

The greatest fear is the fear of the unknown.

But the unknown will eventually come.

We have to take action, but how exactly should we do it?

With the capital city shattered and the various regional kings and generals with subtle inclinations towards independence remaining inactive, it seems the Great Chen Dynasty is truly beyond saving and on the verge of splitting apart!

[But the Four Emperors' Weapons and the Four Seasons Dragon Gods made their move... The Mirror Sect, is it? They want to promote the Mirror Sect to become the new Heavenly Sect? Truly, you see everything when you live long enough. The Seven Fiends Tribulation actually has a sect, and this sect can actually become a Heavenly Sect...]

However, the Heavenly Emperor has unleashed this unprecedented Seven Fiends Tribulation. Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor's condition has improved? Having consumed that woman from the Blood Sea Sect, the Ancestral Dragon Saint Venerable has been reborn. Perhaps the path to the highest heavens will be even smoother.

Damn it, if only that destiny hadn't been the Seven Fiends Calamity!

In Beixuan Sacrifice Continent, the remaining eleven disciples were filled with countless thoughts.

On ordinary days, regardless of whether the Four Seasons Dragon Gods and other powerful figures were present, they would definitely rush into the center of the great calamity, stirring up trouble. Whether it was to plunder benefits for their sects or to contribute to their own cultivation of Taiyin Wuji and enhance their achievements, they would not hesitate in the slightest.

But ironically, An Jing was actually a Seven Fiends Tribulation...

Everyone wants to achieve great things, but no one wants to become the ashes of the Seven Fiends Tribulation. Yes, in this great world, if the Seven Fiends Tribulation really comes knocking, all the major sects will do their utmost and fight without hesitation.

But this is someone else's calamity after all. Even if it's said that a calamity is a good opportunity for cultivation, it's not something to rush to your death like this.

But soon, all these thoughts and speculations will fall into the deepest fear.

Because in the next instant, all the stars in the sky fell—

The sky was filled with silvery light, which fell and turned into a shower of stars, and into straight silver lines that cut through the sky and pierced through the haze. It was as if someone had drawn countless lines with the finest brushstrokes on a dark curtain with blood-red glow as its base.

The lines were so dense, so swift, that it seemed as if... the heavens had fallen!

And the root of all this is simply because...

The collapse of Xuantian Palace.

For some time prior to this.

Above the sky, the battle between An Jing and Grand Tutor Hong continued, and in this battle, Grand Tutor Hong clearly held the advantage.

Regardless of whether his thinking was martial arts-like or not, or whether it was extreme or not, Grand Tutor Hong possessed the true power of Lingxiao. Unlike Yin Gujin, he had no intention of confronting An Jing head-on. He immediately restricted the near-infinite energy brought by An Jing's 'Destroy the World', preventing An Jing from accumulating power from the Huaixu Realm and unleashing the Superlight Speed ​​Super Force Phase Transformation Fist, which could severely injure and kill even Lingxiao.

However, that's all. Even if An Jing didn't build a true 'infinite energy perpetual motion machine' in his own cave, which is the 'boundless power' of the Lingxiao realm, he could still rival it for a short time by decomposing matter and using the 'Gate of Myriad Wonders' for internal circulation.

However, the quality of Anjing's grotto-heaven is ultimately limited, while the 'Heavenly Chen Array Realm' held by Grand Tutor Hong, who is rooted in the Huai Xu Heaven and Earth and the beings of Da Chen, is limitless. If Anjing really cannot break the deadlock, his fate will be to be suppressed by Grand Tutor Hong with the entire size of Da Chen.

Just like those Seven Calamities of the past.

But then again—compared to the former Seven Fiends, the most important difference between An Jing and the Seven Fiends is that An Jing is strong enough.

Strong enough to save friends, protect relatives and friends, ensure the existence and continuation of one's sect, and make it one's support.

Just like it is now.

【Um? ! 】

Grand Tutor Hong, who was doing his best to maintain the "unity of all things," showed a hint of surprise on his face.
He turned around in astonishment, looking at the Xuan Tian Palace, and felt that the most crucial and core hub of the entire Tian Chen Array Realm had actually begun to disintegrate. The Heavenly Officials who served as the foundation and the Imperial Blood who served as the hub had all disappeared silently.

Clearly, a quiet upheaval was taking place within the Xuantian Palace; the massacre had already occurred, and An Jing had completed his plan in a place beyond his reach.

"You!" Grand Tutor Hong abruptly turned his head, looking towards Anjing, which was being sealed and suppressed by the Xuanlan Guiyi Star and was constantly shrinking, barely holding on. His eyes burned with anger and shock, and he said in disbelief, "How did you do that?! The Heavenly Officials and Imperial Blood left behind in Xuantian Palace, while not exactly powerful, shouldn't have died so easily!"

[Especially within the Xuan Tian Palace, everyone's strength is suppressed below the Divine Treasury level, and even their Martial Veins are inferior in critical moments. Tens of thousands of pigs couldn't have been slaughtered so quickly... What exactly did you do!?]

"That's just how people are."

Compared to Grand Tutor Hong's trembling voice, An Jing's tone was much calmer.

Although he was currently under blockade and suppression and seemed to be in a bad situation, he remained calm and spoke leisurely with Grand Tutor Hong: "Tens of thousands of pigs can run, escape, and struggle, but they won't fight amongst themselves. Of course, they can live longer... Humans, because they have thoughts and can gather in groups, will subconsciously come together, so they can't do that."

"Not to mention, Qinghan is already very strong. She is one of the few people who can spar with me for a while after I suppress my strength. Killing those Emperor Bloods is just a piece of cake."

[You're insane! Kill these bloodthirsty emperors, these blood shackles that bind the Holy Ancestor... He will emerge!]

"I know."

An Jing nodded: "But I also know that even if I don't kill them, they will be absorbed by Xuan Tianji's backup plan sooner or later... Since that's the case, rather than letting Xuan Tianji get his wish and devour his bloodline and subordinates, I'd rather do it myself."

"I will awaken Him prematurely and seize some of His core authority, preventing Him from reviving in full strength!"

(End of this chapter)