📖 Chapter 985 - Rebirth of the Crimson Star!

01 Jun, 2023

As Wang Baole stepped toward Earth, a soft sigh echoed through his mind. It was Little Missy; however, she only sighed and didn’t speak.

Little Missy had been able to sense what had happened through Wang Baole’s clone, and even she wouldn’t speak up for the Vast Expanse Dao Palace in a situation like this. Wang Baole didn’t respond to her sigh. His expression seemed placid, but his heart had long since been boiling with anger.

His friends and acquaintances had been killed or wounded, and more importantly… his parents had been put in danger!

His parents were Wang Baole’s reverse scale, and he would slaughter anyone who touched them. The overwhelming guilt in his heart only fanned the flames of his anger even further, leaving him with an intense need to vent his fury. Thus, he instantly appeared on Earth, above the Federation President’s palace!

This was where Duanmu Que used to live. Now that he’d died and Li Xingwen and the others had left, this palace had become the nest of the Five Generation Sky Clan. Compared to the past, the protective spell formations were clearly much stronger. Moreover, the hundreds of statues in the palace had become more and more lifelike, giving off impressive fluctuations of spirit qi. These statues were built to resemble various myths and legends on Earth, and it seemed like they could come alive at any moment. However, the statues of Li Xingwen and Duanmu Que had long disappeared, replaced by statues of patriarchs of the Five Generation Sky Clan.

Moreover, outside the palace, there was an invisible barrier of light that could only be sensed by cultivators. As for the source of the barrier, it was the Divine Weapon inside the palace!

After Duanmu Que’s death, the Divine Weapon, that red flying dagger, had been acquired by the Five Generation Sky Clan. They left an imprint on it and constantly offered sacrifices to the Divine Weapon in the presidential palace.

Standing in mid-air, Wang Baole stared down at the palace below him. There was nothing here that could be hidden from his daze. He saw the spirit qi coming from the statues, saw the Divine Weapon in the depths of the palace, and saw people coming and going.

Most of the people he saw were descendants of the Five Generation Sky Clan. The person who had taken Duanmu Que’s spot as the Federation President was one of the ancestors of the Five Generation Sky Clan, the Chen Family’s patriarch!

His cultivation base had already reached the Soul Conduit Realm. Aside from him, the palace had four cultivators at the great circle of the Nascent Soul Realm meditating deep underground.

Obviously, after subordinating themselves to the Vast Expanse Dao Palace’s awakened Planet Realm cultivator, the Five Generation Sky Clan had gained not only authority but also significant boons to their cultivation bases. Unfortunately, after revitalizing their clan and suppressing all opposition, they were puffed up with pride, not realizing that everything they had fought for was trash in the eyes of the truly strong.

“Back then, I should have eradicated the Five Generation Sky Clan before I left.” Wang Baole said softly. Although he was just talking to himself, his cultivation base was too strong and he didn’t intentionally control his voice. Thus, his words immediately fell on the palace like the rumbling of heavenly thunder.

All the cultivators in the palace felt their minds buzz as Wang Baole’s voice reverberated. It was as if they were facing the might of the heavens, and they were completely unable to resist. All of them instantly coughed up blood!

There were some among them who didn’t have the blood of the Five Generation Sky Clan. For these people, although they coughed up blood and passed out instantly, their lives weren’t in danger. However, any descendants of the Five Generation Sky Clan were unable to escape.

Perhaps there were some innocents in the Five Generation Sky Clan, but Wang Baole was no saint, nor did he have any intention of going around and soulsearching each person one by one to determine who was good or bad. Thus, everyone who came from the bloodline of the Sky Clan bled out of their seven orifices and fell to the ground. If they were lucky, perhaps they would survive. But if not… they would die!

As these Five Generation Sky Clan descendants fell down one after another, the expression of the Chen Family’s patriarch suddenly changed drastically. The four elders at the great circle of the Nascent Soul Realm were all shocked and opened their eyes underground. In an instant, the hundreds of statues in the palace suddenly came to life!

These statues had clearly received the blessing of the Planet Realm cultivator who had awakened on the ancient bronze sword. However, that person’s injuries hadn’t fully healed, and even if he were in top condition, he wouldn’t be a match for Wang Baole. Thus, these statues which had merely received a bit of his power were even less of a concern.

Although powerful fluctuations erupted from hundreds of statues at once, just as they were about to charge into the sky and attack Wang Baole, Wang Baole’s right hand gently pressed down.

In an instant, an unseen, supreme might broke out, seemingly turning into an enormous, invisible handprint. As it pressed down, heaven and earth seemed to invert, and the wind and clouds scattered. The hundreds of statues that had just awakened shook simultaneously, and their opened eyes quickly closed. With trembling bodies, they knelt down to Wang Baole, who was still standing calmly in the sky.

As they knelt, the statues of the Five Generation Sky Clan patriarchs suddenly disintegrated into dust. At the same time, the barrier outside the palace couldn’t hold on at all and instantly shattered, causing shards to sprinkle down like a broken mirror. With the destruction of the Divine Weapon’s barrier, the palace itself also collapsed.

A long red beam of light shot out from the palace and soared into the sky. It shot directly toward Wang Baole, but as it got closer, its speed suddenly grew slower and slower. Finally, the red beam of light came to a complete stop a short distance away from Wang Baole, trembling as its true body was revealed.

It was a red flying dagger, the Federation President’s Divine Weapon!

At the same time, the Chen Family’s patriarch suddenly rushed out from the demolished palace, followed by the four elders in the great circle of the Nascent Soul Realm. All of them wore fearful expressions as they turned to look at Wang Baole.

“Senior, please calm down, this junior is at fault, no matter what Senior asks, as long as my Federation Civilization can help, this junior will definitely do his best…” The Chen Family’s patriarch felt panic wash over him, and he didn’t recognize Wang Baole. His first reaction was to think that this was either someone who had arrived from beyond the starry sky or another awakened expert of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace.

Thus, he didn’t try to determine right or wrong and directly apologized as soon as he appeared. At the same time, he instantly knelt down, as did the four Nascent Soul cultivators behind him.

Glancing at the servile patriarch of the Chen Family, Wang Baole suddenly thought of Duanmu Que. Compared to Duanmu Que, the Chen Family’s patriarch was utterly unworthy of being the Federation President.

Wang Baole sighed softly as he thought of the former president’s fate. Glancing at the trembling flying dagger, he spoke in a calm voice.

“Since you have spirituality, why are you helping these evildoers?”

When it heard these words, the red flying dagger trembled even more violently, and its body seemed to exude an unwillingness filled with grief and indignation.

Sensing the dagger’s emotions, Wang Baole fell silent. In the end, this Divine Weapon was the special item of the Federation President. It had a contract with the Federation, so no matter who the president was, it had to obey them.

Duanmu Que’s death made the dagger furious, but due to the contract, and because of that Planet Realm Almighty’s gaze, it could only submit.

“Go. Cleanse yourself in their blood.” Wang Baole shook his head. To the current him, killing a single Soul Conduit Realm cultivator and four Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would just be dirtying his hands. Thus, he turned around and began walking toward the place where he had sensed the highest concentration of Five Generation Sky Clan descendants.

As soon as he turned around, a dazzling brilliance burst out from the red flying dagger. Intense killing intent radiated from it as it turned into a red beam of light that shot straight toward the five cultivators who had flown out from the palace. Under the shock of the Chen Family’s patriarch, the red beam of light instantly whizzed past the four Nascent Soul cultivators, whose eyes bulged in horror.

A moment later, four heads flew straight into the air. After killing the four Nascent Soul cultivators, the red flying dagger whistled back toward the remaining enemy. The Chen Family’s patriarch felt his scalp turn numb, and terror washed through his whole body. Turning toward Wang Baole, who was about to leave, he let out a hoarse, desperate shout.

“Senior, what did I do wrong, I-” Before he could finish speaking, the red beam of light grew even brighter. As it shot forward, the flying dagger actually shattered into dozens of pieces, using the destruction of its form as the price to bring forth a greater power than ever before. No matter how much the Chen Family’s patriarch wanted to resist, he was unable to do anything in the face of this terrifying might. The dagger instantly penetrated his chest!

As the Chen Family’s patriarch screamed miserably and he was killed in body and soul, dozens of fragments of the flying dagger flew out of his body. These fragments carried the Divine Weapon’s rapidly dissipating aura and quickly caught up to Wang Baole. Once they reached him, they fused back into the shape of a flying dagger. However, the countless cracks running through it and the faint aura of death made it clear that the Divine Weapon was about to return to nothingness.

But that was when Wang Baole suddenly spoke.

“From now on, your mission is no longer just to obey the Federation President. You will also… protect my family. But for right now, come with me!” With those words, Wang Baole waved his right hand, and an aura that originated from his Dao Planet poured into the cracked Divine Weapon. The fragments of the Crimson Star^[1] trembled and suddenly shone brightly. As for the cracks separating them, they swiftly melted away. When the Crimson Star was fully recovered, an aura that was stronger than ever before erupted from it!