Published at 28th of April 2026 6:00 am

Chapter 1988: Chaos VS Torchbearer (2)

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"Hell Eye."

The others exchanged gazes in silence.

That was the Hell Eye.

It was a powerful technique only those hailing from the main branch of their lineage could cultivate. It was slightly inferior to the legendary Heaven Gate, but it was still incredibly powerful. It was capable of seeing through illusions, observing the fortune of others, and spying on the past and future.

Slowly, the gate on Yu Xi's forehead transformed into an eye before gazing upon the seven dao centers. Several pillars of light appeared in her vision. Some looked intense, while some looked weaker. Each pillar represented a peak expert.

"How brazen!" Yu Xi sneered and said, "The nethers are quite brazen for leaving only four Daofuses behind. Only one is a peak Daofuse. There isn't even a pseudo king here."

Were they so confident that nobody would have the courage to attack them? Just as she was about to order the attack, she paused. Her head snapped in a certain direction, looking at a faraway dao center belonging to a minor race known as the dark phantom race. This was a relatively weak race with only two Daofuses. They had two dao centers in the Upper Realm.

As Yu Xi gazed in their direction, two pillars of light appeared in her vision.

She hurriedly withdrew her gaze with surprise and said, "Interesting. The experts of the nether race are hiding among the dark phantoms as well. Is this their insurance? Is this a trap?"

Instead of staying in their own territory, the two pseudo kings of the nether race were actually hiding in a neighboring territory.

If anyone were to attack the nether race without knowing about them, the two pseudo kings could appear from the back and surround the attackers. Anyone attempting what Su Yu did previously would most likely suffer a loss from such a surprise.

The others were quite surprised to hear that. One of them laughed and praised, "The Hell Eye is impressive indeed."

However, Yu Xi shook her head. "It's ordinary. The Heaven Gate is more impressive. It is capable of observing even the dao. However, the Hell Eye is only capable of observing fortune, auras, and power of laws."

The gap between the two was quite big.

She returned to the topic at hand and said, "The two pseudo kings aren't weak. Eliminate them first before moving against the nethers."

With that, they started flying toward the dark phantom territory. With the Heaven Deceiver Formation and Hell Gate, this group was essentially an inferior copy of Su Yu's group. However, they were much better at formations than Great Ming King.

Before long.

Suddenly, a large formation descended upon one of the dark phantom dao centers. Instantly, the two pseudo kings and one Daofuse in the city noticed something wrong. All three soared into the sky, and a battle erupted immediately.

Dou Ke and the others demonstrated a terrifying level of strength. With fourteen of them attacking three enemies together, their enemies couldn't even escape. Thanks to the formation, nobody outside the dao center was aware of what was happening.

This was a formation placed by a pseudo king. Great Ming King's formation was far weaker in comparison. Chaos power erupted from Dou Ke's body as he revealed a physical prowess stronger than even regular physical body daos. He swung his gigantic axe repeatedly, sending a nether pseudo king flying while coughing blood.

Both nether pseudo kings were roaring in fury. They had been extremely careful, but something unexpected had still happened. Damn it!

***

At the same time.

Human Mountain.

The various races were still busy discussing their coming expedition. They talked about the number of experts to be deployed, who should serve as the vanguard, the races involved, and the resources some races needed to contribute to make up for the lower number of experts they were going to send.

Suddenly, Venerable Nether frowned before standing up. He looked to the west as his expression changed slightly. Before anyone could say anything, he muttered, "Something...seems to be happening."

The others were surprised to hear that. None of them had sensed anything.

However, Venerable Nether's expression continued changing. He looked at someone seated in the third circle and said, "Spacebreak, open a spatial tunnel to the nether territory for me."

The gigantic spatial beast in the third circle noted the surging killing intent of Venerale Nether. After a glance at the other Venerables, he said nothing and started building a spatial tunnel straight to the nether territory.

Suddenly, Venerable Nether gritted his teeth and said, "Nether Joy is dead."

Instantly, numerous expressions changed. That was a pseudo king of the nether race.

"Sacred Source!"

At that, Sacred Source Marquis said nothing and took out an ancient-looking gate. He inserted the gate into the portal in the air and said, "Speed it up!"

Despite his strength, the spatial beast did not dare to take this lightly. His wishes no longer mattered here. With the Venerables looking ready to kill, he most certainly wouldn't try their patience. About twenty seconds passed. At that point, the atmosphere inside the room had turned incredibly heavy.

The entire body of the spatial beast was smoking from the exertion. While panting for breath, he said, "It will be done soon! It's too far, and the tunnel needs to be stable enough to bear the weight of a Venerable. Stability is important to prevent a collapse mid-travel..."

He explained himself, making it clear that he wasn't deliberately dragging this out. Venerable Nether said nothing, but his expression was turning uglier and uglier. Just then, the second nether pseudo king died. His face turned ashen.

"Nether Soil is dead!"

He said, "But no phenomenon has appeared. A formation must be concealing the battle. The attackers must be aware that I can sense this. I don't know if I can make it there to catch them."

Nobody said anything. The spatial tunnel started stabilizing rapidly. And finally, the gate inserted by Sacred Source Marquis swung open. Venerable Nether said nothing and rushed through the gate.

The other Venerables exchanged gazes. Then, Venerable Desolate stepped through the gate as well. With his entry, the spatial tunnel started destabilizing.

Venerable Dao looked around and said, "We go as well. Notify the others and have them gather at the nether territory."

The spatial tunnel couldn't support the passage of more than two Venerables. That much was enough. However, the others could no longer remain on the Human Mountain. They needed to know what was happening.

Did the chaos race make another move? Were they seizing the initiative? How brazen of them. Two pseudo kings had been left behind to protect the nether race. They had clearly learned from the dragon race's fate. It didn't make sense that they would die so easily. Just how many experts had the chaos race deployed this time?

During the previous attack, the chaos race had lost three pseudo kings. And to kill two pseudo kings so quickly, they needed to deploy at least four pseudo kings. Just how powerful was this race?

Even the Venerables turned solemn at that thought. They might have underestimated the chaos race too much.

***

Meanwhile, March had an odd look in his eyes. He sent Su Yu a voice transmission, "So..."

Su Yu said nothing. That was most certainly not his handiwork. All his people were hiding among the iron devourers. In that case, the actual Control King's lineage must have acted.

Nether race...that was understandable. They were the nearest to the Chaos Mountain. It was only natural that they would be targeted by Control King's lineage. In fact, Su Yu had nearly acted against the nether race previously before changing his mind and choosing the dragon race instead.

Everyone waited in silence. Just then, Venerable Scrape said, "We will all go. Get up here."

As he said that, he tossed a golden shuttle out. All the devils hopped onto the shuttle without any hesitation. Seeing that everyone was hopping onto the shuttle, Su Yu's group did the same.

When everyone was in, the golden shuttle shot forward rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it was through the divine territory. It was slower than traveling through a spatial tunnel, but still much faster than regular flight. It was quite impressive that the golden shuttle could move so fast, even when carrying so many experts.

Su Yu noted everything he saw in silence. The spatial tunnel and this golden shuttle were things he needed to be wary of in the future. This did not happen during his previous attacks because he had caught them by surprise both times. But now, the myriad races were starting to adapt to these rapid attacks.

While Su Yu was deep in thought, Heavenly Fate Marquis approached them.

With a sigh, he looked at March and said, "The tribulation of the myriad races has arrived. First, it was the dragons. Then, it was the nethers. A hundred thousand years of conflict. The time to end everything has arrived."

March flashed his usual innocent smile and said, "What did you see, Fellow Daoist Heavenly Fate?"

"Blood and fire."

Heavenly Fate Marquis sighed again and said, "Disaster. Calamity. Countless deaths."

"The fate race is neutral. At worst, you can join the chaos race. This option is available for your race. You can simply join the stronger side."

March did not bother to reduce the volume of his voice as he said that. And he was saying that with his usual innocent expression. Instantly, the gazes of the other Venerables landed on them.

Heavenly Fate Marquis merely chuckled before saying, "You jest, Fellow Daoist March. When a calamity arrives, who can avoid it? The fate race is too well-connected to the heavens and the afterlife. Regardless of who the winner of the coming conflict is, the fate race will still suffer from this calamity. We much prefer seeing peace among the myriad races."

With the same innocent expression, March asked, "Fellow Daoist Heavenly Fate, are you saying that you will be standing against the stronger side instead? Perhaps we, the myriad races, are stronger. So you're going to side with the chaos race?"

Heavenly Fate Marquis laughed and said, "Not at all. The chaos race is too murderous. Both the dragon and nether races have suffered from them. How can the fate race be exempt to their murderous tendencies? Unfortunately, the people from my race are too weak.

"I am the only expert in my race. The three major races are too strong to worry about retribution. The two of us are strong, but we need to keep worrying about our people. I am only here to suggest that we watch each other's backs if possible. The iron devourers are good at both offense and defense. I am good at observing the flow of fortune. It is likely that our races will need to work together a lot moving forward."

The two did not bother to hide their conversation.

Heavenly Fate Marquis was being very straightforward. The three major races had their own circles, and it would be too hard for outsiders to actually join them. At most, outsiders would be treated as fodder. Since the fate race was also being forced to participate, it would be safer for them to cooperate with the iron devourer race.

Venerable Scrape said nothing to the conversation. It wasn't surprising that micro-alliances would form between the other races. On the bright side, this proved their willingness to participate in the coming war. It was only natural that they would do whatever they could to protect themselves during the war.

The eyes of the nearby Thunderstorm flickered as he said, "The primordial giant race is willing to cooperate with the fate race as well."

Those from the fate race were very good at surviving due to their unique ability to observe the flow of fortune. Thus, the fate race was worth cooperating with despite their relatively ordinary combat strength.

He had to offer himself since Heavenly Fate Marquis had only bothered to extend the offer of cooperation toward March. He had to let Heavenly Fate Marquis know that the primordial giant race was an option as well.

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