Chapter 1483 : Victory and Loss

After the Howling Wind God-Slaying Gourd demonstrated its might, Eldrin felt a slight sense of reassurance in his heart.

He immediately activated the Celestial Separation Twin Swords to confront the Earth Sovereign Bell, then with a flick of his sleeve, summoned the Crimson Dragon Ancient Cauldron.

With the might of the Crimson Dragon Ancient Cauldron, even a consummate Earth Immortal would struggle to withstand it, let alone a mere ancient talisman transformed into a Primeval Netherdrake.

In the blink of an eye, a primordial Netherdrake was refined into swirling ashes of heavenly tribulation.

Close on its heels, Eldrin once again activated the Primordial Chaos Grasping Hand. With a mere lift of his palm, he subdued the third Ancient Netherdragon.

The boundless pure yang heavenly fire surged downward, instantly obliterating him completely.

The 2 remaining projections of the Primordial Netherdragon were no longer any match for Eldrin.

Die!

In that very instant, the Sovereign of Ancient Ruins seized the opportunity. He summoned 4 Netherworld Artifacts to strike down his formidable foe, vanquishing a Ghost Ancestor whose cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the Earth Immortal realm.

By this point in the battle, the grand formation of the 3,000 Ghost Cities had already crumbled into fragments. With the majority of its power source depleted, the Abyssal Sea Pearl could no longer suppress Lyra (Person Name).

The remaining 4 Ghost Ancestors at the Great Perfection stage of Earth Immortal realm understood the tide had turned against them. Without hesitation, they retreated toward the core region with countless ghost immortals in tow.

The group pursued relentlessly, slaughtering over half of the ghost immortals and spectral ancestors before finally halting at the precipice of the core region.

After regrouping, they tallied the spoils and losses.

Glancing toward the core region ahead, Eldrin couldn't help but remark.

Soon, the results of the battle were tallied. After glancing at the report, Eldrin (Person Name) could not help but show a trace of solemnity.

He gathered the Earth Immortals together and handed them the battle report, saying, "The results of this battle are even greater than our first engagement, with more enemies slain. Yet our losses have also grown considerably compared to last time."

Lyra took the battle report and glanced at it, her expression involuntarily turning grave.

This battle lasted far longer and proved far more arduous than the first, escalating to a much fiercer intensity.

In this battle, they slew a total of 3,000 Lords of Ghost Cities, 2,000 Ghost Immortals, and 40 Ghost Ancestors at the Earth Immortal realm.

However, the assembled forces had suffered devastating losses, with over 6 100 fallen deities and as many as 12 slain Emperor-level figures.

Eldrin (Person Name) was relatively fortunate here, with only a dozen or so deities having fallen in battle, and none of the 6 Heavens and 7 Realms' Monarchs lost. However, most of the remaining forces suffered considerable losses.

Within the Earthly Immortal realms of Qing Ji, Seraphina Qu (Person Name), Chen Ethan (Person Name), Chen Qiyuan, the Nether Sovereign of Ancient Ruins, and Yan Ziji, a total of 6 individuals, an Emperor-level existence had fallen in battle within each of their domains.

Under Kael (Person Name), the forces of Lila (Person Name) and Daoist Tianyuan suffered even greater losses—each side had lost 2 Monarch-level experts in battle.

In particular, Lila (Person Name) and Daoist Tianyuan (Person Name) had already lost 1 Emperor-level powerhouse in the previous great war. Now, with the fall of 2 more, it could be said that their foundational essence had been significantly depleted.

They were all prodigies who had opened the 9-Layered Heavens, yet the mass fall of their inner deities, coupled with the demise of 3 Imperial Lords in battle, had severely depleted their primordial essence.

By now, their combat prowess had diminished by at least 20 percent.

12 Emperors, over 6 100 Deities.

"To resurrect them all, the required primordial energy would be at least 70-2 vials of the Galaxy Starfall Elixir."

Lyra (Person Name) murmured softly, unable to suppress a faint sigh in her heart.

Although victory was achieved in this battle, the price paid was exceedingly great.

The purchase of this batch of Galaxy Starfall Pills alone required a full 7,200,000 Immortal Origin Coins.

At this thought, Jiang Ling(Person Name) inquired, "What should we do next? Storm the core region immediately?"

"Not so fast."

Eldrin shook his head and said, "With our combat strength severely depleted, venturing into the core region now would be exceedingly difficult."

"I must restore my combat strength as soon as possible before making another move against what lies within."

Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing this. The Eldrin of the Ancient Ruins pondered for a moment before saying, "During the battles in both the inner and outer regions, we seized quite a few rare treasures and spirit materials."

"Even disregarding the Heaven-Splitting Marvel, the value of the remaining treasures would amount to at least several tens of millions of Immortal Origins."

"If we can sell this and exchange it all for Immortal Origin, it would be more than enough to restore every 1 of us."

Upon hearing this, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) furrowed her brow slightly and said, "So many treasures, and all of them are Netherrealm artifacts from the Yin Universe. I fear selling them might draw unwanted attention."

"Moreover, in the Netherworld, those capable of absorbing such profits must at least be at the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm."

Upon hearing this, the brows of the several individuals involuntarily furrowed slightly.

The treasures they had obtained this time were truly beyond measure. Just the 7 Calamity Nether Ghost Treasures alone numbered in the tens of thousands, let alone the vast quantities of Nether Immortal Herbs, Faith Silver, and Eighth-Rank Marvels.

Such abundant resources were more than enough to support Jiu Xu Yinjun's cultivation all the way to the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm—sufficient to stir the avarice of even a bona fide Celestial Immortal.

It could be said that if these resources were to be sold, they would likely attract the attention of a Celestial Immortal-level expert.

After all, this was not during the Great Tribulation—gathering tens of thousands of Nether Ghost Treasures at once was no easy feat.

Eldrin pondered for a long while before finally speaking: "This trove of resources must remain concealed. Once exposed, our current strength would be utterly insufficient to protect it. Moreover, it might very well lead to the revelation of the Netherworld Microcosm."

"In that case, we shall leave the Nether Ghost Treasure and celestial herbs untouched for now, withdrawing only the Faith Condensed Silver to purchase the Galaxy Starfall Pills."

Upon hearing this, they all nodded slightly.

The Nether Lord of the Ancient Ruins pondered for a moment before speaking, "From the 2 great battles, we have seized a total of 90,000 Faith Astral Silvers. This is more than enough to purchase 70-2 bottles of the Galaxy Starfall Elixir (Divine Pill)."

Lyra nodded thoughtfully and said, "90 1000 units of Devotional Silver is no small amount either—its value approaches 10 million units of Immortal Origin. We cannot reveal so much wealth all at once."

"Why not divide it into 3 portions? Our Chen Clan, Fellow Daoist Tianyuan, and Fellow Daoist Jiuxu can each take a share and travel to different celestial realms to exchange them for Galactic Starfall Pills before returning."

"There's no need to traverse the entire Celestial Realm."

Seeing this, the Lord of the Ancient Ruins spoke up, "Incense Silver is more sought-after in the Netherworld. If we pass through a few of the 9-Rank Ghost Cities in the Realm of Spectral Souls, we should be able to exchange it for enough Galaxy Starfall Pills."

Seeing this, Eldrin nodded and said, "In that case, this matter is settled."

"Eldrin, Old Ruins, and Kael (Person Name)—the 3 of you shall venture into the Shadowrealm. The rest shall remain here with me to guard this place."

Kael nodded upon hearing this. With his Demon Lord's Dao Fruit, he moved through the Nether Realm like a fish in water, making him far more suited to venture into its depths. He inclined his head slightly and replied, "Very well."

With these words, the 3 immediately departed from the minor universe and set off toward the 9 Calamities Ghost City deep within the Netherworld.