Chapter 666. Heaven and Earth Shatter, the Great War Begins
The heavens and earth wailed, all things lost their color.
Eldrin saw only that the tear in the heavens and earth was being ripped wider—a pair of colossal hands, vast enough to blot out the sun and moon, were straining against the pressure of the entire world to rend the fabric of the skies and split the foundations of the land.
From the heavens descended the boundless power of natural law, transforming into immortal chains of order that drowned the void.
These divine chains of order are manifestations of the laws of nature within the mortal realm, containing the fundamental principles that govern the operation of heaven and earth. Even the most supreme Primordial Spirit Dao Lords are but mere ants when faced with such power.
However, the 1 who arrived was no mortal from the mundane world. That sky-obscuring giant hand belonged to an immortal demon god, possessing the power to tear apart celestials and demons with its bare grasp.
This was the very will of the Violet Realm's heavens and earth contending against an undying demonic deity. All those present were powerless to intervene.
1 after another, chains of order crashed down upon the colossal demonic hand that spanned tens of thousands of miles, harnessing the power of heaven and earth to firmly bind it, striving to thwart the extraterrestrial demon’s attempt to tear open the celestial rift.
Yet those claws that blotted out the sky tore through celestial scars, bearing the force of divine chains of law as if propping apart heaven and earth, unleashing a world-shaking collision.
"Boom—"
Heaven and earth roared as the laws of nature clashed.
Endless demonic energy surged across the firmament, while streaks of immortal and demonic power tore through the void, violently snapping the laws of heaven and earth with metallic resonance.
Many cultivators were utterly stunned. This was a supreme demon god who had forged his fleshly body into a demonic form, possessing the power to cleave heaven and earth—he was actually contending against the very laws of the world itself.
You must understand, the Violet Realm is an entire world of immense power and splendor. Even though it is currently at its weakest point in a 1000 years, this is still utterly astonishing.
"Activate the Cycle of Celestial Stars Grand Formation, lend a hand to the Will of Heaven and Earth."
Within the Sun and Moon Twin Islands, the human Dao Lords could no longer remain idle. A supreme Dao Lord from the Central Ancestral Domain roared in fury, immediately activating the Zhou Tian Stars Grand Formation.
In an instant, all 3,600 islands were activated, transforming into boundless stellar power that enveloped the area. Billions of array patterns surged toward the demonic claw, actually suppressing the power of the extraterrestrial demon god.
Just as it seemed about to push back the sky-shielding claw, many onlookers began to show signs of relief.
Once the Outer Realm Demons are driven back, the Celestial Rift will seal itself. Perhaps this battle need not continue.
Yet at that very moment, the stalemate was broken. After a brief silence, a majestic and profound voice of the Great Dao suddenly resonated between heaven and earth.
"Heaven and Earth Annihilated."
As this divine sound reverberated, the colossal hand of the demonic deity abruptly formed a seal. An ethereal blue divine ring materialized between its palms—a truly earth-shattering immortal demonic art.
Within the Violet Realm, both spirit treasures and divine abilities are categorized into 6 tiers.
Yet in the eyes of the 9 Heavens Immortals and Demons, whether it be first-tier spells or sixth-tier Pure Yang Great Divine Abilities, they are all but trivial mortal arts, collectively referred to as Mortal-tier Spells.
Only divine abilities and treasures at the Ascendant Immortal realm and beyond could be designated as Celestial Dao Divine Abilities and 9 Heavens Immortal Treasures. There existed no such classification as seventh-tier treasures or divine abilities.
Immortals are immortals, mortals are mortals—the chasm between them is beyond all measure.
At this moment, the Outer Realm Demon God gathered the power of the Immortal True Demon, unleashing a supreme demonic divine ability that erupted with endless shockwaves—a terrifying impact akin to a black hole's cataclysmic explosion.
Before this overwhelming force, heaven and earth trembled into annihilation, all things crumbled into dust, and even the most unyielding fabric of space was shattered into nothingness.
1 after another, divine chains of law crumbled, while the starlight gathered by the Zhou Heaven Star Formation was shattered into a sky full of stellar dust.
Many low-level cultivators who were channeling the grand formation suffered backlash, instantly bursting into clouds of blood mist without leaving behind intact corpses.
Even more astonishing was that the rift between heaven and earth was finally torn asunder, revealing a celestial scar that blotted out the sky.
"The inevitable has arrived."
Eldrin let out a soft sigh. Beyond the celestial rift, an abyssal darkness stretched into infinity, where countless demonic warships advanced toward the Violet Realm.
No 1 knew where that demonic abyss truly led, only that its depths connected to the lair of extraterrestrial demons—a place of incomparable and profound terror.
"Repair the formation immediately, and restore the power of the Vermilion Bird Grand Array as soon as possible."
Eldrin (Person Name) drew a deep breath before addressing the cultivators under his command.
The extraplanetary demon god had already torn open the celestial rift, and the will of the Violet Realm was locked in a desperate struggle against it. It would take at least 10 years before the realm could possibly suppress this breach.
The great war was inevitable. All they could do was pour every ounce of their strength into holding back the demonic hordes and survive.
The demons of the Abyss were countless in number. Tens of thousands of demonic treasure ships crossed the abyssal depths, launching their assault upon the Great Zhou Tian Star Formation.
At the very heart of Ha, across the Twin Islands of Sun and Moon, the 5 Luminaries Star Palaces, and the 3 Enclosures Archipelago, an earth-shattering battle of unprecedented grandeur erupted in its entirety.
1 after another, Nascent Soul Dao Lords clashed with the demonic fiends. Even across tens of millions of miles of void, Eldrin could feel the unparalleled forces colliding.
The Outer Realm Demons, backed by the 9 Heavens Devil God, possessed numerous high-grade treasure ships among which were even supreme sixth-rank vessels. The intimidation they brought weighed heavily upon the Sun-Moon Twin Islands.
The onslaught of so many high-tier treasure ships made it no wonder that the humans of the Violet Realm had to deploy the Cosmic Star Formation to hold their ground.
"Brother Haoran, should we dispatch a dozen or so men to assist?"
Seeing that the battle in the inner perimeter had already erupted, the master of the Heavenly Abode Sect couldn't help but ask.
As the presiding figure on Starfire Island, Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name) shook his head and said, "With over a dozen Primordial Spirit Dao Lords (Cultivation Realm) guarding Solaris and Lunaris Islands along with the 3 Enclosures Archipelago, breaching their defenses is no simple feat."
"If they can't hold them off, we'd just be throwing our lives away by going. The greatest help we can offer is to secure the formation's anchor point."
Eldrin (Person Name) nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Though the 20-8 Lunar Mansions Archipelago could not compare to the inner regions in importance, it still contained 218 fifth-grade spirit islands.
This number corresponds to the 9 Heavens Stars, far exceeding the 1,400 of the 3-ring Main Stars.
It could be said that if the 20-8 Constellations Islands were all breached, the power of the Cosmic Star Formation would diminish by 30 to 40 percent. At that point, the demon army's chances of breaking through the encirclement would greatly increase.
At this thought, Eldrin spoke up, "As 1 of the 20-8 Constellation Islands, Starfire Island serves as a crucial anchor point for the Cosmic Star Formation. It's best we hold our position here."
Before the Demon Abyss at this moment, a colossal vessel that blotted out the skies spanned the gap between heaven and earth.
Upon that treasure ship, a figure clad in jet-black battle armor was silently studying the map in hand.
I pay my respects to the Netherworld Sacred Lord.
Behind that person, a woman with a graceful figure approached and spoke cautiously.
The 9 Serenities Saint was the personal disciple of the Extraterrestrial Demon God, having cultivated his power to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul realm. Throughout the entire Violet Realm, few could rival his prowess.
Although the woman was also a Nascent Soul Heavenly Demon, she was still no match for the Nether Sovereign.