The Ashen Star Domain grows increasingly chaotic! Ordinarily elusive Divine Spirits and Divine Kings have gathered in clusters within the Ashen Star Domain. Even Divine Emperors, whose presence would cause any Star Domain to be on high alert, appear from time to time. As the Domain Master of the Ashen Star Domain, Chi Rong initially only suspected the infiltration of Divine Spirits into their domain, so he sent people to investigate. But when he received accurate evidence from Gu Jinlai and began calling for reinforcements while meticulously scanning the entire Ashen Star Domain, the results were utterly hair-raising. The Domain Masters of the nearby two Star Domains, Qin Yuyan and Xue Long, who rushed over to support, were equally stunned. While the three of them were discussing how to clean up the mess in the Ashen Star Domain, Chi Rong’s trusted aide hurriedly arrived and said in a low voice: "Domain Master! Squad forty-two has obtained the latest news—they’ve detected the traces of yet another Divine Spirit team, and... this team numbers over fourteen, with more than half being Divine Kings..." "More than half being Divine Kings..." Xue Long said with an expressionless face: "To command a team of Divine Kings peacefully... there must certainly be a Divine Emperor within the team." Evil Gods can diminish Divine Kings to greatly enhance their own cultivation, and Divine Spirits can similarly brutally seize all the Holy Spirits within the opponent’s Divine Country through divine warfare. Even if the Holy Spirits are too numerous to accommodate, they can simply be granted to Subordinate Gods. Subordinate Gods are also part of the Divine Spirit’s power. They essentially help Divine Spirit safeguard Holy Spirits and Divine Power. Chi Rong rubbed his brow: "Has there been any response from the Fire Cloud Palace, Light Council, or Void Sword Sect? If they don’t dispatch Immortal Venerables soon, the situation in the Ashen Star Domain may spiral out of control." "Currently, we have identified over thirty Divine Kings, more than a hundred Divine Spirits, and an estimated six Divine Emperors... With so many Divine Spirits, who can be certain whether a Divine Emperor is among them?! At this rate, even one or two Immortal Venerables may not suffice to resolve the issue. Ideally, each of the three major forces should dispatch an Immortal Venerable to ensure nothing goes wrong." Her purpose in coming to the Ashen Star Domain was partly to provide reinforcements and partly to learn of Gu Jinlai’s experiences in this domain. Fortunately, she had already conveyed the information to Gu Jinlai, and he responded by saying he was safe and had already hidden. Therefore, Qin Yuyan also hoped to resolve the Ashen Star Domain’s issues swiftly, to prevent any delay from exposing Gu Jinlai’s hiding place and putting him in danger. "Let’s urge them once again, emphasizing the severity of the situation." Chi Rong said: "Such a massive influx of Divine Spirits into the Ashen Star Domain is clearly abnormal behavior. Coupled with the recent alliance between Divine Spirits and Evil Gods, I have reason to suspect that the Divine Spirits aim to create a breach in our Ashen Star Domain, using it as a base to expand their destructive reach, ultimately affecting the Heart of the Cosmic’s functionality and allowing Evil Gods to break free!" Qin Yuyan glanced at this Domain Master. The geographical position of the Ashen Star Domain... In reality, it is not particularly significant. If Divine Spirits truly intended to cooperate with the Evil Gods’ breakout from the Heart of the Cosmic, they wouldn’t choose to operate in the Ashen Star Domain. The Yanhuang Star Domain holds far greater value than the Ashen Star Domain. To her, and even Xue Long, the massive mobilization of Divine Spirits seemed disorganized and chaotic, akin to spontaneous actions of irregular forces, making a grand spectacle. In truth, it was merely a tactic to muddy the waters of the Ashen Star Domain, drawing enough attention here. Once everyone’s focus converges on the Ashen Star Domain, the elites led by the Divine Emperors will genuinely erupt, tearing apart the peripheral defenses of the Heart of the Cosmic, granting Evil Gods the opportunity to escape from it. Even though they might understand it’s a diversion, they cannot ignore it. There are simply too many Divine Spirits, Divine Kings, and Divine Emperors entering the Ashen Star Domain. Without action, the domain would indeed suffer significant damage. "Then let’s follow Domain Master Chi’s advice, urge once more, and invite the Immortal Venerables to descend as quickly as possible." Xue Long nodded, and expressed a sigh: "Ordinary times are one thing, but at critical moments, we have to admit, there are too few Human Clan Immortal Venerables." Qin Yuyan and Chi Rong both fell silent. Immortal Venerables... Even among Overlord-level forces, they are considered absolute high-ranking figures. Aside from those stationed at critical locations, venturing into the depths of the Heart of the Cosmic, or in seclusion, there are only a dozen Immortal Venerables residing in Fire Cloud Palace. In other words, Fire Cloud Palace relies on these few Immortal Venerables to maintain operations. All the daily affairs, big and small, are deliberated and handled by these few Immortal Venerables. This illustrates the heavy weight of an Immortal Venerable. Therefore, the three Domain Masters had no confidence in being able to invite Immortal Venerables to suppress the chaos in Ashen Star Domain. Compared to the three Domain Masters’ palpable unrest. Gu Jinlai is truly reaping rewards at this moment. He directly, using the body of a Human Clan Immortal Venerable, continuously intercepted and slaughtered the small teams coming to aid Divine Calamity Yuan Miao. The configuration of those teams was basically made up of ten or eight Divine Kings and one or two Divine Emperors, just within the range he could easily handle. As a result, many of the teams were unable to even send out a call for help. Even if occasionally one or two Divine Kings managed to send a message, the perception of time by Divine Spirits and ordinary people was too slow. Those who reacted quickly took action only after a year or two. Under such circumstances, the number of small teams lost at the hands of Gu Jinlai exceeded a dozen, and it was only then that the Ten Thousand Gods Realm barely reacted. "An Immortal Venerable has entered the Ashen Star Domain! Quickly, send a message to everyone in the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, an Immortal Venerable is present in the Ashen Star Domain!" The God Emperor Leize, who had been paying attention to the movements in the Ashen Star Domain, immediately issued an order: "Issue a warning in the name of His Majesty, the God Emperor Yongyang!" "I have already sent someone to pass the message down." God Emperor Anchen said. Beside him, the Xuanming God Emperor, without a doubt, said, "There is a problem! This Yuan Miao certainly has a problem!" After speaking, a hypothesis even arose in his mind: "Do you think Yuan Miao might be collaborating with the cultivator?" God Emperor Leize said, "I believe Yuan Miao might want to take advantage of the chaos to decompose and refine more Divine Spirits, so they can quickly advance to become a true Evil God. As for collaborating with the cultivator... it’s almost impossible." "What if he was captured by that Immortal Venerable, and the Immortal Venerable forced him to lure in Divine Spirits to weaken our Divine Race’s power?" Xuanming God Emperor said. "If that were true, Yuan Miao could have simply answered truthfully and sought our help." God Emperor Leize said, "As a Divine Calamity, he is inherently hostile to cultivators, and he himself knows very well that Divine Calamities and cultivators cannot coexist! Even if, as the Xuanming God Emperor speculates, he was coerced by that Immortal Venerable, he would not fail to indicate anything." Having said this, this God Emperor displayed sufficient confidence: "I can’t speak for the outside world, but the Ten Thousand Gods Realm was meticulously crafted by our Divine Race’s Divine Emperors; even a Great Power cannot hope to monitor movements within the Ten Thousand Gods Realm!" "I also agree with God Emperor Leize’s statement, Yuan Miao would not collaborate with the Immortal Venerable unless looking for death." Divine Emperor Rong Guang said, "Perhaps, an Immortal Venerable happened to pass through the Ashen Star Domain." He elaborated, "After all, according to the information we have, the Domain Masters of the three major star domains, including Chi Rong, have already reported the influx of hundreds of Divine Spirits into the Ashen Star Domain to the three overlord-level forces in the New Fire Star Sea. If an Immortal Venerable happened to be traveling through the Ashen Star Domain, wholeheartedly eliminating the exposed Divine Spirits is entirely reasonable." "The Ashen Star Domain is a Human Clan territory, searched by ordinary Golden Immortals and Immortal Golden Immortals, with the Immortal Venerable responsible for hunting; Divine Spirits entering the Ashen Star Domain would find it hard to escape doom." God Emperor Leize sighed. Having heard this, the Xuanming God Emperor no longer insisted on the notion of Yuan Miao collaborating with that Immortal Venerable but still said, "This Divine Calamity definitely has issues. Anyway, let’s capture him first, as he is the root of all problems; once we have him, those Divine Spirits he lured with Immortal Immortal Instruments will naturally cease to flow into the Ashen Star Domain, sacrificing in vain." "This indeed is a good idea." Divine Emperor Rong Guang also agreed, then turned to Leize: "Since Bayan was brought in by you, it naturally falls to you to handle the current problems." God Emperor Leize nodded, "Leave it to me." After speaking, he hesitated for a moment: "However, this Yuan Miao is no weakling; already had the strength to slay a Divine King back when I first invited him, and during this time..." He seemed to recall something, his pupils slightly shrinking: "Could his continual assaults on Divine Spirits be a bid for complete transformation, to become a true Evil God!?" "Very likely!" Thıs text ıs hosted at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵 "These Divine Calamities are unique beings anchored in the Ancient Gods, with supremely high elemental power, unmatched by the initial Divine Spirits of the Heart of the Cosmic. Bolstered by this innate strength, once they become an Evil God, they at least possess Cultivation comparable to the Thousand Epoch Dao Venerable!" The God Emperors were simultaneously stunned. God Emperor Leize took a deep breath: "Though this is just my hypothesis, it serves best to explain why Yuan Miao continues to hunt and decompose Divine Spirits despite joining the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, and so we must treat him as a true Evil God." He felt increasingly troubled, "Moreover, ignorance breeds fearlessness; after experiencing the exhilarating progress of decomposing Divine Spirits, he would not stop even if he transformed into a true Divine Spirit..." "He must be brought to justice!" God Emperor Anchen affirmed assertively. "If he becomes a true Evil God, I’m afraid that neither I nor the Divine Kings attached to me will be able to handle him alone..." God Emperor Leize turned to Rong Guang, Anchen, and other God Emperors: "I need your help." The God Emperors exchanged glances and nodded at once: "It is our duty." "I’ve been wanting to study what exactly the essence of an Evil God’s power is for a long time." The God Emperors responded. "Then, let’s gather our forces and set off immediately." God Emperor Leize urged.