Chapter 829: Breakup

"Guidao Ancient Treasury doesn't care about your lives or deaths... even if all of you perish, it wouldn't greatly concern us," Kongwang stated calmly. "However, its re-descent will lead to the collapse of Guidao Ancient Treasury and even the entire Spirit World... Therefore, the Nine Monarchs must die."

The human realm was unwilling to execute the Nine Monarchs because they had protected too many people. If the Nine Monarchs died, humanity would truly face extinction, so they dared not take the gamble.

But Guidao Ancient Treasury was different. The survival of humanity was irrelevant to it. Even if they knew the death of the Nine Monarchs might not change the orbit of the Crimson Star, they were willing to try.

From the very beginning, the two sides had different stances.

"Is that so?" the representative of the Suspended Jade Realm calmly countered. "What makes you, a coward who only dares to meet us through a proxy, think you can execute the Nine Monarchs?"

"I emerged from the Ghost Gate for negotiations. Since the negotiations have failed, what happens next... is no longer my concern," Kongwang said.

Kongwang pointed to the Old District beneath the Black Bowl. "But even if I cannot escape, I will kill all the hostages. Consider it a small warning from Guidao Ancient Treasury."

As soon as he finished speaking, the soul serving as the proxy was pulled by chains, instantly dragged back beneath the Black Bowl, and vanished without a trace!

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the five realm representatives turned extremely grim.

"How are the 'Star Cluster' preparations coming along?" the Tower Master asked, turning his head.

"Activation is almost complete... just a little more time is needed! Fortunately, we pre-set seven Heavenly Star Points within the bowl. They can serve as activation conduits for the 'Star Cluster,' allowing us to bypass the bowl's obstruction and directly strike Kongwang's true body!"

"Inform Mr. Han to maintain the Lingering Realm and delay for as long as possible... We must capture Kongwang, and we must also protect the young people inside!"

"Yes!"

"This is bad..."

Chen Ling's heart sank as he heard the entire negotiation unfold over the walkie-talkie.

He wasn't afraid of Kongwang massacring the Old District; after all, he had expectation points and couldn't die. He was only afraid that the five great realms would be too powerful and directly subdue Kongwang.

If that happened, either Kongwang would rather die than surrender, taking all the captured souls with him in a mutual destruction; or Kongwang would be subdued or killed, and those captured souls would never be released... Chen Ling from Sector Three was still there, and Chen Ling absolutely could not stand by and let that happen.

"Damn it, I need to be faster!"

Chen Ling activated his Cloud Steps, rushing directly in a certain direction!

On top of a deserted building.

Sun Bumian sat on the edge of the railing, propping his head with one hand, somewhat absently watching the six Heavenly Star Points standing tall in various parts of the Old District in the distance.

His mysterious, ringed pupils seemed to sense something, turning towards the sky. He saw numerous chains, entwined with souls, rising into the clouds like an ethereal mist.

Within that cloud of souls, Kongwang's figure appeared like a descending monarch, indifferently looking down upon everything below.

"...What exactly does he want?" Sun Bumian frowned, seemingly displeased by the surging chill around him, his body's hairs involuntarily standing on end.

Kongwang gently raised his hands. Behind him, the intricate, web-like chains glowed faintly, beginning to absorb power from the multitude of souls, continuously channeling it into his fingertips...

Then, he formed a mysterious hand seal before him.

"Five minutes. Slaughter everyone here," Kongwang stated calmly.

The next moment, a piercing shriek from the depths of the soul suddenly erupted from all the souls behind him. Their agonizing and frenzied wails seemed to strike directly at people's spirits, instantly spreading in all directions, seemingly ignoring spatial barriers!

All participants in the Old District who were still competing for the Heavenly Star Points had their faces contort in pain the moment they heard this sound. They clutched their ears in discomfort, then simultaneously looked towards Kongwang's position.

This soul-piercing shriek was undoubtedly a form of torture for everyone. Those below the Fourth Tier immediately fainted on the spot, bleeding from all seven orifices... Even those whose souls were strong enough to barely withstand the sound were in extreme agony, and people began rushing towards Kongwang, instinctively wanting to stop the sound at its source.

Sun Bumian sat by the building, his brows furrowing tightly upon hearing the sound, but otherwise, he showed no further significant reaction.

"So, you want to lure them to their doom like moths to a flame and then wipe them all out... Am I, too, part of your calculations?"

Sun Bumian seemed to understand Kongwang very well, instantly seeing through his intentions.

This familiar soul-rending sound overlapped with his memories. Thousands of years of dream-like recollections flashed before Sun Bumian's eyes like a film, causing his blood pressure to continuously rise...

He recalled the words Kongwang had spoken as he passed by earlier, unconsciously tightening his grip on his prayer beads.

"You are no longer who you once were. After so many cycles of reincarnation, your auspicious power has long since weakened and withered... This time, you cannot stop me."

Behind those comically small round sunglasses, a faint wisp of killing intent emanated from Sun Bumian's pupils, like a docile lion gradually being provoked, slowly opening the eyes of a predator!

He slowly rose from the rooftop, the black and red corners of his Tang suit fluttering and rustling in the cold wind.

"Just like back then, you still look down on me so much..." Sun Bumian's voice was as cold as frost. "I don't invite trouble, but you insist on inviting me... If that's the case, then I shall grant your wish."

Sun Bumian took a step, inexplicably standing in mid-air above the rooftop's void, as if climbing invisible steps, walking stride by stride towards Kongwang.

"Who is that person?!! Is he insane?"

"He challenged all of us alone and still isn't dead... Is a Heavenly Star Point worth fighting to this extent? Doesn't he feel pain?"

"He's practically a monster!"

"He's coming for us!!"

Blood splattered across the sky. An ancient killing aura, accompanying a black-clad figure stained with blood, appeared in mid-air above one of the participants!

As his five fingers clenched, five booming thunderclaps burst from beneath the clouds. A blood-soaked longsword whistled as it was swung out, piercing through two heads consecutively!

The ancient killing aura converged on his black attire, slowly repairing his shattered body, as a black divine ring of killing intent silently rotated behind him...

The figure, like a blood-soaked Asura, slowly raised his head, and a fiercer gleam erupted from his piercing eyes!

Elevenfold amplification!!

Thud—!

The sole remaining participant seemed to be terrified by the killing aura emanating from him, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

Just a few minutes earlier, this place was a chaotic battleground for the Heavenly Star Point, with about eight or nine participants fighting fiercely... It was then that this demonic man appeared.

He single-handedly cut through everyone, growing fiercer with each fight. Towards the end, he even achieved one kill per sword stroke, like an unstoppable Asura demon!