Chen Xu released his grip on Wanwu, letting it return to the core of Bone Ingenuity.
Judging by its aura alone, Wanwu was roughly a third stronger than Blood Bone.
However, considering the sheer volume of the blood sacrifice, the cost-effectiveness of this improvement was somewhat low. It was far less efficient than performing a blood sacrifice for an entirely new Dao artifact.
With Dao artifacts in their possession, the strength of Sindragosa and Kunpeng had increased significantly.
Moreover, this frantic blood sacrifice had drawn a massive amount of attention to the pair.
Under the vigorous promotion of the Heavenly Expeditionary Forces within the Heavenly Pantheon, the names of Kunpeng and Sindragosa had once again spread across the myriad worlds.
However, because Kunpeng and Sindragosa had been solely focused on slaughtering demons for their blood sacrifice and had not communicated with Heaven, the titles being publicized weren't their names as Yin Lords.
The Dual Sovereigns of the Undead was the most popular title for Kunpeng and Sindragosa at the moment, even overshadowing their status as Yin Lords.
Kunpeng was known as the Vision Sovereign because of his varied forms and diverse techniques.
Sindragosa was called the Ice Sovereign. For the sake of efficiency during the blood sacrifice, she had directly summoned doomsday-like ultimate cold power onto every battlefield, freezing the scorching demons into ice sculptures before reaping their souls.
Chen Xu looked at the two of them and spoke.
“Now that your Dao artifacts are complete, stay behind the scenes for a while. Continue to follow Bone Guard One's command and stay alert for any sudden attacks from Hell.
“Next, it’s time to forge Dao artifacts for Bone Guard One and Tal Rasha. Once all ten Yin Lords have had their turn, we will start the cycle again from the beginning to forge a second Dao artifact for each of you.”
Upon hearing this, Sindragosa voiced a question.
“My Lord, what about you? As the Lord of the Undead, how can you not have a Dao artifact for yourself?
“It troubles me that we, your subordinates, carry multiple Dao artifacts while you, the Overlord and Sovereign, have none.”
Dao artifacts—who wouldn't love them?
But seeing the difference between Blood Bone and Wanwu, and their vastly different personalities, Chen Xu decided to wait a while and let Ghost Axe gain more experience first.
He was the Lord of the Undead; if his Dao artifact ended up having a spirit like Blood Bone, it would be quite embarrassing.
After secretly sending the details of Blood Bone and Wanwu to Ghost Axe, Chen Xu made up a casual excuse to deflect the suggestion.
“Hahaha, I already have a plan for my own Dao artifact. You just follow your orders.”
“Yes, my Lord.”
Sindragosa knew Chen Xu was busy adjusting the Towers of Starlight. After showing him her Dao artifact, she took the initiative to leave the Land of the Undead.
Kunpeng had wanted to show off the various uses of Bone Ingenuity to Chen Xu, but seeing that his master’s mind was entirely focused on the Towers of Starlight, he was sensible enough to leave as well.
The Land of the Undead grew quiet once more. Chen Xu swept his mental strength out, sensing the state of the starlight resonance again.
Then, his scolding echoed out once more as he continued his micromanagement to the end.
“All Heavenly Spirit Star Lords, increase the height of the Towers of Starlight by one centimeter and the width by five millimeters!”
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“Saint Light above, have the demons gone mad?”
In a world where a branch of the Heavenly Expeditionary Force was stationed, a group of exhausted monks and paladins had just finished their day of combat. Having just completed their rotation, they were settling in for a brief rest.
But at that moment, the sky darkened. A massive, hideous demon face emitting a terrifying aura occupied the entire sky.
The demon opened its mouth and bit down toward the world below.
This Saint Light town was not a special fortification like the Saint Wings Fortress; it was just an ordinary small city.
The Saint Light Canopy had barely risen before it shattered under the demon's fangs, proving utterly useless.
The city, the earth, and space itself shattered in succession. Debris was everywhere, accompanied by the wails of the wounded—a final elegy for life.
As the demon’s maw snapped shut, a violent explosion erupted instantly.
Boom!!!
The world disintegrated. Thousands of world fragments were sent flying by the shockwave of the explosion, hurtling through the Cosmic Sea like racing cars.
It all happened too fast—so fast that before an Angel Priest from Heaven could even arrive, the world had already been destroyed.
A streak of holy light galloped from the distance. Looking at the shattered world before him, the drifting stones of the Heavenly city, the scraps of Heavenly attire, and the angel light wings, a surge of fury rose in the priest's heart.
“Cashu!”
The Angel Priest roared. A spear of holy light condensed in his hand, which he hurled toward the Hell Archduke who had initiated the destruction.
“Hehehe, Alse, this is just the beginning. Just you wait—your Heaven, and that damned undead!
“Just you wait. Retaliation from Hell has begun!
“Roar! Roar! Roar!”
The Hell Archduke mocked him. It didn't stay to fight, dodging the Angel Priest’s furious attacks before finding an opportunity to flee.
“Dammit!”
Alse clenched his left fist, and a blindingly bright holy light erupted from his body, illuminating the surrounding Cosmic Sea.
Several astral behemoths bore the brunt of the Angel Priest’s rage. These unfortunate innocents were reduced to ash under the burning holy light.
After venting slightly, Alse realized the gravity of the situation. For a Hell Archduke to suddenly go berserk and personally descend to destroy a world meant there was surely a conspiracy he didn't yet understand.
Thus, Alse brought out his secret tome and reported the situation to his superior, a Titled High Priest.
The news he received in return left him utterly shocked.
“This... this is already the seventh world destroyed by a Hell Archduke?”
What Alse didn't know was that while he was still reeling from the shock, worlds were exploding one after another on distant battlefields.
The Hell Archdukes had gone mad, personally descending to bring ends to those worlds.
They would even ignore the attacks of ordinary Angel Priests, willing to take injuries just to ensure the collapse of a world.
Only the appearance of a Titled High Priest would make the Hell Archdukes hesitant to use such suicidal tactics.
But there were only eleven Titled High Priests, and most of them were responsible for their own critical regions.
The only ones who could move freely between battlefields were the newly promoted Titled High Priest of Time, Alifa, and the Priest of Courage, Valo, whom Chen Xu had met once before.
But two pairs of hands were no match for many claws. No matter how hard the two Titled High Priests worked, they couldn't respond to Hell's frenzied offensive.
In addition to the battlefields of Heaven, the undead battlefields were also suffering from these frantic attacks by Hell Archdukes.
Even though Bone Guard One, Tal Rasha, and Zhenyuan had acted immediately, and Sindragosa and Kunpeng had rushed to help alongside the other necrotic archdukes from the Land of the Undead, the results were limited.
The front lines where the undead were present were simply too numerous. They faced the same problem as Heaven—under a calculated assault against an unprepared defense, a large number of worlds were still destroyed by the Hell Archdukes.
Compared to Heaven, the undead's battlefields were even more widespread. With the boost from the Source of the Plague, the undead army could slice through demons like melons and vegetables. For a time, they had even treated the demon battlefields like supermarkets for stocking up on resources.
Hundreds of thousands of skeleton heroes could conquer one demon battlefield, but ten thousand was also fine. A few thousand elite skeleton heroes could manage if they grit their teeth, and even a few hundred could wage guerrilla warfare.
It was this broad spread of forces that made it impossible for the eternal-tier combatants of the undead to provide timely rescue.
Chen Xu was still in the middle of his grand renovation in the Land of the Undead when he suddenly sensed the points of light representing the skeleton heroes on the core of the Undead Dao Court beginning to flicker in massive clusters.
“Hmm?”
The moment Chen Xu voiced his doubt, the number of flickering lights exploded, nearly doubling in an instant.
“Holy crap!”
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