Upon seeing Alifa's message, Chen Xu felt utterly speechless.
He immediately sent the Time High Priest three question marks in reply.
【Chen Xu: ???】
The Xufa Great World was, after all, Alifa's place of origin. How could something go wrong in his very own symbolic domain?
Did he think that just because the world shared the character 'Xu' from his name, Chen Xu would look after it?
The relationship between Chen Xu and Heaven was one of pure, unadulterated self-interest. Even if they renamed the Xufa Great World to the Chen Xu Great World, he still wouldn't care.
Alifa quickly replied.
【Alifa: The enemy moved extremely fast. Before I could even react, I only sensed a streak of blood-red corrupting the statues in the temple, completely cutting off my perception.】
“Blood-red... Could it be Hell again?”
Chen Xu immediately thought of how he had just ruined the Mother of Hell's plans. Could this be her retaliation?
But that didn't make sense. If she wanted revenge on him, why target the Xufa Great World instead of going directly after Blue Star?
In terms of difficulty, the Xufa Great World, guarded by a Titled Angel, and Blue Star, guarded by Kunpeng, were virtually the same.
So if it were purely for revenge, why go through the extra trouble of starting with the Xufa Great World?
Chen Xu couldn't wrap his head around it. The Mother of Hell's erratic, unpredictable moves were impossible to fathom.
However, since something had gone wrong in the Xufa Great World, it might affect Blue Star.
And if there was a chance it could affect Blue Star, then he had to make a trip back.
As the saying goes, returning home in wealth and glory is like parading in fine silks in the dark if no one is there to see it.
If Blue Star were gone, Chen Xu would indeed be parading in the pitch black with no one to witness his success.
At his core, Chen Xu was still a Lord of the Undead with a human foundation. He could command the undead and raise them, but he could never truly integrate into them.
With this thought in mind, Chen Xu glanced back at Bone Guard Two's hunting operation.
With the independent space Chen Xu had created, the Starry Sky Phantom Bug's range of movement was severely restricted.
The distance between Bone Guard Two's hunting squad and their prey was shrinking rapidly. It wouldn't be long before the hunt was complete.
After confirming that he was no longer needed here, Chen Xu opened a spatial gate and stepped into the Cosmic Sea outside of Blue Star.
To Chen Xu's surprise, Kunpeng actually flew out from Blue Star. Sensing Chen Xu's aura, it immediately rushed over.
“Woo... My Lord, why are you here too?”
Chen Xu turned around to look at Kunpeng.
“I was about to ask you the same thing. Why are you here? Weren't you supposed to follow Bone Guard One and the others to purge evil across the myriad worlds?”
“My Lord, my priests sent me a plea for help. They said our little brother, Blue Star, sensed an incredibly evil aura targeting it and wanted me to return to guard it.”
“Little brother, Blue Star?”
“Yeah!”
Kunpeng wagged its tail, looking extremely proud.
“My realm is higher than its, so of course I'm the big brother. Right now, I'm the one who calls the shots on Blue Star!”
After saying this, Kunpeng suddenly realized it might have sounded a bit too boastful in front of its master. It quickly backpedaled.
“As for me, I naturally follow your every command.”
Chen Xu ignored Kunpeng's antics and reached out toward Blue Star behind him, his mental strength instantly enveloping the entire planet.
In the next instant, the Blue Star Heavenly Dao, appearing in the form of a young Daoist boy, was dragged over.
Forced over by Chen Xu, the Blue Star Heavenly Dao felt both speechless and helpless. However, not daring to offend Chen Xu, he could only put on a flattering smile and say,
“Big boss, next time you can just call for me directly! With just a single word from you, no matter where I am, I'll rush over immediately. There's no need for you to go through the trouble of using your mental strength yourself!”
Chen Xu didn't waste any words on him and got straight to the point.
“Kunpeng said you detected an evil aura?”
Hearing this, the Blue Star Heavenly Dao seemed to recall something terrifying. He shivered first, then nodded frantically.
“Yes, yes! It was an incredibly evil aura. I could smell the wails of countless worlds from it. Just getting a tiny whiff of it made my entire body shudder.”
“So I immediately communicated with the sea race priests and had them call Big Brother Kunpeng back.”
Hearing the words "Big Brother Kunpeng," Kunpeng instantly puffed up its chest and held its head high. But the next second, as Chen Xu's gaze swept over, it immediately lowered its head again.
Chen Xu raised his hand, signaling the Blue Star Heavenly Dao to continue.
“After Big Brother Kunpeng returned to Blue Star, perhaps out of fear of his strength, that aura retreated. However, it didn't go far. Instead, it entered the neighboring world governed by Heaven.”
“By the way, does that world have something to do with you, big boss? When I wander through the Cosmic Sea, I've occasionally overheard the prayers of those Heaven believers. Their prayers actually seem to include your name.”
Chen Xu nodded, not denying it.
“Can you describe it more specifically? How was it evil, and what was its realm?”
The Blue Star Heavenly Dao crossed his arms and thought back carefully. Soon, he came up with a fitting description.
“I remember now! I've sensed a similar aura before. Right before Big Brother Akhan fell, a similar aura appeared!”
Hearing this, Chen Xu understood what had happened.
A Hell Demon King had arrived near Blue Star. Perhaps its initial target had indeed been Blue Star, but the Blue Star Heavenly Dao was exceptionally cowardly, meaning his sensory abilities were maxed out.
As a result, before the Hell Demon King could even make a move, the Blue Star Heavenly Dao had already summoned Kunpeng back.
Kunpeng was no longer the little fish that had been beaten half to death by the Demon King of Destruction back then.
Times had changed. The current Kunpeng possessed a terrifying record, with multiple Hell Archdukes having fallen by its hands.
On the current demonic battlefields, the moment Kunpeng showed itself, Hell would immediately abandon that theater, refusing to clash with it head-on.
This was Kunpeng's prestige—a reputation forged from slaughtering Hell Archdukes.
Sensing Kunpeng's presence might have indeed caused this unknown Hell Demon King to switch its target; it wasn't outside the realm of possibility.
Now that he understood the situation, Chen Xu didn't head straight to the Xufa Great World. Instead, he forwarded the information to Alifa, and then withdrew back to Blue Star with Kunpeng and the Blue Star Heavenly Dao.
【Chen Xu: A Hell Demon King might have entered the Xufa Great World. As for which one, it is still unclear for now.】
【Alifa: A Hell Demon King? Thank you for the information, Your Excellency Chen Xu.】
Had this been in the past, Chen Xu might have charged straight into the Xufa Great World and slain the Hell Demon King on the spot.
But now that he had discovered that the Great Sage was likely the mastermind behind the Lord of Heaven as well...
Chen Xu had no intention of personally stepping in to solve Heaven's problems.
What if, the moment he entered, a Heavenly Holy Sword and a pair of Corrupted Blood Claws came flying at his face? Who would he even complain to?
Since it wasn't his territory anyway, he might as well let Heaven test the waters first.
On behalf of the Land of the Undead, Chen Xu declared that they would never be the first to interfere in other factions' territories.
Before long, several streaks of holy light shot over from the distance, arriving outside the Xufa Great World. Leading them was none other than the Time High Priest, Alifa.
Behind him were eight Eternal Rank Angel Priests, each holding up secret tomes and channeling holy light into Alifa's body.
A phantom clock materialized above Alifa's head. In the next moment, the clock stopped, and a ripple of time diffused outward, enveloping the Xufa Great World.
Immediately after, Alifa and the eight Eternal Rank Angel Priests transformed back into holy light, tearing through the world barrier and entering the Xufa Great World.
The moment the barrier ruptured, a dense, putrid aura of corruption wafted out.
It caused Chen Xu, who was secretly observing from behind, to furrow his brows.
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