Chapter 237: Inner World Descends, War Concludes
“It’s all the fault of these damned natives. If not for them, how could the Sect Leader be so furious with Thunder River!”
“Kill!!”
“Kill them all!!”
One by one, Black Demon Sect disciples howled as they charged into combat.
They were holding back their anger and haze, and this fury couldn’t be vented toward the culprit Black Demon True Lord, so they naturally had to find a suitable target, and Martial World natives were a good choice.
Boom!
Countless strands of mana blasted toward this side. These Black Demon Sect cultivators numbered far fewer than the previous fifty thousand expedition army, but their elite portion was no worse. After all, during the prior Black Demon Sect blood sacrifice, disciples had been sacrificed from low to high.
Pressure was overwhelming.
Gui Changqing and the others worriedly glanced at Ning Qi, who was surrounded by ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, then under the encirclement of Star Profound Light, they engaged in battle with the Black Demon Sect army.
They couldn’t help Ning Qi; the only thing they could do was not let Ning Qi be distracted.
Blood rain fluttered.
Everywhere were severed limbs and broken arms.
However, this time, Martial World cultivators didn’t suffer too many losses. They had resisted the previous fifty thousand expedition army plus two Nascent Soul True Monarchs for so long; now it was even less of a problem. Moreover, after absorbing the spiritual power of those tens of thousands of Black Demon Sect cultivators, Martial World’s foundation had been elevated, and the buffs they received had further strengthened.
Not only that.
Ning Qi’s presence here was the greatest encouragement.
Strands of starlight broke through the demon clouds, wrapping around many Martial World experts, filling their hearts with confidence while granting them extremely strong power amplification. The previous slaughter had already let them know that these so-called upper realm beings weren’t all that noble.
Killed, they would die just the same!
One by one, Martial World beings charged fearlessly.
Ning Qi felt gratified in his heart. After such a war, Martial World was bound to undergo metamorphosis, which was a great boon for both Martial World and its beings.
“Still daring to be distracted?”
Black Demon True Lord let out a cold snort.
He slapped his hand out, and rolling demonic energy surged over the Ten Directions Netherworld Demon chains, instantly gathering into a massive palm print filled with baleful aura. Layers of void were crushed, not just the surface void, but even deeper layers of void were collapsing.
One by one, Nascent Soul Realm elders unleashed their full arsenal of methods.
Some sacrificed supernatural powers, others struck with magic treasures, their auras overwhelming. They dared not underestimate Ning Qi in the slightest. If they were in Mountain Sea Realm, they would have no fear, but now they were in the opponent’s world after all.
A World Lord was not to be trifled with.
“Boom!!”
The terrifying vibrational sound nearly spread throughout Martial World. Even without passing through the sky curtain, one could perceive that astonishing fluctuation. The influence of the deep void collapse spread very far, with countless mountain ranges collapsing and billions of beings fleeing in panic.
Strands of Great Five Elements Sword Qi shot into the sky, clashing head-on with the many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
The astonishing fluctuations from the clash horrified the surrounding battling Martial World experts and Black Demon Sect cultivators. If not for the Ten Directions Netherworld Demon Array blocking most of the power, they probably wouldn’t dare to fight so close; they would be annihilated in an instant.
Ning Qi’s long hair flew, his figure graceful, his entire fleshly body glowing.
Starlight and World Power gathered as he fought one against ten without appearing disheveled, even occasionally channeling star power to aid Martial World experts.
Black Demon True Lord was both shocked and enraged.
He hadn’t expected Ning Qi to be so powerful. This level of strength could already be called Nascent Soul Realm Perfection. Compared to his complete body’s strength, it was only slightly inferior.
He made a snap decision.
“Ten Directions Demon Chains!”
With a roar, the prepared elders all spat out a mouthful of blood. Demonic energy was dyed blood-red, their aura becoming even stronger, the entire void rendered black-red, with only strands of starlight breaking through to bring light.
That feeling was extremely oppressive.
Even more terrifying blood-red demon chains stabbed out from deeper in the void, seemingly from outside the world.
The demon chains were like living creatures, piercing through the blockade of Great Five Elements Sword Qi. From the look of it, they intended to drag Ning Qi out of Martial World by force!
This was Black Demon True Lord’s strategy.
He knew well that a being like Ning Qi, backed by world will, was always at peak within his own small world. Unless suppressed with absolute strength, it was impossible to outlast him. If they continued like this, all ten of them might be exhausted to death.
A world’s foundation was too terrifying, even for a small world.
“The only way is to drag him out of the small world. Then, with the power of the Ten Directions Netherworld Demon Array, we can easily suppress him!” Black Demon True Lord went all out, with demon chains like void serpents, shadowing him relentlessly.
Every time Ning Qi severed a demon chain with sword qi, more would probe out immediately.
The ten Black Demon Sect Nascent Soul Realm cultivators went all out, their gazes fierce.
In the blink of an eye.
Ning Qi’s surroundings were completely bound by the Ten Directions Demon Chains. Though he wasn’t trapped yet, the chains had forcibly peeled away that patch of void.
Under the horrified gazes of Martial World beings.
Ning Qi was carried by the many demon chains, continuously rising toward the sky.
Countless people felt a sense of foreboding.
Though they didn’t know the Black Demon Sect experts’ goal, they could guess with their buttocks it wasn’t anything good.
Hearts clenched one by one.
Countless knelt to pray, hoping the World Lord could quell all disasters.
Seeing Ning Qi’s figure growing more distant in the void, Martial World experts grew extremely anxious, while Black Demon True Lord and the others’ faces surged with smiles; they could almost see the outcome ahead.
But Ning Qi’s expression remained as calm as ever.
He even wanted to laugh a bit.
Black Demon True Lord’s expression shook, and he sneered:
“I know your wisdom is exceptional, but no need to put on a brave front. Once we’re outside the world, you’ll naturally learn my methods.”
Ning Qi smiled faintly:
“I should thank you for lending me a hand.”
The ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were baffled.
But their hearts all skipped a beat, an inexplicable unease rising.
Ning Qi stood with hands behind his back, his body erupting in light. In an instant, the world changed.
Above the sky.
It suddenly darkened.
Not the oppressive cover of demon clouds, but suppression as if from a higher dimension’s power.
In the horrified eyes of the ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, the void around them tore open, and then a supremely domineering Thunder River pierced through. Countless anomalies manifested within, with thunder dragons roaring, mountains and seas overturning, as if a thunder world was gestating inside, layer upon layer, instantly encircling them.
The current Thunder River had long metamorphosed. Empowered by World Power, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs couldn’t underestimate it.
Black Demon True Lord’s heart instinctively pounded.
Somewhat in disbelief.
Originally, the ten of them had trapped Ning Qi, but the situation had reversed; now the ten of them were surrounded!
But the most terrifying thing wasn’t this encircling Thunder River.
An even more oppressive power was condensing.
It was a power he had never seen before.
Lightning flashed in his mind, and he was horrified into speechlessness:
“You… you’re not the consciousness incarnation of this world’s will?”
He had perused ancient books, knowing many secrets about small worlds, but in this short contact, he had detected more and more anomalies. Even those rumored small worlds that birthed wisdom weren’t as special as the one before him.
An epiphany struck, and he guessed, staring fixedly at Ning Qi.
But Ning Qi only responded indifferently.
“Boom!!”
Above the sky, a vast great domain crushed down, like a projection yet real, encircled by Thunder River, bearing majestic heavenly might.
“Welcome to… my world.”
Inner World, crashing down!
Ning Qi fully relaxed.
This was his greatest trump card. The outer world could indeed provide him nearly inexhaustible mana, but the power’s essence was still insufficient. Originally, Ning Qi had been thinking how to quietly suppress the Inner World over without these ten escaping with some special method.
But he hadn’t expected Black Demon True Lord to court death by trying to drag him beyond the heavens.
Above the high heavens was precisely where Ning Qi’s Inner World lay.
This made everything a natural progression.
Now, he finally didn’t need to pretend. Under the Inner World’s suppression, no matter their methods, they couldn’t escape—unless it was an immortal treasure.
The ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were dumbfounded. A terrifying, absolute majesty descended, suffocating them. In a sense, they even saw power akin to Void Dao Realm, lacking only the core power of rules; this sense of oppression was almost on par with Void Dao Realm.
Encirled by Thunder River, mountains, rivers, and seas continuously evolved, with numerous thunder beings constantly birthing.
World Power was world origin power, with many wondrous uses.
In the Inner World, boundless World Power was abundant. Sometimes, without Ning Qi’s elaborate deductions, it brought him many surprises, now showing initial signs.
This scene left Black Demon True Lord and the others completely stunned.
They trembled.
“What is this?”
Countless Martial World beings were also shocked in their gazes, then excited and boiling over.
They saw.
Under the World Lord’s mighty power suppression, the originally oppressive Ten Directions Demon Chains were snapped one by one. The ferocious Black Demon Sect experts bled from all seven orifices one after another.
Ning Qi pointed.
Thunder light flooded, and a Thunder Palace crushed down. The originally arrogant Nascent Soul Realm elder was pulverized to dust, his fleshly body turning to blood mist, his nascent soul origin melted and absorbed by the Inner World.
The remaining Black Demon Sect Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were chilled to the bone.
This death was too easy, like crushing an ant.
In the Inner World, Ning Qi was nearly invincible!
Boom!
Another strand of Thunder Sword Light descended, annihilating a Nascent Soul Realm elder’s fleshly body and nascent soul.
The originally powerful Ten Directions Netherworld Demon Array collapsed on its own.
The remaining eight Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were even more panicked. Now they could only fight individually, without the great formation’s boost, they feared even greater difficulty in resisting.
“Don’t panic!” Black Demon True Lord roared.
“Lend me a hand!”
He sacrificed a magic treasure, the Soul Devouring Cloud Piercing Shuttle, which could pierce void and break formations. With the situation untenable, he intended to retreat. He spat a mouthful of essence blood, and the Soul Devouring Cloud Piercing Shuttle erupted in ghostly light, seemingly merging into the void.
The other seven Nascent Soul Realm elders had epiphanies and spat essence blood en masse, frantically urging the magic treasure.
In an instant.
The Cloud Piercing Shuttle flared with ghostly light and vanished into the void.
Ning Qi’s brows flicked, unconcerned.
He had summoned the Inner World precisely to guard against this. If he let them escape now, it would be endless trouble later.
He pointed.
World Power instantly condensed into a wall, then boomed with a shock, forcibly shaking out a shuttle-shaped magic treasure glowing with ghostly light. Ning Qi showed no mercy, slapping down another Thunder Palm Print.
Boom!
The Cloud Piercing Shuttle’s light dimmed greatly, flickering uncertainly.
Three Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were shaken to death, three others gravely injured and fleeing from it, Black Demon True Lord’s condition slightly better, his eyes full of incredulity.
“How is this possible?!”
He truly began to panic.
Ning Qi naturally wouldn’t explain.
With his Inner World descended, World Power rooted deep in the void; ordinary void-piercing methods would fail.
The remaining three Nascent Soul Realm elders were utterly terrified, like Black Flame True Lord and Purple Cloud True Lord before, beginning to beg for mercy in submission:
“World Lord, spare our lives! We are willing to submit!”
“All this was forced upon us by this old dog Black Demon. We are willing to become your most loyal servants!”
Black Demon True Lord’s face was black as the bottom of a pot.
This backstabbing right in his face infuriated him greatly. He glared viciously at the three, then tried to escape again.
Another Heavenly Thunder Sword descended, nearly piercing Black Demon True Lord’s body, while the remaining three Nascent Soul Realm elders were utterly annihilated under the Thunder Dragon’s breath.
In the blink of an eye.
Of the original ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, only Black Demon True Lord remained in desperate struggle.
The rapid reversal left everyone stunned.
At first it looked like Ning Qi was at a disadvantage, even being dragged toward outside the world, but then it reversed instantly, suppressing all ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators with thunderous momentum.
Ning Qi had never intended to accept the submission of these Black Demon Sect cultivators; it was useless to him, far less useful than dead Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
As for keeping Black Demon True Lord, it was just to learn more about Mountain Sea Realm. After this crisis, Ning Qi would begin laying out for Mountain Sea Realm; learning more in advance was always good.
Black Demon True Lord was bound by World Power, concealed within the Inner World.
Meeting the similarly imprisoned Black Flame True Lord in the Inner World, the scene left both sighing inwardly, not knowing what to feel.
Having just witnessed Ning Qi crushing the ten with overwhelming might, Black Flame True Lord and the other had long lost all fighting spirit.
As the Inner World fully vanished.
Rolling demon clouds were pierced by starlight, and Martial World beings finally snapped out of the shock.
At this moment.
They looked toward that white-robed figure in the void, eyes filled with boundless adoration. Throughout Martial World, mountain calls rang out:
“World Lord’s divine might!”
“World Lord is immortal!”
Faces overflowed with joy.
With the demon clouds dispersed, the haze in their hearts was thoroughly dispelled.
The remaining Black Demon Sect cultivators were all scared out of their wits.
But they had no chance anymore.
Strands of starlight descended like Divine Sword Descending, piercing their bodies. Martial World experts fought ever more bravely, the scene once again a one-sided slaughter.
Blood rain was abundant; even the sea beds exposed after seas evaporated were dyed dark red, and distant sea areas were the same.
It could be foreseen.
This region would undergo great change in the future.
This was the fall site of one hundred thousand Mana Realm cultivators. Violent spiritual energy spread from here to all parts of the world, with countless magic treasure fragments landing everywhere.
Time passed.
The war finally neared its end.
This time, no further upheavals.
With the last Black Demon Mountain cultivator’s miserable scream as he fell, this world war was thoroughly declared victorious.
The wind gradually calmed.
The sounds of combat finally ceased.
One by one, Martial World experts halted their actions, somewhat at a loss. This war hadn’t lasted long, but its brutality and grandeur were the greatest in history, far surpassing even that one in the ancient era.
As fighting stopped, surrounding seawater poured back in, tsunami roars echoing through the skies, drops of spiritual blood swept toward the four directions.
Some from Martial World experts, some from Black Demon Sect cultivators.
Recalling this war.
Countless felt sorrow.
But as gazes shifted to that white-robed figure in the sky, reverence and adoration gradually rose in their eyes, followed by heartfelt joy:
“Finally, we won.”
Soft cheers rose one by one, growing ever louder, ultimately becoming earth-shaking cheers:
“We won!”
Experts teared up, emotions surging. Though they paid a price, they had defended their world.
This pride and sense of achievement needed no words.
Throughout Martial World.
Countless Martial World beings watched this stirring scene through the sky curtain, blood boiling, eyes teary:
“We won!”
They knew.
That they still lived was thanks to the desperate combat of Martial World experts, and of course, even more to that hand-behind-back figure in the sky.
At this moment.
Martial World’s all saints bowed their heads, expressing heartfelt gratitude:
“We bow in thanks to the World Lord for saving all beings!”
Ning Qi watched the great sun’s golden light slowly set, Martial World renewed everywhere, and smiled silently. This was saving all beings, and saving himself. After this battle, Martial World beings would surely undergo metamorphosis from now on.
“Merit belongs to you as well.”
A vast voice accompanied strands of power falling. Martial World experts’ wounds vanished at visible speed, their strength growing at astonishing speed—not temporary buffs, but real growth.
This was the reward for the brave.
Ning Qi’s figure vanished.
Only more boiling cheers remained.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
After this battle.
Martial World’s cohesion had reached an unprecedented level. Even between human race and exotic beasts, hostility lessened; after all, they had just fought side by side, saved each other’s lives, and some human race and exotic beasts had even forged deep bonds.
The best way to shift internal strife was outward expansion.
This battle was perilous, but it also vastly broadened Martial World beings’ horizons. They knew Martial World was just a small world, that the vast Sea of Realms held endless small worlds, even spirit realms like Mountain Sea Realm.
And this invasion of Martial World was just one immortal path sect from Mountain Sea Realm.
They even learned of the immortal path’s existence, and powerful existences like Purple Mansion Realm and Nascent Soul Realm beyond Martial Saints.
Unprecedented fighting spirit burned in Martial World beings’ hearts.
The spiritual energy feedback from nearly one hundred thousand fallen Black Demon Sect cultivators made Martial World’s foundation even deeper. Spiritual energy density rose over tenfold, still slowly increasing, world earth veins growing broader daily, with new heavens and earth appearing every day.
The changes this battle brought to Martial World were profoundly far-reaching.
Once these foundations were fully digested, Martial World was bound to welcome an unprecedented metamorphosis.
