"What a huge egg. This emperor wants to eat it."
Green Emperor stood beside Yi Tianxing, staring at Brother Elegant and Black Commander atop the floating island, nearly drooling. An egg that has gained sentience—he couldn't help but wonder what such a magical egg might taste like. Surely, it had to be one of a kind.
"Achoo!!"
Xiaosa Ge suddenly sneezed. His eyes darted around as he muttered, "Who's thinking about Xiaosa Ge? Don't think just because I'm an egg I'm easy to bully. I'll show you what I can do. Watch me draw a circle!"
With that, Xiaosa Ge squatted down and pulled out a pen, drawing a glowing white circle in mid-air. It emitted a holy, sacred light.
Pointing at it, he shouted a curse:"Xiaosa Ge curses you—may you never grow a little brother!"
Yi Tianxing couldn't help but black-line. That curse was brutal. These two eggs were ruthless—they skipped straight to the most vicious kind of insult.
"Bastard! Rotten egg! How dare you curse this emperor's little brother! You wanna die?! I'll help you with that wish!"
Green Emperor exploded in rage, feeling a shiver run through his loins. To him, his 'little brother' was his future happiness. Such a curse was beyond personal—it was sacrilegious. Fortunately, he was strange enough that the curse had no real effect. Otherwise, he'd rather die.
"Ow!"
Suddenly, Brother Elegant's legs buckled, and he tumbled to the ground, rolling around pathetically—completely devoid of his usual grace. Yi Tianxing immediately noticed a green aura coiling around him.
That wasn't a good sign.
Sure enough, Xiaosa Ge started sneezing uncontrollably, tears and snot flying everywhere. His usual dashing demeanor was gone. He looked absolutely miserable.
"Oh no! Xiaosa Ge, what's wrong? Why are you growing green fur? Didn't I tell you to bathe more? You're so dirty you've started molding. I, Hei Dashuai, despise you! Stay away from me!"
Hei Dashuai jumped back in horror, staring at Xiaosa Ge. Green fur had begun sprouting from his eggshell. There was no doubt—he was rotting.
"How could this happen? I just bathed yesterday! I don't want to be a moldy, stinky egg! I'm Brother Elegant!"
Xiaosa Ge nearly passed out on the spot and began rummaging frantically."Where is it?! I remember storing that Fur-B-Gone, a secret alchemical recipe!"
Completely panicked, he ignored everything else and began searching madly for it.
"Let's go. Into the battlefield."
Yi Tianxing shook his head and ignored the sideshow. Anyone who tried to curse the Green Emperor and lived was already lucky. These two eggs were nothing simple. This was just a farce.
Swish!!
The Nine Dragons War Chariot burst through the gateway.
A million troops followed behind.
As they crossed over, a flash of light engulfed them. The world spun. The scenery changed in an instant.
"So this is the Divine-Demonic Battlefield… Just how massive is it?"
"So many bones… It's just a sea of skeletons and corpses. How many died here? This place makes hell look pleasant."
"Where are we? There's no map, no direction."
Yi Tianxing and the others were stunned by the sight before them.
The entire ground was a dense layer of skeletal remains—so much so that the actual earth was invisible. The battlefield itself was made of bones.
Lu Zhishen swung his monk's spade and dug over ten meters down—still nothing but bones. No earth at all. This battlefield wasn't just a place of war. It was a graveyard.
"Swallow it."
Yi Tianxing frowned slightly and reached out, grabbing a handful of bones and sending them into the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower.
A moment later, he commented,"The energy is minimal. Like rotting wood. The power once contained in these remains has long since dissipated. Only some mysterious force in this battlefield is maintaining their presence."
In the tower, the bones disintegrated with almost no gain in energy. Outside the battlefield, they would probably crumble to dust. The battlefield itself seemed to possess a mysterious sustaining force.
"What a pity."
If these bones still held power, devouring them could elevate the tower dramatically—perhaps even transform it into a Heaven-grade treasure (Lingbao level). But that was just a pipe dream now.
After all, if they were so useful, demonic cultivators would've drained them long ago.
"All troops, hold position."
Yi Tianxing commanded, scanning the surroundings."Strategist, you're in charge from here."
He handed command over to Jia Xu—a show of trust and a test of capability. The battlefield reveals all; fakery means death.
Jia Xu accepted without hesitation.
"General Nine Lives!!"
"Present!"
A lightly armored Nine Lives stepped forward.
"Take the Golden Scale Air Cavalry to scout the surroundings. Report any findings immediately."
"Yes, strategist!"
He turned to Yi Tianxing."Your Majesty, please summon the Golden Scale Birds."
These elite air cavalry had remained hidden until now, concealed in the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower. Their sudden appearance on the battlefield could strike a devastating blow to unprepared enemies.
Howl!!
Dozens of Golden Scale Birds appeared mid-air, their scales gleaming with golden light, emanating powerful auras. Each one had reached the Second Tier of ferocious beasts, capable of tearing through cultivators in the Life Aperture realm.
Thanks to Five-Colored Beast Soul Liquid refinement, their growth had been extraordinary.
Nine Lives and his riders quickly mounted and dispersed in all directions, scanning the area and transmitting intelligence back through their communication bracelets.
"Report: Southeast—white bone forest. Trees made of bone. They're alive."
"Report: Northwest—bone desert. Sand composed of pulverized bones. Situation unknown."
"Report: One thousand miles out—discovered a giant white bone city. Details unclear."
…
The reports flooded in immediately.
Jia Xu swiftly began organizing the intelligence and pondering the implications.
"Your Majesty, something's not right," he said with a frown.
"This battlefield is too desolate. No sign of other races. No signs of enemies."
Yi Tianxing nodded calmly. The reports mentioned everything except other creatures. That was impossible. Da Yi entered three days later than others. Surely other races and powerhouses had arrived already. Yet there was not a soul to be seen.
That could only mean one thing:Either no one else had arrived yet, or the Divine-Demonic Battlefield is so vast that even a flood of races could vanish within it.Or… something else entirely.
Jia Xu nodded. "There's too little information to draw conclusions. But right now, our priority should be securing a base. Only then can we strategize—attack or retreat as needed."
"The white bone city is our best bet. If it's unoccupied, we'll claim it and establish our foothold."
People need a foundation to survive. Planning before action is the key to victory.
"Good. Objective: White Bone City. Move out!"
Yi Tianxing nodded in agreement and issued the order.