Tán Shíhuái was not truly frightened by Great Yi's reputation.
Who was stronger? Only war could prove it.He had never believed that his Great Shi Royal Court was truly inferior.This was Green Source Continent—his home turf, where he held the advantage.Confidence surged through him—Great Yi would not take them down so easily.
"Send someone to contact the Centaur Tribe. Tell them we'll form an alliance to resist the Great Yi Dynasty.If they agree, I will name them the Royal Beasts of the Great Shi Royal Court.Only by combining our strength can we build truly formidable military power."
Though proud, Tán Shíhuái wasn't arrogant enough to take on Great Yi alone.Great Yi's reputation in the Eternal World was built on slaughter—earned drop by drop in blood.
Many forces in the Eternal World had avoided the Divine-Demon Battlefield, choosing instead to grow in secret during those years.The Great Shi Royal Court was one of them.This allowed them to expand rapidly and accumulate vast populations.
Green Source Continent also housed another major faction—the Centaur Tribe, a dominant battle race, far from gentle.Their charge speed, bow skills, and sheer destructive impact made them terrifying on the battlefield.Had they been weak, they would've already been driven out.
The Great Serpent Dynasty.
Within the imperial palace, Oda Nobunaga held a secret intelligence report.
"As expected—Great Yi has begun its expansion.The Iron-Blooded Great Wall is the symbol of its campaigns, a national divine artifact.It is never deployed lightly.But my Great Serpent Dynasty shall be the fortress Great Yi can never breach—the place where it shall fall."
He spoke with boundless confidence and mad arrogance.
"Prepare. This time, we will intervene.With the treasures we've given you, you won't just rival a dynasty—You'll rival an Empire Court. You are not inferior to Great Yi."
A black-robed figure appeared, speaking coldly.
They had paid a steep price to try and kill Yi Tianxing, and this time, they could not afford to fail.
"Don't worry—this time, success is guaranteed."Oda Nobunaga said, eyes blazing with certainty.
"What? The Iron-Blooded Great Wall has appeared again?Great Yi is expanding?!Go—gather all the tribal chiefs nearby. We must formulate a response strategy. This is no trivial matter."
"Great Yi is on the march.Inform everyone—our Great Stone Tribe will seal the mountains and avoid direct confrontation.As long as we don't resist, they'll leave us alone.We just have to survive for now. Someday, we'll find our ancestral court and rise again.This is only temporary. Survival is what matters most."
"Great Yi's forces are too overwhelming.They'll suppress each region with Immortal Cities.Once they do, the wilderness will still be ours. Don't be afraid—our day will come."
"There's no escape for us.Other tribes can lie low—but not us.We once slaughtered humans, ate their flesh, soaked our hands in their blood.Great Yi will never forgive us.When they come, they'll massacre us without mercy.If we're going down, we'll go down fighting.Get the tribe's foundations—we'll make them bleed."
News spread across the wilderness, reaching every tribe and species.
Some paled in fear and hid.
Some sealed mountains and tunnels, determined to avoid the war.
Some—those with blood debts against humanity—had no illusions.
Their war was to the death.They made final preparations to resist with all they had, while secretly sending their young elites into hiding—one last hope, a seed for rebirth.
On a certain continent, massive ancient trees towered into the sky, thick forests cloaked the land, and the terrain was treacherous and bizarre.Fluorescent plants glowed gently in the dark, painting a dreamlike world.Mountains, jungles, and vicious beasts abounded.Countless tribes lived here.
The land was not inferior to Yi Prefecture.
Deep in a lush jungle, a giant ancient tree exuded pure life energy.Atop it sat a mystical treehouse, where Elves—elegant, sharp-eared, and radiant—were gathered.
A beautiful Elf Queen, wearing a crown and holding a staff, looked at a report with an unreadable expression.
"Great Yi has begun expanding.For years, we had little intelligence due to the Iron-Blooded Great Wall.But after two decades, their accumulation must be enormous.From what we've heard from the Divine-Demon Battlefield, Great Yi's army can stand toe-to-toe with Eternal Night's elite.Their blade cannot be easily blocked.What shall our Elf tribe do?"
Her voice was calm and soothing, like a gentle breeze.
"We are too close to Great Yi—It's unlikely we'll escape this wave of expansion.While we are strong, we may not withstand their assault.Instead of opposing them, why not form an alliance?Great Yi allows vassal states.If we respect their laws and pledge fealty, we may survive and thrive.After all, not all non-humans are enemies to Great Yi."
One elder offered.
It was a reasonable suggestion, but no one knew what would truly happen.
"There's still time.Great Yi contains Elf sub-tribes.Reach out to them immediately.Gather intelligence.If necessary—prepare a generous gift."
The Elf Queen said softly after a moment of thought.
Across the Boundless Sea Realm, all races, islands, and continents were stirred into action. Every choice, every emotion, was a collision of life and death—deciding the fate of billions.
A single thought: survival or annihilation.
At that moment, on the borders of Great Yi, the Iron-Blooded Great Wall—now revealed—began to expand.
The wall's body surged outward with terrifying speed, its form ethereal, intangible—passing through mountains, through animals, through beasts and birds—without obstruction.
The radius of its expansion exploded outward at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Oceans, islands, landmasses—all were swept into its domain in an instant.
"So fast—how can it be expanding this quickly?"
"Isn't the Iron-Blooded Great Wall forged from the corpses of all beings?Doesn't it require bloodshed to grow?How is it growing so fast without a single battle?"
"Wait—it must be the accumulation from before, finally being unleashed."
Spies hidden outside the wall were stunned to see the phantom wall pass through them harmlessly, flying past into the distance.
They were sure they were going to die—only to realize the wall didn't crush them at all.
This was one of the Iron-Blooded Great Wall's mystical traits.
They soon realized the truth:The Three-Clan War had yielded countless corpses—beasts, birds, sea creatures.Even Dragons, Phoenixes, Qilins had fallen.Their remains had been drawn into the wall.
Not to mention the Icecrystal Clan, who had been slaughtered daily for twenty years—Their bodies, perfect fuel for the wall due to their self-replication traits.
The true depth of the Iron-Blooded Great Wall's reserves—no one in Great Yi even knew.But one thing was certain: its maximum range was absolutely massive.
"But… why aren't we feeling Great Yi's pressure?Shouldn't their Imperial Will, Heavenly Laws, and fate suppression be arriving with the wall?"
"No—it's not that it's missing.It's because Great Yi's influence only truly spreads with an Immortal City.Wherever the cities go, there lies their true territory.Until the cities are built and people settle, fate and laws won't manifest."
The non-human races who suddenly found themselves within the Great Wall understood quickly.
The wall marked the borders—but only Immortal Cities could cement conquest.
Whether these regions would fall depended on Great Yi's true strength.