"I, the SkyFire Emperor of the SkyFire Empire, also have no objections. Our armies have already departed for the borders. Right now, the most important thing is that if we wish to launch an attack against Da Yi, we must first face Da Yi's Iron-Blood Great Wall. If we can't break through the wall, then we can't inflict any damage within Da Yi's territory. No matter how long the war lasts, Da Yi will not collapse. Therefore, the top priority is to find a way to break through the Iron-Blood Great Wall."
The SkyFire Emperor, dressed in crimson imperial robes, had hair like blazing fire, exuding a wild and untamed aura. The Fire Clan was no ordinary race. It was also among the top-tier powerful races. Their bloodline was naturally close to the Dao of fire. They could absorb and refine various flames to strengthen their cultivation and power. All sorts of fire-element treasures were their favorites, and they had an innate desire and hunger for the rare Different Fires of the world.
Once they refined a Different Fire, it could not only open life orifices but also form all kinds of powerful divine abilities and enhance their cultivation.
In battle, their fire-based divine abilities could practically burn the heavens and seas — ferocious and deadly.
They could even transform into flames themselves, making most attacks ineffective. The Fire Clan was naturally violent and warlike. Many other races feared them, unwilling to provoke them lightly. If provoked and not killed, they would relentlessly pursue and entangle the offender for hundreds or even thousands of years. That wasn't a mere threat — it was reality.
The Fire Clan also had a strict bloodline hierarchy. The top imperial bloodline bore five-colored flame marks. Between their brows, a five-colored flame lotus mark would appear, as could be seen on the forehead of the SkyFire Emperor now.
Below them were four-colored, three-colored, two-colored, and single-colored flame marks. The higher the bloodline, the higher the grade of flame they could refine. Advancing beyond that hierarchy was difficult — a natural shackle of bloodline that was not easily broken. This truth was the same across all races.
"That's right. The Iron-Blood Great Wall is a major problem. I don't want my underlings to die meaninglessly. Back when all the realms joined forces to attack Da Yi, even with billions of soldiers from four major realms, we couldn't breach the wall. To break Da Yi, this is the first hurdle. I'll be honest — I have no good solution for it."
Upon a throne forged from countless white bones, a figure clad in raw domination and beastly aura sat — wearing a dinosaur mask. This was the overlord of the Dragon-Beast realm: the Dragon Emperor, king of the Tyrannosaurus line and supreme among all dragon beasts.
A terrifying fiendish aura emanated from his body.
The dragon beasts were alternate versions of dragons, leaning more toward raw beastly power. Their bloodlines were no weaker than that of true dragons. Some top-tier dragon beasts were even capable of battling true dragons head-on. True dragons held no bloodline suppression over them.
In any case, the Iron-Blood Great Wall was an obstacle standing before them. If they couldn't overcome it, they couldn't inflict real damage, and the war would become meaningless.
So, the immediate goal was to crack the Iron-Blood Great Wall.
"My Lionheart Empire possesses a national treasure — the Lion Emperor Bell. If fully activated, it might be able to break through the protective barrier of the Iron-Blood Wall."
A powerful emperor, radiating royal aura, spoke. He had the body of a man and the face of a lion, exuding an innate majesty. Just looking into his eyes made people shudder in fear. He belonged to the royal line of the Beastmen — the Lion King lineage. This was the Lionheart Emperor, ruler of the Lionheart Empire. A top-tier race on par with the Behemoth Clan.
The Lion Emperor Bell was a supreme treasure of the Lionheart Empire — a terrifying weapon.
However, even the Lionheart Emperor wasn't fully confident it could breach the wall's defenses, since it had never been tested directly. It was only speculation.
"My personal divine artifact — the Infinity Gauntlet — possesses infinite power. It can directly break open a section of the barrier on the Iron-Blood Wall. I can activate a teleportation gate and send troops across the wall — creating a portal straight into Da Yi territory."
Thanos suddenly spoke.
He raised his arm, revealing the Infinity Gauntlet on his hand, already embedded with five dazzling gems. Their light intertwined, giving off an aura of divinity and greatness.
Seeing the gauntlet, both the SkyFire Emperor and the Lionheart Emperor visibly tensed, their pupils shrinking. A deep wariness filled their eyes. The Infinity Gauntlet was terrifying. Just a glance at it gave one a sense of suffocating danger.
"My SkyFire Empire possesses the World-Destroying Heavenly Fire Cloud. It can suppress the Iron-Blood Wall and intimidate the battlefield. Even if it can't break the wall, it can drain the barrier's power."
The SkyFire Emperor spoke again after a short pause.
"My Dragon-Beast realm possesses the Dragonbone Sky Ladder. It can directly break the barrier's force and allow us to storm onto the Iron-Blood Wall, paving the way for our armies."
The Dragon Emperor added.
Within the dragon-beast lineage, there existed a secret method using dragon-beast remains to forge a ladder that could pierce barriers and restrictions. Of course, forging this ladder wasn't easy. It required specific bones from their own fallen kin — but to the dragon beasts, crafting useful treasures from their fallen was an honor. Even so, only a few of these ladders existed, and they were among the clan's most guarded treasures.
Now that they were willing to use it, it showed that they believed this joint assault on Da Yi wasn't without hope. If successful, it would be worth it.
"In that case, my Golden Empire will not lag behind. The Four-Directional Celestial Gold Cauldron can suppress the Iron-Blood Wall. However, this cauldron is a domain-locking national treasure. If we deploy it, we must succeed."
The Golden Emperor took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.
What is a domain-locking treasure? Just like the Iron-Blood Wall defined Da Yi's borders, the Celestial Gold Cauldron defined the Golden Empire's territory. With it, one could form domain barriers that clashed with other nations' territorial artifacts — halting the expansion of enemy artifacts like the Iron-Blood Wall.
Every imperial dynasty had one. But these artifacts couldn't be moved lightly. Once deployed, it was the equivalent of declaring total war — consuming vast amounts of national luck.
The Golden Emperor was willing to use it to constrain the Iron-Blood Wall and increase the chances of breaking through Da Yi's defenses.
"Then let us join forces — and vow to destroy Da Yi!"
The SkyFire Emperor declared firmly.
As long as Da Yi survived, they all faced massive trouble. This was a true war of fate — a clash of imperial fortunes. Victory or death — there was no middle ground.
"There are too many living beings in this world — too many ants. They're useless, only consuming resources. Only by eliminating half of the ant-races can we support the strong. The war between the Eternal Realm and the Eternal Night Realm belongs to the strong. The weak have no right to live."
Thanos looked into the distance and said slowly.
He never cared about individual realms. He saw the bigger picture: the war between the Eternal and the Eternal Night Realms. In his view, the weak only consumed resources and contributed nothing to war. By erasing the weak and channeling those resources to the strong, more powerful warriors would emerge. Only then could they fight the Eternal Night — only then was victory possible.
Strength deserved resources. Weakness did not.
The human race was frail in body, with less gifted bloodlines compared to other major races.
This war he brought upon Da Yi would either shatter it — killing off the weak and leaving only the strong — or prove that Da Yi deserved to exist.
Of course, Thanos also sought to plunder. He wanted resources for the Titan Empire. If the Titan Giants grew stronger, they could contribute to the Eternal Realm's survival.
To him, this was the correct logic.
"Too bad I haven't gathered all the Infinity Stones yet, nor broken Da Yi's fortune. Otherwise, with a single snap of my fingers, I could wipe out half of Da Yi's population — erasing all the weak. Then there'd be no need for war."
Thanos sighed inwardly.
Even then, a snap might not work. Da Yi's imperial fortune protected them. Even infinite power might be rendered ineffective.
Not long after, the six emperor-level figures departed.
At that moment, within the Dark Ring realm, countless Da Yi celestial cities descended at incredible speed, appearing across different regions: on isolated islands, by rivers, in forests, atop mountains, on cliffs, and even on volcanoes.
Once they landed, they immediately began drawing in local spirit veins to form a network beneath the cities.
Groups of citizens were relocated into these Da Yi cities.
These people were directly transferred from the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower.
Some came from the Nightmare World, some were women obtained from the Daughters' Kingdom in the Savage Realm, and others were human citizens from the Dark Ring and Shushan realms.
Inside these celestial cities—
The newly relocated citizens were registered by the Ministry of Households and the Heaven Register Hall. Housing and placements were arranged.
The City Lords oversaw and coordinated everything.
"So this is a Da Yi Celestial City? It's so massive! Back under Qingcheng Immortal Sect, we never had such a grand city. Incredible! Is this the Da Yi Heaven Registration Card? It's so refined. We're now citizens of Da Yi — real Yi People!"
Someone exclaimed with emotion, holding a beautifully engraved Heaven Registration Card. The card showed their identity, and under "Place of Origin," two words glowed: Da Yi!!
This was the symbol of Da Yi citizenship — the mark of a true Yi person.