Lingchen Star Realm—within the imperial palace, all palace officials have been gathered, and have been informed of the news regarding the "death" of Lin Xiao Kui.
Around an hour and a half's worth of time had passed from Lin Xiao Kui's report of the incident until now.
"This Bujian Yue, he actually hid his cultivation base for over a decade?"
"This person… Assuming the Hong Xiao imperial household is also unaware of this matter, such mentality is quite impressive."
"Hmph, so what? Since he dares to kill the ninth princess, he's courting death!"
"The ninth princess sent him voice recordings with great sincerity, and yet, he actually returned her love with such viciousness—he's nothing more than a vile lunatic!"
Seeing the palace officials' reactions to the situation, the Lingchen Emperor nods with great satisfaction on the inside, while thinking—
(I don't give a damn about whether this Bujian Yue is a lunatic or not. Fact of the matter is, he has indeed done me a great favor. As for repayment, I'll make him suffer for causing my daughter pain.)
Just as the Lingchen Emperor is thinking of this, a palace guard rushes into the audience hall, and shouts—
"Reporting in to your majesty!"
As all eyes turn to the palace guard—who had rushed into the audience hall in a hurry, and is currently panting for air, those present can't help but frown.
"Wh-?"
Without waiting for the Lingchen Emperor's permission to speak, the palace guard shouts—
"Th-There's a monster in the heavens!"
"Ah?"
"What nonsense is this?"
"Just head outside, and see for yourselves!"
Despite being displeased with the palace guard's attitude, several palace officials headed out, and—
"…"
"…"
A pitch-black humanoid—with a constellation of crimson stars acting as its nervous system, the appearance of this colossal entity instantly caused the palace officials' scalps to turn numb.
"Th-Th-This…-!"
"The hell is this?!"
Seeing their peers' violent reactions towards whatever it was that they were looking at, the remaining palace officials and the Lingchen Emperor himself emerged from the audience hall.
"…Imprisoning-"
"Heaven…"
"Don't tell me, the legends regarding the Hong Xiao Star Realm's formation were true?"
"Why did it appear now of all times?"
Twitching his face, the Lingchen Emperor shouts—
"What are all of you doing?! Contact the planets closest to it! Have all the forces that they muster do everything that they can to kill it! Or at the very least, slow its advancement!"
...…
Out in the vast heavens—
"…"
*Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!* although numerous divine arts were thrown at him, Bujian Yue doesn't feel a hint of pain, as he continues to advance.
Unable to manifest his Imprisoning Heaven body fully, it would take far more than just nine steps to cross over from one star region to the other.
"…"
Seeing more than 10,000 practitioners in the distance preparing to unleash a powerful divine art, Bujian Yue raises a chuckle, and—
*Hoooooooooonnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!* following the earthshattering roar, fissures appear throughout the dimensional walls!
And with some of these fissures forming directly over a celestial body, several planets are torn to pieces!
Witnessing the sight of several stars collapsing from a single roar, those situated in the far distance stepped backwards, while blood is visibly drained from their faces—causing their complexions to turn deathly pale.
"…Heh."
"Hahahaha!"
"Hahahaha!"
As hysterical laughter erupts from the weak-minded, tears of horror emerge from their eyes.
"…"
Rotating the Sacrificial Blood Refines Myriad Souls technique, Bujian Yue draws blood from all corners of the star region—condensing them in his right hand, forming a colossal sword of blood.
"All path blockers must die."
Stating this, Bujian Yue swings the colossal sword of blood, and—
*…!!!!!!!!!!*
"…!"
"…!"
Unable to withstand the force of this attack, numerous bodies are pulverized—staining the vast heavens crimson!
"…"
Accompanied by an eerie sense of tranquility, Bujian Yue reaches the main planet of the Lingchen Empire in the span of a few minutes.
At this time, every single planetary-scaled magic array has been activated—all in the hopes of deterring him, to which, Bujian Yue reverses his hold over the blood sword, and looms it over the planet from above.
...…
Within the planet—
"…"
"…"
Despair overwhelms all lifeforms, as the nightmarish entity looms its sword over the world—in a manner that is reminiscent of an executioner.
...…
"…"
Disregarding the emotions of the planet's lifeforms, Bujian Yue plunges the blood sword down from above, and—
*Chi!!!!! Chi!!!!! Chi!!!!! Chi!!!!! Chi!!!!!* the moment the blood sword came into contact with the first defensive array, thunder and lightning roared, as they lashed outwards; however—
*Boom!!!!!!!!* in a helpless manner, the first defensive array shatters—leaving the second layer of defense to be subjected to the same torment!
*Boom!!!!!!!! Boom!!!!!!!! Boom!!!!!!!!* in a rapid manner, the remaining magic arrays are punctured, and with each one destroyed, the more hysterical the weak-minded became.
Upon the final magic array's destruction—
*…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* the blood sword halts its descent, causing a powerful pressure of wind to howl—pressing all bodies onto the ground, forcing all regardless of their status to kneel!
"…"
Emerging from the Imprisoning Heaven, causing the crimson stars on its body to turn gold, Bujian Yue playful glances at the head of the 114th concubine, and asks—
"Planet Lingchen—viewed from the vast heavens, do you like it, 114th concubine?"
[…I...…]
[…]
[…]
Subjected to the fierce glares of the other souls—who all wished to rip her apart if possible, the 114th concubine could only stare blankly at Planet Lingchen.