A World Worth Protecting

<span style="font-style: italic"></span>

1

This scene made Wang Baole, who was standing in the cosmos, narrow his eyes. He raised his head to look at the Divine Eye civilization’s main star in the distance, gazing at the dust and debris spreading there. He didn’t see any survivors. At the same time, there were faint traces of spell disturbances there. Wang Baole activated his cultivation and raised his right hand to wave it violently towards the front while remaining silent.

With that wave, he unleashed a divine power included among the cultivation techniques that he learned in the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. The divine power wasn’t really offensive. Its only use was to unleash a recall technique like a time machine.

Soul Conduits could also use it, but it depended on the cultivation level of the person they were recalling. If the target’s cultivation level surpassed that of the caster, the spell would fail. At the same time, there would be some backlash.

But Wang Baole was quite confident that even if he unleashed it against a Planet realm, he could resist the backlash. And if there were no Planet realms, then his time warp would definitely succeed.

In the next moment, as Wang Baole waved his hand, the cosmos before his eyes changed. He saw the cultivators from the three greater sects who were once stationed there. He also saw in the distant cosmos…. up to ten thousand battleships, which dispersed rainbow light as tens of thousands of cultivators suddenly charged towards the main star.

After that… a huge battle occurred. Among the rainbow cultivators were numerous perfected stage Spirit Immortals, and every one of them was extremely powerful. They charged forth as fast as lightning and directly exterminated all of the cultivators of the three greater sects there. Not only that, but there were also seals present in the surroundings.

Obviously, the seals were there to prevent information from spreading out. According to what Wang Baole felt, the seals had already lost their effectiveness. This meant that… the Violet Gold civilization no longer needed to censor information.

And using the scene created by the time warp spell, Wang Baole got an answer as to why.

<em>This battle happened nine days ago!</em>

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. After dispersing the time warp, he already had a rough estimate in his heart. At the same time, he lowered his head to look towards the Divine Eye main star. What he was most concerned about was his true body…

Although he didn’t sense that his main body was affected, he was still worried. Now, he stood in the cosmos and swept his gaze. He also spread out his Divine Sense, and it covered the entire Divine Eye civilization’s main star instantly. After seeing that his main body wasn’t affected because it was buried in a very remote place, he was finally relieved.

However… with the sweep of his gaze, he still saw that the small sects that existed within the Divine Eye civilization’s main star had lost a large portion of their members. Although there were very few traces of battle, the decrease in numbers still made Wang Baole’s eyes narrow slightly.

<em>They’ve lost at least 80% of their members… Did that happen gradually during those years I was gone, or was it because of the Violet Gold civilization?</em> Pondering, Wang Baole was about to unleash the time warp again. However, in the next moment, his gaze froze, and his Divine Sense instantly gathered from other positions on the Divine Eye main star to…. the Holy Crest Sect, where he stayed back then!

The development of the Holy Crest Sect on the Divine Eye main star had exceeded their previous path and reached an unprecedented golden age. This naturally had a direct connection to the rise of Wang Baole’s status. Following his rise in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, the Holy Crest Sect could be said to have reaped the full benefits, and their power and influence rose sharply.

De Kunzi, who was completely subservient to Wang Baole, had received unprecedented treatment as well. Because of Wang Baole’s rise, his cultivation rose as well, reaching the mid-stage Soul Conduit realm.

Now, De Kunzi stood blankly within the Holy Crest Sect, his body obviously injured from battle. Looking at the almost empty sect surrounding him, his body trembled, and desperation and loss appeared in his eyes.

“De Kunzi!” That was until a familiar voice seemed to sound out from the void and echo in his head. De Kunzi’s body suddenly jolted, and his breathing quickened immediately.

“Master!” He was like a drowning man who had grabbed onto a lifeline and like an extremely frightened man who suddenly received protection. De Kunzi became extremely excited and quickly looked around.

“No need to look for me. Tell me what happened in this period of time!”

“Master, we’re doomed. The Holy Crest Sect is doomed, and the Divine Eye civilization is doomed. The royal family refused to acknowledge their relations and decided to kill even us…” De Kunzi couldn’t control his emotions as he started crying.

“The royal family’s three princes colluded with the Violet Gold civilization and activated a teleportation portal for them, allowing the Violet Gold civilization to descend… This happened half a month ago and is no longer a secret now.

“The moment the Violet Gold civilization appeared, they gathered all of their forces to eliminate the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect with frightening speed. The three greater sects didn’t even have time to react… I heard that more than 80% of the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect’s disciples were killed, and even Matriarch Wuyun was heavily injured. It’s rumored that she burned her cultivation to escape in the end, and it’s unknown whether she’s dead or alive now.

“Then it was the Divine Eye main star. The Violet Gold civilization’s army came and eliminated the armies that the three greater sects stationed here. They blasted open the seal placed against the royal family, allowing the royals to walk out. Afterward, they took away close to 80% of the cultivators from all of the sects on the Divine Eye main star… If not for me hiding quickly, I’m afraid that I wouldn’t have escaped from that either.”

“Master, you’re also royalty. The Holy Crest Sect is on the same side as you. I was pretty happy at first, but why did they kill even us in the end?” De Kunzi’s tears almost fell. Wang Baole also went silent and thought about how he had unwittingly tricked De Kunzi by telling him he was royalty.

Technically… to a certain extent, he could indeed be considered royalty now.

“And the other greater sects have probably also been exterminated by now. At this point, the Violet Gold civilization no longer hides its plans at all. The whole civilization knows that they’ve split their army to attack the other two greater sects simultaneously!” De Kunzi’s tone was filled with sorrow, anger, and a sense of loss. He really couldn’t understand why the royal family would kill people on their side. But he also had a few guesses in his heart, and he felt that the royal family might have two factions as well…

Listening to De Kunzi’s words, Wang Baole, who was standing in the cosmos, narrowed his eyes and felt his head aching. Judging chronologically, he could see that He Yunzi of the royal family and those from the Violet Gold civilization should have made two decisions after he entered the imperial cemetery.

One was to sink the statue into the Nine Spectrals. While sealing it, they would also ensure that he wouldn’t be able to escape from the Nine Spectrals despite obtaining the opportunity and would thus die there. However, they obviously didn’t know his identity.

And another decision… was to start the battle early.

<em>They first gathered their strength to eliminate the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect… then they split their army to attack the other two greater sects simultaneously…</em> A cold glint flashed between Wang Baole’s eyes. He knew that he had to help the two greater sects resist the Violet Gold civilization. On the one hand, the Violet Gold civilization definitely wouldn’t let him off that easily. On the other hand…

<em>The Divine Eye civilization is something that I have my eye on. Now that it’s slowly developing, it’ll become mine sooner or later. Afterward, I’ll unleash spells to pull it and make the Federation’s sun fuse with it to increase the Federation’s level. You…. dare snatch that away from me!</em> Wang Baole gritted his teeth. He would feel indignant if he gave up. That was especially so considering that his cultivation had increased, and he also had a legitimate role. Moreover, he led millions of souls and twelve emperor puppets.

It wasn’t exaggerated to say that he could become a great power all on his own.

So, after a simple analysis, Wang Baole comforted De Kunzi, who was on the brink of having a mental breakdown. He then flicked his body, turning it into a long rainbow as he unleashed his full speed and headed straight for the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect.

As he sped, Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and took out his voice transmission jade slip to ask around. It was a pity that none of the Divine Eye civilization cultivators he knew, including the likes of Fairy Ling You and the Black Armor Legion’s commander, replied. It was obvious that they were either all dead or sealed by the Violet Gold civilization, making it so that information couldn’t be spread in time!

Putting away his jade slip, Wang Baole made a decision in his heart. No matter what, he had to go there to take a look.

<em>If the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect has been eliminated, so be it. If it hasn’t been eliminated… this battle will be the time I cause the Divine Eye civilization to rise!</em>

Thinking to that point, Wang Baole increased his speed. An unprecedented disturbance that didn’t seem to be from a late-stage Spirit Immortal exploded forth from his body. With the augmentation of the Emperor Armor, Wang Baole became so fast that he seemed to be able to cut open the void as he charged towards the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect.

At the same time, outside the Sovereign Planet, a huge battle that affected the entire sect and would decide their survival was going on!

Countless cultivators were on the Sovereign Planet and the planets surrounding it. They were also in the sky and cosmos, fighting for their lives. Countless battleships were like this as well, fighting continuously with the cultivator army from the Violet Gold civilization.

And the tide of battle was extremely disadvantageous for the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. Part of the Sovereign Planet had already collapsed, and only three of its surrounding satellites were left. Countless amounts of dust, meteorites, shards, and corpses spread everywhere!

It was extremely horrifying!