The Shadow Clan True Immortals, who had no hope of survival, were utterly annihilated after a day of desperate struggle. This happened even without the Golden Immortals and Heavenly Immortals intervening.
The last Shadow Clan True Immortal, clutching a long spear, gazed at the corpses of his kinsmen strewn everywhere. He looked up at the blood rain, tears of blood streaming from his eyes, then abruptly lowered his head and ended his own life.
"Let’s go. We’ll finish off the old, the weak, the women, and the children. This time, it can be considered a Perfect success," Luo Wencheng said with a grin, this Immortal Asura clearly in high spirits after the battle.
"Kill even the women and children?" Chen Jiuge asked, somewhat surprised.
"What else? Of course, we must cut the weeds and pull out the roots. Anyway, these minor clans have definitely arranged for a so-called Fire Seed transfer," Luo Wencheng said nonchalantly.
The Shadow Clan’s territory resembled a tribal settlement, lacking city walls, but it was protected by a Great Array. However, this array only withstood Luo Wencheng’s assault for a few breaths before shattering completely.
A Shadow Clan child, barely ten years old, had its throat snapped by an Asura.
Chen Jiuge frowned slightly and turned to Wudao Tian, his Senior Brother beside him. "Senior Brother, is it always in the Star Sea Realm?"
Wudao Tian scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Actually, I haven’t been in the Star Sea Realm for long myself. Back then, I was too preoccupied with sorrow to notice much."
"However, when dealing with enemies, it’s necessary to cut the weeds and pull out the roots. If this were our Sect, we would have already dispatched members to hunt down the remaining Shadow Clan Fire Seeds."
It’s true, being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself. After reluctantly convincing himself, Chen Jiuge, feeling vexed, found a relatively quiet room, figuring that what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over.
Shadow Yao, leading the remaining Shadow Clan members, emerged from an underground tunnel. He looked back toward their ancestral land, a trace of hatred on his face, and declared, "One day, our Shadow Clan will return!"
"Return? Where else do you think you’re going?" Ming Yijie said with a smile. With two horns sprouting from his head and black wings on his back, he was clearly a member of the Netherworld King Clan.
Shadow Yao exclaimed joyfully, "My Lord, you’ve finally arrived! Our Clan Leader is currently battling the Asura Clan! We implore you for reinforcements, My Lord!"
"Oh, that?" Ming Yijie said mockingly. "We just came from there. Your Shadow Clan lost. They’re all dead. Only you few are left."
Shadow Yao’s expression froze. Then, a look of disbelief and dawning hope flickered in his eyes as he asked, "So, My Lord, you’ve come to rescue us?"
"Yes, indeed. You’re all good children; of course, we came for you," Ming Huayu said, gently patting a Shadow Clan child’s head.
Ming Huayu’s words were gentle, but a chill shot through Shadow Yao’s heart. He whirled around, grabbed the two descendants with the greatest potential, and his Dao Fruit power and Mana surged out as if they were limitless. His face contorted in terror as he screamed, "Run!"
Two streaks of black light were about to vanish when members of the Netherworld King Clan behind Ming Yijie intercepted and destroyed them, causing them to erupt like despairing fireworks.
"Don’t look so dejected," Ming Huayu said softly, gently stroking Shadow Yao’s face. "Since your Shadow Clan has already lost, you might as well make one final contribution to my Netherworld King Clan."
Feeling his Life Force rapidly draining, Shadow Yao, like an Evil Ghost, cursed, "You Netherworld King Clan will all die horrible deaths! I’ll be waiting for you in the netherworld!"
Looking at the withered bones beneath his feet, a hint of disgust appeared on Ming Huayu’s otherwise gentle face. "Hmph, as if curses are our concern. Always causing trouble, so disobedient."
Ming Yijie, holding the Shadow Dao Law Crystal in his hand, asked with some dissatisfaction, "Is this all? Weren’t the Fire Seeds supposed to be the most important descendants of the Shadow Clan?"
Ming Huayu swallowed the crystal, which was barely the size of half a walnut, and said gently, "A free Law, why refuse it? This was snatched from the Asuras. Indeed, it tastes even better."
Hearing this, Ming Yijie’s expression brightened considerably. "That’s true."
The two led their contingent away, leaving only scattered, withered bones to tell the tale of the Shadow Clan’s former existence.
In the Star Sea Realm, races were annihilated and new ones were born every day, an endless cycle.
"Huh? What’s this? A Law Crystal? And it’s of the Shadow Dao?" Chen Jiuge exclaimed in shock, looking at the black crystal that had suddenly appeared in his hand.
Luo Wencheng, chewing on a crystal, said indistinctly, "Divine Son, someone snatched an easy prize and wiped out the Shadow Clan’s Fire Seed. It was most likely those bastards from the Netherworld King Clan."
"I sensed two Immortals observing us from nearby earlier, though I don’t know why they didn’t make a move."
"This Law Crystal appeared because the Shadow Clan was annihilated?"
"That’s right. When a race is annihilated, the Heavenly Dao reclaims that race’s Dao and rewards the cultivators who destroyed them with Law Crystals. Oh, and this crystal can be converted into any type of Law at will. Divine Son, please don’t hesitate to use it."
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A chilling aura continuously flowed into his body. Upon contact with the Life Dao hidden within Chen Jiuge, it unexpectedly transformed directly into warm life energy.
"The Shadow Dao can directly transform into the Life Dao?" Chen Jiuge asked, shocked.
"Of course! If not for the benefits of these crystals, do you think the fighting out there would be so fierce?" Luo Wencheng said with a regretful look. "I tell you, Divine Son, if you had chosen a region closer to the core initially, you’d be feasting on crystals all day, every day, until you couldn’t eat another bite!"
"Right, Divine Son, don’t let this go to waste. Cultivate diligently and try to comprehend it, transforming it into your own Dao. This boon is time-limited."
A short while later, Wudao Tian also arrived with a black crystal. After learning that Chen Jiuge already knew of the crystal’s function, he immediately went into seclusion to cultivate.