The war between star domains was everyone's business. Regardless of whether it was the Daynight clan, the Sword Sect, or the various weaves of the Outerverse, they were all required to send people to participate. Thus, Ironblood Weave was filled with cultivators from various powers. These cultivators only had one goal, which was to slaughter astral beasts and control the battlefield within Ironblood Weave.
The Human Domain's Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated due to the changes in the weather, and these changes had not only affected the Human Domain, but also the Astral Beast Domain, the Technocracy, and even the Astral Wilderness. Many things had been disrupted, but the war had not stopped.
The war fortress that connected Ironblood Weave and the Astral Beast Domain was known as Ironblood Fortress. Ironblood Fortress was the closest fortress to the Astral Beast Domain, and it was also a fortress where war would never end. This fortress was made up of 1,800 planets, and each planet was connected by soil. Countless war weapons were placed on these planets and aimed at the Astral Beast Domain.
Ever since Ironblood Fort had been established, more than a thousand planets had been dyed red with blood. Countless years had passed, and the war had never stopped.
Erudite Flowzone's border battlefield was blocked by the Astral River, which meant that the Human Domain had placed the battlefield on the Astral Beast Domain's side. Thus, they had not formed an overly large war fortress. Instead, they had lined up countless planets so that even if they were breached, the astral beasts would still have to find a way to cross the Astral River.
However, things were different here. Once Ironblood Fort was breached, Ironblood Weave would be right behind it, which was human territory.
The connection between the Astral Beast Domain and Ironblood Weave was not very large, and it happened to be blocked by Ironblood Fort. Countless astral beasts roared as they charged out of the void towards Ironblood Fort's planets. They were first swept away by weapons, and those who did not die were replaced by human cultivators. Every day, many people died here, and many astral beasts were buried here. This place was even crueler than Erudite Flowzone's border battlefield.
The days of war repeated themselves, and the cultivators in Ironblood Weave could no longer be considered pure cultivators. They were more like soldiers, soldiers who protected humanity.
At Ironblood Fort, countless Void Wanderers tore through space and sent all sorts of astral beasts to the planets within the fortress. Even if the weather had changed, the Void Wanderers could still tear through the void, as this was their innate gift.
Soldiers fell one after another, and another took their place. Layers upon layers of corpses were piled up.
Generally speaking, a battle would last for at most seven days. After resting for one or two days, the battle would resume once again. However, this battle had already lasted for ten days, and there were still no signs of it stopping. The Void Wanderers had appeared once again, and they had brought even more mutant beasts with them.
The closer they got to the center of the stronghold, the more desperate the battle became. Here, Limiteers were nothing more than cannon fodder, and only space-exploring powerhouses had a chance of surviving.
On the ground, all sorts of strange weapons were being used to slaughter mutant beasts. This was the Xun family's Mechanical Arts. Xun Chong panted heavily as he watched the Void Wanderers appear in front of him. He raised his hand to attack, but he was blocked by one of the mutant beasts. "Human, from today onwards, this stronghold will cease to exist."
Xun Chong's expression changed. "The Ironblood Fortress isn't something you can destroy."
"Humans, you're too arrogant. Die!" The beast then opened its mouth and bit at Xun Chong. Xun Chong was a Hunter, but the astral beast was also a Hunter. Their battle caused the planet to become unstable.
Closer to the center of the stronghold, battles between Hunters were not rare, and there were even battles between Enlighters at the very center of the stronghold. This battle was even more brutal than the border battles in the Erudite Flowzone.
Within the stronghold, a middle-aged man was coldly watching a screen. On the screen was an Enlighter realm astral beast battling with a Daynight man. The Daynight man was also an Enlighter, and their battle had caused the planet to crumble.
The void tore open, and a man walked out with an anxious expression. "General Fei, it's just as you guessed. This battle isn't going well."
The middle-aged man was the commander of Ironblood Fortress, and he was known as General Fei. No one knew his real name, but he had been overseeing this stronghold for over a thousand years. "The Human Domain's Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated, but the Astral Beast Domain hasn't. They've started to shift their main forces here. They want to charge into the Outerverse from here and merge the Outerverse with the Astral Beast Domain."
The man's expression turned ugly. "That's right. The Astral Beast Domain has broken the peace agreement and is planning to invade the Outerverse from here. The Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated, and who knows how long it will take for the Outerverse to recover. By then, the Outerverse will have been occupied by the Astral Beast Domain, and the humans will only have the Innerverse and Neoverse left. It will be very difficult to reclaim the Outerverse."
General Fei looked up with a complicated expression. "I've already guessed this the moment the Innerverse and Outerverse were separated. Not only the Astral Beast Domain, but the Technocracy will also invade the Outerverse from the west. Unless the Innerverse and Outerverse recover, the Outerverse will fall into the hands of the Astral Beast Domain and Technocracy sooner or later."
The man fell silent. Although he did not want to accept it, it was the truth. Back when the Innerverse and Outerverse had been normal, most of the Astral Beast Domain's forces had been tied down in the Innerverse. Although the border battles in the Innerverse were not as brutal, there were many experts there, and the Astral Beast Domain had not dared to be careless. But now, the Human Domain had been separated from the Innerverse, and as long as the Astral Beast Domain did not start a war with the Human Domain, they would be able to shift their main forces here. The Innerverse would also not know that the Astral Beast Domain had broken the peace agreement.
As long as the border battles in the Innerverse did not break out, the Astral Beast Domain would not have to worry, and they would be able to invade the Outerverse.
It could only be said that the heavens were toying with them, and it just so happened that the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated after the peace agreement was reached. If the peace agreement had not been reached, the Astral Beast Domain would have continued to place their main forces in the Innerverse, and they would not have invaded the Outerverse on such a large scale.
"Is there really nothing we can do?"
The man asked. His name was Meng Ningge, and he was an Enlighter from the Beast Tamers Flowzone's Divine Grade Hall. He was also one of the experts in Ironblood Fort who was second only to General Fei.
General Fei's gaze turned cold. "There's only one way, and that is to request for reinforcements. Gather all the weaves in the Outerverse to unite and resist the Astral Beast Domain's invasion."
Meng Ningge's gaze turned cold. "I'll ask for reinforcements right away."
General Fei looked at the screen. "There are too few experts in the Outerverse. Once the Astral Beast Domain mobilizes an old monster with a power level in the hundreds of thousands, the Outerverse will not be able to stop them. We can only hope that the Innerverse and Outerverse recover quickly. Otherwise, who knows how many people will die?"
"No matter what, even if the entire human race in the Outerverse is wiped out, we will definitely die before them," Meng Ningge said resolutely.
Shenwu Continent's space station. Ever since the Outerverse trial, Lu Yin had not visited it again. He had thought that it would be several years before he could return, but he had not expected it to be so soon.
The space station now looked much larger than before, and there were also many more experts. Lu Yin could already tell from the spacecraft that there were no less than five Hunters in the space station.
The Reverent King, Ming Zhaoshu, had allied with the powers from outside the Outerverse, and this had given many powers hope of reclaiming Shenwu Continent. Now, the main power in charge of reclaiming Shenwu Continent was no longer those from Darkmist Weave, but rather the Daynight clan.
Ming Zhaoshu had deliberately released Zhanlong Daynight, and he had reached some sort of agreement with the Daynight clan. There were many more Daynight clan members in the space station, and some of them had participated in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte. There were also some who had arrived at the space station before the contest on Planet Pyrolyte.
Lu Yin's sudden appearance was something that no one had expected. Shenwu Continent was hidden in a different space, and although it was attractive to many powers, it had nothing to do with Lu Yin. At most, he had participated in the Outerverse trial, but now, he was here again.
Lu Yin's relationship with the Daynight clan was not good. If not for Nightking Yuanjing, with Nightqueen Yanqing's influence, the Daynight clan would have already made a move on Frostwave Weave. The Daynight clan members who had come to Shenwu Continent's space station were all aware of this.
Now that the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, Nightking Yuanjing could not interfere with the Outerverse's affairs. If possible, these Daynight clan members would have liked to kill Lu Yin, but they did not dare to do so. Lu Yin had already killed two Enlighters, and such a record made them panic.
The person who received Lu Yin was no longer an Explorer, but a Hunter from the space station. He was also one of the people in charge of the space station, Tyrial. He was also the one who had sent Lu Yin and the others to Shenwu Continent.
Lu Yin walked out of the cabin and met Wendy's eyes. In front of him, Tyrial tore through the void and warmly greeted Lu Yin. "Student Lu, welcome to Shenwu Continent's space station."
Lu Yin smiled. "Senior Tyrial, sorry to disturb you." He then introduced Wendy to Tyrial.
When he heard Wendy's name, Tyrial was shocked. Everyone in the eastern weaves of the Outerverse knew that Wendy Yushan had grasped a secret technique, and everyone coveted it and wanted to steal it. However, they were all afraid of Lu Yin's methods. He had not expected Lu Yin to bring this woman around, and his confidence shocked Tyrial.
"So it's Councilor Wendy. I've heard so much about you," Tyrial said with a smile.
Wendy Yushan nodded with a calm expression.
Tyrial did not mind. Wendy Yushan was a councilor of the Outerverse Council and the senior disciple of the Innerverse's Myriad Swords Peak. She was also a popular person in the Ten Arbiters Council, and now that she had grasped a secret technique, it was understandable for someone like her to be arrogant.
Tyrial brought Lu Yin and Wendy around the space station while trying to find out Lu Yin's purpose for coming here.
Lu Yin casually answered, "I'm bored. There's too much government work, and I want to relax a little."
Tyrial smiled, as it would be absurd to believe that. So many powerhouses were keeping an eye on these two, and there were already several Hunters in this space station who wanted to make a move against them. Only a fool would believe that Lu Yin had come out to relax.
Lu Yin also learned from Tyrial that news of the battle between San Dios and Shuta Planet had not spread. He relaxed slightly, as Topmist had not publicized his methods, which gave him some confidence. However, he still hoped that the details of the battle at San Dios would spread so that the other Enlighters would be even more apprehensive.
"By the way, Senior Tyrial, I heard that Shenwu Continent's Reverent King, Ming Zhaoshu, is cooperating with us?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
Tyrial nodded. "Ming Zhaoshu is a very scheming person. He took advantage of Ming Zhaotian being injured by Arbiter Wen to break through and fight to a draw with Ming Zhaotian. He comprehended a forcefield and is very powerful. He's been hiding for many years, but when he erupted, he immediately split the Shenwu Continent apart. The Shenwu Empire can't do anything to him."
"The smartest thing to do is to cooperate with us. With us providing an endless supply of experts, it would be strange for him to be afraid of the Shenwu Empire." Lu Yin smiled.
Tyrial was disgusted by Lu Yin's words. Lu Yin kept referring to them as "us," which had nothing to do with him. However, Tyrial was also afraid of Lu Yin's methods, so he did not say anything else.