Chapter 1915 - 1919: The Onset of War (Part 1)
The Heavenly Lord was furious, furious beyond words.
He once thought that the humiliation from Lu Xiaobu and Lin Feng were the greatest disgrace he would face in his life.
And now, he was wrong again!
Once more, it was those two he had considered ants, rats.
Today, one killed his number two, while the other snatched a layer of his domain.
This hatred cannot be merely described as etched into the bone!
There’s only one resolution—until death!
"Where are the island coordinates of these two? Have you determined them?!"
The Heavenly Lord’s icy voice spread out.
"Estimated to be eighty percent, but not accurately yet..."
A guard stuttered nervously.
"No need! That’s sufficient!"
The Heavenly Lord coldly remarked.
Then, the Heavenly Lord was seen sitting on the throne, closing his eyes, and choosing to go offline!
He could no longer remember if this was his first time going offline in thousands of years.
He always thought he would just stay in the Spirit Realm, with no need to return to reality.
And now, he was wrong!
And just after the Heavenly Lord went offline, his consciousness in the Spirit Realm didn’t disappear; instead, it opened its eyes once more.
The surrounding guards didn’t show any look of confusion, all respectfully saluting: "Greetings, Number One!"
Yes, Number One, above Number Two.
He is not an independent guard, but a conscious avatar of the Heavenly Lord.
Typically, he and the Heavenly Lord separately govern reality and the Spirit Realm.
Now, it was merely a switch between them!
...
In the vast world of reality!
In the distant Eastern Sea, there stood an island that was not considered large.
The size of this island was estimated to be about half that of Gourd Island.
However, often the size of an island does not signify much; instead, its practical use is what matters!
For instance, this smaller island.
Its name is—Heavenly King Palace!
Yes, based on its name, you probably guessed it!
This island, only half the size of Gourd Island, is the personal palace of the Heavenly King; an entire complex serving just one person, the Heavenly King!
Yet, it is not the Heavenly King Palace itself that is the most astonishing, but what surrounds it.
Around this smaller Heavenly King Palace are eight islands arranged in a ring shape
And in the outer perimeter of these eight islands, another twenty-four islands encircle!
Together, these thirty-three islands comprise the Heavenly King’s regular force!
Yes, you read correctly; these thirty-three islands all belong to the Heavenly King’s Force.
The locals prefer to call these thirty-three islands by another name—the Thirty-Three Heavens!
Moreover, between these islands, unlike the space turbulences that Gourd Island has on its outskirts, there’s a flat stretch in the direction leading to the Heavenly King Palace.
In more modern terms, this could be described as another kind of aircraft carrier group!
Except here, each so-called aircraft carrier is an entire continent!
"Woo!"
Suddenly, the thirty-three heavens of the Heavenly King’s Force, which were each busy with their own works, heard a long sound filled with murderous intent.
𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Immediately, all thirty-three islands fell into complete silence.
A moment later, some couldn’t believe it and started speaking up!
"Did I hear wrong?! Is it the Heavenly King Horn?!"
"I heard the sound of the Heavenly King Horn as well!"
"Gulp! No way! The Heavenly King Horn, does this mean the entire Thirty-Three Heavens are mobilizing?!"
"Who is it? Which force could possibly warrant the Heavenly King to mobilize the Thirty-Three Heavens?!"
"This is an all-out annihilation battle, right? Is there really such a force in the whole vast world?!"
"..."
No matter the disbelief and shock of the residents hearing the Heavenly King Horn, at the first instance it sounded, countless guards rushed out from various corners of each island in the Thirty-Three Heavens.
They began swiftly clearing all people still on the ground, instructing them to stay at home obediently or risk being killed without mercy!
And those who were still in shock started to react and quickly ran back home!
No matter what, these events had nothing to do with them, all they had to do was hide obediently at home!
Some who reacted slowly, ran slowly, or were far from home, in the face of the guards’ final deadline...
In their cries and wails of despair, they met their end with a final knife!
...
The entire Thirty-Three Heavens, after a brief burst of noise, fell back into a deathly silence once more.
All the residents hid under their covers at home, men holding their women and children, like quails, waiting for everything to end!
And at this time, the guards began another task—war preparation!
The war fortresses that were scattered across the islands and only acted as deterrents started to unveil their menacing faces.
Massive artillery barrels emerged from the intricate apertures, and the largest main guns extended from the top of the war fortresses, targeting an unknown enemy afar!
On the core eight islands, a maw like a black hole emerged from the central architectural site.
The caliber of the gun was over a hundred miles in size.
Rather than a cannon, it was as if a giant abyssal mouth was opened on the earth!
Yet, this is indeed a cannon!
This cannon uses core energy, with a single shot capable of devastating power!
However, this is only a part of the Thirty-Three Heavens’ war preparations!
Besides the local force preparations, the order of the Heavenly King Horn was also transmitted through the Transmission Array to the Affiliated Islands!
Each Island Master was bewildered upon hearing about the Heavenly King Horn.
However, soon, they began war preparations immediately!
They knew that if they didn’t prepare quickly, they would be the first to get annihilated, not the enemy!
Nonetheless, they didn’t have the powerful cannons of the Thirty-Three Heavens; they only had traditional cultivation armies.
Gather the armies, ready to welcome the Heavenly King’s arrival!
Yet, a question lingered unspoken in their hearts—they all knew to be ready for war before the Heavenly King’s arrival, but how would the Heavenly King arrive?
Would the Heavenly King use the Transmission Array to come over and conduct a thorough march past?!
And then send troops one by one through the Transmission Array for battle?!
Isn’t that like using a drip-feed tactic?!
After all, anyone who could cause the Heavenly King to blow the Heavenly King Horn surely isn’t a fool!
However, these questions could only remain buried in their hearts!
All they could do was follow orders from the Heavenly King Envoy until the end!