Aurora continent.
The people of the Aurora Continent had always been peaceful. Life unfolded in its familiar rhythm, mortals went about their work, traveled the roads, and returned home to rest, while cultivators ventured far and wide, training, exploring, and testing their strength. Everything was as calm and ordinary as it had always been.
Only top cultivators were extremely tensed. Deep beneath the earth the top cultivators gathered together, their gaze glued to the greatest earth vein of the Aurora Continent. Currently, their eyes were filled with uncertainty and confusion, also fear. The colossal vein that was the source of the continent's lifeblood was now being bound by an immense chain. The chain shimmered with an ethereal glow and pulsed with a dense, demonic aura.
The chain moved along with the earth vein. The entire aurora continent quaked violently. Ground shook, mountains were uprooted, from mortals to cultivators everyone was alarmed and fearful.
The entire continent was being dragged slowly.
Same thing happened to all the eight other continents, being dragged slowly, inch by inch toward the Sword Sea continent.
Sword sea continent.
Millions of people were being sacrificed in each passing moment. The thirteen Archdemon's minions wreaked havoc across the continent without restrain. It was now looked like living hell mixed with demons and abomination.
The Emperor wills were suppressed completely under the pressure of the demon generals. Li Shenrong's figure was completely dyed red in blood. He controlled the ancient ruin's power which barely kept him alive.
Above the Demonic Infant's head spun a planet sized crimson orb. Within it countless ghostly faces howling could be heard. Their expressions twisted with terror, resentment, and hatred. The orb devoured the fear of all living beings, growing heavier and darker. The sky above the ancient ruin collapsed little by little under the orbs pressure and Li Shenrong felt the ruin's power dissipating from his body slowly.
"We lost…"
Hidden cultivators and Godkings felt their hearts tremble at the sight. This battle was unlike any they had known, too vast, too unpredictable. Even the all powerful Wills of the Emperors had been deceived.
"Just what is the origin of this Demon!"
[If my guess is correct, then they are a subrace of the divine demon race.] The System's voice resounded coldly in Liam's mind.
"Divine Demon race?"
[Yes, they are an exiled race. Existing outside the heavenly dao's rule. Since the Divine Demon race was exiled, the subraces or branches belonging to any Divine Demon race were either exiled or exterminated.] The system answered emotionlessly.
"How powerful are they?" Liam asked, his heart was in tenterhooks. It would be a lie if he said he wasn't afraid.
[The current you cannot possibly fathom.] The system answered very seriously.
For a moment, Liam thought the system was mocking him but this doesn't seem to be the case.
As the eight other continents came closer, the continental barrier disappeared and the nine landmasses slowly started to merge together. Loud rumbling sound echoed, the sky was overturned, mountains were being toppled like grass.
"More sacrifices are coming." The black faceless demon laughed.
[One of the reason why the Demon race is repulsed everywhere. They are extremely cruel and bloodthirsty. Now, they want to sacrifice the entire world as a whole to make the Demon prince stronger.] The system spoke as its gaze was fixed at the enormous red orb hovering above.
Soon, the nine continents merged together as the severed earth veins connected themselves again. If not for the demon calamity, the world would have ushered a new golden era.
People from other continents were still in daze as they suddenly heard a deep growl. Primal fear crept in their hearts like insects.
The entire ancient ruin suddenly broke apart like glass. A tremendous amount of demonic Qi and curse energy exploded along with it. The titanic figure of the demon prince stood tall like an ancient giant. Two large horns protruding out of its forehead. It had three eyes, and sixteen arms. The red sphere had turned pitch black after accumulating enough fear from all living being.
"Oh no….! It's a Demon calamity!" Finally cultivators from the other continents reacted. They saw a vast army of demons and abominations moving toward them. At first some wanted to fight and contribute but they felt dread when they sensed thousands of powerful auras that are no less powerful than a Godking.
The faceless demon grabbed Li Shenrong's head and lifted him up.
"In the face of absolute power, all tricks are meaningless." It spoke in a deep voice.
Li Shenrong opened his mouth and suddenly smiled. "You are right. In front of absolute power everything is meaningless." His bloody smile looked extremely creepy and eerie.
"Hmm?" The faceless demon felt something amiss. Then there was a burning pain in its hand as if it were about to melt. It quickly let go of Li Shenrong and retreated.
Li Shenrong's bloody figure soared up in the sky, shining with infinite brilliance. He took out a wooden chest and opened it. The wooden chest had three things inside, a half broke armour, a helmet full of dent and a rusty gauntlet.
He took them out and worn them immediately. Li Shenrong looked like a battle hardened soldier. He raised one hand in air and whispered. "The calamity has descended once again, Emperors of the old ages, lend me your power!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it echoed almost everywhere across the world.
In a secluded courtyard, a wooden sword was rotting inside a dirty scabbard. Suddenly the scabbard was torn open as the sword flew out. It cut through space and vanished instantly.
On a mountain hidden deep within a forest, there was a mysterious pagoda. It was desolate and empty. Suddenly the pagoda shook and soared into the sky.
Inside a small pawnshop, a metal cauldron was being sold cheap. All of a sudden the cauldron trembled slightly and vanished from the spot.
From an ancient hidden clan, a mysterious figure suddenly emerged. It was ethereal and majestic. The figures arrival suppressed everything under absolute might.
"Ancestor!!" Many disciples from the hidden clan prostrated on the ground in reverence and fear.
The mysterious figure glanced toward certain direction and vanished.
One after another, mysterious ethereal figures emerged from their ancestral grounds.