Not long after Yi Tianxing had departed from Bloodflame City, a group of Blood Demon cultivators arrived. They had just returned after transporting a batch of Blood Demon slave soldiers, ready to begin the next round of deployments to the Divine-Demon Battlefield in the Eternal World.
At the front was a Blood Demon powerhouse known as Crimson Ghost.
But as they neared the site, shock filled his eyes. He was utterly stunned.
"What's going on? Where's Bloodflame City?Where the hell is our Bloodflame City!?"
Crimson Ghost's face went pale, and his voice cracked with disbelief.
"Did we take the wrong path?"One of the Blood Demon cultivators stared blankly ahead, visibly doubting his own sense of direction.
"Impossible. I could find this road with my eyes closed!If I'm wrong, I'll twist my head off and use it for kickball!"
Another snapped back without hesitation, full of certainty.
They had traveled this road thousands of times. There was no way they could have made a mistake. One person might get lost, but an entire caravan? Ridiculous.
No—something had gone terribly wrong.
Something catastrophic.
Crimson Ghost began to tremble, a look of dread forming in his eyes. In all the years of warfare on the Eternal Night Battlefield, nothing like this had ever happened.
A fortress city, completely vanished, leaving only a massive crater in its place?
And the time they had been away wasn't even that long. Not nearly long enough for a full-scale battle to occur—let alone a complete annihilation.
No signals.No warning.Just... gone.
It was terrifying.
"Send a signal—highest alert level!Notify the clan elders—notify the other races!"
Crimson Ghost roared out orders.
"Call upon the Demon-Control Compass!Trace the Summoning Pool!Pinpoint their location! Whoever did this—make them pay with blood.Skin them alive, cut them into a thousand pieces!"
He immediately retrieved a black compass, known as the Demon-Control Compass. On the Eternal Night Battlefield, it was used to locate fortress cities by tracking the aura of their Summoning Pools—more precisely, the Chaos Demon Stones embedded within.
These stones were incredibly tough and nearly impossible to destroy.
To Crimson Ghost's relief, the enemy hadn't just destroyed the city—they had taken it away.
As long as the Summoning Pool remained, it could be traced.
Or so he thought...
"Huh? Why... why isn't it working?"
But when he activated the compass, the pointer spun wildly, refusing to lock onto a direction.
It couldn't locate the Summoning Pool at all.
As if... Bloodflame City had ceased to exist.
Even the aura of the Chaos Demon Stone was undetectable.
The only thing certain was this:The stone had been here.Otherwise, the compass wouldn't have reacted at all.
"How... how is this possible?Bloodflame City is really gone... Even the Chaos Demon Stone can't be found..."
Crimson Ghost stood dumbfounded, his expression turning ashen.
Anyone facing such a situation would be rattled. This was beyond terrifying.
BOOM!!
A loud roar echoed through the sky as a giant crimson bat appeared in the air, formed of pure signal energy. It soared outward in every direction, sending out a piercing sonar scream that covered the entire Eternal Night Battlefield.
The warning was clear and absolute.
"That's a signal from the Blood Demon Clan."
At that moment, Yi Tianxing stood on top of a ruined battlefield—a massive crater. The devastation was identical to Bloodflame City's.
This was the third such ruin.
After leaving Bloodflame City, he had moved swiftly. He knew the destruction would be discovered soon. His only option was to strike hard and fast before the Eternal Night forces realized what was happening.
Using spatial teleportation, he jumped directly to nearby war cities.
Warlord City, controlled by Gnoll warriors, also housed a Summoning Pool.
Goblin City, teeming with goblin slave soldiers.
And don't be fooled by the goblins. Though small, goblins in this world weren't weak—especially in vast numbers. If caught in a swarm, even elite cultivators could fall.
But both cities met the same fate:
Yi Tianxing infiltrated their inner layers, opened Spatial Gates, and let his Divine Crow Army pour in. The resistance was crushed with overwhelming force.
No survivors.
Then the Primordial Emperor Tower devoured both cities.
The Great Divination Celestial Umbrella ensured not a single whisper of news escaped. Each operation was clean, swift, and silent.
Now, he stood atop the former site of Warlord City.
"Three Summoning Pools destroyed. Three war cities gone.That should cause Eternal Night some real pain.Good. Now... time to plan something even bigger."
Yi Tianxing took a deep breath. His eyes glinted with cold light.
With a wave of the Great Divination Celestial Umbrella, his form vanished into the void once more.
The Blood Demons' alarm signal had sounded. A fourth ambush would no longer be possible.
Ambushes only worked in the beginning. Once the enemy was on guard, they'd set traps. Attacking blindly would be suicide.
He had no illusions—this was just the beginning.
"Let the flames of war... ignite the Eternal Night Battlefield."
He looked meaningfully at the thirteen blood moons suspended in the void and whispered softly.
The moment the Blood Demon signal spread, the entire Eternal Night Battlefield erupted.
Streams of divine light tore through the air as powerful figures raced toward the site. Every one of them radiated an aura comparable to the True Spirit Realm—some even rivaled Dao Platform-level experts.
The signal from the Blood Demon Clan was the highest-level battlefield warning, signaling an external invasion.
Naturally, it triggered a massive reaction.
"This... this was the location of Bloodflame City.The Crimsonflame Demon Lord is gone, too.His soul aura... has vanished. He's definitely dead."
"And within such a short time?To kill a True Spirit Realm powerhouse in mere minutes,and exterminate millions of Blood Demons without even raising an alarm—this isn't the work of a normal enemy."
"Bad news! I just came from the direction of Warlord City—it's also gone. Same crater. Same silence."
"Goblin City too!Gone without a trace!I fear the worst for the warriors there."
"Find them. I don't care how. Get to the bottom of this."
"Disgrace. Utter disgrace!We've always been the ones invading the outer realms.When did it become our turn to be invaded?"
"Whoever it is, we'll drag them out and skin them alive.If they've dared set foot in Eternal Night,they won't stop at just three cities—they'll strike again."
"The invader likely comes from the Eternal World.We can investigate through their battlefield."
"Call upon the Evil-Eye Demon Clan.Summon the Void Evil-Eye to scan the battlefield.Let the moment they appear be their last!"
Outraged and humiliated, the Nightmare Races fumed.
Three fortress cities, gone.
Even if they weren't from the same race, it was a blow to Eternal Night's dignity.
This kind of disgrace hadn't occurred since the last epoch.
Now, it was happening again.
They were furious. They wanted blood.
Shua shua shua!
Streaks of divine light cut through the skies as experts came and went. The news spread like wildfire, faster than anyone could imagine.
A storm had been unleashed across the Eternal Night Battlefield.
Fortress cities across the realm raised their alert levels.
Defensive formations were activated.
Experts analyzed the attacks. Their conclusion:
The only explanation for such stealth attacks is infiltration.The enemy must have snuck into the cities from within,bypassed defenses, and struck from the core.
Otherwise, with the defensive formations active, even Innate Spiritual Treasures wouldn't have taken the cities so easily.
These cities were built from Nightblood Crystal, a unique Eternal Night material:
Emits blood-red radiance in the dark, like glowing blood agate
Incredibly durable, almost unbreakable
Absorbs and channels elemental energy
Perfectly conducts defensive formations
When fully empowered, even the formation amplification could reach tenfold effectiveness.
In short—taking down a fortress like this should be impossible.
But it had been done.
Three times.
And the entire battlefield was now on edge.