530: The Broken World Seed

The entire Falling Star Valley fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone who witnessed this scene, whether it was the remaining powerhouses of the Law Enforcement Hall, the Di Clan Members and Star Stone Tribe warriors from the Star God Temple side, or the representatives of various major powers secretly spying from afar, felt a chill rush from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads, their very Souls trembling!

What kind of might was this? What kind of decisive killing intent?

The Sun King and Dizang Venerable turned deathly pale, their bodies ice-cold.

They felt like two small boats in a raging storm, ready to be crushed by that invisible, terrifying power at any moment.

Saint Han Chuan was so terrified that his Soul flew away and his spirit scattered, his body rigid, not daring to move even an inch.

"Clan Leader Di! Show mercy!"

An aged voice pierced through the solidified space and echoed above Falling Star Valley.

The space rippled, and a blurry figure slowly emerged.

His figure was stooped; he was the hidden ancient foundation of the Law Enforcement Hall, the Supreme Realm Second Level expert who cultivated the power of time—Old Ancestor Xuanji!

Old Ancestor Xuanji's aura was extremely obscure and restrained, yet the Supreme pressure that transcended the Saint Domain Realm still gave every Cultivator present a suffocating sense of pressure.

Old Ancestor Xuanji looked at Di Shenglong with deep apprehension.

"Clan Leader Di, the main culprit has already been executed, and Ming Hai brought it upon himself."

"The Sun King, Dizang Venerable, and the others were misled by Xuan Jun and Chenyao, but they are ultimately the cornerstone of the Law Enforcement Hall and indispensable fighting strength against the invasion from the Netherworld Realm."

"The Netherworld Passage is about to open, and the great catastrophe is imminent. I implore Clan Leader Di, for the merit of the Ancient Human Emperor establishing the Law Enforcement Hall to guard the Eastern Region, and for the sake of the overall situation against the Netherworld, spare their lives. The Law Enforcement Hall... is willing to pay any price!"

Old Ancestor Xuanji's posture was extremely low, his words earnest.

He felt bitterness in his heart. As the guardian of the Law Enforcement Hall, he knew clearly that the power displayed by Di Shenglong was no longer something the Law Enforcement Hall could contend with.

Forcing a fight would only lead to the destruction of the Law Enforcement Hall's millennia-old foundation. At this moment, only by bowing his head was there a sliver of hope for survival.

Di Shenglong looked at Old Ancestor Xuanji indifferently, his deep eyes showing no ripples. "If I hadn't considered this point, do you think there would be any survivors here today?"

His words were cold and merciless, yet no one dared to question them.

Di Shenglong's gaze swept over the ashen-faced Sun King and Dizang Venerable: "The death penalty can be avoided, but punishment for the crime cannot."

He raised his right index finger and gently tapped the void.

The Sun King and Dizang Venerable both groaned as if struck heavily, blood spilling from the corners of their mouths!

"This is a minor punishment."

Di Shenglong's voice was like heavenly decree.

"The Law Enforcement Hall must pay a price. I heard that your Law Enforcement team has sealed away a shattered world seed. Use this item to exchange for their lives."

"The World Seed?!"

Old Ancestor Xuanji exclaimed in shock, his cloudy old eyes bursting with unbelievable light, even his voice trembling slightly.

That was a cosmic treasure that might not be born in a million years!

Even if shattered, its value was incalculable, one of the Law Enforcement Hall's ultimate trump cards.

The Sun King and Dizang Venerable also had drastic changes in expression, their eyes filled with unwillingness.

However, facing Di Shenglong's indifferent yet unquestionable gaze, Old Ancestor Xuanji finally let out a defeated sigh, seeming to age countless years in an instant.

He laboriously raised his withered palm and drew a line in the void.

A subtle spatial rift appeared, and a fist-sized, peculiar crystal, covered in ancient cracks, seemingly containing a slowly rotating Chaos nebula within, and emitting a faint yet vast world aura, slowly floated out and landed in Di Shenglong's palm.

Di Shenglong didn't even look at it before putting it away with a flip of his hand.

His gaze finally fell upon Saint Han Chuan of the Northern Region Law Enforcement Hall, who was already scared out of his wits:

"As for you, for stepping forward for the Hanming Sacred Sect, although you didn't strike directly, you must also pay a price."

Before the words finished, Saint Han Chuan, without even time to scream, had his right arm, along with his shoulder, silently turn to dust!

Saint Han Chuan gritted his teeth tightly, not daring to make the slightest sound, his eyes filled only with boundless fear and relief. Surviving with a severed limb was already an immense grace!

Having done all this, Di Shenglong no longer glanced at the members of the Law Enforcement Hall, as if they were insignificant dust.

His gaze swept over the onlookers inside and outside Falling Star Valley—the gazes of spies from the Ten Great Top Forces of the Eastern Region and other major and minor powers.

"The invasion of the Netherworld Realm is a great calamity for the Eastern Domain."

He flipped his palm, and a booklet appeared in his hand.

On the cover of the booklet, four large characters were written with sharp brushstrokes—The Netherworld Records.

"This booklet details the strength distribution, racial characteristics, ability weaknesses, and combat habits of the various races in the Netherworld Realm."

Di Shenglong's voice was flat, yet it exploded in everyone's minds like a thunderclap.

"This booklet, I shall gift to the allies of the Eastern Region free of charge today."

As Di Shenglong's voice fell, The Netherworld Records in his hand instantly transformed into countless streams of light, accurately flying towards every location within and outside Falling Star Valley where a powerful aura was hidden.

Holding The Netherworld Records, and feeling the detailed intelligence that was infuriatingly thorough, the representatives of all factions felt surging tidal waves in their hearts, followed by inexpressible complex emotions.

Shocked that the Di Clan could obtain such core intelligence about the Netherworld!

Even more shocked that Di Shenglong was so generous as to make it public!

The value of this intelligence, with the Netherworld invasion upon them, was simply immeasurable!

Compared to this, the slander and denunciation from the Law Enforcement Hall previously seemed so ridiculous and narrow-minded!

The leading old Daoist of the Profound Purity Dao Sect held the booklet, sighed deeply, and bowed deeply towards Di Shenglong: "Clan Leader Di has the welfare of all living beings in his heart, benefiting the entire Eastern Region. This old Daoist admires you!"

This bow was sincere.

The Dean of the Dao Seeking Academy stroked his scroll, his refined face filled with solemnity:

"This booklet concerns the survival of the Eastern Region. Clan Leader Di's righteousness is commendable; I, on behalf of the billions of living beings in the Eastern Region, thank you!"

The others also had complex expressions—some admired, some feared, some were grateful—which ultimately turned into silent acknowledgments.

This move by Di Shenglong not only completely crushed the slander from the Law Enforcement Hall but also instantly elevated the prestige and stature of the Di Clan to a height where everyone could only look up!

Holding this hot, yet incomparably precious booklet, who would still dare to speak ill of the Di Clan?

Di Shenglong's gaze finally swept over the ashen-faced and weakened Sun King, Dizang Venerable, and the arm-severed, trembling Han Chuan and others. His voice was not loud, but it was like ten thousand years of ice, containing an unquestionable absolute will, clearly imprinted in the depths of the Soul of every expert present:

"Today's matter ends here."

"With the Netherworld upon us, peers compete, Prodigies strive, relying on their own means; there are no grievances in life or death."

"However—" His tone shifted, and a Supreme pressure, reigning over the heavens and looking down upon eternity, suddenly descended, causing the Divine Souls of all old monsters to sting as if being targeted by a primeval giant beast!

"If any old undead disregard their status to interfere secretly, or use the strong to bully the weak, employing sinister tricks to harm my Di Clan Members..."

Di Shenglong's gaze, like tangible sharp swords, swept over Old Ancestor Xuanji, the Sun King, Dizang Venerable, and all the hidden ancient existences.

"Then I don't mind personally visiting your mountain gates and Immortal Caves to have a good talk with you all."

"Do not say I did not warn you!"

As the last word fell, the terrifying pressure enveloping the heaven and earth receded like a tide.

Di Shenglong's figure silently faded, completely vanishing above Falling Star Valley, as if he had never appeared.

It was not until several breaths after the figure completely disappeared that the solidified atmosphere within and outside Falling Star Valley suddenly thawed, like a frozen river surface.

Hoo—!

Countless people, like drowning victims rescued, let out long, lingering breaths of relief, their backs already soaked with cold sweat.

Many Cultivators with lower cultivation levels even had legs that went soft, collapsing onto the ground.

The Sun King and Dizang Venerable exchanged glances, both seeing the lingering fear of surviving a catastrophe and a profound sense of powerlessness in the other's eyes.

The illusory projection of Old Ancestor Xuanji looked toward the direction of the Star God Temple where Di Xingyun and the others were, gave a complicated glance, let out an almost inaudible sigh, and slowly dissipated into the dust of time.

"Go!" The Sun King's voice was hoarse, carrying endless humiliation and fear, transforming into a dim golden light first, piercing through the void and leaving.

Dizang Venerable said nothing, gathered the listless Saint Han Chuan and the remaining people, and fled far away.

The massive expedition launched by the Law Enforcement Hall ultimately ended with the Hall Master and the Left Hall Envoy dead, two foundational powers severely injured, and a devastating price paid in World Seeds, forcing them to retreat in disgrace.