Chapter 1544: Consecutive Great Battles!

Chapter 1544: A Series of Battles!

Zhou Zhan and his forces moved with astonishing speed.

Within half an hour, they had successfully captured the remaining two void cities within the vortex war zone.

Throughout this time, Zhou Zhan did not invoke the "Son of Destiny" or "No Sovereign, No Territory"—two divine manipulation techniques designed to sway enemy forces.

A mere first-tier war zone could not possibly warrant such grand strategies to subvert forces numbering only in the dozens or hundreds.

Once the vortex war zone was secured, Zhou Zhan's divine armies prepared to advance to the next first-tier supreme god-level war zone—the Wind Bird War Zone.

But at that very moment, Zhou Zhan suddenly halted them.

"General alert!"

Bai Yun immediately issued the order and then swiftly flew to Zhou Zhan's side, asking, "Sire, what is happening?"

The Great Demon Lord of Ten Thousand Evils was startled by this abrupt move and hurried over to inquire whether Zhou Zhan had detected an enemy threat.

"You've misunderstood me."

"I simply find this pace rather too slow."

"If we continue like this, we'll likely spend half our day just traveling."

Zhou Zhan said.

"There's nothing we can do about it,"

Wan Xie Mozhǔ shook his head. "Within the Ultimate Void Battlefield, only the descendants of the Ultimate Void race can freely traverse and move through space."

"We must fly if we wish to travel here."

"Unless there's a Supreme Power..."

At this moment, he suddenly paused, then stared at Zhou Zhan with a look of sudden delight.

"How could I have forgotten—now that you've also reached the peak of the Near-Ultimate Will Realm, Brother!"

"Brother, you could simply shatter the Ultimate Void and establish an Ultimate Void tunnel, allowing us to instantly teleport to our destination!"

He exclaimed with excitement.

"Exactly."

Zhou Zhan nodded with a smile.

Back when Tianling's near-superior will could directly open Ultimate Void tunnels within the Ultimate Void battlefield, pursuing and ambushing the Supreme Gods of the Ultimate Void race that had entered the void,

Zhou Zhan's current power surpassed even Tianling's near-superior will—there was no reason he couldn't accomplish this.

Why not just do it?

Recalling the Ultimate Void coordinates of the Fengniao Void Capital, he slowly pushed his right hand forward.

First-tier Supreme God Technique—The Universal Laws of Stars and Stars!

Boom... boom... boom...

Within the ultimate void, it seemed as though a colossal mill was violently grinding through reality. Where the Hand of Universal Laws passed, the ultimate void shattered instantly, and soon after, a vast tunnel—spanning one light-year in diameter—was violently torn open.

The Great Demon Lord of Evil stared at this spectacle, his face filled with astonishment.

The tunnel his brother had forged was vastly larger than the one created by the former Master of Heavenly Blade during his state of near-omnipotent will.

The tunnel forged by the Master of Heavenly Blade had only accommodated a mere hundred people at most.

But the tunnel created by Zhou Zhan now allowed not only him, but his entire army, to pass through with ease.

"Though my brother's power may not yet reach the level of Supreme Will,"

"he is undoubtedly the strongest divine being beneath the rank of Supreme Will,"

"and one without equal."

That was the thought that surged through the mind of the Great Demon Lord of Evil.

And as Zhou Zhan gazed upon the immense tunnel he had created, he could not help but nod in satisfied approval.

Thus, His movements among the legions of the Wicked Demons Lords in the Ultimate Void Battlefield became vastly more convenient.

And henceforth, the efficiency with which they conquered war territories would at least increase by three to four times!

With that in mind, completing the conquest of all war territories within three days, and then proceeding to vie for the inheritance of the Yellow Afterlife Will—this became entirely feasible.

"Let's go."

With this thought in mind, Zhou Zhan ceased wasting time and stepped boldly into the Ultimate Void Tunnel, vanishing into its depths.

Seeing this, the Wicked Demon Lord immediately led his entire army and rushed into the Ultimate Void Tunnel, heading swiftly toward the Wind Bird's Void Capital.

...

Wind Bird War Territory, Wind Bird Capital.

A colossal Ultimate Void Tunnel, spanning one light-year in diameter, materialized suddenly from nowhere, and then Zhou Zhan emerged from within.

He looked down upon the Wind Bird Capital below, a smile playing upon his face.

Then they saw the Ten Thousand Evil Lords, with both armies, emerging from the tunnel of ultimate void.

When they saw the Wind-Bird Capital below, their faces instantly lit with astonishment.

Especially the Ten Thousand Evil Legions under the command of the Great Evil Lord were struck by this wonder.

For a long, long time, they had dwelt in the battlefield of ultimate void, accustomed to flying across distances. Yet this was the first time in their history that they had traveled through the void, not by flight, but by void teleportation—arriving at a destination separated by countless light-years.

"We have actually reached the Wind-Bird Capital."

"It's incredible! This lord can teleport through the ultimate void!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? This lord alone has defeated two near-omnipotent beings from the Ultimate Void Clans, and survived unharmed even when confronted by true-blooded manifestations of the Omnipotent Realm. Such a being, capable of teleporting across the battlefield with us—how is that anything out of the ordinary?"

"It does sound reasonable... If only our king could do the same, our campaigns would be so much easier. We wouldn’t be driven to such desperate straits by the Ultimate Void Clans."

"...Stop talking so much. No one’s going to take you for mute."

Unlike the astonishment and shock of the Wàn Xié Legion's divine beings,

the divine army of the Jiāo Yáng Divine Realm, though initially startled by their sovereign's ability to teleport them to their destination,

quickly shed that astonishment and lifted their heads with pride and dignity.

As if addressing the stunned divine beings of the Wàn Xié Legion:

What is there to marvel at?

Is this not a perfectly ordinary feat for the Sovereign?

The Wàn Xié Magus, witnessing this, could only marvel in silence.

It seems the divine beings of the Jiāo Yáng Realm have long grown accustomed to the impossible wonders created by their elder brother.

That is why they accept such a marvel so swiftly and without hesitation.

At this moment—

The garrison stationed beneath the Wind-Bird Capital had already spotted the divine armies of Zhou Zhan and Wan Xie Mo, instantly raising alarms and swiftly preparing for war.

The city's commander, a Four-Rank Supreme God known as Wind-Bird Supreme Deity, raised his voice, shouting to Zhou Zhan and Wan Xie Mo:

"Imperial Sovereign of the People, Master of Universal Evil!"

"I urge you to retreat immediately."

"I have already reported your infiltration activities to the Supreme Emperor of the Void. Should you dare to spy upon our Wind-Bird Capital again, beware—when the armies of the Sacred Realm descend, there will be no place for you to die or be buried!"

Zhou Zhan and Wan Xie Mo exchanged a glance, both unable to suppress a smile.

If this being truly possessed such boldness, why would he reveal the information to them and urge their immediate departure?

Clearly, it was a sign of weakness—fearful, perhaps even lacking the strength to confront them. He was merely bluffing, fabricating threats to scare them away.

Yet neither Zhou Zhan nor Wan Xie Mo was intimidated. On the contrary, they instantly perceived the truth behind the façade.

Zhou Zhan didn’t even respond to the Wind-Bird Supreme Deity’s words. He simply issued a command to his divine army, and launched an assault upon the Wind-Bird Capital.

There exists the Jianmu City-Breaking Hammer, a race-specific divine artifact designed expressly for assaulting fortified cities and shattering defensive installations. With this weapon, the capital city of this first-tier war domain proved utterly defenseless against their onslaught—within moments, just as the vortex capital had been, it crumbled and fell.

The Zhou Zhan forces made no pause. They swiftly cleared the battlefield, then immediately activated the ultimate void tunnel, teleporting instantly to the other two floating cities within this war domain.

Spending half an hour, they successfully breached both of these smaller cities.

Then, without rest, they moved on to the third first-tier war domain—the Ziyun War Domain.

…

Prior to today, the ultimate void battlefield had four first-tier war domains still unclaimed.

With the divine armies led by Zhou Zhan, each first-tier war domain was conquered in roughly one hour. Together, the four domains were seized in just under four hours.

When all four first-tier war domains had fallen, according to Earth time, it was still before noon.

This had once seemed utterly unimaginable.

After all, travel by flight had always taken far too long.

And now, thanks to Zhou Zhan's instant teleportation, reaching the next battlefield of war has become direct—this conquest efficiency has soared at least four to five times over!

After completing all four first-tier war domains, the Universal Demon Sovereign's face remained in a state of dazed bewilderment for a long time.

He could not believe it—he had achieved what he had spent tens of thousands of years unable to accomplish, in less than a single morning.

Yet, it was true.

It could not be denied.

Now, gazing at Zhou Zhan, the Sovereign's eyes carried a touch of reverence, even fervor.

He sensed a foreboding.

Perhaps this ultimate void battlefield would, truly, return to the hands of the Supreme Will's Master, because of Zhou Zhan.

Yet Zhou Zhan himself had no inkling of the Universal Demon Sovereign's thoughts.

He stared at the floating map of the ultimate void battlefield before him.

After having conquered four war domains of the first-tier Supreme Divine rank, more than half of the entire Ultimate Void battlefield had now been reclaimed and returned to His dominion.

To the eyes of the myriad demonic masters and even the Supreme Will, this marked a milestone achievement of unprecedented significance.

Yet Zhou Zhan felt nothing extraordinary.

After all, this level of progress had been achieved in less than ten days of relentless assault—so swift and effortless that it barely stirred any profound emotion or reflection within Him.

He gazed upon the remaining unconquered war domains.

There, among the unclaimed territories, stood:

Three domains of the second-tier Supreme Divine rank!

One domain of the third-tier Supreme Divine rank!

Two domains of the fourth-tier Supreme Divine rank!

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Zhan made his decision—He would press forward and launch an assault upon the remaining war domains.

Though the essence had allotted itself three days, it would be wiser to shorten that time—just a little—so as to grant the essence more preparation time.

As for the target of the assault, it would naturally begin with the weakest war domain, that is, the second-tier war domain.

Yet, having fought continuously with the divine beings under the banner of the Universal Demon Sovereign for nearly an entire morning, He decided, before the next battle commenced, to grant the divine armies a brief respite.

He immediately issued his orders. White Yun and the Universal Demon Sovereign, upon receiving them, raised their hands in enthusiastic agreement and promptly carried them out.

Though they had not encountered any formidable opposition during this morning’s campaign, even slaughtering pigs in abundance eventually tires the body. The divine beings under His command truly deserved a well-earned rest, to replenish their divine energies and prepare for the coming confrontation.

After assigning this task, the Universal Demon Sovereign approached Zhou Zhan.

"Brother, shall we continue our campaign next?"

The Universal Demon Sovereign asked with a tone of eager anticipation.

"Wait—do you not wish to continue?"

Zhou Zhan sensed his desire to press on and teased him with a jest.

"How is this possible!"

"I'd love to reclaim the entire Ultimate Void Battlefield—every inch of it, including that Void Emperor's sacred domain—in just one day. How could I possibly not want to!"

The Universal Demon Master immediately retorted.

Then, with a smile, He added: "I've never felt this way before."

"Within just one morning, we've seized four first-tier war territories, bringing over half of the Ultimate Void Battlefield back under the supreme will of the Great Lord."

"I've been in this Ultimate Void Battlefield for years—this is the first time I've ever seen something like this happen."

"Brother!"

"Keep leading me forward!"

The Universal Demon Master's face was serious and resolute.

Zhou Zhan stared at him in silence, then suddenly broke into a smile and nodded.

"Everyone has already called you 'Big Brother,' so this small request I can certainly agree to."

"Rest assured."

"I'll give you Big Brother three days!"

"Three days!"

"Except for the Sacred Realm guarded by the avatar of the Void Emperor, I will take down every other place!"

Zhou Zhan spoke in a low, resolute tone.

The Master of Ten Thousand Evil eyes lit up, his anticipation and exhilaration shining clearly on his face.

Then, after chatting with Zhou Zhan for a while, the Master of Ten Thousand Evil departed.

As Zhou Zhan studied the map for a moment, he folded it and turned his gaze toward the ultimate Void beyond.

His eyes slightly narrowed.

This morning, during the first half of the day, He fought four battles—yet He did not deploy the Son of Heaven's Mandate nor the Sovereign Lands' Unyielding General, Mo Fei Wang Chen.

Beyond the simple notion that it would be unworthy to employ such power against enemies within the first-tier battlefield domain, there was another, far more profound reason: a quiet, insistent intuition.

That deploying these abilities in the later stages of the conflict would be far more advantageous.

Even that they might produce unforeseen consequences.

Zhou Zhan did not know the origin of this intuition, yet he chose to trust it.

After all, as the Emperor of Heavenly Fate, he possessed an innate gift for foresight, amplified by the supreme destiny flowing through him. His intuition, therefore, was nearly infallible.

"Will there be danger?"

He murmured to himself, then glanced at the Yin Ling and the Wu Xiang Scroll within the First Treasury—his mind settled, eased.

An hour later,

Zhou Zhan and the entire divine army under the command of the Ten Thousand Evil Demon Master had fully rested.

The two gods wasted no time, immediately rallying their grand army before Zhou Zhan opened the ultimate void tunnel, teleporting them instantly toward the Crystal War Territory—the next second-tier supreme god-level theatre of war.

...

As a second-tier supreme god-level war territory, the Crystal War Territory possessed an overall might far exceeding those of the first tier.

There even existed a powerhouse of the quasi-supreme will realm within the city, forcing Zhou Zhan to intervene personally before the adversary was finally felled.

From the first clash of steel to the final silence of the battlefield, this campaign had consumed more than two hours.

Zhou Zhan remained entirely unfazed.

Yet the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons wore a look of growing bewilderment.

"Strange."

"It is merely a second-tier war territory, so how did a quasi-supreme will realm powerhouse emerge from it?"

"By all rights, even if a quasi-supreme will realm expert were to appear in a third-tier supreme god-level war territory, it would already be absurdly beyond reason."

"How could there be a contender of this caliber within the Second-Order War Territory?"

He murmured to himself.