Published: February 26, 2025
Tan Yun stood in midair, glancing at everyone around him. At this moment, he truly felt like killing everyone to vent his anger.
However, he did not do so because he wanted to use them to find his fellow disciples and then inquire about Zi Xi and Bingshuan from them.
"I acknowledge my offenses..."
"..."
The generals knelt on one knee, unable to rise, each speaking up.
Tan Yun suppressed his anger and waved his hand, "Those who are ignorant are not guilty. All of you, get up."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." After the generals and divine soldiers stood up, Tan Yun continued, "The Emperor has ordered me to come to the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace to set up an ambush to capture the remnants, so from now on, this place is under my command. Do you understand?"
"We understand, Lord Marquis!" the generals responded in unison.
"Good." Tan Yun stated firmly, "From now on, I will be lurking in the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace for an extended period, while you all must withdraw from the Heavenly Gate Divine Island and hide around it."
"Once you discover any remnants of the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace, you must hand them over to me for handling. Remember, I want them alive. Do you understand clearly?"
The generals responded in unison, "We understand!"
"Remember, once you catch any remnants of the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace, do not use any torture. I want to keep them to persuade them to surrender to me and then root out other remnants," Tan Yun said. "Now, you may all leave!"
"We obey, we take our leave!" After more than a thousand generals received their orders, they flew onto the Divine Vessel, guiding it and carrying hundreds of thousands of divine soldiers towards the Western Continent Divine Sea...
After everyone left, Tan Yun, filled with grief and anger, soared into the dark gaping void, and after a few breaths, he entered the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace.
"Buzz buzz—"
Tan Yun turned back, waved his right arm, and set up a soundproof barrier to prevent divine consciousness from spying through the void leading to the outside world.
Then, Tan Yun's facial features shifted slightly as he canceled the disguise technique, restoring his true appearance.
"I am Tan Yun!" Tan Yun shouted with hopeful eyes, "I am the Tan Holy Son from the Four Arts Star Domain. I have returned! Is anyone here?"
"Are there any hidden Junior Brothers or Junior Sisters? If so, come out quickly!"
In the following moments, Tan Yun shouted hoarsely, but still, no one answered.
"Buzz buzz—"
The void rippled like water, Tan Yun's white hair danced in the air, and his divine consciousness spread out like an immense, formless tide towards the Beast Clan Star Domain ahead.
Before long, his divine consciousness surged like a rushing river, flooding into the gate of the Beast Clan Star Domain, and then enveloping the outer gate of the Beast Clan Star Domain.
Through his divine consciousness, Tan Yun discovered that the entire outer gate of the Beast Clan Star Domain, the various towers and massive cave dwellings had all turned to ruins.
Amid the ruins, countless enormous beast bones, some tens of thousands of feet long, were scattered everywhere.
Some of these beast bones were missing arms; some were missing legs or skulls—there was not a single complete skeleton.
Tan Yun knew that these beast bones were the remnants of disciples from the Beast Clan Star Domain after their death.
At the same time, among these bones lay numerous mummified corpses dressed in Western Continent Ancestral Dynasty military uniforms and Elysium Sect attire, which were clearly enemies.
Although Tan Yun had never cared much for the Beast Clan Star Domain, the fact that those dead were his own fellow disciples caused his eyes to become wet without him realizing.
With a heavy heart, Tan Yun continued to control his divine consciousness, extending it towards the inner gate of the Beast Clan Star Domain.
Wherever his divine consciousness passed, he discovered that the Beast Clan Star Domain was in ruins, with massive corpses of disciples from the Beast Clan Star Domain lying like shattered mountains amidst the devastated peaks.