Chapter 66: All Evacuate

It’s over!

When Bai Qiulan saw that piercing blood-red glow, an overwhelming terror surged in her heart.

The lotus seed of the Slaughter Lotus—had actually erupted at this moment.

Retreat!

Retreat!

They had to withdraw from the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield—immediately.

No one could stay behind. Anyone who did... would die!

There would be no exceptions.

The current Lu Ye had completely transformed into a monster that knew nothing but slaughter.

He would unleash every method at his disposal to kill.

“Retreat!”

Bai Qiulan formed a hand seal. Her Lunar divine power enveloped Yue Hongling and Sun Ruowei, and without looking back, she fled at full speed.

At the same time, she pulled out her sound transmission stone.

“Junior Brother Feng, now’s the time. Notify all disciples of the Grand Dao Sect to evacuate the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield—retreat with the fastest speed possible!”

“Notify all human sects and factions. Tell them to immediately withdraw from the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield. Retreat with utmost urgency—abandon everything!”

Feng Tianchi was shocked by Bai Qiulan’s transmission.

“Senior sister, what on earth happened?”

“A supreme demonic force has awakened. Every living being remaining in the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield will die. I am not exaggerating in the slightest—this is extremely serious. Do exactly as I say, immediately!”

“If they don’t leave—they will die!”

“Absolutely!”

“There’s no chance of survival!”

“They must retreat instantly, without delay!”

Bai Qiulan’s voice was filled with sternness and urgency, and even a trace of deep fear.

Sun Ruowei was completely stunned.

Her expression, from dumbfounded shock at hearing the word “husband,” to now just pure stupefaction—her face seemed entirely frozen.

Was this really necessary?

Was it really that serious?

No, come on—just because Lu Ye turned red, did Bai Qiulan have to be this afraid, this tense?

Lu Ye might be strong, but how long had he even been cultivating?

They only had one opportunity to enter the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield. Many hadn’t even attempted to leave their name on the Eternal Heaven’s Chosen Ranking yet. Who would want to leave now?

“Qiulan, aren’t you overreacting... Lu Ye, he’s just your disciple. He’s strong, yes, but does that really warrant full evacuation?”

“Even if he’s gone berserk and started killing, surely all those foreign races are enough for him to vent on?”

“You don’t understand. I’ll explain once we’re out!”

“Junior Brother Feng, did you hear me?”

“I did, I did! I’ll contact the other sects right away!”

Because Bai Qiulan’s voice had been so severe, so urgent, Feng Tianchi figured the situation must be worse than he had imagined.

He rushed to notify the other sects.

“What? You want us to retreat now?”

Almost every sect reacted the same way—their first thought was: how could they possibly retreat?

They hadn’t even tried to leave their name on the Eternal Heaven’s Chosen Ranking yet. If they succeeded, not only would their fame last forever, they would receive incredible rewards.

Especially the Void Refinement and Unity Dao powerhouses—some had only arrived at the battlefield less than a day ago. They hadn’t explored anything yet, hadn’t claimed any benefits—why would they leave now?

Bai Qiulan had already rushed at full speed to Feng Tianchi’s side.

When Feng Tianchi saw her silver hair, he was startled.

Bai Qiulan immediately took the sound transmission stone from him.

“This is Bai Qiulan speaking!”

“Now, I swear on my personal Dao—what I am saying is absolutely true. I ask that all Heaven’s Chosen and powerhouses from every sect, no matter how confident you are in yourselves, withdraw from the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield within fifteen minutes—or you will die without question!”

“I am not joking. I am not lying.”

“Trust me!”

“If you don’t leave—you will die!”

...

“Junior Sister Bai, what exactly happened? Explain it clearly—why would staying here mean death? Even if a demonic powerhouse has awakened, how strong can a devil be in the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield? We may not necessarily be powerless against it, right?”

“Exactly, even if we can’t fight it alone, can’t we defeat it if we join forces?”

“No—you’re not its match. Even if everyone joined forces, it would still end in death!”

Bai Qiulan’s voice trembled with emotion.

“Everyone, believe me! Leave the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield—immediately!”

No further voices came from the sound transmission stone.

Everyone fell silent.

Some suspected Bai Qiulan had lost her mind... but she was Unity Dao.

If something could drive a Unity Dao cultivator to this level of panic—it had to be a monstrous horror beyond imagination.

“Alright. All disciples of the Supreme Sword Sect, withdraw!”

“Yes, senior brother!”

“Calamity Sect—all disciples... all disciples, evacuate!”

“Senior brother, I want to stay. I want to try for the Eternal Heaven’s Chosen Ranking.”

“You... sigh... then be extremely careful!”

“Central State Imperial Dynasty—every cultivator retreat!”

“Yes!”

“Big Sister Bai, let me ask just one thing... is it him?” Shangguan Huanling’s voice echoed.

“It is!”

“Alright. I understand. Supreme Imperial Dynasty—all cultivators, withdraw!”

“And who the hell are you, to order the cultivators of the Supreme Imperial Dynasty?” A man’s voice snapped with disdain.

“The Supreme Imperial Dynasty will not retreat. I want to see what kind of so-called devil could terrify this bunch of cowardly cultivators!”

“Nine Li Celestial Dynasty will withdraw. If anyone wants to stay, they may.”

“Yin-Yang Dharma Sect—any who wish to leave may do so. However, I don’t believe anyone can break through our Yin-Yang Universe Formation! I’m not leaving!”

“Mountain-River Pagoda Sect... forget it, Mountain-River Pagoda Sect will withdraw!”

Most of the human sects trusted the judgment of Bai Qiulan, a Unity Dao cultivator.

If a Unity Dao was panicking to this degree, it was enough proof of the terror to come.

“Also—inform all human rogue cultivators to retreat as well, if possible!”

Bai Qiulan’s figure vanished.

Then her voice echoed loudly across the world.

“A supreme devil has awakened and will slaughter ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) all living beings. Anyone who remains will die without exception! I am Bai Qiulan of the Grand Dao Sect—anyone who hears my voice, evacuate the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield immediately!”

That voice resounded through every layer of the Heaven’s Chosen Ancient Battlefield.

This was all Bai Qiulan could do.

Whoever she could save, she would. If she could reduce the amount of slaughter Lu Ye would commit, even slightly—then she had to.

Above the Blood Sea—

Boom!

The Four Symbols Heaven-Suppressing Formation was completely destroyed. The Yao cultivators at the core of the array were reduced to a mist of blood.

In the next second, that blood mist was drawn toward Lu Ye’s mouth—and he swallowed it in a single gulp.

His body shuddered slightly.

Extreme ecstasy surged through his mind.

“Ahhh!”

The Heavenly Ghost shrieked again. Lu Ye cleaved through a thousand beams of light with a single sword, then reached out and seized the Heavenly Ghost’s head.

Boom!

The Heavenly Ghost’s skull was crushed in his grip. Lu Ye opened his mouth wide and shoved the creature straight in.

One sword light after another began to appear.

One. Ten. A hundred. A thousand. Ten thousand.

Each one stained a deep, blood-red.

From between his clenched teeth came a single word.

“Die!”