Calamity of Tomorrow

In the midst of the battlefield, the fox demon Gu Lan had fully revealed her true monstrous form, with nine massive tails soaring up into the sky. The fluffy tails were both thick and long, as if they intended to blot out the sun and sky.

And she herself had transformed into a colossal white fox, her body adorned with various red talismans.

Using the power of her monster bloodline to suppress the power of deformation, Gu Lan was still not completely deformed at this moment; she had not fallen into utter madness and retained a certain degree of rationality.

But her gaze toward the void behind Zhu Ye was filled with sheer terror — Zhou Bai, in her eyes, had become the devil among devils. This kind of power that could plunge her into deformation with a single sentence truly scared her.

She felt that even though she had employed her true monster form, the power of deformation was still boiling ferociously inside her, slowly pushing her towards that irreversible state.

'Didn't they say just don't listen to what he says? Didn't they say just don't believe in his words?'

'Why... why has it turned out like this?'

On the other side, Zhu Yan, who had already fallen into a state of 'fear', was not as miserable as Gu Lan, but his mood was extremely dismal.

'Sigh, after such a long and brutal war between humans and monsters, I made it here, only to capsize in a gutter today.'

Zhu Yan circulated the power of his monster bloodline, suppressing the restlessness in his soul as well as the boiling power of deformation. His situation wasn't as grave as Gu Lan's; he didn't need to transform into his true body to suppress the deformation.

But even so, Zhu Yan's heart was already filled with the desire to retreat.

After all, Zhou Bai hadn't even shown his face. From goodness knows what distance, he'd already dealt with them – how were they supposed to fight that?

They couldn't even figure out how to counterattack. What if they killed Zhu Ye? It wouldn't harm Zhou Bai in the slightest, yet they were desperately struggling.

Zhu Yan hated nothing more than risking his life, especially risking it for others.

After experiencing the great war between humans and monsters, he grew even more averse to risking his life. He had seen far too many people go all out in that war — of every ten thousand, at most one survived, with most sacrificing their lives early for all sorts of messy reasons.

He was not moved, but rather thought it foolish, believing that nothing in this world was worth risking one's life for.

The so-called 'future has plenty to offer,' and as a monster, he had a very long lifespan. Winning or losing didn't really matter; as long as he lived, he would eventually have his day.

But just as Gu Lan and Zhu Yan were both harboring thoughts of retreat, the sky suddenly darkened, and a figure appeared mid-air. Almost instantly, a strong oppressive force surged from all directions, and even the light in the air seemed to dim due to his presence.

It was as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth was splitting apart; that descending figure brought with him a tempest, giving everyone the sensation that they were drifting aimlessly in the wind, unable to control themselves.

Gu Lan, Zhu Yan, and Wan Xing True Monarch saw the newcomer and quickly went to greet him.

Wan Xing True Monarch, somewhat ashamed, looked at the person and said, "Heavenly Lord... we..."

The newcomer was none other than Li Zhengdao, the Hao Ran Heavenly Lord, who was supposed to be confronting Jiaojiao in the dream realm.

It turned out that although his true body was in a standoff with Jiaojiao in the realm of dreams, he had left an avatar outside to oversee the overall situation.

Now seeing that the state of affairs was unexpected, Li Zhengdao took the initiative to enter the fray, intending to take matters into his own hands.

Looking at the figure in the sky, Qian Wangsun and the others felt as though they were navigating a tiny boat amidst a stormy sea, their Primordial Spirits and flesh both experiencing a feeling of helplessness.

Li Xiuzhu clenched the Blood Transformation Divine Sword in his hand and whispered, "It's Li Zhengdao... It looks like he's never cut off the connection with the outside."

Annie remarked, "Is this Hao Ran Heavenly Lord Li Zhengdao? The last ascended deity from four hundred years ago, the one who subdued the Cang Long and ascended to the heavens astride the dragon."

San Mei: "In just four hundred years, you have surpassed all other lawful deities, becoming a Celestial Monarch of the Heavenly department."

Where there is a person, there is a shadow cast by their fame. As the last deity to ascend in history, the name of Li Zhengdao was far grander than that of the other lawful deities, especially with his feat of subduing the Ancient Azure Dragon and exhibiting various forms of tremendous strength and exceptional talents. In 400 years, he overtook many lawful deities and ascended to the position of a Celestial Monarch. His renown was familiar to many cultivators.

At this moment, his mere presence on the scene brought an immensely oppressive pressure on everyone, rendering them somewhat afraid to act rashly. It seemed as if the slightest movement would welcome a torrential storm of retaliation from the other side.

However, after Li Zhengdao in the sky had glanced over Li Xiuzhu and the others, he didn't say anything. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Zhu Ye and the Void Gap behind him.

The next moment, a voice resonated in the sky, peaceful and calm, as if a decree had descended from the heavens themselves, causing a resonance between heaven and earth that evoked a feeling impossible to resist or defend against.

"Zhu Ye, are you rebelling against the Heavenly Court?"

Zhu Ye, whose mind had been filled with countless small insect familiars by Zhou Bai and who had been under constant intellectual control, suddenly began to tremble violently. A look of intense struggle flashed across his face, and he looked towards Li Zhengdao in the sky with fear.

"I... I..."

Rune after rune suddenly emerged on Zhu Ye's forehead, a dense mass of runes interlocking together, flashing with an eerie red light, continuously affecting Zhu Ye's consciousness.

Watching this scene unfold, Gu Lan, Zhu Yan, and others all felt a hint of sorrow for a companion in distress. These were the runes that the Magnanimous Celestial Monarch had implanted in their minds so that he could control them at any time and hold their life and death in his hands.

...

An alarm immediately sounded within the Void Throne.

"The host's consciousness has encountered an unknown impact..."

"Neural structure severely damaged..."

"Brain signals interrupted..."

"In 26 seconds, the host will lose control... 24, 23, 22..."

Christina frantically said, "What should we do? What should we do? This tool pig is about to be taken back by him!"

Elsa, imitating Zhou Bai's demeanor, said confidently, "Don't panic, Tina. Everything is under my control."

Christina pounced on her and started flailing her cat claws in a frenzy: "Who asked you!"

Zhou Bai rolled his eyes and looked at the scene of the battle, saying, "He had already laid down control ahead of time. But this pig is mine now, and it's not your turn to kill him."

"Eat him for me."

...

Right after Li Zhengdao activated the runes in Zhu Ye's sea of consciousness, Zhou Bai's voice suddenly emanated from Zhu Ye's body.

"How dare you."

In the midst of the battlefield, accompanied by this low shout from Zhou Bai, Zhu Ye suddenly let out a heart-wrenching scream.

It was the mechanical familiars, inside and out of his body, from top to bottom, starting to take over his body all at once.

When Zhou Bai had injected these mechanical familiars, originating from the Heavenly Demon, into Zhu Ye's body, he had already destroyed his body's key parts and had the mechanical familiars replace them.