Translator: Fate Translation Checker: Silavin The news was so shocking that most cultivators couldn’t come to themselves. Many were guessing about the Sky Deer Goddess and Gu Changge’s relationship, as well as why she would side with the Upper Realm. One should note that both realms were at war, and everyone was high strung. So, when a significant character like the Sky Deer Goddess was revealed to work for the enemy, to many, this was a clear signal. Meanwhile, many ancient beings were wondering if Gu Changge had held the Sky Deer Goddess hostage, with the latter having no way of freeing herself. But later, an even more shocking piece of news spread, stirring up even bigger waves. It instantly overwhelmed the Upper Realm. Even the high-ranking members of the Immortal Gu Family were stupefied. The Sky Deer Goddess hadn’t stood by Gu Changge’s side because she had been held hostage or for any other reason but because she was his concubine! All widened their eyes with incredulity, having trouble believing the Sky Deer Goddess, a talented, invincible character with transcending status, was willing to be a young man’s concubine, even if this man was Gu Changge. Regardless, it was unfathomable and unimaginable to many. Many youth had to take a long time to return to themselves. After all, the status of a concubine was lower than a wife. and it was a common practice among powerful families. Even so, for a being like the Sky Deer Goddess, being a concubine was certainly a humiliating matter. In fact, death would be a better fate. So, how could she have agreed to it? Had she chosen it willingly in an attempt to make a bargain with Gu Changge? For a moment, various assumptions were in circulation. In fact, many forces were guessing, believing the reason the battles at the Aether Abyss and the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains were a success was because of the Sky Deer Goddess. It led them to have mixed feelings about it. Never had they thought the guardian of the Sky Deer City, who once opposed the Upper Realm for a long time, would appear in the Upper Realm side like this. For a moment, various guesses and hearsay were everywhere. “Sky Deer Goddess? A concubine? Just where did this come from? How come I’ve never heard about it from Gu Changge?” Gu Xianer furrowed her brows, suddenly feeling inexplicably vexed and a little worried about the future. “Young Master Changge is so amazing. Who’s to say the Sky Deer Goddess hadn’t been so impressed by him that she yielded to the Upper Realm?” An Yan beamed, having nothing but admiration for Gu Changge. Gu Xianer, on the other hand, locked her brows into a deep furrow, thinking An Yan’s opinion towards Gu Changge had changed dramatically since her audience with him. She thought An Yan had become one of the prodigal damsels who couldn’t contain their infatuation for Gu Changge upon hearing his name. [This isn’t the An Yan I know…] She asked An Yan what Gu Changge wanted from her, but because the young woman kept her mouth sealed, Gu Xianer could only drop the matter. “Making the Sky Deer Goddess his concubine, huh? Brother Gu sure is something. But it looks to me that it was the goddess who yielded in the end.” Wang Zijin sat cross-legged inside the palace, seemingly like an Immortal from head to toe. The middle of her forehead seemed to be hiding some sort of dazzling glow that could terrorize anyone who saw it. She couldn’t help smiling when she heard the news, brightening up the dim palace. “The Immortal World is calling?” She shook her head, and the glow in the middle of her forehead gradually disappeared. “But it’s still not time. I haven’t overthrown him yet.” Very quickly, months passed, and the horrifying momentum of the world spinning and tides crashing was gone from the Boundary Marker Sea. Just as the Upper Realm had speculated, the day the Boundary Marker Sea dried up had arrived after shielding the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains for countless years. Rumble! The sky shook, and the galaxy thundered. Even the Universe had a hard time withstanding it, and large stars shook violently, looking to crumble to dust under such an unimaginable phenomenon. It was a terrifying scene. The world had dried up, and the space was in complete chaos. Terrifying figures from various forces traversed space and ripped through the galaxy, and arrived at this place covered in thick mist. There were terrifying sky-devouring birds with eyes like blood moon, and massive battle beasts as large as mountains. Such a spectacle made everyone shudder and feel hopeless. The Upper Realm Army finally traversed the Boundary Marker Sea and had arrived. Not only had many True Daoists shown up, but true, near Immortal, ancient characters had also awoken from their aeons of slumber. Their gazes alone were enough to intimidate common True Daoists. Rumble! A massive rift that spanned tens of millions of kilometres appeared. Chaos Qi burst from within, engulfing everywhere as countless mighty soldiers emerged from it. The countenances of all the cultivators of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains were unprecedentedly grim as they sensed the terrifying force facing them, believing the final battle would come at any given moment. The invincible characters from the Upper Realm, who would determine the outcome of the battle would soon arrive outside Sky Deer City, and those of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains began gathering all their forces to head towards Sky Deer City. Of course, recent news of the Sky Deer Goddess siding with the Upper Realm had travelled to the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, causing even more fear than the Upper Realm Army itself. Many didn’t believe the news at first, but with time, they realised it was an undeniable fact, and despair instantly enveloped everyone. [What are we to do when even the Sky Deer Goddess has yielded to the Upper Realm!? Should we even continue to fight them?] But more of them felt anger and pain from being betrayed. Never had they thought the Sky Deer Goddess would betray Sky Deer City and everyone. They wanted nothing more than to belabour her. Rumble! On the other side of the Aether Abyss, beyond the horizon, stood a majestic ancient city surrounded by countless stars as tiny as specks of dust. Sky Deer City was enveloped by a terrifying barrier that caused the stars to spin where slivers of World Principles were interwoven. At the same time, runes carved by Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains supreme experts since ancient times surrounded this terrifying barrier, serving as the last defence against the Upper Realm. As long as Sky Deer City stood strong, the most critical moment would yet arrive, and there would still be hope for the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains. Meanwhile, the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains had a terrifying world effect, which suppressed the cultivators of the Upper Realm, preventing them from using their full might. Once they landed, they would suffer from an irreversible Dao injury, giving the cultivators of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains a chance to attack them if they did not die from it. Thus, the Upper Realm cultivators were cautious and dared not take the risk. Moreover, they weren’t certain how many soldiers the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains had. Buzz! Just then, dazzling, glowing doors opened at the shrines within the Sky Deer City. Thick mist surged while space fluctuated, and ancient soldiers burst out from the portal, looking as though they had come from a bloody massacre. They were the powerful Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains soldiers who had experienced countless battles and had arrived from the Ten Great Domains after receiving an order. Rumble! In the sky, various beasts galloped, and ferocious birds soared while countless ancient battleships and flying boats gathered from various locations, enveloping the sky and creating a majestic-looking halo effect around them. With this, the final battle of the two realms had kicked off. Silavin: Will be reducing the chapters to 5 per week. The Patreon is quite small and I’ll by putting more chapters there for the read ahead. It’s been quite a huge loss so far but well, this has been a test. The viewership for this novel is also not that high on DDL sadly. Well, I don’t plan to drop this since the alternative is quite bad in terms of translation quality, while the other good group seems to be unable to keep up.