Time flowed forward, second by second.
Across the Nebula World, the Human Race's Universe Exalts—having already infiltrated their assigned regions—sent back one confirmation after another through the Virtual Universe network.
In position.
Targets locked.
No abnormalities detected.
When the final confirmation arrived, Gui Yi Venerable's gaze sharpened.
"Begin."
The command was simple—yet the consequences were destined to shake the entire Nebula World to its foundations.
The Sky Falls on the Nebula World
For the native civilizations surrounding the headquarters of the major Overlord factions, what followed would be remembered for generations—if there were anyone left alive to remember it.
Without warning, an overwhelming pressure descended from the heavens.
It was not the pressure of a single god…
but the combined might of countless Universe Exalts, released simultaneously.
Domains unfolded one after another.
Vast, terrifying Domain treasures covered entire star regions in an instant, blotting out light, suppressing space-time, and severing the connection between heaven and earth.
Immortal Gods who had once ruled over billions of lives did not even have time to react.
Some were crushed outright by Domain suppression.
Others were erased as their God Kingdoms collapsed under coordinated attacks.
Life below the Undying level fared even worse—entire civilizations vanished silently, reduced to nothing more than drifting cosmic dust.
The Nebula World, which had maintained its fragile balance for countless years, was thrown into absolute chaos in a single moment.
Holy Light City Under Siege
At the heart of the Light God Domain, Holy Light City was the first to bear the brunt.
The instant Gui Yi Venerable issued the order, endless black winds surged forth from the void, swallowing the sky.
The Saint Light that had eternally bathed this sacred land dimmed, then retreated, as a vast Black Wind Domain expanded outward, violently occupying the region once ruled by light.
Within the Domain, colossal wind serpents—some tens of millions of kilometers long, others stretching hundreds of millions, even billions—coiled through space like ancient void pythons.
At Gui Yi Venerable's will, these black wind pythons shifted direction.
They charged.
Holy Light City, once serene and immovable, now looked like a fragile boat caught in a cosmic storm.
The city shook violently.
The radiance of Saint Light flickered and weakened.
"…Still not coming out?" Gui Yi Venerable frowned slightly.
"Senior Brother," Golden Axe Venerable said calmly, "leave this to me."
The Fortress Descends
A massive palace-type treasure, resembling an interstellar fortress, tore through space and appeared above Holy Light City.
It expanded rapidly, its size reaching tens of millions of kilometers.
Then—
At the center of its underside, a colossal opening opened wide.
A terrifying swallowing force erupted, warping space itself, dragging everything beneath it toward oblivion.
Gui Yi Venerable did not relent.
The black wind pythons battered Holy Light City from all sides, forcing it steadily toward the yawning abyss beneath the fortress.
At last, fury erupted from within the city.
"You dare!"
"Who are you, to attack my Holy Light City?!"
Saint Light flared violently.
The Saint Light Lake surged in brilliance, transforming into countless radiant blades that clashed head-on with the black wind pythons.
Light and darkness collided.
Black winds were shredded—only to reform moments later.
Saint Light swords shattered like fragile crystal—only to be replaced by new ones.
For a brief moment, the Saint Light Lake held its ground.
But the swallowing force from the interstellar fortress never ceased.
Holy Light City continued to drift—unstoppably—toward destruction.
Light Overlord's Decision
Inside Holy Light City, chaos reigned.
Countless lower Immortal Gods had already perished from the initial impacts.
Even the surviving ones trembled, their faith shattered.
At the city's core stood a towering figure.
Twelve pairs of radiant wings unfolded behind him.
Light Overlord Birus.
Beside him stood his three Lord Gods—Morning, Dusk, and Darkness—each with grave expressions.
"We cannot remain here," Birus said coldly. "If we are swallowed into that treasure… we will be helpless."
For the first time in countless ages, the strongest Overlord of the Nebula World issued an order to retreat.
"I will retract Holy Light City. You three—break out separately."
The command burned like poison in his throat.
But survival came before pride.
Escape—and Interception
With a thunderous roar, Saint Light Lake contracted violently.
Holy Light City vanished.
Four figures shot out like meteors, racing toward what appeared to be the weakest section of the Black Wind Domain.
"They're escaping!"
"Intercept!"
"We've waited too long for this—don't let them go!"
The interstellar fortress lost its target, but it was already too late.
Saint Light Lake condensed into a colossal staff, wrapping around Birus's body as he accelerated, piercing through black wind serpents with terrifying force.
Each impact slowed him—just slightly.
Then—
A voice echoed directly into his soul.
"Break the World."
Birus's pupils shrank.
A sword shadow descended.
It was vast beyond measure, like a heavenly meteor tearing through existence itself.
Death of the Light Overlord
The collision shook the universe.
Saint Light staff and sword shadow clashed, releasing energy that annihilated matter, shattered space, and formed raging spatial torrents.
Birus was hurled backward, tumbling nearly ten thousand kilometers before stabilizing.
Disbelief filled his eyes.
"Stay," Gui Yi Venerable's cold voice followed him. "Light Overlord."
"Who… are you?" Birus demanded hoarsely. "Why do you attack us?!"
"There is no why," Gui Yi replied calmly.
"Everything is for the race."
Myriad Transformations.
Endless sword shadows erupted.
Birus burned his god body without hesitation.
A desperate Overlord was still an Overlord.
Saint Light exploded outward as he counterattacked with ferocious power.
But Gui Yi Venerable did the same.
He would not fight a war of attrition.
The moment was decided.
All power converged.
"Gui Yi."
Sword and man became one.
A streak of absolute light pierced the void.
The Saint Light staff shattered.
The Overlord's treasure armor exploded.
The sword passed through Birus's god body.
Seventy-nine percent—gone in an instant.
Before he could even comprehend the blow, the second strike arrived.
There was no armor this time.
No miracle.
Light Overlord Birus—
annihilated.
Slaughter Across the World
Golden Axe Venerable was no less terrifying.
Blood-red axe light tore through space, each strike obliterating everything in its path.
The Lord God of Dawn screamed once—then ceased to exist.
Elsewhere, the Lord Gods of Dusk and Darkness fell in rapid succession under coordinated assaults.
Across the Nebula World, similar scenes unfolded.
Overlords.
Lord Gods.
Once untouchable rulers—
slaughtered like livestock.
Their treasures became ownerless.
Their God Kingdoms collapsed.
Their legacies vanished.
Aftermath
When the dust settled, Gui Yi Venerable gathered the spoils—Saint Light Lake, Holy Light City, world rings, divine artifacts.
"The strongest in the world?" he laughed. "Nothing more than this."
The Human Race Universe Exalts dispersed once more, fanning out across the Nebula World.
They no longer hunted rulers.
They hunted treasures.
This was their era of uncontested harvest.
And when the armies of the other races finally arrived—
they would be greeted with blood.