CHAPTER 698: CLEARING THE ENTIRE WORLD

Aldrian closed his eyes once again as he concentrated on what he was about to do. His domain’s sense spread once more across the star, and then his focus shifted to the central continent. After almost ten minutes of silence, strands and crackling arcs of heavenly lightning appeared on his body.

Because the sound of heavenly lightning propagated through the medium of heaven and earth energy, the rumble could be heard even in space.

At first, it was only a small strand of lightning, but it grew larger and stronger. With his control over space, he created many spatial cracks and sent the heavenly lightning into each of them. He did not stop there. After sending lightning into the cracks, he created another new batch of spatial cracks and repeated the same, releasing more lightning into them.

From afar, people would find his behavior peculiar, as if he were merely releasing lightning and "feeding" it into spatial cracks without achieving anything. It was normal for anyone to think like that if they saw him at this moment. Yet unknown to them, in other places, many living beings had already received his judgment.

On the Central Continent, the populace went about their activities as usual, with nothing noteworthy occurring. However, their peaceful day was suddenly shaken by the sudden appearance of heavenly lightning strikes accompanied by deafening rumbles. Those who had not expected such a sudden disturbance, combined with its overwhelming pressure, immediately thought that someone was invading them.

Moreover, the lightning appeared in many places almost at the same time, as if it were a coordinated attack. Anyone flying high above would see that, at this moment, many spatial cracks had appeared in the skies of several locations, and heavenly lightning was descending through them. It looked far more like a coordinated assault than natural heavenly lightning.

Yet the populace was left stunned when they saw the lightning strike only once before everything returned to normal. Many witnessed the lightning targeting specific individuals, killing them instantly and nothing more. A few of these deaths even occurred in the middle of bustling streets, surrounded by crowds of people.

The sight of someone turning to ashes right before their eyes made scalps go numb, and people instantly keeping their distance from where the lightning had struck.

Many were left confused, thinking, what the hell is going on?

Scenes like this could be witnessed all across the continent, throwing the populace into major confusion. Even the three sect masters of the three great sects saw some of the lightning strikes in the horizon. They were still within the dungeon area, preparing to return to their respective sects.

But they stopped as their gazes fixed on the horizon. The sight made them wonder if this was what Aldrian had meant by the appearance of heavenly lightning. A moment later, many reports reached them, shocking them even further.

The heavenly lightning appeared across the continent, striking down specific individuals each time it manifested. This caused widespread confusion and unrest, as no one could understand the sudden uncertainty surrounding the lightning. How could heavenly lightning appear in such a coordinated manner?

The three sect masters could only glance at one another, silently questioning with their expressions.

Is this Aldrian’s doing? Is this why he warned us earlier? The thought alone made their skin crawl, the idea that Aldrian could truly command such power.

Yet if Aldrian was the one behind it, they could not help but wonder, why was he doing this? Who exactly were the ones being killed?

Sect Master Han paused for a moment, his gaze falling upon the unconscious Ulasis lying on the ground beside him. His eyes trembled as a possibility surfaced in his mind.

’Don’t tell me...?!’

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After more than a minute of cleansing the Central Continent from the devils, claiming tens of thousands of lives, Aldrian shifted his focus to another land. The next target was the Orian Continent.

He repeated the process, scanning the entire continent before unleashing another batch of heavenly lightning strikes. Each strike was fatal, capable of killing even those at the pseudo-immortal stage.

There was no devil that could escape him. Even those hiding deep underground were discovered by his domain’s sense. If they were beneath the ground, then the spatial cracks simply opened there instead, their fate remained unchanged.

All of them perished without even realizing how they had died, their bodies reduced to ashes.

Yet, with Aldrian’s precise control, he ensured that his strikes did not harm anyone nearby, even when the devils tried to blend among common folk. This was something no one else in this heaven could replicate, for the burden on both mind and soul would be unbearable.

To control thousands of lightning strands and direct them toward specific targets, a cultivator would need a mind and soul strong enough to withstand such a burden. Added to that was the sheer scale of the area Aldrian had to cover, which was an entire continent. This made it something even a peak pseudo-immortal would find impossible to accomplish.

Even for Aldrian, his strikes did not truly land at the exact same time across every region. He deliberately left a split second interval between them to ease the burden.

Aldrian continued repeating this process on every continent of the Ancient Blue Gate World. Once he was finished with the land, he turned his attention to the oceans. From the surface to the deepest seafloor, he left nothing unchecked.

After more than an hour of his cleansing operation, Aldrian finally stopped when he no longer detected any devils within the Ancient Blue Gate World, aside from Ulasis who remained in the custody of Sect Master Han.

He had gave Ulasis to the sect master because through him, Sect Master Han would understand what had happened to the devils across the world without Aldrian needing to explain it himself.

Aldrian exhaled softly as he gazed calmly at the Ancient Blue Gate World. At this moment, he could confidently say that this star was free from any invaders’ influence. Although there were still some individuals who might have connections to the devils, with the devils now gone, those traitors had lost one of their greatest supports.

He did not intend to dwell on the matter of rooting out those traitors, for that was the responsibility of the leaders of each territory, so long as they were not corrupt.

After making sure that nothing unusual remained, his figure disappeared and reappeared in the skies above one of the continents. This continent intrigued him because its populace was made up mostly of beast races.

The Beast Continent, a land where many kinds of spiritual beasts resided, including the mighty dragons and phoenixes. He could not help but want to see for himself those races that were the descendants of Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan.

This would be the first time he had seen their race in this life. Until now, all he had encountered were the visions of his memories and the skeletons of Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan within his palace.

He then descended to a much lower height, entering the atmosphere, and appeared above a vast mountain range. He was already using his stealth technique, rendering him undetected and invisible to others. Within the range stood one peak far higher than the rest, and when he had scanned this continent earlier, he had sensed the strongest being residing in this very region.

From the information he had, this place was the Dragon Kingdom, one of the most powerful factions in the Ancient Blue Gate World.

Then he finally saw them—the living dragons in this life. Their enormous bodies were truly intimidating, and combined with the overwhelming aura they exuded, there was no way other beings would not feel suppressed before them.

As a race, dragons were already considered the most powerful beings in this world. With their mighty bodies and souls, mastery over heaven and earth energy, control over nature, and lifespans rivaling that of elves, they were truly one of the races blessed by the heavens.

Aldrian’s gaze followed several of the massive dragons soaring through the skies. There were also many in their human form, each retaining unique features of their dragon lineage. He could see many different types of dragons here, and he knew that each carried its own distinct properties.

There were dragons that could control the sea, dragons that commanded fire, and even some with unique innate abilities to control space.

As Aldrian continued to observe their movements, he suddenly sensed a human figure emerging from the highest mountain peak. He immediately knew that this figure was the strongest dragon here.

It was a young-looking man with long red hair, dressed in regal robes. With his cultivation at the peak pseudo-immortal stage, he could be considered one of the strongest beings in the First Heaven. When Aldrian read his information through the system, he instantly recognized the figure’s identity.

But then he was stunned when he sensed that the man was actually looking in his direction!

He closed the system screen and fixed his gaze on the dragon with interest.

’Did he see me?’