The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1051: The Fall of a Mighty Force

Under the beautiful night sky, people were doing their own business. The Hervian City never rested, as every second there were always people going about their activities. With millions of denizens and many places to visit, there was so much they could do here.

The market that opened during the day would be replaced by the market that opened at night. Many big restaurants also never closed, operating with a shift system for their staff. There were also entertainment areas such as the red district, where brothels seemed to never grow quiet.

After the war against the devils in the Gardum Kingdom ended, the atmosphere still felt joyful, as the people could finally go about their lives without constantly worrying about the devil threat.

The only ones still concerned with the devil problem were the higher-ups of the kingdom.

Just because the war in the Gardum Kingdom was finished did not mean the entire problem with the devils was over. The devils still occupied a large part of this world, and they needed to help others repel them.

Even at this very second, there were people who had to face the devils in life-and-death battles in other parts of the world. They were doing their best to fight the devils. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

At this moment, one of the strongest sects in the world was collapsing after the sudden deaths of its leader and several elders.

The devils invaded the sect not long after that, and with the leadership vacant and powerful devils attacking, the sect could not hold out. The place that had become the home of millions of people now had to be abandoned.

The civilians and disciples who had lived in the sect’s territory for so long had to evacuate under the devils’ assault.

"Keep holding on! We have to defend this place until all the civilians are evacuated!" one of the sect elders shouted to his disciples.

However, the devils were strong and far more numerous, and they kept pushing them back. Without the presence of the sect master and some of their strongest elders, they lacked the power to hold the devils off.

The devils killed many of the disciples without mercy. There were a few devils who were more conspicuous than the others, as they were truly powerful and had slain the most.

One of the devils crazily swept his spear at the disciples, slashing through their bodies. Blood dropped like rain.

Another devil wielded a sword, and no one could withstand his strikes. Some elders tried to stop him, but they only met their end beneath that devil’s sword. His sword technique was ruthless and powerful.

Another was a burly man wielding a hammer, smashing everything in his path without anyone able to stop him. Everyone who met his hammer was turned into meat paste.

"Ahahaha, kill them all! Don’t let any of them escape!" the one using the hammer shouted crazily.

The devils grew even more frenzied. Some of them reached the civilians who were trying to evacuate and began their killing spree. The scene was truly horrifying, as there was no one who could stop the devils here. It was pure carnage.

"Help! Argh!"

"Help! Somebody, help!"

"My son! My son, arghhh!"

Only a scene full of despair could be seen.

That kind of despairing and horrifying situation was what the people of this world experienced whenever the devils succeeded in occupying a territory. It was something that some parts of the Gardum Kingdom had also experienced in the past.

If in other parts of the world, like in that sect, the devils could slaughter freely because there was no one who could stop them, then the opposite was happening here.

For example, something like what was happening in the mansion where Aldrian was staying at this moment.

He grabbed Selis the succubus by the head with one hand and closed his eyes as he looked into her memories. Her eyes rolled back as extreme pain assaulted her, and her body spasmed violently.

In their surroundings, the four dead bodies of succubi lay on the ground. They had died in various manners.

One had been decapitated. One had her head crushed. One died with a horrified expression frozen on her face. The other’s body had turned greenish and purplish, with all her veins bulging, as if poison had spread throughout her body.

Selis was the only one still alive, as Aldrian continued to look into her memories.

After a few moments, Aldrian finally released her head, causing her to collapse as her head hit the ground heavily. Without looking at her again, he released blue flames from his palm and spread them toward all the succubi’s bodies.

The flames instantly engulfed them and quickly consumed their corpses. Their bodies rapidly turned into charcoal before breaking apart.

"Arghhh!" Selis, who was still alive, screamed hysterically in pain for a few moments before her voice turned silent as the flames burned her entire body and reduced her to ashes.

There was nothing left of them.

Aldrian released a breath to calm himself. Looking at those memories made him want to go home and pounce on Sylphia and Baek Jimin.

Although he felt disgusted looking into the memories of those succubi, he still had to do it to obtain important information. And he truly hit the jackpot, as this one succubus actually had considerable influence in the devils’ army that had been sent into this world.

That was why he finally knew who his main target in this world was and where he could find her. The leader who had been tasked by the Vampire King to command all the devil troops in this world.

Another succubus with cultivation at peak pseudo immortal stage.

Alicia Reiver Velanis.

With him finally knowing the identity of the leader and also where to find her, he decided to make a move against her as his primary target after he took care of the devils problem in the Gardum Kingdom.

Aldrian then returned to the same spot where he had been cultivating earlier and closed his eyes. He continued to cultivate as if what had just happened here did not matter to him at all.

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On the next day, news of what had happened to one of the strongest sects in the world reached King Darius. Inside his throne hall, a knight was kneeling on one knee delivering the report, which made the king and his advisor frown.

"What? The Heavenly Pillar Sect has fallen?" King Darius said.

This was news he did not expect to receive at this time. The Heavenly Pillar Sect was one of the strongest sects, and all this time they had been able to hold the devils back fairly well. Because of their existence, the devils in that region could not freely move forward to support other devil troops that had already advanced into other territories.

So their fall was truly shocking for the king.

"What happened to Sect Master Ye?" King Darius asked.

"We heard that before the devils’ invasion, Sect Master Ye, along with several grand elders who were the pillars of the sect, had already died, but we did not know how they died."

King Darius and his advisor were of the same mind. For the sect master and several grand elders of one of the most powerful forces in the world to die before the invasion, it had to be part of the devils’ scheme.

"Alright, you may return to your post," King Darius said, and the knight left the hall.

The king then looked at his advisor.

"If the Heavenly Pillar Sect has fallen, then the surrounding nations will be in danger of a pincer attack. The devils could pass unhindered along the sides of their territories, and it could create chaos. Their fall would come much faster," he said.

Advisor Ceraz nodded with a frown. "Yes, and it would not be long before the entire Ebirum Continent falls if that happens."

As they were still discussing this matter, an imperial guard suddenly rushed into the hall and dropped to one knee.

"Your Majesty, His Excellency Aldrian is visiting the palace."

Hearing that, King Darius stood up with an enthusiastic expression.

"Then what are you waiting for? Bring him in. Didn’t I tell you to let him enter directly if he visits?"

The knight lowered his head. "My apologies, Your Majesty. I will bring His Excellency here." He then rushed out of the hall.

A few moments later, Aldrian entered the hall, and the king hurried down from his throne to approach him.

"Your Excellency, to think you would visit this morning. How is the mansion? Do you like it?" King Darius asked.

Aldrian nodded with a smile. "It is nice, Your Majesty. There is no problem with it."

"I am glad you like it," the king said.

Aldrian’s expression then turned calm. "Your Majesty, I would like to discuss the matter regarding the devils," he said, which made King Darius’s expression turn solemn.

"I see. Then let us move to a more suitable place to discuss it. Coincidentally, I have just received bad news that I would also like to discuss with Your Excellency."

They then walked toward the same glass house where Aldrian had been brought when he first met the king.

"So what does Your Excellency want to talk about?" the king asked after they settled inside the glass house.

Aldrian then told them what had happened last night, which made the king and his advisor shocked.

The king instantly stood up and slightly bowed to Aldrian after hearing what had happened.

"My apologies, Your Excellency, for you experiencing something like that. Our security is truly lacking."

Aldrian waved his hand. "No, you do not have to apologize, Your Majesty. Those devils are strong, and I doubt that any of your guards could have stopped them. Rather, I am thankful that those devils came to me willingly."

King Darius and his advisor raised their eyebrows. Aldrian smiled as he continued.

"I think we could end the war of this world much more quickly than we anticipated."