The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1068: Cleaning the World

Aldrian floated higher into the sky while Ling Xiao stayed on the ground, looking at Aldrian and wondering what he wanted to do.

Aldrian released his golden energy, allowing the formation on the island to recognize him and weaken the sword will.

The sword will on the island remained intense, and the only place that became a safe zone was the area surrounding the stone tablet.

Ling Xiao, sensing the golden energy for the first time, felt astonished. This was the first time he had sensed such a unique energy, one that made his soul want to prostrate and worship. It was an innate feeling that pushed a being to act as if that was what existence itself demanded.

That meant his very being naturally submitted to Aldrian even at the subconscious level.

Even if, for example, he was not someone who worshiped or revered Aldrian consciously, that energy would still trigger a feeling of worship.

’So that is His Majesty’s unique energy that only he, the phoenix god, and the dragon god possess. Truly amazing. Even sensing it alone brings such a sensation,’ he thought.

Aldrian continued to float higher until he rose beyond the island’s deadly zone, which reached eighteen kilometers into the sky. He stopped there and closed his eyes.

After a few moments of silence, with only the sound of the whistling wind striking his body, sparks of lightning suddenly appeared around him.

At first they were small, but as time passed, they grew larger and became far more powerful. Thunderous rumbling echoed across the area, and even the nearby clouds were swept aside by the powerful strands of lightning.

Ling Xiao, watching the scene, was truly shocked.

’Isn’t that heavenly lightning? How is that possible? Isn’t His Majesty still mortal?’

All his life, the only beings he had ever seen controlling heavenly lightning were gods, and even then only high-ranking gods who had already become masters of universes.

But at this moment, he saw heavenly lightning being released from a mortal body. Although Aldrian had been a god in the past, at this moment his body was only mortal.

From his understanding, the laws of mortals should apply to Aldrian with all of their limitations. A mortal body was not supposed to hold the power of the heavens.

That was an absolute law, and no one could change it. Even gods who possessed mortal bodies would face limitations and could not use their full divine power.

What he saw from Aldrian at this moment overturned his knowledge of the laws of the universe.

’As expected from the Great Emperor,’ he thought. His eyes glimmered with amazement as strands of lightning slithered across the sky, their light reflected within them.

The power the lightning contained had already surpassed peak pseudo immortal stage when Ling Xiao saw many spatial rifts appear at the same time. He realized this was another of Aldrian’s actions, and then countless strands of lightning struck the spatial rifts, causing his eyebrows to rise.

Why was Aldrian striking the spatial rifts with heavenly lightning?

Unknown to him, at this moment, in other parts of the world, scenes of carnage were unfolding.

Heavenly lightning suddenly emerged from spatial rifts that appeared in the sky, striking countless devils across the land.

In one of the devils’ bases within a region of the world’s continent, thunderous rumbling shook the land, followed by destruction that killed many devils. The devils, unprepared for such an event, fell into panic as they began to flee from the numerous lightning strikes.

"What the fuck happened?! Why are there suddenly heavenly lightning strikes?! Is this a heavenly tribulation?" one of the devils shouted as he ran from their base.

"Run! Run! Get out of this place!"

"Get out of the way! Aghhh!"

"Agghh!"

"Aghh—"

Once the heavenly lightning struck their bodies, there was no fate other than death. Their bodies were reduced to ashes and disappeared without leaving any trace, other than the destroyed and charred land.

The power of the lightning, far more powerful than the attack of a peak pseudo immortal stage cultivator, took lives wherever it touched. No matter where they were, no matter if they hid underground or fled to distant places, the lightning always found them.

It was as if the lightning possessed its own soul and eyes, searching for victims.

After more than a minute of the lightning storm, the base fell into ruin without a single devil remaining. A base with tens of thousands of souls perished just like that, and this did not happen only in this place.

At the same time, many other bases on the same side of the continent experienced the same disaster. Heavenly lightning wreaked havoc, killing every living devil.

If the devils were located in areas where other beings lived, the lightning struck them with precise accuracy, without harming anyone else.

For example, in one town, an army of devils was advancing. They had already breached the town’s defenses while the civilians had not yet finished evacuating. The devils had already killed many troops and civilians of the town.

The town was already burning, and the survivors ran desperately from the devils that hunted them like vicious beasts.

Those who stayed behind to fight were overwhelmed by the devils and brutally killed.

Those who ran were also slain without mercy.

Only cries filled with fury and despair could be heard.

"Ahhh! Help! Help!"

"Wait! My daughter is still left behind!"

"Run! Run!" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Uwaahhhh!"

"Yahahaha! Run, run like the insects you are! Run! This is truly fun!" one of the devils shouted with a vicious expression.

One cultivator attempted to attack this devil, but the devil merely swung his axe and slashed the attacker. The cultivator died instantly, his body split into two.

The devil smiled wickedly after cutting him down.

"Aish, weaklings should know their place. Why are you so stubborn, playing hero?" he said as he walked among the destroyed buildings.

Near him, hidden between the rubble, two figures tried to conceal themselves so they would not be discovered by the devils.

They were sisters. The elder looked to be a teenager, while the younger appeared to be only six years old.

Fear was clear on their faces as they tried not to move or even breathe, afraid that any devil might notice them. The elder sister saw the devil who had just brutally killed someone, and terror filled her heart. She could only hold her little sister tightly. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably even as they tried to remain still.

They closed their eyes, hoping this nightmare would quickly pass.

After a few moments, they heard no movement from the devil. The older sister slowly opened her eyes and carefully peeked through a gap in the rubble. She saw no devil, which made her sigh in relief.

However, the very moment she relaxed, the rubble hiding them was suddenly lifted by the same devil they feared.

The devil smiled cruelly at them while their faces turned pale with horror. The older sister tightened her embrace around her little sister.

"Got you, little ants!" the devil said as he raised his axe.

The two siblings could only close their eyes and cling to each other, as if already accepting their deaths.

But then—

Rumble!

A thunderous roar echoed across the town, and lightning struck the devil before he could harm them.

"Argh—"

Only a brief cry of pain was heard before the devil’s existence vanished, erased by heavenly lightning without leaving any remains.

Across the town, the same scene unfolded as lightning strikes killed every single devil, leaving many people confused.

What the hell happened?

Why were heavenly lightning strikes suddenly appearing, and why did they seem to target only the devils?

After more than a minute, the lightning strikes finally stopped and the situation turned silent. There was no sound of battle or slaughter anymore.

Those who had hidden or escaped slowly began to check their surroundings. The two sisters also carefully came out from their hiding place, looking around while holding hands. They were truly confused about what had just happened.

They had been about to die, yet suddenly lightning had saved them.

The older sister looked toward the sky.

Were the heavens hearing their prayers? Had the heavens finally sent punishment upon those cruel beings?

In another place that had not yet been reached by Aldrian’s heavenly lightning, another devil base stood with thousands of troops on standby.

The leader of this place was a high pseudo immortal stage devil. He sat inside his tent with a frowning expression, facing a kneeling devil before him.

"Can the headquarters still not be contacted?" he asked the kneeling devil.

"No, my lord. We have tried several times, but the headquarters has not responded." the kneeling devil replied.

The leader frowned deeper. He suddenly felt a bad feeling rising within him.

As he was still thinking, another devil suddenly entered the tent and knelt before him.

"My lord, we received reports that we have lost contact with the advancing armies. We have also lost contact with the backup divisions," he reported, causing the leader to widen his eyes in shock and stand up.

"What?!"

The uneasy feeling in his heart intensified, and he realized that something was seriously wrong with the situation.

Before he could think further, he suddenly sensed something in the sky, but before he could identify what it was—

Rumble!

A powerful lightning strike hit him. He could only release a short cry of pain before his body vanished. Lightning strikes also claimed the lives of the other devils.

The lightning storm had finally descended upon this devil base.

Scenes like this spread across the world, cleansing the world of devils.