Eventually, the scale of events grew larger and larger. Destroying tribes no longer satisfied them, and even great cities in the territories were attacked.

Tens of thousands of Immortal citizens in the city were slaughtered, their Primordial Spirits extracted.

But attacking the great city finally caused the news to spread.

Within the great city lay an Array for communication. When the city was attacked, the guard within reported to the Immortal Platform using the Array — for the first time, the face of the Evil was exposed to the eyes of the Domain Realm. It was a peculiar thing."

"How is it peculiar?" Chen Yan showed interest.

"Firstly, they are unknown from whence they come. After an invasion, when they wipe out a city and creatures, they retreat, although each incident grows larger in scale than the last, they leave once their purpose of slaughter is fulfilled.

But from where they come and where they go after leaving remains unknown.

Each time after a battle, Great Cultivators personally pursued them across thousands of battlefields, but traveling thousands of miles, never manage to track where these entities retreat.

Even when attacking defensive city passes, the enemy numbers grow to tens of thousands, surely traces would be left along the way as the great army retreated.

But the Great Cultivators search yielded no traces, as if these entities appeared out of thin air and vanished into thin air.

The lands of the Domain Realm have been thoroughly searched, yet the lair of these things remains unknown.

The Southern Border seas have also been attacked, and afterwards, Great Cultivators pursued, a Venerable took risks entering the sea domain, deep into the depths for ten thousand miles, yet still found no clues.

And these 'Evil' cause an uproar every few years and appear in different places. The Northern Border, the Western Border, the Southern Border of the Domain Realm, they appear in all these places.

It's unknown how they traverse thousands of miles, gathering such forces from all directions to invade the Domain Realm.

As the battles expanded time and again, one after another frontier city was slaughtered, tribes extinguished, shattering the peace that had lasted for countless millennia in the Domain Realm.

Finally, to resist the 'Evil,' the Immortal Platform established the 'Three Platforms Eight Towns Sixteen Passes' outside the borders of the Domain Realm to resist the 'Evil' invasion.

Once these Three Platforms Eight Towns Sixteen Passes were set, the Evil indeed stopped penetrating the Domain Realm's territories.

Seemingly, they naturally pursue the closest gathering places of creatures to the borders, without strategies like 'raiding behind enemy lines' or 'swift deep incursions.'

With the passes at the forefront, they honestly only attacked the border defenses.

Thus, the Three Platforms Eight Towns Sixteen Passes became the umbrella of protection for the territories of the Domain Realm, blocking all intrusions from the Evil."

Chen Yan was silent for a moment, then asked, "You said earlier they are strange, and mentioned a first. Since there is a first, then surely there is a second, right?"

"The second is... there is suspicion within the Domain Realm that the origin of the Evil is connected to the local tribes of the Domain Realm."

You Su Yi sighed: "I once served at the border pass — I've mentioned it to you before. I've personally seen the 'Evil,' and fought against the Evil.

These creatures, their appearance, just thinking of them causes horror and fear."

"What do they look like?" Chen Yan asked.

With a wry smile, You Su Yi's complexion turned slightly pale, and she whispered, "Like us...!"

Chen Yan: ???

He looked at You Su Yi with confusion.

"When I say 'us,' I don't mean my Demon Fox Race, but the multitude of the Domain Realm!

Human Race, Demon Race, Barbarian Race, Witch Clans, Ghost Race...

The description of these Evil's appearance and physique are identical to the multitude tributes within my Domain Realm!

It is as if, as if...

As if replicating the appearance of the multitude tribes of the Domain Realm, replicating a vast number of them. Tall, short, fat, thin, handsome, ugly, all are included.

They suddenly appear, launch attacks on border defenses, rapidly overpower, and fight ferociously without fear of death.

Moreover, there's no communication, no matter how one shouts, they don't interact with us, as if they are simply mindless killing machines!"

Mindless killing machines?

Chen Yan asked with a puzzled expression, "After so many years of combat, haven't they captured any alive to take back and interrogate slowly?"

"...Impossible to capture!" You Su Yi shook her head: "Venerable Saints have intervened, but even capturing alive is useless."

As she said this, the old fox took a deep breath: "Although the appearance and physique of these Evil are identical to the tribes within the Domain Realm, whenever they invade, various tribes are mixed in.

However, during combat, a peculiar red glow emanates from them..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat!

Red glow?

He remembered encountering the Fierce Beast Race's warrior leader, who was wounded, emitting a red glow on Evil Land Mountain!

"Once you kill one Evil, the red glow on its body disappears, turning into a corpse without a Primordial Spirit. Within a few hours, flesh and blood dissipate, and the body becomes a pile of bones!

They've captured many alive, but when the opponent is shrouded in red glow, interrogation is ineffective, akin to mindless lunacy, even with the Saints using soul-searching methods for interrogation, nothing is gained.

Excessive interrogation can result in strong methods causing the opponent's death, red glow disappearance, and the corpse turning to bones."

Chen Yan asked with a strange tone, looking at You Su Yi, "So... you've fought with this Evil for thousands of years, yet have no idea who they are, where they come from, why they attack, or how long this war will last... you don't know any of it?

Not even a single interaction or communication with the enemy?!"

"..." You Su Yi looked at Chen Yan with a complex expression, softly speaking, "Perhaps there is, but my humble status does not know such intricate secrets. Even if the Immortal Platform knows something, it is beyond the knowledge of a small, low-level Demon Cultivator like me."

Chen Yan pondered over You Su Yi's words deeply, but then heard You Su Yi suddenly hesitate to speak, saying, "Actually..."

"Actually what?"

"Actually, there is speculation within the Domain Realm about the origin of the Evil."

"Oh?"

"We suspect that the Evil may not be creatures, but spirits."

Spirits?

"Legend within the Domain Realm suggests that some force from outside awakens the spirits of local tribes within the Domain Realm, turning them into 'Evil' who know only slaughter, then sending them to attack us."

As she said this, You Su Yi wryly smiled, "Perhaps this is what the Saints on the Immortal Platform think too, so the platform has named these entities 'Evil,' implying mischievous, sinister spirits!"

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