Chapter 2321 — Chapter 2321 Overwhelming Bloodlust

Although Ren Xia had decided to see for herself whether the crimson dome had really vanished or not, she didn't immediately head there.

Instead, she returned home first to let Sun Rouxi know of the situation.

"What? The crimson dome has vanished?" Sun Rouxi was unsurprisingly surprised to hear this news.

"It's just a rumor right now, but I am going to confirm it with my own eyes. Although I would love to wait for Tian Yang to emerge from his seclusion before doing anything, we have no way to know when he's coming out, and disturbing him will be dangerous, so I can only do this without him."

"I understand what you're trying to do, but it sounds dangerous," said Sun Rouxi.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless and will only be investigating from afar. Once I confirm that the crimson dome has truly vanished, I will immediately return to wait for Tian Yang before doing anything else."

"Should I come with you just in case?" Sun Rouxi offered to join her.

However, Ren Xia shook her head and said, "No, you should stay here in case Tian Yang comes out early. Moreover, you're being hunted by your family right now, correct? Unless you want to risk being caught, I suggest you stay here, where it's safe."

"If you say so."

Despite being older than Ren Xia, Sun Rouxi couldn't help but view and respect her as an elder sister. Not only was Ren Xia Tian Yang's first partner, but she had also played a crucial role in bringing Sun Rouxi and Tian Yang together.

Ren Xia left shortly after, traveling straight to the Giant's Continent.

"Heavens…" Ren Xia muttered in a daze upon arriving at her destination and witnessing the situation with her own eyes.

"It's really gone…"

The crimson dome that had sealed the Giant's Continent for nearly a hundred thousand years had suddenly vanished without warning. However, that wasn't all.

"Not only did the barrier vanish, but this place… is overflowing with bloodlust!"

Despite her vast experience and even having fought the Immortal Clans head-on, Ren Xia couldn't help but tremble in fear as overwhelming bloodlust engulfed the entire continent, a visible red mist seeping from the land like steam rising from boiling water.

"What the hell happened there?" she swallowed nervously.

Although she wanted to use her divine sense to investigate, her instincts screamed at her to leave.

'I have already accomplished what I wanted to here, so there's no point staying here. Let's get out of here before something goes wrong…'

Ren Xia followed her instincts and turned around to leave.

However, right at that moment, Ren Xia suddenly felt a pair of eyes gazing directly at her.

'Fuck!'

Ren Xia didn't even dare to turn around to face the gaze and continued fleeing at maximum speed.

Yet, even without looking, Ren Xia could tell who was looking at her.

'I knew it! That troublesome bastard is still alive!'

Fortunately, the person behind the gaze didn't chase after her, and Ren Xia managed to return to land safely. Even though Ren Xia had returned to land, she didn't look back or stop moving until she returned to her personal world. "So? How did it go?" Sun Rouxi sighed in relief after seeing Ren Xia return safely.

Ren Xia responded while clenching her fists, "The barrier is gone. Not only that, but that place is overflowing with bloodlust. It felt like I was in the presence of a horde of starving wild beasts. Moreover… Kulas is still alive."

"The Giant Emperor? You met him?"

Ren Xia shook her head and explained, "No, but I sensed his gaze on me. It was a terrifying feeling. Even now, I can feel his gaze searing my back."

Hearing this, Sun Rouxi fell silent with a pondering expression on her face.

"What are you thinking about?" Ren Xia eventually asked.

"My family. There's no way they don't already know about this, and I am worried about what they might do now that the barrier that stopped their war is gone. Will they pretend the war never happened, or will they try to continue where they left off?"

"It's been nearly a hundred thousand years since the war ended. Do you really think they'll try to restart it after so long?" Ren Xia swallowed nervously.

"Although I don't know why they even want to fight the Giant Race in the first place, I can say with certainty that they despise losing, and not winning the war is no different from losing. So, there's a high possibility that they will restart the war, especially now that they've grown even more powerful."

Sun Rouxi understood her family better than anyone, and sure enough, the Three Pillars of Heaven had learned about the crimson done vanishing months ago and had been preparing to invade the Giant's Continent ever since.

A year later, after completing their preparations, the Three Pillars of Heaven invaded the Giant's Continent with the greatest force they had ever assembled.

However, their army—comprised of ten True Immortals, a hundred Golden Immortals, a thousand Silver and Bronze Immortals, and ten thousand Immortal Ascension cultivators—was annihilated within a single day, sending shockwaves through both the Three Pillars of Heaven and the entire world.

"What?! Our entire force was annihilated in a single day?! That's impossible!" When the news first broke, disbelief was universal, especially among the Three Pillars of Heaven.

"I don't know what happened on the continent, but every Life Tracking Tablet monitoring our forces has been shattered. That only happens when the lives they track are extinguished," revealed one of the elders.

"To defeat so many Immortals in less than a day… this wouldn't be possible even if everyone on that continent were an Immortal," another Elder speculated. "There can only be one explanation—they possess someone who has surpassed the Immortal Realm… someone who has reached the next realm."

The moment this possibility was voiced, the entire hall fell silent, the atmosphere shifting dramatically.