Chapter 999: Heaven and Earth Shattering
How can one's expression not change dramatically?
The entire interior of the "Shahai Forbidden Land" is filled with countless Slaughter Creatures, some at the eighth star and ninth star Sovereign level. In reality, these creatures, in terms of both number and combat power, are stronger than all the martial artists of the Ji Ling Tribe combined.
In the past, since the Slaughter Creatures within the "Shahai Forbidden Land" did not leave to invade the Ji Ling Tribe, there was no need for concern.
Now, if these Slaughter Creatures indeed break out of the "Shahai Forbidden Land" and attack the Ji Ling Tribe, the tribe would absolutely be unable to withstand them!
"What on earth has happened?!"
"Look, among those skyward-roaring giant beasts, there are many high-level Sovereign Slaughter Creatures. In the past, during the 'ferocious outbreak period,' they would gather in the 'deep sea area,' but now, they appear even in the shallow sea area!"
An extreme spirit tribe sovereign exclaimed in shock.
"They're not just appearing in the shallow sea area." At this moment, Sovereign Lei Bo, responsible for guarding the Extreme Spirit Martial Land, also walked over to the crowd and directly said, "Since the sudden change occurred within the 'Shahai Forbidden Land,' I have observed the terrifying Slaughter Creatures spreading outward from the deep sea area, and it looks like they won't stop at the shallow sea area; they're bound to break out of the 'Shahai Forbidden Land,' with their first target possibly being the Extreme Spirit Martial Land and Extreme Spirit Sea!"
The words of Sovereign Lei Bo caused the hearts of the extreme spirit tribe's sovereigns to sink.
Leading the group, Sovereign Tian Jue glanced towards the "Shahai Forbidden Land," full of crazy, demonic Slaughter Creatures, and his eyes narrowed.
He noticed that in the moment they arrived, the Slaughter Creatures within the "Shahai Forbidden Land" had moved a bit closer to the Extreme Spirit Martial Land!
"Something's wrong!"
"Those terrifying black spots on these Slaughter Creatures seem to be influencing them. It's as if these black spots are driving the Slaughter Creatures to break out of the 'Shahai Forbidden Land'!"
The words of Sovereign Tian Jue drew more attention from the extreme spirit tribe's sovereigns to the terrifying black spots on the Slaughter Creatures within the "Shahai Forbidden Land."
When they arrived, they noticed the black spots and the black aura enveloping these Slaughter Creatures.
This was a situation they had never encountered before during past explorations of the "Shahai Forbidden Land"!
"What should we do?"
"Should we enter the 'Shahai Forbidden Land' and kill some of the Slaughter Creatures first? If we don't kill them beforehand and they swarm onto the shore, it would be a major disaster!"
Sovereign Yinbing beside them showed a look of urgency on her face.
"No, we cannot directly enter the 'Shahai Forbidden Land' to kill them." Sovereign Tian Jue's face was heavy, and he shook his head, "We can't see the number of these terrifying Slaughter Creatures in the thick black aura within the 'Shahai Forbidden Land,' but from the parts of their figures exposed, we can imagine that their number is incredibly unimaginable!"
"It's even possible that all the Slaughter Creatures within the 'Shahai Forbidden Land' have been stirred up!"
"If that's the case and we go down, we could be walking right into a trap. Even if we manage to kill some of the Slaughter Creatures, we would lose a large number of people!"
"Then what? We can't just wait here!" Elder Yinbing also felt a sense of powerlessness. She knew that what Sovereign Tian Jue said was right; if all the Slaughter Creatures in the 'Shahai Forbidden Land' were to go berserk, they certainly couldn't enter to kill them.
However, she was unwilling to just watch as countless Slaughter Creatures approached the Extreme Spirit Martial Land and the Extreme Spirit Sea.
At this point, Sovereign Tian Jue finally made a decision.
He spoke to the high-level sovereigns of the extreme spirit tribe beside him: "We have to prepare for the worst!"
"Now, Yinbing, you must quickly return to the Extreme Spirit Sea and gather the tribe members into the Spatial Divine Artifact! Should the Slaughter Creatures from 'Shahai Forbidden Land' really attack and we can't stop them, even if the Extreme Spirit Martial Land and Extreme Spirit Sea are destroyed, we can't let all the tribe members die in this chaos!"
At the same time, Sovereign Tian Jue turned to Elder Lei Xuan and said: "Lei Xuan, you and I must quickly activate the Defense Prohibition of the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land.' The Extreme Spirit Martial Land serves as a defensive barrier for the Extreme Spirit Sea, and our tribe's transcendental sovereign-level beings have helped set up considerable defenses in the past. With their help, we might withstand this great crisis."
Retreat.
Defense.
This was Sovereign Tian Jue's final decision.
The extreme spirit tribe sovereigns' minds flickered for a moment, and both Elder Yinbing and Elder Lei Xuan nodded.
They knew that facing the terrifying threat of the "Shahai Forbidden Land's" Slaughter Creatures, this was the best possible response.
Swish, swish, swish.
In an instant, the group split into two. Elder Yinbing flew directly back to the Extreme Spirit Sea, while Sovereign Tian Jue and others prepared to activate the defense prohibition at the Extreme Spirit Martial Land.
At this moment, Sovereign Tian Jue glanced at Ye Chen.
He said to Ye Chen, "'Friend Jiang Li', this great calamity might be something our Extreme Spirit Clan cannot avoid. In this situation, we have no time to worry about you. You must be extra careful."
To Ye Chen, a mysterious divine king, both Sovereign Tian Jue and the only nine-star sovereign, Sovereign Heilun, left in the Extreme Spirit Clan, believed that a figure even more powerful than the Divine Master stood behind Ye Chen.
However, Ye Chen was ultimately just a divine king, and that great figure behind him was not present. He relied on the "beyond sovereign level" Infusion of Divine Light, which specifically restrained the Demon Polluted Beasts, to kill high-level ones, but in terms of real combat power, Sovereign Tian Jue knew that even if Ye Chen, the divine king, was formidable, dealing with a one-star or two-star sovereign was already noteworthy. If tasked with dealing with slaughter creatures of eight-star or nine-star sovereign levels in the Sea of Taboo, it would definitely be impossible.
Hearing Sovereign Tian Jue's words, Ye Chen seriously nodded and said, "Senior Tian Jue, you don't need to worry about me, I will be cautious about everything."
Faced with countless terrifying slaughter creatures within the dense black aura of the Sea of Taboo, roaring towards the sky, Ye Chen also felt powerless.
Although he harbored the mysterious "rune," and Ye Chen felt that the power within could definitely destroy all slaughter creatures in the Sea of Taboo, he simply could not activate that bizarre "rune."
Meanwhile, his infusion of "beyond sovereign-level" Divine Light specialized in restraining Demon Polluted Beasts, so dealing with these slaughter creatures seemed nearly impossible for Ye Chen.
In such a situation, Ye Chen could only rely on his own means.
However, his own means were indeed incapable of coping with the threats of high-level slaughter creatures of sovereign levels.
Fortunately, Ye Chen also had the "Changeable Divine Ability" from the Taiyi Chapter of the Primordial Star Scripture. Previously, in the Sea of Taboo, he used the "Changeable Divine Ability" to avoid notice from countless slaughter creatures, successfully escaping from the deep-sea regions during the frenzy outbreak period of the Sea of Taboo. Now, with this means, perhaps he could make use of it again in this major crisis.
While Ye Chen was pondering, Sovereign Tian Jue, who had advised him, also did not hesitate any longer. He, along with another elder sovereign, Elder Lei Xuan, flew to a certain area below the Extreme Spirit Martial Land.
In the void, only Ye Chen and other sovereigns of the Extreme Spirit Clan remained, watching intently every move of the terrifying slaughter creatures in the Sea of Taboo.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
As time passed, Ye Chen noticed that the slaughter creatures within the Sea of Taboo were becoming increasingly berserk, getting closer and closer to the edge of the Extreme Spirit Martial Land.
Before Elder Yinbing could return from the Extreme Spirit Sea, and before Sovereign Tian Jue and Sovereign Lei Xuan could confirm the success of the activation of the defense prohibition, hundreds of terrifying slaughter creatures had already charged out from the seawater of the Sea of Taboo, surging onto the shore, and heading towards the Extreme Spirit Martial Land.
Among these hundreds of slaughter creatures, there were gigantic beasts thousands of feet tall, numbering in the seven or eight, which were at the nine-star sovereign level, alongside other various forms and weaker grades of slaughter creatures.
As they surged forth from the Sea of Taboo, they tore apart the dense black aura covering the sea for miles, and looking inwardly into the black mist, there was a mass of slaughter creatures following in their wake, rushing forward.
"Attack!"
Without a moment's hesitation, as the first slaughter creature emerged from the Sea of Taboo, the sovereigns of the Extreme Spirit Clan above the void of the Extreme Spirit Martial Land made their move.
They dared not delve into the Sea of Taboo, but now with the slaughter creatures charging towards the shore, they obviously could not stand by without responding!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
From among the numerous sovereigns of the Extreme Spirit Clan, over a dozen nine-star sovereigns directly confronted those nine-star sovereign-level slaughter creatures, while the remaining sovereigns advanced towards the other slaughter creatures.
This was a great battle involving high-level sovereign power.
It's needless to say how fierce it was.
At the moment when the two sides clashed, the land near the Sea of Taboo at the Extreme Spirit Martial Land crumbled in patches from the bombardment, and even the void was torn open into vast Void Rifts.
The sea roared! The earth collapsed! The void tore!
A conflict involving thousands of high-level sovereign combat powers directly turned the outermost region of the Extreme Spirit Martial Land into a scene of heaven and earth collapsing!
In the terrifying surges of killing force, amidst the bursts of bloodstains, Ye Chen, suspended in the void, moved and transformed into a speck of dust, floating high above.
Ye Chen's gaze did not fall on the slaughter scene by the shore; instead, he turned into a speck of dust and shot rapidly into the depths of the Sea of Taboo.
Ye Chen intended to take advantage of the outbreak of war to carefully see what exactly happened within the Sea of Taboo!