Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”It’s that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit that escaped from Xuanyin Hall!”

After a moment of contemplation, Meng Qianxing was already certain, and his face turned extremely grim. Facing a Strange Spirit of this caliber, even if he and his brother joined forces, they would probably not be a match.

”All members of Impermanence Island, listen, break through!”

Realizing this fact, Meng Qianxing had changed his previous order of fighting to the death to breaking through. He knew that if they truly fought to the death, Impermanence Island would likely be completely annihilated.

All the cultivators of Impermanence Island, upon hearing the commander’s order, were puzzled but could guess some of the causes and effects, and their faces showed a hint of grief and anger.

Noble Impermanence Island, one of the two major islands on the continent, ranked among the top in overall strength on Tenglong Continent, was now thinking about fleeing at the very start of the battle; how suffocating.

But even the Island Master had given such an order, so everyone understood that the incoming enemy was surely very powerful, far beyond what Impermanence Island could contend with, so they didn’t hesitate much and all surged towards the western city wall.

Crash!

Just as Meng Qianxing finished speaking, a huge water column tentacle attacked from behind, and the energy contained within caused his face to slightly change, yet he had to muster his strength to engage the enemy.

Meng Qianxing was well aware that the suspected Strange Spirit Leader, a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, was the strongest, and even if its power had not fully recovered, he still could not oppose it.

But unfortunately, only he and his Meng brothers on the entire Impermanence Island could barely withstand it for a moment. If that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit truly got free, no one on Impermanence Island would escape this isolated island out at sea.

”Today, let us brothers join forces to fight you, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit!”

In a moment, the fear in Meng Qianxing’s heart faded, replaced with soaring courage as he shouted loudly, already rushing towards the enormous water column tentacles, displaying impressive might.

Unfortunately, even though the Chang brothers were Heavenly List experts at the Lingyun Realm level, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit was equivalent to the Heavenly Realm itself. Even if the two brothers worked together, the outcome was already destined.

About an hour later, the Meng brothers could no longer hold on and were both severely injured, ultimately being dragged into the water by the enormous water column tentacle, becoming nourishment for the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit to restore its power.

Fortunately, with these two holding off the strongest Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, quite a few elders and disciples from Impermanence Island managed to break out. But on this vast sea, could they really escape back to the continent and bring the news to the major forces of Tenglong Continent?

With the fall of Impermanence Island, in the time that followed, the massive Strange Spirit army rampaged across all islands in the East Sea area. The sects and orders entrenched on the major islands or small pirate groups were all decimated, with only a small number of people escaping.

For a time, the people of the Eastern Domain of Tenglong Continent were terrified. As more cultivators who escaped the rampage of the Strange Spirits fled, the news spread across Tenglong Continent like clouds blown by the wind, and the catastrophe of Tenglong Continent was about to explode comprehensively.

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”Have you heard? The Strange Spirits are coming!”

”Did you even need to say that? This is a massive trouble!”

”It’s said that even Impermanence Island was annihilated, with the two Island Masters sacrificing themselves for the island; are the Strange Spirits truly that formidable?”

”You might not know this, but the Strange Spirits reached the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit level, and it’s said to have escaped from Xuanyin Hall. For this matter, at least half the responsibility lies with Xuanyin Hall!”

”Gosh, a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit; who on Tenglong Continent can match it? Even Elder Lu, the chairman of Lianyun Mountain, doesn’t seem to have reached the Heavenly Realm, right?”

”It seems that this time, we’ll have to put aside our grudges and join forces against the Strange Spirits!”

”...”

Such discussions spread across major cities of Tenglong Continent. Many low-level practitioners were both worried and fearful of the Strange Spirits’ power while harboring resentment toward Xuanyin Hall for letting the Strange Spirits escape.

Of course, most were concerned about the havoc caused by the Strange Spirits and the future of Tenglong Continent’s situation, for it was indeed comparable to a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit at the Heavenly Realm.

The few powerhouses on Tenglong Continent naturally had to be sought among those ranked on the Heavenly List by the Shenxiao Sect, but as the cultivators knew, even the top-ranked Lu Yanji was only at the Peak of Lingyun Realm, far from being a match for the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

As time passed, more and more cultivators fled inland from the Eastern Domain, bringing more news. The Strange Spirits were not content with being confined overseas, and in just a few months, they had already occupied all the East Sea islands, advancing inland.

Initially, the Strange Spirit army that stayed around overseas only had Water Attributes, but after entering inland, they became varied and bizarre, with numerous Strange Spirits of all shapes and properties swarming, leaving countless human cultivators dead by their hands.

The thousands of miles from the East Sea coast towards inland had already turned into a hellish chaotic scene, miserable for the humans, but a paradise for the Spirits who slaughtered humans.

Thus, the war between the Strange Spirits and humans on Tenglong Continent formally entered a fever pitch, and neither side would rest until one was defeated.

Over time, the thousands of miles of territory in the Eastern Domain got a new name, ”Slaughter Spirit Battlefield.”

Due to the ferocity of the Strange Spirits, humans also had bloodline cultivators among them. These cultivators, in groups of three to five, ventured into the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, hunting lone Strange Spirits or being hunted by them.

With these bloodline cultivators present, the rampage of Strange Spirits towards the human core territories finally met some resistance.

Each month, the number of human cultivators dying at the hands of Strange Spirits was countless; however, the Strange Spirits slaughtered were also numerous. Both sides were locked in a stalemate battle on this battlefield.

Of course, these battles were only between low-level human cultivators and Strange Spirits. Both sides seemed to have a certain tacit understanding that no Strange Spirit that reached the Heavenly Spirit level, nor human cultivators that reached the Heavenly Rank Third Realm level, participated in the battle.

Perhaps the higher-ups of both sides sensed that once Heavenly Rank experts entered the fray, it might be the final confrontation. Neither the Strange Spirits nor humans could afford the consequences of defeat without absolute certainty.

When humanity faced life and death, internal squabbles seemed trivial.

As news of Strange Spirits ravaging the Eastern Domain spread, countless cultivators rushed into the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield. Even the dazzling geniuses from the major top forces considered entering the battlefield an ordeal.

The blood-soaked battles on the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield continued, while a youthful prodigy who once caused a great stir on the Tenglong Continent gradually faded from the cultivators’ memory over time, except for a few friends who had good relations with him.

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Northern Domain, Demons Mountain.

At the Spirit Suppressing Land on Demons Mountain, five golden pillars still shone brightly, with a man and a woman seated cross-legged, and a snow-white Flying Pegasus with wings lying on the ground.

The posture of these two people and one horse had remained unchanged for half a year. During this time, they seemed to be in a special state, with no movement at all.

During these six months, the Tenglong Continent saw stormy changes: first, the Xiao Family in the Southeast Territory was extinguished by a mysterious newly risen female expert; then, the Strange Spirits erupted on Impermanence Island, suffering near-complete annihilation.

Numerous messages flew into Demons Mountain like snowflakes, causing many elders within the mountain, along with disciples like Luo Fusheng, to rush to the Eastern Domain’s Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, participating in the war against Strange Spirits.

Thus, only Mountain Master Hou Tianlie and Great Elder Xiao Bailin, two Heavenly Rank experts, remained at Demons Mountain headquarters, though with time passing, their faces showed not a hint of a smile.

Compared to the life and death of the sect and even the Tenglong Continent, the creation of two young individuals and a demon pet was undoubtedly a minor matter.

Yet they were unaware that the strength of that coarse-clothed youth rising meant to the entire Tenglong Continent.

”Mountain Master, it’s been more than half a year, when will it actually end?”

Xiao Bailin felt somewhat irritable, glancing at the two people and one horse within the Spirit Suppressing Land, unable to resist asking. If it weren’t for the agreement from all sides, he might have already rushed to the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield to join the war against Strange Spirits.

”Just wait...”

”Boom!”

Just as Hou Tianlie was starting to say those two words, a powerful surge of energy suddenly burst forth from the Spirit Suppressing Land, drawing both of their attentions.

”It’s the Snow Stepping Flying Horse; it is about to break through!”

Upon seeing this, Hou Tianlie and Xiao Bailin’s eyes flashed with a hint of happiness; the Snow Stepping Flying Horse was originally at the Ninth Rank Advanced Peak level as a Vein Demon. With this breakthrough, wouldn’t it ascend to the Heavenly Demon level?

”Boom!”

As the Snow Stepping Flying Horse unleashed its energy, Xu Hongzhuang, connected to its consciousness, also erupted with a formidable force, making their expressions of joy grow even deeper.

”Hongzhuang is about to break through too!”

As Hou Tianlie’s words fell, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse’s aura surged, evidently breaking through its shackles. And Xu Hongzhuang didn’t let them down, immediately reaching the level of the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm.

”It seems... it’s not over yet!”

Taking his eyes off the aura from the Snow Stepping Flying Horse’s breakthrough, Hou Tianlie found another layer of surprise. As his murmured words fell, Xu Hongzhuang’s Meridian Qi aura surged toward a higher realm.

”Could she directly break through to Earth Bending Realm?”

Great Elder Xiao Bailin watched, stunned, speaking full of disbelief. Though he couldn’t fully believe it in his heart, he knew very well that this unlikely speculation might soon become reality.

Hou Tianlie remained silent, his eyes full of anticipation as he watched his precious disciple. In just 15 minutes, Xu Hongzhuang’s Meridian Qi aura had forcefully reached the pinnacle of the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm.