Chapter 131: Unprecedented Crisis
Chapter 131: Unprecedented Crisis
The Two Realms Mountain shook all at once!
The rhythm suspected to be from a Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast was not only detected by Elder Lu in the core area; the powerful Monster Beast rhythm was also sensed by those in the First War Zone and the Reinforcement Department. In the shortest time, the four Inspector Envoys reconvened, while high-level members from the Seven Great Sects rushed over, each one tense as if facing a formidable enemy and deeply alarmed.
“The commotion just now—I trust everyone noticed it…”
The Eastern Inspector Envoy spoke first, his tone severe, “Over half of the little Spirit Beasts at the intelligence center were instantly shocked to death or scared stiff by the Monster Beast rhythm. This has never happened before, and we must not take it lightly.”
“A Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast!”
“Not surprisingly, it’s a second Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast.”
“Exactly!”
“We can’t just sit and wait to die, or the tragedy from days ago might happen again.”
“Everyone, we don’t need guesses right now—we need action. Eliminate the hidden threat, or it might be too late.”
For a moment, voices were chaotic.
Then, Southern Inspector Envoy Honglian stood up to speak, her words forceful and clear:
“Everyone! While Lord Baimei was alive, he proposed that those Monster Beasts on the peak of the Two Realms Mountain were plotting a large-scale invasion aimed at destroying the Two Realms Mountain defense line with one blow, shattering the Human Race’s strongest barrier. Lord Baimei had repeatedly suggested we must uncover their plans and wipe them out for good! But no one listened… Now! I hope everyone at the Reinforcement Department headquarters will once again seriously reconsider Lord Baimei’s original suggestion!”
“Over hundreds of years, Mystic Light Stage Monster Beasts have appeared, and in a short span, more have emerged repeatedly. Shouldn’t we reflect on whether to keep being complacent, waiting for one Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast after another to bleed us dry until we’re exhausted? Or should we strike first, for the Human Race! To seize a glimmer of hope!”
“……”
At this, the crowd fell silent.
All eyes fixed on Honglian.
At that moment, regardless of faction or loyalty, everyone was seriously pondering Honglian’s proposal.
The first to voice support was the Eastern Inspector Envoy.
“Honglian, back then, did Lord Baimei come up with a detailed plan?”
“Holding the power of one side wouldn’t be enough,” Honglian answered. “Lord Baimei hoped to gather everyone’s strength, assemble the finest elites from the Seven Great Sects, storm their stronghold directly, and wipe out those sneaky cowards hiding on the peak. And judging by how often the Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast rhythms awaken, we have at most two days left to act—after that, it won’t be us attacking actively, but us enduring their attacks instead.”
“……”
For a while, people murmured heatedly.
One worriedly commented:
“Over the centuries, who knows how many Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts have hidden on the Two Realms Mountain peak—their numbers could be… many times our own.”
“I agree with attacking the Two Realms Mountain, but if the attack fails, our casualties will be heavy, the defense line will collapse on its own, and humanity’s last barrier will end in our generation.”
“Yes.”
Honglian spoke again:
“That’s simple. Attacking the Two Realms Mountain doesn’t require deploying Epiphany Stage Cultivators, or even ordinary new Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts participants. We’re only seeking top elites! So… it should have minimal impact on the defense line.”
“Honglian makes a good point! As long as the defense line stays intact, in the worst case, we’ll sacrifice our lives for righteousness! I propose Yuding Sect provides a batch of Matrix Towers! Then form a team of at least a hundred Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Cultivators, advancing step by step to reach the Monster Beast lair.” Northern Inspector Envoy flared his eyes and stomped his staff down resolutely, backing Honglian’s aggressive plan.
Among the four Inspector Envoys, three gave their approval; the rest all turned their gazes to the only one who hadn’t spoken—the Western Inspector Envoy.
The latter stated firmly:
“It’s time to move, before they treat the Barbarian Continent as their backyard… Fine! Let the Seven Great Sects provide a group of people, and we four will handpick a team of elites, bringing it to a hundred members!”
The four Inspector Envoys all gave their final stamp of approval.
The operation targeting the peak of the Two Realms Mountain was ready to go!
……
“Monster Beasts! So many Monster Beasts!!”
“Heavens… is this a full-scale attack?”
“The peak has hidden so many Spirit Condensation Stage Monster Beasts—at least thousands! How can we guard this? How can anyone survive!”
“Prepare for battle!”
“Everyone goddamn stand up! What if there’s many Monster Beasts? We have Matrix Towers! Even in death, drag down as many as possible with you! Born as people of the Two Realms Mountain, die as ghosts of the Two Realms Mountain!”
The Two Realms Mountain boiled over.
With the Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast rhythm, a colossal change soon occurred in the Two Realms Mountain peak—innumerable Monster Beasts burst out from the mountain’s insides as if escaping doom.
Many Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts that usually hid within the mountain without ever appearing now scrambled to expose themselves! Like a disrupted hornets’ nest, they surged out endlessly from inside the mountain, layer upon layer, mass upon mass, densely swarming outward.
The guarding Cultivators at over twenty Core Battle Zones stared wide-eyed;
They were quickly scared stiff by the overwhelming, countless waves of Soul-Concentrating Demon Beast auras covering the entire Two Realms Mountain peak, trembling all over and sweating cold.
The Two Realms Mountain peak felt like a massive, tangible mountain pressing down on everyone’s hearts, catching all off guard.
“It seems my good luck has finally run out today!”
Elder Lu sighed deeply, a hint of sorrow and helplessness in his tone.
Chen Xiangxiang and Buming both kept silent…
Thousands of Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts could erase the entire Two Realms Mountain, let alone the endless streams still pouring out from the mountain.
It was terrifying!
Centuries of accumulation.
The Two Realms Mountain had become a true Monster Beast kingdom.
“Is there truly no hope for the Human Race?”
At Combat Zone 618, Luo Sen, Lu Qiong, and Kong Xing were also deeply shaken by the sight before them; only after a long time did they utter words that chilled everyone’s hearts.
The Human Race…
Maybe this time, there really was no hope.
“With this sight before us, even if a Mystic Light Stage Immortal Lord came, it’d be pointless…”
Forget the mysterious Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast soon to awaken—this sight alone made defending the Two Realms Mountain line impossible.
Layers upon layers of Monster Beasts gathered, their Vital Qi Power condensing into a thick Blood Cocoon. It looked sturdier and vaster than the defense of the Sect Protection Array, and kept solidifying and thickening further…
At that moment!
Lu Hangzhi realized that his Epiphany Stage Tenth-Rank strength seemed utterly weak and pale.
The five Sword Spirits emerged one by one, scanning forward at the Monster Beast horde gradually “advancing” from the peak toward them downward; together, they gave a collective, teeth-gritting gasp.
“Blast it.”
“What have these Monster Beasts been eating to survive this long?”
“Need you ask? Lower-level Monster Beasts, of course…”
“Too vicious.”
“Will we be devoured?”
……
As if responding to the Two Realms Mountain’s Monster Beast surge, the Sky Passage above the mountain flickered unstably once more, then erupted in stunning crimson radiance.
Seeing the Sky Passage shift and the countless Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts suddenly stirring on the Two Realms Mountain, Lu Hangzhi felt a flame burst in his chest. Clenching his teeth angrily, he roared loudly:
“Attention all! Prepare for combat!!”
Everyone looked over blankly.
Lu Hangzhi’s voice grew even more firm and resonant:
“Everyone, immediately check all the Talismans and Elixirs in your hands. Use what you need to use, this is not the time to save.”
After a pause, he continued to roar, “Today, even if the Two Realms Mountain defense line is truly destroyed, before we die, we must have a good fight! Let these damn beasts know that we are not their food! The Barbarian Wildlands is the Barbarian Wildlands of our Human Race!”
The last sentence was almost shouted with all his strength.
In the next moment, the twenty Epiphany Stage Cultivators near the Matrix Tower were all infected, and they roared back like they were pumped with blood:
“Right!”
“Anyway, it’s death. Killing one breaks even, killing two makes a profit!”
“Damn, if only I were at the Spirit Condensation Stage now. It wouldn’t be bad to drag a group of Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts down with me before dying.”
Cultivators from several nearby War Zones also roared angrily and then sprang into action.
Just then, Zhao Qian from the neighboring War Zone sent a message through the Message Talisman:
“Hangzhi!”
“Lady Honglian’s urgent order! She wants you to immediately leave the Core Battle Zone and return to the Reinforcement Department headquarters to report and receive a new mission.”
“…”
Lu Hangzhi was stunned, then quickly understood, his face darkening as he said,
“Lady wants me to leave Two Realms Mountain and return to Xuanxin Sect to set up the Second Defense Line?”
“Yes.”
“There isn’t enough time. Even if I go back now to take charge, it won’t save anything. Send a message to Revered Qin to prepare a coping strategy. I… am not leaving.”
“…”
Lu Hangzhi looked back and scanned the War Zone. A group of people, inspired by his encouragement, had become highly motivated and were filled with the determination to fight the Monster Beasts to the death.
Leaving at this moment…
Combat Zone 618’s morale would completely collapse.
He would not leave no matter what.
Besides.
Once Two Realms Mountain is breached, the Human Race will be wiped out sooner or later. What difference does it make whether we die now or a little later?
Lu Hangzhi firmly refused the evacuation order and resolutely turned back, starting to distribute Spirit Honey to every Cultivator in the War Zone.
“Then hold the line. The Reinforcement Department headquarters is organizing forces… preparing to counterattack the mountaintop and probe that Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast’s strength… But for now, there are too many Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts. The Reinforcement Department is urgently discussing how to deal with it.”
“Then I definitely can’t leave. I’ll buy them some time.”
Lu Hangzhi’s expression was indifferent. He glanced at Zhao Qian’s Clone in the neighboring War Zone, nodded, and then turned his gaze back to the faces of the people around him.
“All Epiphany Stage Cultivators, enter the Matrix Tower and block the Monster Beasts falling from the Sky Passage!”
“Yes!!”
“Lu Qiong, control the field at full strength! Prevent the Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts from approaching the Matrix Tower.”
“Understood!”
“Luo Sen.”
He issued orders without stopping, “Once the Beast Tide attack begins, immediately perform the blood sacrifice and summon the Blood Slave.”
“Understood!”
Luo Sen showed the peculiar cold smile of an Evil Cultivator, gritting his teeth as he said,
“With the Spirit Honey here, I guarantee these Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts will get an unexpected surprise when they enter the War Zone.”
“What about me?”
Kong Xing, the only one who hadn’t been given a task, quickly asked.
“Protect me.”
As he spoke, Lu Hangzhi walked into the Matrix Tower with a resolute look in his eyes.