Chapter 486 - 485: The Outer Realm Is About to Become a Massive Battlefield (First Update)
Chapter 486 - 485: The Outer Realm Is About to Become a Massive Battlefield (First Update)
As each rainbow bridge of radiance arced towards the Southern Border, the doubting Quasi-Saints could no longer sit still.
"The Heavenly Dao is fickle—perhaps it truly has descended upon the Outer Demon Land!"
"Whether true or false, we must go and see!"
Each beam of light spanned across continents, merging like rivers flowing into the sea, all extending towards the Southern Border.
...
And at this moment, within the Outer Demon Land.
The group awaiting Lin Heng’s breakthrough were all awestruck by the scene unfolding before their eyes.
It was a giant gate, a massive gate surging with Chaos Qi.
No one knew whence it came; it suddenly appeared above the sky.
There.
It was precisely where the five women had once gathered at Buzhou Mountain Peak.
Alas, that segment of Buzhou Mountain had already collapsed, making the silhouette of the giant gate floating in the sky appear extremely abrupt.
"What is that?"
"Why did a Celestial Gate suddenly appear?"
"What will happen if we cross over it?"
The demonic creatures elsewhere were all in awe and doubt, having never seen such a giant gate, which emitted an aura of immense terror from the Chaos Qi within.
It dared not be looked at directly!
"What is the origin of this giant gate? Could it be dangerous?"
Bai Suzhen and others were also deeply shaken, feeling a tremendous pressure.
The Celestial Gate floated high, exuding mystery and authority, like a manifestation of a corner of the Celestial Palace, inspiring a fear within mortals, making them afraid to look up and inquire.
This was truly terrifying.
It must be known that under Nuwa’s blessings, they had already stepped into the Ancestral Immortal realm, standing as unparalleled powers in the world.
Yet facing this towering Chaos Celestial Gate.
They instinctively felt fear.
The only two present who could gaze upon the Celestial Gate were Long Yang and the Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts.
Yet even as Quasi-Saints, at this moment, their hearts were like tumultuous waves, hard to calm.
"Could it be... the Celestial Dao Gate?" the Long-armed Ape suddenly asked, its expression extremely shocked.
"Yes!" Despite an inner disbelief, the Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts affirmed.
"Hiss..."
The Long-armed Ape couldn’t help but inhale sharply, frightened and awestruck: "Wasn’t it said that the Outer Demon Land cannot produce Saints?"
"The Celestial Dao Gate actually descended here..."
"This..."
"Wait..."
Its eyes suddenly brightened, looking excitedly towards the Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts.
"The outside Quasi-Saints are all unaware; maybe..."
Before he could finish, the Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts had already shaken her head to interrupt.
"Impossible."
"I am merely a minor Quasi-Saint, and dare not usurp the Saint Position, nor withstand the Saint Tribulation."
"Unless I had enough Supreme Yang Qi, but obviously, those have likely already been divided up by the powers within the Immortal Realm."
She knew her capabilities clearly, understanding that the Saint Position was not hers to occupy.
"True enough..."
The Long-armed Ape came to his senses, realizing his thoughts were fanciful.
Though any Quasi-Saint, regardless of strength, has the right to compete for a Saint Position.
The path to Sainthood is fraught with countless obstacles.
For a minor Quasi-Saint, even if others stood by as you approached the Celestial Dao Gate, the odds of withstanding the Saint Tribulation are infinitesimal.
Throughout the long ancient history.
There have been instances where the Celestial Dao Gate descended upon the domain of minor Quasi-Saints.
This indeed led those minor Quasi-Saints to mistakenly think they’d received a heavenly opportunity.
Yet the ultimate outcome was often death with the body and Dao dissipating.
Even Confucius, who stood out and achieved Sainthood seventy thousand years ago despite not being exceptionally powerful, participated in a competition among high-ranked Quasi-Saints!
Someone like the newly ascended minor Quasi-Saint Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts indeed lacked the standing to contest a Saint Position.
Unless she had the aid of a Saint’s resources, much like Golden Cicada.
Only then could she possibly contend.
But clearly, the Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts has no such background.
And even if she did, it would not guarantee the aid of a Saint.
For Saints, as the spokespersons of the Heavenly Dao, cannot meddle in worldly affairs lightly; even a slight cause and effect can later sacrifice them under the Heavenly Tribulations.
Reflecting upon the fallen Saints of the past.
Without exception.
It was bearing too much karma that led to Heavenly Dao backlash.
"What a pity." The Long-armed Ape sighed.
"Who?" At this time, Long Yang suddenly drew his Heaven-Covering Giant Sword, looking coldly behind him.
In sight, black air surged.
A Black Lotus emerged.
"It’s Wutian!"
The Long-armed Ape said, his eyes somewhat tense.
"Does your excellency intend to vie for this seat? Then by all means, we harbor no intent of competing!" The Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts spoke gravely, clarifying her intent to avoid conflict.
She had sensed it.
The gaze of various other Demon Realms was fixated here.
The Quasi-Saints of the Demon Race fixated on the Celestial Dao Gate were not limited to Wutian alone.
The Black Lotus swayed in the void, like a flower drifting in a river, as if pondering something, before a long voice finally emanated.
"Forget it, it is a Mortal World seat, hard to contest."
Following the words was a sigh.
"It seems this place shall become a Quasi-Saint battleground, the Outer Realm, never finds peace."
"The Heavenly Dao is indeed unpredictable..."
Accompanying the gentle sigh, the Black Lotus slowly vanished.
All returned to calm.
Yet just as the crowd was about to breathe a sigh of relief, from the boundary of the distant Mist Forest, a thunderous crash reverberated.
The entire domain trembled.
An Immortal Realm Quasi-Saint had arrived, demonic aura overwhelming.
It was a colossal beast, with massive twin horns from its head, an eye in its forehead, its body covered in black scales, cold and hard like gleaming black gold.
Even more terrifying, it possessed nine tails, each tail with the head of a fierce beast.
This was clearly the Nine Nether Ao, which had once appeared in Jambudvipa, contending for Qilin Holy Blood, and eyeing the Demon Bell.
It thrived in the Northern Immortal Realm, and upon realizing the Celestial Dao Gate might have descended on the Outer Demon Land.
It rushed to arrive immediately.
"It’s truly here, heavens!"
"Inconceivable!"
Watching the horizon where the massive Celestial Gate stood, Chaos surging.
The Nine Nether Ao’s expression was both shocked and excited.
But as its gaze fell upon the group beneath the Celestial Gate, its expression changed involuntarily.
"The young lass from the Myriad Demon Country has become a Quasi-Saint?"
"Who is that other Quasi-Saint?"
"Wait, the Daoist Lord of the Eastern Desolate Continent is here too?"
The Nine Nether Ao’s gaze moved from the Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts, to Long Yang, and finally to Lin Heng, who was in closed-door seclusion, breaking through.
Its expression was somewhat incredulous.
As a Quasi-Saint of the Northern Immortal Realm, it knew the Queen of Myriad Demon Country, and recognized the Grand General Long-armed Ape of the Demon Race Celestial Court.
Just, in its memory.
The Queen of Myriad Demons had ascended to the Ancestral Immortal realm only a mere millennium ago, yet now she exuded a Quasi-Saint level pressure.
This greatly surprised the Nine Nether Ao.
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