Always a Higher Mountain

Xuanjia was Nan Wujiang! The Primal Cult Master was Yun Chen! The third head was truly not dead. This lineage was terrifyingly strong, boasting multiple quasi-Invincibles, every one of them plotting to attain the Dao. Only Ye Batian had tried to blaze an entirely new path, only to end up murdered. Now, this lineage had returned for vengeance! Xuanjia had appeared and slain the Eighth Elder. On the other side, the Third Elder, who was locked in combat with Zhu Tiandao, was filled with shock, terror, and near despair. He roared, "Xuanjia, you... you killed Old Eight?" Xuanjia had killed the Eighth Elder! Xuanjia ignored him completely. At that moment, the crowd of Heaven Hunting Pavilion Sun Moon experts near Su Yu suddenly scattered, each trembling with dread. Xuanjia belonged to the human race, so... what about Xuan Jiu? The situation had become entirely clear! The Xia family held cards—tremendous cards. The only factor they had failed to account for was the appearance of the Tombstone of Civilizations, which had drawn multiple Invincibles of the myriad races. Without the tombstone, with only an ordinary carrier present, those Invincibles would never have descended. Under ordinary circumstances, even with over a dozen quasi-Invincibles, the enemy truly might not have been able to overwhelm the Xia family. Because Xuanjia was absurdly strong! Across the way, God King Tiandang smiled faintly. "Nan Wujiang, Yun Chen... Xia Chen's lineage is truly formidable! What a pity... what a pity! How many prodigies has this lineage produced? Xia Chen, Nan Wujiang, Yun Chen, Ye Batian, Liu Wenyan, Hong Tan, Chen Yong, Su Yu..." With every name he uttered, the hearts of the listeners trembled. This single lineage held far too many geniuses. "No, no, no, there are also Xia Longwu and Xia Xiao'er..." God King Tiandang smiled again. "Xia Longwu studied under Wan Tiansheng, and Xia Xiao'er once sought apprenticeship under Ye Batian... Ye Batian never formally accepted him, of course, but he taught him just like a disciple. Your lineage is far too terrifying! "There is good reason why the myriad realms cannot permit this lineage to exist." Tiandang sighed with emotion. This lineage truly should not be allowed to endure. Having a single genius in a lineage was one thing, but they produced supreme geniuses generation after generation. It had only been some three hundred years. Though Ye Batian was called the fifth generation of the academy, counted by the multiple divine characters line, he was only the third generation. Hong Tan and his peers were the fourth, and Su Yu could be considered the fifth or sixth. In just a few generations, they had produced multiple quasi-Invincibles, and one had nearly attained the Dao. How terrifying was this lineage! Within the Xia family, King Daxia had achieved greater heights than his cousin, but when it came to descendants, Xia Chen's line had proven vastly superior. God King Tiandang gave a light laugh and said, "Fellow Daoist in the shadows, I am merely one of my three-life embodiments and may not be able to bring down Nan Wujiang alone. Even without the Tombstone of Civilizations, Nan Wujiang must be eliminated. Surely none of you intend to wait until he attains the Dao?" As soon as his voice fell, the void trembled, and a fiend god stepped forth. "Fiend King Mohe!" The fiend race cultivators instantly rejoiced. A fiend king had arrived as well! Fiend King Mohe emerged from the void, flanking Xuanjia from front and back. Xuanjia still wore his mask, his voice tinged with amusement. "You two truly think highly of me. Must it come to this? My Dao attainment is not that of the multiple divine characters. My primary divine character is shattered; I merely seek Dao attainment through the ordinary physical body. Why fixate on me? If you two withdraw, you can spare yourselves the loss of a three-life embodiment..." "Arrogant words!" The newly arrived Fiend King Mohe said impassively, "Nan Wujiang, stepping out now only means sending yourself to your death! Had you obediently hidden in the Heaven Hunting Pavilion, you might still have had a sliver of hope!" Xuanjia sighed. "The multiple divine characters faction has sacrificed too much and lost too much. After my disciple Batian fell, I wondered whether I should avenge him, or whether I should let our faction fade completely from memory... Later, I realized I was wrong. People from my lineage are still struggling, fighting, and striving. If they have not given up, then... neither should I." He had once hesitated over whether to let the Great Xia Prefecture's multiple divine characters lineage disappear entirely from public view. Let the world have no more multiple divine characters from the Great Xia Prefecture! In that case, whether himself or Yun Chen, both would have had a chance to attain the Dao, and no one would have cared whether they practiced the multiple divine characters path. Yet in the end, he had still chosen to step forward. To take revenge! To prove a point! To take vengeance on those enemies, and to prove to the human realm's supreme experts that the Great Xia Prefecture's multiple divine characters lineage was strong enough to shake them to their core and fill them with regret! Every member of his lineage was an unrivaled prodigy! Recruiting Su Yu into the Heaven Hunting Pavilion had been partly to protect him and partly in the hope of finding a way to resolve Su Yu's transformation into a living dead. Of course, Su Yu turning the Heaven Hunting Pavilion upside down had not been part of his calculations. Nan Wujiang, Su Nansheng... On one point, Nan Wujiang had not lied: he truly came from Nanyuan. Claiming the surname Su was just a joke, but he truly was a native of Nanyuan. Nan Wujiang of Nanyuan, born in Nanyuan—yet no one remembered that such a towering figure had once emerged from this small place. Because publicly, he had been dead for over a century! The two Invincible embodiments smiled faintly and spoke in measured tones. "Nan Wujiang, since you have come, do not think of leaving. You wouldn't want to drag others down with you, would you? Shall we go together, or must we force you?" Nan Wujiang smiled. "No need to trouble you two. Let us go together!" With those words, the river of time and space opened. All three vanished simultaneously. No, they reappeared almost immediately, yet this reappearance seemed to exist in a different time and space altogether. The trio instantly clashed. To the outside world, everyone could see them, yet none could sense the slightest shockwave from their exchange. They were no longer in this time and space! This was how top-tier experts fought: tearing open another dimension of time and space to wage war. It was an appalling sight. The three powerhouses tangled together in that alien void, their figures blurring into an indistinguishable mass. ... Below, Su Yu's heart rose into his throat. Two Invincibles! Of course, neither had merged their three lives, but even so, Xuanjia was not a true Invincible. Could he hold them off? By this point in the battle, the human race's predicament had eased considerably. From start to finish, among the seventeen quasi-Invincibles, the Primal Cult Master had slain three, Niu Baidao had killed one, and Nan Wujiang had eliminated one. There were still twelve quasi-Invincibles remaining. Though still numerous, the human side had gained several quasi-Invincible combatants. Marquis Xia, the Primal Cult Master, and Niu Baidao were all quasi-Invincibles. Liu Wenyan, drawing on the fifth head's divine character, had also briefly unleashed power surpassing the ninth stage of the Sun Moon Realm. Zhu Tiandao had also been tangling with a quasi-Invincible, though he was in rather miserable shape. All told, that made five quasi-Invincible combatants. Yet they were all fighting outnumbered. Zhu Tiandao looked particularly battered, beaten until he was drenched in blood, while Qin Hao was in an even worse state, nearly hammered to pieces. All their trump cards had been revealed! Yet even after playing all their cards, the traitorous human Invincible still had not shown himself. Su Yu paid no heed to the wary looks from the people around him. His mind was elsewhere: was Wan Tiansheng... still holding back? Was he still waiting? Even the appearance of Liu Wenyan and the others had failed to draw that person out. Would the traitor truly appear? That traitorous beast was far too patient. No, it was because the current stakes were still not high enough. At this moment, Su Yu faintly grasped the reason. He understood! Why hadn't that person appeared? Because... Dao attainment had likely not yet begun on the Allheaven Battlefield. Without it starting, if humanity abandoned the attempt and their Invincibles chose to fight their way back, it would spell disaster for the traitor. Right then, someone validated his thoughts. A voice murmured softly, "How foolish! The third head revealed himself too early, and you, Yun Chen, were far too impatient..." Someone was approaching—a youth. No, in the blink of an eye, the youth became a maiden, and just as swiftly, an old man... With every step, the figure shifted, the face constantly morphing. With a mix of helplessness and regret, the newcomer sighed, "Truly foolish! How can you succeed if you cannot bear to see people die? The multiple divine characters lineage is simply too sentimental. The Xia family could have held on longer; a few more could have died! If you had just waited until Dao attainment began on the Allheaven Battlefield, that fellow would have appeared... Instead, you've shown every card down to your underwear!" The newcomer sounded thoroughly disappointed. "Truly far too foolish..." Then, breaking into a radiant smile, the figure continued, "What a pity, what an utter pity! I had hoped to kill that traitor this time so the human race could rise up and fulfill my wish to forge peace across the myriad realms... What a pity!" "Lan Tian!" A fiend quasi-Invincible roared from the void, "Lan Tian, are you betraying the fiend race?" Lan Tian said softly, "How is this betrayal? I am human, and I always have been! I told you: whether I cooperate with the fiends or anyone else, it is all for the rise of the human race! I said so from the very beginning! Isn't that right, my disciples?" "Yes!" In the next instant, countless disciples manifested in the void, some fervent, some ecstatic. "The human race rises, peace across the realms, praise only our Sacred Cult!" "The Sacred Cult endures forever!" A gathering of zealots! A mob of utter madmen from the Primal Fiend Cult—no, they called themselves the Sacred Cult, never referring to themselves as the Primal Fiend Cult. That was merely what outsiders called them; they were holy disciples. Saint Lan Tian! This was how Lan Tian styled himself: a saint who delivered the masses from fire and water. Lan Tian's form shifted ceaselessly as he chuckled. "Holy disciples, go forth and slaughter! Peace, too, requires slaughter! Slay these invading enemies! We shall build our sacred land; wherever the Sacred Cult stands, there is holy ground!" "Kill, kill, kill!" A horde of frenzied cultists charged in every direction—some at the Soaring Realm, some Lingyun, some Shanhai, and even a handful of Sun Moons. Of course, the majority were merely at the Qianjun and Wanshi realms. Lan Tian had brought even these lower-level cultists. Unafraid of death and indifferent to pain, they threw themselves forward like moths to a flame, charging everywhere. Lan Tian paid them no mind, as if none of it mattered. He strolled through the void toward the quasi-Invincible whom Chief Hu and General Zhao were besieging. With a blooming smile, he said, "Grand Chief Hu, General Zhao, you two are far too weak. Why not join my Sacred Cult and strive for our sacred peace...?" Chief Hu and General Zhao panted heavily, their expressions grave to the extreme. Lan Tian! This madman! He was a complete lunatic. Even now, even though he seemed intent on dealing with the myriad races, they still viewed him as thoroughly unhinged. Lan Tian had lost his mind long ago. As witnesses to Lan Tian's past rebellion, they were certain that he had already gone mad back then. Yet here he was. Lan Tian took another step, his aura surging to the ninth stage of the Sun Moon Realm. With a sharp tear, the void fractured, and the river of time materialized. Lan Tian chuckled softly. "I lack something—a carrier. Only with a carrier can I step into the quasi-Invincible Realm. Fellow Daoist, could you lend me such a treasure?" He looked toward the quasi-Invincible expert from the dragon race. Smiling sweetly, he purred, "Dragons are known for their lust. How about I spend a night with the Dragon Lord in exchange for a carrier...?" The dragon quasi-Invincible's face darkened, and he lashed out with a claw! With a muffled boom, Lan Tian was ripped to shreds. Yet the dragon expert's expression abruptly shifted. In all directions, countless Lan Tians appeared. Men and women, young and old. "Lord Dragon, don't be like that!" "Vile beast, come meet your death!" "This dragon's days are numbered!" "A dragon, I'm so scared..." "..." At that moment, the surrounding Sun Moons felt a chill run down their spines. Countless Lan Tians, countless figures, and every single one seemed to be the real Lan Tian. They were chattering amongst themselves, each displaying a different expression, a distinct personality, and speaking with a different voice. The dragon expert felt a shiver in his heart. "You're mad! Are these all your puppets? How many powerhouses of the myriad races have you slaughtered!" They were not illusions! They were real bodies, or rather, people Lan Tian had killed. No one had realized that Lan Tian had murdered so many people, so many powerhouses. Every one of those hundreds of Lan Tians seemed authentic. Lan Tian... No one could tell which one was the true Lan Tian anymore. At that moment, the Lan Tians of varying appearances spoke in unison, "Puppets? I am myself, Lan Tian! A convergence of all races! Others merge their three-life embodiments, but that is not the true fusion of the myriad races. Only when all races unite can there be true harmony, true peace... "I shall attain the Dao through all races, fusing ten thousand bodies into one!" As soon as those words rang out, even the quasi-Invincibles battling elsewhere were thoroughly shaken. A madman! This fellow wasn't merely talking. He was truly doing it! The immortal quasi-Invincible shouted, "Careful! This fellow has gone insane! Every one of them is him! He severed his sea of will and dispersed it across these avatars! Every single one is him!" They were all Lan Tian! "You're so mean, speaking ill of me like that!" a female Lan Tian pouted coyly. In the next instant, hundreds of Lan Tians attacked together. Boom! The dragon quasi-Invincible was instantly surrounded, attacked from every direction by countless Lan Tians! "Watch out!" the immortal quasi-Invincible barked. "He... cough, cough..." Before he could finish, one of the Primal Cult Master's divine characters suddenly detonated with a deafening roar, sending the immortal coughing up blood. The Primal Cult Master said coldly, "You dare meddle in other matters while fighting me?" Even so, he couldn't help glancing at Lan Tian. This lunatic... Having dealt with Lan Tian for years, he had always known the man was mad. He simply hadn't expected him to be this twisted! Hundreds of Lan Tians unleashed all manner of techniques. Among them were fiends, gods, dragons, succubi... Every race imaginable! At this moment, everyone was shaken to the core. Was this Lan Tian's Dao? The convergence of all races! This lunatic might truly have walked a completely unique path. Boom! Some Lan Tians were blown apart, while others landed heavy blows on the dragon quasi-Invincible. Chief Hu and General Zhao exchanged a glance and quickly retreated. This lunatic was terrifying; they genuinely feared he might turn around and slaughter them next. Seeing them flee, the Lan Tians laughed seductively. "Don't go, you two! Come play with us!" Madman! At this point, even Su Yu couldn't help cursing internally: what a freak! Not only was Lan Tian twisted, but his subordinates were equally insane. Thousands of cultists threw themselves like moths to a flame into suicidal assaults against the enemy Sun Moons. Blood filled the air, and every dying cultist screamed at the top of their lungs, "Where the Sacred Cult stands, there is peace!" Such utter disregard for death was even more terrifying than the Dragon Martial Guards. Some of the myriad races' Sun Moons felt their hearts shudder as they killed them. Still, Lan Tian's arrival significantly relieved the pressure on the human side. Combatants fell one after another! Meanwhile, Su Yu gradually grew bolder. Initially, he had made up excuses whenever he rescued humans, but now, whenever he approached an area, many combatants would scatter on their own, unwilling to clash with him. Juli and the others backed away from Su Yu, who snapped coldly, "What are you looking at? Xuanjia's betrayal doesn't make me a traitor! If you want to question someone, question the Head of the Xuan Division. I had no idea who Xuanjia was!" At that moment, the elders of the Heaven Hunting Pavilion were also paralyzed with indecision. What was going on? The Heaven Hunting Pavilion had deployed tremendous strength this time, yet the Eighth Elder had been executed, and Xuanjia had turned out to be Nan Wujiang. The situation left them completely bewildered and hesitant. Meanwhile, the ancient ruins were gradually coming into view. Lan Tian's appearance had greatly reduced the threat to humanity, but the pressure remained immense. Elsewhere, Zhu Tiandao was still locked in combat. He glanced around and cursed inwardly in exasperation. Damn it, what a mess! That fellow truly knew how to endure! The Allheaven Battlefield had not yet launched its move. King Daqin's stance was that at least three Invincibles had to appear here before they would begin. King Daqin was far too stubborn—what was wrong with launching now? Yet at this rate, where could they find another powerhouse to force a third Invincible to show themselves...? "Wan Tiansheng..." Zhu Tiandao cursed inwardly. You think you've hidden deeper than me? I thought I was the ultimate trump card! You still haven't moved—do you think you're buried deeper than I am? You want me to expose myself first so you can play the final card? Zhu Tiandao refused to accept it! I believe I'm stronger than you, Wan Tiansheng. If you refuse to appear, does that mean I'm inferior to you? Nonsense! Zhu Tiandao was furious. In his rage, seeing the quasi-Invincible opposite him still hammering away, he snapped furiously, "You're still hitting me? Are you begging for death?" "Hahaha..." The one thrashing Zhu Tiandao was an underworld quasi-Invincible, who now laughed uproariously. I'm begging for death? Zhu Tiandao, you'd better start thinking about when you're going to die. Zhu Tiandao ground his teeth in hatred! He had considered himself extraordinarily patient, yet an old turtle had proven even more patient than him, still refusing to show his face. Primal, Lan Tian, Xuanjia, Xia Xiao'er... all of them had exposed themselves and shown their strength. The Xia family's power was terrifying. Yet that fellow still hadn't stepped forward. Fine! If you won't come out, I will. A third Invincible, right...? I'll draw them out myself! At that moment, Zhu Tiandao snorted coldly. Suddenly, from the distant Daming Prefecture, a towering pagoda tore through the void and materialized before everyone's eyes. The Pavilion of a Hundred Dao! Zhu Tiandao instantly merged into the Pavilion of a Hundred Dao. In the next instant, with a casual tearing motion, a river materialized—thin as a trickle of urine, though perhaps a fairly thick trickle. The moment the river appeared, the opposing quasi-Invincible was horrified. Just as he tried to flee, his past embodiment was abruptly stripped from his body, landing straight in Zhu Tiandao's grasp. With a sickening crunch, Zhu Tiandao crushed it to dust! Boom! A deafening roar erupted as Zhu Tiandao slammed the Pavilion of a Hundred Dao down with crushing force! The underworld quasi-Invincible let out a desperate bellow and tried to escape, but how could he be fast enough? Boom! A burst of light like fireworks rose into the air, and a broken sun shattered! Before anyone could even process what was happening, a quasi-Invincible had been slaughtered on the spot. This was the sixth quasi-Invincible to fall today! The surroundings fell dead silent for an instant. In the next, the surviving quasi-Invincibles nearly lost their minds. "Damn it, no! Zhu Tiandao... you..." Simultaneously, the quasi-Invincible fighting Qin Hao fled instantly! At this moment, this quasi-Invincible from the Vajra Lion race was terrified out of his wits. Of the three "second sons," Xia Xiao'er had stepped into the quasi-Invincible realm, severed the present embodiment of a god race quasi-Invincible, and allowed Niu Baidao to swoop in for the kill! Now, Zhu Tiandao, who had appeared weak all along, had instantly obliterated an underworld quasi-Invincible. What about the third "second son"? Qin Hao, who had been beaten nearly to death, was left dumbfounded. You're not hitting me anymore? He stared at Zhu Tiandao in utter bewilderment. Then he looked at Marquis Xia, even more lost. Of the three second sons... I'm the only real eighth-stage Sun Moon! Originally, Marquis Xia had been at the eighth stage of the Sun Moon Realm, while Zhu Tiandao had just entered the ninth stage. Yet now, Marquis Xia had unleashed quasi-Invincible strength and severed the embodiment of a quasi-Invincible, while Zhu Tiandao was even more ferocious, killing a quasi-Invincible in an instant! Out of seventeen quasi-Invincibles, six had been wiped out just like that! The survivors were thoroughly terrified. What kind of joke was this! They had been promised that humanity had not a single quasi-Invincible, which was why they had allied together. Yet now... Gu Shan of the Archaic Giant race and the experts of the Five Elements race were filled with bitter regret. What the hell! Zhu Tiandao, Lan Tian, Primal, Marquis Xia, Liu Wenyan, Niu Baidao... each of them was terrifyingly fierce. Although there were only six quasi-Invincible combatants on the human side, they were actually beginning to suppress their opponents. Primal was fighting three at once; Lan Tian was pummeling the dragon expert so hard that the dragon would soon be beaten to death. Marquis Xia and the others were equally savage! Now, having slain a quasi-Invincible, Zhu Tiandao barked, "Primal... Yun Chen, pin those three down! I'll come kill them!" The three enemy quasi-Invincibles panicked! Primal alone was already formidable, and this Zhu Tiandao seemed even stronger. If the two joined forces, all three of them might perish. Right then, the immortal quasi-Invincible roared, "We beseech the Immortal King to descend!" "Sigh!" A sigh echoed as an expert of otherworldly grace appeared. Looking at Zhu Tiandao, he said softly, "The human race... is truly blessed by heaven! Zhu Tiandao... you have truly exceeded expectations. Are you about to attain the Dao?" At this moment, Zhu Tiandao emanated boundless might. The Pavilion of a Hundred Dao had carried his first three-life embodiment, and within the river of time, a second embodiment seemed poised to emerge. ... Su Yu was stunned. This was Zhu Tiandao? Are you kidding me! You effortlessly slaughtered a quasi-Invincible! If you're this strong, why were you letting yourself get beaten so miserably earlier? Zhu Tiandao looked at the Immortal King and said calmly, "Is the immortal race entering the war as well? Does this mean the alliance between humans and immortals is completely shattered?" "I represent only myself..." The Immortal King said softly, "Zhu Tiandao, you have hidden far too deeply. It was beyond my expectations." Over there, Niu Baidao laughed heartily. "Hidden too deeply? Has he? Why did I see through it long ago? Mansion Master, you've finally stopped hiding! Don't go around talking about how great your elder brother is anymore. Isn't it embarrassing to praise yourself all day?" Everyone was taken aback. The Immortal King also froze for a moment, then looked at Zhu Tiandao with flashing eyes, murmuring, "What a King Daming... You... he has only you as an only son, doesn't he?" Zhu Tiandao laughed. "How could that be? I have an elder brother who is far more formidable than me. My brother attained the Invincible Realm long ago! Old fellow, I originally planned to hunt down our human traitor, but since you insist on meddling... care to play a round?" "My pleasure!" The Immortal King smiled as well. In an instant, both vanished from the spot, just like Xuanjia and his opponents, entering an alternate space to clash within the void. Zhu Tiandao's combat power was peerless as he wielded the Pavilion of a Hundred Dao as a weapon, seeking to forcefully suppress the Invincible Immortal King! Terrifying! At this moment, the powerhouses of the myriad races were filled with sheer dread. Damn it! Were these humans all insane? Why did every single one of them hide and conceal themselves so thoroughly? Every one of them had reached such a terrifying level, yet they were still holding back. If not for things reaching this point today, they would still be hiding! Zhu Tiandao could actually fight an Invincible! Even if it was only a three-life embodiment, it was still an unbelievable feat. Of course, Xuanjia was supposed to be stronger, but perhaps not—after all, Xuanjia currently looked suppressed, whereas Zhu Tiandao seemed to have the upper hand against the Immortal King. ... By this point, with Lan Tian, Zhu Tiandao, and Xuanjia making their moves, the human race's terrifying might had left everyone stunned. Inside that distant hall, the shadowy figure was also filled with astonishment. Zhu Tiandao! That was close! Fortunately, many experts of the myriad races had arrived this time, and even an Immortal King had stepped forward! Just as he was breathing a sigh of relief, he furrowed his brow slightly. Was it about to begin? ... Meanwhile, on the Allheaven Battlefield. King Daqin quickly received the news. Somewhat speechless, he looked toward the crowd and sighed. "The Daming Prefecture... King Daming... that fellow..." Zhu Tiandao was actually close to attaining the Dao! "Disperse and prepare for Dao attainment! Everyone... three Eternal Realm combatants have already appeared in the Human Realm. Attain the Dao swiftly!" "Understood!" The group quickly scattered, flying off in all directions. Simultaneously, in the distance, powerful auras surged into the sky. A powerhouse spoke coldly, "Humans, attaining the Dao won't be that simple!" King Daqin snorted coldly and looked back at Xia Longwu. "Where will you go to attain the Dao?" Xia Longwu said calmly, "Somewhere far, so as not to affect the others. The Sea of Stars!" King Daqin nodded slightly and tore open the void. The group quickly rushed toward the Sea of Stars, while behind them, Invincibles of the myriad races converged from all directions, locking their gazes onto them! Xia Longwu wanted to attain the Dao, and they had no intention of giving him the chance. Even so, there were indeed fewer Invincibles present than originally anticipated. This was not primarily due to the Xia family's actions, but rather Su Yu's doing: the previous two upheavals had resulted in over a dozen Invincibles having their three-life embodiments destroyed. Still, it didn't matter. The myriad races had plenty of Invincibles. They had originally planned to intercept cultivators from smaller races who were attempting Dao attainment, but now the myriad races abandoned that effort. Even if a smaller race produced an Invincible or two, it would not change anything. The human race was the key. This time, humanity had staked everything, sending a gathering of quasi-Invincibles to seek Dao attainment—hundreds of years of accumulated foundation, all riding on today. If they wiped out these people and annihilated those in the Great Xia Prefecture, the human race would not be able to hold its head high for hundreds of years. ... Humanity was preparing to attain the Dao. Meanwhile, in Nanyuan of the Great Xia Prefecture, three Invincibles had appeared! The remaining eleven quasi-Invincibles breathed a sigh of relief, yet they remained deeply shaken. What a mad race. This race was far too terrifying. Not only were they powerful, but they were also insidious. One person hiding their strength was one thing, but two, three, four... Practically every single one of them was holding back and concealing their cards! Just how treacherous did a race have to be to hide this many people! Right then, accompanied by a seductive laugh, the dragon quasi-Invincible screamed in terror, "We beseech the Dragon King to descend!" The void tore open, and an enormous white dragon emerged. Without a word, the Dragon King lashed his tail toward Lan Tian. With a series of rumbling explosions, countless Lan Tians blew apart. This time, the crowd wasn't particularly surprised; they already knew that the major races had all dispatched Invincible experts. The gods, fiends, and immortals had all appeared, so naturally, the dragons had sent one as well. They simply hadn't expected the dragon quasi-Invincible to be so utterly suppressed by Lan Tian that he had nearly been beaten to death. Otherwise, this Dragon King might have preferred to wait until the ruins surfaced completely before making a move, seizing the prize, and leaving. Suppressing Lan Tian the moment he appeared, the Dragon King cast a frigid gaze across the battlefield and said coldly, "Does humanity have any more hidden cards? You have exceeded our expectations! But it ends here. Since you have all revealed yourselves, none of you shall leave alive!" Fortunately, so many Invincible embodiments had arrived this time! Even the Dragon King felt fortunate! Just as the Dragon King finished speaking, the void trembled slightly, and a gold-masked figure emerged. Glancing around, he said calmly, "Heaven Hunting Pavilion, assemble!" Over there, the Third Elder was overjoyed! The Head of the Yellow Division had finally arrived! He hurriedly reported, "Milord, Old Eight was killed! Xuanjia turned out to be Nan Wujiang! The Head of the Xuan Division might... might also be compromised! Milord..." One after another, the Heaven Hunting Pavilion members swiftly gathered toward the division head, their hearts filled with relief. They finally had a backer! Earlier, with quasi-Invincibles present, they had believed themselves to be the strongest force. But now, everyone was terrified. Powerhouses from the human race kept emerging without end, filling them with dread and terror! Even the late-stage Sun Moons, including the Third Elder, were terrified that yet another human capable of fighting Invincibles might appear. Scores of Sun Moons from the Heaven Hunting Pavilion rapidly withdrew from the battlefield. The Head of the Yellow Division said indifferently, "The Heaven Hunting Pavilion remains neutral. We came only for the Tombstone of Civilizations. Humanity has no need to view us with hostility... We are withdrawing from the battlefield..." The Third Elder and the others didn't care about anything else—they just wanted to retreat! If they didn't leave now, they feared they would all die here. It was simply too terrifying! Su Yu hesitated briefly before drifting toward the group as well. Right then, the Head of the Yellow Division suddenly looked at Su Yu and said coldly, "Xuan Jiu, you need not come. Are you... truly Xuan Jiu?" At these words, the Third Elder, who had already arrived, hurriedly said, "Division Head, he might not be Xuan Jiu! He could be a human powerhouse..." He didn't outright say Su Yu, but Xuan Jiu could very well belong to the human race. Even though he had seen Xuan Jiu's true face, he was no longer certain. The Xuan Division might be compromised! The Head of the Yellow Division nodded slightly. "The Head of the Xuan Division should already know about someone wearing a mask to kill members of our pavilion, yet we have received no reply. The pavilion may currently be investigating his identity... Trouble is brewing within our ranks; we cannot afford further losses!" "Milord is wise!" The pavilion members abandoned their opponents and flew toward the Head of the Yellow Division. Having a backer gave them a shred of security. Juli and the others had been scared out of their wits! It was far too terrifying! With dozens of Sun Moons pulling out of the fight, the pressure on the human side dropped dramatically. The Dragon King frowned slightly and looked at the Head of the Yellow Division. "You're retreating?" The Head of the Yellow Division replied calmly, "If we don't retreat, will you yield the Tombstone of Civilizations to me?" "I will not!" The Dragon King laughed. Of course he wouldn't. Still, it was good that the Heaven Hunting Pavilion was leaving; it eliminated his greatest rival. This Head of the Yellow Division was no weakling! Soon, dozens of Sun Moons gathered behind the Head of the Yellow Division, feeling both lingering dread and immense relief. This battle had proven far more dangerous than they had ever imagined! Truly terrifying! The Third Elder drew close to the division head and asked nervously, "Division Head, we've suffered heavy casualties. Shall we... return now?" Carriers or no carriers, they didn't want them anymore! This cursed place was becoming increasingly bizarre! The Head of the Yellow Division nodded slightly. "Retreat. Enter my Flying Pavilion. We shall leave through the passage shortly. Stay alert, all of you!" With that, an enormous pavilion materialized. The Head of the Yellow Division was going to take them away! The Third Elder and the others quickly flew toward the pavilion. At this point, they didn't even know where the passage was or how to leave. Going through the All-Heavens Prefecture passage was clearly out of the question, so they could only rely on the division head to guide them out. This pavilion was itself a Heaven armament. Once everyone was inside, the Head of the Yellow Division looked around and said indifferently, "The Heaven Hunting Pavilion has no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Human Realm. We depart today. Xuan Jiu... await investigation. Someone will come to collect you later!" Su Yu wanted nothing more than to avoid going with him. This Head of the Yellow Division felt rather eerie! Just as he was thinking this, the Head of the Yellow Division shrank the pavilion into the palm of his hand and turned as if to fly away... In the next instant, he abruptly hurled the pavilion straight at the Dragon King! At that very moment, inside the pavilion, the faces of dozens of Sun Moons drained of color as they felt a surge of worldly power ignite every scrap of origin qi throughout their bodies! The Third Elder was terrified out of his wits! "Division Head..." What was happening? Boom! The explosion was deafening, reverberating through the Human Realm and shaking the myriad heavens! Like a meteor shower, countless suns and moons plummeted! A terrifying force swept outward. The Dragon King's embodiment was instantly torn to shreds, and the dragon quasi-Invincible behind him was blown to pieces on the spot! A quasi-Invincible, ten elders, two seventh-stage defectors from the myriad races cults, and dozens of Sun Moons had detonated together! One could only imagine the sheer magnitude of the blast! The Head of the Yellow Division had even exercised restraint, containing the explosion to a single area. Otherwise, all of Nanyuan would have ceased to exist, and even the Great Xia Prefecture would have suffered catastrophic collateral damage. Rumble! Explosions echoed continuously. The shattered Dragon King let out a furious roar as another embodiment instantly manifested, crying out shrilly, "You... you killed my past embodiment! Bastard, who are you?" Before his voice could fade, the Head of the Yellow Division had already dragged him into an alternate void. Silence fell, and they vanished! All around, everyone's blood ran cold! The hearts of the myriad races turned to ice! Should they flee? Among the hundreds of Sun Moons, the Heaven Hunting Pavilion had been the largest faction. Yet in this single moment, the Heaven Hunting Pavilion... was gone! A quasi-Invincible, over a dozen seventh-stage Sun Moons, and dozens of low-to-mid-stage Sun Moons had all perished. Trapped like turtles in a jar within a Heaven armament by the Head of the Yellow Division, they had all been wiped out in a single stroke! ... At that exact moment. In the endless void, inside the central hall of the Heaven Hunting Pavilion's headquarters, a tremor rippled through the architecture. A voice, sounding half like weeping and half like laughter, sighed, "The Four Divisions... are crippled!" More than half the elite forces of the Four Divisions were dead or wounded! The Head of the Yellow Division! "Xuan Division, do you not owe us an explanation?" A soft sigh answered, "What explanation? As for Xuanjia... I knew nothing. And the matter of the Yellow Division had even less to do with me. What explanation could I give?" The Head of the Xuan Division sighed. The entire Heaven Hunting Pavilion fell instantly into utter silence. A dead, suffocating silence! Crippled! At the very least, the Four Divisions had been crippled this day. The Head of the Yellow Division had openly defected; the Head of the Xuan Division was now under suspicion, though nothing was proven; the Head of the Tian Division remained asleep; and only the Di Division had yet to suffer an incident. Yet... how many compromised individuals remained within the Heaven Hunting Pavilion? The Head of the Yellow Division was far too ruthless! Ruthless enough to terrify the soul! He had crammed dozens of Sun Moons into a Heaven armament and detonated the weapon outright, blowing a quasi-Invincible to death and destroying a three-life embodiment of the Invincible Dragon King! He was unimaginably ruthless!