Chapter 407: Disagreement

Li Pin frowned. "The Tenfold Heavenly Domains and the Forbidden Lands both spiraled out of control just a day apart?"

The Forbidden Lands was a perilous region guarded by the Great Shang. Although its danger level couldn't compare to Slave Valley, the Tenfold Heavenly Domains, Darkmoon Island, the Demon-Sealing Fortress, or Bloodmoon Gorge, it was still teeming with numerous lord-level and Legendary demonic creatures.

Thanks to its unique geographical location, the Great Shang held a substantial defensive advantage, keeping this perilous region relatively quiet despite its dangers.

In comparison, the Tenfold Heavenly Domains was home to a far larger number of demonic creatures, each immensely powerful.

In theory, the Tenfold Heavenly Domains' danger level was higher than Darkmoon Island, the Demon-Sealing Fortress, and Slave Valley's. However, within the region, there was a diverse population of demons, each with different beliefs. Therefore, despite their numbers exceeding those in other perilous zones, no single powerful demonic creature had unified this territory. There were frequent internal conflicts among the demonic creatures.

The Human Alliance had realized this and decided to sit back and let the demonic creatures fight among themselves, content to wait and watch. They planned to intervene only when the demonic creatures had fought to a decisive outcome and were on the verge of forming a unified power structure.

Unexpectedly, things spiraled out of control.

Li Pin's expression turned grave. "Could it be that an existence even stronger than a legendary demonic creature has emerged in the Tenfold Heavenly Domains and completed the unification of this perilous region!?"

The Forbidden Lands wasn't a great threat. With the Great Shang's power, a dozen Legendary Mages could easily suppress it. A single country could achieve this alone.

However, if a powerful creature—strong enough to unify the bishop-level demonic creatures—had emerged from the Tenfold Heavenly Domains, the consequences would be dire!

The Tenfold Heavenly Domains has countless demonic creatures, including multiple legendary ones. It's the perfect place for real combat,

thought Li Pin.

With this thought, Li Pin stood up and said, "I'll make a trip to the Star Alliance. The sooner we eliminate the demonic creatures, the sooner we can feel assured."

Xie Longcheng, standing nearby, opened his mouth as if to speak but hesitated, seemingly having reservations due to Xiao Qiushui's presence.

However, Xing Ying didn't hold back. He said, "Hall Master, there's currently a lot of talk in the Human Alliance that the losses in the Tenfold Heavenly Domains and the Forbidden Lands were deliberate, aiming to exaggerate the peril and force the Special United Squad to eliminate threats in their territories first."

Hearing this, Li Pin frowned and said, "When facing demonic creatures, everyone must stand united. Stop spreading words that undermine unity."

Xing Ying only wanted to remind Li Pin. She trusted that he would make his own judgment.

"That's enough for now," Li Pin replied.

"We'll arrange a plane to fly you to the Star Alliance right away, Hall Master Li" Xiao Qiushui responded immediately.

"No need," Li Pin said.

Now that he had raised his magnetic field intensity to 100 points, he could endure an even stronger exertion from Gaia's Celestial Force Field. If not for concerns about surpassing the current critical threshold, he could have used the Celestial Shift Technique as a regular skill.

Even so, maintaining supersonic flight was no longer a challenge for him.

***

The southern region of the Star Alliance!

This once mighty global power among the Six Extremities had now descended into utter ruin!

Within three days of the Tenfold Heavenly Domains collapse and the fall of the southern region, the Human Alliance had activated emergency protocols. They redirected the Special United Squad initially bound for Slave Valley to the Star Alliance. Despite that, the casualties remained uncountable.

Conservative estimates placed the death toll at over thirty million. Furthermore, nearly two hundred million people were left homeless.

The direct and indirect economic losses were astronomical.

This was humanity's most devastating loss in five years, second only to the fall of Tianyuan to the Degenerate Temple. This defeat was a harsh blow to the Human Alliance, whose morale had been soaring after their victory on the Darkmoon Island. It served as a grim reminder that demonic creatures were far from weak.

The demonic creature's lack of unity and internal conflicts had given humanity the chance to defeat them and reclaim dominance. By now, with the help of the Special United Squad, humanity had secured the southern region of the Star Alliance and was pushing inward, reclaiming lost territory.

Unfortunately, while land could be regained, those who had perished in the disaster could never return.

***

At this moment, near the original entrance to the Tenfold Heavenly Domain, two figures, one leading and one following, were chasing a dark green Legendary demonic creature at incredible speed.

The two were Tianyuan's Legends Qiao Baishi and Star Alliance's Legend Ao Fei.

As they gave chase, Qiao Baishi explained, "This demonic creature must be a loser in the battle for the Underground Palace's leadership. Its unfolded wings, dark green skin, and devil-like appearance that resembled mentions from myths match the mysterious underground palace leader exactly. They're of the same race. That's why it can master teleportation without relying on a Divine Kingdom."

"The leader of the underground palace? If I'm not mistaken, the core material for crafting Fu Qingtian's Void Ring, the Void Crystal, comes from this species?" Ao Fei mused.

Qiao Baishi's gaze grew fiery. "Correct. This is the only species we know of that can teleport without a Divine Kingdom. If we manage to kill this quasi-legendary demonic creature, we might get ourselves a Void Ring like Fu Qingtian!"

Unfortunately, although this demonic creature's qi and blood as well as physique had not yet reached quasi-legendary levels, its flight speed and teleportation abilities made it no less difficult to handle than a true legendary demonic creature. Moreover, its sole focus on escape left the two of them chasing it for dozens of miles, only to watch helplessly as it drew farther and farther away.

Frustration began to show in Qiao Baishi and Ao Fei's eyes.

"Damn it! We can't catch up!"

"This demonic creature is not even strong, but to think that..."

It was a pity. No matter how unwilling they were, they could only watch as the demonic creature gradually disappeared from their sight.

Just as they were on the verge of losing sight of the demonic creature, a vast expanse of white clouds on the horizon appeared to be torn apart by an unseen force.

From a distance, it appeared as though a massive hole, thousands of meters wide, had been torn through the upper clouds. But no—it wasn’t a hole at all. As the opening expanded explosively, the clouds quickly swirled downward, forming a vast, funnel-like shape.

It was clear that some incredibly fast entity had pierced through the clouds, dragging strong winds and churning them to create this funnel-cloud-like phenomenon.

Following the funnel cloud's direction...

"There it is!" Qiao Baishi exclaimed.

"So fast!" Ao Fei couldn't help but turn slightly pale. "This speed... Could it be Fu Qingtian?"

Rumble

!

As he spoke, a deafening rumble erupted from beneath the funnel cloud. Violent gales mixed with dazzling lightning spread across the sky hundreds of meters high and descended to the ground, kicking up massive amounts of dust.

"This power... It's not Fu Qingtian... It seems... It's Hall Master Li!"

Qiao Baishi's pupils dilated once he recognized Li Pin.

"Hall Master Li!?" Ao Fei reacted instantly. "The Martial God Li, Li Pin?"

His expression quickly shifted to joy. "He's here!?"

***

The figure descending at the edge of the two Legends' vision was none other than Li Pin, who had traveled thousands of miles from the Celestial Martial God Hall.

With his astounding flight speed, he resembled an intercontinental missile as he broke through the atmosphere, tore through the clouds, and landed a precise strike on the dark green demonic creature.

This dark green demonic creature was strikingly similar to the one from the alternate dimension that Li Pin had gotten the Void Crystal from. They were clearly of the same race.

Faced with his strike from above, the demonic creature whose vitality and physique had not yet reached legendary levels was rendered defenseless.

Amidst the crackling thunder, all its defenses were destroyed by Li Pin's Sword of Destiny, which pierced and shredded its heart. However, its strong vitality prevented it from dying instantly. Instead, it decisively activated its racial gift—teleportation—and reappeared thousands of meters away in an instant.

Li Pin, having gained experience in battling such demonic creatures, almost instantly activated the Void Ring on his hand the moment it teleported. Before the dark green demonic creature could even catch its breath, Li Pin reappeared beside it and beheaded it with a single strike.

Its massive body was immediately split into two and plummeted to the ground.

"Hall Master Li."

"Martial God Li."

By the time Li Pin had finished dealing with the demonic creature's corpse, Qiao Baishi and Ao Fei rushed over. Their eyes briefly lingered on the creature, flickering with a hint of fervor.

But recalling how it had slipped beyond their tracking range and the overwhelming power Li Pin had displayed, they quickly suppressed their desires and offered polite smiles instead.

"Martial God Li, you're finally here? Have you completed your cultivation?"

"Hall Master Li, quickly check if this demonic creature contains any divine relic."

"Alright."

Li Pin wasted no time and quickly dissected the demonic creature with his Sword of Destiny.

It was a pity. Apart from a single Rare-Grade Astral Crystal, no Void Crystals were found within the demonic creature.

Seeing this, Qiao Baishi and Ao Fei also felt pity.

"In recent years, there have been rumors of people slaying demonic creatures from the same race as the underground palace's leader, yet no one has reported obtaining a Void Crystal since. It seems that even though these creatures can produce Void Crystals, the likelihood is just as uncertain as them forming Astral Crystals," Qiao Baishi remarked.

Li Pin didn't feel that he was at a loss to have obtained a Rare-Grade Astral Crystal.

He asked outright, "Where are Yuan Zhenchuan, Fan Xiu, and Wu De?"

"Yuan Zhenchuan and Fan Xiu are still in the southern regions exterminating demonic creatures on the surface, while Wu De and the others..." Qiao Baishi paused. "They've entered the Tenfold Heavenly Domains."

Li Pin was startled, "They aren't together?"

The two groups of Legends are not acting together!?

It seemed that the rumor Xing Ying mentioned was true.