My Apocalypse Territory
Chapter 495 - 453 The time has come!

The columns of light marking the entrances to the Holy Domain pierced the sky, visible from every corner unless one chose to hide. In almost every field of view, one could see one or two entrance columns.

Countless major forces, Mercenary Corps, and freelance Awakeners all boiled with excitement.

Simply by seeing the columns, everyone understood what kind of opportunity they represented!

In the central part of Daxia Country—

The preeminent local power.

"Quick, encircle the column of light; this chance is ours! Kill without mercy anyone who dares to approach."

This was someone who knew nothing of the Holy Domain and was preparing to monopolize the opportunity.

...

"The Holy Domain selection trials start in three days, but just to be on the safe side, we should enter the Holy Domain now and prepare at least a week's worth of provisions—who knows how long the selection will take."

This was the cautious faction.

...

"I've been stuck at the peak of the Fifth Tier for over a month now, I feel... I feel like I'm about to break through this bottleneck soon. I must do it within three days; then, as an Awakener of the Sixth Tier, I'd also be considered an expert, surely achieving results in the selection trials of the Holy Domain."

This was what the retreat and cultivation faction thought.

...

Green Shadow,

The sudden selection trials also touched the hearts of all Awakeners.

The nearest column of light was some tens of kilometers north of Lindong. Since the appearance of the columns, train tickets from Green Shadow to Lindong sold out within minutes.

Tang Yu was aware that many people wanted to save themselves a stretch of wilderness travel by taking the train, aiming to reach the nearest column of light.

But for low-level Awakeners who didn't have the ability to traverse the wild, reducing the distance from over a hundred kilometers to just tens didn't change the outcome.

Soon, Green Shadow introduced the "Crowdfunded Fleet" project.

Hundreds of low-level Awakeners jointly funded the hiring of the Guardian Army's Rhino Chariots to lead the way, accompanied by a Guard Team. These slow-moving low-level Awakeners could even ride in the massive transportation vehicles. Departing from Green Shadow, it only took two hours to reach the entrance to the Holy Domain.

And it was perfectly safe.

And the price, split among hundreds, was affordable even for low-level Awakeners.

This thoughtful initiative was met with widespread approval among Awakeners.

This time, Tang Yu launched the "Crowdfunded Fleet" project not so much to earn those Source Crystals—although in the "Holy Domain Selection Trials," everyone should be competitors, he couldn't prevent the Awakeners from other areas from participating in the selection. So, why not seek welfare for the Awakeners of his own territory.

If the strength of the territory's Awakeners improved, the speed at which they earned Source Crystals would increase, and accordingly, their spending power would grow stronger.

To put it plainly, only when the "leeks" grew more robust could they yield a bountiful harvest when harvested.

Tang Yu even launched a promotional discount event on the eve of the selection trials.

Combat Skills, Magic, Cultivation Skills, as well as the use of training camps, all at 12% off!

There were also group purchase deals for skills, rewards for reaching proficiency levels, and more.

For the opportunity in the Holy Domain, even the stingiest Awakeners were no longer hesitant to spend lavishly, quickly thinning their purses—they spent money to secure more rewards in the near future.

Not a loss at all!

Those Awakeners intent on vying for the opportunity were all bent on enhancing their strength. Even those who lacked confidence in their abilities were tempted by Green Shadow's one-stop-service fleet, considering entering the Holy Domain.

—Opportunities don't just come by strength; what kind of opportunity is it if it doesn't literally fall into your lap!

Tang Yu didn't immediately head for the Holy Domain, but instead used this last period to boost his own strength.

Over ten days had passed, and now he was a true Great Perfection powerhouse, at the stage of facing the bottleneck—without the possibility of a breakthrough to Transcendent in the short term, Tang Yu hoped for a breakthrough in other areas.

He had mastered over twenty skills, and with selective practice, five of those had reached a level of proficiency. Instant Step, a Body Movement Battle Technique...' was refined to perfection, fully mastered.

Now, using "Insight Eye" to observe himself, the remarks behind the skills section had changed to:

"You have learned over twenty Combat Skills/Magic and have mastered a small part of them, achieving a small accomplishment."

But his understanding of the Intent Realm, despite having advice from people like Kong and Eileen, was just a little short and he lingered outside its door without entering.

Tang Yu planned to challenge the Trial Tower in the next couple of days, hoping to overcome this final hurdle.

...

Among the Awakeners officially affiliated with Green Shadow, each Corps now had a significant number of members.

The Guardian Corps, Investigation Corps, Air Force Corps, Fire Fierce Horse Cavalry Group, Warg Cavalry Corps, and the Logistics Affairs Corps, including a recruitment camp for new troops.

The Guardian Corps had the most members, exceeding five thousand, all at least at Fifth Tier Peak. They were stationed not only in the Sanctuary but were also spread out to guard resource points (mines, woodlands), transfer stations, defending the Abyssal Rift, and patrolling railway lines, responsibilities entrusted to the Guardian Corps.

Though five thousand might seem like a lot, the personnel were still stretched too thin.

Next in number was the Investigation Corps, exceeding two thousand members, their presence in almost every wilderness operation.

The Air Force Corps had nearly a thousand members as well—besides the Air Soldiers squadrons assigned to each Floating Airship, there was also a special operations team, tasked with completing high-difficulty missions and providing targeted support.

Additionally, the various Cavalry Corps ranged from dozens to hundreds of members.

Not counting those responsible for constructing defensive fortifications and installing the War Machine of the Logistics Affairs Corps, nor the new recruits yet to be organized, just the aforementioned Corps already tallied over ten thousand Awakeners.

In terms of scale, it had become a large-scale Sanctuary Corps worthy of its name, yet in terms of strength, it far exceeded — Green Shadow always implemented an elite policy, with each batch of new camp Awakeners, many of whom did not meet the requirements and were eliminated.

Being official Awakeners of Green Shadow, what everyone was naturally discussing at this moment was also that light column that pierced straight into the sky.

The opportunity of the Holy Domain was something everyone coveted.

For ordinary Awakeners, Tang Yu did not prevent them from pursuing their own opportunities, and naturally, it was even less likely for official Awakeners, except for a portion of the Guardian Corps' Awakeners who needed to remain behind, the rest could freely choose whether or not to go to the Holy Domain.

——Those Awakeners who stayed behind during this time could receive a reward of triple contribution points.

Three days passed quickly, in the blink of an eye.

Tang Yu stood on the castle's rooftop terrace, gazing directly at the distant light column, a simple and easy-to-understand message naturally emerged in his mind.

"Countdown initiated: 02:15:28"

The number of Awakeners coming and going within the territory had significantly decreased, apart from some low-level Awakeners who did not plan on heading to the Holy Domain, there were ordinary survivors who were still working.

The official team of Green Shadow had assembled and departed an hour ago.

Tang Yu turned around and saw Eileen standing by the door waiting, her hair fluttering in the breeze.

"Let's go."

The two took flight into the sky.

Above the clouds, the Floating Airship "Sail" had already been waiting.

Standing on the deck, Tang Yu looked out and saw Luo Zhe, Kong, Nancy, Winnie, Grey Blade, Red Moon, Greta, Bamboo Rat Li, Xing Ling Xing Yue, and many other followers, whether they were outside, in secluded cultivation, or busy working; at this moment, except for Kevin, everyone had gathered here.

Each person possessed the strength of at least the Thirteen Layer and onwards, with many being Transcendents.

Each person carried a legacy and mastered countless Combat Skills/Magic, with strength far surpassing those of the same rank.

Looking at them, Tang Yu felt filled with strength, an endless confidence welling up inside him.

"Depart!"

Once again arriving in the Holy Domain space, unlike the previously empty expanse, it was now brimming with liveliness.

Beside the light column, the Awakeners from the Investigation Corps who had come in earlier had already built a camp around it, and in the last two days, they even brought a construction team that mastered Architecture Series magic to build several four or five-story buildings, forming a small village with the light column as its core.

At first glance, Tang Yu saw numerous vendors in the village and even an official supply shop set up by them.

Thousands of Corps Awakeners, aside from a portion stationed around the light column, were scattered in various places to explore.

Further away, non-official Awakeners were either wandering aimlessly or sitting waiting, and some larger forces had established their own camps.

Like the Lindong Sanctuary, this time, tens of thousands of official Awakeners had also arrived and built a massive camp on the other side of the light column.

Tang Yu glanced over twice and decided to rise into the air to check out the situation in various places.

Maintaining a speed of a hundred meters per second high in the sky hundreds of meters up, Nancy followed closely behind, her eyes wide open, watching all around — she had never seen such a busy, large-scale scene before.

Most Awakeners grouped together and remained vigilant towards any Awakeners who were not part of their own team.

Although this space had no threat of Demonized Beasts, obviously, once you've spent some time in the wild, the old hands understood that sometimes the most dangerous weren't Demonized Beasts but 'fellow' humans.

Tang Yu saw people fighting, chasing, and fleeing.

There were many Awakeners who entered the Holy Domain space, but in reality, sometimes for several kilometers, not a single figure could be seen — most Awakeners were still gathered around the light column.

Tang Yu concealed his aura while also spreading his Perception; he and Nancy flew over from hundreds of meters in the air, almost undetected by anyone.

"Boss, you're the favored one of the elves; this time, who could be your opponent?"

"Chief, it seems that Demonized Beasts can't enter this Holy Domain space, isn't this the perfect place to build a Sanctuary?"

"There's an end, a barrier, watch me break it!"

Arriving in a corner of the Holy Domain, Tang Yu saw a few Awakeners quietly tapping and knocking against a translucent barrier.

The barrier showed no signs of change, but those people did not seem to lose hope; he saw one of them, holding a Combat Saber, his muscles suddenly bulging, fiercely swinging down in a chop.

Clang—

The Combat Saber broke in half.

Tang Yu felt an inexplicable palpitation, concentrating his gaze, he saw the translucent barrier seem to flicker slightly, and the man wielding the Combat Saber stood stiff for a second or two before his entire body dissolved into the tiniest particles and vanished without a trace.

Completely annihilated!

Such a barrier was truly terrifying!

Tang Yu was relieved that none of his subordinates foolishly continued to attack the barrier — it seemed attacking once or twice would not provoke the barrier's retaliation, the same logic as with the light column.

He didn't travel far before quickly returning to the light column belonging to Lin City, sitting in a room, closing his eyes to rest.

"00:00:03"

"00:00:02"

"00:00:01"

Tang Yu's eyes opened slightly; at the same time, a mechanical and monotonous voice rang out in his mind.