Sage of Humanity
Chapter 830 - 828: Need a Little Time

However, a scene that made Pang Huanyin's face change quickly appeared.

At the same time the Nine Provinces squad broke into the Huntian Holy Temple's secret realm portal, many Corpse Race members turned around and surged towards the portal.

Even the Silver Corpse Commander and Iron Corpse Commander, who had been entangled in battle with them, abandoned their positions and hurried towards the portal.

Although the Corpse Race did not know the purpose of the Nine Provinces squad, with Lu Ye's earlier forceful entry into the secret realm portal and today's high-profile charge by the Nine Provinces squad, it was clear they had a scheme.

So no matter what, they couldn't be allowed to succeed.

Even with the Copper Corpse Commander's demise within ten breaths as a precedent, the Silver Corpse Commander and Iron Corpse Commander didn't dare to sit idly by.

"Stop them!"

Pang Huanyin urgently ordered, stepping in to intercept the two Corpse Commanders, but it was futile.

The Soaring Dragon Ark's array buzzed, a huge light beam shot out towards the two Corpse Commanders, but they evaded it with ease.

With the two Corpse Commanders and numerous Corpse Race members retreating to reinforce their positions, the pressure on the Dao Palace side suddenly dropped.

However, Pang Huanyin's face darkened. She would rather the Dao Palace withstand more pressure than allow the Nine Provinces squad to face unexpected obstacles.

At this moment, the Dao Palace and the cultivators at the stronghold, using the three Soaring Dragon Arks as a barrier, could only hold their ground or retreat. Any thoughts of taking the offensive were merely wishful thinking.

Gazing towards the portal, Pang Huanyin silently prayed for everything to go smoothly, spitting out cold words, "Kill!"

Now, all they could do was kill more Corpse Race members, which would be the best help for the Nine Provinces squad.

Inside the secret realm portal, the squad of eight had just charged in, only to feel even greater pressure than before.

Because the number of Corpse Race members here was far greater than outside, and they had obviously received news from outside and were moving outwards.

When the Nine Provinces squad charged in, they collided head-on with the massive Corpse horde.

Like an indomitable blade, the squad of eight carved a bloody path through the wave-like horde of corpses.

A great malice and ferocious aura revived from deep within the secret realm, and despite the distance, the sharp aura locked onto the squad like a leech.

Each of the eight felt their skin tighten, their expressions solemn.

Though they had easily killed the Copper Corpse Commander together, making them feel that the Corpse Race's elites were not so formidable, this mass of strong presence, nearly solid, clearly belonged to the hidden Golden Corpse King Corpse Fiend!

Judging from the distant aura alone, they knew this entity was as powerful as an Overlord-level Demon General, but how strong it really was could only be known through combat.

The Corpse Fiend's aura alone had not manifested; his numerous underlings made it unnecessary for him to take risks.

The Nine Provinces squad fought their way up to a spirit mountaintop, with Yang Yuan and Giant Armor suddenly halting in their charge.

By the time they fought up to this point, their upper garments had been torn away, revealing their muscular flesh, their breath steaming, blood Qi surging.

Yang Yuan shouted, "Lu Yiye, is this place viable?"

The positioning of the Heaven's Augury Pillar was not random but had certain requirements.

Lu Ye speculated that Nine Provinces cultivators used the Heaven's Augury Pillar to teleport, consuming spirit force, but in the abundant spiritual environment of the Nine Provinces, nobody usually noticed this, so it was overlooked.

But this was the Unparalleled Continent.

Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury needed four Heaven's Augury Pillars to locate the Unparalleled Continent, so the pillars had to be placed in spots with dense Spiritual Energy.

The Four Great Secret Realms were the best choices.

Within the secret realm, the key place was where Earth Veins converged, where Spiritual Energy was most concentrated.

In the Silver Snake Valley, Five Prime City was the center of the secret realm, the station of the Five Great Families, naturally the convergence of Earth Veins.

In Mount Sumeru, the spot Ying Wuji found was the same.

In the Huntian Holy Temple, the core where the Earth Veins converged would be the lair of the Golden Corpse King but breaking into that place wasn't feasible, so they had to settle for the next best thing.

This spot was quite suitable.

"Hold it steady!"

Lu Ye instructed, immediately retrieving the sealed Heaven's Augury Pillar from his storage space, wielding his long blade to dig a hole, and tossing the pillar inside.

As he made this move, countless Corpse Race members swarmed from all directions, in the sky and on the ground, as far as the eye could see.

The Nine Provinces squad instantly felt pressure as heavy as a mountain!

Previously, as the squad moved and attacked, the pressure, though significant, was bearable since the Corpse Race members they faced at any moment were limited, allowing them to manage easily.

But now that they stopped and held their ground, the pressure they bore was incomparable to before.

Fortunately, each member was a top-tier elite chosen by Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury, the strongest among the Nine Provinces' Cloud River Realm cultivators, so even in dire circumstances, they could hold out for a while.

"Lu Yiye, what's happening!" Lui Qing unleashed tremendous magical spells, decimating hordes of Corpse Race members in front of him, without reservation of his spirit force. Seeing no response from Lu Ye, he couldn't help but ask.

Lu Ye didn't respond, nervously keeping his focus on where he had buried the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

Why was there no reaction?

According to his guess, all four Heaven's Augury Pillars needed to be placed in the Four Great Secret Realms. Once the last pillar was set, there should be some reaction.

But in his observation, there was no response from the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

Could he have been wrong?

If so, it would be troublesome.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a peculiar resonance suddenly emanated from the spot where he had buried the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

In the chaotic environment, had Lu Ye not been focused on the pillar, he might have missed it.

His spirit surged; he realized he had been correct. The Heaven's Augury Pillar needed to be placed in the Four Great Secret Realms, and the response indicated it required... some time!

Another peculiar resonance emanated from the pillar, unnoticed by all, piercing the Void, radiating throughout the Unparalleled Continent, and even into the Void.

At that moment, Silver Snake Valley's Five Prime City, Mount Sumeru's spirit mountaintop where Ying Wuji once stood, and Ziwei Dao Palace's former location where Lu Ye and others resided, all emitted a concealed peculiar resonance.

The immaterial resonance spread like ripples, radiating in all directions, like four resuscitating hearts, birthing something, resonating with each other.

"Hold the line!"

Lu Ye gripped his blade, turned, and charged to fortify the defense.

As his words fell, everyone steeled their resolve. Even though they were exceptional individuals, it wasn't easy to hold this small piece of land in this situation.

Currently, only ordinary Corpse Race members were charging, but the Golden Corpse King's presence still lingered, always lurking, which was the most dangerous threat.

Nobody knew when he would strike, but once he did, it would surely be a thunderous blow.

The initial defensive perimeter of about a hundred feet contracted as time went on, with everyone gradually stepping back, facing a mountain of Corpse Race bodies and the stench of decay permeating the air.

Such brutal combat—instead of Fong Rulie or Ying Wuji—even Lu Ye could not last long. Yang Yuan and Giant Armor's towering bodies trembled under constant attacks, their blood Qi churning.

The Silver and Iron Corpse Commanders had already joined the fray. Knowing the strength of Lu Ye and the others, they avoided direct confrontation, hiding within the corpse horde, striking quickly before retreating, causing great trouble for the Nine Provinces squad.

The resonance from underground continued, unhurriedly, contrasting starkly with the Nine Provinces squad's life-or-death crisis.

Until a certain moment when the resonance suddenly intensified, and as it emerged, the surrounding spiritual energy began to flow backward toward the buried Heaven's Augury Pillar, creating an invisible vortex that voraciously devoured the dense Spiritual Energy of the secret realm.

Meanwhile,

In Silver Snake Valley's Five Prime City, the Five Great Families' strongmen, led by Chu Ruoyu, arrived at the small courtyard where Lu Ye had once stayed.

The abnormality puzzled them; nobody knew what was happening. They only knew that from some time ago, peculiar movements had emanated from here, and now, it was even more exaggerated, as if the entire secret realm's Spiritual Energy was converging and being devoured.

Feeling the massive spiritual drain, the cultivators of the Five Great Families turned pale.

Recalling the immense trouble caused by the foreign guest, an ominous feeling surged in everyone's hearts.

It seemed too coincidental.

This small courtyard was where the foreign guest had stayed. No other place had anomalies, only here.

Although they had sent him away, he had surely left some contingencies behind.

"Do you know what it is?" Chu Ruoyu asked gravely.

Such a clear sign implied that the foreign guest's contingency was extraordinary. Chu Ruoyu, with his experienced insight, sensed extreme unease.

"No idea." Long You of the Long family shook his head.

"Dig it up and we shall see." Wei Family Patriarch Wei Wuguang intervened. Having been captured by Lu Ye was his greatest humiliation, yet Lu Ye's strength terrified him, so he didn't dare to underestimate any contingencies left by him.

Soon, under Chu Ruoyu's order, the area where the abnormality originated was unearthed, revealing a tiny, bizarrely constructed pillar.

Its surface was covered with complex patterns. Although the cultivators present were top-tier members of the Five Great Families, they could only feel that the patterns were extremely intricate, giving a sense of inscrutability.