The Desolate Domain, Mother Earth's true hiding place, was divided into three layers.
The first layer was a resting area for ancient races such as Primal Ferocious Beasts and Primal Savage Gods. They remained dormant until living beings intruded, at which point they would awaken.
The second layer was a maze spanning several million square kilometers. Yet it was divided into hundreds of thousands of small cells, each only a few dozen square meters in area and merely ten meters high.
The entire maze was constructed from materials such as Fire Refined Black Crystal. Ordinary God King Tier experts could not break through it, while Saint-tier experts could easily punch through it. However, once a Saint-tier aura was exposed, the Saint-tier experts of the Mother Earth Guard resting on the third layer would appear.
Darkness Lord, Ice Lord, Thunder Lord, and Secret Lord had originally been members of the Mother Earth Guard. They had also participated in the construction of this underground palace. Although the maze's true route was controlled by Great Sage Zu Mu, Darkness Lord and the others were familiar with its construction methods and knew of its hidden mechanisms.
Over countless years, they had repeatedly taken advantage of the various races' expeditions into the underground palace to find its true location. Now, under the cover of the Celestial Race and Demon God Race, they had entered the palace. Yet there was no smile on Darkness Lord's face, only grave solemnity.
"What exactly are you waiting for?" Thunder Lord asked anxiously. "We can't afford to waste time. If Great Sage Zu Mu and the others return, who knows how many more tens of thousands of years we'll have to wait before we can enter again?"
Ice Lord and Secret Lord shared the same opinion. Ice Lord said, "Let's