Legendary Monster, Behemoth

The activation of the Aether Light Crystal was already an irreversible fact. There were only two possibilities for the current instance's spatial barrier: either it was violently torn open now, or it would slowly open later.

Since that was the case, they might as well take control of when and where space was torn apart!

They would directly anchor the Spatial Tunnel forcibly opened by tearing space within the territory of other Elder Dragons.

Just as Cheng Tian's approach had previously triggered the Blazing King Dragon's stress response, this unknown entity that would inevitably appear alongside the spatial rupture would most likely become hostile toward the Elder Dragons in this area at the very first moment.

Among the various regions of the New Continent, compared to the Ancient Tree Forest, Great Desert, Coral Highlands, and Rotten Vale, which had much greater need for ecological stability, the Elder Dragon's Land, where powerful creatures gathered, was clearly more suitable for trapping a powerful being from another world.

The Blazing King Dragon, which had already gone limp on the spot after Cheng Tian's targeted assault, might not be enough to withstand an unknown opponent. But if its obviously stronger wife joined in, things would be quite different.

Calling it a crafty tactic to defend the realm was perhaps not entirely fitting, but this move was clearly more in line with the intent of making the wolf fight the tiger.

"Will this really work?"

The Great Commander had returned from his Golden Lion form to human form, but his body was still so revealing that it looked as though he had some extra MOD installed. He was still somewhat worried.

He had actually followed Cheng Tian's commands from beginning to end so easily. That made the Great Commander feel somewhat uncomfortable. After all, in