Alliance Prepares for War, Origin Fusion Myriad Arts Forge a Sturdy Shield

When the Xun Yuan Hao returned to the Hongmeng Great Land, Star Port had already gathered the core members of every race in the alliance. Zi Xuan rushed onto the bridge at once. Seeing Shen Hao and Yan Bing's pale faces, her eyes brimmed with worry. "Brother Hao, how are you?"

Shen Hao smiled faintly and raised a hand to show that he was unharmed. "Don't worry. They're only minor injuries. Lord of the Dark Core's condition is even more dire than we imagined."

The crowd surrounded the two and headed for the Council Hall. The patriarchs and elders of every race had long been waiting inside. When they saw Shen Hao enter, they all rose and bowed. Shen Hao took his seat at the head and told them every detail of their investigation in the southern reaches of the Star Sea. When they heard of Lord of the Dark Core's existence and the decisive battle three months away, the atmosphere in the hall instantly turned grave.

"Alliance Lord Shen, is Lord of the Dark Core truly so powerful? Even you and Patriarch Yan Bing together were no match for it?" Elder Ku Mu of the Wood Spirit Race asked worriedly.

Yan Bing sighed. "Elder Ku Mu, Lord of the Dark Core's power far exceeds our imagination. Its dark energy can not only devour Origin Power, but also manipulate spatial rifts, and its regenerative ability is extremely powerful. If Alliance Lord Shen had not used Origin Fusion Power to break its runes, I fear none of us would have returned alive."

Xing Heng added, "What is even more terrifying is that Lord of the Dark Core's dark energy runes contain the inheritance of ancient evil demons. Their strangeness surpasses any dark energy creature we have encountered before."

Shen Hao raised