Empress Secret Realm Opens

The order to leave the spirit boat came, and Yi Yun and another junior from the Lin family stood together. Heaven Punishment Elder led the two of them to the entrance of the Empress Secret Realm.

With Heaven Punishment Elder Yi Yun felt Yi Yun surrounded by a powerful force. This force carried a tingling sensation and was faintly crackling with countless bolts of lightning.

This is the power of lightning.

Heaven Punishment Elder cultivated the Lightning Law, also known as the power of heavenly punishment. Legend has it that lightning can kill some heinous monsters, which is why Heaven Punishment Elder has such a title.

When Yi Yun was taken out of the spirit boat, he personally experienced the terrifying suction of the seawater near the God Burying Abyss. Even with the power of Heaven Punishment Elder on Yi Yun's body, he still felt as if his muscles were about to be torn apart.

Yi Yun looked up into the depths of the ocean, and then... he witnessed a scene he would never forget.

Before him, deep in the ocean, lay an enormous black hole that swallowed the seabed horizon and stretched to the very edge of his vision.

At the center of the black hole, a jet-black divine light shot into the sky, like a divine spear, piercing through the Undying Sea striking the massive, thick continental plate above it.

That continental plate is the Tianyuan Realm.

The feeling it gives is that this mysterious and terrifying black light supports the immeasurably heavy Tianyuan Realm; it is the pillar of the Tianyuan Realm!

Beneath the black light, the black hole was not a flat abyss, but a slightly convex lake, resembling a giant black sun buried at the bottom of the sea, with only the tip of an iceberg showing.

A terrifying vortex spun wildly around the black sphere, swallowing up endless seawater.

Strangely, this rotation was completely silent, eerily quiet! It felt as if even sound had been swallowed up by the God Burying Abyss!

This is an Eternal Vortex that has existed since time immemorial. Only when Yi Yun truly gets close to it can he feel its terrifying power. Even Great Emperor would feel insignificant in its presence.

"We are actually quite far from the God Burying Abyss right now, but we don't know exactly how far—maybe a thousand miles, maybe ten thousand miles... Because of the immense suction of the God Burying Abyss, this space is distorted, and distances have become blurred. Even I dare not go too far forward. If I get too close to the God Burying Abyss, not only will the terrifying suction force be overwhelming, but the distorted space alone will make it very difficult for me to find my way back..."

Heaven Punishment Elder spoke, he led Yi Yun and another junior from the Lin family towards the God Burying Abyss. The immense tearing force from the seawater was mostly blocked by Heaven Punishment Elder, whose purple Yuan Qi condensed into a thunderous sword. Wherever it passed, the seawater was completely parted.

Once a martial artist achieves the Bigu), they can communicate with the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, and thus breathe underwater. They can absorb the primordial energy of the ocean as their own energy source.

However, the immense pressure in the deep ocean is something that ordinary martial artists cannot withstand, especially tens of thousands of feet below the surface, where it feels as if a mountain is being carried on one's back at all times.

"Hmm? That's...?"

Heaven Punishment Elder led Yi Yun near the entrance of the God Burying Abyss, Yi Yun saw a large group of people gathered there; they were clearly not from the Lin family.

Competitor!

Yi Yun's gaze sharpened, and his expression became slightly serious.

The emergence of competitors was not unexpected, which also meant that this trip to the Empress Secret Realm was becoming increasingly difficult!

When the Lin family gathered together, the people from other forces also looked towards them. Because of the existence of the God Burying Abyss, the seabed was not completely dark, and with the eyesight of martial artists, they could clearly see each other in such an environment.

"This..."

Upon seeing so many forces at once, the Lin family members panicked. This was beyond many of their expectations; they had originally thought that the Lin family would explore the secret realm alone, but they hadn't expected this situation.

Moreover, it seems that these forces are all eyeing them covetously, and the danger is self-evident.

"The Shentu Family!!"

Lin Xin Tong's great-aunt also came to the entrance of the Empress Secret Realm with the Lin family. When she saw the emblem of the Shentu Family, the old woman's expression changed immediately.

The Lin family had already offended the Shentu Family to the death. Encountering the Shentu Family and many other unknown forces under these circumstances was like an ordinary person encountering a pack of wolves in the dark—it was an extremely bad situation.

"What's the panic!" Fire Pattern Elder Huowen sneered, displeased. "They're just the Shentu Family and a group of Lineage they've temporarily allied with. A bunch of wolves united for temporary gain. Do you really think they're a monolithic group? In this situation, they won't make a move; they'll just watch!"

Now that we are close to the God Burying Abyss, the pressure is immense. If we are not careful, we will be caught in the vortex and swept into the God Burying Abyss. Even the supreme elders of the major forces will perish.

In this situation, if a Supreme Elder were to fight with all his might, it would be tantamount to suicide.

Moreover, once they start fighting, they will inevitably be unable to care about the younger generation of their respective Lineage. These younger generation members will be left unprotected and will probably only be able to hold out for a few breaths before being crushed to pieces.

No force would pay such a high price to attack the Lin family.

Of course, things are different in the secret realm.

You can tell just by looking at their expressions. For example... Yi Yun saw Shentu Nantian!

Among this large group of forces, the Shentu Family was in the very center. Shentu Nantian, protected by an elder of the Shentu Family, grinned as he looked at Yi Yun.

Half a year later, Shentu Nantian had lost all his gentle and refined demeanor. His facial features remained unchanged, but he exuded a ferocious and evil aura at all times.

This feeling is like a martial arts practitioner who was originally dignified and seemingly upright, one day torn off his disguise and practiced some kind of unparalleled demonic skill, becoming completely insane and extremely dangerous!

"Yi Yun!" Shentu Nantian looked at Yi Yun, a cruel smile spreading across his face. "One hundred and seventy-two days! One hundred and seventy-two days have passed since I left the Lin family! For these one hundred and seventy-two days, I have never stopped remembering the pain and endless humiliation you brought me!"

"I will repay you ten thousand times, a hundred thousand times! You must not fall into my hands. I will not cripple your martial arts, that would cause you to die prematurely, which would not be fun. I will only restrict your cultivation, cast you in molten iron, and use various top-grade spiritual medicines to prolong your life. I have already thought of ten thousand ways to torture you, enough to torture you for ten thousand years."

"And that bitch Lin Xin Tong, I will conquer her, and fuck her mercilessly in front of you, so you'll know what it means to wish you were dead!"

Shentu Nantian's voice reached the ears of both Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong at the same time.

Yi Yun remained expressionless. He glanced at Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun, Lin Xin Tong simply pressed lightly on the hilt of her sword.

Shentu Nantian, this venomous snake, will be entering the Empress Secret Realm with them, which will be a huge threat.

No matter how Yi Yun tormented Shentu Nantian half a year ago, or how he planted a demon in Shen Tu Nantian's heart and left a hidden wound in his spiritual sea,

But at this stage, he is far from being a match for Shentu Nantian.

Shentu Nantian is already thirty years old. His cultivation level is unmatched, not to mention Yi Yun, even Lin Xin Tong cannot compare!

"Yi Yun, Shen Shentu Nantian seems to have changed in the past six months. He may have mastered some kind of evil cultivation technique. We must be careful!"

Lin Xin Tong transmitted her voice, saying that now that things had come to this, she could not possibly not enter the Empress Secret Realm, and she would not back down even if she faced numerous dangers.

From the time she was old enough to understand, she had been looking forward to this day, to have a real chance to challenge her own destiny.

The opportunity is right in front of her, and she's willing to risk her life for it!

"You've all seen the danger. If anyone wants to back out now, there's still time!"

Fire Pattern Elder, with his back to the Lin family members, spoke expressionlessly.

The Lin family members exchanged glances and shook their heads. Their gazes were either resolute or timid, but... no one backed down.

As scions of prominent families, they could not bear the humiliation of retreating in the face of battle.

"Very well! I don't care whether you regret it or not, but since you've chosen to stay and face the threats in the secret realm, and those beast-like opponents, you have no choice but to go all out and be more ruthless than others to survive!"

"Most areas within the secret realm are protected; you need not worry about enemy attacks. This is an opportunity for the Lin family; success or failure hinges on this!"

Fire Pattern Elder's words were resounding and powerful.

"Now, open the secret realm!"

Fire Pattern Elder spoke, he had already set up his battle formation. His entire body was surging with vital energy, and his clothes, soaked in the seawater, were slowly swelling up.

Originally, it would have required the Fire Pattern Elder, Heaven Punishment Elder, and the Lin Family Old Matriarch to work together to open the secret realm.

Now, only Fire Pattern Elder has made a move, Heaven Punishment Elder and the Lin Family Old Matriarch are still on high alert.

Fire Pattern Elder's strength alone was naturally insufficient. On the other side, an elder sneered, "Quite cautious!"

They knew that the Lin family had only sent one Grand Elder to open the secret realm to guard against them; if no one of them participated, the Empress Secret Realm would naturally not be able to open.

"I'll do it!"

Within the Lihuo Sect, an elder made a move.

Among the other major powers, each power also had an elder who took action.

The person from the Shentu Family who made the move was a sinister-looking man. He didn't appear old at all, and he was also the leader of the Shentu Family this time. As for the Old Ancestor Shentu, he stayed behind to oversee the Shentu Family.

The Empress Secret Realm is hidden in a spatial rift at the bottom of the God Burying Abyss. Many of the Supreme Elders of the various forces present are well-versed in the Space Law and have enough power to tear space apart.

Ten streams of light shot out from all directions, striking a point in the ocean. That point seemed to melt under the intense heat, and a spatial crater slowly appeared before everyone.

After the cavern opened, Yi Yun, standing behind Heaven Punishment Elder, felt a profound and mysterious aura of desolate bones emanating from it...

...(To be continued~^~)