Ling Tian and Qiong Rou's sudden departure aroused Lei Zhan and the others' suspicions. For safety's sake, they changed their route and sent out large numbers of savage beasts to scout.
As for Elder Ling's group, the reason they still hadn't shown that they had completed the soul crystal collection task was that they were still keeping the soul crystals on the savage beasts. Even when they entered the Savage Battlefield, it was the beasts that took out the soul crystals and opened the barrier.
They had opened the third task without completing the second soul crystal collection task, which left Ling Tian and the others rather curious.
Not long afterward, Ling Tian and the others met up with Elder Ling. Zhuge Xun and the leaders from the other realms, including Dong Ye, were there too, though there were only dozens of them. Everyone else had entered the Savage Battlefield early.
It made sense. This battle would rely mainly on the savage beast army, while cultivators would play only a small part. Those people weren't like Ling Tian and the Seven Slayers, who were invincible-level experts, and they weren't skilled in long-range attacks either. There wasn't much point in staying.
When they saw Ling Tian arrive, the others quickly gathered around. Feeling the auras emanating from Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang's true form, Dong Ye, Xue Ling, and the others were deeply shaken. They no longer doubted that the two were no weaker than the Seven Slayers.
Activating his Void Breaking Buddha Eye, Ling Tian sensed the barrier behind Elder Ling and the others and murmured, "Mm, this barrier is perfectly formed and extremely sturdy. I'm afraid even those at the Godly Being realm couldn't break through it, let alone us. We can only rely on the soul crystals