The defensive barrier of the Cangming Realm did not exist solely to defend against the Ghost Corpse Race.
Although the Ghost Corpse Race was dangerous, it was only one part of the Cangming Realm's crises.
Sea Star Beasts usually seemed to live peacefully in the ocean, keeping out of worldly affairs. Yet before humans descended upon the Cangming Realm, no living creature had ever dared inhabit the coastal regions at the edge of the continent.
Even inland, Sea Star Beast attacks often occurred.
The defensive barrier around the fringes of the Cangming Realm had been created through the combined efforts of numerous human Great Powers, assisted by the various races of the Cangming Realm's continent.
The cost alone had nearly bled all the races dry.
Yet it was precisely because of this.
That the Cangming Realm's defensive barrier had gone who knew how many years without suffering an attack.
This sudden assault.
Immediately made the barrier's guardians, who had long since grown lax, all leap to their feet.
Like ants on a hot pan, they hurried toward the barrier one after another.
Their speed was incomparably swift.
Yet by the time they arrived at the defensive barrier, it had already closed again. Where was there even the slightest sign that it had been attacked?
"Where is the intruder?"
"Which race attacked the barrier?"
"What exactly happened just now?"
"Could it have been our human race, or one of the experts who had joined forces to establish the barrier back then?"
"It shouldn't have been those experts, should it?"
"Why not? Even if the defensive barrier were attacked by dozens of Great Powers for days, it would be impossible for it to suffer even the slightest damage. That section clearly looks like it has only just healed."
"Just healed? What does