Twelve Elders

This old man wanted to cultivate in peace, but Gulanxiu naturally wouldn't let him have his way. Since he had already entered his Green Lotus, this old man was like a frog in a well or a turtle in a jar—his life and death were in Gulanxiu's hands!

With a thought from Gulanxiu, countless tendrils like root hairs rose up within the Lotus Platform Space and swiftly bound the old man.

The old man struggled fiercely, but the roots were incredibly tough. Even burning his divine power, he couldn't break free!

The old man roared, "Villain! If you have the guts, come out! These petty tricks can't hurt me—what else can you do besides disgust me?"

"Who says I can't hurt you?" Gulanxiu's voice echoed eerily through the space.

As his words fell, rows of sharp thorns sprouted from the roots and stabbed deeply into the old man's body.

The old man instantly felt his divine power draining away through those thorns. In just a few seconds, he lost one percent of his power. Combined with the two consecutive burns of divine power earlier, his remaining divine power was now only ninety-six percent.

Panicked, the old man quickly said, "Sir! Please spare me! Whatever you want, I'll agree to it!"

Gulanxiu laughed heartily, "Haha! How realistic! Now it's 'sir' instead of 'villain'! But unfortunately, it's too late! If you could produce ten billion Bloodfall Crystals, maybe I'd let you go!"

Not only did he not stop, but he accelerated the absorption.

"Are you from the Extraterrestrial Race? Is all this a conspiracy of your Extraterrestrial Race?" the old man bellowed.

By now, the old man thought he had figured everything out. When had a treasure of such magnitude ever appeared on Bloodfall Continent?

That treasure must be a scheme of the Extraterrestrial Race, aimed at eliminating him, an elder of the Immortal Temple, to weaken Bloodfall Continent's strength.

Since the ancient war, they had captured many outsiders over countless years, but all were minor figures at Cloud Nine. They were probably bait thrown in by the Extraterrestrial Race themselves!

They claimed the Extraterrestrial Race was powerful enough to destroy Bloodfall Continent at any time—ridiculous! Bloodfall Continent was so strong it hadn't been destroyed even during the ancient war; how could their words be true?

And he had heard that the Extraterrestrial Race valued Bloodfall Crystals highly. If so, the motive of this outsider controlling the treasure was obvious.

Gulanxiu sneered, "Conspiracy! You're not even worthy of that!"

By then, the old man felt his divine power had dropped to ninety-two percent. In the span of that short conversation, he had lost another four percent. Knowing he couldn't break free from the treasure's restraint, he could only call for help.

In the central area of the Immortal Temple stood a majestic hall. Inside sat twelve figures. Though their auras were not particularly strong, each carried an inexplicable resonance.

At that moment, the figure seated in the second chair to the right of the main seat suddenly opened his eyes and said, "An outsider has invaded, carrying a powerful treasure. My true body is trapped and cannot escape! Everyone, come to my Divine Kingdom at once—we must capture this outsider. Remember, do not let the treasure trap you!"

The speaker was the Blood-Robed Elder trapped by Gulanxiu. This hall was called the Elder Hall, and each of the twelve elders had left a Divine Power Avatar here.

The tall figure seated in the main seat asked in confusion, "Fifth Brother! Tell us exactly what happened!"

The elder quickly replied, "No time! You'll know when you come to my Divine Kingdom!" With that, he dispersed his Divine Power Avatar, withdrawing all his consciousness to focus on resisting the Green Lotus's devouring force.

Gulanxiu, whose flesh and blood were linked to the Green Lotus, immediately sensed the absorption slow slightly. But he didn't mind. From the moment the old man charged into the Green Lotus, the outcome was sealed—fast or slow made no difference!

Meanwhile, in the Elder Hall, the other eleven elders stared blankly at the vanished figure of the Blood-Robed Elder.

Soon, the highest-ranking elder seated in the main seat spoke first, "Fifth Brother's Divine Power Token is still intact. He must be fighting the outsider with all his might, unable to maintain even this wisp of consciousness in his avatar. Let's go to Fifth Brother's Divine Kingdom to help!"

As his words fell, in a manor behind the Elder Hall, his true body instantly tore through space and entered his own Divine Kingdom. Then he rushed out and flew toward the Blood-Robed Elder's Divine Kingdom. As he flew, time itself seemed to warp. Though his speed appeared moderate, in mere moments he reached the edge of the Blood-Robed Elder's Divine Kingdom, punched a hole through its boundary, and dove in!

The other ten elders followed the same procedure. Within seconds, the twelve most powerful elders of Bloodfall Continent had gathered in the Divine Kingdom.

Normally, Immortal Gods in the Original Universe kept the locations of their Divine Kingdoms highly secret, not even telling close friends or family. After all, while a Divine Kingdom boosted an Immortal God's power, it was also a weakness.

Because a Divine Kingdom was hard to move. If an enemy discovered and destroyed it, that person's future was over—not only would accumulating divine power become extremely difficult, but they would permanently lose any chance of advancement.

Thus, Immortal Gods in the Original Universe rarely revealed their Divine Kingdom's location.

But Bloodfall Continent was different. Unable to enter deeper spatial layers, the Divine Kingdoms of its Immortal Gods all existed on the surface layer of space, within the same region.

Stepping out of one's Divine Kingdom, one could see countless Divine Kingdoms scattered like stars across the spatial surface. Everyone could clearly see where each kingdom was, so these elders could easily come to assist.

As soon as the elders entered the Blood-Robed Elder's Divine Kingdom, they saw the hundred-meter-tall giant lotus floating at its center.

The leading elder struck first. He produced a long spear, his aura surging, and the spear instantly transformed into a black dragon that slammed violently into the Green Lotus.

"Boom!" A thunderous explosion rang out. The black dragon was sent flying back, reverting into a spear in the leading elder's hand.

But the Giant Cyan Lotus was merely knocked back tens of thousands of meters—completely unharmed!

The leading elder's face darkened. He said to the other ten elders, "Everyone! Burn your divine power—we attack together!"

The other elders had no objections. In an instant, eleven powerful auras surged within the Blood-Robed Elder's Divine Kingdom! Eleven attacks of various forms struck the Giant Cyan Lotus simultaneously.