The Great Battle, Departure

The One-Month Agreement

The one-month deadline arrived in the blink of an eye.

Deep within the mountains behind the Xiao Clan in Wutan City, the stone door of the secret chamber rumbled open.

Lin Hai stepped out slowly. His aura was even more profound and restrained than it had been a month ago. As his eyes opened and closed, a faint, pitch-black mysterious light flickered, as if it could devour all light, leaving anyone who looked upon it feeling a tremor in their heart.

Although the Mysterious Underworld Heaven-Covering Seal had not yet reached perfection, he had mastered the basics, and its power was peerless.

The void rippled slightly, and four figures appeared silently behind him. They were the four human-shaped Spirit Saints transformed from the Heaven-Burning Crocodile, Blazing Earth Lizard, Flowing Fire Sky Owl, and Lava Giant Ape.

After a month of further stabilization, their aura as Seven-Star Spirit Saints had become perfectly rounded and integrated, their combat power even greater than before.

"The time has come." Lin Hai spoke indifferently. With a wave of his sleeve, the power of space enveloped himself and the four beasts, instantly tearing through the void and fleeing toward the Ancient Realm.

Outside the entrance to the Ancient Realm, the atmosphere today was vastly different from usual.

A murderous aura permeated the heavens and earth, and spatial fluctuations were incessant. Powerful, peerless auras surged into the sky from within the Ancient Realm, stirring the winds and clouds.

When Lin Hai and his group of five arrived, the scene before them was nothing short of spectacular.

Led by Gu Yuan, the experts of the Ancient Clan had come out in full force!

Beside Gu Yuan were the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan—Gu Dao, Gu Zhen, and Gu Yang—whose auras were deep and unfathomable. They were veteran powerhouses at the late stage of the Seven-Star Spirit Saint realm.

Behind them stood a burly man clad in black armor, his face cold and his aura menacing. He was the Great Commander of the Ancient Clan's Black Annihilation Army, Gu Lie, whose strength reached the early stage of the Eight-Star Spirit Saint realm!

Further back were three elders with majestic six-star auras, four five-star commanders, and five elite four-star Spirit Saints!

The Ancient Clan's mobilization, including Gu Yuan, consisted of: one Peak Nine-Star Spirit Saint, one Eight-Star Spirit Saint, three Seven-Star Spirit Saints, three Six-Star Spirit Saints, four Five-Star Spirit Saints, and five Four-Star Spirit Saints.

The lineup was extremely luxurious!

Almost simultaneously, the sky in two other directions was suddenly torn apart.

Boom!

Blazing waves of fire swept across half the sky as the experts of the Flame Clan descended!

Patriarch Yan Jin took the lead, his pressure as a late-stage Eight-Star Spirit Saint undisguised.

Behind him followed an elder with red hair and a red beard, with flame runes dancing around his body. He was a Supreme Elder of the Flame Clan at the early stage of the Seven-Star Spirit Saint realm!

Following him were two fierce-looking six-star elders, four five-star commanders, and six four-star elites!

The Flame Clan's mobilization: one Eight-Star Spirit Saint, one Seven-Star Spirit Saint, two Six-Star Spirit Saints, four Five-Star Spirit Saints, and six Four-Star Spirit Saints.

Crack!

Thunder rumbled deafeningly, electric snakes danced wildly, and the army of the Thunder Clan arrived, breaking through the air!

Patriarch Lei Ying's hair stood on end, lightning flickering around him; he was likewise a formidable existence at the late stage of the Eight-Star Spirit Saint realm.

Beside him was a tall, thin elder with eyes containing thunderstorms—a foundational ancestor of the Thunder Clan at the mid-stage of the Seven-Star Spirit Saint realm!

Behind him were two six-star elders, four five-star commanders, and six four-star elites!

The Thunder Clan's mobilization: one Eight-Star Spirit Saint, one Seven-Star Spirit Saint, two Six-Star Spirit Saints, four Five-Star Spirit Saints, and six Four-Star Spirit Saints.

As the experts of the three clans converged, their terrifying pressure fused together like a physical force, causing the very heavens and earth to change color, the space constantly emitting groans of unbearable strain. Energy surged like the sea, and their momentum soared to the heavens!

When everyone's gaze fell upon the last to arrive—Lin Hai and the four silent followers behind him, who radiated a majestic aura no less formidable than the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan—even the three patriarchs, Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying, couldn't help but twitch their eyes slightly.

Four Seven-Star Spirit Saints! And the aura of one of them had actually reached the late stage of the Seven-Star realm!

Add to that Lin Hai, the unfathomable Peak Nine-Star Spirit Saint whom even Gu Yuan admitted he could not see through.

Lin Hai's side: one Peak Nine-Star Spirit Saint, four Seven-Star Spirit Saints (including one at the late stage)!

At this moment, the total combat power of the allied army was:

- Peak Nine-Star Spirit Saint: 2 (Lin Hai, Gu Yuan) - Eight-Star Spirit Saint: 3 (Gu Lie, Yan Jin, Lei Ying) - Seven-Star Spirit Saint: 8 (3 from the Ancient Clan + 1 from the Flame Clan + 1 from the Thunder Clan + 3 from Lin Hai's subordinates, including the Lava Giant Ape at the late stage) - Six-Star Spirit Saint: 7 (3 from the Ancient Clan + 2 from the Flame Clan + 2 from the Thunder Clan) - Five-Star Spirit Saint: 12 (4 from the Ancient Clan + 4 from the Flame Clan + 4 from the Thunder Clan) - Four-Star Spirit Saint: 17 (5 from the Ancient Clan + 6 from the Flame Clan + 6 from the Thunder Clan)

This force was enough to sweep away every power currently on the continent, with the exception of the Soul Clan!

Gu Yuan scanned the crowd, a sharp light flashing in his eyes. His voice, like a tolling bell, resonated in the ears of every expert:

"Everyone! The Soul Clan acts against the heavens and brings chaos to the continent. Today, it is time for us to act on behalf of heaven!"

"Our target: the largest branch outside the Soul Realm—the Soul Hall headquarters in the Heaven-Burial Mountain Range! Move out!"

"Move out!!" The crowd was impassioned, their battle cries shaking the heavens!

The vast allied army tore through space, transforming into streaks of light, carrying a terrifying momentum capable of crushing everything as they headed straight for the Heaven-Burial Mountain Range in the Central Plains!