An enormous gap (thanks to Yunshan Wuzhao)
Among so many powerful individuals, Lei Ying was relatively more anxious because his strength was insufficient; he lacked Emperor Realm Soul. Therefore, in the allocation of personnel to monitor the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, the Lei, Yao, and Shi clans were not assigned specific tasks. The Soul Clan proposed a similar solution: they could obtain information, but they would have to pay a corresponding amount of resources. Subsequently, the Soul Clan made truly exorbitant demands on the Lei-Yao-Shi Three Clans. Fortunately, the Origin Return Manor, represented by Xiao Yan Zhukun, was not in such a hurry, but ultimately, these three clans still had to contribute a considerable amount of resources every half month.
Although it was bearable, it was still quite painful, and it had even affected the resource supply for the Dou Sheng Expert among these three races.
"If you're not strong enough to get too close, you'll be affected; even a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint) usually can't withstand it!"
No one questioned this point; they had all experienced it themselves. The feeling of being engulfed by demonic sounds and losing control of one's consciousness was something that anyone below the Five-Star Dou Saint absolutely could not withstand. Only those who had reached the level of Five-Star Dou Saint could barely endure it, and only those who possessed Emperor Realm Soul could truly maintain their combat power without it affecting their strength.
"It seems the only option is to use ranged Dou Qi techniques to blast it open!"
Zhukun said again, "Now that we've arrived, why don't we scout ahead? I've been struggling with the matter of fighting them these past few days, and I've gained some experience."
Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor were also somewhat tempted. After all, they had gathered here in such a grand manner, and it would be quite shameful if they didn't even dare to make a move in the end.
Just as the group was about to get closer and unleash their abilities, a sudden change occurred!
The patterns on the four Sky-Supporting Black Pillar suddenly lit up, continuously radiating out layers of power like ripples of water. The Black Mist energy, which had been calm and contained within the protective Extraterritorial Evil Clan, instantly surged.
This caused the Continental Allied Army, who were already planning to take action, to halt their advance once again.
What happened?
"Look over there!"
"It seems the Extraterritorial Evil Clan is preparing to make a move."
"They're courting death! With such a massive army right in front of them, let's just come out and crush them!"
"You're still young, you didn't participate in the last great battle..."
As time went on, the Black Mist began to spread outwards as if it had come to life. The Continental Allied Army were confused about the situation, and the leaders all issued a cautious order: retreat for the time being!
They had been monitoring the Black Mist for so long, and it hadn't changed at all. Who knew that such a change would happen just as they arrived, ready to make a big move? The Black Mist was gathering together, and the Sky-Supporting Black Pillar had a significant impact on people, so they couldn't allow all their main force to be exposed to its control range.
Then, four figures instantly flew out from the Black Mist, followed by extremely shrill and unintelligible sounds of communication around them. It was the language of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, which only the four of them could understand.
"Good, we've finally broken free from the rules and restrictions of this world!"
"Although it's only temporary, there's definitely enough time. It won't get out of control halfway through like last time."
"It just so happens that all these ants in this world have gathered together and delivered themselves to our doorstep. We'll use all the methods we've prepared to wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"Be careful, they are even stronger than last time."
The number of people has also increased considerably.
At this moment, the one among the four who had transformed into a child revealed an extremely eerie and sinister smile, "To be influenced by such lowly life forms, have you all forgotten the pride of the Holy Clan?"
"So what if we're stronger? So what if we have more people?"
"We are stronger, and we outnumber them!"
Then he raised his hands towards the back, and the Black Mist rapidly expanded, temporarily disabling its effect of shielding soul perception.
Within the Black Mist were figures of varying sizes, their auras remarkably similar to those of the four leaders of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan —almost identical, weakened versions. The situation was not unlike the last great battle, except that the originally pure Heavenly Demon Phoenix army had now been joined by a considerable number of human powerhouses—humans they had captured and controlled. Even disregarding the proportions of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's true form, it was discovered that the number of human Dou Sheng controlled by the Extraterritorial Evil Clan exceeded the number of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan under their command.
Their appearance caused almost all the powerful figures in the Continental Allied Army to gasp in shock.
Their number of Battle Saints is simply too great!
Not to mention that ordinary Continental Allied Army forces were intimidated by the other side, even Xiao Yan felt a little breathless when he saw the Extraterritorial Evil Clan emerging in an almost queuing manner.
Currently, the Extraterritorial Evil Clan controls more than five hundred Battle Saints!
These are Battle Saints! Countless people spend their entire lives searching for and trying to reach the level of Battle Saint, yet there are five hundred of them before us.
Moreover, if things had continued as they were, the outcome of today's decisive battle would have been almost entirely decided. The overwhelming advantage of over two hundred people, even if their power was all channeled into their bodies and their combat experience couldn't keep up with their surge in strength, making them somewhat weaker than veteran powerhouses of the same level, was enough to erase everything on paper.
Sensing the sudden drop in the morale of the Continental Allied Army, the child-like true leader of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan smiled smugly, "Wherever the Holy Clan goes, there is only submission, nothing but submission!"
Then the four of them flew forward, the Black Mist behind them spreading at a slower pace, and their voices carried afar with their Dou Qi aura. "The difference in strength is now obvious, what waves do you still want to stir up?"
Xiao Yan, Zhukun, Soul Heavenly Emperor, and Gu Yuan also flew out. The morale of the Continental Allied Army was already quite low at this stage, and they couldn't let the situation worsen.
"It seems you held back back then," Gu Yuan said from afar.
The old man said calmly, "With your level of cultivation, you naturally cannot sense the true strength of the Holy Clan."
The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, "We recently named them according to the rules of your realm: Sheng Tian, Sheng Di, Sheng Xuan, and Sheng Huang."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan and the other three immediately realized that the name was given according to the order of their Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills.
"I don't mean anything by it, I just want to tell you that you know nothing about the Holy Clan, while we know everything about you!"
"There's one more thing. Last time we met, we said we needed people like you as loyal servants of the Holy Clan," the child, Sheng Huang, murmured. "But this time, you have no chance. Now you only have the qualifications to become nourishment for this world."