Opening the Spatial Gate

A force of over fifty people arrived, but the Mystic Pattern Sect did not fly in on their own. Instead, they rode atop a flight-type Magical Beast comparable to a Dou Zong, the Three-Headed Demon Falcon, creating a momentum that far surpassed the other five major factions.

Yang Yue said with disdain, "They're just putting on useless, flashy shows."

The Three-Headed Demon Falcon, whose body spanned over a hundred meters, even kicked up a wave of residual energy upon landing, causing a minor commotion among the crowd gathered here.

The leader of the Mystic Pattern Sect wore yellow robes, and one could tell from his every move that he was absolute1y an extraordinary individual. He was none the other than the powerholder of the Mystic Pattern Sect—Lu Huangtian!

Yao Lao suddenly said with a hint of doubt, "Hiss... This person gives me a rather strange feeling."

Xiao Yan looked at Lu Huangtian, always feeling that there was a sense of decay beneath Lu Huangtian's regular features. Yet once one advanced to a Dou Zong, one's physical state could basically return to their youth. Clearly a Dou Zong powerhouse, this kind of decaying sensation was truly something Xiao Yan encountered for the very first time.

Xiao Yan tossed his doubt over to Xu Yingwu beside him, and Xu Yingwu replied, "This Lu Huangtian primarily cultivates the Mystic Pattern Sect's most mysterious pattern, the Life-Draining Pattern. Its might is exceptionally terrifying, as it can directly absorb human life essence. The downside is that it turns him into this appearance, and he is prone to a short life."

Upon hearing Xu Yingwu's explanation, Xiao Yan clicked his tongue in wonder. The world was truly vast, and nothing was too strange.

Yet Xiao Yan still held a strange feeling in his heart that refused to disperse. After staring at Lu Huangtian for a long time, Lu Huangtian suddenly looked toward Xiao Yan's direction, then smiled with an eerie twist. Matched with his decaying, withered face, he looked exceptionally sinister, before turning his head away and paying Xiao Yan no further heed.

"Teacher, how is it?" At just that single glance from Lu Huangtian, Xiao Yan felt a creepiness run through his heart.

"Still very strange, to the point where it gives me a feeling that he and we are not the same kind of beings."

Xiao Yan's expression also grew somewhat solemn; Yao Lao's words were never groundless.

Time, however, did not allow Xiao Yan to ponder any further. Under the watchful eyes of the multitudes, the powerholders of the six major factions solemnly produced white metal blocks. Shi Tian, Yang Yue, and Shi Ye held only one piece each, while Xu Chengzze and Lu Huangtian both produced two pieces, and Wan Baishan smilingly fished out three!

They are Ten Thousand Beasts Token fragments! The supreme treasures that can open the Ten Thousand Beasts Space when ten are gathered together!

What a pity, only the top ten of each Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly can acquire a piece!

As long as one gets a piece, their own sect can also squeeze into the leading factions...

What are you dreaming about? The Ten Thousand Beasts Token fragments of the last five assemblies have all been monopolized by the proud sons of these six major factions. The last time someone intercepted them halfway was sixty years ago.

The ten Ten Thousand Beasts Tokens seemed to have sensed something as they flew out from the hands of Yang Yue and the others, slowly merging until they finally became a complete token. Right in the center of the white token, whose material was impossible to discern, was a dragon-flying-phoenix-dancing character: Void!

The former Dou Di of the Northwest Region was named: Void Heavenly Emperor!

The token darted into the air at extreme speed, then turned into dust with a bang. Specks of white dust merged into the void, and a milky-white, transparent light screen condensed into form. Although the light screen was transparent, inside it lay an image of sheer nothingness, which was precisely the connection to the Ten Thousand Beasts Space!

At this very moment, the eyes of many people entrenched on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain began to grow fanatical. After all, numerous opportunities to rise to prominence in a single step were hidden inside. Who wouldn't want to become a Venerable revered by the continent like He Kui?

Right now, the alliance head of the Heroes Alliance, Wan Baishan, stepped forward. Standing beside the light screen, he said in a resonant voice, "Everyone, in accordance with tradition, the Ten Thousand Beasts Space has opened. The Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly will last for three months, and fortunes rely entirely on fate. Killing and slaughter are not forbidden within the Ten Thousand Beasts Space, and life or death is left to destiny."

Saying this, Wan Baishan paused slightly before continuing, "We set no thresholds whatsoever for the Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly, but whether to enter or not, everyone should think twice before acting."

Wan Baishan's voice spread throughout the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but virtually no one grew calm because of his words. Instead, quite a few people looked at him with the thought, If you can become an overlord of one side, why can't I?

Wan Baishan stepped back from in front of the light screen after he finished speaking.

The moment he retreated, a figure appeared right at the center of everyone's attention.

"The top rank of this session's Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly—I, Lu Zhi, will take it!"

The extremely arrogant voice coupled with a wide white robe—who else could it be if not Lu Zhi of the Mystic Pattern Sect?

After being propagated through Dou Qi, this sentence also rang across the mountains and plains. Following that, Lu Zhi strode past the light screen, closely followed by a dozen people behind him, all of whom belonged to the Mystic Pattern Sect.

Xiao Yan noticed that there were even four Dou Huangs within this team, while the rest were also skilled experts among the Dou Wangs, yet Lu Zhi's younger brother Lu Chen had not even been selected.

The number one faction in the Northwest Region was formidable to this extent!

Everyone vanished the moment they stepped past the light screen, having already been teleported into the Ten Thousand Beasts Space.

Xu Yingwu, who stood beside Xiao Yan, smiled and said, "Junior Uncle, see you inside!"

With a wave of his hand, a dozen people also stepped out from the Echo Sect.

The six major factions all valued quality over quantity, each fielding a team of only a dozen or so people.

Next, Elephant Rhino Mountain, the Heroes Alliance, and the Lion Underworld Sect all filed out one after another.

Once the six major factions set off, the rest of the people also began to flash inside one after another.

Yang Yue whispered a few words to Yang Lingyan and Qing Lin, then motioned that the others could leave as well. A group of twelve walked toward the light screen, with Zi Yan walking haughtily at the front of the queue.

Yet the moment she touched the light screen, she did not walk smoothly into it like everyone else. Instead, it was as if she encountered some sort of obstruction, unable to advance even an inch.

Seeing this scene, laughter could not help but break out from the crowd. Prior to this, there had already been those blocked by the light screen who failed to get in. The reputation of the Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly was truly too great, so every year there was no lack of people over thirty coming to try their luck and see if they were that destined son of heaven. The crowd was already accustomed to it and had never seen an exception, but for this matter to happen to Heavenly Snake Mansion was indeed somewhat comical.

Many people even thought to themselves, Heavenly Snake Mansion has truly declined; they've even started trying to muddle through with people over thirty.

Xiao Yan and the others were also somewhat helpless. With Zi Yan not being recognized, the Heavenly Snake Mansion indeed lacked one strong helper.

Zi Yan looked at the light screen on either side that she couldn't enter—resembling a mountain wall. Though she knew the reason, she was still somewhat angry.

Surrounded by a purple aura, she smashed her fist toward the light screen, wanting to vent her frustration. But the light screen, which previously had shown no changes whatsoever, suddenly rippled like the surface of a lake, and Zi Yan was directly sucked right into it.

"Eh? How did she get in?"

"Did the rules of the Ten Thousand Beasts Space change?"

"There are no restrictions! Brothers, charge!"

Seeing the change in the light screen, the crowd grew excited. One by one, they charged fiercely forward, but the light screen changed its face and turned impartial once more, refusing to let even a single person trying to muddle through get inside.

Even if they replicated Zi Yan's method of bombarding it with high-power Dou Skills, the light screen no longer underwent any changes.

Xiao Yan also looked doubtfully at Yang Yue, who spread his hands with a bewildered look in his eyes. Xiao Yan could only helplessly shake his head; there was simply no time to investigate the cause at a moment like this.

He turned his head to look at Xun'er and said, "Let's go!"

Xiao Xun'er, whose entire body was tightly concealed, also nodded. Hand in hand with Xiao Yan, she walked into the light screen together, and the people of Heavenly Snake Mansion all followed them in.

Although Xiao Yan and the others had already gone, the impact left behind by Zi Yan was that this Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly saw the highest number of people attempting to sneak in for lucky breaks—and, of course, every single one of them failed.

The powerholders of the several major factions all looked at the light screen with deep thought.