At the far end of the land, an enormous gateway stood towering.
That was the entrance that had opened into the Hundred Broken Mountains. Though it was immense, far too many had come for everyone to squeeze through at once, and a sea of people clogged the space outside.
An old ape went so far as to hurl his young son straight ahead. Young flood dragons leaped up, golden peng birds struck the heavens, demon butterflies beat their wings and sliced through the sky, and tree spirits more than ten meters tall and dragon elephants strode across the earth. Creatures of every race surged toward the gateway.
Of course, humans still made up the greatest number.
The ancient great families, supreme sects, and descendants of the Imperial Clan from the Ancient Kingdoms formed a dense, dark mass. Unwilling to fall behind, they brought out their Treasure Artifacts and raced to catch up.
And so, before they even entered the Hundred Broken Mountains, fierce clashes had already broken out outside.
"You two go ahead." Shi Zhao still looked like an elegant young gentleman. In no hurry to squeeze forward, she gestured for A Man and Shi Liu to enter first.
Neither girl made a fuss. They had long known she could not travel with them, so they said their goodbyes and went ahead, while some of the people around them left alongside them.
The crowd surged, every creature scrambling to be first.
Before long, the vast host ahead had almost disappeared. The countless creatures had all entered.
"Here we go!"
Elsewhere, the geniuses of the Heaven Mending Pavilion also set off. Excited, Shi Hao let out a whoop and charged toward the enormous glowing gate.
With a swish, they passed straight through and plunged into a mist-shrouded passage.
There were many