Someone cried out, and countless cultivators and sea beasts looked terrified and at a loss. Even Heigong Squid King and the others could not help knitting their brows, worried about what they would face next.
Mu Bai took it all in, yet his heart was unusually calm. He raised his head and watched Hai Chen's grand entrance, then saw Hai Chen take Ling'er by the hand and step out of the golden palace. His imposing presence was like an emperor's as he looked down over the vast waters of the Origin Realm's Dao Sea.
"Mu Bai, my brother, are you ready for battle?"
With a smile at the corners of his mouth, Hai Chen called out in a deep voice that echoed between sky and sea.
"If we don't fight today, should I let you keep stirring up wars across the Origin Realm, causing even more innocent deaths and injuries?"
Carrying the Three-Legged Crow Cauldron, Mu Bai flew into the sky to face Hai Chen and Ling'er. He dared not look into Ling'er's eyes. Ling'er also lowered her head, not daring to look at him, yet unable to bear not looking.
"If you want to fight, you must first get past my eighteen Golden Immortals. Besides them, you must also get past these five divine beasts of the Immortal Realm!"
As Hai Chen spoke, the eighteen Golden Immortals abruptly moved, lining up before Mu Bai with cold expressions. Behind them, five enormous divine beasts crouched upon the disc and roared at the sky. Red, yellow, white, black, and azure light suddenly burst forth, scattering the golden radiance that filled the sky.
Judging by the fighting strength of Immortal Slave Jin Yi and Jin Er, a single Golden Immortal could match a high-level Perfection Supreme. The five enormous divine beasts were