The figure in the black robe was confident. He belonged to the future timeline, and even if Zheng Dong had just learned something, he could master it perfectly by the time it reached him.
This advantage would always exist.
This was also the reason for his confidence.
However, he also had an urgent matter: to find a way to devour Zheng Dong as soon as possible.
Now that the great tribulation was approaching, more and more cursed spirits were appearing, and many relic spaces were being destroyed.
Following this, the world would gradually decay and perish, no longer expanding but constantly shrinking.
In other words, resources would become scarcer and cultivation more difficult in the future.
He wanted to survive the epoch-ending tribulation, and only by possessing supreme strength did he have hope.
Devouring Zheng Dong was a crucial step in his path to becoming stronger, and he could not afford to delay his future cultivation because of it.
Thus, the figure in the black robe continued his seclusion.
He would not emerge until he found a way to devour Zheng Dong.
As a large number of relic spaces were destroyed, many divine-level transcendent beings within these spaces sensed the danger, awakened prematurely, and escaped from the relic spaces.
These divine-level transcendent beings almost all originated from the mythical era. They had been sleeping for a long time and were very weak upon awakening.
To recover their strength, they needed to acquire a large amount of resources.
As a result, the world became even more chaotic.
Near Yanhuang alone, three main god-level transcendent beings appeared.
Furthermore, there was also a ruler-level transcendent being, the Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor.
The Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor was very powerful. It had not slept due to injury but to avoid the tribulation.
It was the strongest ruler under the Abyss Dragon God, only half a step away from becoming supreme.
However, this half-step was like a chasm that it could never cross.
Upon awakening, it was very weak.
This weakness was like being starved for a long time and needing to feed.
It needed to obtain a large amount of resources as soon as possible, even ordinary resources would suffice.
Thus, it set its sights on Yanhuang, wanting all the resources collected by Yanhuang.
Of course, two other main god-level transcendent beings had the same idea.
They were not familiar with each other and naturally did not cooperate.
Among them, the main god-level Ghost Blade Mantis made the first move.
It arrived at the imperial capital and swung its scythe-like arms, slashing down fiercely.
Instantly, the newly built new city on the ground of the imperial capital was split in two.
The terrifying power directly cut buildings, streets, and cars in half.
Many people lost consciousness before they could even react, their bodies falling to the ground, blood spilling everywhere.
"Hand over your resources, or I will slaughter all of you insects!" the Ghost Blade Mantis roared.
It did not intend to occupy Yanhuang and establish its own totem kingdom.
It simply wanted to grab some resources and leave quickly.
After all, there were many transcendent beings stronger than it.
Maintaining a low profile was its nature.
In the imperial capital, facing the sudden powerful enemy, Dragon Zhen Legend and Xiao Lin were somewhat caught off guard.
It wasn't that they weren't prepared, but their preparations were insufficient to deal with the Ghost Blade Mantis.
This Ghost Blade Mantis, being at the main god level, would not be a match for them even if all the Icefield Snowmen fused into one.
But there was no other way, so they had to deploy the Icefield Snowmen.
Dragon Zhen Legend looked at Xiao Lin and said with a frown:
"Any news about that kid Zheng Dong?"
Xiao Lin shook his head.
"This kid has run off somewhere again. We can't rely on him entirely. How is the research on the God Annihilation Bomb progressing?"
"There have been some results, but it's still not enough to deal with this Ghost Blade Mantis," Dragon Zhen Legend said.
Their research had been accelerated, working day and night, but it still couldn't keep up with the changing situation.
Moreover, due to the problems with the relic spaces, the training plans previously formulated for talented beast tamers could no longer be used.
For example, the Di Yuan relic space had already been destroyed by cursed spirits.
This prevented beast tamers from speeding up their cultivation.
The changing situation made Dragon Zhen Legend and Xiao Lin very troubled.
At present, they could only place their hopes on the Icefield Snowmen.
Behold, Icefield Snowmen gathered in the imperial capital.
With the help of Ling'er's clone, they were teleported from the major base cities of Yanhuang.
These Icefield Snowmen grew rapidly, but none had yet broken through to the main god level.
The strongest Icefield Snowman had just become a high-level god.
Facing the Ghost Blade Mantis, they instinctively began to fuse.
Finally, all the Icefield Snowmen merged into one, finally gaining strength close to the main god level.
Without hesitation, it launched an attack on the Ghost Blade Mantis.
The Ghost Blade Mantis was weak, but it could still cope.
It swung its scythe-like arms, easily blocking the Icefield Snowman's attack.
"Bastard, you're courting death, daring to ruin my business!" the Ghost Blade Mantis roared.
Then, it used the power of its divine kingdom to suppress the Icefield Snowman, intending to kill it with one strike.
Just then, another main god-level transcendent being that had recently awakened nearby, the Blazing Dragon Horse, also came to join the fray.
The Blazing Dragon Horse was in much better condition than the Ghost Blade Mantis.
It had some resources stored by itself, but it wasn't enough.
Besides, no one would refuse more resources.
It wanted to take this opportunity to grab some.
It leaped into the air and flew over on fire.
"Ghost Blade Mantis, split it with me. No matter how many resources you want, you have to give me half, or don't blame me for causing trouble!" the Blazing Dragon Horse said.
The Ghost Blade Mantis glared at the Blazing Dragon Horse with annoyance.
Where did this idiot come from? I haven't even gotten anything yet.
"If you want it, do it yourself. I won't share half with you."
As the Ghost Blade Mantis spoke, it swung its arms and slashed at the Icefield Snowman.
The Icefield Snowman resisted with difficulty.
Fortunately, its vitality was extremely strong; even if it was shattered, it would not die.
Its arm was severed by the Ghost Blade Mantis and fell to the ground.
But soon, countless ice energy elements condensed to form a new arm, while the fallen arm quickly melted into a puddle of snow.
The battle continued. Seeing the Icefield Snowman at a disadvantage, Dragon Zhen Legend had no choice but to mobilize the God Forbidden Bombs to assist the Icefield Snowman.
Missiles roared out from underground launch silos, soaring into the sky, then descending from the sky, targeting the Ghost Blade Mantis.
The Ghost Blade Mantis did not recognize the falling missiles. It swung its arm-like appendages towards the missiles.
"What is this, don't get in my way!"
As its scythe-like arms descended, the God Forbidden Bomb at the head of the missile detonated violently.
The immense explosive force created waves of shockwaves.
The Ghost Blade Mantis was stunned by the blast.
The power was insufficient to kill it, but it injured its arm.
Its scythe-like arm suffered several shocking wounds, bleeding profusely.
"Bastard, I'll kill you all."
Seeing this, the Blazing Dragon Horse also showed a mocking expression.
"To be injured by a bunch of insects, you're truly disgraceful."
Before the Blazing Dragon Horse could finish speaking, more missiles fell, and the terrifying explosive shockwaves engulfed it as well.
It was also injured.
However, the power of the God Forbidden Bombs was still too weak to cause them significant damage.
Seeing this, Dragon Zhen Legend deployed the God Annihilation Bombs that had just been developed for experimentation.
The God Annihilation Bombs were more powerful but consumed more resources and required larger missiles.
The launch silos opened, and several larger missiles took to the sky.
Before long, they descended from the sky and shot towards the Ghost Blade Mantis and the Blazing Dragon Horse.
More terrifying explosions followed.
The earth shook, and the ground continuously collapsed.
The Ghost Blade Mantis and the Blazing Dragon Horse were both injured by the explosions, but they were only minor injuries.
They were not fatal to them and did not harm their souls.
Seizing this opportunity, the Icefield Snowman also launched an attack.
Unfortunately, the gap in their cultivation levels made it difficult for it to deal with the Ghost Blade Mantis.
Its attacks were all blocked by the Ghost Blade Mantis.
Subsequently, the Icefield Snowman was split in two by the Ghost Blade Mantis's scythe-like arms.
The Icefield Snowman's body quickly fused, turning into a puddle of snowmelt.
Then it condensed again, reforming the massive body of the Icefield Snowman.
Unlike the Ghost Blade Mantis, the Icefield Snowman's body could gather and disperse, making it difficult to injure and extremely hard to kill.
A sinister look flashed in the Ghost Blade Mantis's eyes. It swung its arms again, intending to finish off the Icefield Snowman.
It wasn't that it couldn't kill the Icefield Snowman, it just required more effort.
As long as it dealt with the Icefield Snowman, it could snatch all the resources from Yanhuang.
Its scythe-like arms slashed down fiercely, striking the Icefield Snowman.
The terrifying power continuously melted the Icefield Snowman.
The Icefield Snowman's body shrank visibly.
In a blink of an eye, it was peeled like a pomelo, losing more than half of its mass.
The Icefield Snowman quickly counterattacked.
If this continued, its Ice Water Heart might be discovered by the Ghost Blade Mantis.
As long as its Ice Water Heart was shattered, it would truly die.
Facing a life-or-death crisis, it wanted to escape.
However, after being brainwashed by Zheng Dong using the Holy Grail of Faith and signing a soul contract, it could not abandon the imperial capital and run away.
What to do?
It was also difficult to make a decision.
It thought for a moment and could only ask for help from Yanhuang and Ling'er's clone.
It didn't know where Zheng Dong was, but it hoped that Yanhuang and Ling'er's clone could find Zheng Dong as soon as possible.
It struggled, broke free from the Ghost Blade Mantis's attack, and retreated to a distance.
However, the Ghost Blade Mantis quickly caught up to it.
At this moment, a dragon's roar sounded, and the Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor also arrived in the sky above the imperial capital base city.
Its body was covered in black scales, it had a long tail, and a pair of enormous wings that, when spread, were comparable to dozens of transport planes, blocking out the sun and the sky.
A terrifying aura surged from its body, instantly intimidating the Ghost Blade Mantis, which was pursuing the Icefield Snowman.
The Blazing Dragon Horse also dared not act rashly. It regretted coming, fearing that if the Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor attacked it, it would not even have the ability to resist.
The Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor wasted no words.
It looked at the Ghost Blade Mantis, the Blazing Dragon Horse, and the Icefield Snowman.
"Hand over your resources, or die!"
It only wanted resources and did not wish to fight.
After all, fighting would also consume its own strength.
Upon hearing this, the Blazing Dragon Horse obediently took out its two remaining resources.
"I... I only have these."
The Ghost Blade Mantis looked embarrassed. It had nothing, or it wouldn't have come out to rob Yanhuang.
But it never expected to encounter a bandit before it could even start robbing.
Judging by the Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor's intention, it might not survive if it couldn't produce resources.
It was very scared and said nervously, "I don't have any, but I can help you rob."
The Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor's eyes widened.
Are you implying I'm incapable of robbing?
Its glare made the Ghost Blade Mantis not dare to breathe.
Seeing this scene, Dragon Zhen Legend also frowned.
This was truly one crisis after another.
Yanhuang had become a fat rabbit in the eyes of these divine-level transcendent beings, harmless and docile.
However, they truly had no way to deal with the Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor.
"Perhaps, give it to them!" Xiao Lin said.
Rather than keeping the troublesome resources, it was more important to protect the imperial capital first.
Dragon Zhen Legend remained silent for a moment, having no better solution, and nodded.
Thus, several large transport trucks, laden with various resources, drove out of the imperial capital base city.
The Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor also noticed the resources on the trucks.
The quantity was large, but the quality was too low for it.
It was somewhat dissatisfied.
At this moment, the Icefield Snowman quickly explained on behalf of Yanhuang:
"We only have these. With our current capabilities, we can only collect this much. We cannot collect better resources."
The Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor thought about it and agreed.
Humans were, after all, fragile, and in its eyes, not as good as a slightly stronger terrestrial army ant.
It opened its mouth and sucked all the resources from the trucks into its mouth.
Afterward, it looked at the Ghost Blade Mantis again.
"Since you have no resources, use your life core as a substitute!"
Terrified, the Ghost Blade Mantis turned and fled.
Unfortunately, its speed was no match for the Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor.
The Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor vanished from its spot and immediately appeared in front of the Ghost Blade Mantis.
Before the Ghost Blade Mantis could react, its sharp claws pierced its body and ripped out its life core.
Then, it discarded the Ghost Blade Mantis's corpse as if it were trash.
During this period, the Blazing Dragon Horse and the Icefield Snowman did not dare to breathe, fearing that they would be next.
Fortunately, the Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor kept its word and did not trouble them.
The Abyss Tyrannosaur Emperor then left the imperial capital and headed west.
It intended to find the Abyss Dragon God and follow it.
Along the way, it continuously plundered resources, recovered its strength, and gradually returned to its peak state.
When it reached the west, it did not find the Abyss Dragon God.
Could it be that Lord Dragon God had not yet been resurrected?
After being injured by the figure in the black robe, the Abyss Dragon God accidentally arrived at an ancient battlefield from the mythical era.
It found many resources there and its body slowly recovered.
"I didn't expect to have come here, the Twilight Battlefield."
Many divine-level transcendent beings participated in the Twilight Battlefield, not only a large number of main gods but also many rulers.
Behind this, of course, were its instigation and the instigation of the various supreme beings.
Not only did its own forces directly participate in the battle, but the subordinates of the Boundless Yama King, the Chaos Divine Phoenix, and the Starry Sky Supreme also participated.
The only clone left by the World Tree was also destroyed on this battlefield.
This also caused them to lose all clues related to the World Tree.
The Abyss Dragon God was very familiar with this place.
Many of its rulers had died here.
It was after this battle that the great tribulation slowly began, affecting all divine-level transcendent beings.
Its accidental arrival here provided an opportunity to search for the World Tree seeds left by the World Tree clone.
The World Tree seeds disappeared with the destruction of the World Tree clone, and no one found them.
It was said that through the World Tree seeds, one could find the World Tree, and even if the World Tree could not be found, the World Tree seeds themselves were comparable to top-tier divine artifacts.