Three days later.
With a swish, Ye Xuan and his group appeared on the flying boat.
All of them, including Ba Ao, had entered the Immortal Lord realm. Ba Ao, the strongest among them, was at the peak of the second-tier Immortal Lord, just one step away from the third-tier. Such prowess made the Dark Nether Demonic Tiger smack its lips.
At the same time, he looked at his five disciples with anticipation, believing their future achievements would be limitless!
*Bang*!
Just then, a sound echoed from afar. Looking towards the source, they saw a young man being pursued by over a dozen individuals. The pursuers were all in the皓月 (Hao Yue) realm, while the one being chased was a prodigy at the eighth level of the Star realm.
"That's... the foremost among the younger generation of the Celestial Demon Sable, Ba Zhen!"
Ba Ao recognized the person in the distance immediately. At that moment, a shout rang out:
"Hmph~! The strongest of the Celestial Demon Sable is nothing more than this! To oppose my Myriad Beast Sacred Land leads to only death!!"
"Kill him!!"
Without hesitation, the group of powerhouses charged forward. They had finally managed to corner the foremost prodigy of the Celestial Demon Sable, and they wouldn't let such an opportunity pass.
"Myriad Beast Sacred Land, I'll fight you to the death!!"
Ba Zhen, the foremost prodigy of the Celestial Demon Sable tribe, roared with a ferocious expression. He immediately transformed into his true form, hundreds of feet long, and pounced towards them. Even though he knew he was outmatched, he wouldn't let the people from the Myriad Beast Sacred Land have it easy.
"Kid, you're seeking death!!"
A cultivator from the Myriad Beast Sacred Land at the third tier of the Hao Yue realm struck towards Ba Zhen. If this blow landed, Ba Zhen would surely perish.
*Boom*!!!
However, in the next moment, a figure appeared before Ba Zhen. Then, the cultivator from the Myriad Beast Sacred Land at the third tier of the Hao Yue realm instantly dissolved into a mist of blood, the pungent smell of gore filling the air. The cultivator hadn't even had time to cry out.
"Who are you!"
"How dare you obstruct the Myriad Beast Sacred Land's affairs! Destroy him!!"
Without hesitation, the group attacked in unison. The Dark Nether Demonic Tiger chuckled, "This is interesting."
He then reached out his right hand into the void and slowly clenched it.
*Rumble*~~
A thousand-foot-long giant hand sealed the area around the Hao Yue realm powerhouses of the Myriad Beast Sacred Land. The terrifying pressure made them unable to breathe.
*Pfft*~
*Pfft, pfft, pfft*~~
Sounds of bodies exploding echoed out. Ba Zhen watched in utter horror as the scene of them being crushed by the giant hand unfolded before him, his entire being frozen in shock.
The strongest cultivator from the Myriad Beast Sacred Land, at the seventh tier of the Hao Yue realm, looked at the Dark Nether Demonic Tiger with disbelief. "You... you are actually in the Flame Sun realm!!"
*Pfft*~
As soon as the Hao Yue realm cultivator at the seventh tier finished speaking, he met the same fate as his companions, turning into a bloody mist. His words had barely left his mouth; to be able to crush a Hao Yue realm cultivator at the seventh tier so effortlessly, it wasn't something an ordinary Flame Sun realm cultivator could do. He was at least at the second tier of the Flame Sun realm, if not higher.
*Gulp*~~
Ba Zhen swallowed hard. This Lord... is too powerful!!
"Hoo~"
Taking a deep breath, Ba Zhen bowed respectfully. "Thank you for saving my life, my Lord."
"Ba Zhen~~"
Just then, several voices came from afar. Immediately after, Ba Ao and his four companions appeared, walking on air. After all, they were now all in the Immortal Lord realm.
"Huh!?"
Hearing his name called directly, Ba Zhen looked towards the sound. His gaze fell upon five figures of the Celestial Demon Sable tribe. However, as he felt their familiar auras, he exclaimed, "You are... the five young masters, young lady!!"
Ba Ao and his companions were much older than Ba Zhen. They had watched him grow up. Ba Zhen was only a little over five thousand years old.
"Young masters, young lady, that's great, you're alive!!!"
Seeing the five young masters and the young lady, Ba Zhen's face was filled with excitement. "If our ancestor knew, he would surely be overjoyed."
"That old bastard, Tong Tian Demonic Lion, dared to kill our Celestial Demon Sable Queen!!"
Thinking of this, Ba Zhen's killing intent surged. From a young age, he had been taught by the Celestial Demon Sable King. Although he was not officially accepted as a disciple, he was no different from one. Moreover, Ba Zhen had sworn to protect the five young masters and the young lady with his life in the future. After all, the Celestial Demon Sable Queen had contributed immensely to their Celestial Demon Sable tribe.
"No!"
"Young masters, young lady, you... you are already in the Immortal Lord realm!!!"
Ba Zhen soon realized something and looked at the five young masters and the young lady in shock. How could this be possible?
It had been less than half a year since the Celestial Demon Sable Queen's death. For the five young masters and the young lady to have entered the Immortal Lord realm in less than half a year... this was too unbelievable.
"This is a long story, we'll talk about it when we return to the tribe," Ba Ao said. He then introduced the Dark Nether Demonic Tiger, "Ba Zhen, this is our master."
"Oh!"
Hearing the eldest young master's words, Ba Zhen bowed respectfully. "Greetings, my Lord. Thank you for saving my life just now."
"Mm."
The Dark Nether Demonic Tiger beckoned with his right hand, and the group arrived on the celestial boat. After some familiarization, Ba Zhen looked at Ye Xuan with great shock. For their young masters' and young lady's master to address this person as Alliance Leader, didn't that mean this person's strength was even greater than Lord Demonic Tiger's?!
However, Ba Zhen soon became unsettled.
"What!"
"The Myriad Beast Sacred Land intends to attack our tribe!!"
Hearing this, Ba Zhen thought of something. "This is bad. Many of our ancestors have gone to various places to seek opportunities and break through. If the Myriad Beast Sacred Land attacks now, I'm afraid..."
"I will report this to the Grand Elder immediately!!"
With that said, Ba Zhen transmitted the news using a special method of sound transmission. Although they were not too far from the Celestial Demon Marsh, this matter was of great importance and could not be delayed even for a moment.
"The situation of the Celestial Demon Sable tribe is critical. Let's set off immediately."
Ye Xuan piloted the flying boat towards the Celestial Demon Marsh at terrifying speed. Ba Zhen, feeling the immense speed, swallowed hard. Was this the reinforcement the five young masters and young lady had found?
However, this person had killed Tong Tian Demonic Lion and saved the five young masters and young lady, so he should have no ill intentions towards the Celestial Demon Sable tribe.
"Myriad Beast Sacred Land, we will uproot you in the future!"
To this day, Ba Ao could not forget the scene of his mother being chased by Tong Tian Demonic Lion. The Myriad Beast Sacred Land must be destroyed. The other youngsters' eyes also filled with killing intent. They understood too well the pain their mother had endured by forcefully delaying their birth for a hundred thousand years.
Half a day later, the Celestial Demon Marsh was within sight.
Ye Xuan waved his right hand, summoning Feng Lu Kong and over a dozen other Phoenix tribe Flame Sun realm powerhouses. "You will guard various parts of the Celestial Demon Sable tribe. Anyone who invades, kill!"
"Yes, Alliance Leader!!"
Feng Lu Kong bowed respectfully. Then, with a wave of his right hand, the more than a dozen Phoenix tribe Flame Sun realm powerhouses dispersed to various locations, and he himself disappeared from his spot, clearly waiting in this state for the enemy to attack.
Ba Zhen felt the presence of the many suddenly appearing powerhouses, his pupils constricting sharply. He swallowed hard. "Those powerhouses just now... were they all Flame Sun realm cultivators!?"