Chapter 1528

Everyone was chatting with smiles on their faces. Their thoughts were lively, but they had neglected the upcoming danger.

Listening to the emotional laughter of the crowd, Zi Chen wanted nothing more than to slap himself in the face.

It was just a moment of emotion, but it actually brought about such an effect. It was fine if they had opinions about him, but they must not affect the final battle.

Some people in the team could also sense this subtle change in mood, and all of them were sneering in their hearts.

Before they even left, they were already looking down on Zi Chen, thinking that Zi Chen came from a lowly background.

It was clear that even titled experts viewed Zi Chen in a new light and called Zi Chen big brother.

Did they really think that titled experts were blind?

After all, they were still a small faction. Although their status was higher than that of Huping City, their knowledge was far inferior to that of Shuntian and the others.

There would be no end to this conversation, so Zi Chen interrupted everyone and said, "Alright, since everyone has decided to leave, I'll cut off this strand of spiritual will now."

Everyone stopped talking, returned to reality, and nodded.

The one who truly sensed the existence of that space was the mountain spirit king, so Zi Chen only needed to cut off that strand of spiritual will.

Zi Chen's spiritual will turned into a sharp blade and cut off that strand of spiritual will.

"Advance for five kilometers."

As soon as he cut off that strand of spiritual will, the mountain spirit king's voice rang out in Zi Chen's consciousness.

Zi Chen leaped down the city wall and flew at extreme speed.

"Five kilometers to the left," the mountain spirit king said again.

Under the guidance of the Mountain Spirit King, Zi Chen began to move at high speed. Finally, he stopped in front of an intact building without any xun.

This was a magnificent mansion, and so far, it was the only building in the city that was still intact.

This was originally the city lord's mansion of the battle spirits, where the strongest lived.

Arriving outside the city lord's mansion, Zi Chen was very surprised. Apparently, according to the mountain spirit king, the space was here.

After entering the city lord's mansion, Zi Chen followed the mountain spirit king's perception and finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous building.

It was a relatively small house that seemed to be the residence of a servant. The Mountain Spirit King clearly stated that the connection with the spiritual will had disappeared from here.

"Could it be inside?" Zi Chen frowned and entered without hesitation.

The house was only a few dozen square meters in size. There was no furniture, and it was very empty. It was not like an ordinary house.

Shuntian Dao and the others arrived soon after. Seeing the empty house, they all had different expressions.

"The other space should be here." Man Shi walked in and knocked around to check the surroundings.

The others also joined in and checked the surroundings to see if there were any abnormalities.

Zi Chen's perfect spiritual sense covered every corner of the room. He carefully probed, but he didn't find anything unusual.

Inadvertently, Zi Chen's gaze fell on the reflective ground. The ground was covered with a layer of smooth stone material that reflected light. Zi Chen tried to probe it with his spiritual senses but was blocked by an invisible force.

Zi Chen frowned slightly. He raised his hand and struck the ground below.

A powerful force landed on the solid ground. In the face of such a powerful attack, the ground didn't shatter. Instead, it dissolved the force.

"That's the problem."

Everyone turned to look at the ground in unison.

Gou Wen stared at the ground and said, "I felt the aura of a formation from the attack just now. The ground should be a large formation."

"Can it be broken?" Zi Chen asked.

Gou Wen nodded and said, "The Mountain Spirit King can."

"Boom!"

It was the same formation and the same attack. The Mountain Spirit King's powerful attack directly shattered the ground.

A huge underground passage appeared. There was a bluestone staircase that extended downwards. Zi Chen walked in front while the others followed behind. They walked down the staircase.

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In the eyes of humans, this was the Nether Realm.

However, in the eyes of the foreign race battle spirits, this was the Starry Realm. It was said that the foreign race originally lived in the boundless starry sky.

In the Starry Realm, many powerful foreign race battle spirits had finally succeeded in opening up another space outside this world after tens of millions of years of hard work.

The new space was not big, and there were no resources in it. It was not suitable for living. However, all the foreign race battle spirits in the Starry Sky City gathered here.

This was because this world was very similar to the Starry Sky World they used to live in.

Following the opening of this world, the battle spirits stayed in this world and became busy. After countless years of hard work, they finally succeeded in connecting the two worlds. However, they still lacked a passageway to connect the two worlds.

At this moment, hundreds of battle spirits were working hard to connect the two worlds. It was the most critical moment. At this time, they wouldn't care even if the Starry Sky World collapsed, let alone the death of all the battle spirits in the Starry Sky City.

This was because once the passageway was opened, they would be able to return to the world they were in. At the same time, the foreign race could also descend.

A group of hundreds of battle spirits gathered in the deepest part of this spatial world. They surrounded a hexagonal nine-meter-tall platform in a triangle.

The surface of the platform was engraved with complicated and clear carvings. Spatial power emerged from the carvings and the lines crisscrossed. If one looked at it with one's eyes, one would see a huge Xing Chen Diagram. In this diagram, there were many Xing Chen Diagrams, which made one feel lost at a glance.

Three directions, six sides, nine heights, three talents, six directions, and nine extremes. The battle spirits' positions and the layout of the platform were very particular.

Outside the nine extremes and six directions were the three talents, which represented the three directions of battle spirits. These battle spirits were divided into three major stages and one minor stage.

In the three major stages, there were more than a hundred foreign race battle spirits sitting cross-legged. The weakest battle spirit was at the Fourth Sky Domain Realm, while the strongest was at the Sixth Sky Domain Realm.

The Sixth Sky Domain Realm Realm was higher than the City Lord of Huping City, and its battle strength was extremely powerful.

There were also more than a hundred battle spirits in the last minor stage. They stood around without any rules, as if they were outsiders. The battle strength of these battle spirits was also the weakest, only at the Third Sky Domain Realm.

The battle spirits in the three major stages sat cross-legged and did not say a word. Those battle spirits who looked like protectors at the periphery were even more silent.

It was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could not be heard.

Suddenly, a battle spirit appeared out of thin air and stood in the air. His realm was not the highest among the battle spirits, only at the Fifth Sky. However, he was the leader of the group of battle spirits.

His eyes were as bright as Xing Chen's as they swept across the whole place. His sonorous voice resounded in the sky. "In order to connect the two worlds, generations of ancestors have worked hard and sacrificed their lives. Finally, in our generation, we have reached the final step. Next, it will be …"

At this point, he suddenly paused. There was a slight change in the leader's indifferent expression. He murmured, "Interesting. You actually destroyed my spiritual thought at this time. It seems that it is time for the humans to invade again. However … even if you come, you won't be able to change the outcome."

"Why? The humans are invading again?" An old voice was heard. It was the Sixth Sky Domain Realm cultivator of the first stage.

The others looked up at the leader.

The leader waved his hand and said faintly, "I lost a spiritual thought. Maybe the humans have appeared. Judging by the time, the humans should be here. But it doesn't matter. They will never come here."

The battle spirits nodded with a resolute look on their faces.

"Now, it's time for everyone to contribute. It's up to you whether we can open the passage between the two worlds," the leader said again.

"We will do our best."

The battle spirits shouted. After that, more than a hundred battle spirits in the three stages began to form hand seals. Everyone's hand seals were exactly the same. In the end, they all hugged each other in front of their chests.

"Buzz."

The nine meter high array platform trembled. Many lines lit up. The originally dazzling Xing Chen Diagram began to shine with a brilliant light.

After the three stages of battle spirits hugged each other, faint traces of energy began to emerge from their bodies. This energy was their own strength. Besides strength, there was also a life force. This was their life force.

To provide strength and also provide life force, this was clearly a form of sacrifice. Those who sacrificed themselves would almost always die.

Faint traces of strength, bringing with them a rich life force, entered the hexagonal platform.

This strength passed through the complex lines and revolved, evolving into a new strength. This strength was the purest strength of an alien race. It formed above the platform and then slowly floated up into the air. It looked like a shining pillar of space.

In the air, as the leader saw this expanding pillar, a trace of joy appeared in his eyes. This was a sign that the passage was forming. Once it connected the heavens and earth, a passage to the stars could be opened.

The sacrificial battle spirit powerhouses were expressionless. They were like old monks sitting in meditation. Faint traces of strength were poured into the array platform. As for their auras and life force, they began to rapidly decline.

The first to collapse were the fourth Heavenly Layer battle spirits. Relatively speaking, their life force and strength were the weakest.

As the last trace of strength left their bodies, these fourth Heavenly Layer battle spirits shriveled up like dried corpses. They had lost all life force and had already died.

In the outside world, the third Heavenly Layer battle spirits had solemn expressions as they observed a moment of silence.

Above the platform, the pillar slowly rose. It was already dozens of meters high, but there was still some distance before it reached the horizon.

After a moment, the fifth Heavenly Layer battle spirits were also unable to withstand it. They turned into dried corpses and died, leaving behind the greatly reduced sixth Heavenly Layer battle spirits.

In the air, the leader looked down at the battle spirits that had lost their life force. His face was expressionless. After a moment, he indifferently said, "Make up for it."

Outside, 05 of the hundred third Heavenly Layer battle spirits immediately rushed out. They sat down cross-legged and formed seals with their hands, beginning the sacrifice.

Zi Chen and the others followed the passage underground and saw a space channel. After hesitating for three seconds, he stepped in.

After entering the space channel and arriving at another space, Zi Chen immediately saw a giant shining pillar.

He didn't know why, but the moment he saw this pillar, Zi Chen had a feeling of deja vu.