Chapter 624

The Core Essences of the overlords had not returned yet, but the news of their defeat had already reached Chaos City.

The overlords had been defeated.

Once the news was out, the whole world was shocked.

The barbarians had actually defeated the overlords. This was no different from an ant killing an elephant, and the effect it brought was undoubtedly shocking. However, in addition to the shock, all the forces were doubting the authenticity of this news.

The overlords had sent eight late-stage Core Essences, 75 mid-stage Core Essences, and 675 early-stage Core Essences, but they were actually defeated by the barbarians. How was this possible? When all the forces and overlords heard this news, their first reaction was disbelief.

Although the news had clearly stated that the real reason for the defeat of the overlords was that the barbarians had sent out an existence beyond the Core Essences, and it was him who had defeated the overlords.

But still, no one believed it.

Where did the barbarians in the outer regions come from? They came from the land of the barbarians.

Why was it called the land of the barbarians? It was because that place had no resources, no powerful inheritance of battle techniques, and no foundation to nurture experts. The death rate of cultivators from there was also the highest, and it was also the place that was looked down upon the most.

Could there be an expert beyond the Core Essences in such a place that was looked down upon by all the forces?

The answer was naturally impossible.

This could be seen from the situation of the eight forces. In their clans, there were enough Core Essences, but there were only a few mid-stage Core Essences, and only a few late-stage Core Essences.

The eight forces had rich resources and deep foundations that far surpassed the barbarians, but they did not have an existence beyond the Core Essences in their clans.

But the land of the barbarians had one. How was this possible?

So after this news caused a sensation, it attracted even more doubts. No one believed this nonsense, not even the overlords.

So they quietly waited for the other Core Essences of the overlords to return.

After a few days, the experts of the overlords returned. When they went, there were 693 of them, but when they returned, only 77 of them were left.

When they went, they surged with powerful auras, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they had gone to exterminate the barbarians. But when they returned, they were all dejected and kept a low profile.

"Could it be that the news from before is true?" The attitude of the Core Essences of the overlords shocked all the other forces.

Just as the Core Essences of the overlords returned to their own forces, the spectators who had followed them from Chaos City to the outer regions also followed them back.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Chaos City had been spread out from their mouths.

"First, it was the killing array. Then, it was the self-destruction. Finally, an old man appeared. With a simple sentence, he made the eight of them lose their ability to fight."

These simple words had an extremely shocking effect.

Once this piece of news that was unacceptable to all forces came out, it naturally caused another sensation. Moreover, everyone swore solemnly that they had seen the existence that surpassed the Dan Origin Stage in the barbarians, so they naturally had no choice but to believe it.

The Ning Family Patriarch was drinking tea. He was in an extremely bad mood after repeatedly suffering losses at the hands of the barbarians. This time, he heard that the overlord power, Origin Core, had also been defeated. Although he didn't believe it, deep in his heart, he also hoped that the overlord power would be defeated.

"Patriarch, the people from the overlord powers have returned, but only twenty-two of them are alive. The news is true." Suddenly, a Dan Origin expert came in to report.

"What? What did you say? The overlords were really defeated? Could it be that there really is an existence that surpasses the Inner Core realm among the barbarians?"

The Ning Family Patriarch's expression instantly changed. The teacup in his hand was also crushed because of his unstable emotions. However, he didn't seem to notice as he looked at the incoming Dan Origin.

"Yes, the news has been confirmed. Many people have seen that expert with their own eyes."

Dan Origin's affirmative answer caused the Ning Family Patriarch's face to instantly turn pale. The rumors were true. There was actually such an expert among the barbarians. This caused endless fear to rise in his heart.

At the same time, the reaction of the other seven family patriarchs who received the news was not much different from that of the Ning Family Patriarch. After the initial shock, they all felt fear.

This was because an existence like that could single-handedly wipe out all eight of them.

As for the other elders who had been advocating for sending experts to exterminate the barbarians to regain their face, after hearing this news, they also turned pale and silent.

An expert that surpassed the Inner Core realm in the Bedlam Lands was a heaven-like existence in the Bedlam Lands. When they moved, the entire Bedlam Lands would tremble several times. The reason why the overlords were able to control the entire Bedlam Lands was not only because they had a large number of Inner Core experts, but also because they had an existence like that.

The reason why they couldn't become the sixth overlord was because they didn't have such an existence in their clan. And in the entire Bedlam Lands, there were less than ten of them.

When these experts were distributed among the overlords, each family only had two.

But now, there was actually such an existence among the barbarians. This gave them enough courage to resist the overlords.

After hearing this news, all the other forces finally understood why a few barbarians dared to provoke all the other forces in the Bedlam Lands.

When the news of the defeat of the overlords spread, everyone had a premonition that the barbarians were about to rise and that the sixth overlord force was about to be born.

The forces that had previously declared that they would fight to the death with the barbarians also fell silent after hearing the news.

They were waiting for the reaction of the overlords. Since they had revealed an existence that surpassed the Inner Core realm, it was obviously none of their business anymore. Next, it would be the battle between the barbarians and the overlords.

When the Inner Core realm experts of the overlords returned, they reported the news truthfully, which instantly caused a commotion among the upper echelons.

There was suddenly an existence that surpassed the Inner Core realm in the Bedlam Lands. This was definitely a big matter that was worth paying attention to. Moreover, those who paid attention to this matter had to be of the same level.

Hence, the old ancestors who had been in seclusion for a long time came out one after another to inquire about the whole story.

Previously, they didn't care about the barbarians, so naturally, they didn't pay attention to them. However, as they investigated the information one by one and found the problematic details one by one, they came to a conclusion that made them feel incredulous.

And this conclusion was that the existence came from the ancient battlefield and was an ancient beast that surpassed the Inner Core realm.

"Impossible. The ancient battlefield is suppressed by the rules. Other than humans, no living thing can walk out of it."

When they reported this unbelievable conclusion to the old ancestors, they were instantly refuted.

"Old Ancestor, we also find it unbelievable, but this is the truth." An old man with white hair said bitterly.

"Bullsh * t. That's the rules. Who in the world can resist the rules?" On the main seat, a relatively young old ancestor reprimanded the old man.

"We received news that when Zi Chen came out, he attracted the attention of the Shi Ling. Moreover, the Shi Ling took a purple-gold gourd from him. At that time, the power of the rules that emerged from the Shi Ling fought with the purple-gold gourd."

"A mere purple-gold gourd can resist the rules? Even a combination of purple gold and silver can't." The old ancestor was still stubborn in disbelief.

"We also found other evidence. When Zi Chen entered the Ancient Battlefield, there were only three of them. However, when he came out this time around, there were two more Monstrous Beasts beside him. Based on the description, they should be two Ancient Beasts."

"Two living ancient beasts." The old ancestor's eyes suddenly flashed.

"We're just guessing. We can't be sure. Moreover, according to the description, one of them should be a pure-blooded ancient beast, Spirit Devouring Rat. As for the other one, it's more unusual. It's a combination of a dragon and a tiger. But we couldn't find out what kind of ancient beast it is after searching through the ancient books."

"Spirit Devouring Rat." The old ancestor's expression kept changing.

"That's right. According to the boy from the Zheng Family, he once saw Zi Chen with this ancient beast in the ancient battlefield."

"Boy from the Zheng Family, what about our people who entered the ancient battlefield?" The old ancestor stared.

The old man was stunned when he heard that. Then, he said bitterly, "Most of them died in the ancient battlefield. But the only two who survived were killed by Zi Chen."

"If that's the case, we didn't gain anything in the ancient battlefield this time." The old ancestor's voice was obviously cold.

The old man who looked even older than the old ancestor lowered his head and said, "It's not just us. The other four overlords also didn't gain anything. Eh? That's not right. The Shangguan Family gained something. Although only one of their people survived, she came out with Zi Chen. Moreover, they have a good relationship. We should be able to get some information from her."

The old man's eyes suddenly brightened when he thought of Shangguan Bingxi. But when he raised his head again, the old ancestor was no longer on the main seat.

The Shangguan Family didn't send out any troops this time because the two factions in the family almost fell out over the assassination of Shangguan Bingxi by Shangguan Qixiang. Even such a big matter had alarmed the old ancestor who was in seclusion.

Shangguan Feilin wanted to reward his son, but Shangguan Feixiong wanted him to give an explanation. Both sides insisted on their own words and argued fiercely all day long. They almost turned hostile and fought.

Moreover, a battle every day had almost become a rule. Shangguan Bingxi would also repeat her experience in the ancient battlefield every day. After a long time, the other clansmen could recite her experience.

The arrival of the old ancestors of the four overlords caused the argument to end early. Including the old ancestor of the Shangguan Family, a total of five old ancestors were present.

In the meeting room, the upper echelons of the Shangguan Family were shocked and quickly bowed.

"I have something to ask Bingxi." The old ancestor of the Shangguan Family said directly.

Shangguan Bingxi was still a bit nervous facing the old ancestor, but Shangguan Feixiong wasn't afraid at all. He said, "Old ancestor, Shangguan Feilin ordered his son to kill my daughter in the ancient battlefield. I hope the old ancestor can help me get justice."

After Shangguan Feixiong finished speaking, the people in his faction all spoke up as well. But soon, the other side refuted.

The old ancestor of the Shangguan Family frowned and looked at the two sides who were arguing. His gaze fell on Shangguan Bingxi again. But when he saw Shangguan Bingxi's teary eyes, he understood a bit.

However, the argument between the two sides was like flies buzzing in his head. He shouted, "Enough! Can't you see that there are guests here? What are you doing?"

Shangguan Feixiong and the others shut up, but they looked at the old ancestor with eager eyes. Their meaning was clear: We can only wait for you to make a decision.

"Bingxi, follow me. I have a few questions for you." The old ancestor of the Shangguan Family pulled Shangguan Bingxi and disappeared. The other four followed behind.

"They should be asking you about Zi Chen. Before that, you must let the old ancestor help you." Shangguan Feixiong took the opportunity to transmit his voice.

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