Thousands? Cultivators were emerging from the spatial channels, and the flow didn’t seem to stop. In just five seconds, there were already millions. The sky disappeared under the mass of cultivators.
Alm and Bruno, noticing their surroundings, realized that the entire forest seemed exposed. For some reason, the division between the three areas of the forest no longer existed. Although they were in the outermost area, they felt the presence of Ruri and her group far away, at the opposite end from where they were.
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’They went to the last area... damn... I taught them to be bold and gave them the tools for such a feat. But I still judged them on the same level as ordinary people,’ Alm and Bruno reflected, letting out a sigh.
They couldn’t complain; if they themselves had entered the forest, they would have done the same. The blame fell on them. Alm and Bruno had sent them to this place without enough information. Of course, they couldn’t have predicted this, and there was no other place besides that Dream world where they could gain the necessary knowledge.
In an instant, they realized what their fatal mistake had been. On the first day on that planet, Kaiyka mentioned that everyone’s soul was abnormal. If they hadn’t become greedy upon discovering the nations, they might have investigated this better and possibly found someone in the Dream of Emptiness.
They had almost a month free to enter the place and acquire knowledge. It was enough time, and they couldn’t blame the Heaven’s Will now.
’With Ruri’s abilities, she must have found a way to master the forest’s formation. Just that would be enough to cause such a reaction. Damn... how are we going to get out of this now...’
The two, still united as one, reflected as quickly as possible. They noticed that the figures in the sky didn’t move for some reason, then felt a powerful... and golden pulse.
Their eyes were instinctively drawn to a point on the horizon, and a deep hatred grew within them. It was definitely the power of a hero, and a spatial channel was forming.
’All these people arrived quickly, so this defense measure must have been ready for a long time. Why didn’t the hero arrive immediately through the channel?’ The logical question crossed their minds.
They focused on that spatial channel. Although they weren’t experts in spatial laws, they had already reached the immortal realms, and the basic laws of the previous universe were simple to them. In the queen’s universe, everything was ten times more powerful, but they could still understand basic concepts.
’The heroic power is crossing the channel and entering the forest. That’s why the hero’s channel is taking longer to stabilize. But why?’
The understanding came immediately afterward. All the sealed worlds and the heroes’ actions were carried out by them, but the power came from the Queen. Thus, the foundation of the power of this Forest and the heroes’ actions possessed her supreme power.
’The forest’s restriction... yes! This might be the reason why Ruri achieved what she did. The seals on the mountains might have weakened the power due to the restriction. That’s why they didn’t place other immortal cultivators as fodder in the sealed worlds. It could create unnecessary flaws and they improved upon this.’
Alm and Bruno, now just a fragment of a soul, weren’t with their true bodies, and obviously, the array was connected to the whale’s body. They couldn’t talk to Ruri to confirm; they could only speculate.
’I’m not good with formations or spatial laws. Just glancing quickly, I can only suppose this almost as an act of faith, and the chances of me being wrong are huge. Well, screw it.’
At that moment, Bruno’s personality seemed more present. There was no time or major actions to be taken; they just trusted their senses.
The entire reflection lasted three seconds. Finally, the cultivators stopped emerging from the channel. It was overkill to bring millions of them; they must have realized and stopped bringing more. Then the hero’s golden channel began to contort.
’Maybe in ten seconds or less, a hero will appear,’ the two concluded, but everything seemed to confirm their suspicions. ’He used heroic power to let all these cultivators bypass the cultivation restriction. They couldn’t just ignore the rules created by the queen; only a hero and his power can.’
All the enemies in the sky were silently waiting for the arrival of the glorious being. No one dared to act without an order, as the fear of the hero’s wrath terrified everyone.
Alm and Bruno smiled sinisterly; this was the only chance they had. The terror and sinister acts of a hero were the only things that gave them a chance.
But there was nothing that could get them out of this situation. They didn’t have the solution, but at least they could buy some time.
Alm and Bruno felt Kaiyka and Coltia next to them, practically clinging to them. Fortunately, they moved to their side when everything happened. They didn’t know what was going to happen, and the instinctive move to protect them was now benefiting them.
They moved their hands, trying not to draw attention, and connected to their souls. At the same time, their voice sounded in their minds: ’Let’s put on a brilliant show in the skies.’
The two, who were completely stunned, relaxed upon feeling the touch and hearing the words. Without knowing why they trusted so much, they just knew they didn’t need to think much, they just had to follow their orders.
’Kaiyka, you’re the only one who can use your soul to move us quickly. We need to divide the space and reach that golden channel in the sky.’
His voice sounded, and the two already understood what needed to be done. Five seconds passed; there was very little time left.
Those in the sky were silent but alert to everything and everyone below. They saw the millions of souls together and knew that the focus of everything was on them. Obviously, they noticed that trio, but they were just soul fragments that had lost a lot of energy in previous battles.
When they arrived, they sealed their remaining power, preparing for something; the three were experienced. Therefore, even those millions of cultivators couldn’t immediately tell they were divine souls unless they used the power of their souls.
Two seconds passed... At this moment, suddenly, everyone in the sky turned in one direction upon feeling something.
It was a sharp, cutting aura capable of splitting the heavens and the earth. It was something that almost none of them had ever felt and immediately caught their attention. They turned to the trio, but there was no time to react.
Kaiyka ignited all the power of her divine soul at once. She was the blade of the sword, and with the help of soul cultivation, her soul alone could divide the world. Her entire soul was converted into sword power, transforming into a slicing light that shot forward!
*CRACK!*
The space was cut, and a straight line appeared between the trio on the ground and the golden channel in the sky.
In the same second, Alm and Bruno, alongside Coltia, moved directly in front of the golden channel. In front of the millions of cultivators at the peak of divine cultivation, the figure with a sinister look turned to them.
Their hand moved, and then a middle finger appeared. "Good luck in the next incarnation."
In the middle of their words, everyone felt the presence of death so dense that their bodies froze. Coltia smiled; they just let out a light chuckle.
*BOOM!*
*KBOOOOM!!!*
It was an ordinary day on that planet. The four nations were preparing to welcome back the members returning from the Forest. The routine continued normally, with no signs of alarm in the air. However, this calm was soon shattered by a terrifying moment.
Suddenly, a devastating earthquake took over the planet, shaking its surface with colossal force. The ground quaked violently, accompanied by an ear-splitting roar. It was as if the very essence of the planet was about to explode, an apocalyptic force emerging out of nowhere, with no prior warning.
In the glorious city, chaos reigned. Buildings began to collapse into cascades of debris while clouds of dust obscured the sky.
In the city center, where there was a distortion that was the entrance to the Forest, colossal cracks spread, tearing the ground with unstoppable voracity. The cracks kept growing, crossing continents and oceans, threatening to encircle the planet completely.
The horizon, once a vision of serenity, had transformed into a nightmare scene, where the earth trembled and roared like a beast about to awaken.
Inside the Forest, all the young explorers were catatonic with fear, lying on the ground, powerless and senseless.
Meanwhile, the whale’s group was holding firm, protecting Merua and the five who were paralyzed. Until...
"Rain?"
Corin said, looking up. The entire forest seemed covered by a black raincloud... no, the rain was kind of red and black.
The first explosion was from the golden spatial channel. Two divine souls self-destructed to destroy it.
The second explosion, adding to the first, was caused by the body, soul, and all the Qi of millions of cultivators at the peak of divine cultivation.
Alm and Bruno spoke of the next incarnation, but they were obviously being ironic. Their souls, bodies, and everything exploded completely.
As soon as the golden channel exploded, the restriction returned. All those cultivators were crushed by the queen’s hegemonic power. Her rules were absolute, and her own golden power emerged and killed the sinners.
Now, the entire forest was being bathed in a torrential rain of blood, coming from an army of millions of terrifying cultivators; something that no single sect could ever have even 10% of.
But in the skies, small golden particles were slowly gathering. Just as Alm and Bruno imagined: this would only buy time. The hero’s connection could be remade by him, using the queen’s power within the place.