Chapter 1104: Chapter 1013: Sudden Battlefield Upheaval, Countless Prodigies Fall
The most terrifying thing is that this sheepfold is impregnable!
Even if an Earth Unrestricted Expert descends, it’s impossible to destroy it from the front!
Wen Ping immediately turned his head and said to Qin Shan beside him, "Contact Elder Yun immediately, and make sure he is cautious in the Lifeless Tide Battlefield."
"Yes, Sect Leader!"
Qin Shan nodded.
However, he was still very curious.
What happened to the Sect Leader?
Why is he asking Elder Yun to be cautious?
Is there someone in the Lifeless Tide Battlefield who can pose a threat to Elder Yun?
Meanwhile, Jun Tianyi and the other three who were conversing were attracted by Wen Ping’s words, because what Wen Ping said was truly unusual.
Seeing Qin Shan really using the Sound Transmission Stone to contact Yun Liao, Jun Tianyi couldn’t suppress his curiosity and asked, "Sect Leader Wen, what’s the matter?"
"The beast tide in the Lifeless Tide Battlefield is large, there’s likely danger, just reminding him to be cautious." Wen Ping did not directly mention anything about the Shrouding Heaven Tower, partly because it was too high-profile, and partly because he didn’t want to bring it up.
If word about the Shrouding Heaven Tower got out, what would the people of You Country think of him?
Regarding the sudden appearance of the Immortal Sect, would the people of You Country suspect a connection to the identity of a Shrouding Heaven Tower covert agent?
So Wen Ping thought it would be better not to say anything. As long as he was around, he could ensure Yun Liao’s safety, but he couldn’t worry about everyone else’s life and death.
Jun Tianyi gave an awkward smile and said, "Sect Leader Wen, you are being too cautious. Currently, in the Lifeless Tide Battlefield, who dares offend Elder Yun? Just with his Storm Sword Array, I’m afraid even Han Wei and their group wouldn’t dare to enter recklessly."
"It’s better to be cautious." Wen Ping asked again, "By the way, can the protective shield of the Lifeless Tide be closed?"
Jun Tianyi was momentarily stunned, not understanding why Wen Ping suddenly asked this. Then he answered, "Sect Leader Wen, unless the entire Lifeless Tide is shut down, the protective shield cannot be closed."
"Then how is the Lifeless Tide closed?"
"Sect Leader Wen, what’s wrong?"
"Just say directly how to close it."
"The Lifeless Tide opens automatically. Once opened, unless everyone inside the protective shield dies or leaves, it cannot be closed. There’s another way: unless you can find those many Five-Spin Vortex Divine Artisans from back then, they might have the means to close it early. But those people are either dead or missing."
"Cannot be closed, huh?"
Upon hearing Jun Tianyi’s reply, Wen Ping pondered for a long time, then his gaze fell on those three Earth Unrestricted Realm infiltrators.
Watching as they were chased miserably by the Puppet Tide while fleeing towards the area where the top prodigies gathered in the Lifeless Tide Battlefield.
It seems they are about to take action!
Seeing Wen Ping become silent, Jun Tianyi also didn’t say much more and turned back to continue chatting with Miss Yin.
But Miss Yin’s gaze was fixed on Wen Ping, filled with wonder, as if she was suddenly astonished by Wen Ping’s actions.
"Miss Yin?"
"Ah!"
Miss Yin snapped back to reality.
She then thought: the Immortal Sect Leader suddenly acting so strangely, has he also noticed the presence of undercover agents in the battlefield?
She couldn’t see it, how could Wen Ping see it?
Is Wen Ping far more than he appears, perhaps his hidden Realm is higher than hers?
After collecting her thoughts, Miss Yin’s gaze fell on the Lifeless Tide Battlefield.
Suddenly!
In the center of the Puppet Tide, a young man of Lower Realm of Mountain Suppression was chased by more than a dozen puppets. Instead of crushing his Token, he chose to self-detonate his Meridian Gate and Spirit Body!
Boom—
The instantaneous blast of Vein Qi from the self-detonation of Lower Realm of Mountain Suppression sent everything within hundreds of feet, including puppets, flying, with the closest puppets directly blown to dust.
"Is this guy crazy?"
"Why choose mutual destruction with the puppets? Wouldn’t it be better to just crush the Token and teleport out?"
"This guy must have some problems in his head."
The audience observing from the sky were all in utter confusion.
At a loss!
Just then, from the self-detonation site in the Lifeless Tide Battlefield, a plume of pitch-black smoke suddenly rose.
The smoke spread extremely fast, much faster than the running speed of Lower Realm of Mountain Suppression cultivators, instantly enveloping an area of a thousand feet.
And it’s still spreading!
Seeing this, Yun Liao recalled Elder Qin Shan’s earlier words and immediately withdrew the Gale Sword Array, flying on the sword towards the Immortal Sect members.
"Everyone stop, gather together!"
After speaking, Yun Liao watched the black smoke continued spreading, and soon it was in front of them.
This black smoke has the sinister aura of the Shrouding Heaven Tower!
It’s the infiltrator from the Shrouding Heaven Tower!
Yun Liao finally understood why the Sect Leader cautioned him.
"Everyone gather together, there’s a Shrouding Heaven Tower infiltrator in the Lifeless Tide Battlefield. This black smoke is strange; my Spiritual Power can only penetrate a thousand meters within!" Yun Liao used Spiritual Power to cover the surrounding area before urging everyone to gather together.
The many Immortal Sect disciples heard Yun Liao’s words, especially realizing that Yun Liao’s perception could only penetrate a thousand meters, stopped their battle, risking puppet attacks to withdraw.
The people of Immortal Sect knew how vast the Spiritual Power range of cultivators who practiced magic like Elder Yun was.
But the black smoke confined it within a kilometer!
Just as everyone in the Immortal Sect had fully gathered, the black smoke enveloped the entire Lifeless Tide battlefield in a matter of moments.
At this moment, many Earth Unrestricted Experts sitting atop the Lifeless Tide were startled and stood up.
"What happened?"
"What’s with the black smoke?"
"My perception is completely blocked by the Lifeless Tide’s protective barrier; I can’t perceive what is happening inside."
While everyone was feeling a bit helpless, Xiao Yin calmly said, "Alright, everyone sit down, it’s just that some infiltrators have mixed in. My master’s already anticipated it! Only this time, they miscalculated. With Yun Elder from the Immortal Sect amidst us, no matter how many infiltrators they mix in, it won’t matter."
"So the Celestial Industry Divine General had already foreseen this!" Upon hearing these words, Jun Tianyi Gui felt relieved and let out a sigh of relief.
After all, if something went wrong, all responsibility would fall on him.
Although protected by the Immortal Sect, the Seven Domains Celestial Ascension Ranking is a centennial event, and the Immortal Sect may not be able to cover it!
Others, upon hearing Xiao Yin say this, gradually steadied their originally anxious minds.
Since the Celestial Industry Divine General already foresaw it, what were they worried about?
Especially with Yun Elder from the Immortal Sect among them, weren’t those infiltrators just marching to their doom?
Soon, the black smoke gradually dissipated.
Everyone’s tense hearts finally settled, but once they saw the Lifeless Tide battlefield, they were all astounded.
During the black smoke coverage, four to five hundred people perished under the Puppet Tide in the Lifeless Tide battlefield, their bodies lying helter-skelter on the ground.
Then a middle-aged man who was just hit by several puppets shouted in panic, "What’s happening? Why wasn’t I transported away!"
Everyone’s attention turned to him, only to see the middle-aged man being slain by the puppets on the spot, his body severed!
On the ground, there was a pile of shattered token fragments!
This indicated that he crushed the token before dying but wasn’t transported away.
Such situations continued happening, causing Yun Liao, witnessing this from the Lifeless Tide battlefield, to darken his expression and immediately say, "Everyone be on alert; the black smoke seems to have damaged the tokens. Come into my Sword Array!"
Having said that, Yun Liao reactivated the Storm Sword Array, enveloping everyone within it, continually slashing at the approaching Puppet Tide.
However, while the Immortal Sect had Yun Liao for protection, others weren’t so fortunate.
Faced with the Puppet Tide’s assault, they could only respond frantically and despairingly watch people die at the puppets’ hands after crushing their tokens and not being transported away.
As time went by, the number of deaths kept increasing.
"Band together!"
"Everyone band together!"
Now everyone disregarded the Lifeless Tide’s restrictions, immediately clustering together to collectively fend off the impending Puppet Tide.
The Lifeless Tide should have penalized those cooperating back to back at this moment, but it was utterly motionless.
No longer directly transporting people away like before.
Nor deducting any points.
The points board was still lit up, but the number of disappearing people kept increasing.
Numerous factions that had just relaxed were instantly anxious again.
"Elder Yin, what now? It seems the tokens are damaged, and the Lifeless Tide has malfunctioned!"
"Elder Yin, my sect’s disciples are almost all dead!"
"Elder Yin!"
Frantically, they called Xiao Yin, who also seemed a bit flustered at this moment, only able to quickly respond, "With Yun Liao here, everyone shouldn’t worry too much. The Puppet Tide now only numbers ten thousand; if everyone cooperates, plus Yun Liao’s slaughtering, it’ll be wiped out soon."
Yet, right after her words, several booms burst forth from the middle of the group already banding together to fight the Puppet Tide!
Boom——
Boom——
Boom——
Explosions erupted everywhere, and they began from the center of the crowd.
Those valiant heroes dealing with the Puppet Tide were instantly covered by the blast impact, the nearer ones perished directly in the explosions.
Those further away were still affected by the explosions, sustaining significant injuries.
Several dozen consecutive blasts killed thousands, leaving only two to three thousand people within the Lifeless Tide!
Facing a Puppet Tide numbering ten thousand, though not immensely difficult, was daunting as infiltrators kept exploding among the crowd.
Self-destructing at the Lower Realm of Mountain Suppression could take along hundreds nearby.
Middle Realm self-destruction was even more exaggerated; anyone within five hundred yards, even if at the Middle Realm, couldn’t escape death!
In just a stick of incense’s time, another thousand died!
At this moment, everyone panicked.
The immediate loss of thousands of top-tier talents was horrifying.
After all, each of them had the potential to step into the Earth Unrestricted Realm representing the future of the Red Domain, now lost so tragically.
Jun Tianyi Gui, alongside Wudu and Xiao Yin, the maid of the Celestial Artisan, also panicked, but once the Lifeless Tide starts, it cannot be stopped.
To be precise, people present didn’t have the authority to close it!
Added to protecting shields able to withstand Celestial Unrestricted expert attacks, it was impossible to break it from the outside!
If the Sky Covering Pavilion had a trump card, the problem would be vast indeed!
