128: The battle of grandmasters has begun, chaos has begun!
This was likely the first time Gu Chen had witnessed a battle between Grandmasters.
A majestic pressure filled the surroundings.
The ancient, sturdy trees were creaking under the weight.
In the vast Ancient God Forest, the surrounding exotic beasts were trembling with fear.
Although this Grandmaster battle was quite some distance from the second-line battlefield, they could still clearly see what was happening.
"The life quality of a Grandmaster level is already terrifyingly high. If they don't conceal themselves, we can see them—not with our eyes, but through a special kind of permeation. This is the Grandmaster level power permeating us, these fragile life forms."
A nearby Martial Artist couldn't help but stare in shock.
His voice was trembling.
The Grandmaster level battle had finally begun!
It was a nine-headed python covered in burning golden light. The patterns on its body were like mysterious flowers in full bloom, dangerous and mystical. The sound of its nine heads flicking their tongues simultaneously was like hundreds of millions of snakes hissing frantically, striking directly at the soul.
"Is this a Grandmaster level exotic beast?"
Gu Chen and Chen Xuerong looked at each other, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes.
Tall as a mountain and massive in size, it was a True King of exotic beasts. The aura it emitted was like a surging river, threatening to crush anyone to death.
Boom!
Grandmaster Wang Xuan made his move.
With a flick of his finger, golden light erupted. A killing intent surging like a great river instantly forced the nine-headed snake back. The immense golden light surged, yet the nine-headed snake's nine heads danced wildly. Then, they suddenly reared up, opening their hideous maws to bite the golden light in the air into pieces. The fragments of golden light entered the snake's bellies, where they were digested, transformed, and boiled before erupting from the nine heads, frantically surging back toward Grandmaster Wang Xuan.
Boom!
The golden lights collided.
Everything in the vicinity turned to dust.
Even Gu Chen's side was affected. Fierce winds howled, and the surrounding large trees snapped one after another, flying backward. Fortunately, those standing here were all Martial Artists with stable stances; they rooted themselves firmly and were not blown away by the gale.
Chen Xuerong glanced at her phone.
Then she whispered.
"A large number of Martial Artists were evacuated before the Grandmaster battle. In a collision of this level, even the slightest impact would mean being crushed to pieces."
Gu Chen's eyes flickered.
This kind of power.
It had a huge impact on him as well.
A mountain collapsing with a flick of a finger—this kind of map-crushing power.
Is this the Grandmaster level?
The limit of the Human Race.
Then what about a Martial Dao True King?
The kind of power that breaks the limits of the Human Race and enters the realm of the starry skies.
Gu Chen suddenly felt motivated.
"Our Xia Country is currently in a state of conflict with the Purple God Clan. What exactly do you intend to do? For many years, though the Ancient God Forest and Xia Country have had occasional clashes, you have never crossed the line. Do you intend to start a war with us now, at a time like this?"
Grandmaster Wang Xuan's voice carried an air of majesty.
By now, the battlefield over there was enveloped in golden light.
They could only hear collisions like mountains crumbling and the earth splitting.
But they couldn't see the specific details of the fight inside.
Responding to Grandmaster Wang Xuan was the hissing of hundreds of millions of snakes.
"Uncivilized beasts. Even if you Cultivate to the Grandmaster Realm and possess intelligence, you are still just beasts."
"Could it be that the one in your Ancient God Forest has forgotten the lesson of having its horns cut off by True King Ning back then?"
These words seemed to infuriate the Grandmaster nine-headed python.
"Is that fellow Ning Shenyu still alive? With that broken body of his, how much True King level power can he still exert? Does Xia Country really think it can pass through thousands of generations in peace just by relying on one Ning Shenyu?"
Though it spoke thus.
A flicker of fear still glinted in its seemingly emotionless vertical pupils.
"With internal troubles and external threats, how long can your Xia Country hold out?"
The vast voice was swallowed up.
Golden light submerged the mortal world.
Gu Chen and the others didn't know what was happening on the Grandmaster battlefield.
But they heard earth-shaking beast roars. Clearly, this Grandmaster battle had caused the Human Race's defensive lines to collapse. Countless exotic beasts were surging this way regardless of their lives; even if they were shattered by the Grandmaster level fluctuations, they felt no fear.
All the Martial Artists on the second-line battlefield took on serious expressions.
"The first-line battlefield has collapsed due to the Grandmaster battle. Those Glazed Realm experts are holding back a large number of exotic beasts in front, but some have still escaped. We must hold them all back!"
"We cannot let them break through from our rear."
Someone roared.
Countless people drew their weapons.
Gu Chen also took out his heavenly thunder spear.
Chen Xuerong walked to the front of the team.
She glanced at Gu Chen beside her and whispered, "The exotic beasts are in chaos. Be careful in a moment; I will protect you."
Chen Xuerong had received a good education as a Martial Artist.
She knew the importance of a top-tier Gene Warrior to Xia Country.
Yet at this moment, she felt a strong sense of confidence from Gu Chen.
This guy.
He always gave off an unfathomable feeling of being in control of the entire situation.
Boom, boom, boom!
Ahead, dust rose from all directions.
The ground trembled.
A centipede flickering with lightning, its body as thick as a bucket, rolled frantically on the ground. The earth was scorched, and the surrounding ancient trees were snapped.
There were also ferocious birds in the sky letting out sharp cries, their eyes crimson and their wings massive.
Tigers, leopards, and lions symbolizing majesty; massive bears covered in bright silver armor; apes roaring and leaping through the forest with limbs exploding with destructive power—all kinds of exotic beasts, all results of twisted evolution!
This momentum shocked them.
These were just the exotic beasts that had escaped from one insignificant point among countless battlefields.
It was hard to imagine how intense the main battlefield had become!
"Senior Sister Xuerong, do you see that bear covered in bright silver armor?"
At this moment, a captain from another team suddenly approached and spoke to Chen Xuerong.
Chen Xuerong nodded.
"Eighth Level of Divine Strength, just one step away from the Ninth Level of Divine Strength... its defense is astonishing..."
Chen Xuerong knew what the captain meant.
Among them, her strength was the greatest, at the Ninth Level of Divine Strength.
And that silver-armored bear was extremely difficult to deal with.
"At the Ninth Level of Divine Strength, its strength and defense would be at the peak."
"Once that bear entered the range of the Martial Artist squads, they would suffer heavy losses."
At this moment, Chen Xuerong was still calculating.
Could her blade break through the opponent's defense?
If the exotic beasts used this bear to charge into their encirclement, the situation would become extremely unfavorable.
"The two of us will strike with you. I am also at the Eighth Level of Divine Strength, but I use a sword and likely cannot break its defense. Only you should be able to break its defense. If we can't do it, the situation will be critical," the two captains said.
Both of them were at the Eighth Level of Divine Strength.
But as for breaking through that giant bear's defense...
They weren't sure.
This was a serious matter.
Once the defense-breaking failed and the three of them were tied down by the giant bear...
...then with so many exotic beasts, tearing through their defensive line would be all too easy!
Chen Xuerong frowned deeply, mentally reviewing all her Martial Skills. Although her blade was sharp, she still lacked confidence in tearing through a defense of this level.
"Let me do it."
Suddenly, a calm voice sounded in the ears of the three captains.
The expressions of the three changed instantly.
They only saw a bright silver spear emitting a terrifying metallic luster, then it shot out through the air!