673: Chapter 673 A Sudden Venture into the Wilderness

Chen Yi closed his eyes, extending his perception to its limit.

In the endless darkness, he caught a trace of an extremely faint anomaly—a black hole only about the size of two and a half basketball courts, hovering not far away!

It did not rotate, consume, or emit any energy!

Without careful investigation, it would be impossible to discover!

Seeing this black hole, the crowd from the Crystal Palace began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"Is this the entrance to the Taihuang Land?"

"It's so small, can we even get in?"

"Could it be a trap? A lure intentionally set by the Tianling Lineage?"

"Unlikely. If this were a lure, they would have reacted by now. Since there's been no movement, it means they haven't even realized we've arrived at their doorstep!"

A few bold True God-level humans stepped forward.

They were all new recruits of the Inspection Department; young, spirited, and willing to take risks.

For the sake of military merit and resources to Cultivate, they decided to take a gamble!

"Emperor Chen Yi, we are willing to act as pioneers and enter to investigate!"

"Very well, go. If the exploration mission is completed, it will be considered a first-class military merit!"

"Understood!"

Several figures turned into streams of light and vanished into the small black hole.

Ten minutes later, those figures flew out from the black hole, their faces filled with irrepressible excitement.

"Reporting to Emperor Chen Yi!"

"We have just investigated, and it is indeed as recorded in the ancient texts; it is the entrance to the Taihuang Land!"

"We explored deep inside for about ten minutes and didn't encounter any trouble. It is very safe, with no traps!"

"We also sensed extremely subtle spatial wrinkles! They were not naturally formed, but created by a Formation! With our strength, we cannot determine what kind of Formation it is, so we ask Emperor Chen Yi to decide!"

Chen Yi was overjoyed.

Those spatial wrinkles must be defensive and anti-detection Formations!

This meant they had found the right place; it was no obstacle!

"Good! Not bad at all, you shall be rewarded!"

"Each of you will be rewarded with five thousand energy purple crystals and a set of Ancient God-level resources to Cultivate. Once we return to the Void Realm, go to the Inspection Department to collect them yourselves!"

"Furthermore, your names will be entered into the Inspection Department's roll of honor, to be praised for generations to come."

The few of them were so excited they nearly lost their footing, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Thank you, Emperor! Thank you, Emperor!"

The others who were still watching were now filled with deep regret.

If they had known it was this simple, they would have gone too!

Five thousand energy purple crystals—that's something they couldn't save up for in dozens of lifetimes!

Chen Yi ignored those regretful gazes, took a step forward, and instantly vanished into the black hole.

A flash of light.

Chen Yi opened his eyes and found himself floating in the Void Realm.

Before him was a special space wrapped in layer upon layer of barriers.

Those barriers were layer upon layer, dense and packed like an onion, wrapping the entire inner space tightly!

A rough count showed at least three thousand six hundred layers!

Five million soldiers spread out in the Void Realm, a vast, dark expanse that stretched beyond the horizon.

"Three thousand six hundred barriers, huh?"

Chen Yi murmured, "As expected of the Tianling Lineage, this turtle shell is thick enough!"

He had no interest in breaking them layer by layer.

He raised his hand, and the five million soldiers behind him simultaneously mobilized their Spiritual Qi.

"Everyone, heed my command! Target directly ahead, the first barrier, attack with full force!"

"Yes!"

Golden sword light, silvery-white Wind Blades, ice-blue cold air, crimson-gold flames, cyan thunder, deep purple curses—countless powers intertwined, converging into a destructive torrent that traversed the Void Realm, crashing violently into the first barrier!

"Boom—"

Like a bubble bursting.

The first barrier shattered instantly under the impact of that torrent, leaving not even a trace behind.

"Continue! Do not stop!"

The attacks from the five million soldiers came in wave after wave.

One layer, ten layers, fifty layers, one hundred layers—it was almost unstoppable!

In just half a day, they had shattered more than half of the barriers.

It seemed that because the barriers were set up so densely and in such great numbers, the Tianling Lineage inside did not perceive the external invasion at the first moment!

It wasn't until the one-thousandth barrier was shattered that a piercing alarm sounded from within!

Someone had actually invaded this place?

———

In the core palace of the Taihuang Land.

Nangong Tian was resting with his eyes closed when he was startled, springing up from his chair by the sudden alarm.

"How is this possible! How could the location of the Taihuang Land be exposed! How could so many layers of barriers be broken!"

"Who is it? Who exactly is it?"

"Report!"

A young Evil Thought Entity wearing silver-white battle armor stumbled into the command room. "Sir! On the outskirts of the Holy Land... we've discovered the group of people who previously attacked Earth!"

Nangong Tian's pupils contracted sharply. "What? They chased us all the way here?"

"Impossible! The location of the Taihuang Land is a top secret. How could they have found it?"

"The barriers can isolate all detection. How could they have discovered it?"

"Subordinate... subordinate is also unsure, but the people who came are indeed the same group from before! Their army is attacking the barriers frantically on the outskirts, and one thousand layers of barriers have already been shattered!"

As these words were spoken, countless thoughts flashed through Nangong Tian's mind.

Earth, that primitive planet where Spiritual Qi hadn't even recovered—so what if the Tianling Lineage had wiped out a few countries there?

In his eyes, those Earth natives were no better than ants. Was it really worth chasing them back home to retaliate just for stepping on a few ants?

They hadn't even truly broken through the barrier of the Void Realm, had they?

At most, they had only torn open a gap. Even if they had finally opened a passage, they only wanted to return to the Void Realm!

Was it worth mobilizing such a large army and crossing half the Universe to hunt them down over this trivial matter?

"Sir, I am willing to go and negotiate!"

A steady voice came from behind.

Nangong Tian turned around and saw a middle-aged man wearing a deep blue cloak.

His face was resolute, his eyes steady. He was the current Sword-Bearer of the Tianling Lineage, the manager responsible for external negotiations and combat—Nangong Wendi!

He walked to Nangong Tian, cupped his fists, and bowed. "Sir, take advantage of this opportunity to transfer that human girl first. I suspect their target might be her!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Tian narrowed his eyes, his fingers tapping lightly on the edge of the command console.

Indeed, logically speaking, it shouldn't have attracted this much attention!

For the past eighty million years, the Tianling Lineage had been holed up in the Taihuang Land, never having posed a substantial threat to the outside world!

Even when they stole An Ran's data back then, it was timely discovered and stopped by Emperor Chen Yu!

The blood on their hands was less than what those ordinary world malices killed in Demonic Beasts in a single day!

The only thing that could possibly attract the covetousness of outsiders was An Ran's power!

That was something even Emperor Chen Yu regarded as a treasure, an ultimate prize that countless forces dreamed of!

Chen Yi and the others chasing them all the way here was, in all likelihood, for the sake of that Earth native girl!