Fighting the Masked Man

On each of the giant rocks stood a cluster of figures, some more, some less, each clearly separated from the others. However, the number of teams that could arrive here at this moment was not large. Including Xiao Diao and the others, there were only six small teams. Compared to the numerous divine beast races that were like stars in the sky, their numbers could only be described as scarce.

Jiuyou and Xiaoyan followed Xiao Diao's gaze and looked over, their eyes finally landing on Feng Qing'er and the others.

“People of the Phoenix Clan!” Jiuyou looked at them, his voice slightly hardening, and said in a deep voice. Among the super divine beast clans, the Phoenix Clan is undoubtedly one of the most powerful races, capable of contending with the True Dragon Clan, and is the most powerful clan on the Divine Beast Continent.

The prodigies who came to the Divine Beast Plains this time were not weak either, especially the aloof woman in the lead, who seemed to be hiding some kind of power within her, which made Xiao Diao hesitate a little.

He pondered for a moment, then transmitted his voice to Jiuyou and Xiaoyan: "Be careful, that woman seems to be hiding something inside her!"

Jiuyou and Xiaoyan nodded slightly.

However, the three of them were not afraid of anything. When it came to backup plans, the three of them had more methods than their opponents. What could a mere peak Supreme Realm cultivator do, even with the backup plan given by the Heavenly Supreme? This place was not the outside world after all. Due to the rules of the Divine Beast Plains, methods above the Supreme Realm could not be used at will.

If it goes too far, it will inevitably cause a backlash from the numerous remnant souls and wills of the Divine Beast Plains.

After all, this place is where many super divine beasts have fallen. They can tolerate younger generations coming here to train, but they will never allow their peers to come here to seek opportunities and refine their physical remains.

As Xiao Diao and his two companions appeared, the other five teams present turned their attention to them, all showing a look of apprehension.

"Have the people from Heaven finally arrived?!"

"Those are people from the Nine Nether Bird Clan... They are really lucky. Such a small spirit beast race has actually managed to get close to the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court. It is truly enviable."

"Three peak Ninth-Rank Supreme Realm cultivators, truly worthy of being from the Heavenly Court..."

……

The crowd whispered amongst themselves, their attention focused entirely on Jiu You and his group. The reason was simple: in the Great Thousand World, the title of Heavenly Emperor was too prominent. Even on the Divine Beast Continent, it had reached the point where everyone knew about it. It was impossible not to pay attention to them. Moreover, Xiao Diao and his group's style of doing things on this trip was extremely domineering and too eye-catching.

"Now that we're here, why don't we just go in?" Little Marten broke the silence as soon as he landed on the giant rock, asking the group while looking at the entrance to the Divine Tomb Garden with great interest. He could vaguely sense that what he needed was inside.

"The interior of the Divine Cemetery is formed from the remains of many fallen divine beasts, and it is filled with death energy, especially at night, when the death energy becomes even more concentrated, and many corpses will turn into Yin Corpses, greatly increasing the danger. On the contrary, it is safer to enter during the day." One person bowed to the little sable and then explained the situation to him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Diao's eyes flickered. If he remembered correctly, the Divine Beast Plains had been shrouded in darkness for the past few days since he entered.

"The alternation of day and night in the Divine Beast Plains takes a month," Jiuyou said.

"It seems we can only wait." Little Marten smiled helplessly upon hearing this. If he could break the seal within his body and recover to the peak combat power of a Earthly Sovereign, he would be confident in going in and making a breakthrough. But for now, he can only stay where he is and wait.

Jiuyou and Xiaoyan had no objections to this.

So the three of them sat down cross-legged and waited for daylight to arrive. After about half a day, a group of figures dressed in black robes and wearing ghost masks slowly emerged from the deathly night, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

The moment they saw each other, both Little Mink and Little Flame tensed up instantly, a look of disbelief flashing in their eyes, barely able to suppress the killing intent within them.

"The...the underworld!"

Purple spiritual light flashed in the little sable's eyes as he gritted his teeth and said, "I never expected that after decades, I would encounter people from the underworld again in this vast world. Those familiar black robes and hideous ghost masks made it impossible for me not to recognize them."

"Second Brother!" Xiao Yan's fierce expression was revealed, and for the first time he took the initiative to ask if he should make a move.

The underworld has a long-standing feud with them, especially since these people in the underworld never do anything humane. Wherever they appear, there will inevitably be widespread suffering. Most importantly, these disgusting guys like to toy with the dead.

Thinking of this, Little Mink clenched his fists, his eyes instantly turning cold and sharp. He sneered, "Do you even need to ask? These disgusting bastards, I'll kill them all on sight!"

As he finished speaking, the overwhelming spiritual power within him, capable of breaking through to the Earthly Sovereign level at any moment, swept outwards. A phantom of a ferocious Heavenly Demon Sable appeared behind him, its terrifying purple light exuding an invisible sense of oppression, sweeping across the world.

Xiao Yan grinned, summoned his battle axe, and unleashed the same savage killing intent within him. A dark holy tiger tens of thousands of feet long roared to the sky, its body intertwined with black and red spiritual light.

The two men immediately set their sights on the Judge of Annihilation and his group, without even asking what they wanted to do. There was no need to ask; this place was the Divine Cemetery. Given the nature of those people from the Underworld, they must have come here for the corpses and remnants of fallen spirit beasts and super divine beasts, intending to revive them as Yin soldiers for their own use.

Back in the Tianxuan Continent, these bastards did just that, causing the people of Tianxuan Continent to suffer great losses, and countless people died at their hands.

These guys have now resurfaced in the vast world. If they succeed, the consequences are unimaginable.

"?!"

Jiuyou was bewildered by the sudden outburst of the two people. She didn't know what the Underworld meant, nor had she ever dealt with anyone from the Underworld. For a moment, she was completely confused.

However, she soon learned the origins of this group from the little sable. "Everyone, these guys are from the underworld. I've dealt with them in the lower realms before. These guys are neither living nor dead. What they like to do most is resurrect the dead and turn them into their own puppets... Once they enter the Divine Cemetery, the consequences will be unpredictable!"

The moment the words fell, the pupils of the other races present shrank, and they all turned their gazes toward the Judge of Annihilation and the others. They were clearly incredulous that such methods existed in the world. If they did not know that Xiao Diao and the others were from the Heavenly Court, they would have doubted the truthfulness of the other party's words.

"Heavenly Demon Sable? I didn't expect to meet someone from the Heavenly Profound Continent here. It seems that the Heavenly Demon Sable clan is developing quite well under the protection of the Heavenly Emperor." The Judge of Annihilation looked at the little sable, a slight ripple appearing in his indifferent eyes, and said with some surprise.

"Lord Mink remembers you, you are the Judge of Annihilation from the Underworld!" The little mink narrowed its eyes, staring intently at the Judge of Annihilation, clearly recognizing the other's mask and the Book of Life and Death floating in his palm.

"You are one of the few who have seen me and survived several times." The Judge of Annihilation chuckled, then took a step forward. His powerful aura, no less than that of Little Marten and Little Flame, erupted from his body. The spiritual power filled with the aura of the netherworld resonated with the death energy of this world. The Book of Life and Death, which was floating in his palm, opened at this moment, and the pages turned rapidly.

"However, your luck has run out since you met us here today!"

As his words fell, a dozen figures behind him unleashed their powerful auras at the peak of the Supreme Realm. The Netherworld Qi soared into the sky, stirring up the deathly aura of the place and causing the sleeping corpses to awaken at this moment. Pairs of scarlet eyes all looked in this direction.

At this moment, Feng Qing'er and the others all had ugly expressions, staring at the Judge of Annihilation and the others with some shock and anger. They obviously could not believe that so many powerful people would suddenly appear in the Divine Beast Plains, and that these guys were not from the lineage of spirit beasts and divine beasts, but were all 'outsiders'!
"Stop them, I'm going into the Divine Tomb Garden to set up an array!" Judge of Annihilation gave a calm order, then stepped into the inner area of ​​the Divine Tomb Garden. As for the dense death aura and numerous corpses inside... don't forget what he does, do people from the underworld have anything to fear from the dead?
"Buzz!"

Xiao Yan made the first move. He never wastes words when he can take action. His battle axe transformed into a scarlet beam of light, slashing towards the Judge of Annihilation. That terrifying axe strike directly tore open the void, causing death energy to rush in.

puff!

With a single axe strike, three Yin soldiers at the peak of the Supreme Realm exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist, adding a touch of crimson to the grayish-white death aura of the area.

The Judge of Annihilation, who had just taken a step, froze, staring at Xiao Yan, his voice lowering slightly: "You are not a Supreme Realm expert... It seems that you have also sealed your strength before entering this place."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Diao's expression changed, because this statement undoubtedly indicated that the other party's strength had also been sealed. However, this was normal, as the other party was a judge of the underworld, whose status was second only to the Ghost Emperor.

"Unfortunately, I don't have time to play with you slowly~" The Judge of Annihilation chuckled, regaining his composure. He manipulated the Book of Life and Death in his palm, causing it to emit a dazzling black light. A unique wave instantly swept out, and within the covered area, remnant souls floated out. They absorbed the death energy of this world, transforming from death to life, and their strength began to rise continuously, as if they were about to restore their former peak cultivation.

Of course, this is just an illusion. These remnant souls are only resurrected by the death energy of this place. Theoretically, they are just souls without intelligence, possessing some of the combat power they had in life.

Even so, they couldn't withstand their sheer number.

"Roar!"

Roars erupted from the remnant souls as they pounced on the crowd, instantly engulfing Xiao Diao, Xiao Yan, and the others.

Seeing the people being dragged along, the Judge of Annihilation flew directly into the Divine Beast Garden. He wasn't here for sightseeing, and he had absolutely no interest in the opportunities this place might offer. People from the Underworld don't need these external things to cultivate. As long as the Underworld Lord wants, their strength can directly advance to a higher level... To them, the Underworld Lord is a god!
"Little Flame, break the seal!" Little Marten roared, taking the lead in releasing the seal within his body. His strength instantly returned to the peak of the Earthly Sovereign. His terrifying pressure directly shattered the surrounding remnant souls, turning the area within a thousand feet into a vacuum.

"Roar!"

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yan also released the power within his body. The eight-colored runes floating between his eyebrows shattered, and his strength instantly recovered to the peak of the Earthly Sovereign. The battle axe in his hand seemed to come alive, and a terrifying baleful aura swept across the heavens and earth.

The two unleashed their peak combat power, their every move radiating unparalleled and terrifying might, stirring up the power of heaven and earth, and crushing all the remnant souls that came along the way.

"Nine Nether, stay here and contact the Heavenly Emperor. Tell him there are people from the Underworld here, and what they're plotting!" Little Marten transmitted a message to Nine Nether before rushing into the Divine Tomb Garden with Little Flame. At this moment, they didn't care about the rules or the restrictions of this place. Even if they were driven out, they couldn't let the people from the Underworld succeed. If these guys were to revive those super divine beasts from the Divine Beast Plains... just thinking about it made their scalps tingle.

Is the scene that unfolded in the Demon Realm of yesteryear about to repeat itself?!
wrong.

It's not a repeat, but an even more terrifying disaster. After all, there are more than just two or three super divine beasts that have fallen in the Divine Beast Plains. Add to that the other fallen creatures, and that would be a terrifying number. If the people of the Underworld succeed in getting their hands on it, the entire Great Thousand World will tremble.

And every time the Judge of Annihilation appears, it causes a great commotion!
As for contacting Lin Dong, the moment Xiao Diao broke the seal, she knew she couldn't do it because this place was sealed off by some kind of power, and the means of communication that Lin Dong had given her were also sealed off. It was clear that the mysterious Underworld Lord had taken action.

That being who was capable of confronting the Heavenly Emperor must have reached the level of a Heavenly Sovereign, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to achieve this.

Right now, we can only place our hopes on the Heavenly Emperor.

Jiuyou watched the group leave, a hint of anxiety creeping into her eyes. After all, the Heavenly Emperor hadn't given her anything to contact, and she couldn't possibly fulfill Xiao Diao's request. So, she could only grit her teeth and release the Chaos Seal within her body, hoping to use it to remind the Heavenly Emperor. Then, she raised her hand and condensed the Undying Flame, burning all the corpses that attacked along the way before chasing after them.

The group of geniuses from the divine beast clan were left looking at each other in bewilderment. In just a short while, nearly half of them had perished. If it weren't for Jiuyou's help before leaving, they might all have died here. Who could have imagined that such a place, which was supposed to be a place of supreme power, would suddenly see so many Earthly Sovereigns emerge?

A sense of absurdity and grievance welled up in their hearts, prompting them to take out their clan's communication jade tokens and start calling for reinforcements, since every clan had several Heavenly Sovereigns within its ranks.

It's one thing for the people of Heaven to break the rules, but the Heavenly Emperor is powerful enough.

What is the underworld anyway? How dare it try to covet the essence blood of a super divine beast? It's utterly absurd!
However, they soon discovered something to their horror: all means of communication had failed, and the place seemed to have become a dead end. Even the space to leave was blocked, and even a Supreme Realm expert was not qualified to tear it open!

The Plains of Divine Beasts has become a veritable cage! (End of Chapter)