Outside Of Time

Chapter 1697 The Strongest Team

The Saint-Pacifying Divine Prison.

Located within the void zone between the Aurora Heavenʼs Beyond and the Spirit Light Heavenʼs Beyond,

its exterior appeared as a massive spider statue.

Inside the statue lay the prison, while its exterior was adorned with numerous grand halls.

From a distance, these halls had an unusual design, resembling nails, and exuded a sealing power.

The statue itself was entirely pitch-black and massive, comparable in size to a celestial body.

It was concealed within a star vortex formed by void dust and constantly absorbed free-floating origin essence from the void zone through its eight legs, which were covered with countless fine hairs.

This divine prison had existed for thousands of years.

Back then, it was constructed with the joint efforts of seventeen universesʼ royal families from the Spirit Light Heavenʼs Beyond.

Thus, this divine prison essentially served as a private prison for these seventeen clans. The gods confined within it were mostly those whom they had either plundered or purchased by various means and ultimately gathered there.

In fact, many of these gods were originally imprisoned within the Aurora Heavenʼs Beyond but were later treated as commodities and cunningly seized by these clans from Spirit Light.

The reason for choosing to build the prison in the void zone was due to the unique nature of this divine prison. The gods imprisoned within needed to maintain a certain degree of vitality.

They couldnʼt fall into a deep sleep.

Hence, it couldnʼt be built in Heavenʼs Beyond that was filled with the aura of immortal spirits. If that was the case, the godʼs slumber would fall into a deeper state.

The stated purpose of this arrangement was to conduct research on the immortality of gods,

This justification was formally reported to Spirit Light Heavenʼs Beyond and also filed within Nine Shores Heavenʼs Beyond for official records.

At the same time, the prison accepted joint jurisdiction from both Heavenʼs Beyonds.

It was only under these conditions that its construction had been permitted. Moreover, due to the joint oversight of the two Heavenʼs Beyonds and the unique focus of this prisonʼs research, it was excluded from the jurisdiction of the Material Procurement Division.

Over the years, no Material Procurers had received any tasks related to requisitioning resources from this area.

As time passed, this place became somewhat peaceful.

The wardens within, aside from the two chief wardens, were all cultivators from the seventeen families, numbering in the thousands.

At this moment, within the central and highest grand hall of the enormous spider statue, the sound of melodies echoed.

Nonhuman slaves performed songs and dances, while divine slaves with remnants of divine blood flowing in their veins played ancient instruments. Chains-bound servants carried trays of fine wine infused with origin essence. Surrounding the ball were dozens of cultivators. Among them, only two in the center were human, while the others were powerful beings of various nonhuman races.

Each of them sat with expressions of appreciation, immersed in their indulgence and enjoyment.

As for the two humans, one was an old man and the other was a middle-aged man.

The former was from the Spirit Light Heavenʼs Beyond, while the latter came from the Nine Shores Heavenʼs Beyond.

The two of them were the chief wardens of this divine prison.

”Day after day, year after year, Brother, you and I here truly live quite a pleasant life.”

”An inexhaustible supply of origin essence, the devoted service of slave races, and a life far removed from war-itʼs like a paradise apart from the world.”

”Haha, finding peace in a small corner of the universe is, indeed, a way of life.” The two men clinked their cups together, their laughter filling the grand hall. They had been stationed here for three hundred years, their duties uneventful, and during this time, they had both gained considerable benefits. Their cultivation had advanced to the mid-stage of Quasi Immortal, and they were each only a step away from reaching the late stage.

”However, everything must come to an end. In just sixty years, our terms will be over. When that time comes, weʼll each bave our own paths to follow. Who knows how long it will be before we meet again?”

”Donʼt think about the future. Just enjoy the present:

The two of them laughed and clinked their cups again. As for the nonhuman prison guards in the surroundings, all of them were filled with smiles as they flattered the two and raised their glasses.

Everyone was about to drink.

However, at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly swept into the hall, sending a

few strands of coldness to the lively atmosphere.

In the cold wind, an illusory nonhuman cultivator came with the wind and gathered in the air to form a graceful female cultivator. She bowed and quickly spoke.

”Sirs, we have detected the presence of nearly a hundred human cultivators approaching the vicinity of the divine prison. The outer wardens have already issued verbal warnings and activated the protective barrier?

”But...”

Before the female cultivator could finish her report, a deafening roar, like the sound of heaven and earth being split apart, suddenly erupted outside.

The protective barrier was broken!

At the next instant, the aura that belonged to the outside world filled this place.

The expressions of the cultivators in the hall changed. As for the two human Quasi Immortals, they frowned and their bodies turned blurry.

In an instant, they appeared outside the hall. The moment they raised their heads and recognized the clothes of the intruders, their expressions darkened.

Following their gazes, one could see numerous rainbows that were like shooting stars, sweeping up extraordinary auras and stirring up monstrous waves as they descended toward the divine prison.

They destroyed everything along the way.

In the blink of an eye, seven to eight of them smashed onto the statue in front of the two wardens with an overwhelming force.

The statue trembled.

The ground stirred up a storm that swept in all directions. As the violent wind wreaked havoc, more meteors fell and the tremors on the ground continued.

The nonhuman cultivators in the surroundings were all on guard. The intruders were overwhelming be it in numbers or cultivation bases.

What made them even more gloomy was that after these human cultivators stood up, they all looked indifferent and prideful.

Among them, one figure shrouded in overwhelming evil energy was particularly terrifying.

Yet even this fearsome individual fell silent and stepped aside after arriving.

Looking closer, it became evident that these defiant figures, despite their unruly appearances, were aligning themselves in an organized formation, as if awaiting someone.

Even the one brimming with evil energy adhered to this silent protocol.

Moments later, more meteors streaked across the sky, roaring as they descended. Each one landed and similarly joined the formation. Finally, when nearly all the meteors had fallen, the heavens trembled as the last meteor blazed with a dazzling, blinding light. It radiated an aura comparable to that of a lower Immortal, shaking the void as it manifested with unparalleled might.

The moment it got close, all the nonhuman cultivators were shocked. Even the expressions of the two chief wardens changed drastically.

Their bodies involuntarily retreated under this overwhelming aura, and they were horrified.

”Lower Immortal?”

”Doesnʼt feel like it... but this aura...”

While the two of them were panting, the terrifying meteor had already landed on the ground.

It then transformed into a youth.

His clothes were pitch-black, his long hair was pitch-black, and his aura was monstrous and shocking,

The entire prison trembled violently.

While the prison guards and the two chief wardens were feeling their hearts

palpitate, the evil cultivator who descended the earliest in the crowd slowly stepped forward and glanced at the cultivators from the corner of his eyes before speaking in a hoarse voice.

”Iʼm Xie Lingai ”My lord received a secret letter saying that some gods are trying to break out

of prison here, so we came here to suppress them.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the prison guards

turned ugly. As for the two chief wardens, they looked fearfully at the black- clothed youth who was the last to arrive and was surrounded by these defiant cultivators. They hesitated.

One of them spoke in a low voice.

”Material Procurers, this place is under the jurisdiction of the Nine Shores Heaven and the Spirit Light Heaven. There is no rebellion!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhengli, who was standing beside Xu Qing, smiled gently,

”Sir is the chief warden? Donʼt panic. Weʼre just checking. If thereʼs really no rebellion, weʼll leave”

When the two chief wardens heard this, they wanted to flare up. However, when their gazes landed on Xu Qing, they couldnʼt help but hesitate.

At the same time, Star Ring, who was in the crowd, erupted with a murderous aura and walked out.

A cold voice echoed in all directions.

”Duty calls; thereʼs no need for unnecessary chatter. Everyone, follow me inside and conduct a thorough inspection!”

As he spoke, he ignored those prison guards and headed straight for the interior of the statue. The dozens of cultivators behind him immediately followed and sped away after Xu Qing nodded.

The prison guardsʼ auras spread out one by one. The two chief wardens gritted their teeth and were about to stop them.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengli coughed lightly.

At the next instant, everyone followed the agreement they had made when they arrived. All of them either emitted special fluctuations, took out precious tokens, or spoke.

”Our master, Blue Teal, is a Lower Immortal!*

”My master is the head of the Material Procurement Division, Some people call him the Poison Supreme.”

”The source of my bloodline, Old Man Talisman Saint”

”I have an agreement with the Chen family-to serve as an external Dao seed for them!*

”The Human Immortal Sect has given me the status of a disciple.

”I have an agreement with Qishan Tian!”

One sentence after another echoed as the light of tokens shone, shaking the starry sky, causing the expressions of the two chief wardens to change drastically.