I Am Your Natural Enemy

But it might be a whole different story on the other side.

Those beings that were already powerful may be able to withstand it, or perhaps even use the opportunity to revive.

But no matter the era, no matter the world, the strong are always a minority.

Most of the others are probably like fish from the deep sea, suddenly dragged up to the surface in an instant.

They can’t adapt to such drastic change, and in that case, death might not even be the worst outcome.

After years of research, and the Old Celestial Master’s own experiences—

He could most clearly sense that many things on the other side are eager to come over.

Though it might not necessarily be for invasion; maybe they just want to adapt themselves here to the resurgence of Spiritual Qi.

So, the Old Celestial Master’s outlook is quite similar to that of the Scorching Sun Department.

Ghosts like Tong Si or Demons like Bai Jiahui—if they’re willing to behave themselves and obey the rules of the Divine Land, then honestly, the humans here are not lacking in tolerance.

But unfortunately, more often than not, the beings from over there are like the Night Vigil Deity: their ideas and mindsets are deeply ingrained, impossible to comprehend our rules, and they have no desire to be constrained by them.

This kind of ideological conflict is the hardest to reconcile.

The Old Celestial Master doesn’t expect to be able to reconcile it, nor does the Scorching Sun Department.

In this area, the Scorching Sun Department has long had rich experience.

Similar departments in other regions outside the Divine Land seldom want to seek common ground with the Scorching Sun Department; by now, everyone just does their own thing, with little cooperation.

If that’s already the case for humans, then forget about different races altogether.

The Old Celestial Master received the news, and figured out why the Cloud Sea Grand Crevice has been so quiet these past two days.

That is to say, it’s likely that the Cloud Sea Grand Crevice is not far from that dog from over there.

Or in other words, the beings on both sides can communicate and make contact.

As for the gate at the great tomb—even though that’s a fixed gateway—according to the Fox Demon’s account, back in the day, the Fox Demons of Qing Qiu added a bit of their own trickery to it.

So aside from its fixed destination, if there are coordinates for another place, things from elsewhere can also use that crevice as a shortcut.

The Old Celestial Master pondered for a long time, sat down cross-legged, his aura gradually withdrawing as if he disappeared from the spot.

Meanwhile, in the void, chaotic lights flowed everywhere. And amidst those flowing lights, one particular streak resembled a giant red dog, running at breakneck speed.

Behind the big red dog, dozens of lights of varying forms and auras were in hot pursuit.

The red dog sprinted forward, barking wildly, hurling curses that were downright nasty.

However, behind it, the dozens of lights of all shapes and colors didn’t respond at all; they simply stuck to its tail, relentless in their pursuit.

The Heavenly Hound bared its teeth, nearly grinding them to pieces in fury.

It was originally hunting the Demon Fox, but that Demon Fox had been summoned away by some ancient power.

It intended to chase after her, but loitered too long and was discovered by others.

Only then did it realize that the other side seemed to be another world altogether—the one mentioned in the ancient legends.

According to current tales, the heavens and earth over there are gentler, more perfect; if it could only make it over, it wouldn’t have to desperately pursue ascension like this.

Too bad the secret leaked out. In just a few days, a whole crowd of others caught wind and came running to catch a ride.

It had worked so hard to find even the slightest direction, to get even a little point of reference as a coordinate.

Now those bastards were forcing it to lead the way.

Soaring through the void, the Heavenly Hound gritted its teeth, nearly going mad with rage. As it sensed the distance growing closer and closer, its eyes lit up, as if it had sensed something important.

Seeing the pursuers closing in, closing the gap, it immediately shot off in the direction it sensed.

Through dazzling streaks of light, it burst free as if punching through—and plunged straight into a bubble of space.

Instantly, the surrounding streaks of light vanished, and a monstrous jellyfish, bathed in ghostly blue light and stretching several kilometers across, floated silently here.

The jellyfish’s tentacles and oral arms spread wide, covering nearly a dozen kilometers and filling that entire space.

The Heavenly Hound had already sensed this; the moment it entered this space, it stopped in its tracks, eyes full of fear, and slowly drifted toward the edge.

And behind it, dozens of differently shaped and brightly colored streaks of light surged in at full speed, barreling into this space after it.

One after another, they dove into that ten-kilometer-wide area.

The slumbering Soul Devouring Beast’s main body had already shrunk from over a dozen kilometers long to just a few kilometers, still shrinking as time ticked by.

Once its main body vanished completely, that meant the Soul Devouring Beast’s transformation was truly and utterly complete.

But now, while it was deep asleep, dozens of strange forms tore into its domain—naturally triggering a reaction from the Soul Devouring Beast’s main body.

Its tentacles and oral arms curled upward automatically.

Meanwhile, its foolish son, still sleeping, drooled from his mouth, sleeping even more sweetly—and his Power was now being borrowed in reverse by the main body.

The sealed Spirit Platform Dao Foundation’s Power began to seep out, and even his Soul’s Power started borrowing strength back from Wen Yan.

Wen Yan had been spectating, waiting for the others to put on a show.

But suddenly, a sensation rose in his mind—as if, all at once, he had gained a Soul.

He began to sense his foolish son, to sense what was happening to the Soul Devouring Beast’s main body, as though he were watching and perceiving everything as well.

He sensed that his foolish son’s main body, having had so many attributes stripped, seemed to be starting to suffer injuries. His expression grew serious, and he closed his eyes.

He stretched out a hand. The Power of the Explosive Great Sun surged forth, blessing him, and using himself as the medium, and the Soul he’d given his foolish son as the conduit, he directly channeled the blessing into the Soul Devouring Beast’s main body.