“Agaz!”
Nie Tian released his bloodline power. By relying on the subtle connection between their flesh aura and soul connection, he soon located Agaz the flame dragon.
He turned to look at one of the dead stars that surrounded the Seven Stars Realm Sea.
He spotted not only Agaz, but Zhao Shanling’s Voidspirit PaG.o.da as well.
“He brought me back.” Agaz’s soul message came through.
WHOOs.h.!.+
Nie Tian flew towards the dead star.
Floating by the spatial rift, both Pei Qiqi and Fata looked down at the Seven Stars Realm Sea.
The sea level was indeed rising gradually.
“The portal to the Void World is at the bottom of the sea?” Fata asked.
Pei Qiqi nodded slightly. “Yes.”
After a moment of hesitation, she dove into the sea, and at the same time, activated the Voidspirits’ unique bloodline talents in an attempt to find out whether the rise of the sea level was because energies were pouring in from the Domain of Heaven Span.
Meanwhile, Fata stayed where he was, above the sea.
On one of the seven dead stars that surrounded the Seven Stars Realm Sea.
Agaz presented itself in his flame dragon form, wreathed in raging flames.
Zhao Shanling was sitting in the lotus position, with the Voidspirit PaG.o.da floating over him. Countless dazzling spatial lines slithered around the paG.o.da, weaving into mysterious spatial formations.
“Finally... you caught up to me,” Zhao Shanling said with mixed emotions.
Nie Tian took a deep look at him, and somehow didn’t know what to say.
Back when he had first met Zhao Shanling, his cultivation base had been so low that Zhao Shanling could kill him with a snap of his fingers.
As a one-of-a-kind cultivator, Zhao Shanling had made advances in cultivation faster than anyone else in the Domain of the Falling Stars, with the only exception being his master, Wu Ji.
However, as he, Pei Qiqi, and Dong Li had risen to prominence and attracted attention from across the human world, and Wu Ji had obtained unimaginable power from the river of time, Zhao Shanling had gradually been outshone.
Now, while Zhao Shanling, an expert in spatial power, was still at the early Saint domain, he had risen to the same cultivation base as him.
“Master,” Agaz said. “My people’s holy land, the Holy Flame Mountain, is quickly running out of its flame power. The t.i.tans’ and Ancientbeasts’ realms are also losing their energies at an alarming rate. No one knows what’s happening to the Spirit World. All Ancientspirit realms echo with the wails of panicked creatures, while their leaders desperately seek solutions.”
Agaz’s voice was filled with sorrow. “Some newborn dragons have been ordered to stay in our clan since they’re too weak to travel long distances. However, as those realms die, they’ll probably die with them. Master, if it’s possible, can you please a.s.sign some of your realms to my people so they can survive this disaster?
“Those realms in the Domain of Flame’s End will suit our needs nicely.
“So if you don’t object...”
Agaz seemed rather depressed after his return from the Spirit World. Concerned with the continuation of his people, he decided to ask Nie Tian for realms that suited the flame dragons for the sake of his relations.h.i.+p with Nie Tian.
Nie Tian took a moment to ponder the matter, then said, “I can’t promise you realms in the Domain of Flame’s End. As you know, I’ve already given that domain to Nie Yan as a base where the Ifrits will grow as a people. But I can go through my other realms and see what I can do. Of course, that’s on the condition that your people won’t set themselves against me.”
“Umm... I was away from my clan for too long,” Agaz said. “I’m not sure if I can persuade the seniors.”
Nie Tian hesitated briefly before letting out a sigh and said, “I just came from the Domain of Heaven Span. The Ripper Behemoth on the floating continent was awakened and shown to that area by Pang Chicheng. Many Ancientspirits and outsiders were killed by the Ripper Behemoth. Even Grand Monarch Blood Axe and Grand Monarch Dark Nether died...”
He briefly explained what had happened.
Agaz’s expression flickered with astonishment. “What?! I can’t believe such an upheaval took place in the Domain of Heaven Span while I was in the Spirit World! So what’s the situation now?”
“I don’t know,” Nie Tian said, frowning. “The Ripper Behemoth is about to fall into a frenzied state. If that happens, not only your kind, but the people and realms of the Domain of Heaven Span will also become its food. And with all of our peak experts missing, who’s left to contain it?”
Zhao Shanling gasped. “Ripper Behemoth!”
This was also the first time he had heard about the upheaval in the Domain of Heaven Span. He found it hard to believe that the arrival of the Ripper Behemoth had resulted in the deaths of two outsider grand monarchs within such a short time.
For any outsider race, the deaths of grand monarchs were significant matters, which meant a great reduction in the power and influence of their race.
“Nie Tian!”
At that moment, Dong Li, Yu Suying, Mo Qianfan, Xie Qian, and the others arrived through a large-scale teleportation portal as Nie Tian had instructed.
“Woo!”
The black tortoise was thrilled at the sight of the slowly-rising Seven Stars Realm Sea.
Without any hesitation, it expanded and prepared to dive into the Seven Stars Realm Sea, hoping to break through its bloodline barriers and enter the tenth grade by devouring the mixed outsider flesh auras in the sea.
“Stop!”
Pei Qiqi’s fierce aura suddenly burst forth from under the Seven Stars Realm Sea.
As her s.p.a.ce Boundaries Crystal spun, seven glittering spatial blades shot from the depths of the sea, carrying terrifying auras that could annihilate all lives.
As powerful as the black tortoise was, it was startled and froze in midair.
“Hey! What the h.e.l.l?” Dong Li lashed out immediately. “Now that the Seven Stars Realm Sea is being replenished, what’s wrong with my black tortoise consuming some of its mixed energies to seek its advance to the tenth grade? This wondrous sea is part of the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries, which is not your personal territory!”
Rising from the depths of the sea, Pei Qiqi said with a cold face, “The activation of the portal relies on the mixed energies in the Seven Stars Realm Sea. If the black tortoise consumes too much of the energies in the sea, then no one can go to the Void World.”
“How much do you think a spirit beast can consume?” Dong Li challenged.
“Whatever,” Pei Qiqi said. “It just can’t take energies from the sea for the time being.”
Some leaders of the five major sects and three major clans of the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries were gathered on the other dead stars that surrounded the sea, with Yin Yanan and Mu Biqiong among them. However, they all pretended that they didn’t see the dispute between Dong Li and Pei Qiqi.
Their bickering gave Nie Tian, who was in the middle of his communication with Agaz, a headache, forcing him to think of a solution.
Fata of the Floragrims was still floating over the Seven Stars Realm Sea, but upon sensing the tension between Pei Qiqi and Dong Li, he rapidly retreated to a distant location.
“Master!” Agaz suddenly said. “I’m sensing the Four Manifestations Flame Soul Cauldron’s aura!”
Nie Tian’s expression flickered with astonishment. “The Four Manifestations Flame Soul Cauldron?! Pang Chicheng! Pang Chicheng must be near!”
“That’s right!”
A huge blazing cauldron suddenly showed up in a corner of the Seven Stars Realm Sea.
Beside the huge cauldron floated Pang Chicheng, who was in his dharma idol form, which seemed to be a declaration of his advance to the G.o.d domain.
Like a G.o.d of fire, Pang Chicheng’s dharma idol emanated terrifying light and heat. If people listened carefully, they could hear distant sounds of volcanic eruptions coming from it.
“Pang Chicheng, did you awaken the Ripper Behemoth on the floating continent?” Nie Tian asked aloud.
“Pang Chicheng!” His arrival also put an end to the heated conflict between Pei Qiqi and Dong Li, especially after they heard what Nie Tian had just said: that it was Pang Chicheng who had awakened the Ripper Behemoth!
With a broad laugh, Pang Chicheng said, “Yes, I awakened that Ripper Behemoth. Because of that, countless invading Ancientspirits and outsiders have died, which has effectively ended the crisis of our world. Shouldn’t you lot be thanking me?
“Nie Tian, I’ve long since learned about the Ripper Behemoth, the portal in the Seven Stars Realm Sea, and the situation in the Void World.”
“What do you want by coming here?” Nie Tian asked, frowning.
Time had changed. Given his current Saint domain cultivation base and the fact that he had Pei Qiqi, Dong Li, Yu Suying, and Mo Qianfan by his side, even though Pang Chicheng had entered the G.o.d domain and gained full control of the Four Manifestations Flame Soul Cauldron, he didn’t consider Pang Chicheng as a great threat.
What worried him was Xuan Guangyu, Shangguan Zhi, Duan Hongwen, and Song Chequan, who seemed to have secret connections with Pang Chicheng.
There was also You Qimiao, who might or might not have entered the late G.o.d domain.
“I’m here to ask Miss Pei to do me a small favor,” Pang Chicheng said, his att.i.tude suddenly becoming much warmer. “It’s actually quite simple. Miss Pei, all you need to do is activate the portal at the depths of the sea and help me enter the Void World.”