Chapter 715: Numerous Fierce Owls
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The five wide cracks in the hollow were healing gradually. But due to each being over 10,000 miles wide, it was not easy for them to heal so rapidly. In the world behind the five cracks, countless interweaving shadows entered the hollow through the cracks and turned into large black clouds, darkening the hollow in which Hidden Dragon Star was located.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Suddenly intensive buzzing noises filled the whole s.p.a.ce. These black clouds were filled with ma.s.ses of strange creatures. Each of them looked like a lizard with wings. They were about the size of an adult’s fist and they covered every inch of the hollow. When the five cracks finally closed, these odd creatures had already settled on to most of the territories in the Star Area. This had an impact on the rest of the 19 vast planets as well.
There were many pract.i.tioners living on the 19 vast planets. On the most significant planet, there was even a Human Immortal. For the purpose of capturing the monsters that had rushed out from the mysterious s.p.a.ce, this Human Immortal called up a dozen of Lords of Heaven to unfold their Self-worlds and micro worlds, but the results were horrifying. These tiny monsters, which looked like a cross between a bat and a lizard, easily nibbled their way through the Self-worlds and micro worlds and broke out, killing all the Lords of Heaven in a revolting fas.h.i.+on. The Human Immortal was the only one who escaped by the skin of his teeth. Though he was not killed, his micro world had been eaten up by those tiny monsters and his power had been greatly undermined. He struggled to break the s.p.a.ce and finally fled from the Star Area. As this Human Immortal took his departure, this Star Area became a world filled with these tiny monsters and none of the vast planets were spared.
In a short spell, everything in this world had been gnawed through. After destroying the 19 vast planets, these tiny monsters clamored for more. They flew towards the actual bases of the sects stationed on the outskirts of the Infinite Star Sea.
As mentioned earlier, the central area of the Infinite Star Sea was controlled by various sects and the Dark Sect. On the periphery stood the sects from the 14 macro worlds, while the Dark Sect was located at the center, and they formed two concentric circles. The 20 vast planets that had been destroyed sat in between the two concentric circles. Now that the 20 vast planets were gone, those tiny monsters s.h.i.+fted their attention to the circle on the outskirts.
It might seem to be a small s.p.a.ce. But it was not so small after all. The scope of the hollow was extremely wide. It would take at least 20 or 30 days for a Human Immortal to travel across it by using s.p.a.ce division ways and without relying on any Highest Heaven Celestial Device. Nonetheless, those tiny monsters were able to reach the bases of those sects in just one day.
These sects were much more powerful than the 20 vast planets. Even before those monsters arrived, they had already received the news sent through the secret channel by the Human Immortal who was barely alive, thanks to those tiny monsters. The fact that each of the sects had at least one Human Immortal as well as a powerful and protective formation meant that the power of the various sects was unparalleled to the strength of the 20 vast planets. Thus, before those tiny monsters approached, beams of light in various colors shot out from the hollow and lighted up the entire Star Area, making it as bright as daytime. At the same time, a dozen Human Immortals dashed out, but they did not make the same mistake as the previous Human Immortal and his Lords of Heaven did. They hurtled to their individual positions and launched their formations to resist those tiny monsters which appeared seconds later.
All of a sudden, the hollow turned into a chaotic mess. The s.h.i.+ny magic formations looked like lamps in the darkness, and those tiny monsters were like moths flocking to the light. They threw themselves at the magic formations one after another as if hopelessly drawn to the light source.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
Those formations belonged to different sects and their effects varied as well. Some were purely for defense only, acting like walls. When the tiny monsters b.u.mped into them, they would just bounce off. Then, they would try again and again, until they died from the impact. But the next thing that happened was even more gruesome—those dead monsters soon became food for the other tiny monsters. In a blink of an eye, they were eaten up by their own kind. Nevertheless, even though those pure defensive formations had extremely strong protective functions, they seemed unable to hold it together under the prolonged attacks from those innumerable tiny monsters. And the trickiest part was that after they had feasted on their own kind, they started to evolve. They did not fly straight ahead as their dead buddies did before. In contrast, when they opened their mouths, streams of dense black slime spurted out. The components of this slime were unknown, but it was highly corrosive. Not only did it corrode substantial objects in its path, but it destroyed the Dharma power and the pneuma as well. When you encountered only one or two of those tiny monsters, they were not much a threat. But when hundreds of thousands of them gathered together, then they became a real problem. Gradually, the lights of the protective formations dimmed under the corrosive attacks of the monsters.
Some of the other formations were not mainly for defensive purposes only. These formations were able to mobilize all kinds of pneuma and form various killing formations. Now, the Sword Qi shot to the sky while countless tongues of flames and tons of hail poured down, accompanied by a cacophony of noises. The scene looked half virtual and half real. The whole scene resembled a b.l.o.o.d.y battleground.
There were numerous black clouds, jets of radiant lights, ear-splitting whinnies, and enraged bellows— it was an odd but magnificent spectacle.
“What on earth are those monsters? What are they up to?”
Zhou Bao was hiding inside a meteorite, some distance away, and had exercised his Snake-like Breath Holding Skill. Watching this incredible scenario unfolding before his eyes, he was stunned. He had never expected to see this kind of odd occurrence in the Infinite Star Sea. What the h.e.l.l were those tiny monsters? Who did that huge hand belong to? What kind of place was that strange s.p.a.ce that appeared after he tore apart the hollow?
Those were the niggling questions that bothered him.
“Fierce Owls? How come we are surrounded by so many Fierce Owls? Why did they come here? What the h.e.l.l is going on?”
Suddenly, streams of furious divine thoughts rose from the bases and swept across the whole area. Apparently, the Human Immortals there had finally realized what the tiny monsters were.
“Fierce Owl? This kind of monster is called Fierce Owl?” Zhou Bao sensed those messy divine thoughts through the telepathic connections and was taken aback. This made him think of the fragment of a divine thought he heard in the Mysterious s.p.a.ce, as well as the mysterious figure.
“I’m sure the pa.s.sageway connecting our world with the Devil Realm has been opened. How can it be? The pa.s.sageway leading to the Devil Realm had been blocked for several million years. How come it’s open now!”
“It is not completely open. It was open for a short time only. Otherwise, there would not be so few Fierce Owls only!”
“So few? We’re about to drown in them!”
“Drown in them? We’re not even close. Look, all the magic formations are weakening, they can’t hold on much longer!”
“Think fast! Either give up this place or ask for help…”
“Give up and leave this place Immediately. Even if we ask our sects for help, we won’t be able to hold off their attacks before our reinforcements turn up!”
An overbearing divine thought swept through the s.p.a.ce and pa.s.sed down the order. “With so many Fierce Owls here, it’s meaningless to stay. Just leave this mess to the Dark Sect!”
All the Human Immortals in charge were in agreement with this advice. They cast out their worlds and all of them sucked their combatants and weapons back in. After that, the protective magic formations suddenly increased in brilliance and their powers increased tenfold. The magic formations burst open at the same time, and the immense powers cracked open bits of the hollow and blasted numerous Fierce Owls into pieces.
The explosions continued for about ten hours. When everything had died down, half of the clouds made up of Fierce Owls were gone. Now, they were not so numerous anymore; you could see the last line of the Fierce Owl troop. However, this was due to the sharp eyesight Zhou Bao had, because in other people’s eyes, the line of Fierce Owls still seemed endless.
After the violent explosions, the Fierce Owls lost their target. Suddenly, as if being controlled, they turned around and flew towards the area controlled by the Dark Sect.
“Now, Dark Sect will be in big trouble!”
Staring in the direction of those Fierce owls, Zhou Bao raised his eyebrows in confusion.
“Is someone trying to free the Primordial Demon? Is that why they made such a scene? Well, though that huge hand is powerful, it won’t be that easy for it to get the Primordial Demon out!”
At first, Zhou Bao was really astonished by the power that devious hand demonstrated. But now, after giving it some thoughts, he realized that despite the impressive cultivation and the strong Qi Power of this opponent, its power did not last very long. If it were so, he would not have been able to escape so easily.
“Whatever it is, making such a sudden ambush in this place is definitely for the sake of Primordial Demon. Although there were a large number of the Fierce Owls and even though they had a hard time dealing with them, it was still possible to defeat them. Furthermore, now that only half of the Fierce Owls were left, the Dark Sect would surely be capable enough to destroy them if they spared no effort. These Fierce Owls are truly powerful, but they were of not much help in rescuing the Primordial Demon. Then, what’s the purpose of letting them out? Could it be to buy some time?”
Buy time!
That was the only reasonable explanation. No matter who the owner of the huge hand was, the only possible explanation for releasing Fierce Owls to attack the bases of all the sects and the Dark Sect was to buy time.
“Those sects only retreated for the time being. It won’t take long for them to return. When that time comes, I’m certain that they will not only have a few Human Immortals but also some Divine Immortals. No matter how strong the man with the huge hand is, it’s impossible for him to confront the 14 macro worlds at the same time. Thus, his purpose was only to buy more time.”