With Mandala's warning, the Ten Kings under her command immediately became alert. No matter who it was, everyone put away their small private thoughts. If they failed to pass this stage, they would only end up as a group of homeless strays. As a result, no one dared to stir up trouble at such a critical moment.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Mandala nodded in satisfaction. Then she waved her small hand, and ten streaks of light shot out, landing before the Ten Kings. As the light faded, they transformed into ten green bronze mirrors. Faint spiritual light flickered across the surface of each mirror.
"These are Spirit Link Mirrors. If you encounter a danger that could lead to annihilation, drip your blood into them. The others will then be able to sense your location through the mirrors and come to your aid. I will also inform you of the gathering point through the Spirit Link Mirrors when the time comes."
After giving all her instructions, Mandala stood up. Though her body appeared small, it radiated an oppressive pressure that made all the experts present afraid to meet her gaze. Her pair of golden eyes were filled with majesty.
"Then, for our Great Heavenlaw Domain to still be able to stand firm in the Northern Region after this Grand Hunt War…"
"Everyone, fight!"
All the experts in the grand hall stood up abruptly, their blazing eyes filled with surging battle intent.
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
As the three cries of "Fight" rang out, the sky above the Great Heavenlaw Domain seemed to grow heavy at that moment. Dark clouds gathered and rolled in, and all the gathered experts of the Great Heavenlaw Domain could feel the dense killing intent permeating heaven and earth.
The Grand Hunt War had been conducted countless times in the Northern Region and was a rule unique to this land.
Unless a true hegemon unified the Northern Region, this chaos would continue indefinitely.
But if the Northern Region were truly unified, what they would face would be the joint suppression of the three great hegemonic powers of the Northern Domain.
The three great hegemonic powers had dominated the Northern Domain for many years, aiming for the entire Skylaw Continent. Behind each of them stood a superpower. Such existences were not something people from a remote place like the Northern Region could compare to.
Thus everything had already been decided. Unless a chosen protagonist like Mu Chen from the original story appeared, the Northern Region would remain in chaos forever. Even if the Pavilion Master of the Divine Pavilion succeeded in his schemes and became a Greater Earth Sovereign who unified the Northern Region, he would not be far from death.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, earth shaking war drums resounded throughout the Great Heavenlaw Domain.
Surging killing intent shot into the sky from all corners of the Great Heavenlaw Domain. In the next instant, sharp piercing sounds echoed as countless dark clouds rose into the sky from within the domain, covering the heavens entirely.
Upon closer inspection, those dark clouds were actually fully armed armies with soaring battle intent.
"All forces of the Great Heavenlaw Domain, heed my command. Depart!"
As vast battle intent filled the heavens and earth, Mandala's voice echoed across the sky, filled with boundless authority.
Boom!
The sky seemed to shatter in that instant. The massive army transformed into countless streaks of light and swept across the heavens like a swarm of locusts, charging toward the outside of the Great Heavenlaw Domain.
In the direction of the Nine Nether Palace, Jiu You gave a few instructions to the Tang sisters, then looked at the ten thousand strong Nine Nether Guards beside her. In front of the guards stood the five newly selected commanders of the Nine Nether Palace, and ahead of them was Zhan Tai Yun, who was responsible for commanding the entire army.
"Nine Nether Guards, heed the order. Depart!"
Jiu You's gaze was sharp as she forcefully brought her hand down.
In an instant, the army surged upward like a dark cloud, joining the vast main force and charging toward the outside of the Great Heavenlaw Domain.
At the same time the Great Heavenlaw Domain army set out, in other regions of the Northern Region, massive armies also rose into the sky, carrying overwhelming battle intent and sweeping across the heavens like raging storms.
The entire Northern Region trembled at this moment. The scene of light streaks filling the sky gave off an oppressive feeling akin to the end of the world.
The Fallen Battlefield was located in the far western region of the Northern Region.
Normally, no one dared to come here. The world was perpetually shrouded in a hazy atmosphere, chilling to the bone, and even the surrounding spiritual energy carried a sinister coldness.
In the even more distant areas, it seemed as if countless sounds of slaughter echoed, but upon closer inspection, there was only emptiness, like a ghostly domain.
When Liu Bai arrived here with the army of the Great Heavenlaw Domain, what he saw was an enormous endless ravine, as if the land itself had been torn apart. From the bottomless chasms, waves of icy and sinister aura surged forth, causing an uncomfortable feeling.
"Such intense death energy. If one stays here for too long, even the spiritual energy within the body would be contaminated," Liu Bai said solemnly as he raised his hand, as though holding the surrounding spiritual energy in his palm.
Sky Vulture Emperor smiled slightly and said, "That is normal. In the past, although no one dared to approach the Fallen Battlefield, there were always those unafraid of death who came here searching for spiritual treasures."
"Since ancient times, countless people have died here. Their unwilling obsessions lingered after death, gradually forming a type of soul poison. This thing is extremely troublesome. It has no form or substance, but once it becomes too dense, it will invade the body and erode spiritual energy, greatly weakening combat strength."
"This is only the outer area. Once we enter the battlefield proper, the situation will become even more severe."
Liu Bai nodded. "I see. However, although this soul poison is insidious, its weakness is obvious. It fears extremely yang and intense forces."
At this moment, Spiritual Pupil Emperor gazed around with his deep eyes and nodded slightly after hearing Liu Bai's words. "What Emperor Liu says is correct."
While the three were conversing, everyone in the Great Heavenlaw Domain focused their attention on the black storm sweeping out from the underground abyss.
This was the barrier of the Fallen Battlefield. At its peak, even Earth Sovereigns would not dare to touch it lightly. Only when the storm barrier weakened once every thirty years could entry be possible.
That moment soon arrived.
When the storm finally dissipated, terrifying battle intent erupted from the entire Great Heavenlaw Domain army. Standing at the forefront, Mandala gently waved her small hand, and her calm voice echoed in everyone's ears.
"Begin the war."
Roar!
Amid earth shaking roars, army after army charged directly into the range of the Fallen Battlefield under the leadership of their commanders.
Next came the main forces of the Great Heavenlaw Domain led by the Ten Kings, followed by the elite Great Heavenlaw Army led by Huo Meier.
After everyone entered the Fallen Battlefield, Mandala turned to look at the remaining four, including Liu Bai, and said, "Alright. Leave the collection of Fallen Origin Pills to them. The four of you split up and search for the Earth Sovereign hidden treasuries. Report any news to me immediately. If you encounter Sovereign level experts from other factions and cannot defeat them, prioritize survival. If you can defeat them, do not hold back. Kill them."
Liu Bai, Sky Vulture Emperor, Spiritual Pupil Emperor, and Sleeping Emperor clasped their fists and bowed in unison. "We obey the Domain Lord's command."
After responding, the four turned into streaks of light and rushed into the Fallen Battlefield.
Although their strength allowed them to tear through space to travel, the spatial structure of the Fallen Battlefield was unstable. Tearing space recklessly could trigger chain reactions. Unless one was an Earth Sovereign, even Ninth-Grade Sovereigns would not dare to travel that way.
After entering the Fallen Battlefield, Liu Bai immediately sensed the cold power permeating the air. As time passed, it even seeped into his body through his pores.
Frowning slightly, Liu Bai circulated his spiritual energy. Purple flames swept through him, spreading intense heat and completely dispelling the bone chilling cold.
"These so called soul poisons are manageable. The real danger lies in encountering spiritual energy contaminated by demonic energy. If demonic energy invades the body, one would be directly mutated."
Liu Bai surveyed his surroundings. Beneath his feet stretched a crimson land, stained red by untold amounts of blood.
Even after death, corpses of the Fiend Clans would dissolve into pure demonic energy, polluting spiritual energy and corrupting the land. The Fallen Battlefield had once been contaminated. After the great war ended, powerful experts cleansed it with great divine abilities, and only after thousands of years did the spiritual energy recover.
With a wave of his hand, a jade slip flew out from Liu Bai's storage ring. A simple map appeared before him.
This was the map provided by Mandala that marked possible locations of Earth Sovereign hidden treasuries. Sky Vulture Emperor and the others also each possessed one. The four maps were different, divided into separate routes that collectively covered their respective regions and extended toward the deepest areas.
Although Liu Bai remembered this portion of the plot, he did not know the exact location of the Earth Sovereign hidden treasuries. Therefore, he could only follow the map Mandala provided and search each location one by one.
However, judging from the markings on these maps, anything that could catch Mandala's interest would likely be a high level relic even if it was not an Earth Sovereign hidden treasury. If he could fully explore them, he should not end up empty handed.
Countless Earth Sovereign level experts had fallen within the Fallen Battlefield, so it was naturally impossible for there to be only a single Earth Sovereign spiritual repository. As for whether he could find the Earth Sovereign spiritual repository left behind by the Fourth Hall Master, that would depend entirely on luck.
As Liu Bai traveled onward, he also witnessed the existence of several relics. From within them surged black qi that formed enormous black whirlpools. These whirlpools seemed to be filled with vast spiritual energy, but this energy was extremely cold and sinister. That was because it had fused with the death wills of countless powerful experts who had fallen between heaven and earth, giving birth to a peculiar force. This force was also an essential material for refining Fallen Origin Pills.
However, these matters did not concern Liu Bai for the time being. He merely glanced at them before continuing on his way toward the direction of his assigned investigation targets.
Most Earth Sovereign hidden treasuries were located deep within the battlefield. If his memory served him correctly, in the original story, the Earth Sovereign hidden treasury left behind by the Fourth Hall Master was discovered by Mandala at the deepest point.
Thinking of this, Liu Bai could not help but strongly suspect that Mandala, this little girl, had known the approximate location of the Fourth Hall Master's hidden treasury from the very beginning. However, in the past, her strength had been insufficient. Even if she found it, her gains would have been limited and would only benefit others. That was likely why she had kept it hidden all along.
Moreover, the Great Heavenlaw Domain had not been established in the Northern Region for very long. According to the chaotic rules of the Northern Region, even an old established force like the Divine Pavilion had only managed to pass through five Grand Hunt Wars safely.
With the rule of one Grand Hunt War every thirty years, this meant that the Divine Pavilion had only become a top tier power in the Northern Region for about one hundred fifty years. Compared to those truly ancient top tier forces outside the Northern Region that spanned hundreds or even thousands of years, the gap was still immense.
As for the Great Heavenlaw Domain, it had dominated its region for less than a hundred years. Although Liu Bai did not know what Mandala had been doing during the endless years before that, matters such as searching for a method to enter the Ancient Heavenly Palace must have only begun in recent decades.
And the Earth Sovereign hidden treasury left behind by the Fourth Hall Master was the best opportunity.
This could also be seen from Mandala's conversation with Mu Chen before the Grand Hunt War in the original story.
After thinking everything through, Liu Bai instead stopped feeling anxious.
Although he would not abandon his own search and simply wait for Mandala's news, this arrangement allowed him some time to explore certain powerful relics or other opportunities.
At the same time, before a Level Three relic.
Although Level Three relics were the lowest grade relics within the Fallen Battlefield, they still attracted the covetous eyes of countless people.
This time, the participants in the struggle over the relic were the Nine Nether Guards led by Jiu You and a well known first rate power of the Northern Region, the Wind Sword Sect.
As a first rate power, the Wind Sword Sect also possessed its own Sword Guards army. Their battle intent surged powerfully and their combat strength was formidable. Even across the entire Northern Region, they could be considered a first rate army.
In order to forge this Sword Guards army, the Wind Sword Sect had expended countless resources.
Unfortunately for them, the opponent they encountered was the Great Heavenlaw Domain and the Nine Nether Guards.
If this were the Nine Nether Guards of the past, they might not necessarily have been able to match these Sword Guards. After all, the former had been more of a newly formed army, while the latter had been carefully trained for many years. Their starting conditions had not been equal.
But the current Nine Nether Guards were different. Under Zhan Tai Yun's training, they had successfully condensed a battle intent spirit. That changed everything.
An army that possessed a battle intent spirit completely crushed any army that had not condensed one.
When the enormous Nine Nether Sparrow that soared into the sky came into view, the Wind Sword Sect Master's face instantly turned deathly pale.
He was not even given a chance to surrender. With an indifferent expression, Jiu You waved her hand. Zhan Tai Yun, who was responsible for commanding the army, extended a finger and pointed remotely toward the direction of the Wind Sword Sect.
In an instant, the wings of the Nine Nether Sparrow, burning with battle intent, swept violently across the sky. At that moment, it was as if a ray of light that tore through the firmament descended from the heavens. It pierced through space itself and appeared directly above the Sword Guards before crashing down like a heavenly blade.
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