After the Tailing Immortal-level withered black creatures that emerged from the miniature spatial portals on the planet Chu Yun were eliminated, no more Tailing Immortal-level withered black creatures appeared. The strongest withered black creatures that emerged were at the Golden Immortal level, with the most numerous being those at the Nascent Soul stage, their numbers having stabilized.
They no longer emerged immediately upon the portals' opening, as they had before.
Of the withered black creatures now emerging, Nascent Soul stage cultivators constituted ninety percent, Tribulation stage cultivators accounted for 0.9 percent, and the numbers decreased tenfold for each subsequent level.
Dragon Country's modified energy cannons, now imbued with cultivation arrays, continuously bombarded the formation.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of immortals nearby were also entering in batches to eliminate the withered black creatures.
The miniature spatial portals had become a veritable grinder, constantly consuming the withered black creatures that emerged. Naturally, there were casualties on the Immortal-Devil Great Universe side as well. Even Golden Immortal-level beings entering the fray sometimes perished.
“This is too dangerous inside. I’ll attack from outside the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation.”
“I’ll attack from outside the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation too.”
Many people from the Immortal-Devil Great Universe wished to attack from outside the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation. However, during these attacks, the black substance within the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation grew increasingly dense.
Once it reached a certain density, long-range attacks from those outside the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation were significantly weakened.
“What’s happening? Why did my attack disappear after only flying a kilometer inside?”
“My attack also vanished after just two kilometers.”
“It’s those black substances. Those black substances are blocking our long-range attacks.”
As the black substances multiplied, they even prevented Dragon Country’s energy cannon attacks from penetrating deeply.
Tailing Immortals outside, observing the black substances, were also dissecting what these substances were. However, it appeared that these black substances could weaken the attacks of the Immortals and Demons of the Immortal-Devil Great Universe. Furthermore, upon the death of withered black creatures, even more black substances would emerge.
After exchanging views, several Tailing Immortals personally launched some attacks and discovered a pattern: attacks launched from within the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation were not weakened. Attacks launched from outside the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation, however, were weakened.
Immediately, a Tailing Immortal relayed this information to everyone present.
“Everyone, pay attention. Attacks within the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation will not be weakened. The universal rules within the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation have undergone a certain change. For those who desire more Heavenly Dao Merit, enter and hunt the withered black creatures!”
Su Han also instructed Dragon Country to deploy scientific instruments into the Grand Unity Golden Immortal formation to collect data. Indeed, the collected data was completely different from the data gathered elsewhere.
At this moment, signals from the main spatial portal were transmitted back, with vast amounts of data detected from the main spatial portal continuously displaying.
Chu Shi said, “Minister Su Han, these are some materials about the main spatial portal sent from over there.”
Su Han examined the video material and was greatly astonished to see a main spatial portal even larger than Blue Star.
“What a massive main spatial portal. No wonder the spatial portals here are called miniature spatial portals. With spatial portals of this caliber, if it were me, I would also focus all my strength on such a spatial portal. It seems our true threat originates from this main spatial portal. A small portion of the withered black creatures will undoubtedly emerge from this vast front line.”
Su Han then reviewed the data displayed in the video. In the scenes shown, this front line was not linear but rather a colossal shield enveloping the entire main spatial portal.
Su Han continued, “Hmm, this front line is shield-shaped, so it might be better described as a front line shield.”
Of course, despite the shield-like formation appearing to completely encompass the main spatial portal, its immense scope still posed a certain danger.
Looking at the data from the detectors transmitted from the main spatial portal, Su Han remarked, “The forces of the Immortal-Devil Great Universe seem to have an overwhelming advantage against that main spatial portal. Yet, people are still pouring into it from that main spatial portal. I wonder how much Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level combat power exists in that void?”
Chu Shi shook his head. “It’s impossible to know. We haven’t gathered any intelligence on how many Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level existences there are in the Immortal-Devil Great Universe.”
Su Han continued to ask, “By the way, what kind of space is that void shown in the video? Why are Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level beings fighting in that place?”
Chu Shi shook his head again. “We cannot detect that void space; we only have images. And with our instruments, we can only analyze that the area contains a lot of energy based on its color. Beyond that, we cannot obtain any more information. To acquire information from within, one would have to enter that void space, but that void space is inaccessible. Even our spatial jump signals cannot enter it. To reach there, one must either cultivate to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level or we must create Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level instruments. But currently, we don’t even know what Grand Unity Immortals are.”
Su Han sighed. “Indeed, our strength seems too limited. If only my cultivation could reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level. By the way, what are the casualties of our Dragon Country citizens who went to eliminate those withered black creatures?”
Chu Shi replied, “We adopted a team-based approach. The injury rate is 36.78 percent, but the death rate is 0.0071 percent. And as cultivation levels increase, the mortality rate of our cultivators is also greatly decreasing.”
“Cultivation increase?” Su Han inquired, “Hmm, cultivation increase? Are they primarily using Heavenly Dao Merit to boost their cultivation?”
Chu Shi explained, “Only ten percent of our Dragon Country cultivators use Heavenly Dao Merit to directly increase their cultivation. They all faced dire situations, and after using Heavenly Dao Merit to enhance their cultivation, they managed to counter-kill the withered black creatures. The rest, like myself, use Heavenly Dao Merit to improve their comprehension. The sustained benefit of increased comprehension is higher, even surpassing that of native immortals in the Immortal-Devil Great Universe using Heavenly Dao Merit to enhance their cultivation. Our Dragon Country people have superior cultivation potential. Since I cultivated to Golden Immortal, twenty people in Dragon Country have also reached the Heavenly Immortal level.”
“…”
As the two were excitedly conversing, a message was suddenly sent.
It was from the Xuanmen Mechanism Hall.
Su Han glanced at it and said, “The Mechanism Hall actually had an explosion accident?”