[Host]: Long Yuan
[Race]: Yin-Yang Celestial Dragon
[Cultivation Realm]: Early World-Creation Realm
[Physical Cultivation]: Early Infinite Realm
[Current Mission]: Cultivate a Martial God expert for the Guardian Family
[Mission Reward]: Bloodline Reversion once, 30,000 years of cultivation, Supreme Treasure "Primordial Blue Lotus", 50 Physique Evolution Pills, 50 Martial Spirit Evolution Pills, 10 Divine Artifacts, Longevity Technique "Eternal Life Scripture", Body Refining Technique "Nine Revolutions Immortal Body", one Chaos Essence Vein
[Guardian Family Level]: 9-Star (Host's cultivation speed increased by 90x!)
"If they don't come soon, Hell's Gate that has ruled the Mortal Realm for eons may truly be destroyed!"
BOOM!
At that moment,
the Mortal Realm shook violently
as a pillar of demonic darkness shot into the sky,
shattering the clouds
and piercing straight into the starry heavens.
"The Demon Race is coming!"
Within Dragon Emperor Palace,
Dragon Ao Tian suddenly opened his eyes,
gazing toward the forbidden Chrono Cave.
Long Yuan also looked over -
this aura felt familiar.
It was the same sensation as the demonic remnant soul hidden within Chu Yan's Heavenly Flame.
But he wasn't surprised.
The demons' arrival was inevitable,
and they posed no threat to him anyway.
Meanwhile,
other forbidden lands also detected the demonic light -
some cheered excitedly,
while others frowned and sighed.
"Ultimately, this is all because of the Supreme Divine Realm!"
The First Ancestor of Lingxu Grotto-Heaven sighed.
"This was expected. Now we just need to prepare for battle!"
The Second Ancestor said impassively.
"Let's observe first. I doubt the demons will immediately target our forbidden lands."
"Indeed. Given their arrogant nature, they'll likely claim the Mortal Realm's most beautiful regions first. They might even clash with the Chu family!"
"We'll join the fight when their Beast God comes begging for help!"
...
Across the Mortal Realm,
countless experts watched the black light piercing the heavens with horror.
Even from afar,
they sensed an indescribable terror.
"What is that thing?"
Everyone's scalp crawled -
some primal instinct warned them
of unimaginable horror within that darkness.
Sure enough,
moments later,
the massive black pillar
split into countless dark fragments
that rained down across the Mortal Realm like meteors.
BOOM!
With an earth-shattering impact,
a massive crater formed before the Chu family's territory in Cang Region.
From within emerged
a towering black creature wreathed in dark energy,
standing dozens of meters tall.
"Mortal Realm... after millions of years... we demons have finally returned!"
Chu Dingtian and several elders rushed to the scene,
their hearts trembling
at the sight before them.
The creature stood dozens of meters tall,
with bull-like horns and massive black wings!
"What kind of being is this? Nothing like this exists in the Mortal Realm!"
"Could this be the extra-dimensional demons the Beast God warned about?"
Instantly,
all Chu family elders felt terror.
Cold sweat broke out
as they faced this unprecedented monstrosity.
"Humans... I smell humans! Hahaha!"
The creature bent down,
leering at Chu Dingtian's group.
"Run!"
A Martial Saint elder roared,
sensing overwhelming danger.
With a sweep of his hand,
he sent Chu Dingtian and others flying far away
while charging at the demon himself.
"Elder!"
Chu Dingtian cried out in despair -
he watched helplessly as the elder
was effortlessly caught and decapitated in one bite.
Crimson blood fountained from the neck
as the demon guzzled it greedily.
"Hahaha! Human flesh is delicious! Pity he was only a Martial Saint - a Martial God would've been better!"
"No wonder our ancestors dreamed of invading this realm!"
Glancing at the fleeing humans,
he didn't pursue -
with so many humans in this world,
there was plenty of time to feast!
His gaze turned toward the Chu family compound.
"Hehehe... humans, consider it an honor to become my meal!"
Soon,
screams echoed throughout the Chu family grounds.
At the same time demons descended upon Cang Region's Chu family,
countless other demons rained down across the Mortal Realm,
slaughtering humans and demons alike.
"Are these the extra-dimensional demons?"
Chu Dingtian and his group trembled as they fled,
witnessing countless such creatures along the way -
though their forms varied,
all radiated that same terrifying dark energy.
"What do we do? How can we survive this?"
Chu Dingtian looked dazedly at the two remaining elders.
Having fled,
they could imagine their family's fate.
"Why is this happening?"
"Where did these monsters come from?"
The Chu elders were stunned -
both humans and beasts stood no chance,
and even the weakest demons they sensed
matched Martial Emperors in power!
"Enough worrying about them! Focus on survival!"
"To Hell's Gate! It's our nearest refuge with power to protect us!"
One elder made the snap decision.
Though the barrier-protected Chu branch came to mind,
begging a minor branch family for help?
Never!
They'd sooner kneel before Hell's Gate
than swallow that pride!
Nor were they alone -
many first thought of Hell's Gate,
trusting its ancient foundations could protect them.
Though some factions near Chu territory
immediately sought refuge within the barrier -
after all,
the Chu family had that invincible Beast God
even Hell's Gate couldn't breach!