At least four powerful ancient beings have perished within the Realm of Eternal Flames.
When the great war erupted, Black Blade marshaled the Immortal Legion, forming an unbreakable battlefield world that contained two ancient beings.
This scene was observed by many who watched from the shadows.
Black Blade made no attempt to conceal it.
Neither did An Jianyou.
Had she wished, she could have consumed the two ancient beings, the Ghost Face Envoy and the Lord of Black Smoke, with her Netherworld, and there would have been no further disturbance. But she deliberately cast out the corpses of these two ancient beings to be seen by those with covetous eyes.
This was a case of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.
If beings as powerful as the Lord of Black Smoke could fall, how would they dare to harbor any further improper thoughts towards the Eternal Flames? Moreover, they always picked on the weak. Their previous attempts on the Eternal Flames were only because they felt the Flames were not strong enough and possessed many treasures. Now? Too dangerous to provoke; they retreated.
Not to mention ordinary ancient beings, even within the group known as the Paradise, their powerful ancient beings merely narrowed their eyes, expressing surprise and stating:
"Ghost Face Envoy? Lord of Black Smoke? Who are they? We don't know them."
Revenge was impossible; they would never avenge their colleagues in this lifetime.
It was also true that they didn't know them.
Most ancient beings were invited to work together in the Paradise. Accepting tasks from the Lord of the Paradise to find and seize suitable treasures was acceptable because the process itself carried little risk.
If the Lord of the Paradise asked them to seize treasure from a powerful Tenth Realm being, no one would accept such a task.
The Eternal Flames were such a troublesome target.
Some ancient beings, who considered themselves stronger than the Ghost Face Envoy and the Lord of Black Smoke, were not afraid of the two who had attacked. However…
What if they were injured?
What if they were besieged?
When disaster struck, the greater the loss of strength, the smaller the hope of survival.
The three powerful beings next door, the Divine Venerable of the Great Sun, the Moon Lord, and the Lord of the Stars, had all been forced into hiding due to severe injuries, and their future survival hopes were quite slim.
This was the thinking of the ancient beings in the Paradise. Other powerful beings had already labeled the Eternal Flames as untouchable.
Compared to the fall of the Skeleton Demon Lord, this incident had a greater impact, like a storm.
However, it seemed not to be that significant.
The City of Burning Flames soon returned to its calm. Within the city, not to mention ordinary awakened beings, even those in the Mythical Realm could not comprehend what had just happened.
They likely guessed that a strong enemy had infiltrated the city, which was why the City of Burning Flames had dispatched so many Mythical Realm defenders.
They were surprised by the number of Mythical Realm beings stationed in the city.
"I took a distant look just now; there must have been sixty or seventy?"
"No wonder the City of Burning Flames, which gathers myriad races, maintains such incredible stability. With dozens of Mythical Realm powerhouses guarding it, who would dare cause trouble here? How reckless would that person have to be."
They could only see these Mythical Realm beings and guess that the enemy was strong, but they could never have imagined that within the封禁 (fēngjìn - sealed/forbidden) barrier created by dozens of Mythical Realm beings just moments ago, there were two Tenth Realm root beings.
For the vast majority of people, the Tenth Realm was too distant, so far beyond their imagination.
And the Mythical Realm was the end of the sky they could look up to.
This was perfectly fine.
The most shocked were the ancient beings who had witnessed the event.
They left quickly.
Through these ancient beings, discreet news spread rapidly.
Several Tenth Realm beings had fallen, and the Eternal Flames organization, besides the Mentor, had two other extremely mysterious great power users. In normal times, this would be enough to shock the entire Twisted Realm, or at least half of the ancient being circle.
But in this era, it seemed somewhat commonplace.
In recent years, the fallen ancient beings numbered far more than these four.
Some fell at the hands of the Evil God faction, while others fell to other ancient beings. Baimi Novel.
The tide of disaster was still ongoing and intensifying. The ancient beings currently had no extra energy to pay attention to a human force; they were all seeking a way out.
Despite such a major event, Mentor Fang continued his cultivation, unaffected.
If there were any changes, it was that the housing prices in the City of Burning Flames had further increased, and the subtle undercurrents around the Eternal Flames had completely subsided.
Regarding the Eternal Flames, the ancient beings did not wish to discuss it further.
They were more concerned with the current disaster, with which great domains the servants of the Evil Gods were more active, and which great domains were less frequented by the Evil God faction.
Many ancient beings planned to find a secluded place, retreat into it, and avoid the calamity through seclusion.
They believed that even if the Evil Gods awakened, as long as they were not found by the Evil Gods' servants or attendants, their safety would not be compromised.
They did not need complex Paradise plans, nor did they need to risk their lives leaving this universe, nor did they need to futilely resist the Evil Gods. They just needed to hide.
They could hide until the calamity completely passed and then reappear. Perhaps the Twisted Realm would have returned to normal by then.
Ancient beings with infinite lifespans did not care about the consumption of such a short period.
However, compared to ancient beings with no attachments, human and other forces and civilizations rooted in the Twisted Realm had to directly face the impact of the disaster tide.
The third tide of disaster continued for a much longer time.
Three months passed, and the tide of disaster showed no signs of weakening, seemingly becoming the norm.
During this period, gray fog-like giant waves periodically erupted from the Twisted Realm, striking various great domains.
Among humans, several super oases, unable to defend in time, were annihilated by the giant waves.
Ordinary great oases, which vanished into smoke, were even more numerous and countless.
Even the hegemonic forces suffered losses.
The Water Overflowing Country lost 3 Level 7 super oases and 16 Level 6 great oases to the disaster. That battle was when the attendants of the Evil God faction descended, carrying the boundless river of filth and pouring it down from the heavens.
This deluge directly polluted more than a dozen oases.
They could not resist, nor could they save them.
Even the capital of the Water Overflowing Country, a Level 9 oasis, had already been damaged. If not for the mutual support of the Seven Kingdoms of Yunhui and the rapid aid from the Eternal Flames, the Water Overflowing Country might have become history.
(Water Overflowing Country: MMP, why is it always me who gets attacked!)
Countries like Crimson Sand also suffered damage from the Evil God's attendants, but not as severe as the Water Overflowing Country.
Even hegemonic powers like the Ancient Moon Dynasty, which had two high-ranking beings stationed, and whose power was comparable to that of some powerful clans, lost several cities during this disaster.
Unpreventable!
The Evil God's attendants, who had always been straightforward and only known for their cackling laughter, seemed to have learned tactical strategies.
They appeared and disappeared without a trace, smashing through the oasis defenses with terrifying power, and then quickly departing. Several times, An Jianyou and the others could not capture the attacking Evil God's attendants, making Yin Luoxi stomp her feet in anger.
"Previously, the Evil God faction destroyed oases with some rituals and procedures. Now, they seem to be impatient and directly destroy oases, plundering their origin."
This principle was the same as the Evil God faction's invasion of outer worlds.
They had to follow specific ritual steps to slowly erode and devour outer worlds to truly plunder their origin.
If they destroyed worlds with brute force alone, they might only seize less than ten percent of the world's origin.
However, because the Evil God faction was so direct, it also left the Eternal Flames in a bind.
How many powerhouses did the Eternal Flames have compared to the number of Evil God attendants? The gap was too wide. Defense was more difficult than offense, which was unpredictable.
"And the outer worlds."
Fang You raised his hand, and a wisp of lightning erupted from his fingertip, flickering and leaping through space, shattering and annihilating a high-ranking twisted evil being in the boundless starry sky that was pouncing towards a nearby world.
This was the 15th time he had acted in the past few days.
The Evil God faction had influenced many high-ranking twisted beings, driving them to leave the Twisted Realm and head into space. There were also many Evil God attendants hidden among them.
They were searching for life-bearing worlds. Once a target was found, these Evil God attendants would use great power to forcibly shatter the world's barriers and then destroy the entire world.
For attendant-level and high-ranking beings, it was still somewhat difficult to destroy a world planet with a barrier in one blow.
But with two or three blows, it wouldn't take much time for an attendant.
Black Blade, Xitina, and others had already fought more than a dozen battles against Evil God attendants in the boundless starry sky. They had killed twenty to thirty attendants.
However, neither they nor Fang You could be happy.
Many attendants were killed.
But more worlds were directly destroyed by Evil God attendants.
Under the boundless starry sky, worlds seemed to shatter at any moment, like fireworks blooming and then falling silent.
They could only save a very small number of worlds in time. The worlds they did not see, but which had already been destroyed, were even more numerous.
The stars in the boundless starry sky were visibly decreasing.
An Jianyou and the others felt a sense of gloom.
On the other hand, the oases under the Eternal Flames, such as the City of Starfire and the City of Burning Flames, had almost never suffered surprise attacks from the Evil God faction.
Two oases had been attacked by attendants during the early stage of the tide. After they were killed, no more attendants were seen visiting.
Clearly, the powerhouses of the Evil God faction were avoiding the Eternal Flames.
But for An Jianyou and the others, they felt it would have been better if they hadn't avoided them.
Fang You was calm.
"The Evil God attendants avoiding our Eternal Flames is not because they are afraid. These guys who have wholeheartedly believed in the Evil Gods and have been corrupted have no sense of fear... In a sense, they are like twisted evils, but intelligent twisted evils."
"But when the Evil God faction truly attacks, their situation might become precarious."
This was also part of his plan, but seeing the destruction of one oasis and outer world after another, he still found it difficult to suppress his anger.
The Oasis Plan had entered its countdown.
This was during the disaster period, and the risk of initiating the promotion ceremony was tens of times higher. But he didn't care, and he had no time to delay.
"Little Huan, instruct all departments to be in position."
"Let's begin."
...
Outside New Moon City in the Ancient Moon Dynasty, the roars and explosions never ceased.
This was the front line of the Ancient Moon Dynasty's territory, the most important defense line against the tide of twisted evils.
"If it weren't for us purchasing a hundred Type 2 Destroyer Twisted Crystal Cannons from the Eternal Flames, this defense line would likely have already collapsed."
Xiguang High-rank was stationed on this defense line.
As long as he took action, he could slay the Level 7 and Level 8 twisted evils that threatened the defense line. This was effortless for him. However, he could not act frequently; he was guarding against the high-ranking twisted evils and the more dangerous Evil God attendants within the tide.
And in these past few days, this defense line had already been attacked by Evil God attendants three times.
On one occasion, he, Xiguang High-rank, was injured by an attendant, not lightly. If he hadn't used the treasure 'Crystal of Life' purchased from the Eternal Flames in time, his injuries might not have healed yet.
It was precisely because they had procured various divine artifacts from the Eternal Flames that this defense line could hold firm.
But, how long would they have to hold on?
Xiguang High-rank felt that there was no end in sight.
If they continued to hold on, sooner or later, this defense line would be torn apart by the Evil God attendants.
"What has the Eternal Flames been doing recently?"
A demigod reported all the major and minor events that had occurred in recent days.
Rescue operations, battles in space, and the promotion to a Level 9 oasis.
"The Eternal Flames are actually promoting an oasis during this period? Isn't this too risky?"
He felt that the Eternal Flames were acting a bit too urgently.
Could it be that they had some grand plan?
But what grand plan could they have? Many ancient beings were helpless. What's more, the high-ranking beings behind the humans had thousands of lights behind them; they had nowhere to hide and no retreat.
Unless, like some ancient beings, they hid in uninhabited areas, they might be able to avoid the calamity.
But he would never make such a choice.
"The Eternal Flames are still striving to survive; how can we easily speak of despair?"
He said, reawakening the fighting spirit of many powerhouses.
Mythical beings and demigods of the Ancient Moon Dynasty took action, repelling the tide of twisted evils for several miles.
However, fighting spirit had its limits. Soon, the front line of the dynasty encountered the impact of the disaster again. Countless twisted evils emerged from the gray fog, roaring.
"Four high-ranking twisted evils!"
"This number is not right; there are likely Evil God attendants hidden among them."
Xiguang was not afraid of four high-ranking beings. Not because he could fight them all, but because he had Level 9 oases behind him.
However, he had to be careful about high-ranking attendants lurking in the shadows.
The pressure on the defense line gradually increased.
Wall sections collapsed one after another.
"Boom—"
Xiguang High-rank fell from the sky, staring at several figures in the distance.
Those were high-ranking attendants! He was somewhat familiar with two or three of them.
If Fang You were present, he would undoubtedly recognize one of them as the old acquaintance 'Great Lord Yujin'. Let alone Fang You, even Yin Luoxi, Xing Jinglei, and even newcomers like Yin Yueluxi could recognize Great Lord Yujin.
In the Battle Tower, Great Lord Yujin was the high-ranking gatekeeper.
Yin Luoxi and others had killed Great Lord Yujin countless times; they were extremely familiar with him.
This Evil God attendant, who had already fallen and died completely, reappeared, leading countless servants and minions, assaulting the defense line of the Ancient Moon Dynasty.
Xiguang High-rank even saw, in the distant void, high-ranking attendants controlling a black river, rolling in.
His scalp tingled.
"Quick, hurry and invite the powerhouses of the Eternal Flames!"
"Wait..."
He remembered that the Eternal Flames seemed to be in the process of promoting to a Level 9 oasis!
Promoting an oasis during a disaster would undoubtedly require the Eternal Flames to commit a large number of powerhouses, leaving them with no time to attend to others.
Damn it, could it be that the Evil God attendants launched their attack precisely to seize this opportunity? Did the Evil God faction's intelligence network extend this far?
He had no time to think further and fought desperately against the Evil God attendants.
At this time, the Seven Star Alliance, the Red Lotus Empire, and other forces also encountered impacts.
Within the Sea of Shattered Land, several super oasis forces were on the verge of annihilation.
The powerhouses of the Eternal Flames found it difficult to free their hands.
Seeking aid from the ancient gods they worshipped was even more unrealistic. After the tide of disaster arrived, the ancient gods could no longer be relied upon.
"Hold the line!"
Xiguang High-rank roared.
Dark figures swarmed in.
A black river traversed the sky.
Terrifying attendants stepped from the distance, crossing the river.
Suddenly,
The authority of the oasis began to hum.
In the distance, the gray fog in the sky thinned, and myriad oasis mirages appeared, one after another. They looked like bricks and tiles, forming continuous walls reaching the heavens.
The great power of life poured down, spreading across the land.
The boundaries of the oases continued to expand outwards.
The terrifying disaster scenes were gradually fading.
The surging gray fog also became much calmer.
And the attendants who had been crossing the black river seemed to have stepped into a forbidden zone. The black river dispersed, and they suddenly fell from the high-ranking void.