Boom.
The Ninth Heaven was in an uproar on the ninth day.
"Haha, so satisfying!" The Dragon King laughed heartily while fleeing.
This feeling was incredibly exhilarating.
Behind them, their pursuers were overwhelming, densely packed, numbering close to ten thousand.
This was the foundation of the Ninth Heaven; the number of Great Emperor realm powerhouses far surpassed the Tenth Earth.
With so many people, let alone the five of them, even the Son of Heaven would likely face certain death if trapped.
Of course, such a situation would not occur.
To trap a ninth-tier existence required too many means, it was very difficult.
Chen Fan and the others fled frantically.
With flashes of silver light, they continually left the pursuers behind.
Only the Hua Yan Dao Master and the Chaotic Sky Blade trailed far behind.
But the two did not accelerate.
"Hmph,"
Hua Yan snorted, "I'll see how far you can escape. If you dare to flee into the depths of the chaos, I concede."
The madder the spirit of the chaos became, the more dangerous it was to venture deeper.
Even ninth-tier beings dared not enter.
Once Chen Fan and the others entered, he would block the entrance with his men, and they would surely die.
Suddenly...
The five people ahead vanished.
Yes... they simply disappeared.
Silently.
Hua Yan was stunned and immediately accelerated.
Soon, he spotted a distorted spatial node.
His pupils instantly contracted: "Entering a spatial node, are they insane?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Chaotic Sky Blade from behind arrived.
He also saw the spatial node and said in a deep voice, "Could they know where the other side of this spatial node leads?"
It was highly possible.
In the past, many people had mistakenly entered spatial nodes in the chaos, connecting to a safe place.
This spatial node before them should be their escape route, and the other side should also be a safe place.
"I'll go in and take a look," the Chaotic Sky Blade said.
"No."
Hua Yan stopped his subordinate's reckless move without hesitation.
He had only this one remaining descendant, he absolutely could not let him die.
If Chen Fan and the others were lying in ambush on the other side, they could instantly kill the Chaotic Sky Blade.
Phew.
The Chaotic Sky Blade secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he appeared reckless, he had his own careful considerations.
The Dao Master had not let him enter, which proved the Dao Master had calmed down from his rage.
As long as he wasn't insane, he could still follow.
In the rear, a large contingent of people arrived.
All of them saw the spatial node, and for a moment, everyone fell silent.
A spatial node, no one knew where the other side led.
Extreme danger.
After a long silence, the Hua Yan Dao Master finally spoke, "Send people to guard this place. Sky Blade, go to the Eighth Heaven."
"Ah?"
The Chaotic Sky Blade did not understand the Dao Master's intention.
At this time, shouldn't they be defending the Ninth Heaven?
Why go to the Eighth Heaven?
Hua Yan said sternly, "The Ninth Heaven has suffered too great a loss. We must cede some benefits, otherwise, we can only withdraw from the competition for this Million Calamity."
He had no choice.
Seeing this, the Chaotic Sky Blade nodded with a grave expression.
This was the only way.
"Understood," the Chaotic Sky Blade nodded.
Hua Yan withdrew his gaze.
He trusted the Chaotic Sky Blade implicitly; he would know how to handle the negotiation of benefits.
He was now contemplating whether to destroy this spatial node.
After a long period of contemplation, he raised his hand.
Bang.
He destroyed the spatial node.
"Dao Master, you..."
The Chaotic Sky Blade's eyes were filled with shock. "With this passage, all it would take is to send one person to test it, and we would know if it connects to the Tenth Earth."
"Once confirmed, we can directly strike at the heart."
"First..."
Towards his sole descendant, Hua Yan showed more patience. "If the other side truly connects to the Tenth Earth, there will definitely be traps left behind."
"Second, why should we leave this safe passage open? We are already at a disadvantage by cooperating with the Eighth Heaven. If they don't lose some people, how can that be? The more people the Eighth Heaven loses, the fewer benefits they can claim."
"Therefore, regardless of whether the other end of the spatial node is the Tenth Earth or not, it must be destroyed."
With the matter explained in such detail, the Chaotic Sky Blade immediately understood.
"Your subordinate understands." He replied once more, and the Chaotic Sky Blade left for the Eighth Heaven.
Hua Yan was indeed ruthless.
For the sake of the Ninth Heaven's interests, he had to betray his allies.
...
On the other side of the spatial node.
Chen Fan and the four others waited for a long time, but no one emerged.
"He gave up," the Dragon King said with some regret.
"Normal."
Chen Fan didn't find it unusual.
It would be strange if Hua Yan had sent someone to follow them, or if he himself had come.
Bang.
Suddenly, the space in front of them distorted.
"Uh..."
Chen Fan was taken aback. "This is... destroying the spatial node?"
In his opinion, this was the safest route to strike directly at the enemy's heart.
If he were Hua Yan, he would have sent two suicidal individuals to test it. Whether there were traps or not, he would have sent people to investigate, as long as they could transmit the information before dying.
He hadn't expected Hua Yan to be so decisive and destroy the spatial node directly.
This kind of spatial node could only be destroyed from the entrance.
The exit was a distorted space, impossible to destroy, and one could not return the way they came; it was irreversible.
This meant only Hua Yan's side could destroy it.
"What is this guy thinking?" None of them could understand.
Chen Fan had a faint idea, but he didn't say much.
Shaking his head, he said, "Let's go back. This time, the harvest was substantial."
Everyone had smiles on their faces.
Even the Evil Lord was satisfied. He had fought to his heart's content, and for a long time, he wouldn't experience uncontrolled killing intent.
It felt good.
Chik.
The barrier of the Tenth Earth, the five people returned.
Without alerting anyone.
The Tenth Earth was different from the Ninth Heaven.
The Tenth Earth was ownerless; unless someone was stationed there, generally, no one would notice if someone entered the Tenth Earth.
The Ninth Heaven, however, was different; Hua Yan had already refined it into his own world.
The Ninth Heaven was his territory.
As it was his territory, anything that happened naturally wouldn't escape his perception, and being discovered was normal.
Upon returning to the Ninth Heaven, the Dragon King said, "City Lord Chen, I..."
"Let's go together."
Chen Fan knew what the Dragon King wanted to say.
The matter of Huang was always a thorn in his side.
It was almost certain that Huang had betrayed the lower heavens and surrendered to the upper heavens.
The Dragon King, though overbearing, brave, and a man of his word, was particularly fond of his kin.
If he were to go back alone to question Huang, he might be deceived by the other party.
This situation absolutely could not happen.
For the safety of the Tenth Earth, Chen Fan had to do this.
"Sigh."
The Dragon King sighed.
If Chen Fan didn't agree, he had no choice.
Huang's actions were no longer a family affair of the Chaos Tribe; he had betrayed everyone, selling them all to the upper heavens.