"Heavens, what is this?"
"A monster!"
The crowd shrieked.
Anyone with half a brain could see that something was terribly wrong.
"How could this happen?" Di Wu Ming stared in disbelief at the monster emerging from the cave, its strength utterly indiscernible.
This was not what he had expected.
The monster's massive body was jammed in the black hole's entrance, desperately trying to squeeze its way into the Cang Ling Realm.
"Heh heh..." a sharp, ear-piercing cry echoed. "Who knew that sneaking out to play with my buddies would lead to discovering this place. Finally, a new home. This place is truly wonderful. My parents will be so happy when they know."
"No! Host, quickly make Lu Daoyang ascend. This is a demonic beast from the outer battlefield connected to the Immortal Realm. Even the weakest among them is more powerful than cultivators at the Tribulation Period in the Cang Ling Realm.
If they all come to the Cang Ling Realm, it will be plunged into devastation and destruction. It's best for Lu Daoyang to ascend here. They fear the ascension tribulation lightning. While it hasn't fully emerged, having Lu Daoyang ascend now might be an opportunity," System Xiao Qi said rapidly.
Upon hearing this, Luo Yun Shi did not hesitate and urged Lu Daoyang, "Lu Daoyang, quickly undergo your tribulation and ascend here. They fear the tribulation lightning."
Everyone present heard her.
Lu Daoyang possessed a certain inexplicable confidence in Luo Yun Shi.
Having spent a considerable amount of time in the simulation training room of Good Fortune, his mental state and other aspects had improved. His foundation was solid, and he only needed to cultivate in seclusion to absorb spiritual energy. Before coming here, he felt he was only one step away from Great Perfection.
Now, in this moment of crisis, with immortal energy emanating from the cave, he might be able to seize the chance to try.
Lu Daoyang quickly closed his eyes and meditated. He surrounded himself with numerous spirit stones, spiritual coins, spiritual foods, elixirs, and magic artifacts, attempting to advance to the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Period and then ascend. He dared not delay for a moment.
The multi-legged monster, seeing Di Wu Ming as the strongest here, spat out several black threads, directly attacking him.
Although it was the weakest of its kind, it had discovered another suitable place for survival today. If it could kill the strongest person here, it could claim this place for itself. This would undoubtedly be a great achievement. It had to conquer this place.
Di Wu Ming knew that if he wanted to leave, he had to defeat this monster and then fly out of the cave. Seeing the demonic beast attack him, he didn't hold back, unleashing various attacks.
The monster continued to squeeze its body out while fighting Di Wu Ming, spitting silk and flailing its claws.
Di Wu Ming, caught off guard, was slashed several times, bleeding profusely.
Seeing Di Wu Ming injured, the monster grew even more excited, clawing at him relentlessly.
Di Wu Ming, in turn, severed several of its claws, causing it to let out a pained roar.
"Roar roar roar~~~"
The monster bellowed in fury, its black fur bristling, making it even more ferocious.
Soon, the multi-legged monster struggled and writhed forcefully, finally crawling out of the cave and into the Cang Ling Realm. It quickly engaged Di Wu Ming in aerial combat.
At that moment, another multi-legged monster with a head full of eyes emerged from the cave entrance.
It then opened its mouth and spat out a black mist, which lunged towards Lu Tian He and several other cultivators at the Soul Transformation stage.
The celestial phenomenon in the sky and the battle overhead could be seen from other locations. Those who couldn't see it received news through their interconnected phones via calls.
Cultivators from other regions, having finished dealing with the Blood Fiend Pavilion, were now rushing to this location using the established teleportation arrays.
"We're here to help too."
The newly arrived high-level cultivators unleashed their attacks simultaneously, targeting the second multi-legged monster blocking the entrance.
"You damned human cultivators. So overconfident," the second monster cackled.
Immortal energy continued to pour out from the cave, greatly benefiting the cultivators present. They could unleash their strongest attacks while fighting the monsters.
Subsequently, a second monster emerged, and then a third appeared at the cave entrance.
Even more cultivators joined the fray, confronting the third multi-legged monster.
The fourth, the fifth...
Soon, five monsters had appeared.
Luo Yun Shi inwardly felt a sense of dread.
At this moment, Lu Daoyang's tribulation lightning had yet to appear. She feared that if he didn't ascend soon, all the cultivators here would be annihilated.
Luo Yun Shi deployed her most powerful artifact, the Mo Lie battleship, and unleashed its strongest attacks from within.
Boom!
The cannon fire struck the monster's head.
However, these monsters were truly from the Immortal Realm, not as weak as the interstellar Zerg.
And this Cang Ling Realm was surprisingly resilient. Although the Mo Lie battleship's most potent attack could have destroyed a planet in the interstellar apocalypse, here it was equivalent to only one blow from these monsters.
"Boom!" kuAiδugg
Thanks to the Mo Lie's maneuverability, Luo Yun Shi could still injure these monsters. She gained a slight advantage fighting one of them.
Then, she brought out the high-spec starship equipped with an attack system and had Da Li control it to assault the third monster.
Ye Wang and Luo Qing Xia, two elder cultivators at the Tribulation Period, had already been injured fighting Di Wu Ming. Despite their wounds, they were jointly resisting the fourth monster. Though outmatched, they could still hold on for a while.
The fifth monster was left to the cultivators of the Cang Ling Realm at the Soul Transformation stage and others.
However, the power gap between the Cang Ling Realm cultivators and the monsters was too vast, resulting in continuous deaths among the cultivators.
"Kill these monsters! They killed our brothers and friends, and they want to occupy our homeland. Kill them, or our entire Cang Ling Realm will perish!" a cultivator roared with indignation, charging forward again.
After an unknown period, all the elder cultivators were severely injured.
Many cultivators fighting the fifth monster had died.
Even Di Wu Ming, the strongest among them, was on the verge of collapse.
"Damn monsters, I will kill you."
Bang!
A cultivator self-destructed, injuring one of the monster's legs.
"Elder Cang!" Recognizing him, fellow cultivators cried out, their eyes red, their voices trembling with heartache, rage, and disbelief.
"Elder Cang self-destructed!"
Bang!
"Senior Sister Sun!"
"Live on!"
Bang!
"Little Junior Brother!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The self-destruction of the first cultivator seemed to be a signal. Soon, more cultivators detonated themselves, attempting to wound the monsters.
However, the monsters' strength was too formidable.
Cultivators with higher cultivation levels could still inflict damage on the monsters. Those with lower cultivation attempted self-destruction, but their efforts failed to cause any damage whatsoever.
With red eyes, the cultivators, filled with rage and madness, charged forward as if unafraid of death.
"Avenge our Elder!"
"Avenge our Peak Master!"
For some unknown reason, at the very last moment when he was about to collapse, Di Wu Ming looked at the Cang Ling Realm with a complex expression, a familiar indifference mingled with an unfamiliar warmth. Within his complex gaze, a hint of relief and liberation could be discerned.
Silently, he mouthed three words: I'm sorry.
With a bang!
Di Wu Ming also detonated himself, taking the first monster with him in a mutual destruction.