Outside the stronghold, silence reigned.
The expressions on the faces of the thousands of martial artists present remained frozen.
Partly due to the shameless actions, and partly because two Earth-tier powerhouses from Nine Heavens Continent had been beaten unconscious.
“Everyone.”
Jun Changxiao sat in his chair, crossing his legs as he said, “Whether or not one qualifies to be an enemy of first-tier planes isn’t determined by words, but by strength.”
“…”
The gazes of martial artists from various planes gradually filled with wariness.
Two Earth-tier powerhouses had been critically injured and knocked unconscious in such a short time—this Xingyun Continent was definitely a tough nut to crack!
Can’t provoke them, can’t provoke them!
“Retreat!”
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The martial artists from various planes immediately deployed their movement techniques and fled into the distance at breakneck speed, as if rushing to their next reincarnation.
Jun Changxiao didn’t order everyone to pursue and kill them. After all, this was his second time in the Plane Battlefield, and in just an hour or so, he had already killed quite a few. Zilin Demon King and the others were all red-named now, so it was better to rest and recuperate before rolling up their sleeves to fight again.
Since they were here.
They had to play properly.
First critically injuring Chihai Continent’s Che Yuansi, then dealing with Nine Heavens Continent’s two Earth-tier powerhouses—Jun Changxiao’s show of might was quite successful.
The best proof of this was that martial artists drawn by the three red beams of light, upon seeing other plane martial artists fleeing from the target area as if escaping for their lives, asked in puzzlement about the situation.
“What? Nine Heavens Continent’s Kindly Brow Sage and Wrathful Gaze Fiend were beaten unconscious?”
“Impossible!”
After martial artists from various planes confirmed the truth of the matter repeatedly, they hurriedly dismissed the idea of capturing the wanted criminals and retraced their steps.
Earth-tier powerhouses couldn’t even handle them—wouldn’t going there be suicide?
“Can’t provoke Xingyun Continent!”
“Forget it, forget it. We should just watch the excitement. Otherwise, we might not get those 500 contribution points and lose our lives instead!”
“Well said, well said!”
Many plane martial artists developed wariness toward Xingyun Continent.
Of course, some were also thinking that with two Earth-tier powerhouses beaten unconscious, Nine Heavens Continent wouldn’t necessarily let this go. They believed that before long, even more powerhouses would be sent to cause trouble!
And there was Chihai Continent!
This plane had lost many martial artists to Xingyun Continent, so they definitely wouldn’t consider the matter settled.
“In that case!”
Someone said, “Don’t we have a good show to watch?”
“Xingyun Continent must have just been designated to enter the Plane Battlefield. Offending so many planes consecutively, and offending the first-tier Nine Heavens Continent—their future days won’t be easy.”
“I heard the leader is called Jun Changxiao, the sect master of Xingyun Continent’s Eternal Strongest Sect. He’s young, but extremely arrogant.”
“The Plane Battlefield is different from one’s home plane. If you act too rampant, you’ll definitely pay a price.”
In a short time, news about Xingyun Continent’s Jun Changxiao and the beating of Nine Heavens Continent powerhouses spread wildly throughout the Plane Battlefield, becoming the focus of everyone’s discussion.
“Wait!”
“Where are Kindly Brow Sage and Wrathful Gaze Fiend?”
…
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Outside Xingyun Continent’s stronghold, He Wudi planted two large pillars and tied the unconscious Kindly Brow Sage and Wrathful Gaze Fiend to them one by one.
“Wudi.”
Jun Changxiao sat inside the stronghold, taking a sip of tea as he said, “Be careful, don’t injure them. Otherwise, we won’t be able to explain things to Nine Heavens Continent.”
“…” He Wudi was speechless.
You didn’t show any mercy when you suppressed them with the tower.
“Sect Master.”
Jiang Xie asked worriedly, “What if they send even more powerhouses?”
“Even a cornered rabbit bites.”
Jun Changxiao smiled coldly and said, “If they don’t cooperate, or if they bully us with their power, worst case we’ll tear up the tickets.”
“…”
Ge Laodao said, “From the expressions of martial artists from other planes, it’s clear that Nine Heavens Continent seems very formidable. We just arrived and have already formed enmity with them—isn’t that bad?”
“It is bad.”
Jun Changxiao put down his teacup and said, “But having reached this point, there’s no way back. We can only take life and death lightly and fight if we disagree.”
He didn’t want to become enemies with high-level planes either. He just wanted to develop steadily in the battlefield, expand the stronghold, and then specifically target Chihai Continent and Lingyun Continent.
But.
Some troubles couldn’t be avoided.
Like these two Earth-tier powerhouses from Nine Heavens Continent.
They insisted on taking the red-named Xiao Longlong and the others—should he wash his neck clean and present it to them?
“Hmph.”
Zilin Demon King put on a brand new school uniform and said indifferently, “If they dare come again, this Hall Master will knock them all down.”
“Wudi.”
Jun Changxiao said, “The corpses outside are unsightly. Find a way to dispose of them.”
“Yes.”
He Wudi walked out and piled up the bodies scattered on the ground. Most of the dead came from Chihai Continent and Lingyun Continent.
And this was the consequence of being obsessed with Jun Changxiao.
…
Xingyun Continent.
Inside the altar, several elders sat cross-legged together, discussing something, their faces occasionally showing troubled expressions.
“Everyone.”
The High Priest sighed and said, “This old one relied on limited channels to learn that there are over three hundred planes in the Plane Battlefield.”
“Over three hundred?” Several elders’ faces changed dramatically.
Based on a minimum of 2,000 people sent from each, there would be at least 600,000 Emperor-level powerhouses inside!
This scene was completely unimaginable!
The High Priest continued, “The ranks in the battlefield are divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The strength of planes is also divided into nine tiers. Our Xingyun Continent should belong to the lowest ninth tier.”
Everyone shook their heads bitterly.
“There are four first-tier planes: Nine Heavens Continent, Vast Continent, Dragon’s Roar Continent, and Sharo Continent.”
“High Priest, are the first-tier planes very strong?” someone asked.
The High Priest said seriously, “According to the information obtained, the four first-tier planes are extremely terrifying in strength. Even Xingyun Continent’s most glorious ancient era couldn’t contend with them.”
“…” Everyone fell silent.
The High Priest continued, “Although the four first-tier planes are strong, they’ve long completed the tasks assigned by the upper realm. Their martial artists mainly explore for treasures and train, and won’t easily target other planes.”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
“However!”
The High Priest said with a worried face, “Other planes aren’t peaceful. As far as I know, planes like Chihai Continent and Lingyun Continent have always enjoyed bullying newly entered planes!”
“What tier are they?”
“We can’t investigate that yet, but they’re definitely higher tier than our Xingyun Continent.”
“Does the High Priest mean that when we enter the Plane Battlefield five years from now, we should pay special attention to martial artists from Chihai Continent and Lingyun Continent?”
“Exactly!”
The High Priest said gravely, “As long as we encounter them, run if possible. We absolutely cannot fight them head-on.”
“What if they pursue relentlessly?” someone asked.
The High Priest sighed, his eyes full of vicissitudes as he said, “Then we can only resign ourselves to fate.”
“High Priest!”
An elder said resolutely, “The Plane Battlefield five years from now will be a disaster for our Xingyun Continent. We’ve already made up our minds to die in battle!”
“This matter can’t be resolved by determination alone. Without true strength, going there will only…” The High Priest didn’t continue, changing his words instead: “Tell City Lord Han and the high-ranking members of the major sects about these matters so they can be mentally prepared.”
“Yes!”
In a short time, all the powerhouses selected to go to the Plane Battlefield five years later received the news, murmuring worriedly, “Chihai Continent, Lingyun Continent… If we encounter them after entering, we must be very careful.”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”
Plane Battlefield, flames burning.
One corpse after another of Chihai Continent and Lingyun Continent martial artists was gradually incinerated to nothingness.
The worried Xingyun Continent powerhouses—if they could see the martial artists from the planes they were worried about being cremated like this, who knows what wonderful expressions would appear on their faces.
—