Chapter 531: Doomsday

Chapter 531: Chapter 531: Doomsday

Long Ao watched helplessly as the Beast Tide threatened to break through the Array, powerless to do anything but stare.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array.

Long Ao knew full well that if the ten Divine Dao Martial Artists from the Heaven and Earth Sect were personally guarding the Array, its power would be a hundred times greater. But the current situation was different.

At that moment, the three great Holy Beasts began their assault on the Array. As time went on, more and more Spirit Beasts appeared—a phenomenon unseen in the previous ten Beast Tides.

Seeing this, the Four Great Forces finally realized the gravity of the situation.

Unwilling to delay any longer, the eight Saints and forty Semi-Saints sprang into action almost simultaneously. But by then, they all discovered with dismay that the situation had spun out of their control.

The three great Holy Beasts led an endless horde of Spirit Beasts in a ferocious assault against the Array. With a deafening BOOM, the entire structure began to tremble violently.

The heavens seemed to rend and the earth to crack.

The entire Kyushu Forbidden Land seemed to tremble.

Everyone was utterly horrified, their faces draining of color as they realized what was happening.

"Patriarch, the Beast Tide is about to break through the Array! What should we do?"

Long Mowen’s expression was grim, his face as dark as a thundercloud. He knew exactly what it would mean for Kyushu if the Beast Tide broke through the Array.

Not only would Kyushu suffer, but even the Four Great Forces would struggle to withstand the assault.

"Retreat."

’Retreat?’

Long Yan thought he had misheard. If the Four Great Forces all retreated, the Beast Tide would absolutely break through the Array. At that point, they would truly become the pariahs of Kyushu.

"We can no longer stop the Beast Tide from breaking through. Instead of staying, we should leave as soon as possible, return to the family, and begin our preparations. That way, we can minimize our losses."

"Patriarch, if we do this, our family will be condemned by all of Kyushu."

"Go," Long Mowen clearly had no intention of lingering. Taking the ten Semi-Saints with him, he turned and left, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Father, I just saw Long Mowen leave with the Long Family."

He wasn’t the least bit surprised. Duan Kai knew that things had reached a point where even he had no choice but to leave, just like Long Mowen. To stay would be a death sentence.

"We’re retreating too."

Sighing deeply, Duan He couldn’t understand how things had come to this. They clearly could have held off the Beast Tide, yet the result was the complete opposite.

The Third Level Long Family, the Imperial City, and the Netherworld Mansion all retreated, leaving only Piaomiao Palace behind.

Among the Four Great Forces, Piaomiao Palace had shown a bit more responsibility than the other three. However, they would certainly leave as well. In this situation, staying behind would lead to only one outcome: Piaomiao Palace’s losses would far exceed those of the other three forces.

Feng Wuyi and Liu Boming would never allow that to happen.

"If we had been able to act together, the Beast Tide never would have been able to break the Array."

"The animosity between the Four Great Forces runs too deep. They all want to eliminate each other. Even if we had managed to work together this time, I’m sure the next time, or the time after that, we’d see the same result. In that case, it’s better this disaster came sooner rather than later."

Sighing deeply, Feng Wuyi said, "When the Beast Tide invades the Kyushu Spirit Realm, our Four Great Forces will bear the brunt of it. Whether in the Kyushu Spirit Realm or the Ordinary Spirit Realm, it seems immense suffering and bloodshed are now unavoidable."

"We can no longer stop it. Since that’s the case, we can only focus on minimizing our Sect’s losses. As for everything else, we are powerless to help."

"Let’s go."

With Piaomiao Palace’s departure, all Four Great Forces had withdrawn. Now, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array could no longer contain the Beast Tide. With a tremendous BOOM, the Beast Tide finally shattered the Array and swarmed out.

Watching the endless tide of Spirit Beasts pour out from the broken Array and surge toward Kyushu, Long Ao’s expression turned ugly.

’The Four Great Forces. This is all their fault.’

The Beast Tide invaded once every ten years. But with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array, jointly established by ten Divine Dao Array Martial Artists from the Heaven and Earth Sect, and the protection of the Four Great Forces, not a single Beast Tide in all these years had ever succeeded.

But this time was different. Because the Four Great Forces were each nursing their own selfish ambitions and refused to act, the Beast Tide finally broke through.

Long Ao could easily imagine the consequences once the Beast Tide flooded into the Kyushu Spirit Realm. Forget the ordinary sects and families; even the Four Great Forces themselves would struggle to withstand the assault.

The invasion of the Beast Tide was like the apocalypse.

「Inside the Dragon Seal Space.」

"Long Fu, is there any way to stop the Beast Tide from invading Kyushu?"

Long Ao asked impatiently the moment he entered the Dragon Seal Space. He actually wanted to ask if the Ancient Divine Dragon could help—if it could frighten the invaders and drive the Beast Tide back.

Long Ao knew that as the ancestor of the Dragon Race, the Ancient Divine Dragon was also the most powerful Divine Beast in existence. If the Ancient Divine Dragon were to appear, its aura alone would be enough to frighten away all the Spirit Beasts.

Within the Beast Tide, regardless of the type of Spirit Beast, there wasn’t a single Divine Beast, not even a Great Emperor Spirit Beast. In the presence of the Ancient Divine Dragon, even the strongest Holy Beasts were nothing but trash.

But Long Ao was hesitant to ask. The Ancient Divine Dragon had severely depleted its Vitality to save him before, and who knew if it had recovered yet.

"Master, I cannot stop the Beast Tide from invading Kyushu. I believe even the previous master would be unable to stop it. The situation is already set in stone. Why don’t you enter the Beast Tide Forbidden Land, Master? You might find something you want there."

’The Beast Tide Forbidden Land?’

Long Ao was startled to hear Long Fu suggest he enter the Beast Tide Forbidden Land. Before he came here, the Fire Qilin had warned him never to set foot in there, no matter what. It wasn’t just a place of near-certain death; it was a place of absolutely certain death.

"Long Fu, what exactly is inside the Beast Tide Forbidden Land?"

"Good things. But Master, the Beast Tide Forbidden Land is also fraught with danger. If you are worried..."

Waving his hand to cut him off, Long Ao knew that since things had already reached this point, there was nothing he could do to change them. That being the case, he might as well enter the Beast Tide Forbidden Land and see for himself what these "good things" Long Fu mentioned really were.

Long Ao had never been one to fear danger. He knew that danger and opportunity always went hand in hand. If he had shied away from risk, he never would have achieved what he had today.

Because of this, Long Ao didn’t even hesitate. "Long Fu," he said, "in that case, I’ll make a trip into the Beast Tide Forbidden Land."

With that, Long Ao immediately left the Dragon Seal Space. He had never been an indecisive person; once he made a decision, he acted on it. He immediately headed toward the Beast Tide Forbidden Land. By now, the entire Beast Tide had already departed, making its way toward Kyushu.