Chapter 1058 - 949: Signs of Invasion
Chapter 1058 - 949: Signs of Invasion
After a while, the temperature in the air suddenly dropped by dozens of degrees.Duan Gujin furrowed his brows tightly and released his Divine Sense, surveying the surroundings.
In just a moment, he saw fist-sized hailstones falling from the sky, crashing onto the ground and kicking up a huge cloud of dust.
Some martial artists had noticed the situation around them early on and had already deployed shields for protection, but some had not observed the changes around them and hadn't released their protective shields. When the hailstones fell, they could only use their hands to protect their heads from the impact.
Soon, many martial artists were bruised and battered.
Although the hailstones didn't seriously injure anyone present, many people's bodies were bruised and battered, with blood everywhere.
"How could this happen?"
This thought flashed quickly through the minds of many martial artists as they looked around anxiously, but saw no demons nearby.
They were extremely tense, unable to circulate their Primordial Power.
Should a demon appear nearby, their only possible fate would be death.
The thought quickly crossed many minds: they suspected this was likely a test from the Ascension Academy.
They secretly cursed the elder who devised this test task, as they were in the Black Hole World Forbidden Land, which was extremely dangerous.
Should they encounter demons from the Black Hole World, their fate would be dire.
Soon, the hailstones stopped.
However, before everyone could rejoice, the violent winds around them intensified.
Immediately after, everyone was swept up into the sky by the gigantic winds, only to crash down heavily from above.
Fortunately, they were still able to circulate some Primordial Power amidst the winds.
They quickly activated their cultivation techniques to protect their bodies while they still could.
They had no idea how to handle this situation, feeling like a lone leaf in a stormy sea.
When the fierce winds slammed against them, they could only pray for good luck.
This ordeal lasted for an hour.
Many martial artists, like Duan Gujin, were first swept up from the ground by the violent winds, then came crashing down onto the hard ground, experiencing severe pain all over, with some even breaking limbs.
During this process, some martial artists tried to use Thousand Jin Fall to stabilize themselves.
However, when a strong, strange energy appeared within the wind, their inner Primordial Power disappeared instantly.
Without the support of Primordial Power, they couldn't use Thousand Jin Fall.
Consequently, they were swept high into the sky by a tornado, only to crash down heavily again.
Several martial artists only saw darkness before losing consciousness.
Despite some martial artists falling unconscious, the violent wind and rain in the sky did not cease, continuing to toss their bodies upwards.
The heavily injured martial artists could only be described as pitiful.
For many martial artists, it was the first time encountering such a bizarre situation. They immediately consumed as many elixir pills as they had.
What frightened them most was their inability to determine whether the Ascension Academy elders or the demons from the Black Hole World Forbidden Land caused this.
If the demons were behind this, their situation was extremely dangerous.
Duan Gujin had already consumed many elixir pills, which were now starting to take effect, helping his injuries heal faster.
He realized that this sudden storm was no ordinary storm; it was charged with a strong and strange energy fluctuation.
"Why does this storm carry such strong strange energy fluctuations?"
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered; he couldn't comprehend why the earlier storm had energy fluctuations that could cause martial artists to lose their Primordial Power.
He pondered for a moment and suddenly thought of a legend.
"Could this be the Desolate Abyss?"
He hadn't initially considered that the place they had reached was the Land of Descent because the elder who brought them here misled them earlier.
The elder had told them this was the Black Hole World's Forbidden Land, where no demons existed.
That elder's words led Duan Gujin to believe they were merely in a genuine forbidden area of the Black Hole World, without considering the Desolate Abyss.
In reality, the Desolate Abyss only appeared after last generation's Exotic Realm Creatures invasion.
Previously, Divine World's experts hadn't focused on the Black Hole World; they couldn't attack it, nor could the demons attack the Divine World or Immortal Domain.
Thus, experts from the Divine World or Immortal Domain and the Black Hole World's advanced demons coexisted peacefully.
But since Zhao Wuji led the Exotic Realm Creatures in a war against the Divine World and Immortal Domain, even the Black Hole World got invaded by these creatures, resulting in fierce conflicts and battles between the demons and Exotic Realm Creatures.
Reflecting on intelligence gathered in the previous life, he immediately understood that the place he was at should be the first point of attack by the Exotic Realm Creatures in the Black Hole World's Forbidden Land.
"This could indicate an upcoming invasion by the Exotic Realm Creatures!"
Duan Gujin's eyes flashed as he immediately thought of this possibility.
"But if this is a forewarning of the Exotic Realm Creatures' invasion, why did the Ascension Academy elders send us here to risk our lives?"
The fear of Exotic Realm Creatures stemmed not only from their strength but also from the peculiar and formidable rule power of the Exotic Realm.
Upon entering the Exotic Realm, experts from the Divine World or Immortal Domain would be affected by the rule power, unless they cultivated a supreme technique that isolated them from its influence.
The most despairing aspect for these experts was the unpredictability of this rule power. Sometimes, it only slightly weakened the Divine World or Immortal Domain experts' strength.
But other times, it could weaken their combat power by over ninety percent.
If an area does indeed have rule power capable of reducing an expert's combat power by over ninety percent, the peril for experts in that area is beyond imagination.
Duan Gujin contemplated for a while and realized the timeline didn't match.
"I recall the Exotic Realm starting its invasion of the Black Hole World, Divine World, and Immortal Domain five hundred years later. Could the invasion be beginning now?"
Upon further thought, he deemed this possibility very high.
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