211: With a large army pressing in, they offered no resistance.

Three days later,

"Report—!!!"

A frantic, shrill emergency report, carrying Spiritual Power fluctuations that almost tore the speaker's throat, exploded like thunder outside the main hall of the Eastern Profound Hall.

Chen Yuan, who was discussing matters with the Elders, frowned, waved his hand, and opened the hall doors.

A Patrol Division Disciple, covered in blood, scrambled into the hall, plopped down onto his knees, tightly clutching a cracked, dim Communication Jade Slip.

"Hall Master! Old Ancestors! Disaster! The Demon Nether Domain... the Demon Nether Domain's great army launched a surprise attack! Qin City... Qin City has fallen!"

Chen Yuan's gaze darkened. He took a step, instantly appearing before the Disciple, and said in a heavy voice, "Explain in detail!"

Tears and snot streamed down the Disciple's face, his voice trembling violently from fear:

"It... it was Tribulation Transcendence Stage Demon Cultivators! They... they suddenly attacked Qin City! The leading Demon Cultivator... was too terrifying!"

Chen Yuan and the Elders' expressions sank.

Qin City's City-Protecting Great Formation, after being repaired, could block even a Mahayana Stage Expert for a short time. Unexpectedly, the Demon Cultivators directly dispatched Tribulation Transcendence Stage Cultivators this time.

Chen Yuan paced back and forth inside the hall.

He remembered that the Demon Nether Domain had two Tribulation Transcendence Stage Cultivators: one was the Demon Nether Palace Master, and the other was the Demon Nether Palace Old Ancestor.

This time, it was likely the Demon Nether Palace Master leading the team personally.

That Old Ancestor should not have come. Otherwise, with the Demon Race forces weakened, the Southern Continent wouldn't miss this opportunity.

After a moment of thought, Chen Yuan curled his lips into a cold smile.

He gave his orders calmly:

"The Demonic Tribulation has arrived! Pass down my Decree: Border Sects are forbidden from resisting and must focus on preserving their strength. Other Sects do not need to provide aid."

The Elders were greatly shocked, not understanding Chen Yuan's intention.

Shouldn't they coordinate military preparations and meet the enemy?

Chen Yuan seemed to read their thoughts and said calmly, "Just a mere Demon Nether Domain. I wasn't looking for them, yet they came looking for us. Don't worry. This Hall Master doesn't even put Tribulation Transcendence Cultivators in his eyes."

The Demon Nether Domain's great army arrived too quickly, too fiercely!

The news that Qin City was defeated in a single blow spread like wildfire among the young Cultivators who had just gathered from various places to participate in the Eastern Profound Hall's Selection.

"Trib... Tribulation Transcendence Demon Cultivators?"

"Qin City had an Ancient Formation yet couldn't even withstand a single blow?"

"We... we just joined the Eastern Profound Hall!"

"The Demon Cultivators have attacked. Will we die?"

Panic spread instantly like a prairie fire.

Many youths, full of hope, who had just passed the Preliminary Assessment, were now pale-faced and weak-kneed. Some, unable to bear the shock, were scared Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering by the words “Undergoing Tribulation.” Their pants grew warm and wet; they had lost control of their bladders!

The previously orderly Selection site instantly devolved into chaos, filled with endless cries and screams.

They had thought joining the Eastern Profound Hall was stepping onto a bright Immortal Path, but they never expected to run headlong into such a terrifying Catastrophe!

...Meanwhile, at the border of the Eastern Barrens.

The once majestic Qin City had now turned into a massive ruin. Demonic Fire burned fiercely among the broken walls, and towering Devilish Qi condensed into heavy black clouds, blotting out the sky.

Above the ruins, a giant White Bone Throne floated, built from countless white bones. Upon the throne, the Devilish Qi around You Sha Demon Venerable surged, making him look like a Demon God descended upon the world.

The banners of the Five Great Demon Sects flapped loudly in the Demonic Wind. The densely packed Demon Cultivator army, varying in form, trampled the ruins like a black tide.

"The Eastern Barrens... is indeed utterly weak."

You Sha Demon Venerable looked down at the scorched earth below, his voice tinged with disdain. "Issue the order: Full military assault! This Venerable wants to see how long that so-called Eastern Profound Hall can withstand my great army!"

The black Demonic Tide, carrying an aura of utter destruction, surged toward the heartland of the Eastern Barrens, toward the Eastern Profound Hall, at a speed faster than before!

This is a Blitzkrieg; they must capture the Eastern Barrens before the Southern Continent can react.

On the other side,

Chen Yuan's order caused the Elders in the hall to look at each other, filled with shock and uncertainty.

No resistance? No aid? Wouldn't that be handing over the magnificent Lands of the Eastern Barrens to the Demon Race?

However, seeing Chen Yuan's composure and remembering his methods, everyone ultimately suppressed their doubts and accepted the order, relaying this absurd Decree.

Just as the order was issued, Chen Yuan's figure silently vanished from the main hall.

The next moment, he appeared outside the Eastern Profound Hall's Mountain Gate, standing in the air.

He Formed Hand Seals with both hands, his ten fingers fluttering like phantoms.

Lines of Runes flowed from his fingertips and merged into the surrounding Void Realm.

He mobilized his vast Divine Soul Power and the immense Heaven and Earth Origin Qi. Using the entire Eastern Profound Hall's Mountain Gate as the core, he constructed a gigantic Formation covering an area of a hundred miles.

The Runes disappeared, the Qi Mechanism connected heaven and earth, and energy gathered like A Hundred Rivers Flowing into the Sea.

In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, an invisible, Peerless Great Formation had taken shape.

An Eighth-Tier Trapping and Killing Formation: The Nine Nether Refinement Demon Slaughtering Immortal Formation!

This Formation was the result of his Fusion of the Essence of many Formations.

The Formation contained its own space and could continuously absorb external Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to transform it into Undying Battle Souls to aid in killing enemies!

Within the Formation, Chen Yuan, as the Master of the Formation, could mobilize the power of the entire great Formation to bless himself, causing his strength to skyrocket;

While enemies who entered the Formation would be suppressed by the power of the great Formation, making it difficult for them to utilize even seventy percent of their full strength!

Having finished all this, Chen Yuan's figure returned to the main hall once more.

The speed of the Demon Nether Domain's great army's advance exceeded everyone's imagination.

Under the personal leadership of You Sha Demon Venerable, the Demon Race army encountered almost no decent resistance.

Those border Sects had long since received the Strict Edict from the Eastern Profound Hall; after a brief engagement, they feigned defeat, quickly retreated, and preserved their strength.

This only fueled the Demon Race's Arrogant Aura, making them believe that the Eastern Barrens Cultivators were indeed vulnerable.

In less than half a day, the black Demonic Tide had penetrated deep into the territory and reached the Eastern Profound Hall.

Outside the Eastern Profound Hall, black clouds loomed overhead, and Devilish Qi surged heavenward.

You Sha Demon Venerable sat upon the White Bone Throne, suspended in front of the Demon Race great army.

Behind him stood the Sect Masters of the Five Great Demon Sects—the Nine Yin Sect Master, the Heaven Refining Gu Master, the Lustful Joy Sect Master, the Blood Transformation Sect Master, and the New Saint Demon Sect Master—along with one or two Mahayana Stage Demon Cultivators brought by each Sect, totaling over ten Mahayana Stage Experts. The terrifying Awe they emitted merged into one, causing the sky to twist and deform, leaving the sun and moon lightless.

In contrast, on the Eastern Profound Hall's side, Chen Yuan, dressed in green robes, stood calmly in the center of the plaza in front of the hall.

Behind him were the eight Core Elders of the Eastern Profound Hall, led by Grand Elder. Although they were also Mahayana Stage Cultivators, they were clearly at a numerical disadvantage.

Further back,

The Disciples and Deacons gathered at the Eastern Profound Hall felt the terrifying Demonic Might opposite them, which resembled an Ancient Behemoth, and their faces turned pale, their gazes heavy.

"Hmph, an ant trying to stop a carriage!"

You Sha Demon Venerable looked down at the Eastern Profound Hall's Upper Echelon, who were arrayed and ready but few in number, and let out a contemptuous sneer. "Chen Yuan, little boy! If you kneel and beg for mercy now, and offer up all your Treasure Troves, This Venerable might leave you an intact corpse!"

He did not take the small amount of resistance before him seriously at all, feeling that victory was already in his grasp.

Chen Yuan did not even bother to lift his eyelids, merely spitting out two words faintly: "Idiot."