447: Chapter 447 The Divine Might of Mei Niang, the Pill Gathering Fails

"Everyone is here, so let's make a move!" The Half-Saint surnamed Xiao said coldly and forcefully.

Immediately, the two Half-Saints looked at each other, both seeing a trace of hesitation in each other's eyes.

However, with a flicker of their bodies, they followed the Xiao Family Half-Saint and swept toward Chang'an City.

Behind them, the auras of the Dou Zong experts began to rise as they transformed into streaks of light and swept into the distance.

This was the first true confrontation between the Dazheng Dynasty and the Xiao Family.

Above the Northwest Continent, the winds and clouds changed color, and the scent of war filled the air.

Whether they were kingdoms, dynasties, or even empires, all were involved, and countless sects and factions were watching from the sidelines.

A shocking piece of news spread!

A mere dynasty had actually provoked the Northwest Continent; this news immediately enraged many imperial families, but rage was just rage.

This dynasty, named the Dazheng Dynasty, actually dared to provoke the Izumo Empire and the Tianshe Empire!

No, besides the two great empires, there were also ten major dynasties and nearly a hundred kingdoms?

This was truly audacious, the biggest joke in the history of the Northwest Continent.

Could it be that the Northwest Continent had become a delicious cake that anyone could take a bite out of?

One against many, the advantage is mine!

Had the head of this Dazheng Emperor been poisoned?

However, the news arriving daily caused many emperors and faction leaders of the Northwest Continent to become solemn.

The proclamation for the crusade had already been announced to the world, and spies from all factions had received the news.

The Northwest Continent had entered a period of great unrest!

"Someone, come! Gather information on the Dazheng Emperor for me, whether true or false, and also information on the marshals of every route!"

An imperial lord ordered.

All faction leaders were unable to sit still, repeatedly issuing the same orders.

The three great legion commanders were each extraordinary individuals!

Under Yun Xiao's operations, the gates of some surrounding kingdoms were thrown wide open, allowing the army to advance all the way, and even their emperors bowed their heads.

The great army advanced at a steady pace; for cities without deterrents, they used the surrendered troops to attack, so there was no need for the main force to join the battle.

Mr. Corpse Soul was the same; wherever he passed, zombies ran rampant, making for a truly grand scene.

Within the Pill World, two peerless magical beasts had been confronting each other for a long time.

Roar...

From within the pitch-black demonic qi, a hair-raising roar erupted, like an ancient magical beast with overwhelming murderous intent, shaking the heavens and causing the earth to crack and mountains to collapse.

The space of the Pill World seemed unable to withstand it, becoming extremely distorted; the mountains and rivers trembled, and an aura that made the power of the soul shudder filled the air.

Hiss...

The Ancient Heavenly Serpent let out a long hiss, its blood-colored murderous aura like a river of blood, permeating with a terrifying atmosphere as its body suddenly moved, pouncing toward the opponent to kill.

“Mei Niang?” Hun Tiandi called out urgently. Mei Niang had only just finished her transformation, and although he didn't know what level her strength had reached, such an attack was too extreme.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a violent shaking came from the Wanyao Mountain Range, and a tragic aura completely spread through the Pill World.

The powerful magical beasts within the Pill World were facing the clash of two magical beast kings.

Overawed by the aura, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling.

Mei Niang's true form, the Ancient Heavenly Serpent, had a massive body that blocked out the sky, and her snake tail, like a divine whip, smashed violently into the black mist before her.

Hiss...

To Hun Tiandi's shock, the nine-headed Ancient Heavenly Serpent swayed and hissed, spitting out a bolt of lightning, a stream of venom, and a blast of fire toward the black mist.

Although this lightning, fire, and venom had not yet reached the level of divine abilities, they absolutely could not be underestimated.

Mei Niang was so powerful in her first display of strength!

Awoo!

Inside the black mist, the aura was filled with brutality, ferocity, and bloodlust... its claws were like the sky, its body as hard as adamant, and its speed was incredibly fast.

A tragic aura overwhelmed everything like a tsunami.

The murderous aura rolled, shaking the space; the pitch-black demonic qi was sky-high, making it impossible to see the true form as it obscured the heavens.

Hun Tiandi's figure retreated violently; a battle of this level was definitely not something a Dou Huang could participate in.

A thunderous roar erupted, like a sea of lightning between heaven and earth!

Buzz...

At this time, after the anomaly in the Pill World, the Alchemists who had escaped by crushing their spatial stones turned their gazes toward the familiar Holy Pill City.

"I'm still alive, hahaha!"

"Fine, whoever wants to participate in this Pill Gathering can do it!"

"How can the mere title of Pill Gathering Champion be more important than my life!"

The Alchemists who had survived the disaster had tears in their eyes; hundreds of people weeping together was quite a spectacular scene.

Whoosh!

Xuan Kongzi stepped through the void and landed before everyone. He was extremely curious; he had just seen all the Alchemists with his own eyes, and they hadn't exited the Pill World because they had finished their tasks.

Instead, they had teleported out by crushing their spatial stones, which also meant the Alchemists had forfeited their eligibility.

But why did they all forfeit?

"Young friends, I wonder what happened in the Pill World that caused you all to forfeit your eligibility for the Pill Gathering at once?" Xuan Kongzi asked, puzzled.

"Senior, the championship of this Pill Gathering is no longer that important to me!" an Alchemist said helplessly, as if he had seen through the vanity of the world.

"Senior, within the Pill World, two peerless magical beasts are fighting. Based on the aura at the time, they are at least at the eighth rank. Does the Pill Tower's arrangement of this assessment mean to kill us Alchemists from all over the continent?"

A middle-aged Alchemist spoke slowly with a solemn expression.

"What? Two eighth-rank magical beasts fighting?" Xuan Kongzi said in shock. Although there were magical beasts in the Pill World, he really wasn't sure if any eighth-rank ones existed.

Let alone two of them fighting. Beside him, Tian Leizi frowned slightly; this was too terrifying!

"Therefore, we forfeit our eligibility for this Pill Gathering. Farewell!" His figure swept toward the outside of Holy Pill City.

Whoosh...

The Alchemists behind him flew toward Holy Pill City like a swarm of locusts, followed closely by the elders of their respective factions and sects.

The originally bustling Holy Pill City soon saw its crowds dissipate!

"Do we need to stop them?" Xuan Yi said in a low voice.

"No!"

"The anomaly in the Pill World has already caused many Alchemists to feel dissatisfied. If we forcibly stop them, the reputation of our Pill Tower will be ruined!"

Xuan Kongzi said in a heavy voice, his fists clenched until they creaked. He hadn't expected this session of the Pill Gathering to end in failure!

Even the Pill Tower's reputation had suffered a great loss.

This was extremely fatal for the Pill Tower.

"Tian Leizi, Xuan Yi, gather the experts to enter the Pill World and eliminate the eighth-rank magical beasts..." Xuan Kongzi was enraged; beneath his calm exterior was a towering fury.

Hun Tiandi flipped his hand and took out the ten thousand soul banner. Looking at the prostrated magical beasts in the distance, a crazy idea sprouted in his heart.

With a burning gaze, he moved his body and swept violently toward the surrendered magical beasts.

The ten thousand soul banner shook, and overwhelming black-purple evil energy circulated and spread outward as countless souls shrieked.

Roar...

Wherever the soul banner passed, the flesh and blood of the magical beasts were devoured, and their beast souls were swallowed by the ten thousand soul banner. Demonic qi surged, and Hun Tiandi could sense it.

This peerless demonic weapon was transforming and evolving.

After Hun Tiandi advanced to the Dou Huang level, although he was only a one-star Dou Huang, his speed had increased several times. The second stage of Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Lightning Flash, had already reached completion.

He was only one step away from breaking through and reaching the final Great Completion stage of Three Thousand Lightning.

While Mei Niang was taking action, Hun Tiandi began to harvest the magical beasts in the Pill World, collecting all their flesh, souls, and even their bones.

These beast bones could be used to refine White Bone Demonic Soldiers, which knew no pain or fatigue and only knew slaughter—the most terrifying killing machines.