510: Chapter 510 The格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or framework) collapses! War breaks out!

Xuanxing Continent.

In a certain ruin, a towering ancient tree suddenly burgeoned, instantly overturning the ground for a hundred miles around!

A massive withered tree stood tall amidst the earth!

This phenomenon lasted for less than a few breaths before the withered wood suddenly contracted, shrinking to the size of an adult in just a few moments.

A slender figure floated in mid-air; it was Yao Yuan.

The number one genius of the Yao Mu Clan!

He looked down at his palm, which still bore a trace of blood.

“A pity, he escaped.”

Buzz!

The surrounding space vibrated as a dark figure appeared on the scene.

Night Owl of the Night Clan.

Night Owl said in a deep voice, “He has already obscured his own heavenly secrets; I cannot catch up to him.”

Yao Yuan nodded, not at all surprised, and said, “Normal. Zhan Qing's realm already has one foot in the Tenth Order Late Stage. His true combat power allows him to fight even those at the Tenth Order Late Stage. Even though he was wounded by me, he still isn't that simple to deal with.”

Night Owl's expression was somewhat grave. “I didn't expect him to hide so deeply.”

They had always thought everyone was at the same level. However, after everyone showcased themselves on this stage, they realized a gap had already formed between them.

For example, the Yao Yuan before him.

Although Night Owl had anticipated it, he was still shocked when he truly witnessed the other's strength.

Yao Yuan was already at the Tenth Order Late Stage!

Furthermore, his combat power was frighteningly high!

“Forget it, we will meet eventually. It won't be too late to deal with him then,” Yao Yuan said indifferently.

He then added with some gratification, “However, the harvest this time is not small. In terms of source qi alone, I've collected over two thousand strands.”

“There are also hundreds of thousands of source crystals...”

As derivatives of the source veins, finding them wasn't very difficult for them. source qi, however, was even more precious than source crystals; once a certain amount was collected, it could coalesce into a source vein embryo, which could then be nurtured into a source vein!

This was the primary goal of the major powers.

Not just Yao Yuan, but Night Owl had also gained many benefits from this alliance with Yao Yuan.

“What is the next target?”

Yao Yuan pondered for a moment before saying, “The source qi in this area has been exhausted; others have likely looted it clean. However, that source heart has not been discovered by anyone.”

“The source heart! That is a treasure that can allow people at our level to break through directly!” Night Owl's eyes gleamed with a trace of eagerness.

Yao Yuan smiled. “In that case, let us go seek that source heart.”

As he spoke, he was just about to move when his body suddenly stiffened.

He then looked up in confusion, his tone somewhat surprised. “Ape Leader and the others are dead?”

Hearing this, Night Owl frowned. “How is that possible? Ape Leader's cultivation... and he was protected by the Dao-Protecting Elders of the Ni Yuan Tribe. How could anyone kill him?”

Yao Yuan said slowly, “This is the truth. Not just Ape Leader, but also the Ji Yuan siblings, and... an elder of your Night Clan.”

“What?!” Night Owl's pupils constricted, his gaze unable to hide his horror.

So many people died all at once? And they were existences at the same level as them?

Just what happened?

“Who did it?”

“Star Pavilion!”

Yao Yuan said indifferently, “According to the news, it was Star Pavilion's Fang Bai who made the move.”

“It's him? He was indeed able to defeat Ape Leader before, so this isn't surprising,” Night Owl's voice was heavy.

His strength was only slightly greater than Ape Leader's, but he couldn't kill him. Since that Fang Bai could kill him, there was a high probability he could kill Night Owl as well!

“What do we do now?”

Yao Yuan thought for a bit and then said, “Have the experts of our tribes return. There are orders from above: Fang Bai must be killed, and while we're at it, clear out the people from Star Pavilion!”

He was also cautious; even though he was already at the Tenth Order Late Stage, he had no certainty when facing a genius youth he had never fought before.

So Yao Yuan decisively chose to call for backup!

Since the war had already begun, they had to settle it once and for all and completely eradicate the threat!

...

Soon, the entire continent began to stir.

The experts of the Seven Great Powers gathered one after another, and they officially declared war on the Star Pavilion and the Zhan Clan!

Once the two sides met, they would immediately launch into a great battle—the kind where only one side leaves alive!

At the same time, those native forces of the Xuanxing Continent helplessly chose to withdraw from the battlefield.

Because with their strength, it was fundamentally impossible to intervene in a battle of this level!

Originally, these few forces had planned to join hands to seize the source veins. However, they had still underestimated the strength of the Seven Great Powers.

With several forces allied, they had as many as five Tenth Rank combatants!

But most of their realms were only at the Early Tenth Rank, and any single elder from the Seven Great Powers could suppress them!

Now that the internal war had begun, they had no heart to intervene and could only stay far from the battlefield, watching for a while.

The fighting was extremely fierce; almost every day, super-experts clashed, creating world-shaking disturbances.

The entire continent was on the verge of collapsing from the fighting!

“Jie jie jie, have these monkeys finally started fighting among themselves?”

In a hidden mountain valley somewhere, over a dozen mysterious figures in red robes gathered.

The figure in the lead pulled back his hood, revealing an evil face.

If Fang Bai were here, he would surely recognize him as Demon Slayer, who had descended upon Blue Star!

And this was his true body!

The one that had descended upon Blue Star before was just an avatar, possessing only a Mid-Tenth Order cultivation.

His true body, however, had reached the Tenth Order Late Stage!

And it wasn't just any ordinary Tenth Order Late Stage!

He was one of the ten Great Elders of the Evil Demon Clan!

Ranked eighth!

Bone Demon was ninth.

A trace of a wicked smile played on Demon Slayer's face. “Interesting. We've arrived at a good time!”

At this moment, a subordinate walked over and said respectfully, “Elder Tu, we have finished the tally. We have collected 3,658 strands of source qi and a total of 400,000 source crystals!”

Demon Slayer nodded with satisfaction. “Well done.”

The subordinate thought for a moment and then asked curiously, “Elder, when can we make our move? The brothers can hardly wait!”

The group of Evil Demon Clan experts also showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.

They had long wanted to join this feast of slaughter!

Demon Slayer let out a sinister laugh. “Rest assured, there will naturally be a time for you all to perform. Assemble all the experts of our clan. The target: the civilization fragments!”

“Yes!”

Undercurrents surged as the entire continent grew lively.

Meanwhile, at the northwestern border of the continent.

A group of people arrived at this place.

Leading them was Young Master Tang. He glanced at the map in his hand and chuckled. “It's just ahead.”

Everyone was somewhat expectant. Was the legendary source heart in this area?

“The fluctuations of Source Power in the surroundings are unusually strong; it seems they are influenced by the source heart.” Old Man Li reached out his hand, and a strand of Source Power condensed in his palm.

Young Master Tang smiled and then looked at the youth beside him, saying, “Brother Fang, according to our agreement, if you want the source heart, I can assist you, but...”

Fang Bai said indifferently, “Don't worry, I won't go back on my word.”

Young Master Tang's smile deepened. “That's good then.”