476: Arrival of various ethnic groups

Above Tianyang Pass, the Chaos cloud sea surged endlessly.

As the date of the Competition approached, brilliant streaks of light tore through the sky, and various powerful Chaos Races from the Southern Abyss arrived one after another. The atmosphere of the entire mighty pass gradually became fervent, with discussions about the upcoming Peak showdown filling every street and alley.

"Look! That's the Star Devouring Clan's Heaven Devouring Warship!"

A sudden exclamation erupted from the crowd.

A pitch-black warship, crafted from star remains, tore through the Void Realm. Nine still-beating stellar cores were embedded in its bow. On the deck, more than a dozen Star Devouring Clan Prodigies, clad in star-patterned battle robes, stood with their hands behind their backs. Each of them had a blood-red vertical pupil between their brows, and as it opened and closed, scenes of stars forming and perishing could be seen.

The young man leading them was particularly striking. His hair cascaded like a galaxy, and with every step he took, stardust swirled around him—this was none other than the Star Devouring Clan's Saint of this generation, Shi Yuan.

"I heard that this Xing Wuya has already devoured the Origin of nine Immortal Ancient Stars..."

"Hush! Keep your voice down! Didn't you see him looking this way?"

Shi Yuan seemed to sense something, and his blood-red vertical pupil suddenly turned towards the crowd. Several Cultivators who were discussing instantly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their Dao Souls seemingly about to be sucked away by that gaze.

Just at this moment—

"Boom!"

A crimson firelight descended from the sky, dispelling the chilling Aura of the Star Devouring Clan.

The Fire-patterned God Race's procession arrived, riding in a carriage pulled by nine Chaos exotic beasts resembling lions. Wherever they passed, the Void Realm became distorted. A squad of fire-armored God Army guards surrounded the carriage.

Inside the carriage, a maiden in fiery robes sat behind a curtain. As the flame divine pattern on her brow pulsed, it actually burned away Shi Yuan's gaze.

"It's Huo Lingyue!" A young being exclaimed excitedly, "Legend says she has already refined Chaos Fire Essence; even Immortal Giants dare not directly confront her fire!"

Huo Lingyue smiled sweetly at Shi Yuan, and then her carriage carried her towards the Fire-patterned God Race's palace.

Shi Yuan's eyes showed a hint of apprehension, and he snorted coldly before leaving.

This display of power was not yet over when a series of Dragon roars suddenly came from the east.

A towering Jianmu tree broke through the cloud sea, and the Cultivators of the Wood Source Clan arrived, stepping on its branches and leaves. Their skin was as clear as jade, and tender green sprouts grew from their hair.

The young man in a green shirt leading them held a wooden sword, its tip lightly tapping.

"It's Qing Lin of the Wood Source Clan... I heard he actually cultivated the Devouring Dao Ancient Art!"

Some elder beings cried out in surprise.

Suddenly!

The sky suddenly darkened.

An ancient, pitch-black grand hall tore through the Void Realm and slowly descended. When the hall doors opened, the chilling Death Qi caused the temperature within a ten-thousand-mile radius to plummet.

"It's the Reincarnation Hall, home of the runner-up in the previous Competition!"

Only three people walked out of the grand hall.

The leader was a gaunt man wearing a tattered cloak. His exposed skin was covered with blood-red curses, and with every step he took, these curses seemed to squirm like living things.

Even more bizarrely, he dragged six blurry shadows behind him, each emanating a different Dao charm.

"Ying Jiu... he actually cultivated all six of his Reincarnation bodies. Your Xu Family has an opponent!"

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor appeared beside Xu Qing at some point, his face filled with surprise and doubt.

"Who is this person?"

Xu Qing asked, as this man's cultivation was not weak; he was already at the Late Stage of Dao Lord.

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor explained, "The current chief of the Reincarnation Hall! He lost to Ming Hao by one move in the last Tianyang Competition!"

Xu Qing nodded, "So it's him!"

Before his words faded, a clear and resonant sword cry suddenly echoed from the west. A dazzling sword light split the Chaos, and a sword-shaped warship arrived from the Chaos Sea.

The purple-clad woman leading them carried seven ancient swords on her back, each emanating a distinctly different Sword Dao power. Her gaze swept over Ying Jiu, actually sparking an invisible fire in the air.

"It's the Sword Clan's Seven Absolute Sword Saintess—Jian Qingshuang!"

"I heard she has already comprehended the seventh level of the Sword Clan's highest Mind-Cultivation Technique, the 'Sword Scripture'... that's a Domain that many Sword Clan Immortal Overlords have never reached!"

Following this, various Chaos Races arrived continuously, leaving the Cultivators in the main city overwhelmed.

Even people from the Godfall Ancient City came... As the major powerful races arrived one after another, the atmosphere of the entire Tianyang Pass became tense.

Conflicts erupted periodically in the main city's training grounds. There were Star Devouring Clan Prodigies who devoured the natal spiritual seeds of Wood Source Clan Cultivators, and also Blood Glutton Clan Prodigies and Golden Skeleton Clan Prodigies who fought fiercely... But strangely, the elders of each clan tacitly did not intervene, allowing the younger generation to test each other.

Xu Qing stood at the top of the Starry Sky Pavilion, taking all of this in.

Night fell, but Tianyang Pass was even livelier than during the day.

All three hundred and sixty-five immortal palaces were lit up, and various colorful streams of light intertwined within the city.

Above the central Dao Artifact Plaza, a thousand towering battle stages had already been erected.

"One month from now, the Tianyang Competition will officially begin!" An ancient voice resonated from the vast immortal palace in the sky, "Life or death does not matter; the strongest is supreme!"

When these final words fell, the entire mighty pass suddenly fell silent for an instant. The eyes of the Prodigies of all races ignited with Battle Intent, and an invisible Aura collided in the night sky, even sparking brilliant auroras.

Under this dazzling curtain of light, the surging Tianyang Pass, like a primordial beast awakened, quietly awaited the sacrifice of blood.

In the depths of the Chaos Sea, billions of light-years away from Tianyang Pass, in a realm of absolute darkness where even starlight could not reach, several blurry outlines slowly emerged.

Their existence seemed out of place with the entire Chaos Sea, twisted Law chains entanglement around their bodies, each breath causing the Void Realm to tremble.

"The Tianyang Pass Competition is about to begin again..."

A hoarse voice spoke, like sand grating against metal.

The owner of the voice was an amorphous black shadow, its surface constantly showing faces struggling in pain—those were the final wails of the beings it had devoured.

"The Eternal races still enjoy playing these childish games so much."

On the other side, a giant made entirely of black crystals sneered. His body was covered in eerie runes, and a magma-like bloody light flowed within each rune.

A pair of scarlet eyes, as large as stars, suddenly lit up in the darkness: "This Competition is different from before. I heard a good Human Race brat has arrived?"

The giant made of black crystals said disdainfully, "Just a Half-Ancestor! Ignore him. However, on Jin Yan's side, I heard the Eclipse Sun Plan has already started ahead of schedule?"

The owner of the scarlet eyes said, "All the Southern Abyss races are busy preparing for the Tianyang Competition. This is a good time for the Eclipse Sun. But we, according to custom, also need to put on a show!"

"For this invasion, who will draw the lot this time?"

Every Tianyang Pass Competition, they would send troops to harass Tianyang Pass, and this time was no exception!

"Let me do it! I will launch a tide at the seventh pass city!" The giant made of black crystals sneered.

The scarlet eyes slowly closed: "So be it. But remember..."

His figure began to dissipate, "You must grasp the measure well; don't let those two see through it!"

As the several supreme powerhouses left one after another, this dark place returned to silence.

But where they had stood, under invisible power, all heavenly secrets and traces were destroyed!