Chapter 410 Supreme Mountain Range, Secret Realm Opens

Three days later, at the Supreme Mountain Range, Heaven-Severing Cliff.

Although it is called a "cliff," it is actually more like a giant fissure that spans across the heavens and earth.

The fissure is a hundred miles wide and bottomless, with steep, knife-like cliffs rising ten thousand zhang on both sides.

Not a blade of grass grows on the cliffs; there are only dark red rocks, the surfaces of which are covered in ancient runes—leftover traces of the Restriction from the primordial era.

At this moment, hundreds of people have gathered in front of the Heaven-Severing Cliff.

They are clearly divided into several camps.

The most conspicuous is the Divine Court's team—twenty people, all in silver armor, their auras as sharp as swords.

Leading them are two Cultivators at the Late Stage Grandmist Heavenly Venerable Realm, one man and one woman; the man is called Divine Court Heavenly General, and the woman is called Yin Yue, both of whom are elite Divine Court Heavenly General level experts.

On the left is the Golden Sunset Sect, with over thirty people in pale gold Daoist robes, led by a white-haired old man whose cultivation is also at the Late Stage Grandmist Heavenly Venerable Realm.

On the right is the Purple Thunder Palace, with over twenty people in purple robes with thunder patterns, led by a burly man surrounded by faint thunder.

In addition, there are several small factions, not many in number, all hiding in the distance to watch.

Everyone is looking into the depths of the Heaven-Severing Cliff.

There, in the previously empty Void Realm, the phantom of a palace is slowly emerging.

The palace is made entirely of white jade and is nine stories high, with ancient bronze bells hanging from the corners of each story's eaves.

The palace gates are tightly shut, and a faint seven-colored glow seeps through the cracks—a sign that the Secret Realm is about to open.

"Yin Yue, how much longer?" the Divine Court Heavenly General asked in a low voice.

"At most half an hour." Yin Yue closed her eyes to sense for a moment, then opened them, "The Restriction is already dissipating rapidly."

"Very good." The Divine Court Heavenly General's gaze swept over the other factions, "Once the Secret Realm opens, we will rush in immediately. As for the others... anyone who dares to block us, kill them directly."

"Understood."

Behind the two, eighteen Divine Court elites had their auras retracted, but their killing intent had already locked onto all non-Divine Court teams.

The atmosphere became increasingly tense.

Suddenly, the Divine Court Heavenly General frowned and looked toward the entrance of the Heaven-Severing Cliff.

There, another team had arrived.

Over two hundred and fifty people, all in black robes, their auras as solid as iron.

Leading them was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties, with a cold expression and indifferent eyes.

"Who goes there?" The Divine Court Heavenly General narrowed his eyes.

He had never seen this team before, and furthermore... the auras of those Black-Robed Persons made him very uncomfortable.

Nightmare led the Core War Army straight toward the Core Zone of the Heaven-Severing Cliff.

The small faction teams along the way moved aside one after another; they could feel that these people were not to be trifled with.

But the Divine Court's team did not move.

"Halt." The Divine Court Heavenly General stepped forward, blocking Nightmare ten zhang ahead, "This is a Secret Realm entrance under the jurisdiction of the Divine Court; factions not certified by the Divine Court are not allowed to approach. State your names, or be killed without mercy."

Nightmare stopped and looked up at him.

"Move aside."

Only two words.

The Divine Court Heavenly General's face sank: "You are courting death!"

Behind him, eighteen Divine Court elites stepped forward simultaneously, their auras erupting like eighteen unsheathed sharp swords, pointing directly at Nightmare.

The Golden Sunset Sect, Purple Thunder Palace, and other factions in the distance all looked over.

"Which faction is that? They dare to go head-to-head with the Divine Court?"

"I've never seen them... but judging by their auras, they are not to be trifled with."

"There's a good show to watch."

Nightmare ignored those discussions.

He looked at the Divine Court Heavenly General, then at Yin Yue beside him.

"Two at the Late Stage Grandmist Heavenly Venerable Realm," he said slowly, "Do you think you are qualified to stop me?"

"Arrogant!" The Divine Court Heavenly General laughed in extreme anger, "Then let me show you the might of a Divine Court Heavenly General!"

He raised his hand, and a golden spear appeared in his hand. The spear body vibrated, and the golden spear light surged, transforming into a golden flood dragon that roared and lunged at Nightmare.

At the same time, Yin Yue also moved.

She formed hand seals, and a silver crescent moon appeared behind her. The crescent moon rotated, and countless silver light blades shot toward Nightmare like a rainstorm.

The two coordinated tacitly, one hard and one soft, one close and one far, sealing off all of Nightmare's paths of retreat.

The spectators in the distance were secretly shocked.

As expected of Divine Court Heavenly Generals, this joint attack is something an ordinary Cultivator at the Late Stage Grandmist Heavenly Venerable Realm could not withstand at all!

But Nightmare withstood it.

He did not retreat, did not dodge, and did not even move.

He only raised his right hand, palm upward, with his five fingers slightly curled.

Black-gray flames surged from his palm, instantly expanding into a flame barrier, blocking in front of him.

The golden flood dragon collided with the barrier.

The silver light blades struck the barrier.

And then—they disappeared.

They were not blocked, not neutralized; it was like water droplets falling into a desert, instantly swallowed and annihilated, not even stirring up a ripple.

"What?!" The Divine Court Heavenly General and Yin Yue changed color simultaneously.

And Nightmare had already moved.

He took a step, and his figure appeared before the Divine Court Heavenly General like a ghost.

It was too fast.

So fast that the Divine Court Heavenly General could not react at all.

He only saw a hand burning with black-gray flames press against his chest.

"You..."

Before he could finish, the flames erupted.

Starting from his chest, the Divine Court Heavenly General's body turned to ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye. The golden spear in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang," and the light on the spear faded rapidly.

One breath.

The Divine Court Heavenly General had fallen.

"Senior Brother!!" Yin Yue's eyes were splitting with rage, and she frantically formed hand seals, "Silver Moon Slash!"

The silver crescent moon behind her suddenly expanded, transforming into a hundred-zhang-long silver moon blade, slashing toward Nightmare.

This was her life-bound Divine Ability, which had once killed several experts of the same rank.

But Nightmare just turned back and glanced at her.

Then he raised his hand and made a phantom grasp toward the moon blade.

Crack.

The moon blade froze in the air, countless cracks appeared on its surface, and then with a "boom," it exploded into silver light points filling the sky.

"Pfft—!" Yin Yue suffered a backlash, spewed blood, and stumbled backward.

And Nightmare had already appeared before her.

"No... don't kill me! I am a Divine Court Heavenly General; if you kill me, the Divine Court will not let you go!" Yin Yue screamed in terror.

Nightmare did not speak, only raised his hand.

A black-gray line of fire shot from his fingertip, piercing through Yin Yue's brow.

Yin Yue's body stiffened, the vitality in her eyes dissipated rapidly, and her body fell softly, turning into ashes.

Two breaths.

Two experts at the Late Stage Grandmist Heavenly Venerable Realm, completely wiped out.

The whole scene was dead silent.

Those factions that were originally still watching were now pale, not daring to breathe loudly.

Especially the people from the Golden Sunset Sect and Purple Thunder Palace; the leading old man and the burly man looked at each other, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

Too strong.

Outrageously strong.

"Who else wants to block me?" Nightmare turned around, his gaze sweeping across the scene.

No one dared to respond.

The white-haired old man of the Golden Sunset Sect hurriedly bowed: "Senior, please do as you wish; my Golden Sunset Sect would never dare to block you."

The burly man of the Purple Thunder Palace also hurriedly stated: "The Purple Thunder Palace is the same, please, Senior!"

The other small factions retreated repeatedly, fearing being targeted.

Nightmare did not look at them anymore and, leading the Core War Army, walked directly to the most core position of the Heaven-Severing Cliff—that place was closest to the entrance of the Secret Realm and was the best position to fight for resources.

The eighteen Divine Court elites were still standing in place, but each of them was pale, wanting to escape but not daring to.

"Scram." Nightmare glanced at them.

The eighteen people felt as if they had been granted amnesty and scrambled to escape into the distance.

Another cup of tea's time passed.

Deep in the Heaven-Severing Cliff, the phantom of that white jade palace became more and more solid.

Finally, with a "hum," the palace gates slowly opened.

Behind the gates was not the interior of the palace, but a rotating seven-colored vortex—that was the entrance to the Secret Realm.

"It's open!"

"The Secret Realm is open!"

All factions became excited, but no one dared to rush in first—Nightmare was still standing at the very front.

Nightmare looked at the seven-colored vortex, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.

"Go."

He took the lead, turned into a black light, and rushed into the vortex.

Behind him, two hundred and fifty members of the Core War Army followed closely inside.

Not until they had all entered did the other factions dare to move.

"Quick! Let's go in too!"

"Follow!"

The Golden Sunset Sect, Purple Thunder Palace, and other factions rushed toward the vortex in a scramble.

But everyone knew that the best position and the first Opportunity had already been taken by that black-robed team.

And inside the Secret Realm, a more intense struggle had just begun.