Chapter 657: Striving to turn the tide
In front of this terrifying creature, what did an emperor count for?
Those proud emperors finally realized that their lives were just a drop in the ocean of the world. Everything they could see was nothing more than a tiny part of the world.
When had they ever thought that there would be anything above them?
The emperors were busy dodging as the terrifying eyes seemed to be following them. As long as it locked onto an emperor, it would release its power. First it hit them with spiritual and soul attacks and when those emperors were slowed down, it would shoot the beams of death at them.
Hong, hong, hong!
Each attach would shake space itself.
Each attack contained an incredible power.
These experts who thought they stood at the peak of the world, when they met this kind of suppressive power, they could only barely defend. Even when they defended with all their might, it was hard for them to block this terrifying creature's attack.
The sky itself seemed like it was being torn apart.
The emperors were all beaten back until they spat out blood.
Many of them had been seriously injured.
When the emperor level characters stopped blocking them, countless beams of death shot out backwards, to the sky, and all over. The space all around was filled with rips. Hundreds of beams swept over Miracle City's vanguard and instantly killed a third of them.
The mighty airships didn't even have a chance to show their might.
They fell to the ground with a beam of light that wasn't dazzling.
It was completely vaporized.
The several hundred meter long colossus was instantly turned into granules that couldn't be seen with the naked eye. It completely disappeared from the sky, like it hadn't appeared at all.
In this moment, the sword wielding emperor roared out and giant swords in his hands reached hundreds of meters, as countless sword souls covered them. Each one condensed an extreme power that could split the sky, which slashed out at the tentacle. In the end, when the tentacle met the emperor's powerful attack, not only did it not dodge or defend, it took the initiative to whip out.
The eyes on the surface of the tentacle disappeared and they formed Abyss Runes. The tentacle covered in dark purple Abyss Runes slammed against the sword glow and everyone heard a glass shattering sound.
Actually what shattered was not glass, but rather space itself.
When the elites under the Heaven Domain Realm felt the shock, almost all of them spat out blood. The giant swords in the emperor's hands shattered and he spat out a spout of blood into the sky. He was sent flying far off like a rocket and it seemed like he had completely lost his battle strength.
This emperor was called the Sacred Sword Emperor.
He was the number one sword cultivator on the continent.
A sword cultivator was known for fierce attacks and an expert that had a cultivation at the emperor level, he definitely had countless fortuitous encounters and a super powerful talent. This emperor's attack power was ranked in the top three of the continent and it definitely wasn't third. Such a powerful existence didn't even have the ability to scratch the tentacle, rather he was sent flying with a single attack.
That several hundred meter long tentacle covered in purplish black Runes rose high up and slammed into the ground. The several dozen miles area under it was shattered and the shockwave traveled several hundred meters. Miracle City reinforcements were forced back and the Space Gate collapsed under the tremendous power of the attack. A shockwave even passed through the Space Gate to Miracle City, smashing several buildings nearby. The mountains were shattered and the entire Miracle City shook, not recovering even after several dozen minutes.
The emperors were all heavily injured.
When they saw the several dozen miles wide hole, as well as the cracked ground, and the mountain of corpse fragments, each emperor was deeply shocked. They thought they were unparalleled in this world, standing at its peak. In order to steal a few inches of land and for some status, they almost fought with Miracle City.
But now the brutal truth was in front of their eyes.
What was this creature? Its main body couldn't come in and just relying on a single tentacle, it was suppressing all the experts of the continent.
Too terrifying!
Too strong!
This strength was basically not on the same level.
If this creature could appear on the continent, there was nothing in this world that could defeat it. There was only a single tentacle now and it was enough to fill them with shock and despair.
After this tentacle released an earth shaking attack, it didn't continue. Probably in this creature's eyes, these fellows weren't worth wasting time with. The tentacle stood high up again and the length of six hundred meters drilled into the ground. The Runes all over it lit up and an earth shattering power spread in all directions.
Wherever it went.
Mountains and ground cracked.
Several dozen miles of land cracked in an instant and the terrifying wave of energy kept moving forward.
The Wind Moon Empress held her chest as she shouted with a pale face, "What does it want to do?"
"This is bad!" The dragon elder was an elder dragon who had lived for ten thousand years, but he still showed a look of fear and shock, "It seems like it wants to destroy the seal of the volcanoes to continue opening the Abyss Gate!"
Because the Abyss Gate was too small, this creature couldn't come in. If it could destroy the seal on the volcanoes and allow the Abyss Gate to become a bit bigger, if it could reach two or three hands in, it would be unparalleled in this world. No matter how many people came, it would have no fear.
"Stop it!"
The emperors had already given up all other thoughts to try and stop the monster from breaking the seal of the energy volcano. They all burned their essence blood, their life, and even used source spirit secret techniques to sacrifice their cultivation and their life to increase their cultivation temporarily.
They had no choice on this matter.
If this terrifying invader entered this world, the entire continent would be finished!
The emperors strengthened their cultivations with their secret techniques and attacked at the same time, but even then they could only barely suppress it. This state couldn't be maintained long. The Wind Moon Empress was burning with the flame of life and there were traces of white appearing in her hair. Her nation collapsing beauty face twisted and she used all her strength to shout, "Chu Tian, we can't hold for more than a few seconds, quickly think of a way!"
The emperors were already filled with despair.
Their bit of strength seemed like it couldn't stop this thing at all.
They could only pin their hopes on Chu Tian who wasn't stronger than them. They hoped that Chu Tian could think of a way or perhaps create another miracle.
Chu Tian was already heavily injured and seeing the emperors fighting a losing battle with the Great Abyss Demon, he let out a sigh. He never thought that this matter would become like this. This strength of their current plane was too weak, if they opened their plane ten thousand years ahead of them, the consequences would be unimaginable.
This was all because Chu Tian was active in the Purgatory World, weakening the Purgatory World's seal.
Chu Tian also never thought that this would happen.
The giant tentacle had already drilled into the earth and the cracks in the ground kept spreading. Under the attack of this terrifying power, the surrounding environment couldn't help changing. The ground turned into large canyons, the giant mountain peaks crumbled, and the seals on the energy volcanoes were instantly destroyed.
"I don't care who you are, since father is in this plane, you should give up on taking a single inch! Scram back to where you came from!"
Chu Tian released his Nine Eyed Demon God Source Spirit, but nine eyes were closed. There was one eye that had been closed since the beginning that opened, but even so it could only barely open by a slit.
Chu Tian pupils disappeared.
It became a transparent colour.
This emptiness was not empty, this emptiness contained all things, including the world and all living creatures. The tentacle was fighting the emperors, but it suddenly felt something and actually swept out. It changed directions and began attacking Chu Tian.
Too late!
This power surpassed elements, material, spirit, soul, and space, it was above all things. It surpassed the world and dominated all living things, controlling everything. It was a power that surpassed everything!
Even powerful gods couldn't stop it!
Chu Tian's target did not seem to be the Great Abyss Demon's tentacle, but rather he used the power of destiny to directly close the Abyss Gate. There were wails of pain that came from the tentacle. When the gate in space and time closed, under the ripping of spatial energy, the terrifying tentacle couldn't retreat at all and was cut in half.
Chu Tian fell out of the sky.
He had already fallen unconscious.
There were few survivors on the scene. Everyone looked at the cracked ground and were stunned for a long time before coming back to their senses. The losses in this battle was too big, at least over a hundred Heaven Domain Experts had died. The nineteen emperors had suffered heavy losses and their injuries were quite serious.
"Quickly!"
"Seal the gate!"
The emperors worked together to seal the location of the Abyss Gate, stopping it from opening again. This sudden battle had ended, but the price they paid was too heavy. The various countries had lost countless experts, their army had almost been completely annihilated, and the emperor level characters had all been heavily injured. It would be hard to recover in the next ten years.
Chapter 658: Plane opening era
When Chu Tian woke up, he was back in Miracle City. He felt his body feeling very weak, being injured in mind and soul. That power was not something mortals could easily wield, but luckily he could close the Abyss Gate in an instant, therefore there wasn't any fatal consequences.
The Meng sisters were guarding by Chu Tian's side.
When they saw Chu Tian wake up, the two revealed looks of joy.
Chu Tian sat up with a bit of difficulty and he gasped for air, "How long was I unconscious for?"
"You've been unconscious for an entire five days." Meng Qingwu's expression wasn't good. Meng Yingying was holding Chu Tian's hand to the side, but her eyes were already as red as rabbit eyes. She didn't think that such a terrifying thing would happen and even now she was a bit afraid of the Purgatory World. Meng Qingwu said with a soft sigh, "You went all out."
"In that situation, I had no choice, otherwise would be able to be sitting here speaking to each other?" Chu Tian was overjoyed that his bet was correct. That Great Abyss Demon was just too strong, if the power of destiny couldn't ignore all the shackles of strength, they really couldn't contend with it with just the power of the emperors, "What is the situation with the abyss right now?"
"Relax, it's stabilized!" Meng Qingwu also had a worried look, "We have already sent a large army to watch the area.
Chu Tian let out a long sigh of relief, "If the Abyss Gate opens again, what use is there in having people? A single great demon can destroy the continent, our armies are no use at all."
These words weren't false.
Each plane had a limit on their fundamental laws.
This world's cultivation was at a peak in the 9th Heaven Domain Layer.
But in the Abyss World, the first and second grade generals of the Great Demon Lords were mostly in the 9th Heaven Domain Layer. This was why the Abyss Great Demon could rely on just a single tentacle to almost defeat this world's strongest emperors. This gap in strength was hard to fill.
What was most worrying was that the flow of history had been broken.
A Great Abyss Demon Lord was set on this world. Although his first invasion had failed, he wouldn't give up just based on this. He would definitely send some powerful Demon Lords to guard near this world, starting a dimensional war again as soon as he found a chance.
According to the normal development of the continent, when human technology had reached its peak, they took the initiative to open the Abyss Gate and started the dimensional battle era. They didn't run into any especially powerful opponents at first, so they fought some small demon forces. When they had accumulated enough experience, they opened several planes and fought Demon Lords after building a foundation, finally becoming a large force in the Dimensional Battlefield.
But now they were being locked onto by a Great Demon Lord.
This would make it incomparably hard for the continent to take the first step. Not to mention the continent was pitifully weak right now, whether it was their Source Energy Weapons or their spatial technology, they couldn't compare.
"The others are waiting to speak to you." Meng Qingwu said to Chu Tian, "Can you move right now?"
The continent had made contact with the Abyss World, shocking everyone. After the emperors had been heavily injured, they had a new understanding of this world and finally realized just how small and ignorant they were.
Would the Abyss open again?
What would they do if the Abyss opened again!
In the Purgatory World battle, over a hundred Heaven Domain Experts had fallen.
This matter was impossible to hide, the entire world was filled with fear. They needed a pillar right now. Chu Tian nodded and slowly stood up. He had temporarily lost his cultivation base, but he could still move.
"Prepare everything."
"In two days, I want to deliver a speech at the presidential palace!"
Meng Qingwu quickly prepared everything ahead of time.
The news of Chu Tian's speech spread and all the emperors stopped healing themselves, as they all came to the presidential palace. This was because the Abyss matter's influence was too strong, it had already spread all over the continent and made the people of the continent panic. This important speech would be broadcast all over the continent, so people could be comforted.
"Everyone, I'm sure you all know that a few days ago, there was an invasion from the Abyss in the Miracle Federation's Purgatory World area. But our warriors fought a hard battle and the Abyss Gate has already been sealed, so we don't need to be worried about being invaded for now!"
These words were indeed comforting to everyone.
At least they wouldn't need to worry about anything happening temporarily.
"But, I want to tell everyone that after a tragic battle, we have found the Abyss aren't far from us. The continent is just one of the worlds floating in the void and our world doesn't only have a single entrance in the Purgatory World, so we cannot treat this lightly. We need to prepare for battle, this is a matter that concerns the existence of the continent!"
When this was said.
Everyone was shocked.
Could other parts of the continent experience an Abyss invasion?
"Everyone needs to understand that the Abyss Battlefield is not terrifying, but rather it is a large opportunity. If we want to break the limits on our cultivation, we need even more perfect technology, which need to be perfected in the Abyss environment." Chu Tian continued to say, "We shouldn't fear the challenge from the Abyss, but with our continent's current situation, we can't deal with the bad environment of the Abyss and we don't have the qualifications to gamble on the Abyss Battlefield! Therefore, I want to use this chance to make a proposal. From this day forth, the major powers of the continent will stop all conflicts and work as one to develop! The Abyss will come eventually, so our time to develop is limited!"
Everyone began to discuss in whispers.
The Abyss World was like a shadow that covered everyone's hearts.
Chu Tian's speech was nothing other than requesting unity from the continent, working together to welcome the Abyss World's challenge, to prepare to participate in the Abyss Battlefield. These words were very useful at this time because in the battle to stop the Abyss invasion in the Purgatory World, half the continent's experts had participated in the battle. These people came from the empires and the warring kingdoms, so they had deep approval from the people and great influence over them.
What could the continent earn?
If they had the skills, they could kill into the Abyss!
There were resources and worlds there, so as long as they had enough power, they could directly steal a world! No matter what, it couldn't be worse than a small place like the continent! Now it seemed like it wasn't worth fighting to the death for the bit of benefits on the continent.
Chu Tian came down from the presidential palace's podium.
The emperors asked about the situation of the Purgatory World. Although the Abyss Gate had been temporarily sealed, it was hard to ensure that it wouldn't open again.
"Relax!" Chu Tian said to the emperors, "The Abyss Gate of the Purgatory World is the only unstable one. Although there is a possibility of an invasion from the Abyss in other places, it won't happen in this era. As for the Purgatory World's Abyss Gate, although it is dangerous, we have already made our preparations, so it can be considered controlled. But we can't be negligent with this, the Abyss Gate will open eventually. We need to use this time to prepare ourselves, otherwise we won't be as lucky next time!"
"You just said that we have the qualifications to enter the Abyss Battlefield, right?" The Burning Heaven Emperor couldn't help but ask, "Is this true or not!" Is our bit of strength really enough?"
Chu Tian nodded and said, "We are far from being enough right now, but I believe this event is not a bad thing for us because everyone knows there is a sky above this world. As long as we concentrate on developing, I believe we will be able to obtain a place on the Abyss Battlefield in the future."
"Although you say this." The dragon great elder asked, "How much time do we need?"
Chu Tian knit his brows.
Based on the normal development pattern of history, the continent needed at least ten thousand years before it could officially enter the plane opening era. The continent's civilizations were very prosperous at that time, with tens of thousands of warships, countless weapons, and experts like clouds. They immediately gained a foothold as soon as they entered the Abyss and began to spread all over.
Now, because of a butterfly effect from Chu Tian, he had broken the balance of the continent. The Abyss had appeared ahead of time because of this, so this kind of consequence was very serious.
They definitely didn't have ten thousand years.
They also didn't need that much time.
Chu Tian felt that with at least three hundred and fifty years of accumulation, if the continent could work as one and adding in Chu Tian's knowledge, they could build a vanguard for exploring the Abyss.
The dragon great elder said in a heavy voice, "Three hundred fifty years isn't long, but is that enough time? We have already experienced the strength of the Abyss Demons, it doesn't seem too likely we'll be able to surpass them with this bit of strength."
"You're worrying too much. A Great Abyss Demon controls several dozen planes at the same time, it wouldn't spend all that time guarding us. Not to mention that after this battle, the Great Abyss Demon will already understand our world's basic strength, so he will establish an appropriate army to invade at any time. As long as we develop to a level of power that surpasses his expectations, we can surprise them."
The emperors began discussing.
They already couldn't do anything else.
"Alright!"
"We'll wait three hundred and fifty years!"
"During this period, we will not fight and give up all petty conflicts. With the Miracle Federation as a center, we will focus on increasing our power, preparing for the time we enter the Abyss Battlefield!"
The emperors came to a tacit understanding and they signed a contract stating they wouldn't declare war on each other, as well as stating they would work with the Miracle Federation. Thy would be racing against time, opening a new era for this world.
After the contract was signed.
Meng Qingwu returned to Miracle City with Chu Tian and they stood high in the Miracle City's City Lord Fort. Her eyes looked over Miracle City, which in just a few years had already become this lively.
Now the Miracle Federation was known as the number one power on the continent.
Miracle Commerce was now the number one financial group on the continent.
And now Miracle City would become the command center for the entire continent's development.
Chu Tian used five years to jump from the bottom of the world to number one in the world. Meng Qingwu already couldn't think of a more incredible feat and looking at everything Chu Tian did, Meng Qingwu suddenly understood.
From a few years ago to now.
Everything they did was a stepping stone.
This plane was nothing more than a small world, a grain of dust that was floating in the endless void. Chu Tian only regarded the continent as a stepping board, a foundation to achieve his ambitions. His goals were large and his ambitions were greater, it had already surpassed the limits of human belief.
Chu Tian was standing at the peak of the continent, he would bring a new world.
Did he have the ability to reach the peak again? Meng Qingwu couldn't even make a guess! All of this would have to wait until the plane opening era began!
This was a truly dangerous and unpredictable journey, if they were even the slightest bit careless, they would forever all into the abyss!
But this was also a giant opportunity!