Great Demon Sun Wukong

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Although everyone's reaction was very quick, the speed at which the over a thousand Ferocious Beasts self-destructed was even faster. From the moment the beasts stopped their skyward howls to the moment of explosion, there was at most only the time for three breaths. Normally, during the time it takes for three breaths, among the people present, even the least skilled at flying could instantly cover a distance of ten thousand meters.

But that is under normal circumstances, and now, they were on the battlefield. Over a thousand Ferocious Beasts had all gone mad, accumulating energy within their bodies, each beast forming an energy vortex around itself. Therefore, people on the scene not only found it difficult to fly at high speed, but even their operation of Spiritual Power was greatly affected. Moreover, in the last moment before their self-destruction, all the beasts had somehow linked their energy together.

Despite saying so much, what I really mean to convey is just one thing, which is that the self-destruction of these thousand-plus Ferocious Beasts was incredibly powerful, so much so that it was unimaginable. As a result, among the forty-nine from the Annihilation Demon Nation and the Ancient Primordial World's allied forces, there were heavy casualties and deaths!

The collective self-destruction of over a thousand beasts was the power of at least a thousand Eight Patterns Supreme beasts self-destructing together. At the moment of the explosion, everyone felt an instantaneous loss of sensation, followed by intense roaring, as if it was the end of the world. Even just hearing it was enough to make one's heart tremble with fear.

The explosion covered nearly ten thousand meters in the vicinity of the entrance to the Annihilation Palace, and the columns of fire from the explosion shot into the sky, looking from a distance like a giant dragon of flame leaping into the high heavens. The explosion lasted for over a Chinese hour. Since the battlefield was right in front of the Annihilation Palace, it was naturally engulfed by the explosion as well.

After a Chinese hour, the explosion gradually subsided. Where the battlefield once was, there was now nothing to be seen, and a huge deep pit with a depth of one kilometer and a diameter of ten thousand meters appeared. However, what one couldn't help but notice was that in the middle of that huge deep pit, slightly to the west, stood a stone pillar as thick as a man, and at the top of that solitary pillar was the World Suppressing Stele from inside the Annihilation Palace.

It seems that the World Suppressing Stele used for the trials in the Patrolling Celestial World, although not a true Heavenly Stele with all its varieties of Divine Skills, was not much different from the real deal in terms of material, or perhaps in terms of the Defensive Array attached to it. The self-destruction of over a thousand Eight Patterns Supremes and above did not cause any damage to the Stele; even the stone pillar at the bottom was left intact.

This alone gave a glimpse into how formidable the strength of the Heavenly Patroller really was. Nearly half an hour later, at the very bottom of the deep pit that reached one kilometer, there finally began some movement. First, a blood-stained arm slowly extended out of the soil, then another arm, and finally, a very disheveled person abruptly sat up. As soon as this person sat up, he began to cough violently and then spat out a mouthful of blood clots.

Then, with the support of his hands, he stood up straight. Upon standing, he didn't hurry to look for other survivors but instead slowly placed his palms on his chest. The Demonic Qi surged throughout his body, and as his hands moved away, a sword emitting dense Demonic Qi gradually separated from within his body.

That sword was no other than the Domain Instrument Mo Wu, the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss. And that person, of course, was Wan Jun from the Annihilation Demon Nation. At the start of the explosion, Wan Jun, although Possessed, had a much faster response and perception of danger. Without any hesitation, he used his unique spell to merge the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss into his body. Hence, he survived the severe explosion without any serious injuries. The power of the Domain Instrument was evident.

One after another, disheveled figures began to rise from the thick dust. When all the living sat up and gathered together, they were astonished to find that out of the original forty-nine, forty-four were alive before the beasts' self-destruction, with forty-one maintaining Combat Power. But now, those who had survived the blast totaled twenty-nine people.

Six from the Myriad Demons Country, five from the Ancient Realm, and the remaining eighteen were all from the Annihilation Demon Nation. The fact that so many had survived shocked everyone, but they couldn't quite pinpoint what they were surprised about. It seemed everyone subconsciously believed that there would be no more than five survivors from that terrifying self-destruction.

Yet now, not only had the number far exceeded five, it had reached twenty-nine, and most importantly, none of the twenty-nine had received any severe injuries. Even the one with the worst injury had only lost a left arm to the explosion, but compared to death, losing an arm was a stroke of luck.

Everyone looked at each other in disbelief. The explosion had occurred too quickly and was too terrifying. The mere fact that they were alive could only be attributed to good fortune. Otherwise, there was no other reasonable explanation that could convince them that they could survive a collective self-explosion from more than a thousand Eight Patterns Supremes.@@novelbin@@

In fact, they were indeed lucky. And the reason they were considered lucky was not because they were fortunate enough to have not been destroyed by the explosion but because they were not the targets of the sacrifice. This might not be easy to understand, so let us review what exactly happened from the beginning.

The moment all those Ferocious Beasts suddenly roared to the sky, Mo Wu from the Annihilation Demon Nation realized something was amiss. Therefore, as soon as the Ferocious Beasts were about to self-detonate, he instantly expanded the black fog he had transformed into. Despite the density of the black fog being greatly reduced after the expansion, its area had increased enough to cover all the Allied Forces.

Then the charging figure of Mo Wu suddenly stopped because he saw Wan Jun merging with the Domain Instrument, the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss. Having known Wan Jun for a considerable amount of time, Mo Wu knew that once Wan Jun became Possessed and fused with the Domain Instrument, his defensive power would reach a terrifying level. Although the self-explosion of the Ferocious Beasts was dreadful, Wan Jun could withstand it.

Thus, in the next moment, Mo Wu quickly formed a spell with his hands, and within the vast stretch of black fog he had become, forty-eight extremely thin threads of Demonic Qi suddenly appeared. Unnoticed by everyone, these threads all connected to the back of each person. Then, the self-explosion of the Ferocious Beasts began.

At that moment, the power and momentum of the self-explosion of the Ferocious Beasts were so terrifying. Furthermore, since everyone instantly lost all five senses, no one noticed that the Demonic Qi threads connected to their backs suddenly thickened. Subsequently, a pitch-black Light Barrier appeared around the body of each person, completely sealing them inside.

After that, twelve of those black Light Barriers shriveled up instantly, while the other twenty-nine black Light Barriers simultaneously shone with an intense dark light. Immediately after, the immense explosion from the Ferocious Beasts' self-detonation erupted. Once the explosion ended, the twenty-one people encased by the Light Barrier were virtually unharmed, while the twelve people inside the shriveled Light Barriers were utterly dead.

Mo Wu, truly a revered warrior from the Annihilation Demon Nation, decisively sacrificed the lives of twelve individuals without hesitation to shield the remaining twenty-one people in the face of imminent death. That is why it was said earlier that these people were fortunate because they were not chosen to be the sacrificers by Mo Wu.

While everyone was still recovering from their injuries with lingering fear, Wan Jun suddenly cast an inquiring glance at Mo Wu, who calmly nodded in response. Wan Jun then showed an expression that read 'as I expected.'

At this moment, the expressions on the faces of Mo Wu, Wan Jun, and Long Tian changed drastically. Following Mo Wu's loud shout, all those who were originally meditating to recover immediately became alert and stood up, entering into a state of battle readiness.

Because on the wall of the large pit in front of them, a line of people was rapidly descending. Judging by the killing intent they radiated, Mo Wu was certain they were not his reinforcements.

"Prepare for battle, those are the troops from the Netherworld Myriad Gods Allied Forces."