The sacred yet sorrowful chant echoed, Zhanzheng Qichen’s face changed; he rolled to the ground to avoid the spears falling on his path of advance. He quickly got up and looked behind him; a giant bronze statue had appeared in this repeatedly awakened special domain, and he hadn’t noticed when.
The bronze statue resembled a deity, yet it was different; the silk garments appeared to be very ethereal, but the head had three faces looking in three different directions.
The middle face had its eyes closed in bitter sorrow, the left face had eyes half-open with a mournful expression, and the right face’s eyes were wide open and full of regret.
The bronze statue sat cross-legged, one pair of hands rested in front with palms facing the sky, another pair raised above its head holding a book and a pyramid, while the third pair extended from the sides, one hand open with mysterious runes flickering, and the other tightly clenched, with energy glowing between the fingers.
"What is... this thing?"
Faced with the suddenly appearing bronze statue, Zhanzheng Qichen had no impression of it whatsoever, yet, the statue gave no time for him to ponder, the hand with runes in its palm suddenly waved, and thunder descended like rain, bombarding the location where Zhanzheng Qichen stood.
"What is this strange thing? It looks really unsettling."
Just at this moment, Veronia arrived, with a flick of her small hand, the Barrier of Mirror appeared, blocking the roaring sea of thunder for Zhanzheng Qichen. Watching the domain that once again awakened, Veronia coldly hummed, and her Divine Beast exclusive Crystal Domain unfolded.
Under normal circumstances, an awakened Crystal Domain can only be shattered by the ultimate move of the Shattered Realm; ordinary layers can’t cover it completely. However, a Divine Beast exclusive Crystal Domain is different.
A Crystal Domain belonging only to Divine Beasts can awaken simultaneously when unfolding. Whether one awakened Domain will cover another depends on priority, and the priority of a Divine Beast’s is naturally high.
The dark red eerie Domain thus shattered and disappeared, and Veronia didn’t stop; she waved a hand, and the Crystal Shine Dragon dove straight towards the bronze statue. Yet at this moment, the bronze statue’s clenched hand opened, spatial power surged, and a Spatial Barrier forcibly blocked the impact of the Crystal Shine Dragon.
"Not weak indeed."
With a cold snort, Veronia tried again, yet she temporarily couldn’t overcome the bronze statue’s Spatial Barrier.
"What is this thing?!"
Feng Yuan arrived, exclaiming in surprise as he watched Veronia continuously bombarding the bronze statue. The bronze statue wasn’t incapable of fighting back; rather, its six hands could act independently, defending against Veronia’s attacks while launching assaults on Zhanzheng Qichen.
"A strange object."
Tamur murmured as he floated over, the Mythical Era projection reappearing once more; this time, Tamur directly pulled out the projection of Divine Beings, although not at full strength, it had about eighty percent of its power.
"Strange, immortality?"
Unlike Veronia and the others, Feng Yuan immediately spotted the bizarre aspect of the bronze statue, being formidable was one thing, but it also possessed immortality — this was ridiculous. What on earth is this thing? Could it be some fool tinkered with Anti-Divine Beast Runes to create an Artificial Divine Beast?
No wonder Feng Yuan was thinking along these lines; the attributes of this thing were too peculiar. The presence of immortality wasn’t particularly unusual since previous assailants possessed it too, but this thing’s strength was extraordinary.
Being able to withstand the combined force of Veronia and Tamur head-on, it was certainly at the Divine Beast Level, but it wasn’t a Divine Beast, or if it were, it wouldn’t be inexplicably confronting Veronia and the others.
"Never mind, let’s resolve the current trouble first."
Scanning the battlefield, Feng Yuan didn’t dwell on it; he took out the Dark Ancient Book, the tip of the Dark Scythe pointing at it; the book flipped open on its own, golden words emerged continuously. Feng Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he swung the scythe, splitting the golden words into two parts.
An anomalous Time Correction Force descended abruptly, sweeping towards the bronze statue. Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan without commenting; this object was indeed challenging to deal with; its origins were baffling, and its strength remarkably formidable.
Though not a living creature, Feng Yuan wasn’t entirely helpless; the powerful Time Correction Force descended, trying to cleanse this entity that had been excised from history, yet the bronze statue resisted with an illogical power.
Unfortunately, after a prolonged stalemate, the bronze statue was eventually forcefully cleansed by the Time Correction Force. Frowning slightly, Feng Yuan glanced at the Dark Ancient Book in his hand. Although the bronze statue’s response had been peculiar, he seemed to have caught the tail of it.
But the primary concern now was resolving the remaining issue first.
Looking at the brooding Psychic Kid and Telekinesis Xiao Tong, Feng Yuan was about to take action but was preempted by Veronia. Zhanzheng Qichen faced these two special Spirit Beasts’ joint force and could only defend bitterly, yet they didn’t pose significant difficulty for Veronia.
Except, to Veronia’s surprise, she initially intended to knock down and detain these two Spirit Beasts but found they shattered and vanished during the attack.
"Very strange indeed; they don’t seem like normal Spirit Beasts."
Sitting on the Rainbow Bubbles, Veronia’s expression was grim; those beings resembling Spirit Beasts, the way they retreated wasn’t like Spirit Beasts at all.
"Mom! Be careful!"
At Qi Chen’s home, Qi Xiaoshuang hid behind the magical armor, watching the White Shadow Wolf control it to confront the enemy. She didn’t quite understand how these spirit creatures bypassed the defense to get here, but escaping wasn’t an option.
It’s not that she’s reluctant to leave the home’s possessions or afraid it might get destroyed; it’s that she knows in such a situation escape might not be the right choice.
Moreover, although these strange spirit creatures weren’t undefeatable, it was a balanced struggle; fighting them isn’t easy.
The commotion here quickly alerted the patrolling Beastmasters, and with their aid, Qi Xiaoshuang and the others successfully repelled that odd group of spirit creatures. Just like the situation with Zhanzheng Qichen, these peculiar creatures retreated in an equally bizarre manner.
"Raided in the middle of the night, they’re really good at causing us trouble."
Sitting on the Rainbow Bubbles, Veronia seemed to sigh as she spoke. After repelling the enemies, they didn’t return to rest but gathered in Zhanzheng Qichen’s dormitory.
There was no choice; no one dared to say whether another wave of attacks would come. Especially with the appearance of the bronze statue, even Zhanzheng Qichen wasn’t entirely safe yet, as he wasn’t yet strong enough to single-handedly rival it.
"Attacking during late-night when guards are relaxed is a common tactic, but why suddenly act, and those bronze statues and spirit creatures are very peculiar."
Dou Yanlan commented, glancing at the silent Feng Yuan, who had seemed to be pondering something since earlier, only occasionally scribbling on the Dark Ancient Book but not participating in the discussion.
"From various aspects, I can’t see any issues, but everyone knows there’s something wrong."
Sighing, Veronia felt quite helpless; despite her strength, she was baffled by the current situation. Tamur circled Feng Yuan, saying
"Do you know the truth?"
Feng Yuan didn’t reply, continuing to write on the Dark Ancient Book. Zhanzheng Qichen observed Feng Yuan, being unfamiliar with him and unclear about what he was doing.
"This time they’re targeting me and him; but why now?"
Zhanzheng Qichen asked with confusion; relative to this question, he was more concerned about whether another assault would ensue.
"Unclear about their intentions, but coming for us won’t be easy."
Zhanzheng Qichen stated calmly, although the bronze statue had been challenging, he wasn’t particularly worried; since he could flee, and multiple attacks could leave clues to find those behind it.
"Unexpectedly it’s this thing, and... why did this happen?"
Looking at the information emerging on the Dark Ancient Book, Feng Yuan grumbled, pushing the book lightly to let it float around him. Veronia glanced at him, saying
"What exactly do you know?"
"What attacked Zhanzheng Qichen, and those spirits temporarily detained by the Divine Beasts, what are they; as for the mastermind, it’s still unclear, lacking clues."
Rubbing his brow, Feng Yuan said.
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