CHAPTER 1004: CHAPTER 916: ENTERING THE HUNDRED BATTLE MOUNTAIN RANGE

In the minds of many people, the Demon Race and the Beast Clan were originally the same clan because there were many demon beasts in the mortal world.

But in reality, that’s not the case.

The Demon Race refers to demon beasts. This type of demon beasts develops considerable spiritual intelligence very early and becomes increasingly wiser as their cultivation grows. Once they reach a certain realm, the majority of demon beasts choose to transform into Human Clan form, to communicate and cultivate with humans, and some even intermarry.

This is the Demon Race.

The Beast Clan, however, generally refers to ancient beasts and fierce beasts. Although they possess intelligence, it is inferior to the Demon Race. They mostly maintain their original beast forms and are more ferocious than the Demon Race.

It can be said that the Demon and Beast Clans are differentiated in this way.

The Beast Clan’s sudden intervention had already shocked the Human Clan Saints, and now that the Demon Race had arrived, it posed a threat no less potent than the Beast Clan.

"Azure Dragon, our Human Clan is contending for treasures against the Beast Clan. On what grounds do you, the Demon Race, come?" the Hua Country Emperor coldly snorted.

The Azure Dragon Great Saint was very majestic and burly. Though named Azure Dragon, it wasn’t a True Dragon but a Green Flood Dragon, having once received a great fortune and obtained part of True Dragon Blood, evolving more towards a True Dragon. Holding the title of Azure Dragon Great Saint, he was an extremely powerful figure among the Saint Lords.

Wearing an azure dragon treasure crown, he sneered coldly, "The Human Clan and Beast Clan can vie for treasures, so why can’t our Demon Race?"

The three-legged tripod stance persisted, with all sides confronting one another, yet none dared to set foot first into the Hundred Battle Mountain Range, lest they become the primary target of attack.

In the end, all the Saints from the three factions set up camp outside the Hundred Battle Mountain Range, with no one entering.

This greatly irritated the Human Clan Saints.

The originally agreed three-day timeframe among the Human Clan Saints was clearly no longer applicable. Uninvited, they welcomed the Saints of the Demon and Beast Clans. After some top-level Saint Lord level figures deliberated, they decided to quietly infiltrate that night.

Although the blood fiend energy in the Hundred Battle Mountain Range would become stronger at night, it hadn’t yet erupted.

The timing of the Saint Lords’ decision couldn’t escape Ye Chen’s keen perception; he was also waiting and expecting certain individuals.

He speculated that with the appearance of the Chaos Treasure and the knowledge that the Human Emperor Tower would be contested, many powerful individuals from the Ancient God Continent would come forth.

However, as time ticked away, he found no trace of them, leaving him disappointed.

He was curious about the current situation of the Ancient God Continent’s Heavenly Kings, wondering if they had all been ushered into the so-called Divine Realm.

That night, before the Demon and Beast Clans could react, the Human Clan Saints suddenly rushed into the Hundred Battle Mountain Range.

Even with an advanced departure, the momentum was immense, immediately alerting the powerful figures of the other two clans, leaving them astounded but visibly changing in color.

"Everyone, charge! Don’t let the Human Clan take the lead!"

The Saints from the other two clans also charged forth.

Ultimately, regardless if they were from the Human, Demon, or Beast Clans, numerous powerful beings from all three factions surged into the Hundred Battle Mountain Range simultaneously. Columns of divine light, blood qi, or demon energy pierced the heavens, ripping apart the sky and earth as they fought their way inside almost simultaneously.

The Hundred Battle Mountain Range was vast, stretching across thousands of miles, dotted with towering blood-red barren mountains, mostly collapsed yet still appearing majestic.

Under the cover of night, it exuded an unprecedented eeriness.

On ordinary days, although blood fiend energy pervaded the area, it flowed quietly, not affecting the outside world.

But now, powerful beings from all three great clans intruded, with each side numbering in the tens or hundreds, at least Saints. Such a vast number of powerful beings invaded, immediately disturbing the peace of the Hundred Battle Mountain Range.

Rumble—

Suddenly, the blood-colored fiend energy of the Hundred Battle Mountain Range soared sky-high, an immense and ominous power emerged, with strands of supreme and complex Dao traces intertwining, manifesting endless terrifying anomalies, the fiend energy soared to the sky, tearing it apart.

This scenario was as if the most terrifying fierce spirits lurking within the Hundred Battle Mountain Range were awakening, intent on annihilation, unimaginably dreadful.

If not for the shocking array patterns laid down by an unparalleled existence afterward, shielding the Human Clan Territory from fiend energy’s invasion, this wave alone would have been enough to obliterate everything within a thousand miles, erasing all living beings with nothing remaining.

Howl—

Roar—

Visibly, the blood fiend energy transformed into terrifying blood shadows, comprising members of the Human, Demon, and Beast Clans, all of whom had fought here in the past and were Super Experts.

At the very least, they were Saints, with some being Heroic Masters and Saint Lords. Their imprints combined with the special blood fiend energy in the Hundred Battle Mountain Range, as if reborn, roaring into action.

In an instant, the entire Hundred Battle Mountain Range seemed on the verge of exploding. The blood fiend energy engulfed the sky, completely obscuring the moon.

"It’s a disaster!"

The Saints’ expressions changed!

The powerhouses from the three great clans miscalculated. Collective entry, thought to be the best approach, unexpectedly caused the fiend energy in the Hundred Battle Mountain Range to erupt into chaos, producing terrifying figures displaying excessive strength, causing the three clans’ powerhouses to change in color.

After all, they were among the world’s strongest, at least Saints, daring and fearless.

The powerhouses took action. Their divine power shook the heavens and the earth, instantly annihilating swathes of blood shadows, though they were merely residual silhouettes without true spiritual intelligence, naturally far easier to kill than true strength exemplars.

Waves of blood-red barren mountains collapsed, sending dust skyward as the earth cracked endlessly.

Yet the Hundred Battle Mountain Range was inherently extraordinary; ancient divines once battled here, followed by Super Experts across ages waging battles, the entire range stained with blood, inherently extraordinary, forming a unique miniature world, resisting collapse.

Thus, all disturbances remained confined within the Hundred Battle Mountain Range, without affecting the outside world.

The battle was intense, with Saints dueling the blood-colored Saint Shadows inside the range, be they humans, beasts, or demons, all excessively powerful, augmented by the addition of Principle Residue as they stormed forward.

Moreover, the three factions, each serving their own leaders, have always been at odds since antiquity, with no possibility of forming alliances to invade, sparking inter-group battles.

Boom—

Before long, individuals from all three, including human, demon, and beast clans, suffered casualties, strewing blood amidst the Hundred Battle Mountain Range’s crimson backdrop, painting a particularly terrifying visage.

Soon, the three factions’ powerhouses confronted a horrifying scene, with fallen Saints transforming into blood-colored Saint Shadows under the ominous force of the range, turning to attack their erstwhile comrades.

The Azure Dragon Great Saint shouted, "Human Clan, Beast Clan, our three clans must immediately cease internal strife and first deal with the enemies within the Hundred Battle Mountain Range, lest our deceased join their ranks as foes against us."

For the first time, the three clans achieved a consensus, collectively striking against the blood-colored Saint Shadows within the range.