Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Soup Valley Appears as the Sky Falls
Heaven Martial Continent, Nan Zhanbu Province.
About a year ago, an earth-shattering event occurred in this large province.
The sky collapsed.
That’s right, the sky collapsed.
A part of the sky suddenly crumbled, shocking the entire Heaven Martial Continent and catching the attention of many powerful forces.
In just a few months, it was unknown how many powerful beings arrived here.
The collapsed area once belonged to the realm of the Saint Tao family. It stretched tens of thousands of miles, almost piercing through the Void Land and ultimately forming a terrifying space.
There were many seas of fire, volcanoes, and lava flows, with air filled with intense heat. Every few dozen miles, one could see great mountains ablaze with fire.
What was strange was that the fire had been burning for a whole year, and it was still raging.
Some powerful figures judged, "It must be a Big Shot who has refined this space, where the Five Elements cycle endlessly, hence the undying blaze."
"But how do you explain all the ferocious beasts inside?" someone asked.
A refined space could give birth to living creatures, but it wasn’t supposed to be like a primitive world, right? It was just too frightening. Even a Great Emperor couldn’t do that, could he?
The Five Elements, life, water sources...
Inside this space, everything that should exist, did exist. It didn’t seem like a refined space at all, but more like a complete world.
A world that was hidden in the Void, but now, fell from the Void, entering into everyone’s line of sight.
For an entire year, this topic had almost become the focus of people’s attention.
But no one dared to step into it, as the fluctuations emanating from the space were terrifying. Not only that, but some also saw an ancient giant hundreds of feet tall gnawing on a dragon-like creature from the Dragon Clan.
The distance was great, so it was not very clear.
When the news spread, people were shocked, and many powerful forces became deathly silent.
The young geniuses, eager to step into the space in search of a Great Opportunity, also had to keep quiet.
Of course, there were those who were not afraid to die.
For example, some so-called genius... The moment he stepped into the space, he was devoured by a Shadow.
It was terrifying.
"It must be an Ancient Ferocious Beast," a young man asserted confidently.
"..."
Damn!
They really wanted to curse.
Have you ever seen an Ancient Ferocious Beast that could swallow a Divine King in the blink of an eye? That kind of creature, at the very least, had to be beyond the ancients, if not even more powerful.
Huh?
Someone noticed a scene within the space where the ancient giant appeared again, running wildly as if frightened by something.
Then, the man saw a scene he would never forget in his lifetime—behind the giant, hundreds of feet high, there was actually a member of the Human Clan.
The tiny figure, compared with the ancient giant, seemed like an ant.
What horrified him was that the Human Clan member was chasing the ancient giant.
He was dumbfounded. His eyeballs nearly popped out.
Pointing ahead, trembling, he was unable to utter a single word.
Not until the Human Clan member and the ancient giant disappeared from view did he tremble and say, "There’s someone, there’s a person, oh heavens! She’s chasing the ancient giant."
Everyone: "???"
Because of the distance, although they also noticed the ancient giant, no one saw that figure. She was just too tiny.
Now, hearing others talk about it and recalling the scene of the ancient giant fleeing in terror, they felt a chill to the bone.
Could it be that someone was actually hunting an ancient giant? My God!
They were breathless.
In a corner of the inn, there was a woman wearing a cloak, pulled down so low that no one could see her face.
Hearing everyone’s discussion, she slightly lifted her head, her eyes sparkling and captivating, as she stared intently at the space far away...
A figure?
Chen Shixian’s mouth twitched. She knew who that figure was, and she was probably the only person who dared to linger so fearlessly in that space. This little girl. Right?
She wiped away a bead of cold sweat.
She waited a long time.
Zi Ji ran back panting, leading Lao Huang the ox, but her small face was brimming with a smile, "Chen, I saw it."
Chen Shixian: "..." She lifted her head and glanced at Lao Huang the ox, no longer surprised.
"Chen, don’t you want to take a look?" Zi Ji said excitedly. "It’s really fun inside, and there are lots of big creatures."
"Your fellow disciple has been in the Spirit Realm for a long time, and his fate is still unknown. We are here to seek a way into the Spirit Realm, not to play in this place," Chen Shixian said seriously.
OH, OH, OH!
Zi Ji continued, "There are people inside; we could ask them."
Hmm?
Upon hearing this, Chen Shixian’s eyebrows arched.
In reality, the collapsing space wasn’t a refining space at all but a real world known as Soup Valley.
Soup Valley was a mysterious forbidden zone in the land of the Nine Heavens, which had not appeared for tens of thousands of years.
That day, a woman arrived on the land of the Nine Heavens, with immortal energy fluttering around her. The terrifying part was, she was being burned by the flames of a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon.
This scene shocked many.
The Heaven Tao Divine Weapon took her away, ultimately entering Soup Valley. It forced this place, which had vanished for tens of thousands of years, back into the public eye.
Many eminent forces and young talents were astounded, and they began to enter Soup Valley seeking the Great Opportunity.
Then, the land collapsed inexplicably.
Soup Valley fell onto the Heaven Martial Continent, and along with it came those cultivators who had entered Soup Valley seeking the Great Opportunity.
For example, Fairy Valley’s Bai Yisheng, who was accompanied by several of his martial brothers and sisters.
Among them was a youth, who, pointing to the exit of Soup Valley, said, "Bai, it seems we have come to the Heaven Martial Continent."
"It’s not that it seems like it; this is the Heaven Martial Continent," Bai Yisheng coughed up blood.
He had been here before. Even though it was just as a projection, he had seen many extraordinary things. For instance, the talents from the Heaven Martial Continent were truly unusual!
Logically speaking, coming from a major force like Fairy Valley, most young talents who emerged from it were proud and contemptuous of the mundane world...
But Bai Yisheng was different.
He had traveled to many places—the Wasteland, the Spirit Realm, the Heaven Martial Continent—and had seen the young talents of different regions. He knew that these places were filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. To look down upon them would be to court disaster for oneself.
Thus, he always maintained a sense of reverence.
Like that time on the Heaven Martial Continent, upon witnessing Zi Ji’s actions, he was so moved he would never forget it.
Upon returning, he had only one thing to say: "The Heaven Martial Continent is different from other places."
Who would have thought that a woman would break into the Nine Heavens, leading to the emergence of Soup Valley, and as a result, they fell with Soup Valley into the Heaven Martial Continent...
What a twist of fate!
Bai Yisheng was depressed. "We came out this time without much preparation. It’s better not to interact with the people of the Heaven Martial Continent."
The youth responded with an "Oh," seemingly understanding but not quite.
However, a young senior martial brother by his side scoffed, "The Heaven Martial Continent is but a prison, and those born here are descendants of sinners. It’s said that the environment here is particularly harsh, with sparse Spirit Qi and obscure Tao. They can hardly even realize a single King Tao state. Bai, aren’t you being overcautious?"
"Yes, that’s right!" a girl also said. "Bai, you are the only disciple of the Sword Saint!"
By implication, as the Sword Saint’s disciple, your being so meek and timid, afraid of this and that—isn’t that a bit inappropriate?
Bai Yisheng’s expression turned solemn, but he didn’t refute anything.
The few who had descended with him in the past were no longer here. Otherwise, they could have explained.
Forget it.
He shook his head silently and stepped aside.
Just at this moment, Zi Ji, leading Lao Huang the ox, entered Soup Valley.
(It was previously mentioned that Bai Yisheng was from the Spirit Realm, which was a mistake)