"This scoundrel, and here I was admiring him so much," Chuangshang Beida gasped, drawing in a sharp breath. He cursed in fury, "What was so disgusting about us? Aren't we just slightly different in appearance from the people of the Profound Profound Continent?! So even the Number One Man Under Heaven is so narrow-minded…"

"Words spoken by a true powerhouse are eternal brands! Back then, the foremost master of our Divine Sun Clan, the Great Sage Baqi, who had already reached the Half-Saint realm, sallied forth in anger, only to be defeated by the First Young Master of the Nine Hells in a single move…" As he spoke, the three sighed in unison, an inexpressible sense of powerlessness and humiliation washing over them.

Indeed, the strongest of the alien races, the Great Sage Baqi, at the Half-Saint realm, defeated in one move! Just one move!

Faced with such a vast disparity, such a powerful expert, how could resistance even be discussed?

Any resistance would be futile, utterly meaningless!

"After that battle—no, after that single move—the First Young Master of the Nine Hells stood upon the head of the Great Sage Baqi and uttered a sentence dripping with disdain…" The voice grew agitated, filled with indescribable humiliation: "…Killing a disgusting species like you truly dirties my hands!"

Chuangshang Beida trembled all over, feeling a surge of hot blood rush to his brain as he roared, "Bage! Bage!"

"Then, after the First Young Master of the Nine Hells returned, he unleashed an ultimate divine ability and raised that magnificent peak, the Sky Pillar Mountain, separating the two continents!" The voice continued, "And upon the mountain terrain, he set a bizarre and unfathomable Soul Restriction! Declaring that our Divine Sun Clan would suffer here for all eternity…"

The First Young Master of the Nine Hells certainly wouldn't have put it so gently back then; he must have said something like, "Let you filthy scum, repulsive to look at, enjoy your slow suffering over here…"

"A Soul Restriction? Is this the main reason the three great masters cannot act?" Chuangshang Beida finally grasped something.

"Precisely. If the Divine Sun Clan has an expert who has reached the Half-Saint realm or higher, that expert, once they step onto the ground of the Sky Pillar Mountain, will be utterly backlash by the Soul Sealing! Therefore, throughout the ages, although our Divine Sun Clan has produced many masters, the candidates chosen for the War of Seizing Heaven can, at best, only reach the Saint Monarch level!"

The voice sighed mournfully, "It's not that we don't wish to fight for our clan, but… we simply cannot break through the Soul Seal of the First Young Master of the Nine Hells! That kind of power—in any world—is the ultimate, peak power. Facing absolute power, we can only accept…"

Chuangshang Beida felt only bitterness filling his mouth, despairing, "Is this Soul Seal of the First Young Master of the Nine Hells truly unbreakable?"

"Of course, it can be broken… only if one of us can cultivate to a level that surpasses the cultivation of the First Young Master of the Nine Hells who set the seal back then! Only by exceeding him is there a chance to break the seal!"

The voice carried infinite bitterness, "But… how is that possible!? It's utterly impossible! In these ten thousand years, let alone surpassing the First Young Master of the Nine Hells, not a single person has even reached the Saint realm… There simply does not exist an expert comparable to the First Young Master of the Nine Hells. In these ten thousand years, there were three individuals who reached the Saint realm or above, but do you know? All three were disciples of the First Young Master of the Nine Hells. Even his disciples have transcended the Saint realm and gone soaring through the Nine Heavens. What level of strength must the First Young Master of the Nine Hells himself possess! No one, absolutely no one, can surpass the First Young Master of the Nine Hells…"

"Surpass the First Young Master of the Nine Hells…" Chuangshang Beida felt the world spinning. Not only was achieving such a feat out of the question, but even thinking about it, speaking of it, or letting the thought cross his mind made his scalp tingle.

"So, even if we manage to cross to the other side, we are merely fodder to be slaughtered…" Chuangshang Beida said bitterly.

"That's not necessarily true. You just mentioned that Gu Han, the former foremost expert of the Profound Profound Continent, suffered a regression in strength for some unknown reason, and the rest are not worth fearing. Currently, the only one on the Profound Profound Continent whose strength can suppress you is that single supreme expert."

The voice continued, "We indeed cannot go to the north side of the Sky Pillar Mountain, but if… if you could devise a plan to lure that person into our Divine Sun Clan's territory, as long as they venture far beyond the range of the Sky Pillar Mountain, the three of us are confident we can ensure he never returns!"

"Lure him over, hm…" Chuangshang Beida's eyes lit up, and his mind immediately began to race at high speed.

This was, after all, the only viable strategy currently available…

But the critical question was—how could they lure that person in?

Given that person's strength, who among them possessed the capability to lure him into alien territory?!

Although there was no concrete action plan yet, the general direction had been established. Chuangshang Beida did not linger but once again unleashed his extreme speed technique, rushing back to the front lines at full throttle.

The moment Chuangshang Beida returned, he immediately issued an order: the million-strong army of the alien races would launch a full-scale assault, wave after wave, upon this land already saturated with blood!

The great battle erupted, sudden and unanticipated!

Moreover, the renewed hostilities were intensely brutal! Even more horrific than the previous battle……………

At this very moment, the entire Profound Profound Continent had plunged into turmoil!

In a short span, the entire continent boiled over.

Astounding news from the direction of the Sky Pillar Mountain spread across the land with the speed of a hurricane.

Within a remarkably short time, the entire continent was like a pot coming to a rolling boil, and all the Xuan Practitioners everywhere mobilized!

The announcement jointly issued by the Evil Monarch's Residence, the Heaven's Punishment Forest, and the Three Great Sacred Lands—the locations representing the highest combat power of the Profound Profound Continent—shocked the entire continent instantly!

Alien Invasion! The Continent is in peril!

The Evil Monarch's Residence, Heaven's Punishment Forest, and the Three Great Sacred Lands declared they would resist with all their might, but the situation was far from optimistic—it was dire to the extreme…

The moment this news spread, the Dongfang Family, the Duanmu Family, and the Sikong Family immediately mobilized their entire strength, gathering every combat-ready force, and advanced toward the location of the Sky Pillar Mountain!

Sikong Anyue and Duanmu Chaofan, the two family heads, led their respective family forces, sparing no cost, rushing towards the decisive battle location.

The Dongfang Family was personally led by the Old Madam, with the entire combat power of the Dongfang Family following closely, even servants at the Gold Xuan and Silver Xuan levels trailed behind!

The white-robed swordsmen of Snow Wind Silver City descended the snowy mountains like a blizzard-white hurricane, sweeping across the vast grasslands, tearing across the continent toward the Sky Pillar Mountain.

The Old City Lord of Snow Wind Silver City, Han Fengxue, the current City Lord, Han Zhanmeng, along with his wife Xue Shuangqing, and the couple Mu Xue Tong, mobilized every person they could and utilized every means available to reach the Sky Pillar Mountain with maximum speed!

The major nations across the continent also stirred into action upon receiving this intelligence.

Tianxiang's response was the fastest. On the very day this news arrived, Li Youran, the current Prime Minister of the Tianxiang Kingdom, pushed past all dissenting opinions and immediately advised dispatching troops, summoning all the Xuan Practitioners of the entire nation to rush to Tiannan to aid the fight!

The usually elegant Li Youran, during this court session, was practically foaming at the mouth, spluttering uncontrollably. This was because he understood the severity of the matter intimately!

As the person who knew Jun Moxie best, Li Youran knew this situation had clearly reached a critical, desperate stage!

Because the message seeking aid had been sent by Jun Moxie himself!

What was Jun Moxie's character? Jun Moxie would never send out any call for aid if there was even a slight chance of victory!

But now, even though the combined forces of Jun Moxie, the Heaven's Sin Forest, and the Three Great Sacred Lands—which could be considered the strongest and most elite forces of the Profound Profound Continent—were already mobilized, Jun Moxie still sent out such a message.

That implied only one conclusion: the severity of the situation was nearing uncontrollability!

The Lord of Tianxiang, Yang Huainong, also expressed his support without any hesitation.

The head of the Dugu Family, Old Master Dugu Zongheng, personally volunteered to lead the contingent. Old Master Murong Fengyun of the Murong Family, who had retired from office over a year ago, also enthusiastically stepped forward. These two seasoned veterans, one serving as principal and the other as deputy, took only one day to assemble all the Xuan Qi warriors in the capital and sped toward Tiannan nonstop at full capacity.

There wasn't time to wait for everyone to assemble; the army marched first, with any later arrivals instructed to catch up as quickly as possible.

When the army left the capital, there were only slightly over twenty thousand men, but after marching a thousand li at forced speed, the contingent swelled to over thirty thousand, snowballing larger and larger, yet their pace never slowed; in fact, it grew faster.

Before departing, Murong Fengyun secretly visited the Trench of Affection alone, sitting silently before his daughter's grave for a while. As he left, he sighed deeply and murmured low, "Xiao Ye, whether in heaven or on earth, I hope you will take good care of my daughter."

This old man, at such a moment, finally acknowledged the status of Ye Guhan as his son-in-law. Although it was too late… wasn't this also a father's final wish? Because Murong Fengyun had no intention of returning alive from this expedition…

Many martial artists from the Jianghu also joined this force, bringing their weapons and their fiery resolve, throwing themselves without hesitation into this team brimming with righteousness like a soaring rainbow.

The three great generals of the Dugu Family, along with the seven heroes and prodigies of the third generation, marched out entirely!

The God of Wealth of the World, Tang Yuan, did not hesitate in the slightest. He donated over ninety percent of his personal fortune without a second thought. Not only that, but he immediately began contacting the nine great merchants of the entire continent, offering funds and support, declaring that any shortages in military supplies for this expedition would be entirely covered by these ten individuals, ensuring that all warriors participating in this battle had no worries about logistics!

He then allocated the vast sums of silver controlled by the Noble Hall, collecting medicinal herbs, spirit medicines, and massive amounts of grain and provisions from across the continent. He sent off batches as soon as they were received, supplying the direction of the Sky Pillar Mountain ceaselessly…

In the entire world, with the exception of a very small handful of individual families, nearly every single faction organized their family forces and gathered toward Tiannan. Simultaneously, countless manpower, financial resources, and material wealth converged into Tang Yuan's hands at an unprecedented, terrifying speed and scale.