Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence - Chapter 534

Chapter 534: Chapter 236: Dao Marks Catastrophe_1

After entering the Secret Realm, cultivators from all quarters carefully observed the mystical rules above in the sky and realized that the area within the Secret Realm Square-Inch where one could survive was gradually shrinking.

Thus, the majority of cultivators consciously began to converge towards the center of the Secret Realm Square-Inch, with very few remaining on the edges of the realm.

However, as the previously stable space became disrupted, the gathered cultivators from various sects dispersed once more, with a significant number being transported directly from positions near the center to the peripheral zones.

Before they could recover from the spatial changes, a terrible disaster had already descended upon them.

As the Secret Realm Square-Inch began to collapse, the Endless Void swallowed everything within the realm, and many cultivators at the edge could no longer conceal their traces, transforming into streaks of fleeing Flight of Light.

Across the land, a multitude of fleeting lights dashed by, with numerous cultivators employing Escape Skills and spirit treasures in a desperate attempt to outrun the tidal wave of the Endless Void.

To their despair, as the Endless Void gradually engulfed the Secret Realm Square-Inch, the space within the realm had twisted, and distances that were once but a few feet apart had become separated by worlds.

Except for Spirit Transmutation cultivators possessing spirit treasures and mystic methods, all other cultivators were unable to escape this domain being gradually devoured by the Endless Void.

Boundless darkness engulfed everything in an instant, seemingly dragging them into a desolate void devoid of space and time.

Whether Loose Cultivators with exceptional talents, sect True Beings, or descendants of noble families, in the face of this terrifying threat, there was no longer any distinction.

All notions of pride as peerless talents, all Fate-killing Traps, ceased to have any relevance; they all had but one thought in mind.

“Exit!”

“I must exit!”

“Hurry up and exit!”

Countless cries of terror pierced the sky as, one by one, a multitude of cultivators were led out of the Secret Realm Square-Inch by falling starlight.

In the sky above, the number of survivors indicated by the converging starlight was rapidly diminishing.

730,691,653…

With every pulse of the starlight, dozens of cultivators at the brink of the Secret Realm Square-Inch’s collapse were exiting the trial.

In just over a dozen breaths, more than a hundred people had been eliminated from the Secret Realm Square-Inch.

Almost everyone watched the terrifying tidal wave of the Endless Void until once more, the lights of the multitude of stars twinkled again.

“Expansion of the Endless Void has ceased, and the collapse of the Secret Realm Square-Inch is temporarily over.”

“Remaining number of people, 587.”

The surging tidal wave of the Endless Void abruptly stopped, and all the cultivators at the edge of the Secret Realm Square-Inch were relieved as if they had survived a great disaster.

Although the rules of the Secret Realm could lead one out of this realm, no one could be certain whether it was possible to exit completely once engulfed by the Endless Void.

Many cultivators stayed put, and after pondering for a while, the remaining number of people displayed in the sky changed again.

More cultivators gave up any lingering hope, recognizing that their strength was insufficient to gain any advantages in this trial of the Secret Realm.

Rather than facing another crisis like the tidal wave of the Endless Void, it was better to exit immediately and preserve oneself.

The number formed by the starlight in the sky, after a series of changes, finally settled at 523.

Within mere hours after the Secret Realm Square-Inch opened, nearly half of the participants had been eliminated.

Among those eliminated in this round, many sect cultivators had not been spared, having been transported to the edge of the realm and eliminated by the Endless Void’s tidal wave.

However, the core forces of the sects, those above the Spirit Transmutation stage, were largely intact. They had Escape Skills and spirit treasures as a shield, sufficient to escape the tidal wave of the Endless Void.

This “shrinking circle” that was fatal for most cultivators was nothing in front of the truly powerful experts.

Compared to the shrinking circle’s impact, the disbanding of groups due to the chaos in space was more deadly.

Because in this trial of the Secret Realm, aside from the major sects, there was another force as formidable as they were.

Netherworld Demon Gods!

In a dense jungle, more than ten sect cultivators gathered.

These cultivators mostly came from different sects, and some sects even viewed each other with hostility.

Yet in this perilous Secret Realm Square-Inch, they could only assure their own safety by setting aside their sect differences and uniting.

The strength of these more than ten sect cultivators varied, all following a Spirit Transmutation female Taoist of extraordinary presence.

In her right hand, she wielded a horsetail whisk, harboring a mighty ghost spirit with the cultivation of the Spirit Transmutation Peak.

This female Taoist was none other than Chen Yuanzi, the current generation Taoist of one of the 36 Little Grotto Heavens, the Void Mound Grotto Heavens, and the horsetail whisk in her hand was a peak Spirit Transmutation foundation passed down by her sect.

Although the Void Mound Grotto Heavens ranked high among the 36 Little Grotto Heavens, due to severe losses in several Spirit Energy Tidal Surges, it had not dispatched a Spirit Refining True Being for this trial of the Secret Realm Square-Inch.

Not far in front of Chen Yuanzi, three Netherworld supernatural beings of the Spirit Transmutation stage were eyeing them covetously.

The strongest supernatural being wore a black robe, held a court tablet, and was surrounded by incense and fortune, similarly possessing the cultivation of the Spirit Transmutation Peak.

The other two supernatural beings were slightly inferior but also reached the Spirit Transmutation Stage.

In terms of high-end combat power, the sects were slightly outmatched, but the more than ten True Beings from various sects also had cultivation of at least the Qi Training Middle Stage, which could somewhat offset the difference in combat strength.

The sect cultivators and the Netherworld supernatural beings faced each other in a standoff, with Netherworld Ghost energy discreetly spreading amidst the tension in the air.

The next moment, the horsetail whisk was lifted high, resembling three thousand feet of white hair falling from the Ninth Heavens to sweep across the land, as a sharp sword light tore through the sky aiming for the three supernatural beings.