Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant

Chapter 1577: Chapter 101 Divine Beast

“There’s something beyond the boundary?”

“Are they the World-Eaters?”

Wang Ba’s heart instantly tightened, yet he wasn’t overly surprised.

The opening of a Taoist Field would inevitably attract the arrival of tribulations.

And as expected, these so-called tribulations turned out to be those World-Eaters.

The reason was simple — World-Eaters cling to the outside of the boundary wall, constantly waiting for the opportunity to break through. Now that Wang Ba had established a Taoist Field’s prototype here, it caused the realm membrane to weaken significantly. Naturally, the nearby World-Eaters wouldn’t pass up such an opportunity.

Sure enough, in the next instant, Wang Ba suddenly felt a surge of danger grow sharp in his chest!

Shhhhhk!

Within his spiritual sense, two massive hooked claws tore through the boundary wall and the edges of space in succession, slashing directly toward him!

…

At the same time.

The ripples caused by the pierced boundary wall spread instantly to several corners of Little Cang World.

Huangji Continent, inside the Dragon Transformation Pool.

An elderly man with golden hair seemed to sense something, his head tilting slightly as his gaze turned westward.

Though the distance was immense, he still sharply detected traces of subtle changes. His eyes narrowed slightly:

“Over there… did those things from the Outer Realm break in?”

“Or has something else changed again?”

His expression sank slightly before his thoughts stirred.

In the next moment, within Jin territory near the Wanxiang Sect, a Rogue Cultivator from Huangji Continent sitting cross-legged inside an immortal cave had a sudden flicker of confusion in his gaze.

Soon after, an unseen shift overtook his eyes, turning them dull and lifeless.

Without a sound, he stood and departed the immortal cave, then lifted his gaze skyward.

Upon seeing the membrane eye and the surrounding Divinity Transformation cultivators, a trace of veiled suspicion flickered through ‘his’ expression:

“What… are they doing?”

He wasn’t the only one.

Northsea Continent.

Deep within the Northern Ice Abyss.

The specter of a youth faintly raised his head, staring at the sky.

Though separated by hundreds of thousands of miles, the distance seemed as if it didn’t exist in his vision.

The barrier posed by the realm membrane, too, appeared utterly meaningless to him.

He saw the five Patriarchs, saw Wang Ba extending a spatial domain, and saw the true form of the World-Eater breaking through the boundary wall at that moment.

It was a massive black mantis with razor-sharp blade arms.

But unlike ordinary mantises, its back extended a multitude of furry arms. As its blade arms cracked open the boundary wall, those arms swiftly stretched out to pry open the entrance, attempting to squeeze its bloated form inside.

“Even something small has its advantages, seizing upon such tiny opportunities.”

The youth’s specter let out a calm, light laugh.

The mantis wasn’t small in size, yet before him, it was nearly insignificant.

Ironically, its diminutive nature enabled it to notice the realm membrane’s slightest disturbance and, using its compact build, exploit the membrane’s ripples to slip through unnoticed.

If it were another, stronger World-Eater, its sheer power would provoke intense resistance from the realm membrane instead.

Balance between gains and losses, nothing more.

“Though it’s small, it’s also at a fairly decent level among Class V… Can you handle it?”

A test awaited, challenging Wang Ba to the limits. If he couldn’t overcome even this trial, there was no reason to hold onto expectations.

The youth’s specter observed Wang Ba, a flicker of anticipation glinting through his eyes.

…

“It’s a World-Eater!”

Inside the Wanxiang Sect.

Jiang Yi murmured in a low voice, her expression subtly tensing.

Even though the realm membrane separated them, and the space within was shrouded by the Dao Domain’s shadowy mist, rendering it invisible, her Spiritual Sense as a Divinity Transformation cultivator enabled her to pierce through illusions and discern the changes within.

Facing the sudden emergence of those blade arms, she almost immediately came to a conclusion.

Pang Xiu’s expression, however, grew graver.

Though Jiang Yi once wielded considerable cultivation prowess in her previous life, her advancement into Divinity Transformation was relatively recent. Pang Xiu’s cultivation base was higher, letting him better perceive the World-Eater’s threat.

His speech quickened:

“Not good—this one’s between middle and late-stage Class V!”

“The five Patriarchs must suppress this spatial domain; they can’t lend aid.”

“Wang Ba is also occupied stabilizing this field… This World-Eater’s timing is just too perfect!”

Not only did Pang Xiu and Jiang Yi recognize the dire straits Wang Ba faced.

Outside the realm membrane, Qi Yan and the other three working to assist Wang Ba in maintaining spatial stability also showed subtle reactions. However, they too were unable to intervene—only Qi Yan sent forth a Ghost-eyed Chi, which promptly dove inside.

Below.

The Third Hall Master couldn’t yet discern the events clearly, but those who had come to protect the path—like Liang Wuji—fixed their gaze tightly on the scene, their expressions solemn.

Sect Master Zhao Feng’s face darkened further, his gaze shifting while his palm clenched instinctively, a clear indecision brewing within.

Near the Wanxiang Sect.

A figure clad in softly veiled white robes silently appeared, lifting her gaze toward the membrane eye above.

Though positioned at a distance, her cultivation level was high enough to faintly sense the figures and developments within the realm membrane’s spatial domain.

“Wang Ba is in danger!”

As she discerned the sudden intrusion of blade arms into the realm membrane space, even with her features obscured by the delicate veil, the anxiety and concern flashing through her eyes remained unmistakable.

She was poised to act.

But just then.

Clang!

A deep, resonant sword sound suddenly reverberated within the Wanxiang Sect!

The surrounding cultivators who favored sword-based Magic Tools felt their swords tremble uncontrollably, as if responding instinctively to the call!

Upon hearing this sound, Zhao Feng’s heart abruptly eased, his tightly clenched hand relaxing entirely.

In the next instant, a dazzling sword-light erupted from within the depths of the Wanxiang Sect and, as it shot forth, pierced directly into the membrane eye!