Chapter 2784

Each member of every Heavenly Demon squad must be able to fight at least four hundred enemies alone; this number might not be difficult in the outside world, but on the Mother Earth Plains it is another matter.

Even if the Mother Earth's true form is not present, the Cangyan people's advantage on the Mother Earth Plains is still too great; a few thousand troops here can teleport instantly, coming and going like the wind, with no need for any great mountain-moving formation.

This mobility and flexibility are pushed to the limit. Even the Shen Kingdom troops who were chased by them outside the Trapped Dragon Moat, upon entering the Mother Earth Plains, straightened up and even dared to ambush the Heavenly Gods!

Geng Yue couldn't help but mutter in her heart: if only our side had won the battle for Yujing City back then, then this one-of-a-kind Mother Earth Plain, capable of causing endless trouble for the enemy, would have been used by the Lingxu crowd.

I dare not imagine how outstanding its performance would be on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Geng Yue's divine sense instinctively glanced at the Heavenly Venerable beside her, alas.

By the way, He still needs to remind: "Heavenly Venerable, the Bin Yu squad has had no news for a long time, for unknown reasons."

That entire squad of Heavenly Gods lost contact two quarters of an hour ago, and no matter how they try, they cannot be reached.

This is a battlefield where things change in an instant!

Geng Yue also believes they are more likely to suffer misfortune than good fortune, but she still cannot utter ill-omened words.

The Heavenly Venerable, however, has no such reservations and says directly: "Perhaps the battle occurred within the Secret Realm."

The Secret Realm blocks communication transmission between Heavenly Gods.

If this squad was completely wiped out, and adding the ambush at Zhen'nan Town, that would mean twenty Heavenly Gods have perished; for this Divine Descent operation, that is no small blow.

"Continue searching for the Panlong Secret Realm." The Heavenly Venerable does not intend to change methods: "The Cangyan people hope we merge our teams, which benefits them in buying more time. Hah, their previous two successes were just too much luck; let's try once more?"

The two Bin Yu squads are relatively weak, and the Cangyan people are like a blind cat finding a dead rat—they just happened to pick the right ones.

But such good luck will not last forever; Bin Yu is a assistant god, and his own combat ability is not up to the average standard of this Divine Descent.

About two quarters of an hour later, another message arrived:

The Cangyan people's third attack has begun!

Who is the target?

It is the team of Tong Ming True Lord.

Geng Yue wanted to speak but held back.

"Never mind, we continue searching for the Panlong Ancient City. The Cangyan people are about to kick an iron plate." The Heavenly Venerable's mouth curled into a cold smile: "No matter which enemy goes there, they are sending themselves to death."

"Yes!"

……

The next combat area chosen by Immortal Mingke is the Gray Pebble Field.

It is located in the center of the city, a very large open space. The surrounding buildings are packed tightly, one pressing against another, yet this Gray Pebble Field is very spacious, with a diameter of at least three hundred zhang. He Yue, upon arriving here, felt something strange, not knowing why Mother Earth designed it this way—too cramped where it should be packed, too open where it should be spacious.

Before he could speak, Immortal Mingke explained: "This is where the Heavenly Demons and Shangguan Biao fell out in the past; the two sides fought fiercely here, shattering the ground. Mother Earth then enclosed this place to commemorate it."

"Ah, I see!"

Immortal Mingke hurried off to make arrangements.

This is the Heavenly Demons' necessary path. The enemy has not yet arrived, so we can set up an ambush first.

After assisting with another transmission, the little stone figure was about to disappear when He Yue called out to it in advance:

"May I ask, will the Emperor truly descend here?"

The two battles just now were so intense that he hadn't had a chance to ask clearly.

The little stone figure's eyes flashed red twice; seeing that he held a stone chain and was one of their own, it still replied:

"No."

"……?"

The stone figure pointed toward Panlong Ancient City: "But he will descend within the Secret Realm."

Yes, this place is outside the Secret Realm.

This stone figure is truly meticulous; He Yue could only press on:

"Where is he, and how will he descend?"

"I don't know; I've heard he is in seclusion." This is the answer to the first question—the little stone figure truly does not know where the Nine Abyss Great Emperor is now, "He will appear directly from within the Secret Realm, which is his."

"When?" Is this Secret Realm my elder brother's? He Yue was once again confused.

"The exact time is unclear; it should be after Immortal Mingke can contact him." The little stone figure reasoned soundly, "Immortal Mingke entrusted someone to knock on the gate."

Hearing that my elder brother is about to descend here, He Yue's spirits lifted: "Do you know how many troops he can bring?"

"I don't know."

"Um, what about before?"

"He rarely descends directly like this."

He Yue nodded, then suddenly thought of a crucial question: "By the way, could the enemy possibly know that he can traverse millions of miles and descend directly here?"

"I don't know whether they know or not." For the little stone figure's clone, this question is beyond its scope.

He Yue placed his five fingers together, pressing them against the bridge of his nose.

Wait, he had an ill omen. The Heavenly Demons have been plotting and laying out their plans for months—could it be, could it be that they are targeting his elder brother himself?!

Dozens of Heavenly Gods descending to the mortal realm—this has not happened in hundreds of years!

The Lingxu Holy Venerable has made such a grand display, not just for the Mother Earth Plains and the Great Square Vase, right?

He Yue immediately rushed to find Immortal Mingke and asked again: "Can the Nine Abyss Great Emperor truly descend within the Secret Realm?"

Immortal Mingke had just finished assigning a group of ambush troops; hearing this, he tilted his head: "Yes, as long as we can contact him."

"How many people can he bring over?"

Immortal Mingke paused in his hand: "Why would you ask such a thing?"

"I fear all this is a plot by the Heavenly Demons!" He Yue exclaimed urgently, "They are calculating not only the Mother Earth and the Great Square Vase, but also my elder brother!"

"You mean they could calculate that the Emperor can cross ten thousand miles and descend directly into the Panlong Secret Realm?" Immortal Mingke shook his head: "That is impossible; this secret has never been leaked!"

"Are you sure?" He Yue pressed on, "Has my elder brother ever displayed this ability before the enemy?"

"Of course not……" Mingke Xianren was about to deny it, but then he recalled the battle at Lingyun Palace, and the word "once" was forcibly swallowed by him.

Three years ago, the Great Emperor infiltrated Lingyun Palace to seize the body of the Hidden God Lord; the Heavenly Demon had also assumed he was in seclusion at Cangyan, but instead he fought fiercely with the Sea King Xuandu in a small world, then vanished directly from that small world and returned to the Earth Mother Plains.

This move broke through many restrictions of laws.

Then, the Nine Abysses Great Emperor further exploited the Earth Mother Plains to trap numerous immortals and demons badly, making it hard to say whether the Heavenly Demon, upon later reflection, would not make such associations.

Are they not always known for their cunning? Since they could lay out a plan months in advance to trap the dragon pit, who knows……

He Yue, hearing his hesitation, sensed something wrong, so he asked again:

"How many troops could the Emperor bring over from ten thousand li away?"

Mingke Xianren gritted his teeth: "I have never seen him bring any."

Indeed. He Yue closed his eyes, just as he had thought—if such a great divine ability could still bring over an army, it would be utterly unjust.