Chapter 884

Not only this sect, but as the Three Holy Lands successively lit the holy fire, all cultivators within the Human Race territory fell into panic and tension.

At first perhaps some had not reacted yet, but as the older cultivators recounted, the matter of the holy fire gradually spread.

Numerous sects and dynasties hastily gathered their disciples and headed for the Jade Pool Holy Land.

Even if they were afraid in their hearts, at this point there was no retreat.

"Shī xiōng, are we really going to the Jade Pool Holy Land?"

Many disciples of a sect queued into the Teleportation Array, rushing to the Jade Pool Holy Land; a younger disciple, face pale, asked the Shī xiōng beside him.

The Shī xiōng beside him likewise had a grim expression, equally fearful in his heart, yet he gritted his teeth and said.

"We must go; this is a battle that no one can avoid."

If possible, who among the disciples would not want to flee outright? Seeing the extermination war approach, even if they fled, where could they escape to?

Flee to the territory of other races? That would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

Moreover, how the foreign races treat the Human Race is something everyone knows.

Therefore, facing the extermination war, all people can do is fight to the death; they can only advance, not retreat.

Teleportation Arrays everywhere were activated, with formation light pillars shooting up into the sky.

Such a scene in ordinary times would truly be rare to see, after all, activating a Teleportation Array consumes enormous resources.

Inside the Jade Pool Holy Land, cultivators continuously streamed in from all places.

There were disciples from major sects, troops from major dynasties, civil and military officials, and many scattered loose cultivators from various places.

All these people gathered at the Jade Pool Holy Land to face the upcoming extermination war.

The Jade Pool Holy Land also specially assigned personnel to arrange these cultivators.

With little time to rest, upon arriving at the Jade Pool Holy Land they were directly assigned to go to Tianhong Guan.

However, after reaching the Jade Pool Holy Land, the cultivators roughly knew what had happened.

It turned out that the Undying Race sought to provoke the extermination war.

Along the route from the Jade Pool Holy Land to Tianhong Guan, Human Race cultivators could be seen everywhere, as well as star vessels and spiritual void ships, continually flashing past.

Their numbers were vast, dense as ants; if viewed from high above, they looked like swarms of ants—though tiny, when gathered they seemed to form a torrent, mighty and mighty, rushing toward the front line.

Facing the extermination war, all Human Race sects had no more petty schemes.

Perhaps in the eyes of many races, the Human Race is the one most fond of internal strife.

In times of peace, whether due to various resources or ancient grudges that cannot be specified, internal strife among the Human Race has never ceased.

Wars between dynasties, conflicts between sects, and even battles between cultivators have endlessly unfolded within the Human Race.

Yet when faced with major principles of right and wrong, the Human Race can always unite as one.

This may also be one of the reasons the Human Race has been able to survive in the Haotu Shijie.

Regardless of past grudges, at this moment all sects and dynasties share a single purpose: to fully resist the Undying Race's invasion.

Inside Tianhong Guan, the nearest batch of Human Race cultivators have already arrived.

Elders and Stewards of the Jade Pool Holy Land are allocating and settling them.

"Heavenly Blade Valley, defend the western three-hundred-li mountain range."

"Myriad Sword Pavilion, guard the entrance of that valley."

Groups of cultivators, following the Jade Pool Holy Land's arrangements, began to disperse to various points of Tianhong Guan.

When the extermination war erupts, the battlefield will certainly not be limited to the gate of Tianhong Guan; the area it covers will be unimaginably vast.

The Sect Masters of the major sects, facing the Jade Pool Holy Land's arrangements, also nodded heavily in assent.

At this moment everyone must obey the Holy Land's orders; otherwise, even before the war begins, they will have already lost.

"Elder Chen."

"Brother Li."

"May we have some talisman seals and formation disks?"

"Rest assured, these supplies will be distributed later, and there will be no deduction."

"Then many thanks."

"Brother Li."

"Huh??"

"The southern valley is very important; your Myriad Sword Pavilion must............"

"Rest assured; unless my Myriad Sword Pavilion is destroyed, we will not retreat a single step."

"Then that's good."

Some Sect Masters familiar with the Jade Pool Holy Land's elders proactively requested various battle supplies, and these items, for now, will naturally not be withheld.

After bidding farewell to Elder Chen, Sect Master Li of the Myriad Sword Pavilion led his disciples toward the southern valley.

After settling the spiritual city, Sect Master Li led the elders of the Myriad Sword Pavilion to a hilltop, gazing into the distance at the scene beyond Tianhong Guan.

Just a glance, and everyone present couldn't help but draw a sharp breath.

"This............."

Looking far out, one sees on the ground beyond Tianhong Guan a dense carpet of black shadows joined together.

Countless Undying Race powerhouses glare tigerishly at Tianhong Guan.

Not only on the ground, but in the sky above, the Undying Race's unique spirit warships hover, one after another.

They obscure the sky and blot out the sun, as if even the light from heaven were shrouded.

A rough estimate suggests that, at present, the Undying Race outside Tianhong Guan likely numbers over a hundred million.

Moreover, this is far from the total; endlessly, more Undying Race powerhouses are still on their way.

"An apocalyptic sight..........."

An elder couldn't help but sigh; upon hearing this, the leading Sect Master Li kept a calm expression and said lightly.

"This is the war of extermination, the Undying Race is like this, and our Human Race is likewise."

Saying this, Sect Master Li turned his head and surveyed the surroundings and the rear.

One could see that on the Human Race side, many cultivators had likewise gathered, and further back, even more Human Race cultivators were passing through the Teleportation Array, continuously rushing to the front line.

And the Human Race's large star‑ships were all anchored in mid‑air.

Taking the gate of Tianhong Guan as the core, numerous Human Race cultivators deployed along the mountains on both sides in succession.

On each mountain peak, one could clearly see many Human Race cultivators staring off at the Undying Race's strong ones in the distance.

The whole atmosphere of Tianhong Guan kept twisting and growing oppressive, awaiting the moment battle would break out.

"Arrange the defenses well, beware of the Undying Race's sudden attack."

"Yes."

After looking around, Sect Master Li solemnly instructed the surrounding elders.

Like the Myriad Sword Pavilion, the other various sects and dynasties were also making meticulous arrangements.

As the various sects successively arrived at Tianhong Guan, the Spirit Chef Alliance, the Pill Master Alliance, the Formation Master Alliance, the Talisman Master Alliance, the Artifact Master Alliance, and the Ten Merchant Guilds also finally arrived one after another at the Jade Pool Holy Land.

The Five Alliances and the Ten Merchant Guilds, compared with the numerous sects, were obviously more important.

For they could be said to be the primary material supporters of this war.

The vast quantities of battle supplies they controlled were desperately needed by all the sects.