Chapter 597: Chapter 593: Battle with the Demon—Are These Resentful Beasts?

The prodigies of each Divine Domain were initially a bit nervous, thinking that once demons emerged, they would face brutal slaughter, so each prepared their strongest moves to resist the demon assault.

Instead, Xia Feng and his companions intercepted all the demons at the frontline, not letting a single one slip through for them to kill.

This left the prodigies feeling a bit embarrassed, but after the embarrassment came a feeling akin to anger born of humiliation.

"Xia Feng... Young Master, with so many demons, you can’t possibly kill them all, right?"

The nearby Divine Guards, who had initially been worried, now looked at Xia Feng and his companions with admiration. Hearing someone question Xia Feng, they hurriedly spoke up before he could explain.

"Don’t worry, this is just the beginning. The demon invasion hasn’t become that severe yet. In a few days, when the demons number in the thousands, you’ll certainly have your chance."

They hadn’t seen Xia Feng’s prowess in fighting hundreds at a time in the gathering place of the prodigies, so they could still console them this way.

But these prodigies couldn’t sit idly by. They knew Xia Feng was formidable, but they hadn’t expected him to be this powerful—this was leaving them no chance at all.

Just as the prodigies were gathered, whispering about whether they should collectively rush in and snatch some demons from Xia Feng, a massive change suddenly occurred in the Demon Abyss.

The vortex-like exit suddenly began to expand rapidly, its size increasing dozens of times in an instant, and the demonic qi spilling out seemed to be mixed with some strange, gray energy. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The Divine Guards’ expressions changed drastically, filled with disbelief: "Heavens, the fourth stage of transformation? How is this possible?"

"Hasn’t the invasion of the Demon and Nether races only just begun?"

"If the Demon Abyss is already entering the fourth stage of transformation, how will we endure the next one and a half months?"

As everyone showed fear, no one noticed that the demons in the vortex had suddenly stopped coming out, and its spinning speed had quietly increased.

Only Xia Feng, standing at the forefront, frowned as he watched the changes in the vortex with a serious expression.

Sun Yazhu, sensitive to energy, stood beside him and asked with a hint of worry, "Why does this energy feel so familiar?"

Xia Feng took a deep breath, "God Burial Valley, resentment qi."

Upon hearing this unexpected name, the women’s expressions subtly changed.

Li Qingxue, vigilantly guarding against the vortex in front of her, asked with some confusion, "Isn’t it strange? Isn’t the God Burial Valley in Great Xia?"

"It has nothing to do with the Divine Domain or the Netherworld or the Demon Realm, right?"

Sun Yazhu slightly shook her head, "That’s not entirely true. Although Great Xia previously had no divine power, God Burial Valley definitely doesn’t look like an ordinary Secret Realm."

"You should know that even an Ancient Divine Artifact like the Purple Gold Cauldron is only placed on the outskirts of God Burial Valley. Within the inner part, there are immensely powerful Ancient Divine Artifacts like the Heaven-Burying Sword and the God-Burying Bell."

Xia Feng suddenly interrupted their discussion, "The Demon Abyss seems to be undergoing a new transformation. Let’s talk about this slowly when we get back."

He paused before adding, "The positions of the Heaven-Burying Sword and God-Burying Bell might not even be in the inner part of God Burial Valley. What’s truly inside remains unknown."

As he said this, the vortex in the Demon Abyss began to spin wildly, with hordes of demons spewing out like a geyser, landing on the surrounding ground and starting to corrode the land of the Celestial Pill Divine Domain.

Sun Yazhu’s eyes reddened slightly, knowing that the land tainted by demons would require cultivators of the Celestial Pill Divine Domain to painstakingly restore it inch by inch with spiritual power.

The demonic qi left behind by a single demon’s footprint requires a Celestial God-level cultivator to tirelessly cleanse it for a day just to barely restore the land’s original vitality.

If the Demon Abyss opened in the same location each time, the Celestial Pill Divine Domain could abandon that land and simply let it spread.

But of course, the Abyss opens in different locations each time, and if it continues to spread like this, the Celestial Pill Divine Domain could end up becoming the new Demon Realm.

As Sun Yazhu, seething with anger, seemed about to rush in and fight, Xia Feng suddenly held her wrist, his expression serious as he watched the vortex.

The vortex spun continuously, its size expanding and contracting like breathing.

The demons spreading out from around the vortex had already reached the teams of prodigies in the back, who mistakenly thought Xia Feng had deliberately left some demons for them.

Before they could thank Xia Feng, they already found themselves clashing arms with the demons.

These demons were each more ferocious than the last, and their attacks were vicious. With the demonic qi capable of corroding divine power, many prodigies were injured upon first contact.

The Celestial Pill Divine Guards hurriedly set up a Defensive Array, loudly advising the surrounding prodigies, "Make sure you understand the demon’s realm before you attack. Don’t challenge demons beyond your own realm."

In the midst of chaos, the prodigies paid a considerable price to intercept these demons.

Perhaps due to the severity of the situation, they couldn’t help but harbor some resentment as they looked at Xia Feng, thinking he had deliberately let so many demons through to see them struggle.

But Xia Feng was unaware of their thoughts; even if he knew, he would likely only give a cold laugh.

If he let fewer through, they would think Xia Feng was being unfair; if he let too many through, they would think he was intentionally humiliating them.

They were indeed ugly both in looks and thoughts, thinking Xia Feng must take responsibility for their training just because he provided them with a Spirit Light Flying Boat to arrive early.

Xia Feng didn’t have time to pay attention to this because new things were emerging from the vortex.

These things were entirely shrouded in a gray mist, appearing neither human nor non-human, with exposed facial features and limbs that looked particularly odd.

It was as if their entirely strange bodies had been disassembled and then reassembled.

Some had legs growing out of their heads, ribs coiled around their arms, especially on their faces, with noses above their eyes and mouths near their ears—just looking at them made one feel uncomfortable and want to turn away and retch.

The prodigies had never seen such strange creatures, and even the Celestial Pill Divine Guards looked at them in puzzlement.

Only Xia Feng and the women recognized them: these were the Resentful Beasts from within God Burial Valley. Why were they appearing in such a place?

Mysteriously, Xia Feng suddenly recalled the Celestial Sword Divine King’s words to him once.

"Transforming an ordinary world into a Divine Domain involves more hardships than you can imagine."

"Are you truly prepared?"

Without time for deeper thought, the Resentful Beasts rushed toward Xia Feng, their eyes fixed solely on him.