Beneath the immortal light, a burly, imposing figure could vaguely be seen emerging from the Dark Territory. Wearing only animal hides and bare-chested, he wielded a spiked club—a rough, giant of a man, yet radiating an aura at the Giant Level.
Another Dark Giant!
This Dark Giant was humanoid, a massive brute, riding a Quasi-Giant Level Chaos Great Terror—a winged serpent. Brandishing his spiked club, he charged recklessly toward the Heavenly Gate, engaging in battle with the three Immortal Kings.
Elsewhere, a Dark Giant Tiger materialized, an ancient character for 'Dark' etched upon its forehead!
This was also a terrifying Dark Giant existence, its body of unimaginable size, blotting out the sky and sun. With a single roar that shook the Dark Territory, it charged toward the Primordial Immortal Realm.
No one could have imagined that the place where Donghuang's immortal soul was lost required traversing such a terrifying Dark Territory, one so mysterious and unknown that it filled the Donghuang Clan with anxiety.
What kind of dreadful place was it, exactly?
How could it harbor so many, and such fearsome, dark existences!
"The Land of Eternal Night? Hmph, our Primordial Immortal Realm is the First Ancient Universe of the Chaos Sea. Even if this so-called Land of Eternal Night is powerful, if it dares to obstruct the three of us, we will simply crush our way through!"
The three Immortal Kings—Taiyu, Haozun, and Jiuyou—remained unperturbed, joining forces to attack. Their true forms stood before the Heavenly Gate, striking continuously, both to repel these Dark Giants blocking their path and to prevent their invasion of the Primordial Immortal Realm.
This was a peak-level battle of Giants, involving not just one but over six combatants from both sides combined. Naturally, the conflict was exceptionally fierce.
No one had anticipated that summoning Donghuang's immortal soul back would prove so arduous.
Squelch—
Before long, blood light erupted. Under the assault of the Dark Giant wielding the spiked club, Immortal King Haozun was wounded. Immortal King blood sprayed forth, each drop greedily devoured by that Demon God-like Dark Giant riding the Quasi-Giant Great Terror, his eyes gleaming with a crimson, ravenous greed.
Clearly, he coveted the consumption of Immortal King blood.
The Dark White Tiger and Dark True Dragon also surged forward, engaging in fierce slaughter.
The Heavenly Gate teetered precariously, on the verge of collapse at any moment.
While battling, Immortal King Jiuyou frowned and said, "These Dark Giants have attained the Dao through their physical bodies. Their physiques are extremely powerful. Although we are Immortal Kings, our attacks can hardly harm their bodies. Continuing like this is not a solution."
Immortal King Haozun said gravely, "We must use Master's Donghuang Bell to suppress them. We cannot allow the darkness to invade the Primordial Immortal Realm, or it will be our grave failure!"
Immortal King Taiyu said solemnly, "That seems to be the only way."
Although the three Immortal Kings were confident that even if the three Dark Giants invaded the Primordial Immortal Realm, they would surely never return—for the Primordial Immortal Realm'sheritage / foundation was unfathomably deep, with more than just two or three Immortal Venerable Ones, and even a powerful alien ancient universe wouldn't dare invade lightly, let alone mere three Dark Giants; once they invaded, the Primordial Immortal Realm would ensure their demise—the consequences of a battle at that level would be extremely severe. It could easily shatter Immortal King Domains, causing the deaths of countless billions of living beings, the extinction of great realms, and the reduction of heaven and earth to ashes.
The Primordial Immortal Realm absolutely would not permit such massive turmoil during this period.
Boom—
The Donghuang Bell, located within the Donghuang Palace, flew out, shaking the Primordial Immortal Realm as it descended before the Heavenly Gate. Fully revived by the three Immortal Kings, it unleashed the might of an Immortal Venerable One, comparable to the combined power of the three Immortal Kings, its deity completely awakened.
"Uncle, please take action!"
Immortal King Taiyu addressed the Donghuang Bell's deity. The Bell's deity, akin to Donghuang himself, was a benevolent sovereign, treating Immortal King Taiyu with the closeness of a true uncle. Now, his expression slightly focused, he gave a slight nod. Immediately, the Donghuang Bell trembled, unleashing beams of Immortal Venerable One-level light that swept across the Dark Territory.
As powerful as the three Dark Giants were, facing the Donghuang Bell—revived by the combined Immortal King power of three Immortal Kings—was like facing the true Donghuang himself reborn.
Boom—
The Dark True Dragon, the Dark Demon God, and the Dark Demon Tiger were all sent flying. The Quasi-Giant Great Terror winged serpent beneath the Dark Demon God even exploded under the Donghuang Bell's beams, utterly unable to withstand the bombardment of such supreme Dao power.
The three Dark Giants were swept away, tumbling into the Dark Territory, their dark blood continuously splattering.
Moreover, using the Donghuang Bell, the three Immortal Kings blasted the trio apart once, causing an immense tremor within the Dark Territory!
Simultaneously, the Donghuang Bell resonated with the Immortal Venerable One's origin, making the Bridge of Heaven more tangible and clear. In an instant, it pierced through the Dark Territory, arriving in a little-known domain.
"The Eternal Unknown Land!"
Upon seeing this mysterious place, the three Immortal Kings' expressions sharpened. It was rumored that even Immortal Venerable Ones and First Generation Giants who entered never returned. So, Donghuang's immortal soul truly was lost within this place.
Dang—
The Donghuang Bell tolled, calling out to the lost immortal soul of Donghuang, seeking to formally guide it back!
However, within the Land of Eternal Night, a rumbling sound arose as infinite darkness churned.
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Amidst earth-shattering roars that echoed through the ages, six supremely powerful Dark Giants appeared. All were savage giants, bare-chested, clad in animal hide armor, and riding Quasi-Giant Level Great Terrors. They resembled the earlier Dark Demon God who had been swept away, but the auras of several among them were clearly more powerful.
They charged out from the deepest reaches of the Land of Eternal Night. Their leader stood fifteen feet tall, exceptionally burly, his bronze, muscular body containing a demonic power capable of suppressing all ages. He rode a Quasi-Giant Level Azure Dragon, wielding a Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
The six Dark Giants converged with the Dark Demon God.
Even the Dark True Dragon and Dark Demon Tiger retreated, their eyes filled with extreme wariness.
Clearly, they knew the identities of these newcomers.
The leader glanced at the Dark Demon God and frowned. "Your Demon God body was blasted apart once?"
The Dark Demon God nodded gravely. "Big Brother, they are strong—at the Immortal King level. And that weapon is even stronger—at the Immortal Venerable One level. With three Immortal Kings wielding an Immortal Venerable One weapon to attack, even with our Demon God bodies, it's difficult to withstand."
This was his assessment of the Donghuang Bell—an Immortal Venerable One weapon, further empowered by three Immortal Kings. It was practically unstoppable, destroying all in its path.
Another Dark Demon God said, "Big Brother, look, the Heavenly Gate of the Primordial Immortal Realm has appeared. We can use it to invade the Primordial Immortal Realm."
Big Brother?
Within Donghuang Sacred City, many were puzzled, but the three Immortal Kings grew even more grave. Immortal King Taiyu said with particular heaviness, "This is bad. We've alerted even more terrifying Dark Giants."
Clearly, they could fully sense the fearsomeness of the seven Dark Demon Gods.
The leader of the seven Dark Demon Gods opened his crimson eyes, emitting an extremely intimidating aura as he gazed toward the Heavenly Gate. "After waiting for so many epochs, we, the Seven Heroes of Chaos, can finally invade the Primordial Immortal Realm!"
His mere gaze caused the three Immortal Kings to tremble inwardly. They said gravely, "First Generation Giants!"
Who else but existences at the First Generation Giant level could impose such immense pressure upon the three of them?
"The Seven Heroes of Chaos!?"