The Sin Tribes were not merely a single race, but a collection of truly powerful races. In ancient times, nearly every one of them was no weaker than the human race, competing in the same era, having once been glorious and exceedingly formidable.
A hundred thousand years ago, the most intense Divine War erupted. Various races clashed, vying for the most prosperous and fertile territories, a conflict that swept across the entire Gu Lan Continent. Ultimately, the most terrifying Divine War in history was fought within the Divine Battlefield. In the end, all these races were defeated and exiled by the victorious human race to the Sinful Chaos Lands beyond the Abyssal Valley.
Moreover, they were forced to swear a Heavenly Dao oath: for a hundred thousand years, they could not cross the Divine Battlefield or traverse the Abyssal Valley, otherwise they would suffer the punishment of the Heavenly Dao oath—the annihilation of their race.
For a hundred thousand years, the human Domain was able to flourish with such strength, partly due to this reason. They occupied the most prosperous and bountiful territory on the entire Gu Lan Continent, possessing the most and best resources for development.
Now, a hundred thousand years had passed. The oaths sworn in the past had been lifted. The Sin Tribes could re-emerge into the world, and they feared nothing. They were crossing the Abyssal Valley, one of the Forbidden Zones of Life, and were advancing towards the vast expanse of the human Domain.
Powerful auras surged into the sky from the Abyssal Valley, shaking the heavens. Even from a distance of millions of li, one could feel the vast, chilling momentum, reaching everywhere without limit.
The Sin Tribes had fully awakened and were launching a large-scale invasion of the human Domain, seeking to reclaim the rich lands their ancestors had lost.
Within the human Domain, everyone could sense a great terror emerging. Especially the countless people in the region bordering the Abyssal Valley felt the fear of death rapidly spreading.
Visible to the naked eye, terrifying armies of the Sin Tribes were advancing under fluttering war banners, swiftly crossing the Abyssal Valley and marching straight for the lands of the human Domain.
Within the Holy City, everyone's expressions changed drastically, especially the powerful of the Holy Sect. Their faces turned pale one after another. Although they had long anticipated that these Sin Tribes would march on the human Domain in the near future, they never expected it to happen on the very day of the Pilgrimage, and so brazenly.
The ten Holy Elders immediately abandoned Ye Chen and his group. No matter how powerful Ye Chen and his companions were, there were only six of them, and within the Holy City, they were already viewed as trapped beasts with no wings to fly. The Sin Tribes, however, were the most powerful group of races that had once forced even the victorious human race to pay a heavy price a hundred thousand years ago. Now, with their large-scale invasion, how could they not be guarded against?
Boom—
The space outside the Holy City suddenly shattered. One powerful figure after another appeared outside the Holy City. They were all supreme Saints, arriving one after another—a total of eighteen individuals. They were Saints of the Sin Tribes, also the clan leaders or patriarchs of their respective races. At this moment, intending to conquer the Holy City, each of them unleashed their vast Saint might.
The appearance of eighteen supreme Saints instantly caused almost everyone within the Holy City to change expressions. Such a number of Saints constituted an undeniably formidable force.
However, twenty-four Holy Elders had already stepped forth from the Holy Sect, mobilizing almost the entire top-tier strength of the Gu Lan Holy Church. All of them radiated powerful Saint might, confronting the newcomers from a distance.
One of the Holy Elders spoke, sweeping his gaze over the eighteen Sin Tribe Saints, and couldn't help but sneer coldly: "What a laughable Sin Tribe. Do you think you can conquer the Holy City with just this number? It's pure fantasy. You won't even be able to breach the Holy City. Since you've all come, stay here today."
Even facing the Sin Tribe Saints, the Holy Sect held a significant advantage, outnumbering them.
Moreover, the Holy City was the main city built by the Gu Lan Holy Church over a hundred thousand years, and with a Heavenly God presiding over it, it was as solid as a rock, utterly fearless.
Among the Sin Tribes, there was a Saint from the Giant Race, his figure the most towering and massive, reaching a hundred zhang in height. He snorted coldly: "You are mistaken. We are not the main force to conquer the Holy City. We are merely here to hold you back."
"Hold us back?"
The Holy Elders of the Holy Sect were momentarily stunned. Then, suddenly, everyone's expressions changed drastically, as if they had realized something, looking towards the horizon in horror: "Could it be...?"
"That's right. Our Heavenly King is about to descend!"
The Giant Saint responded grimly. As his words fell, an unprecedented supreme oppressive might appeared on the distant horizon, truly earth-shattering, shaking almost the entire human Domain. A sphere of divine light, a thousand times more blazing than the sun, appeared, standing on the far horizon.
Infinite divine might of the Great Dao was being released, surpassing the Saint Treasury Realm. It was unmistakably a peerless, invincible Heavenly King emerging into the world.
His oppressive might shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, affecting all directions. Even separated by millions of li, that vast oppressive might still reached everywhere without limit, terrifying to the point of shaking heaven and earth.
For a moment, the entire ancient, majestic Holy City seemed unable to withstand that vast divine might, trembling. Even the Holy City's protective heavenly curtain was insufficient. Everyone within the city could feel that immense oppressive might, trembling from the depths of their hearts.
A Heavenly King—that was an invincible existence on the same level as the Holy Sect's supreme Heavenly God, a being that transcended the Saint Treasury Realm.
"A Heavenly King!?"
The Holy Elders of the Holy Sect swallowed hard, never expecting that an invincible Heavenly King still existed among the Sin Tribes.
The Sin Tribes' Heavenly King was striding forward, about to cross the Abyssal Valley and enter the human Domain.
Boom—
Heaven and earth trembled. Just as the Sin Tribes' invincible Heavenly King was about to set foot into the human Domain, boundless light suddenly coalesced between heaven and earth into numerous Great Dao Heaven Swords that slashed horizontally towards the Sin Tribe Heavenly King's body.
Furthermore, beams of slaughterous light shimmering with seven colors appeared between heaven and earth, enough to make Saints tremble with fear. They were absolutely capable of slaying Saints, even Saint Lord-level existences—terrifyingly powerful. Now, dozens, even a hundred of them slashed forth together.
This scene shocked everyone.
However, a Holy Elder spoke coldly: "Sin Tribes, did you truly think our Holy Sect hadn't guessed that a Heavenly King still existed among you? The Heavenly God is supreme, invincible throughout the ages. He saw through this long ago and laid down the power of rules in the distant past. Once a Sin Tribe Heavenly King attempts to step into the human Domain, they will inevitably suffer attacks from the power of rules."
The Sin Tribe Saints' expressions changed. This was something they had never expected.
Rumble—
The radiance emanating from the Sin Tribe Heavenly King grew increasingly vast and powerful, like a dazzling, brilliant heavenly sun hanging in the sky. Supreme, terrifying power of the Great Dao boiled forth, striking across heaven and earth, actually shattering all the Great Dao Heaven Swords and Slaughter Light.
The next moment, the Sin Tribe Heavenly King completely stepped into the human Domain.