Chapter 1520: Change of Events

On the other side of the Scarlet Channel was another dark passage connected to it.

A massive barrier stood before Jie Yuan, pushing back the surging Devil Gods and completely blocking their power, preventing them from approaching the Scarlet Channel even half a step.

"Devil Emperor... why... why..."

The Devil Gods roared in anger, unwillingness, and madness.

Jie Yuan's expression was utterly calm, devoid of panic or pain, replaced only by indifference. "Stop this," she said. "Those who harmed us have all turned to dust. We have no right to vent our resentment on the mortals of this era, nor should we destroy the peace of an age."

"They owe us... they owe us... Everyone deserves to die... deserves to die!!" they roared and charged desperately.

Yes, they had long lost their reason; every single one had completely devolved into vengeful specters.

"Our misfortune has nothing to do with them."

"Rest assured," Jie Yuan said softly. "No matter what, I will be with you. I will guard your lives and deaths. When the day comes that you all reach the end of your lifespan, I will follow you."

"Ah... ahhh!!!" The Devil Gods' attacks and roars grew even more violent.

More and more Devil Gods surged forward, and the barrier, which concentrated all her power, gradually approached its limit. She knew she couldn't hold on for much longer.

Jie Yuan looked back towards the rear, her eyes exceptionally dark.

She chose to bury herself and all her clansmen in the Outer Chaos world... and there was another reason she hadn't told Yun Che.

That most important, and most "terrifying," reason...

*Buzz!!*

A golden sword shimmering with strange light appeared in Qianye Fantian's hand. It gleamed with dazzling golden light as it thrust directly at the Scarlet Channel, creating a clang that nearly shattered everyone's eardrums.

Countless high-grade profound artifacts and rare treasures, as well as trump cards normally never revealed, were all unleashed in a frenzy at this moment. Various formidable auras were chaotically released, making even the powerful Divine Emperors at the very front feel suffocated.

Yet, the Scarlet Channel still showed little reaction. The cracks, though completely covering it, refused to expand further, as if mocking their insignificance and powerlessness.

And Jie Yuan had given them only fifteen breaths... fifteen breaths!

This meant that, even with her power, facing the increasing number of surging Devil Gods—potentially nearly a hundred of them in the end—she could at most fully block them for fifteen breaths.

After fifteen breaths, the Devil Gods' power might break through the barrier, spilling into the Primal Chaos and causing large numbers of these powerful cultivators to perish... After that, with the first Devil God's entry, everything would become irreversible!

Yun Che clenched his teeth so hard they threatened to break, yet he was the most powerless person there.

In fact, if he dared to take even one step out of the isolating barrier set up by Xia Qingyue, even without the Devil Gods' power spilling out, the residual might of the concentrated power of all these strong cultivators could instantly obliterate him.

Time flowed quickly. It was the first time they had ever resented time for moving so fast! Staring at the Scarlet Channel, which showed almost no change despite their full efforts, even the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's face completely twisted. Then, he let out a sudden, beast-like roar.

He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which splattered all over him.

After the scarlet blood, it was surprisingly vital essence blood, and a torrent of even more violent profound energy surged from his body.

This scene shook everyone deeply. Immediately, pairs of eyes were stained with resolute red light. All the Guardians behind the Eternal Heaven God Emperor immediately offered their vital essence blood. Following this, a shocking scene unfolded: everyone—from the Upper Realm Kings to the Supreme Dragon Emperor—all offered their vital essence blood.

Instantly, the space in the Eastern Divine Region of the Primal Chaos erupted with waves of desperate power.

*Clang—*

The Scarlet Channel trembled slightly. The clang was not loud, yet it pierced through everything, echoing in everyone's soul.

But... it only trembled slightly.

And this slight tremor and clang brought not joy to the crowd, but despair.

Although it was just a lifeless spatial passage that couldn't retaliate, it was powered by the spatial divine power of the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword. Its level was simply too high.

The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor's power, unleashed in haste, had blasted countless cracks into it, effectively destroying its foundation. A slight external force should have been enough to expand the cracks until it completely disintegrated.

Yet, even with the combined thirteen most extreme powers in the current age, the vast majority of top-tier forces from the Eastern Divine Region, and even after all of them forcibly offered their vital essence blood, they still couldn't even slightly expand the cracks.

This was the gap between mortals and Devil Emperors.

Perhaps even Jie Yuan hadn't expected them to be so useless.

"No, it's completely useless!"

"Lord... what should we do?" the Eternal Heaven Grand Sovereign said through clenched teeth.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor's face was already so pale it was almost bloodless, but the look of ferocity and despair on it faded instead, eventually turning to a dull gray. He looked forward and murmured, "Is this fate... In the end... we can't escape this calamity..."

*Booming—Rumbling————*

From within the Scarlet Channel, dreadful sounds reverberated. There were roars of power and the Devil Gods' screams, but no Devil God power spilled out. Clearly, the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor was blocking it with all her might; otherwise, even a slight spill would be enough to cause widespread casualties among them.

They vaguely sensed that the Devil Gods' auras numbered in the dozens. This meant that, at this moment, the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor was astonishingly holding back dozens of Devil Gods by herself!

Even for the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, such a blockage could not last too long. Perhaps in the next breath, it would be breached by the Devil Gods.

"Alas..." With a long sigh, the Eternal Heaven God Emperor closed his eyes, as if he had accepted his fate.

Just then, a young girl's voice suddenly rang out:

"E-VE-RY-ONE—GET—OUT—OF—THE—WAY!!"

The girl's voice was clearly exceptionally pleasant, yet it was like a poisoned blade, piercing straight into their souls. It shook everyone to their core, causing even their profound energy to momentarily halt.

Yun Che abruptly turned his head, crying out involuntarily: "Jasmine!"

*Rip!!*

The void was violently torn apart by a black light. Within the black light was the figure of a woman clad in red.