Chapter 686: Excessive Bullying!

In a stretch of dark void within the East Tai River Domain, Meng Chuan, clad in a black robe with white hair, appeared.

“I’ve emerged,” Meng Chuan murmured, observing his surroundings. His consciousness quickly spread outwards, following spatial fluctuations.

It was like a single drop of water falling, creating ripples that spread in all directions, though with a limited range. However, countless drops of water would generate countless ripples. When adjacent ‘circles’ influenced each other, the ripples would propagate, increasing the range exponentially. The effect on the spatial level was far more complex.

As Meng Chuan sensed carefully, the range rapidly expanded, extending across a river system, and even further. The more distant the area, the blurrier his perception became, allowing him to discern only rough outlines. “The limit of my blurry perception is one entire river domain,” Meng Chuan mused, vaguely sensing the three thousand two hundred and fifty-seven river systems within the East Tai River Domain.

“Space-Time Token,” he uttered. Using the exotic treasure, the Space-Time Token, Meng Chuan sent a wisp of his primordial spirit energy into its mysterious array. Only by mastering the rules of space could he barely activate it. With a thought, the array's nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine chains immediately drew upon the miniature space-time river. The space-time power of the miniature universe rippled out from the token, resonating with the external Space-Time River.

The moment of resonance allowed Meng Chuan, through the Space-Time Token, to perceive the entire Space-Time River. The vast Space-Time River, with its countless tributaries, was all reflected in his mind. “Is this the entire universe?” Meng Chuan was somewhat awestruck. Although he had seen the ‘Space-Time Territory Map’ recorded by Ancestor Cang Yuan, witnessing the entire universe firsthand was a thousand, even ten thousand times more astonishing.

Every river domain and river system was reflected in his mind. Within each river system, he could vaguely sense places like powerful solar stars and lunar stars, dark chaotic holes, living worlds, potent array-protected immortal abodes, cosmic dangerous zones, and ancient relics. He could also detect powerful life forms at the Five-Tribulation Realm and above, but those with weaker energy were difficult to perceive.

“There are over a hundred river systems completely sealed off? I can’t even enter them?” Meng Chuan discovered that more than a hundred river systems across the universe were protected by space-time seals, making them virtually impenetrable. Even with the ‘Space-Time Token,’ he couldn't penetrate them, only observe them from afar.

“They all seem to be connected to Eight-Tribulation Realm mighty figures,” he mused. Meng Chuan quickly realized: “Nine of these sealed and protected river systems are linked to Dragon Ancestor, one to Dao Lord Shan Wu, and three to Phoenix Progenitor... As expected of Eight-Tribulation Realm beings, they can establish an entire river system as their personal territory, which no Seven-Tribulation Realm being would dare approach.” Senior Fei Yu had once said that no one below the Eight-Tribulation Realm should be able to find his homeworld, the ‘Fei Yu World.’ Meng Chuan now clearly understood the meaning of that statement even more.

“Hmm?” Meng Chuan looked ahead. In the distance, an old man with a staff appeared out of thin air, followed by four more figures who materialized beside him. There was the old man with the staff, a handsome young man, a treant, a winged woman, and a flowing water-like life form. “The Dark Star Society?” Meng Chuan recognized them at a glance. These five individuals were all renowned top-tier Six-Tribulation Realm experts in the Space-Time River, and all were members of the ‘Dark Star Society.’

The Dark Star Society was very different from the Black Demon Hall. The Black Demon Hall had a long history and vast power, with numerous members who wreaked havoc and plundered everywhere. However, they generally avoided Six-Tribulation Realm and Seven-Tribulation Realm mighty figures. They were like a pack of hunting wolves that would evade strong enemies, only ganging up on them if provoked. The ‘Dark Star Society’ was different; it resembled a ‘poisonous snake’ that rarely struck. When it did strike, it was always for significant gain, like a venomous snake delivering a fatal bite. Their targets were primarily Six-Tribulation Realm mighty figures. For treasures, the Dark Star Society sometimes even dared to attack Seven-Tribulation Realm beings, though in such cases, it would be the Dark Star Society Master himself making the move.

“I’ve been targeted by the Dark Star Society? They arrived just two breaths after I left the Nine Refinement Tower. It seems they’ve been monitoring me through causality,” Meng Chuan immediately realized. While his use of the Space-Time Token to sense the universe sounded lengthy, it had actually taken very little time, yet the Dark Star Society had already arrived.

“Kill,” they declared. The moment the five mighty figures of the Dark Star Society appeared, their deadly attack descended. A colossal array formation's illusory image enveloped an area spanning ten billion li, as the five mighty figures made their move.

The handsome young man transformed into a dazzling golden light. This light was a hundred million times brighter than the sun; even ordinary Tribulation Realm mighty figures would turn to dust the moment their eyes were illuminated by it. This was power infused with the ‘rule of light’ and the ‘rule of gold’. This brilliant golden light spread within the array, illuminating countless runes. The treant, his eyes devoid of emotion, stood motionless yet erupted with dazzling lightning. Bolts of green-infused lightning enveloped his vibrant treant body and merged into the array formation. The winged woman unfurled her fiery red wings, from which brilliant flames burst forth wildly. A fierce gale howled as well, and the combined might of wind and fire gathered, spreading into the array formation. Around the flowing water-like life form, vast torrents of black water surged. Countless streams of black water integrated into the array, spreading everywhere along its runes. The old man with the staff gently tapped his cane, and a heavy, turbid mist materialized throughout the entire array. This swirling mist appeared in every corner of the ten billion li formation. As the powers of the other four mighty figures merged into this array, guided by the turbid mist, they perfectly coalesced, and thus – the Land of Reincarnation descended.

“Impressive,” Meng Chuan exclaimed, observing his surroundings. The ten-billion-li area had transformed into the Land of Reincarnation. The surging grand array of reincarnation enveloped him, pressing down, threatening to crush him to dust. The oppressive force of the Land of Reincarnation was terrifying. At the Six-Tribulation Realm level, it seemed only ‘peak Six-Tribulation Realm’ experts could withstand it. And clearly, Meng Chuan was now a peak Six-Tribulation Realm expert.

Centered on Meng Chuan, the space within a hundred thousand li layered itself, resisting the oppression of the Land of Reincarnation. Absolute Space! A master of spatial rules has a limited range within which they can maintain maximum control over space. A hundred thousand li was the absolute limit; if the range were greater, their control over space would continuously weaken.

“What?” “He blocked it?” The old man with the staff, the handsome young man, the treant, the winged woman, and the surging black water all trembled inwardly at that moment. It took all five of them, working together, to conjure the ‘Land of Reincarnation’! Their combined power was enough to contend with a peak Six-Tribulation Realm expert, and their team was one of the core units of the Dark Star Society. They had initially believed that ‘Dongning City Lord,’ even with his Microparticle Undying Body, wouldn’t die in the Land of Reincarnation but would be crushed into a cluster of microparticles, losing all power to resist. Who would have thought he would just stand there, unmoving, and block the Land of Reincarnation's oppression? They had even considered the possibility that Dongning City Lord might have been prepared, preemptively using his ‘Dark Eye’ secret technique to ambush one of them. Even then, the remaining four could still barely form the Land of Reincarnation, albeit with nearly half its power, which they believed would still be enough to deal with Dongning City Lord.

The Land of Reincarnation clashed with Absolute Space, creating a continuous roar. Absolute Space was subtly at a slight disadvantage. However, a master of spatial rules, with their unpredictable movements, was capable of continuing the fight against them. “It’s Absolute Space!” “Damn it, retreat!” All five of them knew something was wrong. Their ambush was designed for top-tier Six-Tribulation Realm experts, not a peak Six-Tribulation Realm one. Though they didn’t understand how Dongning City Lord, a newly ascended Six-Tribulation Realm expert, could master spatial rules, they knew that ‘retreat’ was the wisest choice. Their combined power was immense, but even a slight flaw would allow them to be defeated one by one. A peak Six-Tribulation Realm expert could perfectly control the situation, and a prolonged fight would only result in losses for the five of them. Moreover, they already knew that Dongning City Lord possessed another primordial spirit secret technique: ‘Dark Eye’.

However, even as they realized their predicament, Meng Chuan had already unleashed his ‘Dark Eye’. To ensure absolute success, he didn't target the group but focused on the handsome young man who had transformed into golden light. “It’s the Dark Eye,” the handsome young man thought, just as he was about to retreat. In his mind, a pair of dark, abyssal eyes appeared. In the past, when he transformed into golden light, weaker beings couldn't look directly at him; doing so would turn them to ash. This time, however, he desperately wished not to see these eyes, yet he couldn't escape. These dark eyes penetrated his mind, like a bottomless abyss, and his consciousness helplessly sank into oblivion. “No—” The handsome young man's consciousness struggled with all its might, but as he sank, he could no longer cooperate with the array formation. The Reincarnation Land array formation was now missing one member.