Chapter 123: The Ekma Grand Passage

After waiting in the stone pillar hall for about half an hour,

the two deities above the hall opened their eyes simultaneously.

"Everyone is here. Let's go."

Led by the two deities, seven demigods and the remaining hundred-plus experts at the Third and Fourth Realms flew out along the hall.

After flying out through the exit,

as expected, the mist that had shrouded the outside had dissipated, and the brightness was like dawn, with a crimson hue on the horizon.

The two deities did not fly too fast, allowing the group to keep up.

Flying all the way, they soon left the Darkmoor Lamp Island area.

Along the way, Gune noticed many other超凡者 flying in the same direction as he was.

During the flight, information about the Ekma Grand Passage surfaced in Gune's mind.

The Ekma Grand Passage was a peculiar passage deep in space.

It could be seen as a strange domain secret realm with both ends opened.

Crossing the thirty-thousand-kilometer distance of the Ekma Grand Passage, one could reach the Emoko Ancient God Mountain, which was over a hundred thousand kilometers away.

Outside, the powerful sealing and suppressing force of the Emoko Ancient God Mountain made passage impossible.

But the Ekma Grand Passage was passable.

However, the Ekma Grand Passage was teeming with massive populations of creatures.

Due to the violent source power storms within the Ekma Grand Passage, these creatures were born with extremely ferocious killing instincts.

Once outsiders entered the Ekma Grand Passage, it became the most favored hunting time for these violent creatures.

Among them, there were even terrifying creatures comparable to deities within the Ekma Grand Passage.

Therefore, it was necessary to pass through in groups.

As they advanced, Gune saw more and more teams led by deities heading toward the Ekma Grand Passage.

Gune counted over twenty teams just from what he saw.

There were likely many more he hadn't seen.

After about an hour, the Ekma Grand Passage came into view.

It was a massive entrance about three kilometers in diameter.

Vortexes churned endlessly at the entrance.

Many deities had already begun leading their teams inside.

"Everyone," the deity Mozi suddenly spoke as they flew.

"The passage is extremely dangerous. Encountering deity-level beings is inevitable. However, those beast-like deities tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. Seeing our numbers, they may not attack, but we cannot rule out the possibility of a sudden assault."

"When that happens, do not linger in battle. Shake off these beast-like deities and advance as quickly as possible."

Hearing this, everyone looked solemn and remained silent.

Having deities lead did not mean they were babysitters; they would not expend great effort to protect them.

One purpose of having deities lead was that if powerful deities attacked,

some of them might become targets for those beast-like deities, thereby reducing pressure on the deity-level experts.

Yes, following deities came with the constant risk of falling, but if no major problems arose, everyone could safely pass through the Ekma Grand Passage under the deities' guidance.

But if one went alone, passage was virtually impossible.

Following the two deities had its own advantages and disadvantages for everyone.

Though aware of the danger, each person hoped not to be the one sacrificed.

"It's about time. We should enter too."

The deity Mozi's voice came, and then he flew toward the passage.

During the flight, Gune's eyes swept over the surroundings, then his expression returned to normal as he followed the team toward the massive vortex.

As soon as he passed through the huge vortex passage, Gune felt the dense and violent source power storms.

If an ordinary person dared to enter here, they would be torn to shreds by the source power storm in an instant.

And such a violent source power storm would certainly affect the source power pools of some people.

But for Gunei, the demon source pool formed its own realm and was basically not greatly affected by the outside world.

"Go!"

After everyone had entered, the god Mozi's cold voice sounded, and then he flew forward at a moderate speed, with the others quickly following.

During the flight, Gunei observed this enormous passage.

Its diameter was at least over five thousand meters, and Gunei knew that in the deepest and widest parts, it even exceeded forty to fifty thousand meters.

That place was also the most dangerous.

Moreover, the Aikema Grand Passage was not just a single long corridor, but a complex three-dimensional spatial passage with intersecting and interweaving paths.

And there were many empty source spaces inside, which were also breeding grounds for countless creatures.

At the same time, some areas would form barriers due to energy surges.

There were clearly more than one passable route, but not every path was viable.

According to past experience, the safest method was to follow the corpses of monsters left behind by the battles of those ahead. If that was not the case, it meant the road was blocked, and one had to find another way.

On the walls of the Aikema Grand Passage, there were densely packed caves and nests.

Even now, the air was filled with the smell of blood, and there were many remains of corpses on the ground.

Clearly, the advance team had already engaged in battle.

Soon, Gunei felt violent explosive fluctuations continuously transmitting.

Silently, Gunei cast a dragon-scale shield on himself.

Although the dragon-scale shield was much weaker in defense compared to the immortal holy armor,

it was still quite effective against ordinary attacks at the third or fourth level.

"Caw caw caw..."

As they advanced, a sudden cacophony of strange cries erupted from a side passage.

Then, a pitch-black swarm of crow-men, each the size of a normal human, rushed toward them, each radiating divine power, though not as thick as that of divine envoys.

But their numbers were too great.

At a glance, there were no fewer than ten thousand, and the numbers behind would only be more terrifying.

Within the Aikema Grand Passage, a population of tens of millions for a single tribe was normal.

"Watch out for their black feather projectiles!" someone immediately shouted.

The next moment.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh...

Dense energy feathers, as thick as an arm and infused with divine power, fell like raindrops.

Bang bang bang bang bang...

In an instant, over a hundred feathers exploded on Gunei, sharply reducing the energy of his shield.

These attacks caused almost no damage to Gunei; even if they hit him directly, they would be nothing more than a tickle.

But for other divine sense ancestral spirits, it was a different story. If they were focused by such dense attacks, even a fourth-level ancestral spirit could fall under continuous assault.

Their defenses were worlds apart from Gunei's.

As they flew forward, everyone began to counterattack.

With a large number of attacks launched back,

large swaths of crow-men were killed, feathers flying everywhere.

Gunei's world-essence barrier expanded within a five-meter radius, with a small amount of blood sea power added to the barrier area.

The incoming feathers slowed down as soon as they entered the barrier, and by the time they hit Gunei's dragon-scale shield, they had lost all destructive power.

At the same time, Gunei manipulated the demon annihilation corrosion blade to swiftly and continuously kill the crow-men near him.

But these crow-men were far too numerous; kill one, and two appeared; kill two, and four emerged, seemingly endless.

Not daring to linger in battle, everyone could only fight while fleeing.