At this moment, the entire sky was shrouded in black smoke, composed of countless invisible insects. They formed terrifying beastly shapes, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at the people in the sky.
The Four-Faced Buddha, towering a thousand meters high, stood like a colossal wall before them.
Suddenly!
He raised his head.
"Greed!"
The lips of one of the heads parted, softly uttering a syllable. The character "Greed" flew from his mouth, transforming into a colossal golden character that hurtled towards the black smoke.
Screeeech!!!
The black smoke emitted a strange sound, like an enraged roar.
Suddenly!
The black smoke rapidly coalesced, and in an instant, it formed a colossal Buddha ten thousand meters tall.
Everyone was shocked!
"What is this black smoke, even imitating the Four-Faced Buddha, how shameless!"
"What's the use of imitating the form? It can't use divine abilities!"
"Look quickly, the black smoke has stopped changing!"
"This... a Four-Faced Buddha over ten thousand meters tall, but entirely black, a stark contrast to the golden body of the Four-Faced Buddha."
"A battle between a demonic Buddha and a divine Buddha? This is getting interesting."
"Haha, I'm starting to look forward to that moment."
"The golden Buddha is only a thousand meters tall, while the demonic Buddha is ten thousand meters. The Buddha is a thousand feet tall, and the demon is ten thousand feet!"
At this moment, this scene, broadcast live, was visible to all of humanity. They watched, filled with excitement. Some worried the Four-Faced Buddha would fail, but others were not worried at all. They refused to believe this black smoke possessed the power of a demigod.
Not only humans witnessed this, but also people from other races, watching the broadcast through various channels.
On the Void Train, Elder was leading five million elites from various races to reinforce Three Immortals Island. Had it not been for the sudden upheaval on Three Immortals Island, he would undoubtedly be leading these alien races to North Frontier City by now. This was because the undead race outside North Frontier had been exceptionally rampant recently, showing signs of launching a large-scale invasion of North Frontier City. Now that humanity had subdued three hundred alien races, their strength had increased manifold; what was there to fear? He believed the time was ripe to exterminate the undead race. However, no one expected that before they could even depart, this incident would occur at Three Immortals City. Now, they could only temporarily halt their plans to destroy the undead.
At this moment, he, along with numerous alien races, was watching the broadcast. He was astonished by the sight of the colossal Four-Faced Buddha. The alien races, even more so, widened their eyes, feeling fortunate that they had chosen to surrender, otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died.
"What a powerful Four-Faced Buddha, but the black Four-Faced Buddha opposite it is even larger, ten thousand meters!"
"Ten thousand meters tall, a true colossal giant, this is absolutely impossible for a ninth-tier being!"
"Could that black smoke be a demigod?"
"If it truly is a demigod, would our support be useful?"
"It shouldn't be a demigod, right?"
The various alien races harbored doubts. After all, at the demigod realm, mere numbers could hardly compensate. A demigod's casual strike could cause destruction over dozens of miles. The gap between ninth-tier beings and demigods was vast. Wars involving demigods were no longer decided by numbers. Ninth-tier beings could be killed by encirclement, but demigods did not fear it.
These alien races had their own thoughts, but at this moment, they were all awestruck. They also knew that this was merely a Four-Faced Buddha, and behind it was an even more powerful child, and even a Sword God existed! Humanity was too formidable! It sent shivers down their spines.
At this time, on the other side, in the vast ocean, on an island as large as a continent, lived a group of humanoid beings. Their appearance was more beautiful than humans, and their forms were extremely similar. They called themselves the Spirit Race and preferred to live in forests. In the center of the island stood a colossal Life Tree. After hundreds of years of nurturing, it had developed a trace of divinity. It was their guardian mother tree and the root of their race.
At this moment, the Mother Tree of Life began to shake violently. This commotion immediately attracted the attention of the Spirit Race Empress. She hurried over with her retinue.
"What's happening? Why is the Mother Tree trembling?" she asked. The others also looked perplexed. To them, any anomaly in the Mother Tree meant those guarding it were surely to blame.
One of the guardians said, "Your Majesty, the Mother Tree has given us a warning! Please look!"
A warning? Everyone's interest was piqued. The guardian threw a beam of green light into the air.
Hum! A soft hum sounded. The green light shot into the sky, dispersing to form an image.
"Your Majesty, please see, this is the hint the Mother Tree has given us!" she said, pointing to the image in the sky. Everyone quickly focused their gaze.
They saw an image of the scene on Three Immortals Island. The two colossal Four-Faced Buddhas appeared before their eyes. All the Spirit Race members were stunned. Such a massive size, wouldn't a single step crush everything? Ninth-tier beings absolutely could not achieve this. Could it be a demigod?
The Spirit Race Empress's heart filled with dread. She pointed to the image and said, "Tell me, what is this?"
The guardian suddenly looked up and trembled, "The Abyss! The Abyss has been unsealed!"
"What?" The Spirit Race Empress exclaimed in shock. She had participated in the battle to seal the Abyss. She had been severely wounded in that battle; if not for the Mother Tree's healing, she would have died long ago. Yet, after more than two hundred years, the Abyss had reappeared.
"Humans! How did the humans guard the seal!" Other members of the race also began to denounce humanity. They had agreed long ago that humans would guard the seal, but now the seal was gone, and the Abyss had reappeared in the world. This was plunging everyone into danger. How could this be allowed?
As she was feeling agitated, someone suddenly entered. "Your Majesty, humans have sent a letter, requesting our assistance in resisting the Abyss!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone's faces darkened. The danger of the Abyss was well known to everyone present. The Spirit Race Empress was about to refuse when the person said again, "Your Majesty, humans have two demigods!"
The Empress's eyes widened. "How is that possible?" In her memory, humans were only slightly stronger than their Spirit Race. In fact, in terms of cultivation talent, humans were far inferior to them. The most obvious difference was that humans were short-lived, while the Spirit Race was long-lived. Humans wouldn't live past a hundred years without cultivation, while they could live for three hundred years without it. Three hundred years ago, their Spirit Race had been developing rapidly, and the ninth-tier powerhouses in their race already exceeded one hundred. In the surrounding seas, they were a dominant force. Yet, today, she was being told that humans had two demigods.
She found it hard to believe, but after asking several times, she finally became convinced it was true. It seemed their Spirit Race had been too detached from the outside world for too long! They had missed this crucial news. Moreover, the golden Four-Faced Buddha was indeed a clone of one of the demigods. Thinking of this, the Empress was stunned into silence for a long time.
Whether to go and offer support, she fell into hesitation. At this moment, a childish voice suddenly sounded in her mind. Hearing this voice, she trembled with excitement. She looked at the Mother Tree and thought, "Is it you?" This childish voice was like that of a three or four-year-old child.
"It is I. Go and help the humans!"
The Empress dared not disobey the command and quickly replied, "Yes!" The Empress turned and looked at her people, shouting, "Gather our forces, and march towards the Abyss!"
"Yes!" They set off. After everyone had left, the Mother Tree revealed a hint of lingering fear. It muttered to itself, "I am not afraid of the Abyss, I am afraid of the master of that Four-Faced Buddha!"
"The master of that Four-Faced Buddha possesses a power that devours all life. I must hide, lest he discover me, or my life force will be consumed!" With that, the Mother Tree of Life uprooted itself, its roots forming legs, and slowly began to walk away into the distance.