Chapter 2005: Lingering Lights, The One Hundred and Eight Spirits’ Plea!

Between the first bridge and the second bridge, it still seemed very close, but in reality, Wang Lin felt that it took several days of flying before he arrived beneath the second bridge.

This bridge was several times larger than the first. Standing beneath it, Wang Lin didn't hesitate, taking a step onto it. The moment his foot landed, his Soul body rumbled as if it were about to collapse, as if his cultivation was not enough to step onto this bridge.

Amidst this rumble, Wang Lin's mind felt as if it had exploded, and as the world spun, his Divine Sense and Soul seemed to separate. He vaguely saw a continent deep within the mist of the earth—a continent he was very familiar with. To the left were seventy-two prefectures, to the right thirty-six counties, and in the middle of a vast basin, there was a vertical ocean, spinning madly.

As for the depths of that ocean, he saw nine huge pillars connected to form a gate.

The gate was tightly shut, not open.

"Stepping on Heaven… Am I now stepping on Heaven…?" Wang Lin couldn't feel his own existence. Gazing at the land below, in his silence, he looked towards the Immortal race. As he watched, the entire seventy-two prefectures of the Immortal race suddenly changed, transforming into seventy-two ferocious Vicious Beasts, roaring at the sky.

Among them were the Heavenly Ox, the Green Devil Scorpion, and many more extraterrestrial Vicious Beasts he had seen in the Heavenly Venerate Nirvana. These Vicious Beasts seemed to have detected Wang Lin's presence and gaze. As they roared, Wang Lin could even clearly feel their fear, but within that fear, there was also another meaning.

At this moment, after Wang Lin entered seclusion to break through to that legendary Realm beyond the Empty Tribulation Realm, the Immortal race's land suddenly began to tremble slightly. All seventy-two prefectures vibrated, and waves of pressure spread, making the Cultivators of the Immortal race clearly feel it, yet they were bewildered as to what was happening.

Wherever suppression temples existed, those temples were the centers of the vibrations in each prefecture!

The tremors grew more violent, attracting the attention of many powerful experts on the Immortal race's land. In their horror, they flew up one by one, looking at the earth, only to see that within their respective prefectures, the Souls of the suppressed extraterrestrial beasts were showing signs of instability. As the earth trembled, they became agitated and began to materialize, an incredible sight.

On Tianniu Continent, a giant Heavenly Ox was the first to appear. Its massive figure was ethereal, shrouding the entire Tianniu Continent. This giant Heavenly Ox roared to the sky, its eyes showing excitement, but also filled with fear, and even more so, a plea!!

It pleaded with the strange existence it sensed in the sky above to release it and grant it freedom!

With the appearance of the Heavenly Ox, more Souls of extraterrestrial beasts suppressed in the seventy-two prefectures gradually materialized in their respective prefectures. Even some legendary existences that had become dead Souls appeared one by one. Although their materialized illusions were blurry, their sky-rending roars, filled with fear and pleading, were equally astonishing.

Almost all Cultivators in the Immortal race witnessed this earth-shattering scene in each prefecture. They were bewildered, but more so panicked. The ground tremors grew increasingly violent, and as the materialized Vicious Beasts continued to roar, it seemed as if a great chaos was about to erupt!

"What's happening!!" Inside the Dao Yi Sect, the Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate flew up, standing between heaven and earth. His expression was gloomy, tinged with horror. With his cultivation, he clearly felt that all seventy-two prefectures of the Immortal race had undergone such drastic changes.

He stared ahead at a towering tree that had materialized from the Mountain Sea Prefecture. Its branches swayed, emitting roars.

"Damn it, isn't this extraterrestrial demon tree already dead!! It still has a Soul! What exactly happened? Could it be that Lian Daofei's suppression in the Ancestral City Imperial Palace has gone wrong!" Dao Yi gasped, looking at the giant tree.

Meanwhile, in the Northern Prefecture, Wu Feng looked at a giant ice mountain giant in the distance, his face equally grim and filled with terror.

And within the Zi Yang Sect, the Twin Great Heavenly Venerates flew out together, looking at the heavens and frowning.

In Ancestral City, on Emperor Mountain, the Jiu Di Great Heavenly Venerate stood with his hands behind his back, observing the scene in the heavens and earth. He appeared calm, but the contraction of his pupils revealed his shock at this moment.

"There's no problem with the underground palace. Lian Daofei is still in slumber, yet he has continuously suppressed these seventy-two extraterrestrial Souls." Behind Jiu Di, Haizi sat cross-legged, opening her eyes from her closed state.

"Have you deduced the result? What exactly happened? Even those extraterrestrial spirits pretending to be dead are roaring to the sky and pleading, regardless of the cost. What have they sensed!!" Jiu Di's voice was cold, but there was a fear in his heart. He looked at the sky above, but he couldn't see anything.

It was just that the seventy-two extraterrestrial spirits were clearly pleading towards the sky… Haizi was silent. As she performed Hand Seals, a small figure appeared in the palm of her right hand, constantly kowtowing to her, but Haizi's brows were tightly furrowed, finding nothing.

Her eyes flashed, and she suddenly bit her tongue, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood onto the small figure in her palm. The figure immediately turned crimson and let out a mournful growl, kowtowing to Haizi again.

This time, Haizi's body suddenly trembled, she staggered, her face instantly turned pale, and her eyes revealed an expression of disbelief.

"They sensed an Eye of Stepping on Heaven, looking at them from the sky above my Immortal Astral Continent!!"

"What!!" Jiu Di's face changed drastically, no longer able to hide his inner emotions. He suddenly looked up, staring at the sky. He suddenly felt a chilling sensation. Besides the sky, he could see nothing, but he could almost imagine that at this moment, a gaze from beyond the heavens was observing the Immortal Astral Continent, perhaps even observing himself.

"Stepping on Heaven… This… this…" Jiu Di's body trembled, his cultivation seemed uncontrollable, causing his body to instantly transform from old age to middle age, but then immediately revert to an old man, constantly changing, which was enough to show his shock.

Wang Lin looked at the Immortal race's land, at the seventy-two extraterrestrial beasts roaring with fear and pleading towards him. He also saw Dao Yi's shock, Wu Feng's terror, the Twin's confusion, and Jiu Di's gaze from Emperor Mountain on the Immortal race's land.

He saw them, but they couldn't sense his presence. Wang Lin's gaze swept past Jiu Di when it fell upon Ancestral City, and at this moment, it was precisely when Jiu Di looked at the sky with a chilling sensation.

He saw Haizi… he saw Lian Daofei, who had transformed into a mountain in the underground palace beneath the Ancestral City Imperial Palace.

"Junior Zhou Luojiu greets Senior. Whatever Senior commands, Junior will complete with all my strength!" On Emperor Mountain, Jiu Di's face was pale. He quickly flew up and bowed abruptly towards the sky.

Since becoming a Great Heavenly Venerate, he had never bowed to anyone like this, but at this moment, he was filled with fear, his expression extremely respectful, bowing to the heavens.

However, he received no response until the illusions of the extraterrestrial beasts materialized by the Immortal race's seventy-two prefectures, their roars turning into despair, their pleas deepening, and finally dissipating one by one, causing the land to return to normal and stop trembling. Haizi's body trembled as she softly spoke.

"This person… has already left…"

Jiu Di heard these words, but still remained respectfully bowed until another stick of incense had passed. Only then did he raise his body, his face pale, and descend.

Wang Lin withdrew his gaze from the Immortal race. Earlier, when he saw the Heavenly Ox and Lian Daofei, he had thoughts of rescuing them, but he couldn't do it.

In silence, he turned his gaze towards the Ancient race. The moment his gaze fell, the entire Ancient race erupted with tremors similar to those the Immortal race had just experienced.

The earth trembled, and within the thirty-six counties, thirty-six extraterrestrial Vicious Beasts materialized one by one. Among them was even Rahu, whose Soul Wang Lin had partially devoured.

Rahu's figure was now fully materialized, its head a massive ball of flesh, looking like a Cultivation Planet, with a tail like a Dragon's tail, and not just one, but nine of them. It roared to the sky, expressing a plea.

Xuan Luo awoke from his seclusion and immediately flew out, gasping as he witnessed the scene in the heavens and earth.

And Song Tian of the Primordial Ancient Vein was now in mid-air, dumbfounded by the changes in these thirty counties.

"This… could this be related to Wang Lin!! Impossible, such an astonishing scene could not have the slightest connection to this person!"

In the Extreme Ancient Vein, that very mysterious Great Heavenly Venerate was also in his place of seclusion, grimly sensing this scene.

Wang Lin saw all of this, his gaze finally falling upon Ancient Dao Mountain, within the towering pagoda, where he saw a figure shrouded in mist on the top floor.

A sigh emanated from the figure's mouth. He opened his eyes, which were utterly calm. The moment he looked up at the sky, he seemed to see Wang Lin's gaze.

The moment their gazes met, Wang Lin also sensed that this strongest expert of the Immortal Astral Continent had indeed seen him.

"You have finally reached this Realm… Now, which bridge are you on?" The figure in the mist slowly spoke.

"Second bridge, and you?" Wang Lin was silent for a moment, then slowly transmitted his Divine Thought. With his current cultivation, he still couldn't see the appearance of the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate within the mist.

"Many years ago, I crossed the fifth bridge, and have been stopped at the sixth bridge…"

"If one crosses the ninth bridge, is that the Fourth Step?" Wang Lin asked calmly.

"I do not know… From ancient times till now, no one has crossed the ninth bridge…" The figure in the mist said softly.

"No one? What about the Ancient Ancestor and the Immortal Ancestor?"

"They both crossed the eighth bridge, and… stopped at the ninth bridge."

"What kind of place is this Stepping on Heaven Bridge?" Wang Lin asked his question.

"The Immortal Astral Continent is vast… but beyond the heavens, there are even more continents. According to my understanding, this Stepping on Heaven Bridge is a common path for all living beings." The Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate sighed lightly, his words containing a hint of bewilderment. Perhaps, even he did not understand this question.

Wang Lin was silent, slowly withdrawing his gaze.

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