Chapter 602: War Begins, The Forbidden Clan Arrives

"It's done!"

The Lord of Forbidden looked at the completely shattered World-Anchoring Pillar in front of Him, His face filled with ecstatic joy. Next, His Forbidden Clan could invade the Divine Realm, and within a few days, take the entire Divine Realm into their hands.

But in the next second, Wu Hao slammed a fist into the Lord of Forbidden, instantly destroying this Clone of the Lord of Forbidden. Yet, even that could not stop the shattering of the World-Anchoring Pillar.

Along with the shattering of the World-Anchoring Pillar, the surrounding space began to fracture at an astonishing speed. Before long, a deep, pitch-black passage appeared. From within, Wu Hao felt an aura that did not belong to the Divine Realm—it was unexpectedly a passage leading to the world outside the Divine Realm.

"Dammit."

With an extremely grim expression, Wu Hao had no choice but to order all the God Emperors of the Divine Realm to assemble at this location first.

Meanwhile, outside the Divine Realm was an endless expanse of pitch darkness. Besides the radiant glow of the Divine Realm, there were three extremely minute specks of light. Those three specks of light were precisely the Mortal Realm, the Heavenly Realm, and the Abyss Realm. As for the Forbidden Realm, because it hid within the darkness, it did not emit even a single ray of light.

Within the Forbidden Realm, the Lord of Forbidden opened His eyes and looked toward the Divine Realm. After a long silence, He murmured to Himself, "The Seal has only been breached a little, but it is enough for existences at the God Emperor level to enter the Divine Realm. Since that is the case… go!"

As the Lord of Forbidden's words fell, countless Taboos within the Forbidden Realm suddenly surged out like crazy, excitedly rushing toward the Divine Realm.

On the other side, not long after Wu Hao sent out his message, God Emperors began arriving one after another from all across the Divine Realm. Upon coming before Wu Hao and seeing the spatial passage behind him, their expressions turned solemn. Clearly, they too felt that the other side of the passage was the world outside the Divine Realm.

"Alright, I won't waste words. Now that the passage has been opened, the Forbidden Clan will surely come attacking very soon. So before then, we must hold off the Forbidden Clan and buy time for the living beings of the Divine Realm to grow."

"Rest assured, the Seal is only slightly broken. It is not enough for existences at the Lord of Forbidden's level to enter the Divine Realm. However, I estimate that Taboos at the God Emperor level will still be able to enter, and the Seal will gradually expand over time. So, we must hold on."

Hearing this, the expressions of all the God Emperors grew heavy. They had naturally heard from Wu Hao about how powerful the Forbidden Clan was; they generally possessed the formidable ability to slay enemies above their minor Realm. That meant even though only those at the God Emperor level could enter the Divine Realm, their strength would definitely be greater than that of native God Emperors like themselves.

But at that moment, one God Emperor thought of something and turned to ask Wu Hao with a solemn expression.

"Sect Master Wu, since you say the Seal will gradually expand over time, roughly how long until it breaks open completely?"

As this question was asked, the God Emperors present could not help but look toward Wu Hao, their eyes filled with gravity.

Wu Hao did not avoid the question. With a serious expression, he said, "According to my estimations, if nothing unexpected happens, the Seal will definitely be completely broken within ten thousand years."

Hearing that the Seal would be fully broken in just ten thousand years, the hearts of all the God Emperors sank. Not just for them, but even for Immortals, ten thousand years was merely a blink of an eye. In such a short span of ten thousand years, could any real variable truly emerge?

Sensing the gloomy atmosphere among the crowd, Wu Hao reprimanded sternly, "What is there to fear? Give me ten thousand years, and a mere Lord of Forbidden can be slain by my hand at will! To tell you the truth, since I began to Cultivate until now, less than twenty thousand years have passed. Give me another twenty thousand years, and I can reach above the God Emperor Realm; at that time, even the Lord of Forbidden will be no match for me."

Wu Hao was not talking aimlessly. In fact, if one excluded the time spent being revived by the System after the Lord of Forbidden's sneak attack, he had actually Cultivated for less than a few hundred years, yet possessed the formidable cultivation of the Divine Emperor Late Stage. Given another ten thousand years, he was confident in achieving a Breakthrough to the Heavenly Emperor Realm, at which point he would truly have the power to contend against the Lord of Forbidden.

Of course, the prerequisite was that his descendants and disciples pulled their weight.

Hearing that Wu Hao had reached such terrifying cultivation in less than twenty thousand years of Cultivation, shock filled the faces of the God Emperors present. After all, to them, twenty thousand years was not even long enough for a nap; they had never imagined such a frightening existence could emerge in a mere twenty thousand years.

Thus, upon hearing Wu Hao's words, hope reignited within the hearts of countless God Emperors, believing that there was still hope for the Divine Realm.

In the very next second, raspy and horrific roars echoed from the other end of the Divine Realm passage. Immediately after, countless Taboos surged out from the passage, recklessly attempting to destroy everything in the Divine Realm. Watching this scene, Wu Hao snorted coldly and uttered, "Seeking death!"

As Wu Hao's voice fell, he brought down a palm strike. It appeared utterly devoid of power, causing no disruption whatsoever to its surroundings as it passed through space. Yet, the instant it made contact with the Forbidden Clan, a terrifying destruction erupted. Every member of the Forbidden Clan touched by this palm was annihilated before they could even react.

Soon, the vanguard of the Forbidden Clan was completely wiped out by Wu Hao, but an endless stream of the Forbidden Clan continued to pour from the passage.

Seeing this, the surrounding God Emperors also took action, attempting to suppress the Forbidden Clan and prevent them from leaving the vicinity of the passage.

However, a powerful aura soon swept over from the far end of the passage. Unable to dodge in time, one of the God Emperors had his body seized by a suddenly appearing Taboo and torn into pieces.

"It's a Taboo of the Divine Emperor Realm!"

Seeing this, the faces of the Divine Realm's God Emperors instantly turned deathly pale. Although the Taboo before them was only at the Early Stage of the Divine Emperor Realm, the aura it emitted caused even great experts of the Middle Stage to feel trepidation, demonstrating the sheer power of the Forbidden Clan.

Wu Hao's expression also darkened as he watched this. He could feel several thousand similar auras emanating from the other end of the spatial passage, meaning that at least a thousand Divine Emperor Realm Taboos were invading.

"Just how profound is the foundation of the Forbidden Clan?"

Wu Hao's expression was grim. Had he not been here, the Divine Realm would likely fall before long.

But now he couldn't afford to worry about so much. He could only summon the Heavenly Emperor Bell. Instantly, a terrifying aura radiated from the Heavenly Emperor Bell, compelling the God Emperors present to bow down in reverence.

One God Emperor who was deeply proficient in the Dao of Weapon Refinement said with a shock-filled face, "What a terrifying aura this bell possesses! Could it be an existence beyond a Divine Artifact?"

As his words fell, the surrounding God Emperors all turned to look at Wu Hao, hoping to hear an explanation from him. But Wu Hao did not speak. With an exceedingly solemn expression, he unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Bell and slammed it toward the spatial passage, intending to Seal the spatial passage shut.