The Supreme Being Against Heaven

--Translated by likesnovel--

Hearing that, everyone immediately unleashed their spiritual energy at the same time, forming protective barriers around their bodies as they prepared for the destructive force slowly creeping toward them.

Over the past 50,000 years, more than 7 million disciples of the Huangfu Sacred Sect had died within the God Burial Abyss alone.

The countless lessons paid for with blood and lives had long since taught everyone just how terrifying and deadly that destructive power truly was.

Under the influence of that force, the spiritual energy inside a cultivator’s body would be continuously devoured. The only way to resist it was to counter it with spiritual energy of their own.

Even magical armor was useless. The destructive force could pass straight through defensive treasures and directly attack the cultivator’s body, killing them from within.

Because of that, everyone relied solely on spiritual energy barriers to protect themselves.

However, one thing continued to puzzle them all: this destructive force seemed to affect only human cultivators. Demonic beasts appeared completely unaffected by it.

At that moment, Mu Mengyi noticed that Tan Yun still had not released any spiritual energy to protect himself, and she asked worriedly,

“Tan Yun, why aren’t you putting up a defensive barrier?”

Tan Yun glanced at her and calmly replied,

“There’s no need yet. I want to personally experience this power first and figure out what it really is.”

“Alright… but be careful.”

“Don’t worry. I know my limits.”

After replying, Tan Yun guided the spirit boat forward, slowly passing through the black mist as they headed toward the entrance 300 li away.

Not long afterward, when the spirit boat was less than 1,000 zhang from the entrance, Tan Yun’s eyes narrowed.

Through the layers of black mist, he could vaguely see that the abyss ahead was becoming increasingly narrow.

At the far end of his vision stood 2 towering mountains facing one another, leaving behind only a thin line of sky between them.

The black mist around the mountains grew denser and denser, surging like gigantic black waves above the abyss. The sight was horrifying, as though some ancient beast were lurking deep within the darkness.

This place… was the true entrance to the God Burial Abyss.

Once they passed between those 2 mountains shrouded in black mist, everyone would immediately come into contact with that destructive force.

As the spirit boat drew closer to the entrance, everyone’s hearts began pounding uncontrollably with fear.

3 breaths later, Tan Yun steered the spirit boat directly between the twin mountain peaks.

At that very moment, everyone finally realized that the ghostly wails and wolf-like howls they had heard outside the God Burial Abyss all originated from here.

The 2 mountains resembled enormous ancient beasts lying within the abyss with their mouths wide open, releasing ear-piercing roars while continuously spewing endless black mist outward.

“Ahhh!”

Suddenly, several female disciples from the Alchemy Sect screamed in terror, startling everyone aboard.

One of the female disciples had turned deathly pale. Trembling, she pointed toward the mountain on the left several hundred zhang away and stammered,

“L-Look over there! Thousands of eyes are staring at us!”

Everyone quickly turned in the direction she pointed, and their expressions instantly changed in shock.

Within the churning black mist, countless emerald-green eyes the size of fists appeared along the mountainside, staring directly at them.

Tan Yun immediately turned toward the group and warned them in a serious voice,

“Everyone, listen carefully. Those are Lingyin Green Cats, 2nd-level beasts in the Tribulation Crossing Realm.”

“They’re about the size of tigers, but naturally very timid. As long as we don’t attack them, they won’t make the first move.”

“But if anyone dares to provoke or attack them…”

Tan Yun paused briefly, his expression turning extremely grave.

“They will fight to the death. So from this moment on, no one is allowed to make unnecessary noise, stare directly at them, or disturb them in any way.”

“Otherwise… the consequences are something none of us can handle.”

Hearing those words, everyone admired Tan Yun’s vast knowledge even more. They quickly withdrew their gazes, no longer daring to stare at the Lingyin Green Cats.

At that moment, Mu Mengyi narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked toward the countless skeletons scattered below. In a soft voice, she said,

“Tan Yun… look at how many people died here.”

Tan Yun glanced at the incomplete and shattered skeletons before calmly replying,

“These disciples were most likely killed by the Lingyin Green Cats.”

After speaking, Tan Yun fully guided the spirit boat through the entrance.

In an instant, the scenery before them suddenly opened up, and the black mist became several times thinner than it had been outside.

At this moment, Tan Yun and the others could see more than 100 li ahead of them.

They discovered that the abyss was nearly 50 li wide, with towering mountain peaks rising on both sides. Strange stone pillars stood tall like ancient monsters watching over the land.

Within the drifting black mist, they could vaguely make out colorful trees and strange vegetation growing atop the mountains.

Everyone looked upward, only to discover that the black mist above the abyss was even denser than before.

The surging black fog resembled gigantic black boulders floating overhead, as though they could collapse at any moment and crush everyone into dust.

Tan Yun and the others watched streams of black mist drift past them like flowing currents before gathering together and rushing back toward the entrance of the abyss.

Moreover, the ghostly howls and piercing cries they had heard outside the God Burial Abyss had completely vanished.

Inside the God Burial Abyss… there was only eerie silence.

A silence so oppressive that it felt like a land of death itself.

Thump… thump… thump…

Everyone was so tense that they could clearly hear each other’s heartbeats echoing continuously in the silence.

The only thing that gave them a slight sense of relief was the thinner black mist within the abyss, allowing them to release their spiritual senses to scout the surroundings.

Whoosh!

Tan Yun’s long hair fluttered as his invisible spiritual sense rapidly spread forward.

Originally, his spiritual sense could cover a radius of 500 li.

But within this abyss, it was heavily suppressed, shrinking to only 300 li.

While Tan Yun was testing the limits, the others also released their spiritual senses.

Very quickly, everyone discovered that inside the God Burial Abyss, only 60% of their spiritual sense power could be used.

Afterward, Tan Yun and the others directed their spiritual senses upward toward the sky.

However, the moment their senses touched the black mist above, they were instantly blocked.

That meant…

If some unknown danger were hiding within the black mist overhead, nobody would be able to detect it at all.

Suddenly, Tan Yun frowned tightly as a cold feeling swept through his heart.

He could sense that the spiritual energy within his spirit pool was slowly leaking away at an almost imperceptible rate.

Even though the spiritual energy inside the abyss was clearly abundant… it could not be absorbed into the body at all.

And if they could not absorb spiritual energy from the outside world, then any spiritual energy they lost would never recover.

Not long afterward, Tan Yun felt an invisible tearing force rushing toward him.

Even though his physical body was as strong as a high-grade spirit weapon, his skin still felt a slight stinging pain.

It was as though if that tearing force became 1,000 times stronger, his body would instantly be ripped into pieces.

At the same time, the spiritual energy barriers surrounding Mu Mengyi, Zhong Wu Shiyao, and everyone behind Tan Yun trembled violently like flames under the destructive and tearing forces.

“So? Still don’t know what this power is?”

Mu Mengyi asked with a grave expression.

Tan Yun carefully sensed the force again before furrowing his brows deeply, his face growing increasingly serious.

“A tearing force like this can be caused by many things. Right now, I still can’t determine exactly what it is.”

After speaking, he turned toward everyone and said in a solemn voice,

“Everyone, remember this well. Inside the God Burial Abyss, you cannot absorb spiritual energy at all. It will only continue to be consumed.”

“So from this point onward, I’ll drive the spirit boat deeper at maximum speed.”

“During the journey, if anyone’s spiritual energy falls below 50%, report it to me immediately.”

“And if your spiritual energy becomes too low to continue, you must turn back and leave the abyss at once.”

Tan Yun’s tone became even more serious.

“Do not force yourselves to continue! Once more than half of your spiritual energy is consumed, the destructive force will tear your bodies apart!”

“Understood?”

Everyone answered in unison,

“Understood!”