Chapter 6233 - Heaven and Earth Prison

The massive portal trembled ceaselessly, a terrifying pressure sweeping over, crushing towards Long Chen and the others. "This..." As he felt this pressure, Long Chen's face changed dramatically. Before this pressure, he felt like an ant; if crushed by it, he would instantly turn to dust. In the face of this power, not to mention the power of the Emperor Flame, even the power of the stars was useless, offering no resistance. "What is this?" Everyone cried out in terror, as the aura of death enveloped them all. "Boom, boom, boom..." As the giant gate approached, each passageway glowed, and Long Chen sensed the boundless power of a world colliding and dissolving. Each of these passageways was like a support column, channeling the power of the Nine Heavens to counteract the force of the giant gate. "This Heavenly Domain Battlefield has triggered the laws of the Nine Heavens to resist it. It might not be a small world," Long Chen thought with horror. At that moment, a vision emerged in Long Chen's mind of a world suspended outside the Nine Heavens, standing between the Nine Heavens and another world. "That world..." Long Chen suddenly recalled the aura within the linked passageway in the land of the fallen whale. "Rumble..." The giant gate trembled, and the power of the world surged. Everyone felt like ants beneath a massive star, without any resistance, entrusting their lives to the laws of the Nine Heavens. The passageways gleamed as the giant gate drew closer, revealing swirling vortices on its surface. "These vortices..." Long Chen's heart raced as he looked at them, his face filled with disbelief. "Within these vortices is the aura of the Divine Emperor..." someone exclaimed. "Fools, each of these vortices is the undying will formed after the fall of a Divine Emperor. It is their presence that leads us into the Heavenly Domain Battlefield," a strong figure sneered, evidently knowing more. People then realized that as the giant gate descended, the spatial laws were changing, and they could hear voices from other passageways. "These vortices, in their thousands, does it mean that so many Divine Emperors fell on this battlefield?" someone cried out in terror. Countless hearts trembled as the vortices on the giant gate swirled, seemingly narrating something silently to everyone. Long Chen stood before the giant gate, watching the constantly spinning vortices, feeling sorrow and anger, as if roars and shouts echoed in his ears, and scenes of battle and slaughter appeared in his mind. "The heavens are unjust; my descendants, use our bodies as a ladder, forge ahead, and carve a future for the Nine Heavens." "The world is a prison; how can my descendants be content as livestock, to be slaughtered at will?" "With my blood and soul, I pave the heavenly road. My descendants must inherit our will, break the shackles, and let the future arrive." "Kill" "Kill" "Kill" ... Shouts of rage echoed in Long Chen's mind, filled with unwillingness and fury, as if flowing down from the long river of history to this place. "Creak, creak..." Hearing these shouts, Long Chen unknowingly clenched his fists as if summoned by something, and the killing intent within him almost surged uncontrollably. "The heavens are unjust, the world is a prison, the future, what is all this?" Long Chen gritted his teeth, looking at the vortices ahead, countless questions swirling in his mind. The giant gate trembled, and the Nine Heavens shook with it, the spinning vortices seemingly driving the power of the giant gate. "Boom" A loud noise erupted above the Nine Heavens as the myriad paths splintered, space trembled, and a colossal golden balance appeared above the Nine Heavens. At each end of the golden balance was a tray, one as red as blood, the other as black as ink. "The Chaos Scale has appeared. The red side faces us, representing our Nine Heavens world. The black side represents the demonic forces from beyond. As the battle begins, the weight of the losing side will lighten, and the balance will tilt towards the other. Once the opposing balance touches the bottom, the other side will be expelled. Those who lack strength, I beg you, do not add chaos to the Nine Heavens. Your deaths will only add weight to the opposing side. Entering the field will only hasten our defeat." As the scale appeared, someone shouted to the passageway filled with weaker individuals, their voice hoarse, on the brink of collapse. "Hmph, the Heavenly Domain Battlefield is full of opportunities. Since we have the chance to enter, why should we withdraw?" "Our lives are our own. You have no right to dictate our choices. We will bear the consequences ourselves." "What if we're weak? Didn't everyone grow stronger from weakness? Now that you've become strong, do you want to deprive others of their chance to become strong?" Someone retorted from that passageway, igniting the anger of countless others. If it weren't for the confinement of the passageways, they would have rushed in to kill them. Previously, the strong of the Dragon Region would have been angry, but Long Chen's words had awakened them. If they were in their position, would they be willing to consider the bigger picture and give up the chance to defy fate? They were weak, knowing well the risks of entering the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, but still chose to enter, seeking greater strength. There seemed to be no wrong in that. "Boss, it's not good. When the giant gate descended, I used formations to peek and found many such passageways," Xia Chen said to Long Chen with a grim expression. To avoid demoralizing the crowd, Xia Chen could only secretly inform Long Chen, having seen hundreds of such passageways. If these people were allowed to die in vain, no matter how strong the human fighters were, they couldn't prevent the balance from tipping instantly. Once the opposing balance touched the bottom, everyone would be expelled immediately, without a chance to even exert their strength. Previously, Long Chen anticipated some would volunteer for death, but he hadn't expected so many. Moreover, there were no signs beforehand, with no major factions receiving any information, indicating the terrifying organizational capability of the force behind this. Throughout the Nine Heavens, only a few had such capabilities, with the Brahma lineage being the most suspect. This was an overt ploy, with no means to counteract it. Once inside the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, everyone would be scattered across different areas. If the pace of killing enemies couldn't keep up with these deaths, they would eventually have to leave in defeat. Moreover, the Heavenly Domain Battlefield was rich with opportunities. How many strong individuals would be willing to give up the chance to seek treasures to hunt enemies? "Did you find any allies?" Long Chen asked. Xia Chen shook his head, "The power of the giant gate is too strong. My formations can only maintain perception for a brief moment, and it's very vague, only allowing me to barely sense the general situation of the major passageways." "Boss, should we bring more of the Dragon Region's strong into the field? Since so many are volunteering for death, we should bring more people in. Strive to search for more opportunities quickly, or we'll be at a disadvantage," Xia Chen suggested. Long Chen looked at the balance above the Nine Heavens and fell into thought. After a long while, he shook his head: "Their strength is insufficient. Entering would only increase casualties, with no meaning. The Dragon Clan's fortune has returned to the Dragon Clan. If there are opportunities for the Dragon Clan in the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, ten thousand people are enough. If not, more people won't help." Seeing Long Chen's response, Xia Chen remained silent. "Buzz" At that moment, the giant gate ceased trembling, and the endless vortices began to converge slowly. "The Heavenly Domain Battlefield is about to open." At that moment, everyone held their breath.