Chapter 372 — The Arrival of Shi Ying's Totem Companions

"Legend Ke, you heard it too. The situation seems to have changed. The resources of the Phoenix Secret Realm appear to be a legacy left by a senior of the Seven Isles, designated for Lord Red God. It cannot be counted as an unopened ruin or secret realm. As for the specifics, we will need to discuss them further. For now, please entrust the resources within to the Seven Isles for safekeeping, and the Seven Isles will certainly give Donghuang a satisfactory explanation."

Chairman Terashima spoke. With the Red God taking their side, their confidence had grown somewhat. At the very least, they could not let Donghuang take everything—if even two legendary-tier resources remained, that would be a profit. And with something to gain, Donghuang surely would not tear relations with the Seven Isles over a single legendary resource. Best if everyone got a share of the meat.

"Indeed." The Crimson Fire Shrine Master naturally stood with the Red God, and he too stared hard at Legend Ke.

Legend Shinohara nodded as well. How could they possibly hand the initiative to Donghuang?

Even if Donghuang was powerful, there was surely still room for negotiation. At least here and now, the Seven Isles held the greater strength.

Once that Lu Bai emerged, there was no way the resources would be allowed to remain in his hands.

"What the hell are you all babbling about!!!" Legend Ke cursed. Were they trying to welch on the deal?

These words were unbearable not only to Legend Ke; even Fengjue Jixiang herself showed a flash of anger and addressed the guardian deity of Red God Island: "Lord Red God, before you speak, you had best think clearly. Do not fabricate out of thin air, and do not stir up trouble over nothing."

The life of the Red God's beastmaster was known to every household, and so was the Red God's. It had absolutely nothing—not the slightest connection—to the Phoenix Secret Realm. Of this, Fengjue Jixiang was utterly certain! Such a claim was a trampling upon the very meaning of the Phoenix Shrine's existence!

"Hm? You dare question me??" The Red God's brow furrowed.

"I am merely advising Lord Red God to seek truth from facts," said Fengjue Jixiang.

The Red God said nothing, but a vast pressure bore down upon Fengjue Jixiang, changing her expression to one of disbelief. She had not expected the guardian deity of Red God Island to be so unreasonable.

She was about to resist, but the next moment, someone came directly to her aid.

"Hey, hey, hey."

At the same time, out of thin air, a威慑 of equal totem level flowed upstream from the alternate space, shoving the Red God's pressure skyward.

In that instant, Chishen's expression shifted.

BOOM!!!!

Two totem-tier intimidations tore space itself apart. From within a black rift in the void, a gemstone cat stepped out leisurely, treading upon the sky, its gaze fixed directly upon the flame monster overhead. "Great Prayer," it said, "I suspect you are playing with fire."

Another totem!!!

"This is... a gemstone cat?? How is that possible!!"

As the gemstone cat appeared and revealed its totemic might, the Legends of the Seven Isles all stared wide-eyed—because the gemstone cat's race was not high; even after evolving with gemstones, its ceiling was only the Sovereign race.

How could it possibly reach totem-tier!

And this gemstone cat was utterly unfamiliar; not a single beastmaster of the Seven Isles recognized it.

Even Legend Fengjue was taken aback, staring at the gemstone cat in disbelief, unable to fathom why it would shield her from the pressure.

"It's Senior Ying..." Legend Ke's face lit with joy. Beside him, Zheng Hai was also startled—wasn't this the guardian overlord of the Ancient Capital University?

By now, matters were growing ever more complicated. In the skies over the waters beyond Chishen Island, a host of flying overlords raced toward the epicenter at extraordinary speed—the goat ghost bearing Legend Zhanguo, the giant kun carrying Legend Bahai, and Legend Xiaoshuang and the others, all bursting forward at breakneck pace toward this place.

Around Phoenix Mountain, low-tier beastmasters felt the intimidation radiating from the peak and gazed at Chishen in the sky, sweat pouring down their faces, sensing that something terrible was afoot—a great battle was likely to erupt here!

"And who might you be———" At that moment, the most furious of all was Totem Chishen. Regarding the weak little totem cat before it, it said, "Do you mean to do battle with me?"

The gemstone cat yawned. "I am merely saving you."

"I advise you not to covet the resources on this mountain, and not to disturb the one inside. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Also—a life-saving grace demands a spring of gratitude in return. Remember, you owe me one Legend-tier resource."

Chishen: ?

The Legends of the Seven Isles: ???

"Ha??" Chishen laughed—and raged. As one of the guardian deities of the Seven Isles, it had never before encountered a totem so arrogant upon its own territory.

"They come," the gemstone cat said softly.

At this moment, Chishen still had no idea what was happening. But the next instant, its expression contorted wildly.

One, two, three, four, five———

One, two, three...

Countless powerful auras, it seemed, had suddenly drawn near.

Among them were at least six totem-tier beings, and among those six totems, there was even a peak totem!!!

"How is this possible!!!"

Chishen turned pale with fright. This number...

At that moment, in the even higher sky, a rift abruptly appeared—a colossal black rift.

From within the rift echoed dragon after dragon's roar, resounding through heaven and earth, contorting Chishen's expression even further.

It also left the beastmasters of the Seven Isles gradually stupefied.

A colossal frost dragon, tens of meters tall, was the first to fly out from the spatial rift, trailing boundless frigid air.

Its icy gaze swept over all of Phoenix Mountain, plunging the temperature here into sudden freefall.

Totem-tier, the Frost Dragon!

Close behind.

A sea-blue Eastern divine dragon a hundred meters long, and a sky-white Eastern divine dragon, flew out from the spatial rift, their enormous bodies coiling across the heavens.

Shenyuan City—the Sea Dragon King, the Pale Dragon King!!

Their gigantic dragon pupils surveyed the world below, searching for someone.

And that was not the end.

Amidst pealing thunder, a golden-yellow Eastern divine dragon wreathed in lightning, likewise a hundred meters long, and an ethereal, nimble oceanic spirit dragon, appeared together with the totem dragon kings before them!!

Shenyuan City—the Thunder Dragon King, the Immortal Dragon King.

And finally, as the spatial rift shrank, a divine dragon whose body was nearly illusory and transparent emerged from it—Shenyuan City, the Void Dragon King!

Its heavy voice resounded in every direction. "Honestly, for such a short distance, you still make me tear open space."

Six totems!!

Beyond them, the shrinking rift had not fully closed. The Heaven-Reaching Whale, General Rakshasa, the Spatial Jellyfish, and the rest of Shenyuan City's Environmental Protection Department—a whole host of top-tier overlords—followed in the footsteps of the totem dragon kings, descending upon this place.

A sky full of terrifying auras bore down upon Chishen Island.

Six totems—more than ten top-tier overlords—had descended upon them!!!

In that instant, even the flames of Phoenix Mountain dimmed considerably.

Staring at the six Totem Dragon Kings who had appeared out of nowhere, the legendary beastmasters of the Seven Isles, the low-tier beastmasters nearby, and their beasts all felt their hearts nearly stop and their breath catch in their throats. Eyes wide, they could not believe what they were seeing.

Even Chishen was on the verge of wetting himself with fright, unable to comprehend why the hooligans of Shenyuan City had suddenly descended upon the Seven Isles.