As they crossed the Celestial Punishment Battle City, a continental fault soon appeared in front of the Apocalypse Giant Ape, as if the whole world had been split in two.

On the left was an endless fault whose length was unknown, while the right side was a pitch-black void where even air didn't exist.

Boom! A black-red destructive blast tore through the darkness and vanished into the depths of boundless void in the blink of an eye.

Just as the Era of the End shot toward the Far Expedition Battle City according to the coordinates, the battle between human powerhouses and monsters on the Dark Continent continued.

Roar!! A hundred-meter-tall Witch Pattern Giant bellowed, riding a Red Flood Dragon to tear apart an eighth-tier fierce beast.

Boom!

A kilometer-long Divine Spear descended from the sky, piercing the head of a black giant python coiled around a mountain, pinning it to the ground as it quickly turned into a cloud of black mist and dispersed.

Almost a month had passed, and the war on the Dark Continent was already in its late phase, with more than half of its central area, equivalent to over ten times the surface of Earth Star, swept clean.

Under the brilliance emitted by human powerhouses, the darkness was dispelled, revealing ruins of cities left behind from the Divine Era nestled among the mountains.

The monsters in these ancient structures had been subdued, and some intact Divine Rune Arrays were even reactivated, radiating dazzling divine light.

During this time, Jiang Ruochan and others had substantial gains, with rare high-tier resources and inheritances found abundantly.

In such circumstances, both Li Jie and Hua Tian, who had long been at the Tier Eight Peak, entered the Demigod Realm, while Jiang Ruochan even condensed a second Celestial Dao to break through to mid-stage Demigod.

Moreover, it wasn't just them; many Tier Six Transcendents following the expedition had also reached saint level, and the Tier Seven broke through to the Tier Eight Legend.

However, amidst such abundant high-tier monsters, casualties on the human side were quite severe.

The union of humanity's three Transcendent Powers, with scores of global top-tier powers, hundreds of mid-to-high-level forces, and ten thousands of Tier Six powerhouses from dozens of countries numbered over a hundred thousand.

Along with Tier Seven and Eight levels, and scores of demigods from the three Transcendent Powers, those surviving were fewer than fifty thousand at this moment.

Boom!

A radiant golden aurora flashed across the sky, illuminating half of the Dark Continent.

On the top of a thousand-meter-high tower, Hua Tian, sharp as a sword, looked up into the sky, his expression grave: "That Forbidden Giant Beast is so strong, it's been besieged by three old monsters for so long and yet it hasn't died."

Several kilometers high across the sea of fire, Li Jie shrugged: "Makes sense, that's a monster which retains the intact body of a Heaven and Earth Giant Beast."

"Even if mutated due to pollution, having lost its powerful innate abilities, its formidable true form is beyond that of an average True God."

"Or, if not for those three old monsters' terrifying strength, it might have devoured that Forbidden Giant Beast already, let alone suppressed it."

"Indeed." Hua Tian nodded, and the two ceased to focus on the sky.

This continent has an inner and outer 'space,' with the surface space being the monster and creature-filled Dark Continent.

The inner space is where the three human True Gods and the Forbidden Giant Beast reside, a 'Divine Realm' where True Gods and higher powerhouses from the past Divine Era gathered.

The Divine Realm is located above the Dark Continent and only 'gods' can enter.

The space inside is stable enough to withstand battles by god-level powerhouses, otherwise the aftermath of True Gods' fierce battles would have long destroyed this land.

Boom!

The ground trembled, and distant terrifying roars echoed, a powerful impact tore a hundred-kilometer-long fissure ahead of Li Jie and Hua Tian.

Within the depths of the crack, a sprawling, damaged corpse could be seen struggling, emitting a dreadful aura.

Simultaneously, a black and white divine light surged skyward, revealing Jiang Ruochan's silhouette as she said solemnly: "Beware, that Divine Corpse is about to emerge."

"Stick to the usual plan, Hua, you first tear open the body's defense, leave the rest to us."

Hua Tian nodded slowly: "Leave it to me."

Clang clang clang!!

Four Divine Swords behind Hua Tian soared into the sky, transforming into four thousand-meter-long beams of colored sword light, exuding an extremely sharp edge, tearing through space.

Whoosh whoosh!! The flames around Li Jie soared, vaguely forming a tens-of-kilometers-long red 'ribbon.'

Simultaneously, two additional heads and four arms condensed behind Li Jie, with hands clutching a golden circle and Ninefold Divine Tower, his aura surged by dozens of times.

Three heads and six arms, Qiankun Circle and Chaotic Heaven Silk, almost identical to the mythological figure.

Meanwhile, behind Jiang Ruochan, a ten-kilometer diameter Divine Wheel formed from Light and Dark Origin appeared, slowly rotating like an apocalyptic grinder, emitting unparalleled might.

Moreover, in Jiang Ruochan's hand, clad in a splendid armored dress, was held a Divine Weapon resembling neither spear nor sword, with its divine patterns lighting up one by one. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

As the trio gathered momentum and prepared, beneath the earth, the corpse with only skeleton left had already sat up struggling.

Instantly, a breath that made countless creatures tremble radiated out, even causing the three to feel a slight tingling of their scalps despite having reached the Demigod Realm.

That was the rank suppression of god-level beings over non-god life forms.

Even though this deity's corpse had decayed, its bones mutated under pollution and curses with its power fallen to the Demigod Realm, but the essence of a god still existed.

Yet despite the sensation of tingling scalps, the trio's expressions remained unchanged, silently awaiting the best moment to strike.

It was merely a deity corpse, such things were common in this burial ground of gods, and the trio had jointly destroyed six of them during this time.

These were only intimidating in appearance, at least for them.

Just as Jiang Ruochan and the other two focused, ready to unleash a deadly blow on the awakening skeleton, a terrifying presence arrived from the horizon.

God-level!

Boom boom boom!!

In an instant, the Demigod aura surged, with countless kilometers encompassing Jiang Ruochan and numerous Demigod figures changing dramatically, gazing sharply in the direction from whence it came.

"Not good, a god-level fierce creature is drawing near."

"Others continue guarding this site, Purple King and seven other extreme powerhouses who condense four Celestial Daos, follow me to intercept that god-level beast."

In just a moment, an extreme powerhouse at the Demigod Peak reacted.

In an instant, eight auras nearly crossing into mythology burst forth, transforming into eight radiant divine lights slicing through the sky toward the edge of the Dark Continent.

Ready to intercept that terrifying creature spreading god-level pressure.

As for whether the newcomer was a 'friend,' no one considered this possibility; the fact humanity had only three god-level powerhouses was ingrained in everyone's minds.

Yet the speed at which this terrifying presence moved defied everyone's imagination.

Especially after stepping onto the Dark Continent, that oppressive speed surged exponentially.

Before the eight extreme Demigods barely flew far, a black-red light rapidly approaching tore through the earth, crossing thousands of kilometers in just a blink.

And at that moment, they saw clearly the arrival was a savage Giant Ape.

A beast with an aura at merely mid-stage Demigod, yet with might comparable to a god.