Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 764 - 684: Entering the Arena (Please Subscribe)

Pei Yan didn't have time to answer Ye Ruozai's question before the group disappeared from the center of the arena under a shroud of light. When Pei Yan regained his sight, he found himself and his team in the middle of the tournament field, surrounded by vibrant ancient trees. Looking up, gentle sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves, occasionally punctuated by the sounds of birds and monkeys from deep within the forest. The sudden change left Pei Yan unsure whether this was a dream or reality.

After a brief moment of disorientation, Pei Yan quickly composed himself from shock. Everyone instantly lowered their stances and lightly stroked their rings, and under a gentle glow, they all donned combat gear. Simultaneously, Pei Yan raised his arm to deploy a large number of reconnaissance drones that spread out from their location, searching for traces of other teams.

Fifteen minutes later, Pei Yan, who was looking down and silent, suddenly raised his head and instructed, "In our direct forward direction at twelve o'clock, ten kilometers away is the Immortal Palace team's spot, and in our rear-left direction at seven-thirty, about five kilometers away is the Spirit Monster Realm team's spot. The other three teams have not been detected and must be using some kind of stealth Secret Technique, undetectable by technological means."

Pei Yan frowned slightly and snorted coldly, "The detection drones aimed at the Immortal Palace and Spirit Monster Realm were discovered and destroyed by the other side; they know how it was done."

"Ten kilometers, five kilometers. If the other side also uses detection methods and learns of our presence, they can reach us within minutes at the fastest speed. The earliest contact will be with the Spirit Monster Plane. What should we do now? Do we hide like the other planes, or find the Immortal Palace first to see their reaction—is it alliance or confrontation?" Ye Ruozai cautiously scanned the surroundings, questioning his doubts again.

"Stealth combat isn't our strong suit but rather open battles. At present..." Pei Yan's words were cut off mid-sentence as his face changed, suddenly turning to look behind his side in shock, "This lunatic!"

"What happened?" Zheng Jia Ru asked in confusion, but as soon as he uttered the question, the ground beneath him began to tremble slightly. Pei Yan had already leaped into the air, urging, "No time to explain, quickly get off the ground and prepare a defensive posture!"

Just as the words were spoken, a high-pitched dragon roar pierced the skies. In Zheng Jia Ru's astonished gaze, the distant forest was thrown into the air one tree after another like waves, revealing a towering figure akin to a mountain ridge. As six wings unfolded atop the dragon's back, the colossal creature, occupying half the sky in the distance, slowly rose into the air. Under its icy gaze, the dragon's mouth gaped wide as a searing flame began to surge within.

"What's this guy planning?" Xia Yu pondered in confusion as he ascended into the air.

The opponent quickly provided Xia Yu an answer through action; the giant red dragon fiercely spat a blazing flame towards Pei Yan's direction. A fiery column streaked across the sky, speeding towards the group. Simultaneously, the red dragon didn't cease its assault, gulping three more blasts aimed at three different directions.

The scorching heat swept low through the air, turning the forest into a sea of flames in its wake. The serene and peaceful woodland instantly transformed into a blazing inferno, leaving birds with no place to land and spinning in distress overhead, while countless panicked beasts frantically scurried, only to perish in the blazing sea.

Though the fiery columns were powerful, Pei Yan and other supernatural beings faced with such a non-targeted long-range attack easily evaded its range with minimal effort. As billowing smoke rose beneath them, they noticed several figures fleeing from their hidden positions, driven to escape into the air by the onslaught.

"Hahaha, it's much simpler this way, no more time wasted sneaking around! It's not fun, now everyone can meet and have a good chat!" The instigator Saraf, after completing the deed, shrunk back to human form, sneeringly looking at the few teams floating nearby with disdain. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Although deeply angered by this lunatic's reckless act, Pei Yan considered it not an entirely bad thing. It cut down much probing time. He first checked Saraf and the Immortal Palace people, then focused his gaze on the Blood Slaughter Squad positioned at the far corner, his mouth curling into a smile, "There's nothing more to say; I don't know what you think, but whoever wins or loses among the major planes, the Blood Slaughter cannot be allowed to rank!"

After speaking, Pei Yan took the lead, charging towards Blood Slaughter with Pei Jin and Ye Ruozai following closely behind. Noticing this, the previously spotlight-grabbing Saraf gazed begrudgingly at Pei Yan's back. He had lost face in front of Pei Yan and Lin Daozi before, and he didn't want to heed Pei Yan's call this time. However, since Blood Slaughter had become a public enemy, the five major planes decided to join forces. If he hesitated now, he'd surely be criticized later, so reluctantly, he suppressed his rage and planned to first eliminate Blood Slaughter as per the initial plan, then eliminate the Foundation Stone Plane afterward.

Clearly, he wasn't the only one with that idea. After Pei Yan's rallying call, the other planes hesitated briefly before responding and flying towards Blood Slaughter's location. Among them, the most eager to respond was undoubtedly this time's host, the Immortal Palace Team. Despite being furthest from Blood Slaughter, under Lin Daozi's lead, the whole team utilized the Ground Contraction technique, almost in mere breaths they surpassed the other teams and reached Blood Slaughter's forefront first.

Faster than Lin Daozi himself was his Longsword; before the man arrived, the sword, unsheathed, turned into a stream of light, darting towards Blood Slaughter Squad. Seeing the fierce momentum, the burliest member of Blood Slaughter emerged foremost to block in front of everyone. As the flying sword hurtled towards, he shook his shoulders and extended his arms, astonishingly attempting to catch it bare-handed.

Whether out of defiance or deliberate provocation, Lin Daozi did not alter the flying sword's course upon seeing the opponent's audacity. With his fingers forming a seal, Spiritual Qi endlessly poured into the sword. Already incredibly swift, under Lin Daozi's enhancement, the sword abruptly accelerated just before reaching the opponent's body, racing towards their throat.

Yet, the burly man remained calm, transforming his palm into claws, fiercely grasping the flying sword. As his hand contacted, an ear-piercing metallic screech echoed, sparks flying everywhere. Despite the man's extraordinary strength and a body of steel-like resilience, he couldn't halt Lin Daozi's flying sword. The Longsword, after a brief pause, radiated brilliantly, slicing the hand gripping its blade and piercing the man's throat with one strike.