The Great Ruler (Web Novel)
chapter-1289

The Holy Gulf Continent was located in the far west of the Great Thousand World. In a sense, it was not a continent, but a unique space in the Lower Plane that connected it to the rest of the world.

In those ancient times, this Holy Gulf Continent was one of the critical battle areas between the Great Thousand World and the Extraterritorial Race. Therefore, in this Holy Gulf Continent, there were countless Sovereigns who had fallen there.

Even those Heavenly Sovereigns that fell there exceeded the number of fingers on both hands. Countless inheritances, Super Powers, and Sacred Artifacts had also been lost there for thousands of years.

There were just a handful of lucky people, who had managed to spirit away some of the inheritances. They then took these priceless items and used them to transform themselves from relative unknowns to reputable figures. Due to these successes, more and more powerful sovereigns were flocking to the area, hoping to be the next lucky ones to discover such a wealth of spoils!

However, although the Holy Gulf Continent contained many benefits and adventures, its perils were beyond imagination. The decisive battle of the ancient age had led to the space being extremely unstable, as within it, there existed all kinds of cruel and unexpected circumstances.

Even Complete Earthly Sovereigns would face devastating fates if they were careless. What was most dangerous was that, in this Holy Gulf Continent, the Extraterritorial Race would often emerge!

In the ancient times, the Holy Gulf Continent was occupied by the Extraterritorial Race. Therefore, they naturally held some space passageways and could enter the place at will.

Their purpose of entering into the Holy Gulf Continent was the same as that of many sovereigns in the Great Thousand World. And likewise, due to the decisive battle, many of their people had fallen here, too.

Therefore, the powerful beings of the Extraterritorial Race who broke into the Holy Gulf Continent were also trying to find the most powerful ones among their race who had fallen there. After which, they could obtain those inheritances and strengthen themselves.

Due to these many reasons, the Holy Gulf Continent instantly became a point of convergence between the Great Thousand World and the Extraterritorial Race. Once the formidable figures of both sides met in it, it would be a true life and death struggle! In a sense, the Holy Gulf Continent was now one of the front lines of the Great Thousand World and the Extraterritorial Race.

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It took two months for Mu Chen and his party to get to the Holy Gulf Continent. The large amount of time that this distant journey had taken came as quite a shock to them all, even Mu Chen.

After all, the Scarlet Flame Deity had shuttled through space in his journey to this place! But, although Mu Chen's party's speed was not as fast as that of the Transfer Spiritual Array, it was more convenient, as they didn't need to search for the array.

"This is the Holy Gulf Continent?" Mu Chen asked, while he overlooked the place from his perch above a barren mountain.

Where his sight reached, the sky was dim, and the whole world seemed to be under some kind of extreme oppression. Between the heavens and the earth, the spiritual power had become somewhat obscure and was not as active as it was in the Great Thousand World. In such a place, it was clearly several times more difficult to absorb spiritual power from the heavens and the earth than in the Great Thousand World.

From time to time, in the distant world, there was a flicker of red thunder, which caused a crackling destruction of the earth to occur. The ferocious fluctuations contained in those crimson thunderstorms startled even the Earthly Sovereigns. The continent, as if it was in an extreme rage, was filled with crises.

"Once upon a time, this Holy Gulf Continent was actually a treasured place of practice, but after being occupied by the Extraterritorial Race, it was polluted by evil energy. Even though it had been purified many times by the Great Thousand World, it was still difficult for it to recover to its former peak." Beside them, the Scarlet Flame Deity spoke with regret.

Mu Chen, Luo Li, Ling Xi and the others also sighed. That Extraterritorial Race was indeed an irrevocable mortal enemy of their vast Great Thousand World.

Their way of doing things was too overbearing, and when evil energy invaded them, it polluted even their spiritual energy. If this same pattern was to continue, the spiritual energy practitioners of the Great Thousand World would be completely cut off!

"Elder, is the Ancient Holy Gulf in the middle of this continent?" Mu Chen turned to him and asked.

The Scarlet Flame Deity nodded and said, "This is just the outer part of the Holy Gulf Continent, but in the most central part of the continent, the space has been shattered and covered by space windstorms. So, we have to wait until the storms abate before I can send you in."

When talking about the space windstorms, even a character like the Scarlet Flame Deity became instantly somber. Upon hearing that, Mu Chen and his party were astonished. They were shocked at how terrifying the space windstorms of the Holy Gulf Continent were!

"The destructive power of the space windstorms is a secondary concern, however, as the most troubling thing is that once one is caught in it, one would likely be randomly transmitted to the Extraterritorial Race's territory!" Looking at their faces, the Scarlet Flame Deity shook his head exasperatedly, then tried to explain further.

He said, "This Holy Gulf Continent connects the Great Thousand World and the Extraterritorial Race. If one falls into the Extraterritorial Race, even a Heavenly Sovereign would face great danger. This happened many times in the past."

Mu Chen and the rest then understood why the Scarlet Flame Deity was so cautious. After all, even as powerful as a Heavenly Sovereign was, once they fell into the Extraterritorial Race's territory, if they were targeted by the Demon Emperor, they would suffer a fate worse than death!

"Let's head to Holy Gulf City first, as it is the largest city in the Holy Gulf Continent." As soon as he finished speaking, the Scarlet Flame Deity waved his sleeve and spiritual light enveloped Mu Chen and the other three, then transformed into a beam of light, soaring across the sky and passing the region with scarlet thunderstorms.

Although this Holy Gulf Continent was dangerous, as long as they did not encounter the space windstorms, with the Scarlet Flame Deity's strength, they could still charge forward.

After an hour of following the Scarlet Flame Deity's lead, Mu Chen could see a large city outline at the end of his line of sight. When seen from a distance in the darkened world, the city was like an ancient beast that was crouching on the earth, and it was emitting an indescribable aura of oppression.

As they approached the city, Mu Chen found that, above the it, there was an indescribably large light barrier that was radiating an extremely terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation.

"It's actually an Ancestral Master-rank Spiritual Array!" Mu Chen exclaimed, while looked at the light barrier in shock.

As he was a Spiritual Array Ancestral Master, he saw at a glance that the light barrier was an Ancestral Master-rank Spiritual Array. Moreover, this spiritual array's rank was no lower than most, even amid the Ancestral Master-rank Spiritual Arrays!

"This spiritual array was arranged by a Heavenly Array Elder from the ancient times. Haha, this Heavenly Array Elder was clearly a Divine Ancestral Master and was one of the most powerful Sovereigns back then. As such, even I cannot destroy this array, even with my full strength!" the Scarlet Flame Deity smiled.

Divine Ancestral Master? Hearing this, the four of them were moved, especially Mu Chen and Ling Xi. As Spiritual Array Masters, they knew how terrifying a Divine Ancestral Master was!

The Ancestral Master realm was the same as the Heavenly Sovereign realm, and it was also divided by spiritual, celestial, and divine, with a Divine Ancestral Master being equivalent to a Divine Heavenly Sovereign. That was the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World!

"No wonder I felt like I couldn't figure it out just by taking one look at it. If we attempted to do things forcefully, we would be exhausted." Ling Xi sighed.

As an Advance Ancestral Master, she could decipher the flaws of an ordinary spiritual array at a glance. However, if she had attempted to do it forcefully in this circumstance, she would have suffered an intense backlash.

"The Holy Gulf Continent is one of the places that is connected to the Extraterritorial Race. As this Holy Gulf City has the responsibilities of surveillance and deterrence, it naturally needs the best protection." Luo Li nodded, expressing understanding.

"Let's go." the Scarlet Flame Deity also nodded, then quickly approached the vast city with the four. Finally, they approached the light barrier that was emanating terrifying fluctuations. Then, they quickly passed through it.

As he passed through the light, Mu Chen could clearly feel a subtle wave that scanned his body from the inside out. Under that scan, it was as if any secret of his was instantly revealed. He knew that this must the test of this large array, and if an existence from the Extraterritorial Race was detected by it, destruction would certainly be its fate!

When they landed in the city, they found that it was unexpectedly prosperous, with many well-to-do people coming and going on the streets. The noise of the city's hustle and bustle soared into the sky.

What they found quite shocking was that almost half of the people in the city had powerful spiritual fluctuations, and apparently, many of them had reached the rank of Earthly Sovereign!

But then again, how would people who dared to come to Holy Gulf Continent be weak?

After they surveyed their surroundings, in the next moment, they all happened to look to the city's most central spot. There, a massive ancient stone tablet sat quietly.

An extremely powerful spiritual energy fluctuation radiated out from the stone tablet. At the top of the tablet, three glowing blood-red words flickered. They were eye-catching, and they radiated a chilling aura. The words were as follows:

Demon Slayer Ranking.

Next to the three words was a list, with a line of golden words that revealed an indescribable aura of majesty...

Great Thousand Palace.

"Great Thousand Palace?" Mu Chen's gaze flashed as he murmured the words from the tablet. "They actually named themselves after the Great Thousand World? What force is this exactly? It's so overbearing!"

Beside him, the Scarlet Flame Deity grinned with a strange smile. He stared at the three words, then said, "Of course it's overbearing! That's because this is the force that is beyond any supreme power! It is the existence of the ancient clans… The true top force of the Great Thousand World…"