Chapter 570 - 464: Breakthrough Beyond the Transformation Realm

"What?!"

The Transformation Realm Great Demon’s pupils constricted. He slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet, completely unprepared for such news. Rage surged through him, but a cold sweat broke out on his back. "They were clearly enhanced by the Array! How could they still die?"

Now, he didn’t dare to be complacent in the slightest. In a situation like this, how could he possibly turn things around on his own?

’It seems my only option is to ask the Ancestor for instructions!’

That’s right. Even the Array was useless. No matter who from Celestial Wolf City came, it wouldn’t make a difference. This was a catastrophic situation, impossible to salvage!

He knew that the Array was currently powerful enough to severely injure even a Perfect Transformation Realm expert. He himself wasn’t confident he could walk through it unscathed. Yet someone had not only endured the Array and killed his people but had also brazenly remained in the mining area, acting as if they owned the place.

’This is simply inconceivable!’

He began to pace back and forth, unable to hide his anxiety. His entire being was consumed with turmoil. He just couldn’t figure out who on earth these people were or why they would seize Celestial Wolf City’s mining area. ’The only solution now is to report to the Ancestor, but...’

’If the Ancestor finds out I mismanaged things and sent so many members of the Celestial Wolf Race to their deaths, he will surely punish me severely!’

Yes, several thousand members of the Celestial Wolf Race had died in the mining area. Among them was a prodigy who had reached the Perfection level above the Spirit Control Realm—a Half-Step Transformation expert. And yet, he had died just like that.

With such a major incident having occurred, he didn’t dare to imagine what kind of punishment awaited him...

As he hesitated, large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, soaking his robes. Especially with the Ancestor’s birthday celebration only a year away, reporting such an inauspicious piece of news... How could they even hold a celebration after that?

’Would all the other Great Demon Races from the other demon cities come to laugh at the Celestial Wolf Race?’

Indeed, if news got out that the Celestial Wolf Race’s mine had been seized right before the birthday celebration and that they were powerless to do anything about it, it wouldn’t just be the Ancestor who would be enraged. The other Demon Races would laugh themselves to death.

In Celestial Wolf City, the Celestial Wolf Ancestor was undoubtedly a Super True Dominator. He was, in fact, a renowned Super True Dominator throughout the entire Middle Rank of the Primitive Ancient Forest.

But there were a few other experts on par with the Celestial Wolf Ancestor, and they wouldn’t mind watching a good show. The Ancestors of Demon Races with whom they had past disputes would be especially delighted to see such an outcome.

’If I cause the Ancestor to lose face, I’ll truly have nothing left. I might as well just keep the news under wraps for now. In any case, word about the mine hasn’t leaked out yet. I’ll wait until after the birthday celebration to report it.’

With this in mind, the Transformation Realm Great Demon wiped the sweat from his brow and let out a heavy sigh. "So be it. Seal off the mining area. Forbid anyone from entering. At the same time, monitor the movements of those few from the Demon Race inside. Find out what their objective is!"

He immediately gave the order to his confidant, preparing to cover up the entire incident and find a way to resolve the situation himself.

Yes, he could cover it up. He was the one in charge of the mining area, and even a year was a short time for the Demon Race.

Time was fleeting. As long as there were no special circumstances, most of the branch Ancestors of the Celestial Wolf Race wouldn’t pay any mind to the situation at the mine, so they wouldn’t know what had befallen their kinsmen.

Besides, the low-ranking members of the Celestial Wolf Race sent to the mine held no important status within the clan and weren’t worth worrying about. The leaders and experts, however, were all from his own branch!

It could be said that he was the one who had suffered the most devastating losses. But there was nothing to be done. He could only swallow this bitter pill and bear it himself. He would have to wait until after the Celestial Wolf Ancestor’s birthday celebration to report it.

He himself had no reliable solution. The most he could do was stall for time and prevent the Celestial Wolf Race from losing face at this critical juncture. That was the only thing he was capable of.

And so, the Celestial Wolf Race sent no more people to harass the mining area. It was as if operations had ceased. Every day, a bored One-tailed would gaze into the distance. "Why haven’t the Celestial Wolf Race sent anyone else?"

She had actually quite enjoyed the feeling of picking up Spatial Rings and sorting through the spoils of war. Unfortunately, there were no more Spatial Rings to collect now that the Celestial Wolf Race had stopped sending people.

She didn’t know the reason why, and neither did the Squirrel Demon beside her, who was actually quite astonished. She never would have expected the Celestial Wolf Race to have absolutely no reaction to something as important as their mine being seized.

Thus, the current situation was that a massive amount of Spirit Stones were being mined but not transported out. They were piled up in an open area, forming a Spirit Stone Mountain that could be said to weigh hundreds of thousands of catties.

Every time she followed One-tailed past these Spirit Stone Mountains, the Squirrel Demon would instinctively look up, both shocked and envious. Such wealth was comparable to that of some of the more substantial Great Demon Races in Celestial Wolf City!

One must understand that in Celestial Wolf City, Spirit Stones were meant to be circulated. Even the Great Demon Races didn’t have such large reserves. Moreover, the only Demon Race that controlled a mining area was the Celestial Wolf Race, so the other Great Demon Races were naturally not as wealthy.

For this reason, the other Great Demon Races in Celestial Wolf City didn’t have such deep foundations. The annual output of this large mining area was enough to match the entire wealth of a Great Demon Race. A true mountain of riches!

In her entire life, this was the first time the Squirrel Demon had ever seen so many Spirit Stones. Unfortunately, none of them were hers. She could only look.

One-tailed, on the other hand, had no concept of this and didn’t care much. When she was bored, she liked to go to a nearby pool in the mining area to bathe and relax. She wasn’t too concerned with anything else.

Right now, Ah Xiong was in Cultivation, and her master and original body were cultivating as well. She only had the Squirrel Demon to keep her company. However, the stories the Squirrel Demon told were no longer as interesting as they were at the beginning. Instead, her desire to go to Celestial Wolf City grew stronger and stronger.

"When will Master help Sister Nine-tailed cultivate her third avatar so we can hurry up and go to Celestial Wolf City?" One-tailed murmured, pouting. She looked rather pitiful, evoking a sense of compassion. "A whole year has passed, and we still haven’t set foot outside this mining area."

During this past year, she’d had no fun. The Celestial Wolf Race hadn’t come to provide any entertainment, either. She mostly just sat foolishly on a cliff, dangling her legs and staring blankly into the distance.

Unfortunately, the trees of the Primitive Ancient Forest were too tall, and the cliff wasn’t high enough. Her line of sight couldn’t pierce through such heights. Even if it could, she still wouldn’t see a trace of Celestial Wolf City, which meant it was still a considerable distance away.

BUZZ... BUZZ...

Just then, waves of fluctuations suddenly emanated from the depths of the Spirit Vein. One-tailed’s pupils shrank. The unique, surging aura of the Nine-tailed Fox erupted from her, and the latent power within her body soared!

From the Perfect Transformation Realm, she was breaking through to the realm above Transformation!

A terrifying aura swept out, blowing away the thousands of miles of white clouds in the sky and revealing the blue expanse above. An endless Gale kicked up sand and dust within the mining area. The Squirrel Demon, who was closest to her, couldn’t withstand it at all and was sent flying, instinctively falling to her knees. The miners who were hard at work abruptly looked up. As their hearts trembled, an endless terror surged from the depths of their souls, as if ants had encountered their natural predator. THUD, THUD. One by one, they all collapsed to their knees, drenched in sweat!

This was a pressure they simply couldn’t endure. Some of the weaker ones were so frightened they coughed up blood!

Meanwhile, One-tailed simply rose, her bare feet stepping into the void as if a gentle breeze were supporting her White Jade ankles. The Little Bell jingled, and her full head of silvery-white hair danced in the wind.

In that moment, a phantom image of the Nine-tailed Fox’s true form appeared behind her. Its indifferent eyes looked down upon all living things, like the Ancestor of a generation of the Demon Race, or perhaps a Demon God from above the heavens!

With a lift of her finger, the invisible Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm between heaven and earth converged into countless threads of blue light. They gathered together, and in an instant, dark clouds began to mass. A great rain brewed as the Vast Water Spirit Charm assembled...