Chapter 612: Useless Effort
The situation outside the continent grew increasingly chaotic as the spatial crack expanded. Although the pressure suddenly vanished, the aura and energy pouring out from the crack made the situation far worse.
The divine energy of Tarius had already begun corrupting the region surrounding the portal. Fortunately, the massive portal had formed above the Untouchable Continent, far from any other landmass. Anything touched by Tarius’ divine energy would lose its vitality and have its properties altered into something no different from poison.
This was exactly what began to happen to the sea surrounding the Barisan Continent, its surface slowly darkening to a faint black. Any underwater beast that came into contact with it had its vitality drained and died instantly.
This phenomenon was also witnessed by many people aboard the flying fortresses. All of them decided to retreat to a much safer distance as the divine energy began to spread.
"Amitabha! What a terrifying energy! This is far more deadly than any devil energy we’ve encountered until now. Even the slightest touch of it can drain all vitality from anything it touches," said the monk as he observed the sea surface turning black.
"Damn it, we have to do something! If we just let this continue, our world might come to an end by tomorrow," said one of the black-haired leaders.
"But that energy is truly terrifying! Maybe we can withstand it for a while if we use our defensive techniques, but we can’t keep expending our energy just to protect ourselves or the others from it. Remember, this is only the energy that the being is releasing. What about the other things it might be capable of? If something unexpected happens, we’ll exhaust ourselves," said the brown-haired man.
As they continued to discuss what needed to be done, the blond-haired man spoke up.
"To be honest, I agree that we have to take action. Even though the situation looks grim, we can’t just stand here and watch those devils destroy our world." He paused and looked at the others.
"We have to slow down the spread of this energy to other parts of the world. At the very least, it’s better than just standing here, debating what we should do. If we’re worried about something unexpected happening, then what can we possibly do against immortals? They’re already far stronger than any of us."
"It’s better to at least contain the energy here than to let it spread across the world and endanger innocent people."
After saying that, the blond-haired man soared into the sky.