"How are you? Are you alright?" Ye Chen asked with a hint of concern, looking at the three travel-worn individuals.
The warm words touched Ye Xi and the others, who nodded happily. "Don't worry! Apart from being a little exhausted, we're fine. Besides, we've found the entrance to the spatial rift."
"That's good. You all get some rest. You can point the way, and we'll charge in one go!" Ye Chen said, telling the three women to sit down and rest in the territory. From now on, they would just need to point the way.
"We're fine!" Ye Xi and the others shook their heads and said. The sisters around them were still fighting, so how could they sit here and rest in peace?
"My lord, the spatial rift is located in that direction. We just need to head in that direction and rush in!" Ye Chang said, pointing to a spot in the darkness.
That place was being obscured by a black water tortoise, which was roaring and fighting with a mountain god.
"Okay!" Ye Chen nodded and turned to look at the other floating islands.
"Everyone, regroup! Floating Island, prepare to depart! Follow behind me!" Ye Chen shouted.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with joy; it seemed they had found the location of the spatial rift.
"Great! Great!" Zhou Wenbin exclaimed breathlessly as the mountain giants in his territory gathered around him, abandoning the other crops.
Not only him, but also Lü Ziang and others suffered the same fate, with the battle lines shrinking significantly and many farmlands being abandoned.
Currently, only the crops in Ye Chen's and Fatty's territories remain unscathed and have not been greatly affected.
After adjusting the direction of their advance, the seven floating islands took off rapidly at Ye Chen's command.
The dark creatures encountered along the way were either intercepted by the mountain god when they rushed into the territory, or they were directly knocked away.
In the short sprint, Ye Chen no longer cared about damaging the foundation, since it wouldn't cause much damage anyway.
As the floating island began to move, within just a few breaths, everyone felt as if they had passed through a special membrane, and all of time and space seemed to stand still in that instant.
Perhaps a long time passed, or perhaps only a moment, but everything around them returned to normal. However, Ye Chen and the others were now in another space.
"Is this what it feels like to travel through space?" Ye Chen took a deep breath and wondered. Unlike when he first entered the trial world, this time he was experiencing it on his own initiative.
Moreover, over the past month, by continuously consuming high-quality vegetables and meat, his own attributes have improved considerably, and his perception of spatial power has become increasingly clear.
"Is this the space where the origin of darkness is located? It doesn't seem any different. It's still pitch black?" The fat man's voice rang out not far away. Ye Chen came back to his senses and was about to turn his head to look when he felt his hair stand on end and a huge sense of crisis rose in his heart.
"You beast! How dare you be so insolent!" The cold light of the silver moon slashed down, and the rotting corpse dog that had just rushed into the floating island was instantly beheaded.
"Everyone be careful, let's clear out the dark creatures in the territory first!" Ye Chen immediately understood and shouted a reminder.
During his rapid flight, many dark creatures crashed into his territory and were brought in with him, now wreaking havoc on it.
Fortunately, the mountain god and the land god intervened, and the crops were on the other side of the territory, so the losses were not significant.
Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, everyone began to observe the situation in their own territories. Sure enough, many people had remnants of dark creatures in their territories, although the number was not as exaggerated as Ye Chen's, since he was the leader.
"Roar~~~" Just as everyone was about to take action and clear out the dark creatures in their territory, a series of beast roars suddenly rang out from afar, and Ye Chen and the others' expressions changed drastically.
"That voice and aura? It's Tier 4?" Ye Chen was shocked. A single Tier 4 creature would be fine, but this was the Origin of Darkness. If a group of Tier 4 creatures appeared, even he would perish here.
"No! It's alright! Don't be afraid! Those high-level creatures can't get out!" Zhou Wenbin suddenly said calmly, as if they had become much more relaxed after passing through the spatial rift.
"Can't get out?" Ye Chen and the fat man asked in confusion. The chubby boy, Le Xinghai, flew over and explained.
"This place is strange. There seem to be many dark creatures, yet also very few. They all seem to have their own territories and rarely leave!"
"The entrance and exit of the spatial rift seem to be a safe zone, where no dark creature would claim it as their territory."
"At the same time, as long as we don't step into the territory of those Tier 4 creatures, we don't have to worry about them attacking us."
Hearing his words, Ye Chen and the fat man finally understood. So there was a rest area here? A group of dark creatures were staying in one place, and no one was allowed to wander off?
"Wow, this is something!" the fat man exclaimed, then pointed to a dark area and asked, "By the way, are you sure this is a safe zone? They won't attack us?"
“Yes! It’s very safe here…” Le Xinghai answered subconsciously, but as he spoke, he suddenly sensed something was off.
Right where the fat man pointed, pairs of scarlet eyes suddenly appeared. As the firelight from within the territory shone outwards, rotting carcasses and ravenous dogs appeared before everyone, accompanied by a stench.
"Woof! Woof!" The barking of dogs rang out one after another, quickly becoming a chorus, as the rotting, corpse-like dogs, as tall as a person, rushed swiftly towards the group's territory.
"Territory take off, adjust positions, organize defense!" Ye Chen shouted, immediately trying to raise the territory's position, but found that the entire territory remained motionless, still stuck in place.
Not only him, but the fat man also noticed this phenomenon and looked at Ye Chen in astonishment.
“No, we are standing on the earth, which is governed by special rules. Once you enter a territory, you can only move around on the ground or use spatial power to leave. If you want to explore the Dark Land, we have to go out!” Le Xinghai explained. Such a rule surprised Ye Chen.
But there's no time to worry about that now; the Corpse Hound is right in front of us, and its primary target is our territory.
"Mountain God, step forward! Earth God, build walls to stop these rotting corpses and rabid dogs from advancing! The rest of you, launch an attack!" Ye Chen shouted immediately.
Since the territory cannot be moved, it's a good time to build city walls and temporarily construct a city!
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