<b>Chapter 321: Pathfinder Monsters (1)</b>


    At 10 o’clock sharp, the skies darkened and the clouds began to churn. Terrifying bolts of lightning shed through the sky, while menacing booms of thunder sent all forms of life cowering in fear. They wept andmented; almost as if they could feel the oing catastrophe.


    The yers gathered at Soundwave Temple raised their heads to look past the ocean’s water and towards the stormy skies above them, and a feeling of solemness washed over them. The calm ocean waters began to roil, and arge shadow suddenly appeared in the sky, painting a scene like the one back at Eight Trigrams Field. The six Sect Leaders and Four Guardians of the Southern Sea, along with Zhang Wudi, stood at the vanguard of the battle line. Behind them was Bai Hua, the Guardian’s disciples, and the six Lead Disciples. Further behind them stood the yers and NPCs from the Six Great Sects.


    “They’re here, ready yourselves!” Distant Tyrant of the Mara Hall was the first to speak. His voice was loud and distinct, clearly making its way towards everyone present. It was actually a little too loud and caused Shen Jingbin andpany’s ears’ to throb in pain.


    In that instant, the telltale light of various skills being activated could be seen. Everyone began buffing themselves and summoning their battle pets. Gentle Flower added a few more buffs to herpanions, while Shen Jingbin summoned her four Divine Beasts.


    The moment they appeared, the Four Divine Beasts took on their original form; the sacred invible Azure Dragon, the murderous White Tiger, the Vermillion Bird whose body was surrounded by fireballs, and the benevolent ck Tortoise who always carried itself in a dignified manner. Each of the Four Divine Beasts took their positions to form a protective circle around Shen Jingbin.


    The yers who were nearby all sighed in shock and admiration.


    The faint roar of wild beasts could be heard from the ocean’s surface.


    Poison Toad immediately began issuingmands when the sound of heavy objects hitting the water could be heard. "Disciples of the Lich Pce, heed mymand: activate the barrier!"


    “Yes!” Answered the Lich Pce yers and NPCs in unison. They then began forming mudras with their hands, and an enormous golden dome appeared on top of everyone’s heads, enveloping the entirety of Soundwave Temple and the surrounding areas.


    The Southern Sea wasn’t actually thatrge, but since the battle between good and evil was being held there, the development team had made some modifications to the map. With Soundwave Temple and Reincarnation Pavilion at the center of the map as their focus, they opened up several parallel realms, making the maprge enough to amodate all the yers.


    The moment the golden barrier was activated, countlessrge objects smashed against it. Fortunately, this barrier was created through the efforts of all the yers and NPCs of the Lich Pce, so it was extraordinarily resilient, and it only trembled slightly when faced with the vicious onught.


    Suddenly, the ck Tortoise beside Shen Jingbin made an indescribable sound, and all the yers from the Lich Pce who were conjuring the barrier felt their energy being replenished. The golden barrier was also affected, and it now boasted a mustard coloured radiance that caused all the monsters that smashed against it to bounce off it.


    “Disciples of the Swordmaster Pavilion, heed mymand! Exit the barrier and exterminate these monsters!”


    “Disciples of the Nymph Abode, heed mymand! Protect ourrades from the Dragonkin Tower!”


    Fennel and Lu Yinzhou issued their orders at the same time. The result was an awe-inspiring roar from both NPCs and yers of both sects. After which, thebined force of disciples crossed the barrier and smoothly worked with one another to cut through the Shinra Sect’s advance force of Pathfinder Monsters.


    There were four different stages in the final battle between good and evil. In the first stage, the Pathfinder Monsters that the Shinra Sect sent out weren’t all that strong, but they came out in droves. The second stage would involve yers battling against the Shinra Sect’s Guardian Monsters. The third stage consisted of the yers on the side of good shing head-on with the yers of the Shinra Sect. Thest stage was, of course, the battle against the five elders and the founder of the Shinra Sect – Jue Tian.


    What’s worth mentioning was the fact that yers would only be able to proceed to the second stage if they exterminated all of the Pathfinder Monsters. From the second stage onwards, the rest of the stages would have individual time limits. The yers from the good sects only had an hour to prevail against the Shinra Sect’s Guardian Monsters. After an hour had passed, the third stage would begin, and the yers from the Shinra Sect would enter the battlefield regardless of whether they’d managed to defeat the Guardian Monsters or not. From there, they’d only have another hour before the start of the fourth stage.


    In short, if they wanted to have an easier time in theter stages, they’d have to kill as many Guardian Monsters and Shinra Sect yers as they possibly could.


    Taking into consideration the few yers that were on the Shinra Sect’s side and the massive number of yers that were on the side of the righteous sects, it was made such that yers on the side of good wouldn’t be able to rejoin the battle once they died. Moreover, yers from the Shinra Sect would be revived three times before they were eliminated from battle.


    To win, yers on the side of good had to work together to seal Jue Tian. On the other hand, the Shinra Sect yers would win if they managed to destroy the Lamp of Life within the Watchtower of Longevity that was located on the west side of the Southern Sea.


    The yers on the side of good would gain a point if they killed a Pathfinder Monster, two points if they killed a Guardian Monster, and three points if they killed a yer from the opposing faction. Once the battle ended, a leaderboard disying the number of points each yer had amassed would appear. Regardless of which faction they were from, the overall top three yers would receive a mysterious reward.


    Therefore, this battle which was to take ce across the entirety of the Southern Sea was fated to be a difficult one.


    The Pathfinder Monsters that the Shinra Sect had sent outnumbered twice that of the yers on the side of good. Furthermore, these monsters were of varying races and levels, making it quite the problem to deal with.


    Some yers managed to eliminate the enormous monsters that they faced, only to be attacked by the poison of small parasitic animals that lived within these monsters. They would then go on to die from the poison before the Nymphs could heal them, and just like that, their part within the battle woulde to a regretful close at the very first stage.