Chapter 0684: The Planar War in the Hongmeng Realm

Huang Long determined the direction, expanded his divine senses, then rode the mischievous dragon Zerom toward a nearby city, with the Hongmeng Thunder Beast in pet form closely following behind him.
Although Huang Long did not bring the Huang family members or Susan and the others this time, he took Zerom with him due to considerations related to time travel. Now that they had arrived in the Hongmeng Realm, there was no need to rush, so Huang Long released Zerom.
After a while, Huang Long reached the nearby city.
The Hongmeng Realm was created jointly by the various divine kings of the Hongmeng World and was essentially a miniature version of it. Within this realm, there were three thousand divine planes. Each of the three thousand Hongmeng races controlled one of these divine planes.
In addition to the three thousand divine planes, there was also a Hongmeng Continent, which served as the center of the Hongmeng Realm and the hub of all three thousand divine planes.
Entering through the entrance of the Hongmeng Realm, Huang Long now found himself on the Hongmeng Continent.
As the center of the Hongmeng Realm and the gathering place of the three thousand Hongmeng races, its importance was self-evident. However, the Hongmeng Continent was not controlled by any single race; instead, the three thousand races competed for control every hundred million years.
After another hundred million years, the three thousand races would compete on the rooftop of the Hongmeng Continent to determine the next holder of control.
Currently, the control of the Hongmeng Continent lay in the hands of the Leipeng race. The fact that they could compete with the other three thousand races to gain control spoke volumes about their strength.
Yet, in another hundred years, their hundred-million-year reign would end, and the three thousand races would once again engage in a new round of competition.
Even though there was still a hundred years left, the three thousand races were already preparing for the next round of competition.
After arriving at the nearby city, Huang Long could sense the oppressive and tense atmosphere of impending turmoil in the Hongmeng Realm, with secret struggles among the various forces of the three thousand races occurring everywhere.
Over countless eras of development, the Hongmeng Realm now contained more than just the three thousand original races. Besides them, there were also smaller races that had split off from them.
Over the years, as the three thousand races multiplied, some descendants with insufficient bloodline strength were rejected by their races. Through further evolution, these descendants gave rise to various smaller races.

Huang Long rode the mischievous dragon Zerom to a tavern in the city. Seeing the sign “Lei Peng Tavern” above it, he was intrigued and went in. This Lei Peng Tavern must be a business owned by the Lei Peng race. “Waiter, I have a question for you!” After sitting down, Huang Long asked the waiter. With a flash in his hand, he threw over a top-grade divine artifact. The waiter took the artifact, his eyes lighting up as he stored it in his space ring. He bowed to Huang Long and said, “Sir, please ask whatever you want. I will answer anything I know!” Huang Long nodded and asked, “What’s going on with these interdimensional wars?” Earlier, he had heard passersby discussing on the street that aside from the battle for control of the Hongmeng Continent in a hundred years, interdimensional wars were the most talked-about topic. Huang Long wanted to know more details. The waiter looked at him strangely after hearing his question, then said respectfully, “Sir, you must be from the Hongmeng World, right? Only those who come from outside would not know about the interdimensional wars in our world.” Huang Long smiled without answering. The waiter continued, “Sir, you may not be aware, but these interdimensional wars are a major event in our Hongmeng World. They take place once every new era, in the Heaven Beyond Heaven!” He then went on at length before adding, “I heard that even some of the great God Kings in our Hongmeng World have gone to participate in this war!” “God Kings are also participating?” Huang Long was surprised. He really didn’t know that. The waiter nodded and said, “Yes. Usually, the strongest ones are the Supreme Gods. But this time, for some reason, it seems even the great God Kings have joined!” Huang Long’s eyes sparkled as he dismissed the waiter and fell into deep thought. If even God Kings were participating in this interdimensional war in the Hongmeng World, there must be reasons unknown to others. From what the waiter had said, Huang Long understood that these interdimensional wars in the Hongmeng World were similar to those he had participated in in the Netherworld—taking place once every new era. However, these wars in the Hongmeng World did not have a reward system, like the interdimensional wars in the Netherworld, which offered divine artifacts as rewards from the Lord God. The Heaven Beyond Heaven, where these wars took place, was not within the Hongmeng World but in the Hongmeng Chaos World outside it!

Tianwai Tian is a unique realm created within the Great Hongmeng Chaos World by the divine kings. Influenced by the innate energies of the Hongmeng Chaos, this realm is filled with countless spiritual treasures; with each new era beginning, treasures can be found everywhere. Planar wars are, in essence, battles over these treasures! “Could it be that some extraordinary Hongmeng spiritual treasures or even ultimate treasures have appeared in Tianwai Tian this time the divine kings have gone there?” Huang Long guessed secretly. If not for that, he couldn’t think of any other reason. Some top-tier Hongmeng spiritual treasures hold great allure for divine kings. “Could it be that the Fire Yang Divine King also came to this Hongmeng Realm for this reason?!” Suddenly, Huang Long had an idea—this wasn’t impossible. The planar wars in the Hongmeng Realm had just begun, and the Fire Yang Divine King arrived at this time—it was too coincidental. After some thought, Huang Long decided to head to the planar battlefield in the Hongmeng Realm: Tianwai Tian! “Brother, are you also going to the planar battlefield?” A voice came from beside him. Huang Long looked over and saw that the speaker was a middle-aged man sitting nearby. There were five others with him—men and women—dressed in uniform light blue combat suits with a yellow lion embroidered on their sleeves; they seemed to belong to some family. Huang Long had already noticed this middle-aged man earlier, as he had used his spiritual senses to probe Huang Long when Huang Long asked the waiter about the planar wars. Seeing Huang Long looking over, the middle-aged man smiled and said, “I’m Jin Lin. We belong to the Kosai Family. I heard this brother asking the waiter about the planar wars, so I asked. We’re also planning to go to the planar battlefield. As the saying goes, many hands make light work. Do you have any interest in joining us?” Huang Long glanced at the six of them. Among them, the middle-aged man Jin Lin was the strongest—a peerless warrior who had reached the state of perfect mastery. Among the five others, two were peerless warriors, and three were high-ranking gods with considerable strength. Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Huang Long nodded and said, “Sure!” Huang Long wasn’t very familiar with the planar battlefield in the Hongmeng Realm, so having more companions would be good. Hearing Huang Long’s agreement, Jin Lin smiled and introduced the other five to him. The other five reacted coldly to Huang Long’s joining, not very welcoming him. After all, Huang Long, Zerom, and the Hongmeng Thunder Beast seemed to be high-ranking gods at most, and high-ranking gods were dispensable to them.

It was just that Huang Long was invited by Jin Lin to join them, so no matter how dissatisfied they were, they didn’t dare refuse him from the team. After introducing themselves to each other, everyone set off toward the teleportation array. Some major cities had teleportation arrays that could send people to the battlefield of this realm, and the city where Huang Long and the others were located had one as well. So, not long after leaving the tavern, they arrived at the teleportation array. After paying the fee with the divine stones, a flash of light appeared, and Huang Long and the others were no longer in the city but in a misty, ethereal space. The space was empty on all sides, with wisps of smoke-like gas floating above and a light yellow ground below. “This is the Heaven Beyond Heaven!” Huang Long looked at the scene before him, expanding his consciousness to explore everything around. This Heaven Beyond Heaven was actually a vast, boundless continent within the Hongmeng Chaos World, with the edges of the continent extending into the sky, filled with various innate air currents from that world. While Huang Long was investigating the situation, Jin Lin was also secretly observing him. Although Huang Long appeared to be just an upper-tier god with considerable strength, Jin Lin felt that his true power was not as simple as it seemed, which was one of the reasons he invited him to join the team. Jin Lin also glanced at Huang Long’s mount and the cute-looking “pet” following behind him. Though he couldn’t discern the true nature of those two creatures, he believed Huang Long wouldn’t bring a pet along to the battlefield of this realm just for fun. Huang Long was aware of Jin Lin’s observation but didn’t pay it any mind. After a short pause, everyone moved forward. This battlefield was full of treasures, so Jin Lin and the others naturally had to race against time. As for treasures, Huang Long certainly wasn’t interested in them. Suddenly, not long after they started moving forward, a group of people flew over from ahead. The leader was an imposing old man radiating a faint golden glow. Seeing that group, Jin Lin and the others’ expressions changed drastically. “Hehe, I didn’t expect to meet someone from the Koshai family here!” The golden-glowing old man smiled upon seeing Jin Lin and the others, his gaze like that of a hunter spotting prey. Without saying a word, the dozen or so people behind him flew up and surrounded Huang Long and the others. Huang Long realized they must be enemies of the Koshai family, and that golden-glowing old man was a gold-elemental supreme god! “Elder Leide Li?!” Jin Lin’s expression darkened upon seeing the golden-glowing old man. Though he knew they might encounter enemies of the Koshai family at this battlefield, he hadn’t expected to meet them right away, and moreover, they were supreme gods!

This golden-haired elder is one of the elders of the Harsch family. The Harsch family has always been at odds with the Koshei family, with a long history of conflict!