Wind and storm roared around Fang Yi, and his spear resonated with his genetic energy. The spear which the king of chaos had granted him demonstrated shocking strength, infusing chaotic energy into the mix.

The wind dragon and storm tiger broke past the mud-yellow barrier of energy and rushed up to the disaster-grade tortoise.

The tortoise was surrounded by a thick mud barrier which blocked the spear's assault.

Fang Yi grumbled, "Hey, if the rest of you keep taking it easy, how are we going to face our captain?"

Yang Ze waved his sword, summoning tides of water-attuned genetic energy that smashed into the mud-yellow barrier and shattered the tortoise's waves of energy. Three rings of icy lotuses surrounded him. He replied calmly, "We're not taking it easy, just testing the waters. It's good to see just how strong these guardian lifeforms are before we take them down."

"[Blinding Flash: Thousandfold Echo]!"

Sun Xiaowu howled. His body split into over a thousand clones. They spoke simultaneously, "These guardian lifeforms are really quite annoying. One alone wouldn't be a problem, but the six of them, working together, are beyond disaster-grade as a whole."

When all thousand clones of Sun Xiaowu spoke, it was difficult to make out where his real body was.

This was beyond the level of materializing the clones in reality—they seemed to be actual, functioning bodies!

Light blazed around Li Feng. "We need to defeat them all simultaneously."

Fire-attuned genetic energy burst from Sun Mengmeng's body as her body erupted in flames. She pulled her greatbow taut, transforming into what seemed like the essence of fire. "Don't forget what our captain said—we want to try to preserve their gems if we can!"

Sun Mengmeng released her finger, causing concentrated fire-attuned genetic energy that had gathered around her to explode in the air. Flaming arrows fell from the sky, exploding like fireworks.

"[Lunarflame Shot]!"

Countless arrows of purple flame shot out of her bow like a meteor shower that tinted the air purple and gave the battlefield a phantasmagorical appearance. The air turned dry and arid, as though a cataclysm was nigh.Sun Mengmeng's flaming arrows were like a signal for the members of Team Zenith to strike simultaneously.

"[Shadow and Light]!"

Fang Yi's appearance blurred into a hundred clones. The stone lifeforms were all shocked by the ferocity of his attack. The hundred clones thrust forward with their spears, striking them as furiously as raindrops in a storm.

White mist spread out from Yang Ze's body, enveloping the six disaster-grade lifeforms. Raging sharks swam through the mist.

"[Golden Divide: Thousand Feathers]!"

The thousand clones all used [Golden Divide] simultaneously, coloring the sky in gold and raining down golden feathers in such numbers that it seemed as though a thunderstorm had just formed out of thin air.

Golden radiance filled the air in a manner no inferior to his sister's lunarflame shower. The golden and violet light intermingled as the attacks struck simultaneously, piercing through even Yang Ze's white fog.

"[Dance of the Incandescent Wyrm]!"

Li Feng summoned dozens of incandescent wyrms in the flash of an eye.

"[Avatar of the Fae: Worldbound Enclosure]!"

Zhou Ying summoned tens of thousands of wood dragons from the ground, enough to fill up the entire chamber. They were thrice as thick as before, and their barkskin shone with metallic luster.

The entire chamber was filled to the brim with wood dragons. The disaster-grade stone guardians gaped at the simultaneous attacks. The six members of Team Zenith had struck all at once, each with their strongest area-of-effect technique, pinning down the six lifeforms. There was nowhere to escape.

Even if they strengthened one of their number, none of them would be able to block six attacks of this magnitude.

If it were only one, the disaster-grade lifeforms would have been able to hold on, but six at once... In the end, the will of the fourth realm's announcements rang out in each member of Team Zenith's head.

[You successfully killed a disaster-grade golden ox. By consuming the core of the disaster-grade golden ox, you may receive one to ten disaster gene fragments.][You successfully killed a disaster-grade flaming qilin. By consuming the core of the disaster-grade flaming qilin, you may receive one to ten disaster gene fragments.]

[You successfully killed a disaster-grade earth tortoise. By consuming the core of the disaster-grade earth tortoise, you may receive one to ten disaster gene fragments.]

[You successfully killed a disaster-grade lion of lightning. By consuming the core of the disaster-grade lion of lightning, you may receive one to ten disaster gene fragments.]

[You successfully killed a disaster-grade deepsea serpent. By consuming the core of the disaster-grade deepsea serpent, you may receive one to ten disaster gene fragments.]

[You successfully killed a disaster-grade frostsnow tiger. By consuming the core of the disaster-grade frostsnow tiger, you may receive one to ten disaster gene fragments.]

The members of Team Zenith had controlled the strength of their attacks so as not to destroy everything in sight. The six gems and disaster-grade cores were left behind.

They each took a gem and a core corresponding to their attunement. As they stepped through the gates, they found that their companions had vanished from sight. Each one was facing a different disaster-grade lifeform.

Fang Yi found a pitch-black nine-headed lion before himself.

The ground was littered with skeletons and broken pieces of armor, and a gigantic black nine-headed lion guarded an imposing set of doors.

The doors seemed like the gateway to hell. They were formed of skulls and chains, and gave off a chilly aura.

The black nine-headed lion seemed to be made of black steel. It released incredible pressure.

The dozing lion opened its eyes wide and released a black aura around itself. Its formless pressure seemed to bear down on Fang Yi with the weight of a mountain. From the aura it gave off, it was unquestionably a disaster-grade existence.

As black energy swamped the space, the nine-headed lion pounced forward with incredible strength. As it did so, the land cracked apart. Its black claws were charged with killing intent.

Boulders large and small were hurled into the air and sent smashing toward Fang Yi.

Waving his spear, Fang Yi darted among the rocks and landed on the black lion's body as naturally as though he were a floating leaf.

The black nine-headed lion howled as it glowed with light. Fang Yi leapt off the lion's body, his arms outstretched like a roc spreading its wings. With a hum, wind- and storm-attuned genetic energy erupted through the air. Violet lightning flashed, and storm winds surrounded Fang Yi like dragons dancing.

"[Heaven's Judgment]!"

The combination of wind and lightning generated a frightening force that seemed to be able to penetrate space.