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It was only a half-awake instinct, but it had nearly caused Wu Kuang to lose control of the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction. From this, it could be seen that if Black Ink woke up, the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction would no longer be able to trap him.

Once the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction was broken, the boundless ink color would spread out without restraint. At that time, not to mention the 3000 worlds, even the vast Ink Battlefield would be flooded by the boundless ink color.

At this moment, although the boundless ink color which had been sealed by the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction no longer showed any signs of abnormality, no one knew when such a thing would happen again.

This strange movement undoubtedly indicated that Black Ink was not far from awakening.

Inside the Great Restriction, Wu Kuang's heart was filled with anxiety. He had to inform Yang Kai as soon as possible about the abnormality here so that the Human Race could deal with it as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too late when Black Ink awoke.

However, he was powerless to do so.

The Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction was extremely far from the 3000 Worlds, so there was no effective method to communicate with one another. In the past, Yang Kai had used some kind of magical method to come here, but after he had arranged for the Withdrawing Black Ink Army to come here, there had been no news of him since then, it has been almost two to three thousand years now…

From what Yang Xue had told him, this guy had broken through his shackles in the Universe Furnace and successfully reached the Ninth Order.

However, Wu Kuang's methods and information were of no help to the current situation.

Before he could come up with a solution, a number of figures emerged from the gap in the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction.

The auras exuding from these figures were all extremely powerful, all of them actually Innate Territory Lord!

Seeing this, Wu Kuang's heart sank.

Previously, when the Withdrawing Black Ink Army had sealed the gap, Wu Kuang had coordinated with the outside forces to seal it, making it difficult for the Black Ink Clan's Royal Lord to pass through. The Black Ink Clan had not dared to make any unusual movements for the past seven hundred years, and only a few small fish had been constantly patrolling the gap.

But now that the Withdrawing Black Ink Army had been swallowed by the boundless ink color, the threat from the outside world had disappeared. Even if Wu Kuang could still maintain his control over the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, he couldn't stop the Black Ink Clan from rushing out.

Not to mention, because of the Withdrawing Black Ink Army, he was unable to fully control the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, he had to divert some of his attention to look after the Withdrawing Black Ink Army.

Being swallowed by boundless ink color into the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction was equivalent to falling into the Black Ink Clan's lair. Even if there were countless elites from the Withdrawing Black Ink Army, they would still die without his protection. With his protection, they could still survive for a while.

The only thing that made Wu Kuang feel fortunate was that his strength had greatly increased over the past few years and he had reached the peak of the Ninth Order, so his control over the gap was stronger than before. At this moment, there was still no Royal Lord-level master who could break through, and the strongest person who could break through the gap was only the Innate Territory Lord.

As time passed, a large number of Black Ink Clan rushed out from the gap, their faces filled with excitement and joy, as if they were prisoners who had been imprisoned for countless years.

A portion of the Black Ink Clan was left behind while the rest, under the leadership of many Innate Territory Lords, quickly disappeared into the void.

Seeing this, Wu Kuang's gloomy mood suddenly brightened.

He had been having a headache over how to send this information to the Human Race, but he had been unable to come up with a solution. Now it seemed that he didn't need to deliver any information.

Those from the Black Ink Clan who had left this place must have gone to support the clansmen who is fighting the Human Race's forces. With such a large number of reinforcements joining the battlefield, especially with the appearance of a large number of Innate Territory Lords, as long as the Human Race's reaction wasn't too slow, they should be able to quickly identify the root of the problem. At that time, the Human Race would definitely know that something had happened to the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction.

The last time the Innate Territory Lords had escaped from the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, it was like this. At that time, his mastery of the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction had not been good enough, so before Yang Kai came to inform him of this matter, he had been completely ignorant.

So when he saw the Black Ink Clan leave, Wu Kuang knew that in at most twenty or thirty years, the Human Race would know that something had happened to the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction. At that time, even if others didn't say anything, Yang Kai would definitely come to investigate.

Wu Kuang couldn't help feeling a bit worried. The Human Race would soon learn that something had happened to the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, but this wouldn't help his current situation in the slightest. Right now, he only had two things he needed to do, one was to do his best to ensure the safety of the Withdrawing Black Ink Army, allowing them to hold on for as long as possible.

Secondly… self-protection!

The remaining Black Ink Clan didn't have the intention to remain silent. Wu Kuang watched as the Black Ink Clan brought out a number of unhatched Ink Nest, each of which had an Innate Territory Lord standing in front of it. These Innate Territory Lords covered the Ink Nest with their large hands, and as their own strength poured in, the Ink Nests rapidly grew.

Not counting the years he had spent guarding the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, Wu Kuang hadn't had many dealings with the Black Ink Clan. The first time he had fought with the Black Ink Clan was after the Human Race retreated from the Spatial Territory. As a member of the Human Race, he had participated in the war against the Black Ink Clan. It was during that battle that he had relied on the treacherous and powerful Heaven Devouring Battle Law to make a name for himself, drawing the attention of many Ninth Order Old Ancestors.

Later, when the Black Ink Clan invaded the 3000 Worlds, the Human Race had completely withdrawn their defensive line, trapped in more than a dozen Great Domain battlefields. Wu Kuang had also joined one of these battlefields, but most of his contact with the Black Ink Clan had been through fierce battles.

However, even though he hadn't had much contact with it, he knew that if he wanted to hatch the Ink Nest, he would need to consume a lot of resources.

However, what other resources could there be outside of the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction? This vast void didn't even contain World Force, it was truly a land of death.

If the Black Ink Clan wanted to extract resources, they would have to search in the direction of the Ink Battlefield, which would take more than a year or two…

Now, it seemed that the Black Ink Clan's incubation of the Ink Nest did not require them to consume resources, but it was also possible to use up the strength of the Innate Territory Lords. After all, the Innate Territory Lords were directly born from Black Ink and contained a trace of Black Ink's Source Energy, while the Ink Nest was also formed from Black Ink's Source Energy. The two of them could be said to share the same Source, so if the Ink Nest were to devour the strength of the Innate Territory Lords, it would also achieve the same effect.

In a short period of time, every Innate Territory Lords standing in front of the Ink Nest became weak, their bodies trembling as their strength was completely devoured by the Ink Nest.

All of their strength had been completely swallowed up, and even the stronger Innate Territory Lords died on the spot, immediately receiving a second Innate Territory Lord.

'This isn't good…' Wu Kuang thought to himself. How could he not understand the intentions of these Black Ink Clan members who had remained behind?

Over the years, he had learned a lot of information about the Black Ink Clan from the many soldiers of the Withdrawing Black Ink Army, including how the Black Ink Clan had forged a Pseudo-Royal Lord…

Wu Kuang wasn't afraid of a mere Innate Territory Lord. Although the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction was a Great Formation, it also had some defensive and counterattack capabilities. Otherwise, when Cang had been stationed here all those years ago, the Black Ink Clan from the Ink Battlefield would have long since retreated to attack the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction first.

In that era, the Human Race and Black Ink Clan had established hundreds of war zones, with over a hundred Ninth Order and Royal Lord-level powerhouse.

The Black Ink Clan's overall strength was extremely powerful. The reason they had been entangled with the Human Race and had not turned back to attack the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction was because they knew they were no match for it. If they really did so, it would only be a waste of time.

During the era of Cang's Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, if the Black Ink Clan wanted to break through from the outside world, they would have to gather at least several hundred Royal Lords.

At that time, the Black Ink Clan clearly didn't have such a powerful capital and had been entangled with the Human Race for a long time. Firstly, the two races had been irreconcilable enemies since ancient times, and it was difficult for the two races to coexist in this world. Secondly, they had no other choice. Only by completely destroying the Human Race would the Black Ink Clan have a stable space to develop and produce more Royal Lords, which would then threaten the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction.

After Cang fell, Wu Kuang took over the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, and the overall strength of the Black Ink Clan had fall drastically, leaving them with no capital to attack the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction.

Until now!

No matter how many Innate Territory Lords there were, Wu Kuang wouldn't be afraid. Although the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction had been in disrepair for many years, this was the essence of the Human Race's ancient sages' wisdom, so it wasn't easy to break through.

But if these Innate Territory Lords became Pseudo-Royal Lords…

There was no need for too many. With five hundred Pseudo-Royal Lords working together, they would be able to pose a threat to the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction. Once the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction was broken by an external force, the situation would become extremely dire.

So when he saw the actions of these Black Ink Clan, Wu Kuang knew something was wrong.

However, he was currently in an absolutely passive position, so even if he could see through the intentions of the Black Ink Clan, it would be difficult for him to act, so he could only wait and see.

Time passed, and with the fall of one Innate Territory Lord after another, the Ink Nest grew rapidly. Just as Wu Kuang had expected, these Ink Nests were all Royal Lord-level Ink Nest!

In just a few days, almost three hundred fully hatched Royal Lord-level Ink Nest had been erected outside the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction.

During this time, there was still a steady stream of Black Ink Clan cultivators pouring out from the gap in the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction. Although the number of Black Ink Clan cultivators that came out each time wasn't much, the number of Black Ink Clan cultivators that came out each time was terrifying.

These newly emerged Black Ink Clan were also divided into two groups. Most of them flew towards the depths of the void, heading towards the 3000 Worlds, while some stayed behind to prepare for war outside the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction.

Inside the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, after confirming the number of Royal Lord-level Ink Nest, Wu Kuang let out a sigh of relief.

This number was still within the limits of what he could bear, but he still couldn't underestimate it. After all, he still had to divert a portion of his attention to watch over the Withdrawing Black Ink Army, making it difficult for him to deal with the impact outside of the Great Restriction.

In the face of adversity, having a good news like this was not too bad.

This was because a large number of Black Ink Clan masters had rushed out from the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, causing the Withdrawing Black Ink Army's situation to become less dangerous. Now, as long as he was vigilant of the movements of the Black Ink Clan Royal Lords, he could ensure the safety of the Withdrawing Black Ink Army as much as possible.

Outside the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, after the Royal Lord-level Ink Nest was formed, the many Innate Territory Lords who had rushed out from the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction all wore expressions of death as they entered the Ink Nest one after another.

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