Of course, Jiang Chen was by no means being an alarmist. Every word he spoke was well-founded and grounded in solid evidence.
The demonic tribulation was indeed terrifying, but Jiang Chen had already found a way to deal with it. Although the Myriad Heavens All-Spirits Divine Locking Formation might not necessarily be activated successfully, at the very least Jiang Chen had found the key to solving the problem.
Whether it would succeed was hard to say at this point, but given sufficient resources, Jiang Chen was fairly confident in the prospects.
However, ever since his journey to Myriad Abyss Island, Jiang Chen had gained a far clearer understanding of the overall situation on the Divine Abyss Continent.
He had also learned of the origins of the Demon Race in ancient times — the reasons that had allowed them to invade the Divine Abyss Continent in the first place.
Precisely because he had figured all of this out, he was all the more certain that the damage the Demon Race had inflicted upon the Divine Abyss Continent might well have been only the beginning.
If the problem of the celestial track's operation could not be resolved, the Divine Abyss Continent's dimensional coordinates would remain perpetually exposed. In that case, more and more extraplanar cultivators would continuously discover this place, keeping the continent in a state of perpetual danger.
To those powerful enemies from beyond the planes — especially the dimensional adventurers — the Divine Abyss Continent was a juicy piece of meat. Once discovered, they would inevitably come to take a bite.
Elder Crane, hearing the gravity in Jiang Chen's tone, felt a measure of surprise and asked carefully, "Young Master Jiang Chen, did your journey to Myriad Abyss Island leave you with particularly deep impressions?"
"Elder Crane, to be perfectly honest, let alone comparing ourselves to the Ten Great Divine Kingdoms — even when measured against ordinary second or third-rate forces on Myriad Abyss Island, our human domain is already lagging far behind."
Indeed, on Myriad Abyss Island, forces like the Xiao Tang Island or the Huichun Island Domain could only be considered second-rate at best.
But second-rate or not, if either of these two powers were to enter the human domain, they would absolutely possess the strength to sweep across it completely.
After all, Jiang Chen was no stranger to either force, and was well aware of their true capabilities.
Take the Huichun Island Domain for example — back when Commander Ding of the Dongyan Island had led a squad of Dongyan Island elites into the human domain, that alone would have likely constituted an overwhelming, crushing force.
The reality was that over the years, the human domain had been left with virtually no elite cultivators to speak of — apart from those reclusive Heavenly Position powerhouses, there was almost nothing of note.
Yet the Huichun Island Domain as a whole boasted quite a number of Heavenly Position experts. Not all of them would necessarily be at the high-tier of the Heavenly Position realm, and perhaps not all had even reached mid-tier. But as long as there was a contingent of early-stage Heavenly Position cultivators, supplemented by several high-tier ones, all backed by the domain's own deep reserves of strength —
Arriving in the current human domain, they could truly run roughshod over everything.
Think back to that Xiahou Jing from the Xiahou family — he had been nothing more than a young genius who'd lost out in the internal power struggles within his clan. Yet when he led a group of people into the human domain, he managed to stir up enormous turmoil. The Wind and Cloud Sect had very nearly annihilated the entire human domain.
That was the crux of the matter.
Compared to the Xiahou family, the Huichun Island Domain might not measure up, but compared to nothing more than a discarded heir of the Xiahou family, it was certainly far superior.
This went to show just how far ahead the current Wanyuan Islands were compared to the human domain.
"Even second and third-rate forces are this powerful?" Even Elder Crane, upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, felt somewhat disheartened.
Were the Wanyuan Islands really that powerful?
"Elder Crane, the major forces of the Wanyuan Islands are far, far ahead in strength. Right now, the barrier between the human domain and the Wanyuan Islands is growing thinner by the day. It won't be long before you get to truly experience the might of the Wanyuan Islands."
Jiang Chen paused and advised kindly, "You'd best continue to strengthen your cultivation. Otherwise, when the day comes that this barrier is truly broken, facing the formidable Wanyuan Islands, you'll be at a complete loss."
Elder Crane smiled bitterly and sighed, "Let's hope that day never comes."
Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "Rather than hoping that day never comes, you'd be better off striving to improve your own strength."