Although the Third Prince possessed a distinguished status and formidable strength, he was somewhat wary of Meng Wu and Lu Jun. These two figures were of even more mysterious origins than himself, and their power seemed superior. In a real fight, he wasn't certain he would be victorious.
“What is your relationship with that kid surnamed Ye?” The Third Prince couldn't help but frown as he asked.
He found it strange. Ye Yunfei hailed from the Three Thousand Major Worlds, a relatively backward and weak cluster of worlds. How could he possibly know Meng Wu and Lu Jun, and seemingly on quite familiar terms? With Meng Wu and Lu Jun present, making a move against Ye Yunfei would be somewhat difficult.
“Heh heh… Third Prince, you sure put on a mighty air. Aren't you overstepping a bit? What our relationship is with Brother Ye, do we need to report it to you?” Lu Jun said with a cold laugh.
“You…” The Third Prince’s face changed color with anger, but he was helpless for the moment.
“Third Prince, the most important thing right now is to explore the Xuwu Realm. Meng Wu and Lu Jun are both quite powerful; it's best not to clash with them for now. When our Heavenly God Hall's Peak Heavenly Immortal experts arrive, we can deal with them then,” a middle-aged man beside the Third Prince whispered.
“Hmph! Kid surnamed Ye, just wait! I'll settle the score with you sooner or later!” The Third Prince glared at Ye Yunfei, gnashing his teeth.
Just remembering the experience in that city made him wish he could immediately cut Ye Yunfei into ten thousand pieces. However, he ultimately restrained himself, flicked his sleeves, turned away, and ignored Ye Yunfei.
After that, many more members of major powers arrived.
“Kid surnamed Ye, come over here and die!” A tall Demon Race member from the Demon Capital roared as soon as he spotted Ye Yunfei.
But when this demon saw Meng Wu and Lu Jun, he could only suppress his anger and refrain from attacking Ye Yunfei for the moment, as he was only an Advanced Heavenly Immortal and knew the strength of Meng Wu and Lu Jun was extraordinary, lacking confidence in victory.
Rooooar…
Dozens of fierce raptors tore through the sky in the distance, with varying numbers of Zhan Family members standing on each raptor’s back.
Zhan Yuan was among them!
“That's Ye Yunfei! He's the one who ruined my plans multiple times. We absolutely cannot let him go!” Shortly after arriving, Zhan Yuan spotted Ye Yunfei and immediately pointed at him, shouting.
Rooooar…
Immediately, four or five Warbeasts of the Heavenly Immortal level rumbled forth to deal with Ye Yunfei.
Boom…
Lu Jun stepped forward and threw a punch. A massive fist imprint appeared, swirling with various kinds of runes. The power behind the fist was incredibly fierce. With a single punch, he actually managed to repel all the Heavenly Immortal-level Warbeasts.
Next, the Zhan Family experts also noticed Lu Jun and Meng Wu. After weighing the situation, they chose to hold off for the time being.
“You little… just wait. I definitely won't let you go! I won't rest until I kill you!” Zhan Yuan stared coldly at Ye Yunfei.
“I'm waiting for you,” Ye Yunfei replied flatly.
“Brother Ye, your mindset is truly commendable. Facing so many people from major powers, you appear so calm,” Lu Jun noted, observing that Ye Yunfei's expression remained placid from start to finish, without a single ripple of emotion, seemingly unafraid of the major powers arriving one after another.
“Being afraid is useless. I already have grudges with these major powers. If they want to deal with me, I'll just handle whatever they throw at me,” Ye Yunfei answered.
On his journey so far, Ye Yunfei had experienced countless bloody battles, truly emerging from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. His mental fortitude had long been tempered to an incredibly tough state. Scenes like the current one were nothing to him; he had gone through far more dangerous situations.
“Everyone, it’s now confirmed without a doubt. This gate before us is the legendary entrance to the Xuwu Realm. We shouldn't delay any longer; let's enter.” Just then, a slightly tall and thin elder in the distance spoke out clearly.
This Xuwu Realm gate had been discovered two days prior, and news had spread, attracting a steady stream of people. However, no one had attempted to force their way in yet.
Firstly, several major powers had personnel stationed guarding the area near the gate, awaiting the arrival of their Advanced and Peak Heavenly Immortals and unwilling to let others pass easily. Secondly, the Xuwu Realm was a legendary, extremely mysterious secret realm in the legends. Its mysterious nature made everyone feel a certain degree of apprehension. Thus, up to this point, no one had dared to charge in.
Now, with more and more people gathering, and many major powers' Advanced and even Peak Heavenly Immortals arriving one after another, someone finally couldn't hold back and decided to enter.
“Alright! Let's go in!” Many people loudly agreed.
Quite a few people had been eager to rush in for a while now.
Hu-lala…
Everyone began moving towards the Xuwu Realm gate like flowing tidal waves.
“Enter!” Finally, someone roared, taking the lead, charging forward and pushing open the gate of the Xuwu Realm.
Boom…
A grand and distant mysterious sound transmitted out from within the Xuwu Realm, causing everyone's Soul Body to tremble, feeling somewhat unsteady. An aura of endless, weathered eons emanated from within.
In an instant, everyone became serious and solemn, as if they had arrived in a sacred world.
Then, the one who took the lead charged inside.
“In we go!” Seeing someone take the lead, the others were unwilling to fall behind. They exhibited movement techniques and swarmed into the gate of the Xuwu Realm like a plague of locusts, densely packed.
Ye Yunfei, Meng Wu, and Lu Jun entered side by side, charging in together.
Liu Laolao brought the Xiao Family members behind them, and the Peng siblings also rushed in.
The next moment, everyone found themselves inside a silent world permeated with an ancient aura of the passing of endless time.
Everything in this world seemed static. Space was still. Time was still. Energy was still. Laws were still. In short, everything was still. It was like a completely congealed world, like a painting, or like a mirror.
Furthermore, everyone discovered that everything in this world was covered in a layer of dust, emanating age.
“That’s not ordinary worldly dust! That's dust left behind from the decay of Time Energy and the Time Laws!” Suddenly, an elder cried out in shock, pointing at the omnipresent dust in this world.
“Dust left over from the decay of Time Energy and the Time Laws?” Most people who heard the elder's words couldn't help but feel greatly astonished.
“Senior… can Time Energy and the Time Laws decay as well? Aren't worldly energies and laws supposed to exist eternally?” A young man couldn't resist asking for guidance.
“Of course they can. If too much time passes, even energy and laws can decay. For example, some ancient Formations left over from antiquity will gradually decay and rot after being eroded by the Laws of vast stretches of time, eventually disappearing completely, vanishing into thin air. Do you understand my meaning?” This elder’s personality made him quite fond of lecturing, so he immediately offered guidance when asked.
“Right! Thank you, senior, for using Formations Energy as an analogy; this junior understands now. I appreciate your answer!” The young man came to a sudden realization and spoke respectfully.
“This dust from decayed laws is everywhere in this world… doesn’t that mean all the energy and laws in this world have already decayed? The length of time this world has existed is probably terrifyingly long! Are the treasures and opportunities left in this world still here? We didn't come for nothing, did we?” someone lamented.
“This world was left by the Xuwu God; he must have left many of his treasures and opportunities. The Xuwu God was a deity of exceptional power from the ancient era, even called a Deity among Deities. Even after the passage of ages, the treasures and opportunities he left have a high probability of being preserved. Come on, let's go search!” Many members of various powers, led by their experts, began walking forward.
Following this, those who entered this world began walking around, trying to seek out the treasures and opportunities left by the Xuwu God.
Walking within this static world, the only sound people could hear was the breathing and footsteps of their group of intruders.
Next, everyone released their Soul Power energy to sense this world.
“Not good! My sensing ability seems to have vanished inside this world!”
“Me too! I can't sense anything, not even the person beside me!”
…
Everyone was greatly alarmed, for they discovered their perception had completely disappeared.
“This world is too bizarre. I can't sense anything either!” Ye Yunfei was in the same situation, finding that his Soul Power ability was completely useless within this world.
“Brother Lu, Brother Ye, this world seems to possess no energy or laws, but it’s highly likely that some exceedingly advanced laws or restrictions exist. It is precisely this that restricts our perception,” Meng Wu sent a voice transmission to Lu Jun and Ye Yunfei.
“Let's try to stick together and not get separated, so we can look out for each other,” Meng Wu added.
“Be careful!” Many people reminded each other softly.
Faced with this bizarre world, everyone treaded cautiously, afraid that some terrifying danger might be hidden within.
“Look! There's a glowing deer over there, brimming with a sacred aura. Could it be a Divine Deer?” Suddenly, someone cried out in shock, pointing not far away.
“Not just one, it’s a whole group!” someone else shouted.
Everyone quickly looked over. Sure enough, they saw over a dozen deer, bathed in dazzling divine radiance, bounding and leaping along happily as if a herd of deer were at play searching for food.
Next, to their astonishment, everyone saw the dozen-plus deer were actually walking in their direction.
“These deer all emit arcane divine light. Could they be a flock of Divine Deer?” someone said in shock.
“These deer live in this ancient Xuwu Realm; they must be extraordinary. Perhaps each one possesses terrifying power. Let's get out of the way quickly,” someone suggested.
“Divine Deer! Pay attention, everyone. The value of these Divine Deer must be inestimable. Get ready and see if we can subdue them! If we can capture these Divine Deer and bring them back to the family for rearing, it would be a great achievement!” The Zhan Family party happened to be present. A Peak Heavenly Immortal from the Zhan Family sent a voice transmission to his clansmen.
All Zhan Family members immediately prepared themselves. Although these Divine Deer looked extremely mysterious, the Zhan Family was a traditional beast-taming family of the Chaotic Void Sea. Naturally, they possessed many special methods to deal with all kinds of birds and beasts.
Members of other powers moved aside, but the Zhan Family members not only didn't avoid them but instead advanced to meet them.
“The Zhan Family wants to subdue those Divine Deer! They are too bold. This world is utterly bizarre. These deer live within it; they likely aren’t easy to handle,” someone remarked.
“The Zhan Family is a traditional beast-taming family; every member is an expert in beast taming with remarkable methods. They might have a way to deal with them,” someone else said.
The next moment, the dozen-plus Divine Deer arrived before them.
These Divine Deer paid no attention whatsoever to the people, as if they couldn't see these intruders from the outside world, treating them like air. Following their original path, they bounded and jumped along.
“Move!” The Zhan Family’s Peak Heavenly Immortal gave the order. Stepping forward, he was the first to act. They saw him form hand seals, firing out one mysterious seal after another. These seals streaked through the air toward one of the Divine Deer.
Additionally, a white ring shot out from the top of his head, radiating densely packed, yellow mysterious runes. On closer inspection, one could see that each yellow rune simulated the appearance of some animal race, constantly morphing, incredibly peculiar.
This white ring whistled through the air, aiming for that Divine Deer's head, attempting to slip down over it.
The other Zhan Family clansmen also sprang into action, either deploying magical treasures or using the various secret methods and martial skills they cultivated specifically designed to handle birds and beasts, focusing their attacks on the Divine Deer.
“The Zhan Family truly lives up to its reputation as a famed traditional beast-taming family. Their methods for dealing with beasts and birds are indeed unique!” Seeing this, those around them felt admiration and began to murmur their praise.
In the Chaotic Void Sea, whenever many major forces required Warbeasts, they would often go to the Zhan Family to purchase them. Thus, the Zhan Family was a well-liked family with good connections.
“The Zhan Family and I are already enemies. They want to subdue these Divine Deer, but I’ll make it anything but easy for them,” Ye Yunfei thought coldly upon seeing Zhan Yuan standing on the back of a ferocious avian, preparing to intervene.
Then, right at that moment.
“Huh? What’s going on? Those Divine Deer… they seem transparent, like they aren’t physical?” Suddenly, quite a few Zhan Family clansmen cried out in surprise.
This was because the various beast- and bird-targeting techniques used by these clansmen, when they landed on the dozen-plus Divine Deer, passed right through them as if hitting empty air. None had any effect on the deer.
The next moment, the dozen-plus Divine Deer passed through the group of Zhan Family members. Although it seemed both sides should have collided, the Divine Deer were like illusory air, passing directly through the bodies of the Zhan clansmen.
The deer didn't even glance at the Zhan clansmen. These Divine Deer were completely illusory!
Everyone was somewhat astonished.
“You lot, where do you think you're running off to? Trying to slip out of the Divine Realm to have fun down in the mortal world?” Just as the crowd was startled, a little Dao boy appeared in the distance, running quickly toward the fleeing deer.
“There's actually someone in this world? Or is this child also an illusion?” People became suspicious upon seeing the running little Dao boy.
“Look! Over there is a palace complex. It seems like people live there!” Suddenly, someone pointed into the distance in the direction the little boy was running from and shouted.
Everyone’s gaze immediately shifted, spotting a complex of five-colored, dazzlingly brilliant palaces. There, immortal cranes danced, and dragons soared!