From Five Animal Exercises to being hailed as a saint and ancestor

Under the protection of Li Han's masterful Shadow Concealment Technique, the three of them appeared as three ghosts blending into the background.

Holding their breath and carefully navigating the perilous heart of the battlefield.

The closer you get to the center, the heavier the invisible sense of oppression becomes.

It was as if the air in the entire space had solidified into a tangible substance, and every breath carried a heart-pounding resistance.

The surrounding stellar energy was so dense that it was almost impossible to dissolve, and the stellar primordial energy contained within it was extremely pure.

But at this moment, this abundant vital energy brought not comfort, but a suffocating pressure.

Li Han's face was as pale as paper as he maintained such a high level of concealment magic.

At the same time, he also had to avoid those beings that exuded a terrifying aura, which was a huge test for his spirit and energy.

Fine beads of cold sweat kept seeping from his forehead, and his body was trembling slightly, clearly indicating that he was nearing his limit.

Zhou Tiancan's large hands gripped the copper hammer so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

Although his senses were not as sharp as the other two, his biological instinctual fear of danger made all his muscles tense to the extreme.

Like a trapped beast poised to pounce, it let out a suppressed growl from its throat.

He felt his heart pounding wildly, almost bursting out of his chest.

Yao Mengkang appeared relatively calm, but his deep eyes were filled with an unprecedented solemnity.

His divine sense, like the most sophisticated radar, carefully scanned his surroundings, not daring to leak out in the slightest.

He could clearly "hear" the sound of his blood rushing through his veins and feel the resonance between each heartbeat and the heavy pressure around him.

Fear is natural; no one can truly remain calm in the face of such a desperate situation.

But more than anything, it is an extreme calmness and insight that is brought about when one is pushed to the edge of a cliff.

Finally, just before Li Han could barely hold on, the concealment light screen rippled violently.

The three of them made it through the last dangerous area filled with distorted spatial rifts and crystal forests without any major incidents, and arrived at the end of their journey!

The sight before them left the three of them breathless, their pupils shrinking sharply!

This is an enormous circular valley with a smooth, mirror-like bottom, as if it had been meticulously polished by an invisible force.

And around this circular valley, near the edge of the rock wall, stood figures that inspired despair!

A quick glance revealed that there were as many as five terrifying beings at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm!

On the eastern cliff face, a lizard-like creature with crystal bone spurs on its back, called the Star Skeleton Dragon Lizard, is coiled up.

Its massive body was like a small mountain, and its dark golden pupils coldly surveyed the valley floor, exuding a fierce aura.

In a distorted shadow to the west, the outline of a Star Shadow Leopard could be vaguely seen.

It seemed to blend completely into the gap between light and darkness, with only its occasionally flickering, ghostly blue eyes proving its existence. Its aura was elusive yet carried a deadly sharpness.

To the south, a Starbone Bear, over five zhang tall, stands upright.

It was impatiently slamming its enormous hand, comparable in size to a house, against the ground. Each slam caused the earth to tremble slightly, and a dark red nebula spun violently in its chest, filled with destructive power.

In the northern sky, a Starlight Thunder Eagle hovered.

Its wings spread wide, blotting out the sky, and its body was wrapped in crackling silver electric snakes. Its sharp eyes, like lightning, swept across the entire area.

In the northeast corner of the sky, there is also a giant celestial python.

It did not coil up, but rather meandered and floated like a mountain range, its enormous serpentine head slightly lowered, its cold vertical pupils devoid of any emotion, radiating a chill that sent shivers down one's spine.

Besides these five overlords at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, there are no fewer than ten Star Bone Beasts at the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm!

They come in all shapes and sizes, including the Star Armor Beetle, which resembles a giant beetle; the Star-Tusked Giant Elephant, which looks like a mammoth; and the Thousand-Legged Star Centipede, which hides in the crevices of the rock walls...

They were scattered around the five ninth-level overlords, forming a subtle protective formation, but they maintained sufficient vigilance and distance from each other.

All these powerful entities, which would normally cause a bloodbath in the outside world, were strangely silent at this moment.

Their gazes, imbued with terrifying energy, were all focused on the very center of the circular valley!

There was only one figure there.

It was a Star Beast that, while not the largest in size, possessed an aura that surpassed all others.

It resembles a white tiger, but its entire body is composed of a pure, flawless, silvery-white crystal that seems to contain a galaxy within.

Its head was held high, its four hooves treading on a faint nebula mist, and a long tail, like a galaxy, swayed gently.

The energy fluctuations emanating from its body have reached the pinnacle of the Spirit Sea Realm—the peak of the ninth level!

In the suffocating silence, the Star Skeleton Qilin suddenly raised its head and let out a long, earth-shattering roar towards the dark purple, star-studded sky of the secret realm!

"Awooo—!!!"

The roar was like a tangible shockwave, instantly engulfing the entire circular valley! The air twisted and vibrated under its roar, and the flat ground at the bottom of the valley cracked inch by inch around it!

An indescribable, overwhelming aura, seemingly capable of dominating the heavens and earth, surged forth from its body like a volcanic eruption!

Upon hearing the beast's roar, the three of them froze, and the barrier that Li Han had maintained to conceal his aura almost collapsed.

Fortunately, Yao Mengkang reached out to support Li Han at the critical moment, transferring a portion of chaotic spiritual energy to him and giving him a reassuring look, which allowed them to barely get through the crisis.

It looked up at the sky, and within its silvery-white crystalline body, galaxy-like energy flowed, compressed, and condensed at an unprecedented speed!

That exposed, undisguised will to break through, and that terrifying, restrained energy, clearly pointed to a higher level—

Yuan Dan Realm!

It aims to condense its Yuan Dan here and reach the third rank!

"I see!"

Yao Mengkang forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and spoke to the two people beside him in an extremely subtle voice, almost like divine communication.

His voice trembled slightly, a mixture of fear and excitement at the realization.

Zhou Tiancan and Li Han immediately understood.

The reason why so many late-stage Spirit Sea Realm Star Beasts gather here.

It's not some rare and precious treasure at all, but this Star Skeleton Qilin that's about to break through!

"They...are waiting." Li Han's voice was dry, tinged with lingering fear.

"If this Qilin successfully breaks through and condenses its Yuan Dan, then it will be the undisputed king of beasts in this secret realm, and these Star Bone Beasts will submit to their king."

"What if it fails to break through..."

Yao Mengkang continued, his sharp eyes sweeping over the powerful, menacing figures around them.

"Then, the primordial stellar power transformed from the collapse of a ninth-level peak Star Beast, and the 'pseudo-Yuan Pill' that it may have begun to condense but failed to complete... for these eighth and ninth-level Star Beasts, this is an irresistible, supreme opportunity that can cause their strength to skyrocket and even allow them to glimpse a breakthrough!"

This is a gamble! A brutal and primal feast revolving around the birth or fall of a king!

The three of them were merely insignificant bystanders who had inadvertently stumbled onto the edge of this grand feast.

No, they weren't even bystanders; they were more like ants that had strayed into the battlefield of giant beasts, and could be crushed at any moment.

Having realized their predicament, the fear in the three men's hearts did not lessen; on the contrary, it became more concrete and more piercing.

They didn't dare to breathe, suppressing their presence to the lowest possible level, hiding under the shadowy light barrier that Li Han barely maintained, like three lifeless stones.

Now, there's nothing they can do but wait.

We await the outcome of the Star Skeleton Qilin's breakthrough, and we await how this grand feast surrounding the change of kings will ultimately end.

Is it the coronation of a new king, or a bloody gluttonous feast?

In this extremely dangerous environment, time seemed to stretch out infinitely, and every second felt like dancing on a knife's edge, filled with the unknown and torment.