What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

Five figures moved forward along the Marrow River.

Starlight hangs all around, scattered near and far.

The milky white river flowed slowly beneath my feet, its surface so still it was almost frozen in time. Only occasionally did a strand of jadeite rise up, leaving a thin silver line before slowly sinking back into the river.

At first, none of them were slow.

After flying several miles, Liu Bo realized something was wrong.

The "Burning Technique" within his body was constantly operating on its own.

Normally, the flow of vital energy through the meridians is as smooth as pouring hot water into a cup.

But now it's getting increasingly bitter.

Every time Yuanli pushed forward a bit, it felt like someone secretly stuffed two spoonfuls of glutinous rice paste into his meridians.

It's both sticky and clogged.

Liu Bo ran the machine several times in a row, but the speed was slower than usual.

He looked down at the marrow river.

Brothers and sisters.

"Why do I feel like this place is pushing my Yuan energy to its peak?"

Rong Jing turned around.

"What do you mean?"

"It's congested."

Liu Bo raised his hand, and the purple-gold flames flickered twice in his palm before barely rising.

"Before, when Yuan Qi was in my body, everything went smoothly."

"Now it's all messed up. There's a line in front, people honking their horns behind, and an old man riding an electric bike against traffic in the middle."

"Take two steps, stop three steps."

"If this continues, I suspect it will have to start charging tolls."

Luo Yurou was still observing the river surface.

Upon hearing this, she immediately calmed herself down and focused on her own being.

Soon, she also noticed the anomaly.

"My Yuan Power has also slowed down."

Wei Xiaoran nodded: "It becomes more obvious the further you go."

She looked upstream.

"The strange fluctuations are even stronger at the source."

The marrow river ahead still seemed endless, but with each step forward, the strange fluctuations intensified.

Qingshan was at the very front, so he was the one most directly affected.

At first, it was able to stay firmly in the air, but after a while, its body began to fall.

He frowned and raised his Yuan energy once.

He had only risen half a meter before slowly falling back down.

"It's getting harder and harder to exert force."

Liu Bo still wanted to make sarcastic remarks.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he suddenly stopped.

His breath lingered for a moment.

But with the five people so close together, none of them were missed.

The aura of the Heavenly Sea Realm briefly dropped.

Liu Bo's smile vanished, and he immediately began to introspect.

The Yuan energy is still there, and the Qi Sea is undamaged.

However, his cultivation level, which had been steadily at the Heavenly Sea Realm, was slowly sliding down as if something was pressing down on it.

"Wait, my cultivation level is dropping."

As soon as he said that, everyone stopped at the same time.

In a very short moment.

The five people's previously stable Heavenly Sea Realm auras simultaneously began to fluctuate.

First, descend from the initial position where you first enter the sky and sea.

Inch by inch.

That feeling was so strange.

Unlike the cultivation extraction platform in Little Macau, his cultivation level was indeed declining.

It was as if an invisible hand was gripping the steps they had just climbed, dragging them back step by step.

Rong Jing glanced at the group's condition, her face full of worry: "If they continue to get closer, they'll probably fall even faster."

Wei Xiaoran remained silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around.

She stood directly in front of the crowd.

That's enough for now.

Liu Bo looked up.

"What do you mean?"

Wei Xiaoran looked at them, his tone calm.

"Thank you for coming with me to find eternal chalcedony."

"The yellow sand ratmen outside, you were the ones who came with me to get through this."

"The Jade World can be broken open, and that also depends on everyone."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Liu Bo, Luo Yurou, Qingshan, and Rong Jing one by one.

"But we can't go any further now."

Just as Rong Jing was about to speak, Wei Xiaoran gently shook his head.

"Cultivation is not easy to attain."

"Especially since you've just broken through to the Heavenly Sea."

"Nobody knows just how much the cultivation level will be suppressed here."

"Whether it can be restored after being returned is also uncertain."

She turned her head to look into the depths of the Marrow River.

The further upstream you go, the denser the starlight becomes, and those stars are beautifully serene. But what lies hidden beneath that beauty, no one can see through.

"That's my business."

"I can't gamble with the cultivation levels of all of you."

"What if you fall from a certain level and can never get back up?"

"If we continue down this path, the cost will be too high."

She looked at everyone again.

"I dare not gamble."

The air grew quiet.

Qingshan raised his hand and scratched his hair. Rong Jing looked at Wei Xiaoran for a few seconds but said nothing.

Luo Yurou looked down at the Marrow River.

Only Liu Bo raised his long sword and draped it over his shoulder.

"Are you done talking?"

Wei Xiaoran frowned.

Liu Bo grinned.

"Then it's my turn."

"First, we've all gotten this far."

"second,--"

He raised his hand and pointed upstream of the Marrow River.

"The thing is just ahead."

"Now you want me to leave?"

Liu Bo waved his hand.

"My greatest strength is that I'm not one to give up halfway through a task."

"We've already come this far."

"I must see this eternal chalcedony today."

He paused, then added.

"We'll see."

"You were just saying you'd come back and slaughter the Rat King to pay tribute to your future in-laws?"

Wei Xiaoran swept his gaze over coolly.

Liu Bo immediately shut up, and Rong Jing finally couldn't help but laugh.

The heavy atmosphere eased a bit.

Qingshan nodded as well.

"I agree."

"We've already come this far, it would be frustrating to go back."

Wei Xiaoran wanted to say more.

Luo Yurou suddenly turned around.

She ignored the others' comments and looked back in the direction she had come from.

"I am afraid……"

"It's too late for us to turn back."

The group paused at the same time.

Amidst the distant starlight, a massive, earthen-yellow figure was traversing the void in pursuit.

It is very fast.

With each step, a visible ripple spreads out beneath the feet.

A four- or five-meter-tall body charged through the starlight, its coarse hair still clung to several pieces of unmelted milky-white jade paste.

Its thick, long tail trailed behind it.

Occasionally, a glance around would cause the nearby starlight to sway and flicker.

The long, pointed rat-like face lifted slightly, its tiny eyes fixed intently on the five people.

"How did this rat get here?!"

Liu Bo's expression changed.

He instinctively pulled out the radar, but the screen was completely empty; there was nothing there.

But the yellow sand ratman was right in front of them, and it was getting closer and closer!

Liu Bo glanced at the radar, then at the figure in the distance.

"What's going on?!"

"There was no reaction on the radar before?!"

Luo Yurou stared at the yellow sand rat-man.

After sensing that aura, her expression turned completely somber.

"The Realm of Dao Fusion!"

"Your radar can only detect all races below the Fusion Realm."

"And this rat-man has already merged with the Dao!"