Xiao Lie of the Tiangong Clan shouted out in a region distorted by magnetic fields, standing beside six or seven cultivators who had reached the Domain Ancestor realm, all equally anxious.

Clark looked somewhat embarrassed; his exotic treasure was wavering unpredictably, seeming to malfunction precisely upon reaching this spot, failing to provide any further direction.

"Perhaps you should let the Master take a look. If it is damaged, the Master can repair it for you," Jiani suggested, her voice soft and low, her eyes profound.

Like Xiao Lie, Jiani was not a member of the Seven Clans, yet she also possessed noble status. She and Judi of the Xuantian Clan were rumored to be sworn sisters, calling each other siblings.

Jiani belonged to the Secret Rune Clan. Though this race was not numerous in the Void Sea, most of its members possessed profound cultivation levels. Due to the close relationship between Jiani and Judi, the Secret Rune Clan maintained tight ties with the Xuantian Clan, though they were not subservient, retaining their independence.

Jiani was tall and statuesque. Her finely molded breasts were clad in exquisite armor, while her arms, beautiful legs, and neck were bare. The exposed skin was covered in intricate, mysterious patterns that formed naturally—like the veins of a river, like blossoms, like palm lines—exceedingly beautiful.

Her delicate face was also covered in marvelous patterns of cyan and dark purple. Upon closer inspection, it appeared as if a strange, exotic flower had bloomed across her cheeks. These markings did not mar her appearance; rather, they lent her an air of sinister, captivating beauty—a beauty utterly inaccessible to ordinary people.

Jiani’s gaze was deep, a cold sneer playing on her lips as she regarded Napton and the others with haughty disdain.

She herself was at the first layer of the Domain Ancestor realm, practicing the unique Secret Curse Arts of her people. She had remained immersed at this level for many years, breaking through to it earlier than Napton or Keith. The Secret Curse Arts were an esoteric secret of the Secret Rune Clan, unattainable even for entry by other races. Traveling the Void Sea using these arts, Jiani rarely encountered an equal. It was rumored that even Judi, before achieving the second layer of the Domain Ancestor realm, would admit defeat in a clash with her.

"Clark, if your secret treasure is truly damaged, Xiao Lie Master can indeed take a look," Napton said impatiently, seeing Clark persistently unable to ascertain the direction, and he snapped out the command with a cold face.

"What exactly is going on?" Keith of the Ancient Demon Clan frowned as well.

Equally anxious, Clark reluctantly handed the golden needle to Xiao Lie of the Tiangong Clan. "Master, please be careful..."

Xiao Lie, with his messy shock of fiery red hair, took the golden needle without ceremony. Intense, blazing flames instantly erupted from his palm. The flames enveloped the golden needle, scorching it with crackling sounds. Xiao Lie's face, ruddy in the firelight, was now incomparably focused, fully displaying the demeanor of a master craftsman.

His hands shifted rapidly, and clusters of flames magically formed intricate, marvelous seals. Some flames shaped into flowers, others into fruits, and some into sprites of fire—these seals seemed to possess a life of their own, born from the transformation of fire energy.

The numerous flame seals were branded one by one onto the golden needle. The needle hissed and hissed in response, quickly turning a golden-red hue.

"Clatter!"

The golden needle emitted a sound, then puffed out smoke that carried a pungent, acrid odor.

"This sacred treasure has absorbed too much residue from your divine body, making it impure. That is why it is easily affected by the magnetic field," Xiao Lie declared, clapping his hands together, causing the myriad flame seals to vanish from his palms. The golden needle then condensed into a single point of golden light, falling back into Clark's hand. "Do not handle it casually when you are not busy. Your hands have sweat, and sweat contains residue. The material used to temper this delicate Spirit Probing Golden Needle is extremely precious and must not suffer any defilement from such impurities."

Clark of the Ancient Demon Clan, lectured thusly, wore an ingratiating expression. He manifested his divine power to form a hand of light, gripping the needle, and unleashed an obscure detection pulse. Joy immediately lit up his face, and he laughed repeatedly, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."

As he spoke, the golden needle fixed itself, pointing toward a specific direction.

It indicated the star where Shi Yan and the Old Ancestor of the Lizard Clan were located.

That star was currently shrouded in layers of hazy, grayish mist. If one did not look carefully, among the clearly visible stars, this one would be easily overlooked.

—The star concealed by the Violet Brilliance power seemed as if it had been erased from the domain, as she originally intended to strip and devour the Old Ancestor of the Lizard Clan’s essence blood. It was for this very reason that she didn't wish to be discovered, deliberately masking the star.

Without Clark's secret treasure, the group might have taken a considerably longer time to locate this specific star.

Having accurately locked onto the position, Napton, Xiao Lie, Jiani, and the fearless cultivators quickly traversed the star river, soon arriving above the star veiled by the mist.

Plunging deep into the interior of the haze, their expressions drastically changed. Gazing upon the dazzling, brilliant tapestry of light within the star below, everyone's expression grew solemn.

The world beneath the mist was shockingly magnificent and varied. The luminous curtain, formed from the patterns condensing on the Violet Brilliance entity itself, held explosive power capable of shattering the heavens within every thread. Their cultivation levels were insufficient to penetrate this giant, net-like screen, making it impossible to know what colossal transformation the continent was currently undergoing.

However, two waves of soul-crushing deterrence radiated from the star beneath, causing every one of their souls to stir with deep unease.

This kind of spiritual oppression could not be blocked by the light curtain. The souls of experts who had reached the Domain Ancestor realm were extremely sharp and could sense the terrifying might emanating from Yuan Zu and the Violet Brilliance entity.

"Down there, there are likely two terrifying existences clashing. Their auras are terrifying, no less than the Ten Great Domain Ancestors..."

Jiani of the Secret Rune Clan displayed a look of bitter regret on her strange and mysterious face. She sighed faintly, her tall figure halting its descent, daring not to move another inch lower.

Closing her eyes, the exquisite patterns on her left arm seemed to come alive, twisting eerily. She had already invoked a form of Secret Curse Art, using her own secret runes as the meridian pathways, attempting to ascertain the situation below.

Everyone clearly saw the intricate cyan markings on Jiani’s left arm gradually transform into a pair of cyan pupils. These eyes were profoundly mystical; merely glancing at them made one feel as if that eye could see through all the fog.

The cyan pupils, like tattoos, were embedded in Jiani’s snow-white arm, looking vivid and lifelike, as if truly metamorphosed.

Suddenly, a bead of crimson blood appeared at the corner of the eye!

Jiani’s body jolted violently. The bleeding eye suddenly shattered, fragmenting into countless fine patterns that dispersed, spreading across every patch of Jiani's pale left arm skin once more.

"Two... two..."

Jiani’s trembling voice suddenly rang out sharply, a strange color mixing excitement and terror in her eyes.

"What?"

The others were momentarily confused and subconsciously asked her to clarify.

"Two! There are two Primordial Beings of the same level fighting down there!" Jiani hissed out in a strangely excited manner, so carried away that she failed to notice a drop of real blood appearing on the corner of her mouth.

Those with keen eyes would notice that the drop of blood on her lip was precisely the drop that had just emerged from the eye on her left arm...

Invoking the Secret Curse Art to probe below had cost her a measure of her vital essence, but the appearance of two Primordial Beings temporarily made her forget the pain through her sheer excitement.

Greedy desire had overwhelmed her, and in that instant, it had drowned everyone present.

"Heavens! There are actually two Primordial Beings! Primordial Beings rarely seen for thousands or tens of thousands of years, and now two have manifested at once!"

"And they are in combat! This is a golden opportunity that comes once in an epoch!"

"Exactly! There is no better timing! Heh heh, we must not rush. Let them fight first, and once there is a result, we can go in to reap the fruits of victory!"

"Fortune is truly unstoppable when it arrives! Hahaha!"

"Everyone, let's discuss how we should divide the spoils first?"

The pursuers, who had chased them from the Land of Void, were boiling with excitement, their faces flushed red, their eyes gleaming with avarice, as if they had already slain the two Primordial Beings and were eagerly beginning to discuss the division of spoils.

Before even rushing toward the direction below, these individuals were already verging on frenzy, which illustrated the immense lure of Primordial Beings for them.

"Indeed, Jiani deserves the greatest credit! Truly worthy of being a master of the mysterious Secret Curse Arts, undeniably mysterious!" Xiao Lie laughed heartily, already envisioning a Primordial Divine Artifact tempered by him being unearthed, and his name, Xiao Lie, being recited through succeeding ages.

"Of those two Primordial Beings, is one of them Shi Yan?" Napton suddenly asked.

This question instantly captured everyone's attention. They looked expectantly at Jiani, as from Jiani's tone, they inferred Shi Yan might not be one of them, since Shi Yan had only just condensed his Primordial Body and, strictly speaking, couldn't yet be called a true Primordial Being.

After all, he had not experienced that distant era of destruction, nor did he possess the vast knowledge or the inherent understanding of the Primordial Beings. Lacking these things, one could not be counted as a true Primordial Being; Shi Yan was merely a powerful cultivator who had condensed a Primordial Body.

"It’s not him! Definitely not him!" Jiani confirmed everyone's guess. "Those two entities possess the unique, ancient aura exclusive to Primordial Beings! That aura is only held by beings who have survived for eons—they are two genuine Primordial Beings!"

Upon hearing this, everyone began to clench their fists, their faces filled with excitement.

"Calm yourselves! Calm yourselves!" Keith interjected, persuading everyone to suppress their auras lest they draw the attention of the Primordial Beings below and ruin their grand undertaking.

"Yes, while their battle is ongoing, let us properly discuss how to deal with them," Napton stroked his chin, a cold, sinister smile flickering in his eyes. "We should split into two forces, dealing with them separately. Let's talk it over—I suggest my side teams up with Keith and Rabbit's faction, the other faction from your Land of Void."

"No problem."

"Let's do that!"

"Agreed!"

...RQ