Beast Elder reached out a finger, pointing at the Exquisite Blade in Jun Bugu's hand, and laughed, “Though I don't know what you two have been through, this must be the legendary Exquisite Blade. It perfectly complements the Heaven’s Spire you seized back then, forming the Boundless Realm’s supreme treasure, the Heaven Sword Exquisite Blade!” “But it’s a pity; the Heaven’s Spire in my possession has already been taken by the Plague Worm Emperor of the Vermin Gate,” Ye Xiu shot Beast Elder a sidelong glance. He wasn't about to yield to anyone now.

“Well, Elder Beast, may I leave now?” “Leave? You think you can just walk out without leaving the Exquisite Blade?” Beast Elder’s face contorted in a grimace, yet his voice was full of amusement. He waved his hand, positioning himself behind the many disciples of the Savage Beast Gate.

“Do you take the Savage Beast Gate as a place where you can stroll in and out as you please?” Ye Xiu glanced at Jun Bugu. This minor spectacle was the perfect chance to let this fellow show off his skills. “Since Elder Beast wishes for my friend to put on a performance, then I am in the mood to watch.

Please, proceed!” “Kill!” The Tiger-Headed Beastman lunged forward, his massive ring-blades flashing. His limbs were sturdy, his speed terrifying; he was upon Jun Bugu before his cry had fully left his lips. “Yaaah!” Jun Bugu didn't draw the Exquisite Blade.

He simply roared, flooding his body with fire. The flames erupted outwards, searing the onlookers from the upper tier, burning them down. “Don’t assume I’m easy to bully.

Piss me off, and I’ll kill people too!” The Tiger-Headed attendant was incredibly swift; the flames only scorched his fur. He rolled to regroup, preparing to pounce again, but Beast Elder stopped him. “Elder Beast, I—” “I never expected the Boundless Realm to harbor a Death God!” Beast Elder had recognized Jun Bugu’s identity.

He raised his iron staff, the two ends instantly turning to fine sand. The sand cascaded down, flowing towards Jun Bugu’s feet. “I want to see just how much cultivation a Death God who hasn't shown himself in ages possesses.” Jun Bugu desperately tried to evade the grains of sand beneath his feet.

As a figure wreathed in flame, he charged into the Savage Beast Gate fortress, setting the entire structure alight. “Ye Xiu, look at this sand! Why is it following me?” “This is bad!

Quickly, organize men to put out the fire!” Some among the Savage Beast Gate disciples had grasped the situation; the two upper floors were already engulfed in a sea of flames. Ye Xiu watched the scene unfold and gave a cold laugh towards the motionless Beast Elder. “This probably isn't the best place for us to fight.

If Elder Beast doesn't object, I suggest we move outside the fortress. I can’t guarantee my friend won’t act recklessly!” “You…” Beast Elder was checkmated. He knew perfectly well that open ground made it easier for these two to escape, but a duel inside the fortress would undoubtedly disadvantage him.

“Fine! I don’t believe you two can get far!” “Jun Bugu!” Ye Xiu called out, already following Beast Elder out of the fortress gate, surrounded by the host of Savage Beast Gate members. At this moment, the strange sand beneath Jun Bugu’s feet retracted back into Beast Elder’s iron staff.

He leaped down and closely followed Ye Xiu’s side. Outside the gate, the desert floor was a whirlwind of dust. The moment Ye Xiu stepped clear of the Savage Beast Fortress, he activated the Soul of a Hundred Insects, yanking Jun Bugu along as they plunged into the ground.

“Hurry and go!” “Damn it, it’s the Vermin Gate.” Beast Elder had accounted for everything except Ye Xiu’s connection to the Vermin Gate. Regret came too late. The instant the Savage Beast elites stepped onto the barren desert, a torrent of swarming insects, carrying long stingers, attacked the Savage Beast Gate.

The Savage Beast Gate forces were terrified and tried to retreat back inside, but at that moment, the ant soldiers attacking from beneath the sand struck again, throwing them into disarray. “Hall Master Ye, are you alright?” At this moment, Spider and Snake Beauty arrived. The Vermin Gate army had formed a complete encirclement, arrayed before the gates of the Savage Beast Gate.

“Mad Sand Body Guard!” Beast Elder spun the iron staff in his hand frantically. The flying sand from both ends of the staff instantly sliced the airborne insects to pieces on the ground. After neutralizing this crisis, he drove the staff violently into the sand surface.

A hammer-like tail, as hard as rock, immediately materialized behind him, smashing down like an iron hammer against the ant soldiers of the Vermin Gate. “Not good! Retreat underground!” Ye Xiu urgently commanded all the ant soldiers to withdraw, while he himself readied the Heaven-Gazing Sword to meet the attack head-on.

“Ye Xiu!” Jun Bugu coordinated, pulling back the ant soldiers, and he raised the Exquisite Blade in his hand, charging towards that massive tail. “Don't think you’re the only one who can save the world!” “Clang! Ah!” Before either of them could unleash their ultimate moves, the hammer-tail smashed down.

If the Great General Ant hadn't been beneath them to cushion the impact, they would have been reduced to a pulp by now. “What is this thing?!” Beast Elder glared at the vanishing Vermin Gate members in the desert and roared, “Don’t you people know the Savage Beast Gate possesses the Mad Sand Protection? You want to run rampant outside the Savage Beast Gate fortress?

You’re ten thousand years too early.” “Mad Sand Protection? The Savage Beast Gate members can use sand to attack?” Ye Xiu hadn't fought a true master of the Savage Beast Gate and asked Spider in surprise. “Tell the others to withdraw the army.

My objective has been achieved.” Upon hearing this, Spider hesitated slightly. She spoke cautiously, “Hall Master Ye, actually, actually, this Vermin Gate army was ordered by the Plague Worm Emperor. He…” “The Plague Worm Emperor!” Ye Xiu and Jun Bugu had just secured the Exquisite Blade.

Could the Plague Worm Emperor be trying to seize the Exquisite Blade from Jun Bugu? “What did you say? Has the Plague Worm Emperor also arrived here?” “Whoosh…” A palm strike of green energy shot out, the airflow perfectly formed as it hammered towards Beast Elder.

Beast Elder managed to block the blow using the sand defense, but the one behind him was severely injured. Though the Plague Worm Emperor was portly, he did not lack kingly aura. He stood lurching on the mad sand.

Behind him, legions of countless insects were poised to attack the Savage Beast Fortress. “Beast Elder, I didn’t expect us to meet again so soon!” Ye Xiu didn't believe these people would betray him, but he couldn't understand why the Worm Emperor’s intelligence was so precise. There was no escaping this now; better to face it directly.

“Let’s go up.” Jun Bugu walked last. He was immensely satisfied after his first trial of the Exquisite Blade, but at that moment, he suddenly sensed Ye Xiu briefly singeing him with fire. Was this a secret signal, telling him to leave?

“Your subordinate pays respects to the Worm Emperor.” Ye Xiu stood next to the Plague Worm Emperor, instantly noticing the change in the Emperor’s complexion—a strange wisp of black mist swirling there. “Worm Emperor, what’s wrong with your eyes?” “Hahaha, Ye Xiu, did you know? Thanks to this Evil Eye, I learned that someone came to the Savage Beast Gate specifically to forge the Exquisite Blade.

That’s how I was able to deploy my forces early,” the Emperor looked at Ye Xiu with great admiration, his attention already fixed on the Exquisite Blade in Jun Bugu’s hand. “You did well. Now that Heaven’s Spire and the Exquisite Blade are both in my Vermin Gate’s hands, the King in the Heaven Ranking Sacred War will surely be me.” Beast Elder saw the Plague Worm Emperor reveling in his arrogance and swung his iron staff.

That massive hammer-tail materialized again from beneath the sand layers. “Even if you are the Plague Worm Emperor, trying to act presumptuously in my desert is futile, isn’t it?” Although the Plague Worm Emperor had acquired the Evil Eye, his internal strength hadn't clearly increased, and he was wary of the Beast Clan’s sand defense. “Why the anger, Elder Beast?

I merely came to greet my two warriors from the Vermin Gate. There’s no need for you to be so tense.” “Down!” For Beast Elder, this was a prime opportunity to seize both Heaven’s Spire and the Exquisite Blade. He commanded the hammer-tail to swing down and smash towards the Plague Worm Emperor, but the Emperor wasn't interested in a prolonged fight.

Instead, using his own cultivation, he lifted everyone and flew backward, narrowly avoiding the crushing blow. “Military Advisor!” The Emperor raised one hand, and a wave of green mist rolled in from beyond the desert. He turned to Ye Xiu and Jun Bugu.

“We cannot linger here. Let’s return to the Thousand Cave Insect Palace first.” It turned out that the Ant Military Advisor had simultaneously activated the Myriad Poison Pearl, sending a malevolent toxic fog creeping towards the Savage Beast Gate fortress, creating the perfect window for the entire Vermin Gate to retreat. Ye Xiu followed behind the Plague Worm Emperor.

He seized an opportunity to quietly whisper ‘Ten Thousand Dao Mountain’ to Jun Bugu. Then, another burst of fire stimulated him—the meaning was clear: leave this place and head to Ten Thousand Dao Mountain to find Old Liu. Continuously receiving these prompts, Jun Bugu finally understood Ye Xiu’s intention.

He watched as the others descended one by one into the underground passage, then immediately raised the Exquisite Blade and flew straight towards the other end of the desert. “Ah! Bad news, Worm Emperor!

Jun Bugu has escaped with the Exquisite Blade!” A low-ranking insect soldier shouted in alarm, alerting the Emperor. “Let’s go catch that guy!” “Catch who?!” Ye Xiu barked, cursing the little soldier until he trembled all over. “My friend has always been peculiar.

Who knows when he might return to the Vermin Gate to find me?” The Plague Worm Emperor also nodded casually, completely unfazed by Jun Bugu’s escape. “No matter. As long as he remains within the Boundless Realm, I can find him.

No one can escape my sight now.” “This…” Ye Xiu had thought his plan had succeeded. It seemed the black mist swirling around the Worm Emperor’s eye must possess some strange power. He hardened his resolve and decided to follow the Worm Emperor back, intending to create a variable.

Beneath Mount Sumeru, Old Liu, having carefully selected several Daoists, arrived but was still far too late. He looked upon the ravaged state of Mount Sumeru and sighed deeply. “The world of killing Jun has yet to prove it, meaning the Blind Tribe’s plan has failed.

All that remains now is to wait—to await the revival of the world-killing Jun.” A Daoist disciple carefully calculated the timeline and reported to Old Liu, “Boundless Dao Master’s period of ice sealing will end in about thirty days.” “I know,” Old Liu’s cultivation had risen, and he was tacitly accepted as the Master of Ten Thousand Dao Mountain. Unfortunately, he wouldn't remain the master for long before facing an ancient threat. What should he do?

“Hoo…” After the snowflakes subsided, the pure white shadow of the Priestess reappeared. Her words were crisp yet imbued with tenderness. “Do you know the location of the Heaven Ranking Sacred War?

The Celestial Emperor’s Turning Circle!”