The young man stood within the passage with a faint smile on his face.
A formidable aura radiated from him. Surprisingly, he had already attained the Saint Realm, making him even stronger than the three Void Saints who had descended previously.
Clearly, he possessed exceptional talent and bloodline.
Yet as he began surveying this world, he quickly noticed that the passage behind him remained unstable, threatening to tear open at any moment. After a brief consideration, wisps of radiance surged from his body as he channeled his own strength to stabilize and maintain the passage.
Moments later, figures materialized one after another. Soon, several silhouettes walked out from within; their strength was at least in the Sovereign King Realm, though there were not many—fewer than ten in total.
"My Lord, almost everyone has arrived," one of them reported solemnly. "The clan elders said that they can only send this many across for now. Any more, and the restrictive power of the Severance of Heaven and Earth might cause the passage to shatter completely."
These were the young elites of their clan. Although their current cultivation was not particularly high, their future potential was immense, which was why they had been sent ahead to acclimate to this world. Each possessed an extraordinary bloodline and talent, being remarkably young and gifted.
"Understood. Let us step outside," the leading youth nodded without saying more.
Their elders had repeatedly warned them to lie low initially. The mission assigned by their clan was to remain hidden for the time being upon descent, avoiding detection by the human Lu Yuan and preventing conflict. Under normal circumstances, such caution would have been unnecessary, but Earth had produced a Lu Yuan—a man who had even ruined the plans of the Ranked Immortals.
Every race seeking to send people down did so in dread of Lu Yuan. It would not be too late to emerge once the overall situation shifted completely.
"My Lord, where shall we head now?" a follower behind him asked.
The Spirit Clan sequence prodigy smiled and nodded. "No rush. I just saw two Earth Beast Kings in the Sovereign King Realm enter that mountain peak. This is an ancient range of Earth. Let us wait for them to come out and see what they have found. Perhaps there will be unexpected gains that could prove useful to our Spirit Clan's future plans. After all, we don't need to go in ourselves; we merely have to wait. Besides, since this is a famous mountain range, we can hardly leave empty-handed. We might as well see what great fortune this revived world holds."
"That works too. A place like this shouldn't draw that human Lu Yuan here, either. The world is too vast for him to watch over every corner." The other Spirit Clan members nodded in agreement. Having just descended into this secluded mountain range, they felt no immediate cause for concern.
Without further words, the Spirit Clan members moved into position, encircling the mountain peak.
Meanwhile, an hour had already passed since the Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Nine-Tailed Fox King entered the peak.
Soon, they pinpointed the general location of the cauldron—one of the Nine Cauldrons was indeed inside!
However, retrieving it was clearly not going to be simple.
Thus, the Golden-Winged Great Peng informed Lu Yuan of the matter. It knew its master had already departed and would arrive shortly, so all they had to do was wait for him.
And so, time slipped by minute by minute.
Just as they prepared to leave the area, they suddenly came to a halt.
The Spirit Clan sequence prodigy had just stepped out of the spatial passage, officially descending onto Earth. His clansmen gathered around him, blocking the way directly in front of the Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Nine-Tailed Fox King, light shimmering across their bodies. Though human in appearance, they all radiated an overwhelmingly tyrannical aura, resembling savage beasts.
"Extraterrestrial beings?" Seeing them, the Golden-Winged Great Peng was somewhat taken aback. Weren't these figures keeping an exceptionally low profile lately? Why had they come here?
Yet the Great Peng paid it little heed; backed by its master's terrifying prestige, there was nothing to fear. Did they really dare approach directly?
Lu Yuan had instructed them earlier to avoid conflict with extraterrestrial beings whenever possible under ordinary circumstances. They could not afford to be discovered and invite trouble. But now, none of that mattered. Instead of fleeing, they had paused to confer on whether there were any new discoveries in the surroundings.
Beside it, however, the Nine-Tailed Fox King suddenly spoke: "That person is formidable—he has reached the Saint Realm."
Hearing this, the Great Peng was startled. Both the Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Nine-Tailed Fox King were shocked. To encounter an extraterrestrial being of the Saint Realm so easily! Not only was he powerful, but his combat strength was terrifying. They had never imagined that extraterrestrial beings would dare act rashly at a time like this.
The youth spoke, revealing his origin as a member of the Spirit Clan and his status as one of their sequence prodigies—and certainly not one ranked near the bottom.
Naturally, he did not recognize the Golden-Winged Great Peng or the Nine-Tailed Fox King. Yet he could discern that both possessed extraordinary talents and bloodlines.
"As expected, their bloodlines are remarkable. This is the Milky Way Star Sector, after all." A smile played on his lips. They simply had not yet matured.
The Spirit Clan sequence prodigy folded his arms, his aura rolling outward in waves. "You two just entered that mountain peak and came out now. You must have discovered something, haven't you?"
"What does that have to do with you?"
Rays of light surged from the Golden-Winged Great Peng, its golden plumage gleaming like heavenly swords. Even though it knew the opponent had attained the Saint Realm, it showed no fear and continued, "You should know who my master is, so you had best get out of the way."
"Your master?"
Hearing this, the Golden-Winged Great Peng was about to say more, but then held back. Seeing this, the Spirit Clan sequence prodigy seemed somewhat surprised.
"My Lord, no need to waste words on them! Strike first, and we can interrogate them for everything afterward," a Spirit Clan member beside him urged, feeling it was a waste of time when they possessed absolute strength. The surrounding clansmen stepped forward one after another, their powerful auras flaring.
"Just as well. I happen to be short of mounts. Their talent is formidable, so they qualify."
The smile in the Spirit Clan sequence prodigy's eyes deepened. He already treated the Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Nine-Tailed Fox King as his personal beasts.
Without further delay, he slowly raised his hand.
They actually dared to attack directly!
(We can hesitate no longer; we have to strike back!)
The Nine-Tailed Fox King did not dare underestimate them, instantly reverting to its true form. Nine fox tails whipped vigorously, shaking the surrounding mountains and rivers.
The Golden-Winged Great Peng did the same.
They knew they had to fight. And what was more, they knew their master had already set out and would arrive shortly.
Boom!
In an instant, a tremendous aura erupted.
The extraterrestrial youth took a stride forward, his Saint Intent bursting forth in that very moment.
Instantly, the mountains and the earth trembled violently!
Chapter 234