After speaking, the Celestial didn't give Xu Yang any chance to speak, took a single step forward, and swept everyone away, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

The audience fell into dead silence!

Right now, some people must be regretting!

But now that they're in the Spirit Realm, regret can't save them.

Xu Yang's expression turned ugly. At this point, he was forced to participate in this hunt.

And when they'd run into the enemy—that too was an unknown!

Remembering the Celestial's last words before leaving, Xu Yang couldn't help but furrow his brows.

Kill enough?

Had it been somewhere else, Xu Yang wouldn't have cared at all.

But arriving at the Spirit Realm for the first time, and now separating from Can Sutian's Qian Imperial Palace—if he really slaughtered his way through, God only knew how much trouble he'd be in afterwards.

"Kid, don't overthink it."

"If one comes, kill one. If two come, kill both!"

"So what if the Spirit Realm is stronger than Daqian? Are you scared now, kid?"

Gu Jun's voice sounded in his ear.

Xu Yang's whole body trembled, then suddenly gave a bitter smile.

Am I actually afraid?

This is not a good sign!

"Just go for it."

Xu Yang licked his lips, instantly scattering all the fears clouding his heart.

If someone wants to kill you, do you plan to compromise?

Stop dreaming.

If you want to live, you have to kill!

With that thought, Xu Yang's mind immediately became clear.

And besides, is my own strength really so weak?

"Make good use of your time."

"Good luck to you all!"

Can Sutian looked down at everyone with a long sigh, then ripped open the sky and was gone in a blink.

The crowd only stirred after a brief moment of silence.

"The Spirit Realm is really going too far!"

"Those damned bastards—they just ruined my chance to break through!"

"Stopping someone's breakthrough is as good as wiping out their whole family. Those bastards deserve to die!"

"Enough talking, we only have three days to escape! The most important thing is thinking of a way out!"

"Each side stretches three thousand li east and west—for a total of six thousand li. Sounds big, but for people at our level, it's really not much distance at all!"

"Forget True Monarchs—even Myriad Phenomena Realm experts can sweep the area in no time."

...

Amid the chatter, some True Monarch-level experts had already rushed off directly.

Others had grouped together.

Xu Yang glanced all around, turned abruptly, and shot off toward the east.

"He left?"

Yie Vajra was stunned. He'd wanted to find Xu Yang.

Watching Xu Yang disappear from sight in a flash, he could only sigh.

Forget it!

"A six-thousand-li range, east to west—not too large, but enough."

"There must be cities along this line!"

As Xu Yang sped along, he sank into thought.

Hiding? That'd be difficult!

Planning to kill his way through?

That wouldn't be easy either!

Judging by what the other party said earlier, it should be True Monarch against True Monarch, Myriad Phenomena against Myriad Phenomena!

If that's the case, it's still not the worst scenario.

"Kid, what's your plan?" Gu Jun asked.

"First, let's gather some intel on the Spirit Realm."

Xu Yang grinned.

Soon, a city came into view.

It was none other than Longdu City!

"Oh? Someone's even faster!"

Xu Yang raised his brows, noticing a True Monarch expert had already entered Longdu City ahead of him.

This city was within the six-thousand-li range.

Clearly, Xu Yang wasn't the only one wanting to immediately learn about the Spirit Realm's situation.

Let alone anything else—the True Monarch-level battle strength, famous Celestial Pride List geniuses, and any special places along this route—if he could get an overview, it'd all be valuable later on.

Xu Yang withdrew his gaze, not bothering to conceal himself, and darted straight into the city.

Several dozen heartbeats later.

Xu Yang locked onto a target.

As the man rounded a corner, he was suddenly struck as if by thunder, his vision going black.

Bang!

Xu Yang casually tossed this Late Stage Myriad Manifestation Realm Spirit Realm martial artist to the ground, and snapped him awake with a thought.

"Who are you?"

The middle-aged martial artist's face turned pale, glaring in shock and fury.

Boom!

A vast spiritual pressure surged forth.

The middle-aged man trembled head to toe, terrified and shuddering.

"I ask, you answer. Understood?" Xu Yang said coldly.

"Yes!"

The middle-aged man nodded immediately, no hesitation.

At the same time—

In the void, the space was clearly divided into several areas, each containing a group of people watching the situation below through shimmering light screens.

On one of those screens, Xu Yang's figure was clearly visible.

"This kid reacts pretty quickly."

"He was the one who just tried to challenge the top Celestial Prides from the three holy lands and four great noble clans. Hah, fool, still dreaming now that he's in the Spirit Realm?"

"He's just a frog at the bottom of a well—he can't even imagine the strength of our Spirit Realm's prides!"

"So, who's going to slaughter him later?"

"I'll do it."

A young man smiled faintly, eyes full of disdain and contempt as he gazed at Xu Yang on the light screen!

After about half an incense stick of time—

Xu Yang had basically gotten all the information he wanted.

The strength of the Spirit Realm's martial artists was truly leagues above Daqian!

He even compared this middle-aged man to their peers.

Having reached Late Myriad Manifestation five years ago, in both power and foundation, he was at least twice as strong as someone of the same level from Daqian!

Just the quality and vastness of his True Essence was something Daqian martial artists couldn't match!

This advantage would only snowball further as they cultivated upward.

As for the Spirit Realm's prides, from the three Holy Lands and four great noble clans, most were late or perfected Myriad Manifestation Realm in this era!

Their battle power was terrifying!

For instance, a random late-stage Myriad Manifestation from the four great noble clans could probably take on three to five of this middle-aged man at once!

As for Divine Secret Skills—because of the Spirit Realm's particularities, while Myriad Phenomena Realm hadn't reached the point of accessing the Source of the Spirit River, the power they could unleash was still no joke!

Finally, from Longdu City along this line—within the six-thousand-li range east and west—there were quite a few cities, not too few either!

This info was already enough for Xu Yang.

But there was one unexpected gain too.

With the middle-aged man watching anxiously, Xu Yang examined the scroll in his hand.

The Spirit Realm Celestial Pride List!

He flipped open the first page—right there, the strongest Celestial Prides of this generation from the three Holy Lands and four great noble clans.

Five Elements Celestial Realm—Xiao Ming, True Monarch Middle Realm, both positive and negative Five Elements at mastery, once resisted an attack from a True Monarch Late Realm opponent for half an incense stick's time without defeat!

"Hiss—!"

Xu Yang couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

So strong!

Just True Monarch Middle Realm was frightening enough—let alone holding out against a True Monarch Late Realm for so long without losing.

This is basically a monster!

Star Nebula Infinite Sea—Chen Xuanji, True Monarch Initial Realm, once fought Xiao Ming for half an hour before losing!

Bright Mirror Grotto Heaven—Lan Yue, True Monarch Initial Realm.

The Jun Family—Jun Baimu, True Monarch Initial Realm.

Dongyang Profound Sect—Zuo Guangchen, True Monarch Initial Realm.

Cloud Dream Soul Sect—Men Long, Myriad Manifestations Perfection.

War King Aristocratic Family—Shi Hu, True Monarch Initial Realm.

...

Xu Yang clicked his tongue in secret.

What frightening cultivation.

Apart from these seven top forces, below them was a complete Celestial Pride ranking—the top seven were all from those factions.

Even the weakest, Men Long, was ranked seventh, and below her, among the last three, two more True Monarchs!

Their power was proven without a doubt!

"Young master, could you please spare me?"

The middle-aged man asked carefully.

Xu Yang slowly looked up, grinned.

Puh!

The middle-aged man was struck like lightning, blood spraying from his mouth, trembling as he collapsed, life snuffed out!

In the void, a group of people watching this spot erupted in rage.

"How dare he!"

"He's got the nerve to kill a Spirit Realm martial artist right out in the open."

"That bastard really deserves to die!"

"Three days from now, I'll cut him down myself!"