They felt a vast pressure bearing down on them, making their bones creak.

"Amir, are you crazy? You dare to attack?!"

"Does the Solomon Clan want to declare war on our Six Great Clans of Huaxia?!"

"Damn it! Together, now! Block him!"

Just then, however, they saw Wang Xiao take a single step forward.

All the pressure vanished completely.

Then, a calm voice came from Wang Xiao’s lips.

"You’re the one who should be kneeling!"

RUMBLE!

An incomparably terrifying power, suffused with boundless Divine Thought, suddenly swept out.

The onrushing Star instantly shattered into starlight.

Then, everyone watched as Amir, with no resistance at all, was forced directly to his knees, unable to move a muscle.

Amir’s face flushed red. He tried to stand, but it felt as if a great mountain was pinning him down, rendering him immobile.

He roared, trying to exert more force.

But a figure in a black robe descended from the sky.

"Young people these days are certainly full of vigor. Not bad, not bad at all."

The instant the black-robed figure appeared, all the surrounding energy seemed to dissipate.

It felt as if Heaven and Earth itself was slowly revolving around him.

All the prodigies trembled upon seeing the black-robed figure, their faces filled with ecstasy and excitement.

"Elder Chaos Nether King!"

The person before them was the legendary Chaos Nether King—not a projection, but his true self!

None of them had ever expected to one day see this legendary figure in person.

Beneath the black hood was a blurry face.

It seemed to be right before their eyes, yet they couldn’t see his features clearly—it was all a blur of chaos.

A voice emanated from within the black robes.

"It’s good for a young man to have energy and pride, but not if it ruins the peace. Little one from the Solomon Clan, do you still question the fairness of my test?"

Amir’s face flushed red and his body trembled slightly. He was speechless.

All of his earlier arrogance had vanished.

The Chaos Nether King then turned to Wang Xiao.

"You are even more outstanding than I imagined. Very good. After some time, once I’ve handled the matters at hand, I will come find you. We’ll discuss the specifics of the God Creation Plan, and I’ll give you your reward for clearing the trial."

"Yes, Senior," Wang Xiao nodded.

He had actually felt a prying gaze on him moments before.

’The Chaos Nether King must have been lurking this whole time. Even when he saw us come to blows, he didn’t intervene.’

’He probably wanted to test my strength, or maybe he wanted to use me to teach that disciple from the Solomon Clan a lesson.’

Wang Xiao was left a little speechless.

’Even a Tier Nine Life has such a twisted sense of humor.’

The Chaos Nether King’s voice rang out once more.

"You may all return now, or you can stay here and cultivate. This place is beneficial for refining your Yin Spirits."

Soon, some prodigies chose to stay, while others chose to leave.

Wang Xiao had already reached the level of One Thought Reaches Heaven, so staying here wouldn’t be of much help. He chose to leave as well.

「A moment later.」

Everyone left the Land of Return Ruins and returned to the Mariana Islands.

A fleet of hovercrafts was already waiting for them there.

"Wang Xiao, here’s my contact information. If you ever need to buy medicinal ingredients, get in touch."

"Mine too. My family makes Extraordinary Weapons. If you’re looking to buy any special equipment, you can contact me."

"..."

After giving Wang Xiao their contact information, the prodigies boarded their hovercrafts and departed.

They knew that Wang Xiao’s name would soon be known across the entire world.

He was someone worth befriending.

After bidding farewell to Qin Mengyue and the others, Wang Xiao also departed on a hovercraft.

About ten minutes later, he was back at the World Martial Arts Hall.

’Next, I need to consolidate my Cultivation, then try to break through to become a Tier Six Life.’

Wang Xiao had previously obtained some Cultivation Techniques for a Tier Six Life from Zhao Yin.

He knew the general process for breaking through to become a Tier Six Life.

However, he still needed to figure out the finer details himself and couldn’t rush it.

After all, becoming a Tier Six Life was when one began to comprehend rules. It was the first step toward touching the essence of the world, a foundational stage.

One’s strength or weakness at this level directly impacted all future Cultivation, so he couldn’t afford to be careless.

Wang Xiao had spent over a month on Washing God Star, but in reality, only a little over a day had passed on Earth.

Naturally, not much had changed at the World Martial Arts Hall.

Over the next period, Wang Xiao began practicing the Cultivation Technique of One Thought Reaches Heaven to stabilize his Inner World and Great Daoist Nascent Soul.

This would make them both more attuned to Heaven and Earth!

According to the Cultivation Technique for One Thought Reaches Heaven, Heaven and Earth is a vast ocean, the Inner World is a ship, and the Great Daoist Nascent Soul—or Yin Spirit—is the fisherman on that ship. The rules are the fish in the sea!

To catch these fish, the ship must be larger and sturdier, and the fisherman must be highly skilled.

Therefore, stabilizing and strengthening the Inner World and the Great Daoist Nascent Soul was an essential step.

And so, another month passed in the Real World.

But for Wang Xiao, who was in the Incense Realm, it had been nearly thirty years!

Using his identity as the Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, he had manifested himself once to gather most of the Incense from every province, using it to help stabilize his Inner World and Great Daoist Nascent Soul.

During this time, Ye Tianying had also sought out Wang Xiao several times, telling him to ask for anything he needed.

Now that Wang Xiao had been chosen as the final candidate for the God Creation Plan, the Supreme Federation would pour all its resources into helping him improve.

He even had Divine Level Items at his disposal!

Wang Xiao didn’t stand on ceremony and asked Ye Tianying for a few Enlightenment Stones.

Unfortunately, even for the Supreme Federation, these items were extremely rare.

In the end, Wang Xiao only managed to get two of them.

He had already used up all the Enlightenment Stones he had obtained on Washing God Star.

Wang Xiao also discovered that an Enlightenment Stone would only last for three minutes at most.

Any longer than that, and the Enlightenment Stone would crumble to dust.

「On this day.」

Wang Xiao was just about to use an Enlightenment Stone to once again comprehend the unfathomable Great Dao Rules of Heaven and Earth.

BUZZ!

The Book of Space-Time in his mind suddenly began to glow, and he heard the sound of its pages turning.

’Is it time to travel again?!’

Wang Xiao’s eyes flickered.