"What should we do now? Is this monster still alive?"

Xu Guang asked.

Yan Ruge observed for a moment, then shook her head, "I don't know, but it seems like it's sealed by the power generated from Anan's core."

Xu Guang rolled his eyes. It looked like he couldn't rely on Yan Ruge at this point.

He frowned as he observed the so-called Six-armed Peng King. The aura around it was very strong. If it were in its complete state, he might not be its match.

After all, in the past, it was able to make such a big name in the vast sea, obviously not an easy opponent.

"No, it seems... it broke through! A cultivator of the Fourth Realm!?"

Yan Ruge suddenly exclaimed. In front of her was a mirror as clear as water, a magic artifact of unknown grade.

Xu Guang pondered. This woman walked the path of a Qi Refiner, not only possessing formidable personal strength but also having an endless array of talismans and magical treasures. No wonder Yin Kuang was so wary of her.

"Are you sure?"

Yan Ruge nodded, her face grim. They had gone through countless hardships just to use the Star Beast core to temper themselves. Now the Star Beast core was being held by the Six-armed Peng King, and they dared not act rashly.

She had spent an enormous amount of effort on this matter.

She couldn't abandon it.

"Are you sure?" Xu Guang's eyes flashed with a different color. This Celestial Capital was not real, just a projection of the real Celestial Capital of the King of Thieves Immortal Venerable, and did not permit anyone above First Grade cultivation to appear.

For the Six-armed Peng King to appear here, did it imply that there was a common feature in the projections of different realm Celestial Capitals?

Or could it be said that in the Celestial Capitals corresponding to different realms, this Anan was being jointly suppressed?

"Let's move on. I suspect that this is not Anan's Star Beast core."

Xu Guang said solemnly.

Yan Ruge's eyes lit up, "It's worth a try."

Yan Ruge took a white jade gourd from her arms and activated this treasure. Immediately, the white jade gourd floated above her head, spinning and spraying out a large plume of white smoke. The smoke lingered for a moment, then transformed into a thread pointing in a direction.

"The treasure-seeking white jade gourd, a Third Grade Celestial Magic Treasure. If you want one, bring me the materials when we return, and I can craft one for you."

Xu Guang was intrigued, "You can refine artifacts?"

Yan Ruge's expression was proud, "Of course, I am proficient in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Talisman Drawing."

Xu Guang regarded her with respect. Despite her ambition, her skills truly were remarkable.

Following the white smoke thread from the treasure-seeking white jade gourd, the two walked through the layered palaces, only to find it hard to believe.

In a room resembling a grand hall.

Seeing a blood-colored water cube identical to the previous blood-colored ice crystals, Xu Guang approached it. It was nearly identical, but the one holding the black hole this time was a person standing with a sword, his face fixed with a look of joy.

Unconvinced, Yan Ruge activated the white jade gourd again to search.

They found yet another place like this.

"This place is far more terrifying than we imagined. After all, it is the Void Beast of the Saint Realm. Even if sealed, it's not something we First Grade and Third Realm cultivators can contend with."

Xu Guang sighed softly and said.

After a moment of silence, Yan Ruge said, "I don't believe it!"

Xu Guang had no words, but after venturing together, they had become somewhat familiar. In such a place, where he was too unfamiliar, he planned to continue with Yan Ruge.

...

Meanwhile.

Yin Kuang and Qing Ye were still walking on Anan's mountain-like body. Upon reaching here, they also knew of Yan Ruge's intentions.

Searching for the Star Beast core, now with Xu Guang and Yan Ruge both missing, they could only rely on themselves to search.

"Wretch! That wretch."

Yin Kuang cursed as he walked.

"Qing Ye, something is happening over there."

Just then, strange sounds came from a distance, followed by a mysterious glow emerging from a whirlpool of Yin Qi.

The two exchanged glances and rushed over.

But moments later, accompanied by a low growl and an earth-shattering tremor.

The two were flung back at a speed faster than before.

A massive Fierce Ghost, resembling a squid, was hovering in the sky, its enormous tentacles behind it devouring everything in madness.

"Damn, a Yin Ghost parasitic on the Star Beast!"

Yin Kuang cursed under his breath as he walked.

This monster seemed to have surpassed the limits of a First Grade, and its massive body could not be completely suppressed by the azure-purple cauldron.

This was the first time Yin Kuang had ever seen such a monster.

...

"There are words here!"

Yan Ruge remarked.

Xu Guang hurried forward, finding the writing unrecognizable, seemingly a type of ancient language.

Fortunately, there were some images above.

It looked like an altar with Anan lying on it, and beneath him were densely packed humanoid beings kneeling, as if worshipping Anan. The second image showed someone cutting open Anan's abdomen and taking out something glowing.

"This seems to depict Anan being worshipped by ancient barbarians in the starry skies."

Yan Ruge said uncertainly, also unable to read those texts.

Suddenly, something occurred to Xu Guang, his eyes shining with a different light.

God?

Under the effect of General Wei's Celestial Register, it seemed that he and General Wei were also regarded as deities in the eyes of those barbarians.

Thinking about it, he casually entered a certain grand hall, where the water cube's seal contained a female humanoid creature with fox ears and a fish tail below.

"I am the Nine Heavens Divine Elephant Evil-slaying True Monarch..."

He silently mouthed, then daringly reached out his hand, surprisingly able to go in without causing any disturbance.

His eyes lit up!

As expected, when he descended from the stars as a god in the past, he was imbued with certain powers. These powers did not alarm Anan.