Death Star Realm, this is the forbidden zone of the Star River, the death ground of All Realms, the void burial area, where any living being that enters will collapse and vanish.

Only those who have transcended the realm of 'mortals' and reached the level of touching the 'Dao' are qualified to barely survive within.

However, at this moment, in this Death Star Realm, there are two figures silently standing.

Despite the overwhelming death aura, the eerie void fails to corrode even a fraction of their presence.

"Do we really have to meet in such a place?"

One figure leans against a Death Star, the terrifying aura of death seeming like a toy before him, easily manipulated at will.

"Those heart-faced beasts are your doing, aren't they?"

The figure opposite is obscured by black mist, making it hard to discern.

"Hmm? You got the news so quickly?"

The figure speaks in surprise.

"You violated the agreement; during the martial exam, you shouldn't have made any moves; you've crossed the line!!"

The voice from behind the mist is exceedingly cold.

"Hey, don't be so tense. Mainly, it really is a good opportunity. On Celestial City Star, only that old guy Chen Shan makes me wary. Now he's shut the gate, coinciding with the start of the martial exam, you barely opened the ultimate gate's concealment, I must give it a try."

The voice remains flippant.

"After all, without experimental subjects, everything can only be a hollow talk. We're cooperating; you should show some sincerity. What's wrong with giving me a few ultimate gates."

"I asked you, but you didn't give, so I can only find a way myself."

He says while idly playing with the Death Star, and in the next moment.....

Swoosh!!

The Death Star in his hand suddenly vanishes into thin air, as if pulled into the void by some power, the dark hue of death stripped away.

At the same time, an invisible killing intent twists the space.

All at once, the death aura of the entire Death Star Realm is suppressed by this terrifying presence!!

"Are you angry?? No need, no need!!"

The figure quickly rises, eyes darting toward the mist: "We're truly friends; don't forget who helped you make the right decision back then, don't forget who got you to this position."

"You wouldn't show partiality just because of some person's words, right?"

"Are you threatening me??"

"Hey, what are you saying? We're the world's very best, the most wonderful pals. It's a friendship transcending origin hate, isn't it touching?"

The figure laughs playfully, and the moment his eyes flicker, he reveals pupils of pure black void.

"All I want is Celestial City Star's ultimate gate, after which, I will peacefully conduct my research until the great era fully arrives, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, the person behind the mist shakes his head.

"You shouldn't use heart-faced beasts."

"Why?? Heart-faced beasts are the most suitable, a screen of blood can halt them for at least thirty minutes, and the blood lust I've given them can devour Cong Yun's measures within twenty."

"Enough for them to carry the ultimate gate away."

The figure mutters to himself.

Then suddenly realizes: "Oh oh oh oh, I remember now, you think the heart-faced beasts will be killed internally?"

"Impossible, that group of examinees cannot resist the heart-faced beasts' heart and spirit, and this time it's not just ordinary heart-faced beasts, but a Beast King, a bunch of Second Realm kids...."

He remarks dismissively.

The person behind the mist shakes his head: "You can't take the ultimate gate because he's..."

"He's???"

"Who???"

Then the person seems to suddenly understand, he says: "I know, you're not referring to your..."

Before he finishes, he feels a gaze enough to pierce the void aiming at him.

He shuts his mouth and then shrugging, speaks reluctantly: "Let's see, if he really manages, I'll send him a little gift~"

After speaking, a hand burning with dazzling light suddenly obliterates the space, and the surrounding death aura quickly vanishes under that hand, as it directly grasps the figure's throat.

The voice sternly warns: "Dare to touch him, and see what happens..."

While the figure staring at the mist with a mocking gaze: "After all you've done, you don't seriously think you can return to the past....."

.....

Underneath the blood curtain, Su Tu's figure speeds through, now it appears Void Jump can no longer keep up with Su Tu's growth. Su Tu now merely relies on ordinary dashing, with rapid speed.

Void Jump's enhancement has become negligible.

However, at the moment, Su Tu doesn't have better body technique to replace Void Jump.

A fiery breath unfolds before him, emanating from the Decurion Token's aura, allowing Su Tu to precisely sense the whereabouts of other heart-faced beasts.

It's a token usage Su Tu just discovered; simply infuse with Qi.

After confirming there are no other heart-faced beasts within the students, Su Tu begins heading toward other ultimate gates.

He can sense that the other ultimate gates are marked by the presence of heart-faced beasts.

"Damn it, why!! Why is there a beast!!"

Liuzi kneels halfway, gazing at the hovering heart-faced beast in front, face full of disbelief, under the vast gap in heart and spirit rank, he isn't even qualified to stand.

Initially, with no one coming for the person he was guarding, Liuzi thought he could slack off a bit longer, but never imagined a heart-faced beast would suddenly emerge from underground.

That heart-faced beast, after suppressing Liuzi, ignored him and turned toward the east.

"Blood curtain tumultuous, a constructor vanished!"

"Is there perhaps someone among these students capable of hurting us??"

It murmurs to itself.

But in the next moment...

Snap!!

A giant hand suddenly grips its form, immense power instantly distorting the heart-faced beast's body.

"You're really smart, but there's no reward."

A cold and indifferent voice suddenly echoed.

The heart-faced beast's tiny bead-like eyes involuntarily widened before it could react.

Bang!!!

A palm casually pressed down, instantly crushing the heart-faced beast into a mess of flesh before it was discarded like trash.

After the heart-faced beast was obliterated, Liu Zi finally broke free from the restraint of the heart and spirit, standing up.

"Su Master!!!"

He spoke with a bit of excitement, but Su Tu paid him no mind, instead glancing at the swamp that continuously clung to the ultimate gate.

His form suddenly flickered. The fifteen ultimate gates were far apart; if he went one by one, he would probably be too late.

Su Tu exterminated these heart-faced beasts not merely to accumulate battle merit; as a human, he couldn't accept such disgusting things plotting for the Martial God's treasures.

But with the current situation, there was no way he could resolve these things all at once....

"Wait, who said there's no way...."

Su Tu suddenly paused, narrowing his eyes slightly, as if he'd almost forgotten about this skill. It had been too long since he used it.

The heart-faced beasts could collectively construct a web of blood to conceal everything with their heart and spirit.

This indicated that in certain directions, the heart and spirit of the heart-faced beasts were the same. If that's the case....

"Oh no!! There's still one more!!"

Su Tu suddenly exclaimed in surprise. As Liu Zi heard it, his expression turned to shock, followed by a burst of inexplicable power of heart and spirit that directly knocked Liu Zi unconscious.

Looking at the fallen Liu Zi, Su Tu silently apologized.

What comes next, he couldn't let others see.

Afterwards, Su Tu approached the pile of flesh, extended a finger to it, and let his heart and spirit spread outward. Though this heart-faced beast was dead, its traces remained.

Sure enough, Su Tu's power of heart and spirit found a 'thread,' and as his heart and spirit followed it, Su Tu seemed to see dozens of threads interlinked, based on an exceedingly strong foundation of heart and spirit connecting them.

The world's blood web also linked to the heart and spirit of all the martial artist students because of this net.

"'Assemble'"

Su Tu softly whispered, and the next moment, his power of heart and spirit rapidly vanished.

His face turned slightly pale.

Divine Skill: Mistaken Activation!!

He used Mistake to change the perception of this net, guiding the other heart-faced beasts to gather here.

Being heart and spirit creatures, the heart-faced beasts had incredibly powerful hearts and spirits, and changing their perception consumed a massive amount of his power of heart and spirit.

Su Tu had wanted to directly command them to disband the blood web, but even exhausting all his power of heart and spirit, he couldn't achieve that.

Therefore, he had to use Mistake to gather them here.

Compared to moving from gate to gate, this method was far more convenient.

Su Tu also realized that the dozen heart-faced beasts were a minor issue; the real problem lay with the existence at the center of the web.

The power of heart and spirit from that central figure made Su Tu shiver slightly; it was far beyond his heart and spirit level.

Undoubtedly, it must be the leader of these heart-faced beasts....

While Su Tu was pondering this.

Gurgle gurgle~

He saw the area around the heart-faced beast's original corpse begin to boil, and then a heart grew outward from its flesh and blood.

The scene was extremely eerie.

"What's going on, why gather here?"

The heart-faced beast squeezed out from its compatriot's corpse, and as soon as it spoke, it realized something was wrong.

It saw a messy pile of flesh and a cold, smiling face.

"No..."

A cold hand casually covered, and the next moment was like a game of Whac-A-Mole.

Each heart-faced beast sprang out, ending as another mass of flesh, and within mere seconds, all the heart-faced beasts were delivered to Su Tu in that eerie fashion.

And Su Tu naturally didn't disappoint them.

He turned each one into his own skill level and battle merit.

[You killed twelve heart-faced beasts, Candle Wisdom Proficiency +4000]

Indeed, the more of the same kind of creatures you kill, the lesser the proficiency gains become.

[Slaying twelve void spirits, gain 1,200 battle merit!]

"Battle merit is still the best, it doesn't get reduced,"

Su Tu sighed, then looked skyward, where the blood web, despite the continuous turmoil, did not disappear.

Those swamps that kept devouring upward continued consuming the cyan mist at an unhurried pace.

"Indeed, I still have to take down that big guy..."

Su Tu narrowed his eyes, thinking of the core of the net.

Thud~

Suddenly, an unusual sound came, and Su Tu saw a figure falling powerlessly from the air.

He recognized the figure; it was Dongdong's younger brother, a Gatekeeper, followed by a second figure, a third, a fourth...

Figures fell like raindrops in the sky.

At this moment, Su Tu's eyes suddenly contracted as he sensed an unprecedented oppressive presence, like the low pressure before a storm, like the tide before a tsunami.

Merely the reproduction of a breath made Su Tu feel like he touched a natural disaster-like oppressive presence.

"What's going on...."

"Really a bunch of useless ones, to be killed by a monkey, how disgraceful..."

An unhurried voice sounded in Su Tu's ear, as a hand somehow landed on his shoulder.

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