In such a chaotic world, successfully reuniting was no easy task, even if many prodigies had left Spiritual Imprints with their sect members before entering. There were simply too many variables. Encountering a group of Void Beasts and being chased for a while was enough to throw someone off their planned route.

However, Wang Xiu was clearly an exception who did not abide by common logic. When other people found themselves alone against a Void Beast, they might test the waters, but they would turn and flee the moment they realized they couldn't win. Wang Xiu had no reason to run. To him, those Void Beasts were nothing but vulnerable treasures, and the more, the better.

「Somewhere.」

By a swamp, about a dozen figures surrounded a Void Beast, pursuing and attacking it relentlessly. Their strength was formidable, and the auras they exuded indicated they were all above the Nascent Soul stage. They were the elite among the prodigies.

Furthermore, their coordination was seamless and their understanding of Void Beasts was comprehensive; they had clearly done their homework. Under their assault, the Void Beast was completely powerless. After a solid beating, it finally exploded, and a Void Crystal Core floated up.

"Senior Brother Zhang, this time it only took us the time of a single incense stick!" one of the prodigies exclaimed excitedly.

The rest of them revealed looks of surprise and delight, feeling utterly invigorated. Taking down a Void Beast in the time it takes an incense stick to burn was a brilliant achievement. Many other prodigies would struggle to match it.

All eyes turned to a figure in the crowd, their gazes filled with admiration and fervor. That figure stood quietly before the remains of the Void Beast. He was enveloped in divine light, his aura terrifying. Countless runes manifested, imprinting themselves upon the firmament and flooding the area. With his every breath, the chaotic qi of heaven and earth surged. Innumerable streams of essence flowed wildly, gathering toward him. The runes undulated and flickered like an ocean's tide, their power shaking the world.

If any prodigies from the Holy Realm were here, they would surely recognize this person.

Zhang Xian, a prodigy from the Taixu Cave Heaven!

Known as one of the Taixu Triumvirate, his cultivation level was unparalleled among his peers. His name was renowned throughout the Holy Realm, far surpassing that of many other prodigies.

He slowly put away the Void Crystal Core and turned around, his gaze indifferent. "With the divine art passed down by the Young Ancestor, we can move through this treasure land unchallenged! What's so great about destroying a Void Beast in the time it takes an incense stick to burn? If you all master the divine art and study it more diligently, it will take even less time!"

[Ding!]

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When he mentioned the Young Ancestor, the indifference in his eyes vanished, replaced by a deep reverence and fanaticism, as if he were speaking the name of a deity and feared divine retribution. The others subconsciously bowed their heads. It was as if failing to do so upon hearing those two words was an act of grave disrespect, deserving of heavenly punishment.

Everyone knew. The Young Ancestor Zhang Xian spoke of was none other than the youngest son of the Saint of Taixu Cave Heaven.

Ye Guhong!

He possessed an Innate Holy Body, was born divine, and grew to be astute and keen. He was the son of a Saint, with a supremely respected status that earned him the title of Young Ancestor. With peerless talent, he dominated his entire generation.

Zhang Xian was Ye Guhong's most fervent follower, but he was far from the only one. In fact, the so-called Taixu Triumvirate was just another name for Ye Guhong's greatest generals. It wasn't just limited to the Taixu Cave Heaven, either. The prodigies of many other factions in the Holy Realm were also won over by Ye Guhong's charisma and willingly followed him.

Ye Guhong was like the glorious sun of the Nine Heavens. The stars and the waning moon of the mortal world could not hope to compete with his brilliance!

He had perused countless ancient texts to personally create a technique that greatly suppressed the creatures of the Void Ancient Path. He taught this art to his disciples, allowing them to dominate the path and leave other prodigies far behind in the dust. Now, in their first attempt on the Void Ancient Path, Zhang Xian and his companions had achieved remarkable results.

ROAR!

At that moment, a sound came from nearby—the roar of a Void Beast.

Zhang Xian commanded, "Let's go, continue the hunt!"

They rose into the sky, crossed a jungle, and arrived above a valley, only to witness a scene that made them question reality itself.

In the valley below, a colossal Void Giant Lizard, a hundred zhang tall, charged forward, bellowing as it sprinted. The ground trembled as if a thousand armies were stampeding, the rumbling deafening and endlessly terrifying.

At the same time, a young man in white flew toward it from the opposite direction. With one hand behind his back, he trod upon the void, his bearing graceful and handsome, as ethereal as an immortal.

The two figures met in an instant. The young man in white, unhurried and unfazed, threw a palm strike.

In a flash, runes filled the sky. From that tall and slender figure, a terrifying force, like something from the primordial era, erupted. His condensed qi and blood transformed into majestic divine dragons that surged into the Void Giant Lizard's body.

With a thunderous boom, the hundred-zhang-tall Void Giant Lizard exploded, and Crystal Shards rained down from the sky.

Then, the white figure flashed through the rain of Crystal Shards and drifted away. The movement was utterly fluid and incomparably suave.

A desolate silence fell over the area; in that same instant, the Void Beast's Crystal Core had been taken. It all happened too quickly. Zhang Xian and the others had only managed to see a streak of white light flash by before the Void Beast disintegrated and the white-robed figure drifted away, leaving no trace behind.

The group of prodigies stared at the scene, their jaws agape, their bodies trembling in shock. Their minds had suffered an unimaginably powerful blow.

"Damn!"

"What... what just happened?"

"One move? It only took one move... to blow that Void Beast to pieces?"

"..."

They couldn't believe it. The Void Giant Lizard he had just faced was clearly far more terrifying than the one they had struggled to kill together. Yet in the hands of that white-robed figure, it couldn't even withstand a single blow.

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