"What's the matter, insect? Did you fail to learn that technique? It fell apart before you even got close to me."
The mysterious person's voice came from within the golden statue—calm and steady, yet overwhelming, as though a god were issuing commands to the mortal world.
More importantly, the tone was dripping with mockery.
Zhao Daobin said nothing. He threw a punch, and the colossal fist of martial force that formed dwarfed several mountain ranges. Even the void above it trembled with a deafening rumble.
But the result was the same as before—the golden greatsword had also crumbled—his attack scattered before it could even get close.
"Something's off. Whoever this is, they're not friendly. Maybe we should just drop it and stop getting involved with this place."
A secret voice transmission entered Zhao Daobin's ear—it was Jie Mubai's voice.
They had come together, both hidden in the shadows, yet the mysterious person had still discovered them. They had initially thought it was Zhao Daobin's carelessness, that his concealment hadn't been skillful enough. But now it was clear things were not so simple.
Their opponent was powerful.
"Heh heh…"
Yet Zhao Daobin suddenly laughed.
He spread his arms wide, flipped his palms, and two divine weapons appeared in his hands.
"To come looking for trouble with this old man is to show no regard for my Zhao Immortal Clan."
"If I were to retreat like this, wouldn't that tarnish the prestige of my Zhao Immortal Clan?"
"Today, I will teach this arrogant fool who calls himself a god a lesson."
With those words, Zhao Daobin's figure shot forward and vanished into the sky. By the time he reappeared, he was already above the golden statue.
The disparity in their sizes was like a mortal challenging a god. But Zhao Daobin showed no fear—on the contrary, he brimmed with confidence. He knew well that size was merely bluster. At this level, what ultimately mattered was combat strength.
But the moment he truly drew close, Zhao Daobin's expression changed drastically.
He felt something extremely strange. His combat power had been suppressed from Third-rank Heaven God all the way down to First-rank Heaven God.
Still, he had no time to dwell on it. He swung his blades down at the golden statue.
A beam of golden light shot from the statue, not only shattering his martial force attack but hurtling straight toward him.
Zhao Daobin twisted his body to dodge, then launched another attack at the golden statue.
The statue continuously fired golden light, using offense as defense. Zhao Daobin simply could not get truly close.
The people below the void watched the spectacle with interest, but those at the Heaven God Realm, like Elder Ouyang Mingchang, were murmuring among themselves.
"Is he afraid of winning dishonorably? Is he deliberately suppressing his cultivation?"
Ouyang Mingchang muttered to himself. He could sense that after drawing near, Zhao Daobin of the Zhao Immortal Clan had actually suffered a massive drop in cultivation.
"Mucheng."
At that same moment, Long Moxiao and Long Muchuan both turned to look at Long Mucheng.
Long Mucheng's eyes were filled with unease, but she nodded.
She had been uncertain at first, but now she was certain.
Seeing Long Mucheng nod, Long Moxiao and Long Muchuan could no longer remain calm.
They had confirmed it. The mysterious person who had never shown their face from the beginning was part of the same group they had encountered before—the ones who called themselves gods.
They were from the God Race.
They had finally arrived in the Martial Realm.
…
Meanwhile, Chu Feng sat cross-legged on the circular platform as the killing intent rained down upon him ceaselessly, yet it could do him no harm.
Chu Feng had finally reached the bottom of the Primordial Killing Sea.
At this moment, he stood on the circular platform, the seawater still swirling around him like walls on all sides.
Chu Feng's eyes were shut tight. Egg could see nothing and hear nothing.
"Chu Feng, are you all right?" Egg couldn't help but ask. She could sense that Chu Feng was still in decent condition, but she didn't understand why he kept his eyes closed.
"Egg, if I give up… you won't blame me, will you?" Chu Feng said suddenly.
"Give up? Why?"
"Because it's going to get even harder from here on out?" Egg asked.