With the help of the Beast God, after spending two days and consuming a lot of elixirs, Ye Qiu finally regained his strength and was no longer weak. During these two days, they had to evade often, nearly getting discovered on several occasions, but fortunately, they escaped without incident. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⸺fire.net After restoring his strength, Ye Qiu felt his body seemed stronger than before, capable of storing more physical power. It was a surprising benefit, as the Beast God explained, when one excessively stimulates physical power, the energy-storing capacity of flesh and blood expands. However, few dare to practice this way as mishandling it could cause one’s body to collapse, resulting in self-destruction. Ye Qiu was considered lucky. Despite repeatedly stimulating his physical power, his body didn’t explode, and he even turned misfortune into fortune, allowing his physical power to increase further. Since he had recovered, Ye Qiu decided not to keep hiding. Ultimately, he had to face the Taiyi Saint Son; there was no point in hiding any longer, better to face him head-on. He had defeated Elder Muzzun, so why fear a Saint Son, even if he was the First Saint Son? Ye Qiu’s high-profile appearance left those frantically searching for him wide-eyed. Instantly, someone relayed the news of Ye Qiu’s appearance to the Taiyi Saint Son. Many people were quite interested in Ye Qiu, this Earth’s strongest being, who even killed the Protector of the Taiyi Saint Son, making his power sound menacing. There were, however, some who doubted Ye Qiu’s strength. As Ye Qiu walked forward slowly, many sealers surrounded the area, even some lower-ranked Saint Sons. With a glance, seeing the battle intent in their eyes directed at him, Ye Qiu’s cold gaze made those with such intent feel a shiver throughout their bodies, shaking with fear. "Too terrifying, is he really an indigenous?" a Saint Son exclaimed. He was one of those who did not believe in Ye Qiu’s strength and had the strongest aura of battle intent earlier. However, when Ye Qiu’s gaze fell on him, he felt as if he was plunged into an ice cellar. At that moment, the chill was bone-piercing, like winter had arrived. Shortly after Ye Qiu appeared, the Taiyi Saint Son, Demon Lord Holy Son, and others showed up before him. Ye Qiu halted. Ye Qiu glanced at the Taiyi Saint Son; the two locked eyes, both emitting murderous intent. "It was you who killed Elder Muzzun, wasn’t it?" "That’s right, without that old fool, it seems you’ll have to step in yourself from now on. I’m really curious about your power." "Don’t think killing him means you can defeat me, indigenous, you’re too naïve." "Who knows without trying." In a brief moment, without speaking, their eyes exchanged several sentences. Seeing the murderous intent and aura boiling between Taiyi Saint Son and Ye Qiu, everyone retreated ten steps, feeling a battle was imminent. A person who killed a Protector and the First Saint Son, who was stronger, everyone eagerly anticipated. However, after a long time, neither made a move, making many feel the scene was somewhat eerie. Did the Taiyi Saint Son not want to avenge Elder Muzzun? Ye Qiu had killed his Protector, after all. Suddenly, the Taiyi Saint Son spoke, "Take out that remnant weapon, my goal is to reach the top of Tai Mountain. Muzzun’s death, I can put aside for now." "Let’s both take out our pieces, then each step back five steps," Ye Qiu said. After staring at Ye Qiu for a moment, the Taiyi Saint Son agreed, "Fine, let’s do it your way." Finishing their words, the two took out their golden fragments. The Taiyi Saint Son had collected the most, missing only the piece in Ye Qiu’s possession. Once the two placed the golden fragments together, they both retreated five steps. The golden fragments gathered in full and suddenly rose to the sky. Ye Qiu’s fragment, placed in the gap, instantly turned into a complete weapon, albeit with cracks. It was a golden longsword, emitting a golden light that transformed into a sword gate. "An entrance!" The Taiyi Saint Son immediately realized this was the entrance to a higher place on Tai Mountain. Instantly, he flew up and entered the sword gate, vanishing in a flash of light. Ye Qiu followed suit. Seeing the Taiyi Saint Son and Ye Qiu enter the sword gate successively, the Demon Lord and others rushed in as well. "This is the entrance, let’s go in." In the next moment, everyone surged toward the sword gate, and in nearly fifty breaths, everyone disappeared into the gate. A small beast girl, appearing slowly, walked to the sword gate. Looking at the golden longsword that had reformed, she found it extraordinary. Flying upward, she tried to grab it, only to feel a powerful force blocking her, sending her flying away with a bang. The little beast goddess staggered, nearly falling, realizing her strength couldn’t get close. "This aura, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before..." The beast goddess carefully felt the force blocking her, sensing a familiar aura. Yet, she couldn’t quite recall immediately. "Forget it, maybe it’s my illusion. This setup was laid by the star river strongman Ge Tian, how could I have seen it?" Unable to take the golden longsword, the beast goddess could only give up. Staying in front of the sword gate for a moment, she eventually stepped inside. Beyond Earth, a splendid river of stars traversed the cosmos. On closer look, it was not a real star river, but a chariot traveling through the universe — more accurately, a dragon carriage, as the one pulling the carriage was a dragon-like creature. The chariot glided through space, leaving specks of starlight behind, like a deity roaming the cosmos. When the chariot stopped, an old man sitting outside respectfully said toward the interior, "Milord, this is the area once ruled by the Sovereign Ge Tian." Drawing back the curtain, a chiseled face appeared, his exact age unclear, bearing a young visage but with white hair, donned in magnificent garb, obviously a grand figure. "The fall of Sovereign Ge Tian, none expected this decline within a mere millennium." This grand figure gazed across the star region, all the planets and life within observed in a single thought. No one knew, beyond the many planets, a pair of eyes were observing all life. A gigantic hill rumbled, the heavenly dog awakening from slumber once again. It gazed at the endless cosmic stars, "To dare spy on me, the heavenly dog, humph, truly reckless. If not for the master’s orders, I would have devoured you whole." The heavenly dog stared for a while, exhaling a breath that became a special force concealing the moon and Earth. "Now, no one can interfere with the master’s legacy." The heavenly dog glanced at Earth, yawned once more, buried its head in the hill, and curled back inside. However, as the grand figure explored the star domain, his expression suddenly froze in surprise, "How could it disappear..."