CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: SPECULATION AMIDST THE UNSEEN MIST

"This dimensional passage seems to be constantly collapsing. I’m not sure if it’s because of that King-Level Fierce Beast, or if it’s due to me absorbing too much energy from the Energy Node earlier. I need to speed up a bit."

Su Qi remained very calm, unaffected by the terrifying scene of the Star Domain collapse.

He kept swinging the Heaven Cross with all his might, smashing it against the Fierce Beast’s head.

This was already his best tool. Although it was just a Cross, it was still manifested through the Mysterious Path, and was more useful than some ordinary blades he carried.

"If only I could manifest the Flowing Light Meteor Saber, the efficiency would be much higher."

Su Qi thought to himself, while his hands didn’t slow down.

After more than three minutes of effort, he finally cracked open the skull of the King-Level Fierce Beast, breaking apart chunk after chunk of flesh, until he finally found the Fierce Beast Crystal Core, the size of a Luminous Pearl, inside.

Despite its small size, the energy density was astonishingly high!

With the Crystal Core in hand, Su Qi didn’t linger. Taking advantage of the remaining time in his God’s Favored One state, he turned into a streak of golden light and rushed back.

He grabbed the collar of Yun Jin, who was still in a daze, and whisked them away, flying rapidly across the sky.

...

At the entrance to the Dimensional Passage.

A group of Transcendents had not yet moved far, lying scattered on the grass, gasping for air. It wasn’t that they weren’t afraid of the King-Level Fierce Beast invading through the Dimensional Passage.

But rather, they were shocked to find that those two mysterious figures hadn’t escaped from the Dimensional Passage.

Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be the case.

Given the strength of mysterious experts, having reached such a terrifying realm, they wouldn’t waste their energy inflecting themselves at random.

That leaves only one impossible possibility!

The mysterious expert intends to hunt that King-Level Fierce Beast!

Hiss—

Once this absurd idea appeared in their minds, it quickly took root and couldn’t be shaken off.

That’s why they didn’t rush to leave.

They wanted to wait for a while, perhaps to catch a glimpse and verify this crazy idea.

Because—

A battle against a King-Level Fierce Beast is extremely rare.

Rare enough that witnessing such a world-shaking battle in person would be worth it, even if it meant having their All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal taken away.

"Hey, everyone, don’t just stay silent, share your thoughts..." A strong Overlord-Level expert couldn’t suppress their curiosity and spoke up.

Xie Tianchen’s brows were tightly furrowed, then he shook his head: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Only Apostle-Level Transcendents can battle with a King-Level Fierce Beast!"

"You don’t really think they’re Apostle-Level Transcendents, do you?"

After some contemplation, the group nodded slightly. Apostle-Level Transcendents in the Ninth District were all well-known figures.

They couldn’t imagine how those two could align with those illustrious figures.

Fei Wuji also agreed: "Indeed, if there’s an unsurmountable chasm between Control Level and Overlord Level, then the gap between Overlord Level and Apostle-Level is truly an unbridgeable gulf!"

"We say that Control Level can’t challenge Overlord Level, but in some legends, some supreme geniuses in the Holy City can do it. But such figures are extremely rare and cannot be generalized."

"But for Overlord Level against Apostle Level, no matter how astonishingly talented..."

"Throughout history, never heard of."

"Doesn’t that mean the mysterious expert is doomed to perish within the Dimensional Passage?" A worried Control Level Transcendent couldn’t help but say.

Without the protection of the mysterious expert, they were as helpless as lambs to the slaughter.

If they had known earlier.

Why did they risk their lives to seize those All Heavens Reflecting True Crystals in the first place?

But that was reality.

None of them could resist such temptation.

"Probably not, even if the mysterious expert can’t defeat the King-Level Fierce Beast, retreating safely should be no problem." Someone voiced their opinion.

"Perhaps the mysterious expert is just trying to toy with that King-Level Fierce Beast..."

This opinion resonated with most people deeply.

All along, they never understood the purpose behind each action of the mysterious expert.

The surviving members of the True Tiger Squad felt this most acutely. They still couldn’t comprehend why the mysterious expert observed for so long atop that small mountain peak back then.

And the final release of the Life Sun by the mysterious expert, who would have thought it concealed such a terrifying slaughter technique.

Each recollection filled with chills.

Some Transcendents took out communicators, intending to report the King-Level Fierce Beast’s invasion, only to find all their communicators inexplicably disabled.

However, Qu Xiaoyao, who had been silent for a long while, suddenly murmured: "Perhaps not."

"The stronger the creature, the greater the suppression of the Heavenly Dao when crossing the Dimensional Passage to invade. With such a substantial decrease in strength, the mysterious expert still has a chance."

Similarly, Qu Xiaoyao’s idea received support from many people.

The impression left by the mysterious expert on them was indeed too terrifying.

Xie Tianchen shook his head, he had considered this point, but still couldn’t believe it: "You’re right, the stronger a creature, the more severe the strength reduction."

"But a fierce Tiger, no matter how sickly, isn’t something an ant can shake."

Qu Xiaoyao laughed lightly: "In front of a King-Level Fierce Beast, we are ants, but is that mysterious expert an ant too?"

With these words.

Xie Tianchen was left speechless.

Then.

A heated debate unfolded regarding whether the mysterious expert could slay the King-Level Fierce Beast.

Of course.

They were well aware, no matter how they argued, reaching a conclusion was impossible, everything would only be resolved in the end.

The reason for the heated debate.

Was nothing more than to relieve the shock within their hearts, which seemed unrealistic.

Throughout the day.

They had been left rattled.

If news of the mysterious expert slaying the King-Level Fierce Beast spread again.

Their fragile little hearts truly couldn’t bear it anymore.

Inside the Dimensional Passage, with the Star Domain rapidly collapsing, Su Qi’s speed soared to the peak, resembling a streak of golden lightning.

However.

This didn’t count as flying in the air.

It was leveraging the Qi connection between the Overlord Level and heaven and earth, cleverly exploiting it, somewhat akin to gliding.

Speeding along.

Su Qi couldn’t stop thinking about the image of that King-Level Fierce Beast recklessly invading.

This was one of the great unsolved mysteries of the contemporary human world.

The greater the Fierce Beast’s power invading, the higher the cost, especially those immense and terrifying creatures that were virtually reduced to their last breath upon invading.

Most end up in a dying state.

Then can only reproduce, giving rise to new life.

It felt like smuggling into another country, just to lay an egg.

Such suicidal behavior was very perplexing.

Completely defying a creature’s survival instincts.

Regarding the truth about Fierce Beast invasions, opinions varied, but three perspectives were relatively credible.

Firstly, there must be something in this world enticing them to persistently come forward.

Secondly, the worlds these Fierce Beasts originate from might have encountered some irreversible horror.

Thirdly, an order from a God commanding Fierce Beasts to use their lives to invade this world. Most likely, the pollutant nature they carry leads to the mutation of native creatures.

However, he soon cast these distractions aside because the entrance to the Dimensional Passage was right ahead.

Just as Su Qi, carrying Yun Jin, leapt out, the entrance behind them suddenly collapsed, like a piece of paper crumpled up and quickly smoothed out by some supreme force.

Seeing the mysterious expert emerge from the passage unscathed, everyone present was dumbfounded, jaws dropped.

"Boss, you’re still alive..."