This mysterious black dog silhouette is something even Shi Feng cannot quite comprehend.

However, one thing is certain: it must have been an incredibly powerful being in the endless ages past. In fact, not to mention endless ages, even in its current state, if it weren't for the Source of All Things protecting me, it could easily annihilate me.

So Shi Feng seized the opportunity to strike a deal with it, proposing what it could offer him if he didn't fully absorb the energy from the yellow treasure bead.

Shi Feng believed that this mysterious black dog, which has existed for countless years, shouldn't disappoint him.

"I know you want to go to the very center of the Wilderness Continent, where there's a secret land with treasures that will surely captivate you," the black dog silhouette quickly responded to Shi Feng.

Hearing the black dog's thought transmitted into his mind this time, Shi Feng was secretly startled.

It knew he was heading to the Sinister Abyss in the center region of the Wilderness Continent. Although he had placed it and the yellow treasure bead into the storage ring, this black dog silhouette had been paying attention to his movements all along, while he hadn't noticed at all.

Then, Shi Feng asked the black dog silhouette, "What secret land? What's in there?"

"When you get there, you'll know!" the black dog silhouette once again replied with its thoughts.

Upon hearing its response, Shi Feng glared coldly at it and said:

"How can I trust your words? Who knows if the place you're luring me to isn't a point of no return!

Even if there used to be treasures there, I'm aware that you're nothing but a dead dog; who knows how many years you've lived, lurking in the Nine Yang Land for so long. Over the ages, who can say the treasures you mentioned haven't been taken by someone else?"

"The secret land indeed has treasures. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.

Even with the passage of time, I cannot guarantee that the secret land hasn't been discovered. But I can tell you that the treasures there won't just make you tempted; even strong beings of the True God Realm would be tempted!"

"Even True Gods would be tempted—what kind of treasure could it be? Could it be a True Divine Artifact?" Upon hearing the black dog silhouette's words, Shi Feng's eyes widened in shock.

Something that would tempt even True Gods! What could it be!

"When you reach the center of the Wilderness Continent, under my guidance, you will find out!" This black dog only dangled temptations in front of Shi Feng without revealing what treasures lay there.

Gradually, Shi Feng's lips curved into a smirk as he looked at the black dog silhouette, saying coldly, "Fine! I'll temporarily trust you this once. But let me warn you in advance: if you try to pull any tricks on me, I won't let you off easily!

If the treasures in the secret land satisfy me, I'll spare you further trouble. But if you dare deceive me, hmph, I believe you know the consequences!"

"I understand!" the black dog silhouette replied sternly.

"Then that's settled! I hope you live for another million years!" Shi Feng said.

With that, the large black dog silhouette stopped sending thoughts to Shi Feng and began shrinking rapidly, eventually becoming a wisp of black smoke returning into the yellow treasure bead!

Shi Feng's gaze followed the black dog silhouette's return and once again looked at the yellow treasure bead. The golden aura circling him vanished as the black dog silhouette disappeared.

Shi Feng was already accustomed to the mysterious Source of All Things, so he didn't pay it any mind.

At this moment, the energy in his dantian necessary to break through to the next realm was only seventy percent complete.

He initially foresaw reaching eighty percent, but now, given his interest in the secret land the dog mentioned, he couldn't draw any more energy from the yellow treasure bead.

With a flick of his wrist, Shi Feng put the yellow treasure bead back into the storage ring. Then, he lowered his head to look at the Flame Tree below, and the figure beneath it.

Huo Yu, the Flame Saint Son, was still sitting under the Flame Tree, appearing to be profoundly focused on comprehending Martial Arts.

However, Shi Feng already knew that such a considerable commotion would've alerted him by now. This brat's focus was just an act; there was no way he could fool Shi Feng.

But Shi Feng couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind; now, he was merely a servant whose life or death lay in Shi Feng's hands.

Then, with a thought, a blood-red light flickered over Shi Feng, and he disappeared.

Immediately after Shi Feng vanished, Huo Yu, who seemed deeply focused, sensed his departure. His slightly closed eyes slowly opened, looking upwards with a soft mumble:

"That dog silhouette... indeed, it's immensely powerful!" Reflecting on the aura emitted by the black dog silhouette, Huo Yu's heart still trembled with fear; it was a presence capable of easily annihilating him.

But such a powerful shadow was warded off by a golden aura rising from that "demon"!

What kind of power does this "demon" possess? To ward off such a force, has he been pretending all along?

But in the Luoshan Great Wilderness last time, he indeed progressed from a One-star Demigod Realm to a Two-star Demigod!

Huo Yu pondered over the true strength of that "demon," but the more he thought about it, the less sense it made.

Huo Yu increasingly found himself unable to see through that "demon," feeling as if that "demon" didn't belong in this world.

"Could that demon be the true genius? No! I, Huo Yu, am known as a generation's genius, the mighty Flame Sacred Land's Saint Son!"

...

Shi Feng returned to a whitewashed world of wind and snow in the outside world!

However, he found his four-headed serpent involved in a battle with someone!

To contend with the four-headed serpent, the opponent's cultivation level was undoubtedly formidable, at least reaching the Three-star Demigod Realm.

"Could it be someone from Gu'e Mountain?" Shi Feng murmured to himself while directing his Soul Power and attention toward the space in front of the four-headed serpent.

In front stood an elder practicing the Ice Martial Way, with a Martial Arts Cultivation at the Three-star Demigod Realm.

With the elder's hands waving, violent and ferocious ice snow storms surged from all directions, converging toward the four-headed serpent!

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" the four-headed serpent bellowed and howled ferociously facing the fierce converging attacks.

"Uncle Yee! Be gentle, don't kill my spiritual pet!" A youthful voice rang out from afar.