Roar!

A terrifying demon beast covered in scorching flames walked out of the blazing fire. Its body was seven or eight hundred meters long, covered entirely in flaming scales with flame patterns burning on them. It stood on four legs, and its eyes were a frosty crimson, glaring fiercely at Chu Ming.

"Fire Cloud Qilin Beast?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Ming's eyes. Near the Heaven and Earth Spirits, there were often guardian demon beasts. In fact, when he discovered the Fire Spirit Grass, his Soul Power had already scanned the area around it. He just didn't expect that this Fire Cloud Qilin Beast was hiding so deeply that it could escape his Soul Power scan.

"Leave, or die!"

The Fire Cloud Qilin Beast was a high-tier Tier Nine demon beast and could speak human language. Its voice was like heavenly thunder, rolling continuously. Chains of fire shot out from all directions, aiming directly at Chu Ming.

Whoosh!

Slash!

Chu Ming's body swayed slightly, his white robe fluttering as the Blood Dome Sword turned into a meteor from the heavens, slashing towards the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast!

Poof, poof, poof...

Boom, boom, boom...

The fire chains around them were instantly cut by an invisible Sword Light and Sword Qi, splattering countless sparks everywhere. Although the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast was a high-tier Tier Nine demon beast, equivalent to a martial artist in the Realm of Transcendence Eighth Heaven, it was obviously not a match for Chu Ming.

Swish!

A deep bloodstain appeared on the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast's back, and boiling blood spurted out, dyeing the ground red.

"Roar, damn it, die!"

Stimulated by the pain, the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast went into a frenzy. Its mouth opened wide, and a terrifying flood of magma shot out from it. The surrounding cliffs and space were instantly dissolved, and the flames in the valley grew even more intense.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

"Myriad Swords Return to the Root!"

Chu Ming's body moved slightly, his black eyes incredibly deep, his white robe sharp and cold. Holding the Blood Dome Sword, it seemed as if thousands of rays of light flashed by. In an instant, tens of thousands of Sword Auras shot towards the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast like meteors from the sky!

Swish!

Poof, poof, poof...

A Sword Aura flashed, and the terrifying magma flood was instantly cut in half. The remaining Sword Auras pierced through the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast's body without missing a single one.

Gurgle, gurgle...

Boom!

With a roar, the massive body of the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast fell, kicking up clouds of dust, and its blood flowed out in streams, forming small creeks on the ground.

Whoosh!

Chu Ming grabbed with his right hand, instantly holding the Fire Spirit Grass in his palm. A strong Flame Spiritual Power began to move towards Chu Ming. Taking out a Jade Box from his Storage Ring, he placed the Fire Spirit Grass inside. Then, Chu Ming put the Jade Box into the Storage Ring. For Heaven and Earth Spirits like Fire Spirit Grass, once picked, the Spiritual Power contained within them would slowly dissipate into the air. Placing it in a Jade Box could reduce the loss of its Spiritual Power.

"Hmm?"

Just as Chu Ming was about to leave Flame Valley, his eyes suddenly lit up. Bending his right hand fingers, a curved Finger Force shot out, penetrating layers of white waves.

Crack!

The head of the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast was incredibly hard, but now that it was dead, it had lost all its spiritual nature. Under Chu Ming's Finger Force, it was instantly torn apart from the middle.

Buzz!

A fist-sized fire-red round pearl flew out from the broken head of the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast. The moment this fire-red round pearl appeared, the Flame Spiritual Power in the heavens and the earth began to boil, as if it were boiling water.

"The Demon Core of the Fire Cloud Qilin Beast?"

Chu Ming grabbed with his right hand, instantly catching the fist-sized fire-red round pearl in his hand. A warm flame power spread throughout his body from his arm.

The Fire Cloud Qilin Beast was a high-tier Tier Nine demon beast. A Tier Nine Demon Core was more valuable than the Fire Spirit Grass. In the outside world, it could be sold for twenty thousand Top Grade Spirit Stones.

Whoosh!

Chu Ming's body flickered lightly, instantly piercing through space, looking for others.

...

In the eastern part of the Celestial Extreme Illusion Realm, on a hill, a terrifying figure seemed to descend from the heavens. With each punch, waves of white wind streaked by, becoming white clouds, and the sky dimmed.

"Run quickly, Emperor Luo is about to catch up!!"

"Ah!!!"

Boom!

Emperor Luo's right and left hands clenched tightly, his whole body glowing with a golden light. As the eighth-ranked talent on the Transcendence List, none around him could withstand even a single blow.

Swish!

A terrifying light-gold punch exploded in the sky, instantly piercing through a martial artist's chest. The martial artist's eyes widened with anger before turning into white light.

In just a few breaths, aside from Emperor Luo, there was no one left on the entire hill.

"Chu Ming, this time I will definitely defeat you!"

Emperor Luo paused mid-air, his eyes flashing with intimidating red light. Although Chu Ming's rankings on the Transcendence List and the Celestial Martial List were higher than his, he had his own fortunate encounters. If he used his trump card, he was confident he could defeat Chu Ming.

In the southern part of the Celestial Extreme Illusion Realm, a young woman dressed in snow-white clothing walked out from a dense forest. Every step she took froze the ground into ice shards.

"My master sent me here, but there's no one who can match me here!"

Wang Xue'Er frowned. She had left the Snow Emperor of the North Sea and came to the Central Divine Domain, following the Emperor of Creation for two years. Now, her cultivation level had reached the Fourth Layer of the Realm of Transcendence. If it weren't for the Emperor of Creation's deliberate concealment of her identity, she would have already been in the top five of the Transcendence List.

Whoosh!

As she stepped into the shadows, a cold light flashed by, sparking a hint of anger in Wang Xue'Er's eyes.

Boom!

In an instant, her right palm lightly struck out, the coldness akin to winter's sharp wind. An ice river shot from her hand, piercing the shadow beside her, which exploded and turned into numerous chunks of blood.

...

"Huff, there's a group of people ahead!"

Chu Ming's Soul Power moved slightly, sweeping across. He could clearly sense several life auras approaching him.

Boom!

At that moment, he distinctly felt the entire Celestial Extreme Illusion Realm's rules change. The distance between spaces was constantly being compressed. Within a few breaths, the spatial density doubled.

"The Celestial Extreme Illusion Realm is shrinking!"

Chu Ming thought to himself. Not just Chu Ming, but everyone else in the Celestial Extreme Illusion Realm also sensed the changes in the space. Some were happy, while others were worried.

Boom!

In Chu Ming's moment of distraction, the space in front of him suddenly shattered. Three terrifying black shadows charged at him. The leader had a stern expression, exuding a chilling aura, and held a blood-red Forked Sword.

The other two, one fat and one thin, had ordinary appearances but their cultivation levels had both reached the Fourth Layer of the Realm of Transcendence. Together, they formed a considerable force.

And the leading figure was none other than the prodigy from Dark Night Mansion—Black Soul!