Chapter 306 – Beast God! God-Venerable Realm?

Before the deep valley altar.

Following Nine Heavens Venerable’s response.

A drastic transformation began to occur.

The crimson lines spreading across the altar’s surface expanded, proliferating like blood vessels, growing larger and larger until they gradually formed a heart-like spectacle.

Deafening explosions resounded through the sky!

The canyon suddenly turned gloomy.

“So it’s Little Nine…”

Just as the roaring sounds emerged, the voice from within the altar also began to speak, its tone slightly softened yet still carrying undeniable authority.

A terrifying pressure descended.

Enveloping the entire canyon.

“Lord Beast God, Little Nine has been awaiting your arrival here for a long time.”

Nangong Li kowtowed on the ground, his entire body nearly pressed into the earth, speaking with utmost reverence, “May Lord Beast God be deathless and undying!”

“It really is the Beast God…”

Meng Tianxuan beside him was stunned, barely able to push himself up from the ground. However, restrained by the altar’s oppressive aura, he didn’t dare move recklessly and could only watch from the sidelines.

Through instinctive reaction.

He immediately recognized the realm emanating from this altar.

The aura of the God-Venerable Realm!

This was precisely the realm beyond the Celestial Venerable!

At this moment, after confirming it, the instincts within Meng Tianxuan’s body began to tremble violently as the cross-realm pressure descended, divine might oppressive like a prison.

He didn’t even have the will to resist, standing rigidly in place like a piece of wood!

Terrifying! How could he possibly escape before such an existence?

At this time.

The Beast God’s voice sounded again.

“Little Nine, why have you awakened me?”

Dark thunder rumbled.

Hearing this, Nangong Li slowly raised his head, stood up, and respectfully cupped his hands saying:

“Lord Beast God once said that to completely awaken you, we need to offer a Celestial Venerable Realm soul as catalyst, supplemented by numerous Earth Venerable Realm souls…”

“Now everything is ready, Little Nine has finally gathered all the required elements…”

After speaking.

Nangong Li flipped his hand and took out a gray pearl from his Star Ring.

Emanating netherworldly aura with shifting celestial killing intent, looking carefully inside, one could see many blurred human figures, with netherworld paper treasures flowing. Vaguely, one could also hear faint ghostly weeping.

The moment this secret treasure was taken out.

Within the valley, demonic red spider lilies bloomed.

A crimson sea of flowers covering the mountains and plains formed a strange spectacle under the moonlight. A cold mountain wind blew from the distance, with gleaming white bones protruding, making the scene even more terrifying and eerie.

This was the Soul-Gathering Pearl.

Capable of capturing a Star Warrior’s three souls and seven spirits. What was contained inside were precisely the souls of those who died during the Exploding Heavens Gang’s self-detonation.

Vermillion Bird Earth Venerable, Baihu, Qi Qingshan… and all the Supremes who sacrificed themselves in the Great Li Mountains a few days ago – all were included.

However.

The only thing that puzzled Nangong Li was.

Although this contained so many souls, it was precisely missing one group’s portion –

The Exploding Heavens Gang’s Supremes!

“The Exploding Heavens Gang members actually have no soul bodies… It seems there’s a great secret hidden within this.”

Nangong Li respectfully extended both hands, presenting the Soul-Gathering Pearl to the altar. While pondering this anomaly, his brows slightly furrowed.

The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

One must know.

Those who cultivate in this world fundamentally practice both life and nature. While Star Warriors use Star Power to forge their bodies, their souls also receive equal enhancement.

What’s strange is.

Whenever an Exploding Heavens Gang Supreme sacrificed themselves, he had been waiting nearby, not leaving even a step, immediately using the Soul-Gathering Pearl to capture their souls!

No matter how extreme the self-detonation, there should still be some traces left, right?

Yet the Exploding Heavens Gang was different…Not to mention their souls, not even a wisp of dispersed spirit could be seen!

It was simply against the natural order.

“I’ll investigate this later.”

Nangong Li pondered, raising the Soul-Gathering Pearl high into the air as he refocused on the matter at hand: “Beast God, now that the Soul-Gathering Pearl is complete, we only await your gradual consumption and the day the Sky Gate reopens.”

As his words fell.

“Excellent, Little Nine, you’ve done well.”

An echo came from the altar, its internal hum growing louder, reverberating through the canyon cliffs.

The gray Soul-Gathering Pearl floated mid-air, hovering silently above the altar.

The next moment.

Crack!

The Soul-Gathering Pearl split open!

As if endless black mist billowed forth,

Within the Soul-Gathering Pearl were not only Grandmasters of the Supreme Realm but also many experts of the Innate Realm, specially gathered by Nine Heavens Venerable as appetizers.

After extreme torment, they transformed inside the Soul-Gathering Pearl with the most venomous hatred.

At this moment.

It was as if the netherworld had descended.

Rolling black smoke surged!

“Nangong Li, release us!!”

“No… don’t…”

“Alliance Lord, save me!”

“We won’t let you off even as ghosts!”

Howls, unwilling roars of miserable cries echoed, sinister and eerie curses swirled, and countless wandering souls converged into a river of the underworld.

They flowed into the altar.

The inscriptions erupted with a brilliance like the blazing sun.

Vitality burst from the altar, the heartbeat drummed like thunder, and a majestic aura enveloped the entire canyon.

“The Beast God… is awakening…”

Nearby, Meng Tianxuan murmured as he looked up, gazing at this terrifying scene, his scalp tingling with fear, already utterly terrified.

Now he finally understood—

There were no free feasts in this world. Nangong Li’s provision of healing and even revealing the Beast God Sect’s secrets unreservedly—it was all part of a plan!

And he himself was the main course of this sacrifice!

“No wonder Junior Brother wasn’t afraid of me leaking secrets…”

Meng Tianxuan was dazed and distracted. In a flash of thought, he stared at Nangong Li’s back, who was currently facing away from him, bowing reverently toward the altar.

A fierce glint flashed in Meng Tianxuan’s eyes.

This opportunity must not be missed!

He had to strike first!

In that instant.

He raised his hand and attacked Nangong Li’s back,

Unleashing a surge of Star Power!

Swift as thunder!

A streak of lightning briefly illuminated the canyon, but just as it passed through and before it could touch Nangong Li’s back, a layer of shattered space intercepted it, swallowing the attack entirely.

“Senior Brother, you underestimate me too much, don’t you?”

Nangong Li turned around unhurriedly, a trace of mockery in his eyes:

“Since I invited you here, how could I not take precautions? This is our Beast God Sect’s territory! How could I allow an outsider to act freely?”

As he spoke, he flipped his hand to activate a seal. In an instant, the space within the valley shattered, and under the influence of the Space Law, the area Meng Tianxuan could move in shrank to a mere three steps wide!

“So you planned this all along.”

Meng Tianxuan, seeing this, glanced around at the surrounding confinement and instantly felt his heart sink into despair.

The Space Law was inherently profound, with the capacity to encompass all things. Trapped in this predicament and with his strength only seventy to eighty percent restored, there was no chance of escape.

“Hmph.”

Nangong Li snorted coldly, paying him no further mind, and instead turned to face the altar, speaking with utmost reverence:”Sir, this is the current Alliance Lord of the Supreme Alliance, and also the Celestial Venerable soul I wish to offer. The main course is now prepared.”

“From the Supreme Alliance? Then die!”

A low voice echoed from the Altar, carrying a trace of anger as if it had stirred unpleasant memories for the Beast God. He immediately launched an attack, causing the void to tremble violently.

The next moment.

A gigantic claw emerged from the void, wielding power unmatched by ten thousand armies, striking directly toward Meng Tianxuan.

(End of Chapter)