Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

Above South Sea City, blood and lightning mingled.

Jiang Xingtian and Xu Junhao stood back to back, entrusting their backs to their most trusted comrade-in-arms.

Five figures radiating overwhelming demonic energy surrounded them, but none of them made the first move.

"Cough...!" Xu Junhao, covered in blood, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. "These beasts are just stalling for time, trying to wear us down to death."

Jiang Xingtian's situation was equally dire. He had forcibly awakened from his slumber, which was already a process of burning his life force, and now, with each breath, he felt his life energy rapidly draining away.

Xu Junhao was also seriously injured in the previous battle and was not suitable to continue high-intensity fighting.

For these five eighth-realm demons, the human martial saint before them was already a sitting duck, at the end of his rope.

Why be reckless when you can win easily?

It would be a huge joke if one of them were taken out by the opponent's desperate counterattack before they died.

Nobody wants to be the unlucky one.

Having cultivated to the eighth realm, they have more ulterior motives than anyone else!

"Dragging out time?"

Jiang Xingtian, his upper body bare, his strong muscles covered in both old and new scars, said, "Let's see who has the last laugh!"

His voice was deep and resonant, filled with an indomitable fighting spirit.

"If we can hold out until that kid advances to Martial God, then the South China Sea... will have won!"

Jiang Xingtian turned his head and glanced at Xu Junhao beside him, his eyes burning with the last hope.

"Brother Xu, don't let these old bones of yours fall down before me!"

"Don't worry, Brother Jiang!" Xu Junhao laughed heartily, his spirit soaring. "I can fight him for another three days and three nights! Hahaha!"

Laughter echoed through the dark clouds and lightning, filled with a sense of tragedy and determination.

Meanwhile, in the core area below, the last line of defense is being relentlessly attacked by monsters and is in imminent danger.

"I can't hold on any longer! The west third wall section, I'm about to give way! Someone come help!"

A seventh-realm Martial Emperor, covered in blood and with his battle sword dulled, let out a desperate roar into the communicator.

"Monsters...monsters are swarming in! The defenses have breached! Everyone, retreat! Retreat to the second line of defense!"

"Where is General Shen? Where did General Shen go? We need him!"

"Shut up! The general's been sent on a temporary mission!" The old soldier beside him cleaved a monster in two with a single blow and roared at him, "Just do your own job!"

task?

At a time like this, what mission could be more important than holding this place?

Could it be that they went to call for reinforcements?

But where nearby could they find any help that could turn the tide of the battle?!

Just then, a torrent of blood tore a path open from behind the horde of monsters.

Four incredibly powerful auras descended upon the battlefield.

It was Du Gu, Jiang Hong, Huang Meng, and Shen Qingtong.

"I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting." Shen Qingtong wiped the blood off his face and gave his comrades, who were fighting a bloody battle, an apologetic smile.

High in the sky, Jiang Xingtian sensed something and looked down.

"The four of them are back."

"It seems the plan is going very well."

"Whether Liang Gaoyi can advance to the ninth realm depends on his own destiny!"

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A campsite in a secret realm.

"What happened? Was it an earthquake?"

"No! This aura... is coming from the direction of the resource depot!"

"Is our South China Sea's secret weapon hidden there?"

"That's impossible! I've been there before; it's just a resource storage warehouse, nothing special!"

The surviving soldiers sensed the ever-growing aura and were filled with doubt and uncertainty.

On the other side of the secret realm lies the territory of the Boundary Wolf clan.

The enormous alpha wolf gazed in the direction from which the energy emanated, its golden pupils filled with awe.

"Chieftain..."

The Grand Elder came to her side, his body trembling slightly from the pressure emanating from afar.

"..." The clan chief Yun remained silent, a rare occurrence, and pondered to herself.

Yang Xian was right; the true strength of humanity indeed exceeded their imagination.

Fortunately, I listened to him and chose to cooperate with humans.

The law of nature is so simple—the weak always admire the strong.

Yun was originally just curious about the human world.

But from now on, she decided that she must go and see the human world with her own eyes.

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Database.

Three Realms!

The Four Realms!

Five Realms!

……

Two and a half hours later.

Liang Gaoyi's aura broke through all barriers, with each breakthrough seemingly without any bottlenecks.

The moment he stepped into the eighth realm, the entire secret realm space let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.

"Click—"

Above the sky, a series of spiderweb-like, pitch-black cracks appeared.

The earth trembled violently, and mountains collapsed.

Liang Gaoyi, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes.

Those eyes no longer held their former gentleness and forgetfulness; instead, they appeared unusually sharp.

"Senior..." Yang Xian stepped forward, his face full of worry.

"Don't worry..." Liang Gaoyi slowly stood up.

He looked down at his hands, feeling the devastating power within him:

"I feel... fantastic right now!"

"I never imagined that someone with an F-rank talent like me would ever experience such power in my lifetime."

"What a pity." He sighed.

"If only my initial realm had three stages, my advancement would be faster and my foundation more solid."

"The secret realm is already overburdened. I'm just one step away from the ninth realm. It's not too late to break through after I get out."

"But senior..." Yang Xian asked, voicing his doubts, "Your current cultivation level is too high; I'm afraid you won't be able to leave this secret realm passage, will you?"

The secret passage has strict level restrictions.

If one's cultivation level is too high, the entire passage might burst open the moment they enter, and they could die in the spatial turbulence.

"If it were a passage between the Abyss and Blue Star, that wouldn't work," Liang Gaoyi said, stretching his shoulders. "But this place is ultimately just a small world; it can't trap me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and made a light swirl in the air in front of him.

"Sizzle!"

The space was easily torn open.

Across from them lay the familiar blue planet.

"Let's go, junior Yang."

Liang Gaoyi turned around and smiled at Yang Xian.

In that smile, divinity faded, indifference vanished, and the shadow of the past still lingered.

The two took a step and returned to Earth.

They appeared at the site of the previously ravaged camp.

Liang Gaoyi looked up and gazed at the distant Nanhai City.

"It's time... to break through to the ninth realm."

The next moment, the situation changed drastically.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth instantly surged!

Above the sky, dark clouds gathered, and lightning bolts danced wildly.

An invisible force of law, transcending all living beings, descended from the sky, merging into Liang Gaoyi's body and completing the final piece of his puzzle to reach the Ninth Realm.

This is an endorsement of the laws governing the Blue Star world!

When everything calmed down...

The Nine Realms... are complete!