Chapter 742: The Immortal Emerges

The interior region of the Meteor River is a domain accessible only to the strongest warriors at the pinnacle of the highest planes. Those who enter this area are all warriors at level nine or above. Even some genius-level warriors at level eight would not dare set foot here. The reason is simple: the competition here is extremely fierce, and any warrior at level eight who enters will surely perish.

Thus, when Ye Feng stepped into this area, it truly surprised many people.

“Uh, am I hallucinating? This kid is only at level six, right? He hasn’t even fully formed his higher primary plane.” A warrior at level nine couldn’t help but rub his eyes.

“Is this the Ye Feng who’s been doing well in the outer areas lately? But no matter how talented he is, he’s still only at level six. He’ll die miserably in this area, won’t he?” Indeed, most level nine warriors were not optimistic about Ye Feng.

“However, according to rumors, this guy has no rivals in the outer areas, so he naturally has to come here to face greater challenges beyond his level. If he can really survive in this area, that would be truly interesting.” A peak-level nine warrior seemed somewhat eager.

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“With your current strength, avoid confronting the level nine warriors of the three major races in the outer regions for now; otherwise, you’ll surely suffer losses,” Blood Sea warned through telepathy.

“Let’s find someone to test myself against first!” Ye Feng didn’t seem to take Blood Sea’s words seriously. He raised his head and scanned the many level nine warriors surrounding him—none of them stepped forward to challenge him. Shrugging helplessly, he said, “How boring.”

“They disdain challenging you. If you want to test yourself, go to the territory of the Beast Tribe. Those guys have strong defenses and are among the top ten races in the outer regions. You can use them as stepping stones,” Blood Demon said with a smile.

“Good idea.” Ye Feng raised his eyebrows. “How do I get there?”

“Follow me!” Blood Demon vanished in a flash, and Ye Feng immediately followed.

The soul powers of the onlookers scanned the area and quickly figured out Ye Feng’s destination.

“It’s the Beast Tribe’s territory…”

“This kid is quite confident. The Beast Tribe members have such strong defenses that even ordinary level nine warriors can’t break through them…”

Many people who liked excitement also followed them there.

Upon arriving at the Beast Tribe’s territory, Ye Feng was stunned upon seeing the beings known as the Beast Tribe.

Those beings were thousands of feet tall, stood upright on two legs, carried oddly shaped hammers in their hands, had two long horns on their foreheads, and were covered in thick layers of black crystal armor.

“This…” Facing such a colossal creature, Ye Feng was speechless. Just the thickness of its crystal armor seemed to exceed his own height. “Why didn’t I see anything this big in the periphery?”
“Because after the barbarian beasts gather a higher primary plane within their bodies, they enter a state of seclusion until they reach the level of a ninth-grade powerhouse before emerging. Once they reach that level, their height rises to over a thousand zhang. The strongest among their race can reach nearly a hundred thousand zhang in height—a true tenth-grade powerhouse,” explained Xue Hai. “Another thing is, once they reach the ninth-grade level, the hardness of their crystal armor is comparable to that of peak supreme treasures. If you really want to fight, it’s best to use the weapon of peak supreme treasure level I gave you earlier.”
“I’ll give it a try first!” Ye Feng summoned the Imperial Demon Vine again, transforming it into a sword. Using a 90th-grade combined divine technique based on the Fast Sword Art, he quickly struck at the face of one of the giant barbarian beasts.
“Ding ding ding…” The sound of impacts against hard surfaces filled the air. Ye Feng’s arm went numb from the shock. When he looked up, not a single mark remained.
“Damn, what thick skin!” Ye Feng couldn’t help but curse.
The giant beast reached out to touch its own face, seemingly curious about the itching. Only then did it see Ye Feng, who appeared no bigger than a mosquito to it. It immediately swatted at him.
Ye Feng frowned, retracted the Imperial Demon Vine, and countered with his own palm strike, also using a 90th-grade combined divine technique based on martial arts. The two strikes collided.
“Boom!” Ye Feng was instantly sent flying backward, while the barbarian beast also stepped back several times.
Feeling his arm still numb, Ye Feng frowned even more. “This thing not only has formidable defense but also immense strength. Its power is truly remarkable.”
The onlookers were stunned by this scene. After all, none of them would be foolish enough to compete in strength with a barbarian beast—it was a futile and dangerous endeavor. But what surprised them even more was that Ye Feng slowly stood up from the collapsed planet in the distance, seemingly unharmed at all.
“His body is also incredibly strong…” someone among the onlookers couldn’t help but exclaim. “After colliding with that barbarian beast, he wasn’t even hurt at all.”
“His defense is truly unbreakable.” Ye Feng frowned deeply. He slowly drew his soul energy into his storage ring and took out a long sword comparable to a peak supreme treasure.
With the sword in hand, Ye Feng charged forward again. “Overbearing Sword Art!”

This time, it was the 90th-level divine skill led by the Dominant Sword Way that was thrust at the crystal armor on the opponent’s arm. The nearly ten-meter-long sword energy still appeared like a sewing needle in front of the beast. But sensing the fierce sword intent, the beast wasn’t foolish—it immediately raised its massive hammer and swung it at that sword energy. “Boom!” Another loud explosion shook the heavens. The impact generated a powerful energy wave that destroyed several nearby planets. With one strike blocked, Ye Feng didn’t give up. He knew that after using his peak-level supreme treasure sword, the beast had finally realized the threat. In other words, the defense of this massive beast was no longer a problem for him. With this thought, Ye Feng swung his sword, creating more and more sword energies aimed at the beast. The beast kept defending, but still allowed several sword energies to strike it. “Crack…” Several sounds came as the beast’s tough crystal armor was finally pierced. Yet Ye Feng still saw no blood flow—he knew the wound wasn’t deep enough. “With my current strength, I still can’t kill this beast. Perhaps I’ll need to raise my divine skill level to over 100 before it’s possible.” Ye Feng also knew he had just risen to the sixth level of strength not long ago, and his foundation was still unstable. In the short term, he couldn’t rashly raise his cultivation to the seventh level. To grow stronger, he could only focus on integrating divine skills. “Never mind, we’ll talk about it another day.” With that, Ye Feng retreated rapidly, unwilling to continue fighting this beast. “Actually, your performance is already quite good. Ordinary ninth-level warriors simply can’t break through their defenses. Such beasts usually require those at the late ninth level or even the peak of the ninth level, who possess supreme treasures, to deal with them,” Xue Hai comforted him. At that moment, a violent disturbance arose in Ye Feng’s mind. His expression changed as he sent his spiritual power inside. In his mind, Buhou had opened his eyes, his face filled with a smile. “Dad, how did you wake up?” Ye Feng asked in surprise. “I’ve completed integrating all the divine skills I’ve learned. My integration level has now reached 287. Once I gather more divine skills, I’ll come back and borrow that Heavenly Dao Ruins from you again. This time, my strength improvement isn’t just a little bit…” Buhou laughed loudly. “Not many people can break through the 200th level…”

As Immortal spoke, he stepped out of Ye Feng’s sea of consciousness. Seeing the familiar surroundings, he was momentarily stunned. “How did you end up in the inner region of this Meteor River?”
“I’ve come here by challenging my way through, but now I realize my strength is still not enough. I plan to train harder,” Ye Feng said with a smile. It was the first time he had seen Immortal look so surprised.
“Not bad, kid,” Immortal laughed. “The Dark Abyss is about to open, and I won’t leave this area for now. You can enter my most precious treasure to train there—it has a time acceleration of trillions of times. And you’ll be safe. With my cultivation greatly improved this time, I’m sure those guys will be surprised.”
“What is the Dark Abyss?” Ye Feng couldn’t help but ask.
“It’s a death-level Hongmeng secret realm. Its entrance is located in this Meteor River, and powerful outsiders compete to enter it. So, it’s more dangerous than ordinary death-level secret realms,” Immortal explained.
“I want to go too!” Ye Feng said without hesitation.