“Xian Kong, what the hell did you just poke a moment ago? And He Tai, that damned scoundrel, almost led us all to our deaths, damn it!” All of a sudden, Yama burst out cursing in anger.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the void was filled with a dull and thunderous croak, carrying an aura that seized the soul, causing the Soul Seas of the five Nascent Soul Ancestors to churn wildly, their Magic Bodies to tremble incessantly, and their spirits to fall into a daze.

Zhao Sheng, with the strongest Divine Thought, was the first to recover from the shock.

Next were Thunder Roc, Yama, and Daoist Ou Feng, but Xian Kong remained stiff all over, his eyes dull, slow to awaken.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng released a Spiritual Stab with a thought, directing it into Xian Kong’s brow.

Xian Kong’s body shuddered, and he finally came to his senses.

But in the next second, his expression twisted drastically, and he yelled in horror, “It’s… it’s the Swallowing Sky Demon Toad! It must be the Swallowing Sky Demon Toad! Let’s escape fast!”

Having said that, he fled in a panic toward the distance.

All of a sudden, the vast croaking sounded again.

Luckily, Zhao Sheng and the others were prepared this time and were not overwhelmed by the croak!

Shortly thereafter, with everyone watching, the meteor wrapped in white light suddenly revealed densely packed, three-zhang-long black lines.

In the next instant, thousands of these black lines blinked a few times and then opened simultaneously, exposing blood-red vertical pupils.

At the same time, a massive gash split open on the lower edge of the meteor, and a great, thick, dark green tongue slowly reached out.

At this moment, within the even deeper void behind the meteor, Zhao Sheng faintly sensed the presence of something much larger than the meteor, a dark behemoth, hidden there.

“Let’s go!”

With his expression drastically changed at the sight, Zhao Sheng let out a sharp shout and instantly transformed into a streak of light, speeding into the distant sky.

Yama and the others also didn’t utter a word, turning to flee.

The Swallowing Sky Demon Toad was one of the creatures in the Divine Ruins Meteor Sea that should not be provoked. At close range without the power of the Divinity Transformation Realm, death was certain.

Luckily, the Swallowing Sky Demon Toad that Zhao Sheng encountered was in hibernation, and it hadn’t fully awakened after being disturbed. Thus, it was sluggish in response.

If they had the misfortune to bump into a ravenous Swallowing Sky Demon Toad roaming the Divine Ruins, it wouldn’t just be He Tai’s bad luck; how many of Zhao Sheng’s group of five would survive was anyone’s guess.

Moments later, Zhao Sheng and his group stopped in a void two thousand li away.

Xian Kong, with a look of frustration and still shaken, spoke, “Damn it, it’s all because of that He Tai! He actually led us right to the mouth of the Swallowing Sky Demon Toad. If it weren’t for my quick feet, I would’ve ended up with the same fate as that bastard.”

Daoist Ou Feng, with a determined look, suddenly said in a deep voice, “No use complaining! The dangers of the Black Abyss Domain are well known to you, Xian Kong. Besides, He Tai is already beyond help; show some decency.”

“…Stumbling upon a Swallowing Toad here suggests we’re getting close to the Mixed Hole Realm. Could it be… the Seven Star Spirit Realm has moved inside the Mixed Hole Realm. If that’s the case, then it’s bad. The Mixed Hole Realm is not a place where Nascent Souls like us should tread.”

The words of Yama Ancestor made Thunder Roc and the other two turn pale and involuntarily glance over at Zhao Sheng.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng pondered and said, “Yama’s words are not without reason. If that’s the case, we won’t enter the Mixed Hole Realm.”

“Right, right, we’ll just waste a few months at worst! Safety first, life is the most important, right?” Xian Kong Ancestor said with a face full of smiles, nodding in agreement.

Later, the five found another meteor and, after carving out a temporary cave mansion, they rested for two days.

After two days had passed, they once again braved danger and continued on their journey.

Fortunately, the rest of their trip never saw any major accidents, encountering only some minor troubles that Yama and his companions could easily solve without Zhao Sheng lifting a finger.

Approximately seven or eight days later, after flying nearly forty thousand li through the void, the five finally reached the edge of the Seven Star Spirit Realm.

This time, the spirit realm was situated deep within a vast, boundless cloud of meteor dust.

As Zhao Sheng and his group arrived, they just caught the sight of the dust cloud enveloping the spirit realm, yet it was spectacularly swallowed by the Colorful Nebula.

The five spent some time to clear a path through the dust cloud and flew to the edge of the nebula.

After summoning the Seven Star Ruyi and opening the gateway to the spiritual realm, Zhao Sheng and company hurriedly flew inside.

Looking at the vast and silent void of the spiritual realm, Yama and Xian Kong’s group immediately relaxed, showing signs of fatigue on their faces.

“We’re finally safe!”

…

Dark Star Earth Core Cave.

After sending Yama and the others away, Zhao Sheng walked alone to the edge of the cave and, with his hands forming a seal, cast out strands of Magic Power Mysterious Light.

Shortly after, a barrier rose from the ground, and then the fist-sized Hundred Flames Tripod forcefully broke through the ground and flew into the air.

With a thought, Zhao Sheng’s Divine Thought poured out like water, at which point the Devil Mushroom Tree rose from the bottom of the pit, the crystal trunk embedded with nine Azure Mist Pearls, emitting layers of intangible, dark green Radiance that enshrouded the Crystal Tree.

Sitting cross-legged, a dazzling Divine Light bloomed from his brow, and waves of exceptionally powerful Divine Thought shot out like chains, repeatedly landing on the Devil Mushroom Tree, then invading it as if they were alive.

At the same time, the Divine Thought split into tens of thousands of Taiyi Spiritual Texts, forming one Demon-suppressing Magic Spell after another, continuously hammering into the Crystal Tree.

Because of the confinement by the Azure Mist Pearls, the natural instinct of the Devil Mushroom was at its weakest state.

Still, it managed to put up a stubborn and firm resistance, keeping all the Divine Thought and Magic Spells at bay with the little instinct it had left.