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Just as Zhao Sheng was stumped by the question posed by the Star God, little did he know that a short exchange had already spanned three days and nights in the outside world.

On that day, the Upper Sky above Star God Island was clear and bright, with the sun and moon shining together in the sky.

Eighty miles southwest of Star God Island, on the sea surface, a massive Sea Crossing Crab akin to an island stretched out its two immense azure-golden claws, interlocking them above its head.

A thick, Condensed, spirit light-infused azure-golden Light Shield suddenly stood tall in the sky, enveloping the entire Sea Crossing Crab and propping up a Barrier space.

Within the Barrier space, members of the Spirit Clan stood scattered across the crab's shell, largely divided into two groups, surrounding the two lucky ones in the middle.

One was naturally Zhao Sheng, who currently sat cross-legged with eyes closed, his breath barely perceptible, yet enveloped by strands of "Lightning."

This "Lightning," flickering in and out of existence, was actually the manifestation of a mighty and unparalleled unknown Divine Thought.

And the other person was surprisingly Wang Yingling.

Her silver hair danced around her, with threads of Lightning circling three feet from her body, though in far fewer numbers than Zhao Sheng.

Previously, no one could have imagined that two seemingly insignificant youngsters would be chosen by the Star God.

At this moment, everyone present, from the three kings with Perfect Golden Cores down to the silent and Nameless warriors of the Alien Race, looked upon the two lucky ones with envy and jealousy, wishing they could take their places.

Standing in front of the crowd, the Star Cloud King remained silent, his eyes coldly fixed on Zhao Sheng's figure, with profound killing intent flickering in the depths of his eyes.

The Ice King stood to the left of the Star Cloud King, leaning slightly forward, as if to shield him.

In secrecy, the Ice King transmitted via Divine Sense, "Star Cloud, hold back! This youngster is different now. You can't touch him. Otherwise, if the Ancestor blames us later, you won't be able to handle it!"

"Hmph!" the Star Cloud King snorted coldly, showing no intention of explaining himself.

As the top three kings under the Ancestor, the Ice King had some knowledge of the Star Cloud King's secret.

The Star Cloud King's bloodline was impure, and he had reached his current height only through bitter cultivation

However, due to his inferior bloodline, he was not eligible for the inheritance sequence, and it was as difficult as climbing to heaven to advance further.

Therefore, to ascend to the Nascent Soul Realm, the Star Cloud King secretly cultivated the forbidden technique of the clan, the bloodline stripping art.
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Originally, his targets were some dying members of his own clan. However, Zhao Sheng's emergence seemed an unexpected blessing, and avarice surged within him.

Seeing the Star Cloud King's obstinate demeanor, the Ice King warned one last time, "Star Cloud, you'd better be sensible! Don't forget that the Ancestor is watching everything from the sky right now."

...

In the Tianzhu Realm, above Star God Island, at the edge of the Heavenly Gang Atmosphere, where Light and Darkness converge.

A meteorite with a diameter of twenty miles and a pockmarked surface slowly emerged from the Heavenly Gang Atmosphere, pausing as it reached the edge.

Then, the meteorite followed the boundary between light and dark, flying from the horizon towards us, and finally coming to a halt in the Upper Sky above Star God Island.

Suddenly, a Light Gate seven or eight zhang long and five zhang wide appeared deep within a one-mile-wide Meteor Crater in the middle of the meteorite, as brilliant light erupted from the crater.

Instantly,

Streaks of light flew back from the depths of the Void, one after another, landing in the Meteor Crater, flashing through the Light Gate, into a hundred-mile-wide Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

This Cave Heaven was the location of the Vast Sect's gates,

Unless one saw it with their own eyes, no one would believe that the mythical Sky-reaching Cloud Ship, which was talked about in reverence across the Tianzhu Realm, was actually an ordinary meteorite.

Upon entering the Vast Cave Paradise, a towering Chengtian Wood Tree, extending high into the clouds, was the first thing to catch one's eye.

This towering tree, known as Chengtian Wood, boasted three layers of shade; the lowest layer alone spanned a hundred miles, virtually supporting the entire Cave Heaven single-handedly.

A moment later, within the second layer of the tree's shade, nearly a hundred Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Gathering Immortal Hall sat around, occupying different spaces based on the closeness or distance of their relationship.

Today, these Nascent Soul Ancestors gathered for the Nascent Soul Conference within the Tianzhu Realm.

The Nascent Soul Conference was one of the highest-profile meetings of the realm, held nearly once every hundred years, coinciding with the awakening of the Star God.

The conference served many purposes, primarily to exchange cultivation insights and barter resources. Of course, it also served to mitigate conflicts of interest, disputes, and old grudges between different powers, as well as among the Ancestors themselves.

At the Nascent Soul Realm, aside from personal grievances, advancing to Divinity Transformation was of utmost importance; as for factions' past grudges, they seemed less significant to the Nascent Soul Ancestors, and the lines between friends and foes began to blur.

In fact, it was similar to Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect and Qu Yang in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" within the Martial World.

In the Tianzhu Realm, a thousand-year-old Old Demon and a righteous Supreme Elder could also be life-and-death friends.

In the Gathering Immortal Hall, the Nascent Soul Conference had just begun.

Ling Yuan and Ling Xu, two Ancestors, immediately sought out Pan Xing and Ling Yue, the Palace Masters of the Star God Palace.

On a Cloud Platform to the east of the Gathering Immortal Hall, Ancestor Ling Yuan looked at the two "old friends." with expressionless faces and coldly declared, "Pan Xing, Ling Yue, last time you won. Do you dare to bet with us again?"

"Hmph, Ling Yuan, you old undead, as long as you're willing. My Palace is willing to accompany you once more. Shall the stakes be the same as last time?" Pan Xing sneered.

"The same! If you win, I will retreat to the Outer Sea half a year early, and willingly hand over Dragon Head Island along with ten million members of the Human Clan. But if I win..."

"Hehe! If you win, we will release Ling Kong and return the Xi Yi Bell to you," Ling Yue took up the conversation.

Ling Kong Ancestor was the second elder of the Spirit Clan, who due to an oversight was captured by the Star God Palace three hundred years ago and had been imprisoned in the Locking God Prison ever since.