"Don't rely on the Star Energy as he will have the chance to use the saber. Use the Stellar Art of Celestial Bodies!"
The leading middle-aged man soon recovered from the astonishment. He uttered a roar and began performing a hand seal!
"Stellar Art of Celestial Bodies!"
The other two quickly reacted and joined in the execution of the forbidden ancient art!
The purple-golden runes on their bodies emitted brilliant glows as overwhelming Star Energy was awakened inside their bodies. They were entirely covered in the stellar glow, like some sort of deities!
The forbidden art had been invented by an ancestor of the Star-Devouring Tribe specifically to prevent someone from cutting off the transmission of the Star Energy. It allowed people of the tribe to store the energy in their bodies as a safety measure for critical times!
The trio had never used it before, but it had finally come in handy now!
"Such a brilliant concept, but the power you're using is not yours after all; it won't make any difference!"
Qin Nan was still. With a quick tap off his foot, he sprang forward like a peerless saber glow!
His left eye emitted a blinding flicker!
Although the purple-golden runes on the trio's bodies were rather obscure and difficult to be interpreted, their secrets and weaknesses were clearly exposed under the vision of the left eye of the Divine God of Battle!
If Qin Nan were to target these weak points with his Heaven-Shattering Saber, he could destroy the purple-golden runes, thus stopping the trio from using the Star Energy!
"This…"
For some reason, the middle-aged man could feel his scalp turning numb when his senses were telling him not to be worried about the incoming attack. A strong sense of danger suddenly filled his heart!
"Run!"
The middle-aged man activated another forbidden art without hesitation. A strong Star Energy burst out from his body, encapsulating the figures of his crew.
"Trying to run away?"
With a thought, the Destruction Martial Tree sprang into the sky. The Dao Pattern at the center of the trunk unleashed streams of the will of destruction that swept in the surroundings, dragging the place into complete darkness!
"Stellar Escaping Art!"
A roar could be heard, as the glow wrapping around the trio suddenly grew brighter like a star. It shot forward and slammed its way out from the barrier and disappeared into the sky at a terrifying pace!
"Mm?"
Qin Nan was startled after seeing this.
He never thought the people of the Star-Devouring Tribe would have mastered such an outstanding forbidden art. Even a fifth-layer Martial Monarch would not have that kind of speed.
On second thought, it was somewhat reasonable.
The people of the Star-Devouring Tribe had resided in the Wretched Disaster Forest for a long time. They surely had the capabilities to travel between the different spaces to search for the secrets from the ancient era.
"I was careless this time."
Qin Nan mumbled, but he soon collected himself. He withdrew his aura and chased in the direction the trio had disappeared to with the Unstoppable Step.
He was not insistent on killing them, but the stone that the young man possessed had caught his attention. It could sense the presence of the Heaven-Shattering Saber, thus he was interested in finding them just to get a closer look at the stone.
Besides, he had a whole day to spend, thus he was not in a rush.
Qin Nan's figure flew forward at an outstanding speed.
Since he had lost track of the trio's auras, he had no choice but to proceed forward. He had no choice but to rely on his luck to stumble into them once again.
An hour later, Qin Nan halted in his tracks.
A crimson ray burst out from his chest, which formed a mysterious red rune. Unlike before, the rune had a faint golden dragon at its center.
"The God Ranking has been adjusted. Qin Nan is currently ranked two thousand five hundred and first."
An ancient, icy voice without any hint of emotion echoed inside Qin Nan's mind.
"Mm? Two thousand five hundred and first?"
Qin Nan's eyes glistened.
He recalled Yi Feng telling him that there were two thousand five hundred Martial Monarchs on the God Ranking. His current rank was two thousand five hundred and first. In other words, he was the strongest cultivator among those below the Martial Monarch Realm.
"First among all Martial Progenitors, unbeatable among Martial Progenitors. It was once the goal I sought, but now, I didn't really feel anything when I've achieved it. Maybe I'll only be excited once I become the strongest among all Martial Monarchs."
Qin Nan murmured, before he smiled and shook his head to stop him from overthinking it. He proceeded on his journey.
Man endeavors to rise just like water is inclined to flow downward.
His future would involve an endless journey of surpassing himself. He would continue to rise and improve, until he reached the apex.
Time gradually flowed like water…
Four hours later, an enormous mountain range finally appeared in Qin Nan's vision.
From afar, the mountain range resembled an ancient dragon crawling on the ground. It had split the space in half like a peerless sword.
"This mountain range is quite outstanding. Maybe I'll find some trace of the Star-Devouring Tribe here."
Qin Nan's eyes flickered and he accelerated.
At that instant, an unexpected change took place. Four formidable monarch glows appeared from the foothills of the mountain range. Four figures rose into the sky like deities, who unleashed powerful attacks forward, resulting in a series of deafening explosions.
They were not people of the Star-Devouring Tribe, but four actual Martial Monarchs.
The four Martial Monarchs were facing a rock titan with a height of over a hundred zhang. Its body was engraved with countless runes that kept on drawing in the Star Energy, granting it an overwhelming strength.
However, unlike the trio that Qin Nan had stumbled into, the runes were purple instead of purple-golden.
"Mm, isn't that…"
Qin Nan glanced forward. His attention was soon caught by a glamorous figure. His voice blurted out.
"Sorceress Qian Qian?"
The glamorous figure that was fighting against the rock titan shuddered when she heard the call. She subconsciously turned around and when she saw Qin Nan standing in the distance, her eyes flickered in disbelief.
"Qin…Qin Nan?"
Qin Nan collected his thoughts. His lips curled upward.
He did not expect to bump into an old friend here.
The glamorous figure was none other than Sorceress Qian Qian from the Middle Continent. She had inherited a Monarch Horoscope and had been granted the title Sorceress Martial Monarch. She had ended up joining the Jade-Lake Sacred Mountain.
"Break!"
A thunderous roar took place!
Among the four Martial Monarchs, a young man sprang into the sky. A pair of golden wings fully spread out from his back. Its mystical glow wrapped around his fists, before he threw them at the rock titan, shattering it into pieces. His aura was magnificent, like a deity that had descended upon the mundane world!
