Crack~

The first layer of the light barrier around Yun Hanshuang was shattered by Han Hao's slash.

"Divine Fire Formula, One Sword Burns the Heavens."

Ignoring the drain, Han Hao unleashed his strongest strike.

Crack~ Crack~

This time, two more layers of the light barrier around Yun Hanshuang shattered in succession. However, after using his strongest attack, Han Hao was temporarily unable to act again due to excessive spiritual power consumption.

"I'll give you one more chance. Tell me the summoning method, and I'll spare your life." Huang Long looked at Yun Hanshuang, who had only one defensive light barrier left, and threatened in a condescending tone.

Yun Hanshuang simply stood there silent, offering no response.

"Strike now!" Suddenly, Han Hao shouted at Huang Long.

Huang Long immediately understood upon hearing this.

"Myriad Beasts Formula, Hundred Beasts Emerge Together."

Instantly, over a hundred spirit beast phantoms flew out from Huang Long's body and pounced toward Yun Hanshuang.

Crack~

The light barrier around Yun Hanshuang shattered in an instant. But by the time those spirit beast phantoms dispersed, his figure was already gone from the spot.

"It's over. Everything is over." Han Hao stared blankly in the direction where Yun Hanshuang had vanished, collapsing to the ground in agony as he repeated that it was over.

Although Huang Long's storage spirit artifacts had also been taken by Yun Hanshuang, he hadn't reached the point of collapse. At this moment, he looked coldly at Han Hao, struggling internally over whether or not to kill him.

Just as Huang Long decided to finish off Han Hao, a massive orb of light suddenly appeared in the sky above the Ten Thousand Mile Snow Forest. At the same time, a resonant voice resounded through every corner of the forest.

"Twenty Flying Cloud Tokens will be cast throughout the Ten Thousand Mile Snow Forest. All Foundation Establishment cultivators under the age of twenty may compete for them. Whoever seizes a Flying Cloud Token may join the Yun family of Dusk Cloud Province on the Heavenly Abyss Continent."

As soon as the voice faded, the orb of light transformed into twenty shooting stars, streaking toward all parts of the forest. Seeing one shooting star streak past overhead, Huang Long paid no more attention to Han Hao, who was sitting on the ground, and flew off in pursuit of that star. This scene played out continuously across the Ten Thousand Mile Snow Forest, as the prodigies of various powers fought fiercely over these twenty Flying Cloud Tokens.

* * *

However, none of this had anything to do with Yun Hanshuang. At this moment, he was wrapped in a white light, hurtling at an extremely high speed through the pitch-black void space toward a certain destination.

The moment Yun Hanshuang had worn away Han Hao's soul mark, he had been discovered. He had no time to think. Just as Huang Long launched his attack, he immediately took out the scroll and activated it with spiritual power. The instant his defensive light barrier shattered, he was pulled into the void by a white light and then sped toward some destination. Yun Hanshuang mentally counted the time. After flying for roughly five days, the white light around him dissipated, and he was squeezed out of the void space.

"Profound Spirit Ice Sparrow, come forth." After being squeezed out of the void space, Yun Hanshuang realized he was at least ten thousand meters above the ground, so he immediately summoned the Profound Spirit Ice Sparrow to carry him.

‘The spiritual energy is so dense! At least twice as dense as on Marsh Island.’

Sitting on the Profound Spirit Ice Sparrow's back, Yun Hanshuang clearly felt the dense spiritual energy in the air. After a brief comparison, he found the spiritual energy here was much denser than on Marsh Island. He directed the Profound Spirit Ice Sparrow to fly toward the ground. Only when he was several hundred meters from the surface did Yun Hanshuang clearly see that he was currently above a stretch of grassland.

In mid-air, Yun Hanshuang spotted a road over a hundred meters wide in the distance. He had the Profound Spirit Ice Sparrow carry him to the main road. At the moment, there was no one on the road. Standing in the middle of it, Yun Hanshuang didn't know which direction to take. After thinking it over, he fished a copper coin from his pocket.

‘Heads go left, tails go right.’

He tossed the coin upward and caught it steadily, then opened his hand to look.

‘Heads, go left.’

Yun Hanshuang truly used his own two feet to walk. As he walked, he used his soul to grind away the soul marks that Han Hao and Huang Long had imprinted on their storage spirit artifacts. It took Yun Hanshuang three days to wear away the soul marks on over a dozen of Han Hao's and Huang Long's storage spirit artifacts. After grinding away the marks, the first thing Yun Hanshuang did was inspect Han Hao's storage spirit artifacts. After seeing the contents, Yun Hanshuang was shocked by their value.

Spirit stones: twenty-six million Low-Grade spirit stones, thirteen thousand Mid-Grade spirit stones. Spirit herbs: two thousand seven hundred second-tier, six hundred eighty-three third-tier, forty-five fourth-tier, two fifth-tier. Spirit ores: eighty-nine types of second-tier, forty-two types of third-tier, fifteen types of fourth-tier, one type of fifth-tier. ...

‘This Han Hao is far too wealthy! What's unexpected is that he actually prepared the materials I wrote down so quickly!’

After sorting through Han Hao's storage spirit artifacts, Yun Hanshuang couldn't help but sigh in amazement. He was also surprised by the other party's efficiency. In truth, what Yun Hanshuang didn't know was that the reason Han Hao was so wealthy was that he had taken away half of the Heaven Alliance Merchant Guild's assets.

After going through Han Hao's storage spirit artifacts, Yun Hanshuang shifted his gaze to Huang Long's. Compared to Han Hao's, the contents of Huang Long's storage spirit artifacts seemed shabby. Yun Hanshuang estimated the total value at around ten million Low-Grade spirit stones. Although the two had amassed a great number of treasures in their storage spirit artifacts, because their spiritual root attributes differed, very little of what they collected could be used by Yun Hanshuang.

After sorting through both men's belongings, Yun Hanshuang once again set out on the long road ahead. This time, he didn't walk slowly but used his Lightness Skill to travel.

That day, Yun Hanshuang was meditating by the roadside, recovering his true qi, when he suddenly felt the ground begin to shake, and the tremors grew stronger and stronger. Yun Hanshuang hurriedly stood up and looked back in the direction he had come from. In the distance, he saw thick smoke billowing, as if something was rapidly approaching. Before long, Yun Hanshuang saw the culprit behind such a commotion. It was a massive chariot, pulled by over a dozen Giant Demon Steeds standing ten meters tall.

"Stop."

Just as the chariot passed Yun Hanshuang, a cold, clear voice called the advancing chariot to a halt. After it stopped, a middle-aged cultivator dressed as a steward came before Yun Hanshuang and spoke to him in a haughty tone, "My young miss is kindhearted and is willing to give you, a mortal, a ride for a stretch." Yun Hanshuang paid no mind to the middle-aged cultivator's arrogance. He cupped his hands and bowed. "Many thanks. May I ask how to address you, Immortal Master?"

"Hmph, just call me Old Zhong. Come along, don't keep the young miss waiting." After speaking, Old Zhong paid no further attention to Yun Hanshuang and turned to walk back toward the chariot. Yun Hanshuang cautiously followed behind.

Only after following Old Zhong onto the chariot did Yun Hanshuang truly grasp its sheer size and luxury. The entire chariot was divided into three levels, each around a thousand square meters. What struck Yun Hanshuang as luxurious was that all the wood of this chariot was crafted from second-tier spirit wood, Silver Iron Wood. The floor was paved with spirit stones, and even every type of furnishing was made from spirit materials. Just as Yun Hanshuang was examining the decorations inside the chariot, a clear, cold voice rang beside his ear.

"Uncle Zhong, bring this guest up for a talk."

"Yes, young miss."

Old Zhong turned and beckoned to Yun Hanshuang to follow.