An Eerie Egg

As Gou Paili's words fell like a heavy hammer, the entire mountain range instantly sank into dead silence.

The thick, ink-like silence flowed as though it were tangible. Only the mournful wail of the mountain wind sweeping through the dead trees sounded especially piercing.

More than a dozen breaths of time felt unbearably long.

At that moment, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted from a distant peak. A streak of escape light wrapped in dense black demonic qi tore through the heavy clouds like a savage giant blade.

The air boomed wherever it passed, sending ripples spreading outward.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on that streak of escape light.

Like a falling star, it crashed into the center of the arena with overwhelming force.

In an instant, the runes on the ground blazed brilliantly. The dazzling light made it impossible to keep one's eyes open, while violent tremors spread across the earth, shaking even distant rocks loose.

As the smoke and dust gradually dispersed, a bloated middle-aged cultivator emerged.

He was fat-faced and big-eared, his oily complexion gleaming. His purple robe was embroidered with golden Gluttonous Beast patterns that seemed to swallow heaven and devour earth, glittering beneath the sunlight and exuding wealth and authority.

The storage pouch at his waist bulged as though it were stuffed with rare treasures from across the world. With every step he took, the crisp clinking of treasures colliding could faintly be heard.

Yet the most eye-catching thing was the golden brick treasure floating before him. Its surface was covered in ancient Dao patterns, each one seemingly containing endless mysteries and faintly radiating the pressure to suppress mountains and rivers.

"Since none of you are willing to come up, I, Chi Kun, will be the first to lead by example." The fat man