Southern Dipper!

Elder Tianxuan nodded. "That's right. In fact, some resource stars are also guarded by existences of the Thirteenth Realm—and more than one."

"Because some resource stars are extremely important. The Twelfth Realm simply can't hold them. Only the Thirteenth Realm, or even the Fourteenth Realm, will do!"

"And on Tianxuan Star itself, there are an unknown number of Fourteenth Realm experts, hundreds of Thirteenth Realm powerhouses, and countless Twelfth Realm cultivators."

"And this is only one of the Big Dipper."

Inside the cage, there came a chorus of sharp intakes of breath.

Zhan Chui's lips trembled. "One Tianxuan Star has a group of an unknown number of Fourteenth Realm experts, and hundreds of Thirteenth Realm experts? Then if you add up the entire Big Dipper... wouldn't there be thousands of Thirteenth Realm experts?"

"More than that." Elder Tianxuan shook his head. "Several hundred Fourteenth Realm experts and several thousand Thirteenth Realm experts is only a conservative estimate."

The Tree God's voice was calm, but anyone could hear the gravity within it. "This old man has lived for countless years and considered himself widely experienced and knowledgeable. I never imagined that outside, there was still such a vast heaven and earth."

Inside the cage, the powerhouses of Jiquan Star looked at one another, their eyes filled with shock, bewilderment, and a faint, indescribable sense of smallness.

Zhan Chui dropped onto the ground on his backside. His golden battle-axe fell beside his feet with a clang, yet he seemed utterly unaware.

His lips trembled several times before he barely managed to squeeze out a sound. "Hund... hundreds of Thirteenth Realm experts?"

"In our entire Jiquan Star, over ten thousand years, we've only produced just over a hundred Twelfth Realm experts."

"And not a single Thirteenth Realm expert. Even Senior Lu Jun merely