As the Golden Sacred Bowl slowly merged into Ye Zhen's body under the control of the secret art passed down by High Priest Nahar, Hua Xing'an, Xiao Ze, and Wu You finally breathed a complete sigh of relief and stepped back.
However, after retreating, Hua Xing'an and Xiao Ze followed Wu You's example, taking half a step back to stand at Ye Zhen's side. Their stance was perfectly clear.
The two then looked at Ye Zhen with eager eyes, their intentions impossible to mistake.
Naturally, they wanted Ye Zhen to help them break through their current realms.
Ye Zhen was in no hurry. Following the temple secret art taught by High Priest Nahar, he spent a quarter of an hour refining the Golden Sacred Bowl into his body.
After refining a temple holy artifact, one did not gain complete ownership of it. Unlike an ordinary spirit treasure, it did not make one its master; it merely granted the right to use it.
To truly refine and possess it, Ye Zhen would need strength surpassing that of its creator, the Yizhi Sand Sea Heavenly God. That was merely the most basic requirement.
But for now, with the Yizhi Sand Sea Heavenly God already fallen, gaining the right to use it was enough for Ye Zhen.
The instant it was refined into his body, the Golden Sacred Bowl within Ye Zhen faintly established a mysterious connection.
The moment his divine sense sank into it, a golden gate appeared. As the gate opened, Ye Zhen's vision suddenly broadened.
Almost at the same instant, the unique pressure of a Creation Realm Divine King—so overwhelming that it made Ye Zhen's hair stand on end—came crashing toward him.
Just as Ye Zhen instinctively prepared to react, he suddenly realized that the aura of the Creation Realm