All Parties Converge

Three months later, under a clear sky with white clouds, on a remote yet picturesque island where waves crashed relentlessly against the reef-lined beach, Su Ke, a white-haired youth, sat in the control room of a spaceship quietly hidden beneath the sea, watching his subordinates before him.

Su Ke, Planetary Rank 4.

[Eighteen Star Rays: 26%/Level 7]

Compared to being at the Apprentice Rank five months ago, Su Ke had made tremendous progress, but he was still incomparable to the Stellar Rank.

Lyumila, Khair, and another Stellar Rank 8 Psychic Master controller stood in a row before Su Ke, followed by six Stellar Rank 1 slave guards.

Su Ke's gaze swept over them. This time, it was primarily Lyumila and the other three high-level Stellar Rank experts who would enter the Stone Gate; as for the other Stellar Rank 1 guards, they were merely accompanying them. Their goal was not the Great Emperor's opportunity behind the Stone Gate, but to investigate whether any secrets existed within Gulei Mountain.

Of course, if one of Lyumila's group could return as a Universe Rank, there would be no need for such trouble.

In addition to equipping them with the best weapons and battle suits, Su Ke had also given them all his space rings.

Su Ke withdrew his gaze and encouraged them, "Set off. I hope you all return alive."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Watching Lyumila and the others transform into streaks of light flying toward the horizon, Su Ke waited in silence.

At the same time, across the entire Gulei Planet, streaks of light were flying everywhere.

The destination for every single streak of light was the same: Gulei Mountain in the center of the continent.

Gulei Mountain had been shrouded in thunderclouds since ancient times and was considered a sacred site shared by the hundred races; countless legends took this place as their starting point.

Kadibus also set off with the team of Shan people from the Qingze Kingdom.

However, since the Shan Alliance consisted of six major empires, they would also split into six teams to set off simultaneously, only to regroup later at Gulei Mountain.

Meanwhile, on the screen in the spaceship's control room, the various perspectives from the slaves appeared simultaneously.

Lyumila's group had also converged with the wandering cultivators from the Sea Dragon Continent and were heading toward Gulei Mountain.

The wandering cultivators gathered into three teams based on their respective continents, planning to meet up at Gulei Mountain as well.

Lyumila's team of wandering Saints consisted of hundreds of people. It wasn't that everyone was going inside; many were brought along by their elders to gain experience. After all, this was an opportunity that occurred only once every hundred thousand years! Even a Great Emperor could not experience it a second time! For these Saints who could only live for ten thousand years, it was a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Soon, a pitch-black shadow appeared on the distant horizon. Beneath the heavy, dark clouds stood a towering mountain that seemed to pierce the sky. Dazzling bolts of lightning struck down, the roaring sounds echoing continuously, mixed with the cries of unknown fierce beasts on the ground, as if they had arrived in an ancient, wild land.

As a team consisting entirely of Saints, they were not particularly afraid of the lightning, but they still lowered their altitude to fly close to the ground, maintaining a rapid speed.

The ground was pockmarked with pits, and traces of lightning and fire remained in many places. The figures of fierce beasts could be vaguely seen lurking everywhere. They seemed to have sensed the uninvited guests in the sky and raised their heads one after another, casting various gazes upward.

Only a few fierce beasts possessed intelligence, but once they became Transcendental or Saints, they generally possessed intelligence not inferior to humans.

"Awoo~~"

"Roar~~"

Various roars rang out one after another, seemingly expressing dissatisfaction.

"Ignore them." A blue-haired man in purple armor from the Qingze Kingdom team said indifferently, "These fierce beasts are very clever. We have many people and great strength; they won't dare to attack us unless they gather in large numbers."

Indeed, just as the man said, although the loud, angry roars of fierce beasts continued to come from all around, it was all thunder without rain—mere posturing—and not a single beast pounced on them.

An elderly Shan man in the team, his face lined with wrinkles, smiled and said, "If the Great Emperor were still here, these beasts would be as obedient as pets. It's a pity the Great Emperor passed away thousands of years ago. In these thousands of years, many new, ignorant fierce beasts have appeared here. They don't know the terror of the past, and every time we come, these short-sighted ones come out to cause trouble. But it's fine; once a new Great Emperor appears, they will settle down." His expression was quite nostalgic.

This elderly Shan man was the most powerful peak Saint ancestor of the Qingze Kingdom. Having lived for nearly ten thousand years, he had happened to experience the era of the Great Emperor's later years. He had visited Gulei Mountain many times and met that invincible supreme being, and the scenes from that time remained fresh in his memory.

The Shan Alliance, with its six major empires, had a total of three peak Saints, and all of them would be coming this time.

Gradually, they reached the vast foot of the mountain. At the base, there was actually a massive cave, surrounded by countless white bones—some humanoid, others the remains of giant fierce beasts. The area was permeated with an aura of death, as if witnessing the brutal scenes of battles between the two sides in ancient times.

One could see that the surface of the Gulei Mountain rocks was pitch-black with a hint of purple. This stone was terrifyingly hard; even a Transcendental would find it difficult to damage. Back then, the Great Gulei Emperor had led his subordinates to spend tens of thousands of years excavating and building a city inside Gulei Mountain, which later became increasingly magnificent under the expansion and construction of successive Great Emperors.

The team entered the giant cave and followed the tunnel downward.

At the end of the tunnel lay an unimaginably vast underground space, where a brilliant, massive city appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This is our sacred site, Holy Mountain City." The leading elderly Shan man stopped, a strange light in his eyes, and bowed piously with his hands on his chest. The Saints who were visiting for the first time were also stunned.

"This is Holy Mountain City?" Through the auxiliary brain equipment on Kadibus and the two Stellar Rank 1 slaves, which transmitted the scene to the spaceship, Su Ke also saw the city.

Compared to cities on cosmic planets, this city did not seem very magnificent to him. But in the eyes of the natives, it was sacred and great.

The sound of wings flapping echoed densely as a team of Winged People flew in from behind.

Among these Winged People were those with gray wings, black wings, and white wings; there were men and women, their appearance similar to humans, and every one of them exuded the aura of a Saint.

"Oh, Di Xiuka, you old ghost, you're not dead yet." The cold and beautiful woman with white wings and white feathered robes leading the group looked at the elderly Shan man in surprise, as if they were old acquaintances.

The elderly Shan man smiled and said, "Almost dead, very soon. Theodosia Iretri, it's been so many years, and you are still as charming as ever, your skin still so supple. You must work very hard on your maintenance."

"Looking so old, it seems this will be the last time we meet." Iretri was not angry, her expression carrying a hint of emotion.

"Indeed, we are quite lucky to have encountered this era. Many old friends didn't live long enough for this opportunity." The elderly Shan man smiled and looked at the massive, magnificent city in the underground space, "To be able to witness the birth of a new Great Emperor before I die, this life has not been in vain."

Iretri sneered, "That sounds very nice. If you didn't want to become an Emperor, would you have come here in person?"

The elderly Shan man laughed, "Who wouldn't want to? It's a pity there is only one throne for the Great Emperor, and it remains to be seen who will claim it. If either of us manages to become the Emperor, let's send the other off on their way."

The two teams flew together toward the massive city.