A continent spanning dozens of light-years stood in the starry expanse of the universe. This behemoth, hundreds of trillions of kilometers across, made even stars like the sun seem like specks of dust.
At the entrance to the continent, a palace the size of a palm suddenly shot out of the Dark Universe. The surrounding defense systems sprang into action at once, and Venerable Golden Axe hurriedly transmitted his credentials from inside the palace.
Only then did the weapons radiating terrifying auras power down and withdraw. Golden Axe released the spaceship and Xue Xi's group from the palace. Sensing the code of the transport ship for the Genius Tournament, someone flew over from the edge of the passage. The newcomer wore a blue battle robe and had purple scales—none other than Nine Sword Venerable, the tournament's host.
Nine Sword Venerable cupped his hands slightly toward Golden Axe. "Lord Golden Axe, sorry for the trouble."
Golden Axe nodded and pointed to the group behind him. "Our genius was just targeted by five Alien Race Venerables, including two Intermediate Venerables. Another attack is unlikely, but you should still be extra careful during this final leg."
Nine Sword Venerable's pupils contracted sharply at the news. Five Venerables? Two of them Intermediate Venerables? Luckily, Lord Golden Axe had seen this coming. Otherwise, even I, a High Venerable, might not have been able to fend them off alone. Then he was caught off guard by Golden Axe's next words.
"Lord Golden Axe, aren't you coming with us to Chaos City?" Although it was true that the Alien Race couldn't possibly strike again so soon, he still felt unsure about his assignment to escort Xue Xi.
Golden Axe laughed and patted Nine Sword Venerable on the shoulder. "You're still as cautious as ever, kid. Put your