Early the next morning, the faint light of dawn had just spilled over the summit of the Sacred Mountain.
Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue were already fully dressed. One after the other, they stepped out through the heavy doors of the Worship Hall.
After learning that her brother's destination for this trip was the vast, boundless sea, where he intended to hunt the legendary Deep Sea Demonic Whale King—a Soul Beast nearing a million years of cultivation—
Qian Renxue wanted to come along as well. She desperately wanted to witness for herself just what kind of world-destroying power such a Soul Beast possessed!
Qian Renheng naturally did not hesitate in the slightest at his sister's request, simply smiling and nodding in agreement.
However, the moment the siblings eagerly crossed through the Worship Hall's gates—
The magnificent sight before them made both of them stop in unison, frozen where they stood.
The broad, smooth White Jade Plaza outside the Worship Hall was already gleaming with golden light, its aura soaring into the heavens!
Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Daoliu, Qian Wushuang, Qian Wuji, Qian Yanyan, Qian Caidie, Qian Lingfeng, Qian Xuanling, and that terrifyingly senior distant ancestor, Qian Wentian!
A full nine peerless Douluo who had reached the peak of the Ninety-Ninth Rank!
They had gathered there in perfect order, seemingly having waited for them for quite some time.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Qian Wuji casually waved the outrageously flashy folding fan in his hand, his gaze sweeping back and forth over the group of Old Ancestors as he let out a string of strange chuckles.
"Why are there so many people? Isn't this lineup a little too exaggerated?" Qian Wuji deliberately raised his voice, teasing them in an extremely dramatic tone. "Anyone who didn't know better would think we were mobilizing our