Already claimed?
The women all smiled, a trace of coldness flashing through their beautiful eyes.
How precious were heavenly treasures?
How could a pack of beasts born of wombs, eggs, dampness, and transformation lay claim to them?
Perhaps, in the unknown, boundless cosmos, Stellar Behemoths possessed noble bloodlines and extraordinary status, but on Azure Star... Human Civilization ruled supreme!
None of them gave it any thought, quietly following Gu Shuangshuang deeper into the gorge.
Soon, they saw what lay inside the gorge—
"Hiss..."
The women's expressions shifted slightly.
The vast gorge was shaded by lush green trees.
Enormous gray-brown ape-like beasts played and roamed through the valley.
Every one of them was massive, standing five or six meters tall. Gray-brown fur covered their bodies, and their bulging muscles rose like little hills, brimming with explosive strength.
Each ape had a patch of white fur at the center of its forehead, displaying the brilliant Star Pattern unique to Star Beasts.
The Star Patterns shone brilliantly, radiating specks of blue light.
Waves of Star Power rippled faintly outward like the tides, their force astonishing.
At a glance, there were over a hundred giant stellar apes.
This was actually an entire Star Beast clan?
"They're Mighty Giant Apes!"
The experienced Goddess Luo Squad recognized the Star Beast clan at once.
Their gazes sharpened, and their expressions changed slightly.
Among the countless Star Beast clans, Mighty Giant Apes were unremarkable. They had killed plenty of them before.
But this troop of Mighty Giant Apes was different—their Star Power fluctuations were generally very strong, far beyond those of ordinary one-stripe Common-Rank Star Beasts.
Their Star Patterns are bright, clustered densely like nebulae...
Following the Goddess Luo Squad's method for determining a Star Beast's strength, Lin Yuan swept his keen gaze over the enormous herd before him.
1, 2, 3, 4...
He counted silently, growing more alarmed with every number.
Eleven Mighty Giant Apes have Star Patterns on their foreheads displaying that "densely clustered nebulae" phenomenon.
In other words... there are eleven Lord-Rank Star Beasts here?
That number... was a little beyond expectations.
"Look over there!"
Gu Yiyi suddenly spoke in a low voice. Brilliant light filled her sparkling, rosy eyes, and delight spread across her face.
They looked over and saw a strange fruit tree flourishing alone in the deepest part of the valley.
The tree was quite wondrous, emitting a faint golden glow. Not only its thick trunk, but even every leaf seemed draped in golden gauze, making it a lovely sight.
Scattered across the tree were points of dazzling golden light.
They were golden fruits.
Their golden light blazed, their bodies translucent like glazed glass.
"Golden Glazed Fruit!"
The women exclaimed, unable to conceal the delight in their eyes.
No wonder it had drawn such an enormous troop of Mighty Giant Apes together. It was actually Golden Glazed Fruit!
"We're in luck."
Even Gu Shuangshuang nodded slightly, a smile on her face.
Golden Glazed Fruit?
What's that?
Lin Yuan activated his Stellar Communicator, logged into the Star Warrior Forum, and searched for information on Golden Glazed Fruit.
"Golden Glazed Fruit is a rare heavenly treasure. Golden light permeates its translucent flesh, and the fruit resembles glazed glass. It absorbs the essence of the sun and moon and the energy of the cosmos, requiring seven years to mature. It has extraordinary effects on refining the Natal Stellar Force of Mortal Transcendence Realm warriors..."
Found it.
Reading the information on Golden Glazed Fruit that appeared on his Stellar Communicator, Lin Yuan finally understood why the Goddess Luo Squad was so delighted.
It was actually a heavenly treasure that could directly enhance Natal Stellar Force?
This was the most precious kind of heavenly treasure, the kind countless Starry-Sky Warriors longed for most.
Something similar to "Starflow Pulp"...
"Good stuff!"
Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. This was exactly what he needed right now.
Seeking Secrets really was impressive. Even from so far away, it had allowed him to vaguely sense the Golden Glazed Fruit's presence...
"Getting my hands on it will be a bit troublesome, though."
His gaze turned toward the enormous apes scattered throughout the valley. Every one was stronger than the one-stripe Common-Rank Star Beasts outside, and there were eleven one-stripe lord-rank Mighty Giant Apes comparable to warriors at the Fourth Order of Mortal Transcendence or higher.
And then there was...
Thump, thump, thump!
Beside the Golden Glazed Fruit Tree stood an especially enormous Mighty Giant Ape, a full eight or nine meters tall.
This Mighty Giant Ape was clearly different. Powerfully built, with imposing eyes, it threw back its head and roared.
Its enormous fists pounded its chest like thunder.
The Star Pattern on its forehead was even more dazzling. Wisps of swirling Star Power spread outward, dreamlike and illusory, resembling a river of stars.
Brilliant as a river of stars!
This was actually a King-Rank Star Beast that had reached the very limit of the One-Stripe Rank!
"This is going to be troublesome."
The women of the Goddess Luo Squad frowned slightly.
The eleven lord-rank Mighty Giant Apes alone would force them to give their all, without daring to let down their guard.
And now there was a Mighty Giant Ape King as well?
Even they found this an incredibly thorny problem.
After all, every King-Rank Star Beast was essentially the king of its clan, the most powerful existence within its realm.
Even Wu Junru, the strongest among them, could not defeat a Star Beast king single-handedly.
The entire squad would have to fight together to stand a chance.
But a King-Rank Star Beast leading an entire clan?
Charging in would only get them killed!
"..."
The women fell silent for a moment.
Were they supposed to watch helplessly as these vile beasts devoured the heavenly treasure?
Of course not!
"I'll do it."
A calm voice sounded, cold as frost.
"It's a rare heavenly treasure, after all—something you can encounter but never seek out. Since we've found it, I might as well take it."
A tall, slender figure stepped forward, valiant and poised.
Gu Shuangshuang!
Captain of the Goddess Luo Squad!
A true powerhouse who had entered the Second Realm of the Stellar Martial Path!
The moment she spoke, everyone relaxed, a hint of excitement appearing in their expressions.
Was their captain finally going to act?
Lin Yuan's eyes lit up as well, and he could not help looking over.
Whoosh!
Gu Shuangshuang's expression remained calm. Starlight flashed beneath her feet, and her figure appeared at the bottom of the gorge as though she had teleported.
Her speed left them dumbfounded.
Tap...
She walked through the gorge with perfect composure, as though the hundred-plus Mighty Giant Apes around her did not exist. She did not spare them a single glance.
"Roar—"
The human's sudden appearance threw the entire troop of Mighty Giant Apes into turmoil. Furious roars shook the sky, and terrifying waves of Star Power surged one after another, poised to erupt.
"Noisy."
Gu Shuangshuang frowned slightly.
She stopped and raised her head, surveying her surroundings.
Then...
Boom!
A terrifying pressure of Star Power, far surpassing the Mortal Transcendence Realm, instantly burst from her body.
In an instant, the earth trembled, and the beasts quaked in terror.
Even the surrounding peaks, hundreds or thousands of meters tall, trembled slightly. Loose stones tumbled down, only to be crushed into nothingness.
The entire world fell silent.
Around Gu Shuangshuang stood over a hundred Mighty Giant Apes, from the common-grade ones to the eleven lord-grade ones, and even the most terrifying and powerful one-stripe king-grade Mighty Giant Ape.
At that moment, all of them were forced to the ground by that crushing pressure of Star Power, prostrate and unable to rise. Their once-ferocious gazes were replaced by boundless terror.
One person had subdued over a hundred Star Beasts!
Merely releasing a wisp of Star Power pressure had rendered every Star Beast immobile.
"..."
Lin Yuan watched with his brow twitching, inwardly exclaiming at how absurd it was.
Is this the strength of the Second Star-Martial Realm?
It's only one realm higher, yet it feels like an entirely different dimension...
The Stellar Martial Path—every step ascends toward heaven!
It truly lives up to its reputation.
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