Venus's eyes widened, his mouth fell slightly open, and shock covered his face. Disbelief filled his gaze, as though he had witnessed something utterly astounding. His body trembled slightly, and the fly-whisk in his hand nearly slipped from his grasp. His brows drew tightly together as he struggled to comprehend everything before him. The air around him seemed to freeze, and time itself seemed to stop, leaving only his shock hanging in the air.
Pointing a trembling finger at Son Goku, Venus said, "G-G-G-Great Sage, you've attained the Hunyuan realm too?"
"That's right, Venus. Both the me you see now and the one you saw before were clones. Come meet my true body," Son Goku's clone said with a smile.
With that, he led Venus into the Space-Time Secret Realm.
When Son Goku's true body saw Venus, he smiled. "Old fellow, come see my true strength."
At those words, Venus studied Son Goku's true body. He felt as though he were falling into an abyss, gazing up at a towering mountain, standing before a vast ocean, and facing Chaos itself.
"Please withdraw your divine power, Great Sage," Venus said.
Son Goku's true body reined in his aura and smiled. "What do you think, Venus?"
"Your divine powers are no less than the Taiqing Saint's, Great Sage. I bow before you in utter admiration," Venus said.
"Hmph, what's the Taiqing Saint compared to him? My Fourth Brother is the reincarnation of the quarter-soul of the Chaos Demon Ape. His magical power and cultivation realm are no lower than mine. How could Taiqing compare?" Tongtian said, appearing before Venus.
"Greetings, Holy Lord Tongtian," Venus hurriedly said, bowing.
Tongtian nodded. "Venus, you're quite promising. Would you be interested in becoming my disciple?"
Venus froze at those words, unable to react for a long