With Hongjun's sudden scream, a giant white hand appeared in the sky.
It grabbed Hongjun.
Puppet Xiao Feng's body was about to collide with it, but missed.
Not only that, after grabbing Hongjun, the giant hand extended a finger and lightly tapped Puppet Xiao Feng.
There was no visible special change, but Puppet Xiao Feng was struck as if by a heavy blow, and his body recoiled sharply.
His body, of the Hongmeng Supreme treasure level, was already covered in dense cracks.
Yang Jun was greatly alarmed.
Without further hesitation, he urged the Shitien Blade and swung it rapidly at the giant hand.
When a massive beam of light was unleashed from the Shitien Blade and struck the hand, Yang Jun's eyes lit up with joy.
But in the next moment, his gaze froze.
The giant hand was unharmed!
This was unbelievable to him.
This was a weapon that could tear through the void, and with a mere wave could instill fear in heavenly will like Xiao Bai.
Yet, even a full-powered swing could not harm the opponent?
He felt despair.
But in the next moment, after being attacked by Yang Jun, the giant hand seemed to become enraged.
It extended another finger.
But this time, the mere act of extending its finger was extraordinarily slow.
Moreover, as the finger began to move, the giant hand started to shake violently.
Only then did everyone realize that the giant hand was not a physical entity, but merely a floating object formed by the condensation of countless energies.
Currently, the energies on its surface were fluctuating intensely due to the attack from the Shitien Blade.
The condensed energy instantly became fainter and fainter, on the verge of disappearing.
The giant hand then stopped its intended attack.
It shook in the direction of Yang Jun and the others.
As if to say, "You just wait and see."
In the next moment, the terrifying giant hand and Hongjun both vanished.
However, Yang Jun did not dare to let down his guard.
He poured his entire focus into controlling Puppet Xiao Feng, standing ready.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Five minutes passed.
The sky was calm and peaceful.
"Hoo~"
Xiao Tian was the first to exhale.
"Damn! Scared me to death!"
"Is it really gone?"
"What was that thing?"
Others chimed in one after another.
The sudden appearance of the giant hand had caught everyone completely off guard.
But its power far exceeded anyone's expectations.
When the group returned to the base and convened an impromptu meeting in the conference room, Xiao Tian declared with certainty:
"The owner of that hand must be in the Transcendent Realm!"
"This kind of high-level suppression that ignores ordinary attacks, and the destructive power of a casual wave that could heavily injure Brother Feng, this is definitely a Transcendent Realm expert!"
This news weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.
The Transcendent Realm was excessively powerful.
Judging by its previous performance, ordinary attacks were completely ineffective against it.
And its casual attacks could likely only be matched by Puppet Xiao Feng.
Seeing that everyone seemed to have lost their fighting spirit, replaced by fear, Xiao Tian quickly comforted them:
"Don't be afraid, everyone. Transcendent Realm experts cannot stay in low-level worlds for long."
"The opponent only manifested a giant hand, likely just to save Hongjun."
"It only stayed for a few minutes, which is probably its limit."
"Besides, it was significantly affected by the Shitien Blade's attack, so it shouldn't appear again anytime soon."
Despite his confident words, the worries in everyone's hearts did not diminish much.
No one was willing to sit and wait for their doom!
After deliberation, Yang Jun decisively made a decision.
To use the remaining energy of the Shitien Blade to break the void and further enhance Puppet Xiao Feng.
At the same time, send someone into the game to notify Lin Feng.
For now, the giant hand seemed to have retreated.
It had also been significantly injured by the Shitien Blade's attack.
But no one knew if it was truly injured and retreated, or if it had simply left because it had to take Hongjun and couldn't stay any longer.
Yang Jun dared not gamble.
If Puppet Xiao Feng's enhancement did not reach the Transcendent Realm, or if its combat power was still lower than the force represented by the giant hand, then Lin Feng would have to step in.
Lin Feng's involvement would signify that their War God team, and all humans on Water Blue Star, had reached their final moment, with no room for further maneuver!
His heart heavy, he walked slowly, leading the team members to the rear of the base.
Although the possibility of the opponent reappearing in the short term was slim, he still felt more at ease choosing another location the opponent had not visited.
With practiced ease, Yang Jun operated again.
Puppet Xiao Feng lightly swung the Shitien Blade towards the sky.
Cracks gradually appeared in the air.
*Screech!*
With the second swing of the Shitien Blade, the two cracks merged into one.
A massive gash was ripped open in the sky.
Yang Jun quickly controlled Xiao Feng to unleash his information at full power.
He channeled all of Puppet's energy, utilizing his previously acquired Earth Immortal strength.
As the Earth Immortal characteristics fluctuated, countless energies from beyond the heavens were attracted from the rift in the sky, flowing into Xiao Feng's body.
His aura surged higher and higher.
Before long, the absorbed energy was digested.
Xiao Feng's body trembled, shattering the tribulation demons formed by countless energies.
His combat power more than doubled.
The air faintly rippled with a different kind of fluctuation.
Everyone watched Xiao Tian expectantly.
Xiao Tian scratched his head, confused.
"It has indeed reached a combat power hundreds of times that of an ordinary Level Nine expert."
"I even vaguely sense that it's close to the combat power of two hundred Level Nine experts."
"It should have entered a new tier."
"In terms of levels, it's at least Level Ten."
Everyone became excited.
But Xiao Tian's next sentence made their faces change drastically.
"But even so, it's still not in the Transcendent Realm."
Yang Jun asked urgently, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Xiao Tian replied somewhat aggrieved, "Although my strength isn't high, my Wisdom Eye divine ability is at Level 10,000, and my perceptive abilities are sufficient."
"I wouldn't joke about something like this!"
Everyone felt dejected.
Another realm had been advanced, yet it was still not the Transcendent Realm?
At the same time, a sense of dread filled their hearts.
How powerful would a true Transcendent Realm expert be?
Yang Jun took a deep breath and waved his hand.
"If it's still not enough, then continue!"
The cracks in the sky had not disappeared.
A considerable amount of celestial energy was still seeping out.
He commanded Xiao Feng to slash again fiercely.
Countless energies began to surge again.
Even more powerful and inscrutable energies poured out.
Puppet Xiao Feng once again opened himself up to absorb.
Yang Jun's gaze was resolute.
"Don't forget, in terms of the immortal system, Xiao Feng is currently only at the Heavenly Immortal realm."
"If two hundred times isn't enough, then let's reach five hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times!"
"I refuse to believe that he cannot reach the Transcendent Realm!"
...
Just as Xiao Feng was continuously absorbing celestial energy and improving his strength, in another world, within the thirty-third heaven.
This actual realm, unlike the darkness and ethereality of the Eternal World, was filled with light.
Within this light, only three figures existed.
Upon closer inspection, these three figures flickered and occasionally overlapped, as if they were one person.
All three were intently watching a pale purple teleportation portal in the center, filled with anxiety.
*Whoosh!*
Hongjun's body suddenly appeared.
The three figures immediately stepped forward.
"Teacher, you're back!"
"Is there a Level Nine existence in this world of outsiders that we can utilize?"
Hongjun nodded.
"There is only one Level Nine expert!"
The three were initially disappointed, then resigned.
"One is enough. Teacher, you use it first. We will cultivate slowly later."
Hongjun shook his head, his eyes filled with lingering fear.
"This one almost kept me there. This world is extraordinary!"
His words caused the expressions of the three to change dramatically.
They had finally found a low-level world. After cultivating it, whether it was the existence of the heavenly will or the "survival of the fittest" among low-level powerhouses, it would be highly beneficial.
Furthermore, in their conquest against the Demon Shadow World, they had absorbed considerable energy and gained a lot.
The three had currently all reached Level Nine.
They had seen hope of transcending.
Yet, they never expected that even Hongjun, who was stronger than them, had almost fallen in this world.
This made them somewhat unwilling.
However, the next moment, Hongjun's words made the three tremble.
"However, where there is fortune, there is misfortune. I have managed to contact the Upper Realm. All of us now have hope of transcending!"
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