Ceng...
Five figures ascended into the sky.
Then, they plummeted headfirst, upside down...
Chu Tian immediately wanted to cover his eyes.
"Ah... holy shit, you scared the life out of me..." Xiao Hei's form changed drastically.
Suddenly transforming into his true form, the body of the Mo Qilin swayed twice before stopping in mid-air.
The other three, including Old Yang,
All dived headfirst into the river ahead.
The river was shallow, filled entirely with hard pebbles, and even several large stones with sharp edges.
These three, without deviation, were heading straight for those massive stones!
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
Four loud thuds, and the heads of the four people shattered the stones beneath them.
Chu Tian did not pay much attention to the four below.
With the physical strength of those four, a few giant rocks could not harm them.
On the other hand, Xiao Hei, who had transformed into the Mo Qilin, greatly surprised Chu Tian.
When Xiao Hei was in human form, he was similar to Old Yang and the other two, jumping to the apex and then plummeting directly.
But the moment he transformed into his true form, he could hover in the air.
It seemed... that this Ma family's small world did not have a no-fly zone that he could not detect.
Instead, it was that the human form was simply unable to fly.
Could it be, the order of the entire Blue Star? Or perhaps the rules at play?
"Ouch... what are you little guys playing at?
I say, Yang, you're not young anymore, are you?
Why are you still playing such childish games with them?
And you, Old Li, have you not sobered up? Playing fishing with a bunch of kids in the river?"
"Damn it, you old ghost..."
Old Li, the drunkard, had clearly just sobered up after falling into the river.
Previously, he had been groggy when he first emerged from Chu Tian's divine soul space.
He hadn't spoken at all, just sat against a rock and fell asleep.
Upon hearing Chu Tian's summons, he followed Xiao Hei and the others and jumped.
Thus, he had a cold shower... and hearing someone call his name again, he naturally retorted with an insult.
The speaker was none other than Wei Du, the old city lord, who had been watching the river from afar without approaching.
At this moment, with his hands behind his back, he walked on air, standing at a high vantage point and mocking Old Yang and the others.
Seeing this scene, Chu Tian was once again confused.
How come this old city lord seemed unaffected by this restriction?
"What the hell... what's going on, why is my cultivation only at the Reincarnation Mirror?"
Miao Zuo, who had climbed out of the river, exclaimed creepily.
It was known that this guy had obtained quite a few Qi Soul Pearls from Wei Jin.
When Chu Tian returned from robbing the old turtle in the extreme northern ice fields, Miao Zuo had already reached the God of War realm.
He could already fly without relying on talismans.
Hao was also the same; he was previously a giant toothed tiger.
Later, he grew wings, and could only fly in his true form.
He had only consumed 10 Qi Soul Pearls from Wei Jin.
He had already broken through numerous obstacles and reached the God of War realm.
Fully demonstrating the cultivation talent and power of the beast race.
On the contrary, Xiao Hei, despite consuming a lot, showed no progress at all.
It even made itself think it was useless.
It had even sought Chu Tian to complain when it was drunk that night.
As for Old Yang, he had long since reached a realm surpassing that of the Northern Beast Spirit... that old guy Turtle Snake.
At this moment, he, like these two, fell headfirst into the riverbed.
After Miao Zuo shouted, it drew Chu Tian's attention.
Indeed, he found that the auras on everyone had changed.
The auras emanating from Hao and Old Li were similar to Miao Zuo's, having dropped from the God of War realm to the Reincarnation realm.
As for Old Yang, his cultivation, which should have been around the mid-stage Void Realm,
At this moment, he was emanating an aura of the early-stage God of War realm.
Looking at it this way, it was still not right.
Having reached the God of War realm, one should be able to fly.
Why did Old Yang fall as well?
And Xiao Hei, this guy had now become the one with the highest aura among everyone present.
He had not dropped a level... still a late-stage God of War realm expert.
Old Yang was the most tragic, having his level dropped the most.
As of now, it seemed only the old city lord's cultivation remained unchanged.
Because the old city lord's realm was impossible to discern, he was like an ordinary person, completely devoid of any aura.
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, utterly confused.
Let alone them, even Chu Tian, who was a native of the Blue Star, did not understand what was happening.
"Every world has its own order, and I feel a powerful oppressive force here! And a trace of inexplicable power, something that is not on our Xuan Tian Star."
The old city lord looked up at the sky.
Chu Tian, not understanding, decided not to dwell on it.
As someone who had entered this path halfway, there were too many things he couldn't comprehend.
Moreover, it was said that many ancient texts, collections, and records on the Blue Star had been lost or disappeared.
Perhaps no one on the Blue Star now could provide an answer...
The group walked back to the Ma family's encampment. The sky had already darkened.
From a distance, Chu Tian saw that Ma Deju had already set up the barbecue grill in the open space.
Clearly, dinner today would be another sumptuous barbecue.
Ma Deju was truly passionate about barbecuing.
This young man greeted Chu Tian and his group enthusiastically as they approached.
Chu Tian introduced everyone.
Then, Ma Deju got busy again, calling out as he worked.
"Today, we'll focus on grilled vegetables... I heard that vegetables are rare items in your place! Here, we have plenty, you can eat until you puke!"
He then burst into laughter. Although his words were coarse, they were not annoying.
"Ruolin... Ruolin... hurry up and bring out all the fruits we have in stock!"
Ma Deju was exceptionally happy today. Even Old Mrs. Ma was sitting outside, watching the lively scene.
The Ma family had never been this lively before.
However, when Old Mrs. Ma saw the six people beside Chu Tian, her eyes flickered, exuding a sharp gaze.
She sensed powerful auras from these six people.
Especially when Old Yang appeared, Madam Ma hurriedly stood up.
She looked at Old Yang for a long time, then approached him leaning on her cane.
"You have traveled from afar, and I, an old woman, am deeply sorry for not welcoming you properly!" He actually performed a junior's禮節 (lǐ jié - courtesy/protocol) towards Xiao Hei.
He bent his body and bowed.
Xiao Hei was stunned and quickly reached out to help him.
Unexpectedly, Madam Ma took a step back, completed the bow, and then straightened up.
"May I ask, senior... what is your realm?"
Madam Ma spoke cautiously.
In fact, in the world of martial artists, asking about another's cultivation was very impolite.
"War... God of War late stage!" Xiao Hei was stunned and told the truth.
When had he ever received such treatment? For a moment, he could not quite accept it.
"God of War realm?"
Confusion appeared in Madam Ma's eyes. After a brief pause, she asked again.
"May I ask, how great is the difference between the God of War realm and the Reincarnation realm? Is it necessary to break through the unity of heaven and man to reach it?"
As Madam Ma asked this, Chu Tian sensed an aura of the mid-stage Reincarnation Mirror from her.
Previously, Chu Tian had no understanding of the auras emanating from different realms.
This time, after returning from the Sea of Death, he could already distinguish between the strong and the weak based on their auras.
Madam Ma was known as invincible in one-on-one combat among the eight great families.
She could even contend with multiple opponents, yet she was only at the mid-stage Reincarnation realm.
It seemed that the cultivators on the Blue Star were truly weak.
However, upon further thought, were Miao Zuo and the others not also only at the late-stage Reincarnation realm now?
They had all been God of War realm experts before.
Thinking this way, Madam Ma's reputation for being the strongest was not unfounded.
If she were to go to the Xuan Tian Star, she would undoubtedly be a God of War realm expert.
Perhaps... the aura Chu Tian sensed from Madam Ma was even more condensed.
Regarding Madam Ma's question to Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei was instantly dumbfounded.
How would he know about the unity of heaven and man, or what that was?
"Boss..."
Having no other recourse, this guy could only look pleadingly at Chu Tian!
Chu Tian naturally quickly intervened. Madam Ma's attitude towards Xiao Hei was too respectful.
If this continued, Xiao Hei, the scoundrel, might become unbearably arrogant.
"Grandma Ma, these are all my friends, you don't need to be like this!"
Chu Tian stepped forward to help her.
"Nonsense..."
Who would have thought that Old Madam Ma would glare at him.
Chu Tian was immediately embarrassed.
"Old woman... what the hell are you shouting at..."
Suddenly, a娇吒 (jiāo zhà - sharp, high-pitched scolding) voice appeared.
A flash of green light flickered between Chu Tian's eyebrows.
It was the little dragon girl, whom Chu Tian had forgotten, who materialized directly in front of Old Madam Ma.
No one knew what was going on in her head!
Looking at Old Madam Ma, she actually revealed hostility.
Her angry shout, accompanied by a dragon's roar, made the Ma family's small world tremble.
Everyone stopped their tasks and looked over.
Madam Ma, who was incredibly overbearing among the eight great families, had always been the one to yell at others, or to act directly.
This time, she was stunned on the spot by the little dragon girl's roar.
"I... what the hell are you yelling at, you scared me!"
Chu Tian originally wanted to curse.
But facing a young girl, he held back.
Moreover, he didn't know why the little dragon girl would show such intense hostility towards Madam Ma.
She hadn't even been like this when they fought the blood race monsters.