A handsome, pale-faced youth in black walked out.

"Young Hero Qiao Yu, you've finally finished your closed-door cultivation?" Mu Xinxiu was overjoyed.

With Qiao Yu's emergence, he wouldn't have to be caught in the middle, torn between two sides.

"He's Qiao Yu?"

Xun Pu glanced at Qiao Yu, then picked up his opium pipe and puffed away, trying to dispel the salty, fishy taste in his mouth.

You have to know, the Purgatory Corpse King had been dead for who knows how many years, and his earwax was practically a biochemical weapon.

Even though Xun Pu had already vomited several times, the taste lingered in his mouth.

Xun Pu sized up Qiao Yu, and a shock went through him.

He possessed the strength of the sixth level of the Pseudo-God stage, yet he couldn't see through the young man named Qiao Yu at all!

No matter how Xun Pu looked at it, Qiao Yu seemed like an ordinary person!

Then there was only one explanation: this Qiao Yu's realm was far above his own, and he was concealing his aura to prevent Xun Pu from seeing through him.

Xun Pu instantly became excited, clutching his opium pipe tightly.

Mu Xinxiu hadn't lied to him; this really was a demi-god level super genius!

Being able to introduce such a genius to the human race's powerful figures, Xun Pu would definitely become successful!

The Purgatory Corpse King and the others immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Qiao Yu, what's going on?" The Undead Black Phoenix couldn't help but ask.

"Don't panic, it's a minor issue." Qiao Yu waved his hand dismissively, then put on a kind smile. "Who was it that shouted just now?"

Everyone's gaze turned to the pageboy who had been so frightened by the Purgatory Corpse King that he had collapsed to the ground.

"It was me, what's it to you?" Seeing everyone staring at him, the pageboy immediately stood up and said with a stubborn neck.

"Oh, so it was you, that's great!"

Qiao Yu clapped his hands, then quickly walked up to the pageboy.

The pageboy was startled, but then he glanced at Xun Pu, the Wind and Thunder Envoy, beside him, and his courage grew again.

"What? Do you have a problem with that? Not bowing to the Wind and Thunder Envoy is already a great disrespect!" the pageboy scolded.

"Is that so? Then I'm about to do something even more disrespectful."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Yu slapped the pageboy's head.

Even though Qiao Yu's realm was currently nonexistent, his terrifying physical strength was not something a mere Saint stage cultivator could withstand.

The pageboy didn't even have time to scream before blood spurted from all seven orifices, and then his entire head exploded, splattering red and white fluids everywhere.

If it hadn't been for this pageboy, Qiao Yu would already be at the first level of the Pseudo-God stage.

Naturally, Qiao Yu would not show the slightest mercy to such a person.

The opium pipe in Xun Pu's mouth clattered to the ground. He was stunned for a moment, and then a look of wild joy appeared on his face!

An expert!

He really was an expert!

Seeing Qiao Yu slap his pageboy to death, Xun Pu was not angry but delighted.

Just a pageboy, he could always find another one.

Looking at the scene before him, he became even more certain that Qiao Yu's strength was above his own, and he was concealing his aura.

As for the possibility that Qiao Yu was just an ordinary person, Xun Pu directly rejected it.

Had he ever seen an ordinary person who could slap a Saint stage cultivator to death?

"Well done! I've long disliked this pageboy. All he does all day is act like a bully, using my name to do evil. Even if Young Hero Qiao Yu didn't kill him, I would have sooner or later!" Xun Pu clapped his hands repeatedly.

Qiao Yu glanced at him but didn't respond.

Xun Pu was a little embarrassed, but he quickly interjected.

"Young Hero Qiao Yu, now that you've come out of seclusion, come with me. The Wind and Thunder Cloud Platform duel is about to begin, and the human race is also starting to select geniuses to participate!"

"But don't worry, with my recommendation, Young Hero Qiao Yu, you can skip the first three rounds of selection and go directly to the final round!"

Qiao Yu narrowed his eyes and asked, "The so-called Wind and Thunder Cloud Platform duel is just a simple fight?"

"Naturally, it's more than that." Xun Pu smiled and tapped the opium pipe in his hand, explaining, "The Wind and Thunder Cloud Platform is actually an ancient battlefield!"

"It's quite a sigh, but it is said that when the first universe was liberated, the human and beast race powerhouses joined forces and launched the ultimate battle with the gods on that ancient battlefield!"

"That battle was earth-shattering, gods and demons wept, and the gods fell. The human and beast races joined forces and barely managed to win. Who would have thought that today, the human and beast races would be dueling on the Wind and Thunder Cloud Platform."

"It is said that if you're lucky, you might even encounter the inheritance of a god or the strongest human powerhouse in the Wind and Thunder Cloud Platform."

A look of yearning appeared on Xun Pu's face.

Qiao Yu lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

He had originally wanted to slap Xun Pu to death as well, but after hearing what Xun Pu said, he changed his mind.

Perhaps... he could find a way to condense his divine sense a second time inside the Wind and Thunder Cloud Platform?

"Alright, let's go then." Qiao Yu nodded.

Xun Pu didn't know that he had just had a close brush with death. Seeing Qiao Yu agree, he nodded excitedly.

"Alright, Young Hero Qiao Yu, let's set off!"

"Nation Lord Mu, thank you for your hospitality during this time. Farewell."

Qiao Yu greeted Mu Xinxiu. He looked at Mu Wan'er but didn't say anything.

After summoning the Black Phoenix, Qiao Yu rode on the Black Phoenix and soared into the sky with Xun Pu, flying towards the distance.

Watching the Black Phoenix, which blotted out the sky, gradually shrink in her vision, eventually turning into a small black dot, Mu Wan'er could no longer control her emotions, and tears flowed like a dam bursting.

"Sigh!"

Mu Xinxiu sighed and patted his daughter's shoulder.

"My dear daughter, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I was thinking too beautifully. How could someone like Qiao Yu be confined to a small place like my Red Leaf Kingdom?"

"No true dragon would choose to nest in a small mud puddle. Forget about him."

…

Xun Pu felt the aura of the Black Phoenix beside him and was a little frightened along the way.

What kind of family was this? Using a Pseudo-God stage phoenix as a mount?

When did such a wealthy young man appear in my human race? Why haven't I heard any news about it?

Xun Pu also wanted to experience what it felt like to ride a phoenix, but Qiao Yu never invited him up, and Xun Pu didn't dare to try it easily.

If the phoenix were to attack him, his little body wouldn't be able to withstand it.

They traveled all the way towards the border between the human and beast races.

As they approached, Qiao Yu's nose already smelled a fishy and rancid odor, the stench from the beast race.

Then, a dark black city wall came into view. The city wall was continuous, winding and twisting, like a giant dragon crawling in the starry sky, majestic and imposing.

The dark city wall gave people a strong sense of suffocation. The walls were covered with various broken holes and solidified bloodstains.

It was enough to see that extremely tragic battles had taken place here.

"Young Hero Qiao Yu, we've arrived at the border. Opposite this city wall is the territory of the beast race! Let's go, I'll take you to see Venerable Fenglei now!"

Xun Pu rubbed his hands excitedly. He had brought back a young man whose realm far exceeded his own. He wondered how Venerable Fenglei would reward him.