Open up and break into another world

The Yellow-haired Great Ape's flying speed was extremely fast, so fast that Xu Ming had already lost any concept of "fast."

The misty silhouette of the Mist Rain Battleship in the fog also rapidly enlarged and became clearer.

The closer he flew, the more Xu Ming could feel the immensity of the Mist Rain Battleship! His field of vision ahead was completely occupied by the Mist Rain Battleship!

Xu Ming felt as if he were an ant looking up at an aircraft carrier. Even the hundred-zhang tall Yellow-haired Great Ape was incomparably small next to the Mist Rain Battleship.

"We're here!"

Whoosh—

The Yellow-haired Great Ape broke through the clouds and landed on the deck of the Mist Rain Battleship.

Xu Ming stood on the deck, as insignificant as a speck of dust.

"How big is this Mist Rain Battleship?" Xu Ming couldn't help but ask again.

The Yellow-haired Great Ape strode forward, each step covering tens of zhang: "The Mist Rain Battleship is one hundred and eight li long!"

"One hundred and eight li?" Xu Ming was somewhat dumbfounded.

The Barren Mountains seemed to be only several hundred li, right?

This ship was as long as the entire Barren Mountains?

Moreover, the height of the Barren Mountains was far less than that of the Mist Rain Battleship!

"Why would there be such a massive ship?"

The Yellow-haired Great Ape strolled leisurely.

However, Xu Ming had to sprint with all his might to barely keep up with its pace.

"Alright, I'll go ahead first; you can walk slowly!" the Yellow-haired Great Ape said with a smile. "When you reach the battleship's gate, you will be the Old Master's Fated One!"

"It's that simple?" Although the battleship's gate was tens of li away, it wasn't that far for Xu Ming.

"You'll know once you walk over here!—Your true cultivation is at the Perfection of the Congenital Realm; your test will naturally be at the Congenital level. It shouldn't be difficult for you!"

The Yellow-haired Great Ape exerted force in its feet, and its hundred-zhang tall figure flickered a few times. By the time Xu Ming reacted, it was already sitting beside the battleship's gate, arms crossed, legs crossed, leisurely and carefree.

"So fast…"

Xu Ming was dumbfounded.

"What level of existence is this Yellow-haired Great Ape, exactly?" Xu Ming found it hard to imagine. "It definitely surpasses the Coagulation Core Realm by a lot… Is it the Spirit Realm?"

However, Xu Ming vaguely felt that even the Spirit Realm, which he had only seen in books, probably wasn't this powerful, right?

"Could it be an existence above the Spirit Realm?"

What was above the Spirit Realm?

Xu Ming wasn't sure either.

Because that realm was already a mythical existence, not even historical records would have any accounts of it; only those myths and legends had vague and ambiguous descriptions.

And those descriptions were mostly based on imagination and couldn't be trusted much.

Xu Ming was walking…

In the air, formations appeared.

"Passing guest, halt!"

Nine giants, formed from formations, holding long sabers and wearing black armor, surrounded Xu Ming from all directions.

"They are opponents conjured from formations!" Probing these opponents didn't cost many Hanging Points. "They are all at the early stage of the Coagulation Core Realm!"

"Passing guest, turn back immediately! Or defeat us and continue forward!"

Boom!!

Without saying a word, Xu Ming used the Ghost Cry Spear to execute "Ninefold Spear Wave Ripple," angrily thrusting towards one of the giants.

Xu Ming currently had the Level 10 "Three-Hanging Package" activated; this full-strength spear strike would require even mid-stage and late-stage Coagulation Core experts to deal with cautiously, let alone opponents who were only at the early stage of the Coagulation Core Realm.

"Die!!" Xu Ming's gaze was calm.

However, immediately afterward, Xu Ming was dumbfounded.

"What!?"

He saw that the giant in front of him, who had been pierced by the spear, seemed completely unharmed; instead, he grinned, revealing a ferocious smile to Xu Ming.

"Retreat!!"

Xu Ming withdrew his spear and retreated rapidly.

Almost at the same time, several large sabers slashed down at the spot where Xu Ming had just been standing.

"They can't be harmed?"

These nine giants were, after all, conjured from formations and were not real living beings. Xu Ming saw that the giant he had just pierced had already healed the wound on his chest, as if he had never been injured.

"Can't be harmed? How can I fight like this?" Xu Ming was stunned.

"Boy, don't struggle!"

"You can't hurt us, turn back!"

"Go back! Being the Fated One isn't that easy!"

The nine black-armored giants surrounded him again.

"It's impossible that I can't hurt them!"

Xu Ming's Triple Perfect Domain expanded—the natural force surging within the domain, although difficult to inflict much damage on an early-stage Coagulation Core opponent, at least had a decent hindering effect.

"I'll try this move again!!"

Xu Ming changed his thrust to a smash.

This smash also contained the artistic conception of the Ninefold Ripple.

Boom!!!!

One of the black-armored giants was directly smashed into a concave shape.

However, the formation flowed for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, this giant stood perfectly in front of Xu Ming again.

"This…" Xu Ming's eyes widened. "This is impossible! The Yellow-haired Great Ape clearly said that it shouldn't be difficult for me to pass the test; how can I not even be able to injure them?—It can't be this difficult; there must be a flaw!"

Just now, the Yellow-haired Great Ape said that this was a test at the Congenital level.

Xu Ming had already activated the Level 10 "Three-Hanging Package"; could there be anyone stronger than him at the Congenital level? If even Xu Ming couldn't pass, wouldn't that mean no one could pass the test?

What was the point of a test that no one could pass?

"I don't believe I can't hurt them!"

To Xu Ming, the nine early-stage Coagulation Core opponents were like nine children. Xu Ming pointed his spear and fearlessly charged into the formation.

"Kill!!"

Xu Ming's spear, whether thrusting, slashing, or smashing, directly caused the nine giants to be thrown off their feet, with no power to resist.

However, the nine giants were conjured from formations; each time they were injured, they would immediately recover. Xu Ming fought for a long time, but it was still a stalemate.

"I'm going… my hands are getting sore…" Xu Ming was speechless.

The nine black-armored giants in front of him seemed to be eternally tireless…

However, the Yellow-haired Great Ape in the distance was already watching in stunned silence: "What a fierce little guy… It's been tens of thousands of years since I've seen a Congenital martial artist able to ravage the gatekeeper of the first level like this…"

The assessment on the deck was divided into three levels.

The Yellow-haired Great Ape slapped its head: "I seem to have forgotten to tell him that he doesn't actually need to kill the opponents; as long as he persists for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn without being defeated, it will naturally count as him passing… Should I remind him?"

The Yellow-haired Great Ape thought for a moment: "Forget it, forget it; seeing how fierce he looks, it seems like he doesn't need me to remind him. Moreover, this kid has already found the flaw; the outcome is about to be decided!"

"It's just hard on the gatekeeper of the first level! It's rare to come out and play, but he's being abused like this…"

Boom—

Xu Ming smashed an opponent away once again.

"Hahahaha, I knew it…" Xu Ming laughed loudly. "I thought you guys were unkillable! So every time you get injured, you also weaken a bit! Hahahaha, let's see how long you can last!"

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