This Starry Sky Beast, fifty thousand meters in size, was clearly a minion of "Old Heaven"!
And if viewed from the macro perspective of the entire universe, its trajectory was on the same straight line as the planet where Dugu Zangtian and the others currently resided.
Based on the Starry Sky Beast's speed, it likely wouldn't take long for it to reach the planet where the group was located.
...
"Shitian..."
The next day, when Dugu Shitian presented his modified Body Tempering Stance to his father as if it were a treasure, Dugu Zangtian was stunned.
What was the reason he had his son train under Teacher Qin Shuang?
Was modifying a cultivation technique that impressive?
In this universe, besides Teacher Qin Shuang's Body Tempering Stance, were there any other cultivation techniques that allowed for infinite growth through sheer effort?
Dugu Shitian, on the other hand, believed his father was simply awestruck by his talent and happily ate several more large bowls of rice.
As for Dugu Zangtian, since Dugu Shitian had lost the opportunity to inherit Teacher Qin Shuang's mantle, he naturally wouldn't let his son have an easy time.
From then on, Dugu Shitian was taught by Dugu Zangtian and Ye Qing.
Both the cultivation system of the Human Body Secret Realms and Ye Qing's cultivation of the Law of Dragon leaned towards physical cultivation.
Dugu Shitian, however, possessed extraordinary talent in both physical cultivation and law cultivation.
Nevertheless, Dugu Shitian had not yet cultivated to the Emperor level, so his current cultivation of the Human Body Secret Realm methods wouldn't allow him to fully develop them.
Therefore, Dugu Zangtian focused more on imparting the cultivation secrets of each secret realm and the connections to the next.
In any case, Dugu Zangtian felt his son was no easygoing fellow.
Once he understood the cultivation methods for the secret realms and reached the threshold for cultivation, he would undoubtedly make significant changes to the techniques.
One day, as Dugu Zangtian and his wife Ye Qing were teaching Dugu Shitian, Dugu Zangtian's expression suddenly changed.
"This aura..."
He could feel a familiar aura rapidly approaching.
Accompanying it was a terrifying pressure, as deep as an abyss and as vast as a prison.
"The aura of 'Old Heaven'..."
"And it's even more profound and immense than it was decades ago!"
Sensing the familiar aura enveloping him, Dugu Zangtian's expression grew solemn.
With a wave of his hand, five-colored lights – white, yellow, green, red, and blue – emanated from his palm, and in the next instant, he sealed Ye Qing and his son Dugu Shitian within a five-colored stone coffin.
"Zangtian, what are you doing?"
In the distance, Qin Shuang, appearing as a blur, witnessed Dugu Zangtian sealing Ye Qing and Dugu Shitian.
"Teacher..."
Seeing Qin Shuang, Dugu Zangtian smiled.
"Zangtian!"
Qin Shuang frowned. "What exactly happened? You actually sealed Ye Qing and Shitian."
"Teacher, He has arrived!"
"He has arrived? Who has arrived?"
Qin Shuang was perplexed, but then his expression changed. "Zangtian, you're not talking about... him, are you?"
"Yes, it's Him!"
Dugu Zangtian shook his head with a wry smile. "Teacher, this fellow is even stronger than he was decades ago."
"I have no confidence in victory whatsoever."
"The gap is simply too enormous!"
Dugu Zangtian looked up at the sky. In the starry expanse of the universe, it seemed a vast shadow was approaching.
Qin Shuang's entire body suddenly trembled.
His strength was inferior to Dugu Zangtian's, and only now did he sense that terrifying aura.
"This, this aura... it's a Starry Sky Beast!"
Qin Shuang's face immediately changed drastically.
Starry Sky Beasts were super beasts hundreds or thousands of times more powerful than ferocious beasts.
Over the past few decades, Qin Shuang's strength had steadily improved through battles with Dugu Zangtian, but he had only reached the mid-Emperor level at best.
Dugu Zangtian had made great progress, advancing from a Level 9 warrior to the peak of the Emperor level in just a few decades.
However, compared to an Emperor-level Starry Sky Beast, the gap was still immense.
Neither of them could have imagined that "Old Heaven," after lurking for decades, would produce such a powerful minion.
Compared to Dugu Zangtian, Qin Shuang had more knowledge about Starry Sky Beasts.
They were the protagonists of the universe before the Desolate Antiquity era, overlords who dominated the universe for millions upon millions of years.
They roamed the starry skies, feeding on stars. Even the sun was merely a pre-meal dessert for those powerful Starry Sky Beasts.
At this moment, both Dugu Zangtian and Qin Shuang could sense that the terrifying Starry Sky Beast was rapidly approaching this planet.
"Teacher, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Speak."
"This Starry Sky Beast is extremely dangerous. If it reaches here, this planet might not even be enough for it to swallow in one bite."
"Therefore, I'm going to the starry skies to intercept it."
"This seal I have can isolate Qing'er and Shitian's auras."
"While I hold it off, I'll have to ask you, Teacher, to take the mother and son away from this planet and head to the Sun God Dynasty or the Palace of Reincarnation."
The reason for going to the Sun God Dynasty was its abundance of powerful cultivators.
As the first territory in the Starry Sky Universe to rise under the leadership of the Sun God Emperor, the Sun God Dynasty treated cultivators exceptionally well.
In short, as long as you had ambition and took action, you could always find the laws you desired in the Sun God Dynasty.
If not, you could even create your own path to development.
In the Starry Sky Universe, the number of Creators in the Sun God Dynasty was almost several times that of all other territories combined.
Emperor-level Creators, possessing Heavenly Gifted Dao Fruits, were not inferior to ordinary Emperor-level powerhouses.
Therefore, in the Sun God Dynasty, there was a common saying: "Emperor-level cultivators are as common as dirt, Emperor-level are plentiful, only Quasi Heavenly Emperors can make a stir."
Although it sounded exaggerated, the Sun God Dynasty was truly powerful compared to other territories.
Just like now, a powerful Starry Sky Beast had been flying through the Dragon Domain's star systems for so long, devouring many stars. Even with the control of "Old Heaven," this Starry Sky Beast had not devoured any planets with life and had avoided planets with cultivators of Emperor level or above. However, this also admitted that the powerhouses in the Dragon Domain were truly few.
If it were within the Sun God Dynasty, almost every planet with life would have at least one Emperor-level powerhouse.
Some planets with life even had more than one.
On prosperous planets, there were even powerful figures like Emperor-level Creators and Emperor-level Creators.
If this Starry Sky Beast dared to fly within the Sun God Dynasty's territory, it would have long been sensed by those powerful figures, captured, or killed.
How could it have come all the way from Guixu to the Dragon Domain unimpeded like this?
"Alright, be careful."
With the crisis at hand, Qin Shuang dared not delay. He clapped his hands, lifting the two colorful stone coffins, and flew towards the teleportation array on this planet.
Judging by the aura sensed, the strength of this Starry Sky Beast was not comparable to ordinary Emperor-level powerhouses. Qin Shuang had no idea how long Dugu Zangtian could hold it off, or if he could even hold it off at all.
What he needed to do now was to take Ye Qing and Dugu Shitian away from this planet and rush to the Sun God Dynasty or the Palace of Reincarnation!
The Sun God Dynasty was where many powerhouses gathered. Even "Old Heaven," who controlled the Starry Sky Beast King as its pawn, could not make the slightest ripple within the Sun God Dynasty.
As for the Palace of Reincarnation, it was a transcendent super-force that had existed since the rise of humanity, outside of all major powers. Legend had it that the Palace Lord of the Palace of Reincarnation was a super magnate who had survived from the Desolate Antiquity era.
If they went to the Palace of Reincarnation's star systems, they would be safe and sound.
This was the conclusion Qin Shuang and Dugu Zangtian had reached after searching for "Old Heaven" for decades.
They discovered that "Old Heaven" seemed elusive, without a true form. Although it could "arrange" the destinies of all living beings through some extraordinary means, this also had its limits.
Ordinary people, those with weak strength, had no resistance whatsoever to Old Heaven's arrangements.
But when one's strength reached a certain level, they could completely resist Old Heaven's arrangements, and even use the connection between Old Heaven and its pawns to heavily injure Old Heaven.
Therefore, "Old Heaven" would instinctively stay away from regions with powerful existences.
Otherwise, for those terrifying existences, it wouldn't be impossible to swat "Old Heaven" to death with a single palm.
In fact, it was just as Qin Shuang had thought. In the Starry Sky Universe, any powerhouse beyond the Immortal level could sense "Old Heaven's" existence.
After all, the Immortal Dao Law was supreme and omnipresent.
However, they sensed the aura of "Heavenly Dao" from "Old Heaven," so one by one, they pretended not to see it.
As long as "Old Heaven" did not arrange anything for them, they would not interfere with its growth.
Qin Shuang carried the two colorful stone coffins and stepped into the starry teleportation array, heading towards the Palace of Reincarnation.
...
Sensing that his teacher's aura had disappeared, Dugu Zangtian breathed a sigh of relief.
Through years of growth, Dugu Zangtian was no longer the child he once was.
He and "Old Heaven" seemed to be connected by an invisible force.
Old Heaven could grow by "arranging" his destiny, and he, in turn, could grow by resisting "Old Heaven's" arrangements.
This made Dugu Zangtian feel as if he and "Old Heaven" were like puppets controlled by a higher-level existence, completing some grand design.
After understanding all of this, Dugu Zangtian and Qin Shuang settled down on this planet in the Dragon Domain and stopped searching for "Old Heaven's" traces.
Because he knew that if there truly was a higher-level existence interfering, then one day, "Old Heaven" would find him again.
However, what made Dugu Zangtian furious was that his son, Dugu Shitian, also possessed an aura similar to his own.
This meant that Dugu Shitian might also be a part of this grand design.
Even, if he were to die, his son, Dugu Shitian, would be the one to take his place and fight "Old Heaven."
Therefore, this time when "Old Heaven" and its pawns descended, Dugu Zangtian directly sealed his wife and son, entrusting them to Teacher Qin Shuang to take them to the Sun God Dynasty or the Palace of Reincarnation, so that his son could escape the fate of being a "chess piece."
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