When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Two Emperor-level leaders, five Royal-level mages, ten King-level mages, and eighteen Trainee-level mages—a group of thirty-five people—flew towards the border between the Ice and Snow Continent and the Divine Void aboard a Royal-level flying demonic beast, the "Heavenly Snow Giant Eagle."

The Imperial-level Sky Snow Giant Eagle resembles a majestic snow-capped mountain, standing over ten zhang tall. Its wingspan, when open, resembles a vast snow cloud, reaching hundreds of meters in distance. Its entire body is pure white, like a war god clad in silver armor, its divine might and imposing presence breathtaking!

This enormous creature was being controlled by Wei Tianxing, a master-level mage, with the ease with which he directed its flight!

On the way to the Divine Void aboard the Heavenly Snow Giant Eagle, team members of each level introduced themselves.

The main purpose was to introduce Zhu Chongjiu to them. As for the others, they either already knew each other or had already gotten to know each other privately!

Wei Tianxing said to Zhu Chongjiu, "The King privately instructed that everything for this hunting trip will be handled by Ninth Brother, and he will be in full command."

Zhu Chongjiu asked Wei Tianxing some questions about the Divine Void Continent and his hunting experience from previous years.

Wei Tianxing explained one by one: "The date for entering the Divine Void Continent for the hunt was not set by us, but by the rulers of the five continents together."

In other words, on this day, not only will our Ice and Snow Continent go on a hunting expedition, but the other four continents will also enter the Divine Void Continent on this day to hunt!

The rules were established by the rulers of the five continents to prevent endless and unrestricted hunting expeditions into the Divine Void.

Entering at the same time is also to prevent the hunting teams of their own continent from going off to hunt in other continents instead of within their own continent's territory!

Although the five continents appear to be at peace and helping each other, there are still some who are competitive and quarrelsome behind the scenes!

Especially on the Divine Void Continent, because once you enter the Divine Void Continent, all means of transmitting information to the outside world will fail, and even within the Divine Void Continent, all communication devices will fail.

According to the analysis and deduction of the powerful individuals who emerged from the Divine Void Continent, there is a mysterious magnetic field within the Divine Void Continent. This magnetic field affects all kinds of silent information transmission methods, such as divine sense and aura!

Even for an Emperor-level expert, their aura cannot be detected more than a thousand meters away on the Divine Void Continent, as it is severely suppressed!

Zhu Chongjiu replied, "A thousand meters? Even an ordinary person with good eyesight can see large objects within a thousand meters. What need is there for aura?"

Not to mention martial artists who have cultivated themselves, the only useful thing is that their eyes can only look in front, but their aura can sense their surroundings!

Wei Tianxing continued, "So if you're alone inside, or if there's a huge disparity in strength, you'll basically be wiped out by your opponent."

It really proves the old saying, "Screaming at the top of your lungs won't save you!"

Each continent has its own designated entrance to the Divine Realm, and the continental borders are vast, so under normal circumstances, you won't encounter hunting teams from other continents, unless it's intentional!

The royal-level flying monster, the Heavenly Snow Giant Eagle, flew at an extremely fast speed. Three days later, the group arrived at the border between the Ice and Snow Continent and the Divine Void Continent.

The giant snow eagle hovered a thousand meters in the air, only a few hundred meters from the boundary. Zhu Chongjiu was now above the giant snow eagle, gazing at the breathtaking scenery before him.

The border between the Ice and Snow Continent and the Divine Void Continent is separated by a barrier resembling ripples on water, which stretches from the ground all the way to the sky above.

Zhu Chongjiu used his divine sense to sense the height and depth of the ripple barrier. With his divine sense ability, he couldn't even sense how high it was or how deep it was!

It seems that, just as the legends say, the screen between continents truly extends deep into the earth's core and reaches the heavens!

Zhu Chongjiu sensed it for a while and thought to himself, "Forget it. All the powerful people in the entire God-Abandoned Continent have been studying it for ten thousand years and still haven't figured it out. How can an old outsider like me understand it at a glance!"

Below the Sky Snow Giant Eagle, dozens of Emperor-level experts were already waiting. To open the continental barrier, their strength couldn't be too weak.

Wei Tianxing piloted the Heavenly Snow Giant Eagle to a slow landing. Dozens of Emperor-level experts on the ground stepped forward, walked to the Heavenly Snow Giant Eagle, and clasped their hands in greeting to Zhu Chongjiu, saying, "Greetings, Ninth Brother. The King has instructed that the specific timing for opening the boundary rift will be decided by Ninth Brother."

Zhu Chongjiu said, "Let's start now. Time is tight and the task is heavy, so we must race against time!"

One of the Emperor-level experts stepped forward and respectfully asked Zhu Chongjiu, "Brother Jiu and his party must be tired from their journey. Would you like to rest for a day and continue tomorrow?"

Zhu Chongjiu said, "As a mage, I only sat on the monster for three days. Why am I so delicate?"

After entering the Divine Void Continent, we will set up camp on its border to familiarize ourselves with the environment and rest and prepare.

After listening and nodding in agreement, a group of Emperor-level experts walked straight to the boundary barrier interface.

Twenty-five Emperor-level mages formed a spell formation.

This formation is a spell technique for opening barriers passed down from ten thousand years ago. This formation is equivalent to a rune, but while other runes are inscribed with internal energy, spiritual power, and the elements of heaven and earth, this rune is inscribed by a person!

Runes are only one step in activating barrier spells. After the humanoid runes are drawn, these sorcerers must also combine them with their inner strength and special incantations to fully unleash the spell.

Even so, the barrier wasn't fully activated; it was just weakened by magical attacks. There were also ten Emperor-level martial arts masters waiting nearby.

After the sorcerer released his spell, ten martial mages used a combined martial arts technique to attack the spot, which only managed to create a five-meter-wide, three-meter-high crack in a dozen seconds.

As the thirty-five Emperor-level mages unleashed their spells to open a rift in the barrier, Zhu Chongjiu reached back and touched the greatsword he always carried on his back, thinking to himself, "I wonder if I can use this greatsword to cleave through the barrier?"

The storage items that Zhu Chongjiu exchanged with Dean Wang's mentor at the Viter City Mage Academy using the flesh and blood of an Emperor-level demon beast arrived on time on the fifth day.

It was a ring made of what appeared to be bronze, with some bronze-like rust on it.

When Zhu Chongjiu received the ring, he almost threw it at Dean Wang's face!

Dean Wang quickly said, "This storage ring is not made from ordinary demon beast cores; it is made from a mysterious material."

No one knows the exact name of this material. It was only discovered through continuous human exploration that it can be used to create storage items that are not only huge in size but can also hold living creatures.

This material is extremely rare; every piece is priceless at auction and always snapped up! Even I don't have something this valuable.

As Dean Wang spoke, Zhu Chongjiu tried on the finger that fit, eventually putting it on the index finger of his left hand.

Then, after using his mind to probe the inside of the storage ring, he was also astonished. This wasn't just huge, it was absolutely enormous.

It has a volume of tens of thousands of cubic meters in length, width, and height. In terms of area, it's comparable to the size of our county town!

Zhu Chongjiu immediately smiled and began to observe carefully. Later, Zhu Chongjiu wanted to try the big sword, but he still couldn't fit it in. He didn't know what was going on with this big sword!

Therefore, the big sword was still on Zhu Chongjiu's back!

After Zhu Chongjiu recalled the past, the cracks in the border barrier had already been opened.

Zhu Chongjiu instantly used his true energy to lift everyone up, and in a flash, he entered the Divine Void Continent.

At the same time, Zhu Chongjiu's voice came from inside the crack: "Come back here three months later to open the crack and bring us back!"

As Zhu's voice faded, the crack slowly closed.

As Zhu Chongjiu and his group entered the Divine Void Continent, they were greeted by a desolate landscape and a pungent, fishy smell permeated the air.

One of the royal-level sorcerers took out an object from his storage ring that was twenty feet tall and one foot in diameter, resembling a metal flagpole, with a crystal sphere about three meters in diameter at one end.

After the royal-level mage took out the object, he inserted it vertically into the ground about one meter deep, then chanted a spell. The crystal ball in the air slowly lit up, finally becoming like a guiding light in a lighthouse.

That's right, this item is called a guiding light. This light was specially made for hunting in the Divine Void Continent. It can be seen from 100 kilometers away, so that it can help people find the meeting point more easily when gathering!

Without Zhu Chongjiu's instructions, the team members below had already begun to set up the camp in an orderly manner. These basic skills were taught by Zhu Chongjiu on the way here.

Zhu Chongjiu stood in front of the already set-up camp, observing Shenxu.

Aside from the pungent fishy smell, the sky was gray and desolate, with nothing but a plain stretching as far as the eye could see, and on the boundless plain was a gray land!

Suddenly, Zhu Chongjiu said in a deep voice, "Prepare to meet the enemy!"

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, a rustling sound arose behind him. A dozen seconds later, apart from another Emperor-level mage, all the remaining team members had already stood in the formation they had rehearsed beforehand!

The team members, now in formation, looked around for any sign of the enemy, but found nothing. Even the Emperor-level mage in the air transmitted his voice to Zhu Chongjiu, asking, "Ninth Brother, where are the enemies?"

As previously mentioned, within the Divine Void Continent, there are special magnetic fields that interfere with any form of spiritual energy transmission and perception.

However, it only interferes and restricts, not to the point that it cannot be used at all. Even an Emperor-level expert can sense a distance of up to one thousand meters!

After the Emperor-level mage in the air finished asking his question, Zhu Chongjiu shouted, "About five kilometers to our left front, there are about twelve demonic beasts rapidly approaching our camp, the highest level being a low-level Emperor-level demonic beast."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Chongjiu ordered, "Now, two King-level Martial Mage, one King-level Spell Mage, and all the remaining students will go and wipe out that group of demonic beasts. If anyone is seriously injured and affects the subsequent battle, then your team can stay here indefinitely until the Divine Void Hunt ends."

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, team members stepped forward and rushed in the direction he indicated!

They didn't question how Zhu Chongjiu knew there was a demon beast five kilometers away, and even the Emperor-level mage in the air didn't ask a single question!

Three minutes later, the group returned, dragging thirteen rat-like monsters with them.

A low-level martial mage and a high-level martial mage had minor cuts on their bodies.

Zhu Chongjiu looked at the corpses of the demonic beasts on the ground, each one a rat the size of a small pig. The royal-level demonic rat was almost as big as a yellow ox.

Zhu Chongjiu looked up and asked Wei Tianxing beside him, "Old Wei, have you ever seen this kind of monster?"

I've never seen one like that before; there are no such monsters on our icy continent.

Zhu Chongjiu pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Never mind, pack them all up."

"Didn't you bring over a hundred spare storage rings this time? Whether you've seen them before or not, you'll take everything you can. All the spoils will be packed up and the king can judge for himself back home!"

Zhu Chongjiu then said, "Now everyone go back to your beds, eat your dry rations, and rest for five hours. After five hours, you will prepare to set off for the depths of Shenxu."

As Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the group returned to their respective beds. The lower-level mages began to eat and sleep, while the higher-level ones began to meditate with their eyes closed!

Two hours later, Zhu Chongjiu shouted: "Enemy attack! Personnel prepare!"

After Zhu Chongjiu finished directing the battle, everyone returned to their beds to rest. Three hours later, Zhu Chongjiu's voice rang out, "Enemy attack!"

Zhu Chongjiu looked at the returning team members, and saw eleven rat-shaped monsters lying on the ground, just like the previous two times. He asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Based on past experience with the Divine Void Hunt, there shouldn't be so many monsters appearing on the borders of the Divine Void Continent.

If there are any, they are usually just one or two low-level monsters that you stumble upon by chance.

This year, in just over seven hours, three groups of monsters arrived, including a royal-level monster leader. This is not normal.

After Zhu Chongjiu pondered for a while but failed to deduce any useful information, he ordered, "Alright, everyone pack up your gear and dismantle the camp. From now on, for the next three months, we'll be doing wilderness survival."

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at the guiding lamp and beckoned to a King-level martial arts master to push the guiding lamp further into the ground.

It's possible that the monster was attracted by the streetlight. Let's wait until we leave before the monster comes back and knocks over the streetlight!

Once the team members were all ready, Zhu Chongjiu said, "I will only say three things. The first is your own life. If you find yourself outmatched, run immediately without any hesitation."

Even if you are presented with an opportunity that could make you an emperor immediately, how many people have died because of greed!

The second thing is resources. As long as you can save your life, you must take anything you see that has any value.

The third thing is that from now on, no one is allowed to leave my 1,000-meter radius.

No matter the reason, urinating or defecating is not allowed.

After Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, two girls were about to refuse.

Zhu Chongjiu continued, "Girls won't do either. If you really don't want to, then just hold it in."

I'll say it again: you're here to hunt for resources, not to die.

Also, don't think about any kind of training or anything like that. I'm not here to train with you. Do you all understand?

The crowd shouted, "Did you hear that clearly?!"

Alright then, let's head straight ahead!

Zhu Chongjiu led the team forward, while Wei Tianxing brought up the rear to prevent a sneak attack from behind.

When Zhu Chongjiu and his party had traveled about fifty kilometers into the Divine Void, Zhu Chongjiu sensed a group of demonic beasts resting.

Among them are one high-level royal-grade demonic beast, two low-level royal-grade demonic beasts, more than twenty king-level demonic beasts, and more than fifty demonic beasts below the king level!

Without saying a word, Zhu Chongjiu ordered that, except for Wei Tianxing, all troops be mobilized and they must be annihilated!

Zhu Chongjiu was currently one kilometer away from the battlefield, while Wei Tianxing hovered above it. To prevent any accidents, the two kept their eyes glued to every move on the battlefield.

After all, those who come here to hunt are the elite of the elite. Whether it is their internal strength, their cultivation of magical skills, or their teamwork, they are all top-notch.

Zhu Chongjiu was confident that these few monsters would not cause them any trouble.

However, this is the perilous Divine Void Continent, so Zhu Chongjiu still arranged for Wei Tianxing to be ready to provide support in the air at any time!

Looking at the wolf-like monster ahead, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "The world is about to change in the vast ice and snow plains. Could it be that the Divine Void Continent is also about to change?"

If a high-level royal-level demonic beast appears when we venture less than a hundred miles into the Divine Void, does that mean that an emperor-level demonic beast will appear when we venture a thousand miles into the Void?

It's important to understand that the vast expanse of ice mountains and snowfields is only a small part of a continent, and three or four thousand miles is already considered to be deep inland.

This Divine Void is an entire continent, no smaller than any of the five continents, and even larger!

Even if you venture thousands of miles deep, you can only be considered to have just passed the edge of the region.

In previous years, hunting teams would venture tens of thousands of miles, or even hundreds of thousands of miles, and once they even went as far as nearly two hundred thousand miles before retreating!

Judging from this situation, the hunting teams on the other four continents aren't having an easy time either!

Amidst Zhu Chongjiu's analysis and quiet sighs, the battle had ceased.

Without any hesitation, the injured team members took their medicine and bandaged their wounds, while the rest of the team members cleaned up the battlefield. Wei Tianxing also landed in front of Zhu Chongjiu from the air and spoke!

"Ninth Brother, something seems wrong," Zhu Chongjiu interrupted Wei Tianxing before he could continue. "Even if something is wrong, we can't go back now. We need to continue deeper. If there's real danger, you lead the team to retreat, and I'll cover your retreat. Understand?"

Got it, Ninth Brother!

After the team finished packing, Zhu Chongjiu said in a deep voice, "We can't stay here any longer. We need to move immediately! The stench of blood here is like a demonic flute that summons souls, and it will attract even more monsters."

You should know that most demonic beasts have noses that are far more sensitive than our divine sense, especially in places like this!

Zhu Chongjiu looked around, his eyes sharp as if trying to pierce through the thick fog. He continued, "This place is like an ocean without lighthouses, without any landmarks. Everyone must remember the direction, route, and distance so that we can return safely when we retreat."

"Move to the right front!" Zhu Chongjiu's voice was powerful and resonant, like a war drum, inspiring everyone to forge ahead.