Duan Wenqi never could've imagined that Gu Nan would choose to throw a Tier 4 clone into his astral world.
This saint clone, which Gu Nan rarely had a use for ever since he reached Tier 7, was once again put to good use.
Tier 4 mortals were able to hide themselves better than Star Rulers, but this wasn't to say that Tier 4 cultivators were hard to detect because they didn't interact with their environment at all.
Rather, it was because there were many Tier 4 existences in the astral world. Star Rulers were also human beings, and their senses were also based on their own judgment; they weren't radar.
An extra drop of ink on a piece of white paper could naturally be detected at first glance, but it would be much more difficult to detect if that ink drop was painted over with white paint—even if the other party's eyesight was as high as 20/20.
Gu Nan's saint clone descended onto Savage Beasts World, still holding the Divine Kingdom Treasure Orb in his hand, and walked unhurriedly on the land.
Duan Wenqi's transformation of Savage Beasts World was quick, but it wasn't considered thorough. While the central region where Gu Nan's clone landed already displayed some signs of metaphysical technology, the remote areas were still undeveloped wilderness.
For example, in Gu Nan's current area, rampaging beasts and giant birds could be seen everywhere. Nine suns hung in the sky overhead, and the earth seemed to also be evaporating from the heat.
"What a nice place," Gu Nan, however, said with a smile.
This was indeed a good place to place the Divine Kingdom Treasure Orb.
The function of the Divine Kingdom Treasure Orb was to stow away a plane. Although it sounded very powerful in theory, there were still some troublesome conditions in practice.
For example, the player must enter the target plane and give the orb a certain amount of time to function before the plane could truly be swallowed up.
After all, the initial purpose of this item was for players to capture and farm Divine Kingdoms, not as a weapon to fight enemies.
Gu Nan buried the orb in a random place deep in the savage wilderness and then had the saint clone sit nearby.
Almost as soon as the orb entered the ground, an inexplicable suction force appeared, as if there was a black hole buried in the ground, and its range was rapidly expanding.
Even the saint clone could feel the obvious force. Based on this speed, it would be able to swallow up the entire Savage Beasts World in an hour at most.
But such a large commotion would never be able to escape Duan Wenqi's eyes, and in fact, he should be able to sense something by the time half an hour passed.
In order to stop Duan Wenqi from interfering, Gu Nan didn't choose to put up any protective measures, but instead planned to use another matter to attract the other party's attention.
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In the center of Savage Beasts World, Duan Wenqi was still diligently directing his subordinates to do their work, even assigning Fang Tun on a task.
As long as he could ascend Savage Beasts World to a Realm Level plane in the shortest time possible, all his early investments would be worth it.
However, right at this heated moment, a giant palm suddenly fell from the sky, completely destroying a building's foundation that had just been built.
"Who is it?!" Duan Wenqi was furious and fiercely rushed over.
Duan Wenqi had chosen rune technology for his astral world, and the construction of foundations was more difficult and valuable than the actual building itself.
This time, the location of the intruder was clearly visible in Duan Wenqi's senses, and the enemy didn't feel weak.
But Duan Wenqi wasn't afraid at all. With his experience and strength, there was nothing that could make him retreat without a fight—not to mention, this was Savage Beasts World!
Strengthened by the power of his astral world, Duan Wenqi instantly locked onto the enemy's position, and the longsword in his hand pointed straight at the other party.
But only when he got closer did he realize the enemy's true identity—it was Gu Nan!
"So it's you!" When Duan Wenqi saw Gu Nan, old and new grudges surged up in his heart, and he immediately gritted his teeth.
However, his thoughts were incomparably clear. The other party was someone who could force Daoist Sect Realm to bow their heads. Even though he could defeat the other party, he couldn't stop Gu Nan from entering or leaving the astral world.
The thought of this caused Duan Wenqi to calm down instantly. It was pointless to blindly chase after Gu Nan; instead, it was more important to figure out the other party's intentions.
However, Gu Nan didn't intend to give him this opportunity, having already swung his fist out without another word.
"How foolish." Duan Wenqi snorted disdainfully, his hand casually blocking Gu Nan's attack.
He wasn't weak to begin with, and inside his own astral world, he was on par with a Tier 9 existence, so he didn't fear a direct confrontation with Gu Nan at all.
And Gu Nan's decision to give up his own speed advantage and run here to fight Duan Wenqi was undoubtedly courting death.
Duan Wenqi no longer had any intention of holding back, and a large beast's shadow began to emerge behind him. It was a half-fish, half-bird beast.
The great beast's shadow spread its wings slightly, and a terrifying might immediately landed on Gu Nan's head. Wielding thousands of beast clans' powers, this was Duan Wenqi's fearsome strength.
However, Gu Nan laughed heartily and actually… ran away without looking back.
Duan Wenqi was slightly taken aback, then immediately heard the sound of explosions coming from the distance again, which was obviously Gu Nan's handiwork.
The other party was so fast that not even the great beast's shadow could catch up… Duan Wenqi gritted his teeth and quickly caught up to Gu Nan, but his enemy changed places again.
"Gu Nan, what exactly are you trying to do?" In the end, Duan Wenqi simply didn't bother chasing after him anymore, stopping in place to ask.
If the other party wanted to rely on wanton destruction of his astral world to force his hand, that would be too naive.
The construction work of Savage Beasts World had only just begun, so Duan Wenqi wouldn't lose much even if things were destroyed.
It seemed that his words had an effect, as the other party actually turned back to attack him again, and this time, Gu Nan adopted the tactic of exchanging injury for injury, not caring about himself at all.
Duan Wenqi was more than happy to oblige. The terrifying power he gained from his astral world was still able to inflict damage on Gu Nan, who was unable to recover quickly.
'At this pace, I only need half a day at most to…'
'Wait a minute!'
Duan Wenqi still had ample experience, so he immediately realized— 'Could the other party's intention be to stall for time?'
Duan Wenqi instantly noticed the abnormality within his astral world as soon as such a thought occurred to him. Somewhere at the edge of his astral world, a powerful suction force was wantonly sucking in everything around it.
"Damn it!" Duan Wenqi longer had time to worry about the Gu Nan in front of him. WIth a single thought, he opened up a portal and landed on the edge of Savage Beasts World.
If not for Gu Nan's interference, he would've discovered this location's abnormality long ago. Clearly, this was Gu Nan's true purpose.
"What the hell is this?" Duan Wenqi stood near the Divine Kingdom Treasure Orb. Although the strong suction force continuously tried to pull him in, it wasn't enough to affect a Star Ruler like him.
On the contrary, the wondrous sight in front of him attracted his attention, and he gradually realized that the item before him was most likely an extremely precious treasure.
A treasure capable of sucking up worlds was completely unheard of!
Duan Wenqi didn't hesitate any longer and headed directly towards the center of the suction force—he didn't choose to destroy it to stop the vortex. Instead, he wanted to directly snatch the Divine Kingdom Treasure Orb!
"How greedy." Gu Nan stood high in the sky, a cold smile on his face.
Of course Duan Wenqi didn't forget about Gu Nan's existence. He dared to act in such a manner only because he was completely certain that he could defeat Gu Nan inside his own astral world.
After all, the suction force had already grown to a terrifying level at Duan Wenqi's current location.
Aside from Duan Wenqi, who was able to stand his ground by relying on the power of his astral world, not even Gu Nan could get close—not unless he was willing to die together with Duan Wenqi.
Gu Nan shook his head lightly and turned to leave Savage Beasts World.
And down below, near the orb, a ray of silver light cut through space and slammed into Duan Wenqi with great force.