"Be careful, this is the guardian spirit of the Origin Court Prison with the cultivation beast of five comprehensions Origin Fusion Divine Lord Realm!" Beast Sovereign warned. But just as he warned, a look of shock appeared on his face.

Wait, wait!

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When did this kid reach the Nine Vast Heavens Realm!?

Beast Sovereign was shocked. How many years has it been!?

Did I lost my sense of time after I was locked up!?

Zhou Xuanji stared at the prison's guardian spirit. The hand with the Lesser Supreme Sword trembled a little as he cast the Inverse Chaos divine ability.

The prison's guardian spirit attacked with a surging burst of energy erupted from the spear.

BOOM~

The prison's guardian spirit immediately blew up, reduced into countless specks of light that scattered along the sea of clouds.

Beast Sovereign was gobsmacked. He immediately asked in astonishment, "How did you do it?"

Zhou Xuanji turned around and asked, "Now is not the time to explain."

He raised his left hand and cast Universal Attraction to pull Beast Sovereign before him. He then grabbed his shoulder before the two disappeared into thin air.

They travelled through space and arrived at the Void Boundary.

Zhou Xuanji landed with Beast Sovereign on a meteorite before he took out the Holy Light Redemption Sword and helped Beast Sovereign recover.

Beast Sovereign had a lot of doubts and wanted clarification. But right then, deafening thunderclaps rang one after another.

The next moment, billowing thunderclouds appeared over the Kunlun Origin Court, covering the top of all the Divine Ranges. A foreboding and terrifying pressure had enveloped the entire Kunlun Origin Court.

It seemed as if countless gods were roaring through the thunderclouds.

Zhou Xuanji raised his brow and asked, "How many strong experts are there in the Origin Court?"

Beast Sovereign understood what he meant and replied, "The current Origin Court is managed by twelve Elder Ancestors. Their strength is almost on par with Origin Court War God. They are a little stronger than me. If we join forces, only the Range Master of Sovereign Divine Ranges could resist us."

Twelve Elder Ancestors...

Zhou Xuanji narrowed his eyes. It seems I have grossly underestimating the Origin Court.

Originally, he thought that the Origin Court would have nobody after Origin Court War God's departure. After all, the Origin Court could no longer control the Divine Ranges.

"Don't worry, the twelve Elder Ancestors rarely come out in public. They have many enemies lurking and waiting for them in the Kunlun Origin Court. Once they come out, they would be ambushed for sure. That's why, I was caught when I went to the Origin Court," explained Beast Sovereign, shaking his head. It meant that all this commotion was just a bluff.

Zhou Xuanji curiously asked, "Oh!? Who would dare to target the twelve Elder Ancestors?"

The twelve Elder Ancestors are so strong. Is it because the Sovereign Divine Ranges hate them?

"You are familiar with him. It's Daohu. He escaped and is now lying low in the Kunlun Universe. No one knows where he is," replied Beast Sovereign. A complicated look had blanketed his face when he mentioned this.

Daohu was personally caught by him. Afterward, he became a prisoner but Daohu escaped. As the ancient adage goes, everybody has his day.

During the ten years he was imprisoned, Beast Sovereign spent his time reflecting.

Why had the Evil Sky Divine Ranges been reduced to this point?

He came to realize it. He was the reason.

He was too arrogant.

He thought that with an eighteen-star genius like Zhou Xuanji with him, he had the absolute upper-hand against people like Origin Court War Gods. He had lost his way.

The foundation of the Evil Sky Divine Range was destroyed in his hands.

"By the way, where did you go and how did you get back?" Beast Sovereign turned around and asked. His voice was filled with curiosity.

He was captured by Nanmu Tianyi and still came back alive!?

Furthermore, this Kid's cultivation had also advanced by leaps and bounds.

Zhou Xuanji didn't hide it either. He calmly recounted his experience in the Anti-Kunlun, sparing him the excessive details.

After Beast Sovereign finished listening, he remained silent for a while. Zhou Xuanji's fascinating tale had knocked the senses out of him.

Anti-Kunlun!

He too had heard of it. Since ancient times, anyone who had escaped the Anti-Kunlun had become Sovereign!

He couldn't help but be in a daze. Zhou Xuanji will really become Sovereign!?

The dark period...

Returned from the Anti-Kunlun...

Even though Beast Sovereign had previously proclaimed that Zhou Xuanji was going to compete for the Sovereign's position, he just wanted Zhou Xuanji to give it a try. The Sovereign's throne wasn't that easy.

Zhou Xuanji asked, "When will you recover? The Evil Sky Divine Range still needs you to take charge of it."

If Beast Sovereign returned to the Evil Sky Divine Range, Zhou Xuanji could concentrate on finding his wife and son with boldness.

"Your sword is quite amazing. I will be able to recover to my peak in no time. By then, I will regain control over the Evil Sky Divine Range. They will no longer suffer," replied Beast Sovereign. His eyes immediately turned fierce.

From now on, he would no longer believe in the Origin Court.

He had to rely on himself to revive the Evil Sky Divine Range.

Zhou Xuanji nodded and then informed him of his purpose.

Knowing that Zhou Xuanji's wife and son had been taken away, Beast Sovereign furrowed his brow and asked about the enemy's appearance. Zhou Xuanji promptly waved his right hand, portraying the red woman.

In fact, this was painted by Zhou Xiaoxuan, portraying the complete appearance of the red woman.

"It's her! Mortal Sovereign..." Beast Sovereign's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed.

Zhou Xuanji was a little excited after hearing this. He immediately asked, "Do you know her?"

Beast Sovereign took a deep breath and replied with a nod, "Mortal Sovereign is the strongest among all the Mortal Gods. She is not bound by cause and effect, time and space, principles and rules. She is definitely the strongest existence under the Sovereign, and also the most powerful. Therefore, she has Sovereign in her name."

A Mortal God!

Zhou Xuanji narrowed his eyes. He had always found Mortal Sovereign quite similar to someone he knew before.

After giving it a second thought, he felt that she resembled Shen Tang quite a lot.

However, both Shen Tang and Shen Nianxing had been lost in the chaos of time and space. How could they be the Mortal Sovereign who had existed since ancient times.

Perhaps it was the aura of a Mortal God that had given him a familiar feeling.

"You can't find her unless she wants to find you," Beast Sovereign replied with a sigh. To him, Mortal Sovereign was a senior.

Even the current Sovereign could be considered Mortal Sovereign's junior.

Zhou Xuanji frowned. He was very anxious.

If Mortal Sovereign is so strong, what does she want with Xian Xianghua?

Could it be that Xian Xianghua is somehow beneficial to Mortal Sovereign?

According to Zhou Xiaoxuan, Mortal Sovereign stated that she was taking away Xian Xianghua to make her stronger.

In other words, there is some relation between Mortal Sovereign and Xian Xianghua.

Zhou Xuanji was immersed in his thoughts.

Beast Sovereign didn't disturb him either. Putting himself in his shoes, he knew that Zhou Xuanji indeed needed to think calmly.

...

In a crimson world filled with Mortal Qi, there was an isolated and completely barren island; not even a single strand of grass could grow on it.

Xian Xianhua was sitting cross-legged, cultivating. On the other hand, Zhou Tanhua was just sitting next to her.

Zhou Tanhua was fidgeting. He looked around and after making sure that Mortal Sovereign wasn't in sight, he turned to his mother and whispered, "Mother, how about we run away now?"

Xian Xianghua replied, without even opening her eyes, "Escape my a**! Your mothers must quickly become stronger."

Zhou Tanhua was rendered speechless. He had no idea what to say.

Ever since Mortal Sovereign imparted Xian Xianghua an exercise, she was determined to stay here. She had no intention of escaping this place. This was giving Zhou Tanhua a headache. He was completely annoyed but his temperament wouldn't allow him to lash out at his mother.

He was frowning tightly, thinking about how to escape.

The strength of the Mortal Sovereign was beyond his reach. This space was very strange as well. He tried to use Exterminating Divine Eyes to escape but to no avail.

"Little guy, what are you thinking of doing?" An icy female voice rang in his ears, making his hairs stand on ends.