You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

——At least, in Great Yong, in Jingzhou, with his current strength, unless the hidden Demon God or the Prince who has sided with the Demon Clan were to desperately try to perish together with him, there was nothing to fear.

Therefore, for him, this was considered a significant progress on the path of personal vendetta.

Naturally, his Dao Heart had also improved.

After all, among the Saint beings, those whose strength could absolutely crush him were probably rare.

Even if the Princes and Princesses who had entered the Saint realm refined the power of the Ancient Gods, without wielding a Semi-Divine Artifact, they might not be much stronger than him.

And as for other Heavenly Reversal Saints, they were even less of a match for him.

"The Ultimate Path is indeed terrifying."

Lin Yue secretly measured his current strength, "Before grasping the rudiment of the Ultimate Path, I was only comparable to the most ordinary Saint beings with the help of Divine Artifacts and Semi-Divine Artifacts."

"And now... even barehanded, I can easily surpass most Heavenly Reversal Saints; with the addition of Divine Artifacts and Semi-Divine Artifacts, I completely surpass them."

There was no way around it, those Heavenly Reversal Saints might excel in one aspect close to him, but he excelled in all aspects, almost Perfect.

"Only the Princes and Princesses who refined the power of the Ancient Gods might be stronger than me."

Lin Yue pondered, "If they not only refined the power of the Ancient Gods but also wielded a Semi-Divine Artifact, I might not be a match at all..."

Although he wasn't quite aware of how much their strength increased after refining the power of the Ancient Gods, he knew even the Princes and Princesses could not fully unleash the true power of the Ancient Gods.

It was said...

Refining the power of the Ancient Gods, combined with the might of Semi-Divine Artifacts, would make one invincible below the realm of Proving and Transcending.

It was clear how astonishing the role of the power of the Ancient Gods was.

"However, now I can also try to refine the Primordial Divine Power within the Empress."

Lin Yue anticipated in his heart, "If I can refine it, my strength will still improve. By then... perhaps I could try to kill the Twelfth Prince?"

Even though it was a weakened form of Primordial Divine Power, it shouldn't be inferior to other Ancient Gods' power, right?

According to the Tomb Spirit, with the essence refined from the Eternal Night Twelve Holy Grade, if it was weakened Primordial Divine Power, there would be a chance for him to wield it as long as he grasped the rudiment of the Ultimate Path.

If he could use this to kill the Twelfth Prince, it would be ideal.

After all, it was not only his grandfather's vendetta but also related to his Dao Heart.

If he could resolve the life-and-death feud with the Twelfth Prince, his Dao Heart would certainly make significant progress.

Perhaps by then, he would not be far from Dao Heart Perfect?

"Next, it would be Harmonization..."

Lin Yue carefully felt the connection between the Ultimate Path and his Dao Heart and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

If his Dao Heart were enough to bear the Way in his heart, he would easily sense it.

With his Dao Heart, he had already sensed early on that the rudiments of the Chasing Sun, Heavenly Tribulation, and All Things Phase could be borne by his Dao Heart, so he had long prepared for Harmonization.

But now, with his current Dao Heart, he had no confidence in allowing the Dao Heart to bear the Ultimate Path.

The difference was immense, no need to say more.

"Next, I must prepare well for what is needed for Harmonization."

Lin Yue planned secretly, suddenly, his gaze shifted, penetrating the night, looking into the depths of Eternal Night.

In a valley seven hundred Baili away, a majestic five-colored elk could be seen.

"Holy Beast?"

Lin Yue's heart stirred, and he immediately traversed the Void, "Just perfect for preparing some food for Phoenix Crown Qing."

Ordinary Holy Beasts, even those with Divine Beast Bloodline, though stronger than some Heavenly Reversal Saint beings, didn't provide substantial help to him.

But Phoenix Crown Qing was different.

If Phoenix Crown Qing could become a Holy Beast, its terror would definitely far surpass many Heavenly Reversal Saints.

Moreover, it could devour the essence of the Divine Beast Dream Snake!

By then, even if it couldn't directly evolve and transform into a Divine Beast, it would certainly be extraordinary.

"Just perfect, hunt a few more Holy Beasts."

Lin Yue didn't bother using the Divine Artifact Battle Saber, only activating the sealing power of the Heaven Suppressing Treasure Mirror.

After all, the bodies of Holy Beasts were also very precious.

The Divine Artifact Battle Saber's power was too great; it would often smash enemies to pieces, somewhat wasteful.

...

In a blink of an eye, about half a day passed, and the lightning of Eternal Night gradually subsided.

In the depths of a dense sea of trees, Lin Yue turned his hand to collect the corpse of a giant wolf with silver fur, then sealed its essence, before revealing a slight smile.

"Essence of sixteen Holy Beasts, with three of them being Divine Beast Bloodline... it's almost enough."

Lin Yue reviewed his harvest of the half day, feeling it was sufficient.

Within ten thousand Baili of the Great Yong Divine Formation's periphery, the Northwest area's Holy Beasts had been mostly hunted by him.

Continuing would probably make the Demon Clan suspicious.

After all, the Great Yong's Dawn Platform had sent out several expeditions into Eternal Night but had managed to kill only a few Holy Beasts, while he was casually hunting them as if they were mere prey, the difference was too vast.

Even if the Dawn Platform dispatched a large force, led by the Heavenly Reversal Saint-level Military Leader of the Dawn Platform, they could only kill ordinary Holy Beasts at best.

Those Holy Beasts with Divine Beast Bloodline, each boasted terrifying talent, stronger than Heavenly Reversal Saint humans, even he had to employ a Divine Artifact or Semi-Divine Artifact to kill them. The Military Leader of the Dawn Platform could only drive them away with a military array, what could he use to kill them?

Don't be fooled by the number of Semi-Divine Artifacts Lin Yue encountered recently; they were still extremely rare.

Even beings at the Proving realm had to exhaust their efforts, pouring in immense time and treasures, to forge a Semi-Divine Artifact. How could there be many?

Duanmu Yan had relied on the entire Demon Clan to consecutively produce Semi-Divine Artifacts.

His Master and the Second Prince were of the highest stature within the Human Clan, able to help him exchange for suitable Semi-Divine Artifacts.

Otherwise, even for the Princes and Princesses, only a few possessed Semi-Divine Artifacts.

Furthermore, those Princes and Princesses who refined the power of Ancient Gods were unwilling to come to Eternal Night, seemingly due to the heavy price. Regular Heavenly Reversal Saints without Semi-Divine Artifacts lacked the strength as well.

Most importantly...

Only Lin Yue could ignore the obstruction of sight and perception by Eternal Night.

His individual hunting efficiency surpassed the Ruler of Dawn and the entire Dawn Army by an indescribable margin.

"Holy Beast Essence, along with Duanmu Yan's Semi-Divine Artifacts and Yan Yue's Semi-Divine Artifacts..."

"A bountiful harvest, time to head back."

Lin Yue casually cleaned up the traces, then immediately traversed the Void towards the direction of the Northwest Border.

Now his speed in traversing the Void was more than ten times faster than before, in a moment arriving at the vicinity of the exit of the Northwest Border outside the Great Yong Divine Formation.

Within the thousand-league range of the Divine Formation here, he didn't need to pay much attention; he just casually swept it with Divine Thought.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yue suddenly stopped his steps, looking at a mountain peak thirty Baili away, "That is..."

...

In the vast night, atop a dark solitary peak, a man wearing a bamboo hat and veil could be seen sitting cross-legged on a flat boulder, playing with a semi-transparent Primordial Spirit Token in his hand.

He was the number one prodigy below the Demon Saint of the Demon Clan, the Jiu Xiang Demon King.

Ever since he last came here, he had been waiting on this solitary peak for some time.

Here was close to the exit of the Northwest Border, barely observable to the crowd coming and going with his sight.

This was the task given to him by the Ancestor of the Demon Clan.

To prevent the Seventeenth Prince from sneaking into Eternal Night again, he was tasked to wait here with this Primordial Spirit Token.

Upon seeing someone leave from the Northwest Border, he was to sense with the Primordial Spirit Token.

If there was a reaction, it meant the person was the Seventeenth Prince.

The Jiu Xiang Demon King also wanted to compare himself to the number one prodigy of the current era of the Human Clan, to see how much of a gap there was, so he gladly accepted the task and waited here.

With his strength, along with several Semi-Divine Artifacts, even Imperial Master leading the entire Dawn Army would be unable to do anything to him.

Only he, as Demon King, could enter the thousand-league range of the Great Yong Divine Formation, making him best suited for this task.

"That Seventeenth Prince, dubbed the number one prodigy of the Human Clan, only knows how to run..."

The Jiu Xiang Demon King recalled the words spoken by the Seventeenth Prince at their last meeting, which indeed reminded him of the humiliation of being effortlessly defeated by the Second Prince long ago, a wound in his heart.

But now, over a thousand years later, he was confident he was not inferior to the Second Prince back then.

It was merely a lingering obsession that led him to 'guard the gate' here.

"After this task, I should prepare for Harmonization. If I can prove and transcend all in one go, I can compare with that Second Prince again."

The Jiu Xiang Demon King sighed inwardly.

Suddenly—

A familiar, slightly joyful voice rang out, "Jiu Xiang Demon King?"