Starry Sky Divine Mountain

Silence.

The mysterious starry sky was utterly silent, devoid of any other life forms apart from the Golden Horned Beast itself.

“Never mind anything else, I need to restore my divine body first. Only by growing stronger can I better handle danger.” The Golden Horned Beast immediately began to expand dramatically, transforming from just over a meter long to a colossal hundred thousand kilometers, directly hovering in the starry sky. One must remember that a planet’s diameter is only a little over twenty thousand kilometers.

The Golden Horned Beast was larger than a planet.

“Innate Secret Technique—Devour!” The Golden Horned Beast opened its mouth, and instantly, the space around the entire planet completely warped. If it wished, it could easily swallow the entire planet in one gulp. However, the Golden Horned Beast felt it would be a pity to destroy such a precious Star Tear Gold ore vein planet. So, it controlled the extent of its devouring, and countless Star Tear Gold ores, mixed with some debris, surged into the Golden Horned Beast’s mouth.

Like a black hole, it devoured ceaselessly.

Once the Star Tear Gold, rocks, and other materials entered the Golden Horned Beast’s belly, they were completely absorbed, transforming into streams of golden divine power that continuously restored the Golden Horned Beast’s divine body.

...

A moment later.

Nearly half of the Star Tear Gold ore vein on this planet had been devoured, and the Golden Horned Beast stopped. At this point, its divine body had recovered just over 60%.

“To the next planet.” The Golden Horned Beast flew directly to the nearest planet, once again devouring a Void Stone ore vein. After consuming nearly half of the Void Stone ore vein on that entire planet, and its divine body recovering to 80%, it proceeded to the third planet...

As expected.

On the third planet, there was an equally precious ‘Barium Luminous Corrosive Crystal Lake.’ Barium Luminous Corrosive Crystal was a black, fluid metal that shimmered with specks of starlight, similar to mercury. On this third planet, there were three colossal super-lakes, covering 90% of the planet’s surface, entirely formed by Barium Luminous Corrosive Crystal.

The Golden Horned Beast drained one of the massive lakes in a single gulp, and its divine body was completely restored.

“This is incredible.”

It hovered in the outer space of the third planet, gazing at this mysterious starry expanse.

“I can sense the fourth planet too... there’s even more! This single star system alone has 12 major planets, and I fear they all hold precious treasures.” The Golden Horned Beast gazed into the distance. “If just one star system is like this, what about the others?” At a glance, countless star systems were very close to each other.

They formed beautiful, secret patterns that astonished Luo Feng, making the entire starry sky resemble a colossal Starry Sky Secret Diagram.

...

Though mysterious and beautiful, it was incredibly desolate, devoid of any other life.

The Golden Horned Beast flew to the fourth planet, then the fifth, thoroughly investigating each one... hoping to uncover the secrets of this starry expanse.

“Boom!”

A powerful aura erupted from the third planet closest to the star. This potent divine power spread outwards at a speed of 30 million kilometers per second, and in just a moment, it caught the attention of the Golden Horned Beast on the fifth planet closest to the star.

“It’s divine power!”

“A very strong divine power aura, it must be a Universe Venerable.” The Golden Horned Beast raised its head, looking in that direction, then immediately flapped its wings and swiftly flew towards it.

It soared through the void.

As its speed continuously soared, gradually, the Golden Horned Beast also saw a majestic figure rapidly approaching from that direction.

...

The Golden Horned Beast maintained its colossal divine body, thousands of kilometers long, while from the other direction, a massive divine body, about a hundred kilometers long, was flying towards it.

“This, this is...” The Golden Horned Beast stared in astonishment at the alien Universe Venerable. It was a reptilian life form with dark scales and six incredibly thick, pillar-like hooves—the Starry Sky Behemoth ‘Zhen’. The Starry Sky Behemoth ‘Zhen’ was considered a second-tier Starry Sky Behemoth.

Second only to the twelve peak bloodlines.

The Golden Horned Beast and Zhen were flying towards each other.

“Golden Horned Beast.”

“Zhen.”

With powerful auras, the two mighty beings met in the starry sky.

“You’re here too?” The Golden Horned Beast’s deep voice boomed.

“Because you are here, I came.” Zhen growled, “I am here under the orders of the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance to guide you. Come with me.”

“Wh-what?” The Golden Horned Beast was stunned.

Luo Feng was truly dumbfounded. He had previously thought this Starry Sky Behemoth was also trapped in this forbidden zone, but it sounded like it was here to guide him under the orders of the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance.

“Is this starry expanse part of our Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance?” the Golden Horned Beast asked.

“Of course.”

Zhen slightly nodded its head, which was covered in a shield-like armor. “This starry expanse is where our Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance specifically cultivates countless precious materials. I already know you’ve devoured some ore veins. These ore veins belong to our Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance, and individuals are generally forbidden from taking them. However, you were unaware of the regulations, so the Alliance will not punish you for it. Moreover, you have been drifting in the universe for a long time and have only just returned, so the Alliance will not punish our kin.”

The Golden Horned Beast blinked.

“This, this so-called forbidden zone?” The Golden Horned Beast was somewhat bewildered.

“This is a starry expanse controlled by our Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance’s greatest existence, the ‘Original Ancestor’, and it is also the most important holy land for us Starry Sky Behemoths.” Zhen growled, “The Original Ancestor is one of the greatest existences in the universe. He caused the rules of this starry expanse to completely change, making them entirely different from the operational rules of the universe elsewhere.”

“Original Ancestor...”

Luo Feng understood that the Original Ancestor must be a Universe Supreme Master.

“Are we still in the original universe?” the Golden Horned Beast pressed.

“Yes,” Zhen explained. “It’s just that this starry expanse is almost completely isolated from the outside world! Only wormholes can provide teleportation.”

“To prevent invasion by alien races, this starry expanse is divided into ‘Outer Starry Sky’ and ‘Inner Starry Sky’. The Outer Starry Sky is the area where those alien races are trapped, confined for endless ages. As for the Inner Starry Sky... it is hidden within. You must have broken through a layer of starry ripples to enter, right? Only Starry Sky Behemoth life forms can enter without being killed. Alien races cannot even detect it, let alone enter.”

The Golden Horned Beast understood.

The forbidden zone was merely an outer buffer area for the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance’s holy land.

“How did you get here?” the Golden Horned Beast pressed. “In this starry sky, there’s no instant teleportation or divine kingdom transmission, so how did you suddenly appear?”

“We Starry Sky Behemoths rarely descend into this starry expanse. We are all in the core of the starry sky, which is also the core of our Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance’s holy land—the Starry Sky Divine Mountain.” Zhen growled, “I received orders, so I specifically came to guide you, and I was directly teleported to that planet just now.”

“In this starry expanse, among the many planets in each star system, there is one planet with a ‘wormhole’ inside, leading directly to the Starry Sky Divine Mountain,” Zhen growled.

“Every star system has a wormhole?” the Golden Horned Beast exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes. The Original Ancestor’s power is boundless; creating wormholes is effortless for him,” Zhen said. “Let’s go. The super-beings in the Alliance are waiting to meet you.”

“Alright.”

Swish! Swish!

Two majestic figures flew through the starry sky, heading towards the third planet closest to the star.

“Golden Horned Beast, can your divine body be a bit smaller? Shrink down,” Zhen roared.

“Okay.”

As it flew, the Golden Horned Beast transformed to a hundred kilometers long, nearly identical in size to Zhen. The two conversed as they flew towards the planet.

...

Upon reaching the planet, both quickly shrunk to several meters in size. They followed a deep, dark cave, arriving directly near the planet’s core.

“This is the wormhole. Through it, we can reach the Starry Sky Divine Mountain,” Zhen said.

“Let’s go.” The Golden Horned Beast was also filled with anticipation, looking at the spatial vortex before it. This spatial vortex, only tens of meters in diameter, had remained stable.

Zhen and the Golden Horned Beast flew into the spatial vortex, one after the other.

...

This was a vast starry expanse, filled with countless spatial vortexes. Each vortex was small, only tens of meters in diameter! But their sheer number was overwhelming... densely packed, stretching as far as the eye could see, almost encircling this entire starry region. And in the center of this starry expanse, surrounded by countless spatial vortexes, stood a majestic mountain range.

The Golden Horned Beast and Zhen emerged simultaneously from a spatial vortex.

“This...” The Golden Horned Beast stared in shock at the scene before it. Countless spatial vortexes were scattered throughout this starry expanse, like tiny flowers encircling the colossal mountain range.

A pitch-black mountain range!

This was an incredibly massive mountain range, several light-years high, comparable in scale to the ‘Star Tower’ or the ‘Ancestral God Sect Headquarters’.

This pitch-black mountain range floated.

Faintly, powerful auras could be sensed, and occasionally, figures of Starry Sky Behemoths could be seen flying within it.

“See? The great existences of our Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance, whether Universe Masters or the greatest Original Ancestor... they all live there!” Zhen growled, pride gleaming in its eyes. “This is our Alliance’s holy land, the holy land of us Starry Sky Behemoths—the Starry Sky Divine Mountain!”

The Golden Horned Beast was also deeply shaken.

“Within the Starry Sky Divine Mountain are countless powerhouses, countless treasures, countless inheritances, everything imaginable, and it even connects to a universe,” Zhen growled. “That is a universe belonging entirely to us Starry Sky Behemoths.”

“A universe?” The Golden Horned Beast was shocked.

“Yes,” Zhen said proudly. “A universe! A universe belonging entirely to us Starry Sky Behemoths. Come, let’s go to the Starry Sky Divine Mountain. Every wanderer returning from the universe must go to the Starry Sky Divine Mountain. As long as one is recognized by the Starry Sky Divine Mountain, they will become one of us! This also serves to weed out alien races... after all, some of our Starry Sky Behemoth children have been possessed by alien races, making them difficult to identify. However, within the Starry Sky Divine Mountain, nothing can be hidden.”

The Golden Horned Beast was secretly alarmed.

Not good!

“Let’s go. Several Universe Masters of our race are already waiting to meet you,” Zhen urged, then looked towards the distant, majestic, endless mountain range. “Look, powerful beings are already coming to greet us.”

The Golden Horned Beast looked.

In the distance, massive Golden Horned Beasts, over a dozen powerful ones, flew from afar, their potent auras spreading out.

“They are the powerhouses of your Golden Horned Beast lineage,” Zhen said.