Shi Hao and the others originally had Immortal Fruits, Immortal Vegetables, Immortal Meat, etc., which could quickly enhance the tempering of their physique. However, mastering the Immortal Rule was a step-by-step process, so it couldn’t be rushed and needed to be slowly comprehended.

But now, paddling the raft involved intertwining with the Immortal Rule, making it faster to understand. This was different, and it allowed Shi Hao and Woo Yueyi to rapidly accelerate their comprehension of the Immortal Rule.

After half a month, Shi Hao had already touched the threshold of Five Stars.

He stopped paddling to begin his breakthrough.

It was still easy. Half a day passed, and Shi Hao successfully broke through the constraints of Five Stars, advancing to another level.

He could Refine Blood now.

A few more days passed, and Su Manman and Woo Yueyi broke through almost simultaneously.

Why did Su Manman also break through?

She only relied on the Sky Dragon Bamboo mat to aid her comprehension, yet her speed was not slower than Woo Yueyi’s. What did this indicate?

Her talent was too high.

But what a waste it was!

If she were willing to cultivate with all her might, what star rating would she be at now?

Seven Stars? Eight Stars? Nine Stars?

There’s no way—she simply couldn’t be diligent.

Another ten days passed, and the shore was in sight.

Suddenly, resistance disappeared, and the raft shot forward like an arrow.

They soon docked, and the three of them leaped ashore.

"My domain has recovered," Woo Yueyi said with delight.

Su Manman just pouted, not bothered.

When she encountered a strong enemy, her first reaction was to throw out the Talismanic Soldier, so whether her domain recovered or not made no difference to her.

Here, without any special suppression, everyone was restored to their best state.

For instance, they could fly again.

However, Woo Yueyi tried to walk back, but after a short distance, the suppression reappeared, and she immediately fell and had to run on the water, fortunately without getting her clothes wet.

"The final contest is about to begin."

"This is the real battlefield."

"The opportunity to become an Immortal King."

Shi Hao wasn’t very interested in the opportunity to become an Immortal King, but even for geniuses like Xuwu Yue and Lin Hongdao, such an opportunity was still irresistibly attractive.

Why?

Because becoming an Immortal King was extremely difficult.

Don’t assume that breaking through at Twelve Stars guarantees becoming an Immortal King.

Even if you can ensure reaching Twelve Stars in every realm, it doesn’t necessarily mean you can become an Immortal King.

On average, only one in a hundred thousand can emerge as an Immortal King, while the rest remain at the level of a Jade Immortal.

One hundred thousand years!

In one hundred thousand years, with the vastness of the Immortal Realm, how many outstanding geniuses will emerge, yet only one can smoothly ascend to become an Immortal King.

That is to say, regardless of how brilliant Xuwu Yue, Lin Hongdao, and others are now, ultimately at most one can become an Immortal King, or maybe none!

Of course, there are special times when several or even a dozen Immortal Kings emerge, but that is extremely rare.

That’s why Lin Hongdao and others would come here at all costs, to fight for the opportunity to become an Immortal King, because only by becoming an Immortal King can one qualify to challenge for Immortal Venerable and become the true powerhouse of the Immortal Realm.

Woo Yueyi was filled with anticipation. Unlike the lazy Su Manman, she very much wanted to become an Immortal King and carry on the banner of the Hongwu lineage.

For this, she was full of a sense of ceremony.

Of course, she also had a fallback—if she couldn’t do it herself, marrying a man who could become an Immortal King would work as well.

—This wasn’t her standard for choosing a spouse; it was just a coincidence that someone she liked had such potential, which would naturally be ideal.

The three of them advanced; the forest here was dense, exuding a primitive aura.

"Roar!"

Every now and then, there were beastly roars resounding, earth-shaking, and in the depths of the mountains, the beastly roars were incredibly terrifying, seemingly piercing the soul.

"A Jade Immortal level beast!" The three of them looked at each other and nodded.

Here, such a beast was an insurmountable presence.

A Golden Immortal level could still be repelled with a Talismanic Soldier, but a Jade Immortal level was completely unmatched.

Thus, the mountain couldn’t be ventured into deeply, for encountering a Jade Immortal level beast would mean life was no longer in their control.

They walked at the periphery of the mountain, avoiding trouble as much as possible.

Bang!

They hadn’t gone far when a dark figure flew out from the nearby bushes.

Upon closer look, it was a person and a beast.

A young boy in beast-hide clothing, very simple, was battling a black bear.

The boy was only about fourteen or fifteen, yet he was already tall and muscular like a grown man, but his face was very youthful.

He was wrestling the black bear, exchanging blows rather fiercely, directly enduring each other’s attacks.

However, the boy was even more ferocious, and actually knocked the black bear unconscious.

Shi Hao was surprised; the boy didn’t seem to have been trained in cultivation, yet it seemed like his body was naturally absorbing the energy of heaven and earth. He was clearly already on the Heaven Building Ladder; otherwise, he couldn’t have knocked out a black bear on the Heaven Building Ladder.

At this moment, the boy finally glanced at Shi Hao and the others.

His eyes passed over Shi Hao but lit up when he saw Su Manman and Woo Yueyi. He immediately turned to Shi Hao and said, "For these two women, I’m willing to trade you ten such black bears. Do you accept?"

Su Manman immediately bristled, pointing at the boy: "Hey, hey, hey, for a beauty like me, you actually only offer ten black bears?"

"And that’s for both," Shi Hao reminded, "The ten black bears include the price for both her and Woo Yueyi. What if... Woo Yueyi takes nine of them?"

Su Manman shot him a glare, "Are you trying to provoke me?"

Seeing Su Manman so fierce, the boy shivered and pointed at her again, saying to Shi Hao, "I don’t want this woman, but I want the other one. I’ll give you eight black bears, how about that?"

Su Manman went berserk; did that mean she was only worth two black bears?

"Calm down! Calm down!" Shi Hao held her. "He’s just a kid!"

"What kid! He already knows about keeping beauties in a golden house!" Su Manman rolled her eyes.

"This woman, even if given to me, I wouldn’t want!" the boy added, pouring oil on the fire. "She’s not gentle at all."

Su Manman snorted: "Stupid kid, what do you know!"

Shi Hao laughed heartily and said: "Sorry, they’re both my friends, I can’t sell either of them to you."

The boy showed a look of confusion and disbelief that someone would consider women as friends.

Woo Yueyi’s delicate face darkened slightly, "In their place, women are probably considered commodities."

"Unbelievable, such backward places exist!" Su Manman was furious, "Were these people all born from stones? And they dare look down on women! Let’s go, let’s liberate those women!"

The boy was even more disdainful, thinking, this woman is so fierce!