Cai Jie was deeply imrsed in ditation, oblivious to the shrinking world around him. The world continued to get smaller until it was transferred to a storage realm.
Then it was devoured, and the box slowly disappeared in Yan Xiaobao's palm.
Cai Jie and the formation of life had completely vanished from this realm, but Yan Xiaobao could still feel Cai Jie's heartbeat. Closing his eyes and extending his consciousness, he could also see Cai Jie cultivating within the formation. He watched his friend who still seed unaware of what was happening.
When the golden light faded, Yan Xiaobao opened his eyes, and everyone looked at him as if he were a monster.
"You possess the Cosmic Box?!" the Bull shouted loudly, shocked and uncertain as he looked at Yan Xiaobao.
"Oh, you know?" Yan Xiaobao asked surprised, only now rembering the words the soul had just told him. "Please don't tell anyone I own this item." He said humbly, and the Bull nodded. "For others to know that this storage realm has reappeared in the cosmos would be bad. The last ti it surfaced, it was an event powerful enough to shake the entire Star System and disrupt the peace in the Heaven World. You are too weak to protect it as you are now, so we cannot tell anyone about this."
"The fact that you possess the Cosmic Box is indeed a great blessing." The Bull continued, a brilliant smile on his face. "This makes it much easier for to give you the second item I wish to bestow upon you."
As soon as the Bull spoke, everyone beca intrigued. In the distance, beams of light moved in their direction. As for what these beams were, Yan Xiaobao did not know, but he knew that sothing significant was about to occur.
The beams materialized before Yan Xiaobao, transforming into various beast shapes. A total of eight new beasts arrived. Among these beasts, Yan Xiaobao imdiately recognized two. Had Cai Jie been here, he too would have noticed two of them.
Yan Xiaobao recognized the Snake Woman and the Rhinoceros, two experts he had previously fought against. Upon seeing them, he imdiately realized they were not as fragile as they had been during their confrontation. They had beco exponentially more powerful, their auras so strong that even the newly ascended God, Yan Xiaobao, could see these experts surpassed him.
Friends standing beside Yan Xiaobao were also astounded, yet none could perceive the overwhelming aura. It was similar to the first ti Yan Xiaobao t the Bull; they could sense nothing from them.
Yan Xiaobao's friends weren't slow. Seeing the hesitance on the white-haired young man's face, they too hesitantly looked at the newcors.
The newly arrived beasts were surprised to see their wary expressions, but they too smiled slightly. They bore no hostility, as they all gazed at Yan Xiaobao with keen interest.
"I told you I had a gift for you," the Bull began. "It's true. In this broken realm, a group of experts from the second generation has been living for a long ti. A very long ti." The Bull sighed. "We were all asked whether we wanted to wait here, and we agreed, but we never knew it would be this long. We were told that when the next Crowned Monarch appeared, we would follow him and support his decisions while protecting this Kingdom left by our master."
"Now that you have appeared, we, the Guardians of the Formation, will accompany you on your journey, transforming this Divine Beast World into an unparalleled Heaven World."
"Let us introduce ourselves," many of the beasts said.
"You already know ," the Snake Woman said, her eyes curiously gazing at Yan Xiaobao. Yan Xiaobao also felt sothing familiar about her, an indescribable sense that they had known each other for a long ti... but she was sure their first eting was in the recent Black Stone Tower Room.
"You've also seen ," the Rhinoceros said, acknowledging Yan Xiaobao with a nod. Indeed, he had t these two before.
The third figure to step forward was a large creature reminiscent of the Egyptian god Anubis from his past life. This being was a cross between a black jackal and a human. Its eyes were among the most beautiful golden ones Yan Xiaobao had ever seen.
"I am Chenwei." The jackal smiled. "I am one of the nine Guardians of the Life Formation. These are my brothers and sisters. We all co from the second generation, and we have chosen to follow the new Crowned Monarch and assist in his future adventures."
"I am Tang Tian," the Flood Dragon introduced itself. "I am Zhong Li," said a Qilin Beast, its words reminding Yan Xiaobao of his conversation with Lan Feng. This was his first encounter with a Qilin, one the Rong Family had tad in his childhood. It beca clear why the Qilin never surprised Lan Feng after personally knowing their ancestor Zhong Li.
"I am Lu Jing," introduced a three-headed dog, with a giant sea serpent erging behind it. "I am Jia Na."
The last beast to appear before him was a turtle. Unlike other Divine Beasts, this turtle was deep blue like the ocean. "I am Yan Lei."
Standing before them were nine gods, all brimming with excitent and determination. Their bodies towered far above Yan Xiaobao and his friends, but upon seeing a sowhat uncomfortable expression on Yan Xiaobao's face, they all assud human forms. Even the Snake Woman, whom Yan Xiaobao once hoped would retain her half-beast form, transford into a long-legged human. She was the sole woman in the group, yet no one looked at her with greed. If anything, there was a bit of worry and fear in their eyes as they gazed at her.
"But I have one more thing for you," the Bull said excitedly. "You can trust everyone completely, so I must tell them you possess the Cosmic Box." These words widened all the gods' eyes in astonishnt, so even dropped their jaws in surprise.
Although Yan Xiaobao wasn't entirely pleased with these unknown cultivators being told his secret, he trusted the Vermilion Bird and the Bull. If they selected these guardians, they must be reliable. Therefore, he didn't show the slightest hint of discontent.
"The reason I inform these experts is because of the realm in which we currently reside."
"It's a broken world, and as it stands, no one is willing to particularly create a formation belonging to this realm. It has survived relying on the formation of the Divine Beast World, but since you now possess the ability to cancel this formation, the world's collapse is only a matter of ti. For such a world, no one is willing to beco its sovereign, nor spend ti repairing it. This realm is so weak, vastly inadequate, hence not many want to be its core, foundation, and owner.
"However, although this realm is weak and on the brink of collapse, we must rember this domain was created by a Divine Master. It is sothing he left for future generations. Our guardians have lived here a long ti and have an emotional connection to this red world. Though it's like a prison, it also beca our ho."
"Earlier, your friend, Deng Wu, wanted to take a broken world as your personal sanctuary, so why not accept this realm as your second world? While you currently lack the ability to completely repair it, you will be capable of gradually nding it. It will grow stronger, and eventually, you might migrate so residents from the Divine Beast World to this realm. One day, it might beco a real world and thrive once more."
Clearly, this was truly important to the Bull, but not just to him; everyone present faced this proposal with eager expressions. Seeing these faces, how could Yan Xiaobao say no?
"Being the sovereign of more than one world, is that a problem for ?" Yan Xiaobao asked. If there were any adverse side effects, he wouldn't accept the task, but if it brought no drawbacks, he would take on the responsibility. Seeing Deng Wu's excited expression, he couldn't help but smile at him.
"rging with multiple worlds has no disadvantages," assured the Bull to Yan Xiaobao. "Due to the energy required and the damage it causes to one's body, creating two worlds consecutively is challenging, but when the worlds have already been created, it's different."
"I will first guide you on how to rge with this realm, and then when we depart, I will allow you to rge with the Divine Beast World. As we wander the worlds, you cannot leave your domain undefended, thus you can carry it within the Cosmic Box! Carrying it will facilitate the healing of the broken realm, and you can use it to escape dangerous situations. You can pull your friends and yourself into the domain inside your Cosmic Box, allowing you to vanish from the outside world."
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