The Black Space Gate was profoundly deep, leading straight to an unknown airspace.

Behind the gate, where was it? The Heavenly Court? Beyond the heavens?

Xiao Mu, gazing at the black space gate, came up with many speculations, but quickly dismissed them all.

This black space gate could never lead outside the heavens, otherwise, powerhouses from beyond would have long since entered the human world through this gate.

Where does it actually lead? Should I go in and take a look?

Nonsense! Since I'm here, how could I not go in to investigate?

I'll leave half my body outside, so even if I encounter danger, I won't die. It's perfectly fine to enter.

"What exactly is Qu Jingyi doing? How could the seventh floor of the spire be a space gate?"

With various questions in mind, Xiao Mu, holding the black command token, strode into the space gate.

A suction force came from the space gate, directly pulling Xiao Mu in.

How fragrant, how warm, how comfortable, how beautiful!

Upon entering the space, Xiao Mu couldn't help but be amazed.

Inside, the space was not the dark and cold he had expected, but a vibrant and beautiful world full of life.

The space was vast, like a haven outside the world. At a glance, everywhere were blooming flowers and beautiful trees filling Xiao Mu's vision.

Beneath his feet and in the air above, countless white clouds floated slowly, winding among the flowers in the grass and around people's feet.

Various stones suspended in midair, as if gravity had ceased to exist.

All kinds of precious birds and exotic beasts walked leisurely on the ground and in the air. A palm-sized, multicolored deer carrying a blade of grass flew over Xiao Mu's head and suddenly dropped the grass onto his crown.

A faint aroma of fresh grass wafted into Xiao Mu's nose.

In the air, on the ground, and in the soil, the marvelous grey-white could be seen everywhere.

Creation!

Xiao Mu suddenly realized what this place was.

Was this a treasure land built by the Creation Heavenly King? Only Creation could form such a marvelous space.

Realizing this, Xiao Mu felt a slight fluctuation in his emotions.

Behind this space lay a treasure land left behind by the Creation Heavenly King?

What was Qu Jingyi doing here? Having found the treasure land of the Creation Heavenly King, why didn't he report it to the Alliance?

Could it be that Li Jiesheng didn't deceive me, and the spire truly had a connection with the Creation Heavenly King?

Xiao Mu began to question Qu Jingyi's motives and held more trust in the information provided by Li Jiesheng.

Through the flowers, an ethereal floating path appeared faintly visible. Xiao Mu unleashed his movement technique and stealthily entered deeper into the space.

The sudden appearance of the power of retribution startled Xiao Mu, followed swiftly by the sight of a massive floating stone wall.

An illusory retribution lamp hung from the floating stone wall, casting ten beams of light in ten directions: up, down, and all around.

This power of retribution was incredibly dense, emitting beams of green-black retribution light.

Such intense green-black retribution light made even Xiao Mu shiver involuntarily, his thoughts instinctively drifting to the Divine Monarch Guobao.

Divine Monarch Guobao!

This was the Retribution Lamp left by the Divine Monarch Guobao!

Thinking of the Divine Monarch Guobao, Xiao Mu's mood turned heavy, a sense of panic creeping in.

Was the Divine Monarch Guobao hiding here?

No, that couldn't be. Senior Zhou, using the Curse Power to monitor him, had clearly driven him away.

After being injured, the Divine Monarch Guobao's strength was almost on par with Senior Zhou; how could he possibly sneak into Twilight Forest Village right under Senior Zhou's watch?

Thinking of this, Xiao Mu gradually relaxed.

The presence of the Retribution Lamp didn't mean that the Divine Monarch Guobao was also here. The lamp hanging above the suspended stone wall was most likely just a manifestation of his lingering authority.

If that was the case, there was nothing for him to fear. As long as he was careful not to be illuminated by the lamp, he wouldn't attract the attention of the Divine Monarch Guobao, and there would be no danger.

However, another thought quickly flashed through his mind, irritation surging within him.

The appearance of Divine Monarch Guobao's Retribution Lamp here made it certain: Qu Jingyi had indeed defected to the forces beyond. That old traitor!

Thinking of Qu Jingyi, Xiao Mu felt a surge of anger.

Let me not see him; otherwise, I'll strike him down.

Xiao Mu, who had already entered the mid-stage of the Divine Realm, possessed the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, the City God's duties, and two of the City God's treasures, and had cultivated the "Three Elements Refining Appearance Technique," naturally wouldn't fear Qu Jingyi.

Given Qu Jingyi's abilities, he wouldn't stand a chance against him and would be killed immediately upon encounter.

Avoiding the light of the Retribution Lamp, Xiao Mu continued forward, trying to bypass the stone wall.

However, after only a few steps, an object hanging below the Retribution Lamp on the stone wall caught his attention.

Even with Xiao Mu's strong determination, upon seeing this object, he couldn't help but let out an 'Ah' of shock.

It was a piece of human skin, dripping with fresh blood, hanging and drifting in the air.

When the wind blew, the front of the skin faced Xiao Mu, and he could clearly see the face on the skin.

Qu Jingyi!

Xiao Mu's body shuddered, the skin was actually Qu Jingyi's.

"Qu Jingyi is dead, killed by an extraterrestrial Mutated Being not long ago, and his skin is hanging here?"

A surge of desolation, yet a hint of relief, emerged in Xiao Mu's mind.

Had Qu Jingyi not betrayed the human world but was just killed?

No, there was something on the skin.

A flash of Spiritual Light in Xiao Mu's eyes, and the next moment he noticed something odd about Qu Jingyi's skin—at the very top, the crown of the head, there were specks of white light, evidently from a piece of grey-white stone.

This grey-white stone, resembling the one Xiao Mu had obtained from the Ge Family's altar, was emitting the power of Creation.

The difference was that the stone on the skin contained a much denser power of Creation than the one in Xiao Mu's possession.

Stone of Creation!

What was this for?

Why would an extraterrestrial Mutated Being kill Qu Jingyi and place a Stone of Creation on his skin?

In a moment of curiosity, Xiao Mu reached out to take the skin from the stone wall.

But, as soon as his hand reached out, he swiftly retracted it at an even faster speed.

A beam of dark green light shot out from the Retribution Lamp, vertical onto the surface of the skin, connecting with it.

Xiao Mu cautiously looked at the Retribution Lamp.

This lamp was an embodiment of authority left by the Retribution Divine Monarch; the light touching the skin appeared to be monitoring Qu Jingyi's skin.

Should anyone touch the skin, the Retribution Lamp would sense it, unleash the Power of Retribution, and inflict retribution on the person who touched it.

Forget it! For now, I am not strong enough to contend with the authority left by a Divine Monarch of True God Level; there is no need to touch the skin and provoke unnecessary trouble.

Poor old Qu!

Xiao Mu sighed softly and resolved to move on.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Just as Xiao Mu took a step forward, before he could get far, he suddenly heard the unmistakable sound of an Escape Art from the entrance, stealthily moving in his direction.

Someone's coming!

Without any hesitation, Xiao Mu applied the Changeable Divine Technique and merged into the surrounding shadows.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A streak of yellow Escape Light came towards this area, and upon nearing the stone wall, it suddenly descended, revealing the figure of a man in his fifties.

Ge Changkong? What is he doing here? Could it be him that had colluded with the extraterrestrial forces, conspiring against Qu Jingyi?

Seeing this man who arrived using the dirt Escape Art, Xiao Mu was taken aback.

This person was none other than the old acquaintance, Ge Changkong, one of the individuals Xiao Mu had planned to investigate after inquiring into the Spire.

Unaware of Xiao Mu's presence, Ge Changkong descended from the Escape Light and went straight towards the stone wall.

The Retribution Lamp hanging above the stone wall detected Ge Changkong, casting a strand of dark green Retribution Light towards him.

Intuitively wanting to warn Ge Changkong, Xiao Mu, upon seeing his composed demeanor, decisively chose to watch in silence.

Plop!

The Retribution Light struck Ge Changkong, and suddenly, a piece of grey-white Stone of Creation appeared above his head.

As soon as this grey-white Stone of Creation appeared, the aura emanating from Ge Changkong completely changed, shifting from that of a human world Mutated Being to an extraterrestrial Mutated Being.

And while Xiao Mu watched in surprise, Ge Changkong's head split open with a gash in the middle, a small amount of blood seeping out.

Ge Changkong stretched out both hands, grabbing the sides of the gash on his head and gently pulling downwards, swiftly removing a piece of human skin like taking off a garment.

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