The tranquil wilderness was suddenly torn open, and a figure darted out from it.

The two sides engaged in fierce fighting below were startled by this sudden turn of events and instinctively retreated warily.

The person who appeared was a tall and upright young man, but he didn't smell very good. His blue and white coat was covered with red and green splatters, but it was unclear what they were.

What surprised the dozens of people present the most was that after the young man appeared, he turned around and forcefully pulled out a huge, glittering monster from the already stretched crack.

At first, everyone was terrified. When they realized that the monster, which was tens of meters long, was just a lifeless corpse, they were initially relieved. But soon, their expressions changed again, and they were overwhelmed by even greater terror.

Even though this monster is dead, judging from its size and the residual aura it still possesses, it is at least comparable to a peak-level martial artist.

If a young man can slaughter them, then what level of cultivation must he have reached?

Just then, the young man managed to drag the monster out before the rift closed. When he turned around and revealed his face, many people immediately shrank back.

"Sink forward!"

"It's before the sinking!"

A mix of slightly panicked and bewildered shouts, interspersed with some inexplicable excitement, echoed across the open field.

Shen Qian glanced around and, seeing no strong individuals, asked directly, "Which of you participated in the siege of Jiangzhong's military forces?"

His words, though initially faint, instantly transformed into thunder, leaving dozens of people present bewildered.

Instinctively, more than a dozen people raised their hands and answered, "Me!"

Whoosh!

The blade flashed, blood splattered, and anyone who made a sound had an arm severed.

Even in such pain, those people only unconsciously furrowed their brows, their eyes still filled with confusion.

"Has anyone seen Qu Bai?" Shen Qian asked again.

"Me!" Two more people raised their hands, but one of them had a broken arm and only shrugged.

"When, where, and what was his situation?"

"More than two hours ago, Qu Bai had already entered the Fourth Heavenly Gate..."

"Hundreds of martial artists are chasing him!"

"It seems he suffered a minor injury..."

The two of them spoke one after the other, their eyes vacant as they recounted what they knew.

Qu Bai has already entered the fourth level of heaven?

Shen Qian frowned slightly.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. He wasted so much time in the Second Heaven. With Qu Bai's abilities, even if someone was chasing him from behind, he couldn't possibly stay in the Third Heaven for too long.

"Hopefully it's not too late, but I don't think Qu Bai will be taken down so easily..."

Shen Qian looked up at the sky and murmured.

The world of the Third Heaven was also bathed in golden light, indicating that the gate to the Fourth Heaven had been opened. Although there weren't many stars above, there were still thousands at a glance, representing the number of martial artists who had entered the Fourth Heaven.

Fortunately, it seems that the five heavenly gates have not yet been opened.

With a swift movement, Shen Qian used his mental power to manipulate the surrounding spiritual energy, drawing all the Nine Heavens Tokens belonging to those with severed arms into his hand.

After throwing about a hundred Nine Heavens Tokens into the belly of the Tyrant Elephant, Shen Qian dragged the Tyrant Elephant's corpse and swept through the air like the wind, heading towards the place where the golden light was strongest in the distance.

Only when the sinking disappeared into the distance did the people standing there suddenly realize what was happening.

Terrified and chaotic screams instantly echoed across the wilderness.

...

The Four Heavenly Gates stand atop a waterfall suspended in mid-air after a fault line in the river.

Compared to the Three Heavenly Gates, there were far fewer martial artists lingering around here, totaling only a few hundred or four hundred.

But even the weakest among them was at the early stage of high-level martial arts at a glance.

Entering the Third Heavenly Gate requires five Nine Heavenly Tokens, while entering the Fourth Heavenly Gate requires thirteen Nine Heavenly Tokens!

The threshold has more than doubled, which is clearly not something everyone can achieve.

Those martial artists who have reached this point at this time can be considered the best of the best in this Nine Heavens Competition.

But these people, facing the four heavenly gates so close at hand, dared not approach at all. They could only look at the top of the waterfall with fearful and helpless eyes from time to time, their faces full of despair.

Directly below the golden, four-tiered heavenly gate, amidst the rushing water, nine figures stood atop some protruding rocks.

They faced each other across the water, seemingly unrelated, but beneath their subtle interplay of energy, they formed an impenetrable net.

All martial artists who want to enter the Fourth Heaven Gate know that as long as these nine people are present, no one can hope to pass through this vast net.

The powerful aura emanating from the nine individuals, and the mysterious feeling of standing in the water yet seemingly merging with the heavens and earth, all spoke volumes about their cultivation level…

Mountains and seas!

All nine people are from the mountains and seas.

With the information exchanged, the nine individuals had already been identified. It could be said that all the powerhouses ranked from 50th to 42nd on the Eighth Heaven Ranking were here.

Since they drew the line here, no one has been able to enter the Four Heavenly Gates for a very long time.

In fact, many people can't even muster the thought of getting close.

In ordinary universities, the peak of high martial arts practitioners is already at the top, let alone those in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Before this battle of the Nine Heavens, many people even believed that there were no martial artists from the Mountain and Sea realm in universities.

Let alone nine mountains and seas, even one mountain and sea would be just as hopeless for them.

As the Nine Heavens War has progressed to this point, even martial artists who haven't participated in the turbulent undercurrents have already come to understand the unique nature of this Nine Heavens War through what they've seen and heard.

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