“Elder Xu, there’s no need for such formality.” Shi Chuankong said upon seeing this.

“Thirteenth Prince, may I ask what brings you here today?” Xu Fu asked, straightening up and glancing at Han Li with a hint of puzzlement.

“We are here today for a matter of great importance.” Shi Chuankong cleared his throat and stated.

“In that case, please, both of you, come into the main hall to talk.” Xu Fu said, gesturing with a sideways motion.

“Very well.” Shi Chuankong nodded, exchanged a look with Han Li, and the two immediately walked towards the main hall.

Inside the hall, upon learning that Han Li and Shi Chuankong's intention was to enter the Scaled Sky Void, Xu Fu was initially surprised, followed by a round of dissuasion.

Shi Chuankong produced a handwritten note from Shi Pokong from who-knows-where, claiming that they were carrying out an urgent mission and had to enter the secret realm immediately.

"Thirteenth Prince, with all due respect, the Scaled Sky Void has been sealed for so many years, and no one knows what the situation is like inside. As for the teleportation array you mentioned, it hasn't been used in a long time either," Xu Fu said with a frown.

"Since we are here on Lord Luoheng's orders, Lord Luoheng has his own arrangements, so there is no need for Elder Xu to worry," Shi Chuankong said, waving his hand dismissively.

"Since both the Prince and this Senior are determined, I will not speak further. Please, both of you, follow me." As Xu Fu spoke, he led Han Li to the back of the main hall.

There, a back door led to the sand dune area behind, which was clearly the entrance to the spatial restriction.

"After you enter, you only need to step into the sand dunes, and you will sink into them automatically, which will then take you to the Scaled Sky Void. Remember, this entrance is one-way, only for entry, not exit," Xu Fu said solemnly, pointing to the outside.

"Thank you for your trouble," Han Li said to him.

Xu Fu formed a seal with both hands, and a black square seal floated out from in front of him, landing in a groove above the door frame. He uttered a soft "Open" and a stream of light flashed in the back door, opening the restriction.

"Then I wish the Prince and this Senior all the best and a safe return," Xu Fu said, looking at the two of them.

"We appreciate your kind words," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

With that, they stepped out of the door and came outside the main hall. They walked slowly and soon reached the edge of the first sand dune, stopping their steps.

Han Li glanced at the sand dune, seeing nothing unusual, and no spatial fluctuations at all. It looked no different from any ordinary place.

Shi Chuankong flipped his palm, and a black long saber appeared in his hand. He hung it on his waist and, seeing Han Li looking at him, smiled, "Since magical treasures and the like can't be used, it's better to have a weapon on hand than to be empty-handed, right?"

Han Li said nothing, but with a wave of his hand, a silver light gate opened, and Crab Daoren walked out from within.

Previously, Shi Pokong had only said that storage rings and the like could not be opened, but had not mentioned cave treasures. However, Han Li was somewhat uneasy and decided to summon Crab Daoren in advance.

When Shi Chuankong saw the battle blades hanging on either side of Crab Daoren, he nodded inwardly, feeling that Crab Daoren was a kindred spirit.

After hesitating for a moment, Han Li still did not take out a Azure Bamboo Cloud-Piercing Sword to carry with him. Instead, he put all his storage treasures into the cave treasure, leaving only the time ring on his ring finger.

After preparing everything, the three looked at each other and jumped onto the sand dune together.

As soon as the three landed, a chaotic silver light lit up on the previously unremarkable sand dune, engulfing the three of them and slowly sinking them downwards until they disappeared.

"It's strange, it hasn't been visited for so many years, how come it's..."

Inside the main hall, Xu Fu watched the three figures gradually disappear, a look of contemplation on his face.

"Forget it, these matters of princes and marquises are not for me to worry about. Let them go,"

After a long time, he gently shook his head, took off the seal, closed the restriction, turned around with his hands behind his back, humming an unknown tune, and slowly walked towards the front hall.

...

Inside the Scaled Sky Void, on a desolate and isolated island, smoke and dust rose everywhere.

A long-tailed giant lizard with gray scales all over its body and a giant centipede covered in black scales on its back sped along from both ends of the island and collided with a loud crash.

"Boom!"

The two giant beasts crashed into each other with a loud bang! The enormous impact sent them flying in opposite directions, and the resulting shockwave dispersed the dust that had just risen in all directions.

The long-tailed giant lizard was knocked to the ground, while the giant centipede rolled away directly.

But as soon as they stabilized themselves, they looked at each other again, intending to launch an even more violent impact next time.

Just then, in the very center between the two alien beasts facing each other, the sound of wind and sand suddenly rose from the ground. A stream of quicksand gushed up from the ground like a fountain, and three figures emerged from it, who were none other than Han Li and his companions.

As soon as Han Li stabilized his figure, the yellow sand around them had all dissipated, and then he felt a powerful spatial pressure coming from all directions.

His internal organs immediately felt an external pressure squeezing over, and his arms and limbs felt a little heavy. However, although this feeling was noticeable, it was not enough to affect his actions.

But what made him feel most obviously different was the operation of the immortal spiritual power in his body, which also stagnated for a moment.

However, before he could see the surrounding scenery clearly, he suddenly felt the ground beneath him shake violently. The two alien beasts were in a frenzy and charged towards them at the same time.

"Be careful!" Han Li shouted.

At the same time as he spoke, he waved his hand, but the air was quiet as usual, with neither the light of treasures nor the emergence of flying swords.

Han Li then realized that in this Scaled Sky Void, it was impossible to use magical treasures, let alone laws and spiritual domains.

He paused slightly, then took a step out, the Xuan orifices all over his body lit up brightly. He raised his fist and smashed it towards the oncoming long-tailed giant lizard.

On the other side, Shi Chuankong held the black long saber tightly in both hands, stomped his feet on the ground, and jumped up, slashing down towards the black-scaled centipede.

With a loud bang.

Han Li smashed his fist on the giant lizard's forehead, striking it so hard that its head caved in downwards, and a huge gray scale shattered and fell off. Its body slid backwards, rolling quickly on the ground.

Han Li himself was also impacted by this massive force, taking several steps back before he stabilized himself.

He couldn't help but be a little surprised. This long-tailed giant lizard seemed no different from those seen in the Immortal Domain, except that the scales on its body were more grayish-white. But the huge power it possessed and the incredibly thick scales were far beyond compare to giant lizards elsewhere.

If it were an ordinary giant lizard, let alone Han Li using the Great Zhou Tian Star Essence Art to unleash a punch, even if he only relied on his own physical strength, he should have been able to shatter its skull with one punch.

Although Han Li did not use his full strength, the fact that the giant lizard only lost a scale was unbelievable.

On the other side, a sharp "clang" sounded at the same time.

Shi Chuankong held the long blade and slashed at the giant centipede's head. The blade swept down from its head along its abdomen, igniting a series of red, dazzling sparks. However, it only left a mark on its body and failed to pierce its scales.

"Before, Third Brother said that everything in here is very different from the outside world. Now it seems that it's not just very different, it's simply not the same species at all," Shi Chuankong shouted loudly after landing.

"The spatial pressure here is far greater than that of the Holy Region, at least twice as high as the outside world. If these alien beasts want to resist this pressure, they can only grow harder scales and stronger physiques. We cannot look at them with past eyes," Han Li said, his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the giant lizard that had already turned over and stood up again.

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant lizard had already charged towards him again.

Han Li clenched his right fist, stomped his feet hard on the ground, and ran forward wildly. Every time he landed on the ground, he caused the entire earth to vibrate. His momentum was not inferior to the giant lizard charging towards him.

Five hundred zhang, three hundred zhang, one hundred zhang… With each step he took, the distance between the two was quickly shrinking.

Just as they were approaching, Han Li made a sudden jump, his figure rising into the air like a long spear piercing towards the giant lizard.

Just as the two were about to collide, Han Li's tightly clenched fist suddenly opened, instantly changing from a fist to a palm, stabbing straight down towards the giant lizard's head.

On his palm, the two fingers transformed from the Flower Branch Cave Heaven, shone with jade-like light, accurately stabbing into the place where the giant lizard's head scales had fallen off.

With a "poof" sound, a large amount of yellowish-brown warm blood splattered out.

Han Li's palm pierced through the giant lizard's head, and due to inertia, his entire arm was inserted into it.

The giant lizard let out a hoarse beastly roar, its head drooping heavily to the ground.

Sniffing the strong bloody smell, Han Li was about to pull back his arm when his brow suddenly furrowed. His hand, which had pierced into the giant lizard's head, seemed to have touched something.

After groping for a while, he slowly pulled out his hand, holding a palm-sized fleshy tumor in his palm, which contained a longan-sized yellowish-brown crystal. It seemed to be the beast core of the long-tailed giant lizard.

On the other side, Shi Chuankong used his long saber to support the giant centipede's body weight, while Crab Daoren took the opportunity to rush to the front of the alien beast's giant mouth, waving the Zhan Ting and Duan Xiao blades simultaneously, cutting it open from the inside.

Han Li stepped forward, borrowed a long blade from Crab Daoren, found a gap in the dense scales on the centipede's head, inserted the tip of the blade, pried it open, and then broke off a black scale.

The scales on the giant centipede's body were dense and much smaller than those of the giant lizard. After Han Li pried off three in a row, he inserted the long blade into it, minced the flesh and blood there, and then reached in with his arm and groped for a while before taking out another beast core.