A massive horde of astral beasts charged forward and hurled themselves against the spiritual array with everything they had.

At this rate, the spiritual array would not last much longer. Though the array Liu Wuxie had set up was formidable, it could not endure the astral beasts' relentless barrage forever.

Tens of thousands of astral beasts moved in unison like enormous mountains crashing into the spiritual array, and even when the array blasted them away, they did not stop. The beasts behind them immediately surged forward to replace them.

The astral beasts rammed the array over and over until cracks began spreading across its surface.

Meanwhile, A'Lei and the others continued advancing their cultivation. Even more terrifying, their bodies kept growing taller and taller until they gradually began to rival the surrounding mountains in height.

Blood seeped from the giants' pores, as the energy in the Radiant Golden Bull Fruit was too terrifying.

"Activate all the pressurizing arrays! We have to endure it no matter what!" Liu Wuxie's voice rang beside every giant's ears. No matter what happened, they had to hold on until the remaining Radiant Golden Bull Fruits ripened.

As long as they endured for this period, their physical bodies would undergo a drastic transformation.

A'Lei and A'Li had the most pressurizing arrays within their bodies, so the strain on them was not severe. After all, their strength had already reached a level close to a quasi-immortal.

Liu Wuxie's aura also began to climb, and the gate to the ninth-level Heaven Gaze Realm started to reveal itself.

A person could only consume a Radiant Golden Bull Fruit once in their lifetime, as the effect of a second fruit would decline drastically. That meant Liu Wuxie could not use more Radiant Golden Bull Fruits to reach the Quasi-Immortal Realm.

He already felt satisfied that he could step into the ninth-level Heaven Gaze Realm, while the breakthrough to the Quasi-Immortal Realm still demanded a stronger foundation.

A series of explosions shook the surrounding boulders. The astral beasts had changed tactics, attacking the mountain itself rather than the spiritual array.

The astral beasts were highly intelligent, and now that only a few Radiant Golden Bull Fruits remained, they had completely gone mad. They no longer cared about their own lives as they charged. Some of them shattered into pieces because they could not withstand the rebound force of the spiritual array.

Blood dyed the surrounding ground red as even more astral beasts gathered and rushed toward the valley.

Liu Wuxie could even sense an aura at the Quasi-Immortal Realm, which meant a large number of astral beasts at the Quasi-Immortal Realm were on their way over. That was definitely not good news. If the astral beasts interrupted his breakthrough now, all his effort would go down the drain.

Three Radiant Golden Bull Fruits still hung on the tree, and Liu Wuxie had no intention of giving them up. These treasures were extremely rare, and they would likely never encounter them again. Since he had come across them, how could he possibly let them slip away?

The moment the gateway to the ninth-level Heaven Gaze Realm appeared, Liu Wuxie gathered his immortal energy and formed a powerful storm that slammed into the gate wave after wave. This was the final threshold of the Heaven Gaze Realm, and if Liu Wuxie could break through it, he would finally possess the constitution worthy of becoming an immortal.

Though Liu Wuxie carried the memories of an Immortal Emperor through reincarnation, he still only possessed those memories, and everything had to begin anew.

With the passing of time, most of Liu Wuxie's memories of his previous life as an Immortal Emperor had already faded, and only hatred remained, burning deep in his heart.

With a loud rumble, the gateway to the ninth-level Heaven Gaze Realm shook violently, and the rebound force nearly destroyed Liu Wuxie's body. But he refused to stop and kept hurling himself against the gate.

At the same time, A'Lei and A'Li's cultivation had already become comparable to the Quasi-Immortal Realm. With the help of the Radiant Golden Bull Fruit, they had broken through six to seven levels in succession. Then again, the Giant Clan's cultivation system differed from that of humans.

Humans had to align themselves with the heavenly dao at each level, while the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits were especially suited to the Giant Clan and directly tempered their physiques.

On the other hand, Liu Wuxie's desolate world was too vast, and the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron was too powerful. After attaining unity with heaven and earth, his physique had become overwhelmingly tyrannical, which made each of his breakthroughs even more difficult than the last.

If anyone else had stood in his place, one Radiant Golden Bull Fruit would have been enough to let them break through several levels in a row.

Heavy tremors rumbled across the distant ground, like an earthquake, as though an entire mountain had come alive and was crushing trees beneath its advance.

At the same time, many smaller mountains in the surroundings also began rushing toward them from every direction. They only looked slow because each step they took spanned three thousand feet.

"The Heavenly Howling Moon Wolves!" A'Li opened his eyes and stared at the moving mountain before them, murderous intent radiating from his face.

The moment A'Lei heard that the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolves had arrived, he trembled, and a terrifying burst of murderous intent erupted from him.

A'Lei's and A'Li's physiques, which were transformed by Liu Wuxie, had now broken through to the Quasi-Immortal Realm. The other giants continued cultivating and did not dare to divide their attention.

Liu Wuxie had already reached the most critical point of his breakthrough, while the Heretic Blade hovered above him, ready to strike at any moment.

"Heavenly Lord, please open the spiritual array," A'Lei said. Ever since returning to the Giant Clan, he had always addressed Liu Wuxie as "Young Master Liu," and this was the first time he had called him "Heavenly Lord."

He wanted Liu Wuxie to open the spiritual array so he could go out. But if the array opened now, the storm formed by the horde of astral beasts would immediately strike it. As long as Liu Wuxie completed his breakthrough, the astral beasts would no longer pose any threat. He could slaughter however many quasi-immortals that attacked them.

"No! It's too dangerous for you to go out now," Liu Wuxie said, splitting off a wisp of his divine sense to monitor everything outside.

The spiritual array could still last for another hour, and by then, he would have completed his breakthrough. Once that happened, they could all charge out together and kill every enemy.

"Heavenly Lord, the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King killed A'Lei's father," A'Li said at that moment.

Now everything made sense, including why A'Lei radiated such intense murderous intent. He wanted to avenge his father's death.

Liu Wuxie looked into the distance, and his eyes narrowed the moment he saw the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King.

"What terrifying strength! If it gets close, my spiritual array can only last another fifteen minutes at most," Liu Wuxie murmured. He could tell that the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King was even stronger than Gong Gong.

The surrounding astral beasts all moved aside, opening a path for the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King.

Hatred burned whenever enemies met. A'Lei had been unable to avenge his father in the past because his cultivation had been too low. But now that he had reached the Quasi-Immortal Realm, how could he look at the murderer of his father and do nothing?

In a certain sense, stopping A'Lei from taking revenge would be even crueler. After all, when he was young, he had watched the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King kill his father with its claws and slowly devour the corpse until only an empty shell remained.

That memory had remained sealed in A'Lei's mind for countless years, and through all those years, he had trained hard in the hope that he might one day avenge his father.

No one understood the desire for vengeance better than Liu Wuxie. He had endured humiliation and borne unimaginable pressure for revenge as well.

"A'Li, protect him for me," Liu Wuxie said as he opened the spiritual array. Since both of them had already broken through, Liu Wuxie sent A'Li with A'Lei to watch over him. After all, the other Heavenly Howling Moon Wolves were likely still lurking nearby and waiting for a chance to strike from the shadows.

"Understood!" A'Li nodded and accompanied A'Lei.

The moment the two giants stepped out of the spiritual array, they threw a punch and sent the nearby astral beasts flying into the air. But they did not stop there and killed more than a hundred astral beasts.

The corpses of astral beasts piled up around them like mountains, with the largest corpse reaching three hundred feet. Even the smallest stood at three feet tall.

The unique environment of this planet allowed living things to grow into ginormous forms. If someone placed astral beasts from other planets on this world, they would not survive. The oppressive laws alone would tear them apart.

The surrounding astral beasts backed away, not daring to challenge either A'Lei or the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King.

The disappearance of countless trees had long since flattened the entire valley.

A'Lei uprooted a giant tree, wrapped both arms around it, and charged straight at the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King.

When the wolf king saw a giant charging at it, its eyes flashed with disdain. After all, the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolves had clashed with the giants hundreds of times over the years, and they usually won more than they lost. The Giant Clan suffered severe losses in nearly every battle.

Just as the ordinary Heavenly Howling Moon Wolves in the surroundings tried to intercept A'Lei, A'Li threw himself toward them.

"A'Lei, leave these Heavenly Howling Moon Wolves to me. You can go all out on the wolf king!" A'Li roared and plunged into battle against the surrounding wolves.

Now, only A'Lei and the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King faced each other in one-on-one combat. Though A'Lei was larger in size, he had only just broken through to the Quasi-Immortal Realm, so he was definitely inferior to the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King in raw strength.

However, in terms of battle experience, the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King didn't necessarily surpass A'Lei.

A'Lei had tempered himself through countless battles over the past year, and he had also studied A'Li's martial techniques to enrich his own combat experience. Those experiences would be the key to his victory. He knew he could not win by brute strength alone and had to use skill to bridge the gap between them.

Before A'Lei left the spiritual array, Liu Wuxie had warned him not to let hatred cloud his judgment. He wanted A'Lei to stay clear-headed and make full use of his advantages.

When the enormous tree smashed down toward the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King, the wolf king did not even bother to dodge, taking the strike head-on.

Wood splinters exploded everywhere upon impact, but the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King did not move an inch. He stood there like an immovable mountain.

Meanwhile, A'Li had already entered fierce combat with the other wolves.

The astral beasts in the surroundings seized this moment to charge at the spiritual array again, hoping to interrupt Liu Wuxie's breakthrough and seize the remaining Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf Kings.

Twenty giants had shared a single fruit, and even that had raised their strength so dramatically. If the other astral beasts could devour those fruits, they themselves could become the overlords of this planet.

"Heretic Blade, it's your turn now," Liu Wuxie murmured, and the Heretic Blade shot out on its own, unleashing power comparable to the Quasi-Immortal Realm and beginning the slaughter.

The Heretic Blade pierced through the astral beasts with ease, casually tearing apart their defenses and cleanly devouring their energy. After all, the Heretic Blade had already reached the Quasi-Immortal Realm in level and only lacked foundation. This was therefore an opportunity for it. If it could devour enough energy and laws, it could be forged into an immortal artifact at any time, as long as Liu Wuxie found enough suitable materials.

The Heretic Blade didn't lack immortal runes, as it had constantly tempered itself within Liu Wuxie's body. It only lacked materials.

As astral beasts fell one after another, a mountain of corpses piled up outside the spiritual array, blocking Liu Wuxie's view.

A'Lei had also begun clashing head-on with the Heavenly Howling Moon Wolf King, swinging his fist downward toward the wolf king.

Facing the incoming strike, the wolf king calmly raised its front paw and met the punch head-on.

With a loud explosion, the shockwave from the collision sent surrounding rocks flying and nearly buried the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits.

An overwhelming force slammed into A'Lei and sent him flying into the rubble. The shards of stone even sliced through his skin, but he did not feel any pain. He climbed back to his feet at once and charged at the wolf king again.