The disturbance immediately caught the attention of other awakeners in this space.
"Yo-ho! Isn't this that Long Kingdom kid from the outside? You've leveled up!"
The first to locate Chen Jie was the female snake demon he had encountered earlier in the outside world.
Not only had he not sought her out after gaining strength, but now this snake demon actually dared to approach him proactively.
However…
Chen Jie soon sensed something was off.
There was someone behind the female snake demon!
Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and immediately saw through the other's disguise.
"The one who transformed into an elephant earlier—come out, no need to hide!"
Chen Jie directly exposed the opponent's disguise.
At that moment, a small bee-like creature beside the snake demon emitted a wave of energy.
A man's body slowly materialized in the air.
Chen Jie hadn't expected these two to be together.
"You… are strong. You actually saw through my disguise immediately!"
The man held a trident, pointing it at Chen Jie.
After awakening his talent, his camouflage was normally several tiers beyond his level, making it nearly impossible to see through.
Yet Chen Jie saw through it at a glance, which surprised him.
Of course, this wasn't because Chen Jie's tier surpassed the man's, but because…
Chen Jie possessed the True Sight Eye!
Even a simple sweep could pierce through the most intricate disguises.
"Since you two are teaming up, let's skip the pleasantries!"
Chen Jie gripped the Open Heaven Axe and stomped the ground.
Immediately, a fissure over half a meter wide split the earth beneath him.
With his tier increasing, Chen Jie's strength became increasingly overwhelming.
Like a beast, he leapt into the air, raised the Open Heaven Axe, and brought it down vertically onto the female snake demon.
The power of the Open Heaven Axe was far greater than before.
The gust created by its swing alone dispersed the clouds above this small secret realm.
"What a powerful axe!"
The female snake demon no longer used her body to resist.
Instead, she summoned two curved blades—her mimic combat spirits, Venom Fang Curved Blades.
Clang!
Chen Jie's axe struck the demon's blades.
Fortunately, her blades were solid enough.
Had it been an ordinary mimic combat spirit, the axe would have cleaved them instantly.
But the snake demon still felt the impact.
Receiving Chen Jie's strike directly sent a shock through her entire body, as if she had been punched.
"Kid, let me test you!"
Beside her, the giant elephant monster couldn't hold back. He lunged forward, trident aimed at Chen Jie's chest.
This giant elephant had reached the pinnacle of fifth-tier awakening.
Its attacks were brutal and precise.
Seeing the attack incoming, Chen Jie quickly retracted the axe aimed at the snake demon and countered the elephant monster's trident.
Clang!
Another massive shockwave rang out.
Chen Jie was knocked back half a step, his hand holding the axe tingling.
As expected of a fifth-tier awakener—the force was incredible.
The elephant monster's natural strength, combined with its fifth-tier peak, made Chen Jie's block a struggle.
"Seems your strength isn't much. You can handle the snake demon, but against me, you're nothing!"
After landing a successful strike, the elephant monster began to look down on Chen Jie.
His elephant awakening had given him a devouring ability, allowing his cultivation to progress faster than others.
This made him extremely arrogant.
Any small advantage convinced him that his opponent was unworthy.
"Is that so?"
Chen Jie took a breath, infusing the Open Heaven Axe with Hongmeng Purity Qi.
At the same time, he activated the Killing God Domain.
Taking on two fifth-tier experts required unleashing this domain.
The moment it expanded, both enemies felt immense pressure.
"What did you do to us? That's despicable!"
Within the Killing God Domain, the snake demon felt her heart being gripped.
The elephant monster sensed his energy being drained.
The strength he had always relied on vanished.
That was the power of the domain.
But this was just the beginning.
Besides suppressing them, the Killing God Domain had a strangling effect.
Soon, beams of white light shot toward the snake demon and elephant monster.
Feeling the force of the light, both had to defend continuously, rapidly exhausting their stamina.
Chen Jie seized the moment, raising the Open Heaven Axe and charging at the elephant monster.
"Open Heaven, Split Earth!"
The axe expanded dozens of times its normal size, slamming toward the elephant monster's head.
With the Killing God Domain amplifying it, the axe's power was terrifying.
Before it landed, the elephant monster felt as if bound by invisible chains—unable to move.
"Phantom Form!"
In a critical moment, the elephant monster activated its signature talent.
Its body expanded, revealing its original form: a massive elephant standing before Chen Jie.
Even transformed, the Open Heaven Axe did not falter.
One strike, and the elephant's head split, skin torn and flesh exposed.
Its bones remained intact, though, as transformation had greatly enhanced its defenses.
Injured, the elephant monster felt humiliated.
A fifth-tier newcomer had actually harmed him—unacceptable.
The elephant stomped furiously, shaking the space.
Chen Jie's Killing God Domain began to collapse slowly.
Seizing the moment, the elephant swung its barbed trunk like a whip at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie rolled aside at high speed.
"You forgot about me!"
Just after dodging the sweep, the snake demon's sinister voice came from behind.
Chen Jie turned.
Her hair had turned into writhing small snakes.
Her eyes glowed gold.
She seized the moment Chen Jie looked back.
Shriek!
A burst of golden light enveloped him.
From head to toe, Chen Jie began to petrify.
Soon, his body became rigid—his hands and feet frozen.
This was the snake demon's trump card talent:
[Siren's Gaze]!
Anyone who met her gaze would be petrified within three seconds…