“Lunar Harmony!” The beauty from the Moon Rhinoceros Clan shouted, the inch-long crystalline horn on her forehead glowing, instantly summoning a divine moon in the void.
The ancient mine was dark, but at this moment, a radiant moon suddenly bloomed, dazzling beyond measure, its rippling light surging forward.
Shi Hao’s lips curled into a cold smile. He feared neither a moon forged from bone inscriptions nor an actual celestial body crashing toward him.
*Swoosh!*
Shi Hao slashed forward with his right palm, still wielding the Kun Peng’s might—a force capable of soaring ninety thousand miles, unparalleled in its offensive power, with mana as vast as the sea!
*Hum!*
The void trembled. Not only did the Moon Rhinoceros Clan’s successor stagger under the impact, but the other four also swayed violently, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
“Explode!” The Moon Rhinoceros beauty suddenly hissed, forming hand seals as her purple sleeves burst apart. Simultaneously, the divine moon before her shattered.
“Hmm?” Shi Hao sensed something amiss—a sharp pain in his brow as the exploding moon transformed into endless light rain, engulfing him.
He had underestimated her. This was no mere mana construct but a divine sense treasure technique, aiming to wound his soul and sever his consciousness.
An ordinary cultivator would have fallen prey, for the attack was wrapped in a strand of immortal energy, amplifying its lethality!
This was an ambush, an unforeseen strike—impossible to guard against.
Yet Shi Hao would not let her succeed. A blossom of the Great Dao appeared above his head, swaying gently, scattering petals of crystalline radiance that instantly shattered her immortal energy and dispersed the treasure technique.
“You possess three strands of immortal energy, and one has condensed into a Great Dao Blossom?!”
Despair gripped them. Though they had heard of Shi Hao’s prowess, they had harbored no reverence—until now.
Fighting such a being was akin to courting death!
Still, the Moon Rhinoceros’s ambush had bought them time, momentarily halting Shi Hao’s advance.
The five swiftly retreated, stabilizing their stance as they warily faced him.
Desperately, they tried to summon the Nine Phoenix Furnace again, but after enduring the strike of the Ten Thousand Spirits Diagram, the furnace had malfunctioned, refusing to budge.
This gave Shi Hao the chance to scrutinize the crimson divine furnace—it bore a hole, leaking its own essence.
“What a pity for such a treasure!” Shi Hao sighed, unable to fathom what force could have pierced an immortal furnace in the past.
“Shi Hao, we heard you’re joining Celestial Academy. We could be fellow disciples,” one said, his voice trembling under Shi Hao’s oppressive aura, seeking to mend relations.
Shi Hao sneered. Only now did they yield, after their earlier arrogance in thinking the furnace could suppress him.
*Boom!*
Without a word, Shi Hao lashed out with a sweeping kick, his leg wreathed in dazzling bone inscriptions, roaring like a dragon and serpent.
None doubted its power—it could shatter mountains and pulverize stars!
“No!” The man screamed, deploying multiple treasures and a strand of immortal energy to shield himself.
*Crack!*
One after another, his treasures exploded like fireworks, all reduced to ruin.
*Thud!*
Shi Hao’s kick landed, shattering his priceless armor and sending him flying, his body broken beyond recognition.
Even someone as strong as him couldn’t evade—proof of the vast gap between them.
Had it not been for his treasures and the immortal energy, he would have died instantly.
As it was, he lost all combat ability, half his body ruined, nearly crushed by Shi Hao’s overwhelming power.
His immortal energy, too, nearly dissipated under Shi Hao’s might—a sight that horrified the others.
And Shi Hao hadn’t even used his Great Dao Blossom yet.
With one swift move, he had crippled a genius, leaving the remaining four pale-faced. This lower-realm cultivator was terrifying.
Only now did they understand why figures like Cao Yusheng and Chang Gongyan held him in such high regard.
Recalling the words of the Lunar Grace Goddess, they burned with shame—this truly was Shi Hao, capable of beating them beyond recognition.
Shi Hao advanced, forcing the four to retreat in humiliation.
They were no ordinary cultivators but prodigies who had cultivated immortal energy, the pinnacle of their generation.
Yet now, they were reduced to cowering before one man—a disgrace beyond measure!
“Fight to the death!” The Moon Rhinoceros beauty hissed, forming seals to engage Shi Hao once more.
But her Lunar Harmony technique proved useless against Shi Hao’s soul this time.
Instead, Shi Hao flicked his finger—a technique of the Thunder Emperor, refined through his recent studies.
*Boom!*
A thunderclap erupted, powerful enough to reduce mountains to dust.
The strike shook the ancient mine, the brilliance illuminating the area.
Had it not been for the mine’s protective formations, everything would have collapsed.
Even so, the void fractured like a spiderweb, spreading outward.
*Crack!*
The Moon Rhinoceros beauty screamed, clutching her forehead—her jade horn had been shattered by Shi Hao’s finger.
Staggering back, she glared with hatred. This man showed no mercy, regardless of her beauty.
*Thud!*
Another flick of his finger sent lightning coursing through her, launching her into the air before she crashed down, charred and defeated.
The second had fallen, intensifying the others’ terror.
Shi Hao strode forward, his footsteps echoing ominously.
“Die!” one roared, charging at him.
But Shi Hao’s response was even swifter—a single punch, named *Reincarnation*, embodying his unshakable confidence.
The third man grazed by the punch rapidly aged, his skin cracking with wrinkles before Shi Hao kicked him into the wall, rendering him immobile.
*Boom!*
Shi Hao leaped, stomping the void into fragments as he descended upon the last two.
*Cough!* Blood sprayed—they stood no chance.
The battle ended in moments, Shi Hao coldly surveying the defeated.
All five were subdued—without exception.
Yet Shi Hao felt no joy, only icy disdain.
“So these are the so-called experts of Boundless Heaven? Pathetic,” he remarked.
Then, like lightning, he struck again, pummeling all five mercilessly—beauty or not.
Their faces swelled grotesquely, humiliation and pain overwhelming them.
“Truly unimpressive. Is this what Boundless Heaven calls elites? I doubt Celestial Academy is even worth joining!”
His relentless beating left them battered beyond recognition.
“You think defeating us makes you invincible? If Senior Brother Lü Tuo were here, he’d crush you effortlessly!” one spat in fury.
The five lamented—was this the fulfillment of the Lunar Grace Goddess’s prophecy?
*Whoosh!*
At that moment, the Nine Phoenix Furnace finally stirred—not to protect them, but to flee toward the exit in a blaze of crimson light.
Their faces turned ashen. Today’s battle had been a nightmare.
Shi Hao hesitated—should he kill them?
Doing so would likely bar him from Celestial Academy, creating an irreparable rift.
*Hum!*
As the furnace neared the exit, it resonated strangely with the mine, vibrating as if in communion.
Then it soared skyward, drawing gasps from the outside world.
Simultaneously, Shi Hao heard a divine chant—an ancient scripture, sealed for eons, now awakening.
“What’s happening?” he gasped.
Deep within the mine, an opposing force stirred, resonating with the furnace.
“Strange—what’s going on?” Those outside frowned, sensing the anomaly.
Shi Hao activated his Heavenly Eye, barely catching the scripture’s name—and shuddered, not in fear, but exhilaration.
“*Six Paths Reincarnation Art*—the supreme technique of the Supreme Hall! How is it here?”
The chant lingered, clear and profound.
Now, Shi Hao grew anxious. Could he obtain this peerless art?
And why was the Primordial Mine so mysterious? What else lay buried within?
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