The Fearless Lion was slain, exploding into a rain of blood and chunks of flesh before vanishing from this place.
At the same time, Shi Hao’s immunity to magic reached its limit and faded away. He stood in the void.
“Roar—”
A terrifying roar echoed as the enormous spider-like creature reared up, standing dozens of zhang tall, its face twisted with ferocity. Originally, it had three heads, but now only two remained.
The leftmost lion head had been completely shattered, leaving behind only a bloody, severed neck—a gruesome and horrifying sight.
Its hate-filled gaze locked onto the youth. Never before had it despised someone so intensely. A being as mighty as itself, hailed as one of the strongest races, had been humiliated here, nearly killed.
Just moments ago, it had almost perished, losing one of its heads and leaving behind only a mutilated body.
At its level of cultivation, most body parts could regenerate—severed limbs could regrow—but not its three heads. These were the core of its existence, the keys to its life.
The Three-Headed King, as its name suggested, possessed three heads and thus three lives, granting it two more than ordinary beings. Each head represented a life, capable of dying in its stead.
In that devastating strike earlier, it should have died, yet it still lived—only losing its “lion life.”
Shi Hao was deeply surprised, his expression shifting strangely. When the lion had pounced earlier, why hadn’t its treasure techniques been sealed? How could it still unleash divine abilities?
Was this creature truly akin to the Fearless Lion of the ancient monk lineage from the previous era, capable of defying immunity to magic?
Soon, Shi Hao dismissed his doubts. He recalled the incomplete seals Mo Dao had once used, which could disrupt his immunity. This suggested that someone in the past had studied this path extensively and achieved great success.
Could it have been the ancient monks? But that didn’t quite fit.
“The so-called Fearless Lion Seal must be one of those techniques!” Shi Hao concluded.
At the same time, he reasoned that even the Fearless Lion Seal could only briefly interfere with him, not nullify his ability entirely—after all, he had suppressed the Fearless Lion earlier!
“You filthy insect, defiler of noble ancient blood royalty—I will not forgive you! Go to hell!” the Three-Headed King roared.
At that moment, it launched a frenzied assault. Countless spider bristles stood erect across its body before detaching, transforming into a storm of steel needles that blotted out the sky, aiming to impale Shi Hao.
“Seal!”
Shi Hao uttered a sharp command. A radiant cave heaven manifested around him, glowing like the sun—a divine halo that encased him in its center.
All the razor-sharp bristles were halted, unable to advance further.
**Boom!**
Finally, the sole cave heaven burned with intense light, unleashing a surge of energy that repelled every bristle.
“Show me what else you’ve got. The lion head is gone—pity it wasn’t replaced with a dog’s!” Shi Hao taunted.
“Lowly creature, die!” the Three-Headed King bellowed. Its body ignited with blazing radiance as its eight legs thrashed with terrifying force.
It was activating a treasure technique, invoking an ancient heavenly art.
“Enough. I’ve seen your tricks before—all stolen from our world. Bring something new,” Shi Hao sneered, provoking it.
The Three-Headed King remained silent, its gaze icy. With a deep growl, three Dao Flowers bloomed above its head, descending to suppress Shi Hao.
Simultaneously, it lunged forward with blinding speed, its energy surging like a gale scattering stars—a force of unparalleled dread.
**Boom!**
The most violent clash erupted as the two beings engaged in brutal melee combat, their treasure techniques colliding, their heavenly arts clashing.
“Hmm?”
The longer Shi Hao fought, the more uneasy he grew. This creature’s divine power seemed inexhaustible. Beyond the three Dao Flowers, its physical body was another problem.
How could it continuously absorb the essence of heaven and earth? He was puzzled.
“You wanted to witness my Dao arts? Here they are!” the Three-Headed King roared.
At such close quarters, the fact that it dared to engage him physically was astonishing enough—but now it was making such a declaration? Something was wrong.
Shi Hao’s surprise turned to horror.
A far more terrifying aura emanated from the creature, its divine power surging as it clashed with him. The spider’s body was unmatched.
“Break!” Shi Hao commanded, seizing one of its massive legs, intending to snap it as he had before.
But then, something chilling happened. The vividly colored spider suddenly turned colorless.
In an instant, five hues spread through the void like gossamer veils, enveloping Shi Hao.
“Be dissolved!” the Three-Headed King thundered.
These were its innate patterns—mysterious and intricate markings that now detached from its body, crushing down upon Shi Hao to annihilate him!
Agony wracked Shi Hao’s flesh. These patterns were vessels of the Great Dao, tangible manifestations of order—supreme divine markings innate to the Three-Headed King.
Now, its five-colored divine patterns engulfed Shi Hao, threatening to refine him entirely.
The power was terrifying, melting the heavens and earth, collapsing the void. His very essence dimmed from within—an obliteration of both spirit and flesh.
In the previous era, the Three-Headed King had been known as a nightmare-level entity. Rare in number, each member of its race was a peerless powerhouse—and for good reason.
In this exchange, Shi Hao nearly perished, his body wounded.
“You filthy-blooded sinners, lowly insects—once you groveled before divine lords like us, bearers of innate markings. Now you dare defy us? You deserve death!” the Three-Headed King hissed.
As fury surged in Shi Hao’s heart, a strange thought arose—had the survivors of the Immortal Ancient Era truly bowed to these creatures? What shame. Or was there more to the story?
His body ached, his bones resonating like steel.
Any other would have perished instantly, unable to resist. Only a body refiner could endure, withstanding these supreme divine patterns through sheer physical might.
At the same time, Shi Hao activated his sole cave heaven, forming a radiant barrier that repelled the five-colored patterns.
“Oh?”
The Three-Headed King shuddered. Earlier, it hadn’t paid much attention to Shi Hao’s sole cave heaven—but now it sensed something amiss.
The more it scrutinized, the more shocked it became. It understood what this was!
“A fused cave heaven?!” Its voice trembled with unease. “This theoretical construct—you actually mastered it?”
In the previous era, some had theorized about cave heavens, though the cultivation system differed then—it was treated as a supreme divine ability.
Yet, in that doomed age, none achieved the fusion of ten cave heavens into one. Only a theoretical path was outlined.
The Three-Headed King’s lineage had once obtained ancient methods detailing this path, but none succeeded, deeming it flawed—an impossible fusion.
Soon, they shelved the technique, eventually consigning it to oblivion.
Now, witnessing Shi Hao wield it, how could it not be stunned? Legends claimed that mastering this method would render one impervious to all arts, invincible.
Some theorized that if a body refiner combined it with their physique, it would become a peerless technique, unrivaled in power!
The Three-Headed King’s courage faltered. Though this youth lacked the refined moves of a body refiner, his physical prowess was supreme—and now this cave heaven… It was horrifying!
**Boom!**
As the five-colored divine patterns pressed down, the sole cave heaven resonated. Shi Hao’s pain lessened, his mind calming.
Strangely, he felt on the verge of enlightenment—serene, dignified, as if embodying the Dao itself.
“Could he truly be stepping onto that path?” The Three-Headed King was aghast.
If this youth refined and evolved the technique, tailoring it to himself, the result would be terrifying—unrivaled among his peers!
“Ten Thousand Spiders Demon Art!” it roared, invoking an ancient heavenly art, merging multiple treasure techniques in a frenzied assault.
The five-colored patterns grew even more enigmatic, shrouding the void, assailing the sole cave heaven to crush Shi Hao.
Shi Hao countered with hand seals while compressing his cave heaven, shrinking it to encase only his body—no longer expanding infinitely.
Like a lunar disc, it enveloped him.
**Boom!**
Shi Hao unleashed treasure techniques, channeled the bone texts of the *Primordial True Record*, and inscribed symbols onto his cave heaven.
It was bizarre—the runes from the *Primordial True Record* were etched onto the sole cave heaven, alongside the Kun Peng Art, Thunder Emperor Technique, and others, manifesting as radiant sigils upon its surface.
Now, the sole cave heaven shimmered, densely packed with symbols—like the most intricate ancient scripture.
“This isn’t the ultimate evolution described in the texts. What is this?” The Three-Headed King was both terrified and confused. Shi Hao’s aura intensified, but not in the manner of the ancient method its clan had recorded.
Yet the power was undeniable. Shi Hao’s energy surged as he repelled the five-colored patterns, charging toward the Three-Headed King with murderous intent.
He was experimenting, testing—using the giant spider as a whetstone!
**Boom!**
From the outset, Shi Hao shattered its techniques and pierced its defensive runes, fighting with unmatched ferocity.
His expanded cave heaven wasn’t just for defense—it harbored boundless offensive power. The symbols on its surface coiled around his arms as he struck.
After dozens—no, hundreds—of exchanges, the Three-Headed King could endure no more. With a **puff**, it exploded into a mist of blood!
Yet another head swiftly reformed, attempting to revive and flee.
**Puff!**
Shi Hao moved like lightning, delivering another crushing blow, reducing it to fragments.
Blood sprayed, flesh scattered—the Three-Headed King was no more. Only its lingering resentment echoed:
“How… could you…?!”
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