One of the Ten Fierce Beasts, the Nine Nether Ao!
A wolf’s head, a vertical eye between its brows radiating savage light, massive gray horns atop its skull, scales dark as obsidian, crimson fur, and nine bizarre tails.
“Roar—!”
Its howl sent chills down the spine with its sheer killing intent. It leaped into the air, pouncing toward Shi Hao with terrifying speed.
Shi Hao spread his fingers wide, unleashing the Five Elements Divine Thunder—gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—concentrated into a devastating strike against the monstrous beast. The thunder blazed with overwhelming power.
**Boom!**
The fearsome Nine Nether Ao bristled, its half-foot-long crimson fur standing on end as it effortlessly deflected and dispersed the lightning.
The onlookers gasped. Heavenly thunder, the divine punishment of the skies, was notoriously difficult to counter. Most powerful beings could only endure it, yet this beast had nullified it with ease.
Truly worthy of being one of the legendary Ten Fierce Beasts!
“ROAR—!” Its bellow shook mountains and rivers, causing the arena to tremble violently, as if it might collapse from the heavens.
This ancient beast was beyond ferocious, as though nothing could stand in its way. When it bared its fangs, the gleaming white teeth shone like daggers, and its wolf-like maw emitted ripples of cyan energy that shattered space itself.
The crowd recoiled in horror. This roar surpassed even the Lion’s Roar or the Savage Bull’s Cry. Many outside the arena bled from their ears, nearly fainting from the shockwaves.
And this was with the arena’s protective runes weakening the impact—otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Many would have been torn apart by the sonic force!
“**Dù!**”
Shi Hao countered with a sharp cry, a mantra from the Thunder Emperor’s secret arts. Lightning erupted from his mouth, forming silver ripples that clashed with the Ao’s roar, triggering a massive explosion.
The shockwaves collided, resonating endlessly as the heavens and earth trembled.
In an instant, Shi Hao soared like a true dragon, traversing the storm zone. He formed the Kun Peng Fist Seal and launched himself at the Nine Nether Ao, taking the offensive.
His fists blazed like twin suns, radiating dazzling brilliance as they descended, their sheer force already tearing through the void!
The Nine Nether Ao howled, its crimson fur standing stiff as steel needles. The massive gray horns on its head glowed faintly as it lunged upward, crashing into Shi Hao.
**Clang!**
Shi Hao’s fists met the horns, the impact splitting the heavens. The deafening clash sent sparks flying like meteors streaking across the sky.
For the first time, Shi Hao felt a sharp pain in his fingers—the horns were unbelievably hard. Blood dripped from his fists, marking the first time they had been injured in direct combat.
The Nine Nether Ao roared, staggering slightly. Though its horns remained unscathed—being its toughest feature—its body was forced back. No creature could withstand a Kun Peng Fist strike unharmed.
**Whoosh!**
Blood reversed its flow as the wound on Shi Hao’s fist healed—only flesh had been damaged, leaving the bones intact.
The Nine Nether Ao’s eyes gleamed with savagery. Seeing that it hadn’t shattered Shi Hao’s bones, it grew even more frenzied. Tipping its head back, it unleashed another earth-shaking roar, its horns like celestial blades, slashing toward Shi Hao once more.
**Swoosh!**
Golden feathers swirled around Shi Hao, transforming into countless divine swords that slashed at the Nine Nether Ao. His fists morphed into twin golden vortices—the Golden Ripple Technique from the Kun Peng’s arts—seeking to swallow and snap the beast’s horns.
**Clang!**
Sparks flew as the Nine Nether Ao’s black scales shimmered, forming a dark barrier that blocked the golden feather-swords.
“ROAR—!”
At the same time, its nine tails lashed forward like scorpion stingers—swift, venomous, and far deadlier. Each tail ended in a draconic head, their maws gaping with razor-sharp fangs, lunging for Shi Hao’s body.
Too fast! At such close range, evasion was impossible!
Shi Hao roared, expanding his **Unique Heavenly Passage**. With a series of **thuds**, all nine draconic heads clamped onto the radiant barrier.
Dragon cries echoed as the surrounding void collapsed!
“It really is the Nine Nether Ao! Those dragon heads on its tails aren’t just for show—they can devour supreme experts!” someone screamed, their earlier doubts now erased.
Legends claimed that when these nine tails emerged, even the mightiest figures would retreat. It was as if they possessed the power of nine dragons, capable of swallowing stars, feasting on supreme beings, and tearing apart immortals.
Shi Hao was stunned. The draconic heads were terrifying—they nearly tore through his Unique Heavenly Passage, something unprecedented.
He knew that without this defense, any other cultivator would have been bitten in nine places and torn limb from limb.
His expression darkened. He hadn’t expected the Nine Nether Ao to be this formidable—truly a pinnacle existence among the Ten Fierce Beasts.
Yet this wasn’t the original Ten Fierce Beast—it was a descendant!
Nearby, Lü Tuo, Yao Yue, and others paled, sensing the lethal threat of those nine tails. Even a young supreme with three strands of immortal qi might be shredded! Without hidden trump cards, defending against this innate ability was nearly impossible.
The Nine Nether Ao was monstrously powerful!
“Yu Wudi is actually a Nine Nether Ao! Who would’ve thought?” someone marveled.
**Boom!**
Shi Hao erupted with force, his Unique Heavenly Passage blazing like a bursting sun, momentarily repelling the nine heads and regaining his freedom.
“Kill!”
Utilizing the Kun Peng’s extreme speed and wreathed in lightning, Shi Hao pushed past his limits, launching a relentless assault around the Nine Nether Ao.
In truth, the beast’s speed was no slouch either. Fists clashed with claws, horns split the air, lightning intertwined, and nine tails swept across the sky—collision after collision.
Their battle raged, blood splattering intermittently. After over fifteen hundred exchanges, the fight remained fiercely balanced.
For Shi Hao, this was a grueling battle. Few had ever pushed him this far. His opponent was incredibly resilient, its vitality astounding.
**Thud!**
Shi Hao endured a swipe from the Ao’s claws while landing a punch on its body—the impact deafening.
In this exchange, aided by its nine tails, the Ao’s claws finally breached the Unique Heavenly Passage, leaving gashes on Shi Hao’s body.
Meanwhile, Shi Hao’s fists shattered patches of crimson fur and dislodged several black scales.
Astonishing!
Shi Hao was genuinely shocked. The beast’s black scales were absurdly durable—they withstood his punches, which would have pierced through anyone else.
The Nine Nether Ao’s scales were dark as immortal steel, nearly indestructible.
“ROAR—!”
The Nine Nether Ao went berserk when Shi Hao’s fist connected with its skull—this time avoiding the horns. The agony was unbearable; its head nearly split open.
In its heaven-shaking roar, not only did its wolf-head lunge forward, but the nine draconic heads on its tails did too—finally piercing Shi Hao’s barrier for the first time.
**Splat!**
Blood sprayed as the nine heads clamped onto Shi Hao’s limbs, waist, chest, and abdomen, violently pulling—threatening to tear him apart, staining the sky crimson.
“Heavens!”
Many gasped at the sudden turn. Eyes widened in tension as they watched.
Qing Yi, Cao Yusheng, Gu Jianshen, and others turned pale, fists clenched, nearly suffocating—Shi Hao might actually perish!
Everyone knew the horror of the Nine Nether Ao. Once its nine heads bit down, death was almost instantaneous—dismemberment in a flash.
“It’s over. The era of ‘Huang’ ends here. Torn apart by the Nine Nether Ao, his fate is sealed!”
“Truly worthy of the Ten Fierce Beasts—savage and invincible!”
Some from the Heavenly Deity Academy sighed, while those from the Immortal Academy rejoiced. The battle had been nerve-wracking, and now they finally saw the desired outcome. The Sacred Academy’s members, however, wore grave expressions, sensing an overwhelming threat—the Nine Nether Ao seemed unbeatable.
“Hmm?!”
Suddenly, something felt off. Though Shi Hao was grievously wounded, blood gushing, on the verge of being torn apart—he stabilized.
A ripple spread, freezing the nine heads in place, threatening to crush them.
The Unique Heavenly Passage!
“Wait—he lured them in! He deliberately retracted the barrier, only to unleash it again, trapping the Nine Nether Ao!” someone realized.
This wasn’t a hopeless situation—it was a trap!
**Boom!**
Shi Hao erupted with full force, unleashing one divine ability after another—Kun Peng’s might, thunder, Reincarnation Fist—all bombarding the Nine Nether Ao.
“AHH—!”
The beast shrieked as three of its tails were severed mid-restraint. A punch landed squarely on its head, sending it flying bloodily as it desperately broke free.
Shi Hao pursued, unleashing his deadliest techniques to finish it off.
Yet the Nine Nether Ao was terrifyingly resilient. It quickly stabilized, its crimson fur bristling, black scales shedding like dark daggers that sliced through the void in a frenzied counterattack.
A brutal struggle ensued. The Nine Nether Ao clawed back from the brink, gradually recovering—refusing to fall.
It invoked the Phoenix’s rebirth power, attempting to regenerate its lost tails, its savagery undiminished.
Meanwhile, Shi Hao bore nine grievous wounds, his body ravaged. Both combatants were drenched in blood, neither faring well.
In the blink of an eye, they had clashed three thousand times, leaving the spectators dumbfounded. This was a true clash of titans—a battle of the highest caliber among young supremes.
**Rustle!**
Golden waves surged around Shi Hao as willow branches materialized, transforming into countless chains of order that shot forward.
Everyone knew the end was near. Both sides were exhausted—rebirth might restore the body, but at great cost. The victor would soon emerge.
**Boom!**
The chains of order from the Willow Deity’s techniques ensnared the Nine Nether Ao, seeking to refine it into nothingness.
“Death Phoenix Rebirth—Infernal Hellfire!” the Nine Nether Ao bellowed, unleashing black flames that incinerated the golden chains.
**Boom!**
The clash escalated, explosions rocking the battlefield.
Suddenly—**Flash!**
A blinding light shot from the vertical eye on the Nine Nether Ao’s brow, piercing Shi Hao with overwhelming force, carrying boundless death energy.
“W-what?! That’s… the Eye of Death!” someone shrieked.
The Nine Nether Ao had actually cultivated a Death Eye—a gaze could doom a man, killing without a trace.
And now, a beam had struck Shi Hao directly!
Others had mistaken it for a Heavenly Eye, never imagining it was a Death Eye.
This was a world-shaking divine ability, yet the Nine Nether Ao had concealed it until this desperate moment—a true killing blow.
“Is… is Huang finished?” someone stammered.
“His doom is sealed!” another sneered.
**Boom!**
Within Shi Hao’s body, a vortex emerged, engulfing the deadly light—his Reincarnation power at work. Fragments of time swirled as if reversing its flow.
Then, radiance burst from Shi Hao’s form. Reincarnation and the Willow Deity’s power intertwined, expelling the lethal beam.
“**Reincarnation!**”
Shi Hao roared, unleashing the full might of his Reincarnation Law. Dense bone inscriptions surged forth, bombarding the Nine Nether Ao.
This time, his third mysterious ability activated with unprecedented intensity, pushing Reincarnation to its zenith—the power of time itself shook the world!
**Thud!**
The Nine Nether Ao was sent flying, wailing as it shrank—finally reduced to a foot-long creature, like a puppy.
**Crash!**
Shi Hao’s foot came down, pinning it to the ground. Blood gushed from its mouth and nose as it struggled weakly.
“We concede! Spare it!” Voices from the Immortal Academy cried out in panic.
This battle had been grueling—over three thousand exchanges, a staggering display. Shi Hao had to respect it—the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths never lacked extraordinary talents!
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