“Back then, there must have been collusion among Immortal Kings, exposing the prison of the Void God Realm and inviting powerful enemies to attack.”
The words came from the Second Under Heaven, also known as the former Bird Lord. At this moment, his eyes flickered with ferocity, brimming with murderous intent.
Now, he had already left the Immortal Domain alongside Shi Hao and the Immortal Gold Daoist.
The Boundary Sea, vast and boundless, stretched endlessly. Shi Hao stood atop the embankment, gazing into the distance where gray mist churned, obscuring the horizon.
By his side were the Second Under Heaven and the golden, radiant Daoist—two ancient Immortal Kings, one toweringly immense, the other barely a foot tall.
This was not Shi Hao’s first time here. He had once ventured deep into the Boundary Sea, slaying kings and returning with their heads.
Now, he had come again, fearless, ready to stir up towering waves. The Second Under Heaven and the Immortal Gold Daoist followed him, prepared to delve deep and annihilate their foes.
Simply put, the two old-timers sought revenge. For years, they had nearly lost themselves in the Boundary Sea, teetering on the brink of annihilation.
The creatures once imprisoned in the Void God Realm’s cages were of immense origins!
Among them were several stone beings, sealed within temples, bound by chains. Back then, even restrained, they had posed a threat to Shi Hao.
Because they had once been kings of the Immortal Domain!
“Immortal Kings… all stone beings?” Shi Hao stood on the embankment, his expression growing colder as he surveyed the Boundary Sea.
“No, there aren’t that many stone beings. Their souls were merely petrified under suppression. Otherwise, how could the Void God Realm have contained them?” The Second Under Heaven shook his head.
As a primordial dragon, his voice boomed across the embankment, stirring massive waves.
Then, the Immortal Gold Daoist spoke, revealing a hidden truth.
Those kings had once been renowned throughout the Immortal Domain, their power transcending the heavens. But they had fallen into darkness, wholly corrupted by dark matter.
Back then, it had been a major event, shocking the world.
Their origins were immense, yet they had turned to darkness, joining forces with enemies to assault the Immortal Domain, wreaking unimaginable destruction.
In the end, a mighty figure from the Immortal Domain intervened, suppressing them all, sealing their souls within the Void God Realm, petrifying them so they could not escape.
Their subordinates—dozens of divine generals and war marshals—were also subdued, their souls sealed in jars and cast into the Void God Realm.
Such was the origin of those beings!
Because they had once been kings of the Immortal Domain, and had even contributed merits, they were spared outright annihilation in the hope that one day they might be awakened and redeemed.
Such a background!
Shi Hao’s eyes deepened as he took his first step into the Boundary Sea!
The Second Under Heaven and the Immortal Gold Daoist followed, determined to settle this karma.
“Some say that among these imprisoned beings, there are those who know the secrets of the Origin Ancient Artifact. They were spared in hopes of uncovering clues,” the Second Under Heaven—Bird Lord—remarked, his bronze-bell eyes blazing with killing intent.
The Boundary Sea surged violently, each wave a fragment of a shattered world, carrying the weight of countless eons. It was a place of profound mystery.
As Shi Hao and his companions tread upon the waves, they traversed shattered realms, remnants of countless bygone epochs.
A pair of crimson eyes gleamed in the distant darkness, savage and terrifying, fixed upon them as if ready to pounce and devour them whole.
“Another soul lost to the abyss,” the Immortal Gold Daoist sighed.
In the Boundary Sea, countless once-great beings had lost themselves, retaining only their instinct to kill, no longer who they once were.
“Roar!”
The Second Under Heaven let out a deafening dragon’s roar, shaking the heavens and churning the sea. The crimson eyes vanished into the darkness.
Though these terrifying creatures had lost their minds, they still recognized strength and instinctively fled from danger.
“Boom!”
Yet, in the end, one could not resist attacking—a massive claw descended, blotting out the sky.
“Bang!”
The Second Under Heaven struck without mercy, tearing the claw apart in a rain of blood. A colossal, scaled beast howled as it fled into the depths, its body cracking and shattering…
“A peerless immortal!”
The Boundary Sea housed True Immortals and Immortals alike, not just kings daring to enter. But for most, the outcome was tragic.
Days later, the Immortal Gold Daoist hovered mid-air, gazing at a still stretch of sea. He had found his target.
There, scattered across the waters, lay a cluster of islands, each illuminated by dazzling flames—the soul fires of mighty beings, clearly kings among them!
Shi Hao sensed familiar auras—these were indeed the beings he had encountered in the Void God Realm’s prison, foes he had once battled.
“Roar!”
The Second Under Heaven’s dragon cry shook the heavens.
At their level, stealth was unnecessary. Even across millions of miles, their presence would be felt.
Across the expanse, two beings snapped open their eyes, radiating kingly light, lightning flashing within their pupils as they glared at Bird Lord and the Immortal Gold Daoist.
“Old fools, you still live—and dare show yourselves here!” the two kings hissed, their bodies wreathed in thick darkness.
Shi Hao was certain—these were the stone statues from the temple, bound by chains, their auras identical.
“Where are the others?” the Immortal Gold Daoist demanded.
Back then, there had been more than two kings, all petrified. Now, only these two remained, surrounded by their once-sealed subordinates, now freed and glaring with hostility.
“Who freed you? Where are the others?” the Second Under Heaven pressed.
The two kings smirked coldly. “You come here seeking to kill us? How arrogant. The Boundary Sea is no longer what you remember—it has been overturned.”
The two beings attacked, striking at Bird Lord and the Immortal Gold Daoist.
“Kill!”
Shi Hao moved, wasting no time, unleashing his full power to annihilate the two kings.
“A supreme?!” The dark-corrupted Immortal Kings paled, forced to fight for their lives.
“Go!”
They fought desperately, even at the cost of their bodies, their dark-tainted blood forcing Shi Hao and his companions to evade.
The two kings seized the chance to flee!
“Pfft!”
Shi Hao swept his hand, annihilating swathes of their subordinates—once imprisoned in jars—into bloody mist.
“Bang!”
Simultaneously, his other hand pierced through the dark rain, unafraid of corruption, seizing one king’s soul and crushing it.
“Speak!” Shi Hao demanded.
The king laughed coldly. “Over the past millennia, the Boundary Sea has been reshaped into forces beyond your comprehension. Your intrusion is suicide.”
“Your soul remains intact, untouched by time. Were you ever truly corrupted?” Shi Hao asked icily.
“Hah! You think we fell to darkness? Foolish. Some of us were always dark beings, hidden among you in the Immortal Domain!” he cackled.
The revelation sent chills through Shi Hao and his companions. Had darkness infiltrated the Immortal Domain long ago?
The so-called corruption—had it been a lie? Some had always been dark?
This was dire news indeed.
How had the kings of the Immortal Domain failed to detect them?
“I speak freely because it no longer matters. In this era, the Immortal Domain and all realms will fall, becoming eternal darkness!”
“Darkness is everywhere!”
“Darkness is the final destiny of all heavens!”
The creature raved madly.
“Pfft!”
Shi Hao crushed its soul—yet it reformed!
“Die!”
Shi Hao roared. Above his head, a radiant light emerged—a tiny figure seated within, striking with a fist imprint.
“Pfft!”
A divine beam pierced the Boundary Sea, obliterating the dark king’s soul utterly.
The divine light above his head—this was Shi Hao’s sixth secret realm, now displaying such might, slaying an Immortal King in moments.
“Boy, you no longer need to suppress or grind them down—you can kill kings directly?” the Second Under Heaven gasped.
“At a certain level, all supremes gain such means. But I was born unafraid of darkness,” Shi Hao replied.
Now, his six secret realms shone brighter than ever, unlocking latent powers—a testament to his self-cultivation and boundless potential.
“Such skill is extraordinary!”
“No—this system is revolutionary!”
The two elders marveled.
“Would you learn it?” Shi Hao offered, sharing the secrets of his six realms. The coming war would be brutal; he needed his allies stronger.
The elders were moved. After contemplation, they were awed—this system was groundbreaking. They grew pensive.
They wondered if Shi Hao might ascend even higher.
Once, a few beings had co-created the Ancient Immortal Method, nearly breaching the kingly realm. Could Shi Hao truly succeed? They dared to hope.
“The other dark king—has he truly escaped?” the Immortal Gold Daoist worried.
“He won’t,” Shi Hao said.
At their level, even millions of miles apart, they could sense each other. The Boundary Sea was vast, but the king remained within his grasp.
“Whoosh!”
The tiny figure above Shi Hao’s head opened its eyes, howled, and formed a spear the length of a chopstick.
“Whoosh!”
It hurled the spear—a condensation of Shi Hao’s essence, his dao incarnate. Unstoppable, it transcended time and space.
“Pfft!”
The spear struck the fleeing king’s soul, nailing it in place.
“Agh—!”
The king screamed, impaled but not yet dead. When Shi Hao arrived, he finished the job.
“Such power… You’re not just a peer of the Immortal Domain—you’re a supreme here, rivaling even the Butcher.”
The Immortal Gold Daoist spoke gravely, stunned by Shi Hao’s might.
“I want to know—what secrets does the Boundary Sea hold?” Shi Hao asked.
Now, all clues pointed here. He sought the full truth.
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