The energy storm raged, forming an extremely powerful field. Fortunately, it had begun to dissipate and was no longer at its initial intensity.
Shi Hao’s eyes gleamed like golden lanterns, his chest glowing with bone inscriptions. Accompanied by chanting, his ultimate Treasure Spell manifested vividly as he prepared to slay Huang Yu with all his might.
Huang Yu was covered in blood, his face grim. His shoulders and thighs bore grievous wounds, yet he had miraculously survived the cataclysmic explosion.
In truth, his soul remained strong; his injuries were not as severe as they appeared. It was truly astonishing—among beings who had kindled their divine flame, he was indeed a terrifying adversary.
He burst from the vortex, surging forth with murderous intent.
The domain twisted the void, clouding mortal senses. Despite his formidable spirit, Huang Yu couldn’t pierce its veil and merely sought to escape.
“Impressive,” Huang Yu muttered, sensing a looming danger. Every hair on his body rose as he instantly shifted sideways, vanishing from the spot.
Shi Hao surged forward, his Supreme Rulerbone radiating brilliance, sacred symbols pouring forth from his body. Roaring loudly, he cried, “Surrender your life!”
Ahead, a wild-haired figure charged toward him at blinding speed, its body gleaming as countless golden feathers danced around it, resembling the descent of a god.
“Hmph?” Shi Hao was startled. He sensed something wrong, but his Supreme Rulerbone was already alight, the runes fully formed and unleashed—he could no longer recall them.
BOOM!
A tremendous collision of energies erupted. The golden-feathered entity delivered its ultimate strike, meeting Shi Hao’s cycle of reincarnation power. The two forces clashed like crashing tidal waves, unleashing a cataclysmic burst.
In the end, the figure was sent reeling, struck by the reincarnation force. Its body began to decay rapidly, its battle armor disintegrating into dust, and it crumbled away.
Yet—it was not Huang Yu!
“You’re quite the schemer, possessing a divine eye capable of piercing even this domain!” Huang Yu sneered coldly.
Shi Hao’s expression shifted. His Supreme Rulerbone had unleashed immense power, yet it had failed to strike Huang Yu—only destroying a humanoid puppet.
Even as Huang Yu spoke, he had silently closed in, launching a counterattack meant to permanently eliminate this extraordinary talent from the lower world.
He had used the puppet to block the Supreme Rulerbone assault, clearly prepared in advance for such an emergency. The outcome was precisely as he’d planned.
After all, Shi Hao had not yet fully grasped the ultimate secrets of reincarnation, merely channeling its power through the bone. Thus, the technique came with a time limit and was temporarily unavailable.
BOOM!
Huang Yu’s palm descended like a mountain, powerful enough to reduce hills to ash. It was a crushing blow, made even more terrifying by the torrent of runes that accompanied it.
This was a deathblow aimed at Shi Hao’s chest.
Though he might evade the hand strike, the runes engulfed him before he could react, leaving him struck from behind.
“It’s over,” Huang Yu sneered.
ROAR!
Suddenly, Shi Hao’s chest blazed with radiant light, bone runes flaring once more, unleashing terrifying power.
“What?” Huang Yu was astonished. He had studied Shi Hao’s abilities thoroughly—his Supreme Rulerbone couldn’t be used continuously and required a cooldown period. How was it active again so soon?
BOOM!
The overwhelming force dispersed Huang Yu’s palm strike, shattering the runes and triggering a massive explosion that sent infinite beams of light piercing the heavens.
“So that’s it. You possess a genuine Divine Beast hide?” Huang Yu was amazed.
It was an ancient beast hide fused with Shi Hao’s chest, now releasing primordial power that diffused the attack’s might.
This was one of the two ancestral treasures of Shi Village. Once its seal was broken, its divine might was astounding—surpassing even the artifacts of the Shi Kingdom’s imperial palace!
“Die!”
The two clashed fiercely, summoning their most potent spells and secret techniques.
Shi Hao wielded both the Immortal Golden Body armor and the beast hide, his defense formidable enough to rival Huang Yu’s strength. For a time, he could match him blow for blow, embroiled in a brutal battle.
The old servant’s face darkened. Previously wounded, bleeding and now locked in battle, he found himself unable to swiftly defeat this younger foe.
Shi Hao roared, exchanging blows with the elder, expending vast quantities of divine energy, their combat radiating beams of light across the sky.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the elder revealed his true form, speeding forth in a flood of golden radiance as he collided with Shi Hao.
He was a Golden Crane, a famed ancient Ominousbeast known for its warlike nature and divine bloodline. As he unfurled his wings, torrents of divine light lashed forth.
This was the signature great ability of his race—the “Crane’s Glorious Wings”—undoubtedly a terrifying divine art.
The beams sent shivers through Shi Hao. He barely evaded, but each strike shattered mountains below into dust without resistance.
BOOM!
Finally, Huang Yu struck with one wing, breaking through the barriers of the battle axe and beast hide, sending Shi Hao reeling with a mouthful of blood.
Even so, Shi Hao did not retreat. Instead, he advanced head-on, rushing toward Huang Yu to fight him directly.
Huang Yu sneered, filled with rage. How could this mere Venerable One twice defy his overwhelming might?
“Wait—what is this?”
Suddenly, he faltered. Shi Hao’s hand erupted with dazzling brilliance, releasing a terrifying roar that chilled the soul.
Huang Yu swiftly retreated, activating his strongest runes in a desperate defense. A mere Venerable One had forced him into this precarious situation.
Once again, Huang Yu transformed into human form, his hands glowing golden with flowing Dao principles. With a thunderous roar, he clashed palms with Shi Hao, golden radiance boiling.
The result? Shi Hao staggered backward, severely shaken. Huang Yu, too, let out a stifled cry, his knuckles cracking, bones nearly shattered as blood trickled down. He was enraged—he had suffered injury again.
“Another Divine Artifact! How many do you possess?” Huang Yu snarled. He would have been gravely wounded had his thumb ring not emitted light to protect him.
On Shi Hao’s right arm, an ancient bone faintly emerged, fused with his limb, radiating undying divine might. Indeed, another Divine Artifact.
Long ago, Shi Lin Hu and Shi Fei Jiao had wielded this bone and beast hide, but their insufficient strength prevented them from fully unleashing the ancestral treasures.
Now, Shi Hao was different—he was strong enough to activate their divine power.
These ancestral treasures were primitive yet practical, capable of fusing with his flesh and blood, unleashing terrifying might.
“Youth, you’ve angered me. Let’s see how much longer you can endure this time!” Huang Yu’s voice turned cold, the smile wiped from his face.
The great battle raged. Shi Hao, consuming endless divine energy to wield his divine artifacts, grew fatigued, coughing blood profusely, barely able to continue.
After all, whether it was the Divine-Sovereign Halberd, the beast hide, or the bone, each demanded vast quantities of spiritual essence to awaken their divine might.
“Opportunity!”
Suddenly, Shi Hao was elated. Since becoming a Venerable One, his Supreme Rulerbone’s recovery ability was astonishing. In such a short time, it was ready for use once more.
Divine principles thundered across the heavens. His chest radiated with golden runes, revealing a tiny golden figure seated atop a bone fragment, barely visible, yet radiating an overwhelming presence.
Huang Yu sneered, his golden crane wings flaring behind him, enhancing his speed as he decisively withdrew to evade the frontal assault. “Do you think I’d stand still and let you strike me?”
Silent, Shi Hao summoned the wings of Kun Peng, chasing after him at full speed. Yet Huang Yu didn’t flee in a straight line. Instead, he performed unpredictable maneuvers across the void, weaving in and out, vanishing and reappearing, making it impossible to determine his location. He was biding his time until Shi Hao’s Supreme Rulerrunes faded.
“Youth, you’re still unready. I told you—acting rashly against me will shorten your life,” Huang Yu said calmly.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Shi Hao’s chest flared with countless bone runes, which surged forth like torrents of water. Along with them surged another figure, crossing vast distances in an instant, appearing before Huang Yu in a flash.
“What!” Huang Yu was horrified. The opponent’s speed was too swift, exuding an utterly chilling aura.
The golden figure seated upon the Supreme Rulerbone had emerged, enlarged to match Shi Hao’s true form, ready for decisive battle.
In the past, only during his battle with Yue Chan’s primary body had Shi Hao unleashed this technique once, instantly subduing the celestial maiden.
This was only the second instance, yet this attack would surely end the foe!
Indeed, the golden figure soared forth, radiant with infinite runes, manifesting unparalleled Vitalitythat could make even gods tremble.
Its speed was beyond comprehension—transcending space itself, it launched a direct assault on Huang Yu.
Even the old servant, whose true form was a violent Ominousbeast by nature and whose race thrived on battle, was taken aback, desperately shifting positions to escape.
But it was futile. He was engulfed by the Supreme Rulerbone runes!
“AHHHH!”
In an instant, Huang Yu screamed. His body aged rapidly, hair turning white, skin sagging, his body decaying and disintegrating. His life seemed to be nearing its end, his body crumbling, ancient skin cracking and peeling away.
The speed of this decay was horrifying, as though time itself had accelerated his aging. His existence teetered on the brink of annihilation.
The golden figure formed from Supreme Rulerbone runes now took the form of a divine body. Not only did it suppress the enemy with runes, but it also unleashed the most violent attack—hand forming a blade, cleaving downward at Huang Yu.
POP!
It ignored the constraints of space, its strength forged from Supreme Rulerrunes. A single palm slash nearly cleaved Huang Yu in two, blood spraying high.
“AHHHH!”
Huang Yu screamed again. The strike skimmed his head, landing instead on his shoulder, carving deep into his body, blood gushing profusely.
BOOM!
The golden figure lashed out with a powerful kick aimed at Huang Yu’s head, intending to finish him and eradicate this greatest threat.
Yet surprisingly, Huang Yu did not perish. Though aged and battered, his skull remained intact, producing metallic sounds when struck, refusing to break.
“This feels wrong!” Shi Hao’s main body was alarmed. Moments ago, Huang Yu had suffered a devastating palm strike, yet now he endured again.
Though appearing frail and on the verge of death, the old servant still had reserves of longevity left—his life was not yet over.
Thus, he retained some of his divine might.
His earlier helplessness was due to the suddenness of the Supreme Rulerbone-formed body, and its overwhelming force.
WHOOSH!
Shi Hao’s true body charged forward, wielding the Divine-Sovereign Halberd, tracing a terrifying arc. The blade gleamed blindingly as it struck the old servant.
POP!
Blood sprayed, and Huang Yu was sent flying.
Simultaneously, the Supreme Rulerbone-formed Shi Hao delivered a bone-crunching strike, sending Huang Yu coughing blood as he soared through the air, directly meeting the gleaming blade in Shi Hao’s hands.
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