“Clang!”
To everyone’s astonishment, the ancient servant raised his hand to block, tapping his fingers against the great halberd with a metallic clang. Using the rebound force, he rotated and soared into the heavens.
Shi Hao’s arm tingled slightly—the opponent’s strength was unexpectedly immense!
What was happening?
The ancient servant’s aura grew stronger. Although the Sovereign Bone clearly suppressed him, why was he becoming increasingly powerful? The Sovereign Glyphs should not have Invalidation yet.
The wounds on Huang Yu’s body were healing rapidly, his energy becoming even more formidable. Though his appearance remained aged, with sagging skin, he had become far more dangerous.
“Hehehe…” Huang Yu sneered, saying, “You thought I was near the end of my life because of my age? Wrong! Our Crane Clan enjoys a long lifespan. Moreover, when I descended to this world, the Immortal Hall granted me a divine pill to enhance my vitality. Thank you, indeed—I used your Sovereign Glyph to unlock the last remnants of that divine pill’s power, which has now fully merged with me.”
Shi Hao frowned and quickly retreated, creating a safe distance. Sighing inwardly, he realized what a formidable opponent he faced.
“So, you were using me to refine the divine pill?”
“When one grows old, one becomes cautious. I wasn’t eager to take such a risk. That was merely my last resort—but now it has come to pass.” Huang Yu’s eyes gleamed eerily.
Shi Hao remained silent. In truth, the main reason was the immense gap in their power. The old servant surpassed even the typical beings who had ignited their divine flame by a great margin.
If Shi Hao could ignite his divine flame, he could certainly destroy this enemy using the Sovereign Bone.
Just then, the Sovereign Glyph dissipated, and the conjured form vanished. Shi Hao immediately turned to flee. Naturally, Huang Yu pursued with piercing eyes flickering.
“Nowhere to run!”
With a powerful flap of his arms, golden wings emerged—true Craned Wings, even sharper than before. Countless golden feathers danced as he unleashed waves of radiant energy.
“Boom!”
As Shi Hao dodged, many mountains below were devastated. Any area struck by the golden light exploded into dust and debris.
At this moment, Huang Yu fully restored his peak condition. His wounds vanished as golden light pulsed over his body, radiating a golden sheen.
“Young fool, you dare challenge me? Taste my artifact!” He spat out a golden hammer from his mouth, launching it like lightning toward Shi Hao.
“Eh?” Shi Hao was startled. This attack was no ordinary strike—the hammer emitted thunderous sound and lightning bolts struck at incredible speed.
“Strike!” Huang Yu roared. The thunder hammer gleamed brilliantly amidst thunder, colliding with Shi Hao’s Divine artifact and sending him reeling backward, blood spewing from his lips.
This golden hammer was no simple weapon!
“Boundless Ocean!” Shi Hao roared. Behind him arose a vast black ocean where a Kun fish swung its tail, stretching countless miles across, surging forward with infinite Yin energy to oppose Huang Yu.
The dark ocean exuded Yin force boundlessly, its chilling coldness surging like a tidal wave of Soft Energy, rushing toward the old servant of the Immortal Hall.
Thunder echoed, clashing with the dark ocean, erupting in blinding light. For a moment, the region resembled an exploding starfield, Shi Hao flung far away by the shockwave.
The gap in their power remained insurmountable, placing Shi Hao’s life in danger. If this continued, death seemed inevitable!
“Surrender now!” The old servant sneered, stretching out a massive hand—this was the World-in-the-Palm cultivation ability, covering heaven and earth, leaving no place to flee.
Had an equal opponent used this technique, he might have managed. But this was a terrifying ancient being attacking, his cultivation too high. Shi Hao’s expression changed, finding it hard to escape the miniature world, forcing him to struggle with all his might.
“Break!”
He roared, and behind him emerged a pair of Kunpeng wings—one pitch-black, the other radiating golden brilliance. Clashing together, Yin and Yang energies erupted, merging and releasing faint tendrils of Primordial Chaos energy.
“Eh?” Huang Yu was astonished as a crack formed in his palm-world, and Shi Hao escaped through it.
“What an amazing technique! If I could cultivate, my combat power would increase dramatically!” Being a birdlike creature, the old servant naturally craved such a treasure art, his eyes burning with desire.
The two continued battling while fleeing, swiftly moving above the mountain ranges, shifting battlefields fiercely.
Shi Hao kept swallowing dark, gleaming Mo Kui Seeds. These seeds contained immense divine power—without them, he would not have lasted this long.
This was the most brutal fight he had ever experienced. Eventually, his body bore countless internal injuries inflicted by Huang Yu’s weapon shocks, his meridians and bones both damaged.
Considering his powerful physique, how many below could even harm him? But now, he faced the most perilous situation of his life—death could strike at any moment.
“Boom!”
Huang Yu struck with the thunder hammer, backed by a mighty technique that sent Shi Hao crashing into a great city, landing atop an altar. Without hesitation, he activated a portal and fled.
Moments later, Shi Hao emerged from the teleportation formation in the Fire Nation.
Naturally, Huang Yu pursued, hoping to cripple Shi Hao and force him to retreat to his ancestral land, exposing its location.
“Hmm, in what kind of place did this boy grow up?” Huang Yu murmured to himself. He had investigated Shi Hao deeply—an amazing child who vanished in youth, only to reappear later with a reborn Sovereign Bone.
“Die!”
Shi Hao’s eyes flared with light—the time had come. Once more, he could unleash the power of his Sovereign Bone. A tiny figure erupted from his chest, ignoring spatial barriers as it rushed forward.
This time, the miniature figure unleashed its full might—immediately disintegrating upon reaching Huang Yu, releasing every Sovereign Glyph upon the old servant in an attempt to annihilate him.
Huang Yu screamed. Unable to outpace the glyph-formed figure, he was struck again.
Yet this time was completely different—his body began transforming from old to young. His white hair darkened, his skin regained luster, and his eyes sharpened.
“Truly feels amazing to be young again,” Huang Yu sighed.
Shi Hao stared in disbelief, cursing and shouting about the freakish transformation.
The servant hadn’t become a child—but transformed into a young man, overflowing with vitality. His physical condition now reached an incredible peak, rejuvenating himself effortlessly.
“Hmm?” Shi Hao noticed that although Huang Yu grew younger, his divine power weakened, no longer as formidable. This was his only chance. He lunged forward, attacking with all his might.
Unfortunately, he misjudged—though Huang Yu’s current cultivation was weaker than his aged form, it still remained only slightly inferior. Shi Hao couldn’t kill him.
This truly was maddening—trying to age him back would fail because his lifespan was too vast. Trying to shrink him only helped restore his vigor.
Shi Hao’s head throbbed. This was his first encounter with such an enemy. Despite the Sovereign Glyph’s might, he remained at a disadvantage against someone vastly superior.
“If only I could ignite my divine flame and unleash enough power for a single killing strike… Alas…” Shi Hao truly had no more options.
“Golden Laws, annihilate!” Huang Yu commanded coldly, unwilling to risk delay. He unleashed his strongest techniques without hesitation.
Golden pillars rose in succession, towering pillars stretching into the heavens, tearing through clouds, each inscribed with radiant glyphs.
Trapped amidst the onslaught, Shi Hao fought desperately, darting left and right until a thunderous impact struck him violently, blood spilling from seven orifices.
“Break!”
Gritting his teeth, Shi Hao sacrificed several Divine artifacts in a blood-fueled explosion, finally creating an opening to escape, his entire body soaked in blood.
“You see now? This is the gap between us! No matter how desperately you struggle, you are destined for defeat and death,” the old servant coldly declared.
“You…” Shi Hao opened his mouth, blood spilling out immediately. He shut his mouth tight and fled toward a specific direction.
Huang Yu was surprised. The area pulsed with rivers of magma, rich in natural energy. Within the crimson liquid, he spotted a school of fish swimming—his eyes widened.
“Fenghuo Fish… no! These are the Yang Fish—variants of the Fenghuo Fish, said to dwell within the sun itself, rich in divine essence.”
They now stood within the Fire Nation’s ancestral land.
At this time, internal conflicts still plagued the Fire Nation—they had not yet fully stabilized and therefore paid little attention here.
Shi Hao had originally planned to lure Huang Yu here, but believed it extremely difficult. When he was blasted onto the altar, he subtly adjusted the teleportation coordinates, and sure enough, he arrived right here.
At his current cultivation stage, wearing his Indestructible Golden Armor allowed him to activate the ancient underground palace, entering the Fire Clan’s ancient Saint Emperor Palace.
Shortly after, Huang Yu appeared and followed him inside. His expression shifted oddly as he followed Shi Hao through the magma sea into a colossal palace.
The main gate burned with Dao Fire, but to a being who had ignited their divine flame, it was insignificant. Huang Yu strode inside and immediately spotted the Nirvana Pool.
“A divine pool? How regrettable—it’s already been used.” His expression fell as he discovered only a small amount of remaining liquid—bright red with golden specks.
“This is the divine essence left behind by the Vermilion Bird during its Nirvana?” Huang Yu stood stunned, his mouth agape with desire. He collected the remainder carefully.
Shi Hao continued retreating while fighting, fleeing toward a wall where he pushed through a stone door into a chamber. Huang Yu’s face darkened as he followed.
Shi Hao was astonished—the old man’s boldness exceeded all expectations. He hadn’t anticipated such an easy path and fled into the inner battlefield hall.
The Divine Demon Wall contained many passageways, one of which led to an arena for fierce combat.
Shi Hao secretly hoped Huang Yu would follow. He intended to use this place to completely destroy him.
“Strange! This place suppresses cultivation!” Huang Yu’s expression changed.
From the walls, ancient lifeforms burst forth, attacking both intruders. Shi Hao had already silently sealed the exit, expressionless, prepared for annihilation.
Naturally, these creatures couldn’t harm Huang Yu. Eventually, a Zhuyan leaped forth—terrifying and bloodthirsty, it attacked both Shi Hao and Huang Yu.
“Why do our cultivation levels match here?” Huang Yu’s face darkened, unnerved and struggling to break free.
But neither Shi Hao nor the Zhuyan relented. One fierce slash tore a massive chunk from Huang Yu’s body, which the Zhuyan devoured hungrily.
Shi Hao, now like a true dragon reborn, became wildly ferocious, unleashing devastating attacks with each strike.
At this moment, Huang Yu could no longer defend himself. During his duel with Shi Hao, his body shook violently as blood gushed from his mouth—he was nearly shattered!
“Die!”
Roaring, Shi Hao dodged the Zhuyan’s attack and lunged at Huang Yu, clashing repeatedly before finally driving a broken sword through his forehead.
A burst of blood spurted skyward.
“How!? To die by a brat’s hand!?” Huang Yu screamed in rage, his body igniting with divine flame as he rapidly turned to ash.
“Hmm?” Shi Hao furrowed his brows.
He still needed to fight the Zhuyan. After a fierce battle, he finally killed it. Wanting to retreat to the surface to recover, he planned to descend again later for further exploration.
The relentless battles had drained his strength nearly to the point of collapse. He couldn’t afford to waste any more energy here—it was far too strange a place where new battles might arise at any moment.
As he reached the surface, his instincts flared. He immediately moved, narrowly dodging a fatal strike.
Huang Yu stood there, smiling coldly.
“You…” Shi Hao’s expression shifted.
Earlier, he had sensed something amiss. In the underground palace, caught up in urgency and panic, he hadn’t taken the time to check carefully.
“That was merely my soul avatar.” Huang Yu said calmly. He had been cautious—naturally unwilling to risk his life, yet unwilling to miss this rare opportunity. He had sent his soul avatar to investigate.
Shi Hao sighed inwardly. This old schemer indeed never took unnecessary risks, having even tricked and killed three gods before. Such traps had no effect on him.
“Do you still wish to flee? If you escape again, I will immediately travel to Shi Kingdom, seeking out Warriors King and Peng Jiu. I’ll also visit the Immortal Mountain to meet your parents—then return to Shi Kingdom to unleash slaughter!” Huang Yu sneered, unwilling to waste more time.
Shi Hao remained silent, yet his gaze deepened, watching calmly without speaking.
“You feel powerless, frustrated at wanting to kill me yet unable to do so?” Huang Yu laughed. “Do you wish to survive? I offer you a deal—surrender willingly, allowing me to bind you for a century, becoming my slave.”
“I have been pushed to this point, cornered like never before,” Shi Hao softly sighed.
“Refuse obedience? Then die!” Huang Yu’s expression hardened.
“It is you who will die!” Shi Hao suddenly raised his head, having made his decision. His gaze burned with unshakable resolve as he pointed his sword directly at him.
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