Nearby, all the cultivators were stunned by the words of this young demon king before a life-and-death duel. His remark left everyone in shock.
“Your life is forfeit!” roared the heir of the Immortal Palace, brandishing a massive halberd that split the void as he charged forward.
“Clang!”
Shi Hao met the strike head-on, their weapons colliding with a deafening clash. The impact sent shockwaves through the sky, black fissures spreading in all directions.
“Hold! Hear me out!” The Divine Striking Stone bellowed with authority, transforming into a streak of light as it shot into the heavens.
All eyes turned to it—even the heir of the Immortal Palace, whose face was etched with boundless killing intent, his gaze as cold as a blade.
“Eh? You’ve also awakened the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye?” the Divine Striking Stone exclaimed, staring at the heir. “No wonder! You’ve got so many Stone Gallbladders. Thanks for that—we raided one of your hidden nests, and Huang accelerated his Heavenly Eye’s awakening. Much obliged.”
The nearby cultivators were shaken. Many knew the value of Stone Gallbladders, and such a grand opportunity had surfaced.
In an instant, the heir’s hair bristled, his battle aura surging. He saw the mysterious symbols in Shi Hao’s pupils—the mark of an awakened Martial Dao Heavenly Eye.
Some awakened it between their brows, others in their eyes—each case was different. But the signature was the same: radiant glyphs coalescing into brilliance.
“You’ve truly enraged me!” The heir’s body blazed with runic light, his killing intent intensifying.
“Enough. No need to mention how he fled like a startled bird, leaving behind a rare stone for us,” Shi Hao said, waving his hand to dismiss the Divine Striking Stone.
“Ah—!” The heir of the Immortal Palace erupted in fury, his hair seeming to ignite as his battle spirit peaked.
“Die!”
In that moment, he transformed into a Nine-Headed Bird, each head spewing dark light, its black wings blotting out the sky as it swooped down.
The aura was utterly savage, suffused with overwhelming bloodlust.
“Boom!”
Shi Hao let out a long cry, morphing into a three-headed, six-armed form—wielding the supreme divine ability of the Vermilion Bird lineage—and met the assault head-on.
“Thud!”
The collision was cataclysmic. Both combatants unleashed their full power, like two towering deities clashing, shaking the mountains and reducing forests to dust in an instant.
Fortunately, their battle raged in the sky, sparing the land from even greater devastation.
“Nine-Headed Immortal Body!” the heir murmured, his body erupting with dark radiance. Countless runes surged forth as his nine heads chanted ancient scriptures, empowering him and splitting into nine demonic avatars.
Unfazed, Shi Hao shouted, “Thunder Rumbles Across the Heavens!”
Clouds gathered from all directions, stirring heaven and earth as he summoned the lightning of the world, invoking a tempest of divine retribution.
“Crack!”
A sea of lightning descended, indiscriminate in its assault. The nine demonic avatars were engulfed, unable to evade—only the heir’s true form could cleave through the void with his halberd to escape.
Thus, the nine avatars dissipated.
“Hum!”
“Nine Annihilations Reborn!” the heir roared, and the scattered avatars reformed.
“Hah, don’t tell me your true form is the Immortal Nine-Headed Bird,” Shi Hao mused.
With a flash, he lunged forward, his palm shimmering like jade as it condensed arcane runes. The light of heavenly tribulation erupted, boundless and unstoppable, surging toward the heir’s true form.
Simultaneously, Shi Hao activated his divine ability—immunity to magical attacks—as he struck.
In an instant, the nine immortal bodies vanished again, their runic constructs crumbling under Shi Hao’s power.
“Bang!”
Their fists and palms collided in a brutal exchange, neither yielding an inch.
“Pfft!”
The heir coughed blood, staggering back. This wasn’t just a clash of flesh—Shi Hao’s immunity negated his runes, while the heavenly tribulation light struck true.
This round had cost the heir dearly.
The onlookers paled. The heir of the Immortal Palace, who had merged his primary and secondary bodies and was said to be invincible, had been forced to retreat. Just how strong was Huang?
Shi Hao was equally surprised. The fused heir was formidable—had he not reaped immense gains from the Three Thousand Blue Stone Path, reaching his current pinnacle, the outcome might have been dire.
Clearly, both stood at the absolute peak, lacking only the final step—the emergence of immortal qi.
“Multi-Armed Immortal!”
The heir moved with blinding speed, attacking the moment Shi Hao’s immunity waned. Now, alongside his nine heads, he bore multiple arms, each forming seals to manifest the Immortal King’s Nine Seals—a forbidden treasure art of the Immortal Palace.
His fury was palpable. He sought to end Shi Hao swiftly, unleashing his deadliest techniques.
His nine heads blazed, his many arms weaved seals, and towering immortal figures materialized before him, exuding an aura capable of suppressing all existence.
“Hum!”
Shi Hao’s body trembled as his three heads and six arms expanded. Three pairs of Kun Peng wings unfurled, each colossal as they surged forward.
His six arms blazed, palms erupting with runes—manifesting the Hand of Heaven!
Once an incomplete treasure art, it now took shape—a hazy, mystical palm. But this time, Shi Hao fused it with thunder magic, combining two supreme arts for a devastating strike.
“Boom!”
The collision was apocalyptic. Kun Peng wings split the sky, Immortal King Seals sought to annihilate all, thunder roared, and the Nine-Headed Immortal Bird shrieked…
The battlefield erupted in a storm of runes.
“Bang!”
Both combatants were sent flying, blood trickling from their noses and mouths.
Silence reigned in the distance. None dared speak—these two were beyond comprehension.
Qing Yi’s brow furrowed with worry. No one understood Shi Hao’s transcendence better than her, yet even he couldn’t suppress the fused heir. The merger of primary and secondary bodies was indeed monstrous.
She knew—had it been anyone else, they’d have perished, body and soul obliterated.
The outside world, however, saw it differently. The sects had believed the fused heir would dominate this era’s geniuses. Yet here was Huang, standing firm against him.
The heir had cooled his rage, sobered from the Divine Striking Stone’s taunts. He’d thought himself peerless, yet Huang matched him even after the fusion.
His eyes gleamed like a hawk’s, sharp and cold, runes flickering within. Calmly, he sought Shi Hao’s weakness, poised for the killing blow.
Shi Hao mirrored him, probing for flaws, his Kun Peng wings casting a colossal shadow.
“Die!”
They charged once more.
Behind the heir, crimson light blossomed—Phoenix wings emerged, their feathers gleaming like immortal swords, ringing with metallic clarity.
A supreme divine ability!
Though not the complete Phoenix Treasure Art, it was among the mightiest fragments.
His hands wove another seal—Immortal King’s Nine Seals—opening a cage in the void to imprison Shi Hao.
Light and dao principles flooded the world. Ancient trees and boundless oceans materialized—all conjured from lightning. Shi Hao, meanwhile, evolved his Kun Peng technique, rising from the thunder sea, transforming from Kun to Peng.
The fusion of treasure arts was breathtaking.
“Boom!”
The clash shook the heavens. Both were thrown back once more.
In essence, they represented the pinnacle of their paths, each a step away from immortality. For now, neither could claim superiority.
“Even at the same peak, potential varies. Your life ends here!” the heir roared.
His body ignited, every inch radiating light—a full unleashing of his latent power for the final strike.
He was confident. His dual-body cultivation had unlocked boundless potential, accumulating immeasurable reserves.
Shi Hao showed no fear. His own divine energy erupted, his body glowing like a furnace.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Shi Hao felt an odd sensation—his flesh pulsed with a peculiar light, the sound of tidal waves echoing within.
He recognized it—the same feeling from his post-tribulation dormancy.
“Is this… Supreme Blood?” He glimpsed strands of luminous blood hidden throughout his body, linking every part in radiant harmony.
Simultaneously, the complete runes of the Hand of Heaven unfolded before him, granting profound insight.
“So it is!” His heart raced. He’d sensed his body’s treasures awakening—now, the elusive Supreme Blood had resurfaced, faint but real.
Only now, at full potential, had it truly revived!
“Know this—though I’ve yet to condense immortal qi, wisps of immortal mist have appeared. Your life is forfeit!” The heir lunged, burning vast reserves to manifest those ethereal strands.
Shi Hao remained composed, savoring the Supreme Blood’s resurgence. With a roar, the perfected Hand of Heaven merged with reincarnation runes, flawless and unstoppable.
“Immortal mist? Then you die today!” Shi Hao’s voice was ice.
“Boom!”
His blood energy surged like an ocean. He stood like a primordial titan reborn, capable of shaking the heavens and suppressing the netherworld.
Though his form didn’t grow, his presence loomed invincible.
Supreme Blood roared within him, a tempest coursing through his limbs.
The fused Hand of Heaven and reincarnation runes magnified his power beyond measure. With a single step, he struck—the heavens and earth trembled!
“Bang!”
The heir’s treasure art shattered. The immortal mist dispersed under Shi Hao’s blow.
“Pfft!”
The heir was sent flying, blood gushing, bones shattered.
“Impossible! Dual-body cultivation grants limitless potential—how?!” the heir howled to the skies.
Shi Hao’s Supreme Blood blazed brighter. The fusion of innate runes escalated his power to terrifying heights. A casual wave of his hand sent the heir crashing again, half his body mangled.
He was a war deity—unstoppable, peerless.
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