Dragon and Tiger Lock in Fierce Battle!
The arena suddenly saw the emergence of several young kings, shaking the heavens and earth. The battle grew increasingly intense, making the spectators’ blood boil with excitement.
No one had expected things to escalate to this point—ancient freaks and contemporary kings alike stepped forward, charging onto the stage.
These individuals possessed keen divine senses, vaguely realizing that this arena allowed multiple champions to compete for supremacy, unlike before. Something unusual was about to happen.
Precisely because of this, they stepped forward to seize the opportunity for divine fortune.
*”Clang—!”*
The sound of swords rang like splitting metal, echoing across the sky, chilling to the bone. Gu Jianyun, disheveled and covered in blood, appeared frenzied.
He was furious, seething with rage, as those who had just ascended the stage used him as a benchmark to test their own strength. He had become a mere measuring stick for combat prowess.
How could this be?
He, Gu Jianyun, had cultivated an immortal aura and survived heavenly tribulations, a true peerless genius. Yet here, he was being so blatantly disrespected.
First, he was severely wounded by Shi Hao, then his arm was pierced by the Dual-Pupiled One. One setback after another filled him with resentment.
Amidst the chaos, several more figures appeared—all ancient freaks!
Among them was a woman holding a miniature volcano, a small coffin floating in the lava, eerie and mysterious.
Another woman had golden hair cascading down, shrouded in golden mist, her divine technique rumbling like thunder.
…
The arena descended into further chaos, the battle unceasing, the resonance of the Dao deafening.
Because all of them sensed it—the divine fortune was about to manifest. If they didn’t act now, they might miss their chance. It was time to fight amidst the turmoil.
*”Does anyone think they can just step up here? Take my fist!”*
The Ten Crown King was displeased. He abruptly turned, forming a dragon seal with his fist, unleashing a devastating dragon punch. A true dragon’s tail swept down, crashing toward all who had just ascended.
Alone, he swept through the crowd, targeting every newcomer with boundless arrogance.
Those struck had no choice but to retaliate. The arena erupted with deafening explosions, divine radiance blotting out the sun, runes bursting forth like volcanic eruptions.
Some coughed up blood—even ancient freaks among them—unable to withstand the Ten Crown King’s dragon punch!
*”Why hesitate? Hurry and assist!”* someone who had been injured urged in secret.
*Boom!*
The place erupted. Below the stage, experts from various sects and alliances, hearing the call, surged onto the arena in factions.
An unprecedented melee!
Never in history had the arena been so chaotic. Countless cultivators ascended, standing alongside ancient freaks and kings, fighting side by side.
*”Kill!”*
A few stood above the rest—Shi Hao, the Banished Immortal, and the Ten Crown King—dominating the battlefield, unstoppable. Their battle remained unaffected. Whoever dared block their path was slaughtered.
Those who approached were instantly pulverized, reduced to bloody mist.
These men were invincible, like Asura reapers, cutting down all obstacles. None could interfere or halt their advance.
*”Thud!”*
Suddenly, a bone dagger streaked toward Shi Hao’s back, its dark light overwhelming—a Heavenly Deity artifact, striking from the shadows.
*”Hmph!”*
Shi Hao exhaled a breath of innate essence, infused with chaotic radiance. With immense power, he redirected the dagger midair.
A scream followed—a cultivator had been struck.
*”Dare to ambush me?”*
Shi Hao flicked his fingers, golden feathers of the Kun Peng swirling, filling the space with dazzling light as he charged forward.
*”Pfft!”*
In the end, an expert fell. The Heavenly Deity artifact, sentient, fled on its own.
*”Huang is too formidable, a great enemy we must eliminate,”* someone whispered to Gu Jianyun after ascending the stage, helping him escape danger.
*”You… you’re still alive?”* Gu Jianyun was shocked.
This was an ancient freak from the Fire Cloud Cave, rumored to have perished in the previous era due to Qi deviation. Yet here he stood, alive and well, having entered the Ancient Immortal Realm.
*”Let’s aid Ning Chuan in killing Huang. This descendant of sin must be eradicated!”* the Fire Cloud Cave’s young king said coldly.
The earlier ambush with the Heavenly Deity artifact had been his doing.
As expected, some great sects had conspired with the natives, forging Heavenly Deity artifacts within the Ancient Immortal Realm to target ancient freaks.
The Fire Cloud Cave, the Immortal Palace, and others had done the same. Now, these artifacts and hidden forces were revealed.
Gu Jianyun frowned. Though he longed to kill Shi Hao, he hesitated to join forces with others, unwilling to lower himself.
*”What’s there to hesitate about now? Help Ning Chuan kill Huang, then watch as the Ten Crown King and the Banished Immortal weaken each other. Our faction will ultimately claim the divine fortune!”* the Fire Cloud Cave’s ancient freak urged.
*”Shall we act?”* Another figure approached, whispering to them.
Gu Jianyun was startled—another ancient freak!
*”I’ve contacted two allies. We’ll all wield Heavenly Deity artifacts to aid Ning Chuan,”* the Fire Cloud Cave’s supreme being said.
*”Ning Chuan may not appreciate it,”* Gu Jianyun hesitated.
Ning Chuan did not belong to their sects, but he had studied their ancient texts, making him deeply connected to them.
At times, Ning Chuan represented their interests.
*”Strike now!”* the Fire Cloud Cave’s expert insisted. He had assumed Shi Hao was doomed, never expecting him to emerge with a golden body.
*”Fine!”*
Gu Jianyun finally nodded, gripping his divine sword as he advanced through the chaotic crowd.
The four split up, stealthily maneuvering, engaging enemies as they pressed forward amidst flying blood.
*”Boom!”*
Suddenly, a Heavenly Deity pagoda materialized above Shi Hao, descending to suppress him.
Shi Hao’s hair stood on end. He dodged sideways—only for a Heavenly Deity spear to pierce through, its azure light shattering the void with overwhelming force!
He evaded again, but a translucent net unfurled, seeking to ensnare him.
At the same time, Gu Jianyun struck, his divine sword cleaving the sky in a vertical slash.
In an instant, four experts attacked, plus the formidable Ning Chuan—Shi Hao was surrounded!
And that wasn’t all—Heavenly Deity artifacts loomed overhead!
Everyone paled. The Heavenly Deity’s power surged, so immense that nearby cultivators instantly turned to bloody paste, obliterated without a sound. The area was cleared in an instant.
*”Seeking death!”*
Contrary to expectations, Shi Hao didn’t dodge. He stood his ground, facing all enemies at once!
In his hand appeared a pristine white bone fragment—small, warm, and lustrous. He raised it against the Heavenly Deity artifacts.
*”Boom!”*
Countless phantom creatures manifested, resisting the Heavenly Deity’s pressure, blocking the artifacts.
This was the Ten Thousand Spirit Diagram—Shi Hao’s first true unveiling of it in the Ancient Immortal Realm!
*”What is this?”* The Fire Cloud Cave’s heir was shocked. His Heavenly Deity spear couldn’t pierce through, its power dissolving before it could reach Shi Hao.
The only relief was that the bone fragment didn’t unleash its full might—it merely defended passively, summoning spectral creatures.
*”Kill!”*
Shi Hao erupted with fury. These were ancient freaks, yet they ganged up to ambush him!
*”Boom!”*
Kun Peng wings unfurled on his back, his body wreathed in supreme lightning. In his hand, a sword of reincarnation runes formed as he charged forward.
He clashed with Ning Chuan, then turned to strike Gu Jianyun.
Gu Jianyun gasped—this power was unstoppable. The moment Shi Hao neared, he felt suffocated, coughing blood as runes surged around him.
He retreated swiftly, sword in hand.
*”Ah—!”*
The Fire Cloud Cave’s king screamed. Shi Hao had locked onto him. The reincarnation sword descended, time itself eroding his life force.
*”Die!”* He fought back desperately, unleashing his strongest techniques, but nothing worked.
By the time Shi Hao reached him, he had exhausted dozens of secret arts, lasting only a few dozen exchanges before his head was severed.
His primordial spirit tried to flee, but time’s fragments shredded it to dust.
*”Boom!”*
Ning Chuan attacked from behind, but Shi Hao’s Kun Peng wings blotted out the sky, blocking him.
Shi Hao surged forward, using the Ten Thousand Spirit Diagram to repel a Heavenly Deity pagoda. With one punch, he reduced a king to bloody mist.
Then, he formed Thunder Emperor Seals, lightning crackling as he sent another ancient freak flying, charred to a crisp.
*”Not even a single immortal aura, yet you dare challenge me?”* Shi Hao sneered.
*”Boom!”*
As Shi Hao lunged at Gu Jianyun, Chang Gongyan intervened, an arrow piercing Gu Jianyun’s shoulder, shattering it.
Gu Jianyun was sent flying, tumbling off the arena.
*”Enough! All of you, step aside!”* A voice roared—the man wielding divine flames from the lower realm. In his hand was a fragment of the Reincarnation Disk.
At first, the disk seemed unremarkable, but as his blood dripped onto it, it awakened, exuding chaotic energy and supreme might.
This was an artifact that could enter the Ancient Immortal Realm, unhindered by the Great Dao petals—unimaginable!
Now, he activated it to suppress everyone, intending to sweep them all off the arena and claim victory alone.
*”Like Duan Hong, who dominated the Ancient Immortal Realm as a mere Venerable One—he too had a Chaos treasure!”* someone gasped.
The crowd shuddered, realizing they stood no chance.
*”Think this can suppress everyone? Not enough!”* The Ten Crown King roared. In his hand appeared a small tree, barely a foot tall. Swinging it, he unleashed boundless divine light, annihilating the chaotic energy.
The crowd gasped—could that be… the World Tree?
Meanwhile, the Banished Immortal remained composed. In his hand was a single horn, ancient and unadorned. With a mere flick, heaven and earth split, ghosts wailed, and gods trembled!
*”Heavens! That’s the horn of the Heavenly Horned Ant—one of the Ten Calamities’ supreme immortal horns!”*
The divine flame-wielder’s face darkened. His first strike had failed—two opponents had countered him effortlessly.
*”Boom!”*
Suddenly, the world quaked. The void’s great fissure cracked wider, threatening to explode, destabilizing the arena.
*”What? Outsiders are breaking in!”*
The natives panicked—the ancient upheaval had begun.
*”Crack!”*
The fissure expanded, colliding violently with the arena.
*”Hum—”*
The arena shimmered, forming a portal—a teleportation array. A beam of light swept toward Shi Hao, attempting to pull him away.
*”It chose him!”*
External interference had disrupted the arena’s stability, forcing it to make a choice.
Shi Hao, with his 800 consecutive victories, had the highest win count—thus, he was selected.
*”Return to me!”* The Ten Crown King bellowed, waving his small tree to summon countless laws, trying to drag Shi Hao back.
Simultaneously, the Banished Immortal struck with the Heavenly Horned Ant’s horn!
*”Kill!”* Ning Chuan joined the fray.
Others also moved to block Shi Hao.
At this moment, Shi Hao held nothing back. He donned a tattered armor, possibly linked to the Thunder Emperor. In his right hand was the Ten Thousand Spirit Diagram, in his left—a foot-long dragon scale, exuding draconic aura.
This scale came from the eerie, blood-stained black ancient ship.
*”Those who stand in my way—DIE!”* Shi Hao roared.
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