“It’s him!”
In a certain forbidden zone, a being sighed. Back then, he had exhausted all his strength in divination, paying a tremendous price to catch only a glimpse of a hazy future—a being crossing back from the realm of death.
His vision had been unclear, indistinct. He only knew that this being would stir up cataclysmic waves!
Yet, how could he have anticipated that today, guided by the threads of fate, that fragment of the future he once glimpsed would sharpen into clarity? The true visage of that being was revealed—it was none other than Shi Hao.
Him. Returned from death.
He had assumed the one who traversed the realm of death would be a peerless Immortal King, one of the mightiest beings of the past resurrected. Never had he imagined it would be someone from a later era.
Now, Shi Hao stood beneath the heavens, his entire body erupting with the radiance of the Great Dao, nourishing this world, resonating with its fractured expanse.
The great cosmos where the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths once existed was now in ruins—darkened skies, shattered continents, the once-thriving lands reduced to rubble. The powerful beings had long retreated to the stars.
Shi Hao had returned, silently observing. Last time, his soul had been trapped within the Ten Reincarnation Seals, causing him to miss many places. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed into the Immortal Domain so hastily.
This world held too many memories for him—joy, sorrow, passion, bitterness—the full spectrum of human experience.
“Where are the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm?” Shi Hao’s eyes burned with intensity.
The beings from the great forbidden zones of the past had long abandoned the floating continents, retreating into mysterious stars, isolating themselves from the outside world.
The entire forbidden zone was sealed, untouched by karma. They sought to endure the era of great turmoil.
For five hundred thousand years, even as the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths crumbled, they had persisted, evading destruction—though this was only the beginning. What lay ahead remained uncertain.
At the same moment, the rulers of other forbidden zones awoke in alarm.
They gasped. Who was this? A being of unparalleled power, actually nourishing this world?
Not all of them had succeeded in divination like the earlier forbidden zone ruler. Only now, guided by fate, did they piece together the past and realize who had returned.
It wasn’t until Shi Hao turned his cold gaze upon a distant star that the ruler of this forbidden zone shuddered in terror, finally seeing his true face.
Shi Hao had allowed him to see it deliberately. His battle blood was boiling, his killing intent unrestrained. He didn’t mind letting them know who he was.
“It’s you!”
Within the forbidden zone, that supreme being felt his blood run cold. He knew disaster loomed—this was an immense karmic reckoning. The Shi Hao of the past had not died!
A deep, resonant bell tolled as he called for allies. Alone, he sensed overwhelming danger. Shi Hao’s aura was too terrifying.
He had obtained the dao artifact of the Immortal King of No End.
But there was no need for him to call. The mightiest beings in this shattered cosmos had already awakened. How could they not sense the arrival of such a terrifying presence?
Shi Hao turned toward another direction, his killing intent intensifying. The beings there were equally detestable, bearing grudges that could never be reconciled.
That direction was none other than the Fallen Immortal Ridge.
Once situated within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, their domain had long since crumbled. Now, they too hid within a massive star.
The patriarch of the Fallen Immortal Ridge felt as though he had plunged into an abyss, his scalp tingling with dread. A sense of terror and trembling seized him.
His karmic ties with Shi Hao ran deep!
**Boom!**
The next moment, Shi Hao descended—but not upon the Fallen Immortal Ridge. Instead, he arrived at another star, where the tolling of a great bell echoed.
Yet the patriarch of the Fallen Immortal Ridge only grew more terrified. He realized with chilling clarity that Shi Hao hadn’t come for him yet—not because he was spared, but because he was being saved for last.
That meant his fate would be even more gruesome.
“Fellow Daoist, it has been many years. How unpredictable fate is. I offended you in the past, and I am willing to make amends!”
From within the star, a voice rang out. The great bell tolled, and chaotic light surged, shielding the celestial body.
“How will you make amends? Can you even afford to?”
Shi Hao’s voice was icy. This was the man who had struck Ye Qingxian into motes of light, erasing her from this world.
Though she had claimed she didn’t belong to this era, that her true self existed in the future, to Shi Hao, she had been slain in that moment.
**Boom!**
Without hesitation, Shi Hao erupted with the radiance of an Immortal King, illuminating eternity, unrivaled in all existence.
In a single step, he closed the distance to the star. The bell’s waves shattered the surrounding starfield, yet they could not harm him.
Above Shi Hao’s head, a sphere of light shimmered. A tiny figure sat cross-legged three inches above his crown, exhaling radiant mist that enveloped his entire body. He remained untouched by rules, unbound by order.
The supreme being of this star could not even scratch him!
**Crash!**
Shi Hao’s foot descended upon the star. The land, fortified with peerless formations, shattered instantly, revealing the true forbidden zone beneath.
“Fellow Daoist, how can we resolve this?”
The being’s heart trembled. Shi Hao was too powerful—a supreme overlord, towering above past and future. How many such beings existed in the world?
He stood no chance.
“Go face your tribulation.”
Shi Hao’s words were final. His intent to kill would not waver.
At the same time, he formed a fist seal and struck forward.
The ruler of this place glared in fury. Words were useless now. Only battle remained. He fought with his life on the line.
In an instant, immortal light erupted, dazzling and boundless, flooding the starry sea!
Yet it changed nothing. Shi Hao’s fist tore through all laws, smashing inward. With a deafening clang, the Bell of No End was sent flying.
Shi Hao had no intention of destroying the bell. He would leave it for the little dog.
The bell tumbled through the void, collapsing a stretch of the starry sky.
Yet Shi Hao’s gaze shifted, and the shattered stars reassembled, restored to their original state.
**Spurt!**
The ruler of this place coughed blood. Grazed by Shi Hao’s fist, it felt as though multiple Immortal Kings had struck him. He nearly exploded on the spot.
**Boom!**
Finally, the patriarch of the Fallen Immortal Ridge arrived. He had no choice but to act. He had considered fleeing, but Shi Hao had already locked onto him. The moment he moved, annihilation would follow.
His only hope was to join forces.
Yet even as they braced for Shi Hao’s might, they still underestimated him. Shi Hao was impervious to all laws. Their attacks couldn’t even pierce his radiant barrier.
Shi Hao strode forward, walking through the grand dao runes unleashed by the two supreme beings, step by step.
**Boom!**
When Shi Hao struck again, they met his blow—only to be sent flying, blood spilling from their lips. They were no match.
The other forbidden zone rulers gasped. Such power! A being who could truly dominate all heavens!
An invincible overlord!
“End this!”
Shi Hao roared. Sword light surged between his fingers as a blade of chaos slashed forward.
**Spurt!**
The forbidden zone ruler who had wielded the Bell of No End was cleaved diagonally from shoulder to waist, blood gushing. His wounds refused to heal, sealed by dao traces.
“You—!” He staggered back.
Then, his brow split open. Sword qi erupted, carrying boundless annihilation. Even a supreme being of the forbidden zones could not withstand it.
This was the sword intent of an Immortal King, the blade light nurtured within Shi Hao’s six secret realms. Unleashed without restraint, it was indestructible.
“I refuse to accept this!” he bellowed.
Beings at the level of the Ten Fiends or Immortal Kings were notoriously hard to kill. The former possessed extraordinary bloodlines, capable of unleashing terrifying power.
Take the Heavenly Horned Ant, for example—the pinnacle of strength. In his berserk state, none in the world could rival his might, and his vitality was boundless.
As for Immortal Kings, slaying them was a thousand times harder, requiring meticulous preparation.
Yet now, this rule was broken. Shi Hao’s six secret realms blazed as he cleaved the being apart, reducing him to chunks.
“I will not die!”
Even with his soul pierced, he fought on, tearing through the void in a desperate bid to escape.
**Spurt!**
Shi Hao gave him no chance. A single punch reduced his broken body and soul to motes of light.
Then, the light turned to ash, ground into nothingness beneath Shi Hao’s palm.
Throughout this, the patriarch of the Fallen Immortal Ridge had attacked repeatedly, but to no avail. Shi Hao blocked him effortlessly, keeping him at bay.
“Fellow Daoist, what must I do to resolve this?” the patriarch asked.
“Die.”
Shi Hao’s answer was simple. There was no room for negotiation. This man had stolen the little pagoda’s body and slain Shi Hao himself. Such hatred could never be forgiven.
Leaving him alive would only invite future betrayal.
**Boom!**
The patriarch of the Fallen Immortal Ridge summoned a broken pagoda—white as jade, gleaming brilliantly. A two-layered bone pagoda, it descended upon Shi Hao with crushing force.
Yet the outcome was never in doubt. The patriarch was subdued, pinned beneath Shi Hao’s palm, forced to reveal his true form.
A golden-furred Hound, massive and ferocious, its blood essence towering into the heavens.
Shi Hao’s gaze was icy. Instead of killing it immediately, he suppressed its spirit, refining this supreme being.
**Boom!**
The golden Hound trembled, roaring as it struggled violently.
But it was futile. In the end, Shi Hao mounted its back, riding it across the starry sky.
He continued nourishing this world, searching for the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm. Had they been shattered as well?
**Hum!**
Shi Hao refined the two-layered bone pagoda, merging it with the single layer within his immortal metal pagoda. He would gift it to the little pagoda later.
At last, Shi Hao found the Eight Regions. A sigh escaped him. Like the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they were in ruins, vast stretches reduced to scorched earth. His gaze turned terrifyingly cold.
In truth, this region was once part of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, now connected once more.
What remained of the past? Shi Hao’s eyes reddened. He longed to roar in fury.
The Stone Nation lay in ruins. The Fire Nation had been flattened. The Great Wasteland was fractured…
Life still existed, but the population had dwindled to less than a tenth.
He wanted to howl, but he couldn’t. At his level, a single misstep could shatter this broken world entirely.
“Wait for me. I will settle scores with a few others first, then return to mourn you.”
Shi Hao searched for the graves of the past. Had he not sealed and moved Stone Village, sending it away within the bronze coffin pulled by nine dragons, nothing would remain.
“The Void God Realm?!”
It had long since shattered, leaving only fragments. Shi Hao’s heart trembled. His brow glowed as he scanned the remnants. The prison within the Void God Realm had been broken open!
“Good. We’ll settle this later.”
He worried for Bird Grandpa and Essence Stone Grandpa, but also wondered—who had broken those seals?
He had to leave now, to return to the Immortal Domain. The true battles and reckonings lay there, in the Immortal Domain, the Foreign Realm, and the Sea of Chaos. Staying here would yield no answers.
Having nourished this world, it now brimmed with vitality. The Great Dao imprints shimmered, showing signs of revival.
For a moment, Shi Hao felt that this act not only brought him no harm but also repaid an immense karmic debt.
**Boom!**
On this day, Shi Hao entered the Immortal Domain astride a golden Hound—an Immortal King-level being subdued as his mount.
He had come to settle scores.
With Ao Sheng, Tai Shi, and Yuan Chu.
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