Shi Hao departed, resolute and unwavering.
Behind him, the Immortal Domain seethed with undercurrents. All clans were abuzz, questioning who this person truly was—so domineering, so fearless, even daring to defy three Immortal Kings.
Some attempted divination, seeking to unravel the identity of this being, but it was no easy task. Matters involving Immortal Kings were shrouded in mystery, nearly impossible to decipher.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
A master diviner coughed up blood incessantly, his once-lustrous hair withering instantly, his body drained of vitality, his skin dull and lifeless—a backlash from his probing.
This was the consequence of halting his efforts in time. Had he persisted, the outcome would have been unimaginable.
“Hmm, something is amiss. Who could have provoked the enmity of three Immortal Kings simultaneously? Reflecting carefully, no such figure has emerged in recent epochs.”
An Immortal King mused, suspicion gnawing at him.
Beings of his stature, peerless and mighty, paid little heed to lowly cultivators, let alone a youth from the lower realm who had supposedly been slain by three Immortal Kings.
In the past, many powerholders had dismissed Shi Hao’s potential to ascend to the Immortal King realm. Even without the intervention of the three great beings, they believed he was destined to fail.
The titans of the Immortal Domain had never cast more than a fleeting glance his way.
Yet, some remained vigilant, sensing an eerie anomaly in these events—something that defied conventional reasoning.
“Don’t tell me a dead man has returned to life!” someone muttered, wreathed in swirling chaos energy before falling silent.
The Boundary Sea, once shrouded in gloom, now churned with unrest. Behind its embankments, cataclysmic battles erupted intermittently—each wave a shattered world, each spectacle breathtaking.
Shi Hao had arrived. In the past, he had tread cautiously here, where a single misstep could spell doom upon the embankments.
But now, he strode boldly into the sea, gazing upon its boundless expanse—a sea of worlds, where one felt infinitesimal in its vastness.
**Boom!**
The moment he approached, overwhelming auras surged toward him. Within the sea, beings rose and fell, some locked in standoffs, others seated upon ancient black ships, biding their time before making landfall.
The distances between them were astronomical, insurmountable for ordinary cultivators.
Shi Hao sensed the pressure and responded with a radiant brilliance, his aura flaring defiantly. In the Boundary Sea, strength alone dictated survival.
The weak perished here.
Only the exceptional dared enter.
Those who had probed him withdrew, sensing his formidable power—an unmistakable force that marked him as no easy prey.
The Boundary Sea was a graveyard, where countless had fallen—from True Immortals to Immortal Kings, their numbers beyond reckoning.
Its depths were shrouded in mystery, leading to darkness, piercing through the abyss, its furthest reaches ineffable.
Since ancient times, countless had ventured forth—some to eradicate the source of darkness, others to seek the pinnacle of power.
For it was said that beyond lay the secret to transcending the Immortal King realm.
Since time immemorial, the Immortal King had been the zenith, an insurmountable peak that confined even the most prodigious talents.
They were the paragons of their eras, tempered by epochs, unfathomable in their might.
For them, the ultimate aspiration was to ascend further.
Thus, throughout the ages, countless had entered the Boundary Sea—True Immortals seeking ascension, Immortal Kings striving for supremacy.
As for Sovereigns, some had come, but none survived.
Yet, the sea wrought changes—some remained themselves, while others became unrecognizable, twisted and eerie.
Shi Hao had pieced together much of the Great Reckoning.
But he dwelled not on it. Now, he advanced step by step, ready to crush all obstacles in his path.
Still, he foresaw a blood-soaked road ahead—perhaps even a dead end. But when the time came, he would face it.
His purpose in entering the sea was twofold: to seek out Ao Sheng, Tai Shi, and Yuan Chu, and to test the sea’s horrors, gauging its perils.
**Boom!**
Waves surged skyward, and within a crimson crest, Shi Hao glimpsed the fall of an era—a world of withering life.
Another wave erupted, revealing an ancient hall, grand and imposing, wreathed in chaos energy. He recognized it instantly—the Hall of Guidance.
A tremor passed through Shi Hao’s heart. He recalled Cao Yusheng’s warning: *Beware… the Hall.*
Now, with power rivaling an Immortal King, he feared nothing, yet an inexplicable foreboding lingered.
The Boundary Sea was vast. Shi Hao swept across its surface, unwilling to delve deeper—for some had wandered eternally without reaching its end. Now was not the time.
His goal was clear: Ao Sheng, Tai Shi, Yuan Chu.
**Whoosh!**
Shi Hao sat upon the waves, his divine sense radiating, his five great secret realms ablaze. Above him, auspicious light coalesced into a nebulous form.
Since merging his ten divine senses into one, he knew his path as an Immortal King was far from complete. He sensed further metamorphosis awaited.
He pondered a sixth secret realm—beyond the Sea of Revolving Life, the Dao Palaces, the Four Extremities, the Dragon Transformation, and the Immortal Platform.
The path existed, but though his cultivation was profound, the final breakthrough eluded him.
**Boom!**
Suddenly, as if sensing his anomaly, beings across the sea turned their gaze upon him. His five realms shone brighter than the sun, illuminating the dark sea, drawing the attention of supreme experts.
Waves crashed as countless forces pressed upon him—not in open battle, but in covert testing, intrigued by his unique cultivation.
Shi Hao ignored them. In this moment, he felt the sixth realm within his grasp. Success would grant him boundless power.
The sea roiled with killing intent. The mightiest beings stirred, suppressing Shi Hao, united in their intent to thwart his ascent.
To them, the sea was a battleground. Any potential rival’s rise must be crushed.
Yet Shi Hao trembled with exhilaration. Instinct drove him—he was on the verge of unveiling the sixth secret realm of the human body.
The killing intent grew overt, aimed squarely at him. The combined might of these beings could rend heaven and earth, drawing wails from gods and ghosts.
**Thud!**
The heavens quaked.
Shi Hao’s five realms blazed, exuding immortal essence, merging with his spirit, converging above his head.
His divine sense burned brightest, setting the sea alight.
“Sixth Secret Realm—**open!**”
Shi Hao roared, pouring all his cultivation into forging the sixth realm, carving a new path for himself.
Before, he had faced Immortal Kings with courage, triumphing against the odds.
Now, he stood with unshakable confidence, his prowess unmatched.
In all the world, he feared no foe.
**Boom!**
It was as if an epoch had dawned, an era buried, a universe reborn.
Above Shi Hao’s head, a radiant sphere encased a miniature figure—indomitable, eternal, impervious to all calamities.
This was the sublimation of his five realms, the ultimate leap—where flesh and spirit intertwined, birthing the sixth realm.
This realm lay not within, but beyond his body.
The luminous figure above him, wreathed in flames, was in truth clad in the most profound Dao runes, bathed in divine light.
“Three feet above the head resides the divine!”
Shi Hao’s voice echoed across the sea.
This was his own divinity—the essence of his flesh and spirit, the coalescence of his five realms’ supreme power.
The human body was not confined to the tangible—it extended beyond.
Across the sea, mighty beings recoiled, withdrawing their probing senses.
They recognized the rise of a titan—a supreme among Immortal Kings, a force too terrifying to provoke lightly.
Even adversaries hesitated, unwilling to be the first to strike.
In this moment, Shi Hao’s comprehension deepened. He had reached the pinnacle of the Immortal King realm, his Dao expanded, his path elevated.
Yet, no heavenly tribulation descended. He had hoped to temper himself further.
Why? He frowned.
“His system defies the heavens. The man is too formidable—the tribulation knows its futility, refusing to test him, lest it only empower him further.”
An ancient being sighed, awestruck, his eyes flickering with divine light.
Understanding dawned upon many, deepening their wariness.
Shi Hao closed his eyes, sensing the truths of his new realm. At this level, his longevity could sustain the world of his birth.
The land that nurtured him could now draw strength from him in return.
“Such causality exists?”
Yet he knew his path was unique—he had forged his own way, unbound by heaven and earth, free to traverse all realms, unshackled by shifting laws.
“Time to return.”
Shi Hao resolved to revisit his homeland. Though his Dao transcended its constraints, he wished to leave his mark, fortifying that world.
Most Immortal Kings severed such ties to safeguard themselves. He did the opposite.
**Boom!**
In an instant, Shi Hao left the Boundary Sea, returning to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, his radiance illuminating the cosmos.
This was the Dao—its runes, its laws, its order. To others, it was an unparalleled force, revitalizing a withered world.
Shi Hao feared no backlash. His path of self-cultivation ensured his independence. Even if he bolstered this world, it could not bind him.
He had transcended it. His system was unique.
Other Immortal Kings feared their worlds’ destruction. Shi Hao did not.
Even if his homeland perished, he would remain unscathed. And so long as he endured, that world would never truly fade.
“He… has returned!”
Within the forbidden zones, beings stirred, their faces pale with dread.
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