Passing through this region, he realized it was like gazing at historical records and ancient scrolls—he did not belong to this time and space.
After traveling an unknown distance, Shi Hao sensed something unusual. He looked up at the sky and saw a strange phenomenon—a ripple frozen in place, spanning the heavens and earth.
It was the power of time, the supreme law of time!
This was the cause of everything!
It had a tangible form, like a massive ripple that severed the world, affecting this vast land and freezing it into an unmoving tableau.
Shi Hao was awestruck. What kind of immense power was this?
Yet, why was he unaffected? Was there something on him that could resist it, or was this all just a historical imprint, a scene from the past that he was merely witnessing?
Shi Hao didn’t know. His thoughts were chaotic, unable to discern the truth. He could only watch as a lone observer.
As he pressed forward, his heart trembled, and his soul shook violently, as if on the verge of exploding.
At this moment, he stopped, sensing a deadly threat. He had reached the edge of this land—there was no more ground ahead.
Strangely, the river continued to flow, crossing the void and entering a mysterious unknown.
Shi Hao strained his vision, activating his Heavenly Eye to peer into the distant void.
He saw enormous ripples—waves of time, laws that lingered in the emptiness.
And as his eyes blazed like miniature suns, he glimpsed something else.
At the far end of the boundless void, there was a world of shifting colors—hazy, enigmatic, yet undeniably real.
This river led there!
To the other shore—but what place was that?
The ripples of time originated from there, several of them frozen along the way.
“That is…”
When Shi Hao’s pupils blazed with their utmost intensity, he saw the truth!
It was a bloodstained world, bathed in crimson light, where a fierce battle raged. Immortal radiance surged, and eternal laws intertwined—yet everything was frozen in place!
Shi Hao saw the culprit—a massive bell, resting at the edge of that colorful ancient realm, vast beyond measure, suppressing all directions. Its surface was stained with blood.
Everything became clear. The ripples along the path were emitted by this bell, immobilizing everything, as if time itself had stopped.
A battle of unimaginable scale had taken place, involving countless races and beings.
The bell was colossal, suppressing an entire world. Its chimes had transformed into ripples, sweeping across the primordial cosmos, even reaching this side—yet the vibrant world was also frozen.
There had been fierce slaughter, terrifying warfare—but all had fallen into silence.
“There are words!”
Shi Hao saw supreme runes within the bell’s waves—script from another era, yet resonating with the Great Dao. The bell was releasing laws, and their meaning could be deciphered.
“**No Beginning!**”
Shi Hao frowned, shocked yet skeptical. The bell’s waves contained profound truths—how could such markings exist?
In the past, there had been the Immortal King of No End.
What, then, was this “No Beginning”?
His gaze sharpened, his pupils nearly splitting as he tried to pierce through that distant world. But it was too far, as if belonging to another era—impossible to discern clearly.
His eyes followed the river, tracing its path, and for a fleeting moment, he thought he saw a woman in white sitting alone by its end, her snow-like robes fluttering.
But in the blink of an eye, she was gone.
Shi Hao shook his head violently, blood trickling from his eyes. He had pushed himself too far—he couldn’t endure it, couldn’t see beyond.
He wanted to press forward, to follow the river, but his body couldn’t take it. He felt that if he went any further, he would vanish, be destroyed.
“What happened there? What is it?” Shi Hao wiped the blood from his eyes, questioning himself.
He began to doubt—was what he saw real?
Was it just an imprint, or an actual scene?
Having lingered too long, Shi Hao could no longer endure. He had no choice but to retreat, retracing his steps.
The journey back was arduous. His bones creaked incessantly, on the verge of shattering under the pressure.
And this was with the support of the Indestructible Scripture!
Finally, Shi Hao emerged, exiting the light gate and returning to the familiar world.
He collapsed onto the riverbank, gasping for breath, utterly drained. The ordeal had consumed all his strength, leaving his magic power nearly depleted.
After resting for a long time, Shi Hao sat up, staring at the gate. It was a pity—his current strength was still insufficient to persist.
“That river is long, and its source is too eerie!” he muttered, a sense of dread creeping into his heart.
“Who should I consult?” He frowned. In the lower realm, there weren’t many he could turn to.
The master of the Forbidden Land? If he went, he’d surely suffer torment. He would go eventually, but not now—he had only just returned.
“To the Void God Realm!” He decided to seek out Bird Grandpa and Fine Jade Grandpa.
The more he interacted with them, the more mysterious they seemed. If they could recall fragments of their past and fully awaken from their demonized state, they might reveal great secrets.
“Hmm?” Shi Hao was startled—he couldn’t enter the Void God Realm near this river.
Did this place not belong to the Eight Regions of the lower realm? His expression turned grave as he glanced back at the light gate.
The gate was adjacent to the Kun Peng’s Nest. Did the river exist because of the nest, or was it the other way around—did the Kun Peng nest here because of the gate?
Shi Hao decided to leave without further delay.
Only when he reached the black waters of the North Sea did he find he could enter the Void God Realm again. That region behind him was indeed extraordinary.
To enter the Void God Realm, he needed to ensure his physical body was safe and undisturbed.
Rather than risking it outside, Shi Hao chose to return to Stone Village. Lingering on the sea with his soul detached was too dangerous.
Stone Village remained unchanged, a paradise untouched by time.
In the distance, among the mountains, a group of children trained diligently. Those who had come from the borderlands were especially hardworking, setting an example for the village children.
When the golden lion approached with a forced smile, trying to appear friendly, Shi Hao remained indifferent, certain the beast was up to no good.
“I think I can cultivate the True Phoenix Treasure Technique too!” Sure enough, the lion wouldn’t flatter without reason.
“Did you catch that five-colored sparrow? The one that left droppings on your nose.” Shi Hao’s question was already unkind, but he added salt to the wound, provoking the lion to near fury.
At that moment, all thoughts of the Phoenix Technique vanished. The lion turned and stormed off, refusing to engage with the scoundrel.
Grumbling, it charged into the wilderness, determined to hunt down that little bird.
Shi Hao entered the Void God Realm, followed closely by the eager Red Dragon Ge Gu.
After their last bizarre experience—discovering the prison in the deepest part of the Void God Realm and the True Phoenix Technique—the dragon was curious what his “cheap master” would bring back this time.
But Shi Hao had other plans—he only wanted to consult the two old men.
“A frozen world inside a light gate near the Kun Peng’s Nest?”
Bird Grandpa and Fine Jade Grandpa looked utterly baffled. Whether they had forgotten or never knew, they had no answers.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Bird Grandpa’s expression shifted. “They’re here again!”
Fine Jade Grandpa also looked uneasy.
“Who’s here?” Shi Hao asked.
“People from the upper realm are pounding on the gates of the Void God Realm, trying to enter,” Bird Grandpa admitted.
Shi Hao was surprised but not overly shocked. “Then let them in.”
“I fear the Void God Realm will descend into chaos. We may not be able to stop them,” Fine Jade Grandpa said, finally alarming Shi Hao.
“Why?”
“They’re from the Immortal Domain!”
“What? Let’s go see!” Shi Hao’s interest was instantly piqued.
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