Chapter 1414: The Realm of Despair

When the Imperial Clan strikes, who dares to stand against them?!

Not just one, but many moved forward on the golden path. Though their movements were not swift, they advanced together, all intent on slaying Shi Hao!

This was an extremely grave matter. Since ancient times, it was rare to find even a single being who could rival an Imperial Clan member, let alone one who could fight against an entire group.

When the Imperial Clan appears, the world trembles and submits. Unstoppable, unrivaled—none dare oppose them!

They are the embodiment of invincibility, living myths who have never faced a true opponent—unless encountering one another. Otherwise, they crush all in their path.

Among peers of the same realm, none can restrain them. Not even five moves are needed to defeat any challenger!

Such terrifying feats leave all other clans in despair. The gap is simply too vast—most don’t even qualify to fight them.

“Haha… Huang, if you survive this, I’d truly admire you!” From a distance, Wang Xi’s granduncle chuckled, his wrinkled face breaking into a cold smile, his teeth gleaming white. His words were insincere—he fully expected Shi Hao to perish.

*Clang!*

The golden spear blazed with terrifying brilliance, its tip sharp as it unleashed hundreds of streaks of spear-light, piercing the heavens and shaking the cosmos. Unstoppable, its killing intent shook the world.

It leaped through fragments of time, traversing the river of ages, aimed straight at Shi Hao’s brow—seeking to pierce through and claim his life in a single strike!

Shi Hao’s eyes flashed with cold lightning as he threw punch after punch, as if wielding the power of time itself, stripping the golden spear of its might. Fragments of metal scattered in its wake, rusted and shattered, yet each time, the spear would reform, gleaming anew as if reforged a thousand times!

This was terrifying—the golden spear seemed indestructible. Even when shattered, it could reassemble, its killing intent boundless.

For it was no mere weapon, but a mark left by the arm of the Anlan Clan, belonging to an undying king who had slaughtered his way through the world without equal.

Even as an inherited technique, diluted by the passage of time and born only in blood, it remained unbroken, ensuring the Imperial Clan’s descendants reigned supreme among their peers!

If a single Imperial Clan was this fearsome, how could one contend with an entire group?

“Not good!” Cao Yusheng muttered grimly. Even if Shi Hao managed to hold his ground, he’d still be slain by the other Imperial Clans.

“Pierce eternity!” The woman shouted, exhaling a mist of white energy that surged toward the golden spear, intensifying its radiance. It tore through space, unstoppable.

Would this strike break through Shi Hao’s cycle of reincarnation? Many held their breaths, hearts in their throats.

*Boom!*

At that moment, a deep resonance erupted from Shi Hao’s body, shaking the void like the beating of an immortal drum. Souls trembled in response.

Simultaneously, luminous threads ignited within him—like blood, like divine light—piercing through his flesh, illuminating his form.

Mysterious patterns condensed and evolved, intertwining with the runes of reincarnation, amplifying his power in an instant!

This was horrifying. Abruptly, Shi Hao’s aura surged, his strength multiplying as if he had grown several times stronger, capable of challenging the heavens themselves.

This was his innate third supreme technique—one that had never fully manifested, always evolving.

Now, he unleashed it!

In its infancy, this treasure art had been vague, its effects unclear. But now, its purpose was revealed—it amplified his other techniques, making them even more terrifying!

Thus, the reincarnation divine ability blazed like wildfire. A river of time materialized, freezing the battlefield as if heralding a cataclysm.

*Clang!*

Finally, Shi Hao’s fist shattered the golden spear—the legacy of Anlan left for his descendants!

With a crack, the spear split in two, this time unable to reform, scattering into nothingness.

“Anlan’s World-Ending Decree!” Yet, the woman showed no fear. She chanted softly, unleashing another supreme ancestral technique against Shi Hao.

At the same time, countless weapons materialized around him, thrusting toward him as the other Imperial Clans joined the assault.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye—too fast to follow.

*Boom!*

Shi Hao leaped into the air, vaulting over the weapons, soaring high above.

“Kill!”

Below, the Imperial Clan warriors brandished their weapons—halberds, spears, bloodstained divine swords, floating divine furnaces—each radiating overwhelming killing intent.

Only now did it truly feel like a heavenly tribulation, not a battle of flesh and blood. True Imperial Clan members would never ally, for they were proud and domineering.

Yet this very fact underscored the horror of the situation. Shi Hao faced a death trap with no escape.

“Hold on!” The Lunar Jade Rabbit shouted, cheering him on.

“A perverse tribulation! One opponent is bad enough, but a whole group of Imperial Clans? How can anyone withstand that?” The Heavenly Horned Ant cursed in frustration.

“Six Paths Reincarnation!” Shi Hao roared in the battlefield, channeling an ancient divine art. Six hand seals formed, shaking heaven and earth.

He was invoking the supreme method of the Supreme Hall, fighting with his life on the line.

*Boom!*

Light engulfed the battlefield as all weapons rose to meet him, radiant and boundless, divine power surging, runes of the Great Dao densely covering the sky.

*Thud!*

In that moment, Shi Hao was wounded—a spear pierced his ribs, a sword stabbed through his chest, a halberd lodged in his shoulder…

Any single Imperial Clan member was unmatched, capable of sweeping through all challengers of their generation. Now, united, their might was unimaginable!

“Shi Hao!” Cao Yusheng cried out.

“Survive!” The Heavenly Horned Ant growled.

“Unfair!” The Lunar Jade Rabbit yelled, but the heavenly tribulation paid no heed. Reality was cruel.

Jin Zhan’s granduncle smirked, nodding slightly. The outcome was inevitable. Yet, a tremor of fear ran through him—what if his clan ever faced the Imperial Clans of the foreign realm? Unless they avoided conflict, the battle would be brutal. After all, the Jin Clan had only one prodigy.

*Boom!*

With a deafening roar, Shi Hao’s body erupted with divine light. His black hair billowed like a waterfall as his aura exploded with unparalleled brilliance.

At that moment, his three supreme treasure arts resonated simultaneously—Heaven’s Wrath, Reincarnation, and the third, which amplified the others. Like divine flames, they surged from every inch of his flesh, dazzling beyond measure.

*Clang!*

He broke free, soaring higher as the spears, halberds, and swords were forced from his body. Yet, blood gushed from his wounds.

“Kill!”

Shi Hao bellowed, forming fist seals and striking downward. With his three supreme arts combined, he attacked the Imperial Clans alone, fearless and indomitable.

Terrifying beams of divine light erupted from his fists, shaking the world and stunning all witnesses!

“Suppress!”

An Imperial Clan member spoke coldly, striking toward the sky.

Not one, but many attacked in succession—descendants of Anlan, Yu Tuo, and others, each more monstrous than the last. Any one of them could dominate their generation.

Imperial radiance soared like a host of immortal warriors striking together—a sight so terrifying it left all young cultivators questioning: *Could I survive this?*

The answer left many pale-faced.

*Bang!*

Shi Hao was sent flying, coughing blood. Under the barrage of imperial light, his body was torn apart, his battle robes drenched in blood as he was hurled far away!

This was one of the rare moments in his life where he suffered such grievous wounds, nearly disintegrating under the ancestral techniques’ might.

Silence fell over the battlefield. Many watched in awe, not with mockery, but with shock.

These were the ancestral techniques of Anlan, Yu Tuo, Luo Mo—executed by the Imperial Clans! Any other youth would have been obliterated by a single strike.

Yet Shi Hao had withstood multiple techniques without dying. Such a feat was unprecedented!

“I grant you death!”

A young Imperial Clan member stepped forward, his body shrouded in chaotic energy, his voice icy as he advanced.

Others moved as well, imperial light erupting once more, shaking the heavens.

Shi Hao roared in defiance. How could he fall here? He would triumph, even if the Imperial Clans barred his path!

His brow glowed as the Thunder Pool mark manifested, expanding into a mysterious pool above his head, unleashing torrents of lightning.

In the midst of the heavenly tribulation, he summoned the Thunder Pool—the pinnacle of the Thunder Emperor’s treasure art, recently mastered.

*Boom!*

The Thunder Pool rained down judgment, seeking to annihilate all.

But his enemies were too numerous, too powerful. This was no duel, but a massacre. Shi Hao spat blood, his body cracking, on the verge of death.

“What else can you rely on? What other tricks do you have?” Jin Zhan’s granduncle sneered from afar, awaiting the inevitable.

This was a hopeless situation. The strongest Imperial Clans—not one or two, but a group—attacked simultaneously at the same realm. Who could withstand that?

“Not victory—just survive! Endure, and it’s enough!” The Lunar Jade Rabbit cried, tears in her eyes. She knew this was the most perilous trial of Shi Hao’s life. If he fell here, she might never see him again.

A desperate situation with no way out!

This tribulation was too terrifying. Shi Hao had no hope of survival, leaving all witnesses sighing in despair.

The heavenly tribulation surpassed all others in history, matching his own realm—the strongest ever recorded!

“I… am the strongest!” Shi Hao howled, refusing to yield. Unlike the onlookers, he refused to despair, fighting on despite his wounds.

*Boom!*

Beams of imperial light pierced his body, leaving bloody holes, his lifeblood splashing in vivid arcs.

Yet, at this very moment, his body underwent a bizarre transformation—half golden like forged metal, half pitch-black like an abyss.

Bathing in his own blood, he raised his head and let out a deafening roar, unleashing an inexplicable wave of power from within!