Chapter 1136: Sever and Chop

This time, there was no surprise. Half of the Void Beast’s body was already mangled, naturally stripping it of its strongest combat power.

Moreover, at this moment, its aged state had yet to dissipate—it remained frail, teetering on the brink of death, its scales loose and horns dull.

At this point, even someone with just a single strand of immortal qi could easily finish it off, let alone Shi Hao.

However, the Void Beast was no ordinary creature. Even in this state, it fought back, unwilling to accept defeat or annihilation, its pride refusing to bow to such humiliation.

*”Oh? Who was it that claimed our blood was filthy while theirs was noble? How does it feel to be trampled beneath my feet now?”* Shi Hao mocked.

*”You lowly insect! A momentary victory means nothing. When my world’s army arrives, even ten thousand of you won’t be enough to slaughter—you’re all just dirt!”*

Though pinned beneath Shi Hao’s foot, the Void Beast’s arrogance remained unshaken. It still believed itself inherently superior, seething at the thought of being wounded by someone from this world.

***BANG!***

In response to its defiance, Shi Hao stomped down hard on its mouth, sending blood splattering and teeth flying, leaving a gruesome mess.

The sight was pitiful—a mighty Void Beast, reduced to such a state, half its body in tatters, being beaten while pinned down.

Its eyes burned with malice, sensing its impending doom. It glared at Shi Hao with hatred, yet also with fear—a conflicted torment.

*”Speak. Tell me everything about your world, and I’ll spare your life—you can be my mount,”* Shi Hao demanded.

He yearned to know—what lay beyond the void? What kind of ancient realm was it? What beings dwelled there, and why were they so overwhelmingly powerful, suffocating this world beneath their might?

More than anything, he wanted to understand their cultivation system—was it the same as here? Just how prosperous was it?

*”You’ll get nothing from me! A wretch like you dares dream of taming me? Delusional!”* the Void Beast spat.

Without another word, Shi Hao lifted his foot and slammed it down again. The already ruined mouth vanished entirely, leaving the beast only able to communicate through divine sense.

Then, with a single slash, Shi Hao split its skull, threatening its very soul. *”Honestly, I wouldn’t trust you as a mount anyway. I’m sure there are more Void Beasts in your world—I’ll just tame another later. Now, if you want to live, start talking.”*

The Void Beast seethed with rage, but fear gnawed deeper. What could it do?

By now, the temporal effects had faded, and it was gradually recovering from its aged state—but with half its body gone, how could it fight back?

*”I’ll tell you nothing…”* It steeled itself, trying to harden its resolve.

***SHING!***

In that instant, Shi Hao struck, his blade piercing its soul, preventing it from fully recovering and crippling its vitality.

With ruthless efficiency, he shackled its consciousness, intent on forcibly scouring its memories for answers.

*”You—won’t—succeed!”* the Void Beast roared. A being’s soul was its core—if exposed, all secrets would be laid bare.

Its soul ignited, on the verge of detonation.

Shi Hao sneered, suppressing the self-destruction with sheer force.

But then—a bone-chilling premonition struck him. He swung his blade, severing the beast’s head, and leaped back just in time.

From within the soul, a destructive force erupted—mysterious glyphs flared, triggering an annihilative backlash.

*”NO!”* the Void Beast howled.

This was a racial safeguard—forbidden runes etched into their elite to prevent their supreme techniques from being stolen. Any attempt to pry into their souls would trigger self-destruction.

The Void Beast thrashed in desperation, burning its essence to resist. For the first time, true terror gripped it.

Miraculously, the glyphs dimmed—the explosion never came.

*”Hmph. Lucky you. Now, shall we talk? Tell me what I want to know,”* Shi Hao said. If it feared death, perhaps its secrets could still be extracted.

*”Never!”*

The Void Beast remained defiant.

*”Then there’s nothing left to say. I’ll carve you up piece by piece and eat you,”* Shi Hao declared, summoning a massive cauldron filled with divine spring water, ready to cook it alive.

*”You—#$%&@—!”* The Void Beast was beside itself, spewing curses. Never in its life had it faced such an enemy.

A Void Beast—a supreme being of unmatched lineage—reduced to food? This was unprecedented since the dawn of creation!

It would rather die, vanish into nothingness, than be boiled alive!

*”You dare?!”* it bellowed.

*”Why wouldn’t I?”* Shi Hao replied calmly, swinging his sword and slicing off a ten-zhang chunk of flesh, which he promptly cleaned and tossed into the cauldron.

The Void Beast nearly fainted from sheer humiliation. Not only was its body mutilated, but its pride was shattered—this torment was beyond anything it had ever endured.

***BOOM!***

Enraged beyond reason, a radiant orb erupted from its severed head, merging with its ruined body.

Though decapitated, its limbs suddenly blazed with light, its flesh boiling with terrifying power—ripping through the sky, warping the void itself!

As a Void Beast, such phenomena were natural. Shi Hao assumed it was self-destructing and retreated.

But soon, he sensed something amiss.

The massive corpse burned to ash, its essence condensing into a single beam of light that shot back into the head—triggering a thunderous tribulation, the void itself trembling.

*”Nirvana?!”*

Shi Hao was stunned. This beast was truly monstrous—even now, it sought to defy the heavens?

Its head absorbed the void’s secret energies, cradling a nascent golden Void Beast within—a rebirth in progress.

***BOOM!***

The heavens quaked as unimaginable void forces gathered.

Even from afar, others sensed it.

A colossal phantom of a Void Beast loomed over the sky, gazing down with unparalleled majesty—an omen of its resurgence.

*”Heavens! The Void King Beast—it’s undergoing Nirvana?!”*

Shouts erupted from the distance—not from Heavenly Deity Academy, but from warriors of the other world.

They knew more—legends spoke of Void Beasts undergoing Nirvana, summoning ancestral phantoms to aid their rebirth.

And now, the skies shimmered with divine radiance—proof of the phenomenon unfolding.

*”Disaster! If it succeeds, it’ll become even stronger!”* The academy’s disciples paled, realizing the gravity of the situation.

At the mountain’s edge, Shi Hao frowned. The ancestral phantom was overwhelming—just its shadow alone suffocated the air.

*”Still dreaming?”* he scoffed, charging forth without hesitation, sword raised.

*”Huh?”* He was blocked—repelled by the void’s power.

***BOOM!***

Suddenly, the indistinct figure seated atop one of his Dao Flowers opened its eyes, locking onto the Void Beast.

The beast shuddered—then its nirvana collapsed. The void forces dispersed, the phantom vanished.

*”What—what is that?!”* it gasped, staring in horror at the figure on Shi Hao’s Dao Flower.

Nirvana—failed!

The void around it crumbled. Its body disintegrated—doomed.

Shi Hao wasted no time. With a single slash, he split its skull and soul, ensuring total annihilation.

After cleaning up, he carefully stowed the cauldron, sighing. *”Should’ve taken the whole body.”*

Now, only a ten-zhang chunk of meat remained—a pity compared to the full beast.

*”Still, Void Beast meat is a rare delicacy. Better than nothing.”* He didn’t cook it there, storing it instead before returning to the battlefield.

Chaos reigned—blood stained the earth, corpses littered the ground as warriors clashed in brutal combat.

*”Where were you? Did you see the Void Beast’s Nirvana?”* Wang Xi, locked in battle, called out upon spotting Shi Hao.

*”Saw it. Then I chopped it up,”* he replied casually, standing amidst the carnage like an otherworldly specter.