As those words rang out, the graceful young lady, Chen Qing, and the Zi Jin True Beast all changed expressions simultaneously. It was too presumptuous—how could one person dare to confront the three of them alone?
“Do you think you’re the reincarnation of a Celestial King?” Chen Qing rebuked, filled with hostility toward Shi Hao, having wanted to strike him down long ago.
“Some call me the Devil King,” Shi Hao replied with a calm smile. He stepped forward deliberately, causing the lake to tremble with each step. His footsteps carried a strange rhythm.
Eventually, the rhythm transformed into a sound of Dao, resonating with the heavens and earth, exuding an overwhelming pressure that shook hearts.
Puu!
Far away, two powerful entities assigned to surveillance were at the Venerable Realm, yet they now coughed blood and staggered backward under the force of those footsteps.
Their faces turned pale; who was this person whose footsteps alone could defeat enemies?
Clearly, this was a “might” unmatched by any—emperor of all under heaven!
“Senior Dao Brother, what a magnificent aura you possess! I admire it deeply!” the radiant and enchanting woman laughed. Her figure was light and seductive, glowing with brilliance, ready to strike at any moment.
“My pleasure,” Shi Hao replied calmly, continuing forward. His footsteps grew louder, their rhythm intensifying, like divine drums echoing from the celestial palace.
“As a servant, you’re far too arrogant. Today, I must break your bones!” Zi Jin True Beast roared. With a thunderous boom, a secret treasure emerged from the void, radiating endless starlight that engulfed Shi Hao.
It was a glowing rope, shimmering like a dragon soaring through the air, attempting to bind Shi Hao, while various formation runes lit up on the ground, aiming to obstruct and kill him.
“Crack!”
A bolt of lightning exploded, and a precious club, over half a foot long, appeared. Its bone was smooth, warm, and white—the weapon Shi Hao had brought from the lower realm. It blocked the rope.
Then, the bone club descended, striking the ground and shattering the formation.
“Hmm, a Divine-level artifact?” Zi Jin True Beast’s eyes gleamed. His secret treasure, the Binding God Rope, was also of this caliber, yet it was now neutralized.
At this moment, several silver dragons, each over half a meter long, were startled in the clear lake and quickly vanished into the depths.
“If you scare away my sacred herb, I will use your blood to refine medicine,” Zi Jin True Beast said. He was tall, with flowing purple hair and piercing pupils.
“Who said that herb is yours? The Silver Dragon Lotus is mine,” Shi Hao replied.
“You step aside. Let me handle him!” Chen Qing declared. Having been stepped over by Shi Hao before, he bore a grudge and wanted to defeat him personally, unable to swallow his pride otherwise.
“You’re merely a servant. Just because a few people flatter you, do you really think you can stand equal with the young Celestial Sovereigns? You’re ignorant of the heavens and earth!” Shi Hao said coldly.
Chen Qing grew furious, his face darkening, his gaze sinister. Although he was a servant to the young master of the Celestial Hall, he was usually treated as an equal by various divine heirs and holy maidens. Who dared to look down on him like this?
A flash of radiant light appeared, and in his hand emerged a massive purple bow. Divine arrows shimmered with brilliance, instantly placed on the bowstring as he unleashed his killing intent.
“Dare to provoke someone from the Celestial Hall, and even a saintly heir of a sect cannot escape death. Watch me shoot you down.”
Chen Qing drew the bowstring. In an instant, winds and thunder erupted. The arrow transformed into a sky-piercing rainbow, accompanied by lightning and divine demon illusions—an awe-inspiring sight!
In the void, a piercing wail sounded, with lightning and thunder bursting forth in all sorts of bizarre phenomena!
This was a killing arrow, aimed to pierce through Shi Hao’s body without hesitation, unleashing his full strength in a terrifying display.
Beside them, the woman and Zi Jin True Beast nodded approvingly. Such an arrow was indeed extraordinary, capable of slaying many powerful Venerables.
Yet Shi Hao stood there, not dodging at all. A hazy glow emerged from his body, enveloping him like the fusion of sun and moon, forming an immortal divine disk.
The divine arrow entered this “domain,” as if sinking into cursed soil, its speed sharply decreasing until it almost froze. Shi Hao gently grasped it.
“Is this the best you can shoot? Too childish! With this, you dare to rival the divine heirs of various sects and claim my life?” Shi Hao sneered.
His posture was filled with contempt, making Chen Qing’s face flush red. He drew the bow again and again, shouting, “Don’t get too cocky! Watch my Seven Arrows—Annihilation of Gods!”
Chen Qing leaped into the air, standing in the void, drawing the bow repeatedly. Around him, flowers bloomed—mysterious glyphs, dazzling and magnificent.
Chi!
The first arrow flew, engulfed in raging flames.
Chi!
The second arrow came, brimming with metallic energy, as if ten thousand swords were ringing in unison.
Chi!
The third arrow arrived, like rolling earth, a continent smashing into the sky.
…
These were the Five Elemental Arrows, manifesting the power of the five elements—flame, metal, earth, water, and wood. Their might was astonishing, accompanied by roaring sounds, even making Zi Jin True Beast show a solemn expression.
But this wasn’t all. The final two arrows were released one after another—one accompanied by the sun, blindingly bright, impossible to look at directly, and the other pitch black like clouds, dark as oblivion.
The final two arrows embodied the mysteries of light and darkness, their glyphs mysterious and complex, immensely powerful.
Shi Hao furrowed his brow. Through Chen Qing’s techniques, he sensed the terrifying might of the Celestial Hall. Even a mere servant had received such astonishing inheritance, revealing just a glimpse of the Celestial Hall’s profound foundation.
Boom!
Shi Hao moved, fully activating his One and Only Celestial Grotto, radiating even more brilliantly. He charged toward Chen Qing, unleashing his full power.
“Come forth!”
Chen Qing roared, releasing the Seven Arrows of God-Slaying. They erupted with terrifying force, chasing Shi Hao, exploding one after another into blinding glyphs, aiming to kill their opponent.
Yet to his shock, Shi Hao’s brilliant “field” wrapped around the broken arrows, preventing them from approaching him.
The glyphs of the God-Slaying Arrows quickly dimmed and faded.
“What is this?” Chen Qing exclaimed, puzzled. Was this a Celestial Grotto? Or a special protective divine light? How could it be so powerful?
“Invulnerable to all methods?” The seductive, graceful woman murmured beside him, her heart shaken.
“No one is truly invulnerable, but this person’s protective divine light is strange and far too powerful,” Zi Jin True Beast said. He was somewhat doubtful, suspecting it was a Celestial Grotto, but why was there only one?
“Die!”
Chen Qing roared, firing several arrows with his massive bow while his body radiated seven-colored light, charging at Shi Hao for direct combat.
Boom!
In a brief clash, neither retreated. Their physical bodies collided, glyphs clashing—it was a direct confrontation, a true test of strength, each trying to overpower the other.
Pu!
Chen Qing spat blood, rapidly retreating, his face twisted in pain. His hand had been shattered by a single punch, unimaginable for him to suffer such a defeat.
Remember, he had soaked in Divine Golden Elixir and refined his body. Though not a body cultivator, he was still extraordinary—yet someone shattered his hand with one punch.
“A servant is just a servant. Others only tolerate you out of respect for the Celestial Hall, but I have no fondness for the Celestial Hall,” Shi Hao said.
These words pierced Chen Qing’s heart like knives, making him feel anguish. He let out a furious roar and attacked again.
“Chen, come back!” the woman shouted, launching a divine feather like a sword beam aimed at Shi Hao’s forehead.
Crack!
Shi Hao flicked his finger, unleashing thunder like a waterfall to intercept the divine attack. Without slowing down, he charged straight at Chen Qing, determined to kill him.
“Let me show you—even if I’m not an official disciple of the Celestial Hall, I can still kill you. Before me, you’re nothing!” Chen Qing growled, his face twisted with cold laughter, brimming with murderous intent.
Green rust flickered from his palm, radiating boundless light, exploding in the void, engulfing Shi Hao.
This was the “Copper Rust Curse” of the Celestial Hall, a terrifying technique. In the lower realm, Shi Hao had once been driven to the brink of death by it, taking a whole year to overcome and revive.
Seeing the green rust, Shi Hao’s eyes turned icy. He expanded his Celestial Grotto, where Daoist sounds rumbled, enveloping all the green rust glyphs, imprisoning them within.
“Huh, what?” Chen Qing was startled. These glyphs were deadly, capable of killing silently. How could the opponent capture them?
“A junior from the lower realm, who didn’t know his place, was killed. How could you…” His heart trembled.
Hearing this, Shi Hao grew colder. He transformed into a human-shaped lightning bolt, rushing forward while vibrating his One and Only Celestial Grotto, causing the green rust to explode in all directions.
“Ahh… No!” Chen Qing screamed, his face pale as he was struck, his entire body glowing green, rolling on the ground in agony.
Shi Hao could easily counter it because he had experienced it before. No matter how well hidden the glyphs were, they couldn’t escape his perception—he could capture them effortlessly.
“A servant is just a servant,” Shi Hao said, stepping forward and kicking him high into the air. Half his body exploded in the void, turning into a blood mist.
Chen Qing’s upper half fell to the ground, rolling in pain.
Pu!
In the next moment, Shi Hao raised his hand and shot out a sword beam, severing his head.
Glyphs flickered, and he transformed into a rain of light, quickly reforming. His beast tooth Fate Sigil saved him, teleporting him to the altar at the exit.
“Just a servant of the Celestial Hall can have a life-saving charm, huh!” Shi Hao exclaimed in surprise before breaking into a cold laugh.
At the exit altar of the secret realm.
Chen Qing appeared, filled with resentment, his face alternating between green and white, unable to help but let out a long howl.
Everyone was stunned. Many recognized him—wasn’t he the servant of the young master of the Celestial Hall, rumored to rival divine heirs and holy maidens? How could he be defeated so quickly?
Then, everyone erupted in shock. This meant someone was targeting the Celestial Hall, possibly even going after the young master himself!
“Junior friend, who defeated you?” an elder from the Fire Demon Palace asked.
“Hmph!” Chen Qing snorted, his face darkening, unwilling to respond.
“Describe your opponent,” an old man sitting in the void outside the secret realm said. Clearly, he was a senior patriarch.
Chen Qing trembled, not daring to be disrespectful to such a figure. He quickly bowed deeply, As it is recounting the battle and describing the person’s appearance.
“Youthful Devil King—it’s him again!” someone from the Fire Demon Palace exclaimed.
Then, the area erupted in uproar. People had long sensed that this mysterious youth was rising, possibly becoming a dark horse. Now, the prophecy was gradually coming true.
First killing someone from the Fire Demon Palace, then beheading the young master of the Celestial Hall’s follower—what audacity! He was fearless, ready to sweep away all experts.
“I want to return!” Chen Qing said.
“This…” the guardians of the altar hesitated. If they sent him back and he was killed again, he might never revive.
“Send me to my master!” Chen Qing gritted his teeth, stating a coordinate. He understood well—if he sought out Shi Hao again, he would surely die.
At this moment, deep within the secret realm, by the lake, roars shook the sky. Shi Hao was battling a Zi Jin True Beast that had transformed into its true form, striking it until it coughed blood repeatedly.
When the Zi Jin True Beast fought in its human form, Shi Hao defeated it, breaking over a dozen bones. Then it transformed into its true body, roaring furiously.
This creature, when fully grown, could become an ultimate being. With a single roar, it could shake down the moon from the sky—a terrifying sight.
This roar was a great divine art, its power immense, with glyphs filling the sky, engulfing Shi Hao. Yet, it still couldn’t overcome him.
Boom!
Shi Hao descended from the sky, making the beast stagger. Finally, he forcefully sat on its back, saying, “How about becoming my mount?”
Roar…
The Zi Jin True Beast was furious. Among their race, it was known as invincible in its generation. Now, being ridden like this was a great humiliation.
Nearby, the woman was startled and turned to flee.
“Hey, I want to forge the Five-Beast Fan. Fellow Daoist, could you help me by lending a feather?” Shi Hao called out.
He had long realized the woman was a divine bird, possessing rare primal feathers. Such feathers were extremely rare, seldom found even among many divine birds.
“You…” the woman was shocked and angry, feeling deeply humiliated.
In the end, the True Beast was subdued by Shi Hao, unable to move, but still refused to yield, unwilling to become a mount. After all, it was a top talent of its race—how could it accept being ridden?
“Then, you shall meet your end,” Shi Hao said decisively, chopping off its head with one palm.
Then, Shi Hao turned toward the woman. She fled rapidly, but was soon caught up by the lightning-fast human bolt behind her.
It turned out she was a Dragon Sparrow, a divine bird of astonishing bloodline. She fought Shi Hao fiercely, dragon roars and phoenix cries echoing through the sky, both unleashing boundless light.
Unfortunately, Shi Hao was like a Celestial King, striking powerfully with each punch, accompanied by lightning and surging blood energy, shaking the Dragon Sparrow, forcing her to retreat repeatedly.
At the altar, just as Chen Qing vanished, a True Beast appeared, shocking the crowd. This was the young genius of the Zi Jin True Beast clan—had he also been killed?
“Deserved death! Wanting me to be his mount…” His roar shook all around. Still not fully recovered from the battle, his words left everyone stunned.
Someone wanted to make him a mount—too shocking!
“Snap out of it,” a senior patriarch shouted, shaking him awake.
Finally, when he told them it was a clean-faced youth who had killed him, describing the youth, the area erupted again—it was the same Youthful Devil King!
Then, before the Zi Jin True Beast could leave the altar, the light flickered, and another woman appeared. Her chest heaved violently, her face pale, clearly frightened.
“What? The Dragon Sparrow clan’s genius was also defeated?” At this moment, not only the guardians of the secret realm exit but even some sect leaders showed surprise.
“Who defeated you?”
“A youth, with clear eyes, but when he attacked, his blood energy shook the heavens…”
The outside world was in total uproar. The Youthful Devil King had struck again, consecutively defeating the top geniuses within the secret realm, shaking the world!
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