Shi Hao erupted to the extreme. This first strike was not over. He transformed into a humanoid Kun Peng, rushing forward with wings on his back, employing the Kun Peng Method, and infinite glyphs emerged, surging ahead.
Beside him, the broken sword, the golden divine law sword of Shi Kingdom, and the nation-stabilizing divine halberd simultaneously appeared, launching attacks with myriad beams of divine light.
“Pu!”
Although the man from the Demon Sunflower Garden reacted swiftly, retreating rapidly, how could he possibly outpace the Kun Peng Method? Now, bolstered by the Indestructible Golden Body at the divine level, Shi Hao moved even faster.
“Ahh…”
The black-robed man roared, and countless black demon sunflowers erupted around him, growing wildly to block Shi Hao’s assault.
Shi Hao’s eyes gleamed with light. He reached out and snatched the nation-stabilizing divine halberd from the array of magical artifacts. It shifted from dark black to brilliant gold, radiating blazing light. Swinging it horizontally and vertically, he devastated numerous black demon sunflowers.
The heavens and earth erupted with chaos, with all sorts of radiant lights flying about.
“Kill!”
Shi Hao roared. His hair stood on end straight up, his eyes wide with fury. Gripping the massive halberd, he cleaved downward with the might of the Kun Peng, unleashing the ultimate offensive power.
The man roared in fury, driven into a frenzy. In front of him, innumerable glyphs appeared, and behind him, a black sun erupted. His demon sunflower, forged from his own essence, emerged to block the halberd.
“Boom!”
Upon collision, the black solar disk shook violently, some leaves withering and turning into black flames, raging fiercely toward Shi Hao.
“Back off!”
Shi Hao commanded. Behind him, a pair of Kun Peng wings flapped with inexhaustible energy, the dual forces of Yin and Yang flowing, dispersing those flames. He surged closer. The blinding halberd blade, the boundless Kun Peng power, surged forth simultaneously like a wave of annihilating thunderclap, accompanied by massive lightning bolts, all directed forward.
“Peng!”
The black-robed man coughed up blood, rapidly retreating. Under such overwhelming force, even he suffered greatly.
In a narrow pass, the brave win. Shi Hao threw himself completely into the fight. He had no retreat, only the path of total victory could break this deadly trap and carve out a path to survival.
Initially, the man from the Demon Sunflower Garden had assumed victory, looking down from on high, but this unexpected turn of events unsettled him. Losing his composure and confidence, he feared injury—if he weakened, how could he compete in the lower realms to gain the most valuable prizes, or avoid being slain by other divinities.
This mental state made Shi Hao even more courageous while the black-robed opponent retreated.
“Pu!”
The golden divine sword of the gods beside Shi Hao flew forth, transforming into a divine rainbow that pierced through the man’s shoulder, soaking the air with divine blood.
“Ahh…!” the black-cloaked man screamed, his face contorted in fury. He, being so mighty, had actually been wounded by what he had considered a “glow-worm” and was utterly enraged.
He realized the necessity to reverse the situation immediately; otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. His whole body radiated light, his divine flame ablaze, unleashing his strongest aura.
A black sunflower emerged, becoming a black sun, enveloping him as he prepared for battle with Shi Hao. Within an instant, hundreds upon hundreds of dark beams shot toward Shi Hao, placing him in crisis.
They were sunflower seeds—each one releasing concentrated divine energy when fired. Exploding in midair, they transformed into sword beams that left visible wounds on Shi Hao’s face and neck. Even grazing him nearly pierced his body completely.
At the same time, the black-cloaked man retreated, seeking to establish a safe distance and recalibrate before reengaging.
Shi Hao’s eyes burned fiercely. He pursued relentlessly, closing in. He unleashed the Kun Peng Method to its fullest. With those divine wings beating, yin and yang energies flowed and surged forth in their ultimate offensive.
“Boom!”
With a flap of the wings, the sky filled with whirling sunflower seeds was obliterated. Then, like two celestial blades, he slashed toward the enemy.
“Crash!”
The black-cloaked man gripped a sunflower in his hands—his own essence. A ripple of black glyphs radiated outward in waves, leaves drifting and black sparks flying.
“Ahh…” He roared, unleashing a great divine art, his entire being ignited in a final confrontation.
“Die!”
Shi Hao shouted, pressing forward without hesitation. When the two wings collided, yin and yang merged. A faint shimmer of primordial qi dispersed, and his offensive power surged to an unprecedented level—the ultimate manifestation of this technique.
“Boom!”
The opponent had nowhere to run. Struck by the wings across his arms, his body shook violently. The sunflower before him withered, his hands exploded into pieces, and the wounds spread upward.
“Spurt!”
Half of his torso’s bones were shattered, his flesh reduced to a bloody mess.
This was the Kun Peng Method—an offensive power unmatched in this world. Even though Shi Hao wasn’t a true deity, such a devastating result was achieved.
It must be understood that once a living entity ignites its divine flame, it becomes entirely transformed—far surpassing mortal powers. Earthly kings and high sages must look up in reverence, performing kowtows before them.
And it is precisely because of the staggering imbalance of power, the colossal gap in might, that they are labeled as gods—nearly unbeatable.
This is the difference between gods and humans!
Although Shi Hao, through the aid of his Indestructible Golden Body, had enhanced his strength, his comprehension of laws, mysteries, and glyph techniques was still vastly inferior.
To achieve this position was already shocking.
The black-cloaked man flew off, continuously coughing blood. He steadied himself, his eyes terrifyingly furious, and turned his head to shout: “You are surely dead!”
Putting aside all constraints, he treated this as a fight to the death. With heaven-shaking power, regardless of cost, he ignited himself. In an instant, a blazing beam of light fell from the skies.
A terrifying divine light descended from the sun. The black-cloaked man appeared as though fusing with the solar disk itself, advancing through the flames, each cell of his flesh radiating divine fire.
“Die!”
This was a forbidden technique of the Demon Sunflower Garden. By sacrificing his form and making an offering to the heavens, he could harness supreme power to destroy his enemy.
At this moment, Shi Hao’s Kun Peng Method unleashed its greatest might, transforming into a streak of light, circling and attacking the man.
The black-cloaked man’s body burned with fire. Below, the mountain collapsed into ash, burned away completely. As for the great lake, it vanished instantly, evaporated entirely.
In this place, ethereal light and divine rays pierced the heavens. The sun itself seemed to descend, merging with the black-cloaked man, releasing the most terrifying force.
This was an earth-shattering battle, shaking the realms and drawing the attention of the great powers, all astonished beyond words.
“Shi Hao is battling a god?!”
“He returned alive! Rumors had it three divine beings pursued and hunted him, yet here he is again, clashing against a divine demon!”
…
The battle was extremely fierce. Throughout, Shi Hao used only his strongest attacks, never employing ordinary magical techniques, determined to kill this god.
“Boom!”
As his Kun Peng energy nearly dried up, Shi Hao immediately unleashed his supreme art. At the moment of their closest approach, he activated the Wheel-turning Divine Art.
His Supreme Bone radiated light. A vast array of glyphs burst forth, forming a sacred scripture that imprinted itself into the void. Then, it took the form of a crucible, enveloping the black-cloaked man.
Shi Hao was extremely nervous. After all, he had not ignited his divine flame, and his understanding of laws and glyphs was far inferior to his opponent’s. He feared the bone glyphs might fail.
“Ahh…”
The black-cloaked man screamed, struck by the Supreme Bone glyphs, wrapped within them. He aged rapidly—the vital essence of his physical body withered, his life force dissipating.
At this moment, even the sunlight flames scorched him. His skin cracked and flaked, half his body collapsed, his hair turned to ashes, a gruesome sight.
Shi Hao was overjoyed. Even without igniting his divine flame, despite his incomplete grasp of laws, his Supreme Bone had matured. He didn’t even need to activate it himself—simply possessing the bone, with sufficient divine energy flowing into it, allowed it to unleash its might!
His worries were unnecessary. With the enhancement provided by his Indestructible Golden Body, he successfully inflicted serious injuries on the enemy.
“Ahh…”
The powerful cultivator from the Demon Sunflower Garden roared. He never expected this result. Once in his prime, he was now on the brink of death—his blood vital force nearly extinguished, his strength drained.
Shi Hao naturally had no intention of wasting time. Creatures ignited with divine flame recovered at an astonishing rate—a fleeting opportunity. He gripped the nation-stabilizing halberd and advanced. With a “pu,” the creature’s head was severed.
“Ahh…” The powerful enemy roared. Even with his head cut off, his voice vibrated through the sky.
Shi Hao didn’t stop. He rushed in, wielding the black broken sword and cleaving the head in two with another “pu,” blood spilling forth, divine light radiating.
Fortunately, he was fast. The moment the head separated, the body behind it, along with the two halves of the head, quickly restored themselves to their prime condition, surging with vitality and blood like the sea.
Shi Hao was shaken inwardly. If not for his quick response, he might not have managed to behead him. The cultivator from the Demon Sunflower Garden recovered too fast—a true divine being with a divine flame ignited!
Yet even at this moment, Shi Hao didn’t pause. His entire body radiating light, he employed the Saber-Toothed Dragon Method, unleashing endless lightning as he surged ahead to obliterate the severed head.
The spiritual essence within had already been shattered. Shi Hao gave his utmost, continuing to unleash thunder to kill the broken divine soul, determined to eradicate any future threat permanently.
“No… I refuse to die, felled by the hand of a mere minor Sovereign!” The black-robed man roared.
Boom!
His divine soul ignited along with the body behind him, which, together with a black sunflower, flared into flames and exploded. Divine power surged to the heavens like an oceanic tempest!
He self-destructed. In that moment, heaven and earth were bathed in light, brilliant enough to illuminate entire mountain ranges. The mountains on the ground melted like paper, vanishing.
“How terrifying—an immortal has self-destructed!”
“Little Shi is absolutely horrifying. He forced a divine being to the end of his rope, forcing him to destroy himself here!”
All who saw this were stunned beyond belief, unable to suppress their shock.
Shi Hao coughed up blood. Even with the Kun Peng technique at his disposal, the moment the crisis struck, he fled at maximum speed, barely escaping serious injury. He was still grazed, nearly shattered to pieces.
He leapt into the air and fled over a hundred li away, collapsing into rugged terrain, bloodied all over, nearly dying.
The self-destruction of a god is indeed terrifying. Had Shi Hao not been fast enough to escape the epicenter of the explosion, he would have died for sure!
Despite possessing the Indestructible Golden Body, he was seriously injured. Blood poured from his mouth, his entire body too weak to move.
An hour passed before Shi Hao barely managed to rise. He took a handful of glossy black sunflower seeds, like ink jade, and swallowed them to replenish his divine energy, sitting down to recover.
“That was too close—I almost died.” After two hours, Shi Hao stood up. Even with his formidable physique, it had nearly disintegrated. He had survived only by a terrifyingly narrow margin.
He transformed into a streak of light and left.
The news, spreading faster than wings could carry, reached every corner of the world. The entire world was in shock. Little Shi had actually slain a god!
“Bravo! What a glorious moment! These divine beings spilled blood and sacrificed countless lives in the lower realms for their schemes—how many people have died?”
“Shi Hao, only fifteen years old, has actually killed a deity? This is a feat so grand it deserves to be chronicled in history!”
“Fantastic! Little Shi, you did it! You beheaded that detestable immortal. Hearing this news has brought enormous joy to everyone!”
The world was in an uproar, the entire realm ablaze with excitement.
At first, people could not believe their ears. But after the news was confirmed, they felt immense satisfaction. The arrival of the seven gods resulted in endless bloodshed and calamity. They deserved execution!
Shi Hao returned to Stone Village, where all the villagers were overjoyed. Ever since Shi Hao departed, everyone had been anxious, their hearts gripped by fear, afraid that he would perish outside.
“Great! Uncle Hao has returned safely!” A group of children clung to him like koalas.
Everyone smiled. Nothing could be better than this result.
“Your parents just left.” Elder Shi Yun Feng said.
From the moment Shi Hao decided to fight against the gods, his parents, Shi Zi Ling and his wife, were filled with anxiety and worry. They pursued his trail constantly but always arrived too late.
For example, this time, after leaving the village, they heard the news and rushed immediately to the mountains outside the Heaven-Mending Pavilion but arrived a step too late. They stood in shock, witnessing the aftermath of that great battle with their own eyes.
“This is what Hao-er has done? He… he’s slain a god?!” The couple were filled with awe.
That day, the name of Little Shi spread through the world. Such a feat had never been seen before. A fifteen-year-old beheading a god? It seemed like absolute fantasy.
Most importantly, three previous gods had disappeared—each one having pursued and hunted him. Their subsequent disappearance led people to draw all sorts of intriguing conclusions.
Little Shi had confronted all seven gods, and had gained the respect of nearly everyone. Whatever else was said, this was about “eliminating a pest”. With the exception of a few major sects, the people of the world celebrated loudly.
In a short time, Little Shi’s name swept across the eight regions, shaking the heavens and earth, everyone in admiration.
Shi Hao sat and meditated, taking some spirit herbs and plucking several leaves from a near-Saint-level tree—the Silver Peach Tree—to heal his wounds and let out a sigh.
Indeed, gods are not easy to kill!
“You must never take such risks again. Staying alive is the most important thing.” Da Zhuang, Rascal, and others pleaded. They had all returned to the village.
“Child, please don’t leave again. your safety concerns and worries us too much.” Some elders clutched Shi Hao’s hands and said.
Looking at his childhood companions and these elders, Shi Hao felt warmth in his heart. He smiled and nodded, although he could not bring himself to make a definitive vow.
He retrieved the bronze treasure box and released the secondary form of Yue Chan, informing Mao Qiu and Xiao Hong that should he not return this time, they must get this girl out of Stone Village.
Yue Chan was astonished. What was Shi Hao intending to do? Then, after learning everything that had transpired while staying in the village, she was deeply shocked—he had actually slain a god!
Clearly, there was still one last battle ahead. This time, survival was uncertain. It was like final instructions.
“Are you really going to fight again?” Yue Chan asked, filled with amazement. Little Shi had not killed her. If he failed, it would be an escape route for her.
At that moment, her heart was a whirlwind of emotions.
Shi Hao did not answer. He summoned Qing Feng and informed him of some special places in the lower realms that might contain vast treasures. These were locations divined by the upper realm’s Holy Masters. In the future, when national power was strong enough, they could be explored.
“Big brother, please don’t leave us,” Qing Feng wept, unable to control his sobs. He knew the last god was the strongest and absolutely unbeatable. Going to confront him would likely end in death.
“Don’t go. The last god cannot be defeated. He comes from the Celestial Palace, an ancient cultivator who has studied the Dao for many years. You’re no match for him,” Mao Qiu sighed.
“If I had a choice, I definitely wouldn’t go,” Shi Hao said. Who wouldn’t value their own life? He naturally didn’t want to head to certain death.
He hoped the old god would seek treasures elsewhere, travel the world, and leave him alone—ensuring mutual peaceful coexistence.
“Uncle Hao, are you leaving again? Come with us into the mountains to raid the nests of fierce birds and capture fearsome beasts.” A group of children pleaded.
“Alright, I’ll go with you.” In the following days, Shi Hao roamed the mountains with them, leaving behind many joyful voices, as if returning to his childhood.
He smiled brightly, how he longed to stay, to pause at this moment forever.
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