As the starry river was born and perished, like morning dew rolling across the rosy horizon, the world flickered with unstable lights, a chaotic dance of radiant beams revealing a complex and profound order—only to suddenly collapse.
Terrifying fluctuations intertwined with an incomparable aura. The void trembled like a tattered scroll within the strange mist, rippling and crackling.
This scene was peculiar, the laws obscure and cryptic, glowing with chaotic light—extremely terrifying.
The heavens and earth were undergoing great upheaval. An incomparable supreme being was about to manifest and descend!
A tiny tower, only a few inches tall, vibrated gently. Pure, radiant light cascaded down, enveloping Shi Hao and others within its protective glow.
Dong!
Nearby, an ancient bronze Palace (hall) resonated with a trembling note, the same one once situated upon the Five Elements Mountain. It remained unscathed and now stood among the hills.
Green rust flaked off its surface, and the entire structure began to glow, becoming translucent like jade rather than bronze—more akin to a precious gem.
Such radiant copper was rare indeed.
“This bronze Palace is an undying coordinate!” said the small tower, bracing itself. If that person were truly descending, they would face extreme difficulties, and it too might be dragged into battle.
Far away, a being raged. Though small, its golden wings stretched like clouds spanning the sky, releasing endless golden mist and radiant light, accompanied by thunderous roars.
With a single tremble of those wings, heaven and earth exploded!
This was an awe-inspiring sight. It had lost all restraint, and the sky cracked like porcelain struck by a hammer, the fractures spreading into the endless void.
Beneath its feet, the ground silently burst apart, dissolving into a massive abyss. It shook the Divine Chains of the Five Elements, the iron shackles clanging endlessly.
“Seal it!”
The Five Elements Mountain roared. If it did not intervene, the land would sink beneath the waves, leaving no grass unscathed—Immortal Mountain would cease to exist.
Luckily, its foundation in the Five Elements could create all things, representing the five primordial origins of heaven and earth, sufficient to protect the area. Ripples of power spread beyond the sky, yet the mountains and rivers remained unharmed.
Boom!
A deafening explosion erupted beneath the golden wings, where lightning intertwined with surging chaotic energy, the force so immense that it shattered every fetter.
The altar exploded!
Once, the Divine Chains of the Five Elements had bound an undying being to this altar, preventing escape. But now, with the ancient altar destroyed, the entity was about to break free.
With a tremble of its golden wings, the essence of countless stars from the void gathered into its wings and flowed into its nostrils, rapidly restoring its energy.
An upper realm overlord was descending, forcing it to fight with everything it had—even risking severe injury—to use forbidden techniques and forcibly shatter the altar.
Wild, golden-yellow hair cascaded down to its feet, shielding its emaciated body. Its eyes shot out golden beams, piercing the sky, filled with an indomitable fighting spirit.
The Five Elements Mountain radiated fiercely, vibrating violently. Symbols blanketed the air, coalescing into five hazy glowing masses—manifestations of the fundamental primal powers—binding the entity.
At this moment, sealing the creature alone was difficult. Only by waiting for the upper realm overlord to descend and combining forces would there be a chance for success.
Symbols soared to the heavens, bathing the sky. A chanting began. From the void, a massive figure emerged, seated in meditation, surrounded by a dazzling silver halo.
Each word it chanted manifested as a colossal symbolic mountain crashing toward the being—a sight both bizarre and terrifying.
“The Immortal Sovereign!” the little tower cried out.
Indeed, the figure had appeared, seated in the void, chanting endlessly, unleashing an incomparable willpower that caused the entire Mystical Domain to resonate with gentle tremors.
This was a being of boundless magical power, its form blurred, seated high in the nine heavens. Silver-white radiance formed a divine halo around it like a vast silver sun.
One by one, arcane symbols flew from its mouth. It was chanting the Immortal Sutra—capable of guiding all living beings. Now, it was exerting its full strength to subdue the undying entity.
Meanwhile, the Five Elements Mountain transformed, merging its five beams of light into a single treasure seal bearing the imprint of the world’s creation.
It hovered above the Immortal Sovereign’s head, harmonizing with the chanting, amplifying each spoken word into a symbolic mountain crashing toward the legendary being.
“This is bad,” the little tower murmured. “The entity has barely escaped its long imprisonment, grievously injured; if it gets sealed again, it’s finished.”
Shi Hao’s family watched anxiously. Especially his parents, who felt both joy and sorrow at this rare reunion, shedding tears of emotion and fearing unexpected calamity.
Only Qin Hao remained silent, clad in radiant white robes, his youthful face stern, tightly gripping his spear, his eyes deeply focused.
Boom!
The undying being let out a roar, the first sound it had made in eons. Its golden hair gleamed, its body seemingly forged from gold, embodying the supreme laws of ancient times.
Above its head, one divine mountain of symbols after another shattered, torn apart by its unmatchable battle aura. With another mighty tremble of its wings, the heavens and earth could scarcely contain its massive form.
With a thunderous crash, the golden wings, like two divine swords, sliced diagonally toward the heavens.
The figure seated in the sky continued its chanting, but now stretched out a gleaming white hand—smooth as jade—slamming downward.
This strike could shake the mightiest beings in existence, radiating an aura of immortality. It was a confrontation of great Dao, a clash of beliefs, a contest of willpower.
Where they collided, all things were doomed to annihilation.
The treasure seal formed from the Five Elements Mountain cast a protective veil, restraining the wave of destruction and redirecting much of the divine force into the void.
In that strike, the undying being staggered, golden radiance flickering. Its body, not yet restored to full strength after eons of imprisonment, suffered a major setback.
Yet its combat spirit soared, undeterred. Its body grew, swelling to colossal size, towering high as the heavens.
Divine power surged violently, lightning crackling. An oppressive presence emanated from it—so immense that all beings would look up in awe.
Then, with rumbling symbols, its wings unfolded, golden clouds rising like a tide. Around its body, a radiant belt resembling the Milky Way coiled—it seemed eternal, existing even before creation.
This was a battle to shake the world. With hands forming divine seals, it launched itself upward in a furious assault.
The seated figure trembled slightly, its silver sun shattered. Forced to rise, it too formed a divine seal, striking downward to meet its foe.
“So young!”
At the moment the silver light shattered, Shi Hao’s eyes widened. He caught a fleeting glimpse of the Immortal Sovereign—a youth no older than eighteen or nineteen, astonishingly handsome, exuding vitality.
Nothing like the solemn, ancient, weary figure he had imagined—a complete reversal of expectations.
Above, the clash shook the Heavens—a collision of great Dao!
“Father, mother, little brother, we must go now!” Shi Hao detested the Immortal Mountain and had no wish to remain in such danger. He wished to take his family far from this perilous place.
“I’m not leaving!” Qin Hao refused, gazing at the sky with Firm (firm) determination.
The little tower sensed something and directed its chaotic energy toward the altar. A strange aura of supreme power radiated from the ruins.
The moment it touched the site, endless symbols flared. For a moment, dragon cries echoed, and a phoenix seemed to be reborn in the mist. A strange Dao rhythm pulsed.
“Is this the foundation for an artificial Supreme Being?” the tower muttered, glancing at the young Qin Hao.
The altar trembled, immediately drawing the attention of the Immortal Sovereign in the void. He chanted divine scriptures, sending forth a powerful, holy thought—laced with authority.
“How dare outsiders interfere with the bloodline of Immortal Mountain!”
“Immortal Sovereign, I will not leave!” Qin Hao shouted back.
Shi Hao frowned but said nothing.
Shi Zi Ling and his wife held their younger son’s hand, their faces anxious and fearful, finally glancing toward the strange altar.
“This is problematic!” the small tower muttered, eyes fixed on the altar.
At that moment, the ancient altar radiated light, dropping chains of divine order that connected to Qin Hao, resonating together.
“Little tower, take them away!” Shi Hao commanded.
He harbored no affection for the Immortal Mountain. In the past, they refused to rescue him—a child of their own blood—treating him like common roadside grass. Worse still, they imprisoned his parents, injured his grandfather, and sought to seize his homeland.
He and the Immortal Mountain were irreconcilable foes. He would not allow his family to remain here—he wanted to bring them to a peaceful and safe place.
“My path is not yours to decide!” Qin Hao’s eyes flared with pride as he firmly rejected his brother.
Shi Hao hesitated. He truly had no right to dictate his younger brother’s path. Yet he feared for the boy’s safety at this dangerous place.
Shi Zi Ling and his wife opened their mouths but said nothing. They embraced Shi Hao with one arm, held onto Qin Hao with the other, and looked toward the altar. They understood how complex things were—how deeply their son’s destiny was entangled here.
Boom!
A violent sound erupted from the void. Once again, silver light shattered, and the Immortal Sovereign’s form reappeared while the undying being staggered backward.
The little tower chuckled, “So it’s just a projection from the upper realm—not its true body. It can only exert its might for a short time. I thought so—descending would require a bloody sacrifice; how could one descend so casually?”
“Little tower, help me!” Shi Hao sent mentally, imploring. He wished for his family’s safety, desiring to protect them and nurture their bonds.
“Let’s just sweep everything away!” the tower declared, radiating light as chaotic energy spilled forth, enveloping the area. In a flash, the altar, Shi Zi Ling and his wife, and even Qin Hao vanished into the tower.
“That one is one of Immortal Mountain’s own. You cannot truly take them,” the Immortal Sovereign declared from the void, yet made no move to interfere, continuing his battle with the undying being.
The little tower smirked, ignoring the words. It simply waited—knowing the projection’s time was limited.
Indeed, soon enough, the undying being ceased retreating, steadied itself, and charged forward with fury. Though still occasionally suppressed by the Five Elements Mountain’s strikes, its battle aura grew increasingly terrifying.
It could not be destroyed—it had endured countless ages of imprisonment and survived.
“Alright then, let’s go to the treasure vault!” the tower announced and vanished with Shi Hao.
Within moments, it sensed out all hidden treasures of the place, navigating effortlessly through the terrain, as if intimately familiar with it, soon locating a sealed dwelling.
With a sweep of chaotic sword energy, the guardian wards collapsed, the stone door crumbling into dust. Inside, radiant treasures shimmered, their divine light blinding.
Shi Hao, still thinking of his parents and younger brother, was nevertheless astounded upon stepping inside. So many divine treasures—this Immortal Mountain’s reserves were astonishing!
Before them lay a pile of sacred materials, glowing and shimmering, wreathed in auspicious mists, their divine energy palpable.
The little tower laughed heartily. Even it had not expected such a bounty—discovering so many divine treasures all at once, their sacred radiance illuminating everything.
“Hao bro, you’re my god. Tower Lord, you’re the guiding star of my life.” The Divine Stone regained consciousness, shaking in Shi Hao’s hair, lavishing praises. It too had found the treasures it needed.
Even Shi Hao, who had seen the imperial treasury of the Stone Kingdom, found himself overwhelmed. The place was serene, dazzling—filled with endless treasures.
“Ah?” He noticed a small bone fragment in a corner—white, smooth, and unremarkable compared to the other treasures. Yet his heart pounded. Rushing forward, he snatched it into his hands.
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