"Where do you think you're going?"
How could the Firmament Pearl allow him to do as he wished? The Firmament Pearl blocked Crown Prince Xiao Shi's movements. Nine Firmament Pearls flew out from the Firmament Pearl's fingertips, forming a unique diagram that pierced through the air.
The Firmament Pearl was somewhat similar to the 33 Heavens, but they were completely different. The former fixed space and sealed it. It was a type of pure Void Law. On the other hand, the Firmament Pearl had many Great Daos intertwined, making it seem like an enormous world.
In terms of combat prowess, the latter was naturally superior, and its might was greater as well. However, the former could not be underestimated as well. As soon as it was utilized, the heavens and the earth seemed to be sealed and solidified into a single piece of metal. Su Yin's Heaven, Earth and Mortal Realms were actually unable to extend out.
However, it wasn't a big deal that it couldn't spread. Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up, and a Primordial Energy Orb floated out from his glabella.
"Then let's meet head-on!"
The original form of this artifact was also the Firmament Pearl, but after fusing with the Myriad Dragon Battle Armor and the Suanni Tortoise Shell, its defense and strength had been raised to a terrifying level. As it floated in the air, patterns that corresponded to the great dao appeared, and it trembled violently.
The sealed space immediately collapsed into a circular groove, as if an iron ball had fallen into tofu. It didn't even last half a breath.
"This …"
The Cangqiong Saint raised his eyebrows.
"Is this still the Firmament Pearl?"
What was it refined into?
The effect of the void was completely invisible. Instead, it was just like the Coiling Dragon Pillar, only clashing head-on … Facing two huge and hard treasures at once, even Number One Under Heaven couldn't take it. He was so sullen that he was about to explode.
"Since you won't let me escape, then we'll all die together! Prince Xiao Shi, I will continue to attack that disciple of his and disturb the firmament. I must kill him today! "
With a long hiss, Su Yin seemed to have stopped fleeing. His eyes were filled with determination.
"Alright!"
Crown Prince Xiao Shi's goal was to stall for time. Seeing that the other party was willing to help him, he was more than happy to oblige. The Coiling Dragon Pillar, together with the Beast Court's home field power, became even more powerful. Not only did it block the attacks of the Yellow Spring, the Martial Sage, and the Battle Sage, even Cang Qiong was unable to break through his defense for a short period of time.
Whoosh!
Su Yin was filled with admiration when he saw Cang Qiong go berserk with such vigor. Cang Qiong's resolute gaze carried an undying determination. Everyone thought that Cang Qiong would rush over and fight Cang Qiong for three hundred rounds, but instead, Cang Qiong turned around and dove into the hole like a fish.
Wu wu!
With a flash of light, he disappeared from the spot.
"…" Crown Prince Xiao Shi and the Cangqiong Saint were dumbfounded.
Didn't you want to fight to the death?
Wasn't he furious and wouldn't rest until he was dead?
Running away without saying a word … Was this something an expert of his level should do?
Please, be a human!
Huang Quan and the others were also so depressed that they wanted to vomit blood.
From chopping off Xue Qianqiu's limbs to risking his life to escape, everything had flowed smoothly, as though it had been planned beforehand. Regardless of whether it was his route, speed, or defense, they were all impeccable. Like a loach, he didn't give them any chance at all.
In other words, the other party's goal was clear. Meng Po's corpse, Xue Qianqiu's limbs … As for the rest, he wasn't greedy at all. Before he even made a move, he had already planned out his escape route.
How decisive!
"I'll let you off today …"
Knowing that it was impossible for him to stand against the four experts alone, Crown Prince Xiao Shi was so infuriated that he spurted a mouthful of blood. However, there was nothing he could do. With a furious roar, he brandished his Coiling Dragon Pillar to fend off the attacks of the four experts before diving into a hole as well.
It was not the same one that Su Yin had entered.
"What should we do?"
Seeing the two of them disappearing one after another, Cang Qiong and the others wanted to chase after them, but they eventually came to a halt. They stared at the hundreds of holes before them and glanced at one another.
No one could tell which one was a trap and which one was a treasure.
After a moment of silence, Cang Qiong said, "This should be the passageway to the Hundred Beasts Palace!"
"Hundred Beasts Palace?" Wu Sheng frowned.
"After the establishment of the Beast Hall, all Beast Officials who have reached grade-2 and above are qualified to build a palace here that is connected to the Beast Hall. It is said that there are a total of 108 palaces here, just like the Ancient Sages of the human race. They should be the ones here."
Wu Sheng's eyes lit up. "If that's really the case, doesn't that mean that every single one of them is safe?"
Cang Qiong shook his head. "That's not the case. In the later stages of the Beast Hall, in order to fend off the Five Decay of Celestial Beings, the Beast Officials fought one another endlessly, and many of their experts were killed. In order to protect themselves, more than half of these passageways were turned into traps.
Given their cultivation, other than the Dragon Emperor and the Great Beast King, there was no one who could harm them. Logically speaking, there was no reason for them to fear them. However, once they were trapped, they could only watch helplessly as Crown Prince Xiao Shi and Su Yin stole all of the benefits.
Their goal of taking the risk to come here would be ruined.
Wu Sheng frowned. "Regardless of which one is safe or dangerous, since Crown Prince Xiao Shi and Su Yin dared to enter, it shouldn't be a problem!"
"That might not be the case. Su Yin is as cunning as a fox. It's possible that he purposely went to a dangerous place to lure us in before hiding there to ambush us …"
Xue Qianqiu gritted his teeth furiously.
The crowd fell silent, but no one objected.
Even though that lad was only eighteen years old, no one dared to doubt his cunning means anymore.
It was possible that he was hiding in the shadows, waiting for them to fall into his trap.
Wu Sheng was displeased. "This won't do, that won't do. We can't just wait here and do nothing!"
Cang Qiong said, "How about this? Let's use our own means to choose where we want to go. Whether we can obtain fortuitous encounters or face danger, we'll rely on our own strength. No one can blame us for the outcome!"
"Alright!" The crowd nodded.
Knowing that they were all capable individuals, Cang Qiong didn't continue arguing on this matter. Instead, he turned to his disciple and asked, "Qianqiu, which one do you choose?"
"Me?"
Thinking that his teacher was testing him, Xue Qianqiu scanned his surroundings before looking at a cave entrance. "I want to enter this one!"
He could clearly feel that there was something in the cave that was attracting him. Once he entered, he would surely be able to obtain great benefits.
"That's right. I'll take this one. You can choose another one. Even though you've lost your limbs, you should have no problem protecting yourself as a Law Realm expert! "
Hu!
Nodding, Cang Qiong flew into the cave that Xue Qianqiu had pointed out.
“？？？”
Xue Qianqiu was stunned.
Was this something that a teacher should do?
Was he treating him as a radar?
Xue Qianqiu felt stifled, but there was nothing he could do about it. After a while, he found another cave entrance. However, just as he was about to enter it, he suddenly felt his body tensing up. The Yellow Springs Sage had flown past him and said, "Nephew Qianqiu, you can choose another one. I'll be taking this one!"
Similarly, the Yellow Springs Sage vanished from sight.
“？？？”
Xue Qianqiu was frenzied.
Was this how you treat a cripple?
Xue Qianqiu turned to look at the Battle Sage and Martial Sage, only to see the same serious look on their faces. It was as if they would snatch whatever he chose.
Xue Qianqiu gritted his teeth and asked, "Why?"
"We know a little about your experiences. Every time you get pummeled by Su Yin, you'll surely obtain a fortuitous encounter. We want to obtain such fortuitous encounter as well," the Battle Sage said.
"…"
All along, he had thought that he was a genius, but in the eyes of true experts, he was nothing more than a tool. And the condition to activate it was … to be pummeled by Su Yin!
It was no wonder why he felt that something was amiss. As powerful as Su Yin's sword qi was, if his teacher really wanted to stop him, he should have been able to prevent himself from getting injured. Yet, in the end, the other party only made a move after his four limbs were severed!
In the end, it was just to activate his luck …
What the heck …
Xue Qianqiu felt like crying.
You can't play like this!
You're really too powerful!
Even though Xue Qianqiu was helpless, he knew that he wasn't a match for the two of them. Thus, he was forced to make a choice.
After everyone had left, Xue Qianqiu looked at the pile of holes before him, and he felt like dying.
After a moment of internal struggle, he realized that the place he wanted to head to was already gone.
"Forget it, I'll just enter as I please. I'll take whatever I can get!"
Without any hesitation, Xue Qianqiu casually chose a hole and dived in.
A moment later, his eyes lit up, and with a quivering voice, he said, "Hahaha, so this is where my fortuitous encounter is. Great! Su Yin, you're dead meat!"
…
…
Su Yin was oblivious to the fact that Xue Qianqiu was being used as a tool. At this moment, he wasn't in a hurry to advance. Instead, he dived into the Origin Energy Orb and retrieved Xue Qianqiu's four limbs. Without the enhancement of energy, they reverted back to their original form … two dragon claws!
Taking out the True Dragon Sword, he drew out the Great Dao of Smithing and continued to temper the artifact.
After an unknown period of time, the True Dragon Sword 'moo!' Released a draconic roar reminiscent of the roar of an ox. It broke through the shackles of Rule realm and soared all the way to Rule realm pinnacle!
"Not bad!"
Su Yin nodded in satisfaction.
Be it the Invincible Sword Technique or the Human Emperor Sword Technique, they had high requirements for the sword. This artifact had reached the pinnacle of Rule realm, and its offensive power was even stronger than the Origin Energy Orb.
Previously, Prince Xiao Shi could still defeat him by relying on the Coiling Dragon Pillar. Now, even if it was still slightly weaker, it wasn't that far off.
With the increase in strength, Su Yin flew forward with a smile.
Soon, he arrived at the end of the tunnel.
It was a cave-like building. The spiritual energy was pure and the energy was dense. The space was vast. The lowest point was a few hundred meters high, and the highest point reached a thousand meters.
"It seems that the divine beast that lives here is very big!"
Su Yin raised his eyebrows.
Through Dahei's explanation, he already knew that these tunnels led to the Hundred Beast Palace. This should be the former residence of one of the experts.
The Hundred Beast Palace, the Ancient Beast Court, was what they relied on to dominate the various heavens.
There was no lack of Rule realm experts and even Sector Lords!
The reason why the Dragon Emperor could escape from the Heaven's Decay was probably because of these experts.
Just as his thoughts were running wild, a ferocious energy exploded in front of him. Countless spiritual energy flowed, and Su Yin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Someone is trying to break through to the Sector Lord realm …"
He could clearly feel the pressure from the world domain from the energy that leaked out.
The Human Emperor Tree operated, suppressing the aura in his body. Su Yin's figure flickered, and he appeared at the place where the Spiritual Qi was berserk. He quietly looked over.
In a spacious room, a giant dragon was floating in mid-air, trying to break through to the eighth level Sage realm.
Dragon Emperor!
Su Yin chose the tunnel that this fellow entered. As expected, they met!
However, he didn't expect that in just ten minutes, this fellow not only broke through from the half-step Rule realm, but also had enough strength to break through to the Sector Lord realm!
His speed of improvement was too fast!
"It's the inheritance of a divine beast …"
The Dragon Emperor had the Dragon Emperor's bloodline, and this was the palace where the Dragon Emperor lived. It wouldn't be a problem for him to find a suitable corpse and method to break through quickly.
It was just that he didn't know what kind of divine beast he had obtained.
Curious, Su Yin looked over and saw a giant tortoise shell above the Dragon Emperor. It was the source of the energy to break through to the Sector Lord realm.
This tortoise shell was different from Lao Mian's and Bi 'an's. It was larger, and clouds surrounded its back. Half of it was blue sky while the other half was seawater. It was as though both the sky and the sea were gathered together.
"What kind of divine beast is this?"
Knowing that the original owner of the tortoise shell was at least a Sector Lord, Su Yin couldn't believe it.
"It's the divine beast Ao!"
Dahei's voice sounded.
"Ao?" Su Yin was stunned.
"Un …"
Dahei nodded. "This divine beast lives in the depths of the ocean. It's incomparably huge, spanning tens of thousands of miles. Because it wasn't happy with the Dragon Emperor's rule, it went into seclusion. The Dragon Emperor sent people to invite it several times, but none of them came. Enraged, the Dragon Emperor killed it and placed its claws on the four poles of the world. Together with the Coiling Dragon Pillar, it supported the heavens and the earth."
"This …" Su Yin was stunned.
For the Dragon Emperor to kill it personally, it was obvious that the Ao was no weaker than the Xiao Shi Crown Prince when it was alive.
It was no wonder the Dragon Emperor was able to achieve a breakthrough so quickly after refining it.
"Are those its four claws?" Su Yin looked around the hall and saw four thick pillars that pierced into the sky. He couldn't tell how tall they were, but each pillar was several hundred miles thick. If one didn't pay attention, one would think that they were majestic mountains.
It seemed like the Dragon Emperor was trying to refine the four claws and fuse them into his own realm.
Once he succeeded, not only would he be able to reach the eighth level of the Saint Realm, but he would also be able to reach the pinnacle of the Saint Realm.
"If I can refine these four pillars and stabilize the four poles of the Dry Origin World, I'll be able to easily fuse the Life and Death Great Dao and Time Great Dao into the Three Sovereigns' Great Dao. My realm will be completely stabilized, and I'll be able to reach the pinnacle of the Sector Lord realm! With that cultivation, I won't even have to fear the Firmament Saint … "
Su Yin's eyes glowed.
Even though the Dry Origin Realm was more stable than ordinary realms, it was still far from being comparable to the Celestial Realm. What it lacked was a treasure that could suppress the Four Extremities. Once he refined the four claws of the Ancient Ao, he would be able to stabilize his realm, and he wouldn't even have to worry about facing the 33 Skies.
In any case, given his relationship with the Dragon Emperor, he would be letting himself down if he didn't snatch it from him.
With a faint smile, Su Yin was just about to make a move when an idea popped into his mind.
With his current strength, even if the Dragon Emperor made a breakthrough, he wouldn't have to fear him. However, the Xiao Shi Crown Prince was gathering energy, and it would be best if he didn't have to expend any of it.
Hu!
With a sway of his body, Zhang Xuan changed his appearance into a golden dragon. His aura was so powerful that it felt like it was tearing one apart. At the same time, the True Dragon Sword morphed into two golden dragon claws and landed on his chest.
He had transformed into the Xiao Shi Crown Prince!
If it was in the past, it would have been difficult for him to imitate the Xiao Shi Crown Prince even if his disguise was too strong. However, with the two dragon claws, even the Firmament Saint wouldn't be able to tell the difference, let alone the Dragon Emperor.
Hong long!
After doing all of this, Su Yin flew straight toward the Dragon Emperor.
"Your Highness …"
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, the Dragon Emperor halted his cultivation and greeted him respectfully.
Previously, when he saw Zhang Xuan slaughtering his tribesmen, he still harbored some resentment toward the latter.
If not for the other party, he wouldn't have been able to achieve a breakthrough to the World Order realm so quickly.
"Un."
Su Yin replied with a disdainful look on his face. "Are you intending to make a breakthrough to the World Overlord realm just like that?"
"That's right!" The Dragon Emperor nodded.
Su Yin harrumphed coldly. "I thought that you would be a little smarter after inheriting the pure bloodline of the Dragon Tribe, but to think that you are just as foolish as I am!"
The Dragon Emperor panicked. "Your Highness, please enlighten me!"
Su Yin's eyes gleamed. "You have improved too quickly, and your strength is a little weak. If you attempt to make a breakthrough to the World Overlord realm like that, it's very likely that the realm will become unstable. In the best case scenario, you will suffer severe injuries, and in the worst case scenario, your physical body will crumble, and you will die. How about this? Open up your dantian and soul, and I'll help you refine your strength so that your cultivation will become even more powerful and resilient! "
The Dragon Emperor was taken aback. "This …"
Opening up his dantian and soul was equivalent to placing his life in front of the other party. If the other party harbored ill intentions, the other party could easily destroy him in an instant.
"Why? You don't believe me? If I want to kill you, do I need to go through so much trouble? "
Su Yin's face darkened as he clawed at the air.
Hong long long!
Extremely pure Dragon Qi gushed out from his claw, and the surrounding space seemed to be filled with the roars of countless dragons.
"I dare not!"
Seeing that the Dragon Qi that Zhang Xuan was releasing was identical to that of Crown Prince Xiao Shi, the Dragon Emperor heaved a sigh of relief.
"That's more like it!"
Su Yin nodded. "Speaking of which, I am much older than you. It's not too much for you to address me as your ancestor!"
The Dragon Emperor's eyes lit up. "Ancestor!"
Su Yin was satisfied. "That's more like it. My good grandson, put down Ao's tortoise shell!"
"Yes!"
Without any hesitation, the Dragon Emperor placed the tortoise shell on the ground. At the same time, he released his zhenqi and opened up his dantian and soul, leaving himself defenseless.
The Crown Prince was a vicious and tyrannical person. He didn't care whether he was a member of the Dragon Emperor's clan or not. If he dared to defy the Crown Prince's orders, he might just kill him.
Thus, after much consideration, the Dragon Emperor decided to go along with the Crown Prince's orders.
Seeing how obedient the Dragon Emperor was, Su Yin's domineering gaze softened. He placed his claw on the Dragon Emperor's abdomen and pressed it lightly.
Hu!
A surge of pure energy dived into the Dragon Emperor's abdomen.
The Dragon Emperor thought that the Crown Prince was helping him temper his Celestial Energy, so he didn't dare to resist.
"Now's the time!"
Su Yin suddenly burst into laughter. In the blink of an eye, he reverted back to his original form. Puhe! He stabbed the Dragon Emperor's abdomen with his claw.
"My good grandson, I'll show you the consequences of going against your ancestor right now!"
Boom!
Before the Dragon Emperor could react, his body had already swelled up like a balloon and exploded. Blood rained down from the sky.
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