"No … Su Yin, you won't die a good death!"
Cries of agony echoed in the air.
Even at his last breath, the Dragon Emperor still couldn't believe that the Crown Prince Xiao Shi whom he had trusted so much was actually an enemy in disguise.
More importantly, he had just achieved a breakthrough, and his confidence was at its peak, only to be pierced through by a sword and killed on the spot. To think that the God Monarch of the Beast God Clan would die just like that …
This was too humiliating!
Three days ago, he still thought that the other party was nothing more than an ant that he could crush at any moment. Yet, three days later, he was the one who had died.
"I don't know whether I'll die a good death or not, but I'm sure that you won't die in peace!"
Ignoring the other party's curses, Su Yin chuckled softly as he stretched out his hand to grab the shattered dragon flesh and bones.
Even though the Dragon Emperor had only achieved a breakthrough to the Law realm not too long ago, he was still brimming with energy after absorbing the Divine Beast Ao's corpse.
Hong long long!
Just as he was about to make contact with the Dragon Emperor's corpse, the space around him suddenly began to tremor intensely. Countless light inscriptions flickered in the surroundings, and a massive spatial gate suddenly appeared. Following which, a slender silhouette floated within the spatial gate, seemingly ready to tear through space and charge out at any moment.
Hula!
The silhouette grabbed lightly, and the Dragon Emperor's flesh and blood were sucked into the spatial gate. Even his soul was devoured before it could escape.
In an instant, the silhouette became significantly more corporeal, and layers of golden scales could be seen on its body.
He didn't expect that the fat meat that was about to fall into his hands would be snatched away by the phantom. Su Yin narrowed his eyes and carefully looked over.
The silhouette was at least ten thousand li away from the spatial gate, and it bore a striking resemblance to the Crown Prince Xiao Shi.
"Dragon Emperor!"
Zhang Xuan's heart clenched tightly.
The golden dragon before him had a total of nine claws, one more than Xiao Shi. On top of that, its aura was even more powerful than the Heavens'. It felt as if one was standing before the heavens.
Needless to say, other than the master of the Primordial Beast Court, there was no one else who could rival him!
It was said that Cang Qiong was the number one expert of the Master Teacher Continent, but compared to the golden dragon before him, he was still a long way off.
While Zhang Xuan was still in shock, the silhouette grabbed the tortoise shell on the ground and dragged it into the spatial gate. In an instant, the silhouette became even more corporeal.
"I get it …"
Su Yin's body.
If his guess was right, the strongest person in the Primordial Era was currently devouring powerful lifeforms to forcefully awaken!
And the condition for devouring … was to refine the ancient sacred remains and kill a cultivator!
It was like how the Dragon Emperor refined Ao's bones. Once he died, his essence blood would be consumed by the Dragon Monarch behind the door and turned into nourishment.
Lao Mian should be the same.
He had refined Suanni's tortoiseshell, and his soul had been severely injured when he resisted the nomological tribulation. That was why he had been taken away by the Dragon Emperor.
"It's no wonder Crown Prince Xiao Shi brought so many elders of the Dragon Tribe and even the Dragon Emperor here …"
Su Yin finally understood.
If he wanted to revive the Dragon Emperor, he would need more experts to assimilate the Ancient Sage Remains. In other words, he had brought the elders of the Dragon Tribe here to help them achieve a breakthrough to the level of Regulations. However, once they succeeded, they would be killed immediately and turned into nourishment for the Dragon Emperor's recovery!
Sacrificing their lives.
How ruthless!
It was laughable that these elders were unaware of the truth, thinking that the other party had given them a chance to become stronger.
"Leave the tortoise shell to me!"
Su Yin did not hesitate at all. He spread his fingers and grabbed at the tortoise shell that was about to be devoured.
He could not let this fellow awaken. Even if he could not stop it, he could not let it awaken so quickly.
Otherwise, with the help of Crown Prince Xiao Shi, no one would be able to defeat them. The human race would return to the tragic situation fifty thousand years ago.
Boom!
The Dragon Emperor's silhouette sensed his hostility and turned around. Its huge eyes shone like the sun and the moon, shooting out two dazzling rays, one red and one yellow, at the same time.
Su Yin's body stiffened. He was shrouded by a huge force, and he felt like his body was being torn apart. Even though he had reached the eighth grade, he could not break free in a short time.
"Suppress!"
He raised his eyebrows, and the Vitality in his body surged. The Human Emperor's Great Dao carried the power of faith of billions of lives, and it swept out violently.
If the Dragon Emperor represented the previous era, then he represented the current era!
The era where the human race reigned supreme.
This was a clash between two eras. When the two collided, the power that shrouded over was suppressed. Su Yin retreated continuously for dozens of li, but he still felt his blood boiling and his chest stifled.
"This is the Dragon Emperor's strength?"
Although he was only at the early eighth grade, with various means, he could easily fight against a peak eighth grade powerhouse. However, he could not even withstand a glance from the Dragon Emperor's silhouette!
This was too terrifying!
Previously, he had always thought that the Dragon Emperor's strongest was on par with Cang Qiong. Now, it seemed that this was not the case. The latter was obviously inferior to this one.
It was no wonder that the human race had always thought that the Dragon Tribe was powerful since ancient times, and they wanted everyone to be like a dragon. After a long time, it was really that terrifying.
He was repelled. Ao's tortoise shell was swallowed by the silhouette again. The scales on its body seemed to be brighter. Then, the door was still open. The crimson eyes stared at Ao's legs on both sides.
The claws pierced through the air and clawed at them again.
"These are mine!"
Knowing that these four legs were very important to him. Once he refined them, his strength would increase tremendously. Su Yin raised his eyebrows. With a roar, he pierced the silhouette's claws with his sword.
He could not care less!
Once this fellow was revived, the first one it would kill would be Cang Qiong. Since he could not escape, there was no need for him to hold back.
The Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man were mixed with Time, Life, and Death. In an instant, all of his strength was channeled, and his cultivation was pushed to the limit.
Even Prince Xiao Shi would have to avoid this move, not daring to face it head-on.
Hula!
The palace in front of him collapsed. The door was flapping loudly, as if it would be dug out at any moment.
Feeling Zhang Xuan's strength, the silhouette's eyes seemed to have turned serious.
It raised its claws and pressed down again.
It was similar to Prince Xiao Shi's move, but its strength was incomparable. Su Yin immediately felt as if his body was being torn apart. Creak! Creak! Creak! Creak! Zhang Xuan could not take it anymore.
"This won't do. I'll die if this goes on …"
Knowing that he could not hold on for long, Su Yin's eyes fell on the gigantic Ao's legs.
At this point, he could only think of a way to snatch it away.
Hu!
The Dao of Thief Sage flowed, and a third hand appeared behind his back. With a wave of the hand, the four Ao's legs were immediately kept into the Essence Qi Pearl.
Under normal circumstances, no matter what kind of treasure it was, it had to be refined before it could be kept. However, the Dao of Thief Sage violated this rule.
Stealing meant not letting others know. Once they knew, it would be a robbery.
After the Ao's legs were kept, it was unknown whether the silhouette wanted to preserve its strength, or it felt that it was unnecessary, but the power of the claws weakened significantly. Su Yin's body loosened, and he quickly retreated.
The attacks of the two sides disappeared in the void, turning into a non-existent point and completely vanishing.
The silhouette stopped attacking and looked deeply at Su Yin, as if it had remembered his appearance. It did not continue attacking, and with a slight shake, the door tore through the void and disappeared.
"The Dragon Emperor must have not completely refined the four Ao's legs …"
Before the Dragon Emperor died, he refined the tortoiseshell, and the Ao's legs were only partially refined. Therefore, the silhouette behind the door could not borrow too much power, which was why it could not snatch them away.
However, regardless of the reason, he had to raise his cultivation as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Beast Court would become his burial ground.
It was no wonder Crown Prince Xiao Shi was so confident in bringing so many people into the Beast Court. Not only did they have to absorb the energy, but more importantly … they had nothing to fear!
Given the Dragon Emperor's strength, even the Firmament Firmament and the Martial Sacred together would not be a match for him once he awakened, let alone Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan walked up to the Ao's legs and extended his consciousness to refine it.
With the experience he had gained from refining the Xiezhi Beast and Ou Si Beast, it did not take long for his consciousness to merge perfectly with the Ao's.
"Go!"
With a flick of his finger, the four pillars landed on the east, south, west, and north of the Heaven Origin Realm. In an instant, the sky was pushed higher and the ground thicker.
In the past, the Dry Origin World could only withstand True Immortals at most. Any more than that, and the realm would tremble. But now, with the support of the four pillars, it was incomparably sturdy. Putting aside True Immortals, even Golden Immortals, Dao Integration Stage, and Saints could easily survive without any hindrance.
In other words, with the four Ao's legs suppressing the four directions, the Heaven Origin Realm was not as strong as the World of Immortals, but it was not too far off.
"Dao of Heaven Monarch, Dao of Earth Monarch, Dao of Life and Death, Dao of Time, fuse!"
Su Yin muttered as he fused the Great Dao he had comprehended with the Great Dao of Human Emperor in the Heaven Origin Realm. As the fusion increased, his aura and strength grew at a visible rate.
Intermediate rank eight!
Advanced rank eight!
…
In just ten breaths, Zhang Xuan had reached pinnacle rank eight, putting him on par with Crown Prince Xiao Shi.
Su Yin's eyes glowed as he sensed the pure energy flowing through his body and stabilizing the realm.
At this moment, he possessed a strength of at least fifty xeras, which was more than double that of Crown Prince Xiao Shi, a Primordial Divine Beast who revered strength!
"The reason why I was able to make such great progress is because the Ao's legs are the most suitable for suppressing a rank four True Immortal. Furthermore, I have perfectly fused the Great Dao that I have comprehended … It won't be that easy for me to make further progress."
Su Yin pondered as he returned to the Beast Hall and sensed the surging energy in his body.
The Ao's strength was only one of the reasons why he was able to make such rapid progress. More importantly, it was the accumulation of the thirty-six Ancient Sages over the past ten thousand years and the sacrifice of countless brave warriors of the human race.
It was because of their flesh and blood that the Heaven Origin Realm was able to fuse with the Great Dao of Human Emperor so perfectly. It was also because of this that the Heaven Origin Realm was able to fuse with the Great Dao of Human Emperor so easily.
It could be said that the reason why he was able to reach pinnacle rank eight True Immortal in just a day was due to luck and accumulation. Without these factors, even Zhang Xuan himself would not have been able to replicate it.
"I won't have to fear Cang Qiong anymore!"
With such strength, putting aside Crown Prince Xiao Shi, even Cang Qiong would be able to put up a fight against him. Of course, Cang Qiong gave Zhang Xuan the impression that he was a calm and composed person.
As an old monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years, it was likely that he already knew the true strength of the Dragon Monarch. Even so, the fact that he dared to show up in person meant that he had some trump cards up his sleeves.
It would be best not to offend the Dragon Monarch unless the situation was dire.
Zhang Xuan quickly scanned his surroundings, only to see that the hall was completely empty.
"This passageway is where Ao lives, so its remains should be here … I wonder what the other passageways contain. Are they the remains of other divine beasts as well?"
Ao was probably one of the strongest divine beasts in the Hundred Beast Hall. However, the other divine beasts were not to be underestimated either. If he could enter the other halls and loot them, even if he was unable to raise his strength by much, it was not impossible for him to raise the Origin Energy Orb, the True Dragon Sword, Xiao Wu, Dahei, and The Great Demon of Bliss to World Overlord realm.
If he had five more World Overlords by his side, even if they couldn't compare to the Ancient Beast Court, they would be the strongest in the Celestial World.
Martial Saints, Battle Saints, and even Cang Qiong and Yellow Springs were nothing to fear.
"Under normal circumstances, one can only enter the Hundred Beast Hall through one passageway. It's impossible to enter the second one, but … didn't Crown Prince Xiao Shi gather a dozen elders from the Dragon Race? As long as I use the dragon blood to sense the passageway, I can find a way to teleport myself over … "
Back when he was in the Heart Demon Misery Sea, he could teleport himself back to the Celestial World. Even if the passageway of the Hundred Beast Hall had a special barrier that even pinnacle World Overlords couldn't cross, it was still far from being comparable to the sacred grounds of the Demon Race.
He should be able to see through it as well.
With a flick of his fingers, an altar carved with special runes appeared before him.
It was a teleportation formation that could allow one to travel between worlds.
He took out the essence blood of the Dragon Emperor and various treasures to sacrifice.
A moment later, he sensed a trace of dragon qi. Following that, a pitch-black passageway appeared, connecting the two spaces.
Hu!
In the next moment, he appeared in another palace. He saw a massive dragon refining the skeleton of another Primordial Divine Beast. Its cultivation had also reached the Rule realm, and it was still rising.
"It's the skeleton of the Primordial Divine Beast, Hou."
Su Yin recognized it.
Hou was a massive beast that was on par with the Qilin and the others. It looked similar to a lion and possessed immense strength. It was also a World Overlord when it was alive. While it couldn't compare to Hou, it was still a formidable existence.
If he could refine this skeleton, he might be able to surpass the limits and become a world of his own.
Without wasting any time, Zhang Xuan released his World Overlord Domain. In the blink of an eye, it enveloped the elder of the Dragon Race.
"Ah …"
The elder of the Dragon Tribe didn't even have time to react before he followed in the footsteps of the Dragon Emperor. He died on the spot, his flesh and blood flying through the air.
Hu!
As soon as the elder of the Dragon Race died, the door appeared once more. The figure of the Dragon Emperor also appeared to devour the elder of the Dragon Race.
Su Yin had already guessed that this would happen. How could he let things go as they wished? With a sweep of the Primordial Divine Beast, he collected the skeleton of the Hou and the elder of the Dragon Race. At the same time, he hid them in the void.
With the cover of the Emperor Tree, even the heavens couldn't sense it. No matter how strong the other party was, he couldn't sense it.
"Moo!"
After searching for a long time, the figure let out a furious roar, and the door gradually disappeared.
Clearly, he was unhappy that the fatty meat at his mouth was snatched away.
Knowing that the other party was caught off guard, Su Yin didn't think much of it. Instead, he refined the skeleton of the elder of the Dragon Race and the Hou and fused it with the Primordial Divine Beast.
With the addition of the skeleton of the Saint Divine Beast, the Primordial Divine Beast finally broke through its shackles and reached the World Overlord realm.
Soon, it passed through the lightning tribulation.
At this moment, the Primordial Divine Beast was even stronger than the Firmament Pearl. If he encountered it again, he would be able to crush it easily.
Storing the Primordial Divine Beast back into his glabella, Su Yin continued to sacrifice dragon blood to create another passageway that led to another palace.
This was the residence of the Primordial Divine Beast, Qin Yuan. Another elder was devouring the energy of the Primordial Divine Beast.
This time, Su Yin didn't launch a sneak attack or kill the other party head-on. Instead, he flicked his ten fingers and sealed the other party before capturing him alive into the Primordial Divine Beast.
As long as he didn't kill or refine the other party, the Dragon Emperor shouldn't be able to sense his presence.
After testing it out, the door didn't appear again.
"I'll capture him first and refine him together at the critical moment …"
Exhaling deeply, Su Yin didn't think too much about it and continued his search.
The experts of the Dragon Race were of the same lineage. As long as they were still of the Dragon Race, Zhang Xuan could easily sense their exact location. Numerous pitch-black passageways were constructed by him.
The skeletons of the Primordial Divine Beasts Zhujian, Ying Zhao, Wu Zhiqi, and the others were found one after another. Some of them had already been half-refined by the elder of the Dragon Race, while others had yet to be refined. However, as soon as they came into contact with Zhang Xuan, they were kept in the Primordial Divine Beast's Primordial Divine Beast's Primordial Divine Beast.
In just an hour, including the Ao Beast, he had already found a total of eight skeletons.
Even the weakest of them was at Rule realm pinnacle when they were alive. The stronger ones were at World Lord realm pinnacle, just like the Ao Beast.
"Qiuniu, Yazi, Bi 'an … These divine beasts are indeed dead!"
The Dragon Race had nine sons, and these divine beasts were once experts who dominated the world. It was a pity that they had all been reduced to skeletons and assimilated by the experts of the later generations.
Sighing deeply, Su Yin continued his search. At the same time, he felt a chill in his heart.
The fact that the Dragon Race's elders were able to find the skeletons and assimilate them meant that the Dragon Race's crown prince was well-versed in all of the passageways.
That was a little frightening.
Could it be that the deaths of the Primordial Divine Beasts had something to do with the crown prince or the Dragon Emperor?
Otherwise, the sight before him was inexplicable.
It was no wonder the other party was willing to kill his wife …
These divine beasts had contributed greatly to the Dragon Emperor's conquest of the Myriad Worlds, but they were still killed without leaving behind even their skeletons!
Legend had it that the Dragon Race was heartless, and it seemed like that was indeed the case.
Even though Zhang Xuan was deeply moved, he didn't stop moving. However, even after a long period of time, he still couldn't find anything.
"Either there are only so many elders of the Dragon Race left, or their bloodline has changed after assimilating the skeletons of the divine beasts, such that I can't sense their presence anymore …"
Since he couldn't sense their presence, Su Yin couldn't continue traversing through the passageways. Thus, he could only proceed forward along the passageways of the palace. Space warped, and he was already out of the Hundred Beast Palace.
In the next moment, he appeared in a massive space. Crown Prince Xiao Shi was standing right in front of him, and his body was glowing with a golden light.
"He made a breakthrough too?"
Su Yin concealed himself, not daring to reveal himself.
Even without using his Spiritual Perception, he could clearly sense that the crown prince had already broken through the shackles of grade-8. His strength was already on par with the Yellow Springs!
It was no wonder why the crown prince was able to advance by leaps and bounds. As the half-owner of the palace, it was only natural that he would be able to choose better treasures to grow stronger!
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