After the successor of the Divine Temple stepped forward, the people of the Nether Realm also followed suit. "The Sinful Blood Great Fiend is unrestrained and has massacred heroes from all sides; he must be eliminated!"
Dao Jun, as well as the Fallen Divine Child and others, also stepped forward. "The Sinful Blood Great Fiend indiscriminately slaughters the innocent; even the heavens will not forgive him."
Countless voices of condemnation came from all directions. Listening to these words, Shi Jian was not afraid.
He only uttered seven words. "So what? If you're not convinced, come fight."
He directly challenged all the various forces. The seven words infuriated them to the point of smoke coming out of their seven orifices.
"We'll wait for you in the Void Realm; if you have the guts, come!" they jointly issued. Clearly, they had set up a trap.
After learning his 'fish' had gathered, Shi Jian directly plunged into the Void Realm. He spread his Kunpeng Wings, his Dominator's Eye seeing through mountains and rivers. He sensed many terrifying auras.
There was a dark divine power, undoubtedly belonging to the Dark Divine Child. There was also an equally eerie power: the Fallen Divine Child. Besides them, he also sensed the Immortal Palace successor, the Six-Crowned King Ning Chuan, and the Divine Temple's strongest successor.
Too many terrifying figures had gathered in this small world.
Shi Jian did not conceal his aura. He transformed into a divine rainbow and delved deep. Giant wings enveloped the area, unleashing endless lightning power, immediately attracting countless attention. He descended upon a mountain peak and coldly looked at the many ancient kings.
When they saw he had truly arrived, their eyelids twitched.
The Divine Temple's successor stared at him. "As expected of one who dares to call himself uninhibited. You alone dare to challenge several ancient kings?"
The Six-Crowned King Ning Chuan also spoke. "The defiled bloodline should have long ceased to exist. Today, we shall erase your erroneous existence."
"With the Immortal Body, my path will be smooth," the Fallen Divine Child said arrogantly.
They seemed to have already regarded Shi Jian as their prey. After all, so many ancient freaks, who had taken that step and cultivated Immortal Qi, were joining forces. How could they possibly lose?
"It seems you are all very arrogant," Shi Jian's gaze lingered on them. "The mountains and rivers are beautiful. It can be considered a decent burial ground. However, you won't even have the chance to be buried."
"Do you want to die together, or one by one?" he asked impolitely.
The many beings who had gathered to watch erupted into a frenzy. Was he going to challenge so many ancient freaks alone? This was definitely a peerless battle that could not be missed.
"Arrogant! Let me be the first to cut you down!" The Fallen Divine Child immediately made his move. He transformed into a great star, erupting with scorching holy light, and charged towards Shi Jian like a comet striking the earth.
The surrounding heavens and earth cracked. The spectators watched in astonishment. This was the strength of an ancient king?
"Today, I shall cut you down!" As soon as he moved, he used all his strength. A wisp of Immortal Qi appeared on his body, making the strike even more terrifying.
"Void Return Art!" Myriad runes appeared on his body as he unleashed a great divine ability. This art could reduce a person's body to nothingness. He was stacking damage, intending to take down Shi Jian in one blow. Full power eruption, plus Immortal Qi, plus the Void Return Art.
The other ancient kings couldn't help but be moved. Even they dared not underestimate this strike. The only one whose expression remained unchanged was Shi Jian. In his eyes, the Fallen Divine Child was no different from a clown.
"A firefly dares to contend with the bright moon?" Shi Jian's black hair flowed, his eyes as deep as a black abyss. He slowly raised one hand.
A majestic force emanated. This strike contained only power, simple and unadorned to the extreme. He said nothing more, unleashing a slap that tore open the surrounding void.
When the light dissipated, people only saw a body left on the ground. It was the Fallen Divine Child's body, but he had no head. His head had been literally blasted apart.
With just one strike, the Fallen Divine Child was killed.
"With such strength, you dare to boast?" Shi Jian casually waved his hand.
The headless body fell, raising a cloud of dust.
"What? It's over just like that?" Everyone was shocked. An ancient king, just gone?
"It's not over yet, but…" Dao Jun spoke with a very grim expression.
Blood light burst from the headless body. A phoenix cry echoed through the Nine Heavens as a brilliant divine light charged straight towards Shi Jian. This was the Undying Phoenix True Phoenix. The Fallen Divine Child still had a life-saving method.
However, the Nethergod Guard appeared on Shi Jian's body, and in just an instant, it repelled the True Phoenix.
The Fallen Divine Child's dismembered body rapidly reassembled. After recovering, his face was exceedingly grim. Without a word, he immediately fled. His killing moves couldn't even break through Shi Jian's defense, while Shi Jian had blasted him apart with one casual strike. He deeply understood that he was no match.
However, it was clear Shi Jian would not give him this chance.
"Undying Body… I'd like to see if you are truly undying." Shi Jian took a step, appearing behind him, then casually threw a punch.
The Fallen Divine Child was instantly blasted apart once more. There are no truly undying people; resurrection is merely a recovery at a huge cost. After destroying the body, Shi Jian found his primordial spirit and blasted it apart as well.
"Why is it that even though I cultivated Immortal Qi, I am still no match for you?" a mournful cry came from the shattered primordial spirit. Then, the Fallen Divine Child completely dissipated.
Shi Jian summoned the Hell Furnace, melting all his primordial spirit fragments. From his memories, he discovered the True Phoenix Undying Art, as well as the Fallen Divine Seal, Melting Art, and Void Return Art.
He also collected the many treasures from his body, among them a dagger made of immortal gold and a pile of various precious and divine medicines.
"A good start," Shi Jian said with a hint of a smile. In just the blink of an eye, the Fallen Divine Child was killed.
He looked at the incomplete corpse. The Immortal Qi on it was about to dissipate, so Shi Jian's own Immortal Qi enveloped and refined it, extracting its essence. His own Immortal Qi became even more perfect, full and solid.
"The effect of melting Immortal Qi is indeed good," he sighed. It was a pity he hadn't yet cultivated Immortal Qi when he killed the Banished Immortal, so he couldn't absorb his. It was a complete waste.
…
"The Fallen Divine Child just died like that?" Those watching were shocked.
Most of Shi Jian's previous battles were obscured by mist. The people outside had always been unable to directly perceive his strength. Now, they had finally witnessed it.
"Instantly killed the Fallen Divine Child? How is this possible?" A group of people couldn't believe what they were seeing.
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