"Hmph!"
The steel whip landed on the hilt of the broadsword, numbing Wu Diantian Shen's arm. Forced to release his right hand, he transitioned from defense to offense, his palm transforming into a claw.
"Whoosh!"
A claw strike swept out, directly hitting Yu Chi Gong's steel whip. The divine power's dissipation struck the whip, scattering countless divine, shimmering rays of light.
"Buzz~~"
Yu Chi Gong looked at Wu Diantian Shen and let out a cold laugh. He moved his wrist, bringing the steel whip in his hand to spin relentlessly. The whip's speed caused the surrounding spiritual energy to churn violently. As the whip spun, it ground away the divine power Wu Diantian Shen had gathered into his claw, penetrating flesh and deep into the palm bones.
"Ah!!"
Inch by inch, the palm cracked, and divine blood splattered everywhere. Wu Diantian Shen was decisive; he immediately retracted his broadsword, gripped it with his left hand, and severed his right hand where it held the weapon. With the injury of a severed palm, he managed to escape the relentless dissipation of Yu Chi Gong's whip's divine power.
"Strike while the iron is hot, take your life!"
Seeing Wu Diantian Shen rapidly retreating after severing his palm, Yu Chi Gong swung his twin whips. Layers of Qilin divine fire began to engulf his body. Twelve fiery, crimson-gold divine flames ignited furiously at various acupoints.
"Annihilate!"
The Qilin divine beast stepped upon ten thousand feet of auspicious clouds. Yu Chi Gong raised the bamboo-jointed steel whip in his hand. The thousand-foot figure that had only recently disappeared reappeared. In his hands, he held two golden divine whips condensed from golden light!
"You dare!!"
Wu Diantian Shen looked at Yu Chi Gong above the divine power of the distant peak. Especially when the thousand-foot figure appeared, he felt the presence of death!
"Kill!"
Crimson-gold divine fire flickered in his eyes. It was impossible to discern Yu Chi Gong's expression. After a command that sounded like a god's decree, the thousand-foot figure followed Yu Chi Gong's movements, bending its waist and channeling all its divine power into the divine whips.
"Boom!!"
"Brother Dian!!"
"Flee quickly!!"
The Heavenly Gods of Lingxu Palace stood up in terror. The suffocating sensation in the void startled him so much that he could no longer meditate cross-legged.
"No!!"
Just as the Heavenly God of Lingxu Palace finished speaking, two ten-thousand-foot divine rays descended from the nine heavens, piercing the endless Milky Way and easily tearing through Wu Diantian Shen's physical body and primordial spirit. In less than a breath, even before the ten-thousand-foot divine rays reached Wu Diantian Shen, he had completely dissipated in the void!
"Great Han Imperial Dynasty! Today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!"
The Heavenly God of Lingxu Palace, driven by his desire for survival, suppressed the fear in his heart. Now, he only wished to escape this boundless abyss!
"Escape?"
Yu Chi Gong retracted his steel whip and tucked it into his waist. The ten-thousand-foot divine rays that had pierced Wu Diantian Shen drew a perfect arc at the end of the sky. After a few breaths, they completely struck the primordial spirit of the Heavenly God of Lingxu Palace.
"Hoo!!"
The tearing of the Heavenly God of Lingxu Palace was not accompanied by earth-shattering sounds, only the swift whistling of the ten-thousand-foot divine rays. In a few breaths, after the ten-thousand-foot divine rays disappeared entirely, only faint, twinkling starlight flowed in the spot where the Heavenly God of Lingxu Palace had stood.
"Hmph!"
Yu Chi Gong's gaze fell upon the ruins of the Sword Bone lineage. Although these ruins appeared devoid of any life on the surface, many living beings of the Sword Bone lineage still survived beneath them. His Majesty's order was to eradicate them all without exception!
Yu Chi Gong raised the enormous fist in his hand and punched out. The sound shook hundreds of miles, and billowing dust swept by.
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"Your Majesty, the end of the Blood Sea Floating Coffin seals an ancient, incredibly powerful primordial being. That thousand-foot blood coffin only sealed one of its hearts, and it took a full three epochs to wear it down. Yet, it still possesses world-destroying divine power. Had it not been for the appearance of that old man in the gray and white hat, your subjects fear we would never have seen Your Majesty again!!"
In the Xuanzheng Hall of the Great Han Imperial Palace, Yang Hao's expression slightly changed as he listened to the detailed report from Shang Shitu and his two companions regarding their expedition to the Blood Sea Floating Coffin. He hadn't expected this trip to touch upon ancient matters.
A thousand-foot blood light, and it only sealed one heart!
Then where was its primordial spirit? And where was its true body?
"Have you questioned the Eight Great Families of the Three Thousand Daozhou?"
Yang Hao, after slightly digesting the information, spoke again.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, that mysterious old man was evasive and did not explicitly clarify the Eight Great Families in the central region of the Three Thousand Daozhou. However, that old man stated that these Eight Great Families have a significant connection with the being sealed in the Blood Sea Floating Coffin, and they are equally ancient! All are remnants of the ancient era!"
"Your Majesty, these are the cultivation methods and the nine top-grade Netherflames gifted by that mysterious old man!!" Hu Yan Zan, standing beside Shang Shitu, held up the nine Netherflames and a silk scroll.
"Cultivation method of an ultimate True God? Why does its aura feel so ancient?"
As he held the shimmering silk scroll, waves of ancient, desolate energy constantly emanated from it.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the cultivation method of an ultimate True God is merely a part of this method. This silk scroll is the complete cultivation method, the cultivation method of beings from the ancient era!"
"If that is the case, send it to the Daoist Sect, the army, and the Alchemy Hall. All officials of Great Han must exchange it for achievements, and all citizens of Great Han must pass a certain review standard to cultivate this method!"
"Li Si! You will lead the coordination of this matter and swiftly set the specific review standards!"
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Li Si, standing in the Xuanzheng Hall, quickly stepped forward and bowed.
"As for these nine Netherflames!"
Yang Hao placed the nine Netherflames before his eyes, and a "ding!" sounded.
"Ding! Reminding the host that these Netherflames are not divine powers that can be fused by an emperor's might. The host cannot convert the divine power nurtured within them. They can be used by heroes!"
Uh...
Yang Hao placed the Netherflames before him. Each of the nine Netherflames, with the divine power it nurtured, could allow a hero to advance by a major realm!
Nine Netherflames!
Yang Hao's mind quickly scanned the names of dozens of heroes. Currently, there were only five in the Void God realm within Great Han, all of them being Half-step Peerless. As for Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Yu Chi Gong, having undergone the blessing of titles, their potential had basically been fully tapped, and they could only slowly recuperate and improve.
"Thus..."
Yang Hao quickly decided on nine candidates: "Hear the decree!"
"Prime Minister Li Si, Commander of the Qiongqi Legion Meng Tian, Minister of Personnel Li Bai, and Chief of the Imperial Observatory Yuan Tiangang have all made great contributions to the Great Han Imperial Dynasty since their emergence. Each has fulfilled their duties, consolidating the foundation of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty with significant merit! Each is bestowed a top-grade Netherflame as a reward!"
"This subject, Li Si, on behalf of all my fellow subjects, thanks Your Majesty for your immense grace!"
"The remaining five Netherflames are bestowed upon Huang Zhong, Xu Chu, Shang Shitu, Chu Li Ji, and Hu Yan Zan!"
"Order the Vermilion Bird Legion, the Taotie Legion, and the Golden Leopard Legion to be stationed in the Blood Origin Celestial Dynasty, the Sword Bone lineage, and the Ancient Lion Kingdom. I want to completely control the territories of these three forces within a month!"
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