[And this day came very quickly. Shi Ziling and Wife were trapped in the Hundred Clans Battlefield, and the Great Demon God, the Fifteenth Master, was missing. Now, not a single one of Little One's blood relatives could be contacted.]
[Lady Yu knew that her opportunity had come!]
[.]
Meanwhile, the Living Beings of All Heavens and Myriad Realms were utterly shocked upon seeing this scene, and a bad premonition quietly arose in their hearts.
bullet comments instantly swept across the massive Video.
[Gu Chensha (dragon talisman): "Vile wench, what are you trying to do?"]
[Xu Fengnian (in the snow): "Hiss, it matches my guess. Run quickly, Little One."]
[Great Love Immortal Venerable: "Green mountains and setting suns, autumn moons and spring breezes; truly, morning hair like silk becomes snow by evening, right and wrong, success and failure turn to emptiness in an instant."]
[Luo Feng: "This poisonous woman, is she trying to harm Little One?"]
[.]
At this moment, the Living beings of the myriad realms all took a deep breath, raised their eyes, and gazed deeply at the Video.
The footage was far too clear, and the content was far too explosive!
It added another thirty percent to their inner speculations.
Even though many people issued warnings, the Video footage remained unaffected and continued to play!
[In a flash of a few days, Little One was playing with A Nu as usual on this day. Lady Yu came to Little One's side: "Little One, how about Auntie takes you to see Qingluan and the five-colored divine sparrow?"]
[Little One: "Yay, yay! Thank you, Auntie!"]
[Shi Hao happily agreed and followed Lady Yu's footsteps toward a remote attic in the backyard of the Martial Marquis Manor. As soon as the door closed, a massive Formation activated immediately!]
[In about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the two arrived in a dim room. At this time, there was also a sinister-looking old man inside the house, someone sent by Lady Yu's Clan who was absolutely loyal to Lady Yu.]
[Little One: "Auntie, I am scared—" Seeing the scene before him, Little One was extremely terrified. Weren't they here to see the five-colored divine sparrow?]
[At this time, Lady Yu, who had lured Little One here through deceit, completely tore off her disguise, her entire person turning frantic.]
[Lady Yu: "Little beast, on what grounds can you keep pace with my Yier? Let me tell you, if you obediently listen today, perhaps I can let you suffer a little less physical pain!"]
[Her sinister and vicious roar echoed inside the small room. Lady Yu held an emerald-green dagger, came to Little One's side, picked him up, pressed him onto a stone bed, and tied him up so that Little One could not move.]
[Little One: "Auntie..."]
[However, what greeted Little One was Lady Yu's sinister and greedy gaze. She looked toward Little One's chest, where tiny specks of golden light were currently emanating, incomparably sacred!]
[.]
[Xiao Yan (Battle Through the Heavens): "Poisonous woman, poisonous woman! He is still just a child, how can you treat him like this?"]
[Wang Lin (renegade immortal): "Hiss, this is about digging out his bone! I, Wang Lin, have been decisive in killing all my life, yet I didn't expect this person to be even more ruthless than me!"]
[Tang San (Douluo): "Interesting, hahahaha! This Little One is going to die, the Young Supreme has fallen. Ridiculous, laughable! Your only mistake is being innocent and naive, and trusting others."]
[Nannan: "Big Brother, hang in there! You will be fine, Nannan will protect you!"]
[Ye Fan: "This Little One has an immeasurable future. You are all blood relatives, how could you commit such a heinous act against heaven and reason? Vile woman, today you have damaged my Dao Heart. In the future, when I achieve the Fruit of Dao, I will slaughter my way into your realm and exterminate your ten Clans!"]
[Han Li (mortal): "What a pity. Even though he was low-profile enough, he failed to hide his flaws until the end. It seems I will need to be even more careful in the future."]
[.]
Seeing Lady Yu's behavior, the Prodigies of the myriad realms all gnashed their teeth in anger.
Hatred, a hatred towering to the heavens.
For a man, the greatest regrets are two things: first, a youthful prodigy should have galloped across Jianghu, yet fell prematurely.
Second, an aging hero whose bones are buried in the green mountains.
Right now, Little One was clearly the former. The Young Supreme, who had yet to begin tasting life, was murdered by his own aunt!
No matter how the Prodigies roared and issued warnings, Lady Yu could not see them, and even if she did, she wouldn't care.
She was going to take this "bone" for Shi Yi—this "Supreme Bone" whose very possession meant the starting line of a Supreme!
The footage continued:
[The swaying Zhu Huo, adding a few touches of eeriness to this dim room—]
[Faintly visible, a dark green dagger fiercely stabbed toward Little One's chest.]
[Humming...]
[Golden runes instantly swept forth, seeming to protect Little One.]
[Lady Yu was not in a rush; instead, the corners of her lips curled in mockery: "Heh, as expected of the Supreme Bone, it actually still protects this little beast. What a pity that you haven't grown up yet; even if you possess heaven-defying abilities, it is of no use."]
["I originally wanted to knock him unconscious to make him feel a bit better. Since you are resisting, then you can just watch this little beast suffer!"]
[Lady Yu hesitated no longer. Her aura climbed, and the sharp dagger instantly pierced into Little One's body. This time, the golden runes could no longer hold off Lady Yu—]
[Golden blood spurted out along the wound, and Lady Yu's sharp dagger instantly carved toward that bone, that "Supreme Bone" carrying golden runes.]
[Little One: "It hurts~ Wuwuwu, Auntie, it hurts so much."]
[Slap]
[Lady Yu spoke with malice: "Little beast, if you scream and yell again, I will kill you right now, and go kill your parents as well!"]
[Hearing this, Little One's eyes carried fear. He was afraid that Auntie would go harm his parents, so he bit his lips and didn't speak another word.]
[Humph, Lady Yu snorted coldly, holding the dagger and continuing to carve out the bone—]
[And right when Lady Yu was carving out the bone, in a corner not far away, a handsome youth walked over slowly with leisurely steps—the Double-Pupil Bearer, Shi Yi!]
[Looking at the scene before him and the blood all over the floor, Shi Yi did not show the slightest bit of fear.]
[Seeing this, Lady Yu nodded smugly and then said to the old man beside her: "Do not let any accidents happen. My son Shi Yi is the Double-Pupil Bearer, and coupled with this "Supreme Bone", his future achievements will definitely be heaven-defying—"]
["By then, my Lady Yu's Clan will also be the most powerful Clan in All Heavens and Myriad Realms; even the Heavenly Emperor is not impossible!"]
["You must successfully graft it, do you understand?"]
[The old man beside her was covered in cold sweat and hurriedly nodded.]
[Shi Yi: "Can doing this really work? Even without the Supreme Bone, I can still sweep across the current era all the same."]
[Lady Yu: "Silly child, haven't you figured it out yet? As the Double-Pupil Bearer, you were born with a younger brother possessing the "Supreme Bone". Isn't he just here to deliver the Supreme Bone to you?"]
["Don't worry, I checked the ancient texts, and this is feasible. In the future, you will possess the Double-Pupil and the Supreme Bone, and at that time, you will be invincible under heaven!"]
[With that said, Lady Yu spoke no more and threw herself entirely into the process of digging out the bone—]
[No matter how Little One struggled, she remained completely unmoved. The emerald-green dagger just carved out the "golden bone" stroke by stroke!]
As the Video played up to this point, the imagery grew even more profound.
But.
Without the slightest pause, it was still continuing!
[A long time passed.]
[As the Little One's painful voice grew weaker and weaker, a piece of golden "bone" also appeared in Lady Yu's hands.]
[Golden runes flickered continuously on her palms and around her, enveloping this "sacred" Supreme Bone!]
[Hahaha, is this the Supreme Bone? This is my Yier's Supreme Bone! You little beast, blame only your bad luck for insisting on touching items that do not belong to you!]
[Come, Yier, now let's transplant the bone into your body. With this "bone", you will surely surpass the ancients and shine through the present, invincible to all!]
[Shi Yi was silent for a few seconds before nodding in agreement.]
[A dagger sliced open Shi Yi's skin. Shi Yi trembled all over and let out a cold snort, sweat oozing drop by drop from his forehead, looking extremely painful.]
[Lady Yu: "Sorry, Yier, yours truly was too heavy-handed—" Following that, Lady Yu carefully transplanted the bone for Shi Yi!]
[Amidst Shi Yi's miserable screams, Lady Yu felt a pang of conscience, but she gritted her teeth and said: "Yier, you are the natural Supreme, you are also a Born Saint, and in the future you will surely Reign Supreme. Just endure it, it will be fine soon!"]
[.]
[On the other bed, Shi Hao still made no sound. He did not know why his aunt treated him this way, but fearing that she would harm his parents, he endured the excruciating pain in his body. As long as she did not go after his parents, he could endure it!]
[.]
The Video continued, the bloodiness seemingly overflowing from the screen to dye All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
This left the Prodigies watching the Video at this moment utterly flush with anger and shame!
Battle Through the Heavens, Canaan Academy, Inner Court.
At this moment, numerous Prodigies raised their heads to look up at the sky.
Zi Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, Lin Yan, and others fell silent.
After a long while, Lin Xiuya rasped disdainfully, "Hmph, this so-called peerless Heavenly Emperor who is invincible across the heavens and earth and immortal through the ages was actually obtained through such methods?"
"In my opinion, it's better not to be such a Heavenly Emperor."
"Indeed, what born of the times, what Fated Person of Calamity—it all relies on such despicable means!"
Lin Yan chimed in, making no effort to conceal the contempt in his eyes.
In their view, if one wanted to achieve the fruit status of a "Heavenly Emperor", being invincible in the world was certainly important, but the process was equally crucial!
This method was simply too ruthless!
Not far from them, Xiao Yan was reticent and silent.
He hadn't expected that the so-called Heavenly Emperor actually started out with such methods.
Indeed.
Impressive!
The Double-Pupil Bearer combined with the Supreme Bone—how could this not be invincible?
But so what?
The methods were still unpresentable; such a "Heavenly Emperor" was something he, Xiao Yan, cared nothing for!
"That's not right."
"You guys say, could this Heavenly Emperor be the Little One?"
Seeming to think of something, Xiao Yan suddenly straightened his body, his gaze locked onto the trembling Shi Hao!
"What?"
"That's impossible, right? This Little One is the Heavenly Emperor?"
"Good grief, just surviving is a problem for him. Xiao Yan, have you lost your mind?"
"Impossible. Lady Yu is so vicious, would she let this Little guy survive? In case Shi Ziling and Wife come back, what excuse would they use to brush them off?"
Lin Xiuya, Lin Yan, Liu Qing, and others all shook their heads.
In their view, as a Double-Pupil Bearer who also possessed the Supreme Bone, Shi Yi's position as the Heavenly Emperor was locked in.
This was not simple addition where one plus one equals two; this was at least an exponential multiplication!
Hearing this, Xiao Yan did not answer, instead looking calmly at the Little One.
Although he hadn't suffered as miserably as the Little One!
Yet...
Wasn't he also someone who went from a Genius to a cripple, and now became a Genius once again?
Only by undergoing Nirvana Rebirth like the Little One could one stand at the Supreme peak!
in the snow, Martial Emperor City.
Red stove with a speck of snow, only vast whiteness remains. Wang Xianzhi stood atop the bell tower in a suit of white robes, his stern eyes instinctively staring at the Video in the air.
"Double-Pupil, Supreme Bone?"
"The fruit status of the Heavenly Emperor is so illusory, how can it be decided by a pair of eyes and a piece of bone?"
"In my view, Shi Yi does not possess the 'visage of an emperor'!"
"Yet—"
"If it's not him, could it be that Little One?"
Wang Xianzhi wore a rare expression of confusion.
In his heart, he held doubts about Shi Yi being able to achieve the Heavenly Emperor fruit status.
But on second thought, if it wasn't him, could it be the on-the-verge-of-death "Little One" Shi Hao beside him?
This was obviously even more unreasonable!
Burial Emperor Star, Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone.
A dead silence permeated the universe. Birds had vanished from a thousand mountains, and human footprints were gone from ten thousand paths. Within the vast region, there seemed to be no living creatures.
A woman stood majestically between heaven and earth, peerless in her grace and beauty!
Her split long dress half-revealed her slender and fair long legs. She wore a mask, looking up at the sky with utter indifference.
Beneath the mask, her perfect face overflowed with a trace of complex emotion.
"Brother... Where are you?"
In an instant, her emotions turned stern again. Looking at Shi Yi in the Video, a cold sneer curved the corners of her lips: "Hmph, a Double-Pupil Bearer is a Born Saint?"
"By seizing the Supreme Bone, can you claim yourself emperor?"
"What a joke."
"Everything in this world is tied to a single thought!"
"Don't say you have the Double-Pupil and the Supreme Bone; even if you were given the Chaos Body once more, so what?"
"A mortal can still achieve Immortal Ascension!"
"This future cannot be decided by a piece of bone or a pair of eyes."
Regarding Shi Yi snatching the Little One's Supreme Bone, the exquisitely beautiful woman held utter disdain for it.
If one did this while content to stay in a corner, it might be a Supreme fortune, but the other party's goal was the Heavenly Emperor; the moment he did this, he had already missed out on the fruit status of the Heavenly Emperor.
Shi Yi was not qualified to become the "Heavenly Emperor"!
"Brother... Where are you?"
"I—I miss you so much."
"I am unwilling to achieve Immortal Ascension; I only wish to wait for your return in the Mortal World."
"Even for myriad ages, even for Eternal."
Tomb of Gods, Isolated Island.
Beyond the towering mountains, the azure sea surged with rolling waves.
The Rogue Dragon lazily propped itself up with its right claw, pointing its left hand at the "Shi Yi" in the firmament and saying, "Oh yo, this kid is invincible now."
"Double-Pupil, Supreme Bone, tsk tsk tsk."
"However, this kid is truly ruthless, plotting even against yours truly, his own mother!"
"He leaked the news that the Little One possessed the Supreme Bone to yours truly, his mother, letting her play the villain while he reaped the rewards without doing any work."
"To have such cunning at such a young age, it would be hard for him not to accomplish great things in the future!"
"Indeed." Chen Nan looked at the "Projection" with profound eyes, his expression not looking too good.
"I truly didn't expect this person to be so ruthless."
"However, my thoughts are still much the same as before; I do not believe he can be invincible relying on a pair of eyes and a piece of bone!"
"This path must still be walked by oneself!"
Chen Nan was unsmiling.
When they were watching earlier, he had exchanged words with the Rogue Dragon, and the latter felt that Shi Yi would become the "Heavenly Emperor"; after this moment, he was probably even more certain of it.
He, however, did not think so.
"Rogue Dragon, do you think it would be even more interesting if this 'Little One' becomes the Heavenly Emperor?"
"Ha—"
"Hahahaha—"
Amidst the silence, Chen Nan suddenly burst into laughter, his gaze locked onto the Little One, seemingly anticipating something.
"Y-You mean this brat?"
"N-No way, right?"
The Rogue Dragon rolled his eyes. Although he sympathized with Shi Hao's plight, the current situation was not something that sympathy could resolve.
They were all millennium-old Spirit Monsters, and Lady Yu's gaze was so blatant that it was as if she had carved the words "silence him permanently" right onto her face.
Douluo, Shrek Academy.
On the massive Playground, it was still packed with people, even more so than the previous few days.
"To think the Heavenly Emperor came about this way, simply despicable!"
"Indeed, with such posturing, so what if he becomes the Heavenly Emperor?"
"The success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand?"
"Lady Yu is truly vicious. How could she bring herself to harm a child?"
"..."
Everyone was shaken beyond measure!
The second before, the Little One possessed the Supreme Bone and was a natural Supreme. They had thought the two brothers were united and would lay down an unshakable foundation for the Martial Kings Residence!
The very next second, a malicious aunt tricked the Little One into a room and forcefully ripped out that "Supreme Bone"!
Then, it was transplanted onto Shi Yi, making him a true Young Supreme, a Young Supreme who was a Double-Pupil Bearer.
This plot twist left them utterly dumbfounded.
At the back of the crowd, Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San, looking at the Projection in the sky with a hint of desolation in her eyes.
She saw herself!
Although the process was different from Shi Hao's, the end result was similar—she had willingly performed a Sacrifice of her Spirit Ring to Tang San.
As for Shi Hao, his "bone" was stolen by his own brother!
What if... suppose I didn't give my Third Brother the Spirit Ring, would he come to snatch it?
Xiao Wu's heart wavered, unsure whether Tang San would come to snatch it, and she unconsciously spoke out, "The Little One is simply too pitiful."
"Hmph, what is there to pity? Why was his bone stolen? Isn't it just because he was too stupid? Why didn't anyone come to snatch my Clear Sky Hammer?"
"Besides, isn't it just a piece of bone? If he had any real ability, he could become a Supreme without this bone."
"I, Tang San, have gone through countless hardships; did I suffer any less than him? Didn't I still become the Sea God!"
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"People should look for reasons within themselves first; could it be because they aren't outstanding enough?"
Hearing Xiao Wu feeling heartache for Shi Hao, Tang San immediately became displeased.
In any world, anyone other than him, Tang San, was just a third-rate player.
Xiao Yan only barely completed the "Three-Year Agreement" with the help of Yao Lao.
Han Li had a heaven-defying little green vial, yet he lived timidly, completely lacking the dominance to slaughter all directions!
Right now, Shi Hao was even more incompetent. That Supreme Bone was hyped up so much, yet before it even truly began, it was already coming to an end!
Only him.
The Sea God, Tang San!
In the future, he would lift the 108,000-jin sea god halberd and become the Supreme "Sea God"!
"Third Brother?"
Xiao Wu was dumbfounded.
She looked at Tang San in astonishment!
At this moment, she felt Tang San was so unfamiliar, so completely unfamiliar.
It was just like a lowly person suddenly finding success—that arrogance, that disdain for everyone else.
"Hmph."
Tang San let out a cold hmph, knowing he had said too much, and chose not to continue provoking Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was a 100,000-year Soul Beast, and she still had tremendous use to him.
That "Invincible Golden Body" was a God-level skill for combat and escape; he absolutely needed to keep her around!
Meanwhile, the Video in the sky continued.
Scene:
After Shi Yi had his bones pieced back together, his injuries still showed no signs of improvement.
Seeing this, Lady Yu wanted to bleed Shi Hao dry to nourish Shi Yi's body!
She had heard that Supreme blood could nourish the physical body.
Just as she was about to do so, an old man abruptly broke into the pavilion, instantly destroying all Restrictions!
The old man had full golden hair, resembling a maddened male lion.
The newcomer was the clan's Fourth Uncle, who possessed extreme seniority and unfathomable strength!
Back when Shi Ziling and Wife left, they had entrusted this Fourth Uncle with the secret that Shi Hao possessed the Supreme Bone!
Unfortunately, he had arrived too late!
"Return the bone, or all of you will die today!"
With that said, he grabbed Lady Yu, intending to bare-handedly tear off the Supreme Bone that Shi Yi had just sewn on!
Unfortunately, heaven did not grant their wishes as several other elders arrived at the scene, forcefully calming the Fourth Uncle's fury.
Under the guise of: "We have already lost one Young Supreme. Fourth Brother, do you intend to have the Double-Pupil Bearer be buried along with him?"
"Fourth Brother, do not continue to be obstinate and refuse to repent!"
"..."
Sacrificing the small "me" to fulfill the great "you"—this was Shi Hao's current fate, while Shi Yi remained the favored son of heaven of the Martial Kings Residence.
"..."
The matter did not trigger another wave of climax until a few months later when Shi Ziling and Wife returned.
That day, blazing fires burned through the city. Carrying endless fury, Shi Ziling began a massive massacre within the vast Martial Kings Residence!
Wherever he passed, blood flowed horizontally and corpses littered the fields!
"You all stole my Hao'er's bone; today, you shall pay for it with your lives!"
His slaughter was unstoppable!
Even the older generation could not match Shi Ziling; his Talent was so high that it far exceeded their expectations!
This battle was dark and gloomy, killing until the Martial Kings Residence was drained of Talents!
Across the myriad worlds, seeing this scene, much of the pent-up anger in many people's chests dissipated slightly.
It gave them a feeling of exhilaration and venting their frustrations!
[Bai Xiaochun (a will eternal): Wuwuwu, this dad is simply too domineering! D-Do you still need an adopted son? I am very filial!]
[Danyang Zi (Dao Gui): Gakakaka, quickly dig that brat's bone back out! Oh right, gouge out his eyeballs and trample them to pieces! As for killing, might as well slaughter them all to eliminate future troubles! Hahahaha...]
[Meng Tianzheng (perfect world): The world is impermanent, and all Karma has its own fixed numbers. Who knows if yesterday's withered flowers cannot reach the other shore in the future?]
[Jiang Taixu (Shrouding the Heavens): Brother Ziling's action is deeply gratifying! A man born between heaven and earth grows right here, spilling a chest full of hot blood for his lord. Another day, we shall drink wine and chat happily!]
[Yellow Ox (Sacred Ruins): Moo moo moo (Awesome).]
[...]
Shi Ziling's slaughter in all directions made them immensely gratified to watch!
Originally, many members of the Shi Yi faction chose to switch sides and join the "Shi Hao" faction at this moment.
Compared to someone like Shi Yi, they would much rather see Shi Hao make his triumphant return as a king and ultimately trample Shi Yi beneath his feet!
The Video continued to play:
[Although Shi Ziling was unmatched across the land, he was unfortunately too young. In the end, under the interference of the Stone Emperor, he had no choice but to end this battle.]
[And a new beginning was also underway—]
[Shi Ziling and Wife brought Shi Hao to travel across mountains and rivers, searching for the ancestral land of Stone Country. This was an ancient wilderness situated amidst rolling mountain ranges.]
[This was a mysterious village, and at its entrance stood a massive "dead tree".]
[The dead tree was over ten meters tall, pitch black all over, as if struck by lightning, and looked completely devoid of life.]
[Yet as a gentle breeze blew by, a jade-green willow branch swayed in the wind.]
[This "willow tree" seemed to carry an indescribable, unfathomable charm.]
On the willow branches swaying in the wind, leaf after leaf was emerald green like jade, surrounded by halos that made one unable to help wanting to pay homage.
The miraculous willow tree was reflected in the Video screen, swaying just like that, so unremarkably.
Yet it left the bigwigs of All Heavens and Myriad Realms who were watching the Video stunned one after another!
No one had guessed that there would be such a huge plot twist!
[Meng Tianzheng (perfect world): The willow tree, could it be, could it be "Her"? Impossible, "She" passed away long ago, passed away for All Heavens and Myriad Realms.]
[Hun Tiandi (Battle Through the Heavens): Hehehehe, this willow tree probably has an earth-shattering origin, this deity can feel that endless sense of oppression even through the screen!]
[Bibi Dong (Douluo): Although withered and black, I can sense endless vitality within this willow tree, just like a Phoenix entering nirvana!]
[Fire Celestial Venerable (tales of demons and gods): Yesterday's withered flowers reach the other shore? On this willow tree, I see Shi Hao's future, and does the Phoenix Rebirth also represent Reign Supreme? Could it be that this Shi Hao is the Fated Person of Calamity, also known as the "Heavenly Emperor"?]
[Profound Emperor (stellar transformations): Interesting, truly interesting, Shi Yi and Shi Hao, just who will come out on top? This deity has lived for tens of millions of years, almost forgetting that I still have human emotions!]
[.]
Seeing the existence of the willow tree, the bigwigs of All Heavens and Myriad Realms were shocked one after another.
In unison.
The moment they saw "Her", although they couldn't guess her background, they could be certain that "She" had an earth-shattering origin!
Moreover, they held intense conjectures regarding Shi Hao's future.
Everything was so illusory, yet everything also left traces to follow!
The picture was still continuing:
[After Shi Ziling and Wife sent Shi Hao into the ancestral land, they turned and left; they were going to head to Shi Hao's maternal clan to seek help.]
[Not long after the couple left, Little One woke up with the help of Willow Deity.]
[Just like that, Little One lived in the Shi Clan's ancestral land from then on.]
[In a flash, a few years passed, and Little One also grew into a youth.]
[Compared to the deceit and treachery of the Martial Kings Residence, Shi Hao had obtained unprecedented happiness in Stone Village over these past few days, even losing that cruel memory of the Martial Kings Residence.]
[.]
[After experiencing the slaughter of the Bei Village, Shi Hao came to the side of the "willow tree" to explore the true truth.]
[The willow tree fell silent for a long time, swaying its emerald green willow branches to gently stroke Shi Hao's forehead: All myriad things have a cause, and all myriad things are the effect.]
[The long-dusty memories were unlocked; Shi Hao saw himself, saw his father, his mother, as well as his older brother Shi Yi, and Aunt Lady Yu, as well as himself being tricked into a dark room where that Supreme "Supreme Bone" was stripped away. Everything was so vivid, and everything was so real.]
[Shi Hao: Willow Deity, I!]
[Willow Deity: Knowing the truth, what are your thoughts now? To take back that Supreme Bone that belongs to you?]
[Hearing this, Shi Hao shook his head: Isn't it just a piece of bone? A Supreme is not conferred, nor can it be decided by a single "bone"; rather, it is forged step by step.]
[I want to defeat Shi Yi by relying on myself!]
[.]
The Great Love world was shrouded in clouds and mist, with a speck of green light hanging in the firmament, casting shimmering ripples reflected on the lake surface.
"Ha"
"Hahaha"
"Good, this Shi Hao is truly wonderful! What do a few setbacks matter, and what of this so-called Supreme Bone?"
"All of this is merely a bit of wind and frost."
"Shi Hao, I await your Reign Supreme, to be the one who plays chess with me."
"Ha, hahahaha."
Great Love Immortal Venerable propped his chin with his right hand, lazily looking at the clear "Video" in the firmament.
At present, he had already attained the fruition of an Immortal Venerable, which had also left him lonely for many years; for a long, long, long time, nothing had made his blood boil like this.
He still faintly remembered the verses in the Mortal Realm praising him:
Cold winds blow in the desolate valley, the youth returns as the Spring and Autumn Cicada chirps.
Stone figures weep at Soul-Suppressing Mountain, the demon walks north with Fixed Immortal Travel.
Ten thousand immortals retreat on the Reverse Flow River, love cannot defeat the tears of persistence.
Destined by fate to fail, the Immortal Venerable regrets, but I do not regret!
These verses also encompassed his entire life!
Burial Emperor Star, Purple Mountain.
On the land drenched in battle, only broken limbs and wreckage remained, and the pungent smell of blood was thick, causing even the battle-hardened Ye Fan to furrow his brows.
Beside him at this moment was a man in white garments as pristine as snow, possessing peerless grace.
God King, Jiang Taixu!
"Ye Fan, life is like a chessboard; no one knows whether there is a single move above the fatal chess game that can reverse the heaven and earth and reverse Karma."
"At this time, I can be certain that this Shi Hao is the Fated Person of Calamity of that realm!"
"He is none other than the Heavenly Emperor."
Watching Shi Hao arrive at Stone Village and speaking those words in communication with Willow Deity, Jiang Taixu's eyes revealed deep shock!
It wasn't until his God King Physique reached Great Mastery that he comprehended the words spoken by Shi Hao during his early childhood.
These Physiques, bones, or the so-called double pupils were stepping stones on the path to success, but they were also stumbling blocks on the path to becoming Supreme.
They could be relied upon, but one must not depend on them!
"Yes."
"His words have also given me deep feelings, and I have even comprehended many things."
"This indomitable fighting spirit truly makes one feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze!"
Ye Fan nodded, highly approving of Jiang Taixu's words!
Although his current situation was very difficult, compared to Shi Hao, he was indeed somewhat at ease.
Born a Supreme, having his bones gouged out by blood relatives, yet after escaping death by a hair's breadth, his fighting spirit still remained!
For this point alone, he was worthy of admiration!
"Goodness me, could it be that this Shi Hao can really become the Heavenly Emperor?"
"This Emperor remembers that Emperor Wushi said that the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo indeed achieved him, but it also bound him."
"Sigh, everything is determined by fate, not a single bit is up to man!"
Black Sovereign wore floral briefs, drooling as he looked at Shi Hao in the sky.
He was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say!
He had originally thought Shi Yi was the heaven-defying chosen one, yet he never expected that Little One would actually survive.
And even took the willow tree as his master!
This willow tree was awesome; its unfathomable bearing was something he had only witnessed on Emperor Wushi!
Yet, that person was Emperor Wushi, of whom it was said, "Who is the peak at the end of the immortal path? Meeting Wushi empties the Dao"!
mortal, Sea of Stars, inner city.
On the bustling streets with people coming and going like a stream of horses and dragons, peddlers and foot soldiers were shouting endlessly, wanting to sell the items in their hands in order to exchange for resources to cultivation.
A plain-looking man wearing a bamboo hat sat in a teahouse, watching the mysterious Video in the sky.
"The firmness of this person's willpower is simply breathtaking."
"Fighting the other shore with a crippled body is simply a fantasy!"
"Yet if there is the assistance of that willow tree, one can seek a path of survival amidst desperate straits!"
Han Li muttered to himself.
In his view, wanting to battle and kill Shi Yi was far too difficult; already possessing the double pupils, he was naturally undefeated!
Adding the stolen Supreme Bone, Shi Yi's Combat Power could reach a heaven-defying degree!
Shi Hao now had nothing, and wanting revenge was as difficult as ascending to the heavens!
However, fortunately he encountered "Willow Deity"!
After fleeing Tiannan, he came directly to this Sea of Stars, but as soon as he arrived, he discovered that someone was placing a bounty on him.
Helplessly, he changed his appearance and face; even Li Feiyu could no longer be used, because these people were putting out a wanted notice for Li Feiyu as well.
"Kid, have you seen this person?" Just as Han Li was pondering these questions, a rough voice came from beside his ear.
The incoming person was at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, and was interrogating him while holding up a portrait of Han Li!
Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Eight Regions Cage.
Shi Kingdom Imperial Palace.
The originally tense atmosphere was largely dissipated as the Video played.
At this moment, the civil and military ministers had stunned expressions, watching the contents inside the Video in surprise.
"I never expected Shi Yi to actually possess the Supreme Bone. No one has ever spoken of this matter."
"Hiss, possessing the Double Pupils is already an invincible path, and now gaining the Supreme Bone as well, his future achievements will be immeasurable!"
"It is a pity. For Marquis Huang Tian to walk to this step with a mortal body is indeed not easy, but anyone with discerning eyes can tell the gap between him and Shi Yi at a glance."
"Heavenly Emperor? Is Shi Yi's future the Heavenly Emperor?"
"..."
Whether they were counts, marquises, dukes, generals, or prime ministers, all of them were shocked by the scenes in los Video at this moment!
Everyone knew that Shi Yi dug out Shi Hao's bone, but they did not know the details!
There turned out to be another Supreme Bone!
Regarding the futures of Shi Yi and Shi Hao, they still favored Shi Yi a bit more.
"You actually once possessed the Supreme Bone?"
As the civil and military ministers spoke one after another, the people who descended from the Upper Realm looked at Shi Hao with shocked gazes.
Regarding the Supreme Bone, their understanding was much clearer than that of the people from the Lower Realm!
The Supreme Bone means being born as a Supreme.
In the Upper Realm, this was already an indisputable fact!
In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and Three Thousand Provinces, it was not that there had never been a Supreme Bone, and there were quite a few peerless prodigies who were born as a Young Supreme!
Without exception, these people all walked to the end of the "path" and dominated an entire epoch!
In that epoch, they were honored as the "Supreme"!
Furthermore, the power of the Supreme Bone was not weaker than the Double Pupils!
Yet Shi Hao before them actually came with the Supreme Bone naturally, making him a born Supreme!
"Pity, now you are already of mortal flesh and blood, failing to match the mighty name of a Young Supreme."
Knowing that Shi Hao did not have the Supreme Bone, the leading man from the Upper Realm remained arrogant.
In his view, Shi Hao without the Supreme Bone was equivalent to a tiger without its claws and teeth.
Nothing to be feared.
"I once said that a person's "path" cannot be determined by a single bone or a pair of eyes!"
"I am steadfast in my own path!"
"I, Shi Hao, will walk to the end of the "path", until I pierce through this empyrean!"
Facing the taunts, Shi Hao was utterly fearless. He raised his finger to point at the firmament, the confidence in his eyes extremely dense.
So what if it is the Supreme Bone, and so what about the Double Pupils?!
With me here, I am invincible!
Clearing away all obstacles along this journey only made him even more steadfast in this conviction!
"Frog in a well, sparrow in a cage."
"Do you know that above this domain are the Nine Heavens? Above the Nine Heavens is the Immortal Realm?"
"Have you ever heard of an "Immortal"?"
"A mere Descendant of Sinful Blood, how dare you be so arrogant?"
Shi Hao's confidence made the people from the Upper Realm feel utter disdain.
Talking about piercing through the heavens, he was merely a person from the Lower Realm yet so arrogant, even more unbridled than him, a prodigy of the Upper Realm!
To this, Shi Hao did not give a response!
The future path would prove that what he said today was not a delusion; he would tell everyone that even lacking a Supreme Bone, he was still the Supreme of the current age!
And just as Shi Hao was thinking, the exclamation of the civil and military ministers echoed once more: "Why is today's Video lasting so long?"
"There's actually more?"
This piqued Shi Hao's interest, and he raised his head to look at the Video.
The scene:
[Ever since defeating the Bi Village, Shi Hao's status in the village had reached its zenith, and even some elders were no match for Shi Hao.]
[...]
[Just at that time, the Great Wilderness encountered a rare disaster seen once in ten-thousand-year, and Ferocious Beasts like the Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Zhuyan began to vie for the "Mountain Treasure".]
[...]
[It also coincided with Experts from clans outside the Great Wilderness, such as the Luofu Swamp, the Purple-Clothed Marquis, and the Golden Wolf Tribe, coming to search for the Mountain Treasure, sweeping through another bloody storm.]
[Along the way, village after village was destroyed—fortunately, under the help of "Willow Deity", Stone Village escaped a calamity of annihilation!]
[...]
[In this battle, the young Shi Hao was bathed in blood all over, standing in the Great Wilderness with an invincible posture—]
[In this battle, Willow Deity was peerlessly graceful, with a crystal-clear emerald willow branch swaying in the wind, slaughtering all invading enemies like a wild whip—]
[Under the moonlit night dotted with stars, the willow tree invaded by thunder and fire regained its vitality, as if reflecting a peerlessly graceful "Her" standing tall among All Heavens and Myriad Realms, receiving the prostrations and worship of all Living Beings.]
[Across the vast Great Wilderness, all Ferocious Beasts, Sacrificial Spirits, the Human Race, and Living Beings raised their heads to watch this willow tree, worshipping devoutly from the depths of their hearts!]
[...]
Inside the Shi Kingdom Imperial Palace, the civil and military ministers were already shocked beyond measure upon seeing this scene.
"Shi Hao's single-handed strength in the Blood-Moving Realm is 108,000 catties? This has already reached the absolute limit of strength!"
"As expected of Marquis Huang Tian, his bravery surpasses all three armies!"
"This willow tree, this willow tree has a heaven-shaking origin. According to our Stone Country records, in endless years past, there was a willow tree named Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit. "She" was peerlessly graceful, her willow branches shielding All Heavens and Myriad Realms, but unfortunately she fell in the end. Could the willow tree before us be her?"
"This teacher of Shi Hao's is certainly not simple. Could Shi Hao truly possess the ability to vie for supremacy with Shi Yi in the future?"
"..."
At this second, the convictions in their hearts were shaken.
Many people who originally thought Shi Yi was the "Heavenly Emperor" were no longer so steadfast at this moment!
Shi Hao's growth was far too bizarre, and coupled with such a divine "willow tree", it was simply horrifying!
"The willow tree... It couldn't be "Her", right?"
The people from the Upper Realm trembled all over!
For the Upper Realm, this news was not much of a big secret, even though their understanding was not deep.
But they knew that there indeed used to be such a willow tree that was the "Sacrificial Spirit" of all Living Beings.
At this moment, the scene of the Video shifted once again, arriving at a location wreathed in Immortal Qi.
[This is the Immortal Ancient Era]
[In the scene, a willow tree stood tall above the firmament with a posture that supported the heavens, its willow branches swaying in the wind connecting to All Heavens and Myriad Realms—]
[From above the Nine Heavens, it was like a Milky Way cascading down, shielding three thousand divine kingdoms. Upon every single willow branch rested a massive star, projecting upon All Heavens and Myriad Realms!]
[The war begins—]
[The Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit awakens, heading to the foreign realm with an invincible posture like a Heavenly God descending, slaying an Immortal King to prove the cosmos, charging in and out seven times until no one in the foreign realm dared to claim supremacy.]
[To shield the Living Beings of the heavens, she fought numerous Immortal Kings with her own strength, and under being outnumbered, she suffered heavy injuries—]
[Afterwards, "She" did not plan to drag out an ignoble existence, instead choosing to undergo Nirvana and Rebirth to live out a second life, battling once more for the beings of the myriad realms!]
[However, right at the time of her Nirvana, she was feared by the Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm. Multiple Immortal Kings ambushed her together, causing her to regrettably fail as a seed passed through the thunder pool, disappearing without a trace ever since.]
"She really is her!"
"She is actually Shi Hao's teacher?"
"Having such a teacher can match a thousand pairs of Double Pupils and ten thousand pieces of the Supreme Bone!"
"She... the Immortal Ancient Era, the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit..."
The three people who came from the Upper Realm were numbed; they were truly numbed!
Never in their wildest dreams did they expect that Shi Hao, after having his Supreme Bone stripped away, would head to a "countryside village," and the Sacrificial Spirit of this village turned out to be the Legendary Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit who possessed the "Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms"!
That willow tree possessed an elegance that surpassed an entire era, making it one of the undisputed strongest Experts.
It was also an object of devout worship for everyone across All Heavens and Myriad Realms!
Yet, such a noble "Living Being" actually became Shi Hao's Shifu!
Even if not even one ten-thousandth of its cultivation remained, it was still a Supreme existence!
In the eyes of the three, this was Shi Hao's greatest fated opportunity. If he possessed the willow tree's "Law" or its "Precious Art," he would traverse the world unmatched!
"Outrageous. I didn't expect'she' truly not to be dead, surviving miraculously, and even climbing back to her former heights."
"She turned out to be the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit of Immortal Ancient. In all my calculations, I never expected this willow tree to have such a massive background!"
"It matches the clan's records, but I simply didn't expect the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit to be dormant in this "Huang" Region!"
"I originally thought it was just a "plain and unexceptional" willow tree, never expecting to misjudge it so terribly!"
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Looking at the willow tree's peerlessly elegant posture in the Video in the sky, the three carried deep devotion in their eyes!
Despite coming from the Upper Realm, they didn't dare underestimate the willow tree before them in the slightest!
With the strength of a single person, she withstood an entire era!
She once protected the Living Beings of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths from being infected by Extraterritorial Evil Demons!
She once slaughtered her way into the Exotic Realm alone, executing numerous "Immortal King"s in succession. Her life could be described as Legendary!
At the same time, Shi Hao looked at the Projection in the sky, a hint of grief welling up in his eyes.
"Willow Deity, was your life truly this full of suffering? Why did you never mention it to me?"
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"So you come from Immortal Ancient, and you are the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit?"
"I will change the future, I will march forward side by side for you."
He had countless times asked about the Willow Deity's origins, but the answer he received was silence; the other party was unwilling to bring up the past!
Now, through the Projection of the "Mysterious Person," he also learned how tragic that battle back then truly was!
Experts such as the Reincarnation Immortal King, Endless Immortal King, and Ten Fierce Ones fell one after another, and the fighting even shattered Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, leaving the Law incomplete!
That battle was too miserable, too fierce!
The Willow Deity had told him more than once that the future might be even more epic and tragic than he imagined.
Yet he never expected it to be this epic and tragic!
"As a person of the current era, I must stand tall through self-reliance."
Shi Hao straightened his back, nodding as he looked at the willow tree standing tall above all heavens in the Projection, secretly swearing an oath in his heart!
This was his benefactor when he was lost, his salvation when his life hung by a thread, and even the guiding light pointing him in the right direction.
Previously unaware of the other party's past and future misery, now that he knew, Shi Hao felt no fear in his heart whatsoever!
What remained was an indomitable fighting spirit and the arrogant defiance to trample the entire universe underfoot.
Shi Hao's haughty posture fell into the eyes of the three from the Upper Realm not far away. At this moment, they showed not the slightest contempt, but instead remained silent.
They looked down on Shi Hao, but that Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit of Immortal Ancient was an existence beyond their reach.
Even if they wanted to pay homage, at best, they would be among those who "knelt" the farthest away.
Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Heavenly God Academy.
The Grand Elder's bedchamber.
"Vast heavens, why were you so unfair to you!"
"Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit, I never expected that after slaughtering through numerous fated opportunities, you would fall like this. The vision of those Immortal Kings in the Immortal Realm is simply too small, much too small."
"With my Nine Heavens and Ten Earths fallen, could their Immortal Realm possibly stay out of it unscathed?"
"Rest assured, with me in this lifetime, as long as you are within Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, you will undoubtedly be free of worry."
"That brat, I will also help look after him a bit!"
The dimly lit Zhu Huo swayed with the wind, making the dim room flicker on and off. Grand Elder Meng Tianzheng sat cross-legged on a futon, his gaze solemnly watching the huge Projection.
At this moment, his ten-thousand-year unchanging emotions were surging like stormy waves.
His sorrowful eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life.
He never expected, truly never expected, that the willow tree he inadvertently saw was actually the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit from the previous era.
The other party was a Supreme existence and a milestone of an era.
Yet now, it had fallen to such a state!
Tragic and lamentable.
At the same time, Meng Tianzheng's eyes turned toward Shi Hao. From Shi Hao's fighting spirit, he saw a great deal.
"With all heavens as a chess board, there is bound to be a chess piece that leaps outside the Three Realms and is not within the Five Elements."
"In this lifetime, will the Fated Person of Calamity emerge abruptly?"
"Double-Pupil Bearer, ancient Saint, Supreme Bone, born Supreme—King Shi, your descendants are truly formidable, truly formidable."
"Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit, did you choose Shi Hao?"
Meng Tianzheng's eyes seemed to be bound by thousands of green threads, which did not dissipate for a long time.
At this moment, he fell into a difficult dilemma!
No prodigy achieved success overnight; they needed to be tempered by iron and blood, refining themselves through Endless slaughter.
Right now, he had no other choice.
perfect world, a corner of the Exotic Realm.
"Hum hum."
Alongside the lingering chime of bells, a golden halberd hung high above the firmament, illuminating all heavens.
Radiance sprinkled down, bathing many youths whose eyes were filled with devotion.
"Hmph, what willow tree? Defeated is defeated. My ancestor An Lan is invincible in the world!"
"Young Supreme, Fated Person of Calamity? Ridiculous, that region is ultimately made of losers!"
"Hahaha, when ambushing this willow tree back then, I caught sight of my ancestor's figure!"
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Bathing in the radiance of the golden halberd, the youths looked at the Projection in the sky, their eyes revealing utter disdain!
In their view, the great battle back then was a slaughter by the "superiors" against the inferiors!
In that battle, Nine Heavens and Ten Earths shattered.
Their Exotic Realm was the true winner, an Immortal existence!
Deep within the altar, inside an ancient palace, a man sat lazily on the throne, his brow overlooking All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
"Hmph, merely a petty willow tree. Although I wasn't your match back then, you ended up dying a miserable death nonetheless!"
"At the peak of immortality, proud of the world, with me An Lan here, there is heaven!"
"In the present age, I am an Immortal King, invincible in the world!"
Cold light overflowed from An Lan's eyes!
He never expected that the willow tree, which had slaughtered through the Exotic Realm with an invincible posture in that battle of Immortal Ancient, would fall to this state.
What he expected even less was that the other party was actually going to make a comeback!
That battle could be described as shaking the heavens and making ghosts cry. He had just entered the Immortal King Realm and failed to defeat the willow tree. Had it not been for Red King making a move, he would have nearly been nailed to the Immortal Divine Mountain by the other party!
But looking at it now, the other party was also a loser.
"Shi Hao?"
"Supreme Bone?"
"Ridiculous."
"Willow tree, I didn't expect your taste to get worse and worse, choosing such a little brat to be your successor disciple!"
"He is merely a country bumpkin, how could he ever achieve the title of "Heavenly Emperor"?"
"It's a pity that if not for the obstruction of the "Heaven Abyss," I could slaughter my way into Nine Heavens and Ten Earths right now to execute all hundreds of millions of your Living Beings."
An Lan dismissed it with utter disdain!
In his view, any Supreme Bone was illusory. Although Shi Hao's Talent was alright, it definitely couldn't be considered heaven-defying.
In their Realm, there were He Wushuang, Modao, and Qingteng. Even if ranked, Shi Hao wouldn't even make it into the top ten thousand.
At the same time, An Lan was also sighing. If not for the obstruction of the "Heaven Abyss," he could immediately replicate that ancient battle, single-handedly slaughtering into Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to seize the other party's Endless Dao fruits.
You must know that back then, relying on this very line of work, he had won the appreciation of the ruler of Endless darkness, transforming overnight from an Immortal into the ranks of the Immortal King!
Having tasted the sweetness, through so many years amidst the flames of war conquering Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he always played the role of the vanguard.
A corner of the Exotic Realm, Red King Peak.
The ancient residence was heavily guarded at this moment, with many Supremes actually serving as gate-keeping boys.
Among them, the outstanding ones were Immortal existences!
Inside a mysterious cave, a small beast was lazily looking at the Projection in the sky, its gaze so casual and indifferent.
"Willow tree, that battle back then truly deserved to be called peerless across the universe; even this seat almost met his doom!"
"Yet, you ultimately lost."
The small beast was extremely smug.
Back then, that battle had him as the main force, fighting the willow tree for thousand-year, and finally uniting with several Immortal Kings to nearly nail the willow tree onto the mountains.
It was a pity that in the end, the willow tree escaped using a Supreme Secret Technique!
"Father."
A heaven-defyingly powerful Immortal came to the small beast's side, paying deep homage before saying, "Was'she' the willow tree that fought against you for many years back then?"
"Yes, when this seat was still using Red King's physical body, I slaughtered with it for thousand-year."
"However, its taste in choosing people is nothing much."
"This youth called Shi Hao cannot even compare to that Shi Yi; his future achievements are destined to be mediocre."