After entering the late stage of the Marking Realm, everything changed for Shi Hao. He could sense the fluctuations and undulations of the rules and order of the heavens and earth through the opening and closing of his pores.
Undoubtedly, after reaching this level, his strength increased significantly, and his experiences and insights were vastly different.
At this moment, as he breathed, runes emerged from his mouth and nose, with vital energy swirling around him like a true dragon, creating a mystical and powerful aura.
This feeling was wonderful. He felt joy in his heart, a sense of achievement after a breakthrough, his spirit was full, and his mind was calm and clear.
"Tell me about the matters outside the domain," Shi Hao commanded as he released the unicorn youth, the young man from the Four-Eyed Clan, and the girl from the Mysterious Palace, interrogating them.
The unicorn youth was shaken. Despite being powerful and known as a genius, he found himself imprisoned and defeated by a human youth a few years younger than him. This blow was significant.
As for the young man from the Four-Eyed Clan, now in his twenties, he was only in the late stage of the Marking Realm. Compared to Shi Hao, he felt immense shame.
The beautiful girl was also melancholic. As an outstanding disciple of the Mysterious Palace, she was suppressed by a local native upon arriving in the wasteland. Her so-called genius title now seemed like a joke.
"How old are you really?" They were unwilling and wanted to clarify.
"In a few months, I will be fourteen," Shi Hao looked down at them expressionlessly and then coldly said, "Am I asking you questions or do you intend to interrogate me?"
The three sighed. At just thirteen, this was beyond reason. They had never seen such a monstrous youth, so powerful that even the most outstanding disciples of the ancient sects might not be able to defeat him.
They even suspected that this person might be a secret disciple of the Western Heaven Sect or the Heavenly Severance Sect, "fostered" in the wasteland. Otherwise, how could he be so extraordinary?
The three deeply regretted provoking such a youth. It was a bit of self-inflicted trouble. If not for their greed over the sunfish, they would not have faced such a situation.
Shi Hao interrogated them to understand matters outside the domain. Initially, the three were very uncooperative and resistant, but eventually, they compromised and revealed what they knew.
Shi Hao even obtained several minor supernatural techniques from them. Unfortunately, when it came to the sect's treasured techniques, the three screamed, their foreheads cracking and bleeding continuously, as Shi Hao had set up a restraint.
Every sect places great importance on their heritage and to prevent leaks, they set up many safeguards, inscribing destructive runes into their disciples' souls.
In the end, Shi Hao gave them a quick death. Without any humiliation, he swept his sword, and their three heads flew several meters away, spewing a large amount of blood.
He stood there, slowly digesting the information he had obtained, and left after a long time.
Shi Hao found the big-eyed girl and others. They were all safe, and after regrouping, they resumed their activities: searching for fierce beasts, refining bait, and capturing sunfish.
It was still the same large lake, where thousands of sunfish resided. However, after the previous capture, these creatures became more cautious and did not fall for traps anymore.
Shi Hao spent two days here before finding their traces. Thanks to the bait and primarily relying on the heavy pupil, he located their active areas.
This time, he captured them forcefully, diving into the magma and engaging in a fierce battle, as he had angered the sunfish king. The battle was brutal.
It was undeniable that the sunfish king, leading thousands of powerful beings, fought fiercely, making the vast magma lake boil.
Ultimately, Shi Hao wounded it and captured over a thousand sunfish. The fish king, leading its followers, escaped into the depths of the earth and vanished.
Shi Hao did not overdo it. Obtaining what he needed was enough. There was no need to completely wipe them out. When he returned, the youths were very excited, looking at him eagerly.
Shi Hao refined the sunfish and gave them a considerable amount. They had helped him a lot during these days, enabling his smooth progress in cultivation.
After just half a day in seclusion, Shi Hao emerged again. He sighed lightly, finding that, as expected, the divine essence contained in the sunfish was no longer effective for him.
To be precise, the effect was minimal. Recently, he had been making rapid progress, breaking through to the late stage of the Marking Realm in the shortest time. His body had developed some "resistance" due to consuming too much sunfish.
"Alas, this is as far as it goes," Shi Hao sighed.
There was still a lot of golden liquid in the Heavenly Transformation Bowl. He distributed some to the big-eyed girl and others, and then went to find Fire Spirit Girl, letting the black-clad men guide him.
Fire Spirit Girl was also seeking her own opportunity, trying to enter the Ancient Saint Emperor Palace, and had been working on it recently.
"So much divine liquid," Fire Spirit Girl's face, illuminated by the blazing light, was radiant. She was deeply shocked by Shi Hao’s power.
"These are the divine liquids refined from over a thousand sunfish. I’ve given some away, and the rest are here. Thank you," Shi Hao said.
This time, he was most grateful to Fire Spirit Girl for bringing him to the ancestral land of the Fire Nation. Otherwise, how could he have such a great opportunity? His words were sincere.
"Alright, then I won’t be polite," Fire Spirit Girl smiled sweetly, her eyes sparkling, her figure alluring.
She then mentioned another matter: "By the way, while you’ve been cultivating, some events happened outside. The people from Demon Spirit Lake went to the imperial capital and almost dismantled your Tianhou Mansion, but were driven off by Stone Emperor."
Upon hearing this, Shi Hao’s eyes flickered. "Is this revenge against me? I need to visit the Virtual God Realm."
He had always had the idea of hunting pure-blooded beings in the Virtual God Realm, breaking into those ancient sacred mountains, and thoroughly sweeping through some enemy forbidden areas.
However, he knew that doing so would be very dangerous. The beings in those forbidden areas were extremely terrifying. They might not be able to deal with him in the Virtual God Realm but could go mad in the real world.
Therefore, he had always been wary and had not taken action.
Now he felt it was necessary to take a trip. Even if he did not massacre them, he needed to demonstrate his strength to prevent them from being too arrogant.
"The ruthless child is coming again."
The news spread, causing turmoil in the Virtual God Realm.
Currently, Shi Hao's reputation in the Virtual God Realm was immense. He had swept through the Rain Tribe, the Tuoba Tribe, and other ancient sects, and even overshadowed Demon Spirit Lake. No one could rival him.
In this world constructed by spiritual power, only Shi Yi could block his path. Anyone else would suffer greatly.
The lake was azure. Shi Hao arrived at the same place as last time and smashed the gates of Demon Spirit Lake with a single slap. The magnificent mountain gates and all were reduced to powder.
This infuriated the clan, but they had no way to counteract it.
"I warn you, don’t come to Stone Country to flaunt your power again, or I’ll kill you all," Shi Hao said.
Everyone was stunned. Only he would dare to say such things. Others would not dare to be so bold, avoiding it from afar.
"Stone youth, don’t be too arrogant. Even your country’s sacrificial spirit will one day fall, let alone you," a large spider said coldly.
"Who can predict the future? At least for now, you all better be honest," Shi Hao shouted.
Then, he turned and left, not caring about the gnashing of teeth from the powerful beings.
Shi Hao wandered, causing people to follow him, all wanting to know what he would do. Eventually, he arrived at the regions where the ancient sacred mountains were located, causing considerable tension.
From a distance, the towering mountains appeared majestic and imposing. As Shi Hao approached the Heavenly Divine Mountain, an old man personally descended to meet him, accompanied by a girl in purple.
Yunxi was quite speechless. This guy was becoming increasingly audacious, and his actions had even alarmed her grandfather, making it necessary for her to come here.
"Young man, we’ve become somewhat acquainted, haven’t we? I believe I haven't wronged you," the old man said, clearly uneasy, fearing that Shi Hao might go berserk and destroy the place.
"You’ve wronged me in many ways. You tricked me into going to the Northern Sea, which nearly led to my death," Shi Hao replied with dissatisfaction.
"That was not my concern," the old man said, and he wanted to reclaim the divine artifact arm guard.
"I think you need to give me the other piece as well, so I can have a matching pair. Let’s do things properly," Shi Hao said.
The old man was quite reluctant, knowing he could not return the arm guard since Heavenly Divine Mountain was in the wrong last time.
The girl in purple, Yunxi, with her bright eyes and beautiful appearance, stood aside, gritting her teeth.
"What's wrong? Do you want to wrestle with me? You’re no match for me," Shi Hao said, glancing at her, taking in her curvaceous and delicate figure.
This made the girl in purple furious, feeling as if a worm had crawled over her. Remembering past events, she struggled to remain calm and wanted to kick him to the ground.
"By the way, I’ve always been curious about your race. I bet her that if she lost, she would guard a village for me, but she always breaks her word," Shi Hao asked the old man, pointing at the girl in purple.
"We are a small branch of the Celestial Race," the old man said proudly.
"The Celestial Race, what kind of race is that? It sounds quite famous. Is it alright for her to guard the village for me?" Shi Hao asked, pointing at the girl in purple.
The old man was speechless, and the girl in purple was enraged, her white skin bristling with anger, resembling a small female leopard ready to pounce.
"If one day you can leave this domain and reach a sufficiently high realm, you will understand what the Celestial Race means and will be filled with awe for them," the old man said.
The old man then advised him against visiting other ancient sacred mountains, stating that it would be futile. Even though he could intimidate all sides in the Virtual God Realm, those sacred mountains in the real world were still untouchable supreme forbidden zones.
Fire Nation, ancestral land.
Shi Hao had returned and opened his eyes. The one-month period was approaching fast. He decided not to cultivate anymore but to wander around, adjusting himself to the best possible state.
"That place is the center of the ancestral forbidden area. It’s not that it can’t be entered, but it’s extremely dangerous. You should be careful. We don’t dare to go in," the big-eyed girl and the others said.
The forbidden area was unique, unlike elsewhere where nothing grew. Here, many ancient trees were rooted in the magma, with lush branches and leaves.
Shi Hao was quite surprised. It was said that this place was the birthplace of the Fire Nation's sacrificial spirit, known as the divine land.
In this area, there were many volcanoes and numerous magma lakes, with ancient trees entwined with flames, blocking out the sky.
After entering, Shi Hao keenly sensed that there were many powerful beings here, including some at the king or prince level.
"Fire birds."
They were fierce red birds, some as large as small mountains, others only a few meters long, their bodies blazing red with fiery light.
"Are they of the same lineage as the Great Red Bird? Are they descendants of the Vermilion Bird?" Shi Hao murmured.
The Fire Nation was named after fire, and their sect’s divine techniques were renowned in the fire path. It was said that their sacrificial spirit was suspected to be a Vermilion Bird.
Fire Spirit Girl had warned him not to kill here and not to anger the local beings. He kept this in mind and did not act recklessly.
He avoided the fire birds, not wanting to be noticed by them. If a conflict arose, the Fire Nation would likely target him and not offer assistance.
At a volcanic crater, there was a huge ancient tree with cracked bark and a sturdy trunk, like an old dragon coiled there, with roots extending into the red-hot magma, drawing divine power.
This ancient tree was very unusual. From afar, its body radiated a glowing light, with crystal-clear leaves and a powerful aura.
Shi Hao approached and looked up from beneath the tree. He discovered a nest that wasn’t very large but glowed like a small sun, emitting a strong aura.
The nest was only about a foot in diameter, with a dazzling golden divine light, very impressive.
Shi Hao looked around and saw that it was very quiet with no beings around. He quickly climbed the tree like a nimble monkey and headed straight for the large nest.
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