224: Chapter 224 With the gathering of giants, destruction is possible with a mere flick of the wrist.

The news of the Fallen Blood Phoenix Clan's Ancient Ancestor's revival was like an all-consuming apocalyptic storm, sweeping through the entire Dark Immortal Realm in an incredibly short amount of time.

The sky was dyed a heart-palpitating Purple-Gold.

Endless Laws of Darkness boiled and roared frantically within the Void Realm.

Billions upon billions of Dark Creatures prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing in worship toward the Fallen Demonic Land. Their bodies trembled violently, not even daring to breathe too loudly for fear of disturbing that supreme existence who had finally awakened after slumbering for countless eons.

The birth of an Ancient Ancestor meant that the long-dormant Dark Great Realm was about to reveal its all-devouring fangs to the Heavens and Myriad Realms once again.

The entire Dark Immortal Realm became active once more.

And amidst this terrifying atmosphere of interwoven fanaticism and oppression...

The Lightless Immortal Domain.

This was one of the most core and ancient regions within the Dark Great Realm.

A magnificent hall cast entirely from Abyssal Black Gold sat quietly at the highest point of the Lightless Immortal Domain, resembling a Primordial Fierce Beasts lurking in the dark abyss.

At this moment, this hall—usually deathly silent—was guarded to the absolute extreme!

Outside the hall.

One after another, Dark Immortals radiating terrifying auras held cold black halberds, standing straight like emotionless sculptures of slaughter on both sides of the long staircase paved with white bones.

Deep within the Void Realm, several obscure yet powerful auras were hidden.

Those were Quasi-Immortal Kings!

Quasi-Immortal Kings, who were usually high and mighty, capable of governing a vast Star Domain, could only hide themselves within the cracks of the Void Realm like the lowliest of sentries at this moment.

They held their breath, suppressing their auras to the freezing point, with fine beads of cold sweat even seeping from their foreheads.

The atmosphere around the entire hall was tense and oppressive, as if even space itself had completely solidified, causing waves of suffocation from the depths of one's Soul.

At the bottom of the steps.

Two Dark Immortals responsible for guard duty were communicating using extremely secretive Divine Thoughts.

"Have you heard? That Ancient Ancestor of the Blood Phoenix Clan has completely revived. I'm afraid the world is about to change." The armored Immortal on the left felt an unconcealable tremor in his Divine Thought.

The Immortal on the right swallowed imperceptibly and responded with hurried Divine Thoughts.

"The Ancient Ancestor's revival is certainly earth-shattering, but the situation inside this hall right now is what truly makes one's scalp tingle! Do you know that three Immortal Kings are gathered inside this hall at this very moment?"

"Three?!"

The pupils of the Immortal on the left shrank suddenly, his Divine Thoughts fluctuating so violently he almost cried out in surprise.

"Could it be... the rumors are true?"

"They are absolutely true!" The Immortal on the right took a deep breath, keeping his Divine Thoughts extremely low. "Besides the supreme Dominator of our Lightless Immortal Domain, Lord Supreme Giant, the Supreme Giant of the Sunken Immortal Domain, has also arrived. Most terrifyingly... Lord Ran Zun is also inside."

Hearing the name 'Ran Zun', the Immortal on the left shuddered, almost losing his grip on his halberd.

"Lord Ran Zun... Didn't he lead an army to secretly descend upon the Xuanhuang Great World? How could he suddenly appear here?"

"He was defeated!"

The voice of the Immortal on the right trembled, as if he were telling a tall tale.

"Not only was he defeated, it was a disastrous loss! I saw it with my own eyes—when Lord Ran Zun fled back, he was covered in golden King's Blood, and even his right arm had been forcibly severed by someone!"

"What?!"

The Immortal on the left felt his scalp go numb as he sucked in a breath of cold air.

Who was Lord Ran Zun?

He was an Immortal King who had survived since the Primeval Era! A true King who stood high above, looking down upon the changing of eras!

In that wasteland of the Xuanhuang Great World where Spiritual Qi was depleted and even the World Tree was broken, someone could actually sever the arm of an Immortal King?

"How is that possible? Where could such a Heaven-Defying powerhouse come from in the Xuanhuang Great World? Could it be that a titan from the Immortal Realm disregarded the rules and struck across the boundaries?"

"It wasn't the Immortal Realm!"

The Divine Thoughts of the Immortal on the right were filled with unbelievable shock.

"It was a native! A monster born locally in the Xuanhuang Great World! It's said... that person is a Mortal World Immortal!"

"A Mortal World Immortal?!"

As soon as these four words came out, both of them felt as if ten thousand claps of thunder had exploded in their minds simultaneously.

A Mortal World Immortal!

That was a Heaven-Defying path that only existed in ancient legends, one that had been severed for countless eras!

Living through nine lives against the odds within the vast Mortal World, respecting neither Heaven nor Earth, honoring only oneself!

Such a forbidden existence, which only existed in myths, had actually been born?

"Not only that!"

The Immortal on the right continued to break the news, his Divine Thoughts trembling even more violently, as if he had seen the most terrifying scene in the world.

"That Mortal World Immortal not only severed Lord Ran Zun's arm, but even that Ancient Ancestor of the Immortal Palace was nearly slain on the spot! If a titan hadn't acted across the void to retrieve them at the last moment, both of them might have perished in that wasteland world!"

The two looked at each other, both seeing extreme fear and horror in the other's eyes.

A Mortal World Immortal from the Xuanhuang Great World was actually this terrifying!

"Shut up!"

The Immortal on the left suddenly snapped to his senses, cold sweat pouring down his body as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Matters concerning Immortal Kings are not for the likes of us to discuss! If the lords inside the hall perceive even a hint of this, our Divine Souls will surely be obliterated, and we will be beyond redemption!"

The Immortal on the right also reacted suddenly, his Soul nearly departing from fright.

The two quickly cut off their Divine Thought communication, focusing their gaze and standing as still as two pieces of wood, no longer daring to have any improper thoughts.

Inside the hall.

In the magnificent and empty space, three massive thrones forged from Supreme Immortal Gold stood in the Void Realm in a triangular formation.

The aura inside the hall was heavy to the extreme, as if even time had stopped flowing here.

On the secondary throne to the left sat a figure radiating a dense Evil Qi.

It was none other than the Immortal King who had just returned in disastrous defeat from the Xuanhuang Great World, Ran Zun!

At this moment, Ran Zun's face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

The Golden War Armor on his body was tattered, covered in crisscrossing cracks.

Most eye-catching was his empty right sleeve.

On the wound of the severed arm, strands of domineering and sharp Sword Qi still lingered.

That Sword Qi was like maggots in his bones, constantly eroding his Immortal King's blood and making a 'sizzling' sound, preventing him from achieving limb Rebirth in a short amount of time.

On the throne opposite him sat a stalwart man surrounded by brilliant Immortal light.

Laws circulated around this man's body, and every breath he took caused a violent resonance in the surrounding space.

He was the Supreme Giant of the Sunken Immortal Domain, Supreme Giant!

Supreme Giant looked at Ran Zun's wretched appearance, his lips curling into an undisguised look of mockery.

"Ran Zun, oh Ran Zun, we've known each other for so many eras, yet I've never seen you in such a pathetic state."

Supreme Giant's voice echoed in the hall with a hint of playfulness.

"A dignified Immortal King went to the wasteland of the Lower Realm and not only failed to complete the task assigned by the clan, but even left his own arm there."

"If this gets out, your reputation, Ran Zun, will likely become the laughingstock of the entire Dark Great Realm."

Hearing this ridicule, veins immediately bulged on Ran Zun's gloomy face.

"Supreme Giant! Stop making sarcastic remarks!"

Ran Zun spoke through gritted teeth, his eyes that could pierce through eternity spraying out monstrous rage.

"You have no idea how strange that Su Xuanchen is! He has clearly only just stepped into the Mortal World Immortal Realm, but his combat power is terrifyingly high!"

"The sword in his hand is sharp to the extreme! If I hadn't fought my way out with all my might, what you'd be seeing today wouldn't be me missing an arm, but my corpse!"

Seeing Ran Zun so enraged, the mockery on Supreme Giant's face gradually faded.

The two were old friends of many years, after all. Mockery was mockery, but when it came to critical moments, they naturally stood on the same front.

"Alright, it was just a joke, there's no need to get so worked up."

Supreme Giant waved his hand, his tone softening slightly as he offered comfort.

"Victory and defeat are common for a soldier. Since that Mortal World Immortal could sever your arm, it shows he indeed has some tricks. You suffered this time because you didn't know enough about his background and were caught off guard."

"But don't worry, we will settle this debt sooner or later with interest."

While the two were talking...

A sudden change occurred on the main throne in the center of the hall.

There was no spatial fluctuation, nor any manifestation of Laws.

As if appearing out of thin air, a figure clad in a black robe sat quietly on the main throne.

This black-robed man had a cold face and an extremely restrained aura, looking like a Mortal with no cultivation.

But both Ran Zun and Supreme Giant, the moment they saw this black-robed man appear, straightened their expressions and lowered their heads slightly to show respect.

Because he was the master of this hall, the absolute Dominator of the Lightless Immortal Domain, the Supreme Giant—Supreme Giant!

Supreme Giant's strength was unfathomable, making him the undisputed strongest among the three.

Even in the Dark Great Realm where powerhouses were as common as clouds, his name was enough to strike terror into the hearts of countless creatures.

"Brother Supreme Giant."

"Lord Supreme Giant."

Ran Zun and Supreme Giant spoke in unison, breaking the silence in the hall.

Supreme Giant nodded slightly as a greeting.

After the pleasantries...

Supreme Giant's eyes, deep as an abyss, landed calmly on Ran Zun, lingering for a moment on his empty right sleeve.

He cut straight to the point.

"Instead of staying in your territory to go into closed-door cultivation to heal your wounds, you dragged your heavily injured body all the way to my Lightless Immortal Domain and even called Supreme Giant over."

Although Supreme Giant's tone was flat, it carried a wisdom that saw through everything.

"Tell me, is the purpose of your trip to seek revenge on that Mortal World Immortal from the Xuanhuang Great World who severed your arm?"

Having his thoughts directly exposed, a flash of embarrassment crossed Ran Zun's face.

But he did not deny it.

"Indeed!"

Ran Zun looked up abruptly and admitted bitterly, his tone filled with thick resentment.

"If I don't avenge this, I, Ran Zun, swear I am not a man! That Su Xuanchen must die!"

He looked at Supreme Giant and Supreme Giant with a hint of pleading in his voice.

"Two old friends, Su Xuanchen's power has already matured. With my strength alone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to suppress and kill him. I've come here today hoping that you two can help me, descending to the Xuanhuang Great World with me to completely obliterate that little animal!"

Hearing Ran Zun's request, the hall fell into a brief silence.

A moment later...

"Pfft—"

A cold laugh full of disdain came from Supreme Giant's mouth.

Supreme Giant leaned back on his throne, looking down at Ran Zun with eyes full of arrogance and contempt.

"Ran Zun, oh Ran Zun, I think your arm wasn't the only thing that native broke; he must have broken your courage as well."

Supreme Giant shook his head, his tone full of dismissiveness.

"He's just an ant who has barely stepped into the Mortal World Immortal Realm, yet he's scared you into this state, to the point where you even want to drag Brother Supreme Giant and me into acting? You think far too highly of him!"

Ran Zun's face flushed as he couldn't help but argue.

"Supreme Giant! Do not underestimate the enemy! Su Xuanchen's combat power is absolutely not inferior to an Immortal King! Not only does he master the Nine Secrets, but he can even withstand the combined efforts of me and the Ancient Ancestor of the Immortal Palace!"

"Enough!"

Supreme Giant unceremoniously interrupted Ran Zun.

"So what if his combat power is comparable to an Immortal King? Between Immortal Kings, there is also a world of difference!"

Supreme Giant stood up abruptly, the Immortal light all over his body exploding like a volcano.

A terrifying pressure that sat above all the Daos of Heaven and Earth instantly filled the entire hall.

"Have you forgotten the five levels of the Immortal King Realm?"

Supreme Giant's voice was like a great bell, deafening to the ears.

"An Ordinary Immortal King has merely touched the threshold of the Laws of the Great Dao!"

"A Peak Immortal King has merely brought them to Perfection!"

"Only a Top-tier Immortal King can open up their own supreme Dao!"

Supreme Giant pointed at Ran Zun, mercilessly revealing the truth of his strength.

"You, Ran Zun, have barely reached the level of a 'Top-tier Immortal King'! You suffered in the Lower Realm only because your skills were inferior!"

Supreme Giant puffed out his chest proudly, his gaze showing absolute confidence.

"But Brother Supreme Giant and I are both 'Supreme Giants' among Immortal Kings!"

"Especially Brother Supreme Giant, who is an outstanding figure even among titans! He is only one step away from that legendary Emperor Light Immortal King!"

"In the face of absolute power, any myth of fighting above one's level is a complete joke!"

Supreme Giant sat back on his throne, looking at Ran Zun as if he were looking at a country bumpkin making a fuss over nothing.

"A Supreme Giant looks down upon the river of time, undying through ten thousand tribulations! Killing a Top-tier Immortal King is just a matter of a few extra moves!"

"Even if that Mortal World Immortal can exert the strength of a Top-tier Immortal King, so what? Before Supreme Giants like us, he is still vulnerable!"

Supreme Giant, who had been silent all this time, also nodded slowly at this moment.

There was not the slightest ripple on his cold face, as if they were discussing a trivial matter.

"Supreme Giant is right."

Supreme Giant's voice was still flat, but it carried an overbearing aura of controlling everything.

"A mere Mortal World Immortal from the Xuanhuang Realm can be suppressed with a flip of our hands; there is no need for caution."