243: Chapter 243 The Qilin Palace, A Mysterious Distinguished Guest Arrives

By the Crimson Cloud Spirit Lake, the blood-colored mist churned violently.

The two Supreme Giants, Rong Men and Huan Xing, along with the Immortal King Zai Zun, stood side by side in the Void Realm.

Three strands of terrifyingly extreme immortal aura swept out madly in all directions without reservation.

The surrounding space collapsed inch by inch, revealing the pitch-black, deep turbulence of the Void Realm.

Those Quasi-Immortal Kings, who usually held high status, now all had deathly pale Faces.

Their legs went weak, and their bones emitted overwhelmed cracking sounds under the heavy pressure.

They didn't even have the courage to look directly at the three people above, and could only keep their heads lowered tightly.

The Blood Phoenix Ancient Ancestor, Huang Jitian, stood opposite the three.

His Face was covered in smiles, and he bowed his body slightly, showing an extremely humble attitude.

“The arrival of you three Fellow Daoists brings great honor to my Blood Phoenix Clan.”

Huang Jitian's tone was respectful, and his posture was kept extremely low.

But deep within his lowered eyes, a flash of extremely ruthless and fierce light was hidden.

The Supreme Giant Rong Men folded his arms and laughed loudly.

“Huang Jitian, you old bag of bones certainly know how to be polite.”

Rong Men's tone was casual, carrying unconcealed mockery and contempt.

“This seat thought you were going to sleep yourself to death underground for the rest of your life, never to crawl back up again.”

Facing such slightly insulting mockery, Huang Jitian repeatedly agreed, not daring to offer the slightest rebuttal.

The Supreme Giant Huan Xing stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze cold.

He looked down condescendingly at Huang Jitian, his eyes filled with absolute arrogance.

“Huang Jitian.”

Huan Xing spoke directly, his tone carrying an unquestionable command.

“This seat's worthless grandson has recently reached a Bottleneck in his Cultivation and urgently needs a massive amount of essence for an empowerment.”

He extended a finger and casually pointed at the Crimson Cloud Spirit Lake below, which was shrouded in Spiritual Qi.

“The Opportunity in this Blood Phoenix Pool of yours is quite good.”

“In a few days, this seat will have him come over to Cultivate in seclusion for a while; you make the arrangements.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire scene fell into a deathly silence.

The Faces of the surrounding Blood Phoenix Clan Elders instantly turned ashen.

The Blood Phoenix Pool was their clan's absolute Forbidden Ground and the lifeblood of the entire clan.

It contained the accumulated Origin essence of the Blood Phoenix Clan from countless epochs.

Huan Xing's casual words were clearly an act of blatant robbery right over their heads!

Several hot-tempered Elders clenched their fists, their eyes bloodshot, wishing they could charge up and fight to the death immediately.

The smile on Huang Jitian's Face suddenly froze.

His hands beneath his wide sleeves instantly clenched into fists, his sharp nails digging deep into his palms, drawing dark red blood.

Endless fury burned madly in his heart.

Huan Xing was slapping his Face in public, grinding the dignity of the Blood Phoenix Clan under his feet!

But he could not lash out.

He had not yet made a Breakthrough to the Supreme Giant Realm, so his strength was a level below Huan Xing's.

Once he turned hostile on the spot, the entire Blood Phoenix Clan would Face a catastrophe.

Huang Jitian took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the humiliation that made him want to tear people apart.

He squeezed out another smile that looked worse than crying.

“Since Fellow Daoist Huan Xing has spoken, this old man naturally cannot refuse your Face.”

Huang Jitian nodded repeatedly and agreed wholeheartedly.

“It is this old man's honor that your grandson can come to the Blood Phoenix Pool to Cultivate; I will personally act as his Protector.”

On the surface, he smiled and agreed with a humble posture.

But in his heart, he was roaring madly with heaven-toppling killing intent.

“Huan Xing, you old dog, you have gone too far!”

“When this seat obtains that precious technique and makes a Breakthrough to Supreme Giant, I will ensure you repay today's humiliation a hundredfold, a thousandfold!”

Huang Jitian swore secretly, carving this humiliation deep into his Divine Soul.

Looking at Huang Jitian's submissive, servant-like appearance, the disdain in Rong Men's eyes grew even stronger.

He stepped forward, his gaze scanning the scene.

“Huang Jitian, you've made such a grand display this time.”

Rong Men looked at the densely packed experts from various factions below and questioned loudly.

“Calling all of us old fellows over, exactly what earth-shattering event do you have to announce?”

Hearing this, Huang Jitian slowly straightened his body.

The humility on his Face receded slightly as he deliberately kept them in suspense.

“Fellow Daoist Rong Men, do not be in a hurry.”

Huang Jitian stroked his beard, his tone carrying a hint of mystery.

“Today's grand ceremony indeed has a monumental matter to discuss with everyone.”

“However, an honored guest has yet to arrive, so this old man cannot reveal the answer just yet.”

An honored guest?

Rong Men and Huan Xing glanced at each other, both seeing a hint of surprise in the other's eyes.

In the entire Dark Great Realm, those who could be called honored guests by Huang Jitian were few and far between.

Following Huang Jitian's gaze, everyone turned their eyes toward the island in the center of the Spirit Lake.

Around the island, phantoms of the sun, moon, and stars revolved, emitting a truly shocking phenomenon.

In the very center of the island, nine immensely large treasure chairs were placed.

These chairs were crafted entirely from extremely rare Immortal Gold and Divine Wood.

The backrests were carved with complex and profound Dao talismans, flowing with immortal radiance.

On the jade tables in front of the chairs, various rare and exotic fruits were laid out.

Every fruit flowed with dense immortal spiritual power; the mere aroma they emitted caused the surrounding void to distort.

The Supreme Giant Huan Xing's pupils contracted slightly.

“Nine chairs?”

He muttered to himself, his voice carrying unmistakable shock and confusion.

Rong Men also furrowed his brows, his expression becoming solemn.

The three of them, plus the host Huang Jitian, only accounted for four seats in total.

Who exactly were the remaining five empty seats for?

“This old thing actually invited five more experts capable of sitting with us?”

The Immortal King Zai Zun sucked in a cold breath, secretly shocked.

Those who could sit in those chairs must be supreme existences of the Immortal King level.

The three of them sighed inwardly.

Huang Jitian had been in slumber for so many years, yet his connections were actually deep to this extent.

The foundation of the Blood Phoenix Clan was indeed not to be underestimated; it seemed they could no longer be pushed around at will.

Just as everyone was secretly alarmed and speculating...

A sudden change occurred!

“Rumble—!”

Above the nine heavens, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted.

An indescribably terrifying aura swept in madly from beyond the heavens.

This aura was domineering to the extreme, directly tearing the blood-colored glow in the sky to shreds.

“Crack!”

The void above the Spirit Lake was forcibly torn open by a violent and peerless force.

A spatial rift tens of thousands of feet long spanned across the firmament, like a scar on the heavens.

Immediately following...

“Roar—!”

Two beast roars that could shatter stars thundered from deep within the rift.

Two Wind-Thunder Qilins, with bodies as large as mountains, galloped out of the void amidst a sky full of wild thunder.

They were covered in purple-gold scales, with lightning and astral winds intertwined madly between them.

The aura emitted by each Wind-Thunder Qilin had reached the bone-chilling Immortal level!

The entire scene instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone's eyes widened, looking at the sky in absolute horror.

“Immortal-level Wind-Thunder Qilins!”

An old-generation Great Emperor cried out in shock, his voice trembling violently.

“These are legendary primordial Divine Beasts; they actually exist in this world!”

However, the scene that made them feel even more fear and made their scalps tingle was yet to come.

These two high and mighty Immortal-level Divine Beasts actually had thick Chaos chains around their necks.

They had actually been reduced to beasts of burden pulling a carriage!

Behind the two Qilins...

They dragged a golden palace that emitted an aura of endless ancient vicissitudes.

The surface of the palace was covered in ancient cracks from blade and axe strikes, carrying a blood-and-iron scent of having endured wars across countless epochs.

“Heavens!”

A group of experts in the Immortal Realm on the periphery were all flushed with shame and felt deeply humiliated.

They were dignified Immortal experts who usually stood high above, worshipped by billions of living beings.

Now, in front of this mysterious guest, they were actually inferior to beasts of burden!

This intense psychological gap left them feeling deeply powerless and shocked; some even lowered their heads in shame.

The two Supreme Giants, Huan Xing and Rong Men, also had drastic changes in their expressions.

They stared fixedly at that golden palace, their eyes filled with intense wariness.

“What a terrifying display!”

Rong Men gritted his teeth, his muscles tensed as if facing a great enemy.

“Using Immortal Divine Beasts to pull a palace—even this seat cannot achieve such a feat!”

The golden palace hovered in the sky above the Crimson Cloud Spirit Lake.

The two Wind-Thunder Qilins submissively lowered their noble heads, not daring to make a single sound.

“Creak—”

The heavy bronze gates of the palace slowly opened to both sides.

A powerful, deep voice, carrying endless majesty, drifted out from the depths of the palace.

“Huang Jitian, this ceremony of yours is quite lively.”

The voice was not loud, yet it ignored the distance of space and clearly entered the ears of everyone present.

It caused everyone's blood to churn and their Divine Souls to tremble.

In the next second...

An elegant and extraordinary figure flashed out from the palace gates.

He stood steadily upon the void.

It was an extremely young-looking man.

He wore a long robe, untainted by even a speck of dust.

His handsome features carried a supreme temperament that transcended the mortal world, as if a deity had descended to the earth.

With his appearance...

Phenomena suddenly erupted between heaven and earth.

One after another, brilliant Void Golden Lotuses bloomed around him.

Countless ancient and profound Dao talismans transformed into golden rivers of stars, revolving slowly around his body.

He did not deliberately release any pressure.

But the naturally overflowing terrifying aura was like a hundred thousand Primordial Divine Mountains, pressing heavily upon everyone's hearts.

This pressure even directly overshadowed the two Supreme Giants, Rong Men and Huan Xing!

The experts in the audience were completely horrified.

Countless people sucked in cold air, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

“This... what sacred being is this?!”

“His aura is actually even more terrifying than a Supreme Giant!”

Bursts of terrified whispers broke out in the crowd, their voices filled with fear of the unknown.

No one recognized this young-looking man.

No one knew his true identity or Origin.

But his extremely terrifying strength and his world-shaking supreme talent instantly shocked every living being present.

Even Rong Men and Huan Xing subconsciously took half a step back in the Face of this aura.

This grand ceremony, which was already massive in scale...

Was instantly pushed to an unprecedented climax because of this young man's arrival.

The standard of this ceremony also became increasingly beyond imagination due to his presence.