382: Asking the Way Platform

At this point, no one else in the hall stepped forward.

Mu Zun was happy to have some peace; he closed his eyes to rest and began to digest the insights brought by the Reincarnation Source Crystal.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the space in the center of the black hall rippled slightly.

Three figures appeared simultaneously.

It was still the Gold Armored Divine General, the White-Robed Monk, and the Black-Robed Envoy.

The aura of the three was magnificent, suppressing the entire scene.

"The three-day respite has passed."

The Gold Armored Divine General's voice was like a resonant bell.

"The second trial, Dao-Seeking, begins immediately!"

"This trial tests your understanding of the Great Dao, your application of Laws, and your combat prowess!"

The White-Robed Monk pressed his palms together.

"amitabha. The Dao Questioning Platform has opened. The three gates will randomly match opponents. The winner advances, and the loser is eliminated."

"Only the top fifty may enter the third trial."

The Black-Robed Envoy's voice was ghostly cold.

"Life and death are not forbidden in battle, but one may concede."

"Those who concede will be teleported away immediately. If you insist on fighting to the death, you are responsible for your own life and death."

As the words fell, the three raised their hands simultaneously.

The dome of the black hall crashed open, revealing a vast starry sky above.

Within the starry sky, ten massive stone platforms floated.

Each stone platform was a hundred miles wide, its surface inscribed with dense ancient runes, emitting a terrifying aura that suppressed the Void Realm.

These were the Dao Questioning Platforms.

"The first round will be decided by drawing lots."

The Gold Armored Divine General waved his hand, and streaks of light flew toward the gathered Prodigies.

Mu Zun reached out and caught one; it was a jade token with the number seven appearing on it.

This meant his opponent was on the seventh Dao Questioning Platform.

"Drawing lots is over. Now, according to the numerical order, take the stage!"

The White-Robed Monk said.

In an instant, figure after figure disappeared and appeared on the Dao Questioning Platforms.

Mu Zun glanced at the jade token in his hand; he saw it light up slightly, and in the blink of an eye, he had appeared on the seventh Dao Questioning Platform.

His opponent was a burly young man with bronze-colored skin.

This person came from the Ancient Savage Clan and was named Man Tong, the younger cousin of Savage Dragon.

His strength had reached the Supreme Profound Venerable realm. He Cultivated the Savage Clan Battle Body, possessing a powerful Physical Body and strength capable of uprooting mountains.

When Man Tong saw Mu Zun, an intense killing intent and hatred instantly erupted in his eyes.

"Qin Zun! I've finally met you!"

Man Tong growled, his voice like muffled thunder.

"My clan brother Savage Mountain died at your hands. Today, I shall avenge him!"

Mu Zun's expression was calm; even his gaze didn't flicker.

Seeing him so dismissive, Man Tong's anger flared even hotter.

"Arrogant! Watch me tear you apart!"

As his voice fell, a towering blood Qi erupted from all around Man Tong.

Countless Primitive Totems appeared on his bronze skin, and his entire body expanded by a size.

He transformed into a thirty-foot-tall phantom of a Savage God.

He threw a punch, the wind from it tearing through the Void Realm.

Carrying the terrifying Law of Savage Strength, it smashed down toward Mu Zun's head!

This single punch was enough to shatter mountains and heavily injure those of the same rank.

However.

Mu Zun merely raised his eyes and glanced at the shadow of the fist.

Chaos Qi circulated.

When the fist shadow was three feet away from Mu Zun, it suddenly froze.

Then, like a sand sculpture, it crumbled inch by inch, turning into the most primitive energy, which was then assimilated and absorbed by the Chaos Qi.

Man Tong's pupils constricted, an expression of disbelief appearing on his face.

But his reaction was extremely fast; he immediately changed his move, his hands forming seals as he sacrificed an ancient Savage Clan Battle Axe.

The battle axe was inscribed with ancient sacrificial runes, emitting a thick primitive aura.

"Savage God Slash!"

The battle axe cleaved down, the axe light turning into a thousand-foot blood-colored streak, as if it were going to split the entire Dao Questioning Platform in two!

This was Man Tong's killing move; he had once relied on this axe to heavily injure a Creation Profound Venerable.

But Mu Zun still just stood in place, not even raising his hand.

As the axe light approached, the Chaos Qi naturally circulated.

That terrifying axe light was like a clay ox entering the sea, dissipating silently without even being able to stir up a single ripple.

"Impossible!" Man Tong was completely horrified.

This Savage God Slash of his was a great killing technique created by an Emperor Realm Old Ancestor of the Savage Clan.

How could it not even break through the opponent's protective Qi?!

Mu Zun finally moved.

He took a step forward.

Just one step.

Yet Man Tong felt as if the entire world were pressing down on him.

Endless Chaos Qi enveloped the surroundings, completely suppressing his savage blood Qi and even his Divine Soul!

He couldn't even move a finger!

"You..."

An unprecedented fear appeared in Man Tong's eyes.

Mu Zun raised his hand and lightly pointed with his index finger.

A stream of Chaos Qi shot out, entering the space between Man Tong's eyebrows.

Man Tong's body suddenly stiffened, the light in his eyes rapidly dimming.

In the next moment, his body began to disintegrate.

Starting from between his eyebrows, he turned into countless points of light, dissipating into the Void Realm.

He couldn't even let out a single scream.

The battle was over.

From beginning to end, it had taken no more than three breaths.

Mu Zun hadn't even truly moved his feet; he had only taken one step and pointed one finger.

The Prodigies below the Dao Questioning Platform who had not yet taken the stage gasped.

"Man Tong is dead?"

"That was an elite of the Ancient Savage Clan, holding a Savage Clan Battle Axe, and he couldn't even take a single move?"

"More than just one move, Imperial Son Qin didn't even make a move! He just stood there, and Man Tong's attacks were all ineffective. Finally, with a casual point, Man Tong was wiped out!"

"Is this the terror of the Chaos Body?"

"Impervious to all techniques—it truly lives up to its reputation!"

The battles on the other Dao Questioning Platforms were still continuing, but more and more people were turning their gazes toward the seventh Dao Questioning Platform.

Mu Zun, however, acted as if he had only done a trivial thing; he withdrew his finger, stood with his hands behind his back, and quietly waited for the next round.

Soon, the first round ended.

The winners were produced, and the Underworld approached to enter the next round.

Mu Zun noticed that Xuan Ming, Moon Clear Shadow, and others had all successfully advanced.

On another Dao Questioning Platform.

White Battle of the White Tiger Divine Clan also defeated his opponent with lightning methods, displaying terrifying killing power.

The drawing for the second round began.

The number Mu Zun drew was four.

His opponent was a female cultivator from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion named Tian Xuan.

Tian Xuan held a White Jade Compass, her aura ethereal; she was clearly proficient in divination and Formations.

As soon as she took the stage, she quickly laid down layers of Formations to protect herself tightly, while constantly calculating Mu Zun's weaknesses.

But soon, her face turned pale.

"How is it possible, no weaknesses at all? All the deduction results are uncalculable?"

Tian Xuan was horrified; she knew this meant the other party's fate and Karma,

and even his very existence, exceeded the scope of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's deduction techniques.

Such a person either possessed a Heaven-Defying Physique or had an unimaginable existence protecting them from behind.

No matter which it was, it wasn't something she could deal with.

Tian Xuan gave a bitter smile and very straightforwardly raised her hand.

"I concede."

The Gold Armored Divine General nodded and waved his hand to teleport her away.

Mu Zun won without a fight.

There was another uproar below the stage.

"Tian Xuan of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion actually conceded directly!"

"She must have deduced something terrifying. Who would dare provoke an existence that even the Heavenly Secret Pavilion can't see through?"

The second round ended quickly, and the winners were produced.

In the third round's draw, Mu Zun drew a bye and advanced directly.

This caused many Prodigies to breathe a sigh of relief.

The third round of battles was particularly intense.

Xuan Ming faced off against a Dragon Clan Prodigy.

Xuan Ming relied on the extreme cold of the Xuan Yin Saint Physique to freeze the Dragon Clan Prodigy's Dragon Breath, winning by a narrow margin.

He Daoyi faced a Sword Cultivator; he neutralized the Sword Intent with the Great Dao of heaven and earth and trapped his opponent with a cage of heaven and earth, forcing them to concede.

Moon Clear Shadow faced a Vajra Temple warrior monk. Lunar Power and Buddhist golden light collided fiercely, and she won by suppressing him with the Moon Goddess Dharma Idol.

White Battle encountered a Prodigy from the Kunpeng Clan of the North Dark Sea.

Both were decisive and ruthless; the battle was bloody and tragic. In the end, White Battle used a move called the White Tiger Heaven-Breaker Strike to tear apart his opponent's Kunpeng Dharma Idol, heavily injuring them.

Seven winners were produced, and along with Mu Zun who had a bye, a total of eight people entered the fourth round.

The drawing for the fourth round began.

The number Mu Zun drew was two.

His opponent was Moon Clear Shadow.

When the two of them stepped onto the same Dao Questioning Platform, the crowd below immediately broke into a flurry of discussion.

"The Saintess of Moonlight Palace against the Imperial Son of the Qin Clan! Now this is going to be a good show!"

"A successor of Moonlight Palace fell at the hands of Imperial Son Qin. Is this a battle for revenge?"

"Not necessarily. Looking at Moon Clear Shadow, she doesn't seem to have any Battle Intent."

On the stage.

Moon Clear Shadow looked at Mu Zun opposite her, a hint of complexity appearing on her cold face.

She had indeed given up on revenge.

But standing on the stage now as an opponent, she couldn't just concede directly; that would damage the reputation of Moonlight Palace.

"Imperial Son Qin." Moon Clear Shadow spoke, her voice as cold as the moon.

"I know your strength is unfathomable, but as the Saintess of Moonlight Palace, I cannot be a coward and not fight. Please advise me."

Mu Zun nodded slightly: "Very well."

Moon Clear Shadow took a deep breath, her jade hand lightly lifting.

A bright, clear moon slowly rose behind her, its moonlight cold and spilling in all directions.

Moon Goddess Dharma Idol!

She directly used her strongest trump card.

Within the bright moon, a hazy female phantom could be vaguely seen.

That was the projection of the Primeval Moon Goddess enshrined by Moonlight Palace, containing a hint of divine power.

"Moon Goddess Descends, Lunar Soul Suppression!"

Moon Clear Shadow gave a soft shout, and the bright moon suddenly erupted with brilliant clear light, turning into countless moonlight chains that wound toward Mu Zun!

These chains were not physical entities but a combination of Lunar Laws and Divine Soul attacks.

Once entangled, the Divine Soul would be frozen and imprisoned, leaving one at another's mercy.

Mu Zun still stood in place.

As the moonlight chains approached, Chaos Qi circulated.

The moment those chains containing divine power touched the Chaos Qi,

they were like ice and snow meeting a fierce sun, rapidly melting away.

They couldn't even cause a single moment of obstruction.

Moon Clear Shadow's pupils constricted slightly, but she wasn't surprised.

Her hands formed seals, and the Moon Goddess Dharma Idol behind her suddenly opened its eyes!

Two gazes so cold they seemed capable of freezing time and space shot toward Mu Zun!

This was the killing move of the Moon Goddess Dharma Idol—the Eyes of the Moon Goddess!

Wherever the gaze reached, all things were frozen, and Divine Souls were silenced!

However.

Mu Zun pressed out a palm of Chaos.

The moment the Moon Goddess phantom was touched, it suddenly shattered!

"Pfft!"

Moon Clear Shadow's delicate body shook, and she spat out a mouthful of blood as the Moon Goddess Dharma Idol behind her collapsed with a boom!

Her face was pale, her eyes full of horror.

The Moon Goddess Dharma Idol had been defeated with a single palm?

Mu Zun withdrew his gaze and said indifferently,

"Do you wish to continue?"

Moon Clear Shadow gave a bitter smile, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and cupped her hands.

"The Imperial Son's Divine Might is great; Clear Shadow admits defeat. I concede."

She knew very well that Mu Zun had held back.

If he had been willing, that single look just now would have been enough to extinguish her Divine Soul.

The Gold Armored Divine General waved his hand and teleported Moon Clear Shadow away.

The crowd below erupted once more.

"Moon Clear Shadow also lost... and she lost so decisively!"

"Defeating the Moon Goddess Dharma Idol with a single look... just what level has this Imperial Son Qin's strength reached?"

"He's probably already close to the Peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, right? Or even..."

"How old is he? This Cultivation speed is too Heaven-Defying!"

Mu Zun ignored the discussion, standing with his hands behind his back, waiting for the next round.

The fourth round ended, and four winners were produced.

They were Mu Zun, Xuan Ming, White Battle, and He Daoyi.

The drawing for the fifth round began.

The number Mu Zun drew was one.

His opponent was White Battle of the White Tiger Divine Clan!

When the two of them stepped onto the same Dao Questioning Platform, the entire starry sky seemed to fall silent.

Everyone held their breath, watching this focal battle.

The grievances between the White Tiger Divine Clan and the Qin Imperial Clan would completely erupt in this battle!

Killing intent boiled in White Battle's eyes, and the gengjin evil qi around him turned into a solid white tiger phantom, roaring at the sky.

"Qin Zun! Today, I shall use your head to offer a sacrifice to my clan brother Bai Shuo!"

Mu Zun's expression was calm; he only gave him a faint glance.

"You are not qualified enough."

When White Battle heard Mu Zun's words, the killing intent in his eyes almost condensed into a solid form.

As the top killing star of this generation of the White Tiger Divine Clan, he had fought on the Two-Realm Battlefield for a hundred years.

He had personally killed Imperial Clan Prodigies and slain Quasi-Emperor level Ancient Imperial Clans members; his combat power had long been honed to the extreme.

No one had ever dared to dismiss him so lightly!

"Arrogant!"

White Battle gave a low growl, and the gengjin evil qi all around him exploded, as if the entire starry sky had been dyed with a layer of blood.

He took a step forward, and the stone surface of the Dao Questioning Platform beneath his feet cracked inch by inch!

"White Tiger Seven Kills, Army Breaker!"

White Battle's figure was like lightning, appearing in front of Mu Zun in an instant, throwing a punch.

Wherever the wind from the punch passed, the Void Realm twisted and cracked.

The terrifying killing power condensed into a white tiger, opening its massive mouth, wanting to swallow Mu Zun.

However.

Mu Zun still stood in place, not even raising his hand.

He merely raised his eyes and looked at that white tiger.

Chaos Qi circulated.

When the white tiger was three feet away from Mu Zun, it suddenly froze.

Then, as if meeting its natural enemy, it let out a shrill, mournful cry.

Starting from its head, it disintegrated inch by inch, turning into the most primitive gengjin evil qi, which was then silently assimilated by the Chaos Qi.

White Battle's pupils constricted.

Although he hadn't used his full strength in this strike, it was enough to instantly kill any Creation Profound Venerable.

But now it couldn't even break through the opponent's protective technique?

"Second Kill, Blood Devour!"

White Battle did not hesitate; his figure retreated a hundred feet as his hands formed seals.

Behind him, the gengjin evil qi turned into countless blood-colored tiger phantoms, dense and covering the sky, pouncing toward Mu Zun!

Each tiger phantom contained terrifying killing power.

But Mu Zun didn't need to dodge at all.

He stood in place, letting those blood-colored tiger phantoms pounce on him.

The tiger phantoms couldn't even touch him, being annihilated by the Chaos Qi in the blink of an eye.

In just a few breaths, the sky full of tiger phantoms vanished, without even causing a single ripple.

White Battle's face turned grim.

He realized that ordinary attacks were completely ineffective against Mu Zun.

The Chaos Body, impervious to all techniques, truly lived up to its reputation!

"In that case... I'll use absolute power to shatter your Chaos Body!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in White Battle's eyes, and he slammed his hands together.

"White Tiger True Body!"

Boom!!

An even more terrifying aura erupted from within White Battle, and his entire person began to undergo a transformation!