51: Chapter 51 I, the Nine Nether Hound! I bow in gratitude to the Ruthless Great Emperor for this fortuitous opportunity.

This was a mere glimpse of what he had comprehended from that wisp of vitality, the peerless imperial technique of the Ruthless Empress!

Although it was only a glimpse, at this moment, as the Nine-Nether Ao roared.

In the void surrounding the cabin, countless crystalline Dao flowers bloomed out of thin air.

Within each flower, it seemed as if a True Self was sitting in meditation.

These petals surged upwards, rushing out of the ghost ship and crashing directly into the sky-filling lightning tribulation.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sea of lightning, capable of annihilating a True Deity, was actually blasted apart by these petals!

The Heavenly Dao retreated! The laws collapsed!

In these Eight Regions of the Lower Realm, Wang Teng, with an absolutely tyrannical posture, forcibly tore through the shackles of the rules and stepped into that realm which countless living beings looked up to.

"Hum — — — —"

An indescribable, terrifying fluctuation spread out from the ghost ship.

The North Sea, for ten thousand miles around, instantly became calm.

All the sea beasts, even those old monsters sleeping in the deep sea.

Were trembling at this moment, burying their heads in the mud and sand, not daring to make a sound.

That was the might of a Heavenly Deity!

Inside the cabin, the dark golden light slowly receded.

That hideous behemoth disappeared.

Replacing it was a man with a bare upper body and black hair like a waterfall.

His skin presented a jade-like texture, almost transparent.

Beneath it flowed no longer bright red blood, but divine blood carrying a faint golden glow and flying immortal light rain.

Wang Teng slowly opened his eyes.

At that instant, the entire ghost ship seemed to brighten.

His double pupils became even deeper, as if he could see through the origin of this Lower Realm with a single glance.

He clenched his fist slightly, and the surrounding space shattered like a mirror, revealing pitch-black void cracks.

"Is this... the Heavenly Deity Realm?"

Wang Teng looked at his palm, feeling the power within his body that was as vast as a sea of stars.

This strength even gave him an illusion — as if, as long as he was willing.

With one punch, he could shatter the boundary of these Eight Regions and ascend directly to the Upper Realm!

"This is the tyranny of the Empress's vitality..."

Wang Teng let out a long breath, which transformed into a white streak.

It lingered in the air for a long time, actually piercing directly through the hard ship wall.

Just a wisp of remaining vitality allowed him to leap past the True Deity and reach the Heavenly Deity Realm!

This was not just an improvement in cultivation realm, but a leap in the level of life.

His Nine-Nether Ao bloodline now possessed a hint of the "Immortal" aura, becoming even more mysterious, unpredictable, and incomparably powerful.

"North Sea? Kunpeng Nest?"

A faint smile curled the corners of Wang Teng's mouth.

Before, he had gone to contend for fortune.

But now, standing at the height of the Heavenly Deity Realm, going there... was simply like inspecting his own backyard.

"Now, I don't even need to make a move."

Wang Teng made a casual gesture, and a set of black robes flowing with divine light appeared out of thin air, covering his perfect body that was comparable to divine metal.

He took a step forward.

Without a sound, the next instant, he appeared on the deck.

"Bro... Brother-in-law?"

Shi Hao, who was in fear, looked at Wang Teng before him, who seemed like a completely different person, yet he could not say where the change was.

He subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

At this moment, Wang Teng no longer had that aggressive, fierce aura about him.

He stood there, yet it seemed as if he had merged with heaven and earth, and also as if... this heaven and earth were merely his backdrop.

"Hmm."

Wang Teng smiled slightly and reached out to rub Shi Hao's head.

Just this casual action made Shi Hao feel as if an ancient divine mountain was pressing down on his head.

That vast, boundless aura made the bones all over his body creak.

"The force... was a bit too much."

Wang Teng withdrew his hand, smiled apologetically, and then looked towards the distant, faintly visible, enormous Kunpeng Nest.

The sea breeze swept across the silent sea surface, taking away the last trace of residual cold death aura.

He restrained his Heavenly Deity aura that was enough to collapse the void, and the divine light in his dark golden double pupils also faded into the depths of his eyes.

He returned to being that young man who just looked a bit exceptionally heroic.

"Let's go, back to our own ship."

Wang Teng did not linger on this ghost ship, which was infamous in the North Sea.

He flicked his large sleeve, and a gentle yet irresistible divine force wrapped around the still-dazed Shi Hao and his two beautiful wives.

As well as the "Second Chef" Mo Shang, who had long since collapsed in terror on the deck, instantly rising into the air.

The group swept across the sea like a startled swan, landing steadily back on that sandalwood tower ship full of mortal life.

"Brother-in-law, we're leaving just like that? That black ship..."

As soon as Shi Hao landed, he looked back at the enormous black ghost ship, still feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

After all, the deck on it was spacious enough; it would surely be excellent for drying kelp.

However, at the very moment he turned his head, a sudden change occurred.

"Hum — —"

As Wang Teng extracted that most core wisp of the Empress's true blood, which had supported the entire ship across the river of time.

This behemoth that had drifted in the North Sea for endless years seemed to instantly lose its soul and source of power.

Its towering, mountain-like black hull began to tremble violently.

The ancient black moss and the enormous sea beast bones on the ship all turned into flying ash and dissipated at this moment.

Following that, in the horrified eyes of everyone, that black tower ship, which was a thousand zhang long, actually began to shrink rapidly!

A hundred zhang... ten zhang... one zhang...

The sky-filling gray mist dispersed, and the ripples of space-time calmed down.

Finally, that ghost ship which struck fear into the hearts of all completely disappeared.

In mid-air, only a palm-sized, exquisitely folded — black paper boat drifted down.

It was light and airy, as if a gust of wind could blow it away, completely devoid of the terrifying might that had shattered the void just moments ago.

Only a faint bloodstain on the side of the boat was still telling the story of the supreme karma it had once carried.

"So... its true form was just a paper boat?!"

Yun Xi and Princess Huo Linger covered their red lips, their beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

A paper boat, actually carrying the power to run rampant in the North Sea forbidden zone.

Just how powerful was the person who folded this boat?

Seeing that the black paper boat was about to fall into the waves.

Wang Teng's expression was solemn as he slowly extended a hand.

"Come."

The black paper boat seemed to receive a summons, lightly drifting into the palm of Wang Teng's hand.

Wang Teng lowered his head, looking at this small paper boat in his hand, his fingertips gently brushing over the line of text that read "Only I am left".

Having lost the blessing of that tyrannical imperial blood, this paper boat became exceptionally fragile, as if it would shatter with a gentle touch.

But he knew that this karma was heavier than the heavens.

He had not only intercepted a piece of insight that originally belonged to Shi Hao.

But had also directly refined a wisp of the Ruthless Empress's vitality, using it to ascend in one step and achieve the Heavenly Deity fruit status.

This opportunity was too great.

So great that even as the arrogant Nine-Nether Ao, he had to accept this favor.

Wang Teng slowly turned around, facing the direction from which the black paper boat had drifted — that was the upstream of the river of time.

It was the deepest part of that mist, and also the space-time location where that stunningly talented Empress resided.

Then, under the shocked gaze of everyone.

This peerless ferocious beast, who had just ascended to the Heavenly Deity Realm, was currently in a period of extreme expansion, daring to roar even at the heavens.

Actually straightened his clothes, held the paper boat with both hands, his expression unprecedentedly solemn.

Then, he deeply bent his proud waist.

One bow!

This bow, the wind and waves calmed, the Great Dao roared.

"I, the Nine-Nether Ao! Bow and thank the Ruthless Empress for bestowing this opportunity!"