348: Chapter 348 In the beginning there was a god, whose name was Hao.

The Immortal Stone Emperor's tone was indifferent, extremely arrogant.

"Ten moves is the limit. If I cannot kill you, I will end my own life."

Once these words were spoken, those watching from the outside were displeased.

"Isn't he being too pretentious?"

"What does 'if I cannot kill you I will end my own life' mean? Who does he think he is?"

"Exactly! Qin Ming is the successor of the Heavenly Emperor, an Innate Saint Body Dao Embryo. What right does he have to be so arrogant?"

Some, however, felt the Immortal Stone Emperor had the qualifications to say such things.

"He is a combination of the Stone Emperor and a True Immortal. With that strength, what's wrong with being a bit arrogant?"

"An ancient Sacred Spirit Emperor combined with the remnant soul of a True Immortal—this configuration is invincible anywhere, right?"

"That may be true, but I hope Qin Ming beats him up later!"

The crowd discussed it fervently, their eyes fixed tightly on the light screen.

Deep within the Heavenly Court.

Jiang Hao sat upright on a cloud bed, a light screen floating before him, displaying the scene of Qin Ming's battle against the Immortal Stone Emperor.

Hearing the Immortal Stone Emperor's words, "Ten moves is the limit. If I cannot kill you, I will end my own life," the corners of Jiang Hao's mouth rose slightly.

This An Qiong, as expected, was just as arrogant as he was when alive, fond of spouting pretentious quotes. He wondered who he learned that from.

Could it be hereditary in the An Family?

The true spirits of the grandfather and grandson, An Qiong and An Ming, were specially kept by Jiang Hao after they were slain years ago and sealed using the Dao Laws.

These two True Immortals of the An Family came from the Supreme Holy Realm; their true spirits hid too many secrets.

The Dao Laws, Cultivation systems, and forbidden secret arts of the opposing world all held value for research.

As for the Immortal Stone Emperor before him, it was created by fusing An Qiong's true spirit dao marks with the Stone Emperor's Physical Body dao principles.

The strength was, of course, calibrated. It was set just right to serve as a tempering tool, able to increase the intensity for the three of them.

Otherwise, given Qin Ming's current Realm, facing a True Immortal, even just a remnant soul, would be suicide.

No matter how much of a Genius the three of them were, they had yet to prove the Dao, and there was a qualitative gap in their Realm.

Jiang Hao watched Qin Ming, who was filled with Battle Intent in the light screen, a look of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

This kid is not bad.

Meanwhile, inside the instance dungeon, Qin Ming couldn't help but laugh upon hearing these words.

He raised his head, looking at the Immortal Stone Emperor, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"Ten moves to kill me or you will end your own life? You really know how to brag."

The Immortal Stone Emperor looked at him coldly.

Qin Ming continued: "Who can't talk big? The question is, can you actually do it? Based on what? You, this old, weak, sick, and crippled thing?"

Through that last move, Qin Ming discovered that this Immortal Stone Emperor was not as strong as imagined, not impossible to contend with.

Although it was very strong, it was not invincible.

Upon second thought, Grandpa Heavenly Emperor must have a plan; it was impossible that he would give him an opponent he absolutely couldn't defeat. Since it was arranged, there must be a way.

With that, he completely let go.

Then, let the battle be enjoyable!

The corners of Qin Ming's mouth rose, and his golden Qi and blood surged once more.

As soon as his voice fell, he moved.

Golden Qi and blood rose into the sky, illuminating the entire shattered starry sky.

"Enough talk, let's fight!"

Qin Ming took the initiative, throwing a punch!

Where the fist imprint passed, Chaos exploded, and the myriad daos wailed. The golden fist light pierced through the Void Realm, aiming straight for the Immortal Stone Emperor's brow!

"Seeking death!"

The Immortal Stone Emperor shouted, swinging the war halberd in his hand. Black light tore through eternity, illuminating the galaxy.

The great halberd slashed down, a black Dragon rose, pouncing toward Qin Ming!

A sound like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting came, shaking the six directions and eight wastelands.

The halberd split the vast Chaos, descending upon Qin Ming's head!

Facing this halberd, Qin Ming did not dodge.

"Clang!"

A lingering bell toll echoed.

The Immortal Stone Emperor looked up and saw Qin Ming stepping forward.

In his hand, he held a large bell, its entire body flowing with the light of Chaos.

The Primordial Bell.

The natal artifact refined by Qin Ming, forged from Chaos Stone.

Primordial was the Dao title Qin Ming had given himself; he planned to call himself the Primordial Great Emperor after proving the Dao and becoming an Emperor.

The scripture he created was also called the Primordial Scripture.

Primordial, one of the five Innate Tais, was exactly a branch of Chaos.

Grandpa Heavenly Emperor was named Chaos, and as one of Grandpa Heavenly Emperor's successors, calling himself Primordial was just right.

Otherwise, calling himself Great Emperor Qin Ming or Great Emperor Saint Body Dao Embryo would sound too ugly.

The Primordial Bell vibrated, resisting the blow head-on. The bell waves rippled out, dissipating a portion of the impact.

At the same time, Qin Ming's fist had already reached the front of the Immortal Stone Emperor.

The Immortal Stone Emperor snorted coldly, also clenching his fist to meet the attack.

"Boom!"

The two collided head-on for the first time.

This strike destroyed a vast expanse of the star sea and the Chaos borderlands. Emperor Dao Laws erupted, with billions of strands of Immortal light and millions of paths of auspicious colors.

Countless stars were shattered into powder, the Void Realm collapsed, and the Dao itself was obliterated.

As Qin Ming retreated, a flower of blood splashed from his body.

The Immortal Stone Emperor also stumbled, golden blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Good, come again!" Qin Ming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his Battle Intent burning even brighter.

The Immortal Stone Emperor stared at him, his expression becoming a bit more solemn.

This kid is stronger than imagined.

Qin Ming attacked again, this time with the Primordial Palm.

The palm imprint was like a mountain, suppressing downwards!

The Immortal Stone Emperor swung his halberd to meet it, while his left hand formed a Seal, unleashing a strand of Immortal Dao Laws.

"Rumble!"

Another earth-shattering collision.

Blood splashed from both of them, but neither retreated even half a step.

"Immortal Seal the World!" shouted the Immortal Stone Emperor.

In an instant, the boiling Divine Power solidified, and all the Chaos Qi in the entire Universe came to a standstill, imprisoning eternity.

This was the Stone Emperor's supreme forbidden secret art, evolved from the Ultimate Sublimation of petrification. An Qiong's Dao soul resided behind the Stone Emperor, further refining this technique.

This secret art could Seal eternity and immobilize all living beings.

Qin Ming felt as if his whole body had fallen into a quagmire, making it hard to move.

But he did not panic.

"In the beginning there was a God, his name is Hao, and Hao is one with the Dao."

Qin Ming whispered, his brow glowing, and an indescribable, colossal Dao face appeared, incomparably majestic.

The restrictions around him instantly lessened significantly, and Qin Ming began to break free from the shackles.

At the same time, the Primordial Bell vibrated, lingering bell waves rippling out, disintegrating a portion of the sealing power.

"Ah!"

Qin Ming roared, his Primordial Spirit shining, igniting the starry sky. The little golden figure was only the size of a fist, yet incomparably majestic.

Holding the Primordial Bell, his other hand manifested the power of time, instantly pouncing toward the Immortal Stone Emperor!

This was a grand duel of secret arts.

Qin Ming fused the time Laws from the Primordial Scripture with the Physical Body strength of the Innate Saint Body Dao Embryo, creating his own Great Art of Time.

With the Primordial Spirit as the main attacker and the Physical Body as the backing, it was extremely rigid and powerful.

"Boom!"

A violent collision.

The Primordial Bell and the war halberd shook violently, sparks flying everywhere. Blood splashed from both of them.

"Kill!"

Qin Ming's Primordial Spirit and Physical Body rushed to the front of the Immortal Stone Emperor almost simultaneously.

At that moment, the two merged into one, undergoing a strange evolution and transformation.

It was as if a great bell of time tolled lingeringly, and his whole being suppressed downwards!

"Boom!"

The Immortal Stone Emperor was sent flying horizontally, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.

After all, he was not in a complete state; the Fusion of the True Immortal's remnant soul and the Stone Emperor's Physical Body had its flaws.

In this third grand duel of moves, he suffered a great loss.

"With my Immortal blood, I sacrifice the Immortal!"

The Immortal Stone Emperor roared.

With a hum, this Universe was ignited; time and space surged within the range of his forbidden secret art.

Blood flowed from the Immortal Stone Emperor, dyeing the Universe red, and then it burned with a rumble, emitting the sound of the Dao.

At the same time, the Immortal Dao Laws appeared.

An Qiong's remnant soul glowed, with the True Immortal's forbidden secret art added to it.

Strands of Immortal Dao runes appeared, transforming into chains that coiled toward Qin Ming.

In an instant, Qin Ming was submerged.

This was one of An Qiong's most terrifying methods, known as 'Sacrificing the Immortal,' created specifically to deal with True Immortals.

Although, due to various limitations, it could not unleash its true power, it was enough to deal with a Peak Quasi-Emperor Prodigy who had not yet proven the Dao!

"Pfft!"

Qin Ming suffered a heavy blow, exploding in the sky.

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