“He actually… won?”

In the Dream Nine Abyss Sect, the elders of each abyss were all astonished as they watched this scene.

Previously, everyone was doubtful, and they too suspected that the Dream Lord and Old Man Li had given that young man top-tier Immortal Soldier assistance. At the start of the battle, they couldn’t bear to watch, yet they didn’t expect the situation to reverse in an instant.

Li Tie Mu was also stunned. As Li Hao’s master, he never imagined such a scene would occur.

It was only now that he realized his understanding of his “cheap” disciple was not just lacking—it was completely nonexistent!

Gu Yan and the three with Yue Xi were also dumbfounded as they looked at that figure, unable to express the shock in their hearts. A True Immortal Realm battle against an Immortal Lord, and from the Imperial Family no less, actually ended in victory!

In the Spear Abyss, Lin Yufeng felt not only shock but also admiration and awe. By now, he was quite familiar with the True Realm and understood deeply the difficulty of such a challenge, but that young man accomplished it. This is indeed a monster who, in just a few years, became a disciple inheriting the Immortal Emperor legacy. One has to respect that!

Amidst the crowd, Gu Xingwan in a goose-yellow dress gently covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.

At the same time, this scene was also reflected in the Yan Chu Nine Thousand Immortal Cities.

Every Immortal City fell into a deathly silence, countless people were stunned by this scene.

An Immortal Monarch Realm imperial clan member was beaten by a True Immortal Realm, causing a Primordial Spirit escape. It was unheard of and overturned their understanding.

And in certain places in some of the Immortal Cities, some figures suddenly opened their turbid, aged eyes and dumbfoundedly stared at the projection in the sky.

That young man unleashed four types of lost ancient Immortal Techniques in succession, powers that made their name known across the True Realm ten thousand years ago, later long lost and rarely seen, much less heard of.

Yet now, those once dormant Immortal Techniques unexpectedly erupted in brilliance on this peaceful day after countless eons!

“It’s Forbidden, it’s the Forbidden Immortal Skill!”

“That’s invincible, the Immortal Technique of the Earth Dao Origin, created by the Immortal Emperor, even if mastered by the True Immortal Realm, it can briefly become invincible, enough to withstand attacks from the Immortal Monarch Realm!”

“Swordsmanship Blue Sky, with Sword Dao as its foundation, the strongest swordsmanship in the True Immortal Realm!”

“My god, four Immortal Techniques appeared at once. Who is that young man, what’s his name?!”

“Ten thousand years have passed, and yet I can still see these lost Immortal Techniques. What kind of contest is this? The Southern Domain Battle? Could it be that the legacy of the past had never been broken, and the inheritor of that power has returned?!”

Throughout the Nine Thousand Immortal Cities, one by one, figures stepped out or stood up.

Some were playing chess in courtyards, their faces aged; others were ragged, like poverty-stricken beggars, begging by the roadside; still others were in dark places, chained in shackles, with only a small skylight from which a beam of sunlight streamed down.

And that reflection among the clouds just happened to be visible through that small skylight, causing the quiet chains to shake violently, while murmurs of distraction arose from the darkness, swiftly turning into manic laughter.

Elsewhere, numerous obscure and long-hidden figures were looking up to the sky, muttering to themselves. Some had tears streaming from their eyes, expressions vivid and bodies trembling.

If someone had mastered only one lost Immortal Technique, it could have been just a fortunate lad who gained a great opportunity.

But to master four lost Immortal Techniques simultaneously was entirely different.

In the era ten thousand years ago, only the top forces and the Secret Hall of the Immortal Dynasty, where the Immortal Emperor resided, were qualified to gather all ten of these Immortal Techniques!

“Has he returned, really returned?”

“Haha, who is that young man? The Southern Domain Battle? What kind of contest? I must see it!”

These otherwise unremarkable figures dwelling around the Nine Thousand Immortal Cities now shot piercing gazes into the sky, excitedly gazing at the young man’s figure reflected amid the clouds.

Ten thousand years felt unbearably long for them. They’ve seen countless events; this Southern Domain Battle was a grand spectacle for various sects, but for them, it was merely a raindrop falling from their eyelids—a single, ordinary drop like any number of rainy nights, unremarkable.

Yet at this moment, this disregarded raindrop was reflecting four lost Immortal Techniques, illuminating the ambiance frozen in time in their eyes.

In the Ancient Immortal Realm, atop the Immortal Platform.

Li Hao glanced at Chu Tianzheng’s Primordial Spirit, ready to raise his hand abruptly to seize it with the power of his Primordial Spirit.

If it were just a Primordial Spirit, there was no difference between it and meat before him—something he could easily mince apart!

But just as he was about to make his move, a sudden powerful force enveloped him, becoming a copper wall and iron barrier of Law Power, blocking in front and isolating him from Chu Tianzheng.

Standing on the Ancestor Dragon observing the battle, Chu Xiangtian made his move. As a top-tier power in the Immortal Monarch Realm, though he was shocked, his reaction was swift. If he allowed the young man to strike again, his imperial brother, for whom he had no affection, might be in danger, his Primordial Spirit possibly subjected to annihilation!

If they were in the wilds, with their “fraternal affection,” he likely wouldn’t even spare a glance.

But now, in full public view, with the reputation of the imperial clan to uphold and overseeing this event, he naturally couldn’t sit by.

Li Hao looked at Chu Xiangtian, seeing his solemn gaze and knowing that making another move was impossible.

Yet, as he prepared to give up, separated by the immortal power laws, Chu Tianzheng came to his senses, roaring angrily, “Don’t stop me, I’m going to kill him!”

As he spoke, his Primordial Spirit tore through the Heaven and Earth Space, summoning forth the previous purple Immortal Soldier once again to unleash it and crush Li Hao.

Chu Xiangtian’s face shifted slightly, angrily saying, “Isn’t it embarrassing enough?!”

As he spoke, his power suddenly imprisoned, and the thunder on the purple Immortal Soldier emitted a mournful contraction, its light dimming and fading.

Chu Tianzheng was jarred awake by his shout, his expression turning exceedingly unpleasant.

On this majestic Immortal Platform, the gaze of twenty thousand talented individuals from various sects below, as well as the reflection of the Nine Thousand Immortal Cities—everyone in Yan Chu except the border army had their eyes on this moment, yet he had lost. If he possessed Time Origin power, he would surely reverse time and start everything anew.

What made it even harder to bear was that within the Imperial Palace amid the clouds, though its gates remained closed, he knew his father was inside, watching over everything.

Nothing that happened in the Ancient Immortal Realm could be hidden from his father’s sight.

“Give me back my body!”

Chu Tianzheng gritted his teeth, the rage in his heart almost tangible as golden flames, fluctuating fiercely. He spoke with shame.

Upon hearing his words, Li Hao simply threw his already shattered immortal body at his feet, then stepped on his chest, standing atop him.

“You doubted my ability to reach the tenth height, so let your body speak for me!”

Standing on the opponent’s immortal body, he elevated slightly, appearing similar in height to the ninth-ranking step.

Hearing Li Hao’s words, Chu Tianzheng’s eyes seemed ready to spit blood, his Primordial Spirit nearly losing control. He angrily growled, “I’ll say it again, give me back my body!”

Li Hao heard his words but kicked the immortal body, with innards already shattered, to his feet.

“Based on what you said, anyone dueling with you who wears royal robes would be invincible?”

Li Hao chuckled slightly with coldness, saying, “If that’s the case, then anyone who spars with you while you’re wearing royal robes would be invincible?”

Li Hao let out a slight cold laugh and said, “In a sparring match, your body has to speak for me!”

If, today, he lacked such power, surely he would have been crippled by the opponent and thrown back outside.

And as a commoner being publicly defeated, under the gaze of the Nine Thousand Immortal Cities, his Dao Heart would surely collapse, and he would be utterly ruined for life, left only to reincarnate and rebuild.

Li Hao’s words were like a thorn, pricking Chu Tianzheng, who hesitated with fear.

Though he held a noble status, those who are tyrannical should fear the reckless. The young man before him showed no restraint when striking, and that previous infiltration of dreadful death’s shadow into his body already signified the other’s intent to kill.

“You brat, stop pushing it! You, a mere commoner, dare to step on an Imperial body? Do you want to die?!”

Li Hao looked towards the high and mighty Imperial Princess, who was speaking with folded arms and raised eyebrows, seemingly gazing down on him from the clouds.

“If that’s what you think, then in future contests, wearing royal robes would make you invincible?”

Li Hao chuckled slightly with a trace of coldness. “In a match, your body will have to speak for me!”

Listening to Li Hao’s words was like needles piercing him. If he hadn’t possessed such power today, he would probably have been discarded by the opponent like rubbish and thrown out.

And as a cultivator, being crippled in full public view, in front of the Nine Thousand Immortal Cities, would shatter his Dao Heart, ruining him for life, leaving him with no option but to reincarnate and rebuild.

Li Hao’s words felt like needles pricking him, making him hesitate with fear.

Even though he held a noble status, he feared the possibility of losing his life recklessly at the hands of the young man before him.

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