The elder on the lonely peak sighed softly in helplessness at the sight.
The young man clapped his hands and grinned. “What Master wants to fish up would never be that timid.”
The elder neither confirmed nor denied it. He merely glanced at the grotesque beast that had been slain and let a faint smile rise to his lips.
“This Wind and Thunder Ape has consumed imperial blood. Its primordial spirit was strengthened, and it had already mastered the fifth level of the Wind and Thunder Dao Origin. Yet you handled it cleanly and decisively.”
On the ground, aside from the terrifying wound at its heart, the massive beast bore no other injuries, a clear sign that it had been killed in a single strike.
Moreover, dark flames still burned around the wound, preventing the flesh and blood from healing. Even the primordial spirit was consumed in the fire.
Hearing his master’s praise, the youth beamed again. “I wonder if the Southern Domain Battle Assembly you mentioned will be exciting enough for me.”
“I’ve heard that there are some formidable figures entering the Origin Secret Realm this time. You’ll encounter them soon enough.”
“Formidable?” the youth's eyes lit up at the words. “Had I known that, I would’ve gone to the Origin Secret Realm too.”
“You’ve already been there once. There’s no more meaning in going again. Staying here is better.”
The elder smiled. “Still, I wonder if those young ones are hiding any cards up their sleeves in that realm. If they are to face you, they’d better be qualified.”
“Hopefully,” the youth clapped and added, “They’d better be stronger than this big gorilla at least.”
The elder chuckled, but in his heart, he knew that many of the so-called geniuses participating in the Southern Domain Battle Assembly might not even measure up to the beast before them.
After all, with a soul lifespan capped at three thousand years, breaking through to the Immortal Lord Realm was already the mark of an exceptional talent. Yet this beast had not only been tainted by imperial blood, it had also reached the fifth level of the Immortal Lord Realm. In actual combat power, it might even be more terrifying than a seventh-level Immortal Lord.
If cast into the Southern Domain Battle Assembly, it would be a towering mountain none could surpass.
“You may go see the ancient coffin in these last three months.”
The elder smiled again. Although he was already highly satisfied with his disciple, his ambition wasn’t merely for him to win the Southern Domain Battle Assembly—but to go even further beyond.
“Really?”
Hearing this, the youth’s eyes sparkled with delight. He clapped excitedly. “Then I’m going now!”
Afraid that his master might change his mind, he vanished in a flash before finishing his sentence.
The elder chuckled helplessly at the sight and muttered to himself, If you truly see it, I hope you won’t regret it.
With that thought, he put away his fishing rod and quietly followed, just in case something unexpected happened.
...
In the Qin Immortal Dynasty, a colossal dragon skeleton lay across the starry sky.
This was the forbidden land of the Qin Immortal Dynasty, famously known as the Celestial Dragon Graveyard.
But within this graveyard, there was only one dragon skeleton, stretching nearly a hundred million miles across the stars. Just the size of this skeleton rivaled several immortal cities, making one wonder what kind of being it had been in life.
At this moment, at the dragon skull—
A figure clad in a black dragon robe walked slowly. He exuded a noble and imperial aura. Nine dragon souls coiled faintly around him, like extended meridians outside his body, channeling the surrounding dragon energy into him.
Suddenly, he paused and drew out a token from his robe.
Light shimmered from the token, revealing the image of an emperor—none other than the Emperor of the Qin Immortal Dynasty.
“It seems your dragon meridian has fully formed. Aside from the All-Heavens Star Vein, our dynasty now possesses another great Immortal Law rooted in our bloodline.”
Gazing at his extraordinarily gifted son, the Qin Emperor’s tone remained lofty and indifferent.
“This time at the Southern Domain Battle Assembly—I want you to take first place.”
“Yes, Father Emperor,” the young man in the dragon robe nodded slightly, his face calm and composed, neither servile nor arrogant.
“You may go take a look at the dragon’s eye. There is a gift waiting for you.”
With that, the Emperor’s figure faded.
A faint black gleam flickered in the youth’s eyes. He looked off into the distance, then stepped forward—and in the next instant, vanished from the spot, reappearing tens of thousands of miles away.
...
Southern Domain, Celestial Palace.
In the Grand True Realm, myriad races occupied every corner of the land. There were immortal dynasties, immortal cities, and thriving star domains, where all races dwelled. In the ancient past, when many Immortal Emperors ruled, this vast expanse was divided into four great regions. Though named a “domain,” the Southern Domain was boundless, encompassing billions of stars and numerous immortal dynasties in the southern part of the True Realm.
Yet at the heart of all these immortal dynasties stood one majestic Celestial Palace.
This Celestial Palace guarded the Southern Domain. With a supreme overseeing it, it watched over all directions across the heavens and the universe—even ancient demons dared not intrude upon this sacred ground.
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