Hearing about the stripping of celestial weapons and other external forces, everyone had already known, so they were not surprised.
At this moment, the scene of everyone gathering in this forbidden area had already been projected to all parts of the Southern Domain of the True World. It even appeared in the empty starry sky, visible to celestial beings exploring the stars.
And those ordinary words that fell into everyone's ears, as they were projected everywhere, caused many people to feel a wave of sadness and melancholy.
One must know that at this moment, the secret realm was equivalent to a Gu refining cage, extremely dangerous. Stripping away external forces like celestial weapons and relying solely on one's own combat power was like fighting ferocious ancient demons naked inside. Even slightly weaker individuals would perish!
Although the prodigies who entered the secret realm were all heavily screened by various celestial dynasties, this first hurdle of the Southern Domain Great War was already so high.
In a certain celestial city.
In a teahouse, a young girl in a black dress sat here, quietly tasting tea.
Above the celestial city outside the teahouse was the projected scene of the gathering of various celestial dynasties in the Southern Domain. The words of the celestial guard commander were also like thunder, transmitted over.
"These myriad races are truly ruthless."
After hearing this, the girl's lips slightly pursed. If Li Hao were here, he would recognize that this girl was Mi Xueyao, who had infiltrated the Yan-Chu border.
At this time, although her appearance had changed slightly, her stunning beauty was still striking. However, at this moment, there was no ancient demon aura, just like a beautiful and charming human girl.
She sighed in her heart. Stripping her family's cubs of their claws and throwing them into such a cage to fight, such a cruel thing might not even be done by their ancient demons. No wonder these myriad races had fought against their ancient demons for a hundred thousand years without being annihilated.
To select the most top-notch prodigies, they could be so ruthless as to break their own wings.
...
"I've said it before, the current cultivation competition of these myriad races is no longer the hothouse of a hundred thousand years ago."
"It's a pity our race is divided. If we don't unite, we are bound to shed more blood in the future!"
Elsewhere, a figure full of demonic energy stood in a city covered in blood, which it had long since invaded.
Seeing the scene reflected on the city, the ancient demon's eyes revealed ruthlessness.
...
"Master, it's that young man."
In a certain territory of the Yan-Chu Celestial Dynasty, in the territory of the Spirit Race, several figures gathered together, looking up at the starry sky.
In the reflected light and shadow, countless figures stood, all of them prodigies from different sides, with unique temperaments. They searched with their eyes and still found that familiar figure among them.
At this moment, seeing that young man standing among the crowd of prodigies, still with a unique radiance, they all smiled.
"I knew that kid could go far. I didn't expect that in less than ten years, he would go from the first level of the True Immortal Realm to the perfection of the True Immortal Realm!"
The Spirit Race elder smiled.
"He previously defeated that imperial descendant in the True Immortal Realm. When the news spreads, I'm afraid he will be targeted by other True Immortals in the True Immortal Realm group."
Beside him, the Spirit Race girl's eyes showed worry.
"It's hard to say. Such strength is enough to deter many people with ill intentions."
The Spirit Race elder stroked his beard and said.
"Master, do you think he can get into the top ten of the True Immortal Realm?"
The middle-aged man who often played chess with the Spirit Race elder asked.
"Great hope."
The Spirit Race elder's eyes were full of anticipation.
...
"Hmm?"
In the starry sky, a figure rapidly flying and shuttling suddenly stopped. Seeing the scene projected into the vast starry sky, his eyes were somewhat dazed.
When he clearly saw the figure of the Supreme, his face changed, and he said in a daze:
"It's really him..."
Then, in that reflection, he immediately saw the figure of that young man.
He was stunned again, then narrowed his eyes, and suddenly thought of something, his face changing slightly.
He stood in place for a long time, seemingly thinking, but there was a faint feeling of unease in his heart.
At this time, he saw the trace of time flow he was pursuing, like a colorful trajectory, galloping forward, and that direction seemed to lead directly to the center of the Southern Domain.
He immediately stopped hesitating and quickly chased after it.
...
"Is this the Southern Domain Great War? With a soul age limit of three thousand years, why are there so many Immortal Lord Realms?"
"Is it really possible for someone to cultivate into an Immortal Lord in three thousand years?"
"You're too inexperienced. For those prodigies, they probably just suppress their realm. It's mainly about comprehending the Dao, otherwise it would be even faster!"
"That's right, they eat heaven and earth treasures, drink immortal nectar and jade liquid, plus imperial blood and immortal aptitude. Their cultivation advances a thousand miles a day, which is beyond our imagination!"
"How exaggerated. Without external forces, with a soul age limit of three thousand years, they even put in ancient demons up to the seventh level of the Immortal Lord Realm in the Immortal Lord Realm secret realm. Isn't this going to kill people?"
Countless people watched this rare and grand event through the scene projected into the Southern Domain starry sky.
This represented the peak of the prodigies of various forces in the Southern Domain, with extremely high gold content. Through this battle, one could also witness the upper limit of the myriad races' prodigies.
"Our Frost Flower Race prodigies will definitely take the top ten in the True Immortal Realm!"
"What's the Frost Flower Race? I heard there's also a reincarnation of a Chaos Snow Spirit here. This aptitude is comparable to the ancestor of the Frost Flower Race!"
"Our Flowing Firefly Race is ranked among the hundred races. That's our race's prodigy. They didn't show their true abilities in the celestial dynasty before. Now they are going to become famous!"
"That's the young man from the Ancient God Race, so overbearing. He's trying to kill an Immortal Lord ancient demon in the True Immortal Realm. As expected of a great race that entered the top ten on Emperor Battle Mountain!"
In all parts of the Southern Domain, the great races residing in the celestial dynasties here were discussing animatedly.
Their family's prodigies were all thrown into various sects, entering the Heavenly Palace with the quota of the celestial dynasty, fighting on behalf of the celestial dynasty and also representing their own families.
...
At this time, after the celestial guard commander finished speaking, he scanned the crowd and said:
"Is there anything else you don't understand?"
Hearing his words, the crowd fell into a brief silence. At this moment, Li Hao suddenly spoke:
"I have a question."
"Hmm?"
The celestial guard commander looked towards Li Hao and immediately saw that this young man had extraordinary temperament. Traces of Dao rhyme were缠绕 around him in the void, like emanating aura. Being able to show such performance indicated that his own Dao rhyme was extremely strong.
He said calmly, "What question?"
"Are the ancient demons hunted inside mine? Can I bring them out?" Li Hao asked.
The celestial guard commander thought of other possibilities, but he didn't expect Li Hao's question to be so strange. He paused slightly, then nodded and said, "Naturally."
Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said nothing more.
And this scene, in the reflection, fell into a pair of clear eyes like a lake in that small teahouse, causing the beautiful girl to fall into a brief daze, and then the corners of her mouth curved up.
That guy, wouldn't he be performing how to eat ancient demons in front of everyone?
If that were the case, it would probably shock all the myriad races in the Southern Domain.
However, thinking of the corpses the young man had cooked, she unconsciously licked the corner of her mouth and suddenly felt a little hungry.
Feeling hungry for her own kind, even for ancient demons with shallow secular morals, was somewhat taboo. She shook her head slightly, dispelling the thoughts in her mind, but they kept appearing involuntarily.
"Kid, when I catch you again, I will never let go and take you back to my race."
Mi Xueyao thought to herself, it wasn't just the taste of the cooking, she understood how harmful Li Hao's cooking skills were to the ancient demon race. If other ancient demon races knew or mastered it, or if this human race knew and used it on a large scale, their ancient demon race would be in danger.
At that time, the ten ancient demon races must unite, otherwise the situation might even be reversed.
She knew that if she brought this news back to the ancient demon race, except for her own family, other ancient demon races would probably think she was an alarmist, that a mere human young man couldn't have such deterrent power.
Even many Immortal Emperors fell in that battle, let alone a small ant.
But having seen countless dynastic changes and immortal art alternations, she understood that this was not impossible. This was a change brought about by new power, just like an immortal art being replaced by a stronger one. Its impact was far-reaching and immense, something that individual power could not compare to.
...
After Li Hao finished asking his question, many people looked at Li Hao strangely, wondering what the young man was thinking to waste such a precious opportunity to ask a question.
Others also boldly spoke up, asking if it was feasible to kill people and snatch Dao fire inside.
These words naturally made many people vigilant, but the questioner's expression was normal, completely ignoring these vigilant gazes, revealing extreme confidence and arrogance.
"Snatching Dao fire is not encouraged, but it is allowed."
The celestial guard commander said with a smile, uttering words that made many prodigies feel a chill in their hearts.
"When you enter the secret realm, huddle together for warmth, don't fight alone. Other sects will definitely do the same."
Great Dream Master transmitted her voice to Li Hao and the others, apparently knowing this long ago and preparing accordingly.
She isolated the surroundings with her Immortal Domain. No one could silently intrude into her Immortal Domain except for Immortal Emperors. At this time, she spoke to Li Hao and the others within the Immortal Domain:
"Jing Cheng, Huai Yue, Ye Chen, you three are all in the Immortal Lord Realm. You must stick together, support each other, and hunt ancient demons together to avoid anyone getting injured or perishing. If you hunt Dao fire, you three can distribute it yourselves based on your performance and strive to be promoted."
Great Dream Master arranged with a solemn expression.
Hearing this, the three of them exchanged glances. Yin Jingcheng and Meng Huaiyue were senior brother and sister, so they had no objections. Su Ye Chen, a disciple of the Spear Abyss, also knew that he was outnumbered. If he encountered other people huddling together for warmth inside, he would mostly be in danger.
Moreover, the celestial guard commander said that there were ancient demons up to the seventh level of the Immortal Lord Realm inside. If they encountered one, it would be a great danger.
"Haotian, you will be the leader of the True Immortal Realm group. You must take good care of them. The Dao fire you hunt will primarily go to you. As for the rest, you can distribute it according to their performance. If you encounter insurmountable danger, you can choose based on the situation."
Great Dream Master turned to Li Hao and said.
After she finished speaking, Li Hao's mind received a transmission: "If you are targeted by the Ten Thousand Mountain Sword Tower or other celestial dynasty sects and the situation is dangerous, you must prioritize your own safety."
Li Hao was slightly stunned. Seeing Great Dream Master's deep gaze, he felt a heavy weight in his heart. He nodded slightly to her, but said:
"I will try my best to bring them all out safely."
"Don't force yourself."
Great Dream Master's eyes changed slightly, and she said in a low voice.
Yin Jingcheng narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing that Li Hao had become the leader of the sect's True Immortal Realm. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. However, this time, the True Immortal Realm and Immortal Lord Realm were grouped separately, so he had no chance to get closer to the sect's prodigies through this. The only one he could get closer to was Su Ye Chen from the Spear Abyss.
"When you enter the secret realm, you must obey Haotian's command. Do not attempt to act alone, otherwise if you encounter other groups of people, even if you have Dao fire, it will be snatched, and something will happen."
Great Dream Master warned the others.
Gu Yan and the other disciples of the Sword Abyss looked at Li Hao. Among them was Lin Mingrong. Her eyes were fixed on the young man. The other party had already become the leader of the Sword Abyss, and even the leader of the entire sect's True Immortal Realm.
The disciples of the other Eight Abysses all nodded in agreement with Great Dream Master's words. Li Hao's performance in the Ancient Immortal Realm had already spread throughout the sect, and they were all convinced by this young man.
As Great Dream Master finished her arrangements, Li Hao noticed that other sects were also isolated by domain realms. Clearly, each sect chose to fight as a group in the secret realm this time.
At this moment, the celestial guard commander saw that the time had come and said in a loud voice:
"The True Immortal Realm group secret realm is open. Now, everyone, please enter in an orderly manner. After entering the secret realm, you will remain in another void and will only be transmitted to the secret realm at a unified time when the secret realm is closed, so there is no need to scramble."
"In addition, the landing locations in the secret realm are random. If your luck is poor, you might directly appear next to an ancient demon, so you must be extremely vigilant."
Hearing this, the faces of the sect masters of each sect changed slightly. If this were the case, wouldn't the plan of huddling together fail?
The countermeasures discussed earlier became infeasible in the face of this random landing.
"If that's the case, Junior Sister, you must be careful after entering. We will look for opportunities to meet up."
Yin Jingcheng said to Meng Huaiyue beside him, while also glancing at Li Hao. For some reason, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.
The faces of the other disciples changed slightly. Being able to follow Li Hao would definitely be much safer than fighting alone.
Great Dream Master also didn't expect this move. She frowned, realizing that the Supreme Lord did this because he didn't want them to huddle together and fight in the secret realm. This way, when projected to the Southern Domain, the scene would likely be somewhat unsightly. After all, this prodigy great war was mainly about showcasing the prodigies' own radiance.
"Since that's the case, if you meet inside, you can travel together. If you don't meet, you can only rely on your own performance!"
Great Dream Master said.
Everyone's expressions were solemn, and the slight sense of reliance in their hearts was put away, replaced by fighting spirit in their eyes.
After all, this way, others couldn't huddle together either, so it was all about their own abilities!
And prodigies were least afraid of this.
At this time, other celestial dynasties had already moved and flew towards the secret realm.
Their figures passed over the ancient mirror, and a number immediately appeared on it, which was their soul age.
These soul ages displayed were rarely three digits, mostly four digits, representing a thousand years of soul age.
However, if one checked their physical age, some might only be a few decades old, having just reincarnated not long ago.
"Three hundred years old, there are actually three-hundred-year-old monsters!"
"Who is that, too exaggerated, a True Immortal Realm tenth level at three hundred years old!"
"Look, that young man from the Ancient God Race is only five hundred years old, less than ten cycles!"
"When I was five hundred soul years old, I was still in the Saint Realm!"
Seeing the reflected soul ages, countless people in the celestial dynasties of the Southern Domain were boiling with excitement, shocked by these young soul ages.
"Some are already two thousand eight hundred soul years old, seven or eight times older than those with young soul ages. This is too unfair."
"But three thousand soul years is already a very small range, and there's nothing that can be done about it."
As figures passed over the ancient mirror, their soul ages were revealed, causing many exclamations. Only three to five hundred years of soul age were definitely considered young seedlings among this group of prodigies.
Soon, everyone from the Yan-Chu Celestial Dynasty also set off one after another.
Chu Tianhuang and the others who were leading did not move. They had to wait for the opening of the Immortal Lord Realm group secret realm.
Chu Yueli, standing beside Chu Tianhuang, looked at the imperial siblings flying past beside her with cold eyes.
As the disciples of various sects also came out one after another, it was soon the turn of Great Dream Nine Abyss.
Gu Yan's eyes flickered, and he glanced at the ancient mirror before flying away.
As his figure passed, his soul age appeared, which was surprisingly 286 years!
Seeing this number, even the disciples of other Heavenly Sects couldn't help but look sideways.
His soul age was less than three hundred?
This was too exaggerated!
Yue Xi, who was next to Gu Yan, also showed shock in her eyes. She didn't expect this junior brother's soul age to be truly young!
She passed through the ancient mirror, but her soul age was a four-digit number.
She had been hiding everywhere in her early years due to the bloodline of the Troubled Race, which resulted in her not having much time to truly cultivate.
"Junior Brother, your soul age is too tender!"
Murong Qingwu, who was walking ahead, couldn't help but look back. Shock appeared in her eyes, and she looked at Gu Yan with a renewed gaze. Being able to participate in the war with such a soul age, and his combat power was not inferior to hers, it was no wonder his talent was called the strongest aptitude in swordsmanship!
Such a soul age also attracted the attention of other Heavenly Sects, including the great sects from all sides of the Southern Domain, as well as experts wandering in the starry sky. Their eyes were filled with surprise, seeing the terrifying talent of this young man.
With a soul age of less than three hundred years, he could reach the tenth level of the True Immortal Realm. Within a thousand years, it was definitely possible for him to become an Immortal Lord Realm. At that time, he would be on another level, not inferior to the group of people in the Immortal Lord Realm group next to him.
"Bad luck."
Some people sighed, feeling that it was a huge disadvantage for this young man to participate in the war with such a soul age.
Gu Yan's face was indifferent, knowing that it couldn't be concealed, but he was already used to such discussions and gazes.
He came before the secret realm, turned his head to look, and his gaze fell on the young man on the ground who was bidding farewell to Elder Li and Great Dream Master.
A glimmer of light appeared in his eyes. If their soul ages were similar, he should not lose to the other party.
"Go, go."
Elder Li said to Li Hao with a smile.
Li Hao bid farewell to the two and soared towards the True Immortal Realm secret realm.
As his figure passed over the ancient mirror, his soul age immediately appeared, which was a fleeting two-digit number:
96.
(End of this chapter)