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Chapter 608 The Core Area [4]

Chapter 608 The Core Area [Part Four]

White Bone Plain is situated on a vast, endless, pale plain.

Looking out, thousands of skeletons stand starkly, the ribs of giant beasts pierce the sky like pale arches, various skulls are piled up into mounds, and the remains of countless living beings gather here, stretching into a forest of death.

A chilling wind howled through the air, emitting mournful cries, and the air was filled with a biting cold and a putrid smell.

Amidst the white bones, faint, eerie green flames flickered and danced, as if the souls of the dead were immortal, lingering forever.

At first glance, it doesn't resemble the human world at all; it's more like an entrance to the deepest hell, eerie and deathly silent, yet permeated with a boundless aura of death.

The gathering of death energy made the sky here darker compared to other areas.

now.

One of the areas.

A massive, dilapidated statue, shrouded in deathly aura, stood in the same spot.

Within the Dharma form.

The white-eyed saintess of the White Bone Plains was floating within it.

Looking at the figure opposite.

Bai Tong's once eerily beautiful face was now completely devoid of color, and the crimson line on her forehead, symbolizing the origin of the drought demon, was rapidly fading.

She bit her lower lip with her two sharp teeth, and dark blood slowly seeped down.

"Is this the bloodline of the Golden-Winged Roc, capable of fighting true dragons? Truly extraordinary."

As the Holy Maiden of the White Bone Plains, when it comes to true strength...

Among the three prodigies, she could be ranked first.

Although I had heard about the killing of Su Yang, the swordsman of Wujian Pavilion, before.

However, it's impossible for her to lack the courage to fight at all because of this.

Moreover, she has recently attained the true form of a drought demon.

However, in just a few exchanges, her incredibly powerful body, which was even capable of going head-to-head with ordinary low-level Dao artifacts, was severely injured.

It's absolutely terrifying.

She was certain.

That power didn't come from the Dao Lord; it was still from a true god.

However, the power of the physical body is extremely strong and pure.

She originally thought that her physique was already the strongest state that a true god could achieve, but now she realized how ridiculous her idea was.

"I think……"

After understanding this.

She was about to admit defeat.

However, at this moment.

——Bah! ! !

A cry that could pierce through gold and split rocks suddenly exploded in her ears.

Bai Tong felt his consciousness suddenly sink.

Losing all awareness of their surroundings, the person froze in place.

However, she quickly recovered from this negative state.

However, before she could react...

What came into view was a gigantic maw that blotted out the sky, reflected in her pupils.

The gigantic maw devoured the sky and the earth, swallowing her and her entire Dharma form whole.

Upon witnessing this scene, the pupils of all the onlookers in the distance were visibly shocked.

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, a golden-winged roc proudly spread its wings, and with that one bite, it actually swallowed their holy maiden whole.

"It's too late to admit defeat now!"

Hu Qi returned to human form and licked the blood from the corner of his mouth.

It chewed twice, and with each bite, a faint scream could be heard.

Hu Qi swallowed it only after all the struggles had subsided.

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The Holy Maiden of the White Bone Plains, with white eyes, has fallen!
"The taste was so-so, but the meat was quite chewy!"

Hu Qi made his assessment.

"I, White Bone Plains, concede defeat and withdraw from the competition for the Dao Child! Please leave this place!"

A sinister voice echoed.

In the distance, an old man draped in a black robe appeared out of nowhere.

The aura emanating from him was clearly that of the Dao Fruit Realm, making him the sect leader of White Bone Plain.

He looked at Hu Qi, his expression somewhat cold, but he made no move to attack.

"Yes, I'm sorry to bother you!"

He was met with the other party's sinister gaze.

Hu Qi smiled slightly, not taking it to heart, and turned to leave.

She slaughtered the sword masters and saintesses of the two major sects, Wujian Pavilion and Baiguyuan.

Under normal circumstances.

Even for Lingyu Mountain, this is not good news.

However, Hu Qi didn't take this to heart at all.

Lingyu Mountain was merely a stepping stone for him to enter the core area, nothing more.

After he leaves, let the floodwaters rise.

Furthermore, he would also kill Chongmingzi of Wujian Pavilion before leaving.

At that time, without this major force, even if Wujian Pavilion and Baiguyuan disregard their past grudges and want to unite, they will not be able to deal with Lingyu Mountain.

Having left the territory of the White Bone Plain, Hu Qi stood in mid-air, looking up at the vast sky.

The sound was like a booming bell, resounding throughout the entire northern sky:

"I, Mo Ming, today suppress the geniuses of three sects all by myself, and hereby swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao."

The battle for the Dao begins today.

Anyone who disagrees may come to Xuanbei Tiangen and fight me within ten years!

Logically, the debate over the Daoist masters should have only begun a thousand years later.

However, if someone believes that their strength is unparalleled in the present era and is sufficient to suppress everything, they may also make a vow to Heaven in advance.

The 'Heavenly Way' here refers to the Heavenly Way of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Once the oath is made, no one dares to disobey it.

Even a peak Dao Lord at the limit of the Dao Fruit Realm cannot avoid it.

However, if the oath-taker ultimately fails to fulfill his vow, he will suffer the backlash of Heaven.

Ordinary oaths of heaven can be made as long as one's cultivation reaches the realm of a true god.

However, the oath in the struggle between the Daozi was quite different, and it had a crucial premise.

Not everyone is qualified to initiate this.

Only those who become the number one among the three sects of the Northern Heaven Domain are qualified to make this oath.

The three major sects, Spirit Prison Mountain, White Bone Plain, and Swordless Pavilion, occupy nearly half of the Heavenly Fortune in the Northern Heavenly Domain.

This is precisely why Hu Qi needed to personally go to Wujian Pavilion and Baigu Plain to settle the karmic debts.

As for Lingyu Mountain, even the sect leader is under his control, so there's no need to say more.

Only after this prerequisite is met can one make a vow to Heaven.

If no one can defeat Hu Qi within ten years.

He will then automatically become the rightful Dao Child of this era in the Northern Heaven Domain.

The moment Hu Qi finished speaking.

The entire Northern Heaven Domain was shaken violently.

A vast and boundless will descended from the darkness, like a curtain falling from the sky, enveloping the four corners of the earth.

Hu Qi's expression remained unchanged, but his true form had already disappeared into the depths of the void, the distorted Daoist aura like light and mist, completely obscuring his existence.

That supreme will swept across the universe, landing on Hu Qi, but failed to detect anything amiss, and then receded like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, a vague consciousness resounded:
"allow!"

Once a word is uttered, the law follows.

With the blessing of the power of the Heavenly Dao, Hu Qi's oath to Heaven resounded throughout every corner of the Northern Heaven Domain in an instant.

Whether human cultivators, alien beings, plant spirits, or rock creatures, all beings that have awakened their intelligence can clearly hear this oath in their souls.

With its supreme power, Heaven transformed the oath into information they could understand, directly imprinting it deep into their consciousness.

"The battle for the Dao Child has started ahead of schedule!?"

Everyone looked surprised and suspicious.

Among them, the high-ranking members of Wujian Pavilion and Baiguyuan are not worth mentioning.

They had already guessed some of what Hu Qi was going to do.

The remaining people's expressions changed slightly.

In the history of the Northern Heavenly Domain, there are precedents for initiating the struggle for the Dao Child ahead of time.

Although few in number, they do exist. However, to this day, only one person has survived such brutal competition and ultimately ascended to the position of Daozi.

The difference is simply that opening early versus opening at the designated time.

The former has limitations; it can only be used for one-on-one combat.

The latter has fewer restrictions.

They may face repeated attacks and endless sieges from all the eligible geniuses in the entire Northern Heaven Domain.

No matter how talented or powerful they are, they will eventually die under endless relentless attacks and encirclement.

This also led to a situation where, even if people knew about this method, very few would choose to use it.

But no matter what, as long as the other party isn't stupid, they must have absolute confidence in themselves.

In this battle, I fear that many more true gods will perish.

Everyone was curious whether Mo Ming could hold out until the end this time.

……

Xuanbei Tiangen is located in the center of the Northern Heaven Domain.

It resembles a towering tree that has been cut down at the base, with a pale appearance as if it were formed from condensed ice crystals.

Its mountain is massive and majestic, but only half of it remains, with a smooth, mirror-like cross-section, standing silently between heaven and earth.

Legend has it that there is a Heavenly Pillar in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

However, some events later caused the pillar to break.

Faced with this situation, a celestial being intervened and repaired the Heavenly Pillar.

To prevent the pillar from breaking again.

They also erected four pillars in the east, west, south, and north to stabilize the boundary between mountains and seas.

This place was once one of the northern pillars of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Later, due to the disturbances in the Ruins of Return, the floods, and the appearance of the Void Sea, the Heavenly Pillar collapsed.

This is also the origin of the name "Northern Heaven Domain".

Similar celestial pillars can be found in other eastern, western, and southern celestial regions.

The location of the Xuanbei Heavenly Root is extremely cold, and it is said to have been formed by refining a section of the Great Dao of Ice.

Even ordinary true gods would have their souls frozen if they got close to the core.

Only Dao Lords, or even those at the late stage of True God or the peak of True God, who have activated the Dao Seed, can remain in this place for a long time.

Therefore, in the past, few people would approach this place on ordinary days.

But things are different now.

A large number of cultivators gathered around the Xuanbei Heavenly Root.

Today, these people form a circle around the Xuanbei Heavenly Root.

Ten years may seem like a long time, but for a cultivator who has transcended the ordinary and entered sainthood, it is no different from ten days.

Even a single period of seclusion would take far longer than that.

Rather than going into seclusion, it would be better to watch the duels between the prodigies of various sects.

After all, watching strong fighters battle can also broaden one's own understanding.

However, things didn't turn out quite as they had imagined.

Because the intense battle that I had imagined did not occur.

"How can we fight someone who has slaughtered nearly a hundred True God prodigies?!"

"Even a half-step Dao Master was defeated! And killed in a single move!"

"Just how strong is this Heavenly Roc Dao Lord? Could he have already reached the Dao Lord realm?"

"The time limit has been reached. It seems that the position of Daoist Child is rightfully his!"

……

Everyone stared intently at the smooth cut surface of the Xuanbei Heavenly Root.

Hu Qi sat cross-legged, seemingly unaffected by the surrounding chill.

Not far in front of him, a headless corpse dressed in dark gold armor lay face up, lifeless.

Even the remnant soul within its body has been completely obliterated.

See this scene.

Even those around them who were already used to it and even felt numb to it couldn't help but have their pupils tremble.

The Northern Heavenly Region is vast, and there are countless cultivators there.

Since Hu Qi made the oath to Heaven, the struggle for the Dao Child in the Northern Heaven Domain has begun ahead of schedule.

Nine years have passed since then.

All the prodigies who aspire to the position of Daozi understand that they must defeat Hu Qi.

The position of Daozi will surely belong to him.

A great opportunity that only comes once every ten eras, coupled with age restrictions in the competition for the Dao Child.

Once you miss it, you'll never have it again in this lifetime.

Some cultivators who were extremely confident in their own strength naturally did not want to sit idly by and watch this happen.

Becoming a Dao Child not only allows one to hear the Great Dao after leaving the realm, but also lays the foundation for becoming a Dao Lord.

Furthermore, they can obtain the blessing of the Heavenly Dao of the Northern Heavenly Domain, which greatly benefits their cultivation path.

Even a Dao Master at the Dao Fruit Realm cannot attack a Dao Child, otherwise they will suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

therefore.

Although the news that Hu Qi had suppressed three young prodigies had already spread.

Some people still refused to believe it and continued to challenge it.

However, without exception, they all suffered defeat and death.

Subsequently, nearly a hundred prodigies joined forces to besiege Hu Qi.

Even the weakest among them has reached the late stage of True God.

Everyone felt that Hu Qi was too powerful, so they decided to join forces to kill him first, and then fight each other for him.

However, they ultimately lost.

Nearly a hundred true gods and geniuses were killed or wounded, all of whom were swallowed by the golden-winged roc that Hu Qi had transformed into.

This is the end.

No one dared to challenge them, because everyone understood that the opponent's strength was far beyond what a true god could handle.

What shocked everyone at this moment was the identity of the headless, golden-armored corpse on the ground.

His name is Bu Fengtian.

He was not a person of this world, but a peerless genius who suppressed an era several epochs ago, whose cultivation had reached the level of a half-step Dao Lord.

Since the Zixiao Palace only opens once every ten eras, this translates to billions of years.

The selection criteria for Daozi also stipulate that the candidate must be under 100 million years old.

This forced many exceptionally talented individuals born at the wrong time to seal themselves away with spiritual energy in order to gain the opportunity to enter the Purple Cloud Palace and listen to the Great Dao.

The spiritual source is an external form formed by the condensation of spirituality, hidden deep within the earth.

With the help of secret techniques, time can be frozen, life can be sealed within it, and it will reappear in the world at the appropriate time to participate in the struggle for the Dao.

Bu Fengtian was an extremely dazzling figure among this group, having reached the level of a half-step Dao Lord before he was even a hundred million years old.

It was sealed within the spiritual source to compete for the Dao Child this time.

Logically speaking, with such a level of attainment, competing for the position of Dao Child should be a sure thing.

After all, throughout the entire history of the Northern Heaven Domain, there are only a handful of people who have been able to break through to the Dao Lord level within a hundred million years.

However, he ultimately failed.

With a single strike, he was instantly killed by that Heavenly Roc Dao Lord.

Tianpeng Daojun was the title given to Hu Qi by the crowd.

The implication is that he is the foremost person comparable to the Lord of the Dao.

But now, after killing a half-step Dao Lord in one blow.

This title seems to have become truly deserved.

……

"Daoist Tianpeng..."

In the distance, on a rock, sat a graceful figure in white.

This person has a pair of pale golden eyes.

It was Mo Ran, whom Hu Qi had met once before in the mission hall.

At this moment, she has already broken through to the level of a true god.