In the world of "Covering the Sky," my cultivation technique is not right.

Having obtained everything he needed, Lü Yao finally revealed his true intentions, stating his sole purpose for returning:

"Peak Master, I want to be the Holy Son!"

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Defeating the Enemy with a Single Word

"You want to become the Holy Son?"

The Dragon Head Peak Master stared at Lü Yao's face, trying to figure out what he was up to.

On the first day this disciple arrived at Dragon Head Peak, he asked himself a question, and he wanted to become a Holy Son and Holy Master. He hasn't given up on that yet.

The Dragon Head Peak Master said, "According to the rules of the Holy Land, you must first become a candidate Holy Son before you are qualified to challenge the Holy Son."

This rule is reasonable; otherwise, anyone could challenge the Holy Son, and the Holy Son would have no chance to cultivate.

"This disciple understands. This disciple will now issue a challenge to the candidate holy son of Dragon Head Peak."

Lü Yao had already chosen his people.

If you want to secure the top spot in the ruthless faction, you must start working hard now.

First, defeat all the candidates for Holy Son of Dragon Head Peak, then defeat the Holy Son, then the elders and Grand Elders of Dragon Head Peak, and finally the Peak Master. Defeat everyone from the youngest to the oldest.

Once this hurdle is overcome, I will be the undisputed leader of the Ruthless Clan, and my subordinates will have absolutely no disloyalty.

"Dragon Head Peak? Zhang Hengtao's strength is not weak among the candidates for Holy Son; he has already entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm." The peak master was puzzled. Challenging candidates for Holy Son always involved choosing the weaker ones.

Lu Yao said confidently, "Thank you for your concern, Peak Master. I will choose Zhang Hengtao."

So the candidate holy son of Dragon Head Peak is named Zhang Hengtao. There is a holy son and a candidate holy son in the lineage, which is quite powerful.

Seeing his confidence, the peak master thought it made sense. If a mere fourth-level expert were to challenge a candidate for sainthood at the peak of the Dao Palace, even if he succeeded, he wouldn't be able to hold onto the position, as there would be too much gossip and rumors.

"Alright, then go back and issue the challenge, and agree on a time and place."

Each lineage of the Yao Guang Holy Land has a dedicated battle platform, upon which ancient sages have carved out formations. The platform is sturdy and resistant to breaking mountains and buildings.

"I will write it down now and ask Elder Zhou to summon him."

Without hesitation, Lü Yao pointed his finger like a sword, his killing intent radiating outwards. He directly wrote the character "war" in the void, as black as ink. Then, with a flick of his hand, the character slowly shrank, condensing into the size of a grain of rice, before futilely floating in the air.

Upon seeing the character "Battle" overflowing with sword energy, the Dragon Head Peak Master's eyes sharpened. This was actually a secret killing sword technique, absolutely no weaker than any of the sage secret techniques of the Yao Guang Sect.

This disciple seems to have had some extraordinary encounter while traveling...

But then again, who hasn't had some extraordinary encounters? He had his too, otherwise how could he have cultivated to the Immortal Platform and become a supreme being no weaker than the Holy Lord?

Lu Yao called out to the entrance of the hall, "Elder Zhou! The Peak Master wants you to come in."

A figure appeared suddenly in the doorway like a ghost, silently watching him.

"The peak master asked you to deliver the challenge letter to Zhang Hengtao. I'm asking him to fight today."

With a thought, Lu Yao sent the tiny character "war" (战) slowly floating to Elder Zhou's face.

This small inscription was formed from the ultimate sword intent; it was not merely an outward manifestation of a sage's technique, but also a testament to Lü Yao's cultivation.

"I am not a servant, and I do not deliver messages for others," Elder Zhou said.

"The Peak Master sent you." Another holy chain of divine order appeared at Lü Yao's fingertip, rattling as it swept across the void and merged into the sword's killing intent. Then, the character slowly turned white, holy and blazing, brimming with killing intent.

It seems we need to add some more bait to lure the peak master.

This divine chain is a manifestation of part of his cultivation, and it also embodies the fusion of the Primordial Holy Light Technique and the secret techniques of sages.

Among the younger generation of Yaoguang today, apart from the Holy Son Yaoguang, there should be no one else who can fuse two powerful secret techniques!

Even the Holy Maiden Yao Xi wouldn't do!

Upon seeing the change in the small characters, the Dragon Head Peak Master's expression remained unchanged, but his heart tightened.

This kid was actually able to fuse two secret techniques, and there were some details on the Order God Chain that he couldn't understand for a while.

how can that be!

He also cultivates the Yao Guang Ancient Scripture and has reached an extremely profound level of cultivation, so how could there be a "Dao" that he cannot understand?

What's wrong with this kid? It seems necessary to let the younger generation test him out.

With the blessing of immortal techniques similar to those rebuilt by the Holy Ancestor, the Yao Guang Ancient Scripture was naturally understood more deeply than that of the Great Powers. At the same Immortal Second Realm, Lü Yao was confident that his Hunyuan Holy Light Technique was much stronger than that of the Dragon Head Peak Master.

Elder Zhou's expression was solemn as he looked at the ancient character, sensing the killing intent and Dao principles within it.

He looked at the Dragon Head Peak Master.

The latter nodded slightly to him.

Elder Zhou rolled up his sleeve, gathered up the small characters formed from the sword intent, and left the main hall.

As the large sleeve rolled up the small character, wisps of sword intent dissipated, and several fine cracks appeared on the long sleeves of the green robe.

Lu Yao closed his eyes, feigning sleep to adjust his state. He would soon witness the strength of the Holy Son of Yao Guang, and he should show him some respect.

The Dragon Head Peak Master gazed out of the hall, remaining silent for a long time. This kid was clearly just a mortal with better aptitude, but after consuming divine medicine and being adapted to holy techniques, how could he be so terrifying now?

This sword strike is enough to be called the pinnacle in the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Can Zhang Hengtao withstand it?

However, he was confident in the Holy Son's strength. The Holy Son had entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm the year Lü Yao left, and then quickly broke through the realm one after another. In just two years, he had cultivated to the Three Extremes, which can be said to be at the forefront in the Eastern Wilderness.

He simply kept his teachings in mind and kept a low profile, but in reality, he was already invincible in the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

They can even combine Yao Guang's Hunyuan Holy Light Technique with the Ruthless Great Emperor's secret technique, making it extremely powerful.

The Ji family's so-called divine body is a joke. They actually want to hunt with the Holy Son in Wei and discuss Taoism in Tai Xuan in order to resolve the friction between the Yao Guang and Ji families over the past two years.

Elder Zhou quickly arrived outside a luxurious palace, hovering in the air, and announced loudly: "True disciple Lü Yao, issue a challenge to candidate holy son Zhang Hengtao."

He said only one sentence, then remained silent and waited.

A tall, strong young man, clad in black armor and carrying a large bow on his back, slowly walked out of the palace, exuding an aura of sharpness.

Judging from his aura, he is not a Dao Palace cultivator, but has already entered the Four Extremes! It seems that he has just broken through in the last few days.

"Who is Lü Yao? How could Elder Zhou personally deliver a challenge to him?"

It was Zhang Hengtao.

"Accept the challenge." Elder Zhou, being the peak master's close associate, naturally wouldn't run errands himself, but who told that brat to try and seduce the peak master and manipulate him?

"Disciple accepts the challenge."

Zhang Hengtao's expression was solemn. Who would dare to issue a challenge to Elder Zhou? Could it be a descendant of some Supreme Elder?

Elder Zhou didn't care what he was thinking. On Dragon Head Peak, he only cared about the inheritors of the Sacred Skill and the Heavenly Skill. People like Zhang Hengtao, who cultivated the ancient sage's techniques, would be given much less attention.

Elder Zhou stretched out his right hand, and a round energy ball appeared, then slowly moved into the air.

Inside that energy sphere was a character the size of a grain of rice.

Zhang Hengtao was puzzled: Aren't challenge letters usually on paper or jade slips? Why is this a small, inconspicuous character?

"Boom!"

The sound of soap bubbles bursting indicated that the protective spell Elder Zhou had cast on it had failed.

Instantly, a murderous intent erupted, like billowing smoke, soaring straight to the heavens.

A fierce wind swept through, shattering the bright clouds, like ten thousand horses galloping side by side and a thousand chariots racing, creating a magnificent spectacle.

"What's going on? How can there suddenly be such a powerful killing intent and sword intent!"

Disciples from other peaks were awakened by this killing intent. They left their caves and palaces, looked up at the sky, and saw a pure white and ethereal character floating in the sky.

"That's where Senior Brother Zhang Hengtao is! Is someone challenging the candidate for Holy Son?"

There were many different opinions, and many people flew there to watch the drama unfold.

But when Zhang Hengtao faced that murderous sword intent, sweat beaded on his forehead, trickling down his face and stinging his eyes.

He shakily pulled out the large yellow bow from behind him, struggled to draw the bow and nock an arrow, and aimed at the ancient character.

"Buzz!"

The bowstring hums.

He tried to draw the bow, his face contorted with tension, and he only managed to draw it a third of the way.

The more he pulled away, the more the killing intent washed over his mind, making his whole body tremble with fear.

Divine power is hard to gather, and spiritual attainment is hard to manifest.

After a full cup of tea's time, Zhang Hengtao suddenly threw the bow and arrows to the ground, utterly dejected.

Chapter Fifty-Eight Holy Lord

I surrender!

These words immediately caused a huge uproar, causing the disciples and elders who had come specifically to watch the drama to gasp in shock.

Who exactly is this person? Their true form remains hidden; they are merely a character imbued with the intent of a killing sword, yet they have forced the candidate for sainthood to admit defeat.

They didn't even have the courage to use their own weapons.

Zhang Hengtao was drenched in cold sweat, his face deathly pale. He looked helplessly at Elder Zhou and said, "Elder Zhou, who is playing a joke on me? I don't even have the courage to shoot an arrow."

Elder Zhou remained unfazed and said indifferently, "Are you really admitting defeat?"

"This disciple concedes defeat."

"From this day forward, Zhang Hengtao will be demoted to a true disciple, and Lü Yao will be promoted to a candidate for holy son."

Elder Zhou announced the news to everyone, and the entire Dragon Head Peak could hear it. Soon after, a special disciple went to the main peak, Yaoguang Peak, to inform and register the news.

This is a complete and ancient sacred site, not a random force set up by the roadside; it has its own set of rules.

Zhang Hengtao lost without even making a single move, or even seeing the opponent, which was truly humiliating.