I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

Now all three of them are exhausted, and any one of their strength could be enough to decide their fate.

Soon, the precious light descended upon the Holy Son of Qianyang.

To his great regret, this was not a reward that could quickly improve his strength, but an egg.

Although he knew that the egg contained some kind of celestial beast cub, it offered him no help whatsoever in his current situation.

"Mu Zangfeng! It's all up to you!"

Qianyang Saint Son put away the egg and charged at Li Yang again.

Mu Zangfeng's reward arrived soon after.

That is a cultivation technique—the "Killing Scripture"!

It is neither a book nor a jade slip, but a record peeled off from an indescribable entity.

The text is presented in the form of blood vessels, each line containing the power of killing. It is clear at a glance that it is extremely powerful and cannot be compared with other reward techniques.

Mu Zangfeng's breathing became incredibly heavy after just one glance.

"The cultivation techniques of ancient immortals!"

He was surprised himself.

Shouldn't the legacy be passed down to the top? Why did it fall on me?

Although this is not a reward for killing Li Yang, what harm is there in obtaining this technique even if we don't kill Li Yang!

With this technique, combined with my current physical condition, I can completely integrate the ways of swordsmanship and the way of killing. Sooner or later, I will be invincible in the world and suppress the entire land!

"How is this possible! Shouldn't the inheritance belong to Qin Feng? Why has it descended upon Mu Zangfeng?!"

"Could this method not be one practiced by ancient immortals?"

"If the reward for second place is such a powerful technique, then the reward for first place must be even more incredible?!"

The onlookers were in an uproar, their discussions becoming incredibly noisy.

Neither the rewards given to Qianyang Shengzi nor Mu Zangfeng could quickly increase their strength, thus making it impossible to completely kill Li Yang.

This gave Li Yang a chance to catch his breath before receiving the reward.

A blood-purple light pierced through the chaotic mist, tore open the sky, and transformed into a pillar of light that pierced Li Yang into it.

Now Mu Zangfeng and Qianyang Shengzi can't attack even if they want to.

They sighed.

"Give me three more minutes, and I'm sure I can kill him!" Mu Zangfeng said regretfully.

"I imagine that by the time he finishes receiving the inheritance, we will all be teleported out, completely losing the chance to kill him," Qianyang Holy Son sighed.

"It's alright. He's already at his last gasp. His life force can be restored, but his potential and aptitude have been destroyed. Even if he survives in the future, he will never be able to recapture his former glory!"

Indeed, at this moment, Li Yang seemed to have become a useless person on the verge of death.

Even if he doesn't die in the future, and uses all sorts of rare and precious materials to recover, he will never be able to return to his original state.

During the brief interval of Li Yang receiving his inheritance, the battle between Tu Jiuzhou and Zi Yuan is about to be decided.

With the blessing of bloodline power, Tu Jiuzhou exuded an ethereal charm in every gesture, and his physical body, spiritual power, and soul all received significant improvements.

He roared, wildly swinging his twin blades, leaving wounds on Zi Yuan's body.

Although Zi Yuan obtained the Demon Source Crystal, she could not completely refine it in a short period of time.

"Die!"

Tu Jiuzhou roared and, taking advantage of the moment when Zi Yuan was unable to activate the Demon Tower, swung his twin blades simultaneously—

This attack also drew out Zi Yuan's old man.

It was an incredibly ethereal figure, whose true form was obscured, standing with a demonic spear in hand, its grandeur immense.

"Grandmaster, save me!" Zi Yuan cried out in anguish.

However, the voice glanced at Tu Jiuzhou and immediately let out a cold snort:

"This soul mark was meant to protect you from being killed by shameless righteous powerhouses, but you were killed by an enemy of the same realm. Regardless of the reason, it proves you're a piece of trash, and trash deserves to die!"

After saying that, the incredibly illusory yet extremely powerful phantom vanished.

Zi Yuan was laid bare before Tu Jiuzhou.

"Ancestor! No—!" Zi Yuan was in despair.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have entered the Nine Netherworld Capital.

But there is no "hindsight" when it comes to the sins committed in the past; they will surely be repaid today!

"I was wrong! I'll do anything as long as you don't kill me!" Zi Yuan was utterly desperate.

"You don't know you're wrong, you just know you're going to die!" Tu Jiuzhou stared coldly at Zi Yuan, his twin blades unleashing a final, deadly strike.

"Pfft!"

Zi Yuan's perfect body was mercilessly cut into four pieces.

But she wasn't dead yet; her voice was weak as she pleaded, "Spare me..."

"Spare you? Did you spare the people of your clan you killed back then? Go and talk to my people! Whether they forgive you or not is their business. My mission is to send you to them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Jiuzhou swung his twin blades, leaving afterimages, showing no mercy to the beauty, hacking her into pieces.

"I said—I would turn you into filling to appease the spirits of my people in heaven!"

He packed the minced meat together with Zi Yuan's feet and stored them in his storage ring without hesitation. He then headed straight for Mu Zangfeng and the Holy Son of Qianyang.

"Brother Dao, you are not alone. I will walk with you!"

Meanwhile, within the blood-purple pillar of light, Li Yang was receiving the killing path inheritance from an ancient immortal.

It was a blood-red seed, quietly floating in front of Li Yang.

A figure coalesced with the power of the Heavenly Dao, transforming into an old man with a full head of blood-red hair.

"Young one, having inherited my legacy, you should know that this item is extraordinary. I now bestow upon you a Dao Seed, containing the essence of the Great Dao of Slaughter, along with the quintessence of my life's cultivation, sufficient to ensure your steady ascension to the Immortal Realm."

Planting this Dao seed in the dantian allows the killing sword pellet to condense at will and be unleashed with a single thought. The more rampant the slaughter, the stronger the sword pellet, and the greater its destructive power. When the accumulated karma of killing reaches its deepest point, it can even condense an ultimate killing sword domain, capable of slaying enemies even across major realms!

Once the seed of your Dao sprouts and the Dao fruit matures, you will attain the Great Dao of Slaughter. Even if you ascend to the Immortal Realm, you will possess the qualities to become a revered ancestor, capable of dominating any region. Be cautious, strive diligently.

His voice carried far, and the millions of cultivators present were green with envy.

……

at the same time--

Beyond the ancient immortal realm.

"Judging by the time, it should be almost over," a high-ranking official said.

"It's unknown who will ultimately inherit the legacy. This ancient immortal's foundation is unfathomable; he's probably a giant even in the immortal realm."

"According to the Dao Alliance's tests, the mortality rate of the trial participants is close to 50%! This is extremely rare even among all secret realms, which shows that there will be a great deal of opportunity in the appearance of this secret realm."

"That's right. However, the mortality rate has stopped, and the inheritance should be about to choose its master."

The important figures were discussing it animatedly.

They had no idea about the situation within the secret realm and could only rely on the deductions made by the Dao Alliance to make their judgments.

At this time-

Suddenly, bad news spread among the important figures in Kyushu:

"It's not a legacy of the Killing Path! According to the information passed down by the Demon Ancestor from Demon Ancestor Mountain using secret methods, this ancient immortal has fallen into the demonic path; he is... he is—a demon!"

These words caused an uproar among the important figures.

Those important figures, especially those whose direct descendants had entered the secret realm, were particularly anxious.

"Damn it! Why wasn't this intelligence passed on sooner!"

"There's no need to take it too seriously. Even if it's a demon, with the strongest people of the Nine Provinces guarding outside, it wouldn't dare to act recklessly. At most, it could possess the body of the person receiving the inheritance."

"How could this be!?" The important figure from the Great Sun Haotian Holy Land frowned deeply. He knew that his holy son possessed a secret technique and was very likely to inherit it.

"Usually, the secret realms of demons are directly besieged and suppressed by the Dao Alliance, and shared by the Daoist lineages of the Nine Provinces. I didn't expect there to be a mistake this time. I hope it won't lead to a major disaster."