224 – Terrifying Killing Intent! Generous Rewards!

“Who would have thought that the location of the secret realm would be in the White Mist Forbidden Zone, and seeing Huang Yin and Huang Qing again… It truly is surprising.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated text and thought to himself.

However, it was unexpected that those old monsters were willing to release Huang Qing and Huang Yin.

After all, compared to their peers, the two are still quite young and have not yet matured.

“Perhaps those old monsters know something about this secret realm, or they are confident in the life-saving trump cards they have given to Huang Qing and Huang Yin, strong enough to protect them from any dangers within the secret realm.”

This thought flashed through Wang Ping’s mind as he continued to stare at the screen.

【After sealing your cultivation and entering the secret realm, you were transmitted into a dense forest. As soon as you were teleported, you sensed the pure spiritual energy of this secret realm. At the same time, the laws of this world were very clear, making it easy to comprehend the Dao.】

【It can be said that as long as you cultivate in this secret realm, unless you are as dumb as a pig, you should be able to understand the laws. The clarity of the laws in this world is akin to having them displayed right in front of you, simplifying the process of copying them. If you still can’t grasp them, saying you are as dumb as a pig is not an exaggeration at all.】

【Amazed at the situation in this world, you quickly analyzed the value of this secret realm. Even if there were no particularly precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in this secret realm, just the peculiar manifestation of laws here would be enough to attract emperor-level forces, allowing major powers to easily cultivate a large number of Saint Realm cultivators.】

【Although the Saint Realm compared to Supremes, quasi-emperors, and great emperors is like an ant compared to an elephant, the saying ‘many ants can kill an elephant’ is not just empty talk. As long as the number of Saint Realm cultivators reaches a certain extent and they form a powerful array, gathering their strength together, killing Supremes, quasi-emperors, or even great emperors is not impossible.】

【You know very well, if anyone gains control of this secret realm, they will truly prosper, acquiring invaluable cultivation resources, greatly benefiting their future cultivation. This is enough to drive the prodigies within the secret realm mad, engaging in life-and-death battles without holding back.】

【Nonetheless, you are fearless and plan to partake in this contest. Although you do not know how to gain control of this secret realm, nor do you know if it is possible to control it, it is still necessary to explore.】

【Next, after picking some sacred elixirs, you began to move. However, you had barely started when you were surrounded by several hundred cultivators dressed like savage natives, in beast fur clothes. They were all holding bone clubs, staring at you intently, speaking in a language you did not understand.】

【In response, your expression was extremely solemn. You discovered that the cultivation of these several hundred cultivators was all in the Saint Realm. Among them, over half were Saints, but there were also as many as a hundred Saint Kings. Moreover, there were even twenty with Great Perfection of the Saint King Realm.】

【Such a lineup is indeed luxurious. It can be said that even those who have been on the Saint King List or Great Saint List would find it difficult to deal with this group. Only someone as monstrous as you could handle it.】

【Of course, if it were someone like Qin Yue, who is a half-step Supreme, even if her cultivation was sealed, she could easily suppress and kill them. After all, Qin Yue, as a half-step Supreme, has comprehended Dao patterns. Even if her cultivation is sealed, the Dao patterns she comprehended are still usable.】

【Just as you were looking solemn, these natives of the secret realm seemed to have discussed something, and they all showed fierce expressions, launching an attack on you. You were prepared for this and counterattacked with a cold snort.】

【It must be said, these Saint Realm natives, living in this naturally advantageous environment, have all achieved astonishing comprehension of the laws. Even the Saints have grasped more than seventy percent of the laws, most achieving perfect mastery, making their combat power significantly stronger than ordinary Saint Realm experts of the outside world.】

【Although these natives’ cultivation methods are clearly only at the Saint level, not even possessing quasi-emperor techniques, their numbers still allow them to explode with terrifying power, making them difficult to deal with. Even for you, such a large group of natives requires careful handling.】

【However, you possess the perfect Spacetime Dao Body, with Spacetime Divine Abilities unmatched by others. After engaging in battle, you easily found opportunities and wiped out all these natives.】

【After killing this group of natives, you did not let your guard down and began to hide, planning to first investigate the situation and then find Huang Yin and Huang Qing. After all, you did not know what this world was like nor how many natives there were. If you accidentally encountered a native tribe filled with Saint Realm cultivators and got chased by them, that would be a real blunder.】

【Although with your Spacetime Divine Abilities, escaping would be very easy unless a Supreme intervened, it would still be embarrassing and something you did not want to experience.】

【While you were acting cautiously, other prodigies also encountered powerful native squads. In a short time, several prodigies fell in this secret realm.】

【You must know, these are not ordinary prodigies; all of them had been on the Saint List, Saint King List, and Great Saint List. Outside, they were all renowned, with a minimum future of becoming quasi-emperors, and some even having a chance to become great emperors.】

【These prodigies are the darlings of major forces, and losing one is a significant blow, possibly impacting future competitions for immortal opportunities.】

【However, even such prodigies died within a short period in this secret realm, which is truly frightening.】

【In the blink of an eye, a day had passed. During this day, you harvested several sacred elixirs. You found that the secret realm is abundant with sacred elixirs, although not as mystical as the Eternal Ancient Star and the Realm of Life you accidentally teleported to before, it is far richer than the outside world.】

【However, this place is extremely dangerous. Within just one day, you encountered several native squads seemingly searching for something. All these natives were at least Saint Realm cultivators, making you wonder if there were any cultivators below the Saint Realm among them.】

“Is this secret realm really that terrifying?”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated text, furrowing his brows.

In the past, secret realms, no matter how anomalous, were never this dangerous.

Even if these secret realms contained many Saint Realm experts, it was impossible for so many Triple Saint List prodigies to fall so quickly.

“These natives’ actions are very strange.”

Wang Ping narrowed his eyes.

According to the simulated text, they seem to be specifically hunting down the prodigies who entered from the outside world.

And which of these prodigies does not have their ancestors’ safeguards?

Even if this secret realm is dangerous and can restrict the power of quasi-emperor weapons, it shouldn’t prevent the emergence of emperor avatars, right…

After all, an Emperor’s embodiment is extremely powerful.

Although this secret realm cannot be forcibly broken by an Emperor, that is only because the Qin family Emperor does not want to destroy this secret realm. Otherwise, a mere secret realm could be easily obliterated by an Emperor.

Therefore, no matter how special the secret realm is, it cannot prevent the appearance of an Emperor’s embodiment.

Once an Emperor’s embodiment appears, the resulting waves would definitely sweep through the entire secret realm, impossible to go unnoticed.

After all, the aura of an Emperor’s embodiment, once it appears in the outside world, would sweep across many star regions. Without something to conceal it, it would definitely be detected by many powerful beings, causing them to be alarmed.

However, these prodigies have all perished here without even a single fluctuation from an Emperor’s embodiment, which is extremely anomalous.

“Something’s odd, very odd. I have a feeling this secret realm is a conspiracy. It seems those natives anticipated that prodigies from outside would come in and have thus activated a hunting mode beforehand.”

Wang Ping’s expression kept changing, and numerous thoughts flashed through his mind.

“Could it be that Qin Yue is scheming against the prodigies present here? Does she have the guts to do this? No way she could do this, not even the Qin family Emperor dares such actions, she couldn’t possibly do it. So, if it’s not Qin Yue and the Qin family, who could it be? Who is plotting against the prodigies from the Central Immortal Continent, intending to wipe them out in one fell swoop, and frame the Qin family?”

“There are too few clues, I can’t figure it out at all… It looks like the only way is to gather clues through simulations. However, since the other party dares to scheme this way, they likely won’t leave any loose ends.”

“This mastermind behind the scenes is quite ruthless indeed, intending to wipe out a large part of the competition for future immortal destiny in one go?”

Wang Ping fell silent for a moment, suppressed his thoughts, and then actively entered an immersive simulation state. He infused his ideas into the simulated Wang Ping and had him take action again.

【Next, with a solemn expression, you abandoned your initial plan and started searching for Huang Yin and Huang Qing, wanting to protect their lives.】

【At the same time you started taking action, Huang Qing and Huang Yin also encountered formidable enemies. Both of them were too young, their cultivation too weak, and their understanding of the laws had not reached the level of Great Perfection. Because of this, the two of them were at a severe disadvantage in this secret realm.】

【Although their innate talents were extremely high and their understanding of laws increased rapidly during battles, enabling them to hang on with the terrifying vitality and Nirvana Rebirth ability of pure-blooded phoenixes, the enemies were too numerous and too strong. Even with their combined efforts, they couldn’t hold out for long.】

【After all, everything has its limits. Even pure-blooded phoenixes cannot transcend this rule. Furthermore, neither of their bloodline powers has truly awakened, and their cultivation hasn’t reached the level of an Emperor, making it even easier for them to reach their limits.】

【Just when the two of them were feeling somewhat desperate, you finally arrived, unleashing powerful strength to suppress these natives one by one, saving Huang Yin and Huang Qing.】

【At the same time, you also chose to capture a native in the Saint Realm, intending to perform a soul search. However, just as you began the soul search, the native died on the spot, their soul annihilated.】

【This made your expression become even more solemn, convinced that there was indeed a hidden mastermind controlling everything from behind the scenes. However, you were unable to figure out who this mastermind was.】

【As you struggled to calm down, Huang Yin and Huang Qing thanked you for your rescue. In response, you smiled lightly, saying that since you’re teammates, there’s no need for such formal thanks, helping each other is what should be done.】

【Hearing this, both Huang Qing and Huang Yin looked at you with smiling faces, feeling quite fond of you. However, they also complained that the group of savages was too annoying and couldn’t be shaken off. Moreover, the life-saving trump cards given to them by their master couldn’t be used at all, as if they were sealed, which was very strange.】

【You weren’t surprised by this. After all, you had also tried to activate Emperor Tianyu’s embodiment before, only to find out that it was completely impossible to make it appear. Of course, Emperor Tianyu had been missing for more than a century, suspected to have encountered some accident. If his true body encountered an accident, the embodiment might have disappeared as well, so it couldn’t be used as a reference point.】

【Therefore, you continued to act with Huang Qing and Huang Yin, intending to find other prodigies to confirm the situation.】

【However, using a secret technique, you continued to travel, finding several places with the remnants of prodigy auras. The results left you silent. These places showed signs of large battles, but the prodigies were missing, and there were no corpses of secret realm natives.】

【This could only mean one thing: the battles ended with the secret realm natives’ victory, with the prodigies beaten to death by the natives. Otherwise, prodigies generally don’t collect native corpses.】

【Although the corpses of natives in the Saint Realm and Saint King Realm are extremely precious materials for ordinary Saint Realm cultivators, for prodigies on the Saint King List, they are not worth much and keeping them in their internal world would be very inauspicious.】

【Even if a stingy prodigy wanted to take them, it wouldn’t be cleaned up so thoroughly. Only when native comrades clean up for each other would it be done so meticulously and taken together.】

【Seeing you silent, Huang Qing and Huang Yin knew things might be worse than they had imagined and began to ask questions. You explained the situation and gave your conjectures about the hidden mastermind.】

【This left Huang Qing and Huang Yin both astonished and terrified. They couldn’t imagine who could have such audacity.】

【Afterward, the two of them suggested that the three of you leave the secret realm first, to announce the situation outside and bring reinforcements. Otherwise, relying only on yourselves, if more natives surrounded you or you stepped into a trap, it would be truly dangerous.】

【Although you are strong, two fists are no match for many hands. If you got trapped by a large formation, your life too would be in danger.】

【You shook your head at Huang Qing and Huang Yin’s suggestion, not believing that it was possible to leave the secret realm now. Since there’s likely a hidden mastermind, the objective would be to wipe everyone out, leaving only Qin Yue as a scapegoat alive.】

【In this situation, how could the mastermind let anyone leave prematurely? The secret realm must be sealed, outsiders can’t get in, and those inside can’t get out.】

【Hearing this, Huang Qing and Huang Yin fell silent, agreeing that what you said made sense. Reeling in panic, they didn’t know what to do next. After all, they were still very young, and encountering such an incident right after coming into the world made them naturally anxious.】

【Seeing this, you reassured them a bit and stated that everyone should unite to find others, turning from prey into hunters to fight against the native forces here and find the hidden mastermind as well.】

【Hearing your words, Huang Yin and Huang Qing both nodded. Afterward, the three of you continued your actions, searching for others.】

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. During these three days, you encountered several more attacks but managed to escape using the Spacetime Divine Ability.

During this process, you discovered several people had died at the hands of the natives. However, you were also able to save two prodigies and form an alliance with them.

You planned to continue your actions, but a native, unlike any other, appeared before you with many strong natives, encircling you. A terrifying formation emerged, sealing you within.

This made your faces change drastically; you didn’t expect such figures among the natives, capable of hiding their aura and sneaking close, even setting up a formation.

As the formation unleashed its terrifying power, which far exceeded the Saint King level, you were no match for it. You all fell, being killed within.

However, it seemed the natives had no intentions of destroying your bodies, targeting mainly your divine souls instead.

Due to your death, you entered the revival countdown state.

While you were in the revival countdown, the natives had no intention of leaving. Instead, they absorbed your bodies and coldly stared at the place of your death.

Upon your revival, you resisted again, but it was futile. Even the golden talent: Teleportation was unusable, and you were killed by the natives once again.

Due to your death, this simulation came to an end.

The text simulation stopped here, and many insights and images appeared in Wang Ping’s mind. His figure also appeared in the secret realm, watching the natives and the terrifying formation from an omniscient perspective.

“These natives are even proficient in such intricate formations? It must be the mastermind behind them teaching them, specifically to deal with someone like me, whose combat power at the same level is too strong,” Wang Ping muttered to himself, narrowing his eyes.

“This time, I couldn’t even find out who the mastermind is, not even catching a trace. It’s really frustrating. But no matter if your plan succeeded this time, I will slowly root you out in the next simulation.”

Wang Ping exhaled lightly and let out a cold snort.

Someone who dared to set up a trap to capture all the prodigies who had ever been on the Saint King List in the Central Immortal Continent at once is too dangerous to let linger in the shadows. He must be rooted out and quickly destroyed.

Otherwise, in the future, there would be great trouble, affecting his path to becoming stronger through simulations.

Next, Wang Ping’s consciousness wavered, his vision shifted, and he returned to the real world.

Then, the voice of the System rang out.

“Ding, the reward has been successfully generated. The host can choose two items from the following rewards:

1. Perfect Spacetime Dao Body.
2. Peak cultivation of the seventh level of the Great Saint Realm.
3. A random Great Sacred Artifact.
4. A random red talent.
5. A random sacred elixir.
6. The third Emperor’s Scripture fragment.”

“System, I choose 1. Perfect Spacetime Dao Body and 2. Peak cultivation of the seventh level of the Great Saint Realm.”

Wang Ping glanced at the rewards and made his choice without hesitation.

Although the Emperor’s Scripture fragment was something he desired, now that he knew who held it, it would be easier to handle.

In the upcoming simulations, he could still trade for it and easily obtain it.

Therefore, there was no need to choose it.

As Wang Ping made his choice, his cultivation began to soar.

Late stage of the third level of the Great Saint Realm.

Mid stage of the fourth level of the Great Saint Realm.

Early stage of the fifth level of the Great Saint Realm.

Peak of the sixth level of the Great Saint Realm…

He stopped upon reaching the peak of the seventh level of the Great Saint Realm.

Feeling the incomparable power within his body, Wang Ping nodded with satisfaction.

The peak cultivation of the seventh level of the Great Saint Realm, in this declining era of laws, as long as he doesn’t unluckily encounter the wandering three realms of Dao Validated powerhouses, he can practically walk sideways.

At the same level, he is invincible!

Next, Wang Ping once again felt a tremor in his body, and a pure source appeared within, repairing the Spacetime Dao Body, bringing it closer to completion.

Finally, it was completely complete.

As the Spacetime Dao Body reached completion, a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation started brewing on this ancient star, the black-red tribulation aura gradually condensed, appearing extremely oppressive and dangerous.

This horrifying scene startled many cultivators on the ancient star.

Whether they were those god realm cultivators who hadn’t self-sealed or the self-sealed Saints, Saint Kings, Great Saints, and even half-step Supremes, all showed expressions of fear.

There was no way around it; this Heavenly Tribulation was too terrifying, causing their scalps to go numb.

Even a self-sealed Supreme opened his eyes, staring intently at the Heavenly Tribulation, revealing a shocked expression.

“Such a Heavenly Tribulation, could it be that some young emperor is undergoing the Great Saint Tribulation? No, even if a young emperor is undergoing the Great Saint Tribulation, it shouldn’t be this terrifying…”

This Supreme’s face showed astonishment as he muttered to himself in his self-sealed divine source.

“Not good!”

In contrast to the shock of the cultivators on the ancient star, Wang Ping’s expression changed dramatically.

He hadn’t expected that after receiving the reward, he would still have to undergo a tribulation.

Obviously, the reward just gave him the complete Spacetime Dao Body, but passing the tribulation was something he still had to do in the real world.

Although, for Wang Ping, passing the Dao Body tribulation is a piece of cake, this situation undoubtedly exposed his presence to the powerhouses on this ancient star, potentially causing him some trouble.

Immediately, Wang Ping tore through the space, forcibly heading to the starry sky to undergo the tribulation there.

Otherwise, undergoing the tribulation on the ancient star would affect countless innocent lives.

After all, this isn’t Central Immortal Continent, nor is it the golden era, there aren’t many powerhouses to protect all beings and guard a region. Forcing a tribulation here on the ancient star could likely result in the star being shattered.

Given his level, the power of the Dao Body tribulation would definitely surpass that of an ordinary Great Saint Perfection.

Such a level of power is already enough to shatter an ordinary ancient star.

Even if it doesn’t shatter the ancient star, it would still destroy most of it.

In that case, it would be a real sin.

Of course, another reason is that Wang Ping doesn’t want anyone to sabotage him, which could affect the strength of the tribulation, possibly making him look very miserable.

Just as Wang Ping tore through space and arrived in the starry sky shortly after, the tribulation aura intensified and soon completed its brewing.

“Boom!”

Then, a terrifying, blood-colored lightning struck down fiercely towards Wang Ping.

“Good timing!”

Wang Ping shouted without fear and had no intention of holding back. His Spacetime Dao Body erupted with full power, directly using the divine ability from the Devour Space Emperor’s Scripture, clashing head-on with the blood-colored lightning and shattering it.

Witnessing this scene, the numerous self-sealed cultivators were all shocked.

Especially that self-sealed Supreme, his face full of astonishment, recognized that your physique was actually the legendary Spacetime Dao Body.

Such physique is comparable to an Immortal Body. Once it emerges, it will inevitably become the focal point of an era.

If it grows fully, validating the Dao Emperor, within the emperors, it will be hard to find an opponent.

After all, the Dark Time Emperor back then didn’t have a Spacetime Dao Body, only a single Dark Time Dao Body, yet he walked the path of time and was called the monarch among emperors, with few opponents.

And as the Spacetime Dao Body, a constitution combining time and space, it is even more formidable than the Dark Time Dao Body. Once you attain emperorhood, it is unimaginable how powerful you would become…

For a moment, this Supreme’s eyes flickered, tempted to make a move against Wang Ping.

However, upon considering that Wang Ping might be a descendant of a great force, he hesitated.

If Wang Ping is indeed a descendant of a great force and managed to grow to this extent in the Era of Decline, attacking him would undoubtedly be a suicidal action.

But, he was reluctant to let go of Wang Ping, a fat sheep. After all, a Spacetime Dao Body—if he could refine it, he might leverage it to reach the quasi-emperor level and live another life.

Should he take the gamble, a bicycle transforming into a motorcycle? It was a troubling dilemma.

“What’s there to fear… I only have less than a thousand years of lifespan left anyway. Even if I hide in the divine sources, lasting until the next golden age is uncertain. Why not take a gamble?”

With this thought, the Supreme’s eyes gleamed viciously, preparing to strike Wang Ping after he passed the tribulation.

Just as this Supreme set his sights on Wang Ping, Wang Ping was still undergoing the tribulation.

The Heavenly Tribulation grew increasingly terrifying.

However, Wang Ping was unafraid, confronting the tribulation head-on and using the calamity to temper his Spacetime Dao Body while also pushing through his bottleneck.

Finally, under the astonished gazes of numerous cultivators, Wang Ping unexpectedly triggered the Ninefold Resonance and the critical effect of the purple talent: Infinite Blade, unleashing an attack surpassing the Great Saint Perfection level. He forcefully shattered the tribulation in the starry sky, with the disaster clouds dissolving into light points and disappearing.

Then, a pillar of spiritual light descended, engulfing Wang Ping.

This was the baptism by the Heavenly Dao, the reward for passing the tribulation, greatly benefiting the cultivator.

During the baptism by the Heavenly Dao, Wang Ping’s Spacetime Dao Body grew stronger, and his cultivation level also progressed, successfully breaking through a small realm to reach the eighth level of the Great Saint Realm.

“What secret technique did this youngster just unleash? It was terrifying, dealing a blow strong enough to severely injure a half-step Supreme.”

As Wang Ping underwent the Heavenly Dao’s baptism, the self-sealed Supreme wore a look of shock, finding it hard to believe.

After all, this defied common sense.

Even a prodigy must adhere to basic principles.

From ancient times to the present, he had never seen any prodigy at the seventh level of the Great Saint Realm unleash a strike capable of severely injuring a half-step Supreme.

Even the anomalies with a Spacetime Dao Body that reached the Great Saint Realm’s Great Perfection couldn’t easily fight a half-step Supreme.

This half-step Supreme was just an ordinary one, not one cultivated by anomalies.

As one progresses, the gap in combat power widens. The half-step Supreme and Great Saint Perfection are entirely different levels, incredibly powerful.

Unless the Great Saint Perfection cultivator has not only a terrifying constitution developed to the small success level but also comprehended Dao patterns, only then could they hope to fight a half-step Supreme.

However, Wang Ping broke the norms, unleashing such a terrifying strike, even causing this Supreme to tremble in fear.

“A great secret! He possesses an earth-shattering secret. If obtained, it may even help me attain the Dao in the future!”

The Supreme showed an ecstatic expression, choosing to emerge without hesitation.

In an instant, the terrifying pressure of the Supreme swept across the entire Eternal Ancient Star and surrounding star regions, causing countless cultivators to tremble in fear. Some even burst apart under the unintentional pressure.

“The Supreme of the Fire Element has made a move; this is indeed a high-stakes gamble.”

“This youngster is indeed a monster. Even if we took action, we might be counter-killed or he could escape. But no matter how powerful he is, he cannot be a match for a Supreme. He is in danger.”

“Not necessarily. He is likely a descendant of a great force. Even if not, such prodigies have immense luck and are not easy to kill.”

As the Fire Element Supreme took action, the three self-sealed half-step Supremes on the ancient star began to discuss and silently watched.

“Hmph, Fire Element Supreme, you couldn’t sit still after all.”

Wang Ping looked coldly at the emerging Fire Element Supreme with an indifferent expression, completely unafraid.

Since Wang Ping frequently visited this ancient star in his simulations, he naturally knew of the Supreme’s presence, his Dao title, and cultivation.

Fire Element Supreme, a rogue cultivator with limited lifespan, had only reached the early stage, equivalent to the most ordinary Supreme—an existence at the bottom rung among Supremes, nothing to fear.