"The master behind the Void God Realm is definitely you! Liu Shen, you're messing with me again!!!"
Shi Yi's face darkened the moment he heard the proclamation. In his mind, he cursed Liu Shen a hundred times over, imagining her kneeling before him, singing songs of surrender.
But now wasn't the time for such wild thoughts—especially since he was far from having the ability to make them reality.
He could feel countless eyes, both overt and covert, locking onto him. To them, he was no longer just Shi Yi but a walking treasure trove—a hundred pieces of Primal Treasure Bone, practically begging to be claimed.
Each piece of Primal Treasure Bone represented a precious technique.
Whether they came from archaic remnants or pureblood beasts, their value was undeniable. The sheer quantity was enough to tempt every major force in the Lower Realm's Eight Domains to pummel Shi Yi into submission.
Unfortunately for them, the final six words—"Defeating him in the real world does not count"—quashed the schemes of many who, though appearing as mere Heavenly Passage Realm cultivators, were secretly Venerable Realm powerhouses from various races.
"So, uh, human boy, why don't you just lie down?"
The Kui Niu, flanked by a group of archaic remnants, encircled Shi Yi. Its smile remained deceptively kind, though Shi Yi's ten Heavenly Passages made it feel a slight sting of embarrassment for its earlier doubts.
But a hundred pieces of Primal Treasure Bone—tangible, guaranteed by the Void God Realm, which never lied—were far more enticing than taking Shi Yi as a servant.
"In the real world, I might not beat you all, but we're all in the Heavenly Passage Realm here. What makes you think I'll just roll over?" Shi Yi's tone was laced with confusion.
Just as in the First Domain's Initial Grounds, where even the mightiest were suppressed to the Blood Transformation Realm, the Second Domain enforced the same rule: no matter your real-world strength, here you were Heavenly Passage Realm.
What gives you the right?
You think I'm a pushover?
"We know ten Heavenly Passages are strong, but we're not planning to fight you one-on-one. No matter how powerful your ten passages are, how many of us can you take?" A nine-headed serpent sneered, its voice dripping with malice.
This was an archaic remnant, a Nine-Headed Hydra, one of the Kui Niu's lackeys.
Its mountain-sized body, with nine snake heads as large as locomotives, inspired dread.
"Did you piss off the Void God Realm or something?"
Another archaic remnant, a Yao Yu, spoke up. Bull-like with a human face and horse-like hooves, it relished devouring humans—fresh, living ones, thousands daily.
"Destroying the Initial Grounds' passage—was that your doing?"
A creature with a dragon's head, lizard's body, and winged back, capable of spewing blue hellfire, twitched its mouth. Shi Yi didn't seem that reckless!
"Don't resist. Ten Heavenly Passages may be strong, but they're still just Heavenly Passage Realm."
A beast with a jiao's head, hedgehog's body, and crocodile's tail opened its gaping maw, revealing rows of yellowed teeth like a grinding machine.
"It's only defeat, not death. Something like the Soul-Extinguishing Needle, which can destroy souls, won't be needed."
A fish—over ten meters long, its body crystalline purple with dragon-like whiskers—gazed at Shi Yi coldly, its tone tinged with regret.
The Soul-Extinguishing Needle it mentioned wasn't native to the Void God Realm but a real-world artifact brought in through sacrifice.
The Void God Realm, though a world of spiritual consciousness, allowed real-world items to be introduced via sacrifice.
How to explain this?
Across the Lower Realm's Eight Domains, the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, and even higher realms, a strange rule—or rather, a concept—governed this world: sacrifice.
Sacrificing to the heavens, the earth, oneself—anything in existence could be offered.
The path of sacrifice.
From the Lower Realm's Eight Domains to the pinnacle of existence, it never grew obsolete.
If you had the ability, you could even sacrifice this entire world.
"Blabbering nonsense for so long, and you still don't dare make a move? Fine, I'll start!"
Shi Yi had no patience for their useless chatter.
He raised a hand, unleashing the Suan Ni Precious Technique. A sea of thunder roared, its momentum terrifying.
He knew.
That cunning Liu Shen had set him up again. Fighting was inevitable, so he'd strike first, crushing these pureblood beasts and archaic remnants, all suppressed to the Heavenly Passage Realm by the Void God Realm.
Same level?
Afraid of you?
Even if you gang up on me, so what?
I'm Shi Yi, destined to suppress all beings in this world!
Not long after, as the nine-colored stone tablet descended and the vague voice echoed across the Void God Realm, Shi Yi's name spread through the Eight Domains. Countless beings rushed toward the Second Domain.
Golden passages multiplied, falling like a golden rain.
Figures materialized, turning the area into a bustling throng.
And not just humans—pureblood beasts, archaic remnants, humanoid creatures, and more. Some came to witness the marvel of ten Heavenly Passages; others aimed to defeat Shi Yi.
Thankfully, the condition was defeat, not kill, and real-world victories didn't count. Otherwise, Shi Yi would've seriously considered grabbing his family and fleeing.
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On a nearby hillside, two women stood side by side.
"That calamity star lives up to his name. The Rain Clan, Martial King's Manor, Demonic Spirit Lake—so many ancestors died because of him. He just wrecked the Initial Grounds' passage, and now he's dragged his brother Shi Yi into this mess."
A curvaceous Rain Clan maiden watched Shi Yi battle pureblood beasts and archaic remnants, her opinion of Shi Hao souring further.
Though Shi Hao was a prodigy of the Martial King's Manor, once held in high esteem, his knack for causing trouble branded him a walking disaster.
"Zi Mo, is that Shi Yi?"
The other woman, gentle in appearance with refined, beautiful features, was far more mature—around twenty, exuding noble elegance.
She gazed at Shi Yi, her eyes soft but tinged with a hint of oddity.
She hadn't expected the young man her father, the king, had betrothed her to would be this young.
A child groom?
"Yes, Sixteenth Princess, that's Shi Yi. He's not just the future of the Martial King's Manor but also the Rain Clan's… Well, the Rain Clan is just me and Shi Yi's mother now. The once-glorious Rain Clan is but a name."
The Rain Clan maiden's voice grew somber. A prodigy who could glimpse the future, she'd failed to foresee the clan's catastrophe.
"Will Shi Yi be alright?" The gentle, refined woman—the Sixteenth Princess—spoke with a trace of worry. She wasn't keen on becoming a widow so young.
"He'll be fine. Though I can't see Shi Yi's future, it's always there, meaning he won't face any uncontrollable accidents from this."
The Rain Clan maiden shook her head. She found it odd—Shi Yi's future was veiled to her, but so was Shi Hao's, shrouded in an impenetrable fog.
Could that calamity star, Shi Hao, actually rival Shi Yi in the future?
At that moment, among the onlookers, two women stood out, their auras distinct from ordinary women. One radiated an ethereal like grace, as if descended from the heavens. The other exuded a fiery allure, so captivating that a single glance made one yearn to be her devoted servant.
"A hundred pieces of Primal Treasure Bone. The Void God Realm is so generous—I'm tempted to try."
"You can give it a shot!"
"Sister, listen to yourself! You're also at ten Heavenly Passages. Why don't you go?"
"I want to observe a bit longer."
"Got your eye on him?"
"Hmm!"
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