Despair Prison Realm

The Celestial Realm, the Pinnacle!

"Thunder Duke, what do you mean by this? Why didn't you just let my disciple out peacefully? Why did you do this? Hmph, have you forgotten what I do? It's just a top-tier Saint Artifact. I could forge one myself if I put my mind to it. But this so-called Despair Prison Realm of yours requires Nine Thunders Body Devouring after recognizing a master. Tell me, why did you make my disciple suffer so much for nothing? What kind of nonsense is this? You tell me!" The Old Man Huo suddenly stood up, ignoring the wine jar that had fallen to the ground. His eyes were still wide open, and his beard was bristling.

Thunder Duke was a little embarrassed. Who was Old Man Huo? He was an expert among experts in refining Saint Artifact. Old Man Huo had even helped him during his Despair Prison Realm back then. It seemed a bit inappropriate for him to just throw the Chaotic Jar to Zhang Xingfeng like this!

"This... Old Man Huo, don't take it so seriously. It's just Nine Thunders Body Devouring, it's nothing. You know, I don't care about my Despair Prison Realm, but I can't let a top-tier Saint Artifact be ruined like this. Yes! Besides, I'm giving your disciple a top-tier Saint Artifact, that's a good thing, and you still have objections? Last time I even taught him the 'Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword Drawing Art'! I've done him a favor, after all. Besides, who told you that your crafting skills weren't good enough back then, and you insisted on using Nine Thunders Body Devouring to recognize its master! Now it seems that all of this is your fault, Old Man Huo." The more Thunder Duke spoke, the more he felt he was right, and in the end, he even became smug.

Old Man Huo was stunned. This Nine Thunders Body Devouring seemed... almost... probably something he had created himself.

Back then, as a master weapon refiner, Old Man Huo wanted to break through his limits. Saint Artifact all required Essence Blood to recognize their master, including the Fire Blade he forged for himself. So he decided to forge a Saint Artifact that did not require Essence Blood to recognize its master, and so... the Despair Prison Realm came into being!

The Old Man Huo's arrogance vanished instantly, and he sat down. Only then did he notice that the wine jar had been overturned, and he let out a wail. "Ah... my wine!" The Old Man Huo immediately dodged and picked up the wine jar, but by then only a third of the wine remained.

Thunder Duke's jar of wine was perfectly fine, while Old Man Huo's eyes were wide open, staring intently at Thunder Duke's jar of wine.

"Hey, hey, don't even think about this wine. I got it by chance when I went to the space where Water Girl is. There are only two jars left. I'm being generous by giving you one this time. If you spill the wine, it's none of my business!" Thunder Duke immediately hugged the wine jar to his chest. Was Thunder Duke still the upright and incorruptible Thunder Duke of the past? He was a complete drunkard who treasured the wine.

The Old Man Huo smiled and said, "Thunder Duke, what kind of relationship do we have? Do you remember that I helped you refine your disciple's Saint Artifact back then, and I also helped you with your Despair Prison Realm? Hehe!"

Thunder Duke immediately flew into a rage. "Don't give me that smirk. Didn't you say back then that you wanted a special kind of recognition, to break the convention that recognition requires Essence Blood? So you created the Nine Thunders Body Devouring. I went through so much trouble back then! Sigh, I never thought that Zhang Xingfeng would suffer the Nine Thunders Body Devouring and then blame me! I really have a hard life!! How did I end up with a brother like you?"

Old Man Huo cursed inwardly, "If you don't give my disciple the Despair Prison Realm, he won't need the Nine Thunders Body Devouring, right? What does that have to do with me!" But on the surface Old Man Huo acted like a child admitting his mistake, saying, "I was wrong, it was my fault, it's all my fault. I was blinded by greed back then, it's all my fault. Brother, can you share some wine with me? Not much, just a third, or even a quarter will do!"

Thunder Duke slowly nodded and said, "Fine, I'll give you a quarter, but don't bother me with anything about the Despair Prison Realm!" Thunder Duke remembered how painful it was when he was bitten by the Nine Thunders Body Devouring.

Old Man Huo happily accepted a quarter of the wine, muttering, "Nine Thunders Body Devouring is just a formality. Recognizing a master can't possibly harm the master, it just hurts a bit. Hmm... good wine!" Old Man Huo took a deep breath of the wine and sighed.

The Old Man Hei, who was meticulously carving nearby, muttered, "Two boring old men!"

Nine Thunders Body Devouring!

The thunder is divided into six parts of Kun (Earth) and three parts of Qian (Heaven). However, this thunder is bound to a master, so it won't cause any harm, only causing numbness throughout the body and excruciating pain. This was just a trick the Old Man Huo used to manipulate the Thunder Duke back then. How could the Old Man Huo have imagined that his precious disciple would have to endure such a torment today?

"Brother, what's going on? I really didn't notice this before!" Fire Blade was also confused.

Zhang Xingfeng's heart stirred and he replied, "Fire Blade, forget it. I guess it's because my master is too strong. These restrictions have no effect on him, so he didn't suffer the lightning strike. But I'm too weak, so this is how it is!" Zhang Xingfeng looked around helplessly. At this moment, a transparent air shield had risen from the pillar, completely trapping Zhang Xingfeng inside. Now Zhang Xingfeng could only stand here and wait to be struck by lightning.

At that moment, lightning flashed around them, engulfing Zhang Xingfeng.

The Thunder Slaying Platform is hexagonal with six corners, each containing a dazzling ball of light. The lightning power within is astonishing, clearly felt even by Zhang Xingfeng within his protective aura.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Like sharp arrows, the six orbs of light at the six corners of the Thunder Slaying Platform suddenly emitted six bolts of lightning. These extremely fine bolts of lightning swiftly passed through the air shield, shattered Zhang Xingfeng's despair space, and struck Zhang Xingfeng's body!

"Ah!"

Zhang Xingfeng let out a painful roar. His resistance was futile. The six bolts of lightning pierced through his body like needles, and suddenly his whole body went numb. A chill ran through him from the bottom of his heart. The six bolts of lightning were very thin. When they were inside Zhang Xingfeng's body, they were only the size of plum blossom needles.

The intense numbness gradually disappeared, and Zhang Xingfeng regained all his senses.

Zhang Xingfeng immediately used his Divine Sense to carefully examine his body, and to his surprise, he found that... his body was completely unharmed, without a single injury, which baffled Zhang Xingfeng. He examined his body again carefully, but the result was still the same.

Zhang Xingfeng did not notice the six-pointed star on his back. When Zhang Xingfeng scanned his back with his Divine Sense, he did not find the six-pointed star.

However, Zhang Xingfeng's mind is no longer on himself, but on what's above him!

Lightning writhed in the sky like serpents, and a crimson cloud hovered above Zhang Xingfeng's head, with streaks of lightning dancing within it. Its power was even more terrifying than the Thunder Slaying Platform earlier.

"Boom!"

This time, the lightning was thick, extremely thick. Three enormous bolts of lightning rushed towards Zhang Xingfeng, but as they got closer, they became thinner and thinner. However, as the lightning became thinner, the light became increasingly dazzling, and the roar between heaven and earth grew louder and louder.

When the three bolts of lightning had grown to the thickness of arrows, they had reached Zhang Xingfeng's depths. At that moment, a tremendous roar shook the heavens and earth, causing Zhang Xingfeng to lose his hearing instantly.

"Boom!"

After the loud noise, Zhang Xingfeng's mind went blank, and he became momentarily confused.

As the three bolts of lightning entered Zhang Xingfeng's body, the six-pointed star instantly dissipated, and the dispersed power began to merge with the three bolts of lightning. At this moment, the three bolts of lightning actually... actually struck the Purple Gold Yuan Venerable! And they struck the location of the Purple Gold Yuan Venerable 'Origin of Fire.

The Origin of Fire Element Power immediately surged, clashing with the lightning power within Zhang Xingfeng's body, from the location of his Zhang Xingfeng Purple Gold Yuan Venerable to his arms, then to his legs, and finally throughout his entire body.

Suddenly, they fought their way to Zhang Xingfeng's brain. Suddenly, the seven marks deep in Zhang Xingfeng's mind, the marks left by Thunder Duke back then, rushed down and also rushed into the camp.

A deafening roar followed!

Everything vanished...

Zhang Xingfeng also regained consciousness at this time, and the first thing he did was to get a medical check-up!

Halfway through the examination, Zhang Xingfeng was suddenly surprised to find that he could completely control the Limitless Power within his body.

"What's going on? How can I control the Limitless Power?" Zhang Xingfeng was completely baffled.

Zhang Xingfeng didn't notice that there was a lightning bolt mark on his forehead. The mark was shaped like a lightning bolt, but its color was like a flame, as if it contained a powerful fire force.

Suddenly, the mark flashed, and a series of memories and knowledge rushed into Zhang Xingfeng's mind.

Zhang Xingfeng immediately accepted it all. He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the pillar, and concentrated all his mind on absorbing these things.

After a long while, Zhang Xingfeng slowly opened his eyes, a faint smile on his face.

"So this is the Nine Thunders Body Devouring! But why does it leave this mark?" Zhang Xingfeng was confused again. According to his memory, the Nine Thunders Body Devouring would eventually merge into the body automatically, which would only benefit the body and not harm it, so it shouldn't leave any mark.

This not only confused Zhang Xingfeng, but more importantly, he not only felt the power of the original seven marks of the "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword Drawing Art", but also sensed the power of the Origin of Fire, which confused Zhang Xingfeng even more.

"However... now that the Despair Prison Realm is mine, the Despair Star is naturally mine too!" Zhang Xingfeng laughed.

"Now I will summon my twenty-five disappointed Immortal Emperor!" Zhang Xingfeng is now the Lord of the Despair Prison Realm, and this Despair Star is a part of the Despair Prison Realm, so of course it belongs to Zhang Xingfeng. Zhang Xingfeng is like a creator in it, and everything here is at his command.

With a thought, Zhang Xingfeng's Divine Sense instantly covered the entire Despair Star, and he immediately located the twenty-five Immortal Emperor.

At this time, in the newly built city lord's mansion.

"Everyone, tell me, now that the True Person is gone, what should we do? Do we really have to keep it a secret?" the First Immortal Emperor sighed.

Lian Yang was also deeply troubled. "Yes, if someone challenges the city lord, and the True Person is not here now, how can he accept the challenge? You know, challenges must be accepted, otherwise it's considered a defeat. Moreover, the True Person said he comes back often, but... if the True Person goes out and something happens that delays him, it's hard to say!"

This group of people is now in a dilemma. Not only do they have to handle the affairs in Ice City, but they also have to keep Zhang Xingfeng's departure a secret. Most importantly, they don't know if Zhang Xingfeng will come back, or if he will, when!

"The next meeting of the Elder Council is about to begin. Receiving the Bright Cold Crystal Extreme Cold Crystal is such an important matter that the City Lord must be present. What should we do?" Lian Yang sighed, recalling the news he had just received.

Zhang Xingfeng was in a hurry to send everyone back, and after saying a few words, he left. Lian Yang and the others didn't have time to say anything to Zhang Xingfeng. Moreover, under the circumstances at the time, Zhang Xingfeng had no choice but to leave, so what could they say?

"But has the True Person already left Despair Star?" an Immortal Emperor asked enviously.

Suddenly, all the Immortal Emperor fell silent. Who among them didn't want to leave Despair Star? They had all been on Despair Star for hundreds of millions of years!

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and all twenty-five Immortal Emperor vanished instantly.

Lian Yang and the others were horrified to find themselves in the void. Before they could react, they were about to be pulled towards a nearby planet by its gravity (celestial bodies also have gravity). They couldn't fly, after all...

"Ah, I can use my immortal energy now!" an Immortal Emperor exclaimed in surprise.

Instantly, all the Immortal Emperor were pleasantly surprised and used their Celestial Yuan Power to control their own bodies.

"Haha... I can feel the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi! This is the Cultivation World! I've finally made it out!"

"Ah, my immortal energy is recovering so fast! Ah, three hundred million years! I've waited three hundred million years! I'm finally out!" An Immortal Emperor excitedly shed tears.

One after another, the Immortal Emperor cheered. Their long-awaited dream of countless billions of years had been realized in an instant. How could they not be overjoyed?

"Everyone, don't you ever think about who made you leave Despair Star?"

Everyone froze for a moment and looked toward the source of the sound, where Zhang Xingfeng was smiling at them.

"True Person!" all the Immortal Emperor exclaimed in surprise. In an instant, they realized that it must have been an incomparably powerful True Person had come out and then devised a way to get them out. In the hearts of these Immortal Emperors, after Zhang Xingfeng's battle with that Heavenly God, Zhang Xingfeng was practically on par with the Heavenly God.

"True Person, how did we get out of the Despair Star? What great Divine Ability did True Person use?" an Immortal Emperor exclaimed in amazement.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly and said, "Despair Star? Are you talking about that?" A sphere crackling with lightning floated out from Zhang Xingfeng's body.