Assassinating Him Before the Great Emperor

In the Central Region, at the Immortal Zhou Family.

Inside the grand hall, Zhou Kuang sat at the head seat. Though his aura was contained, everyone present could feel a terrifying presence as deep and vast as an ocean.

Below Zhou Kuang sat Zhou Qiongtian, Zhou Xinchi, and Zhou Zimo, followed by other elders of the Zhou family.

"Crimson Flame Divine Sect has arrived, presenting one hundred Great Sun Divine Crystals!"

Zhou Kuang laughed heartily, "Quickly, take your seats!"

Zhou Qiongtian nodded. The Crimson Flame Divine Sect was a super-force, and the Great Sun Divine Crystals were precious resources for the Flame Dao.

Although the Crimson Flame Divine Sect was also a sect in the Central Region, they were quite far from the Zhou family. It was unexpected that they would be the first super-force to arrive!

"Azure Profound Divine Palace has arrived, presenting ten Azure Profound Divine Fruits!"

Zhou Qiongtian's eyes widened in surprise. The Azure Profound Divine Fruit was a specialty of the Azure Profound Divine Palace. They had an Azure Profound Divine Tree that only bore fruit once every hundred years, yielding only a few fruits each time.

Ten fruits meant the Azure Profound Divine Palace had accumulated them for hundreds of years. Considering the losses among their disciples, it would take at least a thousand years, or even several thousand, to gather ten Azure Profound Divine Fruits!

To present ten at once showed the Azure Profound Divine Palace had truly spared no expense.

Azure Profound Divine Fruits were incredibly precious and could not be bought with money. They offered numerous benefits, such as improving a cultivator's potential, talent, and comprehension.

"Hahaha, quickly, take your seats!"

The seat for the Palace Master of the Azure Profound Divine Palace was clearly closer to Zhou Kuang than the Sect Master of the Crimson Flame Divine Sect.

One after another, representatives from many super-forces arrived. They were either Sect Masters or Grand Elders, demonstrating the importance they placed on Zhou Kuang's banquet.

"Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect has arrived, presenting one hundred drops of Golden Spirit Bone Fluid!"

Inside the grand hall, representatives from many factions showed strange expressions.

The Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect had finally produced a peerless prodigy who possessed the Supreme Bone, only for Zhou Kuang to covet it and have the bone dug out. Batian, the young master of the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect, was effectively crippled.

Even if he could recover, his talent would undoubtedly be inferior to what it was before.

That aside, now the Sect Master of the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect was presenting Golden Spirit Bone Fluid to congratulate Zhou Qiongtian on his successful bone replacement. The thought of it made everyone feel indignant on behalf of the Sect Master.

Golden Spirit Bone Fluid was a top-tier bone cultivation resource, specifically collected by the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect for Batian. It offered many benefits for the Supreme Bone. Now, after losing the Supreme Bone, they had to give away the Golden Spirit Bone Fluid. They were truly the biggest suckers.

Zhou Qiongtian suddenly recalled that the Mystic Heaven Sword Zhou Xinchi had given him seemed to have a connection with the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect. He couldn't help but show a strange expression. He truly had a connection with the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect!

If the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect knew what Zhou Qiongtian was thinking, they would definitely shout, "We don't want to have a connection with you!"

Zhou Kuang looked at the Sect Master of the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect and smiled meaningfully, "The Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect won't mind over a mere Supreme Bone, will they?"

The Sect Master of the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect's teeth were grinding, and he roared inwardly, "My sect finally produced a peerless prodigy! As long as he doesn't perish, he'll definitely become a Supreme Being! With one more Supreme Being, the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect's strength would skyrocket!"

"Two Supreme Beings in one sect! Those super-forces with only one Supreme Being would be eating our dust!"

"Furthermore, Batian might even make a push for Great Emperor. If he succeeded, it would be a golden age for the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect!"

"Now it's all ruined, and you call it a 'mere Supreme Bone'? You don't mind? I *******!"

Although the Sect Master of the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect wished he could grind Zhou Kuang into the dirt right then and there, he showed no outward anger. Instead, he smiled.

"What are you saying, Great Emperor? Your cultivation is boundless, and your divine abilities are peerless. It is the honor of our Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect for Batian's Supreme Bone to be of use to you!"

The Sect Master of the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect even flattered Zhou Kuang a little, adopting an extremely humble posture.

The other sect representatives' mouths twitched slightly.

"Good! Good! Good!" Zhou Kuang said three times, "Quickly, take your seats!"

However, the Violet Heaven Holy Land was not invited. It was simply because they were not qualified enough; they were merely a Holy Land.

The banquet hosted by Zhou Kuang only invited super-forces. Top-tier forces like the Violet Heaven Holy Land were not considered worthy.

Yet, the Sect Master of the Mystic Heaven Hegemony Sect felt it was fortunate that the Violet Heaven Holy Land hadn't come. Feeling the strange, slightly mocking, and ridiculing gazes from others, he felt so embarrassed he could dig a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.

Moreover, he had to force himself to offer congratulations and well wishes, which was simply torture!

With songs and wine, the grand hall was filled with a harmonious atmosphere. The representatives of these super-forces, all of whom were either Saint King Great Perfection or Supreme Beings, showed fawning and ingratiating expressions.

If the disciples of their respective factions saw them like this, they would likely be astonished. The usually stern Sect Masters and Grand Elders had such faces.

Many factions also subtly expressed intentions of marriage alliances, even if it meant becoming a concubine.

Zhou Qiongtian's mouth twitched slightly.

Suddenly, Zhou Qiongtian felt a chill behind him. He turned his head but saw nothing. He frowned and activated his Destiny Observation divine ability.

A pillar of destiny, reaching the heavens, burned with black flames. To the north of the destiny pillar, there was a mass of black clouds, and behind the destiny pillar, a smear of blood light was imminent!

Zhou Qiongtian's pupils contracted sharply, and he felt that something was terribly wrong.

Just then, in a corner, a black shadow gradually materialized. The shadow transformed into a man in black. His aura was completely concealed, and the Saint Kings and Supreme Beings in the grand hall had no idea of his presence.

This man in black looked at Zhou Kuang, Zhou Zimo, and Zhou Qiongtian. These three were Zhou Kuang's children.

Then, he slightly bowed, and in the next moment, he shot forward. In his hand was a pitch-black dagger. The blade of the dagger had a purplish-black liquid, clearly a potent poison.

This poison was extremely terrifying. Even a Supreme Being, if careless, would be severely wounded. Any cultivator below the Supreme Being realm who came into contact with it would die!

In just an instant, the man in black appeared behind Zhou Qiongtian, the dagger less than a finger's width from his neck!

The other Saint Kings and Supreme Beings finally reacted. Seeing the man in black, they widened their eyes, filled with disbelief.

Who the hell is this, daring to assassinate his son in front of Zhou Kuang at an event like this!

Just as the dagger was millimeters away from Zhou Qiongtian, the man in black suddenly froze.

The dagger seemed to hit something invisible, unable to advance another inch!

Even though this man in black was a Supreme expert, he couldn't move forward even a little bit despite using his full strength.

It was so close.

The man in black instantly realized his assassination had failed and turned into a shadow, fleeing rapidly.

A group of Saint Kings and Supremes broke out in a cold sweat. They were so close to Zhou Qiongtian yet hadn't noticed anything until the man in black appeared before them.

And they only noticed with their naked eyes; their divine senses couldn't see anyone behind Zhou Qiongtian at all.