Lingbao Heavenly Venerate had transformed into a starfield, and Ying Hao had already seen the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm and the Dao Palace Secret Realm.
The Five Great Secret Realms of the Human Body, as well as the Four Extremes Secret Realm, the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, and the Immortal Platform Secret Realm.
The Four Extremes Secret Realm could transform into heavenly pillars to support this vast starfield. There was no need to deliberately search for it—it was within the starfield itself.
The Dragon Transformation Secret Realm connected the Five Great Secret Realms and likewise required little attention, but the Immortal Platform Secret Realm was different.
Though the Five Great Secret Realms of the Human Body had no distinction in rank, the Immortal Platform Secret Realm was the final major secret realm of the human body and was inherently extraordinary.
The Immortal Platform Secret Realm also had the greatest gap in strength. From a Half-Step Great Holiness at the First Heaven of the Immortal Platform to a Quasi-Emperor, the distance between them was immeasurable.
If Lingbao Heavenly Venerate truly had not died, his vitality had to be within the Immortal Platform Secret Realm. That would also be the key to Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's reappearance in the world.
After pondering for a moment, he took one step forward and arrived within that Ancient Life Star.
With the arrival of a Great Emperor, Emperor Qi surged for a hundred thousand zhang. The entire Ancient Life Star could not withstand the Great Emperor's aura and began to tremble violently.
Within the Ancient Life Star, countless living beings prostrated themselves on the ground, kowtowing in worship to the lofty deity.
As for the powerful cultivators, they were filled with unease. A deity had descended into the mortal world, and whether it brought fortune or disaster was impossible to predict!
Ying Hao's divine sense swept across heaven and earth, and he instantly understood everything happening on this Ancient Life Star.
To his disappointment, he did not detect Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's aura on this Ancient Life Star.
That made sense. Before undergoing his transformation, Lingbao Heavenly Venerate would certainly have arranged everything and created a safe place for his metamorphosis.
If Lingbao Heavenly Venerate could truly be discovered so easily, Ying Hao would never have been the one to find him. The Supreme Beings from the Forbidden Zones would have already divided him among themselves.
Then, he slightly furrowed his brows and looked toward a certain region. On this Ancient Life Star, that place was known as the Divine Realm.
The Divine Realm was the dwelling place of the gods and held supreme status on this Ancient Life Star.
Ying Hao took one step forward and arrived above the Divine Realm. He raised a finger, and vast faith power shot into the sky.
The world glowed with dazzling radiance. Faith power swept across the universe, swallowing mountains and rivers, rumbling loudly and inspiring dread in all who saw it.
Ying Hao's expression remained impassive. The vast faith power could not affect him in the slightest; before it even reached him, it had already dissipated.
"Usurping the authority of the Heavenly Venerate, claiming to be gods, and imprisoning living beings—you deserve death!"
His mighty voice resounded throughout heaven and earth, rumbling like the wrath of a supreme deity.
Ying Hao possessed an imposing authority without showing anger. The Divine Realm must have gathered this vast faith power over a very long period.
The method of gathering faith power was simple enough: claim to be gods and make the living beings on this Ancient Life Star kneel and worship.
Faith power originated from all living beings. Once worship was established, faith power could continuously condense over the passage of time.
But were there truly a group of gods in the Divine Realm?
No! The strongest being in the Divine Realm was merely a Great Sage, yet they actually dared to claim to be gods?
In his eyes, they were merely a group of ants who had stolen Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's authority and were playing at being gods on this Ancient Life Star.
The Divine Realm stood high above all others, using faith power to consolidate its rule and treating the living beings on this Ancient Life Star as livestock kept in captivity.
Such a horrifying deed had taken place. As the Great Emperor of the Human Race, how could he possibly ignore it after seeing it?
Ultimate Emperor Might suppressed heaven and earth. True Sun Fire surged violently, transforming into a great sun that descended into the Divine Realm.
Sensing the crisis, the vast faith power boiled and surged into the sky. But before a Great Emperor, faith power was nothing but a joke.
Suddenly, a formation diagram appeared within the Divine Realm. Profound runes were carved upon it, and boundless killing intent flowed from its surface.
The divine diagram hung in the sky above the Divine Realm, slowly rotating and exuding magnificent power, as if it could shatter the Myriad Worlds. Its might was boundless and terrifying.
Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's Killing Formation Diagram!
This was the Divine Realm's greatest reliance for ruling this Ancient Life Star and daring to claim to be gods.
Under the control of the many powerful cultivators in the Divine Realm, the Killing Formation Diagram fully revived, sweeping out four terrifying beams of light. Terrifying sword qi covered the heavens.
"Ding! Immortal Slaying Sword Formation detected. The following missions have been issued! Mission One: Ensure that you remain alive within the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Reward: World Creation Insight! Mission Two: Avoid it in advance and escape in time. Reward: Seventy-Two Transformations of Earth Fiends! Warning! Warning! The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation possesses peerless power. It is the number one killing formation beneath the Heavenly Dao and cannot be broken without four Saints. Host, choose carefully."
Ying Hao's heart stirred. He had originally found it strange that the system had shown no reaction when he reached the Heavenly Venerate's Bitter Sea or saw the Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
No matter how he looked at it, Lingbao Heavenly Venerate should have met the system's requirements. He had been wondering what was going on.
It turned out that the system had been waiting for him here. The Killing Formation Diagram was the key, but the system regarded it as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
No wonder the system was being so cautious. The missions it issued did not mention seizing the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation at all, which was completely different from before.
That made sense. If this had truly been the Great Desolation World and he had still wanted to seize the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, it would have been no different from seeking death.
But this was not the Great Desolation World. It was the Shrouding the Heavens world, and the formation he faced was not the number one killing formation beneath the Heavenly Dao.
Ying Hao's expression was cold. If Lingbao Heavenly Venerate had been holding the Killing Formation Diagram and had the Four Immortal Slaying Swords as well, he might have been somewhat wary.
But Lingbao Heavenly Venerate was absent, and the Four Immortal Slaying Swords had long since fallen into his hands. What could the Killing Formation Diagram controlled by the Divine Realm's powerful cultivators possibly amount to?
He extended his great hand, disregarding the terrifying sword qi, and grabbed the Killing Formation Diagram. Surging True Sun Fire instantly engulfed the Divine Realm.
The True Sun Fire was tyrannical beyond compare. The many powerful cultivators in the Divine Realm could not withstand it at all. Their bodies exploded, sending blood mist billowing in all directions.
At this moment, there was no distinction between high and low, noble and lowly. Even the strongest Great Sage in the Divine Realm was no different from an ordinary person.
Within the Divine Realm, many people wailed. This was a weight they could not bear. The Divine Realm had suffered divine punishment, and everyone faced annihilation.
Yet the many powerful cultivators of the Divine Realm had never considered that they had imprisoned countless living beings on an Ancient Life Star and stood above them for endless years.
The fruit of today had been planted by the cause of yesterday. Everything had long since been destined!
Even without today's calamity, one day in the future, the powerful cultivators of the Divine Realm would still have paid the price for their actions.
"Ding! System rewards have been issued. Host, please check them yourself!" "Ding! Congratulations, Host, on seizing the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and achieving the 'Shocking the Saints' achievement. Reward: Primordial Violet Qi!"
A faint smile appeared on Ying Hao's face. After seizing the Killing Formation Diagram, he had not only completed the system mission but had even received an unexpected surprise.
In the Great Desolation World, Primordial Violet Qi was regarded as the foundation of the Great Dao, and its value was immeasurable. He did not know whether it would be useful in the Shrouding the Heavens world.
However, this was not the time to think about such things. The Divine Realm's affairs were not yet over. He could slowly study it after he returned.
Ying Hao held the Killing Formation Diagram and carefully comprehended it. He soon grasped an especially unique secret technique.
The Nine Secrets: Zu, created by Lingbao Heavenly Venerate, was one of the Nine Secrets and the supreme secret art of formations.
Using the Nine Secrets: Zu as its core, one could condense the Killing Formation Diagram. Combined with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, it became the number one killing formation since antiquity.
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