Entering the Void God Realm

The next day, just as the Great Yang rose, Shi Hao impatiently came to Liu Shen. Two years had passed, yet his last experience of being expelled still rankled him, especially the mockery from those people. It made his teeth itch.

"You're going too?"

Liu Shen noticed Shi Jue standing there as well and did not know what to say for a moment.

She had hoped they would enter the Void God Realm for tempering, but both of them were troublemakers who often did unexpected things and stirred up all sorts of absurd chaos.

"Fine, let's begin!"

Boom!

The verdant willow branches suddenly surged skyward, piercing the heavens. Runes fell like rain, forming a gateway that Shi Jue and Shi Hao knew all too well.

The two quickly entered the Void God Realm. Unlike Shi Jue, who was merely going through the motions, Shi Hao was thrilled. He immediately sprinted off in one direction as if he had returned home.

"Void God Realm, I'm back!" Shi Hao shouted toward the distance, his voice carrying far away.

Initial Ground of the Void God Realm.

"Strange, that voice sounds awfully familiar."

"Now that you mention it, I've heard it before too."

"Wasn't that from several years ago?"

The moment they heard that name, everyone felt their hearts pounding wildly, utterly out of rhythm.

"Brats?! That's right. There's a slight difference, but it's definitely that Brats!"

After thinking for a moment, one person's expression changed drastically, his face full of fear.

"Holy crap, it really does sound like him. It's been nearly two years now, and the expulsion period has ended."

"Dear heavens, did that Big Black Hand come in with him too? His last fight with Shi Yi was evenly matched—it was incredible!"

"Forget incredible. I just remembered I haven't brought in the clothes at home. I'm leaving first."

"Brother, me too!"

"Wait, why does that figure crouching over there look so much like Brats?!"

Someone noticed an extra person there. Shi Hao had originally wanted to pry off a few Treasure Bones, but he was afraid of being expelled again, so he had not acted.

"Shi Hao, are you still lacking Precious Techniques?" Shi Jue teased.

He had a Supreme Heavenly Art, the Ten Fierce Divine Techniques, and all sorts of Precious Techniques from Primordial Remnant Species. Stone Village's foundations were no weaker than those of any great sect.

"True enough. Hello, everyone. Did you miss me?" Shi Hao considered it, then stood up and flashed everyone a friendly smile.

Miss you, my ass!

Everyone cursed inwardly. With all the things he had done, he had already reached the point of enraging both man and god.

"I'm here to collect interest. Quite a few people who attacked Heaven Mending Pavilion back then got away. I didn't act at the time. How have you all been?" Shi Hao sneered.

Even if it had not been his turn to act back then, they had come for him, intending to take his life. No matter how mild-tempered someone was, they could not tolerate that.

"Hahaha, don't think being Brats gives you the right to be arrogant. If you've got the guts, fight us in the Cave Heaven Realm!" a young man from the Rain Clan said with a disdainful laugh.

Shi Jue's expression immediately turned strange. Shi Hao was no match for him in the Blood Moving Realm, so could they win in the Cave Heaven Realm? Shi Hao now had Ten Heavenly Passages. Though he had not recreated them, sheer numbers could not handle him.

"Fine, a battle in the Cave Heaven Realm!" Shi Hao declared boldly. This time, he would overturn the Blessed Land and sweep aside all enemies.

Shi Hao did not hesitate. He headed alone to the next level, where all the cultivators were in the Cave Heaven Realm. His decisiveness stunned everyone. Was he being too reckless, or did he truly have that much confidence?

"Kid, aren't you worried about your brother?" Bird Lord asked with a chuckle.

Shi Jue glanced at the old man. He refused to believe that these two old geezers could not see through them. They had long since discerned the pair's current realms.

"What is there to worry about? If I weren't unsuited for intense combat right now, I'd have gone up there to kill as well."

"Two seniors, it seems you're awake now."

"Oh? Kid, you know quite a lot. The Ancestor Spirit told you, didn't she?" Crystal Wall Grandfather said with a smile.

The two men's auras instantly underwent a heaven-shaking change. Though their bodies were already hunched, they made Shi Jue feel as though he were facing a vast starry sky, deeply aware of how insignificant he was.

"Yes." Shi Jue was naturally not intimidated. Wushi, the Empress, and Liu Shen were no less imposing than these two old men, so he simply went along with their guess.

"Not bad. Those favored by the Ancestor Spirit are no mediocrities. That Brats may be slightly stronger than you now, but you may not necessarily be unable to catch up in the future," Bird Lord said leisurely as he stroked his beard.

"Ten Heavenly Passages. The last time I saw that was with that Double-Pupil brat. Yet he wasn't so flamboyant. Heh, the relationship between those two is quite delicate. It'll be interesting when the time comes." Crystal Wall Grandfather looked at the newly appeared record and grinned, revealing a mouthful of broken teeth.

"Shi Yi? He won't make it. The Double-Pupil was originally an invincible path, but he has gone astray."

Shi Jue gave an objective assessment. Shi Yi might be a powerful opponent, but he was not unbeatable. If Shi Yi focused all his attention on the Double-Pupil he had been born with, then the Battle of the Twin Stones would be a fierce one.

"That's true. There are plenty of people with Ten Heavenly Passages in the Upper Realm, and a special physique like the Supreme Bone isn't invincible either. Which First Generation is weak?" Bird Lord agreed.

"I remember that during Immortal Ancient, there was a Double-Pupil Immortal King. With a single glare, he killed an ordinary Immortal King. That was the true divine might of the Double-Pupil," Crystal Wall Grandfather recalled.

"Two seniors, do you have the True Phoenix Treasure Technique now?" Shi Jue asked.

"You have quite an appetite, wanting one of the Ten Fierce Divine Techniques. Unfortunately, neither of us has it. The True Phoenix Treasure Technique was placed in the Ultimate Land of the Void God Realm. For you, that place is certain death, so don't dwell on it," Bird Lord said sternly.

"That's right. Endless darkness lies there. With your strength, the moment you step inside, you'll be swallowed up. We couldn't save you even if we tried!" Crystal Wall Grandfather wore the same grave expression, treating the place as taboo.

"Shi Jue, I'm back. I'm exhausted—wave after wave after wave."

Shi Hao returned to this level covered in blood, unable to hide the exhaustion on his face, though his injuries were not severe.

Knowing that Brats was in the Blessed Land, those people had swarmed over. The Rain Clan, the Four Great Clans, Western Mausoleum Beast Mountain, and more—everyone who should have come had come, taking turns attacking him.

Fortunately, he had broken through to Ten Heavenly Passages. Otherwise, he truly would have collapsed from exhaustion there. Now those people should rein themselves in a little and stop targeting him so relentlessly.