"I admit... you win."
The War Goddess spoke with humiliation written all over her face. This was the most aggrieved "victory" she had ever won. She looked toward Su Ye, her gaze icy.
"..."
Lord Bird stared at the War Goddess in shock, at a loss for words. Was this really a win?
"What are you standing there for? Don't tell me you're planning to go back on your word. If so, I'll really look down on you."
Su Ye smiled at Lord Bird as he spoke.
Lord Bird came to his senses and looked at Su Ye. With a sigh, he said, "I thought I was shameless enough, but after meeting you, I feel like a paragon of virtue—a pure, flawless saint."
He'd actually forced someone to admit defeat just to get a Treasure Art.
Was that something any human being would do?
Su Ye looked perfectly at ease and smiled. "The process doesn't matter. The result does. I lost, and the War Goddess won. You should honor your promise. Don't try to fob us off with some ordinary Treasure Art, or you'll be disgracing yourself."
"Hmph."
Lord Bird snorted. "I'm not you. Every word I say is set in stone. Once it's out of my mouth, it's a heavenly decree."
Buzz.
Lord Bird raised his hand. One mysterious rune after another appeared in his palm, each one profound beyond measure and imbued with the Supreme Principles. In the end, they merged into a single rune and sank into the War Goddess's brow.
As the War Goddess comprehended the rune, she felt a surging, boundless power. She saw a black river flowing out of Chaos, like the first river in all creation. At the same time, a terrible chill spread through her, as if it could freeze her Divine Soul solid.
The Taiyin Divine Method.
It was both a powerful Treasure Art and a body-tempering technique—a supreme cultivation method that drew on the power of the Taiyin Origin to forge the Taiyin Divine Body.
"What kind of wondrous art is it? Hurry up and pass it on to me."
Su Ye urged her.
The War Goddess looked at Su Ye, her expression strange. Her anger from before had faded, and she seemed on the verge of laughing. She held it in, formed a rune in her hand, and passed the Taiyin Divine Method to Su Ye.
As Su Ye comprehended the supreme divine art, the smile on his face gradually vanished. By the end, his expression had darkened completely.
The Taiyin Divine Method wasn't an ordinary technique. It was a true supreme divine art. But this technique... well, to practice it, one first had to castrate oneself.
It was a method only women could cultivate. As a virile man, he simply couldn't practice it; otherwise, he'd become neither man nor woman.
He glared at Lord Bird.
He'd considered every possibility, but never imagined the other party would be so shameless as to pass on such a disgraceful technique.
"Don't look at me like that. I didn't break my word. You're free to practice it if you want. And if you lack the resources, I have some here. I can give you a few for free."
Lord Bird laughed heartily, looking immensely pleased with himself. The brat had dared to scheme against him. Did he really think he was that easy to fool?
Su Ye turned away, unwilling to deal with that Old Schemer, and looked into the distance. The battle was still raging. Blood stained the earth, and corpses lay everywhere.
"They've really lost their heads."
Su Ye sighed. At first, the crowd had only meant to intimidate the Bear Child. But could anyone really force the Bear Child to do something? He was vicious to the core—better to shatter jade than remain an intact tile.
Little One was covered in blood, yet his eyes remained bright. There was neither joy nor anger in his expression, only calm. He struck without the slightest hesitation, every move carrying terrifying power as he smashed his opponents to pieces, turning them into clouds of blood mist.
"Something's not right. It looks like someone's attacking from the shadows."
Runes surfaced in Su Ye's eyes as he studied the brutal battlefield. He focused on one person, who seemed to have deliberately stomped on an old man with only half his body left, killing him.
That one was practically doing the old man a favor, ending his misery instead of letting him suffer any longer. But several others in the crowd were striking from behind, stabbing the people in front of them in the back.
"It's not just a look. That's exactly what they're doing."
Grandpa Jingbi looked exasperated. "Quite a few of these people already had grudges against each other. They just couldn't attack one another in the back under normal circumstances. Now, they don't have to worry about that.
"And this kind of opportunity is hard to come by. Normally, these fellows wouldn't come to the Initial Land. They're all stationed in the upper reaches of the Void God Realm. But now they've gathered here in the Initial Land.
"With so many of them getting killed, quite a few important positions in the upper reaches will probably open up before long."
"Even more underhanded than Lord Bird," Su Ye said, nodding.
"..."
At that, Lord Bird's beard bristled with indignation. He wanted nothing more than to stab the shameless brat in the back.
At that moment, Little One was kicked out of the battlefield by someone, but the people inside were still fighting. Runes filled the sky, and powerful Treasure Arts collided again and again.
"Damn it."
Little One's expression immediately darkened. Gripping the Crimson Feather Treasure Fan, he charged back into the crowd, feeling that those fellows were showing him far too little respect.
Crimson light swept through the air, and lightning filled the sky.
But before long, Little One was kicked out again.
Little One was certainly powerful—he could be called invincible in the Blood-Moving Realm—but who among those who'd come here was weak?
Especially with some mighty Fierce Beasts joining in. They barreled around, making the chaos even worse. Humans fought humans, humans fought Fierce Beasts, Fierce Beasts fought Fierce Beasts, and Fierce Beasts fought humans. The whole place was a pot of stew.
"Damn little lion!"
Fuming, Little One charged toward a huge, brilliantly golden lion. That hateful beast had just planted its rump on him.
The Golden Lion's fur shimmered with gold, and golden light enveloped its body, making it look like a miniature sun. It paid no attention to who was friend or foe. As far as it was concerned, everyone in sight was an enemy. It was a Golden Lion, not pureblooded, but with an illustrious ancestry. It would naturally suppress all under heaven and restore its ancestors' glory.
Thud!
A small fist landed on the Golden Lion's head, making its eyes spin. It felt as if a mountain had just crashed down on it.
"You puny little lion, how dare you offend me?"
Little One mounted the Golden Lion and hammered it with a flurry of punches, nearly smashing its body apart.
Poor Golden Lion. It had only just made its entrance, without even getting a chance to show off its invincible might, when it was killed outright. Its body turned into golden Light Rain and vanished from the Void God Realm.
"I'm the invincible one!"
The more Little One fought, the braver he became. He howled as he charged into the crowd.
"Damn Suanni! How dare you kill my big brother!"
"Humans, do you think the Peng Clan is easy to bully? How dare you ride on one of our own!"
"You puny turtle, you dare to throw your weight around? I'll suppress you!"
Many beings had just emerged from the Initial Land's passageway into the Void God Realm. Before they could figure out what was happening, they joined the battle. They'd seen members of their own side being beaten to death—how could they just stand by?
"That was a Marquis! A Marquis was killed just like that!"
"What's a Marquis? Just now, a terrifying Beast King from the Primordial Divine Mountain entered the fray. It hadn't even been here for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before it was torn to pieces."
"In the Initial Land, forget Beast Kings and Marquises. Even if a Venerable came, they'd probably bleed here."
Although many joined the battle, plenty of others held back. Watching the terrifying scene unfold, they were left stunned. The sight of mighty Marquises and fearsome Beast Kings being killed shook them to their core.
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