Submit to Me!

In the endless sea of lightning Eye of Thunder.

The celestial palace ' Weiyang Palace ', which had stood suspended for more than three years, suddenly vanished into thin air, leaving only a young man in a blue robe standing proudly in its place.

Behind him, lightning roared and raged violently, countless bolts of lightning came before the young man, yet they seemed like the most loyal subjects, all prostrating themselves at the feet of an emperor.

This young man was none other than Zhou Hao's Asura God clone, who had just mastered five lightning-based divine techniques.

During these three years, while secretly cultivating secret techniques and supernatural abilities, especially those three secret techniques, he was also guided to comprehend the Lightning Great Dao.

At this moment, Zhou Hao's Lightning Great Dao had become the third Great Dao he had mastered, after the Tai Chi Great Dao and the Yin-Yang Great Dao, reaching the ' Great Dao Domain ' realm.

"The fourth level of the Five Thunder Diamond Body has been completed, making my divine body as hard as an ordinary immortal-grade magic weapon."

"And then there's the ' Thunder God Robe,' which is like a heaven-rank protective magic weapon. Now, even if I stand here and let Loose Immortal strike me, they can't hurt me."

"Even a celestial being would need a high-grade celestial magic weapon to break my divine body," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

"Once we find a good Immortal-grade armor, with triple protection, even the strongest among the Celestial Immortals would be dumbfounded."

The reason why secret techniques and supernatural powers are so precious and can significantly enhance one's strength is precisely because they can work simultaneously with magical treasures.

Imagine, both wearing top-grade immortal-level armor and magical artifacts, if one person is attacked and their armor is broken through, all the remaining power must be borne by their own body.

Even if Zhou Hao's protective armor and magic treasures were broken by the enemy, he still had a second layer of ' Thunder God Robe ' and a divine body comparable to a celestial-grade magic treasure.

If the enemy doesn't launch a completely overwhelming attack that can break through all three layers of defense in one go, they won't be able to do anything to Zhou Hao.

"No matter what, survival skills are paramount. With top-tier survival skills, other powerful individuals wouldn't dare provoke me! After all, if they can't kill me, they'll have to be constantly wary of my future revenge."

"With the addition of the Weiyang Palace, my current means of survival are probably comparable to those of celestial beings who have lived for countless years."

Looking down at the endless land below, Zhou Hao was filled with pride and ambition.

"It's time to venture into the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. Always staying in seclusion without the tempering of battle will limit my growth."

After more than three years of seclusion, his progress became extremely slow by the end. He was still unable to reach the ' Great Dao Domain ' in the Heaven and Earth Great Dao.

Fortunately, his breakthrough in the Lightning Great Dao allowed him to busy himself with integrating the Taiji Fist Art, in addition to waiting for him to complete the fourth level of the Five Thunder Diamond Body.

Otherwise, he would have left Antan Commandery long ago and gone to the capital to find the Left King.

"Um?"

Just as Zhou Hao was about to teleport away, he suddenly sensed a vast, ancient, and powerful aura emanating from the Prison Mountain Great Marsh.

He had sensed that aura before from Ling Qianxue's old servant, but this time it was far, far more powerful than that of the demon ' Lu Wu '.

"Void Return Level God-Demon?" Zhou Hao's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately shifted his focus to the void, heading towards that aura.

Deep within the Prison Mountain Great Marsh, amidst the ruins of a mountain range.

A terrifying aura enveloped the entire world, as if everything in this place had frozen in time.

The two human boys stood frozen in place, their eyes filled with horror.

Above their heads, a massive dragon-whale demon, three thousand feet long, hovered, frozen in mid-air.

At this moment, everything around seemed to stand still, except for a gigantic hand that tore through the earth and stretched out from the rolling lava in the distant ruins.

This enormous hand, with its palm alone measuring a thousand feet, was wreathed in magma.

The giant hand emerged from the magma beneath the ground and grabbed the head of the dragon whale demon in mid-air.

Pfft!

As easily as crushing an egg, the fiery red hand gently crushed the dragon whale demon's head.

Not only its head, but also the soul and true spirit of the great dragon whale demon were shattered and destroyed under the grasp of this terrifying hand, making reincarnation impossible.

"Heavens! A Nascent Soul level demon has died just like that." Ji Ning was extremely shocked.

The small blue snake coiled around his arm startled him so much that his heart stopped beating, Mu Zishuo beside him also turned deathly pale...

But they were completely unable to move and could only watch helplessly as an even larger, fiery red head emerged from the cracked, scorching magma.

Boom!

An incomparably majestic giant slowly emerged from the depths of the earth; his enormous body, with his head alone, was over a thousand feet tall.

Its entire fiery red body seemed to be made entirely of magma and rock, radiating endless heat.

His head had one eye, one nose, and one mouth, and the single vertical pupil glowed red as it coldly stared at the corpse of the dragon whale demon.

"How dare a little earthworm destroy my cave and disturb my sleep! It deserves to die!" The fiery red giant roared.

Ji Ning and the others maintained a facade of composure, but inwardly they were all gasping in shock.

"Gods and demons, it must be gods and demons!"

"Heavens! There really are gods and demons in the Prison Mountain Great Marsh, and we've actually encountered them!"

The ancient, terrifying, and majestic being before us, in terms of appearance, aura, and strength, fits only one description: a god or demon!

Gods and demons are born of heaven and earth. Most of them are incredibly huge and are free from the three calamities and nine tribulations. Their lifespan is almost infinite. Only gods and demons would find a secluded place to bury their heads and sleep, regarding tens of millions of years as a mere moment.

"There are two humans and a small snake."

This ancient god-demon, who had been asleep for who knows how long, glanced at Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo, and the blue snake with its vertical pupils.

That contemptuous gaze was as if looking at an ant.

Compared to his towering figure, the human race is nothing more than an ant.

"Am I going to die?"

Ji Ning and the others sensed a murderous intent in the eyes of that ancient god and demon, and despair rose in their hearts.

That was due to the absolute disparity in strength, leading to involuntary despair, and the inability to muster any thought of resistance.

But after despair rose in Ji Ning's heart, an extremely strong sense of unwillingness suddenly burst forth in his eyes.

"No!"

"I can't die!"

"I've only just left the Black-White Academy to make my way in the world. I haven't avenged my parents yet, and I haven't become a powerful figure in the Three Realms..."

Ji Ning roared inwardly.

"Yes, I also have the life-saving sword energy my master gave me." Ji Ning thought of the pendant that always hung on his chest.

The pendant contained the protective sword energy infused by Master Immortal Dian Cai, allowing him to withstand even the attacks of Loose Immortal Earth Immortal for a single breath.

"Guide." Ji Ning's mind stirred.

Within the pendant, which had long been refined, the protective sword energy left by Master Immortal Dian Cai immediately tried to rush outwards, following Ji Ning's thoughts.

This was the strongest method he could think of at the moment.

Whether it works or not, we have to give it a try.

"Hmm?" The ancient god's vertical pupils looked at Ji Ning.

The omnipresent power of heaven and earth pressed down on Ji Ning, and also on the pendant.

The protective sword energy within the pendant tried to break free, but it was directly suppressed by the omnipresent power of nothingness.

It was barely activated before it was pushed back down!

"What?" Ji Ning was unwilling, and his thoughts stirred again.

But the sword energy was suppressed again!

"How could this happen?" Ji Ning felt helpless.

Now he was truly desperate.

Even the strongest protective sword energy left behind by his most respected master, the Immortal Dian Cai, couldn't be activated. What does that mean?

This means that the ancient god and demon before them is far more powerful than their master.

"Is it really over?" Ji Ning closed his eyes.

Even if they are unwilling, they can only close their eyes and await death now.

Unless... a miracle happens.

"A sword immortal?" The ancient god-demon's vertical pupils looked at the pendant hanging on Ji Ning's chest, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He muttered to himself, "This human brat actually has a powerful sword immortal behind him. He might even be a prodigy disciple from some top-tier power. Killing these little guys could very well attract a group of..."

Let's forget about it.

From the era of gods and demons to the present day, he is well aware of how terrifying the human race is.

Kill the little one, then the big one will come.

Kill the big one, then bring a whole bunch of big ones!

Even ordinary Earth Immortal Loose Immortal were not much stronger than ants in his eyes, but there were too many powerful people among the human race.

His repeated defeats at the hands of humans made him extremely cautious.

It is precisely because of this caution that he has been able to live from the ancient Pangu World to the present day, and now still has the opportunity to find a secluded Earth Treasury and slumber.

Those of our own kind who refused to bow down and yield, as well as other ancient gods and demons who acted recklessly, were long ago killed or suppressed by the human race!

Even if they are unwilling to admit it, the human race has long since become the true leader of all races on this land, and even in the entire Three Realms.

Even these ancient gods and demons had to retreat.

Just as the ancient gods and demons were about to leave, they saw the void all around them.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Huge array flags appeared out of thin air.

Each of those battle flags was ten thousand feet tall, and the flags were covered with thunder runes.

The twelve array flags simultaneously unleashed boundless lightning, instantly sealing off the void within a radius of nearly 100,000 li.

Wow!

A streak of azure lightning flashed by, and the ancient god and demon seemed to sense it, lowering their heads.

A young man dressed in blue robes appeared in front of the two humans.

The invisible force that had originally sealed off this place vanished Shadowless after the appearance of the man in blue and the twelve enormous array flags.

"Changsheng Brother Changsheng!" Mu Zishuo exclaimed in surprise.

"The Immortal of Changsheng." Ji Ning's eyes also showed excitement.

"It's alright now." The man in blue nodded gently to them, then looked up at the towering, ancient, fiery red god-demon.

"Senior brother? Real person?" The small blue snake, which had just recognized Ji Ning as its master, looked at the blue-robed man who had just appeared with a puzzled expression.

The man looked ordinary, but deep in his eyes was a sense of superiority, looking down upon all living beings.

Despite the vast difference in size between him and the ancient god/demon, the little blue snake felt a strange, inexplicable sensation when they locked eyes.

It seems that this man in blue robes is an existence on par with that ancient god and demon, no, even a super existence surpassing it.

"Master, Wood," the small blue snake secretly transmitted, "Is this your senior brother? Isn't a Myriad Phenomena True Person just throwing his life away?"

"Little Green, this is Zhou Hao, the Immortal of Changsheng. His true form is the Myriad Phenomena True Person, but his avatar is at the Void Return Divine Demon level," Ji Ning transmitted his voice.

"Since the Changsheng Antan Commandery discovered this ancient Demon Hand god and still dared to come, it must be Changsheng avatar of his."

The reason he had felt despair earlier was because he understood that even if the immortals of Yinglong Guard stationed in the Prison Mountain Great Marsh arrived, they might not be a match for this ancient god and demon.

Even the strongest protective sword energy bestowed upon him by his master Immortal Dian Cai, was suppressed by the ancient gods and demons and could not be activated from the pendant.

This ancient god-demon's strength far surpasses that of Earth Immortal and Loose Immortal; it has probably reached the level of Celestial Immortals.

In the entire Antan Commandery, apart from the Beishan Clan having a Celestial Immortal Ancestor, the second strongest is Zhou Hao's clone, who is at the Void Return Divine Demon level and has the strength to contend with them.

"Yes, it should be Changsheng Brother Changsheng's clone." Mu Zishuo echoed, "This aura is completely different from Changsheng Brother Changsheng's true form. It is in no way inferior to ancient gods and demons. It's truly terrifying."

"It's terrifying." Ji Ning nodded.

They had all seen Zhou Hao in person at the Dao Debate Hall, and his aura was completely different from that of the clone before them. It was easy to tell them apart at first glance.

In fact, Zhou Hao's change in temperament became more and more obvious after more than three years of seclusion.

Those who cultivate thunder magic become increasingly lofty and awe-inspiring, like the heavens above, the higher their cultivation reaches.

Because of his profound understanding of the Lightning Great Dao, he could easily summon countless bolts of lightning with a single move, as if he were acting on behalf of Heaven to punish the wicked. Naturally, this would cultivate a more domineering and transcendent mindset and temperament.

Zhou Hao had no idea what they were thinking.

As he looked at the ancient gods and demons before him, he recalled the physical characteristics of those ancient god and demon clans that Liu Yu had explained to him.

"Ten thousand feet tall, its entire body like magma and rock, with a vertical pupil, a nose, and a mouth, its hands and feet are no different from those of humans... This must be the ancient god-demon ' Zhurong Clan clan'," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

According to Liu Yu's account of the ancient book she had read, and some information Zhou Hao knew from reading the original work in his previous life, it seems that there are different levels of gods and demons based on their origins.

The most ancient and powerful gods and demons are naturally the 108,000 Chaos Gods and 81 Chaos True Gods who were born from chaos before Pangu created the world, as well as the most powerful, including the ten Chaos Ancestral Ancestor God, Pangu Nuwa.

Secondly, there are the innate gods and demons that were born from the creation of the world by Pangu, who opened up the 'Ancient Pangu World '.

These innate gods and demons were born extremely early, even before human beings, and are therefore called ancient gods and demons by human cultivators.

After many changes and great battles, the ancient Pangu World shattered, and three thousand great worlds and countless small worlds were born.

In the process of each great world and small world being conceived, some gods and demons will appear; these are the most ordinary gods and demons.

In general, gods and demons are classified according to their origin, from highest to lowest: Chaos Gods and Demons, Ancient Gods and Demons, and Ordinary Gods and Demons.

Having a good birth means greater potential; one is stronger from birth.

Since the god-demon before us belongs to the ancient god-demon tribe ' Zhurong Clan ', it is naturally an ancient god-demon.

"Human, I do not wish to kill. Release the void restriction and let me leave." The ancient god's vertical pupils stared at Zhou Hao.

When he spoke, his voice even drowned out the thunder that sealed the void.

Although the man in blue robes who had just appeared before him seemed so insignificant that he could be crushed with a single finger.

But an inexplicable sense of danger alerted him, and he only wanted to escape from this place as quickly as possible.

"I know you didn't intend to kill my friends," Zhou Hao nodded and said loudly, "I also know that you've been hiding since ancient times, evading our human race's pursuit."

"The gods and demons of the Zhurong Clan."

"Do you want to no longer live in constant fear, always afraid that immortals will come to hunt you down?"

"Would you like to live freely in the sunshine of the big world, no longer needing to hide and sleep in your secret little world?"

"Submit to me!"

"Follow me to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield to fight and conquer."

"Just like you ancient gods and demons in the ancient Pangu World, fighting against countless immortals and demons!"

"I can promise you that if you submit to me, I will give you your freedom again after ten thousand years."

"And you won't have to worry about being besieged and hunted down again!"

A mighty, majestic voice, like that of a thunder god, echoed between heaven and earth.

"The gods and demons of the Zhurong Clan." Zhou Hao's eyes met the vertical pupils of the ancient god and demon of the Zhurong Clan. "Tell me, what is your choice!"

The small blue snake stared blankly at Zhou Hao in front of it.

Ji Ning and Mu Zishuo, who were standing nearby, were also dumbfounded.

To directly demand the submission of this terrifying ancient god and demon is simply too domineering!

The ancient god-demon Zhurong Clan scrutinized the human youth before him.

His arrogance and the domineering tone in his words seemed to ignite countless flames within this ancient god-demon, making him want nothing more than to wreak havoc.

But would he dare?

Years of caution have made him hesitant to take action.

Because he knew very well that this arrogant young human must have a very strong background in this vast world.

If someone's strength makes him feel threatened, then they are definitely not simple.

Second update. That's all for today.

I'm going to the royal capital tomorrow, to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, and I haven't finished getting ready yet.

The basic setup is almost complete. The newly added dungeon maps and storylines will greatly influence the future direction, and the original story will undergo significant changes.

Thankfully, there was no outline to begin with, otherwise, a complete overhaul would have driven me crazy...