Lord Bird and Lord Essence Jade

"Shi Hao, the strongest, unmatched in the Blood Moving Realm!"

"Shi Hao, the greatest vitality, unmatched in the Blood Moving Realm!"

"Shi Hao, the strongest physique, unmatched in the Blood Moving Realm!"

"Shi Hao, the strongest defense..."

Before people could recover from their shock, one crystalline stele after another descended from the Void, announcing that ancient records sealed away for ages had been broken.

Yes, Little Shi had used his real name for everything.

So what if the Rain Clan and the Martial King Manor found out? If they had the guts, they could come after me! I just love seeing you want to kill me but being unable to!

"Th-this... just who is this Shi Hao?!"

People went from shock to admiration, then to burning excitement, and finally to numbness.

The Great Dao roared, and the gods chanted. Eventually, even the phantoms of ancient gods appeared, circling and chanting praises around a certain place in the Initial Land.

"Shi Hao's over there! Come on, hurry! Surround him—don't let him escape!"

"That monster has appeared! Everyone, after him!"

"Wonderful! Catch him! My Ancient God Sect wants him as our divine son!"

Those who reacted quickly were practically beside themselves with joy. They surged toward the mountain range from every direction like a tide, vowing to make this peerless genius show his true face.

"Tsk, this place isn't safe anymore. Time to go."

Shi Hao caught a fragment of the bronze treasure book as it fluttered down from the sky. With a flash, he transformed into a tall, imposing young man.

The Zhu Yan Method, Seventy-Two Transformations!

"Charge! Capture Little Shi alive! I'm gonna be his big brother-in-law!"

The imposing young man quickly blended into the densely packed crowd, his face fervent as he raised his arms and shouted. He shouted as he retreated, fitting right in.

"Cough, cough. The people of the Lower Realm are just too enthusiastic!"

Half an hour later, his throat hoarse, the young man finally squeezed out of the sea of people. He glanced back at the swarm streaming away like locusts, still shaken, then immediately used a flying treasure art to flee.

"Shi Hao, the strongest attack, unmatched in the Blood Moving Realm!"

Half a day later, when the tenth record was broken, the divine sound of the Great Dao, which had been roaring nonstop across the Grotto-Heavens of the Void God Realm, finally fell completely silent.

"Investigate! Investigate this for me! I want to know who this Shi Hao is!"

"At any cost, find Shi Hao's whereabouts immediately!"

"Find him! Befriend him! Better yet, bring him back!"

At the same time, deep within the blessed lands and Grotto-Heavens of the Void God Realm, the great clans, sects, and Ancient Kingdoms all issued similar orders.

The entire Void God Realm was suddenly thrown into turmoil!

Unlike the other powers, whose curiosity and excitement over Shi Hao ran high, the Rain Clan and the Martial King Manor were gripped by an unusual panic when they heard that a peerless genius named Shi Hao had appeared.

It had to be him! That child from back then hadn't died!

After a brief uproar, the Martial King Manor immediately contacted their in-laws, the Rain Clan, and prepared to pool their forces to investigate Shi Hao's identity.

But the Rain Clan had recently suffered a heavy blow and was already on edge. They were unwilling to invite trouble at such a sensitive time, and would only offer covert assistance. This provoked the severe displeasure of the Martial King Manor's ruling elders.

Before the two families could act, they had already fallen into disarray within their own ranks.

But enough of that for now. Elsewhere...

With the complete bronze treasure book in hand and his disguise still in place, Shi Hao quietly returned to the entrance of the Initial Land, seeking the two top figures who were lying low in the Void God Realm.

He'd collected all the lottery tickets. It was time to redeem his prize.

At the busy entrance to the Initial Land.

"Ten records broken in a single day! Could this Shi Hao be the child of a god? He could absolutely thrash the pure-blooded Golden Winged Roc and Yazi chicks from the legends!"

In front of the enormous ancient stele of achievements, a young man who looked like a wealthy young master held a paper fan painted with ancient ink. As he studied the newly refreshed records, he kept slapping his thigh and sighing.

He looked as though he wished he could take Shi Hao's place on the spot!

"Exactly! I even went with everyone to search for that young Heavenly Deity earlier, but unfortunately he got away. I have a daughter who's at the height of her youth, peerlessly beautiful. She'd be just perfect for Shi Hao."

The imposing young man Shi Hao had transformed into approached without attracting attention.

"A peerlessly beautiful goddess?"

The debauched young master's eyes lit up. He immediately cupped his hands toward Shi Hao. "Brother-in-law, what do you think of me? I'm the twenty-eighth son of the head of the ancient Qing Clan, and they call me the Little Heavenly Deity. I'm not much worse than Shi Hao!"

"...You shameless bastard!"

Shi Hao's eye twitched. Keeping his composure, he said, "My younger sister is studying at Deer Chasing Academy, so I'm afraid she can't get away. Let's talk about this another time. I'd like to ask you something, brother. Do you know two people in the Initial Land called Lord Bird and Lord Essence Jade?"

"Lord Bird and Lord Essence Jade? I've roamed the Initial Land for over a decade, but I've never heard of those two in the Initial Land."

The debauched young master paused, then furrowed his brow and pondered.

"Damn, I'm an idiot. Lord Bird and Lord Essence Jade were nicknames Little Shi came up with later."

Shi Hao cursed himself inwardly and quickly corrected himself. "One of them is an old man with white hair and beard. A Five-Colored Bird is always perched on his shoulder. He never does anything proper, and loves wandering around and watching the commotion."

"I know him! I just came back from Black Rock Mountain Range. The old man with the bird was at the edge of the mountains, watching the fun with a bunch of idlers. He should still be there."

The debauched young master slapped his thigh.

Black Rock Mountain Range was where Little Shi had been hiding earlier.

"Thanks."

Before the words of gratitude had even faded, the imposing young man Little Shi had transformed into vanished in a flurry of afterimages, leaving the debauched young master staring in shock.

"Hey, brother-in-law! What about your sister studying at Deer Chasing Academy...?"

A moment later, the young man snapped out of it and shouted, arms raised.

The outskirts of Black Rock Mountain Range.

Although the various powers had concluded that the young Heavenly Deity who'd been hiding here had already left, plenty of diehards kept searching, so the area remained crowded.

At an entrance on the outskirts of the mountains, two white-haired, white-bearded old men seized the opportunity to set up stalls and drum up business, drawing a crowd of onlookers.

"This old man has a clue to the young Heavenly Deity's whereabouts! For just three jars of vicious beast blood—each of you only needs to pay three jars of vicious beast blood to learn where he is!"

"Three jars of vicious beast blood! You can't go wrong, you can't lose out! Just three jars! Everything's only three jars!"

The old man with the brightly feathered bird perched on his shoulder strained to peddle his intelligence, the veins on his face bulging.

"This old man is even cheaper! Only three hundred Essence Jade!"

At the same time, the other white-haired old man shouted, unwilling to be outdone.

They shouted with all their might, and people kept falling for their scam. The scene was lively, and the two men grinned from ear to ear.

"Damn it! Those rotten scoundrels, oozing filth from every pore, dare use my name to make money and not give me a single cent!"

Little Shi arrived after hearing the news. The sight made him fly into a rage.