Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art

"Roar! I am invincible!"

The Golden Lion's mane bristled all over. Its nine savage heads opened in unison, spitting out streaks of golden light that turned into nine golden flying swords and slashed down.

This set of magical weapons shifted between the shapes of flying swords and sharp fangs. It was truly terrifying, yet a gigantic foot came crashing down from the sky and crushed them in one stomp.

"Roar!!"

The unyielding Nine-Headed Golden Lion didn't hesitate for a moment. It offered up a string of golden prayer beads once more and sent them blasting toward its foe.

The nine lustrous beads, linked tightly together, swelled in the wind and became nine suns suspended high in the Nine Heavens, dazzling like golden miniature worlds.

"Boom!"

Waves of force poured out in every direction. The nine suns faintly formed a Void Divine Array, and actually managed to hold back the gigantic foot for a time, locked in a stalemate.

"Oh? You've got a few tricks up your sleeve, little lion."

The towering giant god gazed down at the earth and gave a small, surprised exclamation. For the first time, a trace of seriousness appeared on his sharply defined, handsome face.

"Human, bring out every trick you have!"

Divine radiance spread across the Golden Lion's body. Under pressure as thick as water, it gritted its teeth and stepped into the air, one step at a time. It absolutely couldn't admit defeat.

"Very well!"

The giant god standing with his feet upon the earth readily agreed. His body swayed, transforming into the astonishing aspect of Three Heads and Six Arms, and his enormous shadow instantly shrouded all living things.

"Gulp!"

The Golden Lion, firmly pinned beneath the surging pressure, hurriedly swallowed. It had picked this fight itself, so even if it had to fight on its knees, it had to see it through.

"I'll finish you in one move!"

The three-headed, six-armed god formed the Suanni Seal, Bian Seal, and Golden Winged Roc Seal with his three left hands, and the Blue Phoenix Seal, Bi Fang Seal, and Primordial Golden Crow Seal with his three right hands.

The phantoms of six ancient ferocious beasts circled him, joining forces to unleash a world-shaking attack.

"Fearless! Fearless! Selfless! Fearless Lion Seal!!"

The increasingly desperate Nine-Headed Golden Lion could no longer restrain its impulse. It attacked first, divine radiance bursting from all nine heads at once as they linked together.

At last, they became a blazing ball of light and shot forward. At its center, a miniature Golden Lion with lightning-bright eyes charged through the air.

The Fearless Lion Seal was the Golden Lion clan's divine ability, a treasured art passed down to protect the clan!

"Boom!!!"

The terrifying collision erupted in an instant, raising boundless winds. The dazzling divine radiance nearly blinded everyone, and tears streamed from their eyes.

Suanni, Bian, Golden Winged Roc, Qingluan, Bi Fang, and Primordial Golden Crow—the six most powerful ancient ferocious beasts transformed into six black holes and spun madly, devouring everything.

Three Heads and Six Arms was merely a disguise. The true core was the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art!

This ancient Heavenly Art was simply too powerful. Though Little Shi had only just begun to grasp it, the Golden Lion clan's most powerful divine ability was no match for it. The Fearless Lion Seal shattered completely.

At last, the divine radiance sweeping across the grasslands faded. A massive beast, its whole body seemingly cast from gold, crashed to the ground and shut its eyes in dejection.

The Nine-Headed Golden Lion had been defeated!

"The Golden Lion actually lost..."

The Silver-Blood Giant, Feather King, and the other foreign prodigies stared blankly at the scene, stunned beyond words for a long time.

"Little lion, in the end, didn't you still have to obediently become my mount?"

Shi Hao withdrew from Law of Heaven and Earth and strolled forward. Without the slightest effort, he lifted the unconscious Nine-Headed Golden Lion, then smiled at Huo Ling'er. "Sorry for the trouble."

With that, he summoned a pair of Crimson Vermilion Bird wings and swept straight into the sky.

"Princess of the Fire Kingdom, he... who exactly is he?"

The Silver-Blood Giant, more than ten meters tall, had watched Little Shi's figure until it disappeared completely into the horizon before daring to ask. His tone was utterly respectful.

"Shi Hao, Shi Hao of the Shi Clan."

Huo Ling'er brushed aside the strands of hair hanging over her forehead and smiled like a blooming flower.

For some reason, whenever she spoke his name, the girl felt a faint sense of pride, as though she shared in his glory. It was probably just her imagination.

Far away on the horizon, the sun eagerly leapt above the ground, heralding the arrival of a new day in the Baiduan Mountain Secret Realm.

This little world had no true sun, moon, or stars. The sun had formed from the corpse of an ancient Primordial Golden Crow, while the moon had formed from the corpse of a Lunar Jade Rabbit.

The two divine beasts' corpses drifted through the sky day and night, bringing light and darkness to the secret realm.

"If you're awake, get up. Don't pretend to be asleep. We still have a long way to go."

In a stretch of gentle hills, Shi Hao picked up a dry twig and poked at the campfire in front of him, which was nearly burned out, sending sparks fluttering into the air.

"Cough, cough..."

The Golden Lion, lying prone on the ground, coughed violently a few times and struggled to its feet. It looked at Little Shi, who showed neither joy nor sorrow, then tentatively spoke:

"You are truly powerful. Jin Hong has no complaints about losing to you. I'm willing to follow the rules of the Desolate Region and notify my clan to pay a heavy ransom for my return."

"I refuse. I'm not short on money."

Shi Hao radiated the air of a wealthy young lord. He calmly turned his head away and said, "Don't call me 'you.' My name is Shi Hao. Remember it. From now on, I'm your master."

"Human, don't bring this upon yourself. I come from Lion Mountain, and my grandfather is the renowned Nine Spirits King, who can fight the top princes of the human Ancient Kingdoms."

Seeing that gentle persuasion wouldn't work, the furious Golden Lion decided to try threats instead.

"So he's not even a Venerable, then?"

Shi Hao nodded nonchalantly in agreement, then continued, "Oh, right. I forgot to tell you that I've planted a divine restriction in your body, a technique called the Array Seeding Technique."

"I wonder whether your grandfather, Nine Spirits King, that top-tier king, can break into the Baiduan Mountain Secret Realm in time to save you before I activate it."

The Array Seeding Technique implanted a divine array inside a cultivator in the form of a seed. It would take root and sprout, growing without end; with a single thought, its user could decide whether the cultivator lived or died.

"What?!"

The Golden Lion's expression changed drastically. It immediately sank its mind into its body and saw a Yin-Yang Seed firmly rooted deep within its mind, bobbing up and down.

"Brother Shi Hao, there's a saying among humans: a melon forced from the vine isn't sweet. Why not let me go? Jin Hong will repay you handsomely afterward."

After its expression shifted wildly back and forth, the Golden Lion suddenly forced out a smile of extreme fawning.

Forget it, forget it. Jin Hong was in a good mood today, so it would let Shi Hao off this once.

"Whether it's sweet doesn't matter. It'll quench my thirst."

As he spoke, Shi Hao glanced at the Golden Lion again, his tone strangely cold. "Besides, all I need is a mount to get around. If it doesn't obey, I'll beat it half to death."

"If I beat it to death, I'll just catch another one. There are at least a thousand Ancient Relics here, scattered everywhere. I can choose whichever one I like."

"Eek!"

For some reason, the Golden Lion's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Its golden beast body swayed violently, as if all its strength had been drained away and it could collapse to the ground at any moment.

Great Emperor above! That human brat was truly vicious!

P.S. As for whether the True Dragon ever grievously wounded An Lan, see Chapter 1747 of the original novel. The True Dragon not only wounded An Lan, but also fought Yu Tuo.

Someone else said that An Lan appeared at full strength in the original novel, so he had never been grievously wounded.

The battle between the True Dragon and the Immortal Kings took place in the Immortal Ancient Era. An era could last tens of millions of years, or even longer. Wasn't an entire era enough time for An Lan to recover?

In the original novel, An Lan first appeared outside the Imperial Pass, by which point the Era of Chaotic Antiquity had already begun—an entire era had passed.