"I don't like drinking wine. I only like drinking beast milk."
Shi Hao stretched lazily and answered truthfully.
Having finally realized what was happening, the leaders of the Four Great Families immediately cursed, "You little brat, how dare you toy with us! Get him!"
At their leader's command, everyone from the Four Great Families surged forward and launched a joint assault on Shi Hao.
Just as Tang Wulin was about to step in and help, Shi Hao stopped him. "These small fry are no match for me alone."
Huo Yuhao saw the situation clearly as well and did not interfere. Instead, he said to Tang Wulin, "Wulin, let's go ask around about the exact location of Heaven-Mending Pavilion. Didn't we say we would take Qingfeng there to cultivate and study together?"
"Alright, let's go now."
Tang Wulin nodded, then immediately pulled Huo Yuhao away from the battle area.
Two full moons revolved behind Shi Hao as the Primordial Demon Bird Technique burst forth in radiant splendor. The crowd rushing at him was instantly blasted back and sent sprawling across the ground.
"A bunch of useless idiots."
The leader summoned eighteen scarlet feathers, carrying towering flames as they shot straight toward Shi Hao.
But Shi Hao was incredibly fast. He nimbly ducked behind the very people the leader had called idiots, easily evading the scarlet feathers one after another.
As a result, those unlucky fools were instead caught in their own leader's attacks and blasted to the ground again.
Bird Grandpa, watching from afar, exclaimed in surprise, "Those are treasure feathers from an ancient bloodline. That Bear Child came through completely unscathed."
Elder Jingbi snorted. "Old man, is your memory failing you? The rules of the Void God Realm's Origin Land suppress a cultivator's realm and power. At most, one can only exert the strength of the Blood Tempering Realm."
Bird Grandpa suddenly understood. "Then could it be that this Bear Child has reached the Extreme Realm of Blood Tempering? Is that why he fears nothing, and even powerful treasures cannot do anything to him?"
Elder Jingbi stroked his beard. "Mm, that is possible. But we'll need to see what happens during the ceremony to verify it further."
The two turned their attention back to Shi Hao's battle and were shocked to discover that the leader, limited to Blood Tempering Realm strength, truly was no match for the Bear Child.
No matter what powerful precious techniques the leader used, Shi Hao always outclassed him. The outcome was obvious. In the end, the leader was mercilessly knocked to the ground, while the Scarlet Feather Fan formed from eighteen feathers was claimed by Shi Hao.
Shi Hao chuckled. "Not a bad treasure. Then I'll gladly accept it."
The leader ground his teeth in fury, coughed up blood, and fainted on the spot.
The next moment, a massive stone stele shone with dazzling light and suddenly rose from the ground, displaying a line of words: "Loves Drinking Beast Milk has set the record for looting and plundering in the Origin Land."
At the same time, identical giant stone steles appeared throughout every cultivation area of the Void God Realm, announcing the news to all and causing an enormous uproar.
"Looting and plundering? Can something so outrageous actually count as a record? There is no justice in this world!"
"Hey, have you heard? Loves Drinking Beast Milk, who set two Void God Realm records in a single day, intends to break Shi Yi's record for reaching the mountaintop. I heard many prestigious clans are rushing to the Origin Land to witness it."
Having learned Heaven-Mending Pavilion's location, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin heard almost nothing but people discussing Shi Hao's achievements in the Void God Realm that day and the coming ceremony as they made their way back to him.
Tang Wulin smiled helplessly. "Shi Hao turned the tables. The looters got looted, and the Four Great Families suffered a complete loss."
Huo Yuhao sighed. "As the saying goes, one should not harbor the desire to harm others. Evildoers will eventually suffer the consequences of their own actions."
Not long after the two returned to Shi Hao's side, the various clans and factions arrived one after another, waiting to witness the event. Because of Shi Hao, the Origin Land of the Void God Realm was packed with people and buzzing with excitement.
Among them, the famed female war goddess of Deer-Chasing Academy leaped down from a Five-Colored Luan Bird. One hand rested on her hip, and a faint golden glow radiated from her armor. Yet it could not conceal her full breasts, tall slender figure, or proud heroic bearing, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
"Which one of you is Loves Drinking Beast Milk?" the female war goddess asked in the direction of Shi Hao, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Wulin.
Bird Grandpa, who stood closest to the trio, stared fixedly at the female war goddess and her overwhelming aura. He teased Elder Jingbi beside him, "I like drinking milk too."
Elder Jingbi's mouth twitched. "At your age?"
Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin also coughed awkwardly, smiling helplessly.
The next moment, Shi Hao stepped forward and replied, "That's me."
The female war goddess got straight to the point. "If you can surpass Shi Yi's record, I will invite you to join Deer-Chasing Academy."
Shi Hao waved for everyone to move away so they would not be caught in the crossfire. "I'll break Shi Yi's records one by one and tear them all down."
Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin could naturally accomplish the feat of leaping to the mountaintop as well, but neither was interested in it. They focused only on cultivation, comprehending the Dao, and raising their realms, while lending Shi Hao a hand whenever he needed help.
Thus, everyone nearby, including Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin, retreated more than twenty meters away, leaving only Shi Hao standing at the cliff's edge.
Shi Hao crouched slightly to gather strength. Then, with a sharp cry, he stomped down hard with both feet and shot forward in an instant, soaring in one burst toward the Twin Volcanoes more than three thousand zhang high across from him.
The cliffside ground instantly cracked apart and exploded, kicking up clouds of dust. In the next moment, the ground at the cliff actually collapsed, and everything within ten meters shattered into rubble before tumbling over the edge into the valley below.
The spectators felt lingering fear. Fortunately, they had all retreated more than twenty meters away. Otherwise, they would have fallen from the cliff and died here. They would not truly die in the Void God Realm, but the sensation of nearing death would be vividly transmitted to their real bodies.
The spectators who had climbed the Twin Volcanoes in advance now watched at close range as Shi Hao circled through the sky like a roc spreading its wings before finally landing atop the highest main peak.
"He actually did it! He surpassed Shi Yi's record!"
Such heaven-defying talent and world-shaking achievement immediately sent the people here into a frenzy.
Immediately afterward, Shi Hao leaped back down, landing precisely on the ground and returning to Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin's side.
The spectators below were all dumbfounded, their faces drained of color as they stared in disbelief at the eight- or nine-year-old Bear Child before them.
The female war goddess was the first to approach, extending an invitation to Shi Hao. "Deer-Chasing Academy will always welcome you."
People from other factions, including Heaven-Mending Pavilion, also swarmed forward, fiercely competing to invite Shi Hao into their own forces.
"They're so noisy. I really can't handle all of them by myself. You two, hurry and help me deal with them." At a loss, Shi Hao sought help from Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin, his two good brothers.
Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin immediately nodded, helping Shi Hao maintain order as they busily dealt with the enthusiastic invitations from the surrounding crowd.
Just then, the giant Record Stele suddenly rose from the ground, its bright characters announcing to the world: "Loves Drinking Beast Milk has set the record for reaching the summit of the highest mountain in the Origin Land."
When Shi Hao saw the stele, he immediately walked over. The crowd stopped clamoring with invitations and instead watched his every move.
"What is he going to do?" all the spectators wondered.
Knowing Shi Hao's personality, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin helplessly shook their heads. They exchanged smiles and softly said in unison, "This one-day tour of the Void God Realm is about to end."