Before long, Shi Yi returned to Peerless Hall.
The moment he entered, everyone in Peerless Hall bowed in worship. Reverence filled their faces as they regarded him as a deity.
During this time, word of Shi Yi's sweeping raids across the Desolate Region and his successive slayings of deities had already spread throughout the world, shaking countless living beings.
His overwhelming attacks shattered the Lower Realm's ingrained beliefs. The Upper Realm's deities were not as supreme and immortal as everyone had imagined. They, too, could be slain by someone from the Lower Realm, reduced to dust and ashes, and die without a place to be buried.
In the battle at the Stone Kingdom Imperial Capital, Shi Yi slew five deities in succession. In the battle at the Fire Kingdom Imperial Capital, the young deity dispatched to the Lower Realm by Sword Valley, a superpower of the Upper Realm, lost his life...
There were too many. News of divine spirits dying in battle came from all over the Desolate Region. Some battles had eyewitnesses, while others went unseen, but in the end, every divine spirit's death was attributed to Shi Yi. In the Lower Realm, he was the only person people knew who could slay deities with effortless ease.
His title, "Peerless Emperor," already resounded throughout the Eight Regions. Even in the Upper Realm, it carried weight and was known to many powerful figures.
"Yi'er, you're finally back." Seeing Shi Yi return unharmed, Shi Ziteng could not help letting out a long sigh of relief.
Shi Yi's great-grandfather, the two spider Venerables, the Martial King, and Demon Spirit Lake's Array Formation Kings all gathered around him.
"Father, what is it? Did anything important happen while I was away?" Shi Yi asked calmly.
"No. All has been peaceful at Peerless Hall, but