Hand of God, Blasting the First-Rank Tower to Pieces

The phantom of a flood dragon appeared, wrapping around Shi Teng's body.

Everyone cried out, "Look! That kid actually absorbed the Azure Flood Dragon Vine so quickly!"

"What ancestral imprint could a little brat from the Great Wilderness possibly awaken? What a criminal waste of a heavenly treasure!"

"Exactly! That kid doesn't know what's good for him. A million fire spirit stones would have kept him comfortable for the rest of his life!"

The Azure Flood Dragon Vine grew wildly. Golden runes completely enveloped Shi Teng, releasing an ancient immortal spiritual aura.

The Fire Emperor said, "Ling'er, seize this chance to absorb the immortal spiritual aura!"

At the sight, everyone activated their treasured arts, absorbing the immortal spiritual aura released by the Divine Vine.

Even if they couldn't eat the meat, they had to get a sip of the soup.

Surges of mighty power battered Shi Teng's brain, as though they would tear it apart.

The golden light filling the air formed an illusory space.

Everyone could clearly see that what appeared within that space was actually an ancient battlefield.

Demonic energy blotted out the heavens and the sun, leaving not a glimmer of light. Ghosts wailed and wolves howled, while wildfires flickered in and out!

Pale mountains of corpses rose above withered bones strewn across the ground!

Dense masses of demonic soldiers lay fallen on the earth.

A human Immortal King stood alone against a million demonic soldiers, every movement carrying the power to cleave mountains and split the earth.

Barehanded, he still unleashed tremendous combat power.

A gigantic palm descended from the heavens and slammed into the ancient battlefield.

A piercing pain shot through Shi Teng's brain. The ancient battlefield's powerful aura made his entire brain feel as though it would explode.

His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.

Golden imprints poured straight into Shi Teng's body, where he absorbed them.

Everyone was shaken to the core. Just the immortal spiritual power released by the Divine Vine had brought tremendous improvements to their cultivation.

The Fire Emperor grew even fonder of Shi Teng.

This kid had given him far too many surprises.

Judging by the mysterious vision revealed by the Divine Vine, this kid's ancestor had actually been an Immortal King.

Shi Teng sat cross-legged, frantically absorbing the Divine Vine's immortal spiritual power.

Although the others had snatched some away, the vast majority still flowed into his body.

His cultivation surged wildly. His three existing cave heavens could no longer contain the excess immortal spiritual power.

Shi Teng had no choice but to open a fourth cave heaven.

Before long, he opened a fifth cave heaven as well.

Everyone was utterly stunned by Shi Teng's miraculous feat.

He had opened two cave heavens in succession in the space of a few breaths. Among all these mighty cultivators, probably not one could have done the same.

And that wasn't all.

The Azure Flood Dragon Vine could awaken imprints passed down by one's ancestors. By absorbing it just now, Shi Teng had successfully awakened his ancestral imprint and obtained one of the Shi Clan's supreme divine abilities-the Hand of God.

Shi Teng sat quietly where he was, mastering the essence of the Hand of God.

The First-Rank Tower's semiannual auction had been forced to a halt.

The auctioneer in the center and Master Gu, who oversaw the establishment, both wore rather grim expressions.

They had spent half a year painstakingly preparing, intending to make enough in one sale to live on for an entire year.

They had never expected this kid to smash their plans to pieces.

He had taken all the benefits, while the First-Rank Tower still had to cover the costs out of its own pocket.

Who knew whether the Fire Emperor would pay those million fire spirit stones? If he didn't, Master Gu could hardly swallow his pride and go asking for them.

The more Master Gu thought about it, the more miserable he became.

His heart quivered, and his body swayed slightly despite himself.

Time flew by. Shi Teng remained seated cross-legged, five cave heavens manifesting around him, wrapped in streams of immortal spiritual power.

On closer inspection, a primordial azure dragon was actually resting upon his body.

Everyone grew even more astonished. They even suspected that this kid was the reincarnation of the True Dragon, one of the ancient Ten Fiends.

Of course, this could also have been some powerful treasured art.

In any case, everyone saw mystery and strength in Shi Teng.

How could a golden-scaled creature remain confined to a pond? Once wind and clouds gathered, it would transform into a dragon.

This continued for two full days, and not a single person left during that time. The immortal spiritual power from earlier had already greatly improved their cultivation.

They were waiting in hopes of getting another share of the spoils.

"Roar!"

With a dragon's roar that soared into the sky, the phantom of a primordial azure dragon burst from Shi Teng's body and flew straight toward the heavens.

A mighty pressure swept through the surroundings.

Although Shi Teng was only in the Cave Heaven Realm, the might he radiated far surpassed that of Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators.

This boy's talent defied the heavens. No wonder he dared challenge the Su Family Ancestor, an Array Formation Realm cultivator.

The primordial azure dragon raced into the sky, then transformed into an enormous palm that smashed down toward the First-Rank Tower. The palm was white as jade, its strike like that of a god, radiating tremendous might.

Everyone's eyes went wide.

The Fire Emperor growled, "Everyone, be careful! This should be a Primordial Divine Ability!"

The Fire Emperor hurriedly summoned his protective divine artifact, the Fire Emperor Bell, to meet the attack, sheltering everyone inside it.

"Dong!"

A peal of the bell rang throughout Vermilion Bird City. Inside the Fire Emperor Bell, everyone's ears shook from the deafening sound.

Although the Fire Emperor had protected everyone.

Almost the entire First-Rank Tower had been reduced to ruins. All its expensive furniture and jade pieces had shattered.

At the sight, Master Gu felt as though his heart were bleeding.

He pressed his right hand to his chest as a heart-piercing pain struck him.

He had to make this kid pay. If the kid couldn't pay, he would settle the debt with his life.

Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained the Shi Clan's supreme divine ability: Hand of God!

[Hand of God: The Shi Clan's supreme divine ability. The palm is white as jade, its strike like that of a god, possessing undying divine might.]

Ding! The host has opened five cave heavens. Rewards: Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability, minor mastery of the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Way, and Five Elements Escape Technique-Earth Escape!

Shi Teng couldn't help breaking into a grin. He now had another way to escape.

If he encountered a powerful foe, he could flee underground.

Come catch me in the dirt if you've got the guts!

Seeing the wicked grin on Shi Teng's face, Master Gu grew so angry his teeth itched.

Shi Teng slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the wreckage around him, his eyes widened in shock.

"Wh-what happened here? Was there an earthquake?"

Master Gu glared furiously. "Kid, don't play dumb when you know perfectly well! You caused all this damage!"

Shi Teng looked bewildered. "I'm not taking the blame for this. I've been sitting right here the whole time. How could I have damaged anything?"

But when he saw the looks in everyone's eyes.

Shi Teng began to feel a little guilty. Did I really do this?

The Fire Emperor waved his hand and declared generously, "Put all the costs on my tab!"

He seemed to have already settled on this future son-in-law.

Two streaks of fiery light shot skyward, and the Fire Emperor and the Vermilion Bird Venerable vanished from the First-Rank Tower.

Standing beside Huo Ling'er, Shi Teng asked in a small voice, "Ling'er, did I really do this?"

Huo Ling'er blinked her large eyes and nodded gently.

Shi Teng nodded thoughtfully. He hadn't expected to have grown stronger again.

Feeling Master Gu's fiery glare, Shi Teng decided to slip away.

He had barely taken two steps when Master Gu roared angrily, "Kid, you wrecked my First-Rank Tower, and now you think you can just leave!"

Master Gu was an Array Formation Realm expert. Shi Teng felt his formidable pressure bearing down.

With a slight stir of his thoughts, Shi Teng immediately fled underground, leaving his voice behind. "The great Fire Emperor said to put it on his tab.

Huo Ling'er, meet me at the usual place!"

By then, Shi Teng had already vanished without a trace!

"This..."

Master Gu was so angry that he panted for breath, but anger was all he could muster. He really didn't dare do anything to Shi Teng.

After all, the Fire Emperor had already spoken.

Besides, this was the Fire Emperor's territory, where the Fire Emperor reigned supreme.

But collecting this debt would surely be a hope lost in the distant future!