Some people with sinister intentions naturally came to the Stone Emperor's grand birthday celebration as well.
They dared not act directly, so they set their sights on Shi Hao instead. Knowing his identity was special, they tried to provoke him into stirring up a major storm.
They had never expected Little Shi to be so ferocious and unbeatable. Instead, they became stepping stones to his fame.
"Hehe, you lot are no good! Anyone else who can put up more of a fight?" Shi Hao laughed. His aura surged and roiled; he had already broken through to the Inscription Realm.
A thirteen-year-old Inscription Realm cultivator was practically unheard of. It shook all the gathered heroes.
"Hiss-"
Everyone involuntarily sucked in a sharp breath. Some even communicated in secret, saying darkly, "This boy is truly terrifying. He could become a great menace in the future. We absolutely cannot let him live!"
Shi Zhao alone was already influencing the overall situation in the Desolate Region. Once her younger brother grew up in a few more years, what would happen then? Would the entire Desolate Region not become a place where these siblings' word was law?
For many major powers entangled with the Upper Realm, that was unacceptable.
Otherwise, if some earth-shattering divine trove really was unearthed in the future, how would anyone else get a share?
Whichever side Shi Zhao favored would become the sole dominant power. That was not what the others wanted to see. They wanted puppets they could control, so that all living beings in the Desolate Region could be put to their use.
Most importantly, many felt that Shi Zhao had risen at an astonishing pace, yet they had never seen any great power supporting her from behind.
That suggested she herself had very likely obtained one of the