Throughout the Douluo Continent, countless living beings shared the same thought at this moment:
I've been fooled! I've been completely fooled by the name " Undying Mountain "!
Where is the most peaceful place?
This is clearly the most brutal, naked, and despairing wasteland!
The Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land takes lives, and the mysterious Burial Heaven Island at least gives you a "decent" way to die. But this Undying Mountain actually wants to devour people alive as food!
"It's over... Wang Ergou is doomed..."
"With something like that involved, even a god couldn't save us..."
"Poor fellow, just out of the wolf's den, into the tiger's lair..."
Despair spread across the Douluo Continent. Everyone believed that Wang Ergou's fate was sealed; he would be crushed and devoured by that Shrouding the Heavens hand, leaving no trace of his death.
The Shrouding the Heavens World, "the Undying Mountain.
Just as that enormous hand, imbued with unparalleled destructive power, was about to crush Wang Ergou into a pulp—
Buzz!
A soft hum, not earth-shattering, yet clearly resounded throughout the entire Undying Mountain, even piercing through the barriers of time and space, faintly echoing in the Heavenly Screen above the Douluo Continent.
The " Undying Mountain " stone tablet, which has stood for millennia, is neither gold nor jade, and exudes an aura of vicissitudes, suddenly lit up!
It was not a blinding, intense light, but a gentle, warm glow, as cool and clear as the moon.
The light was not intense, but it instantly dispelled the darkness and destructive aura brought by the giant hand, illuminating the area within a hundred feet.
Immediately afterwards, a tall and slender phantom slowly condensed and manifested from the radiance of the stone tablet.
That was the back view of a young boy.
Clad in white, with hair as black as a waterfall, his face was so handsome it was almost ethereal, as if he embodied the essence of heaven and earth, his brows carrying a transcendent calmness and composure.
He stood there quietly, exuding an indescribable Daoist aura, as if he were one with heaven and earth and resonated with the Great Dao.
Though he was merely a phantom, he was like the bright moon in the heavens, becoming the sole focal point in this desolate wasteland.
Douluo Continent.
"What... is that?!"
"The stone tablet... the stone tablet is glowing!"
"Someone... someone's coming out?!"
The people of the Douluo Continent, who had already resigned Wang Ergou to certain death, were once again stunned by this sudden turn of events.
At the Shrek Academy, Tang San stared at the illusory figure of a handsome, Banished Immortal young man in white robes against Heavenly Screen sky, his voice trembling with unprecedented intensity:
"Wow... what powerful Dao aura! It's just a wisp of a phantom, yet it... it completely suppressed the aura of that terrifying giant hand!"
"Who is he?"
In the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong abruptly stood up from her throne, her phoenix eyes wide open, staring intently at the illusory figure:
"Such majesty... such imposing presence... even across endless time and space, we can feel its supreme authority..."
At the Eastsea Academy, Gu Yuena's silver eyes shone with unprecedented brilliance. From the white-robed youth, she sensed a higher level of majesty and order that transcended her Silver Dragon King Bloodline.
Even if it was just a glimpse of his back, and not with white hair, Gu Yuena was certain...
"It's him, it must be him!"
"That supreme being who dominated an entire era— the Heavenly Emperor Lin Hao!"
" Heavenly Emperor Lin Hao?!"
Tang Wulin exclaimed in shock, "It was him?!"
"Yes!" Gu Yuena nodded vigorously.
Soon, as the live stream perspective switched, all the powerful figures across the Douluo Continent finally saw the face of that figure.
" The Heavenly Emperor Lin Hao... he's actually... at the Undying Mountain?!"
"Could this Undying Mountain... be related to him?!"
" Wang Ergou... is he saved?!"
To their utter surprise, at this most critical moment, it was actually the legendary Heavenly Emperor who manifested a mere phantom image!
The atmosphere of despair was instantly shattered, replaced by endless shock, confusion, and a glimmer of renewed hope.
All eyes were fixed on the Heavenly Screen, on the illusory figure of the boy who resembled the white moonlight, awaiting his next move, which would determine Wang Ergou's life or death.
The white-robed youth's illusory figure slowly raised his eyes, his gaze calm as still water, as if nothing in the world could move him.
However, a strange phenomenon of Double Pupils suddenly appeared in those pupils. One pupil was as bright as the sun, and the other was as Youyou as the moon. With each opening and closing, it seemed to be evolving the birth and death of the universe and the cycle of the Great Dao.
He didn't look down at Wang Ergou, who was trembling like an ant below. Instead, he fixed his gaze on the enormous, black hand that blotted out the Shrouding the Heavens and exuded a terrifying aura. His voice was cold yet carried supreme authority, resounding throughout the entire Undying Mountain:
" Undying Daoist, did I let you out?"
His tone was calm, yet it was like Jinglei from the heavens, exploding in the ears of the Undying Daoist, carrying an undeniable sense of judgment.
"I'll teach you a lesson this time. You're still useful. Don't make me go on a killing spree."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Hao's Double Pupils suddenly shone with divine light!
A dazzling, unparalleled divine light, seemingly capable of severing the river of time and splitting the cosmos, burst forth from his eyes!
The divine light was faster than thought, containing an unparalleled killing intent, and slashed straight at the giant hand hovering in mid-air!
"Laugh--!"
With a soft sound, like a sharp blade slicing through tofu, the Shrouding the Heavens hand that could crush stars and plunge the people of the Douluo Continent into despair was severed from the sky by that divine light without any hindrance!
"Roar--!!!"
With a deafening roar of pain, the severed giant hand crashed down, smashing into the black mountains below, kicking up clouds of dust, collapsing several peaks, and causing the earth to tremble violently.
At the severed hand, jet-black blood gushed out like a waterfall, each drop containing terrifying death energy that instantly corroded the rocks it touched into nothingness.
" Lin Hao!!!"
The voice of the Undying Daoist was filled with endless resentment and rage, like the roar of a wounded beast.
He never expected that Lin Hao would actually dare to make a move, and so decisively, severing one of his Dharma Aspect hands!
Although this was not his true form, it still severely damaged his vitality and caused him to lose face!
"You're nearing the end of your lifespan, like a lamp burning out, yet you dare provoke the Undying Mountain while preparing to deal with the Primordial Ancient Mine?! You, you, you, you..."
The Undying Daoist was so angry that he became incoherent, his voice filled with disbelief and boundless hatred.
"You wait!!! When your life force is completely depleted, that will be the day I, the Undying Mountain, emerge and grind you to dust, slaughtering every last remnant of your Heavenly Court!!!"
The sound was thunderous and threatening, echoing throughout the Undying Mountain for Jiujiu time.
But the remaining half of the giant hand, like a startled bird, quickly retreated into the crack in the sky and disappeared.
Clearly, although the Undying Daoist was tough on the surface, his fear of Lin Hao was deeply ingrained, and he dared not provoke him again.