The Ancient Desolate Dragon, with its thousand-zhang dragon body, directly met the endless river of sword radiance that was a hundred li thick.
Clearly, each river of sword radiance was even more massive than itself, containing Divine King power capable of slaying immortals and killing gods. Even a Great Power would be utterly annihilated upon touching the slightest trace.
Yet the Ancient Desolate Dragon met it head-on. The clanging sounds were unceasing, sparks flying everywhere, but not the slightest damage could be seen on its dragon body. Only white marks appeared on the purple-black dragon scales.
"What a formidable physical body! Even for a dragon's body, it shouldn't be this indestructible."
The Divine Kings present all drew in cold breaths. The Ancient Desolate Dragon's current dragon body was actually this powerful—truly inconceivable.
Didn't this mean the Ancient Desolate Dragon's physical body could rival a powerful Divine King battle weapon?
Yu Hao was also slightly startled, but the fighting spirit in his heart grew even more intense. With a long roar, he erupted violently. The Divine King battle sword in his hand became completely crystalline, Dao marks manifested, runes intertwined, and several Divine King Great Dao origins and intents appeared, pushing his combat power a step further, making even Four Calamity Divine Kings feel a certain sense of crisis.
Even the Ancient Desolate Dragon had to marvel at Yu Hao's heaven-defying nature. It knew its own strength came from borrowing the dragon skeleton of the Black Dragon Ancient Sovereign to reach this level. Yu Hao, however, had achieved this through his own power—truly heaven-defying.
"Watch my sword!"
Yu Hao's eyes narrowed slightly. The Divine King battle sword slashed out a peerless strike that could shatter the nine heavens and overturn the ten directions.
Even a Divine King could absolutely be slain by it!
"Good! I also want to see how strong you, hailed as the number one genius of our Weiyang Great World, can be. It's a perfect chance to test the progress I've made in these thirty years."
The Ancient Desolate Dragon was also brimming with fighting spirit, ready to meet the attack, when a voice transmission suddenly rang in its ear.
"Understood!"
The Ancient Desolate Dragon responded with utmost respect, then its thousand-zhang dragon body transformed, reverting to its towering, iron-tower-like majestic figure. Without even glancing at Yu Hao, it vanished with a whoosh.
All of this was executed with remarkable decisiveness!
Not only Yu Hao, but everyone else was deeply puzzled.
The Ancient Desolate Dragon clearly had the ability to contend with Yu Hao, so why did it suddenly leave?
Yu Hao did not give chase. Though filled with doubt, he looked at the blood-soaked Demonic Dragon King. "Why did the Ancient Desolate Dragon leave?"
The Demonic Dragon King transformed into a human form—an elderly man, still covered in blood, a pitiful sight. He shook his head bitterly. "I don't know either."
Then, the smile on his face grew even more bitter as he lowered his head. "Lord Yu Hao, this old servant Long Ming is willing to submit to you and become your mount."
The Demonic Dragon King's original name was Long Ming, a generation's Xuanhan Demonic Dragon King who once ruled the world. But now, facing this mysterious young Divine King, he lowered his proud head, completely changing his earlier resolute and unyielding stance.
This scene left many people both shocked and confused.
Though somewhat suspicious, Yu Hao nodded slightly. "From now on, you are my mount, Yu Hao's."
"Long Ming pays respects to his Lord."
"Very good." Yu Hao nodded slightly, waving his hand to produce a divine herb that landed before the Demonic Dragon King. Long Ming was startled—this was actually a legendary divine herb.
After swallowing it, the injuries all over his body rapidly healed, and his aura subtly showed signs of further breakthrough, making him increasingly awed by the mysterious young Divine King Yu Hao before him.
"Thank you, Lord!"
"Alright, tell me, why did a dignified Demonic Dragon King like you suddenly submit to me?" Yu Hao asked directly.
"Reporting to Lord, this is the intention of the Ancient Desolate Dragon Venerable One—"
Yu Hao grew even more puzzled. Not long ago, there was a fierce battle, nearly a life-and-death duel. Now, he was sending the Demonic Dragon King to submit to him? It was contradictory and very strange.
"I think... this should be Lord Chen's intention," the Demonic Dragon King added.
"Lord Chen?" Yu Hao's face was full of confusion.
Though somewhat surprised that his Lord didn't know Lord Chen, Long Ming slowly recounted everything that had happened over the years to Yu Hao. However, he himself wasn't entirely clear, having been mostly in seclusion; all this was told to him by his descendants.
"Lord Chen comes from beyond the Weiyang Great World, an existence above Divine Kings, an invincible being hailed as an Ancient Sovereign."
It must be said, these words gave Yu Hao a reminder, igniting a light on the path ahead. For the first time, he learned that above Divine Kings, there were Quasi-Sovereigns, Ancient Sovereigns, and other realms.
However, Yu Hao sneered. "It's all rumored that this Lord Chen possesses power beyond Divine Kings, but it's highly likely just hearsay. Without truly seeing it, how could I believe such deceptive tricks?"
He was a peerless genius of the current era, a Divine King, a Divine King filled with infinite potential, in the prime of youthful vigor, his heart brimming with boundless fighting spirit. How could he believe it?
This startled Long Ming beside him. "Lord, do you mean to challenge Lord Chen? He is the invincible strongest of the current era."
"Hah, what 'strongest of the current era'? He's just a mere Divine King." Yu Hao chuckled coldly, a boundless pressure far exceeding what he had shown before slowly overflowing from his body. Under this pressure, Long Ming—a Demonic Dragon King comparable to a One Calamity Divine King—felt as small and insignificant as an ant at this moment, utterly powerless to resist.
His aged eyes were filled with terror. It seemed this Lord was far more powerful than imagined.
"Come, take me to the deepest part of the Heavenly Dragon Continent. I want to challenge this so-called Lord Chen, suppress him, and incidentally interrogate him for some important information about the world beyond."
Yu Hao spoke, and Long Ming naturally dared not disobey. With a long roar, he transformed into his true form—tens of thousands of li in size—carrying Yu Hao on his back as he charged toward the deepest part of the Heavenly Dragon Continent.
The deepest part of the Heavenly Dragon Continent was built with one magnificent palace after another, stretching for thousands of li—how grand, how spectacular.
Even the main hall of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, formerly the Heavenly Emperor Palace, was located here. It was grand, vast, and continuous, no less imposing than an Imperial City, with an imperial majesty flowing from it. Even Divine Kings here would feel a sense of awe.
The Southern Heavenly Gate was a Heavenly Gate of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, its main portal. Legend said it was like the main gate of the ancient Heavenly Court created by the Heavenly Emperor.
As the former main hall of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, the Southern Heavenly Gate of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was naturally massive and grand, carved with myriad spirits so lifelike they seemed real, and guarded by powerful experts.
All were experts of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, all Great Powers.
This was a branch hall of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion that Ye Chen had specifically established on the Heavenly Dragon Continent over the past thirty years. He intended to establish branch halls in the Weiyang Great World, recruiting talents to strengthen the Chaos Heavenly Mansion in every aspect.
Moreover, Ye Chen was very ambitious, successively leaving branch halls in various worlds and realms. The purpose was simple: to plant seeds, to develop and grow in all aspects.
He even hoped to develop the Weiyang Great World, this supreme great world, into one of his lands of faith!
On this day, the experts guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate suddenly changed expressions, for a terrifying giant dragon appeared on the distant horizon, stretching for tens of thousands of li, crossing the sky with intense majesty. Even as it approached the Southern Heavenly Gate, it showed no sign of slowing down, causing the gate guards to pale.