Time flowed like a shuttle through the loom of years.
More than a decade passed in the blink of an eye.
Since Gu Qingfeng vanished from the Shangqing Sect, no one had seen him again.
Just as he had mysteriously disappeared in Ancient Times, no one knew where he had gone, no one knew his whereabouts, and even more, no one knew if he would ever return. No one even knew if he was still alive. Everything about him remained an enigma.
However.
Legends about him still circulated widely throughout the World.
No one could forget how, at the foot of the Shangqing Sect's mountain, he had simply sat there quietly, drinking wine and nurturing his spirit, while numerous Immortals from sects across the land joined forces to besiege him, yet failed to budge him even a fraction.
With a single shout, his might shook the heavens, causing the assembled Immortals of the world to tremble so violently they could barely stand.
A single sweeping glance from him, looking down upon the world, paralyzed tens of thousands of cultivators on the ground.
Those so-called Immortal Edict holders were scared out of their wits by him.
Even the Present Era Heavenly Destinies shivered before him, and one of them was obliterated on the spot by him—right in front of the Immortal Court, before the Cloud Realm, before the World, before the Three Thousand Great Daos, and before Old Heaven itself. He crushed a Heavenly Destiny's heart to dust. Everyone knew this act not only trampled upon the dignity of the Immortal Dao but also challenged the heavenly majesty of Old Heaven.
Heavenly majesty descended.
But it only descended.
It did not deliver judgment.
Nothing happened.
This could not help but make people sigh in awe.
Monarch Chixiao was truly worthy of being Monarch Chixiao.
In Ancient Times, the judgment of the Immortal Dao could not kill Monarch Chixiao.
In the Present Era, the judgment of the Heavenly Dao dared not try him, dared not judge him.
No one knew just how terrifyingly powerful Monarch Chixiao was, only that his existence had surpassed everyone's imagination.
After Monarch Chixiao vanished.
This World became exceptionally tranquil. The sects of the world no longer dared clamor about eliminating evil for the people or avenging ancient grudges. One by one, they became like timid young brides, behaving meekly. Even their disciples no longer dared venture out for training.
However, this state of affairs did not last long.
Because in the third year after Monarch Chixiao's disappearance, the appearance of one person shattered the peace of This World.
That person's surname was Shi, given name Tian, Daoist title Haori.
People called him the World Little Tyrant.
Yes.
The World Little Tyrant.
The reason he was called the World Little Tyrant was, first, his young age. He was only sixteen when his fame spread across the world, yet he had already established himself as a king and hegemon in This World. After his appearance, in just one short year, he defeated all the so-called prodigies and geniuses of the Present Era. Whether they were holders of Great Dao Edicts or Present Era Heavenly Destinies, without exception, they were all trounced by him.
The loose Immortals from the major sects of the world, who had weathered over a dozen or even twenty tribulations, and those who had cultivated the Luotian Immortal Realm to the Great Perfection of the eighty-one layers, were no match for him either. They were beaten until blood spurted from their noses and mouths, afraid to even leave their sects, and some were directly beaten to death.
It was said that even many of the reincarnated great powers were beaten by this World Little Tyrant until they dared not show their faces.
One year.
In just one year, Shi Tian rampaged across This World, unmatched by anyone, proving to all his terrifyingly formidable blessed fortune and strength.
What kind of blessed fortune?
The answer: a Tyrant Body!
And not just any Tyrant Body, but an extremely domineering Pure Yang Tyrant Body. His physical body was like the blazing sun—not only indestructible like diamond but also possessing immense strength. It was said that with a single shout from him, the land for a hundred miles instantly became barren, turning into a desolate wasteland. With a single punch, he could obliterate a loose Immortal who had weathered eighteen tribulations on the spot.
Extreme Body, Peerless Body, Venerable Body, Tyrant Body, and Saint Body—these were the five legendary physiques between Heaven and Earth.
Throughout history, while those possessing such legendary physiques were not numerous, they were certainly not few. However, not everyone could bear the weight of such legendary physiques. At the very least, in everyone's memory, those who possessed such legendary physiques usually died young because they could not bear the burden.
To this day, no one had ever seen anyone successfully awaken such a legendary physique.
Not in the countless millennia of Ancient Times.
But in the Present Era, one had appeared—and a Pure Yang Tyrant Body at that. With just this legendary Pure Yang Tyrant Body, Shi Tian could fear no one.
However.
Shi Tian's blessed fortune was not limited to the Pure Yang Tyrant Body. If it were only that, he could not have rampaged across the world unmatched, nor would he have been called the World Little Tyrant.
The truth was, besides this legendary Pure Yang Tyrant Body, he also possessed a Present Era Heavenly Destiny.
While a Present Era Heavenly Destiny was noble, it was not rare in This World. After all, there were quite a few Present Era Heavenly Destinies in the world. One more Shi Tian didn't make a difference, one less didn't matter. But the catch was that Shi Tian didn't possess just one Present Era Heavenly Destiny—he possessed three!
That's right!
He alone monopolized three Present Era Heavenly Destinies!
No one knew how he managed it.
Not to mention the Present Era, even in the countless millennia of Ancient Times, such a thing had never been heard of. One must remember that even the one hailed as the greatest of Ancient Times, the peerless Monarch Chixiao, only possessed two Heavenly Destinies back in his day.
Yet.
Speaking of which.
Shi Tian's Heavenly Destinies were not just three, but four.
Rumors said that Shi Tian not only possessed Present Era Heavenly Destinies but also carried an Ancient Heavenly Destiny.
Present Era Heavenly Destinies were titled Great Dao Star Lords, while the Ancient Heavenly Destiny was the Great Dao Throne.
The fact that he possessed three Great Dao Star Lord Destinies was already astonishing enough. Now, to hear that he also bore an Ancient Heavenly Destiny, the Great Dao Throne?
Of course.
This was just a rumor.
Whether it was true or false, no one knew for sure.
But many believed it was true. It was said someone had seen it, and that someone was none other than the one known throughout the world as 'the peerless jade-like gentleman,' Prince Zixiao.
If the rumors were true.
Then that meant.
Shi Tian not only possessed the indestructible, immensely powerful Pure Yang Tyrant Body, but also three Present Era Heavenly Destinies, and an Ancient Heavenly Destiny—the Great Dao Throne.
With this.
He absolutely deserved the title of Little Tyrant of This World.
Not only did he deserve it, but his demeanor was also overwhelmingly domineering, believing himself supreme. At the slightest disagreement, he would unleash slaughter. The slightest displeasure would provoke his thunderous wrath. He looked down upon the great sects of the world and had even provocatively challenged the Shangqing Sect, reputed as the world's number one sect, a den of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Was that all?
No.
He had also clashed spectacularly with the Immortal Court.
Was that all?
Also no.
Rumors said he had even ventured alone into the Cloud Realm that governed This World.
Some said.
He was a second Monarch Chixiao.
Because all the mad deeds Monarch Chixiao had committed in his day, Shi Tian had done them all—trampling the sects of the world, challenging the world's number one sect, flaunting his power before the Immortal Court...
Others said Shi Tian was not a second Monarch Chixiao, but the first true Tyrant of This World.
Because he was even more insane, more domineering, and more terrifying than Monarch Chixiao had been in his day.
Monarch Chixiao had taken a full two hundred years to rampage across the world, while Shi Tian had done it in less than a year.
At his peak, Monarch Chixiao had only possessed two Ancient Heavenly Destinies, while Shi Tian alone monopolized three Present Era Star Lord Destinies and bore one Ancient Throne Destiny.
If Monarch Chixiao was the peerless one of all ages, then Shi Tian's existence was the greatest of all ages.