"Blood Raven!
You old undying wretch!
I, Suo Sha, will hack you into ten thousand pieces!"
Suo Sha, the son of Lord Heishan, flew into a rage upon discovering Blood Raven Ancestor's disappearance. Wielding the Eight Desolating Sky-Perforating Blade, he slashed wildly, the blade's strikes causing the blood mist permeating the void to crackle and shatter before dissipating completely.
It must be said, experience trumps youth.
Even though this Suo Sha was the biological son of Lord Heishan, possessed a unique Demon-Monster physique, had forcibly fused an Original Sin Dharmakaya, and wielded the infamous weapon, the Eight Desolating Sky-Perforating Blade, he still ultimately failed to annihilate Blood Raven Ancestor. Not only did he fail to annihilate him, but he was also shaken so violently by Blood Raven Ancestor that blood sprayed from his nose and mouth.
However.
This was enough to earn praise from Da Xing the Mad Monk, who had been hiding in the shadows all along.
Truth be told.
He had long guessed that Suo Sha was no match for Blood Raven Ancestor.
After all, Blood Raven Ancestor had long since cultivated a genuine Original Sin Dharmakaya. Since the Primordial Era, he had been roaming the Endless Sea beyond the heavens, constantly contemplating Original Sin. After so many years, the man had long become a wily old fox, and his strength was unfathomable.
Putting aside other aspects, just the Original Sin techniques Blood Raven Ancestor displayed earlier were enough to show his extraordinary understanding of Original Sin.
That said.
The fact that Suo Sha could force Blood Raven Ancestor into such a sorry state, ultimately compelling him to flee via blood escape, was also enough to show that his strength was no ordinary matter. It was just his misfortune to encounter an old hand at Original Sin like Blood Raven Ancestor. Had it been anyone else, they'd likely be dead here today.
Well.
With Blood Raven Ancestor gone, the show was over. Gu Qingfeng and Da Xing the Mad Monk, who had been hiding in the shadows watching the excitement, felt there was nothing more to see. Just as they were about to leave, a voice suddenly rang out.
"So it's the renowned Young Master of the Demon Path who is so formidable!"
The voice was vigorous and ancient, each word like a bell, each sound like thunder, each tone like a drum, immensely imposing.
Looking into the distance, a group of over twenty people came rushing towards them.
A closer look revealed, good heavens!
Three Great Dao Thrones, one Great Dao Emperor Seal.
As for the remaining dozen or so, though they bore no Heavenly Mandates, each was a senior with profound cultivation and formidable strength.
Da Xing the Mad Monk swept his gaze over them and recognized the three Great Dao Thrones—all were Great Dao Thrones of considerable renown in the Nine Heavens: Qingyu Throne, Fengyan Throne, and Taihu Throne.
As for that Great Dao Emperor Seal, it was none other than one of the Five Peaks Great Emperors, whose fame spread far and wide—the Southern Peak Great Emperor!
Furthermore.
Among the crowd was a man.
This man stood right in the center, looking particularly conspicuous.
What surprised Da Xing the Mad Monk was that this man was not only a pure Celestial Immortal but also a bearer of a Great Dao Heavenly Mandate. What astonished Da Xing the Mad Monk even more was that the man didn't bear just one Heavenly Mandate, but two.
One Great Dao Emperor Seal, one Great Dao Star Lord.
He was actually a Great Dao Emperor Lord?
Throughout the myriad realms, beings possessing two Heavenly Mandates were absolutely few and far between—one could count them on one hand. Moreover, each was a uniquely gifted existence, such as the Floating Life Emperor Lord hailed as a hero of the Present-Ancient Era, and another known as the Profound Heaven Young Master, the Martial Repository Emperor.
Da Xing the Mad Monk wouldn't dare claim to know all beings in the myriad realms who possessed two Heavenly Mandates, but he certainly knew of their existence. Yet, this Great Dao Emperor Lord before him felt utterly unfamiliar, and he had no recollection of any impression of him.
However, a unique spiritual aura emanating from the man felt rather familiar to him.
It was a Great Sun aura.
And a very intense, pure, and supremely yang Great Sun aura at that.
Without exaggeration, it was the purest and most supremely yang Great Sun aura Da Xing the Mad Monk had ever seen.
Thinking of a pure, supremely yang Great Sun aura, a person immediately surfaced in Da Xing the Mad Monk's mind.
The Great Sun Radiant Emperor!
As was well known, the Great Sun Radiant Emperor was a Great Dao Immortal Emperor and a representative of the Immortal Dao in the Present-Ancient Era. Because he possessed a unique Great Sun physique and had once transformed into a great sun, shining even in the supremely yin place like the Nine Nethers, the Great Sun Radiant Emperor had always been hailed as the incarnation of the Great Sun.
This might sound somewhat exaggerated, but in Da Xing the Mad Monk's view, it wasn't exaggerated at all. At the very least, when it came to the Great Sun Dao, probably no one in the myriad realms could surpass the Great Sun Radiant Emperor.
Could it be that this man before him was the renowned Great Sun Radiant Emperor?
Of course not.
Da Xing the Mad Monk had met the Great Sun Radiant Emperor and was very familiar with him. He dared swear that this man before him was definitely not the Great Sun Radiant Emperor.
But if this man wasn't the Great Sun Radiant Emperor, why was his Great Sun aura so pure? Although it couldn't surpass the Great Sun Radiant Emperor's, it was certainly not far off, and by all appearances, it shared the same lineage as the Great Sun Radiant Emperor's Great Sun aura.
Da Xing the Mad Monk took another look at the three Great Dao Thrones and the Southern Peak Great Emperor.
He knew that whether it was the three Great Dao Thrones or the Southern Peak Great Emperor, they were all experts under the command of the Great Sun Radiant Emperor. Who didn't know the fame of the Five Peaks Great Emperors under the Great Sun Radiant Emperor? Now that one of the Five Peaks Great Emperors, the Southern Peak Great Emperor, was here, could this man be related to the Great Sun Radiant Emperor?
Could it be...
Da Xing the Mad Monk's heart skipped a beat as he remembered someone.
"Good heavens!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk chuckled inexplicably, then glanced at Suo Sha, the son of Lord Heishan, and said, "Old monk thought the show was over, but it turns out the real show is just beginning. Truly, as the saying goes, enemies are destined to meet!"
"What's up?"
Gu Qingfeng asked.
"Kid Gu, do you know the origins of this group?"
"Not really."
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. Although he enjoyed watching excitement, it was just the excitement itself. As for whose excitement it was, he didn't particularly care.
"Let me tell you, kid. This bunch are all experts under the command of the damned Great Sun Radiant Emperor. Look, that pointy-headed one is the Southern Peak Great Emperor. And that man next to the Southern Peak Great Emperor, do you know who he is?"
Gu Qingfeng swept a casual glance and asked offhandedly, "Could he be the son of the Great Sun Radiant Emperor?"
"How did you know, kid?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk was greatly shocked, and Gu Qingfeng was even more surprised.
Although he had never met the Great Sun Radiant Emperor, he had heard some legends about him. The man rushing towards them was like a great sun descending, giving off a sacred and luminous feeling. Gu Qingfeng laughed, "I just said it randomly. Is this guy really the son of the Great Sun Radiant Emperor?"
"You actually guessed right, damn it! Don't mention it!
This bastard really is the son of the Great Sun Radiant Emperor, known as the Great Sun Thirteenth Young Master. He's said to be the most beloved son of the Great Sun Radiant Emperor."
"Great Sun Thirteenth Young Master?"
This was the first time Gu Qingfeng had heard this name.
Perhaps noticing Gu Qingfeng's confusion, Da Xing the Mad Monk explained, "The Great Sun Radiant Emperor is hailed as the incarnation of the Great Sun. His sons have all inherited his Great Sun bloodline, especially this thirteenth son. It's said he even received the true teachings of the Great Sun Radiant Emperor and was quite famous in the Ancient Era. Later, for some unknown reason, he went into seclusion. Now that he's emerged, it's probably for the matter of Original Sin."