"To be able to serve an Immortal King like the Lord of All Beasts is my, Hua Tiandu's, honor."
Faced with the Lord of All Beasts' invitation, Hua Tiandu smiled faintly and sat down. His shrewdness was much deeper now. Although he clearly knew that the Lord of All Beasts was about to strike against him, he remained calm and composed without leaking the slightest bit of his true inner thoughts. Furthermore, he spoke boastfully and eloquently: "The Lord of All Beasts is a senior, a supreme Immortal King. It just so happens that in this epoch, I want to become an Immortal King, but the bottleneck is very hard to break through. Coming here today, I still must ask Senior for much guidance on the supreme principles of achieving the Immortal King realm."
"Haha…" The Lord of All Beasts laughed continuously. "Easy to say, easy to say. Hua Tiandu, speaking truthfully, you are the most outstanding genius I have ever seen. Guiding your cultivation base is only natural. It just so happens that I comprehended a grand technique from the Gate of Eternal Life, which I want to impart to you as a reward for borrowing your Sansheng Stone. Now, activate your Sansheng Stone, merge its light with my soul, and let me impart the supreme grand technique to you."
"Naturally, I obey…"
Hua Tiandu gave a secretive smile. The Sansheng Stone on his chest shone, shooting out layers of light that instantly struck the Lord of All Beasts' body.
The Lord of All Beasts' body trembled, and his soul leaped up. Threads of black smoke quivered, looking like scorched feathers. Irradiated by this light, the injured parts of his soul actually began to deteriorate.
"Hua Tiandu! You!"
The Lord of All Beasts let out a mournful scream. He originally thought Hua Tiandu would feign compliance with him for a while, and he would play along, then suddenly strike to snatch the Sansheng Stone, control this strongest divine object of the heavens, and successfully possess him in one fell swoop.
His experience was vast, having been through an unknown number of battles, and he believed that a minor character like Hua Tiandu was no match for him.
But now, he did not expect that Hua Tiandu wouldn't even exchange pleasantries with him; after merely a few words, he struck directly with the speed of lightning.
In just one move, his soul was heavily injured again, rendering him unable to execute his magic power.
"Old thing, did you really believe I trusted you to impart some supreme grand technique to me? I knew long ago that you wanted to possess me, hmph! You probably never dreamed that when I previously used the Sansheng Stone to heal you, the Lord of Primordial Beginning imparted to me a Sansheng Rotation method to imperceptibly control your soul. Now, executing and detonating it again, you have no way to resist. Just obediently die! Merge into my body and become my nourishment. I will help you deal with Fang Han and avenge your bloody grudge."
Hua Tiandu let out a sinister, cackling laugh. With almost everything in his grasp, he roared fiercely, shot up out of the ground, and delivered another destroying palm strike, viciously hitting the soul of the Lord of All Beasts.
The Lord of All Beasts' soul began to explode, turning into streaks of beastly intent, emitting black smoke, with a pungent stench filling the entire secret chamber.
Kill!
The Lord of All Beasts knew that this moment was his most critical juncture; life and death, success or failure, rested on this move. He unleashed the abilities of a supreme Immortal King. His entire body condensed rapidly and then erupted, unexpectedly transforming into a gateway, "Gate of All Beasts!"
As this gateway formed, an ominous intent devoured heaven and earth, launching a counterattack at Hua Tiandu. The baleful qi from the gateway shrouded downward and actually swallowed Hua Tiandu entirely into it.
"Hua Tiandu, Immortal Kings are not to be trifled with. Do you think you are Fang Han? He is the key to the Gate of Eternal Life. Though I failed to possess Fang Han, possessing you is more than enough." The Lord of All Beasts' rage burned everything. His hatred for Hua Tiandu now surpassed his hatred for Fang Han.
"Old thing, do you really think I am inferior to Fang Han? Primordial Beginning, Creation, Origin, Truth, Myth, Dimension… Many halos, come out!"
Hua Tiandu emanated deep murderous intent. The fact that the Lord of All Beasts actually said he was inferior to Fang Han infuriated him completely. In an instant, he deployed numerous Immortal King halos, setting off a violent explosion within the Gate of All Beasts.
Buzz!
The Gate of All Beasts completely collapsed and disintegrated.
Hua Tiandu emerged from within, shrouded by many Immortal King halos, like the King of Kings, the ruler among rulers.
He grabbed with his large hand, and a Hand of Primordial Beginning actually appeared on the Sansheng Stone, gathering all of the Lord of All Beasts' soul together. The once Immortal King was thus humiliatingly held in his hand.
"Hua Tiandu!" The Lord of All Beasts panicked. "You actually obtained the blessings of so many Immortal Kings. Have these old fellows already started to support you?"
"That's right, they all support me. But I also know they are just using me. So, by refining your soul and advancing to Immortal King, they will no longer be able to control me. Submit!" Hua Tiandu began to absorb the power of the soul.
"Father!"
The Lord of the Year Beast watched until his eye sockets split, shedding tears of blood. Carrying a fierce, wild beastly aura, he charged over, opening his mouth to spit out numerous ancient characters that shot wildly, slicing toward Hua Tiandu!
"The light of a grain of rice dares to shine!"
Hua Tiandu sneered continuously, "Year Beast, you merely have a cultivation base of seventeen epochs. I am now at the peak of eighteen epochs and can soon break through to nineteen epochs! Do you think you can shake my majesty?"
Rumble!
Facing the charge of the Lord of the Year Beast, Hua Tiandu simply threw a palm. His five fingers turned into sky-supporting pillars, and many divine objects such as the Gate of All Marvels appeared at his fingertips.
Ah!
The Lord of the Year Beast let out a scream, pressed flat into the ground by Hua Tiandu. Subsequently, Hua Tiandu inhaled viciously, "Primordial Demonic Devour!"
A gigantic demonic mouth appeared and directly swallowed the Lord of the Year Beast into his stomach.
This was the demonic art of the Lord of Primordial Beginning, almost possessing the characteristics of the Dao of Epochs.
Having swallowed the Lord of the Year Beast, Hua Tiandu's fierce might grew even stronger. By flicking his fingers, the Lord of All Demons and the Barbarian Ancestor, who were just about to lunge forward, were immediately trapped by chains of laws.
Thump!
They knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Cult Master Tiandu, spare us. We know your power now. We are willing to be your slaves and serve you life after life."
"If you had done this earlier, nothing would have happened, right? What a pity, I do not need slaves now!"
Bang bang! With two loud explosions, the bodies of the two men burst apart, transforming into streaks of flowing light that penetrated Hua Tiandu's body. His magic power grew even more ferocious like a tidal wave, breaking through to the cultivation base of nineteen epochs in a flash.
With this breakthrough, Hua Tiandu's might grew immense. He grabbed with his large hand, clenching his five fingers tightly. The soul of the Lord of All Beasts was squeezed to the point of near suffocation. "Now, Lord of All Beasts, do you still wish to resist me? Your Year Beast clan is truly a great tonic."
"Explode!" At this moment, the Lord of All Beasts actually chose to self-detonate. "Hua Tiandu, even in death, I will not let you have your way. The dignity of an Immortal King brooks no profanation."
"Hmph! Trying to self-detonate? You think it is that easy? Light of Three Lives, return to the origin!" The Sansheng Stone once again manifested its power as the number one divine object shaking the heavens, directly gathering the soul of the self-detonating Lord of All Beasts and reverting him to the state right before he detonated.
Hua Tiandu struck backhanded, sealing the soul of the Lord of All Beasts upon the Sansheng Stone. Bound, the Lord of All Beasts transformed into an enormous Year Beast, rolling and struggling on the Sansheng Stone, issuing curses, but found his body gradually penetrated by the power of the Sansheng Stone.
"Barbarians, Demons, Beasts! Let all the Heavenly Lords of the Three Clans merge into my body! The Great Destruction of Heaven and Earth is about to begin. You can't escape anyway, so become a part of me. If I obtain eternal life, it will be equivalent to you obtaining eternal life too!" After sealing the Lord of All Beasts' soul, Hua Tiandu began sweeping through all the experts of the Three Clans Alliance, leaving no one alive.
A tragic, massive massacre began.
"No! Cult Master Tiandu, spare me!" A Demon Clan Heavenly Lord knelt in the air, begging for mercy, but Hua Tiandu did not forgive him at all. With a flick of his finger, this powerful Heavenly Lord was torn apart as easily as paper.
Another female Heavenly Lord of the Demon Clan was grabbed by Hua Tiandu. He stripped her clothes and directly raped her, draining her entire body's magic power and turning her into a dried corpse. Inheriting the demonic divine abilities of the Lord of Primordial Beginning, Hua Tiandu's arts of sexual cultivation and absorption were incredibly profound.
"Kill! Eradicate the Three Clans Alliance and plunder all their wealth!" At this time, Taihuangtian also flew out, commanding the disciples of the Tiandu Cult to encircle and annihilate the Three Clans Alliance. Countless Heavenly Lords charged forth, converging into a torrent; it was a completely one-sided massacre.
Before long, the entirety of Tiandu City had been wiped completely clean.
"Reporting to the Cult Master, all the experts of the Three Clans Alliance have been purged." Taihuangtian, as well as the Lord of Yin and Yang, the Lord of Fresh Blood… all these experts knelt before Hua Tiandu.
Now that Hua Tiandu's strength had genuinely reached its peak, there was no one who did not submit. They were all oppressed to the point of suffocation and obeyed mechanically.
"Hahaha! Now I will begin to refine the soul of the Lord of All Beasts. Once parsed and refined, I will reach the peak of nineteen epochs. At the exact instant the Heavenly Tribulation of the world begins, I will obtain the right to advance to Immortal King! At that time, those loyal to me will be rewarded, and those disloyal will die."
Hua Tiandu ruled over the world like a monarch. At the same time, he looked into the distance. The giant Realm of Yuan was suspended in the air, and the World Tree covered an unknown number of spaces. From within it, a destructive aura transmitted out, making even him tremble.
"Fang Han, has your cultivation base reached nineteen epochs now? Since that is the case, let us have a contest and see who will have the last laugh."
Tiandu City fell quiet once again.
"Oh? Hua Tiandu has finally made a move, destroyed the Lord of All Beasts, and begun refining?"
Within the Realm of Yuan, Fang Han, who was in deep thought comprehending the Dao of the Immortal King, opened his eyes. A halo appeared on his hand, clearly displaying every change in Tiandu City. However, he did not go step in to stop it; instead, he simply allowed Hua Tiandu to endlessly elevate his power.
"Many Immortal Kings, you use Hua Tiandu as a chess piece to deal with me, but how could you know I am also using him as a chess piece to deal with you? During the Great Destruction of Heaven and Earth, the cultivation you have infused into him will all belong to me, serving as my wedding dress to advance to Immortal King… Having refined the soul of the Lord of All Beasts, you are completely controlled by me. The moment I trigger the backlash of the Gate of Eternal Life, you will become my slave, a puppet. I am letting you live now just to trick those Immortal Kings into sending down even more power." Only Fang Han had everything truly under control; everything was ready, and all he needed was the east wind.