Chapter 1406: Unrivaled in the World

A broken bell and ultimate blood lay scattered there.

Furthermore, an Empress hovered in the air, suppressing the flow of time, as if she spanned across the past, present, and future.

Witnessing such a scene, such a historical imprint, Chu Feng's soul trembled, and an immense surge of emotion rose within him, making it impossible to calm down.

He wished to see more clearly, for behind that stone gate lay countless world-shattering wonders. However, as the mist expanded, everything within the profound space became obscured, gradually fading into blurriness.

He longed to get closer, to go there and see it clearly for himself!

Chu Feng felt an urgent and strong desire; no matter what the Fire Spirit lineage in the Grand Ultimate Forbidden Zone was like, he wanted to collaborate with them to uncover the truth.

“Hmm, what’s the situation now? Where are the esteemed scions of my Human King lineage? Have they emerged from seclusion?”

Just then, the silence was broken as a figure approached, purple hair flowing, their feet hovering above the ground. They carried a spatial diagram for protection and were nearing the area around the stone furnace.

The Mo family of the Human King lineage had dispatched an envoy to gather information!

The Fire Spirit clan within the Grand Ultimate Forbidden Zone had previously announced that cultivators at the Heavenly Venerable realm and above were forbidden from entering; this envoy was a quasi-Heavenly Venerable.

Strictly speaking, he was incredibly powerful. At the very least, in the eyes of ordinary people, he appeared to be a formidable “middle-aged man,” though his actual age and the duration of his cultivation were unknown.

“Fellow cultivators, you’ve all toiled greatly. Cultivation is difficult; we should support one another. Hmm, have you seen the exceptional talents of my clan?” he asked with a chuckle, inquiring among those nearby.

The scene had been quiet, with everyone watching Chu Feng. The envoy's sudden arrival, however, immediately drew many sideways glances.

Yet, the atmosphere became eerily strange; complete silence fell instantly, and even the noisy chatter that had followed Chu Feng's emergence from seclusion vanished.

Everyone's expression was peculiar because all the experts from the Human King Mo family had been slain by Zhou Zhengde, and even their ‘Human King Furnace’ had been seized.

“Young man, have you seen any cultivators from my Mo family?”

The Mo family's middle-aged envoy noticed Chu Feng standing out from the crowd, drawing many eyes, and thus addressed him.

He was completely unaware that this was the very person responsible for the demise of both his clan's and the Yuan clan's disciples, while he himself still wore a gentle, polite smile.

“I know,” Chu Feng replied calmly. “They were killed by me.”

“What?!” In that instant, the envoy’s eyes sharpened, becoming two vertical slits. As they opened and closed, a terrifying divine light pulsed, like lightning flashing across the sky, crackling with power. It was the energy of order disseminating.

The envoy took a deep, calming breath, then asked, “And my family’s… ancestor?!”

He was inquiring about the Mo family’s ancient sage, an incredibly ancient being who was trapped by the “Three Worlds Body.” This was also considered a monumental opportunity for him, as he aimed to cultivate into a supreme ultimate physique, even though he had temporarily fallen to the God King realm. He was a living ancestor figure.

“I killed him,” Chu Feng replied dispassionately.

He held no favorable feelings for the Human King Mo family, and now he possessed ample confidence to confront them here.

He recalled the day he was cornered and hunted by the Mo family before the Heaven-Reaching Waterfall, and then he and Long Dayu were wanted across the entire world, nearly dying in the process.

Now that he was a Constant King, he was naturally fearless. At the very least, he didn’t need to be overly concerned when facing the Heavenly Venerables of that clan.

“How is that possible? The Three Worlds Body is a physique that has shaken ancient and modern times. Even if the ancestor hadn’t fully cultivated it, and his realm had temporarily dropped, he could not be killed by anyone of a later generation.”

The envoy’s voice trembled, then his eyes glowed with fierce intent. A vertical eye on his forehead swiftly and abruptly opened, firing a faint purple beam of light to attack Chu Feng.

He simply refused to believe that this young cultivator before him could possess such earth-shattering power. He was too young; even if he was a God King, what difference would it make? He was utterly incapable of matching the Three Worlds Body, bearing in mind that it was a legendary, peerless Imperial Dao technique, a remnant of a supreme cultivation method passed down from the previous epoch.

Chu Feng remained indifferent, lifting a hand and pressing it directly down upon the purple light that had been fired at him.

*Rumble!*

From the tip of Chu Feng’s finger, the very void was torn open into black fissures by the sheer pressure of his physical body. Space collapsed and warped, instantly obliterating the purple light.

One must understand, this was merely the result of a casual downward press of his right hand—it was purely physical power!

“You… demon!”

The envoy shrieked, “How could a mere teenager be so powerful?”

In the Yang realm, order is complete and rules are difficult to break; it is a vast and complete world. It is rare for young individuals to be able to collapse space with their physical bodies in such a manner.

This was utterly terrifying.

He was shaken and horrified. Even as a quasi-Heavenly Venerable, he couldn’t accomplish such a feat unless he fully unleashed all his accumulated order energy.

Everyone else was also stunned, somewhat bewildered. Simply raising a hand twisted space?

*Boom!*

Chu Feng’s right hand pressed down; no energy erupted, no chains of order rippled. With just a single hand, his movement seemed light and ethereal, yet it struck fear into the heart of the Human King Mo family’s envoy. He felt as if an ancient demonic mountain was bearing down on him, irresistible.

He tried to dodge, but an invisible 'force' locked onto him, leaving him no way to escape. With a bang, his raised arms, crossed defensively in front of him, disintegrated.

Next, he let out one last scream as his entire body was struck by that hand. Only a mist of blood remained where he stood, his figure completely gone.

Everyone stood dumbfounded. What kind of power was this?

A quasi-Heavenly Venerable was simply disintegrated by Zhou Zhengde with a casual raise of his hand! With a mere flick, he dispersed into the wind, blood mist scattering!

“Who is that? Who is this?!”

Envoys from other clans also entered the area. Upon witnessing this scene, they felt their throats go dry. “Are today’s youths truly so brutal? How could this be acceptable to them, old monsters who had cultivated and evolved for countless years?”

A mere youth had killed a quasi-Heavenly Venerable with his bare hands!

This… was simply mythical, utterly unbelievable.

Even now, many still hadn’t fully grasped what kind of cultivator this truly was. Appearing young, he was actually the legendary Constant King of history!

Throughout the vast Yang Realm, through countless eras of rise and fall, it was difficult to find even a handful of such beings!

“Who is he?”

Another envoy inquired, their face filled with horror.

“They say he’s called Zhou Zhengde,” replied those who had entered earlier, near the stone furnace.

Just then, runes within the domain lit up, and everyone’s minds were shaken. Envoys from the Yuan clan and newly arrived representatives from other factions alike were terrified, daring not to move recklessly, because this mountain range was activated, and the domain had locked down heaven and earth.

Outside the Grand Ultimate Forbidden Zone, the Heavenly Venerables seated on the backs of savage beasts and divine birds felt an even greater sense of awe, all gazing from afar. No one dared to speak further, all awaiting their envoys’ reports.

*Moooo!*

A bovine roar, like a clap of thunder, shook heaven and earth.

An ancient ox demon emerged, with thick green fur all over its body, its rough horns like broadswords.

It had appeared earlier, guiding everyone inside; it was an ancient servant of the Fire Spirit clan.

At this moment, it reverted to its true form, becoming a massive wild ox with glowing green fur. As its four hooves stomped, fire sparks flew everywhere, magma surged, and symbols of order shimmered like constellations in the void, its might shaking heaven and earth.

Such a colossal ox made space roar and tremble violently. The entire world seemed on the verge of collapse, its aura encompassing mountains and rivers, nearly suffocating all cultivators!

What an incredibly powerful ox demon this was! Far more terrifying than anyone had initially anticipated.

“Young friend,” it rumbled, “please step up!”

This colossal demonic ox with glowing green fur, with magma splashing under its hooves and fierce flames surging, approached Chu Feng and subtly gestured for him to mount its back.

This scene astonished all cultivators; many were dumbfounded. What an incredibly powerful beast this was—at least above the Heavenly Venerable realm, possibly even a Great Power, far surpassing their earlier assumptions.

But now, it subtly bent a knee, allowing Chu Feng to climb onto its back. Was it willing to serve as a mount?

Chu Feng was momentarily stunned. An evolutionary of this caliber was going to carry him into the deepest part of the Grand Ultimate Secret Land?

He hesitated for a moment but quickly realized that since he was already in the forbidden zone, he couldn't avoid the Fire Spirit clan in any case, so he might as well journey deeper into the forbidden zone.

He was composed. He first offered a polite greeting, then leaped directly onto the ox’s back.

This was practically a movable primordial divine mountain, so immense. Its entire body, covered in fur as glossy as silk, gleamed with light, imbued with the power of order.

*Rumble!*

This enormous ox demon carried Chu Feng towards the most mysterious part of the secret land, kicking up fierce winds that tore through the void. Boundless patterns of rules shimmered and surged throughout heaven and earth, suppressing the mountainous terrain, causing everyone to tremble, unable to recover their senses for a long time.

“Why do I feel like he resembles that old acquaintance from the Lesser Underworld? There are traces in the corners of his eyes and brows; the aura is similar!”

Jiang Luoshen watched from behind, a little lost in thought. She strongly doubted her intuition, thinking it might be mistaken, because Chu Feng from the Lesser Underworld could not possibly have grown to this level in such a short time, to the point of being able to kill a quasi-Heavenly Venerable with a mere raise of his hand!

“Luoshen, what are you talking about?” Sheng Yuxian, the successor of Overseas Heavenly Immortal Island, asked in surprise, turning to Jiang Luoshen beside her.

“Oh, nothing.” Jiang Luoshen shook her head, a hint of regret on her beautiful face.

*Rumble!*

Just then, from a companion furnace not far away, flames shot skyward and a powerful aura surged. Someone emerged from seclusion—surprisingly, it was the Six-Eared Macaque siblings.

“Haha, I’ve emerged, I’ve succeeded! I will be comparable to the ancestors! Now I have refined peerless Fiery Golden Eyes—who dares to contend with me? I have also evolved a Dao Body!”

The Six-Eared Macaque shouted, leaping out ahead of his sister. His entire body was charred black, his fur had been completely burned away, and his eyes shot out fiery flashes like lightning, sparking in all directions.

Only then did many snap out of their daze, no longer staring in the direction Chu Feng had departed, but turning their gazes to the Six-Eared Macaque siblings.

“Brother Monkey,” someone whispered to the macaque, “someone has cultivated Super Fiery Golden Eyes.”

“What?! Where? Who is it? Who could possibly compare to my clan’s fiery eyes?!” The Six-Eared Macaque Mi Tian refused to believe it.

The ox demon galloped like roaring thunder, shaking the earth and mountains. The path it took was safe, not triggering any of the forbidden zone’s restrictions. Along the way, raging fires soared, creating an immense spectacle.

It carried Chu Feng directly to the deepest part of the forbidden zone, which was the so-called ‘Grand Ultimate’ area of the Grand Ultimate Eight Trigrams Furnace Forbidden Zone.

The ‘Grand Ultimate’ area was a range of humanoid mountains, resembling an old man holding a banana leaf fan and fanning it from afar, causing the stone furnace area before him to be filled with rolling flames.

“This is it!”

Chu Feng’s heart trembled. The broken bell, ultimate blood, and Empress he had seen with his Super Fiery Golden Eyes not long ago were precisely behind the stone gate in this area.

*Rumble!* Heaven and earth shook, sand flew, and stones rolled. The entire mountain range was swaying as the ox demon carried Chu Feng to their destination.

This was a place where white mist curled, resembling a land of immortals. The vegetation was lush and varied; trees and ancient vines alike emitted fiery glows and possessed a metallic sheen.

Alongside the rocky mountains stood an ancient pavilion, where several clusters of firelight glowed. Human figures emerged from within them; they were the powerhouses of the Fire Spirit clan, awaiting Chu Feng.

What most horrified Chu Feng was that the stone gate was not far away. Its interior was profound and abyssal, as if connected to the cosmic starry sea, linked to the Four Extremities Floating Land, and connected to the ancient netherworld predating the Imperial Fall era.

“You’ve arrived.”

In the ancient pavilion, a Fire Spirit spoke; its voice was incredibly ancient, like a flickering candle in the wind, as if it could extinguish at any moment.

Chu Feng dismounted the ox’s back and offered a respectful greeting to the figures. He knew that these beings were terrifyingly ancient and ridiculously powerful. Even though they had done their utmost to restrain their aura, they still felt unfathomable, as if they could sever the heavens, capable of crushing galaxies, and their very presence could cause the rules of the Great Dao to fall into disarray.

“Please, sit,” said one. “Don’t be so formal.”

An elderly figure spoke, a date-red complexion appearing within the firelight. It was truly ancient, with most of its ‘hair’ gone. Even though it was a transformed Fire Spirit, it still carried the essence of a human form, appearing incredibly aged.

“Let’s study the mysteries of this place together and figure out how to enter that stone gate,” another Fire Spirit spoke, its voice very weak, as if on the verge of expiring.

Indeed, the flames enshrouding it were also incredibly dim, like a flickering candle in the wind, as if its entire being was about to return to dust.

Yet, the vital energy occasionally flowing from its mouth and nose was enough to cause the vast firmament to dim and make the starry sky tremble and sway along!

“How could a junior like me be qualified to sit here and discuss with you, esteemed seniors?” Chu Feng remained humble. He was very discreet because these Fire Spirits were incredibly powerful, and he was on their territory, feeling out of his depth.

“Don’t be nervous,” an elderly Fire Spirit said. “We bear no ill will; we simply wish to utilize your domain abilities to jointly study the world behind the stone gate.”

“The younger generation is formidable!” one of them exclaimed. “Who knows how many times stronger than we were in our youth, truly remarkable!”

Chu Feng sat down. He really wanted to know: Was the world within this stone gate real? It wouldn’t be just another imprint, would it? So he asked directly.

“They are all real,” a Fire Spirit stated clearly. “You saw a portion of the truth with your Super Fiery Golden Eyes!”

“There are invincible beings within!” another Fire Spirit sighed, its tone seeming to carry regret, with a look of regret and sorrow on its face.

“What?!”

Chu Feng was truly shocked. The broken bell, ultimate blood, Three-Life Medicine, and the like—they were all real?

And that supreme Empress, she was here too? Not an imprint?!

He had heard the great black dog mention that the Empress had hovered in the air, walked upon the heavens, and departed; she traversed the Heavenly Emperor’s Burial Pit and journeyed alone across a single-plank bridge, her fate unknown. How could *she* be here?!

An elderly figure took a deep, intoxicated breath and said, “Do you smell it, the faint fragrance? Everything is within that stone gate, even the legendary supreme great medicines grow by the roadside!”

Chu Feng no longer looked distracted, staring intently at the world within the stone gate.

“Do you see it? That’s an Imperial Medicine, a precious medicine born from rooting in ultimate blood, its value unimaginable. And that plant, do you see it? It has formed flower buds; that’s a terrifying Grand Cosmos-level plant. Its flower buds are about to blossom, and just getting close and inhaling a single breath of its pollen can transform one into a Grand Cosmos-level being!”

The elderly figures all spoke, all sighing with emotion, their cloudy ancient eyes all fixed on the world within the stone gate!