Manhuang Realm, before the stone palace gates.
Two Giant Han Race members sat like towering mountains, ferocious aura lightly shaking space. No one dared approach half step.
Clearly, news of a Giant Han genius killed before stone palace gates reached Giant Han Race. These two waited here to find the killer, crush him to pieces.
One two hundred metres tall, the other terrifying five hundred metres, representing strength and status difference.
The two-hundred-metre one was Giant Han Race Protector, Mid Eighth-Turn. The five-hundred-metre monster was Giant Han Race Elder, Early Ninth-Turn.
Giant Han Elder, peak existence on Manhuang Realm. Status exalted, notoriously brutal, no one dared provoke.
"GRR, lately many bold ones. Giant Han Wei and Eighteenth Protector killed in Giant Tyrant City. Now even Giant Han Zheng dead. I want eat killer's heart, drink his blood!" Giant Han Elder growled, blood-red eyes.
Seeing Giant Han Zheng's massive blood stain still before them, situation similar to Giant Han Wei and Eighteenth Protector's deaths in Giant Tyrant City. Likely same killer.
Giant Han Protector nodded, gravely reporting: "Elder, I investigated entire Man Hero Cemetery. No one capable killing Giant Han Zheng found. Proves killer either tore space fleeing cemetery range, or entered stone palace!"
"Hmph, Giant Han Zheng just died, we rushed immediately. If opponent tore space escape, this Elder would sense!" Giant Han Elder's face fierce, enunciating.
"Thus, extremely likely entered stone palace. We sit here, wait for rabbit!" Giant Han Protector nodded.
Each person only enter stone palace inheritance once lifetime. When young, both entered. Now suppressing cultivation strike Trial Tablet, palace formation would repel, unable enter.
"Hmph, this Elder doesn't believe he has three heads six arms. Dare kill noble Giant Han Race, skin and bone him cannot quell my rage!" Giant Han Elder enunciated.
While they spoke, surrounding space lightly trembled, instantly alerting both Giant Han, coldly standing.
Before their eyes, space before them suddenly split like door. From within, two figures stepped out.
One old, one young, aura completely restrained, seemingly mortal.
But seeing their graceful space-door emergence, no one would underestimate.
The youth handsome, relaxed, one-eighty tall, crowned, brocade robe, sharp brows bright eyes. Though extremely calm, eyes hid unconcealed superiority.
Behind youth, white-robed elder, white hair beard, holding whisk, immortal style, slightly bowed guarding rear.
Clearly, youth's status far above elder.
"Who are you?" Giant Han Elder coldly eyed newcomers, questioning.
On Manhuang Realm, no one dared hover before Giant Han Race like this.
Brocade-robed youth ignored two Giant Han, as if their massive bodies mere ants. Slightly frowning, casually asking elder behind:
"Yi Lao, this Manhuang Realm? Truly unbearably messy!"
"Young Master, from investigation results, indeed Manhuang Realm. Inside stone palace before us, thing you seek!" Elder called Yi Lao respectfully cupped hands.
Seeing old and young ignore Giant Han dignity, Giant Han Protector furiously roared:
"Ants, dare disregard noble Giant Han Race?"
Speaking, extending four sturdy arms, savagely four punches toward two, space shaking.
Before Giant Han Protector's ferocious assault, brocade-robed noble youth didn't even glance. Yi Lao behind him lightly narrowed eyes.
Whisk in hand fiercely swung.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM…
Whisk rapidly enlarged, covering heaven earth, carrying indescribable force, smashing toward both Giant Han heads.
Entire space before stone palace, violently exploded.
"Not good!" Giant Han Elder's face drastically changed. Extreme danger surged heart.
Before this white-haired elder's force, felt facing Giant Han Clan Chief, Perfect Tenth-Turn powerhouse. No chance victory, utterly helpless.
These two, what sacred beings?
"Giant Mountain Shield!"
Daring no underestimate, Giant Han Elder produced mountain-like shield, blocking before them. This shield Giant Han Race painstakingly forged from ten-thousand-year giant mountain plus many materials, defence extremely terrifying.
BOOM…
Yi Lao's whisk struck Giant Mountain Shield. Heaven earth darkened, space collapsed. Giant Han Elder spewed massive blood.
Because shield surface, countless cracks spread, then BOOM exploded completely.
His four massive shield-holding arms, shattered to meat, pitifully weak.
"How possible? Giant Mountain Shield Extreme Low-Rank treasure!" Both Giant Han faces pale. Unbelievable feeling surged, under beast hides urine flowed, terrified extreme.
Extreme treasures, rank above True-Rank. Even in great races like Giant Demon and Giant Han, countable on fingers, showing rarity and terror.
Yet now, before elder's whisk strike, Extreme Low-Rank Giant Mountain Shield completely exploded, not even second strike endured.
"Two seniors, spare lives!" Giant Han Elder and Protector terrified, kneeling kowtowing. Knew this time hit iron plate.
If mishandled, entire Giant Han Race could face great calamity. This elder's strength too terrifying.
Yi Lao ignored pleas, face kind gentle, but hand holding whisk swung, carrying heaven-suppressing earth-crushing indescribable power.
BOOM…
No chance dodge, Giant Han Elder and Protector whipped into blood rain. Powerful Body Cultivation meaningless, like slightly larger ants.
Two exalted-status Giant Han on Manhuang Realm, officially fallen.
Yi Lao's face indifferent, as if killing two powerful Giant Han Body Cultivators no interest, like dusting speck.
Brocade-robed youth completely unconcerned, from start only glancing stone palace, finally descending.
Yi Lao closely followed, respectfully saying:
"Young Master, from my thousand-plus years investigation, this stone palace Manhuang Sacred Ground cemetery. Power Honghuang Immortal King casually supported long ago!"
Youth's expression always graceful, but hearing "Honghuang Immortal King", eyes flashed unusual colour and reverence.
Immortal King level existence? No one dared belittle.
"Yi Lao, continue!" Youth face serious, deep voice.
Seeing youth interested, Yi Lao narrowed eyes, continuing low voice:
"Legend countless years ago, Honghuang Immortal King mutual heavy injury battling another powerful Immortal King in universe. His body drifted to low-level small star realm called Manhuang Realm. Saved by small power disregarding consequences!"
"After injuries partially recovered, Honghuang Immortal King grateful, immediately bestowed that small power countless resources and his orthodox arts, then returned Immortal Realm!"
"With Honghuang Immortal King support, small power grew stronger, soared, dominating star realm, finally named Manhuang Sacred Ground!"
"Hmph, low-level star realm power dare call itself 'Sacred Ground'? Arrogant!" Youth hearing this unsatisfied snorted.
Yi Lao nodded agreeing youth, continuing:
"Pity Manhuang Sacred Ground only dominated era. Accumulation insufficient, even Honghuang Immortal King arts cultivated less than fraction. Thus facing other star realm invasion, faced destruction! Hid all inheritance in stone palace before us…"
Yi Lao truthfully recounted ancient tale. He luckily heard clues, spent enormous price and thousand years investigating, finding trace of Honghuang Immortal King's lost art.
Youth hearing ancient tale, heartbeat accelerated, breathing rushed, eyes greedy, asking:
"According Yi Lao, Honghuang Immortal King's art inside this stone palace?"
"Correct! Honghuang Bone Scripture, Honghuang Immortal King's lifetime famous art, mainly trains bones. Very likely inherited inside stone palace!" Yi Lao cupped hands, reverent tone:
"If Young Master obtains Honghuang Bone Scripture, strength definitely increase several ranks!"
"Why not directly bring entire stone palace back for this Young Master?" Noble youth eyes domineering.
Yi Lao shook head: "If kept original realm, this old man easily bring stone palace for Young Master like flipping hand. Pity Manhuang Realm rules force suppress cultivation, now insufficient control stone palace!"
Youth hearing nodded. If not voluntarily suppress to Manhuang Realm limit, not only this realm's Heavenly Dao Eye target them, even terrifying power "above" maintaining rules intervene.
Heard not long ago, Great Hand Immortal King just broke through, arrogant, casually struck low-level star realm. Now still imprisoned punished.
Thinking this, brocade-robed noble youth no longer verbose, descending before Trial Tablet.
"Young Master first lower strength to Early Harmony and Early Seventh-Turn. Enter stone palace seek Honghuang Bone Scripture. This old man guard outside!" Yi Lao respectfully cupped hands.
"Troublesome! Suppress strength again…" Youth shook head disdainfully. Thought moved, surging strength continuously lowered, Spirit and Body reaching Trial Tablet requirement stopped.
Visible, this youth also Spirit-Body dual cultivator, moreover strength extremely terrifying.
Finished, youth casually formed fist. Boundless high-level force added, three spirit roots angrily howled. Forcefully striking Trial Tablet.
Surrounding space violently trembled, then several ferocious spatial cracks appeared. Visible youth's strength, with only Seventh-Turn and Harmony affecting Manhuang Realm space.
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ…
Trial Tablet simultaneously shook. Unbelievable scene appeared.
Eight-coloured light beam erupted, illuminating entire gloomy cemetery, dispelling thick mist.
If this scene spread, entire Manhuang Realm would shock.
Trial Tablet eight colours, from ancient times none achieved, indescribably terrifying.
"With Young Master's talent, obtaining Honghuang Bone Scripture, future Prince position competition even more certain. This old man admires!" Yi Lao sighed praising.
Youth rubbed slightly numb fist, smug smile. Clearly liked Yi Lao's flattery. Hearing "Prince", eyes full ambition.
Meanwhile, stone palace gates finally cracked, sucking youth inside.
"Consider treasure hunt training not bad!" Brocade-robed youth inwardly thought, relaxing body letting stone palace suck in.
Thinking soon obtain Immortal King true transmission, Honghuang Bone Scripture, joy uncontainable.
CREAK…
Stone palace closed again.
Watching youth disappear, Yi Lao stroked white beard satisfied, cross-legged sitting, inwardly thinking:
"With Young Master's talent, surely sweep stone palace easy as eating porridge drinking water. This old man only wait good news!"
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