Chapter 115: Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell

  The world was quiet, the calamity clouds gradually retreated, turning dark clouds into blue sky. The holy kings even saw a hint of sarcastic smile emerging from the yin and yang anomalies of the calamity clouds as they retreated.

  "Are you dead?" The various holy monarchs thought to themselves, their hearts filled with doubts and questions. They felt that everything was like a dream, the earth had been ravaged, the calamity of the thunder tribulation was terrifying, and today's events would likely be etched in their memories for eternity.

  Lady Huayang, in her stunning beauty, an indistinct pale hue emerged. Qin Hao was dead, and yet, there was a sense of desolation in her heart. The scene just now lingered in her mind, unforgettable. This young man defied the heavens, unafraid under the thunderbolt's wrath, as steady as a mountain amidst the turbulent skies. She even felt a thread of reverence for him.

  Looking at the earth, she couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. The path of cultivation was like this - one could defy humans, but not heaven. She involuntarily walked towards the area where the thunderbolt had struck, and several Holy Kings were shocked, wondering what was wrong with Lady Huayang. After crossing the tribulation, the area still lingered with lightning, which was also terrifying for cultivators. However, Lady Huayang walked past it.

  No matter how they called out or commanded, it was all in vain. The Holy King of the Kaiyang Sect let out a deep sigh and allowed her to leave.

  Arriving at the bottom of the giant pit, Madame Huayang could clearly feel that there was still thunder surging beneath her feet. However, she no longer cared about this. She wanted to see if the young man had left behind a wisp of his soul or perhaps some object, but apart from the charred black earth, there was nothing else.

  She shook her head and muttered to herself: "What's wrong with me? A person who has nothing to do with me, yet I keep thinking about him. After the calamity, everything turned to ashes, leaving nothing behind."

  In an instant, she turned around, ready to ride the clouds and leave. Her injuries were not yet healed, and forcibly staying here would likely result in severe internal damage.

  But just at this moment, she suddenly stepped on a bluestone, under the thunderbolt, it was still preserved so intact, although there were some charred marks around it, but this was also a miracle. She reached out and grabbed the bluestone, which fell into her hand, and just as she did, several Holy Kings arrived. She didn't have time to investigate, and directly threw the bluestone into her sleeve.

  "Hua Yang, how are your injuries?" asked the Holy King of Kaiyang Sect. Hua Yang was a top-notch cultivator in the royal family, and even the Holy King had to show respect.

  "It won't be a problem, I'll recover in a few months, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." said Lady Huayang.

  "What did you just pick up?" The Holy King of the Great Light Sect asked, his face somewhat overcast.

  "A handful of ashes, left as a reminder, let Huayang remember this lesson." Madam Huayang said.

  "Hua Yang's determination is genuine, and in the future, he will definitely rise to prominence. The Kaiyang Sect has gained another talented individual."

  "It won't be long before Kaiyang's Great Teachings will have another Holy King, haha!"

  Several great holy kings congratulated, but what they actually thought in their hearts was unknown. The various holy kingdoms were competing with each other, and no one wanted to see any outstanding talents emerge from the others. However, polite words still had to be said. After all, Huayang Furen was a talented person who had entered the top ten of the Tian Gang ranking at the beginning and became a king in one leap, existing as a monarch for a hundred years.

  "Is it?" The elder of the Bright Light Sect said coldly: "Is it really just a handful of yellow earth? Or is it some kind of precious treasure? Or perhaps..."

  "I don't know what the Holy King wants to say, please speak directly, no need to be so roundabout and evasive." Lady Huayang was slightly angry, this was also her usual nature, after all, even with the Holy King, she was like this because her master was the king of kings.

  "You... are getting too arrogant." The Holy King of the Yangguang Sect was suddenly enraged and about to take action, but just then, the Holy King of the Kaiyang Sect moved, standing in front of Lady Huayang: "What do you think you're doing? My disciple Huayang is a student of our sect's Supreme Elder, it's not your turn to discipline her."

  Upon hearing this, the Holy King of the Shaking Light Sect felt a slight sense of trepidation. The Upper Elder of the Opening Sun Sect, Luo Tai, was a renowned figure with a reputation that shook the heavens. His full name was Luo Fengwei, and he had killed his way to the top of the Heavenly Rankings at the age of ten. By the time he was a hundred years old, he had become a king, and before reaching five hundred years old, he had achieved the status of Holy King. He had obtained an ancient legacy and had even surpassed the Demon Dao Holy King, killing his way to the top. After becoming a Holy King, he had also killed twenty-one Earthly Fiends. His military achievements were impressive, and after achieving enlightenment in the Earthly Way, he immediately went into seclusion. That was absolutely an ancient being, with some people even thinking that he had become one with the universe. After all, it had already been tens of thousands of years, and to know that ten thousand years was the limit for a Holy King...

  "It turns out that Huayang was a disciple of Luofeng Wei, no wonder he's so against the heavens. However, compared to when Luofeng Wei first came, he's still somewhat inferior." The Holy King of Yuheng Sect said.

  "Heh heh, if it's really a stroke of yellow earth, what would happen if we take it out and have a look?" The attitude of the Holy King of the Shaking Light Great Sect suddenly made a 180-degree turn. The competition for the Earthly Fiend Ranking was even more intense than that of the Heavenly Fiend Ranking, but there were almost always just those few people, never changing. Many people thought that the Earthly Fiend Ranking had been stuck in place, or else why would it remain unchanged all this time?

  So many people think that Luo Feng has already become a Buddha, and Luo Feng's reputation is renowned in the Eastern Dragon, and he is also the evil star of the Earth Killer List.

  The reason why the Earthly Fiend Ranking is called the Earthly Fiend is that they are about to achieve the Earthly Way, and "fiend" refers to the fact that these people have all emerged from intense killing and competition. Although the Heaven's Chosen Ones on the Heaven's Chosen List are against heaven, they haven't gone through as much killing. The Heaven's Chosen is a symbol of genius from the beginning, although the competition is fierce, it's not always changing. As the Holy King, he doesn't dare to offend an Earthly Fiend Ranking fiend star. Such a fierce person dares to squat at your sect's entrance, unless you never come out for the rest of your life.

  This is also why the major sects will never kill their young geniuses, because behind every exceptionally talented young person, there are always several even more powerful old antiques that you can't afford to offend.

  For example, Lin Jing Tian had a master who was called the King behind his back. Then, the King's master was the Holy King. If one of them died, a group would emerge. Who would be willing to do such foolish things? Everyone has a family and a foundation. If they continue to kill each other like this, all the geniuses will die out.

  It's just Qin Hao, who killed a group of people without fear, what king or genius, he killed them all because he was alone and had no burden, as the saying goes, "barefooted is not afraid of wearing shoes", so such geniuses, major sects will either kill or recruit, there are no other options, they absolutely won't let them exist in the world, otherwise if a barefooted person appears in the future, the major sect will be doomed.

  "Old thing." Huayang lady did not expect it to be so, but she had no choice, and could only take out the celadon from her sleeve. However, when it reached her hand, a surprising thing happened - what was originally a piece of celadon actually turned into yellow earth. Several old men who were still alive opened their eyes and took a look, but couldn't see anything abnormal. The divine eye almost examined this clump of earth inside and out.

  "How is it?" asked Lady Huayang with a calm tone.

  "Hua Yang fruit is indeed a thoughtful person, his cultivation will definitely soar in the future." The Holy King of Yao Guang Da Jiao smiled and said. Such a king may become a saint one day with just a little luck. However, he found it strange earlier that a king would hold a handful of dry soil. Now it seems that was indeed what she said, just to leave a thought, those who can be called kings are mostly eccentric, now thinking about it, this is probably the special hobby of this king.

  Although Lady Huayang is stunningly beautiful, in the eyes of these old fossils, beauty is nothing special, they are all just goods for sale, what haven't they seen before?

  "It's unnecessary! Holy King, Huayang is leaving." Lady Huayang bowed to the Holy King of Kaiyang Sect and then ignored the other Holy Kings, directly riding on a cloud and leaving. The few people were left staring with nothing they could do.

  Just then, the Holy King of the Great Light Sect felt that something was not quite right, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was. However, as he investigated the massive pit, a thought suddenly occurred to him. He immediately sensed the Heavenly Seal List with his divine sense, and saw that Qin Hao's name still existed among the top 63. He was stunned: "This... how is this possible........."

  "What's wrong?" The rest of the Holy Kings were silent.

  "Look at the Tianxia rankings, sixty-third place." The Holy King Dao of the Yang Guang Sect said.

  Upon hearing this, several saintly kings simultaneously sensed it with their divine consciousness. In less than a breath's time, several people were already wearing bitter expressions: "That little brat is actually still alive."

  "Search and dig three feet underground, we must find him and kill him. If such a person is not killed, it will inevitably lead to future troubles and endanger the foundation of our great teachings." The Holy King Yaoguang said.

  "That's right, this time the ancient gate of life and death has emerged, but it has a great relationship with him. He must be the Great Demon King, he must be killed, he must be killed." Several Holy Kings said that they knew that the Great Church and this person were already irreconcilable, and now they are still letting him live, which will inevitably become a future trouble.

  Then several saints joined forces to cast a secret spell, and the divine eyes dug three feet into the ground. However, there was no news of it, but the name on the Tian Gang list did not disappear. This is the best proof. They searched for half a day's work, and soon the sun will set, but still no clue.

  "He escaped." Several Holy Kings said in unison.

  "Even if he really became a Daoist, how could he slip away under our very noses?" asked Tianxu Da Jiao's Sheng Wang Dao.

  "Hua Yang." The Holy King of the Da Jiao sect suddenly said.

  "Hmph, that patch of yellow earth has been checked already, what else do you want to say?" The Holy King of Kaiyang Sect suddenly became enraged.

  "Don't forget, this person has the ability to transform and absorb, which he obtained from Kong Xuan, the youngest son of the Peacock King." The Holy King of the Yao Guang Sect suddenly remembered this.

  "In other words, the yellow earth from just now was something he conjured up?" The Holy King of the Jade Harmony Sect looked puzzled. He didn't understand how someone who had only just achieved enlightenment could possibly evade their detection with his Concealment Technique?

  "Isn't it just a matter of asking Huayang when he returns?" said the Holy King of the Great Light Sect.

  "Don't be overbearing." The Holy King of Kaiyang Sect said with a hint of anger, but his tone was somewhat lacking.

  "This concerns the future of the Great Teachings. The Eastern Dragon Great Teaching and the Kaiyang Great Teaching are connected by a single breath, and the latter cannot stand alone." The six Holy Kings almost simultaneously pressed on.

  Upon hearing this, the Holy King of Kaiyang was helpless and had to send a letter to Huayang, but there was no response at all. The matter has basically been settled.

  A few days later, Dong Long Qi Jiao joined forces and issued a kill order, eliminating evil demons and heretics, Qin Hao...

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