My son is about to break through.

Stepping onto that eerie continent, eternally shrouded in blood moonlight and desolate and lifeless, Gu Qingfeng no longer concealed his aura.

The immense pressure of the peak of the Nine Tribulations, enough to overthrow the first realm of immortality, was released with a roar, like an ancient ferocious beast awakening!
His divine sense spread out even more recklessly, like an invisible giant net, brutally sweeping across every corner of the continent.

His actions, in this desolate land that had been silent for countless millennia, were tantamount to throwing a bomb into a stagnant pool.

“Buzz——!!!”

The entire continent seemed to truly come alive at that moment!
Countless ancient corpses began to tremble violently!
The concentration of the eerie Daoist aura permeating the air instantly surged several times, becoming so viscous as to be almost tangible, carrying with it a frenzied malice and a bloodthirsty desire!
"Roar--!!!"

"hiss--!!!"

“Ah——!!!”

One after another, low roars and howls, filled with madness and venom, rose from all directions of the continent, weaving together into a chilling symphony of death!
Dozens, hundreds, or even more strange beings of various shapes, but without exception, all exuding an aura of deathly stillness, madness, and immense power, awaken from their slumber or imprisonment like sharks that have smelled blood.

Their goal was unprecedentedly unified—the invader standing in the center of the continent, whose aura shone like a torch.

In that instant, the entire strange continent seemed to transform into a hellish realm, with countless ghosts unleashed and demons dancing wildly!

The terrifying killing intent and death aura converged into a tangible dark cloud, obscuring the already dim light of the blood moon and making the world even more oppressive and suffocating.

Gu Xiu, who was nervously watching everything below from the starry sky, couldn't help but gasp when he saw this sudden sight, his whole body turning ice-cold.

"Hiss—! So many?"

Only then did he truly understand how incredibly lucky he had been in this desolate place!
He only encountered a few scattered individuals within this restricted area.

At this moment, because of the Emperor Gu Qingfeng's unbridled investigation and the stimulation of his powerful aura, the truly terrifying power of the entire strange continent was completely alarmed!
It's like stirring up a bottomless hornet's nest!
If I had broken in, I would have been faced with a bizarre resurgence of this scale.

Let alone hold out until Father arrives, I'm afraid I won't even last ten breaths before I'm torn to shreds, leaving not even a trace!

A wave of lingering fear washed over him instantly.

Not only Gu Xiu, but also some ancient powerhouses in this starry region were disturbed by the sudden aura of Gu, and they all turned their attention to this infamous forbidden land.

"That's... a forbidden zone of the ancient gods!"

"What happened! How could the strange phenomena within the Forbidden Zone of the Ancient Gods have fully revived?!"

"Such terrifying death energy... Has someone trespassed into the depths of the forbidden zone and violated a taboo?"

"Hiss! Throughout history, only a handful of Celestial Venerables have ever survived an incursion into the Forbidden Zone of Ancient Gods, let alone caused such a bizarre upheaval in the entire zone! Who is so reckless as to be so ignorant of their own mortality?"

These ancient beings are all old monsters who have cultivated in this starry sky for countless years.

Most of them were very familiar with the infamous reputation of the Forbidden Zone of the Ancient Gods, and some had even witnessed or heard of the tragic fate of intruders.

Upon witnessing the riots in the restricted area, everyone was deeply shocked and incredulous.

What happened next filled all those who were watching this place with extreme shock and horror!

Facing the strange army surging in from all directions like a tidal wave, Gu Qingfeng, at the center of the storm, showed no change in expression, his calmness chilling.

He simply raised his right hand, slowly clenched his five fingers, and then, facing the overwhelming and eerie torrent, threw a simple and nonchalant punch!
There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling display of supernatural power.

There is only one pure and ultimate force!

An absolute power that breaks free from constraints, reverses life and death, and transcends all the bizarre and unpredictable forces!
Wherever the fist struck, the space in front of it rippled like a calm lake where a stone had been thrown in, creating visible, pitch-black ripples.

The ripples spread rapidly, and wherever they passed, space cracked and shattered silently, revealing the chaotic void behind them!

The dozen or so strange beings at the forefront, upon contact with the spatial ripples, didn't even have time to utter a scream. Their massive bodies, like snow under the scorching sun or a pencil drawing erased by an invisible eraser, instantly disintegrated and vanished into the finest dust, returning to nothingness.

Ashes!

Soul fly away!

Not even a trace of its existence was left!
One punch, and the whole area is cleared!
The strange creatures that followed seemed to be stunned by this terrifying punch, their movements momentarily slowed, and the madness in their scarlet or eerie green eyes lessened, instinctively revealing a trace of fear.

But driven by some kind of will deep within the restricted area, they quickly descended into madness once more, charging forward wave after wave.

Gu Qingfeng's expression remained unchanged, and he continued walking, casually swinging his fist.

Each punch landed like the scythe of death, inevitably turning swathes of monsters into ashes.

He strolled through the bizarre army as if walking in a garden, leaving behind a vacuum zone paved with strange debris wherever he went.

Less than half an hour.

The ancient god's forbidden zone, which was originally filled with deafening roars and murderous intent, gradually quieted down.

Looking out over the land, apart from the ancient, desolate landscape, there was no other strange, moving figure to be seen.

The chilling roars and howls finally subsided.

The entire restricted area seemed to have been thoroughly cleansed by an invisible storm, returning to its original desolation.

Only the lingering, terrifying energy fluctuations and fragments of Daoist rhyme in the air still tell the story of that one-sided, massacre-like brief battle.

In the starry sky, those ancient beings who had been peering from afar were now in a deathly silence.

All eyes were fixed on the figure standing proudly in the center of the ancient god's forbidden zone, his black imperial robe spotless, and a huge wave of emotions surged in their hearts!

"Who...who is this person?!"

"The Ancient God Forbidden Zone is bizarre. Every one of them is comparable to a Celestial Venerable, and some are even comparable to high-level Celestial Venerables... Yet... he slaughtered them all like mowing grass!"

"This strength... could he be a newly promoted 'Supreme'?!"

An ancient celestial being, his voice dry and trembling with disbelief, uttered the title that commanded awe throughout the entire starry sky.

However, this conjecture was immediately refuted.

"impossible!"

Another being, exuding an even more ancient and weathered aura, categorically denied it.

"In the previous era, the Heavenly Flame Supreme sought to annihilate the Ancient God Forbidden Zone and explore the secrets of immortality, but ended up dying here in bloodshed. His Great Dao still mourns in the depths of the starry sky, suppressing the supreme status of this era!"
Only 30 billion years have passed in this era, and the era of one trillion years is still a long way off. How could a new supreme being possibly be born?!

When the fall of the Heavenly Flame Supreme was mentioned, all the ancient beings fell silent.

He was an invincible being who truly stood at the pinnacle of this starry sky, and his fall was earth-shattering, the effects of which have not yet faded.

When a supreme being falls, the Great Dao suppresses an entire era—this is an ironclad rule!

"Then... could this person be a visitor from beyond this realm?"

Yet another chilling possibility has emerged.

Not long ago, a cultivator claiming to be from beyond the realm did indeed descend. He was incredibly powerful and ruthless, stirring up the winds and clouds in the starry sky and causing many ancient forces to suffer great losses.

The term "outside the territory" now carries a sense of mystery and potential threat.

This speculation caused many ancient beings to adopt a solemn expression.

If this person is truly a powerful being from beyond the realm, possessing such terrifying strength, what is their purpose?
Is it a blessing or a curse for this starry sky?
Just as various parties in the starry sky were filled with doubt and speculation about Gu Qingfeng's strength, Gu Qingfeng, inside the Ancient God Forbidden Zone, turned his gaze to the deepest part of the Forbidden Zone.

There, the light of the blood moon seemed to solidify, transforming into a dark red curtain of light that enveloped an area. Even his divine sense was subtly blocked by an even more powerful force.

He could sense that the core, or rather the source, of this forbidden zone lay there. "Aren't you coming out yet?"

Gu Qingfeng's voice echoed calmly in the deathly silent forbidden zone, clearly penetrating behind the dark red light curtain.

"Does this mean I must personally invite you out?"

His response was an even deeper, deathly silence, as if the area were truly empty.

Gu Qingfeng shook his head and said no more.

He slowly raised his right fist. This time, what was gathered on the fist was not only pure force, but also a wisp of deep, abyss-like, seemingly capable of ending all things, ghostly death energy!
He locked onto the area behind the dark red light curtain.

Then, he threw a punch!
"Boom——!!!"

This punch was completely different from the one he used to clear out the grunts!

The moment the fist was thrown, the world lost its color!
The entire Ancient God Forbidden Zone trembled and groaned violently under this punch.

Instead of shattering like ripples, the space ahead collapsed like glass struck by a giant hammer, revealing a massive black hole with chaotic currents flowing around its edges!
The dark torrent formed from the force of the fist, carrying the will to destroy everything, crashed fiercely into the dark red light screen.

"Crack!"

The light screen was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks!

The power of the entire forbidden zone seemed to be shaken, and the light of the blood moon flickered violently!

"boom--"

An indescribable, terrifying aura, surpassing all previous eerie occurrences, erupted from behind the shattered light curtain, sweeping across the entire realm, like an ancient demon god awakening.
This aura, vast and ancient, filled with a heart-palpitating stillness, yet also carried a supreme majesty that made one's soul tremble!

Gu Qingfeng's pupils contracted slightly, and for the first time, a clear expression of emotion appeared on his face. He slowly uttered two words.

"immortal!"

Although this aura was filled with deathly stillness and mutation, its essential life level and profound Dao essence truly touched upon the realm of immortality.

As expected, the deepest part of this ancient god's forbidden zone holds secrets related to immortality.

but--

despite this.

Gu Qingfeng was not afraid.

Because he keenly observed that although this kind of life level belonged to the immortal level, it was still much weaker than true immortality.

If we're really comparing them, at most they'd be at the level of half-step immortality.

While beings of this level are indeed powerful, they are not to the point that Gu Qingfeng should be afraid.

now.

Deep within the forbidden zone of the ancient gods.

A strange black mist surged, and the terrifying aura of power seemed to make the entire forbidden zone tremble.

This power also horrified the other ancient beings who sensed it.

"boom!"

Just then, the black mist surged, and a severed finger appeared out of thin air, pressing down on Gu Qingfeng.

The severed finger had an uneven cross-section, as if it had been torn off by some terrifying force.

With thick knuckles and nails as sharp as divine weapons, the fingertips still bore dark red marks that, though long dried, still exuded a chilling aura, as if they were immortal divine blood!

This severed finger was as huge as a mountain, with terrifying Daoist energy gathering and swirling within it. The power at the half-step immortal level suddenly erupted, causing the entire Ancient God Forbidden Zone to groan in agony.

Upon seeing this, Gu Qingfeng's expression changed again.

"A severed finger!"

He never imagined that the most powerful and bizarre thing in the Ancient God Forbidden Zone was just a severed finger.

but--

Gu Qingfeng quickly realized what was happening.

If a severed finger possesses the power of a half-step immortal, then the true owner of this severed finger must have stepped into the immortal realm, and is far beyond the reach of ordinary immortals.

The owner of this severed finger may have been the immortal who created the secret realm, or it may have come from another immortal.

But anyway.

Gu Qingfeng dared not be careless at this moment.

If he were outside, he wouldn't care too much about power at the half-step immortal level.

But this secret realm is different.

Under the suppression of the Great Dao's rules, Gu Qingfeng's strength was also suppressed to the level of a half-step immortal.

However, compared to other half-step immortals, his strength is stronger, and he can be considered to be infinitely close to the immortal level.

If there are distinctions between the half-step immortal realm and the half-step immortal realm, then Gu Qingfeng is the one who truly stands at the very end of the half-step immortal realm.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

The severed finger had already pierced through the void, and the terrifying, abyss-like power of immortal Daoist charm seemed capable of suppressing the long river of time and obliterating all existence.

"Well done!"

Gu Qingfeng let out a long roar, and the terrifying power of the Netherworld Dao suddenly erupted. He threw a punch with his right hand, and the world-destroying power of the Dao gathered together, instantly engulfing everything.

When the immortal severed finger touched this power, it immediately let out a mournful cry, and the terrifying Dao aura that had existed for countless years crumbled inch by inch.

Although both are at the half-step immortal level, the gap between them is astonishingly large.

In just one exchange, the immortal severed finger realized that it was no match for Gu Qingfeng and immediately tried to escape from the Ancient God Forbidden Zone.

however.

How could Gu Qingfeng let the other party leave?

"It's too late to leave now!"

He stood on the void, the Netherworld Dao suppressing the entire Ancient God Forbidden Zone. A power comparable to the end of half-step immortality suddenly struck down, causing the immortal severed finger to tremble and crack.

One punch!
Two punches!

……

Gu Qingfeng gave the Immortal Severed Finger no chance to breathe, and no matter how much the latter struggled, it was all in vain.

At last.

As Gu Qingfeng unleashed another punch, the immortal severed finger exploded violently, instantly annihilating and dissipating all its Daoist aura. (End of Chapter)