All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

Zhou Hai turned his head and saw that the woman was beautiful and looked to be only in her teens or twenties.

But he knew that in the cultivation world, one could not tell a person's age from their appearance.

Starting with defying fate, each time he defies the heavens, he manages to snatch a hundred years of lifespan from the heavens.

A cultivator at the Divine Power Realm has a lifespan of a thousand years, while this woman has the cultivation of the Enlightenment Realm. Who knows how long she has lived?

"Lord Ruyan, my Lin family is the Holy Lord's most loyal servant. You must avenge my Lin family!"

Lin Wan'er also saw the woman and quickly called out.

"Grandmaster, save me..."

The boys and girls beside Lin Wan'er were now screaming with all their might.

This woman named Ruyan has become everyone's hope.

"Hmph, the Lin family has indeed sided with the so-called sage!"

"You must be one of the saint's subordinates?"

Zhou Hai snorted coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Who are you? Knowing the relationship between the Lin family and my Holy Valley, how dare you act recklessly?"

The woman was also sizing up Zhou Hai, wondering how he could have destroyed the Lin family when he seemed to have no cultivation.

When she saw the Soul-Devouring Demon Palace in front of Zhou Hai, her pupils shrank instantly.

What a mysterious palace! I can't see through it at all!

Could this be a legendary sacred artifact?

Sacred artifacts are treasures crafted by sages. When still, they appear as ordinary objects, but once their power is unleashed, no one can rival them.

Its devastating power is such that anyone below the level of a sage who touches it will surely die!

The reason why the major holy lands have stood firm is precisely because of the existence of sacred artifacts, which are an unparalleled foundation!

Thinking of this, a look of fear flashed in the woman's eyes, and she instinctively wanted to run away.

Faced with a sacred artifact, her Enlightenment Realm strength was utterly insignificant!

"Lord Ruyan, he is Zhou Hai, an elder of the academy, and an enemy of the Holy Valley!"

Lin Wan'er's voice came again, and the woman couldn't help but frown!

"Academy?"

"Zhou Hai?"

"Hahaha, so it's that infamous oddball in the cultivation world, that useless elder?"

"What a fine day! It's one thing for the academy's headmaster to come and die, but even this good-for-nothing with no cultivation can't resist joining in!"

Upon hearing this, the woman burst into laughter, her fear instantly transforming into excitement.

At the same time, she gazed longingly at the demon palace.

Sacred artifacts are very powerful. If they were in the hands of a cultivator, even if that cultivator only had the Foundation Establishment cultivation level, she would have to flee at the mere sight of them.

But since it's in the hands of a mortal, without the spiritual energy of a cultivator, how can it unleash even a fraction of the power of a sacred artifact?

This is a golden opportunity to kill and steal!

"Damn it, can you stop spitting?"

Do I look like a fat sheep?

"Look at your greedy face! Tell me, what did you do to my senior brother?"

Zhou Hai couldn't stand the woman's greed any longer.

At the same time, I couldn't help but worry: what if this senior brother went to a brothel and got scammed instead?

"Hehehe, you want to see your senior brother? Don't worry, I'll make your wish come true!"

The woman gave a cold laugh and instantly appeared in front of Zhou Hai as if she had shifted into a shadow, raising her hand to grab Zhou Hai's neck.

"Ok?"

Zhou Hai was taken aback, somewhat bewildered.

Is this woman out of her mind? She came right up to me and attacked me. Who gave her the guts?

Before the woman could grab his neck, Zhou Hai suddenly threw a punch.

There was no powerful psionic surge, just a sudden punch.

But the instant he threw that punch, a dark golden light flashed across his fist, and a Dao principle faintly emerged.

"boom……"

"puff……"

The fist slammed into the woman's chest instantly. With a cracking sound, the woman didn't even have time to scream before she coughed up blood and flew backward.

"Bang bang bang..."

Explosions rang out one after another, and the overwhelming force of the explosions continued to erupt inside the woman's body.

In an instant, her body was riddled with countless bloody holes, and her clothes were stained red with blood!

"Ah You……"

The woman landed and immediately felt a darkness before her eyes, almost unable to catch her breath.

She stared at Zhou Hai in disbelief, unable to comprehend why his punch was so powerful.

Even with her full defense, she might not be able to withstand it. This carelessness has caused her true essence to dissipate and her foundation to become unstable, leaving her unable to even raise her cultivation level.

This is like a big bad wolf turning into a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in an instant!

How could this be? Isn't this guy relying on a sacred artifact?

"Idiot..."

Zhou Hai stared at the woman speechlessly.

His offensive methods are not limited to the Nirvana Emperor Scripture technique, but also include the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture and Emperor Law!

After absorbing so much power from Dao soldiers, Chen Bei's body had been tempered and refined to the point that it was already comparable to a divine weapon.

Zhou Hai is ten times stronger than Chen Bei. If he were to engage in close combat, even a Unity Realm expert would be instantly defeated. This woman is simply courting death.

"Speak, what did you do to my senior brother?"

Zhou Hai shook his head and walked step by step toward the woman, gradually unleashing his imposing aura.

"boom……"

An overwhelming sense of oppression washed over her, and the woman was terrified.

"Eighth level of enlightenment?"

"You're actually a powerful expert at the eighth level of the Enlightenment Realm?"

The woman is crazy. Didn't everyone say this guy has no cultivation at all?

How could it be so powerful?

And he's only twenty years old!

A twenty-year-old at the Enlightenment Realm, how incredibly powerful is that!

Shh...don't make a sound, keep it low-key!

Zhou Hai raised a finger and put it to his lips.

He realized that his reputation as a good-for-nothing was deeply ingrained, and no one took him seriously at all.

Although it was very annoying, I have to admit that using the name of "trash" to launch a sneak attack was quite clever.

That punch felt really good, like blasting a landmine with one blow.

Look, this woman was quite voluptuous when she first appeared, but now she's completely collapsed.

That feel... only a nobody can understand it!

"you……"

The woman's eyelids twitched violently before she realized she had been tricked.

This guy is just pretending to be weak to take advantage of others!

"Stop talking nonsense, what exactly happened to my senior brother?"

Zhou Hai, still thinking about Murong Xiao, asked coldly.

"Elder Zhou... Elder Zhou, let's talk this out, your senior brother is alright!"

"My master not only invited him to Qingyue Tower, but also invited him to the Star Gazing Tower for tea!"

"He's at the Star Gazing Tower right now!"

Sensing Zhou Hai's murderous intent, the woman's heart tightened, and she quickly cried out.

At this moment, he was at the mercy of others, like a fish on a chopping board, yet he bowed his head and begged for mercy without the slightest hesitation.

"I don't believe you for a second! What good would come out of your hands?"

"Why don't you say he went to a brothel without paying, and that's why you arrested him and reported him to the authorities?"

Zhou Hai rolled his eyes at the woman, not believing a word she said.

"Really, I..."

The woman wanted to argue, but Zhou Hai didn't give her a chance. He raised his hand and summoned the Soul-Devouring Demon Palace, which smashed directly down on the woman's head.

"You were staring at this thing just now, looking like you really liked it. I'll use it to send you on your way today, that'll satisfy you!"

Zhou Hai gave the woman a huge special treatment; under the power of the Demon Palace, the woman instantly turned to ashes.

This is not some so-called sacred artifact, but a true imperial artifact.

Imperial artifacts must not be defiled; even a mere touch can instantly reduce a person to ashes.