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

"Be careful……"

Numerous loud shouts rang out.

The hundreds of cultivators at the Divine Power Realm originally intended to gather together to resist Zhou Hai, but now, facing the enormous palm print that blotted out the sky, they realized how ridiculous their idea was.

The raging destructive power brought endless threats of death, terrifying them and making them wish they could turn around and run away.

But they found that at this moment, even moving was a luxury.

Faced with the descending palm print, they couldn't even unleash the extraordinary abilities within their bodies, and could only watch as darkness enveloped them, plunging them into eternal annihilation.

"Do not……"

Someone screamed at the top of their lungs, but to no avail.

As the palm print landed completely, bursts of blood mist exploded and eventually vanished into nothingness.

The power of annihilation completely erases all traces of its existence!

"This……"

Seeing this earth-shattering palm strike, Murong Xiao and Du Hai were completely bewildered.

Such powerful offensive tactics, they are simply unmatched!

Is this the junior brother's true strength?

In an instant, Zhou Hai's Annihilation Palm Print annihilated all the cultivators at the Divine Power Realm, and once again covered the area.

On the sacrificial altar, the teleportation array erupted with endless light, attempting to resist the power of this palm strike.

However, as a flash of dark light appeared, the protective power of the teleportation array began to crumble, and the array patterns completely collapsed.

When the giant palm print disappeared and the world returned to normal, the array patterns on the altar and some of the magical artifacts used to set up the array had all turned into fragments.

Seeing this, Zhou Hai looked down again.

Below the Star Gazing Tower, hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the great river were already paralyzed with fear.

Among these people, there are at least several hundred, or even more, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment and Innate Realms.

These people are clearly disciples of the so-called Holy Valley!

Zhou Hai had no intention of letting these people off the hook, determined to eliminate them completely.

However, just as he was about to act, the system's voice suddenly rang in his mind: "Ding! Your second disciple has fallen into Wu Wanli's hands and is in danger. A protection mission has been activated. Please go and protect him immediately. There will be a large reward!"

"What? The reward for the last protector hasn't even been given yet, and now another protector is needed?"

"I left that girl a thousand miles away, how could I still run into Wu Wanli?"

Zhou Hai was dumbfounded and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ding: Congratulations, host, you have received the Guardian Gift Pack!"

The system did not respond, but instead directly gave the reward for the previous act of protection.

"Open the Guardian Gift Pack!"

Zhou Hai frowned, displeased, but still opened the guardian gift pack!

"Ding: Congratulations, host, you have successfully activated the Guardian Gift Pack!"

"Ding: Congratulations, host, you have successfully obtained 300 Rejuvenation Pills!"

"Ding: Congratulations, host, you have successfully obtained a substitute puppet!"

"Ding: Congratulations, host, you have successfully obtained three Exploding Yuan Pills!"

"Ding: Congratulations, host, on successfully unlocking three hundred years of cultivation!"

As soon as the system finished speaking, a massive amount of cultivation power surged into Zhou Hai's body, allowing him to break through to the ninth level of the Enlightenment Realm on the spot.

Zhou Hai's eyes lit up. For some reason, despite having obtained both the Undying Battle Soul Body and the Burial Heaven Demon Body, he was still unable to cultivate, and couldn't even draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enter his body.

Therefore, the spiritual energy consumed in the battle just now cannot be replenished at all.

As a result of this breakthrough, he recovered to his former vigor and vitality, as if he had inexhaustible strength!

This feeling is absolutely amazing!

"The Rejuvenation Pill, what a wonderful thing!"

At the same time, he also noticed the rewards given by the system. Especially the Rejuvenation Pill, which came at just the right time.

"Senior brothers, please divide these twenty Rejuvenation Pills among yourselves. It should be enough for you to recover your cultivation!"

"Eliminate evil completely. You're in charge of dealing with these small fry and the aftermath. I'm going to kill Wu Wanli first!"

He took out twenty Rejuvenation Pills and tossed them to Murong Xiao and Du Hai. Thinking of Qin Xiyao's safety, Zhou Hai raised his hand, shattering space and instantly disappearing from his spot.

"To shatter the void with a mere wave of the hand—isn't that the power only a saint possesses?"

Du Hai stared wide-eyed, looking as if he'd seen a ghost.

"It seems we really underestimated this junior brother!"

"He's right. He's been too low-key all these years. Everyone thought he was a lazy bum; who would have thought he was already a saint?"

"They even said he had some kind of unprecedentedly useless physique, but in the end, it's just that it's beyond the reach of us ordinary cultivators. Perhaps the strength of his physique has already far exceeded our imagination!"

Murong Xiao was also shocked, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he first met Zhou Hai.

On that occasion, he and Zhou Hai's master, Zhang Er, were also taken to Qingyue Tower by Wu Wanli.

Zhang Er was known as an expert in all aspects of the cultivation world. The moment he saw Zhou Hai, he could tell that Zhou Hai was different.

This kid actually resisted the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

It is important to know that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is as important to cultivators as the five grains are to ordinary people.

Mortals cannot live without eating, and cultivators cannot live without absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Since ancient times, everyone has been capable of cultivation; the only difference is the quality of their aptitude.

A physique like Zhou Hai's, which resists the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and is destined to be unable to cultivate, is absolutely a rare sight throughout history.

On a whim, Zhang Er took him as his disciple, intending to take him back and study him carefully.

Over the years, Murong Xiao never even considered letting him cultivate; he only wanted him to take on a disciple and inherit Zhang Er's mantle.

Who would have thought that this kid, without uttering a sound, would cultivate into such an unparalleled powerhouse?

Looking back now, Murong Xiao feels like he's living in a dream.

"Yes, I just realized that our flamboyant junior brother is actually quite low-key!"

"If it weren't for saving us, he probably would never have revealed his cultivation level!"

Du Hai nodded slightly and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"Alas... My sages passed down the ancestral teachings that those who follow the righteous path should abandon fame and fortune and take it upon themselves to protect the common people!"

"Over the years, I always thought I was doing very well, and I was even quite proud of myself. Now, looking at my junior brother, I realize that my level has fallen short!"

"Those who, like our junior brother, conceal their merits and fame, yet are willing to silently protect others, are the true sages!"

Murong Xiao felt disappointed and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

In his view, if he hadn't stopped Chu Chen from leading the way for Zhou Hai yesterday, and if Zhou Hai hadn't tried to save him, Du Hai, and the people of Qinzhou today, Zhou Hai probably would never have revealed his cultivation level.

His low-key yet righteous style of doing things is something he can only dream of!

For a moment, he felt as if he had elevated Zhou Hai to the status of a sage, and his admiration for him was boundless.

At this moment, Zhou Hai had no idea about any of this. In his busy schedule, all he knew was to use the Emperor's Corner Teleportation Array and show off his skills in front of his two senior brothers!

After today, my reputation as a lazy bum should be cleaned up, right?

The Emperor's Corner Teleportation Array allows free movement within a million miles.

In the blink of an eye, he had already appeared a thousand miles away, at the place where Qin Xiyao was settled.

Since they were going to fight, and Qin Xiyao had no cultivation, Zhou Hai couldn't really take her with him. So after figuring out the location, he left her halfway there.

But she never expected that she would run into Wu Wanli, who was fleeing.

The crucial point is that Wu Wanli even attacked a mortal.

At this moment, Zhou Hai's killing intent was overwhelming.

These evil people are truly addicted to killing; they'd want to kill any ordinary person they encountered.

However, after arriving here, Zhou Hai realized he was wrong.

As soon as he appeared, he used the supreme concealment technique, "Escape," to hide himself in the void.

Upon approaching, they saw that Wu Wanli was in an extremely disheveled state.