"Little brother, since you've reached the limit of the Blood Transformation Realm, break through to the Heavenly Passage Realm soon. I'll be waiting for you in the Second Domain!" Shi Yi stepped into the golden passage leading to the Second Domain, the realm of the Heavenly Passage.
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Void God Realm, Second Domain
Unlike the First Domain's Initial Grounds, the Second Domain, home to the Heavenly Passage Realm, felt far more comfortable to Shi Yi. Being forcibly suppressed was a sensation no one enjoyed.
In the First Domain, despite possessing power far beyond the Blood Transformation Realm, the Void God Realm's laws and order had ruthlessly capped Shi Yi's strength at that level.
It was not a pleasant feeling.
At the very least, Shi Yi disliked it.
Now, in the Second Domain, he felt his body's power unshackled, released. Instinctively, he unleashed his ten Heavenly Passages, each blazing like a radiant sun, too dazzling to behold directly.
This display drew countless eyes.
"Ten Heavenly Passages?"
"Eight passages are the human race's limit. Nine passages are the potential of archaic remnants or pureblood beasts. Ten passages in the Lower Realm's Eight Domains? Unheard of! Could he be the cub of a pureblood beast?"
"No, no, I know him. He's not a beast cub. He's Shi Yi, a prodigy of the Stone Kingdom's Martial King's Manor, hailed as a born sage with the potential to become a god—the Heavy-Pupiled One. I never expected to meet him here."
"The Martial King's Manor, the Rain Clan, the Demonic Spirit Lake—weren't they all wiped out? That incident even shook the other seven domains. It was the first time so many human powerhouses fell."
"Don't talk nonsense. The ancestors may be gone, but the younger generation survived. Those pureblood beasts still have some reservations—they wouldn't dare slaughter in the Stone Kingdom's capital!"
"Little Dot Shi Hao and Double-Pupiled Shi Yi, both prodigies of the Martial King's Manor. As long as those brothers live, the manor hasn't truly fallen. One day, they'll rise."
Clearly, Shi Yi hadn't arrived in an empty place.
This time, his landing spot was a crowded hub, teeming not only with humans but also archaic remnants and even a few pureblood beasts watching him from afar.
This wasn't surprising.
The Void God Realm wasn't exclusive to the Stone Kingdom or even the Desolation Domain.
It encompassed all Eight Domains of the Lower Realm—Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, Yellow, Cosmos, Eternity, Flood, and Desolation. Nearly every region had ancient kingdoms or similar entities.
Not all were founded by humans.
Many were established by other intelligent races.
For instance, the Spirit Clan, Three-Eyed Clan, and Celestial Clan—humanoid but refusing to identify as human, viewing the human race as an insult to their existence.
Only in the Desolation Domain, the lowest-ranked of the Eight Domains, did pureblood humans establish ancient kingdoms like the Fire Kingdom and Stone Kingdom, where pureblood humans thrived.
If beasts could be pureblood, so could humans.
But pureblood humans, except for a rare few prodigies, were unremarkable.
Their sole advantage? Prolific reproduction—like cutting chives, one crop regrows after another.
Leaving aside the Upper Realm's Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, in the Lower Realm's Eight Domains, humans held little status. They were humble, stripped of dignity, trampled by archaic remnants and pureblood beasts.
Not only were they confined to the lowest Desolation Domain, but in many regions, archaic remnants and pureblood beast races treated humans as blood food or slaves.
"Human? Impossible. Humans, that lowly blood food, slaves of all races, can't open ten Heavenly Passages. It must be an illusion." A Kui Niu, a pureblood beast, suddenly fixed its gaze on Shi Yi.
Shaped like a bull, gray-blue with no horns, it moved on a single leg.
Its voice thundered, its eyes glowed like the sun and moon, and it was wreathed in wind and rain.
The Kui Niu's voice boomed like rolling thunder.
Shi Yi had no desire to stir trouble, even as he saw a group of humans groveling beside the Kui Niu, grooming its fur.
But the Kui Niu had no intention of letting him be. With a single leap, it flashed before him, blocking his path.
"Young one, I like your little illusion trick. I'll give you a chance—kneel and swear loyalty to me!" The Kui Niu flashed what it thought was a kind smile.
In reality, it was a gaping maw, utterly terrifying.
"Scram!" Shi Yi's voice was icy.
He didn't seek trouble, but he didn't fear it either.
The human race's humble plight was undeniable, and he couldn't change that now. Only when he grew strong enough to suppress the entire Eight Domains could he consider uplifting human status.
"Human boy, you've got spirit!"
The Kui Niu grew fonder of Shi Yi. It was used to subservient humans; a defiant one was a refreshing novelty.
"What do you want?" Shi Yi asked, impatient.
"Listen up, human boy. I'm from the Heaven Domain, the first of the Eight Domains. Its cultivation resources far surpass the Desolation Domain. Swear loyalty to me, and not only will you gain resources, but I'll also help you take revenge. I've long found Ya Zi and Bi'an distasteful."
The Kui Niu laid out its terms, genuinely admiring this human youth.
Hailing from the Heaven Domain, it knew of the Double Pupil's significance and Shi Yi's potential.
But even a once-in-ten-thousand-years Double-Pupiled prodigy couldn't possibly open ten Heavenly Passages.
That was a feat reserved for the Upper Realm's true peerless prodigies, those young supremes.
In the Lower Realm's Eight Domains, not even pureblood beasts could achieve it—unless one combined the Double Pupil, Supreme Bone, and endless rare resources.
Thus, the Kui Niu refused to believe Shi Yi had ten Heavenly Passages. The ten blazing passages behind him, shining like ten suns, were far too exaggerated.
Normal ten passages might resemble volcanic craters, imposing but not this terrifying, evoking the sensation of facing radiant suns.
It had to be a special secret technique!
A facade to intimidate.
"I can handle my own revenge. I don't need outsiders."
Shi Yi's tone was calm. Given a bit of time—no more than ten years—he'd ensure Ya Zi, Bi'an, and that adult Pixiu met clear, undeniable ends.
In that moment, his ten Heavenly Passages, slowly rotating, grew even brighter.
Their vast aura surged like a collapsing sky, pressing outward in all directions.
"Human boy, you'll come begging to me one day!"
Unfazed by the rejection, the Kui Niu stepped aside, choosing not to press Shi Yi further. It was confident he'd seek it out eventually.
But at that moment, the entire Void God Realm quaked. Countless chains of law and order emerged from the void, dragging a nine-colored stone tablet from endless darkness.
The tablet crashed before Shi Yi, nearly hitting his feet, as a vague voice echoed in the ears of all in the Void God Realm:
[Shi Yi, human prodigy, young supreme, invincible with ten Heavenly Passages, unprecedented in breaking the ten-passage limit. Defeat Shi Yi in the Second Domain by any means, and receive one hundred pieces of Primal Treasure Bone. Defeating him in the real world does not count.]
"The master behind the Void God Realm is definitely you! Liu Shen, you're messing with me again!!!"
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