Young Lord Phoenix, clad in a blazing vermilion robe, stepped into a concealed pavilion. His fingers traced a shiny dimensional dagger."The fire is ready," he said, his lips twisting into a very proud, mean smile."Do not fail me, boy," Supreme Elder Mo Tian hisses from the dark shadows.Mo Tian's face was twisted in pure, unhinged malice as he handed over a black soul-rotting seal."The lower-realm trash must not step onto the arena stage tomorrow morning," Mo Tian hissed out with a very scary voice."Use this seal to disintegrate his soul completely in his sleep," the old man commanded, his teeth clicking with rage."His trash lineage ends tonight, Elder," Young Lord Phoenix sneered with absolute, aristocratic arrogance."My hot spatial flames will leave nothing but unidentifiable charcoal on his bed," he boasted, clinking his gold rings together."He won't even have time to cry for his mother," Phoenix added, a loud, cruel chuckle escaping his mouth.Meanwhile, Long Jingchen slid

Long Jingchen stepped slowly onto the white jade arena stage, his slouched slave posture and torn janitor rags returning to his body on cue. He held his head low, acting like a clumsy, helpless jinx boy who was shaking from fear.The giant crowd of millions of nobles instantly erupted into a wave of frantic, blind mockery, pointing their fingers down at the stage. Young Lord Phoenix leapt onto the jade stage, his vermilion robes flaring with a dense, thousand-degree spatial flame that melted the air."Look at the lower-realm cleaner!" an arrogant disciple shouted from the stands, pointing his finger with a wide laugh. "He’s shaking like a small leaf before the sacred fire!""Mo Sha was just careless yesterday, but Young Lord Phoenix will turn this parasite into grey ash within a millisecond!" another noble screamed, clinking his gold cup."He will be dead before he can even blink his eyes!" a young master yelled out, his face full of pure, blind pride."Let the fire burn his rags to d

The midnight bells of the Supreme Council Chamber echoed loudly across the dark clouds. Long Jingchen glided back down into the High Sanctuary Vault like a fast, quiet wind.He held the two harvested passkey tokens tightly within his bare palms. One was Mo Sha's shadow essence, and the other was Young Lord Phoenix’s bright fire spark.The ancient, obsidian doors of the subterranean archive pulsed with a violent, blood-red light. The hot light burned the surrounding stone walls, making tiny black marks on the floorboards."Stop right there, Jingchen," Ji Qingwu warned softly, her breath hot and frantic against his arm."The final triple-soul binding array requires one more master signature to open," she explained, her voice tense with real suspense."If we touch it without that signature, it will trigger the global alarm grid across the whole sky realm," she added.She stood very close to the grooved carvings, her starlight sword illuminating the deep digital lines. The bright blue lig

The first light of dawn hit the sky. The Grand Sanctuary Colosseum plunged into total, terrified chaos as the main soul-token pillar in the center plaza suddenly shattered into a million tiny pieces.The heavy stone exploded with a giant sound. Supreme Elder Mo Tian’s name vanished completely from the golden ranking board, replaced by a deep, glowing purple imprint that everyone could see.[LONG JINGCHEN—MASTER OF AREA 1]Millions of spectating nobles scrambled over each other in pure panic. They ran fast, their faces pale as white sheets as they realized their entire council leadership had been butchered in the dark."The lower-realm trash... he did not use a small lady's amulet yesterday!" a rich patriarch screamed in total horror, dropping his gold cup. "He is the primordial god who robbed the high archives!""He took all our magic blocks!" another noble yelled, his body shaking wildly as he tripped over the marble floorboards."We are completely finished! The king has returned to

Long Jingchen activated the EX-rank cosmic veil dome with a fast click of his mind. The invisible energy blended their physical signatures completely into the lingering, black alchemical smoke clouds floating over the arena.With a silent, weightless leap, he carries Ji Qingwu and Xiaoxiao back into the High Asura Inn's hidden, premium hot-spring sanctum. They landed with absolute zero noise on the smooth jade floor tiles.The heavy jade entrance doors locked from the outside with a localized gravity seal that defied all high-tier sensory sweeps. The thick stone barriers became like a solid mountain wall that no magic eye could see through."We are safe inside this room now," Jingchen said, his voice flat, steady, and very calm."The air is so nice and warm here," Xiaoxiao whispered, her small feet kicking off her dirty leather shoes."The big goddess is still screaming outside," Ji Qingwu murmured, her breath coming in shallow gasps against his chest.The warm water bubbled softly ov