Published: August 28, 2025
Chapter 457: Heaven-Supporting Demonic Technique
Han Li had just sat down when a sound of breaking through the sky came from the distance. Wan Tianming and two other nascent soul stage cultivators descended from the heavens.
They glanced briefly at the mysterious bone and scholar Qingyi before sneering and gathering elsewhere to whisper among themselves. It was unclear what secret matters they were discussing.
The supreme patriarch of Dark Yin, seeing this scene, snorted softly through his nose and then closed his eyes to rest.
Han Li, however, could not maintain the same calm composure as the supreme patriarch. Instead, his eyes fixed on a certain direction, as if observing something. But if one paid close attention to his gaze, they would notice it was slightly distracted, filled with a look of absent-mindedness and concern.
After a meal's time, five or six cultivators arrived one after another, flying swiftly.
Among them were two white-robed elders from the Star Palace, who also arrived casually. The only nascent soul stage cultivator yet to appear was the one known as Brother Man.
Half an hour passed without any sign of Brother Man.
Wan Tianming and the others cast strange glances toward Extreme Yin Island, while the supreme patriarch and the old man in Confucian robes remained composed.
Han Li, who was closer to them, secretly noticed a faint trace of anxiety in their eyes beneath their calm exteriors.
Clearly, without Brother Man, these two demonic path elders recognized they were no match for the righteous path cultivators and had started to worry.
Time passed slowly.
Finally, the two elders from Extreme Yin Island could no longer maintain even a facade of calm. Their expressions turned dark and fierce, frequently glancing toward the high sky.
Although this space seemed timeless, always bathed in bright sunlight, Han Li estimated that nearly a full day had passed.
Could it be that Brother Man, the top expert of the demonic path in Void Heaven Hall, had met with some accident? Han Li wondered.
If such a thing happened, he did not know whether it would be a blessing or a curse for him.
Just as Han Li and the elders were unable to feel at ease, and the righteous path cultivators' gazes grew increasingly hostile, a piercing howl burst from the sky. The howl rolled like a giant wave, each crest higher and more fierce than the last, shaking every cultivator seated there into expressions of shock.
Upon hearing this, the supreme patriarch of Dark Yin and the old man in Confucian robes both relaxed and exchanged a knowing smile.
The old man in the azure robe chuckled quietly and said in a low voice,
"It seems Brother Man is in good spirits; he must have gained some unexpected benefit."
"Hmph! What unexpected surprises could there be here? At most, the harvest of Longevity Fruit went smoothly," the supreme patriarch of Dark Yin said dismissively, shaking his head.
The old man in Confucian robes smiled gently and was about to say more when suddenly a golden light orb flashed on the distant horizon. The orb screamed like a meteor from beyond the sky and, in the blink of an eye, reached above the cultivators.
The old man immediately fell silent.
A strange light flickered in Han Li’s eyes as he stared cautiously at the figure within the orb, secretly alarmed.
He was not the only one. The other cultivators who witnessed the power of the "Heaven-Supporting Demonic Technique" for the first time also showed expressions of shock.
Encased in the golden orb, Brother Man’s appearance was eerily terrifying, like a demonic god.
His entire body emitted golden spikes of light, and the exposed skin of his hands, feet, and face was covered in dense golden scales about the size of copper coins.
These scales shone like pure red gold and radiated a chilling cold light. Anyone who saw them knew they were incredibly tough and seemingly indestructible.
"So this is the Heaven-Supporting Demonic Technique? It really is powerful!" Wu Chou, standing beside the supreme patriarch of Dark Yin, gasped, visibly shaken by Brother Man’s terrifying appearance.