When the Yimu Bead entered the body, the Dark Heaven Tiger shook violently.
The death energy pulling at its soul was blocked off at the skin’s surface, no longer effective despite how much it tugged.
"What is this?" the old woman frowned and said.
"It looks like you’re not up to it either," Xu Zimei smiled mockingly.
With the death energy’s restraint gone, the Dark Heaven Tiger quickly broke free and pounced at the old woman once more.
Its massive frame, packed with majestic beastly might, surged forward.
"Styx," the old woman shouted softly.
The river surrounding the grand hall began to flow, suddenly enlarging by dozens of times.
The black river was unfathomably deep, as if it buried all the sins of the world within it.
Thick and pitch black, the sound of the flowing water enveloped the Dark Heaven Tiger.
The moment the Dark Heaven Tiger’s claws touched the river water, it sensed a decayed aura and quickly retracted its claws.
"Netherworld Prohibition," the old woman shouted again.
The ancient hall’s phantom image enlarged and then spun in mid-air, engulfing the Dark Heaven Tiger in its misty black qi.
Before the old woman could catch her breath, a figure suddenly appeared behind her and struck down with a palm.
With a "boom," a palm filled with endless divine power struck with formidable force,
and the old woman was sent flying, a stream of black blood scattering midair.
"Grandma," the girl in the white dress ran over anxiously.
"A sneak attack?" The old woman stood up with a gloomy look and turned to see that the attacker was Jiuyou.
"I haven’t made a move yet, and you’re already down. You really can’t take a hit," Xu Zimei shook his head.
He hadn’t ordered Jiuyou to sneak attack; probably Jiuyou was just worried about the safety of the Dark Heaven Tiger.
"Shameless," the girl in the white dress snorted coldly.
"What, do I need to set up a ring and fight you one-on-one for it to be fair?" Xu Zimei said with a smile.
The girl in the white dress didn’t answer but instead turned to look at the old woman, asking worriedly, "Grandma, are you okay?"
The old woman shook her head, stood up again, and stared at Xu Zimei, "Young man, you are too presumptuous."
The dark gray spiritual energy on her body surged again as the misty grand hall in her hands shrouded Xu Zimei.
As the grand hall expanded dozens of times and came at him, Xu Zimei smiled.
He slapped towards it directly.
With a "boom," the grand hall was completely shattered.
The entire shop shook, the old woman’s face went pale, and she spat out another mouthful of blood.
"You," she looked at Xu Zimei in shock.
"A mere Semi-Saint daring to challenge me, who gave you the confidence?" Xu Zimei stepped forward.
He reached the old woman’s side and struck her with a slap.
The old woman was sent flying by the blow.
"Want the Yimu Bead? I gave you a chance, but you’re no good," Xu Zimei shook his head.
The Dark Heaven Tiger took the opportunity to dash forward and crushed the old woman’s body with a stomp.
"You, you’ve killed a person from the Underworld," the shopkeeper’s face changed drastically as he looked at Xu Zimei and exclaimed.
"So what? Is that a problem?" Xu Zimei smiled and asked.
"You’re finished. That was a descendant of the Youming Divine King. Once the Underworld finds out, no one can save you," the shopkeeper warned as he kept backing away.
"Do I need someone to save me? A Divine King’s offspring acting arrogant—I don’t even know how many Great Emperor’s descendants I’ve killed," Xu Zimei waved dismissively and said.
"Rest assured, you will soon be joining him below, so why the surprise?"
"If you kill me, no matter how deep I’m hidden, the Cang Race will not let you go."
The shopkeeper quickly spoke up, "How about we make a deal? You spare me, and I assure you I won’t seek revenge, and I’ll keep this a secret for you."
"There’s no need for that, I can’t trust you," Xu Zimei shook his head.
As soon as his words fell, his right foot came crashing down ruthlessly.
With a loud "bang," followed by a painful scream, blood stained half of the wall red.
Xu Zimei turned his head and surveyed the shop.
He sighed lightly and shook his head, "Really, I only wanted a wooden box, but you insisted on giving me everything."
With a wave of his right hand, everything in here was collected into the True Fate World.
In the blink of an eye, the room was empty.
"What about her?" Jiuyou pointed towards the side, at the white-dressed girl who was almost scared stiff, and asked.
Xu Zimei looked at her delicate face and shook his head, "She’s too innocent, I can’t bring myself to do it."
He patted Jiuyou’s shoulder and said with a gentle laugh, "Then I’ll leave it to you, after all, when uprooting weeds, one must remove the roots."
As Jiuyou watched Xu Zimei’s retreating figure leave the shop, he angrily bit his teeth.
The doors of the Eternal Ancient Continent’s number one shop were closed, and from then on, they never opened again.
And Xu Zimei and Jiuyou did not stay long in Huohuang City, heading straight for the Divine Demon Battlefield.
Once the two had completely left the city, the void above the shop began to surge.
Two figures, one tall and one short, emerged from it.
The shorter figure looked at the chaos in the shop and asked, "Master, why didn’t you take action just now?"
"I can’t see through that young man," the taller figure sighed and shook its head in response.
"So what do we do now? This place is destroyed, not only are our people killed, the Underworld is probably going to blame us too. After all, it was a direct descendant of the Youming Divine King," the shorter figure inquired.
"Inform the Underworld, we’re going back to our clan. This time, big trouble is likely to ensue," the taller figure replied before its form once again vanished into the void.
The Divine Demon Battlefield is located at the border between the Southern Domain and the Western Region.
During the ancient Divine-Demon Era, this had been the battleground of the two clans.
After the disappearance of both races, this place remained as one of the known dangerous grounds of the Eternal Ancient Continent.
Most humans would still venture here, retracing the glory of the ancient Divine-Demon Era and occasionally obtaining some relics left behind.
About gods and demons, from the olden times to today, discussions, explorations, and debates have never ceased.
Some remnants of the Divine Race as well as the Demon Race remnants have been hiding and living here.
In the four domains of the Eternal Ancient Continent, each domain has only one Teleportation Array that leads to the Divine Demon Battlefield.
The Southern Domain’s Teleportation Array is located within Eternal Ancient City, which is also the main city within the territory ruled by the Eternal Ancient Divine Sect.
Only they are qualified to manage this Teleportation Array, as they are the undisputed overlords of the Southern Domain.
The place that Xu Zimei and Jiuyou were heading for was Eternal Ancient City.
After several transfers between cities and through a number of Teleportation Arrays, they finally arrived at Eternal Ancient City one month later.
This city symbolized the largest and most renowned city in the entire Southern Domain.
The towering city walls stood with an aura of eternity, looming over the vast expanse of the land.