Chapter 176: Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground

"Hunting mission complete, rewards issued, cultivation advanced to Sacred Peak-Stage! Fear Domain!"

As the system's voice rang out.

Ma Hongjun's soul power increased from Sacred Mid-Stage to Sacred Late-stage, and then to the Peak-Stage.

The subsequent Consummation and Great Consummation are merely a quantitative accumulation leading to a qualitative change.

However, from Great Consummation to God Emperor, besides the accumulation of quantity, there is also the realization of everything about oneself; if one does not reach this realization, even if the quantity is sufficient, one cannot advance to the God Emperor Realm.

Whether one can realize it or not depends on one's personal talent for comprehension.

【Fear Domain: A type of Domain World. All living beings trapped within the domain will feel endless fear toward you, to the point where they can even scare themselves to death. The more others fear, the more fear energy you can harvest to strengthen yourself. The effect is limited to when the domain is active.】

"This domain is awesome. If I add the Wutong God Tree Domain, wouldn't that make me truly invincible?"

"Even if a God Emperor comes, I can still slay them."

Ma Hongjun felt an inexplicable sense of confidence.

Next, he began to harvest all the wealth of the Netherworld Mansion on a large scale.

Meanwhile, at the Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground.

"I have just received news that the Netherworld Mansion is willing to submit and become our vassal. Elder Yin Xi, please make a trip there."

Inside the Sacred Land's main hall, after receiving the news, the Tianyin Shengzhu looked toward an elder in yellow Daoist robes on his left and spoke slowly.

The Tianyin Shengzhu is an existence in the God Emperor Realm; such a small matter naturally does not require him to go in person.

In his eyes, the Netherworld Mansion is also of no consequence.

However, the other side has four Sacred Realm experts, and bringing them under his command would allow him to mobilize more manpower.

"As you command." The elder in yellow Daoist robes bowed respectfully.

He is none other than the renowned Saint Yin Xi of the Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground, whose cultivation has reached Sacred Consummation.

As he finished speaking, his figure vanished from the spot, flying toward the Netherworld Mansion at top speed.

"Hmm? Something is here!"

On the way, Saint Yin Xi's soul suddenly sensed something, and he raised his hand to grab forward decisively.

A scene and message were transmitted from this ray of light into Saint Yin Xi's soul, letting him understand exactly what had happened.

This was clearly the distress signal sent by the Left Protector.

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

"The Netherworld Mansion is under attack. Who is this person?"

"Not good, delay leads to changes; I must hurry."

Saint Yin Xi's expression changed drastically, and he immediately accelerated toward the Netherworld Mansion.

Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun, having finished harvesting all valuable items within the Netherworld Mansion, had already left, leaving behind only an empty, chaotic ruin.

The Netherworld Mansion was wiped out just like that overnight.

When Saint Yin Xi arrived, all he saw was a ruin after battle; any fluctuations of life energy had vanished.

The valuable items within the Netherworld Mansion were also gone.

"Damn it! I arrived too late!"

"With so many people in the Netherworld Mansion, including four Saints, they couldn't stop that person?"

"Just how strong is this person?"

"The Netherworld Mansion was about to join our Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground, and then they faced an extermination crisis. Could the person who acted be a God Emperor Realm existence?"

"This is a grand conspiracy!"

"No, I must report this matter."

Saint Yin Xi gradually began to imagine things, and his back started to feel cold.

Thinking that this was a mass-extermination conspiracy involving the God Emperor Realm, he felt powerless.

A Sacred Consummation is merely an ant in front of a God Emperor, completely unable to withstand a single blow! He was scared to death and did not linger, leaving quickly. Returning to the mansion, he extracted the scene of the Netherworld Mansion for everyone to see.

After watching, everyone fell silent.

"The Netherworld Mansion was already a vassal force of our Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground. Now that this person has wiped out the Netherworld Mansion, they are slapping our Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground in the face. We absolutely cannot forgive this easily!"

"Even if the other party is a God Emperor, they must give our Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground an explanation!"

"Our Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground is not short of God Emperor Realm experts. Even if he really is a God Emperor, he cannot possibly be our match alone!"

"And we must also take back all the wealth of the Netherworld Mansion! Although this wealth is not as much as ours, it can still cultivate quite a few disciples!"

Inside the main hall, the Elders who had finished watching the video said indignantly.

Finally, everyone's gaze turned in unison toward the figure of the Sacred Lord in the seat of honor.

The Sacred Lord's gaze was profound as he said slowly: "This person is not a God Emperor."

He is at the Divine Emperor Realm Initial Stage, and he could see the clues from Ma Hongjun at a glance.

Because the other party did not possess the Imperial Aura exclusive to a God Emperor. Once one's cultivation reaches the God Emperor Realm, even if not seen in person, one can clearly tell just from the aura or the imagery.

That is why he was so certain.

"Since it is not a God Emperor, then we must even more so get back at them!" After hearing this, the Elders stated their position directly.

"This person is very strong. Now that the Netherworld Mansion has been destroyed, this is an unchangeable fact. Since that is the case, we might as well recruit this person into the Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground to work for us. As long as they join, the matter of the Netherworld Mansion will be considered over. If they refuse, then we can only destroy them."

The Tianyin Shengzhu said indifferently.

His vision was quite broad.

"Elder Yin Xuan, you will go and find him yourself. This is a trace of his aura that I extracted from the image."

The Tianyin Shengzhu looked at a blue-haired elder below and spoke slowly, while a wisp of aura appeared in his hand and descended into the elder's hand.

For a God Emperor, being able to do this is a very simple matter.

It is just a pity that he could not directly pinpoint the other party's current location, otherwise, there would be no need to waste time.

"As you command!" Elder Yin Xuan took it and bowed respectfully.

Do not be fooled by the old man's aged appearance, for he is a genuine existence at the Sacred Great Perfection.

He is also the person in the entire Heavenly Yin Sacred Ground with the most hope of becoming the next God Emperor Realm existence! His strength is quite formidable!

It can be said that he is invincible below the God Emperor! Even if a God Emperor were to come, he would have the ability to maneuver if he unleashed all his means.

After speaking, Yin Xuan Shengzhe left this place.

Time flashed by.

A month had already passed.

During this month, Ma Hongjun followed the tasks issued by the system and hunted many prodigies; his cultivation also rose to the Sacred Great Perfection.

He was only a single step away from the God Emperor Realm.

This step might be something others could never reach in a lifetime, but for Ma Hongjun, who possesses the system, it is very easily attainable.

Even without the system, he could achieve it by relying on his God Position, though it would simply take a very long time.

With a movement of his consciousness, he summoned the system interface.

Hunting and Strengthening System Host: Ma Hongjun Realm: Sacred Great Perfection

Great Divine Ability: Chaos Opening Slash

Domain World: Fear Domain

(Only displays what the system provides)

Next, he must head to the nearby Guangming Valley; it is said that the God Emperor Secret Realm is opening there, because the prodigy he needs to kill next is in that very place.

Once this task is completed, he might be able to advance to the God Emperor Realm!

(End of this chapter)