Chapter 637: Shi Laoliu Steals the Ye Heavenly Emperor's Identity

"Hahaha, are the cultivators of the Human Race all this weak!"

On the Arena of the Xingkong Gulu, a Nine-Headed Lion stepped on a member of the Human Race with one hoof, a wild expression on its fur-covered face, the force beneath its hoof continuous and unending, like a surging, torrential river.

That member of the Human Race was being trampled to the point of vomiting blood repeatedly, rolling their eyes back, their consciousness blurring.

The surrounding Human Race onlookers were angry to see this scene, but not a single one dared to go and clash head-on with the Nine-Headed Lion.

There was no help for it; as a Primordial Race, the Nine-Headed Lion had a massive background, and the old monsters within its clan were endless.

Besides, being defeated and trampled on the Arena of the Xingkong Gulu was simply a case of one's skills being inferior to others.

That Human Race cultivator not being killed, but only severely injured and losing consciousness, was already the greatest stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

The Nine-Headed Lion felt it wasn't satisfying enough, kicked the cultivator under its feet away, and shouted loudly:

"Who else is there!"

Among the cultivators of this twenty-ninth pass, there was no lack of heaven's pride experts from the Sacred Land, and there was even someone from the Tyrant Body lineage.

Yet, they had no intention of making a move; for one, it was unnecessary to deal with the Nine-Headed Lion, and for another, the Nine-Headed Lion was indeed not easy to take down, and wanting to win would likely mean getting a bit injured.

"This little kitty is actually quite impressive, huh? Young Master will come and meet you."

At this moment, a confident and crisp voice came from the crowd.

Then, Shi Hao used a flash-step, appearing directly in the middle of the Arena; his speed was extremely fast, and few present could see it clearly.

The Nine-Headed Lion's nine heads revealed looks of confusion, looking at the Shi Hao before it, and said:

"Which family's little brat is this, actually daring to come up here to throw their life away?"

The body size of Primordial creatures and the Human Race differed greatly; in the eyes of the Nine-Headed Lion, Shi Hao was just like a child in the eyes of an adult.

Shi Hao crossed his arms over his chest, lifted his head high, the corners of his mouth curling up, and said:

"Listen well, little kitty, my name is Ye Fan, the Ye of Ye Fan, the Fan of Ye Fan. Of course, you can also call me the Heavenly Emperor."

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Headed Lion scoffed in disdain and mocked:

"Heavenly Emperor, what a big mouth you have. Also, this King is not a kitty, but a noble Nine-Headed Lion, the King of Ten Thousand Beasts."

"What King of Ten Thousand Beasts? You're just a little kitty, come on, give Young Master a meow."

Shi Hao laughed, looking at the Nine-Headed Lion's nine lion heads, tears of disappointment flowing from the corners of his mouth.

And under the Arena, within the crowd, everyone's reactions varied.

"This Shi Laoliu is actually using my name to go around swindling people," Ye Fan complained.

"..." The Dark Ye Heavenly Emperor was also silent, not knowing what to say.

"Haha, these are all basic operations. These days, who doesn't have a few aliases when they're out and about," Xu Que said.

"That's right, that's right," Wang Wu expressed agreement.

"Little Friend Shi acts according to his nature; this kind of temperament is truly rare," Ye Wen said.

"There's lion head to eat," Feng Baobao said faintly.

On the other side, the Unscrupulous Taoist and the Big Black Dog stood together, watching the scenes on the Arena.

"Strange, Houzi. Does that kid with the prominent horns on the Arena look familiar to you?" the Unscrupulous Taoist asked.

"Who?" the Big Black Dog spoke in human language.

"I don't know, I just have a familiar feeling," the Unscrupulous Taoist shook his head.

The black dog smirked: "You black-hearted Taoist, you specialize in digging up people's ancestral graves; maybe this kid's ancestors were visited by you, which is why you feel familiar."

The Unscrupulous Taoist heard these words and nodded, feeling it made some sense.

Because he had dug up too many graves, he was tainted with too much aura.

The Nine-Headed Lion and Shi Hao confronted each other, a great battle on the verge of breaking out.

"Kid, although this King looks down on weak humans, since you kid dared to come out and challenge this King, you can be considered to have some backbone."

"So this King guarantees he absolutely won't beat you to death, and will leave you alive," the Nine-Headed Lion said.

"Little kitty, as long as you gift me your few heads, I also guarantee I won't beat you to death," Shi Hao replied confidently.

"A joke, you know nothing of strength. Wait... what do you want this King's heads for?" the Nine-Headed Lion asked.

"Of course, to stew them, or roast them, or deep-fry them," Shi Hao said frankly.

The Nine-Headed Lion heard this, became angry from embarrassment, and shouted:

"Kid, you are courting death!"

"Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step!"

The Nine-Headed Lion lifted its front two claws and slammed them fiercely toward the ground.

Boom, boom, boom!

In an instant, a massive golden ripple came from the ground, spreading in circles toward all directions; wherever it passed, the earth shattered, as if Overturning Seas, the sky collapsing and the earth sinking.

This Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step was a unique combat technique of the Nine-Headed Lion clan; every step contained the rhythm of heaven and earth, the sound merging with the Taoism, perfectly fusing the footwork with the Nine-Headed Lion bloodline.

It is rumored that the ancestor of the Nine-Headed Lion once roamed the starry sky with this footwork; with one step, ten million stars would fall like raindrops, one after another annihilating.

The surrounding cultivators retreated one after another, because once caught in the aftermath, the light cases would result in vomiting blood and dizziness, and the severe ones might die on the spot.

And standing at the center of the storm, Shi Hao did not move at all, letting this golden sound wave rage, as if he were a Primordial Divine Mountain, standing tall and motionless.

"How is this possible?"

The Nine-Headed Lion saw this scene, its nine heads revealing looks of shock.

However, it immediately took a second step, then a third step.

The sound wave power within this stacked layer upon layer, becoming increasingly terrifying; the Void closest to it twisted, and rocks and the like turned into powder; it was simply not something a person could withstand.

The Great Ability of the twenty-ninth pass hurriedly activated a defensive array to absorb the damage, otherwise, with the Nine-Headed Lion's power, it would surely destroy the twenty-ninth pass.

"Is that all you've got, little kitty? Your stepping is making Young Master laugh to death," Shi Hao said calmly.

The reason he was so relaxed was mainly due to the effect of the Supreme Bone within his body.

Besides containing profound Supreme Precious Techniques, his Supreme Bone also has the marvelous utility of being able to Devour energy.

Furthermore, his Flesh is already top-tier within the same realm, invincible; he does not fear even a Saint Body in the slightest.

Moreover, he possesses not just one such Supreme Bone, but three.

Being mocked like this, the Nine-Headed Lion could not save face and immediately said:

"Kid, just now this King only used twenty percent of his strength; now, this King is getting serious."

As the words fell, the Nine-Headed Lion continued to circulate the Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step: the fourth step, the fifth step, the sixth step...

But the result did not change in the slightest; it simply could not do anything to Xiao Shi.

The more the Nine-Headed Lion stomped, the more alarmed it became, secretly thinking it was hellish; how could a frail Human Race member possibly withstand the sound waves of the Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step?

And the opponent did not even dodge or evade; its self-esteem was starting to crumble a bit.

Or could it be that the opponent is not a Human Race member at all?

But rather a cub of an Archaic fierce beast that looks like a human?

This scene also attracted the attention of the surrounding cultivators, who were all shocked, one after another guessing Xiao Shi's identity, as he actually withstood the Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step relying solely on his Flesh.

In the pavilion above the Arena, as the Tyrant Body descendant Huangfu Taixuan, Long Ao, Qilin Shengzi, Xuehuang Shengzi, and Huangjin Shengzi were talking freely, they were also attracted by Shi Hao.

"Brother Huangfu, what do you think of this person?" Long Ao asked.

Huangfu Taixuan observed carefully and then said:

"Although this child has not made a move, I can sense that his Flesh is powerful and his life-blood is astonishing. I just don't know what his constitution is."

"To be able to receive such praise from Brother Huangfu, his strength must be truly astonishing," Long Ao said.

"Long Ao, haven't you always said you wanted to take in a Human Race follower? Isn't this one ready-made? If you don't want him, this Saint Son is going to make a move," Xuehuang Shengzi said.

"Haha, Xuehuang, I think this Human Race kid is like an untamable wild horse; I'm afraid he won't be so easy to tame," Long Ao said.

"No matter how wild the horse, it must kneel and crawl before its master, let alone a mere Human Race member," Xuehuang Shengzi said.

Below, the Nine-Headed Lion's face was already losing its composure; the Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step had already reached the sixth step and still could not take down Shi Hao, which showed that Shi Hao truly had some substance and was not easy to deal with.

Moreover, the Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step is one of the supreme secret techniques of the Nine-Headed Lion clan, and it has extremely high requirements for execution.

It is divided into nine steps in total, each step stacking upon the last, and each step requires the mobilization of massive life-blood; the sixth step is the limit of its current realm, and once the seventh step is performed, it may cause damage to itself.

But it could not care about that now; the Nine-Headed Lion was hot-blooded and could not endure this anger, so it shouted loudly:

"Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step, seventh step!"

The power of this seventh step was ten times greater than the sum of all the previous ones; one could see heavenly phenomena appearing frequently, and above the starry sky, the energy of heaven and earth surged, as if one could see a giant golden lion stepping across the galaxy with monstrous might.

"A bit interesting. Too bad it's not enough!"

Xiao Shi mobilized the three Supreme Bones within his body; the Supreme Bones resonated in a tripod formation, transforming into an unfathomable Black Hole within his body.

No matter how much energy passed through Xiao Shi, it was all devoured by the Black Hole of the Supreme Bones, leaving not a single drop.

When the energy of the seventh step gradually withered, the Nine-Headed Lion looked at the unscathed Xiao Shi and directly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Is this person cheating? How can there be such a person?

Taking a big move head-on while unscathed?

"Hahaha, little kitty, why did you stomp yourself into an internal injury? You're not good enough!" Shi Hao mocked.

Hearing this, the Nine-Headed Lion continued to vomit blood, suffering severe internal injuries.

Actually, the physical injuries were fine, but the mental trauma was devastating.

"Kid, I admit your strength is not weak, but that was just a drop in the bucket of this King's strength. As long as you are willing to be this King's follower, this King will be merciful and no longer make things difficult for you, letting bygones be bygones."

The Nine-Headed Lion said, though it was actually a bit panicked inside.

"Hehe, sure. As long as you, little kitty, are willing to be my pet, I can also let bygones be bygones," Shi Hao said casually.

"You!

!" The Nine-Headed Lion was furious, its eyes widened as large as copper bells.

"Forget it, I see you have no sincerity."

"Since you stomped so many times just now, it is impolite not to reciprocate; I also happen to know a foot technique, why don't you try how it feels?"

After speaking, Shi Hao stepped forward; this step was like the descent of an Archaic wild beast god, a vast and ancient aura rushed toward it, and a giant phantom of a divine beast appeared behind him!

And the Nine-Headed Lion's giant heart also shook, feeling its life-blood surging, its head spinning, its entire body's blood flowing backward, and its meridians swelling as if they would burst at any moment.

Immediately after, Shi Hao took a second step; this second step seemed to tread on the Void, but it felt like it was treading on the heart of everyone present, making their chests suffocate and breathing difficult.

As for the Nine-Headed Lion, it directly vomited blood, even bleeding from its seven orifices, its entire body appearing to crack, feeling extremely miserable.

As the third step landed, the Nine-Headed Lion was already crawling on the ground, its eighteen eyes turning white, its consciousness blurred, and its breath fading.

Behind Shi Hao, that phantom of the Archaic fierce beast also solidified, becoming incredibly clear; it was precisely one of the Ten Fiends of antiquity, the Kirin.

This foot technique was the Kirin Treading Heaven Step, one of the branches of the Qilin Precious Technique!

Back when he dueled with Shi Yi, Xiao Shi learned it after seeing it.

Now, comparing the Lion King Heaven-Shaking Step and the Kirin Treading Heaven Step, the difference in quality was immediately apparent.

Shi Hao stopped the Kirin Treading Heaven Step, stood with his hands behind his back, suspended in the air like a young God King, and asked with a disdainful gaze:

"Little kitty, do you submit?"

"I submit, I submit, I submit!"

"Big Brother has eyes like torches, knowing that Little Lion is gifted, and coming specifically to subdue me is Little Lion's honor."

The previously weak Nine-Headed Lion hurriedly climbed up from the ground, changing its tune, its eyes full of wisdom.

"Haha, little kitty, you thought wrong. I purely just wanted to collect a recipe; don't forget what I said earlier about braised lion head."

Shi Hao was all smiles; if it weren't for the many people around, he would have wanted to go and gnaw on a lion head directly.

"..." The Nine-Headed Lion.

"When it comes to acting cool, Diliu is truly worthy of being Diliu," Xu Que said sincerely under the Arena.

"Poor Nine-Headed Lion," Ye Fan said.

"He's poor? Did you forget how he was trampling your Human Race just now?" Morgana said.

"Alright, not poor, he deserves it," Ye Fan corrected himself.

"Change back; you're affecting my appetite like this."

On the Arena, the Nine-Headed Lion suddenly transformed into human form.

He had golden hair and a golden robe, a burly build, and looked somewhat handsome, except for the excessive hair on his chest.

"Don't be like that, Big Brother. Don't you think this is more pleasing to the eye? Also, don't we look quite similar?" the Nine-Headed Lion said.

"No, I have no interest in humanoid creatures. The beast form has more appeal to me," Shi Hao said earnestly.

The Nine-Headed Lion blushed and suddenly said coyly:

"Big Brother, I didn't expect you to have such heavy tastes."

"?"

Shi Hao was stunned for half a second, but then he reacted, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he said:

"Forget it, I'd better just silence you. Eating an idiot like you will lower my IQ."

"Sob sob sob~" the Nine-Headed Lion's eyes welled up with tears.

Whoosh!

At this moment, several figures appeared out of thin air on the Arena.

And when they saw the figures of these people, the cultivators off the stage were all shocked.

"It's Saint Son Huangfu, the contemporary successor of the Tyrant Body."

"And Long Ao Saint Son from the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest!"

"Xuehuang Saint Son!"

"Huangjin Saint Son!"

"Qilin Saint Son!"

The five of them blocked Shi Hao's path, their expressions varied.

Shi Hao's expression was calm, and he said indifferently:

"Something the matter?"

At the same time, he silently activated his Double Pupil; good heavens, he discovered that among these people, only one was human, and the others were not.

One looked like a mixed-blood Flood Dragon, one was a mixed-blood Phoenix, one was a mixed-blood Qilin, and there was also a golden stone man.

The reason they were mixed-blood was that from the Chaotic Ancient era to the present, wars had been constant, divine beasts had faced Absolute extinction, and many ferocious beasts had suffered breaks in their lineage, leaving their bloodlines thin and no longer comparable to the ancient era of pure blood.

Qilin Saint Son stepped forward, his expression arrogant as he said:

"Kid, was the divine ability you just used the Kirin Treading Heaven Step of the Qilin clan?"

"That's right."

Shi Hao said casually, without hiding it.

Upon hearing this, Qilin Saint Son's face immediately revealed a look of burning intensity.

The Kirin Treading Heaven Step only remained in fragments within the current Qilin clan; the complete secret technique had long since been lost.

Even the ancestors of the Qilin clan could at most perform three steps of it, and even those three steps had been modified a thousand or eight hundred times; they were not the true ancient inheritance.

But the Kirin Treading Heaven Step that Shi Hao displayed was complete and flawless, even capable of stimulating the Qilin bloodline.

"Kid, the Qilin secret technique is never passed on to outsiders. No matter where you obtained it, hand it over."