Chapter 263

Seeing that Shi Hao had triggered such a phenomenon, he also knew he could not stay long, so he quickly slipped away!

He was about to reach the peak of the Venerable realm, so he began a lightning baptism, tempering his body with lightning, and successfully entered the peak of the Venerable realm!

His strength had finally caught up!

Shi Hao did not know how long this battle of geniuses would last; unwilling to harbor regrets years later, he entered Lihuo City and met Fire Spirit Princess!

Within the Fire Mulberry Forest.

A young girl gathered mulberries, tending to the fire cicadas!

Shi Hao gazed at one of the mulberry-picking girls; he felt somewhat dazed, staring blankly into space...

She carried a bamboo basket on her back, inside which crimson glow bloomed, filled with fire mulberry leaves; she wore coarse hemp clothes, yet her skin was like snow, naturally beautiful...

Fire Spirit Princess!

At this moment, thousands of thoughts surged into Shi Hao's heart, yet there was also a blockage, and for a time, he did not know how to...

Fire Spirit Princess was tall and slender, her eyes clear, naturally beautiful.

Sweat beaded on her face; like an ordinary mulberry picker, she performed these tasks very naturally and skillfully.

Her clothes were very rough and simple, washed until they had turned white.

She was tranquil and ethereal, vastly different from her lively demeanor in the past.

The former Princess of a nation was actually picking mulberries here!

Meanwhile, in the Perfect Realm, the Lower World, within the Stone Nation's imperial capital...

"Fire Spirit Princess..." Shi Hao watched everything unfolding in the vision, watching Fire Spirit Princess skillfully picking mulberries, his entire body trembling!

"How could this be? A Princess of a nation, actually picking mulberries?"

He found it hard to believe.

In the past, how lively and vibrant had Fire Spirit Princess been?

But now?

She had actually become a mulberry picker!

In the past, she could wear whatever clothes she wanted, as magnificent as possible!

As a result, after Arriving in the Upper World, she wore those coarse hemp clothes washed until white...

"I..." He opened his mouth, and for a moment, he felt his heart choked with emotion!

Fire Spirit Princess had gone to the Upper World.

She had gone to the Upper World long ago!

He had thought that Fire Spirit Princess still had some inheritance or such in the Upper World.

Even in the Sin Province, within the Fire Nation of the Sin Province, her status should have been quite high...

As a result, it was actually like this!

At this moment, Shi Hao felt somewhat angry...

He wished he could charge into the Upper World, find Fire Spirit Princess, and completely liberate this Sin Province!

He unconsciously clenched his fists!

He still needed to become stronger!

Only by becoming stronger could he change all this...

At this moment, it was not only Shi Hao whose heart felt choked; across The Myriad Heavens and Worlds, countless people seeing this scene also felt their hearts choked!

The formerly lively and vibrant Fire Spirit Princess had actually fallen to such a state?

A Princess of a nation, actually picking mulberries here?

Countless people could not understand; countless people sighed...

Indeed, no matter how brilliant you were in the Lower World, once you arrived in this Upper World, you were but an ant, unseen by others!

And at this time, within the vision...

Shi Hao finally reunited with Fire Spirit Princess...

Fire Spirit Princess looked at the person before her, her heart trembling; she did not want to shed tears, yet those tears uncontrollably fell!

"You... are still alive..." Fire Spirit Princess looked at Shi Hao, the wooden bucket in her hand dropping to the ground.

Her heart was trembling.

"Whoosh..." Just then, the young Night Wolf God pup that Shi Hao had once given to Fire Spirit Princess instantly appeared, pouncing into Shi Hao's embrace.

Immediately after, the little Wolf God led Shi Hao to see the cenotaph Fire Spirit Princess had erected for Shi Hao!

Shi Hao looked at that grave, then at Fire Spirit Princess's smile, and his heart trembled along with hers!

Without needing to think, one could know that upon hearing of Shi Hao's death, she must have shed tears time and again...

That kind of emotion could not be expressed in words.

There were only a few words...

During their Brief heaviness of reunion, Shi Hao told her everything...

He was Huang; he was the one with the forehead bone soaring sacredly, the one whose sinful blood caused the clouds to collapse!

Fire Spirit Princess was shocked!

Immediately after, Shi Hao asked Fire Spirit Princess why she was like this, and what had happened after she came to the Upper World...

The former Princess of a nation, once too noble for words, now wore coarse hemp clothes and personally washed garments by the river; his heart felt sour and astringent.

"This place, after all, is no longer the Lower World!" Fire Spirit Princess sighed, recounting her experiences over these years in detail!

In the Lower World, an emperor of a nation was revered by ten thousand people, the center of attention for countless others.

But in the Upper World, before the Heavenly Gods, before experts from all factions, what did the emperors of the lower realms amount to?

Naturally, there was no former glory, no past splendor!

However, since father and daughter were after all direct descendants of the Fire Tribe of the Upper World, and had moreover created an extraordinary situation in the lower realms, they had once been treated generously and bestowed with an imperial manor and the like!

It was just that, as hundreds of spiritual medicines were transplanted and gradually underwent transformation, especially after becoming saint medicines, trouble arrived!

With over a dozen saint medicines growing together, who would not be green with envy?

Thus, many people set their sights on them, harboring thoughts of covetousness!

The Fire Emperor was very decisive; he directly offered up the saint medicines, returned the manor to the Fire Tribe of the Upper World, and then, taking Huo Ling'er with him, drifted away gracefully!

In the end, the father and daughter came here and lived a very simple and plain life.

"So that's how it is!"

Shi Hao nodded; he had finally understood.

The two conversed for a while longer, and just then, the bell sound of Zhong Sheng rang out softly.

The great battle of geniuses from the Three Thousand Provinces was about to begin.

Huo Ling'er was very worried; those people were all geniuses with immense strength.

Whether it was the heir of the Immortal Palace or the six-time champion, their power was immense, and they were also ruthless...

She feared Shi Hao would encounter some danger!

Regarding this...

"No need to worry! Wait for my return! Whether it is the six-time champion or the heir of the Immortal Palace, no matter who it is, as long as they target me, I will suppress and kill them all!"

At this moment, Shi Hao carried unmatched confidence, just as he once had on Mount Baiduan!

With parting imminent, the two together planted a Fire Mulberry tree and flowers within the courtyard.

Shi Hao's eyes blurred with tears, as if he saw the Fire Mulberry flowers blooming year after year and withering year after year, yet he himself never returned...

"This farewell, how many years must I be gone? A hundred years of ups and downs, or perhaps a thousand... Regardless, I will definitely return!" Shi Hao spoke solemnly, making a vow, then immediately soared into the sky!

"You must return!"

Huo Ling'er gazed at Shi Hao's retreating figure, whispering softly...

She knew Shi Hao had to go, but she also hoped that Shi Hao would definitely return safely!

Very soon, Shi Hao arrived at the location.

After inquiring slightly, Shi Hao was utterly tongue-tied.

Good heavens, this time, there were actually eight million Venerables participating?

Simply terrifying!

The preliminary battle would be held in the Sin Continent Spirit Realm.

Eight great roads led from the eight directions to the Supreme Ancient Altar; only the first ten thousand to ascend the altar could obtain qualification for the great battle.