Chapter 805

He Pingsheng's gaze turned to the fifth empty stele, then said: "No rush!"

"Brother, wait a moment—I'll kill someone first!"

As he spoke, He Pingsheng sharply turned his head toward the Prince of Tianpeng Domain.

The Tianpeng Prince's heart lurched: "What do you mean?"

He had thought He Pingsheng didn't know he'd been involved in Feng Wanxi's plot against him, and hurriedly added: "My Tianpeng Domain did have two prodigies join the ambush against you, but it has nothing to do with me!"

"I've repeatedly tried to stop them!"

He Pingsheng smiled coldly: "Explain that to the King of Hell."

Snap…

A pale yellow talisman stuck to the Tianpeng Prince's body.

Chain Soul Talisman!

Whoosh… whoosh whoosh…

Three spiritual-mental nails shot from He Pingsheng's spiritual sense, striking straight at the Tianpeng Prince.

"No…!"

"Don't kill me!"

The Tianpeng Prince's body flashed away like a streak of light.

He had once possessed a spiritual-defense treasure, but during the twelve-man formation ambush against He Pingsheng, he'd lent it to someone else.

Now, faced with He Pingsheng's spiritual-mental assault, he had no defense.

Puff… puff puff…

The three spiritual-mental nails instantly shredded the Tianpeng Prince's spiritual sense.

The Tianpeng Prince is dead!

Even his external avatar was slain along with him.

Hiss… hiss… hiss…

Countless onlookers drew sharp breaths!

One strike, instant kill!

This bastard is as fierce as Wang Dun!

He Pingsheng didn't spare the Tianpeng Prince another glance—he unleashed his spiritual sense, searching for the Phoenix Clan's prodigies.

Yet after searching long, he saw none.

Of the Phoenix Clan's prodigies who entered the Stone Platform Gathering, fewer than seventy had participated; even if twenty or so had withdrawn during the fourth trial, there should still have been fifty Phoenix Clan prodigies here.

Where?

Had they all hidden?

Though he didn't see any Phoenix Clan prodigies, He Pingsheng spotted two Kongsong Beast Clan prodigies.

But he made no move.

He Pingsheng knew clearly who had joined the ambush against him—and who hadn't.

Though both were Kongsong Beast Clan, neither had participated in the ambush—they'd left before it began.

All this information had been given to He Pingsheng by Feng Wu.

Puff…

Puff puff puff…

He Pingsheng raised his hand, and a freezing-elemental technique shot forth.

Ice Chain Arrow Art!

Seven ice arrows instantly slew three Tianpeng Clan prodigies.

After killing them, He Pingsheng glanced at Liu Haoran and the Tianyu Prince.

He knew both had left early, so he made no move against them.

The Tianyu Prince stood frozen in shock.

He'd thought Wang Dun's killing methods were already shocking enough—now, watching He Pingsheng, he saw how effortlessly he slaughtered peers.

A mere gesture, and annihilation.

This pressure, this calm, this combat power.

Hisssss…

The Tianyu Prince and the crowd drew sharp breaths again and again.

At the same time, he felt relief over his earlier alliance.

If he'd aided the Phoenix Clan against He Pingsheng, he himself would surely be dead now.

"Senior Brother Wang… I'll go find those Phoenix Clan scum first… they ambushed me before; I won't rest until I've killed a few!"

With that, He Pingsheng bowed to Wang Dun, then turned and vanished in a streak of light.

After he left, the cultivators near the prodigy steles erupted into murmurs.

"Holy shit… this guy's too strong!"

"No magic treasure—just raises his hand and kills!"

"No wonder the Beast Emperor values him so!"

"The human race is about to rise!"

"Yes… the human race has produced two prodigies at once!"

"Did he just say the Phoenix Clan tried to overwhelm him with numbers and failed?"

"Exactly… now I get why the Phoenix Clan are hiding like turtles—they're scared!"

…

"Time's up!"

Outside the Grand World, the Emperors gathered on the plaza.

Each stood in midair.

Jin Gang Beast Emperor glanced at the sun, then spoke calmly: "Lords, open the Grand World's exit together—let's see who now holds the steles."

"Agreed!" The Emperors nodded, their expressions varied.

Dalun Mingwang looked anxious.

Jinwu Beast Emperor looked expectant.

Xuanwu Beast Emperor smiled, as if something delighted him.

Kongsong Beast Emperor and the Phoenix Clan's Beast Emperor wore grim faces.

"Open…"

The Emperors combined their power and opened the Grand World's exit.

But this time, the vortex opened directly toward the Grand World's center.

No need to enter the vortex—just extend your spiritual sense, and you could see the names on the steles.

"This…" Dalun Mingwang said: "Why is one spot empty?"

The stele still showed only four names.

Wang Dun, Bai Zhiting, Zhu Xuanlun, and Nan Qiqi.

No Phoenix Clan. No Kongsong Beast Clan.

"Where's He Pingsheng?" Dalun Mingwang didn't see him at first—her anxious heart tightened further.

"Hmph…" Kongsong Beast Emperor snorted, trembling all over—he too searched for He Pingsheng.

Once found, he would kill the bastard immediately.

"Your Majesty, think carefully!" The Phoenix Clan's Seventh Elder fixed Kongsong

Killing He Pingsheng doesn't have to happen right now!

Any time will do.

Just wait until the Stone Platform Gathering is fully over—no need to act now.

After all, we're all Demon Emperors—we have our dignity.

This kind of thing can be done in secret.

"Hmph…" The Empty Space Demon Emperor snorted again: "Fine… this Emperor understands!"

"All of you!" At this moment, the Golden Body Demon Emperor spoke to the vortex: "The fourth trial has ended—come forth!"

"You have four hours!"

"Anyone who does not emerge within four hours will have their score reset to zero!"

"Moreover, from this moment on, no one is permitted to engage in combat!"

The Demon Emperor's voice reverberated across the entire world; everyone in the Grand World heard it.

Those near the vortex flew out directly; those farther away had to first reach the Prodigy Stone Stele, then emerge from it.

But regardless, four hours were more than enough.

Countless prodigies landed one by one on the plaza!

He Pingsheng was no exception.

As soon as He Pingsheng touched the ground, countless gazes fell upon him.

He's alive!

Boom…

Immediately after, Huo Ming also flew out from the vortex.

"Body Integration?"

"No way!"

"This guy broke the rules!"

"The Phoenix Clan brought a split body in—and now he's Body Integration?"

"What's going on?"

Countless onlookers erupted in uproar.

You must understand that advanced fusion is not something that can be done casually.

This process requires the clone and the original body to merge into one Dao.

The fact that Huoming has reached the Consolidation Stage proves he entered with his clone.

Isn't that clearly a violation?

The seventh elder of the Phoenix Clan quickly said: "Huoming has violated the rules; all his points are reset to zero, and he is disqualified from continuing in the Stone Platform Gathering!"