The surrounding powerhouses were instantly overwhelmed with fear—only for that fear to ignite into fury! In the face of the temptation of a genuine Imperial-Rank Pill, who the hell cared about the Soul Hall? Who gave a damn about Dou Saints anymore? All those concerns were thrown to the back of their minds. Their blood surged, and one after another, top experts unleashed their strongest techniques and hurled them toward Hun Tiandi without hesitation!
"Patriarch! Let us handle this—go seize that Imperial-Rank Pill!" The remaining four Dou Saints of the Soul Hall flashed into position beside the Hun Tiandi, surging with powerful Dou Qi to shield him from the onslaught of attacks coming from every direction!
"You've gone too far, Hun Tiandi!" snorted Gu Yuan coldly, slamming a ferocious palm of Dou Qi toward him. Behind him, other patriarch and elite Dou Saints unleashed their most devastating techniques as well, raining down attacks upon Hun Tiandi and his group at the heart of the storm! Clearly, their actions had enraged everyone! Even the Imperial-rank Pill couldn't withstand the concentrated assault of so many high-ranking powerhouses.
"Damn you, Gu Yuan! Don't push me too far!" roared the Hun Tiandi, shattering Gu Yuan's attack with a single palm. "Nihility Devouring Flame! If you're not going to act now, then when?!"
Suddenly, the space around Gu Yuan rippled, and a shadowy figure emerged. With a single breath, an enormous suction force exploded outward, devouring every single incoming Dou Technique in the vicinity! Even the Imperial-Rank Pill in the distance was pulled toward him at incredible speed—on the verge of being swallowed whole!
"Not good! Stop him now!" The gathered experts turned pale, eyes bloodshot, unleashing their attacks in a frenzy as torrents of Dou Qi surged toward the mysterious newcomer!
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Inside the reincarnation Illusion Mirror, time flowed differently than in the real world. While only three days had passed outside, countless lifetimes had already come and gone within. Goku had experienced life after life, each filled with unique sights and experiences that gradually honed his temperament into one of serene composure.
In his first life, he was just an ordinary child—no parents, no family, no ties. Life was filled with suffering. He barely scraped by until he joined a small sect. With shocking speed, he rose through the ranks, his talent so terrifying that even the most ancient texts couldn't describe it. Dou Techniques, cultivation arts—he mastered them in the blink of an eye. Such brilliance bred jealousy, and soon every major sect began hunting him, openly and in secret.
That little sect that gave him shelter? Wiped out in a single night. Before Goku had a chance to truly rise, he was ambushed and knocked off a cliff. And just like that, his first life ended in tragedy.
In that life, he learned the pain of weakness. No matter how great your potential, before you gain true strength—you must keep your head down and stay low.
In his second life, he took that lesson to heart. He joined a tiny sect again, keeping a low profile and embodying the principle of "playing the pig to eat the tiger." In time, he soared to the top of the world, gazing down at all beneath him. Yet he lived a lonely life—alone at the summit, cold and isolated.
With each new cycle, his heart was refined further and further. Goku eventually couldn't tell if this world was illusion or reality. He became immersed—utterly lost in the illusion of reincarnation.
Now, he was on his eighty-first life. This time, he was a humble Taoist acolyte in a quiet temple. His days were filled with chanting and strolling the mountains. He didn't deliberately cultivate, and yet a divine aura began to slowly awaken within him—startling even the elders of the temple.
After eighty lifetimes, this one brought true transcendence. He returned to simplicity. This was more than mere cultivation—it was a breakthrough of the soul. Enlightenment. Perfection of the heart.
In this life, he had no cultivation level whatsoever. But his spirit had been purified to the extreme. His aura was otherworldly—like a deity descending to the mortal realm. Yet the next instant, he looked like an ordinary man again.
Leaving the temple behind, he wandered across vast mountains and rivers, observing birth and death, joy and sorrow. He became a mere observer of life. His heart grew ever more tranquil, in harmony with nature. He stood there, and it was as if he didn't exist at all.
Once, Goku could shatter the reincarnation Illusion Mirror with his powerful soul alone. But now, he simply stood still—and the illusion around him began to disintegrate. His enlightenment had reached its peak. The mirror shattered on its own, no longer able to trap him.
After eighty-one lifetimes, Goku slowly opened his eyes. That terrifyingly dormant life force returned to his body like a primordial beast awakening from slumber.
His jet-black eyes were deep and unfathomable—as though they had seen through the rise and fall of all creation.
In the next moment, a ripple in space revealed Lingxin's elegant form behind him. She was stunned by his ethereal presence, which in the blink of an eye returned to that of an ordinary man. When she saw the now-dimmed reincarnation Illusion Mirror, a look of deep shock filled her gaze.
"You... you really are a monster! In just three days, you elevated your state of mind to such a terrifying level that the reincarnation Illusion Mirror crumbled on its own! Looks like from now on, no illusion in this world will be able to trap you again!"
"You're... Lingxin?" Goku turned around, the mysticism in his eyes fading as he returned to his normal self. Stretching his body, he gave the mirror a glance and chuckled lightly. "This thing really is something. After so many lifetimes, I almost forgot who I really was."
"Incredible! I thought it'd take you at least ten days to break free, maybe even half a month. But you did it in just three days! The illusion collapsed on its own! That's unheard of! Are there really people like you in the world...?" Lingxin shook her head in awe. She herself was a monstrous genius, or she'd never have reached such heights. But in front of him, she felt utterly eclipsed.
"It's been three days already, huh... and now there are all sorts of Dou Venerates and Dou Saints gathering outside. Looks like humanity's strongest have all arrived." Goku peered into the distance, seemingly seeing right through the void. "Huh? Is that... an Imperial-Rank Pill? Lingxin, you actually have one of those?"
Lingxin smiled calmly, radiating grace and poise. "She just awakened. Back when I refined her, she was only a proto-pill. But after thousands of years of spiritual nourishment and tempering within my formation, she evolved into a true Imperial-Rank Pill."
"A true Imperial-Rank Pill?" Goku's eyes lit up. He remembered: even the one in the Ancient Tuo she's tomb was only a proto-pill. And here was a fully-formed one! Lingxin's skills were truly beyond extraordinary. No wonder she had shattered the void and ascended to the upper realm as a peak Dou God!
"Such a treasure shouldn't fall into the hands of weaklings... Damn it! They dare bully a girl?! I'll wipe the floor with them!" Goku, who had been calm just a second ago, suddenly exploded with rage. His figure blurred and vanished, leaving Lingxin stunned and speechless.
"He... he really broke through to a perfect state of mind? Then why is he still so hot-tempered?!"
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BOOM! BOOM!
The battle above the castle was still raging. Over a hundred powerful cultivators unleashed their strongest attacks upon the six figures below. The roars of destruction shook the heavens as massive energy waves carved deep chasms in the earth. Four figures were blasted down violently, smashing into the ground and leaving behind a canyon thousands of meters deep. Only Hun Tiandi and the Nihility Devouring Flame barely held on.
In the midst of this chaos, the Imperial-Rank Pill shot across the sky like a meteor and slammed into the earth, creating a massive rift. At that moment, a stunning woman with a snake's tail was blasted out from a spatial crack and crashed into the ground, coughing up blood. It was none other than Medusa!
But Medusa didn't care about her injuries. Her eyes burned as they locked onto the small pill embedded in the ground. Her voice trembled. "An... Imperial-Rank Pill?"
Trembling, she reached out her delicate hand.
"Hmph! A mere Dou Emperor dares touch an Imperial-Rank Pill?! Courting death!"
The crowd shifted their gaze instantly. Hun Tiandi was forgotten. All eyes turned to Medusa. Countless Dou Techniques lit up the sky and descended toward her like a storm!
Medusa's face turned pale. "As expected... something like this... was never meant for someone like me." She sighed and closed her eyes.
"Bastards! Who dares hurt a lady in front of me?!" A thunderous roar shook the skies, and a terrifying aura surged through the battlefield. The mountains trembled. The faces of everyone present changed instantly.
In a flash, a towering figure appeared in front of Medusa. With one punch, he shattered the very fabric of space. The overwhelming barrage of Dou Techniques was completely obliterated in an instant—reduced to glimmering dust in the wind.
The moment Goku made his appearance, the space above the castle trembled violently. The void split apart for miles, and everyone present was struck speechless. What kind of terrifying power was needed to unleash such destructive might with a single punch?
As layers of space shattered, the air became unstable, teetering on the brink of collapse.
"It's him!" Hun Tiandi's pupils shrank the moment he saw who it was. He immediately recognized Goku. The power Goku had just displayed was enough to make his heart tremble with fear. That one punch had utterly annihilated their combined strongest attacks—just how terrifying was this man?
"You know, you really can't behave, can you? Were you planning to destroy my entire estate?" A calm and elegant voice echoed across the sky. Lingxin's graceful figure appeared in midair, surrounded by a multicolored radiance. Her slender hand moved, forming a complex seal. Waves of mysterious energy rippled out, and the shattered space rapidly began to restore itself.
But at the same time, Lingxin's body started to grow faint and transparent.
"Dou... Dou God!" someone shouted from the crowd below.
The gathered powerhouses gasped. That soul-shaking presence could only belong to a Dou God—the stuff of legends! Still, compared to Lingxin, who now appeared to be a weakened energy projection, their attention was even more fixed on Goku. After all, he had just erased their most powerful joint attack with a single punch. That kind of strength was beyond comprehension.
Could it be… was he also a Dou God?
Was there truly another living Dou God in this world?!
Goku turned and gave Medusa a calm smile. "You alright?"
"I… I'm fine. Thank you for saving me." Medusa forced herself to her feet, her face pale and her voice trembling. Though she was once a proud queen, how could she not feel nervous now? She was just a Dou Emperor, while the man before her could very well be a Dou God—and surrounding them were hundreds of Dou Venerates and Dou Saints. Anyone would feel anxious in her shoes.
Originally, she had been hiding in the shadows, watching the battle unfold. She hadn't dared to get involved—nor was she even qualified to. But then, fate seemed to play a cruel joke. The Imperial-rank Pill had been blasted directly toward her hiding spot! Whether it was good luck or a disaster, she didn't know. If not for Goku's timely arrival, she would've been blasted into nothingness.
Goku casually walked forward under the watchful eyes of all the powerhouses present and bent down to pick up the pill from the crater. "So this is the Imperial-Rank Pill? The fragrance really is… ridiculously tempting."
The moment he picked it up, over a hundred pairs of eyes turned blood-red. Even Gu Yuan and the other clan leaders frowned slightly. The Imperial-Rank Pill was right in front of them, yet they didn't dare make a move. The strength Goku had just displayed was simply too overwhelming—no one dared take the risk.
Of course… there were always exceptions.
"Leave that pill! It belongs to me!" a crazed shout erupted.
Several bold Dou Venerates—seven-star and eight-star—roared in unison, their eyes blazing. Driven mad by greed, they launched their fiercest attacks straight at Goku!
Once the first wave moved, more followed. Those who had been too afraid before suddenly saw an opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Gathering their Dou Qi, they surged toward Goku in a frenzied assault.
Goku raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Oh? You people actually dare to attack me? Looks like you've got a death wish."
A terrifying aura burst forth from his body. Blazing golden light radiated out like a miniature sun. He grinned coldly. "Attacking me means paying a blood price."
Boom! With a stomp of his foot, the ground quaked, and his body launched into the air like a cannonball, charging head-on into the barrage of attacks raining down from above.
His right fist pulsed with power, and with a single swing—raw, unadulterated, and unenhanced by any Dou Techniques—it collided with the incoming assault.
BOOM! A deafening explosion echoed through the heavens.
Goku's one punch obliterated every Dou Technique hurled at him. The shockwave didn't stop there—it surged forward with unstoppable momentum and crashed into the few Dou Venerates who'd led the charge.
Their faces twisted in terror, their Dou Qi defenses shattered like paper, and in the next instant—bang—their bodies erupted into bloody mist, completely annihilated.
The battlefield fell into dead silence.
The gathered powerhouses stared at Goku in shock and awe.
This... this was true power.
No Dou Technique. No fancy moves.
Just pure, brute force. With one punch, he destroyed several high-ranking Dou Venerates like they were nothing.
Everyone's hearts turned cold.
Goku slowly looked up at the Hun Tiandi and the others still in the sky and gave a small smile. "Well? You've attacked me—so why don't we all play together now?"
His grin was wide. But in everyone's eyes, it was the smile of a devil.
"He really thinks he can fight all of us alone?" the Hun Tiandi growled. His voice trembled with suppressed rage. This was no longer a battle they could avoid.
He turned toward Gu Yuan. "Gu Yuan, whatever grudge we had before… let's set it aside for now. We'll deal with him first."
Gu Yuan stared at Goku, eyes burning with strange light. "Sigh… Looks like we don't have a choice. I never imagined we'd be forced to fight someone of this level. But… maybe that's not such a bad thing. Perhaps… this will be our greatest opportunity."
He stepped forward, voice loud and clear, reverberating through the heavens. "Since you wish to face us all alone, then forgive us for not holding back! Members of the Ancient Gu Clan—prepare for battle!"
At the same time—
Soul Hall, Pill Clan, Flame Clan, even the Ancient Void Dragon and Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan all roared in unison!
The sky darkened as hundreds of supreme powerhouses gathered their Dou Qi.
Their goal was now singular—
The man who stood alone against the world, radiating terrifying energy…
Goku.
"Kill him!"
The sky erupted as a flood of attacks descended toward him, the entire world trembling under the combined might of countless high-level experts.
And so, the battle between one man and the strongest warriors of the continent—
Began.
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