With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

Su Shangtao withdrew my bounty?

The Great Realm of Demon Suppression, a Heavenly Decree?

Although Zhao Yao was puzzled, he was also excited, but the situation was urgent and he really didn't have time to think about these things.

With Huo Xiaotian chasing behind and five Black Iron Realm warriors blocking their way, if they still wanted to go to the corpse pit as they had previously planned, they could only run horizontally around the mountain peaks, circling the mountains and entering the forest, where there was only a sliver of a chance.

However, if walking around the mountain is feasible, why would the three villages on this barren mountain obediently take the path that leads to the top of the mountain first?

Once Zhao Yao understood this, he recalled the stories of martial artists from his previous life who descended to the mortal realm to vanquish demons and quickly strengthen themselves, as well as Yan Rouyun's words that "vanquishing demons in the mortal realm can yield miraculous techniques." He no longer hesitated.

He made up his mind, quickened his pace, and arrived at the Ascension Pool.

Just then, five Black Iron Realm warriors entered the plaza.

Five dark-skinned giants, each over three meters tall, had just stepped onto the plaza when they saw Zhao Yao by the Ascension Pool.

They looked at Zhao Yao and stopped in their tracks.

"Ouch~"

It was the 2.56-meter-tall strongman who came to deliver the message. He didn't have time to stop and bumped headfirst into the back of the black iron strongman in front of him.

The five Black Iron Warriors carefully examined Zhao Yao's face, exchanged glances, nodded in tacit agreement, and their relaxed and casual expressions slowly faded.

The short, strongman standing behind them, who was about 2.56 meters tall, also saw Zhao Yao's face and surprisedly took out a drawing from his pocket.

He looked up and down repeatedly, comparing the wanted posters, and said excitedly:

"It's him, it's him!"

"Brothers, shall we get started?"

He looked up at the five Black Iron Warriors, but no one paid him any attention.

The five Black Iron Warriors and Zhao Yao all turned their gazes toward the mountain path opposite the square.

pat~

pat~

Huo Xiaotian walked slowly, stepping up the stairs, his figure gradually rising until he appeared before everyone.

He stepped over the last step and stopped at the edge of the square. His gaze first locked onto Zhao Yao, then swept over the several Black Iron Warriors.

"Ha~"

He exhaled a hot breath, and before he could speak, his amber pupils narrowed to pinpoints, revealing a dangerous aura that was hard to ignore beneath his calm demeanor.

The five Black Iron Realm warriors immediately recognized the newly appeared figure—despite being only two and a half meters tall—as a martial artist.

They were on high alert, slowly shifting their positions and quickly forming a small group of five.

Huo Xiaotian and the five Black Iron Warriors stood at the edges of the square, scrutinizing each other, their attention mostly focused on one another, with no one paying any attention to Zhao Yao in the middle.

"Eh~"

Standing in the middle of the square, Zhao Yao looked to both sides and sighed helplessly.

He dipped his hand into the square pool and splashed some water, then said:

"Looks like you all think you've got me cornered, this nobody."

But it doesn't matter, it's because I'm weaker than you guys.

"Allow me to change myself, to appear in a new light, before I meet you all with swords drawn and settle our scores."

At this point, Zhao Yao finally drew the attention of both sides.

He looked at the five Black Iron Warriors, a smile playing on his lips, and continued:

"Perhaps when we meet again, we won't see all of you together. This Mr. Huo is quite a remarkable person."

Haha~ You guys have fun...

As Zhao Yao finished speaking, he glanced meaningfully at Huo Xiaotian, laughed loudly, leaned back, and fell into the Ascension Pool with a splash.

Whether we live or die depends on this!

"this……"

As the five Black Iron Realm warriors watched him plunge into the Ascension Pool, they couldn't help but take a step forward in unison.

What does this guy mean? Can you jump into the Ascension Pool?

Aren't you afraid of being reduced to dust by the power of its laws?

Could it be that he has a way to survive?

"He's dead."

The leading Black Iron Warrior shook his head as he looked at the Ascension Pool, then turned to Huo Xiaotian and said kindly:

"Judging from your appearance just now, you must have come here for this person as well."

Now that he's gone, we don't need to fight anymore.

"cause and effect……"

Huo Xiaotian stared blankly at the Ascension Pool and murmured something in a hoarse voice.

"What?"

The leader of the Black Iron Warriors frowned; they hadn't heard him clearly.

Upon hearing Black Iron Warrior's words, Huo Xiaotian withdrew his gaze from the Ascension Pool and turned his attention to the five Black Iron Warriors.

His stiff, gaunt face remained expressionless, his amber eyes narrowed to slits, and he uttered words that sent a chill down the spines of the strongmen:

"He escaped, but we still have karmic debts to settle..."

The five Black Iron Warriors looked astonished.

……

Zhao Yao plunged headfirst into the Ascension Pool, feeling less like he was falling into water and more like he had turned into a stone and fallen into an endless, bottomless void.

"Is this how martial artists descend to the mortal realm? It doesn't seem particularly special..."

At this point in his mind, a sudden change occurred.

As the shimmering, watery void faded away layer by layer, a new world rushed in, crashing into his eyes and engulfing him.

"ah--"

Protected by a layer of water, Zhao Yao screamed as he fell from the watery void into a patch of space, instantly reducing his voice to zero.

Driven by the momentum of the fall, his body tumbled and hovered, momentarily unable to find any foothold.

hum~

He finally steadied himself and realized that the world was so quiet amidst the throbbing of his nerves.

He looked ahead and saw that familiar yet unfamiliar scene. His heart was filled with turmoil, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

At the end of his gaze was a shattered planet.

The shattered earth and mountains, along with various human creations on their surfaces, moved erratically in the dead silence of the vacuum, forming a massive asteroid belt.

Interspersed among the countless meteorites were shattered cars, frozen human remains and animal carcasses, various electronic artifacts, and skyscrapers broken into pieces.

At this moment, Zhao Yao's expression was extremely complex.

This was the first time he had seen this world from this perspective, a world that had already ended, yet he could already tell where he was from the iconic buildings that were slowly passing by.

This is the post-apocalyptic world before he transmigrated.

A world where all of humanity has been destroyed along with the collapse of the planet.

The apocalyptic scene of the earth cracking and the sky bleeding flashed through his mind. He reached out and touched the metal of a car.

The date and time of AIGG above are still clearly visible, yet it has been frozen in time with the world on this day.

His fingertips touched the car's metal, and the instant he felt its icy temperature, a whoosh resounded in his ears, and layers of watery void appeared, swallowing him whole.

He returned to his previous state.

In the ever-descending aquatic void, Zhao Yao emerged from his previous emotions, feeling both worried and expectant, unsure of where this force would ultimately lead him.

He fell for an unknown amount of time before the void shifted again, a new world appeared, and swallowed him whole.

Boom!

A tremendous thunderclap resounded, accompanied by a silver ribbon hanging down, and Zhao Yao fell from the dark clouds.

Not far ahead of him, a Taoist robe-clad man with disheveled hair, floating in the air, was tilting his head back, facing the thunder with unrestrained pride:

"Hahaha~, let the heavenly tribulation come even more fiercely... Hmm?"

The man who was undergoing his ascension tribulation suddenly paused, his gaze meeting that of Zhao Yao, who had fallen out of the heavenly tribulation.

As they fell, Zhao Yao waved to him kindly, but the man was filled with disbelief.

Who is this person, and how did they fall from the heavenly tribulation?

Boom~

A bolt of lightning struck Zhao Yao at just the right moment, causing his figure to disappear beneath the clouds in the blink of an eye.

wow~

In the aquatic void, Zhao Yao reappeared and began his continuous fall once more...