A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

"Your body and your soul will remain here, kneeling eternally in the land of sin, atoning for your sins for thousands and thousands of years."

Shi Hao gradually raised the sword in his hand, its light flashing and illuminating several provinces.

"I only regret that I was too soft-hearted back then and did not exterminate all the sinful blood!" roared the remnant immortal of the Immortal Palace.

Shi Hao remained silent, raising the knife in his hand to its highest position.

"Show mercy!" A True Immortal shouted from afar, attempting to interfere with Shi Hao with his Daoist voice.

But he couldn't get there; instead, he was stopped by another True Immortal to discuss the Dao. Everything is a cycle.

They were just stopping people and trying to discuss philosophy with them; now they are being stopped and are being discussed philosophy with.

"I'll wait for you, until you can't take it anymore..."

A flash of cold light, and before the remnant immortal could finish speaking, his head flew off, his immortal blood shooting into the sky, staining the heavens red. His primordial spirit was also severed. He was utterly and completely dead.

"Today, kill the immortal."

Shi Hao's voice rang out, calm and even, yet it was awe-inspiring when combined with the headless immortal corpse beside him.

A true immortal died in the Sinful State. He knelt before his death and will continue to kneel there after his death.

The long sword disappeared, then transformed back into its original form as a wooden horse, shrinking before landing on Shi Hao's shoulder.

Sunlight streamed down, casting dappled patterns on Shi Hao's body, making his shadow appear infinitely long and magnificent.

After slaying the immortal, the murderous aura filled the world, contrasting with Shi Hao and making him seem like a demon god or a fiend.

Standing alone in the vast sky, Shi Hao suddenly felt a surge of profound insights.

Universe, heaven and earth, stars, ocean, continent, all living beings...

For a moment, my mind was filled with a jumble of thoughts, yet also overflowing with inspiration.

A true immortal, whose lifespan was eternal and who would not die even if the heavens and earth collapsed, died before him, died at his hands, and his immortal blood was still flowing.

The immortals are dead, but humans live on.

Shi Hao was suddenly filled with heroic spirit, yet he also felt as insignificant as dust, infinitely bright yet forever plunged into darkness.

A mixture of lucidity and confusion, reason and madness. He felt conflicted at that moment.

Chapter 1376 The Curse of the Immortal

It is a world unto itself, comparable to the universe, its body as vast as heaven and earth...

Insignificant as dust, frail as an ant, a candle flame in the wind...

Shi Hao's heart suddenly calmed down; something was brewing within him. How many instances throughout history have there been of a human slaying an immortal?

Few could understand Shi Hao's feelings at this moment. His emotions were incredibly complex, and his thoughts were tangled up like strands of hair, a complete mess.

Even he himself couldn't figure it out. The feeling after beheading a True Immortal was indescribable, even to Shi Hao, the person directly involved.

The True Immortals from the Immortal Realm delegation suddenly appeared in front of Shi Hao, all looking at him with complicated expressions as he seemed to be lost in thought.

“Young friend, you are in danger,” sighed a true immortal from the Panwang lineage.

Shi Hao snapped out of his reverie, his gaze sharpening. He had the same feeling.

Shi Hao's parents and relatives also came to his side, looking at him with concern.

"The situation is not good..." Shi Hao's expression was very solemn.

"Hao'er, what's wrong? Is there a problem?" Qin Yining asked worriedly.

Shi Hao smiled wryly, "The bad thing is that after being attacked by the remnant immortal of the Immortal Palace, I can't feel anything is wrong."

I don't know exactly what's wrong, but something really bad must have happened.

Shi Hao asked the True Immortal of the Panwang lineage, "Senior, what exactly are Ao Ling's methods?"

Judging from their expressions, these true immortals definitely knew.

“Ao Ling has placed a forbidden curse on you, a very vicious curse.”

The true immortals of the Panwang lineage sighed, "Those who are afflicted by this curse will have their cultivation slowly cut off, and their magical power will dissipate into nothingness."

"Even a true immortal would not be able to withstand this curse and would be crippled and reduced to a mortal."

"This curse is called..."

"The Immortal-Breaking Curse." Shi Hao and the True Immortals of the Pan King lineage uttered this name simultaneously.

"You know about this curse?" a true immortal asked in surprise.

“I know.” Shi Hao’s expression was solemn. “When Ao Ling attacked Kunpeng, he used this curse, which was one of the reasons for Kunpeng’s violent death.”

"I have been to the place where Kunpeng passed away."

"Since you know this curse, you should also know the consequences of being afflicted by it." The true immortal of the Panwang lineage hesitated, his expression somewhat complicated.

“You are different from Kunpeng. Kunpeng was already dying. The Immortal-Breaking Curse destroyed her cultivation and hastened her death.”

"You won't die, but you..."

“He will become a cripple whose foundation is completely destroyed and whose cultivation is completely lost,” Shi Hao replied. He looked very calm and showed no panic or anger.

"What?!!"

Shi Hao's relatives and friends were shocked and some could not believe what they were hearing. They all looked at Shi Hao.

"True Immortal, will Hao'er really lose all his cultivation?" Qin Yining asked anxiously.

"Is this Immortal-Breaking Curse really that powerful?"

The True Immortal of the Panwang lineage glanced at Qin Yining, recognized her as Shi Hao's mother, and was willing to answer her.

"This kind of curse is extremely vicious and rare. It was very uncommon in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Immortal Realm during the Immortal Ancient Era."

“We didn’t expect Ao Ling to possess such a curse technique. But its effect is undeniable.”

"The curse of 'Zhe Xian Zhe Xian' means that even a true immortal will have their cultivation reduced under this curse, turning them into a mortal, and this process is extremely painful."

How can one not suffer when one's foundation and spiritual cultivation are forcibly destroyed by external forces?

Qin Yining, Huo Ling'er, and the others' eyes instantly turned red.

They couldn't imagine what it would be like if Shi Hao became a cripple.

They didn't despise Shi Hao just because his cultivation was crippled; they felt even more sorry for him.

But Shi Hao was so dazzling. Now that he knows this is the future, how painful will it be for him?

Huo Ling'er held Shi Hao's hand, "Don't be afraid, Uncle Yun will definitely have a way when he comes back."

Shi Hao shook his head. "I know Ao Ling knows the Immortal-Breaking Curse. I've known it since I was very young."

"But I lost my sense of caution, and taking Ao Ling for granted just because the little one was by my side, I forgot about this matter?"

"Now I finally understand why the little one took me with him from the very beginning..."

A True Immortal nodded beside him, his gaze towards Shi Hao filled with regret.

"The power of the Immortal-Breaking Curse is unstoppable by the power of the immortal path; all defenses will eventually be breached."

"Even the strongest physical body, the most powerful magic, and the invincible laws cannot stop the Immortal-Breaking Curse."

"Only if the Celestial King personally intervenes can the Immortal-Breaking Curse be stopped."

"This is also one of the reasons why the Immortal-Slaying Curse has such a fearsome reputation."

This is a curse spell that is almost guaranteed to work once it is used.

It's not some kind of causal attack or conceptual magic. But it's irresistible, which is to say, it's a different kind of guaranteed hit.

If it could be defended against by a true immortal, then this Immortal-Breaking Curse wouldn't be so terrifying.

This curse is almost unsolvable.

"The immortal artifact in your hand is very special, but it is not a Celestial King artifact. Without the power of the Celestial King's laws, it cannot stop the Immortal-Breaking Curse."

"I was too careless and arrogant," Shi Hao shook his head, reflecting on his mistakes.

"Even a lion must go all out to hunt a rabbit; this incident has taught me a lesson."

"I must never make a similar mistake again."

"Why don't you seem worried at all?" a True Immortal from the Panwang lineage asked curiously.

Others felt the same way. Huang seemed to have no reaction to the fact that he was under the spell of the Immortal-Breaking Curse and would be reduced from the number one genius of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to a cripple in a few months.

Instead, they are reflecting on themselves and thinking about the future.

"Are emotions like worry, fear, and anger useful?" Shi Hao was very rational, and his current state was somewhat strange.

After personally beheading a Taoist immortal, he seemed to fall into a wondrous state that defies description.

A clear and tranquil mind is both infinitely vast and infinitely small.

"Once Emperor Yuntian and the kings return, will the Immortal-Slaying Curse be able to resist the methods of an emperor?" Shi Hao said calmly.

He knew better than anyone that Yunhua was not yet an emperor, but he still said it that way.

This isn't to comfort myself, but to comfort others.

These words brought the true immortals back to their senses. Even the Immortal King might be able to break the Immortal-Breaking Curse, let alone the even more powerful Cloud Emperor.

Although they had never heard of a Celestial King dispelling the Immortal-Breaking Curse, an Emperor certainly could!

"Besides, the Immortal-Breaking Curse can destroy immortals, but can it destroy me?" Shi Hao's words revealed strong confidence.

"I am Huang, and the mere Immortal-Breaking Curse cannot subdue my cultivation."

It wasn't that Shi Hao was bragging; with the help of the little wooden horse, he was now aware of the cursed power within him.

Chapter 1377 Was the Wasteland Abandoned?

But that power, in his perception... seemed to be just so-so?

All the immortals were shocked, overwhelmed by the unparalleled confidence in Shi Hao's words, as if they could already see Shi Hao breaking the Immortal-Breaking Curse with his own strength.

Shi Hao glanced at the True Immortals from the Daoist lineage of Ao Sheng, the Three Kings, and the others.

"I don't care why Ao Ling attacked me so suddenly, but I'm issuing a warning to certain people."

"Don't mess with me again."

"Otherwise, only a Celestial King descending to earth could save some people's lives."

Shi Hao then bowed to the True Immortals of the Panwang lineage, as well as the True Immortals who had secretly helped him at the last moment before the beheading.

"Thank you for your help, seniors. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

"Go ahead."

Shi Hao left with his relatives and friends, leaving only a backdrop for the immortals.

"The Curse of Destroying Immortals!" a true immortal sighed. Such a talented person had actually fallen victim to the Curse of Destroying Immortals.

It's truly a matter of fate being unpredictable and life being so unpredictable; who could have foreseen this?

Not long ago, Huang was full of vigor, having cultivated to the Escape Realm in his early twenties, wanting to break the five-hundred-year curse, and daring to challenge the true immortals. Now, his future has suddenly become bleak.

“If the Cloud Emperor returns, this Immortal-Breaking Curse may not be unbreakable,” a True Immortal said.

One of the True Immortals shook his head. "I think it's difficult. It's not that Emperor Yuntian can't break the Immortal-Breaking Curse, but in my opinion, Emperor Yuntian won't be able to return in the short term."

"Otherwise, Ao Ling wouldn't dare to make a move."

"Once the Immortal-Breaking Curse takes effect and Huang's cultivation is completely destroyed, it will be too late."

They were all intelligent people, and they could see something from the remnant immortal's sudden actions.

"Perhaps Huang can break the Immortal-Breaking Curse on his own," a True Immortal tentatively suggested.

"Even a True Immortal is powerless, how can a mere Dao cultivator like him manage?" The True Immortal of the Ao family sneered, showing utter disdain.

"It's impossible, even in your wildest dreams." With that, he turned and left.

It's impossible for even a true immortal to sigh.

Regardless, Shi Hao's name was once again thrust into the spotlight.