Chapter 0463: Taiyi Golden Immortal

The Yellow Dragon gazed down at the gods below, its crimson eyes filled with disdain and arrogance.
The Taiyi Golden Immortal realm—finally achieved!
After reborn in this world and enduring over two thousand years, he had finally reached this supreme level!
The Yellow Dragon extended its five claws; space trembled as it made a slight swipe, creating cracks in reality.
This was the power of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!
The power of an unparalleled warrior in this world!
Feeling the surging power of immortal energy within his body, the Yellow Dragon couldn’t help but roar once again—a roar that pierced through the heavens. Even beyond the nine heavens of hell, its pure dragon power tore through space, causing violent turbulence.
In these over two thousand years since reborn in this world, there had never been a moment that filled the Yellow Dragon with such excitement!
Yet as the Yellow Dragon roared in excitement, the gods below suffered greatly. Those weaker among them were not only blown away but also struck hard, their minds shaken and faces pale.
The gods stared in horror at the five-clawed golden dragon formed by the Yellow Dragon high in the sky.
After a while, the Yellow Dragon transformed back into human form and descended to the ground.
“Young master!”
“Master!”
Bradd, Bog, and the others rushed forward to greet him respectfully as he landed. Unlike before, Bradd’s eyes now held not just respect but also awe—a genuine reverence.
The Yellow Dragon nodded with a smile and told them to stand up.
At this moment, he was in high spirits.
Now that he had reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, even in the divine realms of hell and the underworld, he had the strength to protect himself.
“Brother Huang Long, congratulations!” Donald Xiu and the others, still in shock, came over to offer their congratulations as well.
Though they still felt as if they were in a dream, they had no choice but to put aside their astonishment for now.
Even before achieving the status of an unparalleled warrior, the Yellow Dragon’s prestige was already comparable to that of such a being. So what about now, after reaching that status? Donald Xiu and the others took deep breaths, their hearts filled with complexity.
Previously, their treatment of the Yellow Dragon had been polite, but now their congratulations went far beyond mere courtesy.
As heads of the eight major families of hell, Donald Xiu and the others smiled and congratulated him. El, the head of the Joy family, and Jera, the supreme elder of the Bunier family, even smiled repeatedly in celebration.
El, the head of the Joy family, was especially relieved that he hadn’t fallen out with the Yellow Dragon or even fought him over his grandson. What if they had fought back then?! At the thought, he shuddered and broke into cold sweat.
If they had really fought back then, perhaps the Joy family wouldn’t exist today?!

Although Huang Long had just reached the level of an ultimate warrior, the aura around him exuded an invisible pressure. It was hard to believe that such a newly ascended ultimate warrior could pose a threat to someone who had cultivated for over twenty epochs as an ultimate warrior, but it was indeed the case. Huang Long politely responded to everyone’s congratulations. After a while, Tang Naixiu said thoughtfully, “Brother Huang Long, I wonder what happened at Ice Mirror Lake?” Everyone turned to look at Huang Long. Huang Long replied, “I’m not sure either. After entering Ice Mirror Lake, out of curiosity, I wanted to take a look at the bottom. But just as I reached below the lake surface, a force pulled me in. After that, I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I found that my strength had improved. I’m still puzzled about it.” Naturally, Huang Long wouldn’t mention the red-gold flames at the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake, as it was related to the Chaos Divine Dragon, and he had to be cautious. After hearing Huang Long’s words, everyone exchanged glances and fell silent for a moment. Though most of them didn’t believe him, they didn’t dare ask further for fear of angering him. After a while, Tang Naixiu turned to the Akro family members and said, “Let’s go take a look.” With that, he flew toward Ice Mirror Lake. The others followed closely, along with Huang Long, El, the head of the Joey family, and Jera, the supreme elder of the Bunier family. In the blink of an eye, they arrived above Ice Mirror Lake. By now, the mist over the lake had disappeared, the ice surface was calm, and all the golden hues from before had vanished. If they hadn’t witnessed the lake’s changes earlier, they would never have believed that this calm lake was the same one that had previously prevented even great perfected deities like Tang Naixiu from entering. “Let’s go down!” After stopping briefly above the lake and finding nothing unusual, Tang Naixiu said. His body glowed green as he broke through the ice surface and entered the lake. Huang Long and the others followed one after another. Once inside, the lake was just as quiet as before, but there was a subtle difference—though no one could immediately identify what it was. Then, as they descended to the bottom of the lake, everyone’s eyes widened in shock. “The sea of fire is gone!” “The sea of fire has actually disappeared!” The sea of fire that had existed at the bottom of the lake for countless epochs was gone! Before their eyes, the bottom was covered in brownish-red sediment, completely empty.

Tangaxiu stared in disbelief as the sea of fire on the lake bottom disappeared before his eyes. He immediately flew to other corners of Ice Mirror Lake. Nothing, absolutely nothing! Tangaxiu and the others quickly searched every corner of Ice Mirror Lake, but the bottom was completely transparent—every trace of the sea of fire had vanished. Tangaxiu and the others appeared “crazy,” their eyes even turning red! As far as they knew, the birth of the Golden Fire Crystal was related to the sea of fire on the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake. Now that the sea of fire was gone, did that mean Ice Mirror Lake could no longer exist?! Golden Fire Crystal! At the thought of this outcome, their expressions grew increasingly grim as they continued to search every corner of the lake. This was exactly what they feared the most, yet it had still happened! It was no different from Ice Mirror Lake disappearing. Earlier, they had sworn that whoever tried to seize the Golden Fire Crystal after entering Ice Mirror Lake would not be spared, precisely because they feared that if Ice Mirror Lake disappeared, the crystal would vanish too! Huang Long remained calm. He had long known about the disappearance of the sea of fire; it was thanks to that sea of fire that he had been able to become an unparalleled warrior. Now, he had already integrated that sea of fire into himself. “Huang Long, what exactly is going on? How could the sea of fire on the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake disappear?!” After a while, an elder from one of the Eight Great Families, the Leichi Family, finally couldn’t hold back and “questioned” Huang Long. The sea of fire on the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake was too important, so it couldn’t just be because of Huang Long’s special status—he couldn’t ignore everything else. This elder’s question also sparked similar thoughts among many elders of the Eight Great Families present, who began to speak up. “That’s right, Huang Long. Don’t think we don’t know your earlier words were just excuses. You’d better tell the truth—what caused the disappearance of the sea of fire on the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake?!” Eventually, an elder from the Akro Family even exposed Huang Long’s earlier lies. For a moment, the atmosphere became tense and stagnant. “Hmph, my young master has already made it clear. Do you really think my young master could take away that sea of fire?!” Blad stepped forward, sneering mockingly. Tangaxiu and the other supreme gods of the Great Perfection level wouldn’t even dare touch the sea of fire on the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake—how could Huang Long possibly take it away?! It was utterly impossible. The elders of the Eight Great Families of Hell were speechless for a moment. Huang Long stared coldly at them. “Enough, let’s stop talking about this. Whether the disappearance of the sea of fire is related to Brother Huang Long still needs to be investigated and confirmed,” said Tangaxiu from the Akro Family at that moment.

The elders of the Eight Great Families of Hell stared in shock at Donaxiu. Holly, the head of the Rechi Family, also realized what was happening and said, “Head Donaxiu is right; this matter still needs to be investigated.” Seeing this, the heads of the other six great families hesitated for a moment before agreeing as well. In the end, the elders of the Eight Great Families of Hell could only nod in agreement. In fact, everyone understood that Donaxiu and the others were simply “favoring” Huang Long. It was obvious to anyone that the disappearance of the sea of fire at the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake was related to Huang Long. As for investigating and confirming it, that was nothing but empty talk. The tense atmosphere eased as Donaxiu and the others spoke. “Since this matter is settled, Brother Huang Long and everyone, let’s return to the castle!” said Donaxiu. Huang Long pondered for a moment before nodding. With the Golden Fire Crystal obtained and the Soul Calming Stone no longer urgent, plus Donaxiu’s support earlier, Huang Long didn’t want to disappoint him. So, everyone flew back to the castle of the Eight Great Families. Along the way, however, many elders of the Eight Great Families of Hell looked displeased. As Donaxiu, Huang Long, and the others returned to the castle of the Eight Great Families, the divine-level powerhouses who had come to watch also left in disappointment, flying away one after another. None of the gods had expected such an anomaly to occur when Ice Mirror Lake was opened. Huang Long had reached the level of an unparalleled warrior! Yet the sea of fire at the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake had disappeared! The gods were astonished by Huang Long’s advancement, but they couldn’t accept the disappearance of the sea of fire. Not long after Huang Long and the others returned to the castle of the Eight Great Families, news of Ice Mirror Lake quickly spread throughout the various cities of Hell. Thus, the cities of Hell, already bustling because of Huang Long’s weapon-smithing competition, became even more lively. Hell was in an uproar. The day after Ice Mirror Lake was opened, Huang Long and Bradd and the others bid farewell to Donaxiu and the others and headed toward Bugi City near Niga City. Now that Huang Long had reached the level of an unparalleled warrior, he could travel thousands of miles in an instant by stepping on the clouds, his speed no longer inferior to Bradd’s. So, in less than ten days, Huang Long and the others crossed Niga City and arrived in Bugi City. That day, Huang Long and the others arrived at one of the main cities of Bugi City—Sky Ring City. Bugi City had four main cities, and among them, Sky Ring City was the closest to Purgatory. Because of its proximity to Purgatory, Sky Ring City was the coldest of the four main cities, as it was frequently raided by the beasts of Purgatory and was not safe. When Huang Long and the others arrived, Sky Ring City had just been attacked by those beasts, and all around the city, beasts and the physical forms of divine-level powerhouses could be seen everywhere.

“Second brother, these prison beasts are really too arrogant. They dare to openly invade the main city of the continent, showing no respect at all for the human god-tier powerhouses,” Huang Liang said angrily, looking at the bodies of those god-tier powerhouses.