416: Mountain and River Seal

In the sky, Wang Teng appeared, gazing downwards. "Ji Hao, I helped you ascend to the throne back then, but I never expected it to become my stumbling block."

Ji Hao shook his head. "Wang Teng, who doesn't desire a chance at immortality? But such actions are not what I wish for."

"Enough, no need to say more."

Wang Teng interrupted Ji Hao's next words and said seriously, "I'm asking you one last time: will you stand by and do nothing?"

"Then let's fight!"

Ji Hao did not answer yes or no, but chose to give his answer through action.

"With your strength as a barely perfected Saint Lord?"

Wang Teng snorted coldly, and his aura suddenly surged.

Although he was also a perfected Law, Ji Hao and he were two completely different concepts.

His aura was no longer concealed; the entire sky seemed unable to bear his pressure, beginning to twist and distort.

An ordinary Saint Lord would find it quite difficult just to withstand Wang Teng's momentum.

"There are differences even among perfected Saint Lords. Let me show you what a true perfected Saint Lord is!"

As Wang Teng raised his hand, the wind and clouds changed color, and a giant palm print stretching across the sky pressed down towards Ji Hao.

Terrifying power swept forth like an overwhelming tide, yet it was firmly confined to the area where Ji Hao was, without the slightest leakage.

This was not because Wang Teng was unwilling to harm the innocent, but because he wanted to maximize the effect of this palm strike on Ji Hao.

Facing such an offensive, the faces of Ji Hao and his subordinates were quite solemn.

Ji Hao's strength, whether at the Law level or the system level, was still inferior to Tantai Zhen, let alone compared to Wang Teng.

But he dared to challenge the Ancient Hall, and Wang Teng was so wary of him, meaning he wasn't without trump cards.

A glint flashed in Ji Hao's eyes. Facing the giant palm that covered the sky and sealed space, a seal suddenly appeared in his hand, which he pressed towards the giant palm.

As soon as the two made contact, a huge explosion occurred, accompanied by extremely terrifying fluctuations.

Ji Hao and the others below were protected by the golden light emanating from the seal and were unaffected.

As for the area above, space shattered, and the sky was cloudless for thousands of miles.

Wang Teng stood high in the sky, terrifying fluctuations and shattered spatial turbulence bypassed him, unable to get close by even a hair's breadth.

"So that's it... the Mountain River Seal?"

He looked at the golden-glowing seal in Ji Hao's hand, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.

The Mountain River Seal was quite famous in ancient times; legend has it that it originated from the Earth Emperor, one of the Three Emperors who pioneered martial arts.

It was not a simple treasure, but a product condensed by the Earth Emperor when measuring the heavens and earth and organizing the earth's meridians.

This was a method particularly popular in ancient times; often, strong cultivators would condense the Mountain River Seal of a place they occupied, claiming it as their territory.

Standing on one's own territory, one could receive the blessings of the local mountains, rivers, and earth meridians, thereby increasing combat power.

Even people with no cultivation could receive the blessing of the Mountain River Seal.

The larger the territory, the more powerful the Mountain River Seal, and the greater the combat power it bestowed.

Through this method, many individuals known as 'Mountain Gods' and 'Water Gods' emerged in that era.

However, this method had long been lost to the passage of time; by the era of Wang Teng's birth, the Mountain River Seal was almost unseen.

But later, he had obtained an incomplete method for the Mountain River Seal; the method of 'Dominion' pioneered by the Ancient Hall in the Earth Immortal Realm was developed by drawing inspiration from it.

He never expected that Ji Hao would possess the method to condense the Mountain River Seal. No wonder he initiated a war to conquer the three domains.

If the Southern Xuan Domain hadn't been almost impossible to conquer, he probably wouldn't have let it go either.

If this seal were condensed from a small world, it would naturally be inferior to the method of Dominion.

But this was the Four Profound Heavens; how powerful was its world origin? Even the blessing from just a part of its mountains, rivers, and earth meridians was extremely terrifying.

Of course, if one could become the World Master of the Four Profound Heavens, the blessings obtained would definitely surpass those of the Mountain River Seal.

As for the so-called 'mortal realm limit,' they would be crushed with a single finger, without any power to resist.

However, the Mountain River Seal in Ji Hao's hand seemed not so stable, even faintly dispersed.

After all, time was pressing; the three domains were forcibly conquered, and the Mountain River Seal was hastily and barely condensed.

One hundred years was, after all, too short.

In terms of its actual effect, it probably only achieved about thirty to forty percent of what a steadily and normally condensed one would.

If he were given another hundred years, he might be able to condense a more perfect Mountain River Seal.

The Earth is receptive, and the gentleman carries all things with great virtue!

The Mountain River Seal's boost to combat power was mostly manifested in defense and suppression, truly the best choice for protecting one's home in ancient times.

With the help of this seal, Ji Hao's combat power was completely on par with Wang Teng's, perhaps even surpassing it.

However, Ji Hao did not relax because of this; Wang Teng's age might be longer than all of their combined.

In this long life, no one knew how many powerful trump cards Wang Teng had accumulated.

Sure enough, upon seeing the Mountain River Seal, the expression Ji Hao least wanted to see appeared on Wang Teng's face.

It was still that calm and indifferent demeanor of one who had experienced countless tribulations and possessed unfathomable depth.

"Having lived for so long, I know most of the Shenwu Empire's foundations, but I didn't know about this Mountain River Seal. It must be your own fortuitous encounter, I presume."

Seeing that Ji Hao neither affirmed nor denied, Wang Teng was already certain of his guess.

In the Four Profound Heavens and some surrounding small worlds, remnants of ancient ruins left by predecessors often persisted.

Some were dilapidated, some contained inheritances, and some were simply traps.

From time to time, some things Wang Teng had never seen and found novel would appear within them.

For example, that blade in the Demon Blade Realm, he had once tried to subdue it, but unfortunately failed.

However, he heard that the Demon Blade Realm collapsed and disappeared not long ago, meaning the blade must have been taken by someone. He naturally knew that the blade was actually the foundation of the Demon Blade Realm.

Without the blade, the realm naturally ceased to exist.

Unfortunately, none of those who went to the Demon Blade Realm that time returned, so he still didn't know who obtained that blade.

Wang Teng didn't find it too strange that Ji Hao could obtain some unusual gains from it.

He chuckled, "Since I know the Shenwu Empire's foundations, I naturally came fully prepared."

"Although the Mountain River Seal surprised me, a change of this magnitude is still within my plans."

Before his words fell, Wang Teng did not use any powerful method, but instead raised his hand and conjured an object, pressing it tightly against his glabella.

Ji Hao immediately wanted to intervene and stop him. Although he didn't know what it was.

But he didn't need to think; anything Wang Teng would bring out at this moment would definitely not be good for him.

Unfortunately, given the short distance and Wang Teng's speed, he simply didn't have time to stop him.

The moment the object touched Wang Teng's glabella, Ji Hao suddenly sensed something different.

Then his expression changed. "This is... the aura of the Earth Immortal Realm!"