13: Even if I bear the weight of the heavens and the abyss, my disciple is still invincible!

As the dust settled, Shi Yi stood on the high steps, his robes without a single wrinkle.

He looked at the small figure dragging a hoe and covered in mud, his lips curling into a mocking arc, a heart-palpitating cold light swirling in his Double Pupils.

"What a fine hoe."

"Is this the so-called confidence your Revered Master gave you? To let you come here and make a fool of yourself like a farmer?"

Shi Yi shook his head, seemingly losing interest in this game of cat and mouse.

He slowly raised his hand and pressed it against his chest.

There, the crystal-clear Supreme Bone suddenly erupted with a blinding divine light. Dao runes flew like chains, and a terrifying pressure, seemingly from the heavens above, descended instantly.

"My dear brother, since you refuse to kneel, I will lend you a hand."

"Heavenly Tribulation Light!"

Boom!

A beam of light, brilliant to the extreme, surged from his chest.

The light was too intense, carrying an Aura of total destruction, instantly engulfing Shi Tian's small frame.

"Bang!"

Shi Tian felt as if an Ancient Divine Mountain had smashed violently onto his back.

Although the hoe in his hand could block the energy impact, it could not block the pressure originating from the depths of his Bloodline. That was his bone, his once proudest talent, which had now become a Sharp Weapon to suppress him.

"Pfft—"

Shi Tian abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood. His legs trembled violently, and his knees bent involuntarily.

His bones were groaning, and his internal organs were shifting.

Too strong.

Having transplanted the Supreme Bone, Shi Yi had long since undergone a complete transformation. Now, bolstered by the resources of the entire Shi Clan, his cultivation had already reached a Realm that people could only look up to. Meanwhile, Shi Tian was just a cripple who had barely been kept alive by divine fluid and had not even recovered his spiritual energy.

"Kneel!"

Shi Yi shouted fiercely. As his Double Pupils opened and closed, the pressure doubled once more.

"Crack!"

The bluestone slab beneath Shi Tian's feet shattered instantly, and his knees were less than an inch from the ground.

Seeing this, the surrounding members of the Shi Family suddenly erupted into a fit of piercing laughter, filled with schadenfreude and the pleasure of kicking a man while he was down.

"Hahaha! A waste is a waste. Did you think you could turn the world upside down just by holding a hoe?"

"Take a good look at yourself! Is Young Revered Master Yi someone you can challenge?"

"Kneel! Crawl out like a dog, and perhaps the Family Head will show some mercy and give you a scrap of food!"

The verbal abuse and mockery were like countless poisonous needles stabbing into Shi Tian's ears.

He gritted his teeth hard, his lips bitten raw, as blood dripped down his chin and into the mud.

He was unwilling.

Truly unwilling!

It was clearly my bone, clearly my home. Why must I suffer such humiliation after being robbed?

"I... won't... kneel..."

A beast-like low growl issued from Shi Tian's throat. He tried his best to straighten his back, but that Supreme pressure was like an invisible giant hand, trying to snap his spine by force.

Just as his knees were about to touch the ground.

A warm and powerful hand gently pressed onto his shoulder.

The hand was not large, yet it seemed to hold up the entire sky.

All the pressure and gravity vanished in an instant.

Shi Tian was stunned and turned his head with difficulty.

He saw Li Daoxuan standing behind him at some unknown point.

Dressed in snow-white robes that fluttered in the divine light, his exceptionally handsome face bore no expression. Only his eyes were as deep as the eternal starry sky.

"Mas... ter..."

Shi Tian's eyes turned red, his voice choking.

"I've... shamed you..."

"Shame?"

Li Daoxuan gave a cold laugh, his laughter carrying an arrogance that looked down upon the world.

He ignored the mocking gazes around him and the overbearing Shi Yi on the high platform. He simply patted Shi Tian's head gently. Then, a burst of extremely pure Great Emperor Origin surged into Shi Tian's body through his palm.

That was the will of a Great Emperor.

An invincible conviction that stood above all the Daos of the heavens!

"Disciple, remember this."

Li Daoxuan's voice was not loud, but with the enhancement of spiritual energy, it was like a great bell, instantly drowning out the surrounding clamor and echoing clearly in the depths of everyone's Soul.

"In this world, no one can make you kneel."

"Not the heavens, not the earth, not gods, and not even demons!"

He suddenly looked up, his gaze like lightning, staring directly at Shi Yi on the high platform. It was the look one gave an ant.

"A mere bone bent your back?"

"Then how will you follow your Revered Master to battle the Nine Heavens and trample the myriad worlds in the future?"

Li Daoxuan took a step forward and waved his sleeve. The originally clear night sky suddenly changed color as clouds rolled back and thunder exploded!

He pointed at Shi Tian, his voice like rolling heavenly thunder, overbearingly dominant:

"Shi Tian, stand up straight for your Revered Master!"

"Even if I have to bear the Heavenly Abyss on my back and support the Primordial Imperial City with one hand, my disciple is still invincible in this world!"

Boom—!!!

These words seemed to touch upon some taboo Dao Law.

Heaven and earth changed color, and the Void Realm trembled!

An indescribable and terrifying momentum erupted from the Revered Master and disciple.

That was not just bold talk; it was the Emperors Might of words becoming Law!

Upon the high platform.

Shi Yi, who had been glowing with divine light like a deity, suddenly had a drastic change in expression the moment those words were spoken.

The glowing Supreme Bone in his chest actually let out a wail, as if it had encountered a natural enemy, and its light dimmed instantly.

"What?!"

Shi Yi groaned. He felt a mountain-toppling backlash strike him, causing him to retreat three steps uncontrollably as a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

The entire area fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone widened their eyes, looking at the Youth in White Robes in terror.

"One sentence?"

"Just one sentence forced back Shi Yi, who possessed the Supreme Bone?!"

"Who exactly was this guy? Why did the will contained in those words make them feel an urge to prostrate themselves in worship?"

At the center of the storm.

Shi Tian felt a fire burning within him.

His Revered Master's words were like a key, unlocking a long-sealed shackle within his body.

His blood was boiling.

This was not the mortal blood left after losing the Supreme Bone, but a more ancient, more overbearing, and more tyrannical power!

"Purple!"

A strange and noble purple light erupted from Shi Tian's pores, instantly dyeing half the sky purple.

That was... the Heavenly Tyrant Blood!

One of the strongest ancient Physiques, equal in fame to the Archaic Sacred Body!

He lost a bone, but he awakened a whole body of blood!

"Ah—!!!"

Shi Tian roared toward the sky, his voice youthful yet carrying a wildness that could tear through the firmament.

His originally withered muscles instantly filled out, and purple blood Qi condensed behind him into a blurry Tyrant Avatar. The avatar stood upon the earth with its head touching the heavens, exuding a domineering Aura of being the sole Supreme.

"Crack!"

The Supreme pressure originally weighing on him shattered like glass under the impact of this Heavenly Tyrant Blood.

Shi Tian stood up.

He gripped the hoe in his hand, his purple hair dancing wildly, and two streaks of purple lightning shot from his eyes, locking onto Shi Yi on the high platform.

That look was no longer one of deathly silence and despair.

It was the flame of revenge, the ferocity of a hunter looking at its prey.

Shi Yi wiped the blood from his mouth. Looking at the transformed Shi Tian, a trace of panic and disbelief finally flashed in his eyes.

"This... what power is this?"

"Without the Supreme Bone, you should clearly be a waste! How can you still have such a foundation?!"

Shi Tian did not answer.

He simply dragged the hoe, step by step, treading on the shattered steps as he walked toward the high platform.

With every step, his Aura surged.

The purple blood Qi was like boiling lava, scorching the surrounding air until it twisted and deformed.

Until he stood before Shi Yi, with less than three feet between them.

Shi Tian looked up, revealing a bloody but extremely ferocious smile.

"Cousin."

"Revered Master said, that is my bone."

"Since you refuse to return it... then I will do it myself. I'll smash your chest open and... dig it out!"