Four Void Refiners Tread Upon the King Realm!

Suddenly! Waves of terrifying, peerless pressure descended in an instant! The overlapping horrors of that pressure abruptly suppressed the void for ten thousand zhang around. Anyone below the Soul Formation Realm had their ability to fly through the air completely suppressed; if not for companions grabbing hold of them, they would likely have plummeted out of the sky. The bustling atmosphere abruptly fell dead silent! Countless faces shifted in color. None of them could fathom who possessed the audacity to cause trouble at the Southern Heavenly King's birthday banquet! The face of an old man responsible for greeting and seeing off guests changed drastically! Everyone reflexively looked up into the air. The old man clad in magnificent white robes was none other than Cao Zhennan's father, Cao Weiyi—a mighty cultivator in the early Void Refining Realm. The old man's cheeks twitched, his eyes squinting, yet he could not place who these several auras belonged to. Every single aura was utterly unfamiliar, yet unfathomably powerful! Thoughts raced through his mind, and he swiftly sent word of the situation inside. Straightening his robes, he stepped forward at a measured pace, cupping his hands with a chuckle. "Haha, I wonder which seniors have personally graced us with your presence? Forgive this old man for not welcoming you sooner." A white jade hairpin bound the old man's hair, and wrinkles crisscrossed his face. His sagging eyelids shadowed triangular eyes, where a murky gaze flickered with an inexplicable glint. Hearing his words, all the congratulatory cultivators sighed in relief as well. After all, very few Void Refining Realm figures had arrived today, leading them to think the Southern Heavenly King's connections amounted to no more than that. Who could have expected the real highlights were arriving late? Four mighty Void Refining cultivators with surging, boundless auras had arrived all at once. The old man thought the same, but the next moment, Cao Zhennan's slightly bewildered voice sounded in his ear. "Four Void Refining figures? *Hiss...* That can't be right. Everyone who was supposed to come is already here. If someone of that stature were visiting, I should have known in advance. "Father, please politely invite them inside first. As soon as I finish attending to things here, I'll head right over." The corners of the old man's mouth curled slightly, a trace of pride surfacing on his face. With the addition of four Void Refining powerhouses today, the banquet's prestige soared even higher. Seeing this, the other congratulatory cultivators chimed in with compliments. "Hahaha, as expected of the Southern Heavenly King's banquet, to have so many powerhouses in attendance!" "Indeed. Word has it that among the Four Heavenly Kings, the Southern Heavenly King is the most likely candidate to succeed as Domain Lord of the Xuanmen Domain in the future." "Holding such a grand banquet... in my view, he's merely showing the other Heavenly Kings just how much support he commands." "Exactly. Haven't you noticed how many clans and powers from the Western Region and Eastern Domain came today as well?" "Heh, some things... are better kept to oneself. A Heavenly King? Bullshit, that's what..." A man in fine attire hastily clamped a hand over the young man's mouth, his eyes filled with terror as he hissed furiously, "Are you trying to get killed?! Get back inside!" The expressions of those nearby shifted drastically upon overhearing the exchange, and they quickly turned and walked away, acting as if they were total strangers, terrified of being associated with what had just been said. *Buzz—!* An extraordinarily potent spatial ripple abruptly expanded outward. The dense crowd of cultivators in the surrounding void bowed in greeting—a fundamental sign of respect toward the strong. They, too, were curious to see who had come to celebrate Cao Zhennan's birthday. The old man hastily took two steps forward, hoping to draw closer to the arriving guests. Suddenly! A hand steeped in chilling ghostly energy abruptly tore through the void! The old man's heart lurched in shock. The owner of that hand was unmistakably driven by murderous intent! With no time to think, the old man shot backward in a desperate retreat. The primal energy within him roared as he hurled a sharp lash of flame! Yet behind him, a boundless wall of pitch-black fire suddenly manifested! As the fire rampaged, it instantly swallowed the old man's flames whole, coalescing into a fiery bulwark directly at his back. *Bang!* The ghost hand clamped around the old man's throat, slamming his body ruthlessly against the fiery wall. The old man stared in shock at the blond youth before him, whose body surged with tempestuous waves of primal energy. That terrifying aura was countless times stronger than his own. The primal energy barrier and spatial forces he had just gathered and condensed were as fragile as wet paper before this youth. The old man's eyes widened. He abruptly raised his left hand, intending to crush a talisman scroll. *Thud!* A thick, blood-red spear impaled his hand in an instant, pinning it firmly to the void! "You—!" Ye Feng's eyes narrowed into slits. Bringing his left index and middle fingers together like a blade, he slashed across viciously! The old man's face was nearly sliced clean in half; his entire lower jaw fell away, taking his tongue along with it. The terrifying flames twisted and slammed together! In an instant, the flames transformed into a pitch-black coffin of fire, suspended aloft in the void. Within the coffin forged of the Yinming Profound Flame, the Great Sky Rosy Flame raged and filled every inch. The old man's shrill, agonizing shrieks rang out incessantly. The continuous pounding and screams emerging from inside the coffin sent chills down everyone's spines. Immediately after, beneath the bright sky, a pitch-black fissure slowly tore open! A man clad in purple-black lightning armor stepped out at an unhurried pace, carrying a massive black sword coffin on his back. Beside him stood a woman in an ice-blue dress, her face concealed behind a white veil. Her beautiful eyes shimmered with icy blue light, and she held a resplendent, luminous sword. The moment she appeared, the crowd realized with shock that the temperature in the surrounding void plummeted sharply, and snowflakes instinctively drifted through the air. Even more breathtaking was the youth gripping the fiery coffin. Clad in white robes, the blond youth had a ghostly presence radiating from the entire right side of his face, his right eye gleaming with an eerie red light. He casually stood there holding the fiery coffin in his pitch-black right hand! And such a young man had sealed an early Void Refining Realm powerhouse using only a single hand! Beside the coffin stood another youth holding a blood-red spear, the corners of his lips curved in a smirk, his handsome features brimmed with sheer arrogance. Four Void Refining Realm figures! And they had not come with good intentions! Everyone scattered backward in a panic, halting only after retreating more than a thousand zhang. Curiosity clawed at the spectating cultivators like ten thousand ants, desperate to learn the identities of these four—and why such formidable figures had come here. "What terrifying strength! That ghostly fellow sealed Cao Weiyi in a single move!" "Such a disparity in power... It's horrific." Those with discerning eyes stared into the distance in shock, muttering in fear. "Four Void Refining figures who have barely reached thirty years of age? Where on earth did these monsters come from?" "Indeed. Could they harbor a grudge against Cao Zhennan? *Hiss...* Do you think the recent rumors are true?" "Heh, it seems this matter won't end peacefully today. They clearly came looking for blood..." *Boom!* Space violently fluctuated, followed by an enraged roar that thundered across the world! "Who dares run wild at my birthday banquet?!" Immediately following that, a blinding flash of blue flame burst into view.