Chapter 549: The All-Powerful

"This... this is a Qilin! Ranked ninety-sixth among the divine beasts of the Great Thousand World! Run!" Mr. Corpse suddenly shouted in alarm.

A Qilin? Mr. Corpse was actually so terrified of a Qilin? The ninety-sixth-ranked divine beast in the Great Thousand World?

Seeing Mr. Corpse's panic, Zhong Shan didn't hesitate. He grabbed Xianxian and Mr. Corpse and quickly retreated.

But it was too late.

The Qilin, an incredibly powerful divine beast, had only revealed a pair of fleshy horns at first. Before Nangong Sheng could make any further moves, the Qilin shook its body.

"Boom~~~!"

It was like the nuclear explosions Zhong Shan had seen in his youth on television, but hundreds or even thousands of times stronger. Where the Qilin stood, billions of red lights burst forth, and flames surged like a thousand nuclear bombs exploding. A colossal wave of energy destroyed all the surrounding mountains and valleys. The violent flames set the entire Great Ze Ghost Domain ablaze, causing countless mud swamps to boil and churn.

Zhong Shan and the others could only erect their strongest defenses. The Old Wine Man did his best, creating a shield that barely withstood the massive energy blast. As for others, the weaker ones were obliterated by the shockwave, while those with higher cultivation were sent flying.

The terrifying aura spread in all directions. The immense pressure made everyone feel like kneeling in worship.

Heaven Extreme Realm? No, this was even stronger than a Heaven Extreme Realm aura. It was overwhelmingly powerful.

Holding onto Xianxian, Zhong Shan looked ahead with difficulty and was shocked to see that the Qilin had merely shaken its body, causing the surrounding mud to be displaced.

A colossal Qilin, thirty meters tall, covered in blazing red flames. It had the head of a dragon, antlers of a deer, eyes of a lion, back of a tiger, waist of a bear, scales of a snake, hooves of a horse, and tail of an ox. The Qilin embodied the essence of dominance and authority, with a majestic and intimidating presence.

Anyone who looked at it felt their mind tremble.

Even Zhong Shan felt an overwhelming sense of awe. The Qilin's presence reminded him of the God Crow Daoist from the Longevity World—an incredibly powerful presence.

This was a fire Qilin, with its majestic flames seemingly capable of incinerating everything. It exuded an unmatched aura of dominance. Strangely, the Qilin held a silver-gray scroll in its mouth, its eyes fixed on Nangong Sheng in the sky.

Why was the Qilin holding a book? What was so precious about it that the Qilin wouldn't let go?

"Intruder! Surrender at once!" Nangong Sheng shouted angrily.

The Qilin's eyes widened, and its immense aura radiated outward, matching Nangong Sheng's force. It ignored everyone else entirely.

With a step, flames surged. The overwhelming fire burned eight hundred miles of mud. It was truly vast and boundless.

The Old Wine Man quickly led Zhong Shan and the others further back. The Qilin was challenging an immortal?

"Divine beast Qilin, born with 'immortal destiny,' and once matured, its power is immense, at least on par with an immortal. It ranks ninety-sixth among the divine beasts of the Great Thousand World!" Mr. Corpse quickly explained to Zhong Shan.

"Immortal-level power? Just this?" Zhong Shan frowned.

Zhong Shan noticed that many people and ghosts had only been pushed away by the violent flames, though the Qilin's power was within their tolerance limits.

"Because in this small thousand world, its power is restricted by the world's rules!" Mr. Corpse explained.

"What is that in the Qilin's mouth?" Zhong Shan asked.

"I don't know what it is, but it must be something extraordinary to be held in such high regard by the Qilin. The fire Qilin has a formidable body and immense strength. It wouldn't hold just anything, not even an ordinary celestial artifact. That book must be a precious treasure!" Mr. Corpse quickly explained.

"Nefarious beast, it so happens that I need a mount. Today, I shall tame you!" Nangong Sheng said with a rare smile on his face.

A mount? He intended to make the Qilin his mount?

Immortal?

At this declaration, everyone was stunned. An immortal? No wonder he was so powerful and capable of setting up such an incredible array!

"Roar~~~!"

The Qilin roared in fury, its eyes blazing as it glared at Nangong Sheng. Its body swayed, and a waterfall of purple flames surged towards him.

Nangong Sheng smiled faintly, waving his hand to deflect the torrent of purple fire upwards. Instantly, the entire sky was engulfed in the searing purple flames, causing the very space to tremble. This wasn't just the air quivering; it was the fabric of space itself being disturbed.

Purple flames?

Everyone shuddered at the sight. This beast was terrifying; its flames alone caused such destruction?

Nangong Sheng displayed a wicked smile.

Seeing that its usually effective purple flames couldn't harm Nangong Sheng, the fire Qilin grew even more agitated.

With a powerful stomp, an endless surge of purple flames erupted from the Qilin, transforming into a blazing Qilin made of fire, charging at Nangong Sheng.

Nangong Sheng pointed a finger, and the flaming Qilin disintegrated back into flames, shooting skyward and causing another ripple in the distant space.

The flames couldn't touch Nangong Sheng at all.

"Now I'm even more curious about what you're holding in your mouth. You didn't even use your 'Qilin Roar.' Since you're to be my mount, hand over that iron book!" Nangong Sheng demanded, reaching out.

The fire Qilin panicked upon seeing Nangong Sheng's hand reach out. Unable to harm Nangong Sheng, was it about to fall to him?

With a desperate stomp, the fire Qilin transformed into a streak of light, attempting to escape.

"Trying to run?" Nangong Sheng said with a mocking smile.

Suddenly, the fire Qilin found itself immobilized in mid-air.

A blue energy field enveloped the Qilin, trapping it.

The fire Qilin's eyes blazed with fury, glaring at Nangong Sheng while its body thrashed wildly. However, it only caused slight ripples in the surrounding space. It couldn't break free.

In the face of the world's greatest array master, Nangong Sheng, how could it escape?

The blue energy was a product of Nangong Sheng's formation, making escape impossible for the Qilin.

The fire Qilin's eyes burned with hatred, as if promising to devour Nangong Sheng if given the chance in the Great Thousand World.

Nangong Sheng's grand formation had captured the divine beast!

Chapter 549: Commanding the Heavens with One Hand

From a distance, Mr. Corpse and the others looked on in astonishment.

"The fire Qilin is so severely suppressed in this small thousand world?" Mr. Corpse said in surprise.

Nangong Sheng slowly approached the fire Qilin, staring at the iron book it held firmly in its mouth.

"What book could be so important that you won't let go of it?" Nangong Sheng reached out to grab it.

The fire Qilin thrashed wildly, unwilling to let anyone touch the book. But could it escape from the powerful Nangong Sheng? Despite being somewhat restricted by this small thousand world, Nangong Sheng was ultimately a native of this world, and thus, less hindered than the Qilin. This world was still his home turf.

Just as everyone assumed the fire Qilin had no escape,

Suddenly, a massive thunderclap echoed from the distant sky.

"Boom~~~!"

The thunder was incredibly loud, causing everyone's ears to ring.

Next, the sky filled with swirling black clouds, and lightning flashed, striking repeatedly at a newly formed rift in the center. It was as if the rift was the greatest enemy of the heavens.

"Hahahaha, you wretched beast, I've finally found you. Let's see where you run now!" A loud, arrogant laugh echoed from the rift.

The laugh was filled with unmatched arrogance and confidence, shaking the surrounding space. An endless green light descended from the sky, making the world seem as if it had been dyed green.

"A powerhouse from the Great Thousand World!" Mr. Corpse exclaimed in surprise.

A powerhouse from the Great Thousand World, a being so powerful they could break through the barriers of the small thousand world? Even though the underworld's barriers were much weaker than those of the yang world, they were still not something an ordinary person could breach!

With that arrogant laugh, almost everyone frantically fled.

A true powerhouse—this was not a place they could afford to stay.

Nangong Sheng glared angrily at the sky.

From the rift, amidst the endless green light, a gigantic hand, large enough to cover the sky and blot out the sun, reached through.

As soon as the colossal hand appeared, everyone felt an overwhelming pressure, pinning them to the ground, leaving the sky empty.

The hand's target was the fire Qilin before Nangong Sheng.

The previously invincible fire Qilin suddenly showed extreme panic in its eyes.

As the hand reached down, it covered the entire sky. It was vast and boundless, embodying the phrase "commanding the heavens with one hand."

Zhong Shan finally understood the true meaning of "commanding the heavens with one hand." This single hand could blot out the sky, filling the heavens with its immense presence. It was incredibly powerful and terrifying.

Seeing the hand descending, would Nangong Sheng let this powerhouse from the Great Thousand World have their way?

Nangong Sheng's eyes burned with anger. With a flick of his sleeve, a massive energy array appeared above everyone's heads.

As soon as the energy array materialized, it began drawing an immense amount of energy from the surroundings at a monstrous speed. Spiritual energy from all directions converged rapidly.

On the outskirts of the Great Ze Ghost Domain, in countless cities, all cultivators suddenly felt the spiritual energy around them rush away and then disappear.

Energy, boundless and limitless energy, was being drawn by Nangong Sheng through his grand array.

In an instant, the sky was filled with a thick layer of energy ice crystals.

With one hand raised to the sky, Nangong Sheng sent a massive, sky-covering white hand to meet the descending green hand.

The sky-covering white hand, formed from the energy ice crystals, shot upwards to clash with the green hand descending from the rift in the sky.