Yun Jiuwei’s words brought the crowd to silence. The supreme secret treasure within the Ruins of the Gods was undoubtedly tempting, but the reason these immortal figures had gathered was not for that reason. Ultimately, they had only one goal—Lin Xun! He was the successor of Fangchun Mountain, and the one who obtained the fortune of the Nirvana of Transcendence! If they could capture him, then everything else would pale in comparison. Great Emptiness Immortal Realm. Deep within a mountain range that wound like a dragon, celestial mist lingered in the air. The surroundings were deathly still, deserted of life. Although immortal energy permeated the land, not a single living being or divine herb could be found. It was like the ruins of a once-living world. An earth-shattering collision suddenly tore through the silence. Blinding divine light burst forth, soaring into the heavens. Mountains nearby collapsed into dust, and the void was shredded like paper beneath the storm of battle. A spray of blood rained down, a sight that chilled the heart. Lin Xun raised his sword and brought it down, cleaving a burly man in black armor in two. The domineering torrent of sword qi engulfed the opponent’s escaping primordial spirit, annihilating it in an instant. Exhaling a breath of turbid air, he swept his sleeve, collecting the spoils from the corpse before vanishing into the vast mountain range like a streak of light. Lin Xun flipped his hand, revealing a token made of immortal light. Upon its surface, three blood-red marks glowed like burning flames. It meant that the burly man he had just slain was his third recorded battle merit. At this point, six hours had passed since Lin Xun had entered the Great Emptiness Immortal Realm and began the Big Hunt. He was growing increasingly familiar with the brutal rules. Here, everyone was both a hunter and the hunted. In the end, it all came down to who survived, and who became someone else's prey. This was the Big Hunt. It would last for three days, and the more prey one killed, the greater the battle merit earned. When the second round ended, the accumulated merit would determine the rewards. From what Lin Xun understood, in the Heaven’s Chosen Battle of the previous epoch, the Big Hunt round was the bloodiest and most savage of all. Those qualified to enter the Great Emptiness Immortal Realm were all ruthless elites who had survived Defending the Ring and won nine consecutive victories. Each of them possessed formidable cultivation, sharp instincts, and a wealth of ruthless experience. In terms of temperament, willpower, combat prowess, and real-world experience, they stood far above their peers. They were truly terrifying figures. For instance, among the three opponents Lin Xun had slain, two were ruthless powerhouses at the eighth realm Supreme Emperor Stage and one was an Ancestor of a Path. All of them were exceptionally formidable, peerless figures in the Great Thousand Battle Domain. However, the most terrifying aspect of the Big Hunt was that external powers were allowed in the Great Emptiness Immortal Realm! This meant that the more trump cards and killing techniques one possessed, the more dangerous and deadly they became. When Lin Xun slew his second opponent, he was caught off guard by the opponent’s hidden killing move, leaving him with significant injuries. Had he not immediately activated his divine ability, Time Stopping, to avoid the force of that killing move, he might have been severely injured or even slain! “The Big Hunt lasts for three full days. Even a minor injury can be fatal if you can’t recover in time...” Lin Xun knew full well that even Ancestors of a Path would find their combat strength greatly diminished once injured. If they were targeted in such a weakened state, there would be no escape from a doomed fate. “Avoiding direct confrontations whenever possible is the safest strategy...” Lin Xun understood that to survive these three days, he had to keep a low profile. He wasn’t afraid of battle, but instead he had to stay on guard against the deadly trump cards hidden up his opponents’ sleeves. In truth, he had no doubt that anyone qualified to enter the Big Hunt possessed terrifying trump cards and life-saving killing moves hidden up their sleeves. Back during the Defending the Ring battles, Lin Xun had already collected six such trump cards imbued with forbidden power from Nan Yongqiang, Nan Tianzheng, and Nan Tianba. Among them, three were secret treasures imbued with the power of immortal will. Once activated, although it couldn't rival the true might of an immortal, their destructive potential was enough to pose a lethal threat even to Ancestors of a Path! Naturally, that meant even Lin Xun himself would be in danger if struck by one of them. Unfortunately, the power of immortal will contained in those three treasures was left by immortals of the Nan Clan. Therefore they required the bloodline of the Nan Clan to activate. Outsiders could not use them at all. However, the other three items did pique Lin Xun's interest. The first was the Heaven-Shifting Talisman, a powerful escape artifact. Once activated, it could teleport its wielder thousands of miles away in an instant, even from within a deadly encirclement. Upon closer inspection, Lin Xun sensed faint threads of spatial law within the talisman’s aura. It was subtle and profoundly mysterious. The other two items were a jade talisman and a corroded fragment of a blade. The jade talisman bore the totem of the Spear of Many Changes. Its aura was obscure and terrifying. If crushed, it would unleash a deadly strike belonging to the Spear of Many Changes. Though it couldn’t rival the true Spear of Many Changes, it still posed a fatal threat to even Ancestors of a Path. As for the rust-covered blade fragment, it radiated a faint trace of immortal aura. It was clearly a shard of an immortal-grade weapon. Lin Xun reckoned that if he were to unleash this treasure with full force, its power would be no weaker than the jade talisman etched with the totem of the Spear of Many Changes! It wasn’t hard to imagine that had the use of killing trump cards been permitted in the Defending the Ring, even Lin Xun would likely have paid a steep price to kill Nan Yongqiang and the others. However, he also understood that during the Big Hunt, no one would use these trump cards lightly, unless it was a matter of life and death. After all, these items could typically only be used once, and everyone had only a limited number in their possession. Using one meant losing a potential lifeline. Once depleted, they would have nothing left to rely on. Lin Xun, of course, was not lacking in such trump cards. He still possessed three wisps of the extinguishing law flame. In addition, he had the divine ability Time Stopping, his five dao bodies, and several other trump cards he had yet to reveal. While flying through the void, Lin Xun suddenly detected several obscure and well-hidden auras rippling in the distance. If not for his All-Seeing Eye, even his spirit sense would have missed them entirely. There were enemies lying in ambush ahead! And not just one! Lin Xun narrowed his eyes and changed direction without hesitation. Since entering the Great Emptiness Immortal Realm, only six hours had passed, yet he had already encountered numerous enemies along the way. Nearly all of them had acted in groups, clearly coming from the same faction. In such cases, his usual response was to avoid confrontation altogether. It wasn’t that he feared being surrounded, but once a battle broke out, if he failed to end it quickly, the shockwaves of combat would inevitably attract even more enemies. That was what worried him the most. The group of hidden cultivators he had just detected clearly belonged to the same faction. “It seems Lin Xun has noticed us.” A black-robed man concealed in the shadows frowned. “Elder, do we go after him?” Seated beside him was a stunning woman draped in a sheer veil, graceful and brimming with charm. Her features were as tender and luminous as a young girl’s, her skin creamy and soft and her eyes clear as autumn waters. Her every movement radiated a natural allure. Most striking was her voluptuous figure, especially the ample, half-concealed swell of her snow-white chest, trembling ever so slightly and glistening with a seductive sheen. Her beauty wasn’t just skin-deep; it was bone-deep! She was none other than Gu Banzhuang, an Emperor Ancestor-level figure of the Gu Clan. “I’ve already locked onto his aura. No matter where he runs to, I can locate him right away.” Gu Banzhuang said lightly, brushing a strand of black hair behind her ear. The casual gesture radiated irresistible charm, causing the nearby Gu Clan experts to flush with heat. They hurriedly averted their gazes, struggling to steady their breath as their hearts pounded. Gu Banzhuang cultivated a path rooted in the dao of seduction, and the higher her cultivation, the more terrifying and potent her charm. In the Seventh Heaven Domain, a certain Buddhist Emperor Ancestor-level cultivator was renowned for his iron will and rock-like composure, but even he was bewitched by Gu Banzhuang and almost lost control of his dao heart. One could imagine how terrifying her seductive power was. “You little brats! I’ve already suppressed my cultivation, but you’re still so easily swayed. You clearly need more tempering.” She shot a sideways glance at the Gu Clan experts. Immediately after, her expression turned serious and she said, “A few days ago, some cultivators who fought Lin Xun during the Defending the Ring spread word of his unparalleled strength. In the Battlefield of the Gods, he single-handedly slaughtered the old man Nan Yongqiang. “Though I have my own methods to deal with him, we mustn’t underestimate our opponent. Relying solely on our Gu Clan’s power might not be enough.” She lightly bit her luscious red lips, her starry eyes glimmering. “So I’ve decided...we’ll invite the Yun and Li Clans to join our operation. What do you think?” One cultivator hesitated. “Isn’t that a bit excessive? Even if Lin Xun’s strength is heaven-defying, we have plenty of trump cards, enough to eliminate even Emperor Ancestors. Why should we fear him?” Gu Banzhuang let out a sneering laugh, and the motion caused her ample snow-white chest to ripple slightly, nearly sending the hearts of the surrounding Gu Clan cultivators racing out of their chests. They quickly looked away again. “We have our trump card, but so does Lin Xun. Don’t forget, he’s a successor of Fangchun Mountain, and he fought his way through all forty-nine Immortal Heavenly Passes. Do you think someone like him is easy to deal with? The Nan Clan has already fallen. I won’t let the Gu Clan repeat their mistake.” By the end, a trace of solemnity surfaced between Gu Banzhuang’s brow. All the information and facts had made one thing clear: when dealing with Lin Xun, they could not afford the slightest carelessness, nor could they underestimate the power he wielded. The tragedy of the Nan Clan served as a grim warning! At that point, none of the Gu Clan members dared voice another objection. Without delay, Gu Banzhuang took action. Her slender, jade-like fingers closed gently around a communication token and crushed it. Shua! For original chapters go to NoveI~Fire.net A dazzling streak of dao light shot into the sky like a rainbow, then burst like fireworks, scattering into radiant streams that disappeared in all directions.